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:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story.
:00:08. > :00:11.The Welsh NHS and Labour's management of it provokes a furious
:00:12. > :00:14.row. First Minister Carwyn Jones criticises the Labour MP Ann Clwyd
:00:15. > :00:19.over her attacks on the health service. She has produced nothing
:00:20. > :00:23.but anonymous comments. We don't know where they are from. We don't
:00:24. > :00:28.know whether they are correct or not. They can't be investigated.
:00:29. > :00:31.As the spotlight falls again on Labour and its management of the
:00:32. > :00:45.NHS, a damning new report says the health watchdog isn't up to the job.
:00:46. > :00:51.Our other headlines tonight. Paying for railway electrification -
:00:52. > :00:55.the head on collision between Wales and Westminster on who's picking up
:00:56. > :01:00.the bill. A massive increase in dog attacks
:01:01. > :01:03.over the last ten years. Six months before their referendum,
:01:04. > :01:10.I've been to Scotland to find out why independence is on the agenda
:01:11. > :01:13.there but not here. And back at work - Newport's former
:01:14. > :01:21.Rowecord steel site lands 120 new jobs.
:01:22. > :01:28.Good evening. The Welsh NHS and Labour's management of it provoked a
:01:29. > :01:31.furious row today. The First Minister unleashed a scathing attack
:01:32. > :01:35.on an MP from his own party after her criticisms of the state of the
:01:36. > :01:39.health service. Carwyn Jones said Ann Clwyd, the MP for the Cynon
:01:40. > :01:43.Valley, had produced no evidence and no facts. Tonight, Ms Clwyd said she
:01:44. > :01:46.would rather the Assembly concentrate on resolving the
:01:47. > :01:54.problems in the NHS than attacking her personally. James Williams
:01:55. > :02:00.reports. She is on a mission to improve the
:02:01. > :02:03.NHS. It all started after she raised concerns about the treatment her
:02:04. > :02:06.late husband received in the University Hospital of Wales in
:02:07. > :02:12.Cardiff where she says he was treated like a battery hen. There
:02:13. > :02:17.are increasing complaints about nurses who failed to show care and
:02:18. > :02:22.compassion. It led her to carry out a review of NHS complaints in
:02:23. > :02:27.England on David Cameron's request but she found hundreds of families
:02:28. > :02:30.from Wales also got in touch. She has spoken about her concerns both
:02:31. > :02:36.publicly and privately to Welsh Labour colleagues in private --
:02:37. > :02:41.Cardiff Bay. She says she expressed them in a letter to Carwyn Jones but
:02:42. > :02:45.that they remain unanswered. Yesterday she took to an article in
:02:46. > :02:51.The Times newspaper and said the Welsh NHS is facing a crisis. She
:02:52. > :02:55.said the waiting times RA warning sign of the problems within the
:02:56. > :03:01.Welsh NHS. It was a question put to the first Minister this afternoon.
:03:02. > :03:05.Why will you not agree to meet with myself, meet with Ann Clwyd and
:03:06. > :03:12.actually get to the bottom of the serious concerns which you clearly
:03:13. > :03:18.dismiss, which is based on evidence and fact. You are in denial and it
:03:19. > :03:23.is the patients and clinicians of Wales that are suffering. Ann Clwyd
:03:24. > :03:29.has produced no evidence and no facts. I have asked her, the
:03:30. > :03:32.Minister for health has asked her. She has provided nothing but
:03:33. > :03:37.anonymous comments. We don't know whether they are correct, they can't
:03:38. > :03:42.be investigated. We have asked her to produce the evidence to back up
:03:43. > :03:48.her claims. I have done it to in prison and in writing, she has not
:03:49. > :03:54.done it. Bush on the matter, his criticism turned personal. I am
:03:55. > :03:59.afraid she has based her allegations on the way her husband was treated.
