:00:02. > :00:05.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story:
:00:05. > :00:10.Primary schools won't now be put into bands for another two years -
:00:10. > :00:15.the education minister denies it's a U-turn. I'll be asking him why
:00:15. > :00:22.he's changed his mind. Our other headlines tonight: 600
:00:22. > :00:25.American call centre jobs coming to Cardiff. This is where they'll be
:00:25. > :00:28.based, but the news comes on the eve of reports expected to
:00:28. > :00:32.criticise our inward investment performance.
:00:32. > :00:37.Also tonight: They want to turn another empty building into an art
:00:37. > :00:40.gallery - but who are these so- called squatters?
:00:40. > :00:49.Snowdon but not much snow - what rising temperatures and pollution
:00:49. > :00:52.is doing to our highest mountain. In tonight's sport: The good and
:00:52. > :00:56.the bad news - hooker Huw Bennett looks likely to miss out, but
:00:56. > :01:06.George North AND Sam Warburton look set to be fit for Wales' bid for
:01:06. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:22.Good evening. Plans to put Welsh primary schools into performance
:01:22. > :01:26.bands have been delayed for two ideas. Schools were expected to be
:01:26. > :01:31.banded this year, but the education minister says a delay is needed to
:01:31. > :01:37.allow time for the introduction of new reading and numeracy tests. In
:01:37. > :01:39.a moment, we will Turk -- talk to the minister.
:01:40. > :01:45.Prime racecourse across Wales have been told they will know how they
:01:45. > :01:55.will be ranked by Easter. Now they will not. This is not a U-turn,
:01:55. > :02:02.says Leighton Andrews. Near Aberystwyth, that admission has
:02:02. > :02:12.been welcomed. At the moment, I don't think that enough thought had
:02:12. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:18.been put into the detail, and howled that will be used. In 2004,
:02:18. > :02:22.testing for 11-year-olds was scrapped in Wales. The plan was to
:02:22. > :02:28.rely on assessments carried by teachers. But the most recent
:02:28. > :02:35.report found in half the primary schools inspected, aspect of those
:02:35. > :02:40.assessments were weak. So, he plans to ban schools have been put on
:02:41. > :02:48.hold. Next year, tests will be introduced, leading to more robust
:02:48. > :02:53.evidence that will mean banding can be introduced by 2014. The policy
:02:53. > :02:57.insists the government remained a key part of driving up standards.
:02:57. > :03:04.If I know how my child is performing, I can speak to the
:03:04. > :03:08.headmaster. I am not against performance management. What is
:03:08. > :03:13.important to me is the happiness of the children, and the fact they
:03:13. > :03:18.will get a good education. I fill the good in that it. Teaching
:03:18. > :03:26.unions had opposed the plans. This said Leighton Andrews was right to
:03:26. > :03:29.stop and think again. I think he was over optimistic. But the key
:03:29. > :03:35.thing now is he has listened to what others have been saying, taken
:03:35. > :03:42.note of the difficulties, and decided to postpone the band in. He
:03:42. > :03:48.is to be commended for that. the way the unions see it, it is a
:03:48. > :03:51.hastily cobbled plan falling apart. This is a U-turn by the Welsh
:03:51. > :03:55.government - they said a fortnight ago they were carrying on with the
:03:55. > :04:00.national scheme for banding, and now we are seeing the scheme put
:04:00. > :04:09.off for two years. They have serious problems with their banding
:04:09. > :04:15.proposals. Today's announcement has bought the minister time.
:04:15. > :04:21.Let us talk to the education minister now. Mr Andrews, good
:04:21. > :04:24.evening. Why have you changed your mind? We need better data, as a
:04:24. > :04:29.result of the report the Chief Inspector of education Wales
:04:29. > :04:33.produced a week ago. Therefore, we will wait until we have the
:04:33. > :04:39.outcomes of the tests - that will give us our objective data for the
:04:39. > :04:45.banding process. Why did you not see it coming? We have had the
:04:45. > :04:50.report from the Chief Inspector, and she has made it clear there are
:04:50. > :04:55.problems with teacher assessment in up to half the primary schools they
:04:55. > :04:59.have surveyed. So, we need to ensure people have confidence in
:04:59. > :05:03.the banding system. The most important thing is introducing the
:05:04. > :05:08.tests, enabling us to ensure young people are getting the right level
:05:08. > :05:14.of instruction, it so they are reading the reaching -- reading age
:05:14. > :05:19.they should have. We will introduce banding from September, 2014.
