:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines: It affects thousands of
:00:08. > :00:12.people on benefits here - tonight the leader of the Labour party, Ed
:00:12. > :00:18.Miliband, says if he was in charge he would scrap the so-called bedroom
:00:18. > :00:22.tax. I think it'll make a difference to
:00:22. > :00:27.tens of thousands of families in Wales. I think it's causing hardship
:00:27. > :00:42.and misery and it's not even working.
:00:42. > :00:47.Also tonight: Michael Pearce appears at Cardiff Crown court charged with
:00:47. > :00:51.the murder of six-week-old Alfie Sullock.
:00:51. > :00:56.A U-turn by UKIP - they say they've changed their policy on abolishing
:00:56. > :00:59.the National Assembly. The manager described it as a
:00:59. > :01:05.fantastic win - Swansea City celebrate their first win on the
:01:05. > :01:09.continent for more than 30 years. And good evening from the home of
:01:09. > :01:12.cricket. I'm live at Lords where tomorrow at this famous ground
:01:12. > :01:14.Glamorgan will try and win their first bit of silverware in almost a
:01:14. > :01:22.decade. Good evening. Labour has tonight
:01:22. > :01:26.confirmed it would scrap the UK Government's housing benefit
:01:26. > :01:29.changes. The Westminster coalition says it's made the system more fair
:01:29. > :01:34.but there's been a fierce row over what critics call the bedroom tax.
:01:35. > :01:40.Councils say 35,000 homes here have been affected. On the eve of his
:01:40. > :01:44.party's conference in Brighton, Ed Miliband has told us Labour would
:01:44. > :01:51.overturn the changes if it wins the next general election. Daniel Davies
:01:51. > :01:56.reports. It is a squeeze for Alicia. The
:01:56. > :02:02.21-year-old mother from two from Cardiff is on a waiting list for
:02:02. > :02:07.each new home. I have been waiting since she was born and they keep on
:02:07. > :02:10.saying it will be six or seven years to wait.
:02:10. > :02:19.I thought when the bedroom tax came out that everything would be OK and
:02:19. > :02:24.we can move out quicker but it is still the same.
:02:24. > :02:28.What she calls the bedroom tax, the UK government calls the under
:02:28. > :02:32.occupancy charge. In April, tenants with more room than they needed got
:02:32. > :02:38.a benefit cut. It was opposed to help them free up space for people
:02:38. > :02:44.like Alicia. With so many people in overcrowded housing waiting for a
:02:44. > :02:48.new home, the government said it can't afford to pay benefit for
:02:48. > :02:52.people with spare dreams but critics say it forces able to move out or
:02:52. > :02:57.lose out. Many of the people who rely on
:02:57. > :03:04.social housing are disabled. Two thirds are disabled people. There
:03:04. > :03:11.isn't anywhere for them to move to. I think the bedroom tax is not
:03:11. > :03:15.working and it should be scrapped. The TUC says people are struggling
:03:15. > :03:17.because of the housing benefit changes.
:03:17. > :03:22.Its survey nine local authorities and found 35% of council tenants
:03:22. > :03:28.affected had fallen behind with rent. XM and Anglesey were worst
:03:28. > :03:34.affected, with 44% of people hit by the changes pushed into arrears. We
:03:34. > :03:41.have seen an increase in arrears. We are worried about the
:03:41. > :03:45.sustainability. People who find many in the short-term art may be in
:03:45. > :03:50.trouble. She said houses available for rent
:03:50. > :03:54.are like gold dust and there is no money to build more. These benefit
:03:54. > :03:58.changes were meant to ease that problem and Labour has made no
:03:58. > :04:00.secret of the fact it thinks the policy has failed and now it has
:04:00. > :04:05.confirmed it will be. -- it will policy has failed and now it has
:04:05. > :04:09.scrap it. And Daniel's here in the studio with me now. Now we know what
:04:09. > :04:10.a Labour government would do. What does the current government think
:04:10. > :04:13.about Ed Miliband's announcement? does the current government think
:04:13. > :04:18.It has maintained that the policy is there so it means that people in
:04:18. > :04:23.social housing now face the same rules as anyone who has got a
:04:23. > :04:26.private-sector landlord. Tonight the Conservatives have hit back at
:04:26. > :04:30.Labour, saying they were never graced the half £1 billion they say
:04:30. > :04:33.will be needed to introduce the policy Ed Miliband is talking about
:04:33. > :04:41.without putting more pressure on already stretched public finances?
