:00:02. > :00:12.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's top story: St Asaph is awarded city
:00:12. > :00:17.status to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It is amazing, the feel
:00:17. > :00:23.that there is. You had an ecclesiastical City feel to the
:00:23. > :00:26.place but now to have this stamp is absolutely amazing. The cathedral
:00:26. > :00:36.city finally gets officially recognised and the celebrations
:00:36. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:42.have already begun. Also tonight: A Welsh journalist
:00:42. > :00:52.held in Libya is transferred by a militia to government control after
:00:52. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :00:59.three weeks in captivity. I am just looking forward to seeing my family.
:00:59. > :01:04.On the day bans on smoking on hospital grounds come into force, a
:01:04. > :01:08.cancer charity calls for an outright ban. I know that smoking
:01:09. > :01:13.is not good when you are pregnant. It is especially not good when you
:01:13. > :01:19.are pregnant. And Grand Slam fever comes to Beddau Rugby Club. Gethin
:01:19. > :01:24.Jenkins is back at his old club three days before the big match.
:01:24. > :01:29.Good evening. St Asaph has become Wales' newest city, joining Cardiff,
:01:29. > :01:31.Swansea, Newport, Bangor and St David's. A rank outsider, it was
:01:31. > :01:34.recognised along with Perth in Scotland and Chelmsford in England,
:01:34. > :01:37.as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Those behind
:01:37. > :01:47.the successful bid hope it'll bring more visitors there. Matthew
:01:47. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :01:58.Richards is at St Asaph Cathedral. Thank you very much. Even its most
:01:58. > :02:02.enthusiastic supporters were surprised at the success. It has
:02:02. > :02:12.been Andy -- ecclesiastical City for hundreds of years. But now
:02:12. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:29.there is relief it has finally been recognised.
:02:29. > :02:34.We are having some technical difficulties with that piece. Let's
:02:34. > :02:38.bring you the Bishop of St Asaph. First of all, why do you think St
:02:38. > :02:45.Asaph was successful? We stress that but we did not think it was
:02:45. > :02:49.about size or economic status but it was more about the quality of
:02:49. > :02:55.community life that Britain wanted to commend in the 20th century,
:02:55. > :03:01.21st century even. We believe that St Asaph is a caring community. It
:03:01. > :03:04.has a very successful hospice. It is a cultural place. We have the
:03:04. > :03:08.North Wales international music festival here. It is a praying
:03:09. > :03:14.place. This cathedral has lived here for 1,500 years. We have got a
:03:14. > :03:18.lot going for us. Having noted a spring in people's
:03:18. > :03:22.step today? Absolutely. I think there is a sense of amazement. I do
:03:22. > :03:26.not think we thought we were going to win but there is a sense of joy
:03:27. > :03:32.as well. It does give something of confidence, of excitement, of hope
:03:32. > :03:36.for the future. Thank you very much. Let's go back to that peace and see
:03:36. > :03:43.the reaction in the city. St Asaph is not your stereotypical
:03:43. > :03:49.city. Ponder just 3,500 people, it is now the second smallest city in
:03:49. > :03:57.the UK after St David's. It 6th century cathedral is the smallest
:03:57. > :04:01.in Wales. The first Bible translated into Welsh is kept here.
:04:01. > :04:07.I think the sense of community, the fact it had so much support from
:04:07. > :04:12.such a wide range of people. The fact it does have is fantastic,
:04:12. > :04:17.rich cultural heritage. And of course, I think that it shows that
:04:17. > :04:21.it does not matter how small you are, you can be recognised on the
:04:21. > :04:28.major stage. I think it is a recognition of the city, and
:04:29. > :04:32.history of the town, recognised by her Majesty herself. Only three in
:04:32. > :04:42.the whole of the United Kingdom have had this added his be great
:04:42. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:46.honour. St Asaph lost out to Newport in 2002. It was chosen over
:04:46. > :04:53.Wrexham, where there has been a mixed reaction. It is the principal
:04:53. > :04:59.town in North Wales. It is ridiculous. I prefer the town like.
:04:59. > :05:02.Naturally enough, it is disappointing but we were up
:05:02. > :05:07.against well-qualified submissions. Naturally, we are pleased that
:05:07. > :05:11.someone in North Wales has done so well out of it. The little city of
:05:11. > :05:18.St Asaph it has regularly been at the centre of big events. It has a
:05:18. > :05:24.turbulent history. It suffered severely from the fury
:05:24. > :05:28.of the parliamentarians in 1645. But it bounced back and in a
:05:28. > :05:36.quieter age has been the host of an international music Fussell in
:05:36. > :05:44.recent years. The Royal Collection is nothing new. -- Festival.
