:00:08. > :00:13.Welcome to Wales Today. Improving our children's reading and writing.
:00:13. > :00:16.Literacy in Wales lags behind the rest of the UK. Tonight the
:00:16. > :00:21.Education Minister spells out his five year plan to transform the
:00:21. > :00:31.classroom. We need stronger performance in primary schools to
:00:31. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:42.help learning overall in secondary Also tonight, What services should
:00:42. > :00:46.you expect to have in Welsh? New legally-binding standards are set
:00:46. > :00:52.out. They have been in conflicts in Iraq
:00:52. > :00:55.and Afghanistan. Now suggestions the 12th -- what can resit -- face
:00:55. > :01:04.a battle for their future. And how this waste actually seems
:01:04. > :01:08.to be attracting the dolphins of Cardigan Bay closer to shore.
:01:08. > :01:11.It's one of the biggest problems facing the Welsh Government, and
:01:11. > :01:16.today it published a five year plan for raising poor literacy standards
:01:16. > :01:20.in schools. It sets out the needs to transform what happens in our
:01:20. > :01:25.classrooms and ensure no pupil leaves school unable to read or
:01:25. > :01:29.write. It follows a series of damning reports, as Surrey
:01:29. > :01:35.Education Correspondent, Nicola Smith, reports. -- as our education
:01:35. > :01:39.correspondent. At this primary school in
:01:39. > :01:46.Pontycymer near Bridgend they found a new way of teaching reading and
:01:46. > :01:50.writing skills. -- they have found. A computer problem solving game
:01:50. > :01:55.helps the children develop their vocabulary, and then write about
:01:55. > :01:59.what they see. The boys in particular love the use of
:02:00. > :02:05.technology. In essence we have a computer game which they enjoyed
:02:05. > :02:11.for various different purposes, for art, literacy, music, all sorts of
:02:11. > :02:16.things, and then they can put their iPads down to work on other things
:02:16. > :02:21.as well. The programme aims to build on good practice like this
:02:21. > :02:25.and sets clear national expectations of pupils and teachers.
:02:25. > :02:29.Compulsory tests for 5-14 euros are being introduced in May next year.
:02:29. > :02:32.Teachers will be trained to ensure reading and writing is embedded in
:02:33. > :02:37.every subject and targeted help will be offered to schools and
:02:37. > :02:41.pupils who need it. 40 per cent of pupils arrive at
:02:41. > :02:46.secondary school with reading ages below their actual age, and Wales
:02:46. > :02:51.lags behind the West of -- the rest of the UK in Tests. The ambition is
:02:51. > :02:54.for Wales to be among the top 20 nations by 2015. A big challenge,
:02:54. > :02:59.and what impact will it have on teachers?
:02:59. > :03:03.I think we will warmly welcome the idea of teaching. They would
:03:03. > :03:07.welcome the idea of a new framework -- will welcome the idea of a new
:03:07. > :03:12.framework, but we wouldn't want to see the testing eating into teacher
:03:12. > :03:16.training time. We don't want a situation where it affects
:03:16. > :03:20.standards and we don't have the time to improve standards. Opera
:03:20. > :03:24.scene pup -- opposition parties criticised process on raising
:03:24. > :03:29.standards -- progress. Kirsty Williams spoke earlier in the week
:03:29. > :03:35.on the subject. Can I read what the previous Education Minister said.
:03:35. > :03:42.Improving standards is key, Rosemary Butler. We have decided to
:03:42. > :03:48.give priority to basic skills, Jane Davidson. One other key priorities
:03:48. > :03:55.is improving levels of literacy, Jane Hutt, 2009. My current
:03:55. > :03:58.priority is to raise literacy standards, Leighton Andrews, 2011.
:03:58. > :04:02.And today, Leighton Andrews reiterated that pledge, arguing
:04:02. > :04:06.this programme will introduce greater consistency across Wales as
:04:06. > :04:12.well as the support and accountability he says is needed in
:04:12. > :04:16.schools. But as -- does all the blame lie with teachers? Parents we
:04:16. > :04:21.spoke to in Carmarthen says literacy begins at home -- said.
:04:21. > :04:24.home you should have responsibility to teach your own kids. If they are
:04:24. > :04:28.struggling in school because they can't deal with the work, you
:04:28. > :04:33.should help them along. personally believe that from a very
:04:33. > :04:37.early age you should read your children. That is a great bases for
:04:37. > :04:42.their education -- read to your children. No matter who's
:04:42. > :04:46.responsibility, business leaders say poor literacy is too visible --
:04:46. > :04:49.too common in the workplace, and his hopes to change it.
