:00:00. > :00:09.Welcome to Wales Today - our top story: Will we have to abandon
:00:10. > :00:17.living by the coast? Tonight why some communities will be
:00:18. > :00:21.lost to rising sea levels. Who would buy a house in a place
:00:22. > :00:24.they know is not going to be there in 20 years time.
:00:25. > :00:27.Snow for some of us today - but tomorrow a warning of severe gales
:00:28. > :00:38.of up to 80mph threatening disruption.
:00:39. > :00:43.Our other headlines tonight: Would a law requiring minimum staffing
:00:44. > :00:47.levels for nurses in hospitals improve care for patients?
:00:48. > :00:50.They've got the chemistry right in Ceredigion - the only local
:00:51. > :01:01.authority to get an excellent report when it comes to education.
:01:02. > :01:06.2,400,000... And the Cardiff auctioneer who sells
:01:07. > :01:10.PEOPLE for millions of pounds. Good evening. Coastal communities in
:01:11. > :01:13.Wales are being warned they could face being abandoned in future. Some
:01:14. > :01:18.councils say rising sea levels mean they're too expensive to defend in
:01:19. > :01:21.the long term. The Minister for Natural Resources Alun Davies says
:01:22. > :01:28.retreating is not part of his approach. But some councils have
:01:29. > :01:34.told BBC Wales that plans are already in place. Gwynedd council
:01:35. > :01:37.says they're set to retreat from the village of Fairbourne in the year
:01:38. > :01:42.2025. Further down the coast in Borth it's 2055. But in Newgale in
:01:43. > :01:54.Pembrokeshire it's already happening. Here's Tim Rogers.
:01:55. > :02:00.While we Storms rage, the question facing many communities is how are
:02:01. > :02:08.we going to defend them in future? Is the cost goes up, the reality for
:02:09. > :02:18.small towns is they will have to abandon. Plans adopted widely social
:02:19. > :02:24.-- by the council are those of managed retreat. The future looks
:02:25. > :02:30.bleak. Any policy that declares there is a
:02:31. > :02:36.cut-off point is inevitably going to make house values in the area drop.
:02:37. > :02:39.Who would buy a place in an area that won't be there in 20 years
:02:40. > :02:42.time. There are 50 communities that have
:02:43. > :02:50.been marked for some kind of retreat from the sea. The leader of the
:02:51. > :02:56.council in Gwynedd says there is not the money to defend every community.
:02:57. > :02:59.A few have mentioned, the plan is try to maintain the position in the
:03:00. > :03:03.short-term but in the long term we will have to have that managed
:03:04. > :03:10.retreat and look at the future of that community. I recognise people
:03:11. > :03:15.will be in a difficult position. As the weather deteriorates,
:03:16. > :03:19.short-term plans have been adopted. It was drawn up by the advice of
:03:20. > :03:26.special engineers. The Minister for natural resources Aled Davies
:03:27. > :03:28.suggests there is a difference of opinion tween the government and
:03:29. > :03:35.local authorities. Managed retreat is not part of our
:03:36. > :03:40.policy. We are looking at managing defences.
:03:41. > :03:47.That is a big pointy just made. Managed retreat is not part of our
:03:48. > :03:51.long-term policy. Not today but your basic point that
:03:52. > :03:56.you can't do everything everywhere and you can't fund everything
:03:57. > :04:00.everywhere is absolutely correct. The expert advice is that sea levels
:04:01. > :04:04.will continue to rise and doing nothing is not an option. As weather
:04:05. > :04:09.continues to confound predictions, the question of how will the
:04:10. > :04:12.vulnerable communities be defended in future is becoming more urgent.
:04:13. > :04:15.Professor Mike Phillips is an expert on climate change and sea level
:04:16. > :04:18.rises from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. We heard there
:04:19. > :04:22.that retreating is not part of the Welsh Government's plan but at the
:04:23. > :04:29.same time there isn't enough money to protect everywhere - so what's
:04:30. > :04:38.the answer? Very difficult. We can advance, stay
:04:39. > :04:44.where we are all retreat, managed retreat and now active intervention
:04:45. > :04:51.are key strategic objectives. What hasn't been done at the moment is
:04:52. > :04:55.the enabling strategy. How will we do the managed retreat and how and
:04:56. > :05:02.what studies are being taken to actually measure the effects of the
:05:03. > :05:05.coastline and on the shortest scale. We've had the wettest January for 40
:05:06. > :05:08.years, this winter has been particularly stormy - has the
:05:09. > :05:17.situation been made worse because of the harsh conditions?
