:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines: I don't know whether to
:00:10. > :00:13.laugh or cry! A-level results - a fall in the
:00:13. > :00:16.number of pupils getting the top grades, lagging further behind
:00:16. > :00:21.England. The education minister says it's a
:00:21. > :00:22.cause for concern. Those high-achieving students, the
:00:23. > :00:24.cause for concern. question in my mind is whether we
:00:24. > :00:42.are stretching them enough. A police officer who sexually
:00:42. > :00:47.assaulted two women while on duty is jailed for three years.
:00:47. > :00:52.Why Wales is handing out more prescriptions than any other country
:00:52. > :00:56.in the UK. The Premier League season starts on
:00:56. > :00:59.Saturday. This is how the game is being marketed in America. Why
:00:59. > :01:05.Cardiff and Swansea are already reaping the financial rewards?
:01:05. > :01:12.Orange shoes, who's that? Gareth Bale. Bale, where's he from?
:01:12. > :01:18.England? Wales. Is that another country? Yes and no.How many
:01:19. > :01:21.countries are in this country? Four. The Commonwealth baton relay was
:01:21. > :01:23.first introduced in Cardiff - now more than 60 years on that very
:01:23. > :01:33.first baton has been found. Good evening. A cause for concern.
:01:33. > :01:37.That's how the Education Minister, Huw Lewis, has described the fall in
:01:37. > :01:41.the number of Welsh pupils who got the highest grades at A-level this
:01:41. > :01:44.year - for the fourth year in a row. This means students in Wales are now
:01:44. > :01:50.further behind those in England and Northern Ireland. Last year 23.6%
:01:50. > :01:57.got A star or A grades. This year that figure fell to 22.9%. The
:01:57. > :02:01.number of pupils who got A star to E grades has stayed the same at 97.6%.
:02:01. > :02:09.Here's our education correspondent, Arwyn Jones.
:02:09. > :02:15.As always, many were celebrating their success this morning. After 13
:02:15. > :02:21.years in school, the result was worth the wait.
:02:21. > :02:31.What are you going on to do? Medicine.
:02:31. > :02:36.How, what will you be doing now? Either go to college next year.
:02:36. > :02:42.It has been interesting, seeing the peoples come in to get their slips.
:02:42. > :02:46.Some of them were ecstatic but others less so. That reflects the
:02:46. > :02:52.overall picture in Wales. The overall pupils getting the very top
:02:52. > :02:57.grades has gone down and that isn't new. It is the pattern we have seen
:02:57. > :03:02.in the last four years. The gap between us and the rest is
:03:02. > :03:09.continuing to grow. 26.3% of pupils across Wales, England and Northern
:03:09. > :03:16.Ireland but at least one a grade. In Wales it was 22 point 9%. Our you
:03:16. > :03:27.concerned when we see the highest grades? We are falling behind.
:03:27. > :03:33.It is a cause for concern. Overall, we can see a small cup of around
:03:33. > :03:38.half a percentage point in terms of overall achievement. There is an
:03:38. > :03:41.issue over those higher grades. Those high achieving students, the
:03:41. > :03:51.question in my mind is whether we are stretching them enough.
:03:51. > :03:55.The Conservatives in Wales says the persistent widening with other parts
:03:55. > :03:59.of the UK needs to be addressed so what is going wrong? The results for
:03:59. > :04:06.girls were steady but boys didn't do so well.
:04:06. > :04:10.Most of the fall at grade a seems to be in the boys results. That is
:04:10. > :04:18.disappointing because it has been in place for a few years and it is
:04:18. > :04:21.present in AES results. We need to follow through in terms of support
:04:21. > :04:28.and guidance in the education system in Wales, in the way the boys
:04:28. > :04:34.approach causes. George and Chris are the DJs at
:04:34. > :04:39.Newport's city radio. Today we were with them in Newport. Chris didn't
:04:39. > :04:45.get the grades he wanted but George was very pleased with his results.
