:00:01. > :00:04.Welcome to Wales Today. They were some of the worst floods
:00:04. > :00:07.in living memory. Water surged through villages and homes in
:00:07. > :00:13.Ceredigion. The damage was devastating. Tonight, the
:00:13. > :00:17.Environment Agency warns that we're at greater risk this winter.
:00:17. > :00:27.Here in Talybont, people are still waiting to return to their homes.
:00:27. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:39.Now there are fresh concerns that Police searching for missing vet
:00:39. > :00:46.Catherine Gowing seal off a second site where human remains have been
:00:46. > :00:52.A Welsh council buys 2,500 laptops worth �1 million. Now they're left
:00:52. > :01:02.We take a flight with the crew of Wales's brand new state-of-the-art
:01:02. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:08.The size we have to work in and the extra seats means that we have
:01:08. > :01:13.extra flying capacity if we need it. American GI's trained in Swansea
:01:13. > :01:17.ahead of the D-Day Landings. those who died are remembered.
:01:17. > :01:27.And I'm live at the Arms Park - can the Blues end their run of five
:01:27. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:31.straight defeats with victory over Good evening.
:01:31. > :01:34.We are at greater risk of flooding in Wales this winter - that's the
:01:34. > :01:36.warning from the Environment Agency. They say an unusually wet summer
:01:36. > :01:40.has left rivers levels high and the ground saturated. And they're
:01:40. > :01:44.warning people to be prepared. Our reporter, Cemlyn Davies, is in
:01:44. > :01:50.Talybont this evening. It was one of the villages badly affected when
:01:50. > :01:53.floods hit parts of North Five months have now gone by since
:01:53. > :01:59.this village, like many others in this part of Mid Wales, were
:01:59. > :02:02.devastated by the worst floods this area has seen in generations. Many
:02:02. > :02:11.of the people worst hit still haven't been able to return to
:02:11. > :02:15.their homes. You couldn't see the village green where I am now, such
:02:15. > :02:20.was the torrent of water flowing through the village. Now there are
:02:20. > :02:24.concerns it could all happen again. It was one of the wettest summers
:02:24. > :02:28.in Wales since records began. In June, more than a month's worth of
:02:28. > :02:32.rain fell in the Aberystwyth area in just 24 hours. This was the
:02:32. > :02:35.result. 1,000 people had to leave their homes. Talybont was one of
:02:35. > :02:44.the villages worst hit. Now the Environment Agency's warning that
:02:44. > :02:50.scenes like these could be repeated over the winter.
:02:50. > :02:54.It has been an exceptionally wet summer, probably the wet -- wettest
:02:54. > :02:59.April-June on record, and what this means, is that the ground is
:02:59. > :03:02.saturated, so any further rain is likely to find its way quickly into
:03:02. > :03:05.our rivers and drainage ditches. Mick Fothergill had hoped to be
:03:05. > :03:08.back in his home in time for Christmas, but five months on the
:03:08. > :03:17.building work is only just getting started. It could be February
:03:17. > :03:21.before he can move back in. Now there are fresh concerns.
:03:21. > :03:25.are used to the rivers coming up in winter. We will have to do with it
:03:25. > :03:30.if it comes up. The Environment Agency offered protecting all the
:03:30. > :03:34.houses here. This will be Flood protected to a metre and a half, so
:03:34. > :03:37.we will have some flood protection in place. If we have a flood to the
:03:37. > :03:40.same extent as June, nothing would protect us.
:03:40. > :03:43.The Environment Agency says 375,000 Welsh properties are at risk of
:03:43. > :03:46.flooding, and in Bridgend this morning, nine people had to be
:03:46. > :03:54.evacuated after a blocked culvert underneath a railway line led to
:03:54. > :03:57.floods in the the Brackla area. I woke up this morning and heard
:03:57. > :04:01.engines and people talking, and went outside and found a lady with
:04:01. > :04:06.no shoes on worrying about how she would get to work because the car
:04:06. > :04:10.park was flooded. I dialled 999 to get the fire brigade out, and as I
:04:10. > :04:14.turned around, the water was gushing from the kitchen and, and
:04:14. > :04:17.it flooded the place out in a matter of moments. But is enough
:04:17. > :04:19.being done to counter the threat of flooding? Eifion Hughes farms in
:04:19. > :04:25.Llangadog in Carmarthenshire. He says the riverbeds aren't being
:04:25. > :04:33.cleared well enough, and that's causing blockages.
