15/03/2012

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:00:02. > :00:10.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story:

:00:10. > :00:16.Plaid Cymru chooses its new leader - Leanne Wood.

:00:16. > :00:22.Together we can build a Wales that is fair, a new war Wales that will

:00:22. > :00:25.flourish and a new Wales that will one would they be free. Ymlaen.

:00:25. > :00:30.She began the campaign as the rank outsider - but ends it as Plaid's

:00:30. > :00:33.first woman leader. Once thrown out of the Assembly

:00:33. > :00:43.chamber for calling the Queen Mrs Windsor, I'll be asking the new

:00:43. > :00:50.

:00:50. > :00:53.leader how she aims to turn the In other news:

:00:53. > :00:59.He died after being tangled in a bedroom blind cord - the Government

:00:59. > :01:07.is urged to stress the dangers. And Warburton's back from injury to

:01:07. > :01:10.lead Wales for their Grand Slam decider against France. I can't

:01:10. > :01:14.wait for the game on the weekend. It's going to be the biggest game

:01:14. > :01:18.of my career and it can't come soon enough.

:01:18. > :01:21.Leanne Wood is the new leader of Plaid Cymru. The Assembly member

:01:21. > :01:26.for South Wales Central beat the bookies' favourite Elin Jones into

:01:26. > :01:29.second place - in the contest to succeed Ieuan Wyn Jones. Former

:01:29. > :01:34.leader Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas was eliminated after the first round of

:01:34. > :01:44.voting. Our Political Editor Betsan Powys is in Cardiff Bay, where the

:01:44. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :01:57.result was announced just a few hours ago. She gathered a lot of

:01:57. > :02:02.attention and support during her campaign. The tension gathered as

:02:02. > :02:09.eight ballot boxes were being counted. 25 people working away.

:02:09. > :02:17.The rumours started that Leanne Wood had made it to the top.

:02:17. > :02:22.I can declare that the new leader of Plaid Cymru is Leanne Wood.

:02:22. > :02:32.The 9th leader in its 80 seven-year history. The first woman to lead

:02:32. > :02:34.

:02:34. > :02:38.the party. The first not to be a fluent Welsh speaker.

:02:38. > :02:42.Real independence means collectively lifting real people

:02:42. > :02:48.out of poverty, leaving no one behind. Building a future based on

:02:48. > :02:53.hope, not fear. The election is over so now the real words begin.

:02:53. > :03:02.The alternative vote system of this election ranks candidates in order

:03:02. > :03:05.of preference. Leanne Wood got 48% of First Choice vote. The second

:03:05. > :03:10.preferences of people who voted for Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas were

:03:10. > :03:15.allocated to the others, giving Leanne Wood a clear victory. The

:03:15. > :03:19.chair welcomed what she regards as a very significant vote.

:03:19. > :03:23.We can be saying to those people in places like Llanelli and all over

:03:24. > :03:29.Wales, we have a leader who can speak for you all. I'm delighted

:03:29. > :03:32.for Leanne Wood. As a feminist, I'm delighted that Plaid Cymru has

:03:32. > :03:36.elected a woman leader. The outgoing leader had words of

:03:36. > :03:42.advice. I congratulated her on her career

:03:42. > :03:47.and substantial victory. Obviously, to wish her well in her new post.

:03:47. > :03:50.Beyond everything else, be yourself and present the vision you have

:03:50. > :03:55.prevented the -- presented throughout the campaign.

:03:55. > :04:00.Young Plaid Cymru members have voted in the election gave their

:04:00. > :04:04.reaction. I was very pleased could eat result.

:04:04. > :04:13.I was worried, thinking Elin Jones would win it because she is the

:04:13. > :04:18.safer option. I thought the supporters would radical enough to

:04:18. > :04:23.go for Leanne Wood and I'm pleased they have. A I'm a bit disappointed

:04:23. > :04:29.but Leanne Wood was a very strong candidate and hair and Elin Jones

:04:29. > :04:33.had very strong soul ideas on independence and economic ideas.