:04:49. > :04:55.I spoke to the Education Minister and asked him why this plan would
:04:55. > :04:59.succeed when similar ones haven't. We have been working on this plan
:05:00. > :05:06.now for some time. We're implementing a number of different
:05:06. > :05:09.elements, including reading tests in schools, new racy -- numeracy
:05:09. > :05:14.tests in schools as well, and we are also ensuring standards of
:05:14. > :05:19.literacy and numeracy amongst newly qualified teachers are high and
:05:19. > :05:25.looked at, and introducing a literacy and numeracy framework
:05:25. > :05:30.which will guide teachers across Wales on how to improve the skills
:05:30. > :05:36.of their pupils in literacy across all subject areas. So we are taking
:05:36. > :05:40.a comprehensive approach and looking at best practice... You are
:05:40. > :05:47.reintroducing testing, aren't you, do you admit Bennett was a mistake
:05:47. > :05:51.to drop previous testing -- then, it was a mistake? That is a silly
:05:51. > :05:55.way of looking at it. We are not bringing back the old tests.
:05:55. > :05:59.Teachers and Wales are already testing pupils when it comes to
:05:59. > :06:03.literacy and numeracy, but we are looking to have a standardised
:06:03. > :06:08.reading test, and work is being done on that for us to ensure we
:06:08. > :06:12.have best practice available, so we are certainly not going back to the
:06:12. > :06:15.old system, but we do want rickshaw young people leave primary school
:06:16. > :06:20.with an appropriate reading age, which means more standardised focus
:06:20. > :06:23.across all of Wales. The National Union of teachers has given the
:06:23. > :06:31.plan a cautious welcome but are concerned about the extra workload
:06:31. > :06:35.for teachers. As I say, teachers already undertake tests both in
:06:35. > :06:42.reading and numeracy... But this will mean more work for them, went
:06:42. > :06:45.it, Mr Andrews, we you give them support? -- went it. If you let me
:06:45. > :06:49.finish I would say they have already agreed, we have already
:06:49. > :06:53.signed off on additional support for teachers so we can implement
:06:53. > :06:59.these proposals, and they are very much welcome the fact that this a
:06:59. > :07:03.pot -- plan is supported by the teachers' unions. In the end this
:07:03. > :07:09.is about preparing young people for the workplace. Are you listening to
:07:09. > :07:13.what employers tell you they need? Well, this is about ensuring the
:07:13. > :07:17.young people of Britain are prepared for further study, whether
:07:17. > :07:22.in secondary school or beyond, and for the world of work. We have had
:07:22. > :07:25.a significant amount of dialogue with employers and have a for
:07:25. > :07:29.qualification scheme going on at present to which employers
:07:29. > :07:33.contribute, so we understand very well that they want people who come
:07:33. > :07:38.to work for them to have good standards of numeracy and literacy,
:07:38. > :07:43.which is why we are focusing on those issues. Education Minister,
:07:43. > :07:46.Leighton Andrews, thank you. Welsh speakers could be able to
:07:46. > :07:49.access fully bilingual public services if new plans outlined for
:07:49. > :07:52.the language are given the go-ahead. The Welsh Language Commissioner has
:07:53. > :07:56.launched a consultation on the standards, which are legally
:07:56. > :07:59.binding, making clear the services can be -- people can expect to
:07:59. > :08:03.receive in Welsh. Mark Hannaby reports.
:08:03. > :08:07.Under a new law, anyone using a council care home will be entitled
:08:07. > :08:10.to insist on care delivered in Welsh, wherever they live in Wales.
:08:10. > :08:15.The same is true for anyone accessing any service from any
:08:15. > :08:18.business receiving more than �400,000 of public money annually.
:08:18. > :08:22.The standards to be delivered by the new Welsh law are out for
:08:22. > :08:28.consultation. Some organisations fear they will be difficult to meet.
:08:28. > :08:33.In parts of Wales, it is simply not practical, and that is a shame, and
:08:33. > :08:36.we must always try to do more, but we have to face backs, where as
:08:36. > :08:41.there are other parts of Wales where there is no reason why it
:08:41. > :08:47.shouldn't be in place -- face facts. There are plenty of people in the
:08:47. > :08:51.community in other areas able to provide that second language choice.