:04:41. > :04:45.And how would Labour pay for this? Ed Miliband says he will close
:04:45. > :04:49.loopholes in the boardroom. One is a scheme that would allow employees to
:04:49. > :04:54.exchange some of their rights in return for shares. In the interview
:04:54. > :04:59.that we played a section of their goes on to say this is part of an
:04:59. > :05:03.effort to combat the cost of living crisis and that really is the big
:05:03. > :05:08.picture for the general election campaign that is coming up. Even if
:05:08. > :05:12.the economy improves, will people feel it? That is the question Labour
:05:12. > :05:15.is trying to answer with this policy.
:05:15. > :05:18.A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a six-week-old
:05:18. > :05:21.baby boy. Alfie Sullock, from the Fairwater area of Cardiff, died in
:05:21. > :05:24.hospital last month after police were called to a property in Nelson
:05:24. > :05:27.near Caerphilly. Jenny Rees was in court.
:05:27. > :05:31.32-year-old Michael Pearce was originally arrested and appeared in
:05:31. > :05:34.magistrates court charged with assault on the 19th of August -
:05:34. > :05:39.that's after police were called to his home in Nelson, near Caerphilly
:05:39. > :05:45.last month. Yesterday that charge was changed to murder. This is
:05:45. > :05:48.six-week-old baby Alfie Sullock. He lived with his mother, Donna, in the
:05:48. > :05:52.six-week-old baby Alfie Sullock. He Fairwater area of Cardiff. That
:05:52. > :05:54.night he was taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr after police
:05:55. > :05:57.received reports that a baby had stopped breathing at Pearce's home
:05:57. > :05:59.received reports that a baby had in Nelson. Alfie was later
:05:59. > :06:04.transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, where
:06:04. > :06:07.he died four days later. Today's hearing lasted only half an
:06:07. > :06:11.hour. Michael Pearce, wearing a dark suit, spoke only to confirm his name
:06:11. > :06:16.and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in
:06:16. > :06:21.November. Jenny Rees, BBC Wales Today, Cardiff Crown Court.
:06:21. > :06:24.Detectives are still waiting to question the estranged husband of a
:06:24. > :06:28.woman who was killed in a shooting in Newport last month. Caroline
:06:28. > :06:33.Parry, who was 46, died after the incident in sea breeze Avenue on
:06:33. > :06:36.eighth August. Christopher Parry was found with gunshot wounds to his
:06:36. > :06:40.face and a shotgun was found at the scene. He has remained in hospital
:06:40. > :06:44.since. The UKIP leader Nigel Farage has
:06:44. > :06:47.told BBC Wales his party has changed its policy on abolishing the
:06:47. > :06:52.National Assembly and should "jolly well get on with the fact that the
:06:53. > :06:56.UK is changing". He also thinks his party could top the polls in Wales
:06:56. > :06:59.next May at the European elections. From the UKIP conference in
:06:59. > :07:07.Westminster, here's our political reporter Carl Roberts.
:07:07. > :07:09.It is a party that now claims it is part of the political mainstream but
:07:09. > :07:13.It is a party that now claims it is in Wales, officials say UKIP
:07:13. > :07:18.membership has doubled this year. Brian Morris is one of those new
:07:18. > :07:21.party members. He defected from the Conservatives took months ago and is
:07:21. > :07:26.in London for his first UKIP conference.
