:00:02. > :00:05.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines. Brenda is one of the
:00:05. > :00:15.lucky ones but many older people are waiting years for vital aids to
:00:15. > :00:20.
:00:20. > :00:24.help them around their home. There was a danger I would have to be
:00:24. > :00:34.cared for. Having it done straightaway was from a safety
:00:34. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:51.Also tonight, a new programme to improve our children's maths. We
:00:51. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:58.put the Education Minister to the test. What is seven times six?
:00:58. > :01:01.42! Hospital shake-up. What could it mean for services near you?
:01:01. > :01:08.And from a former car parts factory to Leonardo Da Vinci's Italy. Wales
:01:08. > :01:15.is the backdrop for a new multi million pound TV series.
:01:15. > :01:21.The beauty is that rather than being in various locations, we are
:01:21. > :01:24.in historic buildings with incredible views and locations.
:01:24. > :01:27.Figures seen by BBC Wales suggest elderly and disabled people are at
:01:27. > :01:30.the mercy of a postcode lottery when it comes to the length of time
:01:30. > :01:33.it takes for councils to pay for ramps, rails and lifts in their
:01:33. > :01:36.homes. Some elderly and disabled people are waiting nearly four
:01:36. > :01:39.times longer than others, because some councils are taking up to two
:01:39. > :01:42.years to hand over the money. It comes as the Older People's
:01:42. > :01:48.Commissioner for Wales says she'll take councils to court, if they
:01:48. > :01:51.make people wait unnecessarily. Jordan Davies has the story.
:01:51. > :01:55.84-year-old Brenda Rowley finds it easier to get around her home these
:01:55. > :02:01.days. The retired head-teacher from Newport has had rails fitted inside
:02:01. > :02:10.and out after a nasty fall. Her case was taken up by a charity,
:02:10. > :02:14.which meant she avoided what could have been, a long wait in her area.
:02:14. > :02:20.I am trying to think how we would manage if it had not been dealt
:02:21. > :02:29.with. Going up and down those stairs, there was a danger that I
:02:29. > :02:33.would have to be careful. Having it done straight away., from a safety
:02:33. > :02:37.point of view, it was paramount. New figures for last year show how
:02:37. > :02:40.fragmented the grant system is in Wales. On average Newport Council
:02:40. > :02:44.took nearly two years, and Neath Port Talbot a year and a half, to
:02:44. > :02:49.deliver a grant. Compare this to Merthyr Tydfil and Conwy councils,
:02:49. > :02:54.which took less than half a year. 69-year-old Melinda Hanmer's life
:02:54. > :03:03.is now downstairs. She had her bathroom and bedroom moved in her
:03:03. > :03:07.Pentraeth home, a big job that took a year. It has made a lot of
:03:07. > :03:12.difference. I do not have to worry at all about trying to go upstairs.
:03:12. > :03:17.My bathroom is within sort of calling distance, my bed is there
:03:17. > :03:20.if I need it. But not everyone's as fortunate as Melinda. Last week the
:03:20. > :03:23.Older People's Commissioner for Wales said she'd spoken to a couple,
:03:23. > :03:28.who had to climb the stairs on their hands and knees, because
:03:28. > :03:30.their hand rail hadn't arrived, after several months. The
:03:30. > :03:33.Commissioner says today's figures reveal the extent of the postcode
:03:33. > :03:43.lottery and she will take legal action if councils don't improve
:03:43. > :03:47.within a year. I do not think 700 days is acceptable. I think we can
:03:47. > :03:51.get it right and we need to get it right. But if the only way that we
:03:51. > :03:57.can get it right is for me to lay down guidance and use my statutory
:03:57. > :04:01.powers their last commissioner, that is what I will do. -- then as
:04:01. > :04:04.commissioner. Yesterday in the Assembly, the leader of the Welsh
