:00:07. > :00:11.In Wales Today: She looks after her elderly mum and two children who
:00:11. > :00:20.need special care. Will a new law give Sylvia the help and support
:00:20. > :00:27.she needs? I am absolutely exhausted now from caring. I'm just
:00:27. > :00:37.trying to the they today. It is a struggle. -- trying to live day to
:00:37. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:45.Carys spent the first four months of her life at Glan Clwyd Hospital.
:00:45. > :00:50.Nurses and doctors say moving the neo-natal unit to England would be
:00:50. > :00:54.a mistake. They don't have the choice of delivering nearer to home
:00:54. > :00:58.and they will have to be transferred. That will only be a
:00:58. > :01:00.bigger problem all round. More could be done for our brightest
:01:00. > :01:06.pupils according to a new report, as the Welsh government confirms
:01:06. > :01:09.it'll keep GCSEs., Chasing the crowds. Will cheaper tickets help
:01:09. > :01:13.fill these seats at the Millenium Stadium?
:01:13. > :01:23.It's tempting high street shoppers again. One year on since closure,
:01:23. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:30.Good evening. Caring for sick or elderly relatives at home can often
:01:30. > :01:32.be a hard job, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Changes in the
:01:32. > :01:37.law could now help out.The Welsh Government says its Social Services
:01:37. > :01:40.and Wellbeing Bill will transform the way people are looked after.
:01:40. > :01:45.Charities have called for more detail on who will be eligible for
:01:45. > :01:48.what kind of support. Here's our political reporter, Adrian Browne.
:01:48. > :01:52.Sylvia Penny looks after her 28- year-old daughter Michelle every
:01:52. > :01:58.hour of every day. She has severe ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome,
:01:58. > :02:01.and at the moment is house-bound. She also cares for her mother,
:02:01. > :02:06.who's 90 next week, and her 30- year-old son who was Asperger's
:02:06. > :02:10.syndrome. Despite caring full-time for all three members of her family,
:02:10. > :02:13.Sylvia says she receives no help from the state. The Welsh
:02:13. > :02:16.Government says extra funding won't be needed, but Sylvia and others
:02:16. > :02:26.want to know whether this will squeeze budgets further at a time
:02:26. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:32.when the population continues to age and budgets get tighter. They
:02:32. > :02:37.is no mention of money, whether the Welsh Assembly on them to put extra
:02:37. > :02:43.money into their local authorities, whether they will room thinks money
:02:43. > :02:50.for carers -- ring-fence money for carers. It does not come in until
:02:50. > :02:53.2016. That is three years away! I need help now! It is the big ask
:02:53. > :03:03.and we are calling for an honest debate about what is affordable in
:03:03. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:07.the car and climate. -- in the The Social Services and Wellbeing
:03:07. > :03:10.Bill will consider if carers want to work or take part in education.
:03:10. > :03:13.It could result in workers stepping in to give carers time off, help
:03:14. > :03:17.around the home or garden, or a direct payment so carers can decide
:03:17. > :03:20.what help they need. It also aims to make it easier for social
:03:20. > :03:25.workers to enter homes and speak to vulnerable adults. We have 150,000
:03:25. > :03:29.people accessing social services at the moment. It is about making sure
:03:29. > :03:32.there is not a postcode Lottery and that people are able to access the
:03:32. > :03:35.best services for their particular needs. Meanwhile in Wrexham,
:03:35. > :03:39.checking Harry takes all his tablets is part of Sylvia
:03:39. > :03:46.Prankard's daily routine as a carer. She thinks it's important carers
:03:46. > :03:51.are treated in the same way as the people they look after. A lot of
:03:51. > :03:56.people don't recognise us as being unpaid carers for a start. They
:03:56. > :04:01.seemed everybody that is a carer does get paid. The statutory
:04:01. > :04:06.services do not take that much notice of what we are asking for.