:04:00. > :04:04.She has refused for the report to be made public. It is important for
:04:05. > :04:08.people who make a judgement on what happened for that to be made public
:04:09. > :04:12.but that is a matter for others. Damning stuff from the Welsh Labour
:04:13. > :04:16.leader, what comfortable batting away Conservative criticism than
:04:17. > :04:24.more from his own side. James is at the Senedd. What has Ann
:04:25. > :04:28.Clwyd had to say in response? We have received a statement from Ann
:04:29. > :04:32.Clwyd in which she says she has given considerable information to
:04:33. > :04:36.the first Minister and the Health Minister, that she has met with both
:04:37. > :04:39.of them, Carwyn Jones and Mark Drakeford, and that she has given a
:04:40. > :04:48.summary of the responses she received to the enquiry into the
:04:49. > :04:52.English NHS and into the Welsh NHS. She says, I am upset by the
:04:53. > :04:57.irrelevant and casual reference to my husband's case in political and
:04:58. > :05:02.professional circles. My complaint is still underway and has not yet
:05:03. > :05:06.been resolved. She says, my husband's case on its own is far
:05:07. > :05:10.less important than the hundreds of letters she has received. She says
:05:11. > :05:15.she would rather the assembly concentrate on solving the current
:05:16. > :05:26.crisis in the NHS than attacking her. Explosive stuff from Ann Clwyd
:05:27. > :05:30.in response. To attack so strongly and boys separately and personally a
:05:31. > :05:34.colleague in the Welsh Labour Party, a stall ward of Welsh Labour, has
:05:35. > :05:40.raised more than a few eyebrows in Cardiff Bay. One of the criticisms
:05:41. > :05:43.has been about the health watchdog and you have found out that they are
:05:44. > :05:49.about to be criticised by the assembly. The health watchdog is the
:05:50. > :05:53.body tasked with ensuring the safety and quality of the NHS. The Health
:05:54. > :05:58.and Social Care Committee has undertaken a review of its work and
:05:59. > :06:01.a report is going to be released on Friday and ended the committee says
:06:02. > :06:09.it did not receive the it wanted to hear and that it has undermined its
:06:10. > :06:14.ability to establish itself as an authoritative regulator. Damning
:06:15. > :06:19.stuff to come on Friday following today's events.
:06:20. > :06:22.In the last four days, South Wales Fire Service say they've dealt with
:06:23. > :06:28.115 fires and all but three were arson. They say lives are being put
:06:29. > :06:31.at risk and resources wasted. The latest fire, which stretched six
:06:32. > :06:35.miles near Merthyr Tydfil, has now burnt out. More than 20 firefighters
:06:36. > :06:38.dealing with that fire had to withdraw to safety because of the
:06:39. > :06:47.risk to their lives. Caroline Evans reports.
:06:48. > :06:51.Six miles wide, this fire was so fierce, fire crews had to retreat
:06:52. > :06:56.last night, fearing for their safety and leaving the fire to burn itself
:06:57. > :07:03.out. Today, we went back with them to see the damage ourselves. You can
:07:04. > :07:07.see the extent of the fire and the area it covered is quite large. One
:07:08. > :07:10.of the biggest problems we had was access to the area. While our
:07:11. > :07:18.resources are here, they can't be elsewhere. Over the weekend, fire
:07:19. > :07:23.crews were called to 69 grass fires across South Wales which was started
:07:24. > :07:28.deliberately. 38 of those were on Sunday alone and yesterday they were
:07:29. > :07:32.another 32. Fanned by the wind, the fire spread quickly. Further down
:07:33. > :07:37.the mountain, these houses were under a cloud of smoke as the --
:07:38. > :07:44.flames at away at the hillside behind. It could have come down,
:07:45. > :07:51.burnt the field, coming to the back of the garden. It could have been
:07:52. > :07:58.worse than what it was. Every year we get a fire down by there.