:04:45. > :04:49.Hours of revision and then it culminates in this one moment when
:04:49. > :04:54.you open the envelope and all they are is letters on a page but they
:04:54. > :04:57.mean a lot. Luckily, I checked I had got into university before I got the
:04:57. > :05:01.results so the results were secondary but it is nice to get the
:05:01. > :05:06.confirmation. Yesterday we caught up with Sam
:05:06. > :05:14.during her drills as an army cadet in Wrexham. This morning, we were
:05:14. > :05:22.with her influential. She got to grade the and she passed the Welsh
:05:22. > :05:29.baccalaureate. Over 8500 pupils were awarded the advanced diploma at it
:05:29. > :05:32.is rolled out across Wales. It is useful because it is there as
:05:32. > :05:35.a back-up to help you get in and it is helpful because it is like
:05:35. > :05:41.another A-level qualification and it wasn't that time-consuming.
:05:41. > :05:44.Today will be a chance to congratulate all the success of
:05:44. > :05:48.Welsh pupils and the ongoing task of trying to get more pupils getting
:05:48. > :05:52.the top grades goes on. A day of celebration for some
:05:52. > :05:55.students - for others who didn't get their grades it's been a slightly
:05:55. > :06:01.different story. Arwyn is at the University of South Wales in
:06:01. > :06:06.Pontypridd now. Arwyn. Thank you. For the majority of
:06:06. > :06:11.students, as you say, they have got the university places they want but
:06:11. > :06:15.not everybody was so fortunate today and that is why we are here at the
:06:15. > :06:21.clearing department. The phones have been bringing all day. People have
:06:21. > :06:25.been seeing if there are any spaces available and the advice is clear,
:06:25. > :06:32.there is bound to be a cause for you. Perhaps take a year out and
:06:32. > :06:36.come back having done a little bit more work. Let's discuss these
:06:36. > :06:40.issues with the beauty Vice Chancellor at the University of
:06:40. > :06:47.South Wales. You were only formed last year as a university. 33,000
:06:47. > :06:53.students. How is clearing going? It has been busy. We are pleased.
:06:53. > :06:58.The firms have been ringing all day. We have a number of courses that are
:06:58. > :07:02.full and a number of courses that are close to being full.
:07:02. > :07:08.Which courses are filling up first of all?
:07:08. > :07:15.Courses like nursing and midwifery are full. Our courses in Cardiff in
:07:15. > :07:19.the cultural and creative industries, including teaching, are
:07:19. > :07:25.very nearly full although we do still have some places for
:07:25. > :07:28.well-qualified applications. We have other courses and one of the
:07:28. > :07:37.advantages of being a newly merged University is we have a wider range.
:07:37. > :07:41.We have courses at different levels that offer different routes to a
:07:41. > :07:47.degree. Our advice is don't panic. Give us a call and we will try and
:07:47. > :07:51.help you. If we can't, we will point you in the right direction.
:07:51. > :07:58.There is a phone going off behind me. They are open tomorrow. Plenty
:07:58. > :08:03.of room to celebrate for pupils in Wales Today but plenty of room for
:08:03. > :08:12.improvement in terms of the Wales wide picture of a level results.
:08:12. > :08:15.A South Wales Police detective who sexually assaulted two women while
:08:15. > :08:18.on duty has been sentenced to three years for each offence. Jeffrey
:08:18. > :08:21.Davies was a family liason officer when he carried out the assaults in
:08:21. > :08:25.2010. Two senior officers are now facing a misconduct hearing over the
:08:25. > :08:27.way they dealt with the allegations. Caroline Evans reports.