:04:06. > :04:09.We seem to be secondary to the cared-for person. A requirement in
:04:09. > :04:12.the bill for all carers' needs to be assessed replaces an existing
:04:12. > :04:17.law which says carers must give "a substantial amount of care on a
:04:17. > :04:23.regular basis" before they are assessed. The eligibility criteria
:04:23. > :04:27.are set at three levels, high, moderate and low. Should the world
:04:27. > :04:33.government decide to set it at high, it means many, many disabled people
:04:33. > :04:38.will be excluded. Scope recommends it should be set at a moderate
:04:38. > :04:41.level. For carers like Sylvia, the stage by stage process by which
:04:41. > :04:46.legislation is scrutinised before becoming law means they're still in
:04:46. > :04:51.for a wait before benefiting from some welcome relief.
:04:51. > :04:56.I'm joined in the studio now by Ros Williamson from Carers Wales. A lot
:04:56. > :05:02.of people watching that report will relate to it. Will this change
:05:02. > :05:11.Silvio's case? I sincerely hope it will help them. There are a lot of
:05:11. > :05:17.people in Wales who of Cayman over 50 hours a week. There has been a,
:05:17. > :05:22.at 100,000 people caring for over 50 hours a very weak. Many of those
:05:22. > :05:26.trying to hold down full-time jobs as well. The thing about the old
:05:26. > :05:31.legislation was, you had to be providing substantial and regular
:05:31. > :05:37.care, which is a very good definition but does not meet the
:05:37. > :05:42.needs of lots of people. Will they be eligible for this change?
:05:42. > :05:47.good thing about a new Bill is that I think they will have much greater
:05:47. > :05:53.access to social workers and social services talking to them about what
:05:53. > :06:02.they need before they start to ask the eligibility question. Will the
:06:02. > :06:07.funding been there? -- B there? People need help now. That is the
:06:07. > :06:11.big question. Carers want very little, be want to know there is
:06:11. > :06:17.somebody there to provide the back- up when they needed because most
:06:17. > :06:24.people want to do the bulk of the caring themselves. Some carers card
:06:25. > :06:29.because they don't live in the same place. But they still need help and
:06:29. > :06:35.they still need information about what help might be available in the
:06:35. > :06:42.person's local area. Are you concerned about the uncertainty?
:06:42. > :06:46.Before it becomes into operation? And concerns about assessments?
:06:46. > :06:51.Carers have been waiting a very long time for substantial help, so
:06:51. > :06:56.yes. The longer they have to wait, the more difficult it is for them.
:06:56. > :06:59.But I still think this new pill is a step in the right direction.
:06:59. > :07:02.Whether the reality matches the words we don't know yet.
:07:02. > :07:07.Police are investigating the sudden death of a soldier whose body was
:07:07. > :07:09.found on the Brecon Beacons. The man, named as Captain Rob Carnegie
:07:09. > :07:13.of the Royal Signals, was discovered at the weekend on Corn
:07:13. > :07:17.Du near Storey Arms. He's thought to have been out training on the
:07:17. > :07:21.mountain range when he died. A man who tried to murder his
:07:21. > :07:24.retired neighbours in a row over noise has been jailed for life.
:07:24. > :07:28.Sean Tierney, who's 66, stabbed Nigel and Marjorie Gibbs at their
:07:28. > :07:31.flat in Llandudno in August. The judge at Mold Crown Court said
:07:31. > :07:35.Tierney posed a significant risk to the public and must serve a minimum
:07:35. > :07:38.of 15 years. "It's time to reconsider - that's
:07:39. > :07:41.what patients in north Wales deserve". That's the message from
:07:41. > :07:44.nurses, midwives and doctors who are calling on the Betsi Cadwaldr
:07:44. > :07:48.Health Board to change their minds about sending newborn babies who
:07:48. > :07:51.need intensive care to hospitals in England. The Board insists this
:07:51. > :08:00.will give them the best care possible. Here's our health
:08:00. > :08:05.correspondent Owain Clarke. This is a row about how to care for the
:08:05. > :08:10.most sick and vulnerable babies born in North Wales. Whether they
:08:10. > :08:16.should continue to get treated at two Welsh hospitals or, as managers
:08:16. > :08:20.have decided, to move care to this hospital on the Wirral. Coming-
:08:20. > :08:25.together today for the first time ever in Wales, groups representing
:08:25. > :08:31.doctors, midwives and nurses joined forces to call on the health board
:08:31. > :08:35.to abandon its plans. The air is no evidence that the services provided