:05:44. > :05:54.We also have an associate composer who wrote the music that was
:05:54. > :05:59.another William and Kate's wedding. There are many famous faces from
:05:59. > :06:03.this place. They can join current residents in celebrating city
:06:03. > :06:11.status. Let's hope it brings more people into the city. I am so
:06:11. > :06:16.pleased. We will have to have a party.
:06:16. > :06:21.Former St Asaph resident Henry Morton Stanley we presume would no
:06:21. > :06:29.doubt East -- thrilled that Fe Community's efforts to put this
:06:29. > :06:35.blaze on the map have played off. -- this place on the map.
:06:35. > :06:39.My son think that skyscrapers will be built tomorrow. We have the
:06:39. > :06:46.Jubilee Service at the end of May and a party for the Jubilee in June.
:06:46. > :06:50.Andy double reason to celebrate. And then I think it is asking
:06:50. > :06:54.visitors to come and enjoy the history and the culture and it is
:06:54. > :06:57.about the shops and thinking about how to expand their business, the
:06:57. > :07:04.cathedral seeking to extend its mission. New openings and new
:07:04. > :07:06.opportunities. From one city to another. Lucy in Cardiff.
:07:06. > :07:09.The Welsh cameraman who was detained by a Libyan militia group
:07:09. > :07:15.last month along with another journalist has been handed over to
:07:15. > :07:18.the Libyan government. The pair, Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, who is
:07:18. > :07:20.from Carmarthen, and Nick Davies- Jones, who were working for an
:07:20. > :07:23.Iranian news channel, were accused of spying. Caroline Evans reports.
:07:23. > :07:32.They've been held captive now for a month, accused of entering Libya
:07:32. > :07:38.illegally and spying. We are sorry if we caused any inconvenience. It
:07:38. > :07:42.was not intended. It was a mistake that could not be avoided. But we
:07:42. > :07:50.love Libya. We came here to film its struggle for freedom and
:07:50. > :07:53.reported on the news. I have great hope for Libya and I still do.
:07:53. > :07:57.two men were captured in the Libyan capital Tripoli on February 22
:07:57. > :08:00.while working as freelancers with the Iranian state owned TV channel.
:08:00. > :08:02.At a press conference, the militia who held them showed the media
:08:02. > :08:05.photographs and footage which they said showed them test-firing
:08:05. > :08:15.weapons. In the new video, Gareth Montgomery-Johnson says he
:08:15. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:22.understands why there had to be an investigation. We were treated well.
:08:22. > :08:27.We have not been hurt. I am looking forward to seeing my family. I am
:08:27. > :08:30.told we will be released. Foreign Office has confirmed that
:08:30. > :08:33.the men have been handed over to the Libyan government. The Interior
:08:33. > :08:38.Ministry in Tripoli which says it will decide whether to press
:08:38. > :08:42.charges. We're now joined by Melanie Gribble,
:08:42. > :08:51.Gareth's sister, in our Carmarthen newsroom. You've seen today's
:08:51. > :08:56.pictures. How does your brother look to you? He looks troubled and
:08:56. > :09:02.exhausted. Does it worry you when you see those pictures of him?
:09:02. > :09:07.I think we have got a journey to take when he gets back, which he is
:09:07. > :09:12.going to have to heal and rest. has been handed over to the Libyan
:09:12. > :09:16.government. Have you heard any more about what is going on? Not at all.
:09:16. > :09:20.The only update I have had is that he is with the Libyan government.
:09:21. > :09:25.We feel safer because of that. the Foreign Office been able to
:09:25. > :09:31.tell you anything else at all? at all. They have not had any
:09:31. > :09:36.reports back from Tripoli that they can pass on to us yet. When did you
:09:37. > :09:42.hear from them and what was it like getting the news? Actually, we were
:09:42. > :09:46.alerted to a report last - late last night which we tried getting
:09:46. > :09:49.confirmed by ringing the global response unit. Unfortunately, they
:09:49. > :09:54.were unable to confirm it added has been a waiting game since late bets
:09:54. > :10:03.late last night. It does sound as if he is going to be one step
:10:03. > :10:07.closer to coming home. Absolutely. And how does that make you feel?