:08:27. > :08:30.Arriving at court today, Jeffrey Davies already knew he would be
:08:30. > :08:33.given a prison sentence. The 42-year-old was convicted two weeks
:08:33. > :08:37.ago for the two sexual assaults which took place in Merthyr Tydfil
:08:37. > :08:41.three years ago. As family liaison officer he was supposed to support
:08:41. > :08:44.victims of crime, but when one women came here to complain about domestic
:08:44. > :08:50.violence he took advantage of the situation. The assault took place as
:08:51. > :08:55.she left the interview room inside the station. The second assault
:08:55. > :08:59.happened after he drove another victim of crime to an isolated lane
:08:59. > :09:03.near her home. One of the women is said to be so traumatised by her
:09:03. > :09:08.experience she now panics every time she sees a policeman. Now following
:09:08. > :09:11.his conviction two senior detectives from the force are also being
:09:11. > :09:14.investigated. Detective Inspector Phillip Camm and Detective Sergeant
:09:14. > :09:18.Richard Jones who oversaw him at work are to face misconduct hearings
:09:18. > :09:23.for the way they dealt with the allegations. The Independent Police
:09:23. > :09:30.Complaints Commission has told us that if the allegations against them
:09:30. > :09:33.up upheld they could be sacked. At his trial, Davies pleaded not guilty
:09:33. > :09:39.to both assaults but two weeks ago a jury found him guilty. The judge
:09:39. > :09:44.said that plea meant he had forced the women to relive what had happen
:09:44. > :09:47.to them. Sentencing him the judge said he recognised prison would be
:09:47. > :09:51.difficult for a former police officer but Davies was guilty of a
:09:51. > :09:57.gross breach of trust and he had a duty to redress public confidence in
:09:57. > :10:00.the integrity of the legal system. Davies was given three years for
:10:00. > :10:03.each offence the sentences to run concurrently. It means in practice
:10:03. > :10:07.he will serve 18 months behind bars and he will be put on the sex
:10:07. > :10:12.offenders register where his name will remain indefinitely.
:10:12. > :10:18.An investigation has been launched following concerns about nursing
:10:18. > :10:20.care at a hospital in Flintshire. No staff at Deeside Community Hospital
:10:20. > :10:23.have been suspended but Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board says a small
:10:23. > :10:30.number are not currently involved with patient care.
:10:30. > :10:33.The funeral of Corporal James Dunsby who died two weeks after collapsing
:10:33. > :10:37.during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons has taken place. The
:10:37. > :10:41.service for the 31-year-old was held in Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Two
:10:41. > :10:44.others reservists, Trooper Edward Maher and Lance Corporal Craig
:10:44. > :10:52.Roberts, died on the day of the exercise.
:10:52. > :10:55.A disciplinary panel has heard allegations a nurse at Ty Hafan
:10:55. > :11:00.Children's Hospice posted a photo of a person sitting on a bedpan on
:11:00. > :11:02.Facebook. Allison Hopton is also accused of making a series of
:11:02. > :11:06.inappropriate postings on the website containing swear words. The
:11:06. > :11:09.Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing in Cardiff was read a
:11:09. > :11:15.letter, in which she expressed remorse for her actions.
:11:15. > :11:18.A judge at Mold crown court has reduced the sentence of a
:11:18. > :11:22.15-year-old boy who barricaded a teacher in a classroom and laughed
:11:22. > :11:26.as he carried out a sex attack on her. The boy had his four year
:11:26. > :11:30.sentence in youth custody cut by 12 months. The original hearing was
:11:30. > :11:36.told colleagues tried to break down the door to help the teacher.
:11:36. > :11:42.It is football's richest league, its clubs sharing the billions of pounds
:11:42. > :11:45.flowing in from all over the world. Cardiff City have joined Swansea
:11:45. > :11:48.City in the Premier League and both have been spending heavily on new
:11:48. > :11:54.players ahead of Saturday's big kick off. But this is as much about
:11:54. > :12:04.business as it is about sport, as Sachin Krishnan explains.