:08:35. > :08:40.in the Wirral will be any better than those provided in North Wales
:08:40. > :08:44.currently. The members in North Wales passionately believe that
:08:44. > :08:50.this is the wrong decision and they feel that up to date, their real
:08:50. > :08:54.voices have not been listened to. But health bosses say only around
:08:54. > :09:00.36 babies a year ago need to be treated across the border, even
:09:00. > :09:05.though that figure was disputed today. 760 less severely ill babies
:09:05. > :09:09.would continue to be cared for in North Wales. They say more than a
:09:09. > :09:14.million pounds a year would be needed to get the North Wales units
:09:14. > :09:20.up to scratch. Budgets and staff shortages mean that is unrealistic,
:09:20. > :09:25.they are cute. This baby was born three months early. She would not
:09:25. > :09:30.have survived with a specialist care. Luckily the baby intensive
:09:30. > :09:36.care unit was only 20 minutes away from home. We have an older child
:09:36. > :09:40.as well. I don't know how we would have done it. I repeat pity anybody
:09:40. > :09:45.who will be in this situation in the future who hasn't got the
:09:45. > :09:51.access to the hospital that we were lucky enough to have. The aim today
:09:51. > :09:57.was to get health bosses to rethink and if necessary, take the fight to
:09:57. > :10:02.the Health Minister. But it is not only the plants in North Wales that
:10:02. > :10:07.could be challenged. So too could be a vision for West Wales. Both
:10:07. > :10:10.plants could end up on her desk here in Cardiff Bay. -- plans.
:10:10. > :10:13.Footballer Craig Bellamy has been banned from driving for six months
:10:13. > :10:17.after admitting failing to declare he was the driver when his car was
:10:17. > :10:22.caught on a speed camera. The Wales and Cardiff City striker already
:10:22. > :10:24.had nine penalty points for three previous speeding offences. He was
:10:24. > :10:26.also fined �900 and �400 costs.$$NEWLINE The Welsh
:10:26. > :10:30.government has confirmed that it will retain GCSEs and A-levels as
:10:30. > :10:34.the key school qualifications. It means further differences between
:10:34. > :10:37.Wales and England where GCSEs are being phased out in core subjects.
:10:37. > :10:40.The announcement came on the day the schools inspectorate for Wales
:10:40. > :10:43.says it's concerned, not enough is being done to get the best out of
:10:44. > :10:53.our brightest pupils. Here's our education correspondent, Arwyn
:10:54. > :10:56.
:10:56. > :11:00.For these children near Prestatyn, they are clearly enjoying today's
:11:00. > :11:05.lesson. It might not seem structured but hours of planning
:11:05. > :11:09.has gone into how these children are taught. We analyse the data
:11:09. > :11:14.very thoroughly to ensure that the programmes of learning are suitable
:11:14. > :11:21.for all children. Not only those who have problems but those more
:11:21. > :11:26.able and talented. In its annual report, Mort schools should emulate
:11:26. > :11:32.this. But not enough do. They say the brightest pupils do not make
:11:32. > :11:37.enough progress and in a quarter of schools, low expectations by staff
:11:37. > :11:40.mean that pupils do not achieve as well as they could. It is the
:11:40. > :11:44.concern in Wales and it is a reason we are not getting the top grades
:11:44. > :11:49.we should be getting and we estimate that 20% of children in
:11:49. > :11:52.any given cohort are more able and talented and they do need that
:11:53. > :11:56.level of differentiation. For older children like these in
:11:56. > :12:04.Pembrokeshire, the Welsh Baccalaureate is praised for giving
:12:04. > :12:09.a firm foundation but here too there are problems. Standards are
:12:09. > :12:14.lower elsewhere. Inspectors want to see the Baccalaureate graded to
:12:14. > :12:21.achieve a fairer reflection of the range of learning outcomes. I will
:12:21. > :12:25.be fully supportive of grading the Welsh Baccalaureate. I think it is
:12:26. > :12:30.important. I think universities would look favourably at degrading
:12:31. > :12:38.system that would be similar to that awarded to A-levels, where you
:12:38. > :12:42.have top grades down to a great teeth. Inspectors say they are also
:12:42. > :12:47.plenty of challenges, truancy, reading, writing and maths, that
:12:47. > :12:50.continue to cause concern. As does the standard of some teachers. The
:12:50. > :12:56.World governments says it was working hard to improve the areas
:12:56. > :13:00.that needed attention and the opposition parties said the report
:13:00. > :13:02.made sad reading about the state of education in Wales.
