:00:03. > :00:05.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story:
:00:06. > :00:08.The childhood sweetheart of MI6 officer Gareth Williams from
:00:09. > :00:11.Anglesey tells his inquest he never felt threatened or that he was
:00:11. > :00:21.being followed, as police release this reconstruction of the bathroom
:00:21. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:38.where his body was found padlocked Our other headlines tonight:
:00:38. > :00:48.Big changes for our schools. New powers for ministers and parents to
:00:48. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:52.intervene, if they want to. I think teachers are a professional groups
:00:52. > :00:55.and they should be able to cope with things within their own
:00:55. > :00:58.profession. Off fishing, but there's a storm
:00:58. > :01:01.brewing over closing off some areas for conservation.
:01:01. > :01:05.What can your local council do to breathe new life into declining
:01:05. > :01:15.town centres? And Aberystwyth uncovers the hidden
:01:15. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:18.history behind WWI at the click of Good evening.
:01:18. > :01:21.It's been a dramatic day in the inquest into the death of MI6
:01:21. > :01:25.officer Gareth Williams from Anglesey. The coroner heard
:01:25. > :01:30.evidence that there was unknown DNA on the outside of the bag into
:01:30. > :01:33.which his body had been locked in his London flat. That supports the
:01:33. > :01:39.police belief that someone else may have been there at the time of his
:01:39. > :01:42.death. The court also heard evidence of expensive women's
:01:42. > :01:52.clothing, shoes and even wigs stored in his home. Over now to
:01:52. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:59.Iolo ap Dafydd at Westminster Coroner's Court. Inside is caught
:01:59. > :02:04.behind me, quite a dramatic day. We heard from another senior police
:02:04. > :02:08.officer and from one of Gareth Williams's closest friends. Sian
:02:08. > :02:14.Jones was his childhood sweetheart and they remained very close
:02:14. > :02:17.friends. You referred to the women's close and shows. Sian Jones
:02:17. > :02:24.denied those close would have been warned by Gareth Williams. There
:02:24. > :02:30.would have been too small for him. Day two of the inquest and Gareth
:02:30. > :02:35.Williams's parents arrived with their daughter and her husband. All
:02:35. > :02:43.morning, the police officer leading the investigation, Detective Chief
:02:43. > :02:47.Inspector Jackie Sebire, was questioned by the coroner and Barry
:02:47. > :02:52.-- new CCTV footage showing him shopping was shown in court. He was
:02:52. > :02:57.captured on video near several central London stores. The family
:02:57. > :03:04.sat together, watching these images. But then, before a revealing police
:03:04. > :03:09.failed, a video was shown, his mother stood up and quickly walked
:03:09. > :03:16.out of the room. She did not want to see what this film would reveal,
:03:16. > :03:20.Hassan's bathroom, on the top floor of his flat. A police video was
:03:20. > :03:25.filmed on the same evening that his body was found. The Metropolitan
:03:25. > :03:29.Police have released these pictures, despite the family barrister
:03:29. > :03:34.requesting or on behalf of the family that the footage should not
:03:34. > :03:41.be broadcast. And Other Place computer-generated graphics were
:03:41. > :03:46.also shown in court. They lead into the House, leading up the stairs to
:03:46. > :03:51.a Gareth Williams's bedroom and his living area and also into the
:03:51. > :03:55.bathroom where the large hold-all containing his body was found. Much
:03:55. > :03:59.of the evidence also focused on the padlock which could have been
:03:59. > :04:02.snapped shut without a key and according to Detective Chief
:04:02. > :04:07.Inspector Jackie Sebire, her initial assessment was that a third
:04:08. > :04:11.party may have been present when Gareth Williams was inside the bag.
:04:11. > :04:16.But the most significant evidence given today focused on the padlock
:04:16. > :04:20.keys which were beneath his body, inside the hold-all and DNA
:04:20. > :04:25.evidence that is not related to Gareth Williams has been found on
:04:25. > :04:31.the a zip and the fabric Fastnet near the padlock on the outside of
:04:31. > :04:35.the back. Also appearing in are the court today, Sian Jones, a close
:04:35. > :04:38.friend from Anglesey and a charge at sweetheart. She said there
:04:38. > :04:43.remained close and when asked by the coroner, she said she did not
:04:43. > :04:47.believe the women's close found in the flat and the shoes were bought
:04:47. > :04:51.for what Gareth Williams himself to wear. She said she thought they
:04:51. > :04:59.believed they could be gifts for her and his sister. What more can
:04:59. > :05:02.you tell us about the DNA evidence on the hold-all? This is quite
:05:02. > :05:08.important and quite significant. What Detective Chief Inspector
:05:08. > :05:12.Jackie Sebire said this morning was that there were two other DNA not
:05:12. > :05:18.relating to Gareth Williams on the outside of the bag. And crucially,
:05:18. > :05:23.that DNA was found on the fasteners, the fabric fastener on where the
:05:23. > :05:29.padlock would be interlocking over a two I let's honour the Fastnet.