:05:18. > :05:21.Definitely. Without doubt. Sea levels rising, temperatures are
:05:22. > :05:25.rising and the storms are becoming unpredictable. The consequences on
:05:26. > :05:30.the shoreline, because we live there, we have to defend.
:05:31. > :05:33.Will coastal areas of Wales become no-go areas in future because people
:05:34. > :05:43.won't live there because of lack of protection?
:05:44. > :05:45.In some parts, yes. The majority of the coastline is relatively stable
:05:46. > :05:52.because of geological conditions but what needs to be done is detailed
:05:53. > :05:58.analysis. The Fairlawn situation, for example, they haven't done a
:05:59. > :06:05.complete beach study over a long period so five years of seasonal
:06:06. > :06:08.surveys linking to sea-level change and winds and storms and then they
:06:09. > :06:15.can make the decision effectively of the time. They may even change the
:06:16. > :06:19.decision over time. Thank you very much.
:06:20. > :06:21.More on that story in Week In Week Out tonight at 10:35pm here on BBC
:06:22. > :06:29.One Wales. So, as the debate goes on, how we
:06:30. > :06:33.should deal with the affects of the storms? Wales continues to be hit by
:06:34. > :06:36.bad weather. Today it was rain and snow and that's caused treacherous
:06:37. > :06:39.conditions on the road. The A470 between the storey arms and Libanus
:06:40. > :06:43.is partly blocked tonight after an accident and we're being told more
:06:44. > :06:47.severe weather is on the way tomorrow.
:06:48. > :06:54.In the hills, snow closed some roads. These pictures show
:06:55. > :06:59.conditions near Aberystwyth, where a lorry jackknifed and blocked the
:07:00. > :07:03.road. The knock-on effect of flooding added to local disruption
:07:04. > :07:07.on trains. Some services were cancelled that in Swansea,
:07:08. > :07:12.passengers arriving on the London train remained philosophical.
:07:13. > :07:18.The train was on time and we left on time but between certain places it
:07:19. > :07:24.was very slow. They are doing their best in exceptional times.
:07:25. > :07:27.All the trains are slow but we got there.
:07:28. > :07:34.No football today in Wrexham but they were out inspecting the pitch
:07:35. > :07:42.or what could be seen of it. Newport County had their match called off.
:07:43. > :07:46.This weather has been full of surprises and in Monmouth today, one
:07:47. > :07:54.of our viewers found this sealed by a rowing club forced top -- by the
:07:55. > :07:58.rowing club. The council has been dealing with water near the leisure
:07:59. > :08:03.centre. Tomorrow we are only allowing the
:08:04. > :08:11.older students into school. There are floods on the roads so we are
:08:12. > :08:19.clearing Belize. It is difficult for water to get away and we are getting
:08:20. > :08:23.requests for standard bikes -- for sandbags. This is going to be
:08:24. > :08:27.compounded by further bad weather. We are due for more heavy rain and
:08:28. > :08:35.crystal gales and snow and we should be ready for disruption to transport
:08:36. > :08:37.and possibly power supplies. A full forecast later in the
:08:38. > :08:41.programme. Now the rest of the day's news.
:08:42. > :08:44.A vote to ban the smacking of children could be held before the
:08:45. > :08:47.next Assembly elections after Welsh Government ministers promised the
:08:48. > :08:50.issue would be considered as part of future legislation. The pledge came
:08:51. > :08:54.after a vote to outlaw smacking was defeated in the past half hour at
:08:55. > :08:58.the Senedd. Our Political Editor Nick Servini is there for us. How
:08:59. > :09:06.close was the boat? Comfortably defeated in the end but there is
:09:07. > :09:19.quite a lot of support free vote in future, what about the past?
:09:20. > :09:24.The debate still going on. What the government said was if it had
:09:25. > :09:26.passed, it would have held up that entire process because they hadn't
:09:27. > :09:30.carried out consultation and it might have been challenged in the
:09:31. > :09:41.courts. We had an impassioned debate this evening. At times points were
:09:42. > :09:44.put across emotionally. Here is a flavour of what some of them had to
:09:45. > :09:49.say. Discipline, in my opinion and in my
:09:50. > :09:56.house means teaching and there are less violent ways of teaching
:09:57. > :10:02.children how to behave. I prefer to talk or shout.