:13:02. > :13:05.Arwyn joins us now from the National Assembly. You mentioned
:13:05. > :13:15.the Welsh Bacc in your report. That's going to form one aspect of
:13:15. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:29.the new qualifications confirmed We heard from the deputy Education
:13:29. > :13:36.Minister but they don't want to cause that upheaval in Wales. They
:13:36. > :13:42.like A-levels and GCSEs at although they don't want to tweak them.
:13:42. > :13:45.There is a danger, they say, of Wales been left behind as England
:13:45. > :13:50.moves on with a new qualification. That is why they have launched a
:13:50. > :13:54.communications strategy to launch a qualifications in Wales in the UK
:13:54. > :13:58.and nationally so that employers and universities know what is on
:13:58. > :14:04.offer in Wales is still valid as the different parts of the UK go
:14:04. > :14:10.their own weight in terms of education policy. How will it work?
:14:10. > :14:18.There will be four new GCSE exit -- GCSE exams, new Welsh and English
:14:18. > :14:23.First Language exams and nuke maths -- you maths exams. A-levels and
:14:23. > :14:26.AS-levels, we will have to wait for the details, but in terms of polyp
:14:26. > :14:31.-- vocational qualifications, there will be fewer but they will be
:14:31. > :14:34.beefed up. The idea is that it is not only what is best for Welsh
:14:34. > :14:40.pupils but the Welsh economy. The opposition say they will welcome it
:14:40. > :14:43.if it is done properly. Thank you. Plans to close two primary schools
:14:43. > :14:45.and open two new "superschools" have been backed by Powys council's
:14:45. > :14:55.ruling cabinet. Supporters opposed to the closure of Carno and
:14:55. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:00.Llandinam primary schools held a protest outside the council meeting.
:15:00. > :15:03.An informal consultation process will now start, but the schools
:15:03. > :15:06.could close next year. Plans were also backed to create superschools
:15:06. > :15:10.in Machynlleth and Llanidloes for four to 18-year-olds.
:15:10. > :15:14.Breaking news: 12 people have been taken to hospital after a coach
:15:14. > :15:20.collided with a car in Carmarthenshire on the A 483, close
:15:20. > :15:26.to the M4 junction 29. Our reporter is at the scene and joins us on the
:15:26. > :15:30.phone. And no details are sketchy, but what can you tell us? -- I know
:15:30. > :15:36.details. As far as we know, this accident is believed to have
:15:36. > :15:39.happened around 4:30pm. It involves a coach and a car. The coach is
:15:40. > :15:45.understood to have been travelling from Carmarthenshire along the A
:15:45. > :15:50.483, having head of the roundabout towards Ammanford. As far as we can
:15:50. > :15:55.see, the road is cordoned off on both sides, but we have managed to
:15:55. > :15:59.get down the slipway and we can see from an embankment just above the A
:15:59. > :16:03.483, the bus, through the trees. What they could make out was that
:16:03. > :16:07.it was facing the wrong way on the carriageway towards Ammanford, and
:16:07. > :16:10.appeared on the verge of the embankment. From what we have told,
:16:10. > :16:17.of the latest reports is that there -- that are that there are
:16:17. > :16:21.casualties, but they are minor. 12 had been taken to Wasdale, seven to
:16:21. > :16:24.Carmarthen and five to Prince Philip Hospital -- taken to
:16:24. > :16:28.hospital. I have been here for the last hour and the weather is
:16:28. > :16:33.atrocious. It has been raining all day as it has in most of Wales.
:16:33. > :16:38.There are high winds and strong Wayne -- rain, and it is unclear if
:16:38. > :16:43.that was a factor, but that certainly adds context. If there
:16:43. > :16:45.are any Updates, we will print them to you in the bulletin at 8pm.
