:00:00. > :00:32.Our other headlines tonight: This school was failing and now it's top
:00:33. > :00:38.of the class - will copying its example raise standards here?
:00:39. > :00:42.After a day of searching - a body is found. Tonight the family of kayaker
:00:43. > :00:46.Gareth Lockyer pay tribute to him. Surgeons tell us why working
:00:47. > :00:50.together in one hospital is helping patients' chances of surviving
:00:51. > :01:01.cancer. Good evening. In tonight's sport: it
:01:02. > :01:05.could yet get worse. Wilfried Bony! It has got worse!
:01:06. > :01:11.It's a dream derby for Swansea's new manager but another defeat means
:01:12. > :01:13.Cardiff's problems deepen. Good evening. Police are
:01:14. > :01:17.investigating whether the death of a man in Cardiff is linked with an
:01:18. > :01:20.internet drinking game. The 29-year-old man has been named
:01:21. > :01:24.locally as Stephen Brookes from the Rumney area of the city. NekNominate
:01:25. > :01:31.involves dares which are filmed and posted online. The online craze has
:01:32. > :01:34.already been linked to the death of a 20-year-old man in London and two
:01:35. > :01:40.deaths in Ireland. Matt Murray reports.
:01:41. > :01:46.It's an internet drinking game which has swept through social media.
:01:47. > :01:49.NekNominate involves people filming themselves downing a drink, posting
:01:50. > :01:53.a video online and then nominating someone else to do the same. It also
:01:54. > :01:58.often involves carrying out a stunt or a trick. But now has it played
:01:59. > :02:01.its part in claiming the life of this man - Stephen Brookes. Today
:02:02. > :02:05.his family at home in the Rumney area of Cardiff told me they are
:02:06. > :02:09.awaiting the results of a postmortem before making any comment. But last
:02:10. > :02:18.night his friends took to Twitter to pay tribute and express their
:02:19. > :02:22.concern. One said, "NekNomination is going way too far now." Another
:02:23. > :02:24.said, "People really need to stop doing neck and nominate because
:02:25. > :02:27.today we've lost someone from it." The drinking game has already
:02:28. > :02:31.claimed lives. Len Brimble is from Cwmbran. His teenage nephew Johnny
:02:32. > :02:35.Byrne died ten days ago in Ireland. It made headline news after he
:02:36. > :02:40.jumped into a river as part of the internet drinking game. It's
:02:41. > :02:48.believed he'd also downed a pint of mixed spirits.
:02:49. > :02:52.It is all the weirdest things. You name it as a dare and they were
:02:53. > :02:58.David. These kids have got to get it in their thick heads to see the
:02:59. > :03:06.damage it is doing to families. We are ripped apart, we are progressed
:03:07. > :03:12.with grief. -- bereft with grief. We just don't know what to do. There is
:03:13. > :03:15.no answer to it. You would never think he would do anything like
:03:16. > :03:18.that. The use of social media has seen
:03:19. > :03:24.videos shared across the world. We asked students today at Aberystwyth
:03:25. > :03:30.University what they think of it. It's funny to watch but I don't
:03:31. > :03:35.think I would partake in it. I got nominated by one of my flatmates.
:03:36. > :03:40.He had done his and nominated some people so I thought I may as well.
:03:41. > :03:43.I decided not to because I don't like the whole idea of it.
:03:44. > :03:46.It's believed the game started in Australia and has seen people down
:03:47. > :03:53.toxic substances including motor oil and nail varnish remover. But more
:03:54. > :03:57.often than not, it's alcohol. With this game there seems to be a
:03:58. > :04:01.tendency for people to try and up the auntie and claim they've done
:04:02. > :04:05.all sorts of things, which other people are trying to copy with quite
:04:06. > :04:08.tragic consequences. Back in Cwmbran, Len Brimble
:04:09. > :04:11.believes online peer pressure means many are taking part in NekNominate
:04:12. > :04:15.against their will and he has one clear message A
:04:16. > :04:30.don't do it. Become a chicken. There is nothing wrong with being honest
:04:31. > :04:35.about not killing yourself. The rest of the day's news: A new package of
:04:36. > :04:37.support to help raise standards in our worst performing schools has
:04:38. > :04:40.been announced by the Welsh Government Schools Challenge Cymru
:04:41. > :04:43.will receive ?20 million a year targeted at the 40 schools the
:04:44. > :04:47.government believes are most in need of support.
