:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six - on BBC One we now
:00:00. > :00:14.Coming up in Wales Today: Our top story: The Mother's Day walk that
:00:15. > :00:18.ended in tragedy - a 68-year-old woman has died after being cut off
:00:19. > :00:22.by the tide as she walked dogs with her daughter.
:00:23. > :00:26.The RNLI warning tonight about the dangers of fast moving spring tides.
:00:27. > :00:29.Gleision coal mine where four men died - did the manager disregard
:00:30. > :00:35.workers' safety? House prices on the move - but the direction depends on
:00:36. > :00:39.where you live. Melanie got one when she was 13 - it
:00:40. > :00:46.became infected and now new regulations for tattooists.
:00:47. > :00:49.And in tonight's sport: Swansea City edge closer to Premier League safety
:00:50. > :00:51.and Cardiff STILL in with a chance of staying-up but can the fans take
:00:52. > :01:12.any more last minute dramas? Good evening. The RNLI is warning
:01:13. > :01:14.people tonight about the dangers of fast-moving spring tides after a
:01:15. > :01:19.68-year-old woman died during a mother's day walk in
:01:20. > :01:22.Carmarthenshire. Susan Hackett was walking with her daughter and eight
:01:23. > :01:26.dogs on Cefn Sidan beach yesterday when they got into difficulty.
:01:27. > :01:32.Lifeboat teams also dealt with two other incidents over the weekend.
:01:33. > :01:38.Our reporter Abigail Neal is outside Burry Port Harbour near where it
:01:39. > :01:43.happened. Abi? Thanks. I'm not sure if you can see
:01:44. > :01:49.but just behind me you can see a stretch of sand were the seagulls
:01:50. > :01:52.are now. Within a few minutes that was quite a large sandbank but has
:01:53. > :01:58.now completely disappeared because the tide is coming in at such a fast
:01:59. > :02:02.rate and that does illustrate the danger of how you can get cut off
:02:03. > :02:07.field without realising and it was just beyond the peer over there that
:02:08. > :02:10.40-year-old Emma Hackett and 68-year-old Susan Hackett were
:02:11. > :02:16.walking their eight dogs when they became stranded. The lifeboat
:02:17. > :02:20.station is over there and they were here within five minutes but it was
:02:21. > :02:29.then too late to save everyone. The two women had headed out from
:02:30. > :02:33.Cambrai towards Burry Port. By late afternoon, the Mother's Day treat
:02:34. > :02:38.turned to panic when they were stranded on a sandbank as the tide
:02:39. > :02:42.rushed in. The RNLI was called by someone on the beach who saw them in
:02:43. > :02:46.trouble. Rescuers arrived within minutes and spotted the daughter
:02:47. > :02:52.already submerged in the water. She was very hypothermic and frightened
:02:53. > :02:58.and concerned for her mother. We didn't have any news by then
:02:59. > :03:03.other than when she was located in the air and sea rescue said it was
:03:04. > :03:12.deemed better that they would recover the needy from the water.