:04:04. > :04:07.Liberal Democrats explained how a delay was effecting one of her
:04:07. > :04:12.constituents. I have a disabled person in my constituency having to
:04:12. > :04:16.wash out of a bucket because of the inability of the local authority to
:04:16. > :04:19.install a shower. In Newport, Brenda enjoys her independence and
:04:19. > :04:25.experts say an average grant of �7,500 can keep someone out of
:04:25. > :04:29.residential care. The Welsh Local Government Association says the
:04:29. > :04:32.time it takes to deliver a grant has reduced. Brenda's council,
:04:32. > :04:38.Newport, says it accepts it's been taking far too long and is putting
:04:38. > :04:41.changes in place. Ken Skates is the Assembly Member
:04:41. > :04:44.for Clwyd South and is a member of the Communities, Equalities and
:04:44. > :04:48.Local Government Committee in the Assembly. People waiting up to two
:04:48. > :04:57.years for a ramps or handrails in their homes. This isn't acceptable,
:04:57. > :05:00.is it? Absolutely not. We must recall that as your report
:05:00. > :05:06.mentioned that Conwy Council is one of those councils that have brought
:05:06. > :05:10.down their average waiting time. I'm sure many other councils at the
:05:10. > :05:14.moment not performing as good as they should be can learn good if --
:05:15. > :05:19.good practice. Is the committee gone to be trying to do something
:05:19. > :05:24.about this? Absolutely. I spoke with the share of the committee
:05:24. > :05:27.today. We must look into this as a priority. In your report you
:05:27. > :05:34.observe that seven-and-a-half �1,000 in terms of a grant can keep
:05:34. > :05:43.people out of residential care. -- �7,500. That can save the taxpayer
:05:43. > :05:48.�100,000. Some the most vulnerable people in Wales. Does this all down
:05:48. > :05:52.to tight budgets? Not at all. Resemble things can be conducted by
:05:53. > :05:56.councils to ensure that the process is swift and efficient. For example,
:05:56. > :05:59.they can make sure there is a follow-up service in place to chase
:05:59. > :06:03.any applications that have been sent out. There can be help and
:06:03. > :06:09.assistance in terms of filling in those obligations. It is about
:06:09. > :06:12.making sure that targets are set and met. A five year plan aimed at
:06:12. > :06:15.raising numeracy standards in Welsh schools has been published. It
:06:15. > :06:24.includes annual testing for 7 to 14-year-olds and puts more emphasis
:06:24. > :06:30.on teaching numbers, and logic, in every subject.
:06:30. > :06:34.We make products. We do it from Easter, we make bunny rabbit
:06:34. > :06:36.plaques. Meet members of the Biz. Pupils here at Ynystawe Primary
:06:36. > :06:40.School in Swansea are always developing new business ideas and
:06:40. > :06:45.today, the Education Minister is a potential customer. It's not part
:06:45. > :06:53.of a maths lesson but it teaches them about numeracy. They know a
:06:53. > :06:58.lot about profit and loss. They're keen on stocks. They want to buy
:06:58. > :07:01.into the stock market and make money. It is a lovely experience
:07:01. > :07:04.for children. In recent years, the performance in Wales, the figures
:07:04. > :07:08.have been pretty startling. In international tests for 15-year-
:07:08. > :07:11.olds, Wales ranked 40th out of 67 nations for maths. In reality, it
:07:11. > :07:15.means that pupils here are the equivalent of half a school year
:07:15. > :07:18.behind the average. The National Numeracy Programme aims to turn
:07:18. > :07:21.things around. From next year, 7 to 14-year-olds will sit annual
:07:21. > :07:24.numeracy tests. National expectations will be set to better
:07:24. > :07:26.understand how a pupil is performing and teachers will be
:07:26. > :07:36.trained to teach numeracy, to move away from worksheet based maths
:07:36. > :07:39.lessons and include numbers and reasoning in lots of subjects.
