:00:00. > :00:00.well. More details if you want to go on the website. That's
:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story.
:00:09. > :00:11.Onwards and upwards - Cardiff Airport sees a 9% increase in
:00:12. > :00:16.passengers since its take-over by the Welsh Government last year.
:00:17. > :00:19.Tonight, we're airside to talk to passengers - can Cardiff Airport
:00:20. > :00:22.really return to the glory days? Our other headlines.
:00:23. > :00:26.Standing in the way of emergency crews - the big increase in attacks
:00:27. > :00:30.on firefighters. Lessons in tax and APR - do we need
:00:31. > :00:38.to better prepare ourselves for handing money in the real world?
:00:39. > :00:42.Good evening. In tonight's sport. And how to deliver more players like
:00:43. > :00:43.this - the Welsh Rugby Union's plan to inspire children to stick with
:00:44. > :01:05.rugby in school. Good evening. It's take off at
:01:06. > :01:09.Cardiff Airport. Tonight, new figures show a rise in the number of
:01:10. > :01:13.passengers since it was bought by the Welsh Government for ?52 million
:01:14. > :01:16.a year ago. The figures, obtained exclusively by BBC Wales, reveal the
:01:17. > :01:19.number of people using the airport went up by more than 9% between
:01:20. > :01:24.April last year and February this year. That means more than a million
:01:25. > :01:29.passengers using the airport, compared to 942,000 the year before.
:01:30. > :01:37.Here's our business correspondent Brian Meechan.
:01:38. > :01:41.Millions of pounds are being spent on a make over at Cardiff airport.
:01:42. > :01:55.BBC will has been given exclusive access. But well facilities are
:01:56. > :02:02.important and -- success is based on what people Winter Bay. We use it
:02:03. > :02:07.quite regularly. It could do with being a bit bigger. Maybe more
:02:08. > :02:12.accessible. The Welsh government says the increase in passengers
:02:13. > :02:22.proves it was the right decision to buy the airport. The figures confirm
:02:23. > :02:27.what we always thought, that the Borders have a future in the right
:02:28. > :02:31.hands. This is a new carrier operating from here. It is one of
:02:32. > :02:34.the reasons Cardiff is attracting more passengers flying to an
:02:35. > :02:40.increasing number of destinations. But there is still a lot of ground
:02:41. > :02:43.to make up to reach the peak of over 2 million seven years ago. These
:02:44. > :02:50.passengers arrived from Amsterdam this afternoon. We only live five
:02:51. > :02:56.minutes away. Things are improving greatly. Cardiff is now flying to
:02:57. > :03:02.more than 40 destinations from Barcelona to Barbados, but experts
:03:03. > :03:07.say there are challenges ahead. One of the key things Cardiff airport
:03:08. > :03:10.can do is to reinforce a local brand identity and that can take a number
:03:11. > :03:14.of forms but one of the things we are seeing across the country is
:03:15. > :03:17.that people don't have a good word to say about airport. They are
:03:18. > :03:22.something you have to do in doing rather than enjoy. If Cardiff can
:03:23. > :03:26.articulated a local brand identity, that would be potentially very
:03:27. > :03:29.useful. That is what Liverpool has done with the John Lennon airport
:03:30. > :03:34.and the Scottish airport -- government has followed the Welsh
:03:35. > :03:41.league, buying an airport. The decision to buy the airport was not
:03:42. > :03:45.universally welcomed. Considering that the trend and fortunately for
:03:46. > :03:49.the airport was down, down, down, nine present is to be welcomed but
:03:50. > :03:54.it is nowhere near where the figures were before. We welcome any growth
:03:55. > :03:58.at Cardiff airport. We are keen it should be a proper international
:03:59. > :04:06.airport but that does mean proper investment. It has also got to be
:04:07. > :04:10.transparent. After years of decline, the airport may be back on the right
:04:11. > :04:13.course but the real question is whether it can continue to grow back
:04:14. > :04:20.to its peak of 2 million passengers. And Brian Meechan is at the airport
:04:21. > :04:25.tonight. This is an example of some of the
:04:26. > :04:28.work that is being done here. Contractors will be working until
:04:29. > :04:32.10pm tonight trying to get ready with the new departure hall which is
:04:33. > :04:37.going to be opened towards the end of this week. There is also the cafe
:04:38. > :04:45.where passengers can come and have a copy before they fly off somewhere.
