:00:00. > :00:00.Sunday. Make the most of Saturday because Sunday
:00:00. > :00:10.Our top story: Wales in Work - the best employment rates for 22 years
:00:11. > :00:15.with more women working than ever before.
:00:16. > :00:16.Last year we took on four people and hopefully, if this growth continues,
:00:17. > :00:37.we'll take a couple more on again. Who checks up on the carers who look
:00:38. > :00:39.after our most vulnerable people? A warning tonight from a leading
:00:40. > :00:43.charity. Fresh hopes of peace in rugby as the
:00:44. > :00:47.Six Nations committee agrees to run a new European tournament.
:00:48. > :00:51.Breathing new life into telling the story of Swansea's glorious
:00:52. > :00:54.industrial past. And it's all downhill from here -
:00:55. > :00:59.the Welshman who's part of Britain's bobsleigh team at the Winter
:01:00. > :01:03.Olympics. Sochi suits us. It's steep. We're
:01:04. > :01:05.all ex-sprinters so we can run that sled down the hill as fast as we
:01:06. > :01:11.can. Good evening. The last time the
:01:12. > :01:15.employment rate looked this good John Major was in Number Ten and the
:01:16. > :01:20.year was 1992. Employment levels in Wales are at their highest for 22
:01:21. > :01:23.years with fewer of us out of work. 108,000 people are unemployed -
:01:24. > :01:28.that's a fall of 12,000 in the three months to November. That means the
:01:29. > :01:32.jobless rate now stands at 7.2% - that's a drop of nearly one per
:01:33. > :01:43.cent. Our business correspondent Brian Meechan has the story.
:01:44. > :01:47.This shop provides equipment to media companies as well as selling
:01:48. > :01:53.to trade and customers at its core brands store. It took on for workers
:01:54. > :01:57.last year. We have always prided ourselves in
:01:58. > :02:00.being a stable company and we concentrate on growth before we get
:02:01. > :02:07.ahead of ourselves. Once the growth is there, we will look to take on
:02:08. > :02:10.more people. 918-year-old -- 19-year-old Luke is
:02:11. > :02:13.one of the new recruits. It is so good having a job and I can
:02:14. > :02:22.do stuff. This stop is expanding into this car
:02:23. > :02:25.park and creating even more jobs. That increasing confidence in the
:02:26. > :02:29.future is now being reflected across the economy is the latest in
:02:30. > :02:34.claimant figures show. They mean we now have the highest employment rate
:02:35. > :02:40.in Wales since 1992. 1.4 million in work. And there are more women
:02:41. > :02:47.working in Wales than ever before -660,000. That is up 20,000 armed
:02:48. > :02:53.last month. The Conservatives drew attention to the improving figures.
:02:54. > :03:04.Would be honourable member welcome the latest fall in an employment
:03:05. > :03:08.data by 12,000 in Wales, downed. I think it is a reflection on our
:03:09. > :03:13.people. They are hard-working people. But as a government we have
:03:14. > :03:17.spent time attracting investment into Wales, talking to employers and
:03:18. > :03:22.that is why we are outperforming the other parts of the UK.
:03:23. > :03:28.Another series of job announcements has shown there is guilt uncertainty
:03:29. > :03:34.for some. Kellogg's plans to cut 140 jobs at its site. Shop is stopping
:03:35. > :03:41.production of solar panels at its Wrexham plant, causing 500 job
:03:42. > :03:45.losses and 230 jobs have gone at a milk factory. This training centre
:03:46. > :03:49.in Wrexham is helping people with their CV 's.
:03:50. > :03:56.It has been hard with factories closing and the court in Newport.
:03:57. > :04:00.Most people don't actually... The more people that are seeking jobs,
:04:01. > :04:06.the harder it is for others. Employers said competition is
:04:07. > :04:12.fierce. It received 1700 applications for eight jobs at a
:04:13. > :04:16.recent store opening. As we see the economy improving, we
:04:17. > :04:19.will see other companies join us in creating new jobs on the high
:04:20. > :04:24.streets. Employment often lags behind other
:04:25. > :04:28.indicators of an improving economy because businesses are we tend to
:04:29. > :04:30.take people on when they are sure they can keep them in work. These
:04:31. > :04:34.figures suggest things are moving in the right direction.