:04:48. > :04:50.It's modelled on a scheme rolled out in London and our education
:04:51. > :04:58.correspondent Arwyn Jones has been to see how it worked there.
:04:59. > :05:02.Ten years ago this school in Tottenham was the worst performing
:05:03. > :05:07.school in London so in 2003, they were included in the London
:05:08. > :05:13.challenge and as a result, standards here went through the roof. The
:05:14. > :05:18.results speak for themselves. Since they became involved with the London
:05:19. > :05:24.challenge in 2003, the number of pupils here who have achieved the
:05:25. > :05:32.highest grades at GCSE level has gone up by between five and 10%
:05:33. > :05:34.every year. Put simply, the challenge was a programme of support
:05:35. > :05:41.for the poorest performing schools in inner London. They brought in
:05:42. > :05:45.experts who worked alongside my teachers to build up their capacity
:05:46. > :05:49.to really get them to focus on the things that were critical to develop
:05:50. > :05:53.the teaching so that the learning of children improved.
:05:54. > :06:00.Schools helped each other, sharing best practice and even staff at that
:06:01. > :06:02.had its own problems. There is a problem about the
:06:03. > :06:07.government desire that schools cooperate and compete because the
:06:08. > :06:12.outstanding school that is helping other schools doesn't want its own
:06:13. > :06:17.results to go down as a result of its staff being elsewhere.
:06:18. > :06:22.This school in Wales is a textbook example of how the government would
:06:23. > :06:24.like all other schools to work, seen as somewhere they get the most out
:06:25. > :06:31.of their pupils and sharing expertise. The head of English helps
:06:32. > :06:35.other schools learn how to improve teaching.
:06:36. > :06:39.It is something we have worked hard on within the school and other
:06:40. > :06:44.secondary schools in Wales. It is always useful to share effective
:06:45. > :06:50.practice and see what other schools are doing.
:06:51. > :06:57.When she is helping others, this school loses a valuable teacher and
:06:58. > :07:03.that's tricky. Launching the scheme to day, the education minister said
:07:04. > :07:08.it was important to get the best mix.
:07:09. > :07:14.There are two types of schools involved here. There are those that
:07:15. > :07:18.are underperforming and those that are delivering. The schools that are
:07:19. > :07:23.delivering will be leaned upon, if you like, to be part of the
:07:24. > :07:28.programme. It would only be right that we acknowledge that.
:07:29. > :07:32.Others say we mustn't assume that a system that worked in London will
:07:33. > :07:40.necessarily work here. It is well intended and it has got
:07:41. > :07:46.that drive to prove performance -- to improve performance but we have
:07:47. > :07:50.to make it come here. It has been a difficult few months.
:07:51. > :07:56.Also with disappointing results and slipping standards. The opposition
:07:57. > :07:59.parties said the fault lies with the Welsh government mismanaging this
:08:00. > :08:05.system. The question is will this renewed focus turn things around? So
:08:06. > :08:09.what's the answer Arwyn? Is this likely to spark a change in
:08:10. > :08:15.fortunes in underperforming schools? Manchester has already done
:08:16. > :08:21.this very successfully. The Midlands were less successful. It depends how
:08:22. > :08:26.you do it. When you get experts going into a school you're almost
:08:27. > :08:31.bound to see a short-term increase in standards that to make this
:08:32. > :08:35.sustainable, you need those two elements of the excellent schools
:08:36. > :08:39.working with the failing schools. Do we have enough excellent schools in
:08:40. > :08:43.Wales? Are they willing to help support the failing schools? Are
:08:44. > :08:49.they willing to give away their best teachers to support another school?