:04:33. > :04:38.I can remember when I was a schoolboy, the rain used to come
:04:39. > :04:42.once a year to clean the Scholes out. It would help to keep the
:04:42. > :04:44.level of the beds down. Back in Talybont, the sandbags are ready.
:04:44. > :04:54.After what they've already been through this year, people here
:04:54. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :04:59.The advice to people who think they may be at risk of flooding is to
:04:59. > :05:06.contact the Maymana agency for more information. They can also register
:05:06. > :05:10.to receive Flood warnings by Tex -- contact the Environment Agency, and
:05:10. > :05:13.the Environment Agency is advising people to have a flood plan for
:05:13. > :05:15.their home and community so everybody knows what to do if and
:05:15. > :05:18.when the floods hit. Police investigating the murder of
:05:18. > :05:22.Flintshire vet Catherine Gowing say more human remains have been found
:05:22. > :05:24.on the banks of the River Dee in Cheshire. The remains were found
:05:24. > :05:31.this afternoon by an off-duty police officer. Matthew Richards is
:05:31. > :05:35.in our Wrexham newsroom with the latest.
:05:35. > :05:39.What more can you tell us about the developments today? This news broke
:05:39. > :05:44.in the last 90 minutes, and we know this of duty Cheshire police
:05:44. > :05:47.officer was walking along the banks of the River Dee in Cheshire. He
:05:47. > :05:53.alerted his forces spoke to colleagues in North Wales.
:05:53. > :05:56.Yesterday you may remember, they were searching in Flintshire and
:05:56. > :06:00.found human remains in a shallow pool their, a small fishing pond,
:06:00. > :06:04.and they have had underwater search teams looking there as well, so now
:06:04. > :06:08.we have remains on both sides of the border, so still an intensive
:06:08. > :06:13.investigation and lots of police activity still tonight. What are
:06:13. > :06:18.the lines of inquiry are they? Catherine Gowing hasn't been seen
:06:18. > :06:22.since 12th October. She was seen in a supermarket on Queensferry on the
:06:22. > :06:25.evening of 12th October, and her burnt out re- low-cut -- Renault
:06:25. > :06:29.car with Irish registration plates was discovered not far from her
:06:29. > :06:34.home in New Brighton. Police are appealing for sightings of that car
:06:34. > :06:38.on the weekend she disappeared, as well as the black Volvo S40
:06:38. > :06:42.belonging to Clive Sharpe, who lives in Gwynedd. He has been
:06:42. > :06:45.arrested and charged with her murder. Thank you.
:06:45. > :06:48.A sixth form pupil accused of hacking into his school computer
:06:48. > :06:52.system and attempting to do it again two months later has been
:06:52. > :06:54.found guilty. Matthew Higgins, now 20 and at university, always denied
:06:54. > :06:59.securing unauthorised access to computer data at Eirias High School
:06:59. > :07:03.in Colwyn Bay. A jury at Caernarfon Crown Court had heard he was a
:07:03. > :07:05."clever young man" caught red- handed. He will be sentenced at the
:07:05. > :07:08.end of the month. A final budget has been agreed
:07:08. > :07:11.between the Welsh Ambulance Service and the health boards for the rest
:07:11. > :07:14.of the financial year until April. Earlier this week, BBC Wales
:07:14. > :07:16.highlighted concerns within its board about the effect on services
:07:16. > :07:19.if they didn't know how much they had to spend.
:07:19. > :07:21.A Metropolitan Police officer believed to be protecting the Duke
:07:21. > :07:25.and Duchess of Cambridge has accidentally fired a gun while on
:07:25. > :07:28.duty in North Wales. It has emerged that Torfaen Council
:07:28. > :07:31.have thousands of unused laptops stored in a building, and they've
:07:31. > :07:34.been there for over a year. The computers were supposed to go to
:07:34. > :07:38.schoolchildren, but a deal for them between two Welsh councils fell
:07:38. > :07:44.through. Jordan Davies has more. Somewhere in Torfaen is a council
:07:44. > :07:48.building containing 2500 laptops, and they have been there, unused,
:07:48. > :07:51.for a year-and-a-half. Bought by Torfaen as part of Welsh Government
:07:51. > :07:54.teaching scheme, they were earmarked for school children in
:07:54. > :08:02.Newport but didn't quite make it there.