:07:59. > :08:03.Shockingly, the majority of these fires could be avoided. This month
:08:04. > :08:09.alone, they have been 211 deliberate fires in the South Wales area. Mid
:08:10. > :08:14.and West Wales say they have tackled 66 fires. And 11 have been started
:08:15. > :08:19.deliberately in North Wales. Starting again at this time of year
:08:20. > :08:23.is the early spring period when the conditions are wet and a foot, you
:08:24. > :08:29.have got dead vegetation dry on the surface, combining that with holiday
:08:30. > :08:35.periods, the Easter break period, when you have got youngsters who
:08:36. > :08:39.have more free time. Every year, firefighters go into schools to tell
:08:40. > :08:44.children about the risks and costs of setting fires. This year's
:08:45. > :08:47.campaign is due to start next week in south Wales but with 78% all
:08:48. > :08:51.fires in south Wales started the literally, there is a long way to go
:08:52. > :08:55.to stamp out the problem. -- deliberately.
:08:56. > :08:59.Who should pay for upgrading the railway in the South Wales valleys?
:09:00. > :09:02.The First Minister Carwyn Jones today repeated his claim that it's
:09:03. > :09:04.the UK government's responsibility. But Conservative opposition
:09:05. > :09:08.politicians say a deal was agreed over a year ago to pay for it with
:09:09. > :09:12.the money the Welsh government gives to train operators. So who's right
:09:13. > :09:14.and what do commuters make of it? Paul Heaney has been to Rhumney to
:09:15. > :09:18.find out. Ethnic railways. We are told it will
:09:19. > :09:26.mean better services across the south Wales valleys by 2024. --
:09:27. > :09:29.electric railways. I know we need these investments in Wales. It is
:09:30. > :09:33.this government which is putting their money into the electrification
:09:34. > :09:39.of the railway line up to Swansea and the Valley Lines. That was then
:09:40. > :09:47.but now the UK government is saying Wales should pay the electrification
:09:48. > :09:54.bill. The response from the Secretary of State was bordering on
:09:55. > :09:56.the hysterical. Opposition politicians insist a deal was done
:09:57. > :10:03.between the two governments over who pays what over a year ago. The first
:10:04. > :10:07.Minister has been less than economical with the truth today.
:10:08. > :10:11.They need to sit down and realise what their responsibilities are and
:10:12. > :10:16.consult with the UK government and move forward for the benefit of the
:10:17. > :10:21.people of Wales. It is people who get on and off the train at stations
:10:22. > :10:25.like this one that are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries of
:10:26. > :10:30.electrification. That is because their journey time will come down by
:10:31. > :10:33.around 15 minutes. What do they make of the latest political row about
:10:34. > :10:38.who pays for the upgrade of these lines and replacing these trains?
:10:39. > :10:46.Around 150 people work at this medical supplies facility. Some
:10:47. > :10:50.workers commute year by train and say Petrovic is needed as soon as
:10:51. > :10:56.possible. Their journeys would be quicker, more reliable. I can't
:10:57. > :11:02.afford to be late. It is a very long commute from Swansea. I think they
:11:03. > :11:07.should be some medium where they agreed to pay half and half and get
:11:08. > :11:14.it done. I think they should stop arguing about it and get it sorted.
:11:15. > :11:22.Around 190,000 journeys start or end here every year. Electrification
:11:23. > :11:31.could greatly benefit passengers here but who should pay for those
:11:32. > :11:36.benefits is still up for debate. Plans to shut Junction 41 of the M4
:11:37. > :11:40.at Port Talbot in a trial to see if it improves traffic flow have been
:11:41. > :11:43.confirmed. The closure will start this summer. It's predicted it'll
:11:44. > :11:46.increase the capacity of the M4 by 11% westbound and 2% eastbound.
:11:47. > :11:51.Dog attacks have increased in Wales by 80% over the last ten years.