:08:51. > :08:55.Since 1993, public bodies like councils have been legally bound to
:08:55. > :08:58.provide bilingual services. The new law back -- broadens that legal
:08:59. > :09:01.duty to take into telecommunications firms, utility
:09:02. > :09:05.companies and rail and bus providers. The specific standards
:09:05. > :09:10.it will enshrine aim to ensure Welsh is treated no less favourably
:09:10. > :09:14.than English. The new Welsh Language Commissioner says this is
:09:14. > :09:18.not about loading additional bureaucracy on organisations.
:09:18. > :09:23.would challenge the issue of bureaucracy. This is about securing
:09:23. > :09:28.services and ways of operating that our modern and relevant to people
:09:28. > :09:33.in Wales at the beginning of the 21st century. This is about quality
:09:33. > :09:35.services and Wales, not bureaucracy. Meeting the standards might pose
:09:35. > :09:40.problems for some organisations, which may need to take on more
:09:40. > :09:44.Welsh speaking staff. This will be the case even in areas of work --
:09:44. > :09:47.of Wales with minimal demand for Welsh language services. A reader
:09:47. > :09:50.trains Wales said the company will work closely with the Welsh
:09:50. > :09:55.Language Commissioner and welcomed the guidance the consultation will
:09:55. > :10:00.provide. -- Aviva trains Wales. The Federation of Small Businesses has
:10:00. > :10:04.concerns. We are supportive of bilingual policies in Wales but the
:10:04. > :10:08.government has to show a certain amount of sensitivity to needs of
:10:08. > :10:11.businesses. The consultation will close at the National Eisteddfod in
:10:11. > :10:15.August, and it will take some time to finalise standards in every
:10:15. > :10:20.organisation affected. The Welsh Language Commissioner said it might
:10:20. > :10:26.be 2013 before enforcement action is taken, but some -- such action
:10:26. > :10:31.will be taken and those not law face a fine of up to �5,000.
:10:31. > :10:35.Jobs for 350 people in north-east Wales are secure tonight after
:10:35. > :10:39.Vauxhall announced a new Astra being built at the Ellesmere Port -
:10:39. > :10:44.- Ellesmere Port plant. The 2000 strong workforce voted to accept a
:10:44. > :10:47.new deal on pay and conditions there. Everyone is very happy.
:10:47. > :10:50.There has been uncertainty for the last few months, not knowing what
:10:50. > :10:54.would happen, and everybody is relieved that we now know our
:10:54. > :10:57.future is safe for the next eight years or so to come. Cardiff
:10:57. > :11:01.Airport is working with a specialist recruitment agency to
:11:01. > :11:04.find a new managing director of. Yesterday it was announced Patrick
:11:04. > :11:08.Duffy is no longer in the role. His departure came after highly
:11:08. > :11:12.critical comments about the state to the airport from the First
:11:12. > :11:15.Minister, who urged Spanish -- the Spanish-owned is to invest more or
:11:15. > :11:20.sell up. The airport has seen a dramatic reduction in passenger
:11:20. > :11:23.numbers in recent years. The campaign has been launched to
:11:24. > :11:28.save one of the three remaining army regiments with strong links to
:11:28. > :11:31.Wales. Sources in the Queen's Dragoons Guards, also known as the
:11:31. > :11:37.Welsh Cavalry, fear they will be merged with another regiment.
:11:37. > :11:41.Ministers say no final decision has been taken. Nick Palit reports.
:11:41. > :11:45.They have a distinguished record in the field of conflict. The Queen's
:11:45. > :11:47.Dragoons Guards recruit all their troops from Wales and the borders
:11:47. > :11:51.and had just returned from Afghanistan, where two of their
:11:51. > :11:55.number were killed. These pictures were filmed during a previous tour
:11:55. > :12:01.in Iraq, but this could be one of their last missions as a regiment
:12:01. > :12:05.if, as many believe, they are merged.
:12:06. > :12:10.My Major Howard Smith served with them for 32 years -- Major Howard
:12:10. > :12:14.Smith. He says getting rid of the regiment would be disastrous for
:12:15. > :12:20.Wales. This would mean a great deal of young Welshman returning to
:12:20. > :12:24.Wales with no job, and a whole generation of Welsh men being
:12:24. > :12:29.disallowed the opportunity for a career of choice in the army. In
:12:29. > :12:33.Wales, we have three cap badges, four regiments, eight in Scotland
:12:33. > :12:37.and 30 in England, so if you will cut Welsh regiments, you need to
:12:37. > :12:42.think about what you're doing here, because any proportional cut here
:12:42. > :12:46.will be disproportionate compared to the rest of the UK. Military
:12:46. > :12:50.sources say there are -- there are also concerns over the future of
:12:50. > :12:54.two other Welsh regiments, the Royal Welsh and the Welsh Guards.