:07:39. > :07:45.You have been in charge for years and yet there has not been a plan
:07:45. > :07:49.like this in place until now. have actually improved performance
:07:50. > :07:54.in Wales over the last decade. We have seen fewer young people
:07:54. > :07:57.leaving school without qualifications. Standards are
:07:57. > :08:02.probably lower across the UK in comparison with international
:08:02. > :08:04.standards now. We have all got to raise standards. Here at GE
:08:04. > :08:06.Aviation in Nantgarw, near Caerphilly, staff need an
:08:06. > :08:09.understanding of numeracy to operate the tools, the computer
:08:09. > :08:17.programmes, to analyse data. The company regularly visits schools,
:08:18. > :08:24.something this numeracy programme wants to promote. By talking to
:08:24. > :08:30.young people and how they are using antennae to use those skills in the
:08:30. > :08:36.workplace, hopefully they can gain a greater understanding of why
:08:36. > :08:40.developing the skills is important. Today, many teachers in Wales are
:08:40. > :08:45.taking action over concerns about pay, pensions, and their workload.
:08:45. > :08:49.There's some unease this programme will add to the problem. It takes
:08:49. > :08:52.the same amount of time to teach a good maths lesson as a bad one and
:08:52. > :08:55.the evidence we have for them is how to teach a good maths lesson,
:08:55. > :08:58.so I don't think they should worry, their lives should become easier.
:08:58. > :09:01.The benchmarks of success will be if Wales moves up the international
:09:01. > :09:04.league tables and if more Welsh pupils leave primary school with
:09:04. > :09:07.the basic skills they need. And, talking of basic skills, I
:09:07. > :09:17.couldn't resist a simple maths test for the Minister. What is six times
:09:17. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:21.seven? Its 42! I'm glad he got it right! Well, a team from
:09:21. > :09:24.Techniquest, the science museum in Cardiff, regularly goes into
:09:24. > :09:30.schools to help pupils with their maths. Rebecca John is there for us
:09:30. > :09:34.this evening. Many children come here every day to learn through
:09:34. > :09:40.play but it also takes some of their games into schools as part of
:09:40. > :09:44.the maths scheme. I am joined by one of those running the scheme.
:09:44. > :09:51.Talk us through this game. Basically, it is an easy game that
:09:51. > :09:54.children can sit around and work together and the idea is trying to
:09:54. > :10:00.leave seven members uncovered so that they are either the same shape
:10:00. > :10:04.or colour or odds and even numbers. They can put the shapes in whatever
:10:04. > :10:07.way they want. One of the nice things about it is they can work in
:10:07. > :10:13.partnership. They have to build a strategy it back -- strategy at
:10:13. > :10:18.work logically. What do you find when you going to schools in terms
:10:18. > :10:21.of ability? It ranges from those that are very timid and shy to
:10:21. > :10:24.those who are really at on their maths and what to do the best they
:10:24. > :10:30.can. With games like this, it is great because they can work
:10:30. > :10:40.together. You can have more able to helping the less able. You can also
:10:40. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:47.have them working on the Rhone. -- their own. We are working in
:10:47. > :10:50.primary schools may be added is about fun and making maths fun and
:10:50. > :10:55.making it enjoyable. It is about making them enjoy it -- realise
:10:55. > :11:05.they are not doing maths when they really are. Learning their tables
:11:05. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:12.is not find that they need to know them. -- is not fun. My son always
:11:12. > :11:16.asks me to test the on his tables. It is partially down to the parents
:11:16. > :11:20.to do what the teachers are trained to do in the classroom. But there
:11:20. > :11:27.are loads of easy ways than fun games out there that parents can do
:11:27. > :11:32.with their children. Thank you very much, Tina. I am going to get back
:11:32. > :11:36.to my maths puzzle now. Back to the studio.
:11:36. > :11:38.Good luck! Plans for a new shopping centre in
:11:38. > :11:41.Pontypridd are in tatters tonight, after the developer went into
:11:41. > :11:44.receivership. The old shops have now been demolished and the new
:11:44. > :11:47.Taff Vale shopping centre had been due to open this summer, but it was
:11:47. > :11:50.delayed by funding difficulties. Pontypridd MP Owen Smith said the
:11:50. > :12:00.developer had emailed him to say receivers were being appointed and
:12:00. > :12:02.
:12:02. > :12:06.the project would not go ahead. Specialist health services are
:12:06. > :12:10.spread too thinly and should be concentrated at five hospitals in
:12:10. > :12:17.South Wales. That is the view of NHS managers. They have been drawn
:12:17. > :12:21.up plans to reorganise services in hospitals from Newport to Swansea.