:11:52. > :11:53.Research by BBC Wales also suggests growing concern about unregulated
:11:54. > :11:59.breeding and the online trade in fashionable breeds like huskies. Tim
:12:00. > :12:03.Rogers reports. It's another day in Morriston
:12:04. > :12:06.Hospital A The head of the department here, lead consultant
:12:07. > :12:17.Andy MacNabb, says that he's regularly treating two to three dog
:12:18. > :12:25.bites a week. Very severe dog bites may require many hours in hospital.
:12:26. > :12:28.Across Wales there were 407 emergency admissions last year - an
:12:29. > :12:34.80% increase compared with the figures ten years ago. There are
:12:35. > :12:37.some nine million dogs in the UK, and rescue centres in Wales say they
:12:38. > :12:39.are inundated with abandoned or unwanted dogs. They blame
:12:40. > :12:43.irresponsibly breeders selling fashionable status dogs on the
:12:44. > :12:48.internet. Week In Week Out wanted to find out how easy it was to get hold
:12:49. > :12:53.of dogs like huskies and what appear to be pit bull types. We phoned 20
:12:54. > :12:56.people who were advertising powerful and fashionable status dogs like
:12:57. > :12:59.huskies and some that had the appearance of pitbulls because we
:13:00. > :13:05.wanted to know what questions they would ask us as potential buyers.
:13:06. > :13:08.None of them asked if we had children and when our researcher
:13:09. > :13:11.pointed out she lived in a small flat with no garden and a newborn
:13:12. > :13:14.baby, only six expressed concern about the accomodation and just
:13:15. > :13:19.three said they wouldn't sell her the dog because of her
:13:20. > :13:23.circumstances. Worryingly, four were happy to sell what could potentially
:13:24. > :13:29.be classed as illegal pit bull types as defined by the Dangerous Dogs
:13:30. > :13:33.Act. One person who fell foul of that law is Andrew Roberts from
:13:34. > :13:40.Bridgend. He bought what he thought was a Staffordshire bull terrier
:13:41. > :13:44.crossed with a labrador. But his dog has been seized under the Dangerous
:13:45. > :13:52.Dogs Act as an illegal pit bull type. If he'd advertised him as a
:13:53. > :13:56.pit bull then I wouldn't have bought him, I wouldn't have gone down to
:13:57. > :14:00.see him. There wouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't have gone down. But I
:14:01. > :14:08.thought, what is the problem between a staff and a lab then because they
:14:09. > :14:12.are both fantastic with children. Last year, Wales was set to bring in
:14:13. > :14:15.new rules that would look at better control for all breeds of dogs. But
:14:16. > :14:19.plans were shelved in favour of working with Westminster on a law
:14:20. > :14:22.for England and Wales. I'm concerned about the impact it will have on the
:14:23. > :14:25.community. Where are the real teeth in this legislation? The teeth in
:14:26. > :14:29.the legislation are the regulations that we are currently working on.
:14:30. > :14:32.That law was passed last week. Alun Davies says he will now consider if
:14:33. > :14:35.further legislation is needed in Wales.