:16:45. > :16:48.Still to come: Carving out new careers - the
:16:48. > :16:53.workers who lost their jobs a year ago when Peacocks went into
:16:53. > :16:57.administration. And after another day of heavy rain
:16:57. > :17:05.and flooding, a warning of more to come tonight. I will have a full
:17:05. > :17:08.forecast for you in a few minutes' There are just four days to go
:17:08. > :17:12.until this year's Six Nations. Wales host Ireland in the
:17:12. > :17:16.Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The match is a sell-out, in stark
:17:16. > :17:24.contrast to some of the autumn internationals. Now the WRU has
:17:24. > :17:26.announced tickets for two of next The Union's hoping to attract more
:17:26. > :17:28.fans to the Stadium. Cemlyn Davies reports.
:17:28. > :17:31.As Leigh Halfpenny looked up through the posts before kicking
:17:31. > :17:36.this conversion against Samoa last November, he saw only rows upon
:17:36. > :17:41.rows of empty seats. Just 44,000 people turned up for Wales' second
:17:41. > :17:47.autumn international at the Millennium Stadium. That's why the
:17:47. > :17:50.WRU's reducing its prices for next year's Six Nations home games.
:17:50. > :17:55.Tickets for the Italy match will range from �25 to �65 - a reduction
:17:55. > :17:57.of 18% on this year's prices. The most expensive ticket for the
:17:57. > :18:02.The most expensive ticket for the Scotland game will be �70 - down
:18:02. > :18:10.12% from this year. The top price for the France game
:18:10. > :18:17.The top price for the France game will be held at �80.
:18:17. > :18:22., we have sat against the six nations but we have had tough times,
:18:22. > :18:26.so we must be smart. -- sell out games. We need to ensure the Bill
:18:26. > :18:30.the stadiums and have that same passion and engagement for the
:18:30. > :18:32.Games in Wales. The tickets will be distributed to local rugby clubs
:18:32. > :18:35.this year. At Aberaeron RFC, they've noticed it's been getting
:18:35. > :18:40.more difficult to offload tickets in recent years. A we all remember
:18:40. > :18:44.years ago, there was a black market in tickets.
:18:44. > :18:49.You could ask anything for a ticket. But nowadays it is far more
:18:49. > :18:51.difficult. It all adds to the general concern in Welsh rugby at
:18:51. > :18:54.the moment. For rugby fans living in this part
:18:54. > :18:57.of Wales and further north, of course, the price of a match ticket
:18:57. > :19:01.is just the start of it. There are also travel and accommodation costs
:19:01. > :19:05.to think about, so given that, what do people here think is a fair
:19:05. > :19:15.price to pay to watch Wales in the Millennium Stadium?
:19:15. > :19:16.
:19:16. > :19:20.I would say about �45, �50. About �35 to �45. I wouldn't pay more
:19:20. > :19:24.than �45. It's good that prices are going down, it's nice to see them
:19:24. > :19:30.thinking about the fans Mork. I think slightly dropping the price,
:19:30. > :19:33.it needs a bit more of a hefty drop. The WRU will say they've done their
:19:33. > :19:37.bit to draw supporters to the stadium. It's now down to the
:19:37. > :19:47.players to show why the fans should still pay to watch them - a win on
:19:47. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:51.Saturday would be a good start. More on that game a little later.
:19:51. > :19:54.UK Government plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs by a quarter
:19:54. > :19:56.have been killed off at Westminster. Liberal Democrat MPs voted with
:19:56. > :19:59.Labour against their Conservative coalition partners and delay any
:19:59. > :20:02.changes until after the next general election. It means Welsh
:20:02. > :20:04.voters will still send 40 MPs to Westminster at that election. Our
:20:04. > :20:14.parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock, is there now. David, a
:20:14. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:18.pretty emphatic vote. An emphatic vote, ADS, and an
:20:18. > :20:23.important vote for Wales, because these changes would have affected
:20:24. > :20:27.Wales more than any other part of the UK. At the moment, Wells seats
:20:27. > :20:32.tend to have fewer voters than English ones, and the government
:20:32. > :20:37.thought that was unfair and wanted to cut the number of Welsh MPs from
:20:37. > :20:42.40 to 30. Howls of outrage from Labour as you might expect. A lot
:20:42. > :20:46.of uncomfortable unhappiness on the Conservative benches. Glyn Davies,
:20:46. > :20:50.the Montgomeryshire MP, decided not to vote with the government for the
:20:50. > :20:53.first time today. But the reason for the defeat is that the Liberal
:20:53. > :20:57.Democrats piled into vote against their coalition partners, among
:20:57. > :21:03.them the MP for Cardiff Central, Jennie Willett, who is due to give
:21:03. > :21:07.birth in three days but turned up today to vote against the coalition.