:03:13. > :03:18.This area is known as treacherous because when a person is cut off,
:03:19. > :03:22.the force of water is so strong that there would be no possibility of
:03:23. > :03:27.trying to swim for sure. 40-year-old Emma Hackett survived but her
:03:28. > :03:34.68-year-old mother Susan Hackett could not be saved. Five of the dog
:03:35. > :03:40.also drowned. Tonight rescue teams are warning people to check the tide
:03:41. > :03:44.times before heading out. As you can see, we are blessed with a lovely
:03:45. > :03:48.coastline but it presents a danger. People need to leave enough time to
:03:49. > :03:53.get back from wherever they walk to but ultimately, if they feel they
:03:54. > :04:01.are in any danger they need to call the coastguard immediately. The
:04:02. > :04:08.winning -- the warning signs are there. It seems to be worse since
:04:09. > :04:14.the last storms we had because I think the sand is a not flatter. The
:04:15. > :04:18.tide was a long way out yesterday. You have to worry about the tide
:04:19. > :04:22.because it can come in suddenly. Having said that, it goes out so far
:04:23. > :04:26.you wouldn't have thought it would be that quick but it is obviously
:04:27. > :04:35.dangerous. This stretch of coastline has long been notorious for failures
:04:36. > :04:39.and now it proves it still has the ability to claim lives. There were a
:04:40. > :04:45.couple of other incidents where emergency crews were sent out
:04:46. > :04:51.because they had become stranded, one in the mumbles and another near
:04:52. > :04:56.Penarth on Sully Island. The RNLI said we are experiencing
:04:57. > :05:00.particularly high spring tides at the moment and we need to make sure
:05:01. > :05:04.we leave enough time to get back because as we can see here,
:05:05. > :05:08.especially on the sandbanks, the tide can come in much quicker than
:05:09. > :05:10.you think. A mine manager facing four counts of
:05:11. > :05:14.manslaughter through gross negligence - failed to comply with
:05:15. > :05:17.safety regulations - a jury has heard. The prosecution says Malcolm
:05:18. > :05:20.Fyfield took "staggering risks" at the Gleision Mine in the Swansea
:05:21. > :05:26.valley, which flooded after a wall was breached in 2011. He denies the
:05:27. > :05:31.charges. Cemlyn Davies was in court. A simple but catastrophic mistake
:05:32. > :05:34.that should never have been made. That's how the prosecution described
:05:35. > :05:39.what happened at Gleision on the day four colliers lost their lives.
:05:40. > :05:42.Garry Jenkins, Philip Hill, David Powell and Charles Breslin all
:05:43. > :05:51.drowned after 650,000 gallons of water poured into the section of the
:05:52. > :05:55.mine where they working. The men were trying to break through to a
:05:56. > :05:58.disused part of the mine and the jury heard Malcolm Fyfield had been
:05:59. > :06:03.repeatedly warned about the presence of water in that area. But according
:06:04. > :06:08.to the prosecution "Mr Fyfield decided to go his own way. He must
:06:09. > :06:16.have thought he could breach the old workings without causing danger to
:06:17. > :06:19.anyone", the barrister said. The jury heard Mr Fyfield told
:06:20. > :06:23.police he'd gone into the old central workings the day before the
:06:24. > :06:25.disaster and found there was no body of standing water there. It's the
:06:26. > :06:30.prosecution's case that Malcolm Fyfield had misjudged where the
:06:31. > :06:33.water was. The jury was shown these industry regulations which clearly
:06:34. > :06:39.state "it's the mine manager's duty to prevent any inrush". Mr Fyfield
:06:40. > :06:43.should have notified the mine inspector of his intention to break
:06:44. > :06:49.through to the old workings even if he didn't think there was water
:06:50. > :06:52.there. The prosecution say he failed to comply with that regulation.
:06:53. > :06:56.Concluding his opening statement, Gregg Taylor QC said, "The mine
:06:57. > :06:57.manager is there to make the correct calculations and men's lives depend
:06:58. > :07:11.on him doing so. This afternoon the first witness was
:07:12. > :07:14.called. Under cross examination Simon Cooke from the Coal Authority
:07:15. > :07:16.confirmed Mr Fyfield was a meticulous mine manager who always
:07:17. > :07:24.submitted updated mine plans on time. Mr Fyfield denies four counts
:07:25. > :07:27.of manslaughter through gross negligence and the mine operators,
:07:28. > :07:35.MNS mining have pleaded not guilty to charges of corporate
:07:36. > :07:38.manslaughter. The trial continues. Police have been stopping and
:07:39. > :07:42.checking cars after a report of an altercation involving a child and a
:07:43. > :07:45.man in Cardigan. Officers were told of a young girl screaming in the
:07:46. > :07:52.back of car outside Cardigan Secondary School. She is thought to
:07:53. > :07:57.be between eight and 12 years old with shoulder-length brown hair.
:07:58. > :08:06.Officers are searching for a silver to loom -- silver saloon vehicle.
:08:07. > :08:11.The BBC understands there have been no reports of missing children.