:05:29. > :05:33.That is quite important. There was also another small, diluted staying
:05:34. > :05:39.outside the back which did not relate to Gareth Williams's DNA.
:05:39. > :05:41.His DNA was on the outside of the bag, but it is important that this
:05:41. > :05:44.was sheer and according to Detective Chief Inspector Jackie
:05:44. > :05:50.Sebire, that means that someone else may have been there at the
:05:50. > :05:53.time. The police video footage shows the extent of women's
:05:53. > :06:00.clothing inside Gareth Williams's flat. What was said about that
:06:00. > :06:06.today? There were a four vigil exhibits shown in court. The first
:06:06. > :06:09.one was what they call the seen the video filmed by a police officer at
:06:09. > :06:14.11 o'clock at night on the night they found the body. It is
:06:14. > :06:19.revealing because it does show the inside of the Vichy -- living room,
:06:19. > :06:25.it leads upstairs to the two bedrooms. The other bedroom, but
:06:25. > :06:28.there were lots of close, women's close. There were two other large
:06:28. > :06:34.bags there and lots of pairs of shoes. One pair of shoes are
:06:34. > :06:39.apparently cost �1,000. And then the video leads into the main
:06:39. > :06:43.bedroom and the bathroom where the hold-all was found. Before that
:06:43. > :06:48.were shown, Gareth Williams's mother walked out of court. She did
:06:48. > :06:57.not want to watch that. Another difficult day for Gareth Williams's
:06:57. > :07:05.family. It was. Especially when it there were computer generated
:07:05. > :07:10.pictures by the Metropolitan Police and a 3D imaging of fat back
:07:10. > :07:16.showing what a curled up body inside that have looked like. Again,
:07:16. > :07:20.Gareth Williams's mother stayed out of court, but, his sister and his
:07:21. > :07:24.father did watch that and they showed how a body would have been
:07:24. > :07:28.inside that bag and the keys for the padlock would have been a
:07:28. > :07:32.belief that the body. That was shown clearly and it showed how
:07:32. > :07:36.tightly packed that body would have been insider that bag.
:07:36. > :07:38.A new law to improve standards and cut bureaucracy. That's how
:07:38. > :07:41.Education Minister Leighton Andrews is describing his new school
:07:41. > :07:44.standards bill. It was presented to the Assembly this afternoon and
:07:44. > :07:47.should make it easier for local councils or ministers to intervene
:07:47. > :07:57.in the running of failing schools. At 112 pages long, there's plenty
:07:57. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:06.of detail to chew over. Sian Lloyd has more.
:08:06. > :08:11.Back in the classroom after the Easter break, these pupils are
:08:11. > :08:15.taught through a Welsh. Plans to enhance Welsh medium provision in
:08:15. > :08:18.education are contained in the proposed School Standards Bill.
:08:18. > :08:22.Councils are minister its would find it easier to intervene in
:08:22. > :08:27.failing schools. Governors, the individuals who have a role in the
:08:27. > :08:30.running of the school could be petition by parents. The obligation
:08:30. > :08:33.of a given as animal general meeting would be dispensed with and
:08:33. > :08:38.the law would simplify the process of closing schools with fewer than
:08:38. > :08:42.10 pupils. We are investing in or the Masters for a training of
:08:42. > :08:47.teachers in the future, that is why we have introduced the school band
:08:47. > :08:53.in system. This legislation will make it clear there as to when
:08:53. > :08:56.local authorities should intervene. There is also a plan to give
:08:56. > :09:02.councils some leeway over the price of school meals. Allowing them to
:09:02. > :09:06.cut the cost for children for -- from bigger families. The broad aim
:09:06. > :09:09.of improving standards has welcomed by parents and teachers, but there
:09:09. > :09:14.are concerns about some of the proposals. As long as those
:09:14. > :09:18.interventions are based on educated, solid, grounded facts and
:09:18. > :09:23.information, whereas I would be concerned if somebody would, on a
:09:23. > :09:27.whim, decide to do something. lessons will continue tomorrow, the
:09:27. > :09:31.law being proposed could have a major impact, not only on the way
:09:31. > :09:32.their schools are organised in the future, but even the way they are
:09:32. > :09:35.taught. North Wales Police has confirmed
:09:35. > :09:38.that arrests will be made as part of its investigation into comments
:09:38. > :09:42.made on Twitter identifying the woman raped by Wales footballer
:09:42. > :09:48.Ched Evans. Evans was jailed for five years on Friday for raping the
:09:48. > :09:51.19-year-old at a hotel in Rhyl. A lawyer for the Shadow Welsh
:09:51. > :09:54.Secretary and former Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Hain, is
:09:54. > :09:58.questioning the legality of legal action against him about his
:09:58. > :10:05.autobiography. Contempt of court proceedings are being taken against
:10:05. > :10:08.Mr Hain after he was critical of a Belfast judge in his book.