:04:35. > :04:37.Who checks up on the carers who look after vulnerable people? A leading
:04:38. > :04:40.charity says that a Welsh Government White Paper dealing with regulation
:04:41. > :04:43.of carers doesn't give enough protection to vulnerable adults. Age
:04:44. > :04:46.Cymru says proposed changes to the system for regulating care staff who
:04:47. > :04:50.go into people's homes isn't robust enough. Of the 69,000 carers in
:04:51. > :04:56.Wales only around 4,000 of them are registered. Helen Callaghan reports.
:04:57. > :05:02.Everyday, tens of thousands of vulnerable people across Wales rely
:05:03. > :05:07.on paid carers to come into their homes. They may be elderly or
:05:08. > :05:12.disabled and need assistance with vital tasks, like taking medication.
:05:13. > :05:18.How do we know whether our home carers are up to the task? The
:05:19. > :05:23.answer is we don't. To Mr Lilley workers who come into people 's
:05:24. > :05:27.houses to take care of them any qualifications and they don't have
:05:28. > :05:31.to be registered with the regulator. We have been contacted by a carer
:05:32. > :05:36.who is deeply worried about the situation. She wants to remain
:05:37. > :05:41.anonymous but in e-mails to the programme she told us that when she
:05:42. > :05:46.first started as a carer, she had very little training, despite having
:05:47. > :05:50.no previous experience. Training took place over eight weeks
:05:51. > :05:56.and was unpaid. Then there was a period of shadowing. You went out
:05:57. > :05:59.with an experienced carer. Of course, this is only as good as the
:06:00. > :06:04.person you are shadowing and after that you got your router.
:06:05. > :06:07.The only legal requirement is that home carers must be checked to
:06:08. > :06:13.ensure they don't have a criminal record and must given a basic
:06:14. > :06:16.induction. The most government has recognised that the current system
:06:17. > :06:22.is not fully protecting vulnerable people in their homes. It wants to
:06:23. > :06:28.bring in a new law which would change the inspection and
:06:29. > :06:33.reticulation regime. It is a priority for the Welsh government
:06:34. > :06:35.that the safety and dignity of people who receive care is of utmost
:06:36. > :06:41.rarity. But there is decisions that the
:06:42. > :06:46.proposals don't go far enough. Controversially, there is no plan to
:06:47. > :06:48.register or home care workers. Charities working with vulnerable
:06:49. > :06:53.people are concerned there is not enough scrutiny.
:06:54. > :06:57.We would have recognised registration, although that would
:06:58. > :07:03.have brought the high level of bureaucracy. Don't feel vulnerable
:07:04. > :07:07.people should be put at risk and we think any risk should be mitigated
:07:08. > :07:12.in terms of registration and universal registration would be best
:07:13. > :07:16.way. Many believe unless real changes are
:07:17. > :07:20.made to care and soon, in future the potential for problems will be huge.
:07:21. > :07:22.For more on that story - the Wales report is at 10:45pm tonight here on
:07:23. > :07:30.BBC One Wales. A woman from Powys has been found
:07:31. > :07:33.guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to 14 years in prison in
:07:34. > :07:36.Indonesia. Andrea Waldeck, originally from Talgarth, was facing
:07:37. > :07:42.a possible death sentence, but prosecutors called for a jail term
:07:43. > :07:47.and a heavy fine. Waldeck, who was a former police community support
:07:48. > :07:57.officer, admitted smuggling drugs. She was also fined more than
:07:58. > :08:00.?100,000. Her mother and brother travelled to be with her.
:08:01. > :08:03.Beds at a mental health unit in Bangor are to be temporarily closed
:08:04. > :08:10.to try to deal with with concerns over the treatment of patients
:08:11. > :08:12.there. A report by the regulator - health care Inspectorate Wales
:08:13. > :08:15.criticised low staff morale, poor professional relationships and
:08:16. > :08:18.safety issues at the Hergest Unit, at Ysbyty Gwynedd. In response, the
:08:19. > :08:21.local health board is proposing to reduce the number of beds
:08:22. > :08:24.temporarily. But staff at the unit have criticised the plans and blame
:08:25. > :08:27.management for the problems. After a turbulent few months, there
:08:28. > :08:30.are fresh hopes tonight that a resolution is in sight to the
:08:31. > :08:33.dispute over the future of rugby's Heineken Cup. The Six Nations unions
:08:34. > :08:36.have agreed to run next season's European competition, instead of the
:08:37. > :08:40.current body European Rugby Cup. But there are still major hurdles to
:08:41. > :08:42.overcome before a final deal is done. Our sports reporter Ashleigh
:08:43. > :08:47.Crowter is here. What's the significance of this
:08:48. > :08:50.latest development? It at least provides a platform for
:08:51. > :08:53.other more detailed negotiations to take place. The unions of England,
:08:54. > :08:56.Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy have agreed the Six Nations
:08:57. > :08:59.committee will run the new tournament. The English clubs, and
:09:00. > :09:02.the Welsh regions, had refused to play in any competition running by
:09:03. > :09:07.the ERC, who currently organise the Heineken Cup. So that barrier is now
:09:08. > :09:11.removed. It's a positive step forward, but there are still big
:09:12. > :09:14.obstacles to overcome if a deal is going to be struck.