:04:46. > :04:49.85,000 passengers have, more passengers have flown from Cardiff
:04:50. > :04:53.since the Welsh government has bought it. Let's talk to the Chief
:04:54. > :04:58.Executive. How has this increase come about? It has come about after
:04:59. > :05:06.whipping with existing airlines and new airlines. We have seen growth
:05:07. > :05:20.from existing carriers. -- working with. We have seen growth across
:05:21. > :05:27.that but we have also been working with new airlines. They have been
:05:28. > :05:31.growing. And we have added services with them to Glasgow, Edinburgh,
:05:32. > :05:37.with improved frequency for the business travellers. We have also
:05:38. > :05:47.been working hard on the facilities. And also some of these services.
:05:48. > :05:56.Wi-Fi is free. The trolleys are free. Do you think this is
:05:57. > :06:00.sustainable? Absolutely. It is a small start but we have got much
:06:01. > :06:05.more to do. But we have got a clear plan and a strategy. We want to
:06:06. > :06:08.recover our position, back to those 2 million passengers that we had a
:06:09. > :06:16.few years ago and beyond that as well. Very quickly, will we see
:06:17. > :06:21.transatlantic flights? I think in the longer term we will see some
:06:22. > :06:25.potential long haul flights. The US is a possibility, the Middle East.
:06:26. > :06:31.Those are going to be targets as we move forward. That is the message
:06:32. > :06:37.from the airport. These increases are something that is being welcomed
:06:38. > :06:43.by many people, including in the political spectrum, but there is
:06:44. > :06:46.still a lot more work to do. Around 24 firefighters are dealing
:06:47. > :06:50.with a large grass fire near Merthyr Tydfil. The fire, near the
:06:51. > :06:54.Reservoir, has been burning for several hours and has spread around
:06:55. > :06:58.six miles. South Wales Fire Service says it's being driven by high
:06:59. > :07:15.winds. Our reporter, Nick Palit, is there with the latest.
:07:16. > :07:21.You can probably see what you think is a dark cloud. That is not a storm
:07:22. > :07:27.cloud but smoke coming from the blaze. We could not get to the site.
:07:28. > :07:33.It is inaccessible. But they have been fighting the fire since
:07:34. > :07:37.mid-morning. They have been hampered by strong winds and they say it has
:07:38. > :07:42.stretched over a vast area of grassland. Earlier I went up to the
:07:43. > :07:49.site and spoke to the incident commander, Matt Jones. There is a
:07:50. > :07:51.fire front which is measuring between eight and ten kilometres
:07:52. > :07:57.which has been burning for five hours. We have had a number of
:07:58. > :08:01.resources dealing with the incident but our main priority is to stop the
:08:02. > :08:07.fire getting into the forestry and protect the habitat. Do we know if
:08:08. > :08:14.this fire might have been started deliberately?
:08:15. > :08:22.At the moment it is too early to speculate. But on this weekend
:08:23. > :08:26.alone, they have tackled 54 fires and many of those were started
:08:27. > :08:33.deliberately. Standing here, the heavy smell of smoke hangs heavy in
:08:34. > :08:37.the air. It is so strong. And there are at least four other smaller
:08:38. > :08:41.fires like this so it is certainly this time of year when people get
:08:42. > :08:46.out into the wilderness and fires are either started accidentally or
:08:47. > :08:50.maliciously. When this happens, it takes their resources away from what
:08:51. > :08:53.they need to be doing and it could put lives at risk because they may
:08:54. > :08:57.not be able to save people in burning houses and buildings.