:04:33. > :04:36.I think Leanne Wood has the power to take pride Cymru forward and

:04:36. > :04:40.it's an exciting time to be a member.

:04:40. > :04:45.Leanne Wood is on the left of Welsh politics. She says she's palate --

:04:45. > :04:48.passionate about social justice and economic renewal. She now has the

:04:48. > :04:57.opportunity to set her party on a path she hopes Welsh voters will

:04:57. > :05:03.follow. Nobody described Leanne Wood as a safe pair of hands but

:05:03. > :05:07.that is probably what won her the leadership today. She became the

:05:07. > :05:10.favourite and then slipped back. There were enough pride can be

:05:10. > :05:13.voters in Wales who wanted to see real, real change.

:05:13. > :05:16.Leanne Wood was regarded by many as the rank outsider. Just 40-years-

:05:16. > :05:19.old, the mum-of-one from the Rhondda was the youngest candidate.

:05:19. > :05:21.And she hadn't held a top political position like former cabinet member

:05:21. > :05:27.Elin Jones and former presiding officer Lord Elis-Thomas. Aled ap

:05:27. > :05:31.Dafydd now on her career so far. The measures outlined in Mrs

:05:31. > :05:35.Windsor's speech... This is how Leanne Wood first rose

:05:35. > :05:42.to prominence. A deliberate mocking of the Queen that got her thrown

:05:42. > :05:48.out of the chamber. I will have to ask you to...

:05:48. > :05:52.Withdrawal. For the remainder of the day.

:05:52. > :05:55.The incident confirmed her Republican view was but during the

:05:55. > :06:00.leadership campaign, she said she would meet the Queen in her

:06:00. > :06:07.official capacity as leader. A probation officer and lecturer and

:06:07. > :06:13.social worker, Leanne Wood was the first Welsh politician to start a

:06:13. > :06:18.weekly podcast from her website. Very good! Very impressive!

:06:18. > :06:23.As well as being staunchly republican, she is also in antique

:06:23. > :06:29.nuclear campaigner and was arrested in 2007 for protesting against

:06:29. > :06:32.Trident. A season full of Welsh politics believes Leanne Wood's

:06:32. > :06:35.relative lack of big-time political experience will not count against

:06:35. > :06:39.her of. She would like me for saying this

:06:39. > :06:44.but I compare her to Tony Blair, who had never it -- who had no

:06:44. > :06:51.government experience and ended up at Number 10. Leanne Wood won't

:06:51. > :06:55.like the comparison but I don't think you need experience of being

:06:55. > :07:00.a deputy leader before you become leader. You stand on a platform and

:07:00. > :07:03.take a chance. Sometimes you when, sometimes you lose. Leanne Wood

:07:03. > :07:08.fought the best campaign and that is why she has one today.

:07:08. > :07:14.Leanne Wood's finest political hour came when she exposed excesses at

:07:14. > :07:19.the Wales Audit Office, which included a severance payment of

:07:19. > :07:24.�750,000 to the then Auditor General, Jeremy Colman. Her

:07:24. > :07:28.political agenda has evolved around a document she published, the green

:07:28. > :07:32.print for the valleys which reinforced her belief that co-

:07:32. > :07:37.operative formed the basis of any economic resurgence in Wales. Those

:07:37. > :07:40.policies will now be put to the test, to prove the high-profile

:07:40. > :07:46.endorsements and the Welsh electrodes that she can regain

:07:47. > :07:53.pride can be's lost ground. Joining me is Leanne Wood, the new

:07:53. > :07:58.leader of Plaid Cymru. Do you think you one because you are not Ieuan

:07:58. > :08:02.Wyn Jones? I think members wanted a change and

:08:02. > :08:07.to go in a different direction but I think members would say that

:08:07. > :08:13.Ieuan Wyn Jones has made a great contribution to Plaid Cymru as

:08:13. > :08:21.leader. He has been Sjoerd we now have a parliament in Wales so I

:08:21. > :08:25.want to pay tribute. But you are going to change things?