:10:03. > :10:06.I believe parents should have the right to chastise their own
:10:07. > :10:12.children. A ban on smacking would criminalise tens of thousands of the
:10:13. > :10:19.Sindh, loving parents who discipline their children -- of decent, loving
:10:20. > :10:22.parents. There were remarks on council bosses
:10:23. > :10:32.pay? There was a committee of PM 's -- of
:10:33. > :10:36.a arms. They will look at pay in the public sector and what has got a lot
:10:37. > :10:44.of attention, the question of senior pay among chief executives of
:10:45. > :10:49.councils. The Chief Executive of one council is in the middle of an
:10:50. > :10:54.investigation. Carwyn Jones was asked about the pay package of
:10:55. > :10:59.nearly ?200,000. He said while he wasn't angling for a pay rise, he
:11:00. > :11:04.said it was surprisingly Chief Executive of temperature council is
:11:05. > :11:08.paid ?65,000 more than the first Minister of Wales.
:11:09. > :11:11.The family of a man whose death is thought to be linked to the online
:11:12. > :11:16.drinking game Neknominate say they're heartbroken. Stephen Brookes
:11:17. > :11:18.from Cardiff died on Sunday. The 29-year-old's family say they've
:11:19. > :11:22.been overwhelmed with support. South Wales Police are still investigating
:11:23. > :11:27.a possible link between the game and his death.
:11:28. > :11:30.A plan to introduce a law requiring minimum staffing levels for nurses
:11:31. > :11:35.in Welsh hospitals is being proposed by the leader of the Welsh Liberal
:11:36. > :11:37.Democrats. The Royal College of Nursing backs Kirsty Williams'
:11:38. > :11:40.proposal, which she thinks will lead to improved care for patients and
:11:41. > :11:48.she's urging Assembly Members to support her. Here's our political
:11:49. > :11:51.reporter James Williams. Recovering at home from her recent
:11:52. > :11:57.knee replacement surgery, June pours over some of the responses to her
:11:58. > :12:01.letter of complaint. It wasn't the quality of nursing care she received
:12:02. > :12:06.in Abergavenny that concerned her but the quantity of nursing staff.
:12:07. > :12:11.It was just horrendous, the workload that they have to put up with and
:12:12. > :12:17.that is what concerned me. She was brilliant, she looked after us all.
:12:18. > :12:21.She was very cheerful and bright and professional but it was just way
:12:22. > :12:25.beyond what one person should be expected to do.
:12:26. > :12:29.She is still waiting for a response from the local health board but they
:12:30. > :12:35.say they have investigated her concerns and she can expect a reply
:12:36. > :12:42.shortly. When idea to try and improve staffing levels would be a
:12:43. > :12:45.law to introduce a minimum member of nurses. That is the idea of the
:12:46. > :12:50.leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
:12:51. > :12:53.What we know from international evidence in parts of the world where
:12:54. > :12:59.they've already done this if they have seen a significant drop in
:13:00. > :13:02.mortality rates in hospitals. We know there is a direct link between
:13:03. > :13:06.the number of qualified nurses and then having the time they need to
:13:07. > :13:09.spend with each individual patient, looking after them, and that is good
:13:10. > :13:15.for patients. On the day the worst government
:13:16. > :13:22.announced an extra ?50 million for the NHS, supporters say it would
:13:23. > :13:28.tackle substandard care and save money in the long run. A shortage of
:13:29. > :13:31.nursing staff was found to be a factor in the case of Stafford
:13:32. > :13:38.Hospital. Welsh NHS has the lowest staffing levels in the UK. A Welsh
:13:39. > :13:48.nurse will look after ten patients on average but there are eight
:13:49. > :13:51.patients per nurse Scotland. We are supporting this because we
:13:52. > :13:56.know patient care is at the centre of all of this. We need the right
:13:57. > :14:00.number of nurses to deliver the right care for patients.
:14:01. > :14:05.It is also a proposal supported by the Welsh Conservative. I'd can be
:14:06. > :14:11.heaviest to -- Plaid Cymru have yet to decide. Unless is gone is enough
:14:12. > :14:15.support at the end of March, it won't see the light of day. It would
:14:16. > :14:22.be a disappointing conclusion for people like June who want to see
:14:23. > :14:24.something done. You are watching Wales Today from the BBC.