:12:04. > :12:09.Manchester United, champions. Football these days is a global
:12:09. > :12:12.business and the coming season, Premier League clubs including
:12:12. > :12:19.Swansea and Cardiff can look forward to a windfall. A new deal with sky
:12:19. > :12:24.and BT is kicking in, worth around £3 billion over the next three
:12:24. > :12:28.seasons. It means each curve can expect a minimum of 60 million each
:12:28. > :12:33.year. The amount of money the bottom club
:12:33. > :12:37.gets at the end of the season is equivalent to what Manchester United
:12:37. > :12:43.got when they won it last season. A cautionary tale is provided by
:12:43. > :12:47.Portsmouth. Five years ago, as an established Premier League side,
:12:47. > :12:51.they beat Cardiff. Now, after financial mismanagement, they are
:12:52. > :12:57.mixing with Newport County in the fourth tier.
:12:57. > :13:01.Struggling in the Premier League is better than being mid-table in the
:13:01. > :13:06.championship and there will be tough decisions. As long as they are
:13:07. > :13:10.careful with the money. In Swansea, the success of the club
:13:11. > :13:15.is benefiting businesses across the city, with one study estimating the
:13:15. > :13:18.Swans first season in the Premier League was worth £58 million to the
:13:18. > :13:22.local economy. At Swansea University, they have linked with
:13:22. > :13:27.the club to develop new training facilities and a significant rise in
:13:27. > :13:32.foreign applications has been put down, in part, to the Swans.
:13:33. > :13:41.I was out recently at a conference in sweets and -- in Sweden. I met
:13:41. > :13:48.someone from Mozambique who knew Swansea city. He was talking about
:13:48. > :13:53.the premiership. It has not only put Swansea region on the map, it has
:13:54. > :13:57.put the university on the map. Where is Gareth Bale from?
:13:57. > :14:00.Wales. Is that another country? How many
:14:00. > :14:12.countries are in the east country? Clubs frequently spend much of the
:14:12. > :14:18.PCs and in Asia and one expert in branding told me that the profile of
:14:18. > :14:24.Cardiff city is beginning to rise, following the switch to read.
:14:24. > :14:31.I think so far, Cardiff city are smart in terms of focusing on the
:14:31. > :14:36.grassroots relationships with the Academy.
:14:36. > :14:40.48 hours to go until the big kick-off, it is a season that
:14:40. > :14:43.promises much excitement on the pitch, as well as plenty of
:14:43. > :14:47.opportunities and benefits of it. A little later, a closer look at
:14:47. > :14:50.Swansea City's prospects on the pitch. Also still to come - Engraved
:14:51. > :14:56.with daffodils, leeks and a dragon - the mystery of the first
:14:56. > :15:00.Commonwealth Games baton is solved. And he fights on Saturday night! WBO
:15:00. > :15:02.light heavyweight world champion Nathan Cleverly is here. I'll be
:15:03. > :15:14.talking to him in a few minutes. GPs in Wales prescribe more medicine
:15:14. > :15:19.than any other country in the UK - more than 24 items per person per
:15:19. > :15:23.year. In England, it's fewer than 19. New figures show the number of
:15:23. > :15:27.prescriptions has risen by more than half in ten years and as Daniel
:15:27. > :15:28.Davies reports, it's reignited the political row about whether we can
:15:28. > :15:40.really afford to do it for free. We get through more than half £1
:15:40. > :15:44.billion worth of descriptions every year. The cost of the NHS has fallen
:15:44. > :15:50.but the number of ascription is this going up. Ten years ago, GPs here
:15:50. > :15:56.wrote about 48 million prescriptions. Last year it was more
:15:56. > :16:00.than 74 million. A steady rise. Free prescriptions were introduced in
:16:00. > :16:04.2007 and there was no obvious leap after that. If it isn't free
:16:04. > :16:08.prescriptions that are pushing up the figures, why do they continue to
:16:08. > :16:12.climb? Every year we see about a 5%
:16:12. > :16:16.increase in the number issued and we think that is mainly the
:16:16. > :16:19.consequences of an ageing population with chronic diseases that come with
:16:19. > :16:22.age and also increasing evidence about which drugs can provide
:16:22. > :16:27.benefit. This pharmacist in Carmarthen
:16:27. > :16:32.worries about the wasted medicines that are prescribed but never taken.