:12:54. > :12:59.Political pressure is mounting on - - mounting on Defence Secretary
:12:59. > :13:04.Philip Hammond, With Me 3 regiments with a connection to Wales.
:13:04. > :13:08.concerned about it. There is a strong feeling in Wales about the
:13:08. > :13:11.importance of the regiments. We have an overwhelming case and I am
:13:11. > :13:15.sure everyone will get behind it, and am confident we will be
:13:15. > :13:19.successful. The MoD says no final decisions have been taken, but with
:13:19. > :13:29.the reduction of 20,000 soldiers planned, few believe the Welsh
:13:29. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:37.The body of their Welsh Cadman shot dead and in Afghanistan has arrived
:13:37. > :13:43.back in the UK. Lee Thomas Davies from the First Battalion Welsh
:13:43. > :13:51.Guards died. The 27 year-old who grew up in Cardigan was described
:13:51. > :13:57.as formidably talented. Concerns have been raised about whether a
:13:57. > :14:03.senior Labour councillor in Cardiff secured a favourable lease from the
:14:03. > :14:11.local authority which he later sub- let for a profit. He is now
:14:11. > :14:17.expected to become the chair of the council's planning committee. This
:14:17. > :14:27.is Councillor Michael Michael working at his hairdresser's. He
:14:27. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:32.was not willing to speak to us. He pays a small annual rent and the
:14:32. > :14:40.police. There has to be transparency. It was thoroughly
:14:40. > :14:48.investigated. I understand nothing was done illegally. But for some
:14:48. > :14:52.people, it does leave a sour taste. The deal went ahead despite
:14:52. > :14:58.concerns raised at the time. emerged the councillor were
:14:58. > :15:06.intended to immediately sub let the property. A senior valuer said I do
:15:06. > :15:12.not think this is acceptable. He sub-let the profit for a one-off
:15:12. > :15:19.fee of �10,000 and an annual charge of �3,600. Local businesses are not
:15:19. > :15:29.happy that they have been offered similar arrangements. We were never
:15:29. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:39.- never given the option. We did not know we could negotiate this.
:15:39. > :15:45.couple of internal investigations found there had been no wrongdoing.
:15:45. > :15:55.Both concluded the sale had been open to market tender and the deal
:15:55. > :15:59.was standard practice. You can see Still to come tonight: Leaving
:15:59. > :16:09.Greece for the UK, how a teenager from Swansea helped the Olympic
:16:09. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:18.torch on it's journey. After yesterday's sunshine, it is all
:16:18. > :16:22.A contempt of court case taken against the former Northern Ireland
:16:22. > :16:27.Secretary Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge there
:16:28. > :16:30.will not go ahead, Belfast High court has ruled today. The
:16:30. > :16:35.proceedings sparked a political outcry in the House of Commons
:16:35. > :16:38.where 150 MPs signed a motion of protest. Peter Hain who made the
:16:38. > :16:47.remarks in his memoirs has declared the decision a victory for freedom
:16:47. > :16:57.of speech. Joining us now is out correspondent Mark Simpson. Mark
:16:57. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:03.what was this all about? This case centres around the a recently
:17:03. > :17:08.published autobiography by Peter Hain. He judged it was fair comment.
:17:08. > :17:13.A politician should be allowed to criticise a judge. But in the view
:17:13. > :17:21.of the Northern Ireland Attorney- General, Peter Hain crossed a line.
:17:21. > :17:27.And what he said about that judge in his Vale was contempt of court.
:17:27. > :17:31.It was being built here as the mother of all legal battles. The
:17:31. > :17:35.political establishment against the legal establishment. Northern
:17:35. > :17:39.Ireland's Attorney General Against the former Northern Ireland
:17:39. > :17:43.Secretary of State. Everything was building up to a big court case.
:17:43. > :17:47.News came through yesterday that it would be mentioned in court today
:17:47. > :17:52.and what has happened is there has been a compromise. Peter Hain
:17:53. > :17:56.brought to the Northern Ireland Attorney-General this week, a
:17:57. > :18:02.private letter, in which he clarified his remarks. He did not
:18:02. > :18:05.withdraw them or apologise but he clarified those remarks and that
:18:05. > :18:09.clarification would go into it the paperback edition of his
:18:09. > :18:18.autobiography when it is republished this year and that was
:18:18. > :18:24.enough to satisfy the Attorney General so far as we know.