:10:08. > :10:13.The number of people convicted of animal cruelty and neglect rose by
:10:13. > :10:16.a third last year, according to RSPCA Cymru. The charity is warning
:10:16. > :10:21.that the increasing number of cases are stretching its resources to
:10:21. > :10:26.breaking point. Last year, its investigations led to 239 people
:10:26. > :10:28.being convicted in Wales. The fishing industry around the
:10:28. > :10:30.Llyn Peninsula would suffer catastrophic damage if the Welsh
:10:30. > :10:36.Government designates Marine Conservation Zones in the area,
:10:36. > :10:39.according to local fishermen. The Countryside Council for Wales has
:10:39. > :10:41.published a map showing 10 potential areas around the Welsh
:10:42. > :10:48.coastline which could be affected, meaning that no fishing could take
:10:48. > :10:58.place for either business or pleasure. Our reporter Cemlyn
:10:58. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:05.Davies is at Llanbedrog in the Llyn Peninsula for us this evening.
:11:05. > :11:09.You join me on a glorious spring evening here on the Llanbedrog
:11:09. > :11:13.beach. Look at that fear. It is easy to see why people would want
:11:13. > :11:17.to protect areas such as theirs. Llanbedrog has been put forward as
:11:17. > :11:21.a possible Marine Conservation Zones. But, what that could mean
:11:21. > :11:28.for some people who depend on makers for their livelihoods, is
:11:28. > :11:31.causing concern. Llyn Peninsula in all its glory. It is little wonder
:11:31. > :11:37.thousands of tourists flock here every year to enjoy the beaches and
:11:37. > :11:43.the sea. But some parts may soon be out of bounds and not just for
:11:43. > :11:46.holidaymakers. That is because they have been identified as potential
:11:46. > :11:50.sites for a marine conservation zone, where fishing for pleasure or
:11:50. > :11:54.business would be banned. This man has been fishing off at Llyn
:11:54. > :11:57.Peninsula since he was a schoolboy. He is worried about the impact a
:11:57. > :12:05.conservation zone would have on small businesses like his and he is
:12:05. > :12:10.not the only one. The effect will be a devastating on the area. On
:12:10. > :12:16.the social economic a basis. And a lot of people would lose their
:12:16. > :12:20.livelihood. The time and survives in the 21st century, one of the
:12:20. > :12:26.only Ireland's which has a living community on it, survives partly
:12:26. > :12:30.because it has a fishing industry to Parker sustain it. Countryside
:12:30. > :12:33.Council for Wales has identified 10 sites as possible marine
:12:33. > :12:38.conservation zones. The barge Government intends to to three or
:12:38. > :12:41.four of them. They say the zones would protect the richness of
:12:41. > :12:46.habitats like the sun would improve our understanding of the marine
:12:46. > :12:49.environment. A Welsh Government spokesperson said the current,
:12:49. > :12:55.sanitation is just the first step of a prices and the Government is
:12:55. > :12:59.keen to hear the views of fisherman, environmentalists and talk --
:12:59. > :13:05.tourism operators. Staff at this universities say these zones could
:13:05. > :13:09.be a step in the right direction. In principle, they are a good idea.
