:00:00. > :00:07.That's all from us. It's goodbye from me. And on
:00:08. > :00:10.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines.
:00:11. > :00:13.Cutbacks to council services sparked protests. But could the axe now fall
:00:14. > :00:16.on the authorities themselves? Their numbers could be cut, costing
:00:17. > :00:26.hundreds of millions of pounds, and tens of thousands of jobs. It is
:00:27. > :00:32.going to have a huge negative had on the Welsh economy. To take our eyes
:00:33. > :00:33.off that all been ordered to organise internally. It makes no
:00:34. > :00:36.sense to me. With councils already struggling to
:00:37. > :00:37.make savings, will making changes really be value for money?
:00:38. > :00:55.Also tonight. The public are told to stay away as
:00:56. > :01:01.hospital wards across South Wales are hit by norovirus.
:01:02. > :01:10.The row over the future of Welsh rugby reaches the political arena.
:01:11. > :01:12.The First Minister says he's prepared to meet bosses to help
:01:13. > :01:16.resolve the dispute. Serving the lord of the manor. How
:01:17. > :01:17.ancient property rights are becoming a very modern problem for
:01:18. > :01:20.homeowners. As unique as Champagne and stilton
:01:21. > :01:22.cheese. Anglesey Sea Salt is added to a prestigious list protected by
:01:23. > :01:30.European status. Good evening. Council reorganisation
:01:31. > :01:37.could lead to 15,000 job losses and cost more than ?250 million. That's
:01:38. > :01:41.the assessment from the body which represents councils in Wales. The
:01:42. > :01:44.claim comes just days before a commission is expected to publish a
:01:45. > :01:47.review, calling for the number of local authorities to be reduced. Our
:01:48. > :01:58.Political Editor Nick Servini has more. Councils across Wales are
:01:59. > :02:03.facing big challenges as they try to balance the books. Cutbacks have
:02:04. > :02:06.sparked demonstrations. That is something else on the agenda which
:02:07. > :02:13.could bring in more change. That is the organisation of the councils
:02:14. > :02:18.themselves. Getting the pieces to fit will not be easy. The last time
:02:19. > :02:23.it happened was in 1996 when eight council areas became 22. The
:02:24. > :02:28.criticism now is that some are too small and other big radiation is in
:02:29. > :02:34.size. Cardiff has a population of around 300,000 while Merthyr Tydfil
:02:35. > :02:38.has 50,000. The first Minister has already said he knows of nobody who
:02:39. > :02:44.argues for the detention of everyone. The changes like this will
:02:45. > :02:50.be controversial especially at a time of economic hardship. It will
:02:51. > :02:54.have a huge negative hit on the Welsh economy. It is not in
:02:55. > :02:59.anybody's interest for us as elected members and staff members will have
:03:00. > :03:04.the expertise at the moment. We know what needs to be done on the
:03:05. > :03:09.ground, to take our eye off that service delivery ball in order to
:03:10. > :03:16.reorganise internally. It makes no sense to me. The main public sector
:03:17. > :03:23.union accepts that a shake-up is inevitable. We are always concerned
:03:24. > :03:26.about any of our members losing their jobs. In terms of the
:03:27. > :03:31.long-term viability of local government going forward, it was
:03:32. > :03:34.never sustainable to have 22 different varieties of social
:03:35. > :03:43.services directors, directors of education and so on. At some stage,
:03:44. > :03:48.we were expecting this to happen. There are 150,000 council workers in
:03:49. > :03:54.Wales. The Welsh Local Government Association says that figure could
:03:55. > :04:02.be reduced by 10%. There are also 1200 councillors. Any change is
:04:03. > :04:05.likely to lead to a big reduction. The Labour Party will probably be
:04:06. > :04:14.the hardest hit. The organisations do not come cheap. Local government
:04:15. > :04:18.is heavily reliant on sophisticated information technology systems.
