:00:04. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to Wales Today, live from the Olympic Park.
:00:07. > :00:12.The start of the Paralympic Games is just hours away. They've trained
:00:12. > :00:16.for years and now it's time to compete. As many fulfill a dream to
:00:16. > :00:26.be here, there's been a cash boost hoping to ensure success for years
:00:26. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:31.to come. It is a dream come true. If you aspire to something and it
:00:32. > :00:35.specifically happens in your own country, that is something most
:00:35. > :00:38.athletes never get to experience. Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, who won
:00:38. > :00:46.11 gold medals, helps carry the flame on its final journey to the
:00:46. > :00:51.Olympic Park. Four years ago, Welsh athletes won 14 medals for the
:00:51. > :01:01.British team. 10 of them were gold. But can they win more this time
:01:01. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:08.Good evening. Also tonight: Protests to save the special care
:01:08. > :01:12.baby unit at Withybush Hospital. A consultant warns closure could
:01:13. > :01:15.spell the end of the children's ward too.
:01:15. > :01:25.And this video shows Phoebe's terrible pain as her joints
:01:25. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:32.dislocate. Now, her fight for Good evening and welcome to Wales
:01:32. > :01:37.Today, live from the Olympic Park. Just a few weeks ago, British
:01:37. > :01:42.Olympians celebrated their best ever Games here. But there are new
:01:42. > :01:47.residents in the park tonight. It's the turn of our Paralympic athletes
:01:47. > :01:57.to take centre stage. The opening ceremony is just two hours away and
:01:57. > :02:03.
:02:03. > :02:06.tomorrow, 11 days of sporting action will get underway. There are
:02:06. > :02:16.38 Welsh members of the British Team and there are high
:02:16. > :02:18.expectations. In Beijing, Welsh athletes won 14 medals, 10 of them
:02:19. > :02:25.gold. Today, there was an announcement of an extra �20,000 a
:02:25. > :02:29.year to help disability sports across Wales. Tomos Dafydd reports.
:02:29. > :02:38.The flame on its final journey. 11 time gold medalist, Baroness Tanni
:02:38. > :02:42.Grey-Thompson had the honour of carrying it in Central London.
:02:42. > :02:45.signals the start of the games and it's important for the athletes to
:02:45. > :02:49.know that the flame is coming closer and closer. A lot of the
:02:49. > :02:53.athletes want to get on with it now and start competing but the
:02:53. > :03:00.ceremony and everything leading up to it is an important part of the
:03:00. > :03:08.excitement. At the park, organisers say they're ready. The Olympic
:03:08. > :03:11.rings are gone, replaced by the agitos, the Paralympic symbol.
:03:11. > :03:16.There have been rehearsing for the opening ceremony all week but soon
:03:16. > :03:21.it will be time for the athletes to take centre stage and they can
:03:21. > :03:24.expect great support with more than 2.5 million tickets sold so far.
:03:24. > :03:27.But that shouldn't phase this woman. For sprinter Tracey Hinton, who's
:03:27. > :03:35.blind, it's her sixth Games. 20 years after her debut appearance in
:03:35. > :03:41.Barcelona, she's been named the women's athletics captain. I won
:03:41. > :03:46.two silvers and a bronze there and in 2000 in Sydney I won two bronze
:03:46. > :03:52.and silver. I did really well and I also have European and world medals
:03:52. > :03:56.as well. And hopes for this time around? Hopefully a medal. I don't
:03:56. > :03:59.know what colour yet but I will do my best. But getting on to the
:03:59. > :04:02.podium takes hours of training and a lot of money and the cash
:04:02. > :04:05.available to nurture talent has increased massively over the last
:04:05. > :04:10.14 years. In 1998, the body charged with developing disabled athletes
:04:10. > :04:13.in Wales had a budget of just �30,000. Fast forward 10 years to
:04:13. > :04:19.the successes of Beijing and that figure increased to more than
:04:19. > :04:26.�970,000. And over the next year, Sport Wales are allocating more
:04:26. > :04:29.than �1 million to help develop disabled athletes. Rachel Morris
:04:29. > :04:32.was a gold medalist in Beijing and was heading to London 2012 to
:04:32. > :04:34.defend her title. But a car accident while training has
:04:34. > :04:43.hindered her chances. However, she's still thrilled to be
:04:43. > :04:48.competing. It is a bit of a cliche but it is a dream come true. If you
:04:48. > :04:54.are aspiring to something and it happens in your own country, that
:04:54. > :04:58.is something most athletes ever gets -- get to experience.
