:00:08. > :00:11.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story:
:00:12. > :00:14.Severe gales and heavy rain cause widespread disruption across the
:00:15. > :00:25.country. Roads, rail and ferry services are badly hit. A warning
:00:26. > :00:28.tonight of more to come. In the rain will follow pretty soon. We are not
:00:29. > :00:30.out of the woods, there will be more rain coming today and rivers will
:00:31. > :00:34.rise in response to that rainfall. On one of the busiest travel days of
:00:35. > :00:47.the year, the severe weather hasn't finished with us yet.
:00:48. > :00:52.Our other headlines tonight: David and Astrid have both been
:00:53. > :00:56.turned down for cancer drugs. Calls tonight for patients to be told why
:00:57. > :00:58.they're refused the treatment they ask for.
:00:59. > :01:03.Will your Christmas presents be genuine or fakes? We report on the
:01:04. > :01:10.counterfeit goods being sold to thousands of customers.
:01:11. > :01:13.And in tonight's sport: It looked like goodbye for Malky
:01:14. > :01:16.Mackay, but tonight he's still in charge at Cardiff City.
:01:17. > :01:18.He'll meet with the man who threatened to sacked him later this
:01:19. > :01:31.week Good evening. Good evening. Some NHS patients are
:01:32. > :01:38.being turned down for specialist treatment without any explanation.
:01:39. > :01:41.That's according to the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales.
:01:42. > :01:43.It also says doctors are failing to have "difficult conversations" with
:01:44. > :01:50.patients about some life-extending medicines which may not be suitable
:01:51. > :01:55.for them. Paul Heaney reports. David Spink has looked after his
:01:56. > :02:00.wife Astrid for 20 years during her treatment for cancer. But in 2011,
:02:01. > :02:05.he was diagnosed as well. Regular treatment has not been working. His
:02:06. > :02:08.consultant says applying for specialist drugs which are not
:02:09. > :02:17.routinely available on the NHS was his last hope. I got a phone call
:02:18. > :02:23.them saying they had had a reply from the relevant board and I had
:02:24. > :02:31.been turned down. Did they say why? No, they just said no. He is my life
:02:32. > :02:37.and I hated, when there is something there and he cannot have it -- I
:02:38. > :02:40.hate it. David Astrid used forms like this to apply for the
:02:41. > :02:46.specialist medicine. They offer treatments that are not routinely
:02:47. > :02:49.available on the NHS and are not proven to work with everybody, and
:02:50. > :02:54.can be very expensive. It is not just cancer drugs. Requests can also
:02:55. > :03:00.be made for specialist operations as well, but if those requests are
:03:01. > :03:03.rejected, patients are not told why. People receive their rejection for
:03:04. > :03:11.their request and they don't understand why. They can't related
:03:12. > :03:17.to what they have seen and heard of -- relate it. And their expectation
:03:18. > :03:23.to how it could help them. And it needs to change. Several council
:03:24. > :03:27.said no to a greater proportions of request than the year before. Some
:03:28. > :03:30.did not provide us with data we request than the year before. Some
:03:31. > :03:36.did not provide could provide between one year and another. But
:03:37. > :03:41.medical experts say comparing the figures is difficult because each
:03:42. > :03:44.case is unique. We haven't got an open budget, and if you take money
:03:45. > :03:49.away from the general budget, somebody else has to do without. You
:03:50. > :03:51.are talking quite often hear in terms of very expensive drugs with
:03:52. > :03:58.an improved track record and possible side-effects, and it is a
:03:59. > :04:05.judgement that has been made -- without a proven track record. The
:04:06. > :04:08.Welsh Government says individual patient requests and the system that
:04:09. > :04:13.David and Astrid have been through is generally working effectively,
:04:14. > :04:16.but it is considering further improvements to transparency,
:04:17. > :04:20.consistency and communication with patients. For now, David and Astrid
:04:21. > :04:23.are trying to make the most of the time they have together. Perhaps
:04:24. > :04:31.something will come along or change and I will get the treatment, I just
:04:32. > :04:34.live in hope. A woman from Treharris, in Merthyr
:04:35. > :04:37.Tydfil, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than ?7,500 from
:04:38. > :04:40.families who were saving for Christmas. Joanne Jones took money
:04:41. > :04:44.from friends and relatives, who thought they were paying into the
:04:45. > :04:48.Park Christmas Savings scheme. She pleaded guilty to 18 counts of theft
:04:49. > :04:51.and is due to be sentenced in January.