:14:25. > :14:30.Much more to come before seven o'clock: For the fallen of Flanders
:14:31. > :14:32.- the new sculpture which will top the Welsh First World War memorial
:14:33. > :14:36.is unveiled. And the Cardiff auctioneer selling
:14:37. > :14:42.off people for millions of pounds - in the world's biggest sports sale.
:14:43. > :14:47.There hasn't been too much to cheer about for Welsh schools recently
:14:48. > :14:49.with the latest chief inspectors' reports and PISA's international
:14:50. > :14:53.rankings but Ceredigion can allow itself a pat on the back - the
:14:54. > :15:01.school's inspectorate Estyn has described the county as excellent.
:15:02. > :15:05.It's the last council to be inspected, and the only one to be
:15:06. > :15:08.awarded the highest rating. Our Education Correspondent Arwyn Jones
:15:09. > :15:13.went along to see what they're doing right.
:15:14. > :15:19.The last council to be inspected and they kept the best till last. What
:15:20. > :15:28.is the secret of ten Mac? This set of figures hold -- of Ceredigion.
:15:29. > :15:33.This set of figures is a tracking system that means they know what is
:15:34. > :15:39.going on in schools. People's said tests set by the council every year
:15:40. > :15:44.and the results are poured over. It enables us to up the game in
:15:45. > :15:51.terms of taking the challenge and support out of schools on an into
:15:52. > :16:00.ritual people basis. -- individual pepo basis. We can ask schools what
:16:01. > :16:03.has gone on in relation to the data. Other councils have been along to
:16:04. > :16:08.see if they can also use this tracking system and it is in the
:16:09. > :16:11.county's schools where they see the results.
:16:12. > :16:15.The gap between boys and girls is narrowing and attendance rates and
:16:16. > :16:19.standards are among the best in Wales. It is among the top five
:16:20. > :16:27.authorities in terms of results. Inspectors were impressed by the
:16:28. > :16:30.pastoral care and things like this haven, which every secondary school
:16:31. > :16:35.has. They are paying dividends because since they were introduced,
:16:36. > :16:40.part-time exclusions are a quarter of what they wear and permanent
:16:41. > :16:52.exclusions have gone down from 15 every year to the row. -- two the
:16:53. > :17:00.row. Six are in special measures. The worst government has put some in
:17:01. > :17:05.the hands of four consortia. The idea is that larger organisations
:17:06. > :17:09.can offer more support. If we don't have that local contact
:17:10. > :17:14.between the improvement team and the schools so they know each other well
:17:15. > :17:20.and can work together well, you are not going to get the improvement.
:17:21. > :17:25.I've made this point in the past and I will do it again now come you need
:17:26. > :17:29.that local improvement team working with schools.
:17:30. > :17:34.Other councils have been told to follow Ceredigion's lead. Perhaps
:17:35. > :17:37.this county holds the solution. Councillors have approved plans to
:17:38. > :17:40.close a leisure centre in Wrexham to cut costs despite strong public
:17:41. > :17:44.opposition. More than 100 protestors gathered outside the meeting. The
:17:45. > :17:46.council says it wouldn't be considering closing Plas Madoc
:17:47. > :17:49.leisure centre under normal circumstances but it's looking to
:17:50. > :18:01.cut spending by ?45 million over five years.
:18:02. > :18:05.I worked in the leisure centre for 30 years so it's very close to my
:18:06. > :18:14.heart. The local people use it, I use it myself. Where we should go if
:18:15. > :18:18.it closes is anybody's guess. I children learned to swim there and I
:18:19. > :18:21.think it's an outrage they are even thinking about it.
:18:22. > :18:24.We've got nothing else in the south of Wrexham.
:18:25. > :18:28.You might get a knock at the door in the coming weeks - which among other
:18:29. > :18:31.things means there must be an election around the corner. So which
:18:32. > :18:36.way will you vote? David Cameron has promised a referendum on the UK's EU
:18:37. > :18:40.membership. It's likely to form a large part of the debate in the run
:18:41. > :18:44.up to the European Parliament elections in May. Today Plaid Cymru,
:18:45. > :18:47.which wants to stay in the EU, became the first party in Wales to
:18:48. > :18:52.set out its stall. Daniel Davies reports.
:18:53. > :18:56.2.5 million tonnes of cargo come through Cardiff docks every year.
