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:00:00. > :00:13.That's it for now. We're back with the late news

:00:14. > :00:16.Good evening. Engineers working to reconnect

:00:17. > :00:19.thousands of homes without electricity say they hope to restore

:00:20. > :00:22.power to all those affected by midnight. A further 1,000 properties

:00:23. > :00:35.were cut-off in strong winds overnight. A pregnant woman and her

:00:36. > :00:38.unborn baby have died after a car crash on the Heads of the Valleys

:00:39. > :00:41.Road. Two cars collided between Brynmawr and Garnlydan in Blaenau

:00:42. > :00:48.Gwent last night. The woman, who was 20 and from Tredegar, died in

:00:49. > :00:50.hospital. More than 100 students have been protesting over the future

:00:51. > :00:52.of Aberystwyth University's Welsh-medium hall of residence.

:00:53. > :00:55.Pantycelyn has been traditionally where Welsh-speaking students stay.

:00:56. > :00:57.The university is developing new halls, meaning Pantycelyn could be

:00:58. > :01:05.redeveloped, but some students claim the new halls would harm the

:01:06. > :01:09.Welsh-speaking student community. Cardiff City have been knocked out

:01:10. > :01:11.of the FA Cup. They lost to Wigan 2-1 in the fifth round. After

:01:12. > :01:14.falling behind, Frazier Campbell equalised for the Bluebirds. But a

:01:15. > :01:17.free-kick from Ben Watson ensured the cup holders a place in the

:01:18. > :01:21.quarterfinals. Swansea face Everton in the cup tomorrow. Elsewhere,

:01:22. > :01:27.Newport County lost 3-0 away at Hartlepool in League Two.

:01:28. > :01:31.A figure skater from Cardiff is preparing to make his debut at the

:01:32. > :01:35.Winter Olympics. But Lloyd Jones won't be representing Great Britain.

:01:36. > :01:38.The 25-year-old now competes for France, after moving abroad to find

:01:39. > :01:47.a new skating partner and better training facilities.

:01:48. > :01:51.I feel French now. I am a citizen and everything and have lived there

:01:52. > :01:56.for years. I always feel Welsh as well at the same time. I am proud to

:01:57. > :02:04.be Welsh as well. My parents will, over. All our friends watching on

:02:05. > :02:11.TV, vacated the group and will go to the pub to watch us. They will quite

:02:12. > :02:18.have piped -- they will go and have a pint and go and watch us. Back to

:02:19. > :02:21.our top story. Engineers are working to reconnect thousands of homes

:02:22. > :02:24.without a address it and say they hope to restore power to all those

:02:25. > :02:27.affected by midnight. A further 1,000 properties were cut-off in

:02:28. > :02:34.strong winds overnight. Matt Murray reports.

:02:35. > :02:41.Taking another battering from the waves. Part of this road in Amroth

:02:42. > :02:47.in Pembrokeshire lost to the sea. This road is closed, causing misery

:02:48. > :02:52.for many. It is devastating not just to the business but for everyday

:02:53. > :02:58.life. We have a five mile round trip to the school usually, with this, it

:02:59. > :03:02.is 30 miles. In wet and wild conditions, the battle to get power

:03:03. > :03:07.back on continues across north and mid-Wales. Engineers are working

:03:08. > :03:10.around the clock. ScottishPower say they're aiming to get power restored

:03:11. > :03:15.to all 4,000 remaining homes by midnight. You can see in the

:03:16. > :03:22.background, that has brought the the winds down. -- that has brought the

:03:23. > :03:27.winds down and caused so much damage. We're hoping to get these

:03:28. > :03:34.conductors back up in the next couple of hours. These flats in

:03:35. > :03:45.Barry were evacuated. The people had to leave their homes in the middle

:03:46. > :03:49.of the night after wins the Michael wins -- after the winds and rain

:03:50. > :03:54.started to affect the inshore nation and water leaked into people's

:03:55. > :03:57.bedrooms. Elizabeth Curtis has lived in the flat for 12 years. It's the

:03:58. > :04:02.first time this has ever happened, and today her daughter was assessing

:04:03. > :04:06.the damage. The main damages in the two bedrooms. What are coming

:04:07. > :04:12.through the ceiling as well. The bed is saturated as is the carpet. It is

:04:13. > :04:17.coming through the lights and electrics. All the Christies off at

:04:18. > :04:24.the moment. So in Barry, the clear up continues, as does the misery of

:04:25. > :04:28.this unrelenting severe weather. We will keep you up-to-date with the

:04:29. > :04:38.latest on the storms on our website. One other story for you

:04:39. > :04:41.tonight. Welsh Conservatives insist their party is united, despite the

:04:42. > :04:43.controversial sacking of four Shadow Cabinet members. Andrew RT Davies

:04:44. > :04:47.sacked them for rebelling against him in a vote on devolving income

:04:48. > :04:50.tax. Senior figures said there was "zero support" at a Welsh

:04:51. > :04:56.Conservatives board meeting for Mr Davies' decision. But the party said

:04:57. > :05:03.leaks from that meeting were "bizarre".

:05:04. > :05:04.We will have the latest for you tomorrow evening on BBC One Wales.

:05:05. > :05:16.Good evening. Hello, good evening, finally some

:05:17. > :05:20.quieter weather on the way for the British Isles for the remainder of

:05:21. > :05:24.this weekend, also somewhat for the week ahead. More on that in a

:05:25. > :05:31.moment. Tonight, the biggest story is the winds continuing to ease.

:05:32. > :05:32.Into the small hours of Sunday, the winds will be