:08:58. > :09:00.This fire has come on the day that the Fire Service has been warning
:09:01. > :09:04.that they are increasingly come under attack when they get called
:09:05. > :09:07.out. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service says it's seen a 16%
:09:08. > :09:11.increase in the number of incidents in less than two years. Caroline
:09:12. > :09:16.Evans reports now on what they're doing to tackle what they see as a
:09:17. > :09:23.worrying trend. This was bonfire night. The Fire
:09:24. > :09:27.crews called up over fears this bonfire was getting out of hand say
:09:28. > :09:31.they were confronted by a gang of youths who blocked their path. They
:09:32. > :09:35.took the decision to retreat and were unable to deal with the fire.
:09:36. > :09:41.It was one of the cruise from this fire station that was called up that
:09:42. > :09:47.night. Today, I was told how such incidents are becoming more common.
:09:48. > :09:50.There is an upward trend in firefighters coming under attack and
:09:51. > :09:54.we are trying to raise awareness with the community to nip this in
:09:55. > :09:59.the bud and prevent it from happening. Only last night, we had a
:10:00. > :10:03.crew come under attack and they were prevented from going to an incident
:10:04. > :10:09.in the Blackwood area. And on Friday evening, our crews were verbally
:10:10. > :10:13.abused. This is a worrying trend and we are trying to do all we can in
:10:14. > :10:18.conjunction with our partners the police to prevent this happening.
:10:19. > :10:23.This is how the fire service is taking steps to combat the problem.
:10:24. > :10:27.We have a camera in the front and there is a camera there to capture
:10:28. > :10:33.one side and there is also a camera yet to capture the driver's side.
:10:34. > :10:37.There is also one at the rear to capture anything that happens from
:10:38. > :10:43.the rear. So you can see right the way around? It gives us a 360
:10:44. > :10:49.capture of anything that goes on around the engine. All fire engines
:10:50. > :10:54.are now fitted with these cameras and they are now using DNA
:10:55. > :10:59.technology to. Sergeant Mike Adams has been seconded to the fire
:11:00. > :11:04.service to help investigations. One of the tools I have with them is
:11:05. > :11:08.these swabs which I can use to swap their hands or their clothing,
:11:09. > :11:14.defending on whether they have been spat at, resealed, and it can be
:11:15. > :11:18.analysed frenziedly. If the person is known to the police, their name
:11:19. > :11:27.will be on the system and they can be identified. -- forensic league.
:11:28. > :11:34.As we were filming the station, the fire engine got a call-out. It is
:11:35. > :11:37.what they are trained for and despite the risks something they
:11:38. > :11:42.would rather face than hostility from -- people they go to help.
:11:43. > :11:46.Following these events, one person has been prosecuted and two people
:11:47. > :11:48.are expected to appear in court charged in connection with the
:11:49. > :11:51.incident. A leading Conservative MP says he
:11:52. > :11:54.thought allegations that the Swansea born MP Nigel Evans had sexually
:11:55. > :11:57.assaulted a young man were out of character. Michael Fabricant, the
:11:58. > :12:00.vice chairman of the Conservative Party, told Preston Crown Court he
:12:01. > :12:04.first heard accusations against the former Commons Deputy Speaker in
:12:05. > :12:11.2009. Mr Evans denies rape, indecent assault and sexual assault.