:10:07. > :10:14.Good. But I do not think we are out of the water yet. Until he is back
:10:14. > :10:18.home, I still have to remain vigilant. The cancer charity
:10:18. > :10:20.Tenovus has called for an outright ban on smoking. It says the cost of
:10:21. > :10:25.treating tobacco related diseases is denying the health service
:10:25. > :10:30.millions. From today, bans on smoking on hospital grounds are
:10:30. > :10:40.being enforced across most of Wales. 23% of adults here are smokers. The
:10:40. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:45.Welsh Government wants that down to 16% by the end of the decade.
:10:45. > :10:50.Taking their last few puffs in public. From today, smoking has
:10:50. > :10:54.been banned right across the grounds of this hospital in Newport.
:10:54. > :10:58.Even the shelter has been dismantled. It leaves smokers know
:10:58. > :11:03.where to go. They will be asked politely if they could perhaps
:11:03. > :11:08.extinguish that cigarette and leave the hospital grounds. This is not
:11:08. > :11:13.really about whether people smoke, it is about where they smoke.
:11:13. > :11:16.some feel their rights have been taken away. There are people in
:11:16. > :11:23.there that are really ill and on their last legs -- legs, they want
:11:23. > :11:27.that fag. I have been smoking since I was 11. I am 50 years old now. I
:11:27. > :11:31.have got a clean chest and everything else. Six out of seven
:11:31. > :11:35.health boards in Wales now operate bans across their premises. One
:11:35. > :11:41.cancer charity wants to go further. And effectively make smoking
:11:41. > :11:47.illegal. If you snogging your own home, it still does it will still
:11:47. > :11:51.cost the NHS -- smoke in your own home. It is important. We have
:11:52. > :11:57.chipped away at No Smoking. Be a gun to run out of areas to smoke.
:11:57. > :12:00.It is time to think about be bigger question. The relationship between
:12:00. > :12:04.smokers and the NHS in Wales is slowly changing but inside
:12:04. > :12:11.hospitals like this one, the cost of treating smoke is said to be a
:12:11. > :12:16.million pounds a day. 22 % of was women smoke throughout
:12:16. > :12:21.pregnancy. It is the highest rate in the UK. They see the health
:12:21. > :12:25.effects on the maternity ward. lot of women do not really
:12:25. > :12:28.understand discontented babies. It has had nicotine throughout the
:12:28. > :12:33.pregnancy and then when the baby is born, it does not have that
:12:33. > :12:40.nicotine. It has withdrawal from the nicotine which then the baby is
:12:40. > :12:43.crying a lot. Victoria is the proud mother of a
:12:43. > :12:48.newborn Amelia and a smoker. Although she has managed to cut
:12:48. > :12:53.down. To stop altogether was really hard. I thought at least if I cut
:12:53. > :12:58.down the amount of nicotine I am having, at that will have some sort
:12:58. > :13:04.of benefit rather than smoking 20 per day. The Welsh government says
:13:04. > :13:07.it does not have the powers to ban smoking completely but ultimately
:13:07. > :13:17.it wants a smoke-free society. The debate over where and when people
:13:17. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:26.can smoke seems to be shifting. A leading Welsh economist says many
:13:26. > :13:29.of the predictions on job losses in the public sector have not become
:13:29. > :13:32.reality yet. It comes as figures show that there have been 17,000
:13:32. > :13:34.cuts in the Welsh public sector over the past two years, that's
:13:34. > :13:38.under 5% of the workforce. The donations were pouring in abbeys
:13:39. > :13:41.call centre in Swansea. It was holding a celebration of recruiting
:13:41. > :13:44.staff. The latest unemployment figures
:13:45. > :13:49.have shown a slight rise in Wales with plenty of people out there
:13:49. > :13:53.looking for work. Recruitment has not been a problem here. Some
:13:53. > :13:58.people are leaving a job to come and join us. Some have been
:13:58. > :14:03.unemployed for two years. I have not over the last three months had
:14:03. > :14:08.anyone unemployed for more than two years. But when you're 22, being
:14:08. > :14:13.unemployed for two years is a large chunk of your life. Places like
:14:13. > :14:17.this dating on about 60 people per month are unusual but on the whole,
:14:17. > :14:22.unemployment is holding its own in Wales at about 9% of the workforce.