:18:57. > :19:05.That shows the importance of the single market, says Plaid Cymru. The
:19:06. > :19:08.party's mood was lifted after Anglesey's by-election success that
:19:09. > :19:12.repeating that success could be much more difficult. They came third in
:19:13. > :19:20.the last European elections and the poll, -- the poll suggests UKIP have
:19:21. > :19:25.made ground. We have challenges, mainly down to
:19:26. > :19:30.low turnout. The debate around the EU and the future of Europe has been
:19:31. > :19:38.very narrow and confined by the forces of the right. Our message is
:19:39. > :19:45.that Wales does well out of European cooperation and it makes sense to us
:19:46. > :19:48.to remain as a partner. They would like an independent Wales
:19:49. > :19:54.to become an EU member state eventually but should the UK have a
:19:55. > :19:58.referendum on its membership? We don't oppose a referendum. The
:19:59. > :20:04.problem is the kind of debate that is taking place at the moment is so
:20:05. > :20:08.negative and it's not happening in other parts of Europe.
:20:09. > :20:13.Plaid Cymru says it can be a voice for Welsh workers and businesses in
:20:14. > :20:15.Brussels and it hopes isn't a voice that is drowned out in the ballot
:20:16. > :20:18.box in May. Over the last year we've been
:20:19. > :20:22.following the progress of the campaign to erect a new Welsh World
:20:23. > :20:25.War One memorial in Flanders. Today is an important milestone. The
:20:26. > :20:32.design of the bronze dragon which will top the monument was unveiled.
:20:33. > :20:36.Roger Pinney reports. Unveiled by the first Minister. It
:20:37. > :20:42.is just a clay model but when finished, this dragon will stand
:20:43. > :20:49.tall in bronze. Instantly recognisable as Welsh, according to
:20:50. > :20:53.the sculptor, proud and powerful. The work of the sculptor from Tenby
:20:54. > :20:58.was selected from a short list. It is humbling to think a piece of
:20:59. > :21:02.my work will be there for everyone from Wales to go and visit, to
:21:03. > :21:09.commemorate their loved ones and people who have been affected by the
:21:10. > :21:13.war. 20 14th -- 20 14th sees the centenary of the war in all its
:21:14. > :21:18.horror. Last year stone for the monument was
:21:19. > :21:26.crossbody from a Welsh quarry to Flanders. It will be topped by the
:21:27. > :21:33.Brom striker. It was completed on-site last weekend and is just
:21:34. > :21:37.waiting for the Dragon. When it is on position, it will be
:21:38. > :21:44.facing where the German front line was in 1917 so for me as a person,
:21:45. > :21:48.it effects the ferocity and bravery of their Welsh.
:21:49. > :21:55.In Wales and Flanders, fundraising continues for the memorial but they
:21:56. > :21:59.are confident it will be ready for August's dedication. Today an
:22:00. > :22:02.important milestone was passed. Cardiff city has confirmed Craig
:22:03. > :22:06.Bellamy will serve a three match ban after accepting a football
:22:07. > :22:10.Association charge of violent conduct following an incident at the
:22:11. > :22:16.Liberty Stadium. The bluebirds are promising to put
:22:17. > :22:20.the defeat behind them with an improved display against Aston Villa
:22:21. > :22:24.tonight. The bluebirds are in the bottom two of the Premier League
:22:25. > :22:34.after a loss at Swansea, six point pint tonight's opponents.
:22:35. > :22:38.An antiques auctioneer from Cardiff will be wielding his gavel at the
:22:39. > :22:40.biggest sports auction in the world tomorrow. Richard Madley has been
:22:41. > :22:44.the auctioneer for cricket's Indian Premier League since it started
:22:45. > :22:46.seven years ago. And he's become a cult figure in cricketing circles.
:22:47. > :22:53.Here's Matt Murray. 2,400,000... Huge sums of money in
:22:54. > :22:57.the richest cricket league. This is the man in the centre of the
:22:58. > :23:03.auction, making sure players go for their top priced. He has to manage
:23:04. > :23:08.bids from some of India's most powerful people, ranging from
:23:09. > :23:12.industrialists to actors. It is a far cry from the day job. Richard
:23:13. > :23:18.from Cardiff is more used to standing antique furniture in
:23:19. > :23:23.Bristol. Here it is more bargain hunt than Bollywood but ringing down
:23:24. > :23:31.the gavel isn't too much of a departure for him.