:08:50. > :08:53.The Welsh government says they will and we heard the education minister
:08:54. > :08:58.saying if they don't that he would lean on them. Let's see what that
:08:59. > :09:05.means. Over the next few weeks we will see which 40 schools will be
:09:06. > :09:09.involved. The Welsh government will decide. The sense you get is the
:09:10. > :09:12.Welsh government trying to get on the front foot after a few months
:09:13. > :09:15.when it is going through a tricky time.
:09:16. > :09:19.Police have confirmed tonight they've seized heroin worth millions
:09:20. > :09:23.of pounds. Nine people have been charged with supplying drugs. They
:09:24. > :09:29.were arrested in Cardiff, Newport and on the M5 in a joint operation
:09:30. > :09:33.by Gwent and South Wales police. A man who murdered a woman, stabbing
:09:34. > :09:38.her 40 times, has been sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in jail.
:09:39. > :09:41.Steven Williams waited five hours before calling an ambulance after he
:09:42. > :09:46.attacked Joanna Hall at her flat in Tenby. She died in hospital three
:09:47. > :09:49.weeks later, after describing the attack from her bed. The judge
:09:50. > :09:57.described what Williams had done as "brutal and callous".
:09:58. > :10:01.After weeks of storm damage and floods drivers had to contend with
:10:02. > :10:04.snow this morning. This was Wrexham, where around an inch fell. Several
:10:05. > :10:10.accidents and treacherous conditions caused some problems for traffic.
:10:11. > :10:13.The family of a kayaker who went missing on the River Usk in mid
:10:14. > :10:22.Wales have described him as an adventurous and caring man. Gareth
:10:23. > :10:24.Lockyer from Warwick disappeared when he was with a group of
:10:25. > :10:27.experienced kayakers, at Llangynidr, near Crickhowell. This morning
:10:28. > :10:34.rescuers found a body. Caroline Evans reports.
:10:35. > :10:39.These pictures filmed by the rescue team show the atrocious conditions
:10:40. > :10:44.they faced as they searched the River Usk yesterday. Gareth Lockyer
:10:45. > :10:50.was with a group of friends when he went missing. His family said he had
:10:51. > :10:55.been canoeing since he was a boy that he had never been to this part
:10:56. > :11:01.of the river before. This morning the conditions remained so dangerous
:11:02. > :11:06.that a decision was taken to send a helicopter at to assess the area
:11:07. > :11:09.before searchers were allowed to continue. It was from the helicopter
:11:10. > :11:15.they were able to locate a body. Last night villagers turned out to
:11:16. > :11:20.do what they could, making tea for the search teams.
:11:21. > :11:24.People had been working very, very hard. You could tell from their
:11:25. > :11:30.responses when they came in. They were so pleased for the minimum of
:11:31. > :11:33.refreshments. Those who say they know the river
:11:34. > :11:36.say they have never seen anything like it.
:11:37. > :11:44.I have never seen it anything like that high. I have lived here for 35
:11:45. > :11:47.years. The rescue services had been doing a wonderful job.
:11:48. > :11:51.They were trying to come up the river in an inflatable, trying to
:11:52. > :11:57.get to the bank. It was really difficult. But mountain rescue say
:11:58. > :12:07.this was not the case of someone going into the water and prepared.
:12:08. > :12:13.-- unprepared. It is easy to take away casting judgement that they
:12:14. > :12:15.shouldn't have been going into the water. On this occasion, the
:12:16. > :12:23.gentleman seems well-equipped and confident. An experienced water
:12:24. > :12:30.sports teacher said the river is at its best when levels are high.
:12:31. > :12:36.It has been perfect for month. You can only kayak in these rivers when
:12:37. > :12:41.it has rained and the higher they get, the faster it is flowing and
:12:42. > :12:45.the less rocks there are. Five years ago Gareth Lockyer joined Leamington
:12:46. > :12:50.spa Canoe club. His family say he wanted to meet new
:12:51. > :12:55.people and would kayak around the UK with his partner. It is not known if
:12:56. > :12:57.the couple were together on this trip.
:12:58. > :13:01.Much more to come before 7:00pm, including: Why the coins in your
:13:02. > :13:04.pocket maybe about to change in a security make over by the Royal Mint
:13:05. > :13:09.in Llantrisant. And where did it all go wrong? What
:13:10. > :13:15.chances of retaining the Six Nations title now?