:09:15. > :09:17.What are issues that need to be sorted?
:09:18. > :09:20.The English and French clubs, and the Welsh regions, want to run the
:09:21. > :09:23.commercial side of any new tournament. They think they could
:09:24. > :09:30.raise more income if they were doing the commercial deals. It remains to
:09:31. > :09:34.be seen if the Unions will be happy for that to happen. But arguably,
:09:35. > :09:37.the much tougher issue to sort out is which television station the new
:09:38. > :09:41.tournament will be broadcast on. The ERC have an exclusive deal with Sky,
:09:42. > :09:44.but the English clubs have signed a lucrative deal to show their
:09:45. > :09:47.European matches on BT Sport. The question is: can the two companies
:09:48. > :09:53.come to some sort of accommodation to share rights? Much easier said
:09:54. > :09:56.than done. Until these two big issues are sorted out, the regions
:09:57. > :10:00.and clubs across the Six Nations won't know how much money they can
:10:01. > :10:03.expect to receive for playing in Europe.
:10:04. > :10:04.Much more to come before 7:00pm: Bringing the story of Swansea's past
:10:05. > :10:13.back it was once home to the world 's
:10:14. > :10:17.largest copper works and we will have the latest on the effort to
:10:18. > :10:19.restore this site so future generations can learn about
:10:20. > :10:32.Swansea's industrial past. Attracting jobs and investment from
:10:33. > :10:34.abroad has been under discussion at the national Assembly. AMs have been
:10:35. > :10:37.hearing evidence about the Welsh Government's record on attracting
:10:38. > :10:40.inward investment to Wales. It's an area which has seen some improvement
:10:41. > :10:43.lately with the number of projects almost trebling in the last
:10:44. > :10:51.financial year. Our Political Editor Nick Servini is in Cardiff Bay.
:10:52. > :10:57.Nick. That improvement was referred to as
:10:58. > :11:00.potential green shoots but at times, there was also a damning indictment
:11:01. > :11:10.in terms of inward investment increase and with -- investment in
:11:11. > :11:13.recent years and ground to make up. Inward investment is a topical
:11:14. > :11:19.subject. Last week a major promotional campaign was launched to
:11:20. > :11:24.sell Wales. Tomorrow the Welsh Conservatives launch their vision on
:11:25. > :11:30.inward investment. I will be speaking to them in a minute but
:11:31. > :11:34.first our economic correspondent look at our record in attracting
:11:35. > :11:40.companies here. This is how Wales used to be sold
:11:41. > :11:46.across the world is a fantastic place to do business.
:11:47. > :11:52.In Wales we already speak the language of tomorrow's technology...
:11:53. > :11:59.This is the latest push. Just ask Wales. That is the message across
:12:00. > :12:06.the London underground. It is part of economic policy for decades. This
:12:07. > :12:10.factory will become the home of the first Japanese company to set up in
:12:11. > :12:16.Wales and only the second to start manufacturing anywhere in Britain.
:12:17. > :12:22.It stayed on this site for nearly 30 years but continued to make the same
:12:23. > :12:25.product, PVC coated metal sheeting. It's downfall came when it was
:12:26. > :12:33.cheaper to make it abroad. Courting Japanese firms seemed to work, by
:12:34. > :12:43.cracking open a barrel. Sony and the Welsh secretary celebrating a new
:12:44. > :12:45.factory. The UK was a good way in because of the English language and
:12:46. > :12:52.Wales bent over backwards to make them welcome. By the early 90s, with
:12:53. > :12:58.5% of the population of the UK, Wales was attracting 15% of the
:12:59. > :13:03.inward investment but by 2005 - 2006, that fell to only 2%. The
:13:04. > :13:06.latest figures from the UK government show last year the number
:13:07. > :13:17.of new projects that came to Wales rose from 23 to 67. A professor has
:13:18. > :13:21.today given evidence to a committee of Assembly Members about the record
:13:22. > :13:29.on inward investment. On hundred and 91% increase, we expect that to be
:13:30. > :13:32.associated to safeguard new jobs but it would be valuable if we could see
:13:33. > :13:34.that in terms of capital investment.