:04:52. > :04:54.A mental health ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital, in Bodelwyddan, has been
:04:55. > :04:57.closed temporarily following concerns about patient care. An
:04:58. > :05:00.investigation is said to be in its early stages and North Wales Police
:05:01. > :05:07.have confirmed that they have been informed. The Betsi Cadwaldr Health
:05:08. > :05:11.Board says, a small number of patients are affected and they are
:05:12. > :05:14.being cared for elsewhere. Campaigners are taking legal action
:05:15. > :05:17.over the Health Minister's decision to approve the closure of the
:05:18. > :05:23.specialist baby care unit at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.
:05:24. > :05:26.An application is being made for a judicial review after Mark Drakeford
:05:27. > :05:34.gave the go-ahead to the Hywel Dda health board's plans. Opponents
:05:35. > :05:38.claim the changes could put patients in danger. The Welsh Government says
:05:39. > :05:42.it would be inappropriate to comment.
:05:43. > :05:44.The Christmas getaway has been hit by flooding and travel disruption,
:05:45. > :05:48.as galeforce winds and torrential rain sweep across the country. There
:05:49. > :05:51.have been widespread delays and cancellations on the trains in the
:05:52. > :05:55.south Wales valleys. Roads across Wales have been blocked by fallen
:05:56. > :05:59.trees and flooding. The strongest gust of wind was recorded at Capel
:06:00. > :06:04.Curig, in Snowdonia, as gusts hit 87mph. Forecasters are warning
:06:05. > :06:12.there's more to come. Nick Palit reports.
:06:13. > :06:17.Roads turn into streams, field into lakes, such was the force of the
:06:18. > :06:20.downpours across Wales. All of this on one of the busiest travel days of
:06:21. > :06:25.the year, as families get together for the festive season. On the
:06:26. > :06:29.motorways, there were warnings of poor driving conditions, with
:06:30. > :06:32.visibility hampered by heavy spray from lorries. Train services also
:06:33. > :06:38.said that because of the weather, with major delays between London and
:06:39. > :06:41.South Wales. Passengers travelling to Cardiff last minute shopping
:06:42. > :06:45.found they could not get home because of flooding on parts of the
:06:46. > :06:53.Valley lines. Replacement buses were laid on to bypass the areas of
:06:54. > :06:57.submerged track. We have had to catch the train bus, instead of the
:06:58. > :07:03.train up to Mountain Ash, because it won't go there. We have had to get a
:07:04. > :07:08.bust out and have been delayed 30 minutes. A bit confusing with the
:07:09. > :07:10.fact that there wasn't much communication on train platforms.
:07:11. > :07:19.Things are not matching up, it seems a bit amateurish. I am a taxi driver
:07:20. > :07:23.and we have done really, really well because of the weather. With coastal
:07:24. > :07:27.communities right around Wales experiencing treacherous weather,
:07:28. > :07:32.sea crossings were also cancelled. The ferry companies say they will do
:07:33. > :07:35.all they can to get people to Holyhead on the next available
:07:36. > :07:39.ferries. It is the coastal areas in the south bearing the brunt of the
:07:40. > :07:44.storms. Galeforce winds and torrential rain, like here in
:07:45. > :07:46.Swansea Marina. Also in Swansea, the waterfront funfair, set up
:07:47. > :07:53.especially for Christmas revellers, remained closed for most of the day.
:07:54. > :08:01.There were four warnings in Monmouthshire and gadfly. Speak your
:08:02. > :08:06.the best advice we can give anyone is to be careful. -- the best advice
:08:07. > :08:09.we can give anyone is to be careful, you don't know what is hidden
:08:10. > :08:12.beneath the surface of flood water, so keep your family and yourself
:08:13. > :08:19.safe. Across the country, flash floods and
:08:20. > :08:21.damage. I will have do call an emergency meeting of the committee
:08:22. > :08:25.and it will have to be a committee decision as to where we go from
:08:26. > :08:28.here, because the building is not in use and there is a bit of
:08:29. > :08:33.controversy about what you're going to do with the building in the
:08:34. > :08:37.future. At the weather station at Capel Curig, wind speeds of 87 mph
:08:38. > :08:42.were recorded and forecasters are predicting more of the same over the
:08:43. > :08:48.coming days. At this outpost in Wales, winds reaching around 70
:08:49. > :08:52.mph, and on the West Coast, gusts have reached up to 90 mph. The best
:08:53. > :09:01.advice during this festive season is to stay indoors and keep warm.