:18:24. > :18:31.Peter Hain made any comment about it today? He is claiming victory.
:18:31. > :18:37.He says it is a victory for freedom of speech. But the Attorney-General
:18:37. > :18:42.does not see it like that. He sees it as he got a clarification from
:18:42. > :18:48.Peter Hain and it was a victory for the administration of justice. We
:18:48. > :18:51.will have to call this one are a score draw.
:18:51. > :18:54.Six new governors have been appointed to a troubled Anglesey
:18:54. > :18:59.school. It follows an investigation into complaints from five teachers
:18:59. > :19:02.at Ysgol Goronwy Owen in Benllech that they could no longer work with
:19:02. > :19:08.the headmistress. Ann Hughes is currently suspended on full pay
:19:08. > :19:13.pending a decision from that investigation. Crime on the rail
:19:13. > :19:18.network in Wales has fallen by more than a quarter this year. Figures
:19:18. > :19:23.from British Transport police shows there were 416 fewer offences. They
:19:23. > :19:27.say investing in new technology has helped as well as increasing the
:19:27. > :19:30.visibility of officers. Today's been a day, one teenager
:19:30. > :19:32.from Swansea will never forget. 17- year-old Sean White stood alongside
:19:33. > :19:37.David Beckham in Greece this afternoon for the Olympic flame
:19:37. > :19:41.handover ceremony. Sean was one of five teenagers chosen to help bring
:19:41. > :19:46.the flame to Britain ahead of it's journey around the UK. Claire
:19:46. > :19:50.Summers watched the ceremony. An opportunity of a lifetime. It's
:19:50. > :19:53.not everyday your asked to go and fetch the Olympic flame. In Athens
:19:53. > :19:57.this morning, final rehearsals for the big handover event. Sean was
:19:57. > :20:05.chosen by Olympic officials because of his work in spreading the
:20:06. > :20:12.Olympic message. The keen sportsman was overwhelmed by what lay ahead.
:20:12. > :20:21.It is very exciting. We have done it rehearsal now. It is exciting to
:20:21. > :20:24.be a part of it all. It is a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity. I have
:20:24. > :20:30.been chosen because of my work in spreading the Olympic values in
:20:30. > :20:35.school and the wider community in Swansea and our school is part of
:20:35. > :20:38.the network that is part of preparing for the Olympics. After
:20:38. > :20:42.several run throughs it was time for the real thing at the
:20:42. > :20:45.panathenayic stadium where the first games were held in 1896.
:20:45. > :20:48.David Beckham, joined by Boris Johnson, Sebastian Coe and the
:20:48. > :20:54.Princess Royal watched as the ceremony got underway and Sean's
:20:54. > :20:58.moment in the limelight passed without a hitch. As the flame was
:20:58. > :21:02.put in a miners lamp that's permitted to board a plane, Sean
:21:02. > :21:07.followed as it left the stadium. Tomorrow he will fly with it on the
:21:07. > :21:11.British Airways 2012 flight as it heads for Cornwall. It will then
:21:11. > :21:15.spend 70 days touring the UK, arriving in Wales for seven days a
:21:15. > :21:25.week tomorrow. It's hoped Sean's story, that he went to Athens to
:21:25. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:33.bring the torch to Britain, will inspire other young people. Marcus
:21:33. > :21:38.North is proving his worth in his first match for Glamorgan. He has
:21:38. > :21:48.now taken three wickets against Derbyshire. The home side are still
:21:48. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:52.We don't often hear about factory waste encouraging wildlife but that
:21:52. > :21:55.seems to be what's happening in Cardigan Bay. New research suggests
:21:55. > :21:59.empty shells which are discarded into the sea from a fish factory in
:21:59. > :22:08.New Quay are attracting dolphins to the area. Feeding time in New Quay
:22:08. > :22:11.as empty whelk shells are discarded into the sea below. There were only
:22:11. > :22:17.seabirds showing any interest this morning but new research suggests
:22:17. > :22:22.dolphins are drawn to the area when the factory's active. Cardigan Bay
:22:22. > :22:26.is home to the largest population of bottled nose dolphins off the UK
:22:26. > :22:30.coast. But there had been concerns work at the Quay Fresh and Frozen
:22:30. > :22:40.Foods site was driving them away because the discarded shells might
:22:40. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:44.be changing the environment. indicates that when the factory is
:22:45. > :22:50.processing, the dolphins are here more than when it is not. The
:22:50. > :22:55.implication is that the processing attract the fish into the area and
:22:55. > :22:58.the dolphins come in and feed on these. The research was carried out
:22:58. > :23:01.by Swansea University student as part of her marine biology course.