:05:19. > :05:25.does this leave pupils and parents in schools that are underperforming,
:05:25. > :05:29.which might have welcomed banding? We will produce a performance broke
:05:29. > :05:33.off all primary schools, but what people want to have confidence in
:05:33. > :05:36.is the reliability of data. They also want to know we are giving
:05:36. > :05:40.proper attention to the introduction of reading tests -
:05:40. > :05:45.there is a critical if we are to ensure young people leaving primary
:05:45. > :05:55.schools are at the right reading age. What about the fact the UK
:05:55. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:02.have into the teaching unions? is ridiculous. We have had evidence
:06:02. > :06:06.back to last, from teachers and teaching unions. The key thing is
:06:06. > :06:12.we need accurate data, we will get that from the tests. That will
:06:12. > :06:17.enable us to introduce the bans as we said we would in our manifesto.
:06:17. > :06:20.Two years is a long time in politics. Anything did happen in
:06:20. > :06:27.two years - you could just kicked us into the long grass and forget
:06:27. > :06:36.about this. This is a manifesto commitment. We will introduce
:06:36. > :06:42.banding the prime this calls. primary schools.
:06:42. > :06:47.A call centre company is creating 600 jobs in Cardiff before stop the
:06:47. > :06:53.announcement comes on the eve of a report expected to criticise the
:06:53. > :06:58.fall in it in would in assessment project. Our business correspondent
:06:58. > :07:08.is outside Conduit's knew what this. Mika, what can you tell us about
:07:08. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:13.today's announcement. First of all, Conduit is an outsourcing operator.
:07:13. > :07:17.It deals with clients such as Vodafone and Skype. It has been
:07:17. > :07:23.working with British Gas for a while, and half of the people who
:07:23. > :07:30.work are the offices behind meat will work on that account. Conduit
:07:30. > :07:36.is a big operator, employing newly 800 people. The vast majority are
:07:36. > :07:41.two sides in Cardiff. The point is the call centre industry employs
:07:41. > :07:46.30,000 people in Wales. It has grown in recent years, and Conduit
:07:46. > :07:52.has played a big part in that. It will play a big part in the future
:07:52. > :07:56.as well. The timing is interesting. We get the announcement of 600 jobs
:07:56. > :08:04.on the eve of a critical announcement about our success, or
:08:04. > :08:08.lack a bit, when it comes to attracting jobs in Wales. Yes, this
:08:08. > :08:14.import -- report is not a new company. It has been here for 12
:08:15. > :08:22.years, but is still a foreign owned company, looking to expand in Wales.
:08:22. > :08:26.The ability of Wales to attract foreign companies and get them to
:08:26. > :08:32.create jobs will come under scrutiny. Tomorrow, we will have a
:08:32. > :08:37.report by a Welsh MPs into the issue of inward investment. The
:08:37. > :08:42.expectation is it will be critical, and the ability of people in Wales
:08:42. > :08:48.to create jobs on inward investment, after the golden period of the '80s
:08:48. > :08:53.and Nineties - so many jobs were created them. Today's announcement
:08:53. > :08:56.will come as a boost to the Welsh government, as it looks to defend
:08:56. > :09:04.its record, and all tried to make big plays it is tried to change
:09:04. > :09:08.things, and put things right. I am in one of the new enterprise zones.
:09:08. > :09:15.There are seven in Wales. This comes a very real shot in the arm
:09:15. > :09:19.for that. This enterprise zone is designed to attract companies
:09:19. > :09:26.involved in financial services. These a call centre jobs, but in
:09:27. > :09:31.the current climate, people would welcome any jobs.
:09:31. > :09:38.The police have praised a newsagent who fended off a man who tried to
:09:38. > :09:41.rob the shop at knifepoint. The man was forced to flee their store
:09:41. > :09:44.empty-handed. The police are appealing for information.