:08:02. > :08:07.It is turning into a bit of a farce, to actually purchased 2500 laptops
:08:07. > :08:13.without any idea of where they will go. Torfaen Council should have
:08:13. > :08:18.ensured they had a third Council on board. 6000 computers are being
:08:18. > :08:21.used by pupils in Torfaen and Nong -- Monmouth Show as part of this
:08:21. > :08:26.programme, but Torfaen Council directors say Newport council
:08:26. > :08:32.pulled out leaving them with �1 million worth of spare laptops.
:08:32. > :08:41.When we procure the laptops in March 2011, Newport city council
:08:41. > :08:45.were firm partner, but they withdrew in June the 2011.
:08:45. > :08:49.thought they would take a laptops off your hands. Yes. Newport
:08:49. > :08:53.council said it made no final agreement to take the computers.
:08:53. > :08:57.Now out of Wight Council have to find a new buyer, even though the
:08:57. > :09:01.laptops are already out of warranty. It says it is close to finding a
:09:01. > :09:08.solution. The Welsh Government says it has been working to ensure
:09:08. > :09:11.The man leading a commission into the future of Britain's airports
:09:11. > :09:14.says he'd consider a plan to use Cardiff Airport as Heathrow's sixth
:09:14. > :09:16.terminal when rail links were fast enough. Sir Howard Davies will
:09:16. > :09:19.produce his final report by summer 2015. Management in Cardiff say
:09:19. > :09:25.they're glad there's widespread support for the growth of their
:09:25. > :09:28.airport. A Metropolitan Police officer
:09:28. > :09:31.believed to be protecting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has
:09:31. > :09:34.accidentally fired a gun while on duty in North Wales. No-one was
:09:34. > :09:42.hurt in the incident, which happened in an unmarked car last
:09:43. > :09:46.week. An investigation is being carried out by Scotland Yard.
:09:46. > :09:48.A Welsh MP has asked the Prime Minister to intervene to save a
:09:48. > :09:52.tearoom in Carmarthenshire after the owner was told her business
:09:52. > :09:54.rates were going up by 700% a month. Simon Hart raised the issue at
:09:55. > :10:02.Prime Minister's Questions this week to highlight the case of The
:10:02. > :10:05.Owl and the Pussycat Restaurant in In August, Judith Brunsdon had a
:10:05. > :10:13.visit from the Valuation Office. They measured her tearooms, and
:10:13. > :10:19.then sent her a letter saying that her business rates had shot up.
:10:20. > :10:29.It was then going from �92 per month to 700 and and �6 per month.
:10:29. > :10:37.That's a staggering 700% increase. -- �726. The kitchen has gone to
:10:37. > :10:43.�84 per square metre. The whole reason for the increase is that the
:10:43. > :10:47.alterations to the whole of the premises have been made, but they
:10:47. > :10:50.haven't. I have been here 12 years and it hasn't changed.
:10:50. > :10:55.Miss Brunsdon's local MP, Simon Hart, has taken up her case, even
:10:55. > :10:57.pleading with the Prime Minister. This is not unique to Wales, so can
:10:57. > :11:03.the Prime Minister come to the rescue?
:11:03. > :11:05.Sadly not, but Mr Hart's determined to get answers.
:11:05. > :11:12.I am asking the valuation office to explain how they have come up with
:11:12. > :11:16.the figure of 700 percent. If someone's stuck council tax up that
:11:16. > :11:19.much they would be a riot, so why shouldn't there be a similar riot
:11:19. > :11:22.over sticking business rates up when nothing has changed?
:11:22. > :11:25.The Valuation Office told us they do not specifically carry out spot
:11:25. > :11:28.checks on businesses, but "If any new information comes to light that
:11:28. > :11:33.an assessment might be incorrect, we will check and amend it to
:11:33. > :11:37.ensure it is fair and accurate." Two other businesses in Laugharne,
:11:37. > :11:40.including this one, have also been told they face huge hikes in rates.