:13:35. > :13:39.Ford is an example of a company that has been here for 40 years. It is
:13:40. > :13:43.one of the most modern engine production lines in Europe and ford
:13:44. > :13:49.has been updating design, picking their engines and reduction lines
:13:50. > :13:53.more efficient. The factory here in gender has managed to win more
:13:54. > :13:57.investment from Ford headquarters time and time again. They are
:13:58. > :14:03.spending ?25 million making these engines more efficient and clean and
:14:04. > :14:06.that is money that is being spent on the Welsh economy.
:14:07. > :14:11.I would argue that there were some things that the WDA did well and
:14:12. > :14:16.marketing was one of them. This company in Treforest is one of
:14:17. > :14:23.them. It moved here from London. They look at Canada but Wales one.
:14:24. > :14:26.They are very supportive so if you have an idea or you want to run
:14:27. > :14:31.something by them, they will come over and advise. We found them to be
:14:32. > :14:37.marvellously supportive. Companies like this one, their jobs
:14:38. > :14:40.and investment have been quoted by the Welsh government. The committee
:14:41. > :14:44.of Assembly Members has been analysing how effective the Welsh
:14:45. > :14:50.government is at promoting trade and investment.
:14:51. > :14:53.Let's pick up on that document I mentioned earlier from the Welsh
:14:54. > :14:58.Conservatives which is being launched tomorrow. I'm launched by
:14:59. > :15:01.the policy director, Suzy Davies. One of the elements you are going to
:15:02. > :15:06.call for is the creation of the private sector led body to advise
:15:07. > :15:10.the Welsh government on inward investment. Is this the return of
:15:11. > :15:18.the WDA? It is not at all. The idea that we
:15:19. > :15:26.have got, with the investment cancel this different to the WDA. -- the
:15:27. > :15:31.investment cancel. It is to do with keeping those companies here but it
:15:32. > :15:34.is a completely different animal. The Welsh Conservatives are happy to
:15:35. > :15:40.work with the private sector and we think men should be able to do that.
:15:41. > :15:45.More than just take it flies -- advice, and ensure that companies
:15:46. > :15:48.are looked after properly with the expert knowledge that both companies
:15:49. > :15:53.have. One of the problems you have is that
:15:54. > :16:01.the record currently of the Welsh government is very good. It has
:16:02. > :16:04.risen. We always welcome a rise in inward
:16:05. > :16:11.investment and I'm not sure whether I would say 67 is very good news.
:16:12. > :16:15.It is an improvement. But we need to make sure those shoots are nurtured
:16:16. > :16:20.and they grow and turn into profitable and flourishing plants.
:16:21. > :16:26.It is a small proportion of inward investment in Britain.
:16:27. > :16:29.You talk about after-care. Once companies are here you don't think
:16:30. > :16:34.enough is done to get them to expand and stay? There is no dedicated
:16:35. > :16:41.strategy at the moment and this document contains that.
:16:42. > :16:45.Suzy Davies. We have to leave it there. That document being
:16:46. > :16:48.officially launched tomorrow. It was once home to the world's
:16:49. > :16:51.largest copper factory and work is well underway on restoring the
:16:52. > :16:54.Hafod-Morfa site in Swansea. This afternoon recordings took place for
:16:55. > :16:58.an audio trail which will guide visitors around the old works. As
:16:59. > :17:01.Cemlyn Davies explains, it's part of a project to improve our
:17:02. > :17:09.understanding of a time when Swansea was known as "Copperopolis".
:17:10. > :17:11.The Hafod-Morfa Copperworks as they would have looked in their
:17:12. > :17:14.heyday...When 90% of the world's copper was smelted right here in
:17:15. > :17:16.Swansea...And two thirds of the city's population were supported by
:17:17. > :17:25.the industry. That was then. The copperworks
:17:26. > :17:28.closed in 1980. Most of the chimneys are now long gone and the few
:17:29. > :17:31.remaining buildings are derelict making it hard to believe just how
:17:32. > :17:38.internationally important this place used to be. And that's why work is
:17:39. > :17:43.now underway on developing the site as a centre for learning. A new
:17:44. > :17:52.audio trail for example will lead visitors back in time.