:09:44. > :09:46.A 60-year-old man has pleaded guilty to drink driving and failing
:09:46. > :09:49.to stop after an accident in which a Paralympian cyclist was
:09:49. > :09:51.critically injured. Simon Richardson was airlifted to
:09:51. > :09:57.hospital with multiple injuries after the crash on the A48 near
:09:57. > :10:03.Bridgend last August. Edward Howell Adams, from Cowbridge, denies
:10:03. > :10:05.dangerous driving. A trial date has been set for May.
:10:05. > :10:10.The First Minister has again called for more powers to control
:10:10. > :10:13.renewable energy projects here. Speaking after a meeting with the
:10:13. > :10:15.UK Government and ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland,
:10:15. > :10:25.Carwyn Jones said we're missing out on job opportunities because we're
:10:25. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:31.not in charge of developments. What I want to seek his control
:10:31. > :10:36.over renewable energy projects to be devolved to Wales. Not
:10:36. > :10:41.everything, but that will give us the power to do with Marine Energy.
:10:41. > :10:48.Currently, we have great potential for generating Marine Energy and
:10:48. > :10:52.creating jobs. A judge has become his summing up
:10:52. > :10:56.of the killing of Nikitta Grender. He told the jury to use their heads
:10:56. > :11:02.and not their hearts when reaching a decision. Carl Whant denies
:11:02. > :11:07.murder, rape, child destruction and arson.
:11:07. > :11:12.Described today as a pretty young woman, Nikitta Grender was just 19
:11:12. > :11:17.when she was murdered in her own home. She was just weeks away from
:11:17. > :11:21.having a baby, a goal she had already named. She was attacked in
:11:21. > :11:27.the bedroom of her flat, her bed set on fire by the killer to cover
:11:27. > :11:34.his tracks. Carl Whant, had bought from's cousin, stands accused of
:11:34. > :11:40.the crime. Summing up, the judge told the jury the defendant's case
:11:40. > :11:46.is that he has an alibi - he did not go to her flat that night. That,
:11:46. > :11:51.in fact, he visited his grandmother's home. The prosecution
:11:51. > :11:59.case was that he drove to her flat, killed her and set her on fire to
:11:59. > :12:05.make it look accidental. He had been out that night with his cousin,
:12:05. > :12:08.Nikitta Grender's cousin. They had been drinking and taking drugs
:12:08. > :12:13.before food warehouse party. Carl Whant left a party in the early
:12:13. > :12:18.hours, saying he was going for cigarettes. His defence team says
:12:18. > :12:24.the evidence shows he could not have been at the flat. Police fail
:12:24. > :12:28.to see CCTV which could prove his innocence. Detectives seized his
:12:28. > :12:33.clothing and found Nikitta Grender's DNA. They also found
:12:33. > :12:36.blood under the mat on his car. The prosecution claimed in must have
:12:36. > :12:45.got there when he had the murder weapon, a knife which has never
:12:45. > :12:49.been found. The judge is expected to finish summing up tomorrow.
:12:49. > :12:54.Still to come tonight: Positive news on George North - the
:12:54. > :12:58.Wales camp say the ankle should be fine to face England.
:12:58. > :13:08.And Craig Bellamy is named in the side to play in the Gary Speed
:13:08. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:30.Memorial next week - will it be his How much support is there for the
:13:30. > :13:35.squatters in Swansea? Jordan Davies reports.
:13:35. > :13:40.It could be a family seen anywhere in Wales. In fact, "D" and her
:13:40. > :13:43.grandchildren Eryn and Lucas are in a squat in the empty JT Morgan
:13:43. > :13:48.department store in the centre of Swansea, a building they don't turn
:13:48. > :13:52.or have a mission to be in. By day the group called Cwtch are office
:13:52. > :13:56.managers, graphic designers, civil servants and students, and believe
:13:56. > :13:59.in opening up empty buildings to the public. By night, they sleep
:13:59. > :14:03.here. There will be people who will say
:14:03. > :14:08.you as squatters. Can I dispel the notion that we are unemployed. I
:14:08. > :14:13.would say 90 per cent of the people involved in Cwtch either self-
:14:13. > :14:17.employed for time like myself or part-time. The rest are students, I
:14:17. > :14:21.think there is one person who made the unemployed. We are improving
:14:21. > :14:24.the building and offering things for nothing.