:08:12. > :08:14.Businesses in Wales could see their rates fall after the Economy
:08:15. > :08:18.Minister Edwina Hart announced a ?15 million funding package. The Wales
:08:19. > :08:22.Retail Relief Scheme could provide a discount of one thousand pounds for
:08:23. > :08:24.retailers, and food and drink premises with a rateable value of
:08:25. > :08:27.less than ?50,000. The former shadow Welsh secretary,
:08:28. > :08:30.Nigel Evans, has described the effect of his arrest for rape and
:08:31. > :08:35.sexual assault as an "absolute hell". The Swansea born MP told his
:08:36. > :08:38.trial that the accusations would live with him for the rest of his
:08:39. > :08:48.life. Matthew Richards is at Preston law courts. What has Mr Evans been
:08:49. > :08:52.saying? He was asked to summarise his
:08:53. > :08:56.feelings about the past year since he was arrested on a charge of rape,
:08:57. > :09:02.two of indecent assault, five of sexual assault and one of attempted
:09:03. > :09:07.sexual assault. All of which he denies. He says it has been hell. He
:09:08. > :09:11.said as a politician it was bad enough if somebody accuse you of
:09:12. > :09:19.having six items in your five items or less queue but this was just
:09:20. > :09:24.awful. What does he say about the men making these claims?
:09:25. > :09:28.There are seven men in their 20s making the allegations and Nigel
:09:29. > :09:32.Evans knows them all to a larger or smaller extent. He said that he
:09:33. > :09:36.couldn't recall specific occasions when he is accused of having
:09:37. > :09:42.sexually assaulted several of them. On one occasion by putting his hand
:09:43. > :09:47.down a man's trousers and another occasion of kissing a man. He does
:09:48. > :09:52.admit to making a pass at a man at his home in 2009 but he said when
:09:53. > :10:00.that was violently rejected he stopped and he felt like a chastened
:10:01. > :10:04.child. Of rape, he said that they had had consensual intercourse but
:10:05. > :10:11.the first inkling he had had that the man was not happy with that five
:10:12. > :10:15.days later the police called at the door.
:10:16. > :10:18.House prices in Wales are on the move according to the latest report
:10:19. > :10:21.from the Land Registry. But the direction depends on where you live.
:10:22. > :10:24.Monmouthshire has seen the biggest price rise in the last 12 months
:10:25. > :10:27.closely followed by Cardiff, Bridgend and Anglesey. In some Welsh
:10:28. > :10:32.counties, though, house prices have fallen, with properties in Blaenau
:10:33. > :10:40.Gwent taking a 15%. Roger Pinney reports.
:10:41. > :10:43.In the boom years we never stopped hearing about the endless upward
:10:44. > :10:49.spiral of house prices with scarcely a thought for those for whom buying
:10:50. > :10:54.was getting more and more difficult. Then came the best. In
:10:55. > :10:58.many places rices are moving again. This latest report from the land
:10:59. > :11:04.Registry shows that across Wales has prices rose in the last year but
:11:05. > :11:09.there are big regional differences. On Anglesey there was healthy growth
:11:10. > :11:20.but on this. Said of the men I straight, hoax -- this side of the
:11:21. > :11:23.Menai Strait, has prices were down. We made a bit of many on the house
:11:24. > :11:28.we are selling but it is not the type of house you would get a lot of
:11:29. > :11:32.profit out of so I'm chuffed we made a bit of money from it. A rosy
:11:33. > :11:39.picture on Anglesey but price rises do bring a downside for those
:11:40. > :11:43.already struggling to get on the housing ladder. Across Wales there
:11:44. > :11:49.is a mixed picture. In Anglesey and Bridgend prices are moving. Steadily
:11:50. > :11:53.upwards. Swansea has seen prices fall but not as much as blind eye
:11:54. > :12:01.and where property values continue to handle.
:12:02. > :12:04.-- in Gwent. This estate agency business has
:12:05. > :12:12.offices in Anglesey, where prices are up, and where prices are down.
:12:13. > :12:16.He says we should worry less about prices and more about the number of
:12:17. > :12:22.sales going through. It has been patchy and that is
:12:23. > :12:25.transferring through to 2014. We are seeing a large number of
:12:26. > :12:31.transactions selling so that should be the first step to house price
:12:32. > :12:33.growth. We are seeing evidence of an
:12:34. > :12:38.increased number of transactions, which is what the economy and the
:12:39. > :12:43.industry needs in terms of giving certainty there will be volumes that
:12:44. > :12:48.businesses can work off and people can buy their homes with confidence.