:04:19. > :04:22.There will be legal costs in terms of changes to contract and
:04:23. > :04:31.employment contract. They will be relocation costs, moving people from
:04:32. > :04:37.building to building. There will be things like signage. You will have
:04:38. > :04:43.two change the names of the authorities and the signs that go
:04:44. > :04:46.with them. How attached to people feel to the local councils? They are
:04:47. > :04:53.still relatively young organisations. I have come to the
:04:54. > :05:00.edge of the smallest council area in Wales. One possibility here could be
:05:01. > :05:05.that it joins forces with its larger neighbour. It is an example of the
:05:06. > :05:10.kinds of issues that will be discussed across the country as this
:05:11. > :05:17.process gets underway. The way the country is going, it is probably
:05:18. > :05:24.best. Less councils and less money to be spent. It is too small to cope
:05:25. > :05:31.because they do not give enough money to the council. Maybe it would
:05:32. > :05:35.be better to be reorganised. The sheer complexity of the organisation
:05:36. > :05:39.makes it costly. If it happens, all those involved will want to make
:05:40. > :05:43.sure the pieces fit. Nick joins me now. The big question
:05:44. > :05:49.will be why re-organise at a time when councils say they're struggling
:05:50. > :05:53.to deal with cutbacks? That will be at the heart of it. We can expect to
:05:54. > :05:58.hear things like how council staff are being asked to do more for less
:05:59. > :06:03.and come with imaginative ways of providing services will stop yet, at
:06:04. > :06:11.the same time, you are throwing in completely new for them and it will
:06:12. > :06:14.affect their morale and motivation. Why would you try to turn around an
:06:15. > :06:24.organisation that may not exist in a few years time? On the flip side,
:06:25. > :06:29.people will say the age of austerity is the reason why there needs to be
:06:30. > :06:35.less than 22. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the arguments, many
:06:36. > :06:43.people accept that is a danger of demoralised workforces. As a result,
:06:44. > :06:47.they will be some pressure on the bus government, but necessarily to
:06:48. > :06:52.say what the figure should be, but to give some clarity on how long it
:06:53. > :06:58.will take and what the process will be. It is a big and contradicted
:06:59. > :07:02.business. It will require an element of cross-party support at the
:07:03. > :07:10.assembly. The things people will want to know is what it could mean
:07:11. > :07:15.for council tax and services? Take council tax, depending on where you
:07:16. > :07:22.are. Pembrokeshire has one of the lowest rates in Wales. If they join
:07:23. > :07:27.with Carmarthenshire, council tax is higher but it could rise. In terms
:07:28. > :07:34.of services, the idea will be that in time, strip out the overheads and
:07:35. > :07:36.senior management teams and that will -- that many will find its way
:07:37. > :07:39.to front line services. The highly-contagious norovirus, has
:07:40. > :07:43.hit hospital wards across South Wales and health chiefs are warning
:07:44. > :07:48.the public to stay away. The virus causes severe vomiting which usually
:07:49. > :07:54.only lasts a couple of days. So far, wards in Cardiff, Swansea and Neath
:07:55. > :07:57.Port Talbot have been affected. At Swansea's Morriston Hospital, two
:07:58. > :08:02.wards have been shut because of the norovirus, also known as the winter
:08:03. > :08:08.vomiting bug. At Neath Port Talbot hospital, a ward there also has a
:08:09. > :08:10.suspected case. As a result Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board has
:08:11. > :08:13.temporarily stopped visiting to all wards affected except for parents of
:08:14. > :08:19.children or relatives visiting patients who are at the end of their
:08:20. > :08:25.life. They're also urging non-urgent patients to stay away from Accident
:08:26. > :08:27.and Emergency. Norovirus is a common viral infection which causes
:08:28. > :08:32.vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and aches and pains. Up to a million people
:08:33. > :08:41.across Britain catch it every year and it's highly contagious. It is so
:08:42. > :08:50.contagious because it is a virus that spreads when you vomit. It also
:08:51. > :08:55.sets on carpet and furniture. If you touch something, you can pick it up.
:08:56. > :08:59.When it gets into the hospital environment, it can close wards and
:09:00. > :09:06.make ill people very ill. It causes all sorts of problems. If anyone has
:09:07. > :09:11.any symptoms, they should stay away from any hospital or care home until
:09:12. > :09:14.48 hours after they have recovered. Here at Llandough hospital, where
:09:15. > :09:17.the latest outbreak began, they say the situation is improving though
:09:18. > :09:20.two wards remain closed. Another two wards at the University Hospital in
:09:21. > :09:24.Cardiff are also affected and the public are being asked to help stop
:09:25. > :09:31.the spread of the bug over the coming weeks. The health board
:09:32. > :09:38.director for disease control says it is very difficult to stop the spread
:09:39. > :09:43.of the virus once it is in the hospital.
:09:44. > :09:48.A court has heard how a woman was repeatedly stabbed by her boyfriend
:09:49. > :09:52.in her home in Pembrokeshire. Joanna Hall died in hospital three weeks
:09:53. > :09:57.after the attack in March last year. Swansea Crown Court heard she had
:09:58. > :10:01.more than 40 wounds to her body. Steven Williams denies murder.
