:00:02. > :00:12.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story, up to �800 million of new
:00:12. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:30.investment over five years for the Welsh steel industry.
:00:30. > :00:40.Tales from the river bank - the Wye, Usk and Ebbw near record low levels.
:00:40. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:45.Tonight concerns after unusually low rainfall. There are concerns
:00:45. > :00:55.about the low rainfall and how matters affecting fish migration
:00:55. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:04.and spawning. Hundreds turn out for a vigil for a pensioner missing for
:01:04. > :01:09.nine days, one of three men unaccounted for over recent weeks.
:01:09. > :01:12.The road to the Olympics. 100 days to go. Cardiff starts building a
:01:12. > :01:17.ring of steel around the stadium. And a West End premiere for the
:01:17. > :01:21.horror film shot in Ceredigion. Good evening. The steel company
:01:21. > :01:24.Tata is to invest up to �800 million in Wales over the next five
:01:24. > :01:29.years. The news came from the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, who met
:01:29. > :01:32.senior managers at the firm last week, during a trade visit to India.
:01:32. > :01:37.He's described it as a vote of confidence in Wales. More from Nick
:01:37. > :01:42.Palit. Tata currently employs 8,000 people
:01:42. > :01:45.around Wales. Today they confirmed that this investment will be new
:01:45. > :01:52.money, but say at this stage it's too early to say exactly how it
:01:52. > :02:01.will be spent. Nevertheless, the First Minister sees it as a sign of
:02:01. > :02:05.intent from the Indian company, at a difficult economic time. What
:02:05. > :02:08.they have made clear is that many will be spent on making sure that
:02:08. > :02:13.steel in Wales becomes more and more competitive. It is right to
:02:13. > :02:21.stay -- say that other companies would not have made that invest at.
:02:21. > :02:31.But Tata have to it. -- have done it. It shows their confidence in
:02:31. > :02:32.
:02:32. > :02:42.Wales. Tata says many will be invested but the benefits will be
:02:42. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:47.felt at other sites around Wales. Port Talbot is Tata's biggest Welsh
:02:47. > :02:51.plant. When it was originally opened in 1951 by the Steel Company
:02:51. > :02:56.of Wales, it was the largest in Europe. It once employed 25,000
:02:57. > :03:00.people. Since then, it and the steel industry have gone through a
:03:00. > :03:05.series of different owners. Nationalised in 1967, it became
:03:05. > :03:08.part of British Steel. In 1999, the name changed to Corus, with a
:03:08. > :03:15.merger with a Dutch steel maker, and then finally bought by the
:03:15. > :03:21.Indian firm, Tata, in 2007. Currently, the workforce at Port
:03:21. > :03:24.Talbot stands at 3,500. A further 1,400 work at the rolling mill at
:03:24. > :03:31.Llanwern, 400 nearby at the Orb works in Newport, 700 at the
:03:31. > :03:33.Trostre tin works, and another 800 at Shotton on Deeside.
:03:33. > :03:38.From his office at the University in Newport, industry expert
:03:38. > :03:41.Jonathan Deacon can see Llanwern steelworks. Just before Christmas,
:03:41. > :03:44.Tata moth-balled the hot rolling mill here, but Dr Deacon says this
:03:44. > :03:52.new investment is a vote of confidence in the whole of the
:03:52. > :03:56.Welsh steel industry. investment today will have a knock-
:03:56. > :04:06.on effect to investment in the other South Wales steelmaking
:04:06. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:13.plants. The days when the plants were quite separate are long gone.
:04:13. > :04:16.Any increase in output from Port Talbot will have a knock-on effect.