:12:21. > :12:30.If you take an hour's drive along the M4 from Newport to Swansea, you
:12:30. > :12:34.will pass a number of signs that there are hospitals nearby. Six big
:12:34. > :12:38.hospitals are located within a few miles of the motorway. And they
:12:38. > :12:43.provide a mix of specialist services which look after the sick
:12:43. > :12:48.list and most seriously injured patients. But health managers argue
:12:48. > :12:51.that set-up is now unsustainable. The present service is not
:12:51. > :12:55.delivering a high enough quality of service to patients. Part of the
:12:55. > :12:59.reason it is not is because of the way it is configured. The present
:12:59. > :13:04.service means we are spreading specialist doctors too thinly at
:13:04. > :13:09.too many sites. That means we cannot guarantee on the 20 for 7
:13:09. > :13:19.basis that a doctor with the right Competency compete there for the
:13:19. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:31.patient. -- can be there for the patient.
:13:31. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:43.Proposals include service is being concentrated on four or five sites.
:13:43. > :13:51.But there is no doubt some hospitals were low services. The
:13:52. > :13:56.plan will see the most urgent accident and emergency care
:13:56. > :14:00.centralised in one or two hospitals. Managers insist no final decisions
:14:00. > :14:06.have been made and that all hospitals in the region will
:14:06. > :14:10.continue to provide most of the services they do already. The
:14:10. > :14:18.Health Minister to they argued the NHS had to respond to the pressure
:14:18. > :14:22.effaces. We have had a very unusual summer. We have had this
:14:22. > :14:26.unparalleled demand for services. It is something we will continue to
:14:26. > :14:34.see. The talk of the demographic ticking bomb and maybe we are
:14:34. > :14:37.seeing that coming forward. It is something we are all aware of.
:14:37. > :14:41.there is another pressure facing the NHS across Wales, they need to
:14:41. > :14:45.fight more savings than ever before. Yesterday the First Minister Carwyn
:14:45. > :14:50.Jones indicated that the Welsh club Med might need to give health
:14:51. > :14:57.boards more money again this year to help them balance their books --
:14:57. > :15:03.the Welsh government. But what does whatever bizarre made, they are
:15:03. > :15:08.likely to be controversial. -- whatever decisions are made.
:15:08. > :15:18.Changing the shape of the NHS in South Wales like elsewhere will not
:15:18. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:51.A man who lived near a student stabbed to death in an alleged case
:15:51. > :15:54.of mistaken identity has told a court how he was physically
:15:54. > :15:57.attacked on his doorstep. Mohammed Tanhai told Swansea Crown Court he
:15:57. > :16:00.had faced an intimidation campaign over a debt of �50,000. 17-year-old
:16:00. > :16:02.Aamir Siddiqi died after a bungled contract killing at his home. The
:16:02. > :16:04.prosecution claimed that Aamir Siddiqi died in a bungled
:16:04. > :16:06.contracting -- killing. Mohammed Tanhai told the court he was
:16:06. > :16:11.selling a property just a couple of streets away from when the murder
:16:11. > :16:14.hand -- happened and that deal went wrong. He had received �50,000 from
:16:14. > :16:18.a disc -- businessman he had been introduced to. The prospective
:16:18. > :16:21.buyer cannot be named for legal reasons. But Mohammed Tanhai said
:16:21. > :16:25.when he tried to pull out of the deal, he underwent a campaign of
:16:25. > :16:29.intimidation. Mohammed Tanhai told the court that a man intending to
:16:29. > :16:34.sell his property to turned up at his house in November 2009 with
:16:34. > :16:38.another man. He was punched and sprayed in the face in front of his
:16:38. > :16:43.wife and children. He told the court he was severely beaten up and
:16:43. > :16:47.could not seek during the attack. He was then moved by police to a
:16:47. > :16:51.safe house. The jury has previously heard the defendants Jason Richards