:10:02. > :10:04.A Conservative Assembly Member and a Newport businessman have each won
:10:05. > :10:11.?135,000 in libel damages from an Urdu newspaper and two of its staff.
:10:12. > :10:13.The paper made a series of defamatory and unfounded allegations
:10:14. > :10:19.about the behaviour of Mohammad Asghar and Abdul Rahman Mujahid. The
:10:20. > :10:23.two men said they'd been ostracised by some members of the local Muslim
:10:24. > :10:33.communities as a result. Mr Asghar said the award was a great relief.
:10:34. > :10:42.They tried to destroy my credibility. I am the only one who
:10:43. > :10:46.is a member of the Welsh Assembly and they almost succeeded. I am
:10:47. > :10:51.pleased that justice has been done. It has been going on for the last
:10:52. > :10:54.couple of years and it has affected my family.
:10:55. > :10:58.Gwent Police have been concentrating on the riverfront area of Newport
:10:59. > :11:01.today as they continue their search for missing teenager Nida Naseer.
:11:02. > :11:03.Officers have been looking for the 18-year-old since she was reported
:11:04. > :11:07.missing nearly three weeks ago. Nida Naseer disappeared after taking the
:11:08. > :11:13.bins out, without shoes, money or a phone.
:11:14. > :11:16.The UK Government is being urged to scrap a system of ancient property
:11:17. > :11:20.rights which are worrying home owners across Wales. So-called
:11:21. > :11:24."Lords of the Manor" are having to register what are called Manorial
:11:25. > :11:27.Rights on land which they don't own. Even though the rights are said to
:11:28. > :11:38.be largely symbolic, it's claimed they've caused some people to have
:11:39. > :11:43.difficulty arranging mortgages. Even the name, manorial rights, can jazz
:11:44. > :11:53.up images of a different age. Peasants sowing their crops in the
:11:54. > :11:57.fields. The powers, you could be forgiven for thinking, passed in the
:11:58. > :12:04.mist of time. These rights to minerals and fish and hold markets
:12:05. > :12:08.have never gone away. It is just that most of us have no idea that
:12:09. > :12:17.they existed. What has changes for the first time, Lord of the manor
:12:18. > :12:28.had to register their rights. On Anglesey, to communities fall within
:12:29. > :12:37.the manner of one man. He is intent on registering his rights. Anglesey
:12:38. > :12:41.councillor is among 4000 home owners to have received letters from the
:12:42. > :12:47.land Registry telling him what the Lord of the Manor wants to do. It
:12:48. > :12:56.does not mean much in practical terms. He has no rights to come onto
:12:57. > :13:04.my land without my authority. I would not give. Older people have
:13:05. > :13:11.been worried about this. They think it means a lot more than it actually
:13:12. > :13:22.does. It did not take long to find others who have had letters. It is
:13:23. > :13:28.worrying. We have just ignored it. It is not a good thing but that is
:13:29. > :13:35.what we have done. Who are these lords of the Manor? When is the
:13:36. > :13:40.Crown estate. Others have bought their titles online like a
:13:41. > :13:49.personalised number plate. But it is now an issue exercising all
:13:50. > :13:56.editions. The rights of the Manor and the Lords have been protected
:13:57. > :14:02.for far too long. It is time we look at towards protecting freeholders
:14:03. > :14:07.for the future. People have found it difficult to get mortgages. They
:14:08. > :14:18.have proved to be very distressing in practice. Most would agree with
:14:19. > :14:21.those sentiments. The Lord has said his title has brought in nothing but
:14:22. > :14:25.expense and trouble. He said he wished he had never bought it.
:14:26. > :14:27.Still to come in the programme this evening. Treating an exceptionally
:14:28. > :14:31.rare genetic condition. How Cardiff is one of the few places in the
:14:32. > :14:33.world where scientists could work on a pioneering trial.
:14:34. > :14:35.Now Anglesey sea salt is protected, just like Champagne and Cornish
:14:36. > :14:45.clotted cream. First Minister Carwyn Jones says
:14:46. > :14:48.he's prepared to meet Welsh rugby bosses face-to-face if it would help
:14:49. > :14:53.resolve the current dispute between the WRU and the regions. The two
:14:54. > :14:55.sides were locked in another round of talks today, while over in
:14:56. > :14:59.Cardiff Bay, Assembly Members debated the problems facing the
:15:00. > :15:04.national game. Our sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter is at the Senedd.