:14:24. > :14:29.By There are those who disagree. Last week they were ordered to
:14:29. > :14:32.leave the city centre Dolphin Hotel after the owner took them to court.
:14:32. > :14:37.They plan to turn JT Morgan, which closed four years ago and has no
:14:37. > :14:43.running water or electricity, into an impromptu art gallery. Emily
:14:43. > :14:47.painted most of the pictures. Swansea is now, I think it could do
:14:47. > :14:51.with a bit more colour in its life -- the way Swansea is now.
:14:51. > :14:56.Hopefully I can make Swansea more of a friendly place to be at times.
:14:56. > :15:00.So some of the group were involved in last year's Occupy protest in
:15:00. > :15:05.Manchester before travelling to Swansea where they used Facebook to
:15:05. > :15:09.publicise the squat. Say I push the store and it opens. I don't own the
:15:09. > :15:13.place and I am not renting it, but I am now a squatter. If the owner
:15:13. > :15:17.does turn up he cannot remove me because I have not gained access
:15:17. > :15:21.illegally. He needs a judge to order it.
:15:21. > :15:25.The squatters say there is a need for what they are doing. The view
:15:25. > :15:29.not shared by everyone. I basically think it is a prime
:15:29. > :15:34.spot in the middle of the centre of town with a lot of people paying
:15:34. > :15:39.extortionate prices around there. People are renting and buying
:15:39. > :15:44.places down there. I don't think the art space they are putting
:15:44. > :15:48.their is adding to the community. The blue rinse owners say they
:15:48. > :15:52.don't want to comment. The police say they are keeping an eye on the
:15:52. > :15:56.situation -- the building's owners. The housing minister if you lowered
:15:56. > :15:59.-- Huw Lewis has announced a �5 million scheme to renovate them to
:15:59. > :16:03.run-down properties. The Houses to Homes Fund will enable local
:16:03. > :16:07.authorities to offer interest-free loans to landlords and owners.
:16:07. > :16:12.Wales has around 22,000 privately- owned empty properties.
:16:12. > :16:16.The beach race due to take place in Swansea next month has been
:16:16. > :16:20.postponed so further environmental safeguards can be put in place. The
:16:20. > :16:24.organisers, who have held similar events in Weston-super-Mare, will
:16:24. > :16:29.now apply for a licence from the Marine Consents Unit.
:16:29. > :16:33.One of our few remaining Victorian piers faces a potential million
:16:33. > :16:37.pound shortfall in funding needed for repair work. The changes to
:16:37. > :16:41.Bangor's grade two listed pier could cost more than �2 million.
:16:41. > :16:47.Its owner, the city council, says it cannot fund that amount but
:16:47. > :16:50.hopes to receive a heritage grant to match the money it has already.
:16:50. > :16:55.Rising temperatures, pollution and the way we use the land is all
:16:55. > :16:58.changing our tallest mountain according to a 15 year study by the
:16:58. > :17:02.Countryside Council for Wales, examining how changes to the
:17:02. > :17:06.climate are affecting Snowdon. He is our Environment Correspondent,
:17:06. > :17:09.Iolo ap Dafydd. A of the 12 sites monitoring
:17:09. > :17:13.environmental changes in Britain, this site on Snowdon is arguably
:17:13. > :17:17.the most important in the UK. Scientists here have found changes
:17:17. > :17:21.to the atmosphere and the land are being compounded by a wetter
:17:21. > :17:25.winters and warmer springs. Since the 1960s, temperatures on average
:17:25. > :17:28.have risen by 2.5 degrees during March.
:17:28. > :17:33.Scientists say one of the key elements making this meteorological
:17:33. > :17:36.station significant on Snowdon is that we have here a wetter Atlantic
:17:36. > :17:40.influence as well as the drier continental influence.