:12:12. > :12:15.A female teacher from Newport has admitted a series of sexual offences
:12:16. > :12:18.against a teenage pupil. 26-year-old Kelly Ann-Marie Burgess, seen here
:12:19. > :12:21.in the brown coat, appeared before magistrates at North Somerset
:12:22. > :12:26.Courthouse in Weston-Super-Mare. She admitted sexual activity with a boy
:12:27. > :12:29.aged 16 and 17 last year. The offences took place in north
:12:30. > :12:31.Somerset when Burgess was in a position of trust in relation to the
:12:32. > :12:35.boy. A choir director who was unfairly
:12:36. > :12:38.dismissed from her job with St.Giles' Church in Wrexham has been
:12:39. > :12:41.awarded substantial compensation. Jacqui Blore was made redundant last
:12:42. > :12:45.August and many choir members went on strike in protest. The church
:12:46. > :12:49.council had been accused of failing to follow the correct procedure in
:12:50. > :12:53.dismissing Ms Blore. An escalating row between the Welsh
:12:54. > :12:56.and UK governments is casting doubt over who will pay for a major
:12:57. > :13:01.upgrade to the railways in South Wales. First Minister Carwyn Jones
:13:02. > :13:04.says the Prime Minister told him the UK government will fund the
:13:05. > :13:08.electrification of the main line to Swansea and the Valleys Lines. But
:13:09. > :13:12.the UK government insists ministers in Cardiff had agreed to bear the
:13:13. > :13:24.costs of electrifying the Valleys Lines. Let's talk to our political
:13:25. > :13:30.reporter. Dan, explain the background to this? The first
:13:31. > :13:33.Minister was at pains to say that the Welsh economy is moving in the
:13:34. > :13:37.right direction but to keep that momentum going he says we need to
:13:38. > :13:41.invest in the railways, in particular the Valleys Lines. The
:13:42. > :13:45.railways that serve commuters coming in and out of Cardiff. There is a
:13:46. > :13:50.commitment to a commitment to an electrified those lines by 2024. The
:13:51. > :13:54.first Minister said that is not devolved, the UK government needs to
:13:55. > :14:00.pay. He says the Prime Minister has told him that the UK government will
:14:01. > :14:03.fund that electrification. The UK government says it has an agreement
:14:04. > :14:07.dating back to 2012 on how this will be funded. If you are not fully
:14:08. > :14:12.familiar with the jargon of the railway industry, understanding that
:14:13. > :14:16.agreement is a little bit difficult but the first Minister is clear this
:14:17. > :14:21.is the UK government's responsibility and they need to find
:14:22. > :14:27.the net traffic. It always is a big question about a big project. I have
:14:28. > :14:32.seen an exchange of letters from the summer of 2012 between the UK
:14:33. > :14:39.government's then Transport Secretary, she says to the Welsh
:14:40. > :14:44.government there is a deal. The Welsh Secretary David Jones, I have
:14:45. > :14:48.spoken to him this afternoon, it is fair to say he is very angry. He
:14:49. > :14:52.says Carwyn Jones has an agreement with the UK government on funding
:14:53. > :14:56.all of this and he can't back out of it now. There have been rows between
:14:57. > :15:01.this place and Westminster before about things like how much power
:15:02. > :15:05.does the assembly have but this one is different. All sides agree this
:15:06. > :15:09.is a hugely important project to the economy but on the crucial issue of
:15:10. > :15:12.who is going to cough up and make it happen, they are miles apart
:15:13. > :15:24.tonight. Much more to come before seven
:15:25. > :15:29.o'clock. How much time should schools devote
:15:30. > :15:33.to teaching personal finance? According to one Assembly Member,
:15:34. > :15:37.more than they are at the moment. Plaid Cymru says a survey it has
:15:38. > :15:40.carried out shows big variations in the time schools across Wales spend
:15:41. > :15:43.on the subject. The party wants changes but the Welsh Government
:15:44. > :15:50.insists that isn't necessary. Here's Roger Pinney.