:21:07. > :21:12.This also has a knock-on effect, because it means plans to change
:21:12. > :21:15.Assembly boundaries are to be a election are dead in the water.
:21:15. > :21:18.Thank you. It's been a terrible start to the
:21:18. > :21:20.year for the high street with names like HMV and Blockbusters getting
:21:20. > :21:23.into difficulty. A year ago, the Cardiff-based retailer Peacocks was
:21:23. > :21:26.dealing with the same problem when it went into administration. It was
:21:26. > :21:29.the biggest corporate collapse in Wales for many years. Our business
:21:29. > :21:38.correspondent Nick Servini looks back on how the company's name and
:21:38. > :21:43.Welsh HQ survived the crisis. It the new promotions are going up
:21:43. > :21:48.at Peacocks's flagship store in central Cardiff. 12 months ago, it
:21:48. > :21:52.was a very different story, when this door, alongside more than 200
:21:52. > :21:56.that this nationwide, was closed down by the administrators. It has
:21:56. > :22:01.since reopened, but what about the rest of the business, and those
:22:01. > :22:07.most affected? Steven Bell started up his own furniture business last
:22:07. > :22:11.year in the garage of his home at Margam near Port Talbot. He used to
:22:11. > :22:16.travel the world as a childrenswear buyer for Peacocks. But it all came
:22:16. > :22:20.to a dramatic end when he was among the 250 made redundant when the
:22:20. > :22:26.administrators were called in. just think, what an earth is going
:22:26. > :22:31.to happen, will I lose my house? What about other things I have, not
:22:31. > :22:35.so much credit cards and loans but how will I live and pay the bills?
:22:35. > :22:39.How will I support myself? That is the concern, that is the biggest
:22:39. > :22:44.concern you have. Obviously you come home and speak to people and
:22:44. > :22:49.friends and they say, it's not that bad, but it is. And then there is
:22:49. > :22:52.the current staff. They now work for Edinburgh Mall it melts --
:22:52. > :22:56.woollen mill, which bought the company out. They say Christmas
:22:56. > :23:01.trading this year was profitable for the first time in six years,
:23:01. > :23:05.and plans are underway to resume international expansion. It has
:23:05. > :23:09.just worked out fantastically for myself, anyway, and the colleagues,
:23:09. > :23:13.and the customers, because the comments we have had, we have a
:23:13. > :23:17.presence, chocolates, flowers. knew Peacocks would be bought
:23:17. > :23:21.because we are a great brand, I knew that. I didn't think it would
:23:21. > :23:25.expand as rapidly as the plans are all have as much investment.
:23:25. > :23:28.Experts say the main reason for the collapse of Peacocks a year ago was
:23:29. > :23:33.the huge debt, but some also believe that in the run-up to the
:23:33. > :23:41.problems, it had become too expensive and lost sight of its
:23:41. > :23:46.core customers. From what I can tell, Edinburgh Cabot -- Edinburgh
:23:46. > :23:52.Woollen Mill focused on things more associated with Peacocks rather
:23:52. > :23:56.than trying to be a Top Shop copy or anything like that. The current
:23:56. > :23:59.batch of administrations on a high street is a reminder of the huge
:23:59. > :24:04.uncertainty surrounding his business exactly year ago. With
:24:04. > :24:08.that in mind, Edinburgh Woollen Mill taking control has to be seen
:24:08. > :24:13.as a positive outcome. Nearly a quarter of the stores shut at the
:24:13. > :24:18.time had been reopened, and more than 1000 staff had been taken on
:24:18. > :24:21.around the UK. The current owners believe in time there is scope far
:24:21. > :24:27.hundreds of new stores. Delivering those ambitions in a highly
:24:27. > :24:29.competitive and ever-changing high street is another matter.