:16:32. > :16:42.There are not of initiatives to try and reduce that. They are to do with
:16:42. > :16:45.prescribing intervals and reminding people to order what they need.
:16:46. > :16:49.For years, Wales has been prescribing more medicine than other
:16:49. > :16:52.parts of the UK but the Welsh Conservatives say those who can
:16:52. > :16:57.afford to pay should do so. Ultimately, the reproductions policy
:16:57. > :17:02.is not doing what it was meant to do and there is greater dependency on
:17:02. > :17:08.prescriptions. There is not the decline in ill health that we would
:17:08. > :17:12.like to see. The Welsh government is spending over £550 million per year
:17:12. > :17:18.on prescriptions in Wales. Some will ask whether it is the best
:17:18. > :17:21.use of scarce resources, whatever the cost, you can be assured we
:17:21. > :17:24.haven't heard the last of that debate. Doctors, dentists and other
:17:24. > :17:28.health workers who are HIV positive will be able to give full medical
:17:28. > :17:30.care in Wales and England from next year.
:17:30. > :17:34.It's part of plans to update rules drawn up in the 1980s, when the
:17:34. > :17:37.risks were less well understood. Advances in HIV treatment mean
:17:37. > :17:42.people are now more likely to be struck by lightning than infected by
:17:42. > :17:45.a doctor. More than £5 million will be spent
:17:45. > :17:48.on improving Tywyn Hospital in Gwynedd. The Health Minister says
:17:48. > :17:52.part of the site will be demolished to make way for a new extension.
:17:52. > :17:55.There are plans for a new 16-bed ward and a primary care centre. The
:17:56. > :17:58.local community health council hopes the health board will now rethink
:17:59. > :18:02.plans to reduce accident and emergency opening hours in the Tywyn
:18:02. > :18:06.area. More on the Premier League build up
:18:06. > :18:10.now, here's Claire. As we've heard, just two days to go
:18:10. > :18:13.until the start of the Premier League season. Tomorrow night we'll
:18:13. > :18:16.be looking at Cardiff City but tonight it's the turn of Swansea
:18:16. > :18:20.City, who are looking forward to a third season in the top flight. The
:18:20. > :18:22.Swans host the Champions, Manchester United and after exceeding all
:18:22. > :18:26.expectations last year, hopes are high at the Liberty. Cemlyn Davies
:18:26. > :18:28.reports. Last season was an historic one for
:18:28. > :18:31.Swansea city, with the club winning Last season was an historic one for
:18:31. > :18:36.its first major Tracey and finishing ninth in the Premier League. Already
:18:37. > :18:43.this turn, the Swans have beaten a Swedish side. It is little wonder
:18:43. > :18:49.funds expectations are high for the new campaign. But the manager isn't
:18:49. > :18:52.getting carried away. By target, overall, would be in the
:18:52. > :18:58.Premier League to try to consolidate By target, overall, would be in the
:18:58. > :19:01.this team as a maid team. -- in middle team. If we could do that, it
:19:01. > :19:06.would be fantastic. The closed season hasn't been
:19:06. > :19:11.straightforward for Swansea, who missed out on several answer
:19:11. > :19:15.targets. A falling out between the club and an agent also fuelled
:19:15. > :19:20.speculation about the manager's future but he is still at the helm
:19:20. > :19:26.and has managed to add a few faces to the squad. They include a record
:19:26. > :19:32.signing. Fans will hope he can have the same impact as his new striking
:19:32. > :19:37.partner had last season. Another player has joined from Liverpool to
:19:37. > :19:44.bolster the field and they have held onto the midfielder for another year
:19:44. > :19:48.at least. Nathan Dyer has signed a new four-year contract and no key
:19:49. > :19:54.players have left the club. We hear these tales about how
:19:54. > :19:57.Arsenal would like to sign some of the players but no sign of a
:19:57. > :20:03.concrete bid and the end of the transfer window is approaching.
:20:03. > :20:09.There is of a first Premier League transfer window is approaching.