:16:51. > :16:58.and Ben Hope were hired back -- by an unnamed businessman angry
:16:58. > :17:01.because of a failed business deal. They deny murder and attempted
:17:02. > :17:03.murder. The trial continues. The laboratory headed by the Dean of
:17:03. > :17:07.Medicine at Cardiff University is under investigation following
:17:07. > :17:13.allegations of research misconduct. They relate to papers produced by
:17:14. > :17:16.the academic team there over recent years. The man in charge of the lab,
:17:16. > :17:20.Professor Paul Morgan, remains in his post. Rhodri Lewis is in the
:17:20. > :17:23.newsroom now. Well, it's alleged that some of the images used to
:17:23. > :17:26.help draw conclusions from academic research have been manipulated. No
:17:26. > :17:29.further details have been given about how they may have been
:17:29. > :17:33.altered, but a number of articles produced by the group of academics
:17:33. > :17:35.led by Professor Morgan have caused concern. A panel at the university
:17:35. > :17:39.found some of them acknowledged responsibility for certain aspects
:17:39. > :17:42.in specific articles in academic journals. As a result it decided to
:17:42. > :17:45.launch a formal investigation. Last year, after a similar investigation
:17:45. > :17:49.at the university, a different article by this research group was
:17:50. > :17:52.withdrawn from a journal. That was after it was found that one member
:17:52. > :17:55.of the team had inappropriately manipulated primary data in two
:17:55. > :17:58.figures in the paper. The investigation at the time found
:17:58. > :18:01.that he was solely responsible and he no longer works there, but he
:18:01. > :18:03.was involved in preparing some of the papers now under investigation.
:18:03. > :18:06.It's obviously important in the academic world that certain
:18:06. > :18:13.standards are followed in academic research so that people can rely on
:18:13. > :18:15.the conclusions. Professor Morgan, who heads the team has got a long
:18:15. > :18:19.and distinguished career in research into this specific aspect
:18:19. > :18:21.of biology, and he remains in post. Cardiff University says it will
:18:21. > :18:26.need to await the outcome of the Formal Investigation Panel before
:18:27. > :18:29.making any further comment. Soldiers who've recently returned
:18:29. > :18:34.from a tour of duty in Afghanistan have marched through Haverfordwest
:18:34. > :18:40.in Pembrokeshire. Troops from 223 Signal Squadron, were presented
:18:40. > :18:50.with campaign medals after the parade. They're based at Cawdor
:18:50. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :18:58.Barracks in the town and are experts in electronic warfare. How
:18:58. > :19:01.do you pass off Margam Castle in Port Talbot for the Medici Palace
:19:02. > :19:04.in 15th Century Florence? One man who knows is the writer of
:19:04. > :19:08.Hollywood hits like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. He's chosen
:19:08. > :19:11.South Wales as the location for his new �20 million TV series based on
:19:11. > :19:14.the life of Leonardo Da Vinci. And he started by transforming an old
:19:14. > :19:18.factory into a film studio, as Carwyn Jones now reports.
:19:18. > :19:25.It opened 50 years ago. Back then they made fridges. In its heyday,
:19:25. > :19:31.they made car parts. And now they're making television. Believe
:19:31. > :19:34.it or not, this is the old Ford factory in Swansea. Today, it is a
:19:34. > :19:36.fifteenth-century Italian street. Look around and you'll spot
:19:36. > :19:40.Florence's Ponte Vecchio bridge and the doorway to the Duomo cathedral.
:19:40. > :19:44.It's all part of a �20 million TV series, Da Vinci's Demons, which
:19:44. > :19:49.traces the early life of Leonardo. It's the brainchild of David S
:19:49. > :19:51.Goyer. You might not know the name, but you'll know his work. He's
:19:51. > :20:00.written a host of Hollywood blockbusters like Batman, Blade and
:20:00. > :20:06.the forthcoming Superman film. is more in the Batman begins vain.
:20:06. > :20:10.Having done that, it paints with a broad canvas. It is very cinematic.