:08:25. > :08:31.I intend to plough a different furrow. We need to put the economy

:08:31. > :08:35.at the top of our agenda. People are looking for solutions to the

:08:35. > :08:41.problems they face. The lack of jobs, the lack of money, the lack

:08:41. > :08:46.of security. As a party, we need to offer hope to people that Wales can

:08:46. > :08:51.be better and different in future. Critics from within the party said

:08:51. > :08:55.he had good ideas but put them under scrutiny and they are in

:08:55. > :08:59.danger of crumbling. They are nervous. What is your message to

:08:59. > :09:04.them? I've put a lot of ideas out there.

:09:04. > :09:09.Maybe the party went round with all of them but in Plaid Cymru, we have

:09:09. > :09:13.a tremendous group of talented people and I think if we can take

:09:13. > :09:18.the ideas I've put out there and put all those talents and best

:09:18. > :09:25.brains we've got in the party together, we can come up with a

:09:25. > :09:29.robust plan for turning around the Welsh economy and to develop a

:09:29. > :09:35.successful Wales for the future. When the Queen visits, the Assembly

:09:35. > :09:40.across the water, would you shake hands? How would you behave this

:09:41. > :09:47.time went Mrs Windsor is in town? I said I will do what is

:09:48. > :09:52.constitutionally necessary and as leader of the party, we will need

:09:53. > :09:58.to be represented. I'm not going to be happy participating. I'm a

:09:58. > :10:03.strong Republican. People know that. That has been clear. At the same

:10:03. > :10:08.time, the role of party leader is different to that of a backbencher.

:10:08. > :10:13.I would still like to give the backbenchers the freedom to do what

:10:13. > :10:16.they most feel comfortable with. The new leader of Plaid Cymru,

:10:16. > :10:19.Leanne Wood. In other news, a coroner has warned

:10:19. > :10:22.parents of the dangers of window blinds after a toddler was

:10:22. > :10:25.strangled by a cord. Joshua Wakeham, nearly two years old, became

:10:25. > :10:31.entangled as he looked out of his bedroom window at his home in

:10:31. > :10:37.Newport. He was found dead by his mother who checked on him after

:10:37. > :10:40.putting him to bed for the evening. Caroline Evans reports.

:10:40. > :10:46.An active and inquisitive boy, Josh Wakeham had only just started

:10:46. > :10:49.sleeping in his own bed. It's assumed he was trying to look out

:10:49. > :10:54.of his bedroom window when he got caught up in the beaded cord of the

:10:54. > :10:58.blind. His mother Tracey Ford was too distressed to attend the

:10:58. > :11:02.inquest. But since his death she has been campaigning for better

:11:02. > :11:04.safety standards. She's been supported by her MP Paul Flynn who

:11:04. > :11:14.believes an official government campaign is needed to warn people

:11:14. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :11:20.of the dangers. I raised this issue four years ago. British Industry

:11:20. > :11:25.said they didn't want to change it at the time. It would cost them

:11:25. > :11:31.more so it had to be done on a European basis. That legislation

:11:31. > :11:36.will come and the youth courts in future will be safer. -- the loop

:11:36. > :11:38.chords. There are still millions of them in homes.

:11:38. > :11:41.There are safety devices available, and new legislation will change the

:11:41. > :11:49.design of blinds but campaigners say the industry should act now to

:11:49. > :11:53.alert parents to the dangers of dangling cords.

:11:53. > :11:58.Currently, at the very least, retailers should be providing

:11:58. > :12:04.blinds with a warning tag and a safety device. This is often a

:12:04. > :12:09.plastic plate which relies upon the consumer to fit themselves but when

:12:09. > :12:14.a new standard comes into force, we are hoping this will mean that all

:12:14. > :12:17.safety devices will be integral to the product.