:12:49. > :12:52.The key point is that house prices are taken as a financial barometer
:12:53. > :12:57.so there may be no end in sight yet for austerity but some of us are
:12:58. > :12:59.already feeling more confident about the future.
:13:00. > :13:02.Much more to come before seven o'clock: It looked all over!
:13:03. > :13:05.The goal that keeps Cardiff in the fight - it's still all to play for
:13:06. > :13:13.with six Premier League games left. One of the UK's leading criminal
:13:14. > :13:16.justice charities has criticised the treatment of youngsters who are held
:13:17. > :13:19.in custody, especially when they've been in the care system. The Prison
:13:20. > :13:23.Reform Trust says they're concerned after BBC Wales revealed that a
:13:24. > :13:29.teenager was held on the same prison wing as the paedophile Ian Watkins.
:13:30. > :13:36.Leon Meisl, who was in care from the age of 12, spent two months at Parc
:13:37. > :13:41.Prison in Bridgend last year. India Pollock reports.
:13:42. > :13:48.Ian Watkins, former lead singer with rock band Lostprophets, a predatory
:13:49. > :13:53.paedophile convicted of a string of sex offences relating to children.
:13:54. > :13:57.Karl Mills, a triple murderer sentenced to 35 years for killing
:13:58. > :14:08.his baby, her mother and her grandmother. And Lionel, sentenced
:14:09. > :14:11.to a couple of months for burglary. I would sit at the same table with
:14:12. > :14:16.both of them. I would eat food with them. I was
:14:17. > :14:21.disgusted. How would you feel if you were sitting down with a murderer
:14:22. > :14:26.and a paedophile? I wouldn't go and burgle nobody again.
:14:27. > :14:32.How did he end up with the offenders? Parc Prison won't say.
:14:33. > :14:36.The prison service says it takes the safety of prisoners very seriously
:14:37. > :14:44.and that prisoners are monitored closely by staff at experts say the
:14:45. > :14:49.risks were high. The impact for young people is likely that they
:14:50. > :14:54.will learn more about crime from people who are experienced in
:14:55. > :14:58.committing crime so it may become that college of crime that nobody
:14:59. > :15:03.wants it to be. There are also risks they will be harmed, bullied and
:15:04. > :15:07.attacked. Violence is high in those institutions. And youngsters who
:15:08. > :15:13.have been in care are more likely to find themselves in the situation.
:15:14. > :15:16.Around 1% of all children in Wales and England are held in local
:15:17. > :15:21.authority care however a third of the boys and 44% of the girls in
:15:22. > :15:24.youth custody have been our are still in care. Last year the Justice
:15:25. > :15:27.Committee said that the youth justice system was failing this
:15:28. > :15:33.group of people. I still believe the cohorts between
:15:34. > :15:38.18 and 21 when they leave care are not being provided for. There is a
:15:39. > :15:44.vacuum there and governments have talked about it. Not much is being
:15:45. > :15:48.done. I hope they will look at the report.
:15:49. > :15:51.Leon Meisl says the experience is something he doesn't want to go
:15:52. > :15:53.through again and now he is determined to put his criminal past
:15:54. > :15:56.the hind him. Plans to give the Welsh Government
:15:57. > :15:59.responsibility for raising some of the money it spends will clear an
:16:00. > :16:02.important parliamentary hurdle tonight. The House of Commons has
:16:03. > :16:05.been debating the Wales Bill, which could lead to the Welsh Government
:16:06. > :16:09.being able to vary income tax rates. After today's general debate, the
:16:10. > :16:13.details of the proposed new law will be scrutinised by Mps. Our
:16:14. > :16:16.parliamentary correspondent David Cornock has been watching the
:16:17. > :16:23.debate. David, just remind how significant this is?