:07:26. > :07:30.I looked at the policies and I am delighted with the policies. I have
:07:30. > :07:35.been looking at it for some time I was very unhappy the Conservative
:07:35. > :07:40.policies in numerous areas. This is the 20th anniversary conference of
:07:40. > :07:46.UKIP. It's Anglesey by-election result has
:07:46. > :07:52.raised party hopes. In Wales, UKIP will look to celebrate their 21st
:07:52. > :07:55.birthday by holding onto their seat in the European elections. Party
:07:55. > :07:59.leader Nigel Farage says that they will have a seat in the Assembly
:07:59. > :08:02.after the next elections in three years time. In an interview with
:08:02. > :08:09.politics Wales, he also confirmed years time. In an interview with
:08:09. > :08:12.that his party no longer supported abolishing the Assembly.
:08:12. > :08:15.Europe is changing so we need to abolishing the Assembly.
:08:15. > :08:20.jolly well get on and accept the fact that the whole United Kingdom
:08:20. > :08:22.is changing. We are moving towards a more federal model but that doesn't
:08:22. > :08:27.is changing. We are moving towards a mean we can't move towards more
:08:27. > :08:34.devolution. We still accept it. The current Welsh UKIP NEP strongly
:08:34. > :08:39.disagrees with the change of policy but he does step down in May and his
:08:39. > :08:47.successor is yet to be chosen. No mention on the devolution in the
:08:47. > :08:53.conference. The party aims to come top of the polls across the UK,
:08:53. > :08:57.including here in Wales. Brian thinks his leader's speech can help
:08:57. > :09:00.achieve that. It was a brilliant speech. He
:09:00. > :09:03.covered a lot of ground and was there to interviews and he really
:09:03. > :09:11.covered a lot of ground and was did do that so he succeeded. -- to
:09:11. > :09:15.end themes. Topping the polls here in Wales
:09:15. > :09:18.would certainly contribute to achieving the end UKIP goal.
:09:18. > :09:21.Staff at Rhondda Cynon Taf council have been warned to expect job
:09:21. > :09:25.losses and service closures, as the local authority tries to balance its
:09:25. > :09:28.budget. It plans to save £56 million over four years. The leader of the
:09:28. > :09:31.council, Anthony Christopher, says "unprecedented and difficult"
:09:31. > :09:38.decisions will have to be taken and that all services are under review.
:09:38. > :09:42.S4C is looking at the possibility of moving the channels headquarters
:09:42. > :09:46.outside Cardiff for the first time. The broadcaster is considering
:09:46. > :09:49.relocating to Carmarthen or Gwynedd. It's part of a study which will
:09:49. > :09:52.examine the potential economic and linguistic benefits to the
:09:52. > :09:56.communities around any new site. Remaining in Cardiff is also an
:09:56. > :10:05.option and any decision is likely to be made next year.
:10:05. > :10:10.This is certainly not an exercise in job cutting, it is an exercise in
:10:10. > :10:15.looking at the activities of S4C and whether there can be benefit in
:10:15. > :10:16.terms of cultural, social and linguist Dick benefits generated by
:10:16. > :10:21.locating some of those or all of linguist Dick benefits generated by
:10:21. > :10:29.those activities outside of Cardiff. Still to come in the programme:
:10:29. > :10:32.After publishing dozens of books during his career writer and poet
:10:32. > :10:34.Dannie Abse, turning 90 this weekend, says his latest may be his
:10:34. > :10:48.last. I fit it would be a good idea if I
:10:48. > :10:53.confront my own old age in which, as I say in some of the poems, it is
:10:53. > :10:58.where all the pavements slope uphill.
:10:58. > :11:02.It's an extremely rare genetic condition that affects around 200
:11:02. > :11:06.people worldwide. Pitt Hopkins Syndrome prevents some children from
:11:06. > :11:10.being able to walk or talk and delays development. Three-year-old
:11:10. > :11:17.Izzy Groves from Denbigh is one of those with the condition. Now her
:11:17. > :11:22.parents are hoping to help others who are seeking a diagnosis. Elen
:11:22. > :11:35.Wyn has the story. Playing happily at home but Izzy
:11:35. > :11:39.Groves has Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. There were no
:11:40. > :11:43.problems until she was nine months old when she had an equal leg
:11:43. > :11:46.lengths. She was struggling to sit up. Then
:11:46. > :11:51.we went for an x-ray which proved She was struggling to sit up. Then
:11:51. > :11:54.she didn't have an equal leg lengths but the paediatrician thought she
:11:54. > :11:59.had an usual facial features which we didn't see as a family and we
:11:59. > :12:05.thought she was just quite beautiful. She has that of speech
:12:06. > :12:08.and potential for seizures. Those symptoms she doesn't have the moment
:12:09. > :12:14.but we need to be aware of for future. She had an intellectual
:12:14. > :12:18.disability and physical disabilities so we had to do quite rigorous
:12:18. > :12:26.physical programmes with her every day.