:04:58. > :05:01.making sure the athletes look good on the big stage is Barbara Oakley
:05:01. > :05:08.from Merthyr. She's been asked by the Australian team to tweak their
:05:08. > :05:16.uniforms and training kit so they look their best. I feel awesome. It
:05:16. > :05:26.is immense. I have loved it. I am very proud and privileged that they
:05:26. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:30.asked us to do it. We are only a little shop. The Games have changed
:05:30. > :05:34.a lot since the early days and one of the first Paralympic competitors
:05:34. > :05:40.was Ron Davies from Aberaeron. Injured in a motorbike accident, he
:05:40. > :05:50.then competed for Southport Hospital's basketball team in 1952.
:05:50. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :05:59.Back then, it wasn't all about the winning. We had it all worked out
:05:59. > :06:04.because the quicker we got knocked out, the more time we had in the
:06:04. > :06:06.pub. The class of 2012 are waiting to compete and London is ready to
:06:06. > :06:09.welcome the world's Paralympians. John Morgan is Executive Director
:06:09. > :06:12.of Disability Sport Wales. You've been here soaking up the atmosphere
:06:12. > :06:20.and you've just come from the Welcome Meeting. What's the
:06:20. > :06:24.feeling? Are we on for the most successful Paralympics ever? It is
:06:24. > :06:28.just incredible down there. The general public is moving around and
:06:28. > :06:34.everybody is having a good time. The athletes are very focused and
:06:34. > :06:39.excited. The general consensus is that everybody feels that the
:06:39. > :06:49.Paralympics is coming home tonight. Tell us about this cash injection
:06:49. > :06:50.
:06:50. > :06:54.today. How long will that be spent? It is welcome news. People are our
:06:54. > :06:58.biggest priority and this money will be invested in coaching
:06:58. > :07:04.programmes. A lot of it will be invested in our Academy programme.
:07:04. > :07:12.A lot of the athletes have had so much support from these coaches
:07:12. > :07:16.that we really have to prioritise where we put that funding. Are you
:07:16. > :07:20.hoping that people watching at home will be inspired? Absolutely. I
:07:20. > :07:26.think they will be amazed by the sporting action. If people have
:07:26. > :07:30.never seen Paralympics bought, they will be blown away. If the Olympics
:07:30. > :07:34.was going to inspire a generation of sport, I think we can do that
:07:34. > :07:44.but I think the Paralympics will inspire change in the way that
:07:44. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:52.society thinks and feels about his ability. -- about disability.
:07:52. > :07:56.do you think the Paralympians will deal with the pressure? We are
:07:56. > :08:00.hoping they are going to come into the sporting arenas and step up to
:08:00. > :08:03.the plate and deliver. I just want everybody to get behind them
:08:03. > :08:09.because if they can use the energy from the crowd, I think we can do
:08:09. > :08:12.really well. The organisers of London 2012 say
:08:12. > :08:15.they want to inspire a generation to take up sport and exercise.
:08:15. > :08:18.That's badly needed, according to a Welsh Health Survey that says one
:08:18. > :08:22.in three of us in Wales don't do any exercise. Health guidelines say
:08:22. > :08:25.we should do 30 minutes of exercise at least five times every week to
:08:25. > :08:28.help prevent and manage a range of chronic illnesses. But not enough
:08:28. > :08:38.of us are doing it and the situation hasn't improved since the
:08:38. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:42.previous survey 10 years ago. It could make a real difference to
:08:42. > :08:47.our health and how we feel that a third of us in Wales never do any
:08:47. > :08:53.exercise, let alone go to the gym. The Welsh Health Survey which
:08:53. > :08:56.gather information between 2003 and 2010 showed that more than a third
:08:56. > :08:59.of women don't take any exercise and the picture for men is not much
:08:59. > :09:03.better. Health guidelines say we need to be doing 30 minutes of
:09:03. > :09:11.exercise five times a week. Less than a quarter of women meet that
:09:11. > :09:21.target and only 30 % of men. know that exercises related to a
:09:21. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:27.whole host of illnesses like heart disease and stroke. Diabetes has
:09:27. > :09:30.been rising consistently for quite a long time. The survey compares
:09:30. > :09:36.different parts of Wales. He Glynneath Port Talbot are the least
:09:36. > :09:45.active. Here, more than four in 10 people fail to do any exercise. We
:09:45. > :09:52.asked people how active they were this afternoon. Sometimes when I
:09:52. > :10:02.walk, it kills me. The prices of the gyms are too expensive. I do a
:10:02. > :10:05.