:23:32. > :23:38.If I'm selling a chest of drawers for ?100 hundred and ?50, that is no
:23:39. > :23:46.different than me saying 150,000, it is just that little increment at the
:23:47. > :23:51.end that I add-on. Richard Fussell anything from
:23:52. > :23:59.Cabinet to curtains from as little as ?10 but he has sold ?60 million
:24:00. > :24:04.worth of players in two days. The Indian Premier League is Twenty20
:24:05. > :24:09.cricket with global appeal. It is box office with the world 's best
:24:10. > :24:14.cricketers playing to packed out stadiums and millions watching on TV
:24:15. > :24:17.around the world. The biggest draw at this year 's auction will be
:24:18. > :24:24.Kevin Pietersen. His career with England ended at Rockley -- ended
:24:25. > :24:32.abruptly but he could go for as much as ?3 million. Welsh fast bowler
:24:33. > :24:36.Simon Jones is also for sale. He would like to play in the biggest
:24:37. > :24:42.Twenty20 league. To have a chance of being in the
:24:43. > :24:49.auction is something that excites me. I'm 35 and I have couple of
:24:50. > :24:54.years left at Twenty20. That could open up doors around the world.
:24:55. > :24:58.Richard is getting ready for tomorrow's auction.
:24:59. > :25:04.In India he is a cult figure, known as the hammer man. This year's
:25:05. > :25:07.auction is the biggest yet, with 500 players up for sale.
:25:08. > :25:12.It's not high prices but high winds worrying Derek.
:25:13. > :25:17.I wish I could say the rain is going, going, gone. It's not. More
:25:18. > :25:21.trouble is brewing over the Atlantic! Yes it's time to batten
:25:22. > :25:25.down the hatches again. If you have any left. There is more severe
:25:26. > :25:28.weather on the way in the next 24 hours. More snow for some of us,
:25:29. > :25:32.heavy rain and severe gales. There is a Met Office amber wind warning
:25:33. > :25:35.in force. Turning stormy in parts of the North and West tomorrow
:25:36. > :25:38.afternoon. Gusts 60 to 80mph. Possibly 90mph on exposed coast and
:25:39. > :25:40.hills. Strong enough to bring down trees and power lines. Major
:25:41. > :25:43.disruption is possible. That's tomorrow. In the meantime tonight
:25:44. > :25:48.cold and breezy. Some dry weather but some heavy wintry showers as
:25:49. > :25:56.well. Mostly rain, hail or sleet on the coast. Snow inland for a time. A
:25:57. > :26:00.few centemetres in places even at low levels. More on higher ground.
:26:01. > :26:03.10cm or four inches on the Brecon Beacons. Icy patches too, with
:26:04. > :26:06.temperatures inland falling close to freezing. Now during tomorrow the
:26:07. > :26:10.next Atlantic storm will move across Ireland bringing more trouble. So
:26:11. > :26:14.here's the picture for 8:00am in the morning. A few places dry but most
:26:15. > :26:18.wet with rain and showers. Some snow too for the higher parts of mid
:26:19. > :26:23.Wales and the north. Rain on the coast. The wind increasing as well.
:26:24. > :26:27.Around the middle of the day a spell of torrential rain will spread
:26:28. > :26:30.across the country. Another 20 to 30mm likely. Clearing to showers
:26:31. > :26:35.during the afternoon. The wind becoming a big feature. Gales or
:26:36. > :26:39.severe gales even inland. Storm force winds in parts of the N and W
:26:40. > :26:43.with damaging gusts over 80mph in exposed places. Tomorrow evening
:26:44. > :26:48.severe gales in the north will slowly ease. Turning drier as well.
:26:49. > :26:52.Some clear spells and a few scattered showers. Thursday less
:26:53. > :26:55.windy and brighter with a mixture of sunshine and showers. Some of the
:26:56. > :27:02.showers heavy with hail and wintry on higher ground. Friday will start
:27:03. > :27:08.dry and bright but it won't last. There is yet more wind and rain on
:27:09. > :27:13.the way. In fact by the end of this week many places will have seen
:27:14. > :27:21.another 60 to 80mm of rain. Around thre inches. --three. The outlook
:27:22. > :27:24.for next week and into the last week of February is unsettled. Further
:27:25. > :27:36.spells of wet and windy weather but probably less extreme with some
:27:37. > :27:43.drier interludes. Stay with us tomorrow for updates. That is Wales
:27:44. > :27:45.Today. Thank you for watching and good evening.