:11:40. > :11:44.All of them are appealing, saying they'll simply go out of business
:11:44. > :11:51.if they have to pay more. For now, Judith Brunsdon is
:11:51. > :11:54.refusing to increase her payments Still to come tonight:
:11:54. > :11:57.They came here in their thousands and left their mark on Welsh
:11:57. > :12:07.communities. Ahead of the D-Day Landings, American GIs trained in
:12:07. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:13.Swansea. Now those who died are A new state-of-the-art air
:12:13. > :12:16.ambulance comes into service today to provide emergency care for Mid
:12:16. > :12:18.Wales. The purpose-built helicopter is a replacement for the current
:12:18. > :12:21.20-year-old model, and according to the the Wales Air Ambulance charity
:12:21. > :12:31.is the most technologically advanced air ambulance in the UK.
:12:31. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:39.More from our health correspondent, It has been a familiar sight for
:12:39. > :12:45.many years around Mid Wales, but not for much longer. This old Air
:12:45. > :12:48.Ambulance is bowing out of service to be replaced by this custom made,
:12:48. > :12:51.cutting edge successor. The paramedics are absolutely
:12:51. > :12:55.delighted with the aircraft, running around like kids on
:12:55. > :13:00.Christmas morning. This aircraft is the most advanced air ambulance
:13:00. > :13:03.flying in the UK. It is brand new, straight off the production line,
:13:03. > :13:08.with all the bells and whistles on it. That little lump on the front
:13:08. > :13:16.is a weather radar, the first of our aircraft to have that.
:13:16. > :13:21.They are so impressed, they invited It is a privilege, best job in the
:13:21. > :13:26.world. The new helicopter can fly faster, reaching Aberystwyth from
:13:26. > :13:31.Welshpool in 12 minutes, but it is not all about speed.
:13:31. > :13:37.We carry an extra seat now so we can carry a doctor or nurse, a
:13:37. > :13:46.parent of a child, etc, and we also have the capacity built in to
:13:46. > :13:49.After the flight, the paramedics go through their drills to get
:13:49. > :13:55.familiar with the new medical equipment their helicopter has on
:13:55. > :13:59.board. But that his practice, this is reality. Here, the crew of the
:13:59. > :14:03.South Wales Air Ambulance are giving emergency care to a
:14:03. > :14:09.footballer who has broken his leg in two places. He was in hospital
:14:09. > :14:13.within minutes. But each call-out costs around 1500 pounds, and it
:14:13. > :14:18.takes �6 million per year to keep the three Welsh air ambulances
:14:18. > :14:23.running, and demand could increase if hospital services across Wales
:14:23. > :14:27.are centralised. So when the tranquillity of rural
:14:27. > :14:31.Montgomeryshire is disturbed, locals are more likely to be
:14:31. > :14:34.reassured by an angry, knowing that this life-saving service is flying
:14:34. > :14:37.high. Wales goes to the polls in just
:14:37. > :14:39.over two weeks' time to elect new Police and Crime Commissioners. The
:14:39. > :14:42.commissioners will have wide- ranging powers over your local
:14:42. > :14:44.police force, but there are fears that many of us won't take the
:14:44. > :14:47.trouble to vote. Our political correspondent, Tomos Livingstone,
:14:47. > :14:50.reports on what the new jobs are about, and what's at stake
:14:50. > :14:55.The University of Glamorgan is where police officers come to
:14:55. > :15:05.sharpen up their skills. They can use this mock control room
:15:05. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:09.to stimulate everything from a riot to interviewing a murder suspect. -
:15:09. > :15:11.- simulate. From next month, they'll be accountable to a new
:15:11. > :15:15.offical - an elected police commissioner. The new commissioners
:15:15. > :15:18.won't be able to give orders to officers on the front line. But
:15:18. > :15:20.they will have significant powers. They'll have control of the force's
:15:20. > :15:25.budgets, and they'll be able to set policing priorities. But not
:15:25. > :15:31.everyone's convinced the public are ready for the change.
:15:31. > :15:36.My fear is that the groundwork hasn't been laid in order to
:15:36. > :15:42.prepare the public for the change, and to engage the public with the
:15:42. > :15:47.process. I think many members of the public are still, they still
:15:47. > :15:51.feel somewhat uninspired by the whole process, still aren't sure
:15:51. > :15:54.why they should bother. And that will be an enormous challenge.