:14:36. > :14:38.Much more on that story on Week In Week Out this evening at 10.35pm
:14:39. > :14:41.here on BBC One Wales. Much more to come before seven
:14:42. > :14:45.o'clock. Back in business - a corner of
:14:46. > :14:46.Newport that is now Saudi Arabia's - the former Rowecord steel site lands
:14:47. > :14:55.120 new jobs. It's exactly six months until
:14:56. > :14:59.Scotland votes on whether to break away from the UK. But why is
:15:00. > :15:04.independence on the agenda there, when it's barely on the radar here
:15:05. > :15:06.in Wales? I've been to Motherwell, a very Welsh sort of Scottish town, to
:15:07. > :15:32.find out. It is tower blocks rather than
:15:33. > :15:37.terraced houses that dominate Motherwell's skyline. If you had to
:15:38. > :15:42.choose one town in Scotland that shared so much with Wales, it would
:15:43. > :15:51.be displaced. Coal and steel was once the only game in town. This is
:15:52. > :16:00.like Ebbw Vale with skyscrapers. There is not much left of this, is
:16:01. > :16:05.there? British Steel leaves the community and the British is pulled
:16:06. > :16:09.out of Motherwell, isn't it? It change the landscape and it changed
:16:10. > :16:13.the political landscape in a way. In the last 20 years, people of
:16:14. > :16:17.Motherwell don't consider themselves British any more, they consider
:16:18. > :16:24.themselves Scottish. That is a profound change. Two countries, a
:16:25. > :16:30.shared industrial past, but only Scotland pondering independence. Why
:16:31. > :16:36.isn't Wales? I think there is a number of reasons for that. One of
:16:37. > :16:40.the reasons is the survival of a number of the institutions that have
:16:41. > :16:44.been around for a long time. The skeleton of an independent country.
:16:45. > :16:50.The economic possibilities seem greater in Scotland. And the
:16:51. > :16:57.politics, frankly. The SNP has spent a long time constructing itself as a
:16:58. > :17:03.clear alternative to the Labour Party and this was very much part of
:17:04. > :17:05.Alex Salmond's plan. It was about showing competence first and then
:17:06. > :17:12.taking the Scottish people towards independence. But don't think that
:17:13. > :17:17.everyone here wants independence. This is a bastion of unionism to.
:17:18. > :17:26.What happens the day after the referendum and it is a Yes vote?
:17:27. > :17:36.If, God forbid, it does happen, I wouldn't be in this country. You
:17:37. > :17:42.would leave Scotland? Yes. What is it you dislike so much about
:17:43. > :17:46.nationalism and the SNP? We have got to stand united. You divide the
:17:47. > :17:52.countries and we become nothing. We have got to remain united.
:17:53. > :17:58.Communities are divided on how to vote and so our families. Jennifer
:17:59. > :18:06.is part of Scotland's future, part of a BBC group of teenagers called
:18:07. > :18:10.Generation 2014. I think it will surprise a lot of families in Wales
:18:11. > :18:14.that you have the responsibility at the age of 16 for deciding the
:18:15. > :18:22.future of your country. Have you had a job yet? I have not had a job. You
:18:23. > :18:29.have never paid tax. It is a huge responsibility. It is. I have got to
:18:30. > :18:33.think what I will be like in future because I will have a job in future
:18:34. > :18:42.and I will pay taxes. At the moment it is not affecting me but possibly
:18:43. > :18:47.it is a different influence. In five years time, I am going to have to
:18:48. > :18:52.pay tax. Our decision could potentially influence how that
:18:53. > :18:55.works. Families are the same the world over but there is something
:18:56. > :19:02.different about Scotland can pay to Wales. It is this, this country has
:19:03. > :19:06.oil and a great potential and wealth of that. That has been an important
:19:07. > :19:11.part of the economic argument for independence. But there is more than
:19:12. > :19:17.that. There is a sense of confidence here, a sense of swagger. There is
:19:18. > :19:20.no sense of deference to the English neighbours. Whatever Scotland
:19:21. > :19:26.decides, nothing will ever be quite the same again. England, Scotland or
:19:27. > :19:30.Wales. We will be back in Motherwell very soon.
:19:31. > :19:34.If Scotland does vote Yes, what will it mean for Wales? Our political
:19:35. > :19:37.editor Nick Servini joined the crowds at Saturday's Six Nations
:19:38. > :19:46.match between Scotland and Wales to find out.
:19:47. > :19:50.This is a special fixture. One that has delivered some dazzling rugby
:19:51. > :20:03.and sensational tries in its time. It would be a miracle if he could.
:20:04. > :20:07.He may well get there. But on the streets of Cardiff it is
:20:08. > :20:11.a special occasion too. A chance to meet friends old and new and more
:20:12. > :20:16.often than not Cherie joke at the expense of our mutual neighbour.