:16:24. > :16:27.Potentially this is quite an important day on the Welsh
:16:28. > :16:34.devolution journey. For years we have been talking about the transfer
:16:35. > :16:38.of more powers from Westminster to Cardiff. They have been commissions
:16:39. > :16:43.and committees. Today MPs are getting on with the business of
:16:44. > :16:47.legislating, passing a new law that will ultimately mean the Welsh
:16:48. > :16:52.government gets some tax and borrowing powers for the first
:16:53. > :16:57.time. This is a general day-to-day about the principles of this
:16:58. > :17:03.legislation. There is a cross-party consensus in some areas that Wales
:17:04. > :17:07.and the Welsh government should get more responsibility for raising some
:17:08. > :17:11.of that ?15 billion a year it bends. We had a couple of controversial
:17:12. > :17:17.areas, there is disagreement between Labour and the coalition over the
:17:18. > :17:21.detail of the income tax powers. That will be debated as the Bill
:17:22. > :17:28.continues its Parliamentary journey. The debate tonight will finish at
:17:29. > :17:33.about 10pm and then it will be down for detailed scrutiny by MPs.
:17:34. > :17:36.Keep us posted. Thank you very much. First Minister Carwyn Jones says
:17:37. > :17:39.there are too many career politicians in Westminster. At a
:17:40. > :17:41.conference in Cardiff he said, it's "absolutely crucial" that aspiring
:17:42. > :17:44.politicians "get as much experience as possible outside politics." His
:17:45. > :17:47.party's leader Ed Miliband, Conservative leader David Cameron
:17:48. > :17:49.and the leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg have spent
:17:50. > :17:56.almost their entire careers in politics. Mr Jones said it was an
:17:57. > :17:59.issue for all parties. Fishermen will be able to claim some
:18:00. > :18:08.of the cost of replacing equipment damaged during the high tides and
:18:09. > :18:12.storms this winter. The Minister for Natural Resources and Food says
:18:13. > :18:15.they'll be able to claim 80% of the cost of replacing pots to catch
:18:16. > :18:17.shellfish, or 20% percent of their value if the equipment can be
:18:18. > :18:20.repaired. Tougher controls could be brought in
:18:21. > :18:24.for tattoo parlours, as well as clinics offering cosmetic piercing
:18:25. > :18:27.under draft public health laws. Businesses would be required to meet
:18:28. > :18:39.minimum hygiene and infection control standards and be listed in a
:18:40. > :18:42.new register. Matt Murray reports. Peter to here is a Russian
:18:43. > :18:45.proverb... For Melanie Smith from Cardiff every
:18:46. > :18:52.tattoo on her body reflects her passions. From her love of books to
:18:53. > :18:55.her love for her grandmother. But there are two the 23-year-old
:18:56. > :18:59.regrets getting. She had them done illegally when she was just 13. This
:19:00. > :19:03.is one of them, it's always been illegible and after getting it done
:19:04. > :19:06.it started to scab and she ended up with an infection. I was using
:19:07. > :19:13.antiseptic all the time and I used the traditional method before I went
:19:14. > :19:17.to the doctor. It was painful and I couldn't wear anything on my hips. I
:19:18. > :19:20.had to get it treated with penicillin because of the infection.
:19:21. > :19:22.Melanie's welcomes tougher controls on staff and premises offering
:19:23. > :19:26.cosmetic procedures. Under the new law practitioners would need to pass
:19:27. > :19:29.a test, then they'd need to explain risks to customers before any
:19:30. > :19:33.procedures are carried out, and to offer adequate after care advice.
:19:34. > :19:35.Here at Valkary tattoo studio they already follow those procedures.