:17:40. > :17:44.The report, partly funded by the Welsh Government and the
:17:44. > :17:48.Countryside Council for Wales, depends on long-standing data. The
:17:48. > :17:50.past 15 years of the scientists more information and in greater
:17:50. > :17:54.detail. We need this course data that comes
:17:54. > :17:59.from the site day-in day-out so we can understand the longer term
:17:59. > :18:03.trends as well as the short-term episodes. They may affect political
:18:03. > :18:07.decisions to do with water and we need the data to understand the
:18:07. > :18:10.long-term impact of the climate on the resources we have. Despite more
:18:10. > :18:14.snow and ice in the past two years, winters are getting warmer and
:18:14. > :18:18.wetter. Rainfall here and across northern Britain has increased,
:18:18. > :18:23.while southern Britain is likely to face drought later this year.
:18:23. > :18:29.higher local rainfall at least we need to be aware and Pam for
:18:29. > :18:34.periods of intense rate -- rainfall -- plan for intense rainfall. On a
:18:34. > :18:37.UK-wide level it tells us that we need to manage our water resources
:18:37. > :18:41.better. Predictions for certain areas in England, for instance,
:18:41. > :18:46.indicate that we will have less rainfall in the future.
:18:46. > :18:51.Other changes according to the report, affect specific plants such
:18:51. > :18:55.as purple and mossy saxifrage, holly fern and one of the most
:18:55. > :18:59.iconic arctic alpine plants are founded -- and here, the Snowdon
:18:59. > :19:02.lily. These plants benefit from less acid rain would lower sulphur
:19:02. > :19:06.dioxide emissions now than in the past, so controlling pollution can
:19:06. > :19:10.lead to a gradual recovery of ecosystems, but the speed of
:19:11. > :19:14.increase in nitrogen oxide from the a club -- exhaust fumes may affect
:19:14. > :19:20.parts and vegetation. A bull bred in Machynlleth in Powys
:19:20. > :19:25.has sold for a record-breaking �126,000. The pedigree Limousin
:19:25. > :19:29.beat the UK record for a bull by more than �20,000. Its breeder
:19:29. > :19:33.Glynn Vaughan said he had only expected to sell the animal for
:19:33. > :19:37.�40,000. Good evening. With just five days
:19:37. > :19:39.to go until their Triple Crown clash against England, Wales has
:19:39. > :19:44.rugby coach Warren Gatland has had to strengthen his squad due to
:19:44. > :19:47.injury concerns. He has called up Ospreys forwards Alun Wyn Jones and
:19:47. > :19:51.Richard Hibbard ahead of the big match at Twickenham on Saturday,
:19:52. > :19:55.but this is positive news on the wing, as Simon Davies reports.
:19:55. > :20:00.It may have been a perfect start to the six nations but for Wales it
:20:00. > :20:03.has come at a price. Huw Bennett's early exit from the Scotland game
:20:03. > :20:07.means he is likely to miss Saturday's match -- match and a
:20:07. > :20:11.similar calf injury leaves Matthew Rees a doubt, so Warren Gatland has
:20:12. > :20:15.called on Richard Hibbard as hooker. But the return of Alun Wyn Jones
:20:15. > :20:19.hands Gatland his biggest boost, his return to regional action after
:20:19. > :20:23.three months out not coming at a better time, especially with
:20:23. > :20:28.Bradley Davies suspended. What makes Wales at the moment is
:20:28. > :20:32.competition for places. We are continuing from the vein of the
:20:33. > :20:36.Rugby World Cup and for Alun Wyn Jones to have had the experience he
:20:36. > :20:39.has had an to come back into the game gives us options. And George
:20:39. > :20:44.North appears to be on the men from his ankle injury, another positive
:20:44. > :20:48.going into a game which sees Wales as many people's favourites. We are
:20:48. > :20:53.under no illusions. A lot has been said and the press, obviously,
:20:53. > :20:57.about Wales being favourites and the last couple of Games, but you
:20:58. > :21:01.can only -- you are only as good as your next game and we need to be as
:21:01. > :21:04.clinical and accurate under pressure as we were in Ireland.
:21:04. > :21:08.England have won their opening two matches in the tournament as well.