:13:16. > :13:20.Cancers of the stomach and oesophagus are some of the most
:13:21. > :13:24.difficult to treat. They tend to be more common in Wales and survival
:13:25. > :13:27.rates are poor. But the proportion of people surviving surgery for
:13:28. > :13:30.those cancers has increased by a fifth in south east Wales. It
:13:31. > :13:33.follows a decision to concentrate surgery at one hospital. And that's
:13:34. > :13:41.brought into sharp focus the debate about whether more NHS services
:13:42. > :13:44.should be centralised. Our health correspondent Owain Clarke has been
:13:45. > :13:51.given exclusive access to the surgical team at the University
:13:52. > :13:54.Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. It is first thing on a Monday
:13:55. > :13:59.morning but if you work here, you can't afford to ease yourself gently
:14:00. > :14:04.into the working week. This patient has stomach cancer and the surgeons
:14:05. > :14:10.hope that by removing four fifths of his stomach they will be able to
:14:11. > :14:17.cure the disease. The operation is being led by two consultants. The
:14:18. > :14:21.standard way surgeons work is as individuals and you are there making
:14:22. > :14:27.the decisions on your own. It is helpful to have a mate to talk
:14:28. > :14:35.things through with. Before 2010, all the large hospitals
:14:36. > :14:38.offered this type of surgery but working alone. Patients still get
:14:39. > :14:45.initial tests at their local hospitals but all surgery and
:14:46. > :14:50.recovery happens here at the Heath. You get a built in a second opinion
:14:51. > :14:53.because some of these decision over whether or not a case is operable or
:14:54. > :15:00.if you've got to do something that is really quite ambitious,
:15:01. > :15:03.sometimes, to try and save a life, are easier to take if you have a
:15:04. > :15:06.colleague with you. Performing surgery can be
:15:07. > :15:13.challenging but this isn't a job for the faint-hearted either. This man
:15:14. > :15:18.needs all of his energy before he clocks up miles on his night shift.
:15:19. > :15:24.I'm doing roughly 450 kilometres a night. Three years ago he was
:15:25. > :15:28.diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and was one of the first
:15:29. > :15:35.to be treated under the new arrangements.
:15:36. > :15:42.I thought I'm not ready to go yet. I met the surgeon and he came into the
:15:43. > :15:46.office and said, "this is the problem you've got. We are going to
:15:47. > :15:52.get it out of you. " That confidence lifted me no end.
:15:53. > :15:55.He was right to be confident- he was back on the road in a couple of
:15:56. > :15:58.months. Once you have been given that
:15:59. > :16:05.diagnosis, I would have travelled to the end of the world. As it worked
:16:06. > :16:09.out, I had the best team in the world.
:16:10. > :16:14.It isn't only this man who's benefited will stop centralising the
:16:15. > :16:19.services has led to an increase in the number of patients still alive a
:16:20. > :16:26.year after surgery. Convocations have dropped by half and the amount
:16:27. > :16:32.of time spent in hospital has been reduced by three days. Centralising
:16:33. > :16:36.care is controversial, as seen in North and West Wales. There is
:16:37. > :16:42.anxiety about plans that will be announced on Thursday to concentrate
:16:43. > :16:46.accident and emergency and neonatal care in fewer hospitals in South
:16:47. > :16:53.Wales. Some say the changes would be needed if we had more hospitals.
:16:54. > :16:58.We asked 100 patients what their views were on travelling and not one
:16:59. > :17:03.said that they wouldn't travel. What they do state is that they found
:17:04. > :17:08.their relatives found it difficult to visit them because of the
:17:09. > :17:12.transport infrastructure, and that is a concern because you if you are
:17:13. > :17:18.in hospital, the high point of your day is visiting time.
:17:19. > :17:22.Back in theatre and the tumour is larger than expected but after a
:17:23. > :17:26.chat, both consultants choose to press ahead. According to
:17:27. > :17:29.supporters, it is an illustration of the benefit of bringing experts
:17:30. > :17:32.together but the challenge is to convince the wider public.