:04:16. > :04:21.In the shadow of Port Talbot steelworks lies this pub, a popular
:04:21. > :04:24.watering hole for steel men past and present. The licensees say the
:04:24. > :04:33.extra investment will be welcomed in this community still dependent
:04:33. > :04:37.on work at the plant. I think it is absolutely wonderful. Everyone
:04:37. > :04:42.working at Tata and everybody in the community, it does have a
:04:42. > :04:46.knock-on effect. It is absolutely brilliant. Although Tata say it's
:04:46. > :04:48.too early to say precisely how this �800 million will be spent. They
:04:48. > :04:52.did say that because steelmaking is such an energy intensive business,
:04:52. > :05:02.a lot of their focus will be on new technology to further improve
:05:02. > :05:16.
:05:17. > :05:19.Closing that gap is one of the company's priorities, but perhaps
:05:19. > :05:24.the most significant development in the pipeline is the so-called
:05:24. > :05:27.Margam mine. Tata have been investigating digging down from the
:05:27. > :05:30.steelworks to a rich underground coal seam. Currently, two million
:05:30. > :05:33.tonnes of coking coal are brought in by ship every year to fuel the
:05:33. > :05:35.plant's two blast furnaces. An announcement on the mine could come
:05:36. > :05:39.this autumn, an investment which it's believed could generate 500
:05:39. > :05:42.jobs, and would be in addition to the �800 million confirmed today.
:05:42. > :05:45.It would also make Port Talbot the only steelworks in Europe with
:05:45. > :05:49.access to its own coal. There are concerns over river
:05:49. > :05:52.levels in some parts of Wales, after unusually low rainfall. The
:05:52. > :05:57.Environment Agency Wales says, there is no current risk to the
:05:57. > :06:01.public water supply, unlike some areas of England. But in south east
:06:01. > :06:04.Wales, the Wye, Usk and Ebbw are at, or near, record low levels. Our
:06:04. > :06:14.Environment Corrrespondent, Iolo ap Dafydd, is beside the River Usk
:06:14. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:18.tonight. Good evening. This is the River Usk. It is low and that is
:06:18. > :06:25.because of the low rainfall. Normally, we could expect this to
:06:25. > :06:30.be about a foot higher. That is the problem. It is the low rainfall in
:06:30. > :06:39.February and March. Parties wide the Environment Agency has come out
:06:39. > :06:45.with this warning. -- that is why. Why are we having this warning now?
:06:45. > :06:49.We are not facing the same problems as in England. That is correct. It
:06:49. > :06:55.is important to stress this is not a public water drinking supply
:06:55. > :07:00.issue, as it is in England. But at the Environment Agency, we are --
:07:00. > :07:05.concerned about reducing river levels and the impact on wildlife
:07:05. > :07:09.within the river system. We are particularly concerned about
:07:09. > :07:12.migratory fish. We are equally concerned that if there was a
:07:12. > :07:17.pollution, there would not be as much water in the river for
:07:17. > :07:23.dilution. And we are concerned that a lot of people use the water from
:07:23. > :07:31.Bass for businesses. If levels were to reduce, we would have to look at
:07:31. > :07:35.certain conditions. There could be problems if the river levels keep
:07:35. > :07:42.on decreasing. If the river levels keep on decreasing, we will have to
:07:42. > :07:49.look at balancing the use of all users. But yes, it could lead to
:07:50. > :07:53.conditions being imposed. The other issue, of course, is how this
:07:53. > :08:00.affects migratory fish and spawning. This is one of the famous rivers in
:08:00. > :08:10.Wales. What are the concerns affecting
:08:10. > :08:18.fresh? It is principally salmon but there are other species. There non-
:08:18. > :08:25.European listed species. They all used this river. If this lack of
:08:25. > :08:30.rainfall continues, what then? This is a Special Area of Conservation?