:14:22. > :14:25.A survey out this week by a major bank says that there were losses in
:14:25. > :14:29.the service sector but they were being balanced out by gains in
:14:29. > :14:34.manufacturing. We also had an indication of what
:14:34. > :14:43.is happening in the public sector. At the end of 2011, 335,000 public
:14:43. > :14:47.sector workers, down 8,000 on the year, a reduction of 2.2 %. That is
:14:47. > :14:52.less than half the 4.7 reduction in the public sector workforce over
:14:52. > :14:56.the past year in England. One economist says many forecasts
:14:56. > :15:00.had predicted that towns and cities across Wales would have been hit
:15:00. > :15:04.harder by now. In reality, they have not because the job losses in
:15:04. > :15:09.Wales have only been 2%. In England, they have been over four Prasad.
:15:09. > :15:12.The reasons for that are competitive. It may be that in
:15:12. > :15:18.England, they are basically outsourcing many of the public
:15:18. > :15:21.sector jobs in local authorities. It may be we will see this big
:15:21. > :15:26.increase next year but it will not -- it has not happened so far.
:15:26. > :15:34.There were some positive elements today. Most notably -- noticeably a
:15:34. > :15:37.significant reduction in the number of people economically inactive.
:15:37. > :15:41.Still to come on the programme: Grand Slam fever comes to Beddau
:15:41. > :15:48.Rugby Club. Gethin Jenkins is back at his old club three days before
:15:48. > :15:51.the big match. The next ten years represents a
:15:51. > :15:55.once in a lifetime chance for Wales to earn billions of pounds of
:15:55. > :15:59.investment and thousands of new jobs. That was the bold claim today
:15:59. > :16:02.from First Minister Carwyn Jones as he launched his Energy Strategy. It
:16:02. > :16:11.calls for an overhaul of the planning system. More from our
:16:11. > :16:15.Environment Correspondent, Iolo ap Dafydd.
:16:15. > :16:20.Work to extend infrastructure around the gas fired power station.
:16:20. > :16:24.Just across the river, a second electricity sub-station is an
:16:24. > :16:28.almost complete. Part of a system to join Britain and Ireland's power
:16:28. > :16:32.networks. Today, the First Minister announced a strategy to try and
:16:32. > :16:36.maximise the jobs we received from such investments will stop when it
:16:36. > :16:41.comes to the large-scale windfarms, we know it will be a quango that
:16:41. > :16:46.will decide the fate of those windfarms. That will impose English
:16:46. > :16:48.planning policy on Wales. What can the was government do? We need the
:16:48. > :16:54.same kind of system that exists elsewhere. A streamlined system
:16:54. > :16:58.that has to be democratically accountable. It also a system that
:16:58. > :17:03.means that this is us will be taken quickly. Today's launch of the
:17:03. > :17:08.energy strategy emphasised the need to improve the planning system, as
:17:08. > :17:13.well as infrastructure. Last May, hundreds of protesters from mid-
:17:13. > :17:17.Wales angry at the prospect of more wind turbines and the pilot's to go
:17:17. > :17:20.with them call for a review of something called Tan eight, the
:17:20. > :17:27.government policy to encourage windfarms in seven specific areas
:17:27. > :17:32.of Wales. It was in itself a great idea and a great process to go
:17:32. > :17:40.through for Wales. It has spectre cleanest its targets for 2010. I
:17:40. > :17:46.think now is the time to redress that -- spectacularly. There are
:17:46. > :17:51.maintenance jobs but if you take the Shia investment that is being
:17:51. > :17:56.put in, the return on jobs is miniscule.
:17:56. > :18:00.And against the major industry for mid-Wales, which is tourism. That
:18:00. > :18:08.will be badly hit. The difficulty for the wiles government is it has
:18:08. > :18:11.no control over a large energy projects -- Welsh government. Those
:18:11. > :18:15.powers are not evolve. The mixed messages from Cardiff Bay on
:18:15. > :18:19.windfarms and proposed new pylons in mid-Wales has been confusing.
:18:19. > :18:22.There was hardly any mention of that today.