:17:33. > :17:34.Centralisation and reorganisation of hospitals has proved very
:17:35. > :17:37.controversial so on Thursday we'll bring you the details of those plans
:17:38. > :17:43.to reorganise hospitals across South Wales.
:17:44. > :17:46.Back to tonight. A 25-year-old woman is facing drug charges following the
:17:47. > :17:49.death of a woman from south Wales whilst she was on holiday in
:17:50. > :17:53.Bulgaria. Nina Holmes, who was 33 and from Gorseinon, near Swansea,
:17:54. > :18:02.collapsed and died eight days ago in the ski resort of Borovets.
:18:03. > :18:05.Fake coins cost the global money markets billions each year. But in a
:18:06. > :18:09.world first, technology developed in Wales could make them a thing of the
:18:10. > :18:12.past. After years of research, the Royal Mint in Llantrisant has
:18:13. > :18:15.designed a fraud prevention system that could change how the world uses
:18:16. > :18:18.its currency. Carwyn Jones has been finding out more.
:18:19. > :18:21.Each year, the Royal Mint in Llantrisant produces around five
:18:22. > :18:26.billion coins for more than 50 countries. It's the largest
:18:27. > :18:29.exporting mint in the world. But when the coins leave this plant,
:18:30. > :18:38.there's the risk that someone, somewhere will try to forge them.
:18:39. > :18:41.There is always a concern about that and certainly as technology
:18:42. > :18:47.advances, the ability to forge increases.
:18:48. > :18:52.The forging of coins has become an increasingly sophisticated business.
:18:53. > :18:57.Imprint of me are three -- in front of me are three coins. They are all
:18:58. > :19:02.magnetic but one of these three coins is a fake. For the last five
:19:03. > :19:05.years, experts at the Mint have been trying produce a coin that's
:19:06. > :19:08.impossible to forge. And they now believe they've cracked it. The
:19:09. > :19:11.technology they've developed is called ISIS - it allows them to
:19:12. > :19:14.alter the metallic composition of the coin itself. There's a secret
:19:15. > :19:19.ingredient inserted into the metal at the production stage. It's
:19:20. > :19:26.invisible to the naked eye and it makes the coin unique.
:19:27. > :19:31.It is not a coating, it is an ingredient throughout the alloy of
:19:32. > :19:37.the metal so it is a real step away. It is roughly the right shape
:19:38. > :19:46.and size, which is what we rely on today, to a definitive yes or no.
:19:47. > :19:50.The life span of any coin is around 30 years - so the technology had to
:19:51. > :19:55.be durable. It also had to withstand the coining process itself.
:19:56. > :19:59.This has to withstand 850 Celsius and it has to be able to withstand a
:20:00. > :20:03.striking pressure when we actually put the print on the Queen, of over
:20:04. > :20:07.100 tonnes. The Royal Mint has just won an
:20:08. > :20:10.innovation award for ISIS - and it believes, in time, that counterfeit
:20:11. > :20:14.coins could be a thing of the past. It's cost ?20 million to develop the
:20:15. > :20:17.technology but when you consider that fake coins cost the global
:20:18. > :20:19.money markets billion each year, experts here believe that's a small
:20:20. > :20:23.price to pay. A wealth of football and rugby news
:20:24. > :20:27.now - here's Ashleigh with tonight's sport.
:20:28. > :20:31.Thanks very much. Cardiff City were going for the double but Swansea
:20:32. > :20:34.City got the treble - a 3-0 win over their local rivals to boost Garry
:20:35. > :20:37.Monk's chances of keeping the vacant manager's job at the Liberty
:20:38. > :20:40.Stadium. It also heaped pressure on his opposite number Ole Gunnar
:20:41. > :20:45.Solskjaer, who needs his side to bounce back by beating Aston Villa
:20:46. > :20:50.tomorrow. The interim manager made it look
:20:51. > :20:58.easy but Garry meant has been around long enough not to get carried away.