:12:26. > :12:31.At this special school, they are helping Izzy Groves manage her
:12:31. > :12:37.condition but little research has been done into Pitt Hopkins
:12:37. > :12:40.Syndrome. We have obviously looked at the
:12:40. > :12:47.condition on the Internet and read about other children who have
:12:47. > :12:51.diagnosis of Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. Izzy is doing really well, walking
:12:51. > :12:55.independently around the classroom and becoming a lot more independent
:12:55. > :13:03.with regards to eating. That is what we are focusing on.
:13:03. > :13:10.Izzy's parents have a motto, never say never. The inverse their
:13:10. > :13:16.daughter in various activities. It is thought that a lot of children
:13:16. > :13:23.may be living with a diagnosis of global develop mental delay that do
:13:23. > :13:29.have Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. That is why we are trying to raise awareness
:13:29. > :13:31.of children with the condition. I can't say there is acceptance but I
:13:31. > :13:37.have to believe this was meant to happen. The reason why it has
:13:37. > :13:42.happened I don't really know but we will get through it together.
:13:42. > :13:45.The family don't know what the future holds but they will carry on
:13:45. > :13:51.raising awareness of this very rare condition.
:13:51. > :13:54.Let's move on to sport. They've been one of Europe's best
:13:54. > :13:58.football sides over the past decade but last night Valencia became the
:13:58. > :14:00.latest side to be swept aside by Swansea City. Manager Michael
:14:00. > :14:04.Laudrup hailed the 3-0 victory in Spain as a fantastic win. It's the
:14:04. > :14:09.first time the Swans have won on the continent in 31 years. Cemlyn Davies
:14:09. > :14:13.reports. Swansea City fans had been warned of
:14:13. > :14:16.dizzying heights at the Mestalla stadium and as their side scored a
:14:16. > :14:21.third goal against the home side they could celebrate being at the
:14:21. > :14:24.top of Group A. Valencia are European veterans - they won this
:14:24. > :14:28.competition nine years ago but they were made to look average by a
:14:28. > :14:34.Swansea side enjoying their first season in Europe for 22 years. Goals
:14:34. > :14:41.from Bony, Michu and De Guzman gave Michael Laudrup's side a
:14:41. > :14:48.comprehensive scoreline. I have to say we dominated the game
:14:48. > :14:53.from first to last minute. We scored three goals but before we scored the
:14:53. > :14:59.second, I think we had three or four huge chances to score a goal. So it
:14:59. > :15:03.could have been even more. So I am, of course, I am very pleased.
:15:03. > :15:06.The players were also clearly delighted. Jordi Amat posted this
:15:06. > :15:09.picture online. As the traveling Jack army enjoyed another famous
:15:09. > :15:13.victory one fan in particular was disappointed not to be with them.
:15:13. > :15:16.Nigel Gigg wasn't able to make the trip because his father isn't well
:15:16. > :15:24.but his wife and daughter were at the match.
:15:24. > :15:28.I have been to Valencia to see football before and it is a
:15:28. > :15:32.beautiful city and a lovely place to watch football so I was gutted not
:15:32. > :15:36.to go. The way the game went made it all the worse, I'm afraid.
:15:36. > :15:39.Nigel will be hoping to be part of Swansea's next European adventure.
:15:39. > :15:42.But now the Swans turn their attention back to the Premier League
:15:42. > :15:45.and Sunday's game away to Crystal Palace.