:08:30. > :08:35.Yes, the problem is getting the young salmon out and they are going
:08:35. > :08:41.out very shortly. If we do not have a decent flow, they will be delayed
:08:41. > :08:44.and the numbers of salmon will go down. That knocks on for future
:08:44. > :08:49.generations. We have to do everything we can under European
:08:49. > :08:53.law to make sure these fish have the best possible opportunity. We
:08:53. > :09:01.cannot make it rain but we cannot go -- we can control all the other
:09:01. > :09:06.things by licences and all -- so on. The good news is, there might be
:09:06. > :09:16.some rain on the way. The other good news is the reservoirs in
:09:16. > :09:19.Wales are 90 % fall. -- full. A female pedestrian in her 70s has
:09:19. > :09:23.been killed and another has been seriously injured after a car hit a
:09:23. > :09:26.shop in Conwy. A blue Jaguar car collided with two woman outside the
:09:26. > :09:29.shop in Rhos on Sea. The male car driver was taken to hospital, but
:09:29. > :09:32.his injuries are not thought to be serious. A police community support
:09:32. > :09:34.officer from Wrexham has been jailed for 10 months, for giving
:09:34. > :09:37.confidential information to a friend. Mold Crown heard Lisa
:09:37. > :09:41.Stapley texted her friend, telling her get out of town, because police
:09:41. > :09:45.were looking for her. Stapley admitted four charges of misconduct
:09:45. > :09:49.in public office. The judge described it as a gross breach of
:09:49. > :09:52.trust. Concern is mounting for three
:09:52. > :09:56.people who have gone missing in South and West Wales over the last
:09:56. > :10:00.few weeks. Owain Roberts from Cardigan hasn't been seen since
:10:00. > :10:03.last month, while Simon Jones from Llandysul was last seen a week ago.
:10:03. > :10:09.In Abertridwr near Caerphilly, a vigil was held last night after a
:10:09. > :10:13.77-year-old man went missing. Rhodri Lewis reports.
:10:13. > :10:17.Hundreds of people turned out for a candlelit vigil last night, a show
:10:17. > :10:20.of concern for Trevor Elias. The 77-year-old is well known as a
:10:20. > :10:25.popular character in Abertridwr and is described as a man with time for
:10:25. > :10:34.everyone. The two women who organised the vigil via Facebook
:10:34. > :10:38.say they were amazed at the turnout. I was overwhelmed by the amount of
:10:38. > :10:41.support that we had. Because it was cold, I thought people would not be
:10:41. > :10:47.bothered to turn up at the amount of people make that effort for
:10:47. > :10:51.Trevor, it was lovely. Trevor is a gentleman everybody loves. I have
:10:51. > :10:55.not lived here for a long time. But I remember him when I was small, I
:10:55. > :11:03.would always see him. He would tell me a joke and he would always have
:11:03. > :11:07.time for you. Simon Jones has been missing since last Monday. His
:11:07. > :11:10.family say they just want to know what has happened to him.
:11:10. > :11:14.anybody has seen him after that, please get in touch with the police
:11:14. > :11:19.as soon as possible. Any information will be useful. It is
:11:19. > :11:22.the massive help. We know everybody is trying their best. In Cardigan,
:11:22. > :11:26.the search is still going on for Owain Roberts, who disappeared on
:11:26. > :11:29.the 10th of March. The 36-year-old is well known in the town as a
:11:29. > :11:39.guitarist with a rock band. His family have been touched by the
:11:39. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:48.extent of local support. We are appreciating the family support and
:11:48. > :11:51.the support of the people of the surrounding area. Friends and
:11:52. > :11:55.family of the missing men are still looking for them and hoping they're
:11:55. > :11:59.safe. Police want anyone with information about any of them is
:11:59. > :12:01.being urged to get in touch. Much more to come before 7 o'clock.
:12:01. > :12:07.Black armbands for the Bluebirds in tribute to former Cardiff, Wrexham
:12:07. > :12:16.and Newport manager Eddie May. And why Ceredigion is sending a shiver
:12:16. > :12:21.down the spines of cinema audiences across the UK.