:20:59. > :21:02.Swansea players came in with energy and passion that has been missing
:21:03. > :21:06.but one victory doesn't guarantee survival. He wants to see the same
:21:07. > :21:12.match after match, starting at Stoke. He said the standard you need
:21:13. > :21:15.to reach and there is no good doing it for one game.
:21:16. > :21:20.I understand that doesn't necessarily guarantee a win but if
:21:21. > :21:23.you can maintain your standard as much as possible, they will give
:21:24. > :21:31.everything they've got and I can live with the result.
:21:32. > :21:36.The Swans fans headed happily home and if there were any doubters
:21:37. > :21:41.beforehand, many were persuaded that Garry Monk should now get the
:21:42. > :21:47.manager job. No disrespect to Michael Laudrup but
:21:48. > :21:50.he has got the passion back. You are doing a great job!
:21:51. > :21:55.Keep it going! He knows the club and the players
:21:56. > :22:01.and the fans. The defeat will be hard for Cardiff
:22:02. > :22:07.fans to take. Many felt Ole Gunner Solskjaer got the selection wrong.
:22:08. > :22:10.Aston Villa visit them tomorrow night. They are also in the scrap
:22:11. > :22:14.for survival, six points clear of night. They are also in the scrap
:22:15. > :22:17.for survival, six Cardiff, pushing the second from bottom in the table.
:22:18. > :22:21.for survival, six Cardiff, pushing the second from The manager believes
:22:22. > :22:26.he has seen positive signs. They have reacted the right way and
:22:27. > :22:33.we go in with high hopes. It was a bad defeat but there are two ways to
:22:34. > :22:35.go -you either bounce back what you feel sorry for yourself and you
:22:36. > :22:39.can't afford to do that in the Premier League.
:22:40. > :22:44.There was a controversial incident which has resulted in Craig Bellamy
:22:45. > :22:52.being charged for violent conduct for this collision. He has got until
:22:53. > :22:56.six o'clock tomorrow evening to respond.
:22:57. > :23:00.It's something we've not been used to for the past few seasons - seeing
:23:01. > :23:03.Wales outplayed in a Six Nations match. Warren Gatland says the
:23:04. > :23:07.defeat in Ireland was one of the worst since he took over as coach.
:23:08. > :23:16.Let's talk to former Wales prop Ben Evans. How did a great team end up
:23:17. > :23:19.looking so Paul? It was a complete performance from Ireland.
:23:20. > :23:24.Every facet of their game was spot-on and the Welsh boys were not
:23:25. > :23:29.up to it. You spoke about the post-Lions blues and if I'm honest,
:23:30. > :23:34.I think it is a bit of that and an undertone of the wranglings with the
:23:35. > :23:40.regions, how can it not affect the boys? You think it would be that and
:23:41. > :23:45.tired legs as well? Those Irish boys played well.
:23:46. > :23:50.Take your hat off to them. I've gone from being a rugby player to a fan.
:23:51. > :23:55.There are legends in the Welsh team. Don't take it away from the last,
:23:56. > :24:00.they haven't become rubbish overnight. It was a bad performance
:24:01. > :24:05.but a credit to the Irish boys. Warren Gatland said he felt he could
:24:06. > :24:09.either change the team will give the players who hadn't performed well
:24:10. > :24:13.another chance. That is the condition.
:24:14. > :24:18.If the other boys a chance and risk the failure again or get some new
:24:19. > :24:22.boys and if it comes off, it's a matter mind plan. Who knows what's
:24:23. > :24:27.going to happen with Mac I think he should stick with them. These boys
:24:28. > :24:32.are growing. It wasn't a great autumn campaign. It is a lull. We
:24:33. > :24:38.are only two games in and everyone is saying it's a disaster.
:24:39. > :24:44.In a sentence, can Wales still win the championship? Of course!
:24:45. > :24:48.Of course they can! It is open to stop the Irish team is one to watch
:24:49. > :24:52.out for and the biggest game of the six Nations is going to be Ireland
:24:53. > :24:56.against France. I would pay big money to see that one.