:15:51. > :15:55.Getting to know your VAT from your APR. And getting it wrong can prove
:15:56. > :16:05.costly. Should schools put more effort into giving pupils at least a
:16:06. > :16:08.grasp of it all? At this school, they seem to be doing more than
:16:09. > :16:14.most, according to figures obtained by Plaid Cymru. But the head of
:16:15. > :16:19.maths once studied accountancy. Today, this class of 16-year-olds
:16:20. > :16:24.was learning about taxation. That is part of the curriculum. What about
:16:25. > :16:32.the rest of it? Why do you think taxation is important to
:16:33. > :16:39.understand? I believe that in the future it will help us control what
:16:40. > :16:42.we do with our money. When you take a loan out, if you can't pay it
:16:43. > :16:48.back, people get into more difficulty. I think it is very
:16:49. > :16:51.important that they understand more about what is facing them when they
:16:52. > :16:57.leave school, when they leave college. From a personal point of
:16:58. > :17:02.view, when I left school and went to university, I had no idea what was
:17:03. > :17:07.ahead of me with regards to student loans and credit cards and
:17:08. > :17:10.everything was available for me. Here students also have a say in the
:17:11. > :17:16.running of the school canteen by budgeting and price setting. Top
:17:17. > :17:19.marks for the school. But according to Plaid Cymru, the teaching of
:17:20. > :17:24.personal finance is patchy across Wales even though it is part of the
:17:25. > :17:27.national curriculum. One of its Assembly Members is introducing a
:17:28. > :17:35.bill calling for more effort. But teachers warn of adding to a more --
:17:36. > :17:38.already congested timetable. By putting it into various subject
:17:39. > :17:43.areas and planning, it is very important and it can be done. What
:17:44. > :17:48.is happening at the moment is that it is very sporadic across Wales and
:17:49. > :17:52.teachers want to see more investment in this subject, considering that
:17:53. > :17:55.they are the future of Wales. We need the Welsh economy to develop
:17:56. > :18:00.and unless our young people have the skills, they will not be able to
:18:01. > :18:06.achieve that. But how should it be done? The Welsh government says more
:18:07. > :18:10.bureaucracy is not the answer. Before the sport, a quick word about
:18:11. > :18:14.tomorrow. There's six months to go until Scotland goes to the polls in
:18:15. > :18:17.the referendum on independence. I've been to Motherwell, a former coal
:18:18. > :18:21.and steel town that has much in common with places like Ebbw Vale,
:18:22. > :18:26.to find out wide independence is on the agenda there and not here. Much
:18:27. > :18:29.more on that and what a Yes vote in Scotland might mean for us. That's
:18:30. > :18:32.tomorrow nights' Wales Today. Rugby and football now. Here's
:18:33. > :18:38.Claire. Good evening. I bring you news of
:18:39. > :18:43.peace in European rugby. Tonight, we are on the verge of an agreement for
:18:44. > :18:46.a new European Cup. The Six Nations Committee has been meeting in Paris
:18:47. > :18:50.and are just putting final touches to the document that they are hoping
:18:51. > :18:58.to officially sign this week. Our correspondent Gareth Lewis is here.
:18:59. > :19:02.How optimistic are we? It looks like they will sign it this week. They
:19:03. > :19:07.might have done it already. They have had a few problems translating
:19:08. > :19:11.it into Italian, apparently. We know there will be more money for the
:19:12. > :19:14.Welsh regions, ?1 million extra each season, and the Six Nations
:19:15. > :19:20.committee will take up the running of the tournament. The clubs,
:19:21. > :19:24.crucially, will have far more say on commercial matters. It will bring to
:19:25. > :19:29.an end to years of bitter infighting that England clubs started by
:19:30. > :19:33.breaking away. Wales's clubs got on board as well. At one point there
:19:34. > :19:41.was discussion of an Anglo Welsh league. The region is pitted against
:19:42. > :19:47.the Welsh Rugby Union. Also, the TV deal now looks sorted as well. Sky
:19:48. > :19:50.and BT have different deals for different European competitions.
:19:51. > :19:56.There is only one European cup on the table now and they look to have
:19:57. > :20:00.found an agreement to broadcast it. It does look like we are moving
:20:01. > :20:06.forward. What does it mean for the regions? More many, but it will be
:20:07. > :20:11.more difficult to qualify. The top tier European cup will be smaller,
:20:12. > :20:17.only 20 teams, and only seven from the Pro12. As it stands, the Ospreys
:20:18. > :20:20.will qualify as the top Welsh side, because the topside from each
:20:21. > :20:27.country will go through, and the three others will go through -based
:20:28. > :20:30.Julie on merit. Currently, we would have the Ospreys and the Scarlets in
:20:31. > :20:34.a top tier competition and the Blues and the Dragons in the second year.