:12:21. > :12:23.Better schools, better services and better value. That's what the Welsh
:12:23. > :12:27.Liberal Democrats promised today, as they launched their campaign for
:12:27. > :12:29.May's council elections. Leader Kirsty Williams chose one of Wales'
:12:30. > :12:39.biggest shopping centres to set out the party's stall. Mark Hannaby
:12:40. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:44.reports. This Cardiff shopping centre is
:12:44. > :12:48.spacious, bright and club scene. The Liberal Democrats see it as an
:12:48. > :12:55.example of what they have delivered at council level. The party has
:12:55. > :12:57.controlled Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham in recent years. We have
:12:57. > :13:02.deliver better services and better schools while at the same time
:13:02. > :13:06.making sure we are not wasting taxpayers' money. It is a challenge
:13:06. > :13:09.but we have demonstrated over the last four years that the Liberal
:13:09. > :13:13.Democrats can meet that challenge. They know they face an uphill
:13:13. > :13:17.struggle. They are aware that they are involved in a UK coalition
:13:17. > :13:20.government which is making public sector cuts and that might pose
:13:20. > :13:23.them some difficulties in the council elections. But they are
:13:23. > :13:28.confident what they see as achievements in places like Cardiff
:13:28. > :13:33.will be noticed by the voters. The Liberal Democrats are going big on
:13:33. > :13:39.education. They argued their deal to pass the was government's budget
:13:39. > :13:43.provided an extra �32 million to Wales's poorest school children.
:13:43. > :13:51.They have promised to help business and expand schemes to help young
:13:51. > :13:56.people acquire mortgage deposits. We have made huge strides. Other
:13:56. > :13:58.areas, for instance Wrexham, we have seen an improvement in
:13:58. > :14:01.education and Welsh people know that if they want better schools,
:14:01. > :14:08.better services and better value for money, the only way they will
:14:08. > :14:16.get it is by voting for a Welsh Liberal Democrats comes love. --
:14:16. > :14:19.councillor. If the climate is more difficult for them this time, then
:14:19. > :14:23.they are confident their track record within local government will
:14:23. > :14:29.stand them in good stead. Over the coming weeks, we'll be looking at
:14:29. > :14:32.key election issues. We start tonight with education. Whether
:14:32. > :14:35.you're a parent, a teacher, or a pupil, local councillors are making
:14:36. > :14:38.decisions that affect you. Huge parts of their budget are spent on
:14:38. > :14:40.education services, but in a difficult economic climate, the
:14:40. > :14:48.resources are getting more stretched. Here's our Education
:14:48. > :14:53.Correspondent, Nicola Smith. This primary school opened in Victorian
:14:53. > :14:57.times but with only 13 pupils on the books, it could close this year.
:14:57. > :15:02.It is the heart of the village. If you take out the heart of the
:15:03. > :15:10.village, you have children travelling miles to school. He does
:15:10. > :15:15.not make sense. We walked to school. There are no transport costs. The
:15:15. > :15:20.children are healthy. They get breakfast club at school. The
:15:20. > :15:25.children are fully integrated into the school life. But small schools
:15:25. > :15:33.are expensive to run. Just like any local qualities in Wales,
:15:34. > :15:37.Ceredigion niece to save money -- in local authorities. The decision
:15:37. > :15:41.on the future of the school has been postponed. This is still the
:15:41. > :15:45.picture in many schools across Wales. Buildings that are damp,
:15:45. > :15:50.cracked, not suitable any more. Last year, the Welsh government
:15:50. > :15:55.announced its biggest ever school building programme but local
:15:55. > :16:00.authorities have to foot part of the bill. This is the new multi-
:16:00. > :16:03.million-pound High School in print -- Newport. It replaces another