:15:54. > :15:57.So what are the decisions facing the new commissioners? They'll have
:15:57. > :16:00.to decide which crimes are the most important to tackle. They'll decide
:16:00. > :16:04.how much we have to pay for policing through our council tax.
:16:04. > :16:09.But they'll need to operate at a time when all forces are facing big
:16:09. > :16:16.cutbacks. Those who work with victims of crime are clear about
:16:16. > :16:22.what they want to see. We would like them to consult
:16:22. > :16:27.victims, have focus groups and Surveys and stakeholders:, to
:16:27. > :16:31.ensure they know what the concerns are and take the opportunity to put
:16:31. > :16:33.in place a system that ensures they -- their needs are reflected in the
:16:33. > :16:36.services delivered. In America, police commissioners
:16:36. > :16:39.have been part of the political landscape for decades.
:16:39. > :16:42.The candidates here have just two weeks left to convince Welsh voters
:16:42. > :16:46.it's a good idea too. And you can find out more about the
:16:46. > :16:56.candidates at the BBC News website: bbc.co.uk/walesnews, and click on
:16:56. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:01.Let's get the day's sports news now. Claire Summers is live at the Arms
:17:01. > :17:03.Park for us this evening. An important home game, Claire?
:17:03. > :17:06.Good evening. It's a typical November night here
:17:06. > :17:12.at the Arms Park. And fans here will be hoping a frosty reception
:17:12. > :17:16.for visitors Munster will be enough to kick-start the Blues season.
:17:16. > :17:21.There's not been much to celebrate of late for supporters - the Blues
:17:21. > :17:25.have lost their last five games. They've made 11 changes for
:17:25. > :17:28.tonight's match, with eight players away on Wales duty. After the heavy
:17:28. > :17:35.defeat to Leinster, Blues boss Phil Davies says he's coping with the
:17:35. > :17:42.pressure and they're determined to bounce back.
:17:42. > :17:47.That game has gone. It's making sure that we try to improve the
:17:47. > :17:50.areas we feel we need to improve in, and defence is one of them. We have
:17:51. > :17:54.talked about this week and -- get back this weekend and a fair bit of
:17:54. > :17:57.work so hopefully we will be better on the weekend. We are enjoying
:17:57. > :18:01.tried to get the results, and as long as we keep performing and
:18:01. > :18:03.working hard, hopefully the performances will improve and the
:18:03. > :18:09.results will come. Former Blues and Wales centre Tom
:18:09. > :18:13.Shanklin joins me now. Good evening. It's a bit chilly,
:18:13. > :18:19.thanks for coming out. The facts speak for themselves, a win is
:18:19. > :18:23.really needed, isn't it? I am not sure of a win. This is a very
:18:23. > :18:27.experienced -- inexperience Blues team with a lot of youngsters. They
:18:27. > :18:32.lost 14 players last year and are playing against an experienced,
:18:32. > :18:36.classy Munster team. It was a poor performance last week, no doubt,
:18:36. > :18:39.and Phil Davies wants some reaction from the players this week. What
:18:39. > :18:43.will a good performance do to the confidence of some of these
:18:43. > :18:48.youngsters out here tonight? Again, they are youngsters and they need
:18:48. > :18:52.the experience. It is something they don't have at the moment, they
:18:52. > :18:55.had all their experience and lost it last year. There are some
:18:55. > :19:00.internationals training with Wales in Poland, so it is good experience
:19:00. > :19:04.for the young boys come into -- through. It is a difficult time for
:19:04. > :19:07.the regions, losing Wales international straight after Europe.
:19:07. > :19:12.It is a hard time for the regions but great news for Wales, because
:19:12. > :19:15.at least Wales get their players a week earlier with an extra week's
:19:15. > :19:21.preparation, and that certainly will show in the autumn
:19:21. > :19:25.internationals. Let's talk about that briefly. In a week's time we
:19:25. > :19:28.were Loggerheads to the Millennium Stadium next Saturday afternoon. --
:19:28. > :19:35.will look ahead. What you hope Wales will get out of the next
:19:35. > :19:39.month? I hope to see Adam Jones get fit because he is a huge loss, but
:19:39. > :19:45.for the autumn internationals to be deemed a success they have to win
:19:45. > :19:49.three from four. Three from four? My goodness. They are current Six
:19:49. > :19:52.Nations champions, it doesn't matter which three, but three.