:20:17. > :20:19.Wales and Scotland have very little to do with each other. This is the
:20:20. > :20:24.only time of the year with the relationship is that it is most
:20:25. > :20:28.visible and celebrated and it is a great example of the social union
:20:29. > :20:32.that Alex Salmond says will not disappear even if Scotland vote yes
:20:33. > :20:40.in the referendum. But there will be plenty more that would change. For a
:20:41. > :20:44.start, we would lose the so-called Celtic voice in Westminster. The
:20:45. > :20:50.passion a chance for the non-English interest. And the former first
:20:51. > :20:55.Minister Rhodri Morgan fears politicians in that parliament will
:20:56. > :21:01.start -- Taras with the same rush as the Scots as trouble. An English
:21:02. > :21:08.backlash, that is the main danger. You could say, Wales will be
:21:09. > :21:10.rewarded for not having caused this instability in the British
:21:11. > :21:20.constitutional settlement. But the alternative view to that is, it will
:21:21. > :21:23.be a curse on all you can -- Celts. Whether it is a curse or a blessing
:21:24. > :21:30.depends on the reaction from England. Will they drum up a better
:21:31. > :21:34.financial summer -- settlement for Wales if Scotland go their own way?
:21:35. > :21:39.There is an idea that evolution here goes hand-in-hand with Scotland.
:21:40. > :21:43.Whatever happens, Wales will be riding on the code hills of Scotland
:21:44. > :21:50.in politics but I can't see any scenario where Wales does not emerge
:21:51. > :21:56.with more powers. Yards away is a great Welsh landmark, Cardiff
:21:57. > :22:12.Castle, developed by a great Welsh -- Scott. If Wales was really able
:22:13. > :22:17.to get its messaging out about how it sees the future, there is an
:22:18. > :22:22.opportunity perhaps to say, here is what we would do, here is our
:22:23. > :22:24.position, and therefore some of those companies trying to make
:22:25. > :22:29.investment decisions for the long-term, if there is uncertainty
:22:30. > :22:34.in Scotland, perhaps there is an opportunity. There is no doubt that
:22:35. > :22:38.our old acquaintances the Scots will be back here in two years but by
:22:39. > :22:42.then they may have chosen to walk away from the union. If that
:22:43. > :22:49.happens, it will not just be Scotland that changes for ever,
:22:50. > :22:54.Wales could do. It's a huge boost for the Newport
:22:55. > :22:57.economy. A Saudi Arabian company is opening a steelworks on the former
:22:58. > :23:02.Rowecord site in Newport, creating 120 jobs with the prospect of more
:23:03. > :23:04.to come. Its products will be exported across the globe. Here's
:23:05. > :23:13.our business correspondent Brian Meechan.
:23:14. > :23:18.Back to work. The former Rowecord site collapsed almost a year ago.
:23:19. > :23:24.The company had built the roof for the Olympic aquatic Centre in
:23:25. > :23:34.London. Some former employees have been taken on by AIC. There is a big
:23:35. > :23:39.skill set in the Newport area so hopefully we will see some of the
:23:40. > :23:42.old talent back. The chief executive says there is an upturn in the
:23:43. > :23:47.market and are bidding for various construction jobs including
:23:48. > :23:50.stadiums. The decision of a global company to choose Newport as it is
:23:51. > :23:55.only based in Europe is a significant investment. We have a
:23:56. > :24:01.very strong balance sheet so we were able to fund this. But it is a vote
:24:02. > :24:07.of confidence in the skill levels. I think it is a really important
:24:08. > :24:10.statement for Wales. We often hear about the skills shortages in Wales
:24:11. > :24:15.but in this case a highly skilled workforce was what attracted the
:24:16. > :24:20.company. AIC also intends to exported products made here so there
:24:21. > :24:26.is still a place for top of the range of manufacturing in the global
:24:27. > :24:29.market. It says markets abroad are potentially developing and we in
:24:30. > :24:33.Wales manufacture great things. What we need are more companies with
:24:34. > :24:41.insight and some finance behind them. Newport has had bad news
:24:42. > :24:46.recently with jobs at risk at this bakery. More than 120 jobs could go
:24:47. > :24:53.at a steelworks in Newport. AIC believes it can offer job
:24:54. > :24:57.opportunities. While most businesses have suffered during this long and
:24:58. > :25:01.deep economic downturn, the steel industry in particular has faced a
:25:02. > :25:05.tough time. This news today is not just a glimmer of hope for this city
:25:06. > :25:07.but also for the industry as a whole.