:09:02. > :09:04.Let's have a word with Derek. We can see the reason for all of this on a
:09:05. > :09:08.graphics. Yes, it is all down to this deep
:09:09. > :09:11.area of low pressure which has been moving in from the Atlantic during
:09:12. > :09:16.the day. It is an intense area of low pressure driven by a very
:09:17. > :09:23.powerful jet stream am a 30,000 feet above the ground, and this deep area
:09:24. > :09:26.of low pressure, as we know, has brought heavy rain and galeforce
:09:27. > :09:30.winds. That shows it spinning through the country today, heaviest
:09:31. > :09:34.on the high ground in the south, the Brecon Beacons, and it did ease off
:09:35. > :09:39.through this afternoon but you can see more rain in the South. And with
:09:40. > :09:42.the ground already saturated from previous rainfall earlier in the
:09:43. > :09:49.month, we have seen some flooding today and many rivers swollen.
:09:50. > :09:52.And there is more to come? There is. Another band of heavy rain
:09:53. > :09:55.will move through Wales tomorrow. Tomorrow will be dry, so some good
:09:56. > :09:59.news, but we have to look out for strong to galeforce winds, Saville
:10:00. > :10:04.gave force winds of the south-west tomorrow, and Boxing Day into
:10:05. > :10:09.Friday, it looks like another Atlantic storm is heading our way.
:10:10. > :10:13.We will have a detailed forecast later, the moment, thank very much.
:10:14. > :10:16.An investigation is underway after a woman died in Bethesda, in Gwynedd,
:10:17. > :10:19.earlier today. Police, the fire service and mountain rescue teams
:10:20. > :10:23.were called to Nant Ffrancon just before four o'clock, following
:10:24. > :10:28.reports of a woman in a river. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
:10:29. > :10:31.?3 billion. That's how much UK shoppers will have spent today, on
:10:32. > :10:34.the busiest shopping day of the year. After a slow start to the
:10:35. > :10:38.festive season, retailers across Wales have seen sales pick up.
:10:39. > :10:41.Big-name retailers have also avoided a pre-Christmas slump by starting
:10:42. > :10:48.their sales early, as Matt Murray reports.
:10:49. > :10:51.It's called Manic Monday. Hundreds of thousands of shoppers have hit
:10:52. > :10:56.the high streets across Wales in that last-minute dash to pick up
:10:57. > :10:59.gifts, food and drink. Even with an increase again in online sales, it
:11:00. > :11:06.seems consumers still go right to wire when it comes to Christmas.
:11:07. > :11:12.Probably double the sort of normal Monday sales and probably even
:11:13. > :11:17.double what we were last Monday, even though that was quite close to
:11:18. > :11:19.Christmas as well. A lot of people do leave things right until the last
:11:20. > :11:22.minute. At this ladies boutique in Bangor,
:11:23. > :11:28.they've seen that growth in consumer confidence. I feel a bit more
:11:29. > :11:33.buoyancy and people are a little bit more positive and more willing to
:11:34. > :11:35.spend. Despite a slow start to the festive shopping season, in
:11:36. > :11:38.Carmarthen, businesses were also benefitting from the last-minute
:11:39. > :11:41.rush. Many on the hunt for a bargain, with major names in the
:11:42. > :11:44.high street already launching their winter sales early in a desperate
:11:45. > :11:48.attempt to beat a pre-Christmas slump. In Cardiff, there were
:11:49. > :11:57.savings of up to 50% in many of the shops as the sales started early.