:10:05. > :10:08.bit but not a great deal. There is no way to go here. Critics say the
:10:08. > :10:11.Welsh Government's public health strategy needs to change,
:10:11. > :10:16.especially as rates of activity have not changed over the last 10
:10:16. > :10:21.years. The Government says the figures are not unique to Wales but
:10:21. > :10:24.they do admit the scale of the problem they face. A big part of
:10:24. > :10:29.this strategy is to encourage more teenage girls to take part in sport
:10:29. > :10:35.and exercise. Developing habits young which they then hope will
:10:35. > :10:40.last into adult had. 14-year-old -- this 14-year-old there's gymnastics
:10:40. > :10:48.six times a week at a club in Cardiff. Sport is a big part of a
:10:48. > :10:55.life. Just staying fit and having fun and eating healthy. I like
:10:55. > :11:00.being with my friends. Sometimes I feel I'm too tired. Most of my
:11:00. > :11:04.friends do athletics and some do dance. The Olympic Games and now
:11:04. > :11:14.the Paralympics have certainly provided a great shop window for
:11:14. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:20.the benefits of sport. It is hoped that more people will get active
:11:20. > :11:24.across the country and result in better health in the years to come.
:11:24. > :11:27.The Paralympics were the brainchild of a German doctor. Later, we'll be
:11:27. > :11:30.hearing from the nurse who worked alongside him during the Second
:11:30. > :11:34.World War. Plenty more from us here at the Olympic Park a little later
:11:34. > :11:36.in the programme. Now, Lucy Owen has the rest of the day's news from
:11:36. > :11:39.across Wales. A consultant at Withybush Hospital
:11:39. > :11:43.has spoken out, warning that losing the special care baby unit there
:11:43. > :11:46.could lead to the end of the children's ward there too. Around
:11:46. > :11:50.70 people held a protest outside today against changes which are
:11:50. > :11:53.part of a planned reorganisation of health care across West Wales.
:11:53. > :11:55.Hywel Dda Health Board says the unit doesn't meet national
:11:55. > :12:02.standards and centralising the service at Carmarthen would improve
:12:02. > :12:05.the service overall. Caroline Evans reports.
:12:05. > :12:07.There was plenty of support for the protesters from passing motorists,
:12:07. > :12:10.but perhaps more importantly for them, a leading consultant who
:12:10. > :12:20.works here came out to back their view that the changes will
:12:20. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:29.disadvantage people living around Haverfordwest. It increases the
:12:29. > :12:33.travelling time for people from here. The children's ward links in
:12:33. > :12:37.with special care for staffing so if we lose special care, we lose
:12:37. > :12:39.the children's ward as well. this stage, no decisions have been
:12:39. > :12:42.made. The health board is consulting and asking the public
:12:42. > :12:46.for views. But today it said none of its current special baby care
:12:46. > :12:49.units are up to national standards and changes are needed if it's to
:12:49. > :12:58.provide a higher level of service. But people here today said what's
:12:58. > :13:02.vital is to keep a service that they believe already saves lives.
:13:02. > :13:06.If you have to travel five minutes to the theatre to have a section,
:13:06. > :13:10.generally speaking, everything is OK. If you have to travel 45
:13:10. > :13:13.minutes, things are not OK. health board's preferred option is
:13:13. > :13:17.to site a new unit at Glangwili in Camarthen. But another option it's
:13:17. > :13:19.looking at is to close the unit at Glangwili and put a new unit at
:13:19. > :13:24.Withybush. Ruth Jones, Paul Williams, and their daughter spent
:13:24. > :13:34.weeks at the special baby care unit here. For them, having a service
:13:34. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:41.near to their home was vital. were going into the hospital twice
:13:41. > :13:44.a day most days. We have other children to look after so it was
:13:44. > :13:48.really important to be close enough to be able to travel there every
:13:48. > :13:51.day. The health board says it will not compromise the safety of babies
:13:51. > :13:54.and if the changes go ahead Withybush would retain the ability
:13:55. > :14:00.to stabilise and transfer mothers and babies. But that's not good
:14:00. > :14:02.enough for the protesters, who are planning to march on the Senedd.