:15:45. > :15:49.Now it's a big weekend for Glamorgan. They're at Lords for
:15:49. > :15:57.their first final in 13 years. Claire Summers is there for us
:15:57. > :16:04.tonight. Claire. Good evening. Welcome to the home of
:16:04. > :16:09.cricket. Let me tell you, if you don't own your cricket, let me give
:16:09. > :16:16.you some geography. Just over there is Abbey Road, where the Beatles
:16:16. > :16:19.recorded that famous album. Over there is Baker Street, the home of
:16:19. > :16:24.Sherlock Holmes. Glamorgan are hoping to win a final at Lord's
:16:24. > :16:28.tomorrow for the first time. When you arrive here, the first thing
:16:28. > :16:31.that takes your breath away if the grand old pavilion, where the
:16:31. > :16:39.players will leave tomorrow afternoon. Glamorgan will be in the
:16:39. > :16:42.away dressing room after the toss but that bodes well because there
:16:42. > :16:46.will be a Welsh attendant looking after them. You might have noticed
:16:46. > :16:50.that I am walking slightly uphill. Cricket fans will know that the
:16:50. > :16:55.that I am walking slightly uphill. surface here isn't flat. There is
:16:55. > :16:58.basically an eight foot drop so from one boundary over their right to the
:16:58. > :17:04.other side is an eight foot slope. Who will fare better with that
:17:04. > :17:10.tomorrow? Glamorgan are the clear underdogs but they are not worried
:17:10. > :17:15.about that a bit. Here's our sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter.
:17:15. > :17:19.It is the sort of moment that only comes around once in a career, the
:17:19. > :17:25.chance to win silverware at the famous cricket ground. The Morgan
:17:25. > :17:29.took time taking in the grandeur of the site this afternoon. Simon Jones
:17:29. > :17:36.has played there for England but never in a county final. He is
:17:36. > :17:41.timing after the game and it is a perfect way to finish. It is a
:17:41. > :17:46.perfect stage as a county with the dead to to get to the Lord's final
:17:46. > :17:50.is an achievement and we have to go there and play the brand of cricket
:17:50. > :18:00.we have been playing which is positive and with confidence.
:18:00. > :18:06.The last trophy came nine years ago. They clinched the old Sunday league
:18:06. > :18:13.title at Colwyn Bay in 2004 and the captain is now one of the coaches.
:18:13. > :18:16.It has been a long time in coming and we believe there will be a lot
:18:16. > :18:20.of support at Lord's for us tomorrow. We understand the
:18:20. > :18:26.responsibility that is on our shoulders, that we go and try and
:18:26. > :18:31.put a show on four people. The past decade has not been an easy
:18:31. > :18:36.time for a Glamorgan supporter. Every season the same story. Could
:18:36. > :18:41.do better. A lot better, in fact. Now, at the end of the term as
:18:41. > :18:46.coach, they seem to have turned the corner. They have the price people
:18:47. > :18:51.all the way to the final and plans another shock tomorrow.
:18:51. > :18:58.We are massive underdogs. They have got seven or eight international
:18:58. > :19:04.players and we do have a couple so I think it will help.
:19:04. > :19:07.The pristine pitch had been lovingly prepared by a Welsh man. Adrian
:19:07. > :19:13.Morgan is the assistant head groundsman at Lord's.
:19:13. > :19:17.I have to be impartial and offer the same advice to players but inside
:19:17. > :19:22.there is only one team I want to win.
:19:22. > :19:26.Old Father Time, who surveys the ground, has seen a few things over
:19:26. > :19:35.the years but never a good Morgan victory at the final so tomorrow may
:19:35. > :19:40.be the day at last. Great players have walked down the steps.
:19:40. > :19:46.The armed those doors is probably the most famous room in the home of
:19:46. > :19:52.cricket. The Long room at Lord's. I went there today and caught up with
:19:52. > :19:58.a former Glamorgan legend, Hugh Morris. He has been running the game
:19:58. > :20:04.in England and Wales but is set to go back to Glamorgan next year. I
:20:04. > :20:07.asked him how he felt Glamorgan would fair tomorrow.