:12:17. > :12:20.Joshua is the third child to die in Britain this year it would have

:12:20. > :12:23.been his birthday tomorrow. Recording a verdict of accidental

:12:24. > :12:28.death, the coroner said that although it would be unreasonable

:12:28. > :12:33.to expect parents to monitor their children 24 hours a day, this

:12:33. > :12:37.should serve as a warning to all parents that children of whatever

:12:37. > :12:47.age are inquisitive and all potential hazards should be kept

:12:47. > :12:48.

:12:48. > :12:52.well out of reach. These pupils have all had a go at

:12:52. > :12:56.being a journalist for the day as part of the BBC school report

:12:56. > :13:06.project. Find out how they coped with real stories and real

:13:06. > :13:11.

:13:12. > :13:15.Sam Warburton will lead Wales' bid to win the Six Nations Grand Slam

:13:15. > :13:18.on Saturday. He's recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss

:13:18. > :13:20.the Italy game, and will now captain the team against France at

:13:20. > :13:24.the Millennium Stadium. He's the only change to Warren Gatland's

:13:24. > :13:27.team who are trying to win their third Grand Slam in eight years, as

:13:27. > :13:31.Ashleigh Crowter reports. Sam Warburton has unfinished

:13:31. > :13:35.business against France. His World Cup semi-final was ended by a red

:13:35. > :13:40.card. The last thing he wanted was for injury to deny him the chance

:13:40. > :13:43.to write those wrongs. The injury may even have been a positive

:13:44. > :13:51.distraction to take his mind off what happened in New Zealand.

:13:51. > :13:54.My knee has distracted me from that. That has really been what my

:13:54. > :13:59.attention has been on for the last couple of weeks and this week I've

:13:59. > :14:03.been making sure the team are ready and myself, for the game on the

:14:03. > :14:07.weekend. Too many things to think about for that to creep into my

:14:07. > :14:17.mind. The return is the only change from

:14:17. > :14:20.

:14:20. > :14:24.the team that beat Italy last pairing. Matthew Rees will win his

:14:24. > :14:29.50th cap, one of only three players who didn't start against France in

:14:29. > :14:39.the World Cup. The back line is unchanged. Mike Phillips the only

:14:39. > :14:42.player in the starting 15 who The return of Sam Warburton could

:14:42. > :14:47.be crucial. Wales suspect Saturday's match might not be

:14:47. > :14:57.pretty. France have asked for the reef to be open, despite the fact

:14:57. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:09.that rain is forecast. They have the addition of grisly front row

:15:09. > :15:13.

:15:13. > :15:16.We have got to have to expect that physical confrontation they are

:15:16. > :15:19.capable of bringing to the Millennium Stadium. It will be

:15:19. > :15:29.tough upfront. Wales have shown the ability to win

:15:29. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:41.a glee. -- badly. This team are determined to take this opportunity.

:15:41. > :15:43.180 pupils at Tycroes Primary school near Ammanford got a visit

:15:43. > :15:46.from the official London 2012 Olympics Mascot, Wenlock today.

:15:46. > :15:49.Tycroes Primary was chosen from sixteen thousand schools throughout

:15:49. > :15:52.the UK as school of the month for including the Olympics in virtually

:15:52. > :16:02.every aspect of school activity. The pupils were also shown how to

:16:02. > :16:04.

:16:04. > :16:07.do archery from local Paralympic hopeful Jemma Morris.

:16:07. > :16:11.Tomorrow night we'll be getting the thoughts of a Wales' newest rugby

:16:11. > :16:14.fan. You might know him better as the creator and star of Bay Watch

:16:14. > :16:16.and Knight Ryder - but David Hasslehof, under the guidance of

:16:16. > :16:20.welsh girlfriend Hayley Roberts, has become a huge welsh rugby

:16:20. > :16:21.supporter! I spoke to them in LA - where they're backing Wales all the

:16:21. > :16:23.way. My father is coming over. He loves

:16:23. > :16:27.rugby. I bought him the T-shirt for the

:16:27. > :16:32.game, a Wales T-shirt. After they win, we will jump in the

:16:32. > :16:35.car and we are off to Canada. Big smiles.