:16:03. > :16:08.secondary school that was no longer fit for purpose, a significant
:16:08. > :16:11.investment in facilities for the future. And now, every local
:16:11. > :16:14.authority in Wales has had to commit to spending millions of
:16:14. > :16:18.pounds on refurbishing and rebuilding their schools. But
:16:18. > :16:24.concerns have been raised whether VAT demand on councils is
:16:24. > :16:26.sustainable long-term. The question is whether they will be able to
:16:26. > :16:33.carry on finding money for the other two-thirds of the programme
:16:33. > :16:38.that is not yet funded. The first seven years represents only one
:16:38. > :16:41.third of the investment. What difference does this make in the
:16:41. > :16:45.classroom? Many teachers believe funding is the key to improving
:16:45. > :16:51.education standards but one union warns not enough cash is making it
:16:51. > :16:54.to the front line. We are seeing budgets being cut from top to
:16:54. > :16:58.bottom and it is having an impact on how local authorities can give
:16:58. > :17:02.resources to school. As a result, we are seeing classroom assistants
:17:02. > :17:10.leading classes, a lack of resources, Materials, and
:17:10. > :17:13.dilapidated buildings. The standard of education and Welsh schools is
:17:13. > :17:18.under the spotlight now more than ever. Balancing the needs of pupils,
:17:18. > :17:21.teachers and the communities they serve within budget will be no easy
:17:21. > :17:24.task for Wales's local councils. And on tomorrow's night's programme
:17:24. > :17:27.we'll be looking at another local election issue, the cost of caring
:17:27. > :17:31.for the elderly. David Sharp from Tenby has multiple sclerosis and
:17:31. > :17:34.relies on round the clock care. The budgets are under pressure but our
:17:34. > :17:38.population is ageing. We'll be asking how councils will be able to
:17:38. > :17:41.pay the bill. A meeting is being held shortly to
:17:41. > :17:44.discuss the future of a 15th century Denbighshire church.
:17:44. > :17:49.Villagers are being asked for ideas for other uses for The Church of St
:17:49. > :17:52.Elidan in Llanelidan to help bring in vital funds. A dwindling
:17:52. > :17:58.congregation has meant other ways are needed to boost the income
:17:58. > :18:01.needed to maintain the building. Buckingham Palace has released
:18:01. > :18:04.details of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's tour of south Wales
:18:04. > :18:06.next week, to mark the Diamond Jubilee. On Thursday they'll attend
:18:07. > :18:10.a service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, before visiting Margam
:18:10. > :18:13.Country Park and Merthyr Tydfil. On Friday, they'll visit Aberfan and
:18:13. > :18:22.Ebbw Vale, before attending a festival at Glanusk Park near
:18:22. > :18:25.Crickhowell. In 100 days' time, the first event
:18:25. > :18:28.of the 2012 Olympics will take place here in Wales. And tonight
:18:28. > :18:31.our sports reporter, Ashleigh Crowter, is at the Millennium
:18:31. > :18:34.Stadium where it will all begin. Ash, the clock is ticking. Any sign
:18:34. > :18:44.that the Greatest Show On Earth is about to arrive in the Welsh
:18:44. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:49.capital? I think the answer is No. There will be woman's football
:18:49. > :18:53.match at 4 o'clock on 25th July, two days before the official
:18:53. > :18:58.opening ceremony. It will be the first sporting action of London
:18:58. > :19:03.2012. Before that, there is a lot of rugby soup to be played at the
:19:03. > :19:07.Millennium Stadium. It will be a little while inside before any
:19:07. > :19:11.substantial changes are made. But just outside the stadium, it is a
:19:11. > :19:16.different story. There will be massive security operation in
:19:16. > :19:22.Cardiff surrounding the Olympics. Today in Westgate Street, one of
:19:22. > :19:32.the main roads into the stadium, they were digging up the roads and
:19:32. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:37.fitting some retractable electric bollards.