:23:01. > :23:09.Jodie Denton's results showed there was a marked difference between
:23:09. > :23:15.days when the factory was open and when it was closed. I usually saw
:23:15. > :23:23.them in pairs and sometimes in bigger groups. Other days, they
:23:23. > :23:26.would be none at all. She was carrying out her research at 4
:23:26. > :23:32.o'clock in the morning. She would this crumbling along these rocks
:23:33. > :23:36.and that was a challenge. It is not easy walking across here on a dry
:23:36. > :23:43.and sunny day. But dolphin lovers aren't the only ones pleased she
:23:43. > :23:48.succeeded. Staff at the factory have also welcomed the findings.
:23:49. > :23:54.can see what is going on from our office window. They are there all
:23:54. > :24:00.the time. We are really pleased that the factory there is not doing
:24:00. > :24:03.anything detrimental to the environment here. So at a time when
:24:03. > :24:10.waste is so often seen as a threat to the environment, they're going
:24:10. > :24:14.against the tide here in New Quay. Well Derek is headed to shore too
:24:14. > :24:24.this evening. There was a bit of a chill in the air today?
:24:24. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :24:31.$$HWITE The weather's all over the place at the moment. Yesterday was
:24:31. > :24:40.gloriously sunny. Today, more cloud. Some hazy sunshine. A little rain
:24:40. > :24:45.The forecast for the weekend is not clear cut. Some rain and a few
:24:45. > :24:52.showers. Some dry and bright weather as well but not as nice as
:24:52. > :24:59.last weekend. This evening, some patchy rain and showers moving
:24:59. > :25:06.north. After midnight, most of the country becoming dry. A few breaks
:25:06. > :25:10.in the cloud in the south. Lowest temperatures 6 to 9 Celsius.
:25:10. > :25:14.Tomorrow's chart shows low pressure on our door step and that means
:25:14. > :25:18.unsettled weather. So tomorrow plenty of cloud. A few spots of
:25:18. > :25:23.light rain and drizzle in the north otherwise dry. Some bright spells
:25:23. > :25:26.and sunshine for a while but rain and showers will spread into the
:25:26. > :25:32.south and west mid to late afternoon. Top temperatures 12 to
:25:32. > :25:42.15 Celsius with a moderate to fresh north-easterly breeze. In Conwy
:25:42. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:46.tomorrow. Cloudy. Spots of light rain. Dry in the afternoon.
:25:46. > :25:49.Temperatures in Betws y Coed rising to 11 Celsius with a cool breeze.
:25:49. > :25:52.By the way, an auction is taking place in Ffestiniog Village Hall
:25:52. > :25:55.tomorrow evening. Everyone is welcome and it will be dry.
:25:55. > :25:59.Tomorrow night outbreaks of rain will spread northwards with low
:25:59. > :26:02.cloud and hill fog. Lowest temperatures 7 to 10 Celsius.
:26:02. > :26:09.Saturday a cloudy and damp start but during the afternoon most
:26:09. > :26:15.places should dry and brighten-up but with a risk of a shower.
:26:15. > :26:19.Temperatures disappointing 11 to 14 with a northeasterly breeze. Sunday
:26:19. > :26:23.the north and west coast may see some brightness and sunshine.
:26:23. > :26:29.Becoming dry for a time. However rain may spread from the south
:26:29. > :26:33.later in the afternoon and during the evening. Feel cool with a
:26:33. > :26:38.northeasterly breeze. So not a brilliant weekend but not a total
:26:38. > :26:41.washout either. Next week there are signs of better weather on the
:26:41. > :26:51.horizon. High pressure bringing more settled conditions, sunshine
:26:51. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:57.and becoming warmer as well. The headlines again. David Cameron has
:26:57. > :27:05.said he will do whatever it takes to defend Britain from the euro-
:27:05. > :27:12.zone crisis. Mr Cameron challenge other European leaders to do more
:27:12. > :27:16.against the risks. A plan aimed at raising poor literacy standards in
:27:16. > :27:21.Welsh schools has been published. The programme sets out the actions
:27:21. > :27:26.the Welsh assembly will take to improve results and change the way
:27:26. > :27:28.literacy is thought about in the classroom. It follows a series of
:27:28. > :27:32.damning reports into educational standards.
:27:32. > :27:36.And that's Wales Today. We'll have an update at 8pm and more after the