:16:35. > :16:45.More from David Hasselhoff and all the build up to the rugby - join me

:16:45. > :16:54.

:16:54. > :16:57.tomorrow night. Two community radio presenters from

:16:57. > :17:00.Llandudno have broken a world record after broadcasting non-stop

:17:00. > :17:03.for 80 hours. Alwyn Samuel and Dave Jones from Tudno FM are raising

:17:03. > :17:06.money for a local hospice and the BBC's Sport Relief. They started

:17:06. > :17:08.their show at 6am on Monday and completed it at 2:00pm this

:17:08. > :17:11.afternoon. They've broken the record previously held by Radio 1's

:17:11. > :17:14.Chris Moyles.$$NEWLINE An historic lifeboat that's been lying derelict

:17:14. > :17:16.in Conwy harbour is returning home to Norfolk for restoration. The

:17:16. > :17:19.Edward Birkbeck was built around 1896, and was the lifeboat at

:17:19. > :17:23.Winterton-on-Sea until 1925. The boat is heading to its original

:17:23. > :17:26.home in East Anglia where it once made 94 rescues.

:17:26. > :17:29.The Navy's latest warship has berthed in Cardiff Docks, in thick

:17:29. > :17:33.fog, on its first visit to the city it's affiliated to. HMS Dragon

:17:33. > :17:37.replaces the now scrapped frigate HMS Cardiff. The Destroyer, which

:17:37. > :17:43.will be open to the public on Sunday, is one of the most advanced

:17:43. > :17:47.ships in the Navy's fleet. Bringing the destroyer in to Cardiff for the

:17:47. > :17:52.first time is an extreme privilege and honour. It is a new class of

:17:52. > :17:55.ship. The best of British technology. We should be in service

:17:55. > :17:58.for approximately 40 years. It's the hit comedy that's taken

:17:58. > :18:02.the West End by storm - and now the National Theatre's production of

:18:02. > :18:04.One Man Two Guvnors has a Welsh actor in the lead role. Owain

:18:04. > :18:08.Arthur spent months as the understudy to James Corden in the

:18:08. > :18:18.show. Now, Corden is heading to Broadway meaning the 28-year-old

:18:18. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:25.actor from Gwynedd is finally Physical comedy can be a tricky act

:18:25. > :18:30.to pull off but this man's performance has already impressed

:18:30. > :18:36.the critics and it's a part that will transform his fortunes as an

:18:36. > :18:43.actor. In One Man Two Guvnors, he plays a gluttonous minder working

:18:43. > :18:49.for two bosses in 1960s Britain. The part itself is such a gift. If

:18:49. > :18:55.you've seen it, or if you are going to see it, it's a totally obvious.

:18:55. > :18:59.It is the best. It's definitely the biggest part I've played.

:18:59. > :19:08.The play opened at the National Theatre in London last year with

:19:08. > :19:15.James Corden in the lead role. The big break came in to send the 20

:19:15. > :19:19.had to replace the Gavin and Stacey star for one performance. -- cent

:19:19. > :19:24.beat understudy. The role was then tailored for him.

:19:24. > :19:28.As soon as we decided that he should play it, we thought that he

:19:28. > :19:32.should be Welsh, because that is what he is. We changed the script

:19:32. > :19:41.and made the character Welsh. It wasn't difficult. It wasn't the

:19:41. > :19:45.original concept but why not? Why not? Its kind of funny.

:19:45. > :19:49.You are the role model for village idiots.

:19:49. > :19:55.With an acting career spanning from feature films and a stint with the

:19:55. > :20:01.Royal Shakespeare Company, he is no stranger to being in the spotlight.