:18:22. > :18:25.A report into education in Denbighshire has found a dramatic
:18:25. > :18:27.improvement during the last five years. Standards are said to be
:18:27. > :18:30.good in all areas, with leadership of education services ranked
:18:30. > :18:35.excellent. In 2007, the inspection body Estyn described education in
:18:35. > :18:38.the county as unsatisfactory. Plaid Cymru members have just a few
:18:38. > :18:41.hours to vote in a leadership election that's seen as crucial to
:18:41. > :18:43.party's future. Members have to choose between the former Presiding
:18:43. > :18:50.Officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the former Rural Affairs Minister and
:18:50. > :18:53.Ceredigion AM Elin Jones, and South Wales Central AM Leanne Wood. Our
:18:53. > :19:01.Welsh Affairs Editor, Vaughan Roderick, joins us now. Who's going
:19:01. > :19:05.to win? I think what I would say is if I was a betting man, I would
:19:05. > :19:09.stick to the Cheltenham Festival. What has happened is Elin Jones no
:19:09. > :19:12.doubt started as a narrow favourite. Leanne Wood then went off with a
:19:12. > :19:16.rocket and there are signs in the last days of the campaign that
:19:16. > :19:20.Dafydd Elis Thomas may have been picking up support. Every one of
:19:20. > :19:25.these candidates can sketch out a scenario where they win. The truth
:19:25. > :19:30.is it probably depends on who gets knocked out. It is an alternative
:19:30. > :19:34.vote election. It is likely to be decided by second choices.
:19:34. > :19:39.It is impossible to call. Impossible even to say who is the
:19:39. > :19:43.favourite. When will we know? The vote ends at 12 o'clock
:19:43. > :19:46.tomorrow lunchtime. People can bring in their vote right up until
:19:46. > :19:49.the last minute and then they will start counting. Plaid Cymru say
:19:49. > :19:55.they have learnt lessons from the Conservatives. They kept
:19:56. > :20:02.journalists hanging around for hours. They are not saying what
:20:02. > :20:08.thing they will announce it. -- time. Whether his victorious World
:20:08. > :20:18.start out on the hard job of rebuilding Plaid Cymru -- whether
:20:18. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:22.Football and Cardiff City are out of the Championship play off places,
:20:22. > :20:24.after losing to Hull 3-0 last night. Manager Malky MacKay says there
:20:24. > :20:28.were two massive errors made by officials, during the game and
:20:28. > :20:32.he'll be sending the footage to the referees' association. He says it
:20:32. > :20:41.shows an equaliser ruled out in the first half, and the final goal,
:20:41. > :20:48.which appeared offside, cost his team valuable points. Better news
:20:48. > :20:50.thoraxes it does Wrexham. -- better news for Wrexham. Tonight, Wales
:20:50. > :20:53.coach Warren Gatland will be putting the finishing touches to
:20:53. > :20:57.his team selection, for Saturday's Grand Slam decider against France.
:20:57. > :21:00.He'll name the side tomorrow. One man certain to be picked, is last
:21:00. > :21:03.weekend's captain, Gethin Jenkins, who's hoping to win his third Grand
:21:03. > :21:05.Slam in eight seasons. This evening, he's back at his old rugby club in
:21:05. > :21:08.the Rhondda, and our sports reporter, Ashleigh Crowter, is
:21:08. > :21:11.there too. Thanks, Claire. Rugby clubs all
:21:11. > :21:14.over Wales will come to standstill on Saturday afternoon, as they
:21:14. > :21:17.watch the Grand Slam game. But here in Beddau, they have a very
:21:17. > :21:21.personal connection to the match. The reason - this man, Gethin
:21:21. > :21:24.Jenkins. He started his playing career here as a 13-year-old and
:21:24. > :21:33.tonight he's come back to old club to answer questions from the junior
:21:33. > :21:37.players here. This is where it all started for you. You must have good
:21:37. > :21:40.memories. It has produced a lot of players through the system. It will
:21:40. > :21:48.be very busy appear on Saturday. Everyone excited and looking
:21:49. > :21:55.forward to the game. He won here is part of the project to get people
:21:55. > :21:58.involved in rugby -- you are here. This club has a big part to play in
:21:58. > :22:03.the committee. A lot of my friends are still from the area. They have
:22:03. > :22:08.put a lot of working to get this club working at the top level. It
:22:08. > :22:18.is great that they will be up here supporting us. You have already
:22:18. > :22:22.one-to- grants lambs. -- two Grand Slam us. Yesterday was pretty
:22:22. > :22:29.intense. It is a big occasion a Saturday. It will be electric out
:22:29. > :22:38.there. We are looking forward to it. Who is your favourite player?
:22:38. > :22:43.George North. Not Gethin Jenkins? Never mind!