:20:10. > :20:14.It will feel much more like a movie than a TV show. It is certainly the
:20:14. > :20:17.largest TV production I have ever been involved in. Recreating
:20:17. > :20:19.Renaissance Florence in South Wales has proved easier than you'd think.
:20:19. > :20:22.The gothic splendour of Margam Castle in Port Talbot doesn't
:20:22. > :20:26.immediately suggest the Medici Palace. But the production has use
:20:26. > :20:31.made of the grand interiors, while the exterior shots will be a mix of
:20:31. > :20:34.computer graphics and specially constructed sets. Something else
:20:34. > :20:43.the programme makers found on their doorstep was a highly skilled cast
:20:43. > :20:47.and crew. There is a huge talent base. It has remained undiscovered
:20:47. > :20:53.for many years. But things like Doctor Who and more recently
:20:53. > :20:56.Sherlock, it has recently brought the talent base to the fore.
:20:56. > :20:59.Vinci's Demons is a co-production between BBC Worldwide and the
:21:00. > :21:05.American TV network Starz. A series on this scale has proved good news
:21:05. > :21:11.for the local workforce, everyone from craftsman to caterers.
:21:11. > :21:16.We are seeing temporary jobs being created to the tune of over 3,300.
:21:16. > :21:22.BRC in permanent jobs being created. -- we are seeing. It is quite an
:21:22. > :21:25.investment in this area. We must do what we can to capitalise on that.
:21:25. > :21:31.The programme were hit our screens in spring next year. If a second
:21:31. > :21:34.series is Commission, it will bring more Hollywood money to South Wales.
:21:34. > :21:38.Swansea City will find out later who they'll play in the fourth
:21:38. > :21:41.round of the Capital One Cup. They had to come from behind to beat
:21:41. > :21:44.League One side Crawley 3-2 last night, Garry Monk scoring a last-
:21:44. > :21:49.minute winner. Meanwhile in the Conference, Newport County stay top
:21:49. > :21:54.after beating Telford 4-2. Wrexham are hot on their heels in third.
:21:54. > :21:57.They beat Barrow 3-0. Boxing, and World Champion Nathan
:21:57. > :22:01.Cleverly says he wants to bring a big name opponent to the Cardiff
:22:01. > :22:03.City Stadium if he successfully defends his title again next month.
:22:03. > :22:06.Cleverly held an open training session at the ground this
:22:06. > :22:09.afternoon, as part of his preparations to fight at the
:22:10. > :22:19.Motorpoint Arena on 27th October. Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay
:22:20. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:25.and pupils from a local primary school came along to watch. I come
:22:25. > :22:32.to a lot of the home matches in and around at training when I am free.
:22:32. > :22:36.In all fairness, they are very supportive of me as well. Hopefully,
:22:36. > :22:39.I can get the fight that I want here. Her grandmother was unable to
:22:39. > :22:42.read or write, her parents left school early to run their business
:22:42. > :22:45.and she spends several months a year missing lessons when her
:22:45. > :22:48.family's travelling fair tours the country. But 18-year-old Shelby
:22:48. > :22:54.Holmes from Towyn near Rhyl is just about to start an English degree at
:22:54. > :22:57.Oxford University. Life is full of distractions for
:22:57. > :23:00.Shelby Holmes. Coming from five generations of travelling show
:23:00. > :23:06.people when she's not on tour she's helping to run the family's
:23:06. > :23:09.amusement arcade in Towyn. But she's about to break with tradition
:23:09. > :23:17.after hitting the jackpot and winning a place at Oxford
:23:17. > :23:21.University. Not many travelling showman go to higher education.