:20:01. > :20:07.He wasn't fazed by following in James Corden's footsteps.

:20:07. > :20:11.We were given the freedom to make things different. There are

:20:11. > :20:16.different laughs in the show to what there was when James Corden

:20:16. > :20:20.was doing it. One Man Two Guvnors has been a big

:20:20. > :20:24.hit in the West End and this production runs until September.

:20:24. > :20:27.Its new leading man will have plenty of time to get used to being

:20:27. > :20:30.in the spotlight. School pupils across the country

:20:30. > :20:35.have been trying their hand at being journalists as part of the

:20:35. > :20:39.annual BBC School Report Day. It's a chance for 11 to 16-year-olds to

:20:39. > :20:41.write their own news stories for real audiences. Our education

:20:41. > :20:50.correspondent, Nicola Smith, is at Lampeter Comprehensive school with

:20:50. > :20:54.some budding reporters. Nicky. It's pretty quiet in the classroom

:20:54. > :21:00.but a few hours ago, it was a different story. These peoples had

:21:00. > :21:05.a go at being drawn a lists -- journalists for the day. They spent

:21:05. > :21:10.time writing scripts for important 2 o'clock news bulletins. I'm

:21:10. > :21:13.pleased to say they met their deadline. One of the presenters was

:21:13. > :21:18.Oliver and he is going to put everything he learnt to the test

:21:18. > :21:25.live on air. It's not just been our

:21:25. > :21:31.comprehensive school that has taken part in BBC's news school report.

:21:31. > :21:37.One of them was a comprehensive school that went down to the

:21:37. > :21:40.Olympic park and had an interview with the manager. Let's take a look.

:21:40. > :21:44.I am from South Wales and my question is, what has been your

:21:44. > :21:51.biggest challenge whilst organising the game's?

:21:51. > :21:58.The biggest challenge, really, is you are in one of our venues. There

:21:58. > :22:04.are 26 Olympic sports, 20 Paralympic sports. They are like

:22:04. > :22:09.world championships. We have to deliver, in our Olympic terms, 26

:22:09. > :22:14.simultaneous world championships all in the space of 16 days.

:22:15. > :22:20.The experience was brilliant. It was nice to meet Sebastian Coe and

:22:20. > :22:24.to go around the Olympic village. It's not finished yet. I'm sure

:22:24. > :22:29.they will finish in time. It looks amazing so far and I can't wait

:22:29. > :22:32.until the Olympics start. I think we agree that Sophie and

:22:32. > :22:37.all of it did a great job. Let's have a chat with the other

:22:37. > :22:42.reporters. What did you enjoy most about the day?

:22:42. > :22:47.I enjoyed just learning how to work as a team, how to put a news report

:22:47. > :22:56.together and being part of a project.

:22:56. > :23:00.Harry, what did you find the most challenging?

:23:00. > :23:05.I found during a story on the computer quite challenging because

:23:05. > :23:10.you had to go on the internet and find different stories. That was

:23:10. > :23:13.pretty hard. Has it given you a taste for life

:23:13. > :23:17.as a journalist? Definitely.

:23:17. > :23:24.Briefly, what have you learnt today?

:23:24. > :23:27.We learned how to work as a group and we have learnt how to write

:23:27. > :23:31.everything and do a story. If we had the chance again, we would do

:23:32. > :23:39.it. I'm sure everyone would agree with me.

:23:39. > :23:43.There is an important task still to do and Kayleigh is going to help me.