:11:58. > :12:00.With Christmas falling mid week this year, it is believed that many
:12:01. > :12:04.people have started their holidays early, taking today and tomorrow
:12:05. > :12:09.off, so this is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year,
:12:10. > :12:15.with UK consumer spending ?15,000 per second. That was evident this
:12:16. > :12:19.jewellers. At People were queuing for an hour and a half just to get
:12:20. > :12:23.into the shop. In recent years, there's also been a growth in pop-up
:12:24. > :12:26.shops. Ener Chi is a family run business. They've decided to take
:12:27. > :12:30.out a short-term lease to benefit from the Christmas rush. I don't
:12:31. > :12:36.think it would be viable to rent the shop throughout the year, because it
:12:37. > :12:44.will have times when overheads will not be enough, but it is the perfect
:12:45. > :12:46.opportunity, for a pop-up who want to come out for six pop-up who want
:12:47. > :12:49.to come out the six-month policy where their products and services
:12:50. > :12:52.are in relation to people. So if shops were panicking about profits,
:12:53. > :12:55.now panic buying seems to have brought a bit of festive cheer.
:12:56. > :12:58.Matt Murray reporting. Our Economics Correspondent Sarah Dickins is in
:12:59. > :13:02.the middle of the late-night shoppers in Cardiff's City Centre.
:13:03. > :13:09.Lots of money being spent there tonight, presumably? There
:13:10. > :13:11.definitely is, and this place has incredibly sophisticated technology,
:13:12. > :13:16.so it knows how many people have actually been shopping here today
:13:17. > :13:19.and how much they spend. Basically, a quarter of a million people have
:13:20. > :13:23.come through here today and you can see a steady flow of people are
:13:24. > :13:27.still coming shopping. To give you an idea of the perspective of that,
:13:28. > :13:31.that is 100,000 more than you would get on a busy Saturday, and they
:13:32. > :13:35.really are spending money this year. Most of the shops here are
:13:36. > :13:40.saying they have had record days, either today or on Saturday, and it
:13:41. > :13:44.is interesting what they are buying, the areas that have done
:13:45. > :13:48.particularly well our jewellery, budget and expensive, and one shop
:13:49. > :13:52.then there has a queue outside, there are so many, and security
:13:53. > :13:56.guards are you letting in a few at a time. The other area is games
:13:57. > :13:59.consoles, tablet and technology, really, they are the areas that in
:14:00. > :14:07.Wales seem to be selling very well this season rapidly Christmas. We
:14:08. > :14:12.can see Cardiff is heaving, but what about the wider picture in Wales?
:14:13. > :14:16.Well, we might think this is ours, it is Wales, but with should also
:14:17. > :14:21.remember people come here regularly as far away as Cheltenham and even
:14:22. > :14:29.Plymouth, so this is a good barometer of the UK. The average
:14:30. > :14:33.spend seems to be about ?820 on Christmas, with ?600 of that on
:14:34. > :14:37.gifts, and that is about ?50 each more than we did last year. Why does
:14:38. > :14:42.that matter? For various reasons, really. One is it is a really good
:14:43. > :14:45.indicator about how we all feel about the economy, whether we feel
:14:46. > :14:49.confident that we will earn money next year to the same level as this
:14:50. > :14:53.year, so it is important from that point of view. But also, one in
:14:54. > :14:56.every ten working people is now working in this sector, the retail
:14:57. > :15:01.sector, so it matters for their future jobs as well. Sarah, don't
:15:02. > :15:04.forget my present. Thank you very much.
:15:05. > :15:06.As shoppers across Wales rush to buy last-minute Christmas gifts, there
:15:07. > :15:09.are warnings tonight that parts of the country are being inundated with
:15:10. > :15:13.counterfeit goods, because they're being sold openly across the border
:15:14. > :15:16.in England. Trading Standards officers recently seized hundreds of
:15:17. > :15:20.items in one operation with a street value of tens of thousands of
:15:21. > :15:24.pounds. They're warning the problem is getting worse. Jenny Rees
:15:25. > :15:28.reports. Big names. Designer labels. They
:15:29. > :15:33.pride themselves on quality products, finished to a high
:15:34. > :15:37.standard. The high street puts in a lot of effort to draw us in and
:15:38. > :15:44.spend. Then there's the other end of the spectrum. Fakes. Badly made and
:15:45. > :15:46.poorly packaged. This stash of goods was seized by Caerphilly Trading
:15:47. > :15:49.Standards during a recent operation with Gwent Police.