:14:03. > :14:05.There were some violent summer storms today, which saw two people
:14:05. > :14:10.injured after their homes were struck by lightning. Several houses
:14:10. > :14:12.in the Pontprennau area of Cardiff were affected. In one house, the
:14:12. > :14:15.bolt travelled from a rooftop aerial before exploding in the
:14:15. > :14:25.lounge, setting curtains alight. Another man had a shock after
:14:25. > :14:31.touching a television the moment the lightning struck. It just
:14:31. > :14:37.electrocuted me and I was in shock. I fell on the floor and I was dazed
:14:37. > :14:40.for five to 10 minutes. My right arm was very numb from the incident.
:14:40. > :14:43.A car components company which moved to Wrexham from Welshpool
:14:43. > :14:46.last Christmas after landing a �12 million order from Vauxhall has
:14:46. > :14:49.gone into administration. 18 jobs are to go at Cobra, but the
:14:49. > :14:54.administrators are trying to find a buyer and save the jobs of the
:14:54. > :14:57.other 120 people who work there. A man from Powys has told a court
:14:57. > :15:00.he believed it was safe to overtake, seconds before a crash in which
:15:00. > :15:03.four members of the same family died. 24-year-old Gordon Dyche
:15:03. > :15:07.collided with a car which rolled into a reservoir near Llanidloes in
:15:07. > :15:17.April last year. He denies causing the deaths and says they were a
:15:17. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :15:21.tragic accident. Chris Dearden reports.
:15:22. > :15:26.A family man who knew the road well and who was driving safely. That
:15:26. > :15:30.was how Gordon Dyche hoped the jury would see him. He is accused of
:15:30. > :15:36.causing an accident which killed four people from Pontypridd. Only
:15:36. > :15:40.the driver, Denise Griffith, managed to escape from the car. Her
:15:40. > :15:45.husband died as did their two foster sons. Her mother was also
:15:45. > :15:50.killed when the car plunged into the reservoir. Today, Gordon Dyche
:15:50. > :15:55.told the jury he was driving behind two other cars to was Llyn Clywedog
:15:55. > :15:59.in Powys. He said it was safe to overtake and he didn't see Denise
:15:59. > :16:04.Griffith's car indicating to turn into a lay-by. He said he braked
:16:04. > :16:09.but it was too late. He said he felt useless as he watched the roof
:16:09. > :16:12.of the car disappear under the water. But the prosecution
:16:12. > :16:17.barrister asked Gordon Dyche why he had said to a paramedic at the
:16:17. > :16:22.scene, I should not have done it. I was late for work. It is my fault.
:16:22. > :16:27.Gordon Dyche said he was in shock and broke down in tears as he told
:16:27. > :16:34.the court it was a tragic accident he won't forget for a long time.
:16:34. > :16:38.Denise Griffith was in court today to hear the evidence. Both will
:16:38. > :16:41.return tomorrow when the jury is due to consider its verdict.
:16:41. > :16:51.Still to come in Wales Today: More farmers look to tighten security
:16:51. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:02.using CCTV after a big rise in the theft of quad bikes, fuel and tools.
:17:02. > :17:04.Last week, we brought you the story of a teenager from Flintshire with
:17:04. > :17:07.a rare condition which causes her joints to repeatedly dislocate.
:17:07. > :17:10.Phoebe Bruce from Hawarden had been fighting for funding to get
:17:10. > :17:14.specialist treatment in London. The 17-year-old has now been told she
:17:14. > :17:16.will get the money. It had been in doubt as she lived in Wales and not
:17:16. > :17:20.England. Matthew Richards reports. This family video shows just how
:17:21. > :17:23.painful Phoebe's condition can be. She has a severe form of Elhers
:17:23. > :17:28.Danlos Syndrome, or EDS, which causes her joints, usually her
:17:28. > :17:32.shoulder and elbow, to dislocate up to 18 times a day. It affects one
:17:32. > :17:35.in 5,000 people. Compounding the agony was a question mark over
:17:35. > :17:44.whether she was entitled to funding for a private medical assessment in
:17:44. > :17:47.London. She has been caused -- caught in limbo. She lives in Wales
:17:47. > :17:51.but is close to the border and all of the treatment has been in
:17:51. > :17:55.Cheshire. Now she needs more specialist treatment in England, it
:17:55. > :17:57.had been thought she could miss out on funding, until now. The Welsh
:17:57. > :17:59.Health Specialised Services Committee has approved �9,000
:17:59. > :18:06.towards Phoebe's treatment. She heard the news yesterday just
:18:06. > :18:12.before another dislocation saw her back in A&E. I was out with my
:18:12. > :18:16.friends when I found out. I had to wait a few minutes for it to sink
:18:16. > :18:21.in. It was the best news I have heard in ages. We are one step
:18:21. > :18:24.closer to where we want to be and where we need to be. Her family say
:18:24. > :18:28.this is expensive treatment and much more money will be needed
:18:28. > :18:38.through fundraising but it's an important first step. This money
:18:38. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:43.means she can be monitored 24 hours a day. If there are ways around it
:18:43. > :18:46.without having an operation, it would be fantastic. Whether Phoebe
:18:46. > :18:48.needs surgery or physiotherapy to help ease her condition, she's now
:18:48. > :18:51.much closer to getting the help she desparately needs.