:13:09. > :13:14.They are there to protect certain habitat types from human
:13:14. > :13:18.disturbance. They are, in principle, a good idea, but they need to be
:13:18. > :13:22.basically placed in the right places and they have to have the
:13:22. > :13:27.right management regime in place so that they also do not come into
:13:27. > :13:31.conflict with local economic interest. The Government aims to
:13:31. > :13:37.create the Marine Conservation and Sons by 2014. For some of those who
:13:37. > :13:42.were any living in areas such as this, it is a worrying time. As a
:13:42. > :13:45.further indication of how worried some people are in this area, the
:13:46. > :13:50.local community cancelled due to meet this evening. That was always
:13:50. > :13:56.going to happen, but in a subject has been added to the agenda. They
:13:56. > :13:59.will be discussing the potential implications of creating a marine
:13:59. > :14:08.conservation zone here, and in particular, the effect that could
:14:08. > :14:11.Much more to come before 7:00pm. Wales are the winners in the
:14:11. > :14:16.Olympic football draw - team GB will play in Cardiff three times
:14:16. > :14:19.out of six. And there's a spring storm heading
:14:19. > :14:29.our way - Wales is under this splodge of blue tomorrow - that's
:14:29. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:41.Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says her party would look to work with
:14:41. > :14:44.Labour in future. Seat -- she suggested both parties could form a
:14:44. > :14:49.united alternative to the Conservatives. She also revealed
:14:49. > :14:54.why as a Republican she turned down an invitation to a diamond jubilee
:14:54. > :14:58.service with the Queen in Cardiff on Thursday. Let's speak to our
:14:58. > :15:01.political editor, Betsan Powys. Next week's council elections will
:15:01. > :15:05.be the first real test for her as party leader.
:15:05. > :15:12.Certainly. What Pyecombe we don't like is when people talk about the
:15:12. > :15:18.local elections as a referendum so soon on Leanne Wood's leadership. I
:15:18. > :15:22.asked her, do you accept that the first will be a signal -- the vote
:15:22. > :15:28.will be a signal of whether you are on the right lines as a leader?
:15:28. > :15:31.It's going to be a difficult election for Plaid Cymru. The
:15:32. > :15:34.British parties are very much trying to turn it into a British
:15:34. > :15:40.election. They always do?
:15:40. > :15:45.They always do that and we've heard the call to send a message to David
:15:45. > :15:49.Cameron with this election. We were told to send a message in the last
:15:49. > :15:54.election and unfortunately, someone forget -- someone forgot to press
:15:54. > :15:58.the send button. To many, you are one of the
:15:58. > :16:02.leadership because you were seen as the leader who could take Labour on
:16:02. > :16:06.in the valleys. Are you now saying, not yet?
:16:06. > :16:13.It going to take some time to build plight can be into the machine that
:16:13. > :16:20.we need to be able to -- applied can read into the machine that will
:16:20. > :16:25.need to. She said she would work with Labour
:16:25. > :16:28.but there are conditions attached? Interesting language and
:16:28. > :16:34.interesting timing at a time candidates are taking each other on
:16:34. > :16:38.on the doorstep. Here is the leader making this obits -- making this
:16:38. > :16:41.overture it to Labour. She made it clear that she wouldn't work with
:16:41. > :16:47.the Conservatives but there are conditions as to the way she would
:16:47. > :16:51.wish to work with Labour in future. What about Labour? There are those
:16:51. > :16:53.who voted for you because they thought you were the one to take on
:16:53. > :16:59.Labour, you would be more aggressive in your attack on
:16:59. > :17:03.Labour? As I have said, I'm interested in
:17:03. > :17:07.trying to find solutions to the problems we have. Where Labour let
:17:07. > :17:13.people down and I think they have on many different levels, where
:17:13. > :17:18.Labour would be prepared to co- operate with us, where they are
:17:18. > :17:22.prepared to put forward progressive policies and ditch tribalism and
:17:22. > :17:25.parochialism, we would look to work with Labour under those
:17:25. > :17:29.circumstances. It doesn't come as a great surprise
:17:29. > :17:34.that she won't be going to see the Queen when she visits this week?
:17:34. > :17:39.No. If people know one thing about her, they know she is a Republican.
:17:39. > :17:44.She said that if she won leadership she would go to official ceremonies
:17:44. > :17:49.and what she said was she meant reopening of the Assembly where the
:17:49. > :17:53.leader would be required to attend but this is a celebration of the
:17:53. > :17:59.monarchy and as a Republican, honesty and dignity and sincerity
:17:59. > :18:03.say to me I cannot go. Reversing the decline of town and city
:18:03. > :18:05.centres is one of the big concerns on the doorstep during any local
:18:05. > :18:08.election campaign. Rightly or wrongly, councils are often blamed
:18:08. > :18:15.for empty shops. Our business correspondent Nick Servini reports
:18:15. > :18:20.on the role of councils in trying to keep town centres alive.