:15:50. > :15:53.Hair straighteners, shoes, make up, headphones, jewellery, sweaters.
:15:54. > :16:00.Four people were arrested and around 500 items seized, with a street
:16:01. > :16:08.value of ?15,000 to ?20,000. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
:16:09. > :16:12.Our specific problem here in south-east Wales is the availability
:16:13. > :16:20.of the product, quite openly across the border in the south-west of
:16:21. > :16:32.England. And it means an awful lot of people travelling 30 minutes,
:16:33. > :16:34.picking up impunity really, these counterfeit goods, and bringing them
:16:35. > :16:37.back to sell them here. The growth area for selling these
:16:38. > :16:40.goods is on social media websites like Facebook. Investigators here in
:16:41. > :16:44.Caerphilly, working on behalf of a group of big brands, have just
:16:45. > :16:49.helped take down 650 sellers online, right across the UK. The money that
:16:50. > :16:54.you are paying to a counterfeiter isn't going to the retail trade, it
:16:55. > :16:58.isn't going towards the economy. It is also funding other criminal
:16:59. > :17:00.activity. There are clear links between counterfeiting and drug
:17:01. > :17:02.trafficking, drug supply on the economy. It is also funding other
:17:03. > :17:04.criminal activity. There are clear links between counterfeiting and
:17:05. > :17:05.drug trafficking, drug supply, strays locally, nationally and
:17:06. > :17:08.internationally. People trafficking. There is a whole host
:17:09. > :17:10.of activity undertaken by people who are using the funds they collect
:17:11. > :17:15.from counterfeiting to fund criminality. But is the offer of a
:17:16. > :17:21.cheap product, genuine or not, still tempting? Not if I knew it was
:17:22. > :17:26.counterfeit but some of them are so realistic now, I would find it hard
:17:27. > :17:31.to know if it was real or not. Have you bought counterfeit things? I
:17:32. > :17:37.have. Her straighteners, make-up, that sort of thing. I would be
:17:38. > :17:41.afraid of any sort of skin condition you would have, would electrical
:17:42. > :17:47.equipment be saved? I think I would be cautious. It might not work, not
:17:48. > :17:49.the real thing, and you spend your money you may as well go out and get
:17:50. > :17:52.the real thing. As for those found selling
:17:53. > :17:57.counterfeits, the consequences can be tough. Large fines or up to ten
:17:58. > :18:00.years in prison. 33 jobs have been lost after Arriva
:18:01. > :18:03.Buses Wales scrapped three services and closed four depots in
:18:04. > :18:06.Aberystwyth, New Quay, Lampeter and Dolgellau. The company blames cuts
:18:07. > :18:11.in public transport funding and rising fuel costs. The Welsh
:18:12. > :18:15.Government is now funding the three routes. They're being run by other
:18:16. > :18:21.companies until next June, while a longer term solution is sought.
:18:22. > :18:24.Where you don't have a train service, as in this part between
:18:25. > :18:30.Aberystwyth and Carmarthen, you have to have a bus service, so these
:18:31. > :18:33.services are important locally but they are important economically in
:18:34. > :18:38.this part of the world, for tourism but also for the university towns
:18:39. > :18:41.and also in enabling people who live in rural areas to get into their
:18:42. > :18:43.centres of employment in Aberystwyth and Carmarthen.
:18:44. > :18:46.A 13th century garden in Denbighshire will be opened up to
:18:47. > :18:55.the public for the first time thanks to a ?170,000 restoration grant. The
:18:56. > :18:57.grade II-listed Lord's Garden. -- in Ruthin, will open in 2015, once
:18:58. > :19:02.conservation work using Heritage Lottery funding is completed. It's
:19:03. > :19:05.believed the garden was once part of a medieval castle.
:19:06. > :19:08.The season of peace and goodwill to all men seems to have even reached
:19:09. > :19:12.Cardiff City Football Club. Here's Claire with tonight's sport.
:19:13. > :19:15.Thank you very much. Good evening. Malky Mackay is still in charge at
:19:16. > :19:18.Cardiff City and will have face-to-face talks with the owner
:19:19. > :19:21.who wanted to sack him later this week. The 41-year-old Scot said
:19:22. > :19:25.today he'd been deeply upset by Vincent Tan's email asking him to
:19:26. > :19:28.resign, but as far as he was concerned he was the right man to
:19:29. > :19:37.lead Cardiff and was 100% committed to doing his job.