:19:53. > :19:57.Australia the one they are really targeting? You have to look at
:19:57. > :20:00.awkward teams, out of New Zealand and Australia, we would rather play
:20:01. > :20:07.Australia especially after losing to them in the World Cup. Thank you.
:20:07. > :20:11.You have bought a pie so you can go and warm up and eat that. Tom is
:20:11. > :20:14.part of the Scrum V team doing red -- red button commentary.
:20:14. > :20:18.You can watch the Blues live - Scrum V live follows Wales Today at
:20:18. > :20:21.7:00pm over on BBC Two Wales. The Dragons are also in action tonight
:20:21. > :20:23.- they're away in Glasgow. Scrum V will keep you up to date.
:20:23. > :20:25.Football, and Swansea City are aiming to follow up their
:20:25. > :20:29.impressive display against Liverpool with another against
:20:29. > :20:34.Chelsea tomorrow. The European champions travel to the Liberty
:20:34. > :20:42.Stadium top of the Premier League. And the manager says that after a
:20:42. > :20:47.good week, it's about keeping up the momentum.
:20:47. > :20:50.Of course, a lot of the players who will be in the starting 11 on
:20:50. > :20:55.Saturday will have tired legs because they have played two games
:20:55. > :20:59.this week against two big opponents, and this one will be made be the
:20:59. > :21:03.biggest one because it is the European champions. I am sure we
:21:03. > :21:07.will see another very good performance. If it is enough to get
:21:07. > :21:09.a point or three, I don't know, but we will see from the performance.
:21:09. > :21:11.Swansea's quarter final against Middlesbrough in the League Cup has
:21:11. > :21:15.been confirmed as Wednesday December 12th.
:21:15. > :21:19.In the Championship, leaders Cardiff City travel to Bolton.
:21:19. > :21:22.Tomorrow's game is the first of four away games during November. No
:21:22. > :21:32.game for Newport County this weekend, but it's FA Cup first
:21:32. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:37.round action for Wrexham against I'm sure you remember, you might
:21:37. > :21:39.seen a few of them -- might have seemed.
:21:39. > :21:42.There are seven in Wales, marking the achievements of our Olympians
:21:42. > :21:45.and Paralympians this summer. The post boxes painted gold in Flint,
:21:45. > :21:48.Wrexham, Bridgend, Swansea, Hay on Wye, Tredegar and Cardiff, located
:21:48. > :21:51.in the home towns of our medal- winners, will not go back to red.
:21:51. > :21:54.Royal Mail have decided all 110 across the UK, will stay
:21:54. > :22:04.permanently gold and will also have plaques attached naming the athlete
:22:04. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:10.and their achievement. It's pretty cold here tonight, I'm
:22:10. > :22:18.going to get a cup -- cup of coffee before the match. Kick-off at
:22:18. > :22:21.7:05pm. That year. -- back to you. At their height, they numbered in
:22:21. > :22:24.their thousands and left their mark on Welsh communities - American
:22:24. > :22:27.soldiers who lived and trained across Swansea during the Second
:22:27. > :22:29.World War were remembered today in a special service. The GIs based in
:22:29. > :22:32.Mumbles and the surrounding area were preparing for the D-Day
:22:32. > :22:38.Landings, where many would lose their lives. Our reporter, James
:22:38. > :22:43.Williams, has more. A tribute to another chapter in the
:22:43. > :22:47.history of American-Welsh relations. The memorial unveiled in Mumbles to
:22:47. > :22:52.date is there to commemorate American soldiers based there
:22:52. > :22:55.during the second world war. This man had a foot in both camps, a
:22:55. > :22:58.Swansea boy who left the land of his father's at 14 and returned
:22:58. > :23:05.under the banner of the Stars and Stripes.
:23:05. > :23:12.I thought I would give the answer hand, so I joined the American army
:23:12. > :23:18.-- give birth yanks backhand. I knew I would come back Sunday,
:23:18. > :23:22.because as I said, it's a thing of belonging.