:20:35. > :20:37.Let's hope they find an Italian translator.
:20:38. > :20:41.The Welsh Rugby Union has announced plans which it hopes will keep more
:20:42. > :20:45.teenagers playing the game into adulthood. At the moment, almost a
:20:46. > :20:51.third of children who play junior rugby give it up by the age 14. But
:20:52. > :20:56.the WRU now wants schools to play a bigger role in keeping them
:20:57. > :21:00.involved. Ashleigh Crowter reports. Their enthusiasm is infectious and
:21:01. > :21:03.their skills are not bad either. The year rate team from Newport high
:21:04. > :21:09.school enjoys a new experience this afternoon, playing a touring side
:21:10. > :21:13.from the United States. Rugby plays a key role in the life of the school
:21:14. > :21:18.and these pupils will be given every chance to play it as they get older.
:21:19. > :21:21.It is the sort of model the Welsh Rugby Union would like to see
:21:22. > :21:27.repeated at schools all across the country. We get full access to kids
:21:28. > :21:32.in school and they can get too close. At school every kid is
:21:33. > :21:43.willing to play. It is important to us. I think they cherish that. The
:21:44. > :21:48.number of children playing junior rugby in Wales has never been
:21:49. > :21:52.higher. By the age of 14, 30% have dropped out of the sport. That is
:21:53. > :21:58.leaving many clubs short of players at youth and adult level. But this
:21:59. > :22:03.man wants to change all that. Former England World Cup winner, Josh
:22:04. > :22:06.Lewsey, is now the WRU's head of rugby, responsible for all levels
:22:07. > :22:11.apart from the national team. He spent the first hundred days in the
:22:12. > :22:16.job reviewing the grassroots game and has already identified schools
:22:17. > :22:24.rugby as a key part of this plan. Already we have got some cracking
:22:25. > :22:27.examples where the guys combined together, the school and the club
:22:28. > :22:34.shady facility and a session, and that sort of connection is only a
:22:35. > :22:37.good thing. He also wants to create a more awkward unaided youth rugby
:22:38. > :22:48.calendar so that schools and clubs are not fighting for players at the
:22:49. > :22:52.same time. -- a more coordinated. Wales have two nominees, captain Sam
:22:53. > :22:55.Warburton and Talupe Faletau, on a 16-man list for the Six Nations
:22:56. > :22:58.player of the tournament. Wales are waiting for news on the captain. The
:22:59. > :23:02.25-year-old is being assessed after hurting his shoulder in the dying
:23:03. > :23:04.seconds of their Six Nations win over Scotland on Saturday. It's
:23:05. > :23:07.understood he dislocated his shoulder and could need surgery,
:23:08. > :23:10.which would mean he misses Wales' summer tour to South Africa.
:23:11. > :23:15.Team-mate Leigh Halfpenny has already been ruled out. He had
:23:16. > :23:18.surgery on Friday after dislocating his shoulder in the defeat to
:23:19. > :23:22.England. He Tweeted this picture to tell fans he was recovering well.