:25:08. > :25:10.Well, it's been feeling spring-like, but the weather's about to change.
:25:11. > :25:17.Here's Sue with the forecast. We've had a relatively mild start to
:25:18. > :25:23.the month. This time last year, we were in the middle of the coldest
:25:24. > :25:30.march for 50 years. Snow in the Brecon Beacons and across much of
:25:31. > :25:39.North Wales. It will turn a bit colder by the end of the week.
:25:40. > :25:44.Tomorrow's the last of the mostly mild and breezy days. This evening,
:25:45. > :25:46.generally dry with variable cloud and some clear spells. Remaining
:25:47. > :25:53.windy with gales possible along the coast and on high ground. A mild
:25:54. > :25:59.night though. A fairly mild start tomorrow and largely dry. 14 Celsius
:26:00. > :26:02.in Flintshire and Wrexham. Late Wednesday and into Thursday, a
:26:03. > :26:05.developing area of low pressure in the Atlantic begins to spread across
:26:06. > :26:09.the UK, bringing the first significant rain for a couple of
:26:10. > :26:12.weeks and stronger winds. Thursday might start dry but that band of
:26:13. > :26:18.heavy rain will push southwards through the day. Winds could reach
:26:19. > :26:22.gale force along the coast. The rain eventually clearing later in the
:26:23. > :26:26.day. And it's a cold front pushing through on Thursday so a colder air
:26:27. > :26:30.mass following behind it for the end of the week. A much fresher feel
:26:31. > :26:34.Friday with brisk winds, often cloudy with sunny spells and
:26:35. > :26:39.scattered showers. Temperatures back in single figures for most of Wales.
:26:40. > :26:43.Then we're in for a chilly weekend with sunny spells and showers. Those
:26:44. > :26:47.showers could turn wintry on Saturday with snow in the mountains.
:26:48. > :26:54.Probably more settled on Sunday with the return of overnight frosts.
:26:55. > :26:58.It's coming up to seven o'clock. Tonight's headlines from the BBC.
:26:59. > :27:01.Russia's president Vladimir Putin has dismissed criticism from the
:27:02. > :27:07.West and formally taken Crimea from Ukraine and into the Russian
:27:08. > :27:10.Federation. And the Welsh NHS and Labour's
:27:11. > :27:14.management of it provoked a furious row today. The First Minister
:27:15. > :27:17.unleashed a scathing attack on an MP from his own party after her
:27:18. > :27:21.criticisms of the state of the health service. Carwyn Jones said
:27:22. > :27:25.Ann Clwyd, the MP for the Cynon Valley, had produced no evidence and
:27:26. > :27:27.no facts. Tonight, Ms Clwyd said she would rather the Assembly
:27:28. > :27:29.concentrate on resolving the problems in the NHS than attacking
:27:30. > :27:33.her personally. We'll have an update for you here at
:27:34. > :27:39.8.00pm and again after the BBC news at 10.00pm. That's Wales Today.
:27:40. > :27:56.Thank you for watching. From all of us on the programme, good evening.
:27:57. > :28:00.with loads of running, swimming and cycling events.
:28:01. > :28:03.You don't need hi-tech equipment to get involved -