:17:53. > :17:59.Have a fully, my grandfather George Patterson had a near fatal food and
:18:00. > :18:02.-- near fatal accident... Judith Scott's from a family where
:18:03. > :18:07.generations of men worked at the copper works. She's lending her
:18:08. > :18:11.voice to the project by reading an historic account written by her
:18:12. > :18:16.father who worked at Hafod-Morfa. Although it is a story it is fact
:18:17. > :18:22.and it is about a terrible accident my grandfather sustained. It's about
:18:23. > :18:28.how it left him disfigured for the rest of his life. It is important
:18:29. > :18:32.people of our generation realise that at the age of 14, there were
:18:33. > :18:35.young boys working there in dangerous situations.
:18:36. > :18:41.These young people are here to record the experiences of the copper
:18:42. > :18:47.works' child labourers. I wouldn't like to work in those
:18:48. > :18:50.conditions. We should be out playing football, I think, at that age.
:18:51. > :18:53.Around a million pounds is being spent on phase one of this long-term
:18:54. > :18:58.project to bring the copper works back to life.
:18:59. > :19:04.The aim of the project is to reconnect the people of Swansea with
:19:05. > :19:07.the site. It is hugely historically important but possibly more
:19:08. > :19:12.importantly, it is important for many people in Swansea who have
:19:13. > :19:16.connections with the site. Fonzie was built on the copper industry and
:19:17. > :19:19.this is the last remaining monument. Ultimately the plan is to fully
:19:20. > :19:22.restore the Hafod-Morfa grounds so future generations can learn how
:19:23. > :19:31.this city came to be known as "Copperopolis".
:19:32. > :19:34.Now, last week we told you about a man from Holyhead who thought he
:19:35. > :19:37.might have found a rare substance called ambergris, which is vomited
:19:38. > :19:42.by whales and highly valued by perfume makers. Well, it's been
:19:43. > :19:45.tested at Bangor University and scientists say it's NOT valuable.
:19:46. > :19:53.They're not sure what it could be, although it could be rubber from a
:19:54. > :19:57.ship. Tonight's sport now. Here's
:19:58. > :20:01.Ashleigh. Cardiff is unlikely to step in to
:20:02. > :20:06.host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after it emerged no-one has yet bid
:20:07. > :20:09.for the event. The council and Welsh Government are currently finding out
:20:10. > :20:13.how feasible it would be for the capital to host the games in 2026,
:20:14. > :20:17.but have no plans to move any potential bid forward. The president
:20:18. > :20:22.of the Welsh Commonwealth Federation says there might not be enough time
:20:23. > :20:29.to prepare. We were delighted they were looking
:20:30. > :20:33.at that date because Wales would be at home for the first time in many
:20:34. > :20:39.years. We were looking at that positively. I'm not sure, with the
:20:40. > :20:43.games at this size, whether that is an easy time frame.
:20:44. > :20:46.And on tomorrow night's programme we'll be looking ahead to this
:20:47. > :20:51.summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. There's only six months
:20:52. > :20:54.left to go, so we'll be finding out about the preparations in the city,
:20:55. > :20:57.and meet some members of Wales' biggest ever team taking part in
:20:58. > :21:00.July. That's at 6:30pm. A former sprinter from Pembrokeshire
:21:01. > :21:03.will represent Great Britain in the bobsleigh at next month's Winter
:21:04. > :21:06.Olympics. Bruce Tasker from Manorbier has been picked as the
:21:07. > :21:12.brakeman in GB's first-choice four man crew. He's now heading to Sochi
:21:13. > :21:19.with a realistic chance of winning a medal.
:21:20. > :21:26.He provides power at the back and is the last one to jump in. His task as
:21:27. > :21:31.the brakeman is crucial to hopes of winning a medal at. He has been keep
:21:32. > :21:37.eating for less than four years after switching from athletics,
:21:38. > :21:41.where he was British champion three times in a row.
:21:42. > :21:46.When I first tried it, I'm aware that a lot of people didn't enjoy it
:21:47. > :21:50.but I knew I would like it. It has not been an easy road to qualify.
:21:51. > :21:54.Bruce and his team-mates are based in Bath but it's expensive to travel
:21:55. > :22:02.to compete. He has made sacrifices to keep the dream alive.
:22:03. > :22:07.I worked in bars and restaurants in Bath. I had to do that through the
:22:08. > :22:12.summer. It is hard to pay for winter with a summer job but it is a
:22:13. > :22:18.challenge. We have had to work. It is only when we gained funding from
:22:19. > :22:21.our world championship finish well be able to stop work and the
:22:22. > :22:28.benefits that we've found from that are enormous.