:15:05. > :15:13.Lots of talking today, are we any closer to finding a solution? Maybe
:15:14. > :15:22.just a little bit. The Welsh Rugby union and regional rugby are talking
:15:23. > :15:25.and that is a cause for optimism. It appears that is some willingness to
:15:26. > :15:31.compromise, to make changes on the edges of their position I guess that
:15:32. > :15:43.gives some hope. It is fit to say we are still a long way away. There are
:15:44. > :15:52.big stumbling blocks. The Welsh Rugby union wanted to hang onto the
:15:53. > :15:58.existing Heineken cup model. Politicians are having their say. It
:15:59. > :16:01.is interesting to see the intervention of the first Minister.
:16:02. > :16:08.He has written to both sides in this dispute urging them to resolve it
:16:09. > :16:14.quickly. He said he was willing to meet bosses on both or either side
:16:15. > :16:21.in private if it would help to bring some resolution. It is important
:16:22. > :16:24.that the voice of supporters is hurtful to people went to see an end
:16:25. > :16:29.to this. Things have been quiet in the last week or two. Things are
:16:30. > :16:33.moving behind the scenes and that is what people want to see. The union
:16:34. > :16:39.has to keep control of the game. The regions need to be financially
:16:40. > :16:45.sustainable. So do the clubs. It means that the league needs to be
:16:46. > :16:50.more competitive. It would help to improve the game. We have to
:16:51. > :16:52.remember, I do not believe that leaks and clubs outside Wales have
:16:53. > :17:00.the best interest of Welsh rugby at heart. Concerns also expressed here
:17:01. > :17:04.today. There was a debate about the future of Welsh rugby and it was
:17:05. > :17:08.brought up by the Conservatives who are concerned about the deadlock in
:17:09. > :17:12.the game. There was agreement across the floor between all parties about
:17:13. > :17:20.the need to get something done. A number of members joked it was one
:17:21. > :17:28.of the few conservative motions they were able to agree with. Here is a
:17:29. > :17:32.flavour. I do think that is potentially a role for the National
:17:33. > :17:36.Assembly in perhaps a committee enquiry to look at the governance
:17:37. > :17:41.arrangements of the game in future in order to support its development
:17:42. > :17:48.in the longer term. Some sort of review would help to make sure rugby
:17:49. > :17:53.in Wales is open and transparent and people can access the finances of
:17:54. > :17:57.the union when they went to so they can see exactly what is happening.
:17:58. > :18:05.There are solid adamant and valid points on both sides. It is not our
:18:06. > :18:08.job to sort that out. It has to be sorted out and it has to be sorted
:18:09. > :18:14.out soon for the benefit of our national game and for the future of
:18:15. > :18:18.Welsh rugby. An independent report by an assembly committee remains a
:18:19. > :18:26.possibility. The chairman of the communities committee said she would
:18:27. > :18:29.write to the parties involved. It's a rare and hereditary genetic
:18:30. > :18:33.disease that can lead to blindness and physical abnormalities and
:18:34. > :18:36.currently has no known cure. But medical experts in Cardiff have just
:18:37. > :18:39.been told that the city could join the USA, France and Germany as sites
:18:40. > :18:47.for a pioneering international trial. Carwyn Jones reports. There
:18:48. > :18:51.are only a few thousand people in the world with Ectodermal Dysplasia.
:18:52. > :18:55.Joe Pearson from Bridgend is one of them. He's undergone 30 years of
:18:56. > :19:06.corrective surgery on his hands, feet and teeth. None of which
:19:07. > :19:11.developed properly as a child. The middle finger on each hand. Bubbly
:19:12. > :19:19.form. I had limited movement in my other fingers because of that. It
:19:20. > :19:22.was decided to remove fat finger to leave me with three fingers and a
:19:23. > :19:25.thumb. Scientists here at the Institute of Medical Genetics in
:19:26. > :19:27.Cardiff are among the world's leading experts when it comes to
:19:28. > :19:31.diagnosing Ectodermal Dysplasia. They're now poised to carry out a
:19:32. > :19:40.trial which could change how the disease is treated. A drug developed
:19:41. > :19:44.by scientists in the turbulent -- insert the land has proved
:19:45. > :19:48.effective. Those tests have been carried out on animals. But now, in
:19:49. > :19:51.the international trial will measure the results on human subjects. The
:19:52. > :19:54.University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff has just been given
:19:55. > :19:58.provision approval by the ethics committee to conduct that trial. It
:19:59. > :20:02.will be one of only a handful of study sites in the world to test the
:20:03. > :20:09.drug on mothers and newborn babies who are carrying a particular strain
:20:10. > :20:13.of the disease. I am optimistic that this will make a major difference. I
:20:14. > :20:19.hope babies born with this will have a much milder course of the problem
:20:20. > :20:22.and are spared a lot of the problems that they can run into. The trial
:20:23. > :20:24.could also benefit people with different forms of Ectodermal
:20:25. > :20:27.Dysplasia like 15-year-old Daisy from Monmouth. The disease has left
:20:28. > :20:35.her with limited vision and hair loss, which she covers with a wig.