:19:37. > :19:41.Tributes are being paid to one of the great characters of the foot --
:19:41. > :19:44.the game of football in Wales. Very sad news over the weekend, the
:19:44. > :19:48.death of former Cardiff, Wrexham and Newport manager Eddie May at
:19:48. > :19:52.the age of 68. He played more than 300 times for Wrexham, and also had
:19:52. > :19:55.a spell at Swansea. So a much-loved figure in Welsh football. Cardiff's
:19:55. > :19:57.players will wear black arm-bands in his memory at tomorrow night's
:19:57. > :20:07.match against Derby, when the Bluebirds will hope to consolidate
:20:07. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:17.their place in the play-offs. A place in the championship play-offs
:20:17. > :20:23.is Cardiff to take. With three games to go. A hard-fought victory
:20:23. > :20:26.at Barnsley has left the Bluebirds in 6th place. When all their
:20:26. > :20:29.remaining games and they are guaranteed another crack at
:20:29. > :20:33.reaching the Premier League. Cardiff host Derby County tomorrow
:20:33. > :20:43.and it is bound to be an emotional night as fans and players pay their
:20:43. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:47.respects to former manager Eddie May. It will be a nice fond memory.
:20:47. > :20:52.Everyone will turn up and we will try and win the game in his name.
:20:52. > :20:57.And support the team in his name tomorrow. It'll be a fitting
:20:57. > :21:00.tribute. There was relief as Swansea ended a four match losing
:21:00. > :21:05.run with a comprehensive victory over Blackburn Rovers. The result
:21:05. > :21:09.means their status as a Premier League side next season is very
:21:09. > :21:14.nearly assured. Swansea will be very keen to retain the services of
:21:14. > :21:19.their Icelandic midfielder. He scored the 7th goal of his three-
:21:19. > :21:23.month loan spell on Saturday. have a nibble -- another couple of
:21:23. > :21:28.seasons left on my contract. It is down to whether it is in charge to
:21:28. > :21:34.speak too often Haine and get something sorted. I am very happy
:21:34. > :21:36.here and I'm enjoying my football. In the conference, Wrexham know
:21:37. > :21:45.they will need to go through the play-offs to return to the Football
:21:45. > :21:49.League. At the bottom of the table, Newport
:21:49. > :21:53.still have more work to do, despite picking up a valuable point at
:21:53. > :22:03.play-off continues -- contenders York. They are five points above
:22:03. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:10.the drop zone with four games left to play. Well, that's it for
:22:10. > :22:13.tonight. And on Wednesday, we'll also be marking the official 100
:22:13. > :22:16.days to go to the Olympics, when we'll be looking at what sort of
:22:16. > :22:18.legacy the Games will leave for us here in Wales.
:22:18. > :22:22.Tonight sees the international premiere of a new horror film
:22:22. > :22:24.inspired by life growing up in a small West Wales village. Elfie
:22:24. > :22:28.Hopkins, which stars Ray Winstone, is the work of Ceredigion born
:22:28. > :22:32.director Ryan Andrews. And as Cemlyn Davies reports, the film was
:22:32. > :22:35.shot almost entirely in the county. Elfie Hopkins is the story of an
:22:35. > :22:45.aspiring teenage detective who finds her first real case when a
:22:45. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:51.mysterious family, the Gammons, moves into the area. It seems new
:22:51. > :22:56.residents have arrived in this dead-end town. Described as a
:22:56. > :23:00.twisted tale of cannibalism this is Ryan Andrews' first feature film.
:23:00. > :23:04.It was quite far to travel to see your friends. There was a lot of
:23:04. > :23:10.time playing around in the wards. I thought I was a vampire Addo. I
:23:10. > :23:14.would go round investigating. -- vampire hunter. It was based on
:23:14. > :23:19.that idea of being a child and letting your imagination run away
:23:19. > :23:23.with you. Ryan Andrews was brought up here in the small quiet village
:23:23. > :23:29.of Llwyndafydd just outside New Quay. And where better to bring his
:23:29. > :23:32.film's storyline to life than the place that inspired it. Most of
:23:32. > :23:40.Elfie Hopkins was shot right here in the director's home village and
:23:40. > :23:44.just up the coast in Aberarth. countryside is amazing. With a lot
:23:44. > :23:50.of the lakes and rivers and the trees, you can build an atmosphere.