:22:29. > :22:34.The team proved they were contenders by winning silver last year but
:22:35. > :22:41.selection issues mean their form hasn't been consistent.
:22:42. > :22:47.Sochi suits us because it is steep and we are ex-sprinters so we can
:22:48. > :22:51.run down the hill. We hope to start fast and have a good drive down.
:22:52. > :22:56.Then we are in with a chance. Only 16 Welsh athletes have competed
:22:57. > :23:01.at Delius Winter Olympics so Bruce has already achieved something
:23:02. > :23:03.special. He is hoping there will be a medal at the end of his
:23:04. > :23:06.extraordinary journey. Wales coach Warren Gatland says it
:23:07. > :23:09.is unlikely captain Sam Warburton will feature in their Six Nations
:23:10. > :23:12.opener against Italy in Cardiff. The tournament, which kicks off on the
:23:13. > :23:16.first February, was officially launched in London earlier.
:23:17. > :23:19.Warburton says he's confident he'll be ready after recovering from a
:23:20. > :23:26.shoulder injury, but Gatland's not so sure: he hasn't been declared fit
:23:27. > :23:33.yet. I think that was somebody talking in
:23:34. > :23:37.the media. We are hoping that he is going to take a little bit of a part
:23:38. > :23:42.next week. He hasn't trained with us yet. Probably might not be available
:23:43. > :23:46.for the Italian game but we will see her next week plans out.
:23:47. > :23:49.And we'll have all the build-up to the Six Nations here on Wales Today
:23:50. > :23:51.of course. Time to find about the weather now, Derek's got the
:23:52. > :23:57.forecast. Well, it's been a wet January so far
:23:58. > :24:00.and milder than average too. The daffodils are already out in places
:24:01. > :24:03.including John Jones's garden in Sketty, Swansea. Of course, by this
:24:04. > :24:09.time last year we'd already had a fair amount of snow. As far as this
:24:10. > :24:10.winter goes, there's still no sign of any significant snow but tomorrow
:24:11. > :24:14.will feel colder and windy. This evening showers will die away, dry
:24:15. > :24:17.for a while and chilly. A touch of frost inland, mist in Monmouthshire
:24:18. > :24:22.and the Marches. And then after midnight, a band of rain and heavy
:24:23. > :24:25.showers will spread from the west. Here's the picture for 8:00am. Some
:24:26. > :24:29.places dry and bright but there will be a few showers around. Wintry on
:24:30. > :24:35.high ground, feeling colder and breezy. The wind strong on the
:24:36. > :24:38.coast. So a few scattered showers tomorrow but many places enjoying a
:24:39. > :24:45.dry afternoon with a mixture of cloud, some bright spells and
:24:46. > :24:51.sunshine. Temperatures lower than today five to eight Celsius with a
:24:52. > :24:56.brisk west to north-westerly breeze. In Gwynedd tomorrow a few showers.
:24:57. > :25:00.Wintry on the mountains. A little sunshine as well, feeling colder and
:25:01. > :25:04.breezy. Only four in Blaenau Ffestiniog. If you're going up Pen y
:25:05. > :25:06.Fan tomorrow the thermals will come in handy. The temperature around
:25:07. > :25:10.freezing with a few snow showers. Tomorrow evening a dry start, ground
:25:11. > :25:13.frost inland but rain will spread from the west later in the evening
:25:14. > :25:17.and overnight. Friday's chart shows low pressure near Iceland pushing
:25:18. > :25:21.warm fronts across the UK. So Friday cloudy with rain. The rain moderate
:25:22. > :25:24.to heavy with plenty of low cloud and hill fog. The weekend, Saturday
:25:25. > :25:28.a bit better with bright intervals and blustery showers. Some of the
:25:29. > :25:31.showers heavy with hail and thunder. More rain and strong to gale force
:25:32. > :25:32.winds on Sunday. Some heavy, torrential rain with a warning of
:25:33. > :25:40.flooding. The number of people unemployed has
:25:41. > :25:44.seen its biggest fall since 1997. David Cameron said it meant more
:25:45. > :25:47.security, peace of mind, and opportunity for Britain.
:25:48. > :25:55.In Wales, employment levels are at their highest for 22 years.
:25:56. > :26:00.That's Wales Today. I will have an update for you at 8pm
:26:01. > :26:02.and again after the news at ten.