:21:08. > :21:11.If Wales are to seal the Triple Crown at Twickenham they have to do
:21:11. > :21:15.something they haven't done before. The build-up to the big match
:21:15. > :21:19.certainly hasn't gone as smoothly as Wales would like, it never does,
:21:19. > :21:22.but he is an air of real confidence within the camp at the moment, and
:21:22. > :21:28.whisper it quietly, this is a feeling that this team could be on
:21:28. > :21:34.the brink of something very special. The team to face England is
:21:34. > :21:37.expected tomorrow and we will bring you all the details at 1:30pm.
:21:37. > :21:41.In football, Craig Bellamy has been included in the Wales squad for the
:21:41. > :21:44.Gary Speed Memorial match against Costa Rica next week. There is also
:21:44. > :21:48.a recall for Bolton full-back Sam Ricketts who returns after a long
:21:48. > :21:52.time out through injury, and it has been confirmed that Raymond
:21:52. > :21:56.Verheijen is staying with the Welsh set-up today. Craig Bellamy said it
:21:56. > :22:00.could be his last appearance in a Wales shirt. Manager Chris Coleman
:22:00. > :22:03.has encouraged the Liverpool striker to say it -- stay on,
:22:03. > :22:08.something them management team echoed today. We have had
:22:08. > :22:11.discussions with Chris today so hopefully that is positive.
:22:11. > :22:15.Obviously we have to manage his injuries and his physical state and
:22:15. > :22:20.be careful of that, but the form he has been in with a report has been
:22:20. > :22:24.absolutely fantastic this year, and for us, it is his -- is imperative
:22:24. > :22:31.that he is in the team and around the squad, because not only is he
:22:31. > :22:34.influential on the pitch but extremely influential off the pitch.
:22:34. > :22:40.Or all roads this week lead to Wembley for Cardiff City but it has
:22:40. > :22:43.been frustrating for them. Malcolm McKay was dumbfounded that the
:22:44. > :22:46.Ipswich goalkeeper did not receive more than a yellow card for this.
:22:47. > :22:52.The Bluebirds head to the Carling Cup final against Liverpool on
:22:52. > :22:56.Saturday on the back of their heaviest defeat of the season.
:22:56. > :23:00.Cycling, and the Olympic Velodrome certainly put on a great show this
:23:00. > :23:03.weekend at the Track World Cup. Wales's Geraint Thomas had to
:23:03. > :23:07.settle for silver in the Team Pursuit, and his Great Britain team
:23:07. > :23:10.were well beaten by Australia, something he will hope to turn
:23:10. > :23:15.around and if you took -- few months time. We were disappointed
:23:15. > :23:18.because we want to win, you know? But we haven't done that well for
:23:18. > :23:23.while and I haven't ridden with these boys much. There is a lot for
:23:23. > :23:28.us to work on and we can be happy with that. The way we all got stuck
:23:28. > :23:32.in, gave it everything, and the crowd was crazy, we have all been
:23:32. > :23:38.treating about it. The atmosphere is unbelievable -- tweeting about
:23:38. > :23:42.Ding Junhui won the Welsh Open snooker, beating Mark Selby from
:23:42. > :23:46.England in the final in Newport last night. The 24-year-old from
:23:46. > :23:50.China won by nine frames to six to claim his first ranking title of
:23:50. > :23:58.the season. It is estimated almost 20 million Chinese viewers tuned in
:23:58. > :24:02.to watch him take the title. Time for the weather.
:24:02. > :24:10.You are a keen snooker player. I was when I was young. I belonged
:24:10. > :24:18.to a snooker club in Barry. This was back in the Eighties. He is not
:24:18. > :24:21.very impressed! That is another Winter returned over the weekend
:24:21. > :24:25.with Frost and wintry showers and a light covering of snow in places.