:23:22. > :23:27.Thousands of American soldiers were based here in Mumbles and the
:23:27. > :23:32.surrounding area between 1943 and added 44, and although their time
:23:32. > :23:36.he was short, they made a great impact on the community. Betty
:23:36. > :23:42.remembers them fondly. She was 18 when the first American troops
:23:42. > :23:46.landed in the area. They were extremely nice young men,
:23:46. > :23:51.grateful for anything you did for them. Bailey -- they used to like
:23:51. > :23:55.to come down to the bars and go to parties.
:23:55. > :24:00.We now know very few made it. Using their time in South Wales to
:24:01. > :24:04.prepare for the D-Day landings, Omaha Beach would be the resting
:24:04. > :24:09.place for many soldiers, but one who did return to American soil
:24:09. > :24:13.would become a huge star. They called him the Boston Blockbuster
:24:13. > :24:23.and he showed promise during his time in Wales.
:24:23. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:27.Rocky Marciano was built in -- billeted in Mumbles pier. There was
:24:27. > :24:31.Australians in the bar which made comments to him and he laid them
:24:31. > :24:40.flat on their back. It is clear from today's service
:24:41. > :24:48.that all the American GIs made a mark on this community. Behnaz,
:24:48. > :24:52.people will be hoping there is no There are showers, but they will
:24:52. > :24:55.push through quickly. Wrap up warm if you are going to a firework
:24:55. > :25:00.display over the weekend. There will be showers as well. Heavy
:25:00. > :25:04.showers for tomorrow as well. This evening, drier conditions for Parts
:25:04. > :25:07.of Powys and the north-east, frost developing, and the showers going
:25:07. > :25:11.through the evening along parts of the south and west coast becoming
:25:11. > :25:15.more widespread into the overnight period, temperatures on the cold
:25:15. > :25:20.side, dipping down to two-six Celsius, but could be lower than
:25:20. > :25:23.that in the countryside. The wind is light. Low-pressure to the north
:25:23. > :25:27.of Scotland in charge of our weather, sinking south through the
:25:27. > :25:32.weekend, which is what will keep things unsettled. First thing
:25:32. > :25:36.tomorrow, a risk of icy patches, do take care on untreated services, it
:25:36. > :25:41.could be slippery. A dry start with brightness, and as we go through
:25:41. > :25:45.the day, the breeze picks up and showers Rollin across parts of the
:25:45. > :25:49.south and west. It is around coastal areas at first but becomes
:25:49. > :25:53.more widespread throughout the day. Feeling cold tomorrow with highs of
:25:53. > :25:57.6-9 Celsius. Tomorrow night if you are heading out, we have more
:25:57. > :26:03.showers again, heavy at times with a mix of thunder. Also wintry on
:26:03. > :26:07.high ground at times, especially in Snowdonia and the South, becoming
:26:07. > :26:11.drier over night, temperatures two- by Celsius, the wind should be
:26:11. > :26:16.lighter at coming from the south- easterly direction. On Sunday
:26:16. > :26:19.morning, a dry start for most of us, most of the showers can find to the
:26:19. > :26:23.West. It will feel a little warmer as we go through Sunday as the wind
:26:23. > :26:27.changes direction to a south- easterly. Highs of around 10
:26:27. > :26:32.Celsius in Swansea on Sunday, but a day of sunshine and showers,
:26:32. > :26:35.essentially, so another unsettled day. Through to Monday, we see a
:26:36. > :26:41.rich building, so it will become dry every Monday afternoon and
:26:41. > :26:44.evening. Tuesday looks dry and bright, possibly the first Friday
:26:44. > :26:49.in many days, and much lighter winds as well, so probably the most
:26:49. > :26:55.decent day of the week. Today's picture shows a beautiful autumnal
:26:55. > :26:58.The headlines from the BBC: A man who killed a vicar and a
:26:58. > :27:01.retired teacher within weeks of each other has been told he'll
:27:01. > :27:04.spend the rest of his life in prison. A jury at Bristol Crown
:27:04. > :27:07.Court found Stephen Farrow guilty of what the judge described as the
:27:07. > :27:09.'horrific' murders of Reverend John Suddards and Betty Yates. Both were
:27:09. > :27:12.attacked in their homes earlier this year.
:27:12. > :27:15.In Wales, the Environment Agency is warning that we're at greater risk
:27:15. > :27:18.of flooding this winter. They say an unusually wet summer has left
:27:18. > :27:27.rivers levels high and the ground saturated, and say people should be