:20:36. > :20:38.If it did work for the board of symptoms, it would be fantastic but
:20:39. > :20:42.I have seen what my family have had to go through. I would never want to
:20:43. > :20:46.see my children go through this. Advances in DNA testing has led to a
:20:47. > :20:49.greater understanding of what causes Ectodermal Dysplasia in people like
:20:50. > :20:55.Daisy and Jo. It's hoped the genetic trial could change their lives and
:20:56. > :20:58.those of their children. Many jobs at Wrexham's new
:20:59. > :21:01.super-prison will go to local suppliers, according to the Prisons
:21:02. > :21:06.Minister Jeremy Wright. He was visiting the site today with the
:21:07. > :21:08.Welsh Secretary, David Jones. They were attending an event for
:21:09. > :21:12.suppliers who hope to win contracts for work at the prison. The jail
:21:13. > :21:16.will be built on the site of the former Firestone Factory. Mr Wright
:21:17. > :21:27.said he hopes many jobs would go to local people. We think they will be
:21:28. > :21:30.about 1000 jobs on offer on a long-term basis at the prison. I
:21:31. > :21:38.hope many of those go to people who apply locally. There will be jobs
:21:39. > :21:41.throughout the construction phase and many businesses we have been
:21:42. > :21:46.seeing here today engaging in this exercise are bidding for jobs on the
:21:47. > :21:49.construction of the prison. Two trains which have been stranded
:21:50. > :21:53.in Barmouth for nearly two weeks have been taken to Chester by road.
:21:54. > :21:56.They were loaded onto lorries this morning. The trains became stuck
:21:57. > :21:59.when track was damaged by storms at the beginning of the month. They'll
:22:00. > :22:04.undergo routine safety checks before being put back into operation.
:22:05. > :22:08.Anglesey is famed for its beautiful beaches and its distinctive sea
:22:09. > :22:11.salt. Now that's been added to a prestigious list of food and drink,
:22:12. > :22:15.which includes Parma Ham, Stilton Cheese and Champagne. It means its
:22:16. > :22:20.authenticity is guaranteed and prevents imitation products from
:22:21. > :22:23.using its name. The European Union's Protected Food Name status will be
:22:24. > :22:28.shown on packaging to prove that it's the genuine article. The waters
:22:29. > :22:31.around Anglesey provide an inexhaustible supply of the latest
:22:32. > :22:36.ingredient to get European protection. Sea water collected from
:22:37. > :22:41.here is evaporated until only the salt crystals remain. Their jewel
:22:42. > :22:45.like appearance and pure taste are what's earned them the accolade.
:22:46. > :22:47.Anglesey Sea Salt or Halen Mon will now rank alongside the Cornish
:22:48. > :22:54.Pasty, Melton Mowbray pork Pie and Wensleydale Cheese as an
:22:55. > :22:59.indisputable unique product. It is the purity of the sea and the way we
:23:00. > :23:07.make our sea salt. Our workers are an incredible band of workers. They
:23:08. > :23:10.have the initials on each band. It is the flavour and the feel of the
:23:11. > :23:15.flake in your mouth. It is the appearance. People have likened it
:23:16. > :23:19.to diamonds from the sea. Anglesey Sea Salt hasn't always been this
:23:20. > :23:22.pure, in the late eighteenth century it was bolstered by rock salt from
:23:23. > :23:25.Cheshire. But since its resurgence on the island its reputation has
:23:26. > :23:33.grown with celebrity chefs and even presidents singing its praises. This
:23:34. > :23:38.status confirms what people have known for many years that it has a
:23:39. > :23:41.unique taste, texture and comes from a special place. But holding onto
:23:42. > :23:44.that crown can be difficult with pretenders to the throne selling
:23:45. > :23:51.cheap imitations like this Spanish sea salt claiming to be Halen Mon
:23:52. > :23:56.from England. As a consequence, the project will be allowed a set of big
:23:57. > :24:01.Asian to be put on the product and that will indicate to consumers that
:24:02. > :24:09.this has protected status. As a consequence of this, the company
:24:10. > :24:11.will be allowed to take action against third parties who infringe
:24:12. > :24:14.that protected name. Welsh Lamb and Beef already enjoy protection and
:24:15. > :24:18.today they're joined by their West Country cousins on the list. More
:24:19. > :24:29.than 60 UK products are now protected. This helps significantly
:24:30. > :24:35.particularly in overseas markets. Something that is recognised as
:24:36. > :24:40.coming from a geographical area, it gives it a distinct advantage. On
:24:41. > :24:44.Anglesey, Halen Mon is expanding to meet increased demand now that it
:24:45. > :24:45.has become the latest flavour of the month.