:23:50. > :23:53.It helped create a world where the film could resist -- exist.
:23:53. > :23:56.director isn't the only Welshman involved in the film. Starring
:23:56. > :24:00.alongside Ray Winstone and his daughter Jaime, are a host of Welsh
:24:00. > :24:09.actors. Aneurin Barnard from Ogmore Vale plays Dylan Parker who helps
:24:09. > :24:13.the title character solve mysteries. He has this very she should with
:24:13. > :24:21.her and they have been creating stories and investigating in the
:24:21. > :24:26.town and getting into trouble. -- relationship with her. He does all
:24:26. > :24:32.the research and gives it to her for her to investigate. Like Ryan,
:24:32. > :24:38.Aneurin also enjoyed filming in Wales. It is always nice to come
:24:38. > :24:42.back to Wales. It is close to the heart. Really lovely to do. Elfie
:24:42. > :24:46.Hopkins opens in cinemas on Friday. The quiet Ceredigion countryside
:24:46. > :24:54.may never be viewed the same way again.
:24:54. > :25:00.Here's Derek with the weather The River Usk is very low and its
:25:00. > :25:04.not surprising. In South Wales, the last 18 months have been the driest
:25:04. > :25:09.for 100 years. While in Monmouthshire in the last year,
:25:09. > :25:13.every month bar three has been drier than normal. So we do need
:25:13. > :25:18.rain and there is some on the way. Pressure is falling and the weather
:25:18. > :25:28.is about to turn much more unsettled. Low pressure bringing
:25:28. > :25:31.rain and showers. In fact, by the end of the week, some parts of
:25:31. > :25:36.Wales will have 20 to 40mm, well over an inch of rain! So tonight
:25:36. > :25:39.rain will spill across the country. The wind picking up as well. The
:25:39. > :25:44.rain heaviest during the early hours with strong and gusty winds.
:25:44. > :25:48.Temperatures staying above freezing. The lowest around 4 Celsius, so no
:25:48. > :25:56.frost. Tomorrow's chart shows a deep area of low pressure moving
:25:56. > :26:02.close to Ireland. More typical of Autumn than spring. So tomorrow
:26:02. > :26:07.rain first thing will soon clear. Dry and bright for a time but
:26:07. > :26:10.showers will follow. Some of them heavy and blustery. Hail and
:26:10. > :26:13.thunder possible with a few sunny intervals in between. Top
:26:13. > :26:21.temperatures 9 to 12 Celsius and breezy, especially on the south and
:26:21. > :26:29.west coast. Gusts 45 to 50 mph. The wind will make it feel cool. In
:26:29. > :26:36.Monmouthshire tomorrow. Overnight rain will soon clear. Dry and
:26:36. > :26:39.bright for a time but showers are likely in the afternoon.
:26:39. > :26:44.Temperatures in Grosmont rising to 11 Celsius. Tomorrow night will
:26:44. > :26:48.bring more showers or longer spells of rain. Some heavy rain in places
:26:48. > :26:53.too with fresh to strong south- easterly winds. The outlook for the
:26:54. > :26:57.rest of the week remains unsettled. Low pressure bringing showers. Some
:26:57. > :27:01.of the showers heavy and prolonged with hail and thunder. Breezy at
:27:01. > :27:05.times and feeling cool with temperatures below average. The
:27:05. > :27:09.rest of April looks unsettled as well. There is a hint it may turn
:27:09. > :27:14.drier and warmer by the end of the month into May but in the meantime,
:27:14. > :27:18.we're all in for some wet and cool weather over the next few days. So
:27:18. > :27:22.a big change on the way. The rain not to everyone's liking but it
:27:22. > :27:30.will help to replenish ground water levels and top up the river Usk.
:27:30. > :27:34.Tonight's headlines from the BBC. We'll have an update for you here