:19:36. > :19:38.Justin Oldham operates to the highest hygiene standards but
:19:39. > :19:44.believes this law needs to be introduced to stop so called back
:19:45. > :19:50.street tattoo artists operating. You hear the stories about, this
:19:51. > :19:54.person didn't have this or didn't clean certain sections... They
:19:55. > :19:58.dropped things on the floor and carried on using them. You hear
:19:59. > :20:02.these horror stories and it kind of makes you feel a little bit ashamed
:20:03. > :20:06.of your industry, really. The new law would also cover tougher
:20:07. > :20:09.controls for clinics carrying out cosmetic piercing, acupuncture and
:20:10. > :20:11.electrolysis. A new hygiene rating system is also being introduced at
:20:12. > :20:16.tattoo parlours which will be similar to the scores on the doors
:20:17. > :20:25.food hygiene rating. The risks of not getting done properly could mean
:20:26. > :20:29.hepatitis, HIV and scarring. Tattooing done properly is an
:20:30. > :20:33.expensive feature, the artwork is expensive, the ink is expensive and
:20:34. > :20:39.it takes time to do properly which is why we are seeing a rise of the
:20:40. > :20:40.cheap tattooists who can access equipment on the Internet and setup
:20:41. > :20:46.at home. Melanie now writes a blog advising
:20:47. > :20:50.people on tattoos. Her experience at 13 didn't put her off and she's now
:20:51. > :20:53.entering Miss Tattoo UK. But she'll always have a permanent reminder of
:20:54. > :20:55.the mistake she made. Football and rugby in tonight's
:20:56. > :20:59.sport. Here's Claire. Good evening. Just six games left to
:21:00. > :21:02.play but Cardiff City manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, says his team is
:21:03. > :21:05.displaying the right character to stay in the Premier League. They're
:21:06. > :21:09.clinging to their top flight status after a dramatic climax at West
:21:10. > :21:12.Brom. Swansea City's position is now more comfortable after they beat
:21:13. > :21:20.fellow strugglers, Norwich, to move seven points clear of the relegation
:21:21. > :21:24.places. Ashleigh Crowter reports. In a match that bordered on the
:21:25. > :21:35.surreal, it was fitting that a young player called Dali had the final
:21:36. > :21:37.say. Absolutely sensational! The managers couldn't believe their
:21:38. > :21:43.eyes. A 3-3 draw was a joke because
:21:44. > :21:48.relegation and survival flashed in front of their eyes in a minute. In
:21:49. > :21:52.the final throes of injury time, West Brom seemed to have hammered
:21:53. > :21:57.the nail in the coffin for Cardiff but the Welsh side refused to lie
:21:58. > :22:03.down, snatching a point that will prolong their fight.
:22:04. > :22:07.We have to keep it going for the crystal palace came and see what we
:22:08. > :22:17.can do but we still believe we can stay up.
:22:18. > :22:26.Next Saturday's match is crucial for them. Swansea are breathing easier
:22:27. > :22:31.today. They are seven points clear of the drop zone after beating
:22:32. > :22:34.Norwich. It was a display that lifted spirits at the Liberty
:22:35. > :22:41.Stadium, full of invention and skill. It was Garry Monk's first win
:22:42. > :22:44.in the Premier League since the win against Cardiff. His future still
:22:45. > :22:50.isn't decided but three more points should make the club say.
:22:51. > :22:55.We have to win the next game. We have to then win the next one and
:22:56. > :22:59.the next one. That is my approach and that is why demand. We can be
:23:00. > :23:05.better and we have to improve. They want to do it and that is the key.
:23:06. > :23:09.It is important they want to do it and they deserved it this weekend
:23:10. > :23:14.but next weekend we have to do it all over again. Cardiff fans are
:23:15. > :23:18.still worried about their future on and off the pitch.
:23:19. > :23:22.The supporters trust has written to the FA, Premier League and football
:23:23. > :23:29.league, asking them to impose rules to protect the livery as well as its
:23:30. > :23:33.name. They are protesting the change of the club's colours from blue to
:23:34. > :23:42.red traduced by Vincent Tan two years ago.
:23:43. > :23:46.The 24-year-old who scored against Iceland earlier this month was
:23:47. > :23:50.injured playing for Burnley on Saturday and will see a specialist
:23:51. > :23:53.to plan his recovery. Welsh Premier Football side Port
:23:54. > :23:56.Talbot say they've paid a tax bill in full. The club had the money to
:23:57. > :24:01.Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs but they say THAT has now been
:24:02. > :24:03.paid-off. The court dismissed the winding-up petition after hearing
:24:04. > :24:06.that the outstanding debt had been paid in full.