:19:38. > :19:41.On Saturday, it looks like Malky Mackay had bid farewell to Cardiff
:19:42. > :19:45.City. A final thank you to fans for their continuous and loyal support,
:19:46. > :19:51.with the threat of resign or be sacked hanging over his head, his
:19:52. > :19:55.days at the club looked numbered. But with owner Vincent Tan now ready
:19:56. > :19:58.to talk, Malky Mackay is still in charge, and today, he spoke honestly
:19:59. > :20:08.about how the last few days had affected him. I was given an email
:20:09. > :20:15.which deeply upset me by the owner. It was suggesting I either resign or
:20:16. > :20:22.be sacked. And as I politely declined to resign, I wants to be
:20:23. > :20:26.the manager here, I am proud to be the manager here, and I think the
:20:27. > :20:32.players, supporters and staff are all backing the one way forward. So
:20:33. > :20:37.I will keep doing what I'm doing and don't change that. Malky Mackay says
:20:38. > :20:41.he has been overwhelmed by the support he has received from all
:20:42. > :20:44.levels in the footballing world. If Vincent Tan was uncertain about how
:20:45. > :20:49.fans were feeling, they made things very clear the him at the weekend.
:20:50. > :20:54.And working behind-the-scenes is the chairman, who has been the middleman
:20:55. > :20:58.trying to engineer a reconciliation. He has postponed a Christmas break
:20:59. > :21:08.to try and help find a resolution. I have been asked if I would meet the
:21:09. > :21:11.owner, which is absolutely something that I will do for the good of the
:21:12. > :21:17.club and the good of us all going forward. I think that should be
:21:18. > :21:23.sooner rather than later, and I certainly wanted that meeting to be
:21:24. > :21:27.today. Unfortunately, that was declined, and if not today, then
:21:28. > :21:31.tomorrow, but unfortunately that has also been declined. So after that,
:21:32. > :21:34.we are talking about Christmas day and then there is a game day, so
:21:35. > :21:39.unfortunately it will probably not be until the end of the week. There
:21:40. > :21:43.are talks of a bluebirds protest ahead of their match with
:21:44. > :21:47.Southampton on Boxing Day, but fans are being urged to keep a cool
:21:48. > :21:51.head. After the turmoil of the last week, many will be hoping for some
:21:52. > :21:54.pieces Christmas-time and that the men that led them into football's
:21:55. > :21:59.top flight is still in charge come the New Year. -- the man.
:22:00. > :22:04.So next up for Cardiff is Southampton. Meanwhile, Swansea City
:22:05. > :22:10.have an anxious wait for news on striker Michu. They are awaiting
:22:11. > :22:14.results of a scan on his ankle injury, but fear he may need surgery
:22:15. > :22:17.and could face a long spell on the sidelines. He missed yesterday's
:22:18. > :22:20.defeat by Everton. Swansea are away to Chelsea on Boxing Day.
:22:21. > :22:23.Rugby and with the New Year's Eeve deadline looming for the regions to
:22:24. > :22:26.sign a new participation agreement, Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland
:22:27. > :22:29.has admitted it's very difficult for players to decide what to do when
:22:30. > :22:33.their contracts run out next summer. Leicester have contacted him over a
:22:34. > :22:36.move, but he says he's not made his mind up yet.
:22:37. > :22:42.News tonight, just to let you know the Boxing Day fixture at Force lass
:22:43. > :22:45.is in doubt. There will be an early inspection. Chepstow is race of all
:22:46. > :22:48.right now but they are monitoring the situation ahead of the Welsh
:22:49. > :22:52.National on Saturday. Let's find out what we can expect over the
:22:53. > :22:56.Christmas break. A real mix, some sunshine as the
:22:57. > :23:02.good news but also a few soggy pitches and not much, if any snow.
:23:03. > :23:06.But in the next 24 hours, there is more severe weather to come. Heavy
:23:07. > :23:13.tonight and drier tomorrow, but with severe gales. The heaviest rain is
:23:14. > :23:26.in the south, and amber warning is in force until six o'clock tomorrow
:23:27. > :23:29.morning. There is also a yellow warning in force for strong winds.