:22:43. > :22:47.How good has it been to ask Gethin Jenkins some questions are they?
:22:47. > :22:55.is good to speak to him and asking some questions. It is not the first
:22:55. > :22:59.time I have spoken to him. He came to our club to do presentations.
:22:59. > :23:09.Who is going to win on Saturday? Wales of course. I think that is
:23:09. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:17.what everyone thinks at Beddau rugby club. I am sure George North
:23:17. > :23:20.will be delighted! He's a man with plenty of Olympic experience.
:23:20. > :23:23.Having competed at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Games, Christian
:23:23. > :23:26.Malcolm is aiming for his fourth Olympics. And this weekend, the
:23:26. > :23:32.sprinter from Newport is heading to America for training. Tomos Dafydd
:23:32. > :23:36.caught up with him. The glamour and glory of the Olympics seemed a long
:23:36. > :23:40.way away when training alone on a cold March morning in Cardiff. By
:23:40. > :23:46.the time the Olympic Games come around, Christian Malcolm will be
:23:46. > :23:50.33 and he knows exactly what is needed to make it to the Games.
:23:51. > :23:58.is different. I am not a young kid any more. This is everyone's first
:23:58. > :24:01.home Olympics. It is new to everyone. It is totally new. It
:24:01. > :24:04.does almost feel like preparing for the Sydney Olympics again. It is
:24:05. > :24:10.about Olympic Games 12 years ago that Kristian mark and started his
:24:10. > :24:13.Olympic career. He finished 5th then -- Christian Malcolm. It
:24:13. > :24:17.painful experience in Athens, hospitalised with a kidney problem,
:24:17. > :24:25.he did not qualify for the public - - finals.
:24:25. > :24:29.But he returned for the Beijing Olympics in 200 weight. -- 2008.
:24:29. > :24:33.Television appearances followed but soon Christian Malcolm would have
:24:33. > :24:37.to rely on it media work, public appearances and help from family,
:24:37. > :24:44.just to pay the bills after losing his lottery funding.
:24:44. > :24:47.He even contemplated retirement. was hard. It was really hard. I
:24:47. > :24:50.always try to take a positive from a negative. You think the world is
:24:50. > :24:58.Gunter went, what is and will happen, where my Gunter get the
:24:58. > :25:02.money? But you always find a way. Christian Mark and insists he is
:25:02. > :25:10.still have the best in the world. He is aiming to end his career at
:25:10. > :25:16.the London Olympics -- Christian Time now for the weather forecast.
:25:16. > :25:20.I have been looking forward to Saturday.
:25:20. > :25:28.Yes, the weather is on the change by Friday but we are stuck with the
:25:28. > :25:33.cloudy weather this evening. We will see some clearer conditions
:25:33. > :25:38.across parts of Wales. We will see temperatures dipping away. We could
:25:38. > :25:45.see a touch of frost. Cloudy and the West. Overnight temperatures as
:25:45. > :25:50.low as three Celsius. High pressure tomorrow moving away and saddling
:25:50. > :25:56.itself across mainland Europe. We will see the weather front moving
:25:56. > :26:03.in from the West. First thing tomorrow morning, it is a gloomy
:26:03. > :26:12.start a prop -- a cross seven starts. -- across South Wales.
:26:12. > :26:15.Further showers inland. Top temperatures 13 Celsius.
:26:15. > :26:22.Friday, we will see that rain band pushing its way in South and
:26:22. > :26:26.eastwards. Top temperatures told degree Celsius. It is great news
:26:26. > :26:36.for farmers and gardeners with all that rain. Saturday morning, it
:26:36. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:47.will start OFWAT. Becoming dry. Today's picture is a foggy sea from
:26:47. > :26:52.Janet Morris. It's coming up to 7:00pm. Let's get
:26:52. > :26:59.an update on the top stories. A Welsh journalist held in Libya has
:26:59. > :27:04.been handed over by a militia which captured into the Libyan government.
:27:04. > :27:12.What is the latest you can tell us from Tripoli?
:27:12. > :27:18.They are still in the custody of the Libyan authorities but they
:27:18. > :27:28.have been handed over by this rebel group. I think they may be released
:27:28. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:32.in a couple of days, may be deported. The Libyan government
:27:32. > :27:34.will now decide whether to prosecute them or not for entering
:27:35. > :27:43.the country illegally. But the feeling is those charges will
:27:43. > :27:49.probably be dropped and they will be deported.