:24:57. > :24:59.Thanks very much indeed. Snow, ice, gales and torrential rain now to
:25:00. > :25:03.cheer you up. Here's Derek with the forecast.
:25:04. > :25:12.I wish I could say we have seen the last of the rain but there is more
:25:13. > :25:17.to come. Severe gales. Snow for some of us too, and not just on high
:25:18. > :25:21.ground. As far as rain is concerned, another 40 to 60mm is expected quite
:25:22. > :25:25.widely across mid, south and west Wales by Friday with a risk of 80mm
:25:26. > :25:29.or more on the Brecon Beacons. This evening any showers will die away so
:25:30. > :25:33.the whole country dry for a while. Quite cold too with a touch of frost
:25:34. > :25:36.inland. However a band of heavy rain will move east during the early
:25:37. > :25:39.hours. Ten to 20mm of rain likely accompanied by strong and gusty
:25:40. > :25:43.winds. The reason for the rain is this active front. Behind it colder,
:25:44. > :25:49.unstable air from the Arctic and wintry showers including snow.
:25:50. > :25:55.Here's the picture for 8:00am. A wet start for most of the north. Snow on
:25:56. > :26:00.ground above about 250m. Similar story too for Powys and the south.
:26:01. > :26:03.Snow on the Brecon Beacons. The south-west and parts of the west
:26:04. > :26:07.coast dry and clear. During the morning the rain clear. It will be
:26:08. > :26:10.dry and brighten-up. The sun will come out. A few scattered showers.
:26:11. > :26:14.Heavy in places and wintry on higher ground but the showers hit and miss
:26:15. > :26:17.so some places will enjoy a dry afternoon. Top temperatures four to
:26:18. > :26:20.seven Celsius and breezy. The wind strong on exposed coasts and hills
:26:21. > :26:24.making it feel cold. Tomorrow night is one to watch! More rain and
:26:25. > :26:30.wintry showers on the way. Some of them heavy and falling as snow. A
:26:31. > :26:33.few centimetres of snow in places even down to low levels from the
:26:34. > :26:36.Valleys northwards. Into Wednesday the jet stream will steer another
:26:37. > :26:41.Atlantic storm towards the UK. And there is a Met Office amber warning
:26:42. > :26:50.in force for severe gales. So on Wednesday showers will give way to
:26:51. > :26:52.wet and windy weather. Thursday brighter. The wind easing with
:26:53. > :26:56.sunshine and showers. The showers wintry on higher ground. Friday may
:26:57. > :27:00.start dry but it won't last. There is more wind and rain on the way! So
:27:01. > :27:03.more severe weather to come this week. More flooding and disruption
:27:04. > :27:06.likely. Keep a close eye on the forecast if you can.
:27:07. > :27:11.While we're on the subject of the weather, Week In Week Out will
:27:12. > :27:14.question whether there's enough money to repair and protect, or
:27:15. > :27:18.whether some communities will have to permanently retreat from the
:27:19. > :27:27.floodwater. That's tomorrow at 10:35pm on BBC One Wales.
:27:28. > :27:30.The weather is our main story tonight. Flooded homes on the River
:27:31. > :27:33.Thames are being evacuated and thousands more are at risk - river
:27:34. > :27:40.levels are the highest they've been for decades. There is no first great
:27:41. > :27:44.Western mainline services from Paddington because of flooding in
:27:45. > :27:47.Maidenhead. Police in Cardiff are investigating
:27:48. > :27:49.reports a Stephen Brookes from Cardiff collapsed after playing
:27:50. > :27:54.NekNominate. It's been blamed for two deaths in Ireland. X-Ray's
:27:55. > :27:59.coming up in half an hour, here's Lucy with a preview.
:28:00. > :28:03.Tonight we are going to be meeting a family who have tried to save money
:28:04. > :28:08.on their fuel bills but ended up ?15,000 out of pocket and we are
:28:09. > :28:11.going to be finding out if you can really save money in pound shops.
:28:12. > :28:15.I'll have an update for you here at 8:00pm and again after the BBC news
:28:16. > :28:18.at 10:00pm. That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching. From all of
:28:19. > :28:21.us on the programme, good evening.