:24:25. > :24:28.Tomos Hughes sent in this picture taken at Llyn Brenig near
:24:28. > :24:33.Cerrigydrudion, while Val Jones from Rhuddlan in Denbighshire took
:24:33. > :24:38.this picture of snow on Moel Famau. The cold snap is over, and the next
:24:38. > :24:42.few days look more unsettled with rain and strong winds. It will also
:24:42. > :24:47.turn milder, in fact in Mold in Thursday the temperature could
:24:47. > :24:50.rocket to 15 Celsius, 59 Fahrenheit, and nearer 11 Celsius in Manorbier
:24:50. > :24:54.in Pembrokeshire with wind of the sea, because the sea temperature at
:24:54. > :24:59.the moment is still only six-8 Celsius. Tonight, it is cloudy
:24:59. > :25:03.picture, a little rain and drizzle about, mostly in the north-west,
:25:03. > :25:08.and later at the west of Wales, elsewhere mostly dry with no frost
:25:08. > :25:12.tonight, temperatures everywhere well above freezing, down to six
:25:12. > :25:18.Celsius in Mid Wales. Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday and the weather will
:25:18. > :25:21.be ideal for making a few pancakes indoors. He is the picture for 8 am.
:25:21. > :25:25.Cloudy and damp for most of the country, light rain and drizzle,
:25:25. > :25:28.cloud sitting on the hills and mountains. Drier in Monmouthshire
:25:28. > :25:32.and the border, should be dry as well in Wrexham first thing,
:25:32. > :25:37.temperatures in Llandudno 8 Celsius with a fresh wind in north-west
:25:37. > :25:40.Wales. Plenty of cloud tomorrow, then, a little rain and drizzle,
:25:40. > :25:47.dry weather as well, especially in the north and east, brightening up
:25:47. > :25:51.in places on the north coast and in Flintshire. Top temperatures 9-12
:25:51. > :25:55.Celsius with a south-westerly breeze, the strongest winds in the
:25:55. > :26:00.north-west and on Anglesey. In the Swansea Valley tomorrow, cloudy and
:26:00. > :26:05.damp at times, temperatures rising to nine or 10 Celsius, 10 is 50
:26:05. > :26:10.Fahrenheit. Wednesday, a wetter and windy day across Wales with heavy
:26:10. > :26:14.rain coming across, strong to heavy weighing -- gale force winds as
:26:14. > :26:20.well. Thursday drier and less Wednesday, -- windy, very mild as
:26:20. > :26:22.well, temperatures above average, 15 Celsius in Welshpool, 59 Haroun
:26:23. > :26:26.hat -- Fahrenheit, call on the south-west coast with the breeze of
:26:26. > :26:29.the sea. Parts of England are suffering from a drought but Wales
:26:29. > :26:33.is a different story, reservoirs are full or nearly full at the
:26:33. > :26:38.moment but this could change if we have a very dry spring and summer.
:26:38. > :26:42.As always, the advice is to use water wisely and not waste it. I
:26:42. > :26:45.think we have seen the last of the frost for a while, the rest of the
:26:45. > :26:50.week milder with rain and drizzle at times and windy with a taste of
:26:50. > :26:56.spring on Thursday, and Spencer the dog in Porthcawl is looking forward
:26:56. > :27:02.to spring. Doesn't he look cute? If you want to get in touch, e-mail is
:27:02. > :27:06.Did you mention the hosepipe ban in February?
:27:06. > :27:10.No. No chance. You heard it here first.
:27:10. > :27:13.I must pay more attention. The top stories: This is to be a big shake
:27:13. > :27:16.in the way Britain's borders are policed after revelations that
:27:16. > :27:20.hundreds of thousands of people were let into the country without
:27:20. > :27:24.appropriate checks. Plans to put Welsh primary schools
:27:24. > :27:27.and the performance balance has been delayed for two years. The
:27:27. > :27:29.Education Minister Leighton Andrews says more time is needed for the
:27:29. > :27:34.introduction of new reading and numeracy test.
:27:34. > :27:38.X-Ray is coming up in half an hour. He is a preview.
:27:38. > :27:42.Tonight we are investigating the building firm which charged and
:27:42. > :27:46.Iraq war veteran �34,000 to renovate his house and then never
:27:46. > :27:50.finished the job. And we are in the Pontypridd area, where metal
:27:50. > :27:54.thieves have left streets in darkness and football pitches
:27:54. > :27:57.without goal posts. Join us at 7:30pm.