:24:07. > :24:09.Rugby, the Scarlets kept their European Cup qualification hopes on
:24:10. > :24:12.track with a thrilling bonus point win over Connacht yesterday. Gareth
:24:13. > :24:15.Maule stretched-over, under the posts, for their fourth try in a
:24:16. > :24:19.dramatic finish. The Welsh region are on target to finish sixth.
:24:20. > :24:21.Meanwhile it was a triumphant return for hooker Matthew Rees following
:24:22. > :24:25.his treatment for testicular cancer. He came on from the bench as the
:24:26. > :24:32.Blues beat title-hopefuls Ulster, 28-23. He said it was good to be
:24:33. > :24:38.back. It has been a tough couple of months
:24:39. > :24:41.for myself but normally I am quite a positive person and to reflect
:24:42. > :24:46.back, I was quite fortunate to be able to train through the
:24:47. > :24:48.treatment. And the support I've had from throughout the world has been
:24:49. > :24:52.great. Overwhelming. Nice to see him back. And it's
:24:53. > :24:55.always nice to see Derek. Some thunder around this afternoon?
:24:56. > :25:00.A big change this afternoon. Heavy downpours and rumbles of thunder. A
:25:01. > :25:08.big difference to yesterday which was the warmest day of the year so
:25:09. > :25:11.far. In Porthmadog the temperature soared to nearly 21 Celsius, 70
:25:12. > :25:15.Fahrenheit, making it warmer than Majorca! And totally the opposite of
:25:16. > :25:18.last March which was the coldest for over 50 years. This March has been
:25:19. > :25:22.warmer, drier and sunnier than average. A welcome boost after such
:25:23. > :25:24.a wet winter! This evening rain and showers will continue to spread
:25:25. > :25:27.northwards. Heavy downpours in places too with thunder. Dry weather
:25:28. > :25:32.will follow from the southwest overnight with mist and fog patches.
:25:33. > :25:36.And turning cool. Temperatures inland falling as low as two or
:25:37. > :25:44.three Celsius with a ground frost in places. Here's the picture for
:25:45. > :25:47.8:00am in the morning. Mixed fortunes. The whole country dry but
:25:48. > :25:51.some places grey with low cloud, mist and fog patches. On the other
:25:52. > :25:58.hand some other places will be bright and wake up to sunshine.
:25:59. > :26:03.Around seven Celsius. During the morning mist and fog will lift and
:26:04. > :26:10.it will turn into a nice day. A fine afternoon. Most places enjoying some
:26:11. > :26:14.sunshine. Top temperatures 14 to 17 Celsius. A little cooler on the
:26:15. > :26:19.coast with a breeze off the sea. A dry start tomorrow evening but a few
:26:20. > :26:23.showers will spread northwards. The showers hit and miss with a lot of
:26:24. > :26:26.places having a dry night. Wednesday some dry, bright weather but some
:26:27. > :26:32.rain and showers as well which could be heavy with thunder. Temperatures
:26:33. > :26:36.on the warm side with a southeasterly breeze. Some of you
:26:37. > :26:44.have been in touch to say your car is covered in a yellow dust. This is
:26:45. > :26:47.sand which has been blown our way. Low pressure over the Atlantic west
:26:48. > :26:51.of Portugal means Southerly winds from the Sahara. The dust is carried
:26:52. > :26:55.northwards towards the UK and then washed out of the sky by rain. We
:26:56. > :26:59.may see more dust this week with more rain and April showers. The
:27:00. > :27:03.dust is a nuisance but can lead to vivid sunsets! So enjoy the dry
:27:04. > :27:05.weather and sunshine tomorrow. More unsettled later in the week and
:27:06. > :27:10.turning cooler. Jamie.
:27:11. > :27:18.Tonight's headlines. The impact of climate change is likely to be
:27:19. > :27:25.severe, pervasive and irreversible, that is the stark warning to light
:27:26. > :27:29.in a report from the United Nations. The RNLI is warning about the
:27:30. > :27:36.dangers of fast moving tides after a woman died in Carmarthenshire.
:27:37. > :27:40.I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock and after the BBC news
:27:41. > :27:43.at ten. That's Wales Today. Thank you for watching from all of us on
:27:44. > :27:45.the programme good evening.