:18:51. > :18:54.The Farmers Union of Wales says it's seen an "alarming" rise in
:18:54. > :18:57.rural crime across South East Wales. Within the last month, 21 breeding
:18:57. > :19:00.sheep were stolen from a farm in Usk and figures from a leading
:19:00. > :19:09.insurance firm show a 30% rise in thefts across Wales last year.
:19:09. > :19:14.Jordan Davies has more. Steve Powell is a farmer in
:19:14. > :19:17.Caerphilly and does not take any chances any more. He locks his quad
:19:17. > :19:25.bike and valuable power tools in a shipping container after being
:19:25. > :19:31.targeted by thieves. This one got stolen and it had not been here 48
:19:31. > :19:39.hours. They must have pushed it out of the art and took it down the
:19:40. > :19:47.road. It was hidden in a neighbour's Wood. What effect does
:19:47. > :19:50.it have on a working farm? It is a constant worry at night. A car
:19:50. > :19:57.pulls up outside and you are looking down the road to see what
:19:57. > :20:01.is happening. We work enough hours as it is. A growing number of farms
:20:01. > :20:07.are being preyed upon by organised gangs looking for open gates and
:20:07. > :20:14.equipment. Vehicles, while at and metal top of the list but
:20:14. > :20:17.agricultural unions are becoming concerned about some thieves
:20:17. > :20:22.understanding local knowledge when it comes to stealing livestock.
:20:22. > :20:29.Recently, 21 sheep were taken from a farm in Essex. According to the
:20:29. > :20:33.insurance firm, rural theft total �2.3 million in Wales last year
:20:33. > :20:39.compared to one per and �7 million the before. That is a rise of
:20:39. > :20:43.nearly 33 %. Combating rural crime is becoming big business. This firm
:20:44. > :20:50.selling trackers, sensors and alarms tours the country with its
:20:50. > :20:55.products. Diesel, quad bikes, machinery, they are all valuable
:20:55. > :20:59.and they are easy things to get your hands on. Farmers are fighting
:20:59. > :21:04.back and police are specifically targeting this kind of crime. But
:21:04. > :21:08.while prices remain high for metal, fuel and chemicals, rural crime
:21:08. > :21:10.will continue to bite hard working farms.
:21:10. > :21:13.Football and uncapped Crystal Palace midfielder Jonathan Williams
:21:13. > :21:15.has been selected in the Wales squad for next month's World Cup
:21:15. > :21:18.qualifiers against Belgium and Serbia. West Ham defender James
:21:18. > :21:21.Collins returns after missing the last game but Joe Ledley and David
:21:21. > :21:24.Vaughan miss out through injury as Wales prepare to play Belgium a
:21:24. > :21:27.week on Friday in Chris Coleman's first competitive match in charge.
:21:27. > :21:30.Swansea City continued their perfect start to the season with a
:21:30. > :21:33.3-1 victory over Preston in the second round of the Capital One Cup.
:21:33. > :21:36.Striker Danny Graham put the Swans in front, before two goals from
:21:36. > :21:42.Luke Moore settled the tie. Swansea manager Michael Laudrup gave debuts
:21:42. > :21:46.to record signing Ki Sung Yeung and also Kyle Bartley.
:21:46. > :21:56.Well, that's it from me. Let's head back to Claire now, as we countdown
:21:56. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:01.to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics.
:22:01. > :22:05.The parties getting busy as people get ready for the opening ceremony.
:22:05. > :22:07.-- the park is getting busy. I don't know how much you know
:22:07. > :22:10.about the Paralympics. They were the brainchild of German doctor,
:22:10. > :22:13.Ludwig Guttman. He helped treat servicemen injured during the
:22:13. > :22:15.Second World War and believed sport could help the men rebuild their
:22:15. > :22:25.lives. Peggy Richards from Swansea was a nurse who worked alongside
:22:25. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:33.him. She's been telling us about those early years.