:18:20. > :18:24.It is a scene familiar to many as retailers feel the impact of out of
:18:24. > :18:29.town shopping and the internet. This is Llanelli. A town that
:18:29. > :18:35.suffered as much as any. The council believes it had an answer
:18:35. > :18:45.and this is it. Eastgate is an edge of town development with an hotel,
:18:45. > :18:52.cinema and even a new cafe and run by the rugby club.
:18:52. > :18:55.It is important we are prepared to take difficult decisions, maybe
:18:55. > :18:59.acquiring different properties which we have done in the past to
:18:59. > :19:04.make sure the land is assembled and people can get on with doing the
:19:04. > :19:08.development in a timely fashion. Stories like this are repeated all
:19:08. > :19:13.over the UK and the irony is lost on no one. Here a council is trying
:19:13. > :19:18.to revamp a high-street damaged by an out of town shopping centre
:19:18. > :19:23.which was given planning permission by the local authority. Planning is
:19:23. > :19:26.a major tool but its power can be limited. Around one in three
:19:26. > :19:30.appeals by developments -- developers are likely to be
:19:30. > :19:34.successful. For places like Llanelli, the out of town
:19:34. > :19:38.development is already there so the challenge is to bring people back.
:19:38. > :19:42.Councils are doing a number of things to try to improve the town
:19:42. > :19:47.centres. In many places, car- parking charges are being reduced,
:19:47. > :19:52.which is probably one of the most hotly-contested town-centre issues
:19:52. > :19:56.across the country. Millions are being spent trying to improve the
:19:56. > :20:00.look of the High Street. Towns and cities are ultimately judged on how
:20:01. > :20:05.many empty units there are, like these in Swansea. Much of that is
:20:05. > :20:10.down to private landlords. Having town centres which are all
:20:10. > :20:14.fully occupied is a positive for the local authority. What can they
:20:14. > :20:20.do about it? They can occupy it themselves for a temporary period,
:20:20. > :20:25.there are things like pop up shops. It comes down to the landlords.
:20:25. > :20:29.They need to have flexible rents, periods of tenancy, as well.
:20:29. > :20:33.Local high streets influence how many people feel about their
:20:33. > :20:37.communities. That is why the state they are in can influence how
:20:37. > :20:40.people vote in local elections. Wales has been a big winner after
:20:40. > :20:42.today's Olympic football draw. The Millennium Stadium will host two of
:20:42. > :20:45.Great Britain's matches in the women's tournament, including the
:20:45. > :20:48.first game against New Zealand. The British Men's team will also play
:20:48. > :20:51.in Cardiff on the 1st August against Uruguay. With more details,
:20:51. > :20:55.here's our sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter.
:20:55. > :21:00.We already knew the first Olympic action would be in Wales two days
:21:00. > :21:03.before the opening ceremony but today's Olympic football draw
:21:03. > :21:07.confirmed British teams will play three times in Cardiff in the group
:21:07. > :21:10.stages. The first match of the Olympics will be at the Millennium
:21:10. > :21:15.Stadium between Great Britain and New Zealand in the women's
:21:15. > :21:20.competition. Three days later, Team GB will be back in Cardiff to face
:21:20. > :21:24.Cameroon before their final game against Brazil at Wembley. It's a
:21:24. > :21:31.mouth-watering prospect for Wales midfielder just Fishlock. She is
:21:31. > :21:36.hoping to be picked and to compete in the Olympics in her home city
:21:36. > :21:40.would be a high point of her career. To play at the Millennium Stadium,
:21:40. > :21:45.Wembley, it is something you actually dream about doing and you
:21:45. > :21:49.never know. I never knew there would be a chance in 2012 that Team
:21:49. > :21:53.GB would be there. It just happened to come along in my lifetime and I
:21:53. > :21:57.want to be part of it. There was a Welsh influence in the
:21:57. > :22:03.men's draw. Robbie Savage picked out the balls that called Great
:22:03. > :22:09.Britain with Senegal, the United Durham next -- air Moritz and
:22:09. > :22:15.Uruguay. But could see the likes of Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy
:22:15. > :22:19.lining up against Louise Varese. The manager says Wales players will
:22:19. > :22:23.only be picked on form, not nationality.
:22:23. > :22:29.I am picking it on form and merit alone, nothing else. It is the
:22:29. > :22:34.fairest way I can do it. If I can pick a squad that turns round and
:22:34. > :22:42.doesn't reflect every home nation or every celebrity or everything of
:22:42. > :22:46.that ilk but the best 18 players that are the best.