:20:07. > :20:12.I think the performance against Hampshire in the semifinal was
:20:12. > :20:16.fantastic. Hatcher have been the most successful one day team in the
:20:16. > :20:21.country for the last couple of years so to beat them down in Southampton
:20:21. > :20:28.so convincingly, I think the Morgan should take a lot of confidence from
:20:28. > :20:32.that. Talking about Glamorgan winning
:20:32. > :20:37.silverware. Do you know it is almost 20 years that Glamorgan won in
:20:37. > :20:43.Canterbury? You were camped in -- captain.
:20:43. > :20:47.In my cricket career, that was one of my most memorable days. We hadn't
:20:47. > :20:52.won a trophy in 24 years and it was extra special because it was the
:20:52. > :21:00.first time that he was captain won a trophy for a long time but it was
:21:00. > :21:07.safe's last game. -- this's last game. It was very memorable.
:21:07. > :21:13.As you leave your post here, taking up a new chapter at Glamorgan, one
:21:13. > :21:16.of your first duties is to appoint a new coach and you have strong
:21:16. > :21:22.candidates? Yes. We are expecting candidates.
:21:22. > :21:26.Applications will close in the coming weeks and we will interview
:21:26. > :21:31.around October and hope to appoint the best person thereafter.
:21:31. > :21:37.Glamorgan is the only county never to have one in a final at Lord's.
:21:37. > :21:42.About time that changed? It is. It is great that the weather is set
:21:43. > :21:46.fair so it is a major part of the cricketing calendar so it is a
:21:46. > :21:52.special occasion. It certainly will be special and we
:21:52. > :21:55.are all looking forward to it. All eyes on tomorrow but Glamorgan have
:21:55. > :21:58.had to play today in the county championship. They have been in
:21:58. > :22:03.action at Chelmsford and their much away to Essex ended in a draw fair.
:22:03. > :22:08.We will be live here tomorrow, bringing you all the drama from
:22:08. > :22:13.Lord's as Glamorgan go for glory, hoping to bring back silverware to
:22:13. > :22:17.Wales. My commentary on BBC radio Wales. The Morgan the only county
:22:17. > :22:22.Wales. My commentary on BBC radio said never to have won a final at
:22:22. > :22:25.Lord's. Fingers crossed that history will be changed and rewritten
:22:26. > :22:29.tomorrow afternoon. Back to you. Rugby and the first Welsh derby of
:22:29. > :22:32.the season takes place this evening. The Dragons entertain the Scarlets
:22:32. > :22:33.at Rodney Parade, with Lions Toby Falateu and Jonathan Davies starting
:22:33. > :22:39.for the first time this season. at Rodney Parade, with Lions Toby
:22:39. > :22:43.Falateu and The match will be live on Scrum V on BBC Two Wales this
:22:43. > :22:44.evening. Elsewhere Cardiff Blues welcome Italian side Zebre to the
:22:45. > :22:51.Arms Park. He's published dozens of books from
:22:51. > :22:55.plays to poetry, much of them alongside a career in medicine. This
:22:55. > :22:59.weekend Dannie Abse celebrates his 90th birthday and says his latest
:22:59. > :23:04.collection of poems could be the last time he puts pen to paper. He's
:23:04. > :23:13.been speaking to our arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas.
:23:13. > :23:17.Lately, going in and out of the house we once shared, I sometimes
:23:17. > :23:26.think the dead have many house we once shared, I sometimes
:23:26. > :23:30.A milestone birthday for the most revered writer in Wales. After
:23:30. > :23:39.publishing books for decades, he says the next election could be his
:23:39. > :23:43.last. -- selection. I think it may be my final book.
:23:43. > :23:48.There may be a final selected for collected book but this is, you
:23:48. > :23:52.know, it takes me four or five years to write a book and it may well be
:23:52. > :23:57.my last book. Later, an easy in the velvet dark,
:23:57. > :24:04.we peered through the oblong window... He has always been a
:24:04. > :24:07.popular poet, writing approachable verse.
:24:07. > :24:13.Splitting his time between Wales and London, he also had a career as a
:24:13. > :24:18.doctor. In his 90th year, a chance to reflect on life, love and his
:24:18. > :24:25.advancing years. There is more focused on old age because I'm old.