:23:30. > :23:32.Severe gales in the north-west tomorrow, with gusts between 50 and
:23:33. > :23:34.75mph. The highest gust recorded today was 87mph at Capel Curig at
:23:35. > :23:43.midday. 68mph at Mumbles There's more information on the
:23:44. > :23:46.Natural Resources Wales website. The Floodline number is 0845 988 1188.
:23:47. > :23:49.This evening, more rain will spread across the country. Again, some of
:23:50. > :23:53.it heavy, with flooding in places. After midnight, the rain will clear
:23:54. > :23:59.to showers. The strong to galeforce wind easing a little and turning
:24:00. > :24:02.colder. The showers turning wintry on high ground, with temperatures
:24:03. > :24:05.inland falling as low as one Celsius. Tomorrow's chart shows a
:24:06. > :24:08.deep area of low pressure close to north-west Scotland. Lots of isobars
:24:09. > :24:12.and that means strong to severe galeforce winds. Here's the picture
:24:13. > :24:19.for 8am. Some dry and clear weather but not dry everywhere. There will
:24:20. > :24:23.be showers around. The showers are heavy in places with hail and wintry
:24:24. > :24:29.on higher ground. Also windy. Gales on the coast. Stormy in the
:24:30. > :24:33.north-west and feeling cold. So drier weather for us tomorrow, some
:24:34. > :24:37.sunshine, but with blustery showers as well. These are heavy in places,
:24:38. > :24:41.and wintry on higher ground with sleet and snow. Slight accumulations
:24:42. > :24:48.of snow likely on ground above 300 metres, or 1,000 feet. Colder than
:24:49. > :24:58.today, with a strong to galeforce south-westerly wind, severe gales in
:24:59. > :25:01.the north-west. Christmas Eve, night the wind will gradually ease with
:25:02. > :25:05.further showers. Some heavy and prolonged with a wintry mix of rain,
:25:06. > :25:08.hail and sleet and snow on higher ground. Christmas Day much calmer.
:25:09. > :25:12.Some showers around. These wintry on high ground. A little snow on some
:25:13. > :25:15.hills and mountains but some dry, bright weather as well. Feeling on
:25:16. > :25:19.the chilly side but with much lighter winds. Boxing Day, a few
:25:20. > :25:21.showers in the south and west. These mainly of rain. Otherwise, dry with
:25:22. > :25:26.some sunshine. Temperatures around average. On Boxing day night into
:25:27. > :25:30.Friday, the weather is set to go downhill again. Another deep low
:25:31. > :25:37.bringing another dose of heavy rain and gales. We could see further
:25:38. > :25:41.disruption and flooding later on in the week. Our picture tonight is
:25:42. > :25:48.from Simon Jackson. The River Usk in Brecon very swollen this afternoon.
:25:49. > :25:51.More rain heavy tonight. Drier tomorrow with heavy showers and
:25:52. > :25:57.windy. Severe gales in the north-west. Take extra care if you
:25:58. > :26:02.are travelling. The good news is I can promise some, whether for
:26:03. > :26:04.Christmas Day. -- some whether that is more calm.
:26:05. > :26:05.The weather obviously means the possibility of disruption over
:26:06. > :26:08.Christmas. is more calm.
:26:09. > :26:11.The weather obviously means Don't forget, we will keep you updated on
:26:12. > :26:13.the weather, and travel information in our bulletins on BBC Radio Wales,
:26:14. > :26:16.BBC Radio Cymru and online. the weather,
:26:17. > :26:19.I'll have an update for you here after the BBC News at Ten. We'll
:26:20. > :26:23.leave you this evening with the Tredegar Brass band. From Claire,
:26:24. > :26:23.Derek, me and the whole Wales Today team.
:26:24. > :26:28.Tredegar Brass band. From Claire, Derek, Thank you for watching. Merry
:26:29. > :26:42.Christmas. MUSIC: "One-Horse Open Sleigh".
:26:43. > :27:29.MUSIC: "Jingle Bells". MUSIC: "We Wish You A Merry
:27:30. > :27:34.Christmas."