:23:21. > :23:25.When I said I was applying to Oxford, everyone said, that's good
:23:25. > :23:29.but we'll see how far she goes with it! And then I got the interview I
:23:29. > :23:35.did got a little bit more exciting and then I got an offer. That was
:23:35. > :23:40.really exciting. And then I got the grades. It was the most incredible
:23:40. > :23:45.feeling. Studying hasn't always been easy. Shelby missed plenty of
:23:45. > :23:50.school while on tour with the family. I had something like a 68 %
:23:50. > :23:54.attendance record, extremely low. The school were fantastic. Taking
:23:54. > :23:59.my books with me, doing the fairgrounds and having to study
:23:59. > :24:05.while on the road, it was difficult. It was harder than a lot of people
:24:05. > :24:09.have it, I guess. If you asked it to do some reading while she was
:24:09. > :24:14.away, she did so. She didn't tend to fall behind. She is bright
:24:14. > :24:17.enough and sharp enough to pick it up. Shelby says travelling shows
:24:17. > :24:20.will always be part of her life, but her proud parents think she's
:24:20. > :24:25.moving on in more ways than one. She's got another life to leave. We
:24:25. > :24:29.went to Oxford and had a look round. I can imagine her in there. I
:24:29. > :24:35.turned to Michael and said, she is not coming back. She will finish up
:24:35. > :24:43.working in the college will something. That will be her life, I
:24:43. > :24:47.can see that. Shelby will now be permanently installed for the next
:24:47. > :24:51.two years at Oxford University. Opportunities will open up. What a
:24:51. > :25:01.prize will be is anyone's guess. Here's Derek with the weather
:25:01. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:09.I do have some good news. Things are on the mend. It is wet in
:25:09. > :25:12.places at the moment, but tomorrow is looking drier and a bit more
:25:12. > :25:16.settled. The low pressure that brought the recent deluge was the
:25:16. > :25:19.most intense September storm for 30 years. Some places have well over a
:25:19. > :25:24.month's worth of rain. One of the wettest places, Bodelwyddan in
:25:24. > :25:28.Denbighshire. Nearly 100mm of rain since Sunday. About four inches.
:25:28. > :25:32.These figures are from Met Office weather stations. A few of you have
:25:32. > :25:36.recorded more rain than this. Rivers levels are now falling but a
:25:36. > :25:38.few remain swollen. There is still one flood warning in the Lower Dee
:25:38. > :25:42.Valley from Llangollen to Chester. This evening, heavy showers will
:25:42. > :25:45.slowly ease. A few showers in the north and Cardigan Bay overnight
:25:45. > :25:51.but most places becoming dry and clearer. The wind falling light
:25:52. > :25:55.inland with some mist. Temperatures falling as low as 7 Celsius.
:25:55. > :25:59.Tomorrow's chart shows a ridge of high pressure over Britain. This
:25:59. > :26:02.front approaching Ireland will reach us on Friday.
:26:02. > :26:07.So tomorrow a better day in prospect. Some sunshine in the
:26:07. > :26:10.south and Powys. Some morning mist as well. But not completely dry. A
:26:10. > :26:17.few showers are likely. For example in Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire
:26:17. > :26:21.and Wrexham. A few showers too in Gwynedd and Ceredigion. So you may
:26:21. > :26:29.catch a shower tomorrow but not as heavy as today. On the whole much
:26:29. > :26:32.drier and brighter than recently. Top temperatures 12 to 15 Celsius,
:26:32. > :26:35.with a west to north-westerly breeze. Tomorrow evening, dry for a
:26:35. > :26:40.time, but a front will bring some rain and showers after midnight.
:26:40. > :26:44.The wind freshening as well. On Friday, rain first thing will clear.
:26:44. > :26:47.Followed by drier, brighter weather and a few showers. As for the
:26:47. > :26:51.weekend, Saturday looks the better day. The odd light shower otherwise
:26:51. > :26:54.dry. Some sunshine. Sunday will start dry but rain will spread from
:26:54. > :26:59.the north-west during the day. Windier as well. Our picture
:26:59. > :27:02.tonight is from Mark Roberts. Dark clouds over Lake Bala. Thanks, Mark.
:27:02. > :27:11.Great photo. So better weather tomorrow. Drier and brighter with
:27:11. > :27:14.just a few scattered showers. The main news from the BBC is the
:27:14. > :27:17.weather. Hundreds of people have been forced to abandon their homes
:27:17. > :27:23.as the most intense September stock for decades works his way across
:27:23. > :27:27.the North of England. Just outside Newcastle, the volume of water
:27:27. > :27:31.swept away the Foundation's office block of flats. We'll have an