:23:23. > :23:25.Football, and after losing at the weekend, fans of both our Premier
:23:26. > :23:30.League sides are gearing up for a real fight as we approach the end of
:23:31. > :23:34.the season. Cardiff City were 90 seconds from a vital point when
:23:35. > :23:38.Everton scored the winner. They have eight games left and as things stand
:23:39. > :23:43.are 19th in the table. Swansea City's defeat to West Brom leaves
:23:44. > :23:46.them 14th on 29 points. They have nine games left to ensure their
:23:47. > :23:47.survival. Some lovely sunshine over the
:23:48. > :23:56.weekend. Derek, is it going to last? This March is turning out much
:23:57. > :24:01.better than last March, which was bitterly cold with ice, frost and
:24:02. > :24:06.snow. There's more dry weather to come this week. A few showers as
:24:07. > :24:09.well with rain on Thursday. The wind picking up with a drop in
:24:10. > :24:17.temperature on Friday. Tonight, mostly dry. Just a few spots of
:24:18. > :24:22.drizzle. Plenty of cloud and a mild night. Tomorrow, a cold front will
:24:23. > :24:28.move east, bringing some rain and showers. Most of the rain in the
:24:29. > :24:36.north and with more isobars over the UK the wind will be stronger than
:24:37. > :24:47.today. Here's the picture for 8.00am in the morning. Some places dry but
:24:48. > :24:51.there will be showers around. Breezy, especially on the coast. The
:24:52. > :24:54.wind strongest in the northwest. So, a few showers tomorrow but most
:24:55. > :24:57.places should become dry in the afternoon. Just one or two showers
:24:58. > :25:01.in the north. The cloud breaking with a little sunshine at times. Top
:25:02. > :25:07.temperatures between nine and 12 Celsius with a westerly breeze. In
:25:08. > :25:11.the Vale of Glamorgan, you may catch a shower in the morning, otherwise
:25:12. > :25:16.dry. Windy on the coast with a high of 11 Celsius in Barry and Penarth.
:25:17. > :25:21.Tomorrow night will be dry but late in the night low cloud may bring a
:25:22. > :25:28.little drizzle in Snowdonia. A breezy night with temperatures well
:25:29. > :25:36.above freezing. Mixed fortunes on Wednesday. Some low cloud and hill
:25:37. > :25:41.fog in the south and west. Spots of drizzle. Elsewhere will be dry with
:25:42. > :25:48.the best of the sunshine and highest temperatures in the northeast.
:25:49. > :25:52.Thursday may start dry but a cold front will move southeast during the
:25:53. > :25:57.day, bringing a spell of rain. So, turning wet and windy with some
:25:58. > :26:02.heavy rain. On Friday, rain first thing will clear followed by drier,
:26:03. > :26:09.colder weather. Sunshine and scattered showers. A drop in
:26:10. > :26:13.temperature on Friday. In fact, it looks like we're in for a chilly
:26:14. > :26:19.weekend with showers. Snow possible on the mountains with a risk of
:26:20. > :26:23.frost. Our picture tonight is from Warren Kovach. Legend says St
:26:24. > :26:26.Patrick founded this church at Llanbadrig on Anglesey. I've been
:26:27. > :26:43.there and it's well worth a visit. And I's headlines from the BBC.
:26:44. > :26:51.America and the European Union have announced shank shins against senior
:26:52. > :26:55.Russian officials. -- sanctions. It follows yesterday's disputed
:26:56. > :26:59.referendum. New figures show a 9% rise in the
:27:00. > :27:03.number of passengers using Cardiff airport since it was bought by the
:27:04. > :27:08.Welsh government for ?52 million a year ago.
:27:09. > :27:12.And the emergency services have been dealing with a large grass fire near
:27:13. > :27:17.Merthyr Tydfil tonight. The blaze has been burning for several hours
:27:18. > :27:24.and has spread around six miles. X-Ray's on in half an hour. Here's
:27:25. > :27:27.Rhodri with a preview. Tonight we will be telling you about
:27:28. > :27:31.the consumers who ran their phone company and got put through to
:27:32. > :27:36.scammers. I will be meeting the man who can't get his wheelchair into
:27:37. > :27:40.his disabled bathroom. And Lucy is in Llandudno asking why we pay so
:27:41. > :27:45.much in booking fees. All that and more at 7:30pm.
:27:46. > :27:51.I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock and again after the
:27:52. > :27:58.BBC News at ten. That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching. From all of
:27:59. > :28:07.us on the programme, good evening.