:24:46. > :24:48.Lets get the weather forecast now. Derek it seemed a little milder
:24:49. > :24:58.We've all seen some rain today and quite mild as well. Temperatures
:24:59. > :25:02.nine to 11 Celsius. Tomorrow temperatures will be a little lower
:25:03. > :25:05.but far from cold with a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. This
:25:06. > :25:10.evening rain in the north and east will clear. Dry for a time but
:25:11. > :25:16.showers will spread from the southwest later in the evening and
:25:17. > :25:22.overnight. Temperatures staying above freezing. Chilly in parts of
:25:23. > :25:25.Mid and North Wales with a ground frost. Tomorrow's chart shows low
:25:26. > :25:28.pressure on our door step and that means showers or longer spells of
:25:29. > :25:32.rain but some dry spells as well. Here's the picture for eight in the
:25:33. > :25:35.morning. A chilly start inland. Parts of the north, Powys and
:25:36. > :25:38.Monmouthshire dry but further south and west there will be showers. The
:25:39. > :25:41.showers extending north through Cardigan Bay into Gwynedd. During
:25:42. > :25:44.the day showers will become more widespread. Heavy downpours in
:25:45. > :25:50.places too with hail and thunder but in between the showers some dry
:25:51. > :25:53.weather and sunshine. Temperatures a little lower than today. Seven to
:25:54. > :25:59.nine Celsius with a south to southeasterly breeze. The wind gusty
:26:00. > :26:03.in the heavy showers. In Neath Port Talbot. Breezy with showers. Some
:26:04. > :26:07.dry spells as well. A little sunshine with a high of nine Celsius
:26:08. > :26:10.in Briton Ferry. Similar in Conwy. A few showers but some dry, bright
:26:11. > :26:15.weather as well. Eight Celsius in Betws y Coed. Tomorrow night lots
:26:16. > :26:19.more showers. Heavy and prolonged in places with hail and gusty winds.
:26:20. > :26:22.Temperatures staying above freezing. Friday a trough will bring yet more
:26:23. > :26:25.showers. Heavy in places with hail and thunder possible. Generally
:26:26. > :26:28.drier in the evening. As for the weekend, rain on Saturday will clear
:26:29. > :26:31.during the afternoon. Drier on Sunday with some sunshine a few
:26:32. > :26:34.scattered showers. Temperatures around average with lighter winds.
:26:35. > :26:37.Some overnight frost and a few fog patches. Still no sign of any really
:26:38. > :26:47.cold weather or significant snow heading our way. Watch out for the
:26:48. > :26:50.heavy showers tomorrow. The main news again.
:26:51. > :26:53.15,000 jobs could go if plans go ahead to reorganise councils in
:26:54. > :27:02.Wales. The WLGA say the move would cost more than ?250 million.
:27:03. > :27:05.The highly contagious norovirus, which causes severe vomiting, has
:27:06. > :27:15.hit hospital wards across South Wales. Health chiefs are warning the
:27:16. > :27:18.public to stay away. First Minister Carwyn Jones says
:27:19. > :27:22.he's prepared to meet Welsh rugby bosses face to face if it would help
:27:23. > :27:26.to resolve the row between the WRU and the regions. You can hear a full
:27:27. > :27:35.interview with the First Minister tonight on Y Sgwrs on S4C at 9.30pm.
:27:36. > :27:38.That is Wales Today. We'll have an update at eight, more news at
:27:39. > :27:41.10.25pm. For now though, from all of us on the programme, thanks for
:27:42. > :27:43.watching. Have a good evening.