:24:25. > :24:37.And I've always felt that one should confront difficulties in 1's life. A
:24:37. > :24:41.last book doesn't mean an end. Ahead of this weekend's birthday
:24:41. > :24:47.celebrations, a hint at the secret to a long and healthy life.
:24:47. > :24:54.I once had a motto years ago for myself, be visited, expect nothing
:24:55. > :25:00.and endure. I have been visited. I have expected a lot, actually. But I
:25:00. > :25:03.have endured. Dannie Abse speaking to Huw Thomas.
:25:03. > :25:04.Time for the weekend weather forecast, and Derek I understand
:25:05. > :25:15.it's going to be pretty good? Note Stormy weather heading our way,
:25:15. > :25:18.which you can get this time of year. I can promise some dry, bright
:25:18. > :25:22.weather this weekend but it's not all plain sailing. There is some low
:25:22. > :25:26.cloud, mist and drizzle on the way as well. The best of the sunshine in
:25:26. > :25:29.the north-east and the Marches. Also becoming warmer and humid. Dry this
:25:29. > :25:33.evening with a few cloud breaks and then after midnight it will start to
:25:33. > :25:35.moisten-up with light rain and drizzle. Not a cold night. Lowest
:25:35. > :25:38.temperatures eight Celsius in Denbighshire, 13 on the
:25:38. > :25:40.Carmarthenshire coast. Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure over
:25:40. > :25:44.France. This warm front will bring warmer, humid and moist air from the
:25:44. > :25:51.Tropics. So here's the picture for 8:00am. Not very inspiring. The
:25:51. > :25:55.north-east mostly dry but for most of us a dull and damp start to the
:25:56. > :25:59.day. Some patchy light rain and drizzle. Low cloud, mist and hill
:25:59. > :26:02.fog as well. During the day, some improvement. The south and west will
:26:02. > :26:07.stay cloudy with spots of drizzle and mist. Elsewhere becoming dry and
:26:07. > :26:11.brighter. Some sunshine in the north-east and the Marches. And
:26:11. > :26:14.where the sun shines it will feel warm with the temperature rising to
:26:15. > :26:18.19 or 20 Celsius. Cooler where it stays grey and misty. If you're
:26:18. > :26:21.heading to Lords for the showdown between Glamorgan and
:26:21. > :26:24.Nottinghamshire. Dry with a light breeze. Tomorrow night low cloud
:26:24. > :26:28.will become fairly extensive with mist, hill and coastal fog. Spots of
:26:28. > :26:34.drizzle and a very mild, muggy night. Sunday a grey and misty
:26:35. > :26:37.start. A few spots of light rain and drizzle in the west and south-west.
:26:37. > :26:41.Otherwise becoming dry and brightening up with some hazy
:26:41. > :26:44.sunshine in the afternoon. Feeling humid too with mainly light winds.
:26:44. > :26:57.The highest temperatures in the north-east. Rising into the low 20s.
:26:58. > :27:01.Good for September. It's the autumn equinox on Sunday but we haven't
:27:01. > :27:04.seen the last of summer yet. Next week, plenty of dry weather thanks
:27:04. > :27:05.to high pressure. Some lovely sunshine and above average
:27:05. > :27:11.temperatures. sunshine
:27:11. > :27:15.The main news again from the BBC. The UKIP leader has found himself
:27:15. > :27:21.overshadowed by one of his MEPs who referred to a group of women there
:27:21. > :27:25.as sluts. Godfrey Bloom said he was joking when he used the term but the
:27:25. > :27:31.party has suspended him. And the leader of the Labour Party said if
:27:31. > :27:34.he was in charge, he would scrap the so-called bedroom tax.
:27:34. > :27:40.The UK government said housing benefit changes had made the system
:27:40. > :27:44.fairer. And that is Wales Today. We'll have a quick update at 8:00pm,
:27:44. > :27:46.more news at 10:25pm. For now though, from all of us on the
:27:46. > :27:46.programme,