:20:09. > :20:13.Welsh derby to look forward to. That is in Cardiff on the 3rd of
:20:13. > :20:19.November. Swansea kick off their league campaign against Manchester
:20:19. > :20:25.United and new management. There is a change of manager but I
:20:25. > :20:30.don't think they have changed many players. It will be a tough game.
:20:30. > :20:33.International is all over the park. It will be very tough and we
:20:33. > :20:37.couldn't have asked for a much tougher game.
:20:37. > :20:40.After exceeding expectations last year, the pressure is now on Swansea
:20:40. > :20:46.city to take another step forward and what that it way to show they
:20:46. > :20:52.are up to the task than beating the champions here on Saturday evening?
:20:52. > :20:54.He's 26 fights unbeaten and this Saturday will defend his WBO light
:20:54. > :20:58.heavyweight world title against Russian Sergey Kovalev in front of
:20:58. > :21:01.home fans in Cardiff. Nathan Cleverly has taken a break from his
:21:01. > :21:08.rigorous training schedule to join us. How are you? How our
:21:08. > :21:13.preparations? I feel great and excited. Fantastic.
:21:13. > :21:19.I'm mentally focused and feeling in great shape, ready for Saturday.
:21:19. > :21:24.Let's talk about your opponent. Boxing fans will know him. He is a
:21:24. > :21:27.tough competitor. Many say he is the favourite. How do you deal with
:21:27. > :21:33.that? He hits exceptionally hard. 18
:21:33. > :21:37.knockouts in three rounds. He wants to knock you out. He is the
:21:37. > :21:43.favourite going in to the fight but I like that. That is taking the
:21:43. > :21:45.pressure off me so I can go in and wind the fight.
:21:45. > :21:49.Is that how you deal with that? Knowing him so well, how he will
:21:49. > :21:52.deal with it, makes it better for you?
:21:52. > :21:58.Knowing it is tough and how dangerous he is has kept me focused
:21:58. > :22:02.and I have worked hard in training. As I said, preparation has gone real
:22:02. > :22:06.good. What is the next step then? Is
:22:06. > :22:09.Bernard Hopkins still someone you want to fight?
:22:09. > :22:18.Icy this fight as a stepping stone to those big names like Bernard
:22:18. > :22:22.Hopkins. This is the fight to do it. This man is capable and dangerous
:22:22. > :22:24.but we will get through this and we can look for the Bernard Hopkins
:22:24. > :22:30.fight. The way in is tomorrow. Are you
:22:30. > :22:35.starting? Don't worry. I am looking forward to
:22:35. > :22:41.the way in. I'm hungry and I will get that out the way tomorrow. It is
:22:41. > :22:45.outside the Capitol shopping Centre in Cardiff. Then I will get some
:22:45. > :22:50.carbohydrates in me. What do you fancy?
:22:50. > :22:55.A bowl of spaghetti Bolognese. The best of luck. That's all for
:22:55. > :22:58.tonight. I know Nathan is a Cardiff City fan, tomorrow night we'll be
:22:58. > :23:04.looking at their hopes for life in the Premier League. Lucy, back to
:23:04. > :23:08.you. Also tomorrow, The baton that will
:23:08. > :23:11.travel to all 71 commonwealth countries ahead of next year's games
:23:11. > :23:15.in Glasgow, will be unveiled tomorrow night. The baton relay has
:23:15. > :23:19.become a regular feature of the games - ever since organisers first
:23:19. > :23:22.suggested it here in Wales, in 1958. But, as Jenny Rees explains, the
:23:22. > :23:30.whereabouts of that very first baton were a mystery, until recently.
:23:30. > :23:35.A relay around the country to kick-off a sporting event. It is
:23:35. > :23:38.something we are familiar with after the Olympic Games in London and soon
:23:38. > :23:45.to be unveiled is the Commonwealth Games bat on for 2014. The first
:23:45. > :23:50.relay for the Commonwealth Games started at Buckingham Palace in 1958
:23:50. > :23:56.and made its way to the opening ceremony of the six games in
:23:57. > :24:01.Cardiff. It was at the Arms Park. And this was the original bat on.