:23:43. > :23:53.A bit cloudy here today in Lampeter. Let's take a look at the weather

:23:53. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:05.The weather's been quiet in Lampeter this week. High pressure

:24:05. > :24:08.bringing a mixture of sunshine, low cloud, mist, fog and drizzle. Mind

:24:08. > :24:12.you, the weather is on the change. Pressure is falling. The breeze

:24:12. > :24:16.will pick-up tomorrow with some rain on the way. So tonight is

:24:16. > :24:19.cloudy. Drizzle in the south and west. Mist and hill fog. Dry and

:24:19. > :24:25.clearer in the north-east. Lowest temperatures five Celsius along the

:24:25. > :24:30.border. Seven on the Carmarthenshire coast. Tomorrow's

:24:30. > :24:33.chart shows a cold front over Ireland and that is heading our way.

:24:33. > :24:37.So tomorrow the north-east will start off dry and bright. A little

:24:37. > :24:42.sunshine in Welshpool but most of the country cloudy. Spots of

:24:42. > :24:48.drizzle in the south and west. Hill fog. Temperatures in Dolgellau

:24:48. > :24:52.seven Celsius with a fresh breeze on the Lleyn Peninsula. So the best

:24:52. > :24:56.of the weather tomorrow in the north-east and the Marches. Dry and

:24:56. > :25:01.bright. Elsewhere mostly cloudy and later in the afternoon some rain

:25:01. > :25:05.will spread into western counties. Breezier tomorrow. Top temperatures

:25:05. > :25:09.10 to 13 Celsius with a south- westerly wind. Tomorrow evening

:25:09. > :25:12.rain will spread further east. Overnight the north and west

:25:12. > :25:16.becoming dry but the south and south-east into Powys may turn wet.

:25:16. > :25:23.On Saturday some dry weather. If you're lucky you may see the sun

:25:23. > :25:27.but on the whole a lot of cloud. Some rain and heavy showers as well.

:25:27. > :25:30.So if you're in Cardiff for the Six Nations final. I predict a great

:25:30. > :25:35.atmosphere. A few showers and a win for Wales. On Sunday, the weather

:25:35. > :25:38.is set to improve. A few showers. These wintry on the hills and

:25:38. > :25:40.mountains but during the day it should become dry and brighter with

:25:41. > :25:44.some sunshine. Sunday night into Monday cold with a slight frost.

:25:44. > :25:46.Next week turning milder, damp and breezy for a time but from the

:25:47. > :25:49.middle of the week the weather looks like settling down with

:25:49. > :25:57.rising temperatures. By the way, Trefnant Bowling Club are holding a

:25:57. > :25:58.Table Top Sale on Saturday. Everyone is welcome.

:25:58. > :26:01.A reminder of our top story tonight:

:26:01. > :26:04.Leanne Wood is the new leader of Plaid Cymru. The Assembly member

:26:04. > :26:13.for South Wales Central beat the bookies' favourite Elin Jones into

:26:13. > :26:21.second place in the contest to succeed Ieuan Wyn Jones. She said

:26:21. > :26:25.people were looking to the party We need to put the economy at the

:26:26. > :26:30.top of our agenda. People are looking for solutions for the

:26:30. > :26:33.problems they face. The lack of jobs, security. We need to offer

:26:33. > :26:36.hope to people. For the last word tonight, back to

:26:36. > :26:42.our Political Editor Betsan Powys. Betsan, what do we think this will

:26:42. > :26:46.mean for the party? Change, is the simple answer to

:26:46. > :26:51.that. What members have made clear today is they were ready for change.

:26:51. > :26:55.They have taken a punt and some of them know that. They have done it

:26:55. > :27:01.because they felt so strongly that it was time for things to change.

:27:01. > :27:06.She was the candidate least like Ieuan Wyn Jones. People said, we

:27:06. > :27:11.are going to vote for her with hearts, not heads. Others said that

:27:11. > :27:14.she wouldn't win. She has now and some are concerned about those

:27:14. > :27:20.policies, will they stand up to scrutiny that the other parties

:27:20. > :27:25.will put on them? Her supporters are confident that she will deliver

:27:25. > :27:30.real change. Her job is persuading the 45% who didn't vote for her

:27:30. > :27:34.that she can deliver that changed. That's Wales Today. I'll have