:24:29. > :24:32.Up back to sport. Ireland have recalled four players
:24:32. > :24:34.after injury for the Six Nations opener against Wales at the
:24:34. > :24:37.Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Brian O'Driscoll, Rob Kearney, Rory
:24:37. > :24:40.Best and Sean O'Brien reclaim their starting places. The experienced
:24:40. > :24:42.quartet missed the entire autumn schedule through injury, but return
:24:42. > :24:45.at outside centre, full-back, openside and hooker.
:24:45. > :24:48.Danny Graham is in Swansea City's squad for tonight's game at
:24:48. > :24:51.Sunderland. That's despite speculation he's about to move to
:24:51. > :24:57.the club after requesting a transfer for personal reasons. The
:24:57. > :25:00.Swans have yet to beat Sunderland in the Premier League.
:25:00. > :25:03.Former Sunderland striker Frazier Campbell says manager Malky Mackay
:25:03. > :25:05.was a major influence in his switch from the Stadium of Light to
:25:05. > :25:07.Cardiff. In the Blue Square Premier, Wrexham
:25:07. > :25:09.face Southport, but Newport County's match with Braintree has
:25:09. > :25:12.been postponed. Following an early morning inspection, the pitch at
:25:12. > :25:22.Rodney Parade was deemed unplayable. Let's have a look at what the
:25:22. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:27.It's pretty rough out there this evening.
:25:27. > :25:31.We could do with long dry spell, but no sign of that. There is more
:25:31. > :25:34.heavy rain to come this week. Strong to gale force winds as well,
:25:34. > :25:36.but also some sunshine. Now, what a difference a week makes. Last
:25:36. > :25:39.Tuesday, we were shivering - the temperature in Hawarden just above
:25:39. > :25:42.freezing, but today, 14 Celsius or 57 Fahrenheit was recorded. Seven
:25:42. > :25:46.degrees above average, and the warmest day since November. So the
:25:46. > :25:48.air is mild, but wet and windy. The highest wind gust today - 60mph at
:25:48. > :25:51.Bodelwyddan in Denbighshire. There is a heavy rain warning in force
:25:51. > :25:55.valid until 6:00am tomorrow. The rain heaviest in the south and west.
:25:55. > :25:59.Another 50mm - two inches - of rain on high ground on top of what we've
:25:59. > :26:03.had today. So rivers are rising. At the moment, there is one flood
:26:03. > :26:07.warning in force in the Lower Dee Valley, and 22 flood alerts. Up --
:26:07. > :26:10.three flood warnings. Tonight, further outbreaks of rain, heavy at
:26:10. > :26:15.times. The strong wind slowly easing with lows of five to eight
:26:15. > :26:19.Celsius. Tomorrow, the wind is set to increase again. A warning has
:26:19. > :26:22.been issued. Some minor travel disruption possible, particularly
:26:22. > :26:24.for high-sided vehicles. So tomorrow, a few places will start
:26:24. > :26:31.dry, otherwise some rain and showers first thing, especially in
:26:31. > :26:38.the north. Hail and thunder possible, and windy. Strong winds
:26:38. > :26:43.on many coasts and hills. During the day, it will brighten up. A few
:26:43. > :26:46.scattered showers, but some dry weather and sunshine as well. Top
:26:46. > :26:52.temperatures nine or 10 Celsius, but feeling colder in the strong to
:26:52. > :26:55.gale force wind. Gusts 45 to 60mph. Tomorrow evening, dry and less
:26:55. > :26:58.windy, but another spell of heavy rain will follow during the early
:26:58. > :27:02.hours of Thursday, accompanied by strong to gale force winds.
:27:02. > :27:06.Thursday windy with a few heavy showers. Some dry weather and
:27:06. > :27:11.sunshine as well. Friday colder. Potentially wet and very windy with
:27:11. > :27:15.perhaps some sleet and snow on high ground. This will clear, leaving
:27:15. > :27:24.Saturday cold and windy. A few wintry showers, but otherwise dry
:27:24. > :27:28.with sunshine. Our picture tonight is from James Francis, flooding on
:27:28. > :27:31.the road in Pontypridd. At the moment, it's looking dry in Cardiff
:27:31. > :27:37.for the rugby on Saturday. On Sunday, though, it's all change