:22:33. > :22:39.At Stoke Mandeville, a spinal injury does not stop you joining in.
:22:40. > :22:43.To coincide with the opening day of the London Olympics, the Stoke
:22:43. > :22:47.Mandeville Hospital played host to the International wheelchair Games.
:22:47. > :22:53.It was the precursor to what we now know as the Paralympics. Although
:22:53. > :22:57.she did not know it at that time, a young nurse was witnessing history.
:22:57. > :23:05.She had left her home in County Wexford to become a nurse at Stoke
:23:05. > :23:15.Mandeville. After the Second World War, there was a need for nurses in
:23:15. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:23.Britain. I went to Stoke Mandeville. New patients came in with fractured
:23:23. > :23:30.next or people paralysed from the waist down. The spinal injuries
:23:30. > :23:37.unit at Stoke Mandeville was run by a Jewish refugee called Ludwig
:23:37. > :23:43.Guttman. His methods were inspiring but uncompromising. He was very
:23:43. > :23:50.nice. He was very straight. If he didn't like something, he would
:23:50. > :23:55.tell you. Some would want to go home and some were not allowed to
:23:55. > :24:00.go home because they were not well enough. If they were disobedient,
:24:00. > :24:07.they would -- he would give them a lecture. He was quite strict that
:24:07. > :24:11.way. He believed that sport could transform the lives of his patience
:24:11. > :24:16.and began to stage activities on the hospital grounds. During the
:24:16. > :24:24.1950s, these international competitions became known as the
:24:24. > :24:31.Stoke Mandeville Games. Some would try and walk and collapse on the
:24:31. > :24:38.floor. You had to be very careful. I remember the crowds and people
:24:39. > :24:42.being happy. I was very happy there. After her time at Stoke Mandeville,
:24:42. > :24:47.she relocated to South Wales where she has lived ever since but she is
:24:47. > :24:51.proud of her work at that hospital which is now recognised as the
:24:51. > :24:53.spiritual home of the Paralympic movement.
:24:53. > :24:57.Well, the action starts tomorrow and there could be medal success
:24:57. > :25:00.for Welsh competitors on the first day. Let me take you through who
:25:00. > :25:03.we're watching tomorrow. Beijing gold medalist Nyree Kindred is in
:25:03. > :25:07.the pool. She goes in the 100 metres backstroke heats between
:25:07. > :25:15.9:30am and 10:00am, with the aim of securing a place in the final and a
:25:15. > :25:18.chance of a medal at 5:30pm tomorrow evening. And one of our
:25:18. > :25:20.best medal hopes starts his first ever Paralympics tomorrow.
:25:20. > :25:27.Paracyclist Mark Colbourne from Tredegar is in the kilo sprint
:25:27. > :25:32.finals between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Velodrome.
:25:32. > :25:42.It's been a grey day here in East London. Let's get the weather back
:25:42. > :25:52.
:25:52. > :25:56.Moody is a good word of describing the weather. But the weather is
:25:56. > :26:00.improving as we go into tomorrow. At the moment, the yellow warning
:26:00. > :26:06.is still in place for those heavy showers. This is the radar from
:26:06. > :26:09.earlier showing the extent of the rain. Behind it, we had these heavy
:26:09. > :26:14.downpours and at the moment, we have some really heavy downpours
:26:14. > :26:22.across parts of the West. They will make their way inland as we go
:26:22. > :26:26.through tonight. A lot of cloud for all of us. Quite gusty conditions.
:26:26. > :26:31.A bit of a chilly start tomorrow morning and a few showers but most
:26:31. > :26:36.of us getting away with a dry morning. By the afternoon, it will
:26:36. > :26:41.become drier for all of us with bright spells for everybody. Top
:26:41. > :26:46.temperatures, a disappointing 14 degrees in Gwynedd. Tomorrow night,
:26:46. > :26:50.a much better end to the day for all of us. Some lovely sunshine.
:26:50. > :26:59.Clear skies and under those clear skies, the temperatures will do
:26:59. > :27:05.away into single figures. -- but a way. High pressure will continue to
:27:05. > :27:09.build over the next few days. Hopefully that will settle things
:27:09. > :27:19.down. Friday is looking dry with some sunshine. Much better weather
:27:19. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:30.Just over an hour to go until the start of the Paralympics. The flame
:27:30. > :27:34.is making its way into the Olympic Stadium.
:27:34. > :27:36.These Games are already breaking new ground. It's set to be the most