:24:01. > :24:09.Engraved with daffodils, leeks and a dragon. It travelled around what was
:24:09. > :24:13.then 13 canteens of Wales before can Jones took the final leg of the
:24:13. > :24:18.relay, and in the bat on to rinse Philip. It has been held at the
:24:18. > :24:26.National Museum of Wales since but staff admits they didn't know it was
:24:26. > :24:29.year. The sporting significance was
:24:29. > :24:35.unbeknownst to us because it was only recently we had in enquiry from
:24:35. > :24:38.the organising committee in London, asking if we knew about its
:24:38. > :24:43.whereabouts. It had been safely stored here since the late 50s.
:24:43. > :24:49.It was stored with a letter from the Queen, which would have been rolled
:24:49. > :24:54.up inside the bat on. The organising committee thought of
:24:54. > :24:57.the idea. Judging by the correspondence, there is a letter in
:24:57. > :25:03.the final saying that the committee had thought up the idea of a relay
:25:03. > :25:06.and the Queen had supported it. Following the event, the Queen
:25:06. > :25:10.wanted it to come to the National Museum.
:25:10. > :25:15.Staff are now hoping to find a permanent home for the bat on to go
:25:15. > :25:19.on display. In the meantime, the 2014 bat on will be in Wales for a
:25:19. > :25:25.week next year. Now it is time for the weather.
:25:25. > :25:31.You will need your umbrella tonight and on Saturday but sunshine in
:25:32. > :25:37.between. A yellow warning is in place for parts of Gwynedd and
:25:37. > :25:43.Conway. We are expecting up to three inches of rain in 12 hours.
:25:43. > :25:48.Localised flooding is possible. This is the extent of the showers. Here
:25:48. > :25:52.is the rain making its way in from the west and currently, it is
:25:52. > :25:54.sitting across parts of her books are right up to Anglesey and Gwynedd
:25:54. > :26:02.and parts of the north-west but it are right up to Anglesey and Gwynedd
:26:02. > :26:06.will ease as we go into the overnight period. The cloud will
:26:06. > :26:12.help to hold those temperatures. We will get a brief wake tomorrow when
:26:12. > :26:16.that clears but there is another one waiting in the wings, bringing the
:26:16. > :26:20.rain on Saturday. First thing tomorrow morning, a bright start
:26:20. > :26:25.with bits of rain across the south-east but we are in for a
:26:25. > :26:30.decent day. It will feel warm in the sunshine with highs of 17 - 22
:26:30. > :26:35.Celsius with lighter winds compared to tonight. Tomorrow evening we
:26:35. > :26:40.start to see thickening cloud ahead of that front and with that starts
:26:40. > :26:43.to come a bit of light drizzle in the overnight period into the early
:26:43. > :26:47.hours of Saturday with temperatures remaining in double figures.
:26:47. > :26:52.Saturday will start to feel more like autumn when we see strong to
:26:52. > :26:59.gale force winds in coastal areas and rain accompanying that. The good
:26:59. > :27:03.news is that will clear on Sunday. A bright and breezy day on Sunday and
:27:03. > :27:06.early indications of high pressure building next week and things will
:27:06. > :27:12.settle down. The main news again, the education
:27:12. > :27:16.minister has told BBC Wales he is concerned by the number of Welsh
:27:16. > :27:21.pupils who got the highest grades at A-level, which has fallen further
:27:21. > :27:25.away from pupils in England and Ireland.
:27:25. > :27:30.It is a cause of concern for me. We can see a gap of half of a
:27:30. > :27:34.percentage point in terms of overall achievement but I will be looking at
:27:34. > :27:37.those higher grades with officials. That is Wales Today. We will have an
:27:37. > :27:45.update for you at 8pm and again at That is Wales Today. We will have an
:27:45. > :27:45.ten 5pm. Thanks for watching and in joy your evening. Goodbye.