:22:46. > :22:56.The Millennium Stadium will host 11 matches including the match against
:22:56. > :22:58.
:22:59. > :23:04.Brazil. The eyes of the world will be on Wales.
:23:04. > :23:09.A �1 million project is under way in Aberystwyth to make war history
:23:09. > :23:19.available at eight click of a mouse. The National Museum of Wales is
:23:19. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:23.digitising collections. It is no easy task. Over the next two years,
:23:23. > :23:28.thousands of records will be digitised and uploaded onto a
:23:28. > :23:33.website, giving a unique Welsh view on the wall.
:23:33. > :23:37.We are looking on at the impact of the war on Welsh Society and trying
:23:37. > :23:43.to uncover the role of the war in the development of the Welsh
:23:43. > :23:46.language, nationalism and the emergence of various types of
:23:46. > :23:50.politics. Some archives will be familiar.
:23:50. > :23:53.There's a handwritten draft by the tragic poet Hedd Wyn. He was killed
:23:53. > :23:56.in 1917 at the battle of Passchendaele, and never knew that
:23:57. > :24:04.his poem yr Arwr went on to win him the chair at the National
:24:04. > :24:10.Eisteddfod that year. Another, a letter from a soldier to
:24:10. > :24:14.his mother, also stands out. He says, I am very sorry I can't
:24:14. > :24:19.write to you in Welsh because the people in authority are not willing
:24:19. > :24:25.because they can read all the letters. There was a censorship and
:24:25. > :24:28.propaganda in Welsh, encouraging Welsh people to end list. There was
:24:28. > :24:32.suppression of the language as well so there is very interesting
:24:32. > :24:37.materials here that haven't been seen before if they have, just by
:24:37. > :24:41.academics. The project is about the social,
:24:41. > :24:44.not military history of the First World War. Scanners from the
:24:44. > :24:48.National Library work round-the- clock to make sure thousands of
:24:48. > :24:53.local papers will be available to search online.
:24:53. > :24:59.We are scanning these newspapers at a rate of 1,000 pages a day. That
:24:59. > :25:03.is on every machine so 3,000 pages every day. We have to do it at that
:25:03. > :25:08.rate in order to get this done in time.
:25:08. > :25:12.By 20th July 14, 100 years after the start of the conflict, anyone,
:25:12. > :25:15.anywhere will be able to trawl through a remarkable slice of Welsh
:25:16. > :25:25.life. There is a storm heading our way
:25:25. > :25:28.Trouble is brewing out over the Atlantic. This mass of cloud is
:25:28. > :25:35.moving towards Britain. It's going to bring a spell of wet and windy
:25:35. > :25:40.weather tomorrow. 50 mm of rain expected. That is to inches. The
:25:40. > :25:46.Environment Agency are warning of localised flooding. Strong to gale
:25:46. > :25:53.force winds could bring down trees. Sony for some of us this evening.
:25:53. > :25:57.The showers we have seen will fade away. The North will dry overnight.
:25:57. > :26:02.The wind picking up from the east, becoming fresh to strong with gales
:26:02. > :26:07.in the Bristol Channel by the end of the night. Here is tomorrow's
:26:07. > :26:13.chart. A deep area of low pressure on our doorstep. This is more like
:26:13. > :26:18.autumn than spring. By 8 am, Llandudno may be dry but not for
:26:18. > :26:24.long. The rest of Wales is wet and windy with heavy rain, a company to
:26:24. > :26:28.buy fresh winds. Gales on high ground and on exposed coasts. Lots
:26:28. > :26:32.of spray on the roads. Poor travelling conditions. The rain
:26:32. > :26:36.will move northwards. It should brighten up for a time in the
:26:36. > :26:42.afternoon but more rain and thundery downpours will follow,
:26:42. > :26:49.along with gusty winds. Feeling cold in the wind and rain with top
:26:49. > :26:54.temperatures in Denby over her -- only nine Celsius. It is a similar
:26:54. > :26:58.story on Thursday. Some places will fare better than others. Beyond
:26:58. > :27:03.that, still a few showers on Friday but hopefully more in the way of
:27:03. > :27:10.dry weather in between. A little sunshine. The weekend should become
:27:10. > :27:16.a little warmer but there is more heavy rain on the way. Our picture
:27:16. > :27:21.tonight was taken in Swansea. Thank you, Robert. The flowers are in for
:27:21. > :27:25.a watering tomorrow. Heavy rain and St winds. Take extra care if you
:27:25. > :27:28.are travelling. We'll have an update for you here