:00:11. > :00:13.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story: ?30 million
:00:14. > :00:16.of pay-offs - Welsh councils have spent nearly twice as much
:00:17. > :00:18.on making staff redundant as they did last year. Also tonight:
:00:19. > :00:20.a new controversy over the M4 relief road. Government
:00:21. > :00:22.consultations won't be made public. He wanted to traffic cocaine
:00:23. > :00:25.into North Wales. The drugs dealer on the run for
:00:26. > :00:26.four years jailed.
:00:27. > :00:29.Good Evening from Glasgow - no medals yet on day one for Wales
:00:30. > :00:32.- but there's still time! Jazz Carlin goes in the pool -
:00:33. > :00:35.she makes the final in her least favourite event -
:00:36. > :00:36.and last night she carried the flag for Wales can Frankie Jones and her
:00:37. > :00:46.team-mates get on the podium? a new controversy over
:00:47. > :00:54.the M4 relief road. Government He wanted to traffic cocaine
:00:55. > :00:58.into North Wales. The drugs dealer on the run for
:00:59. > :01:00.four years Good Evening from Glasgow -
:01:01. > :01:03.no medals yet on day one for Wales Jazz Carlin goes in the pool -
:01:04. > :01:08.she makes the final in her least favourite event -
:01:09. > :01:14.and last night she carried the flag for Wales. Can Frankie Jones and her
:01:15. > :01:35.team-mates get on the podium? shedding thousands of staff. Now for
:01:36. > :01:40.the first time, we know how that it is all costing in redundancy
:01:41. > :01:44.payments. Figures obtained by BBC Wales showed the amount authorities
:01:45. > :01:50.are spending has nearly doubled. Last year the bill was more than ?30
:01:51. > :01:57.million. There are also big variations between councils.
:01:58. > :02:01.This is the second smallest council in Wales, but the second biggest
:02:02. > :02:06.payer when it comes to redundancy cheques. The council is reduced
:02:07. > :02:12.staff here by more than many others, around 400, and it has cost more
:02:13. > :02:16.than ?7 million over three years. Figures we have obtained show ?70
:02:17. > :02:23.million was spent by councils across Wales two years ago. By last year
:02:24. > :02:28.this had almost doubled to more than ?30 million. We estimate that in
:02:29. > :02:34.that time the workforce has been cut by around 2500. The Welsh Local
:02:35. > :02:37.Government Association say councils are the poor relations when it comes
:02:38. > :02:41.to be redundancy payments, with others in the public sector getting
:02:42. > :02:46.far higher packages, and it says the payments save money in the long run.
:02:47. > :02:52.It is necessary because the budgets are being cut. Up to 2018, it is
:02:53. > :02:58.about 900 million that will have been cut from local Government
:02:59. > :03:03.budgets. One of the only ways that authorities can manage this is to
:03:04. > :03:06.shed jobs. And there are huge differences depending where you are.
:03:07. > :03:16.Over the past three years, carefully, next door, spent
:03:17. > :03:24.?170,000. While Cardiff spent ?16 million. Powys spent ?5 million and
:03:25. > :03:31.Wrexham ?800,000. During the time of plenty, the cost of redundancy is
:03:32. > :03:36.less of an issue. But not when things are tight. This leisure
:03:37. > :03:42.centre has been closed as part of a saving plan. The year before, the
:03:43. > :03:47.very same amount, ?2.6 million, was used for what it calls exit
:03:48. > :03:53.packages. Within that, ?1.6 million was used for just 25 people, and
:03:54. > :04:00.half ?1 million was used for four senior managers. The council says it
:04:01. > :04:03.has been forced to take these measures because of unprecedented
:04:04. > :04:06.budget cuts. People will be concerned because the figure has
:04:07. > :04:12.doubled over the last 12 months but what a lot of people get anxious
:04:13. > :04:15.about is when they see people receiving a big golden handshake for
:04:16. > :04:20.redundancies and then a few months later go back into the same local
:04:21. > :04:24.authority or a neighbouring one and doing the same work. There are
:04:25. > :04:30.legitimate questions how local authorities are spending taxpayers'
:04:31. > :04:38.money to make people redundant. So was that view shared on the streets?
:04:39. > :04:43.All they do is put taxes upon the rest of the people. It has all come
:04:44. > :04:48.down two jobs are paid less than they used to be, so when it comes to
:04:49. > :04:54.redundancy payment they are entitled to that money because that is what
:04:55. > :04:58.they were employed as. It will become even more topical if local
:04:59. > :05:03.Government reorganisation happens and many more senior managers are
:05:04. > :05:05.given payoffs. How much they will get will come under intense
:05:06. > :05:09.scrutiny. The Welsh Government has been
:05:10. > :05:13.strongly criticised for its refusal to publish document outlining
:05:14. > :05:18.conclusions of its consultation on the new M4 relief road. The paper
:05:19. > :05:20.was approved by Cabinet last week, two days before the Transport
:05:21. > :05:26.Minister announced her decision to give the new motorway to the South
:05:27. > :05:31.of Newport the go-ahead. Our political report is here. Even more
:05:32. > :05:36.controversy. Yes, this will be the Welsh Government's single weakest
:05:37. > :05:42.capital spend since devolution, with a price tag at estimated at around
:05:43. > :05:47.?1 million. When Edwina Hart gave it the go-ahead last week there was a
:05:48. > :05:50.lot of opposition, on cost grounds, on the environmental impact, and
:05:51. > :05:54.also on the way the decision was taken, announced in assembly the day
:05:55. > :05:58.before the end of term and a week before the committee published a
:05:59. > :06:01.report on this very topic. The Minister for her part was clear that
:06:02. > :06:06.this was the right decision and she was taking it at this point because
:06:07. > :06:14.she was getting on with governing. What has been said today? It is
:06:15. > :06:20.about transparency. The paper was put forward clue summing up the
:06:21. > :06:25.conclusions of the public consultation. Now an overview of
:06:26. > :06:28.that meeting and documents like this are published on the Welsh
:06:29. > :06:32.Government website but today we have learned that with this document it
:06:33. > :06:36.will not be the case. The Government has decided it will be exempt from
:06:37. > :06:40.disclosure so it will not go up on the website when it would have done.
:06:41. > :06:44.The Welsh Liberal Democrats, for one, have reacted angrily. Here is
:06:45. > :06:49.what they have to say. It is appalling that a consultation that
:06:50. > :06:55.was held to allow the public to contribute to a public debate has
:06:56. > :06:59.been covered up in this way. It ought to be, open and transparent
:07:00. > :07:04.governance. The Government has not told us is
:07:05. > :07:10.the fact reasoning for non-disclosure here. As for the
:07:11. > :07:14.project, Edwina Hart said last week she expects legal challenge. I have
:07:15. > :07:17.spoken to one environmental group currently consulting with lawyers on
:07:18. > :07:22.this. They expect to make a decision on whether to take this first step
:07:23. > :07:22.toward legal action at some point in the next few weeks.
:07:23. > :07:26.Thank you. A woman who stabbed a businessman
:07:27. > :07:29.in the neck in his car has been Swansea Crown Court heard that
:07:30. > :07:32.Katie Jenkins killed Richard Craddock in Gowerton last
:07:33. > :07:35.year, after he gave her a lift. She had been on trial
:07:36. > :07:48.for his murder but later admitted 78 jobs are to cope with the closure
:07:49. > :07:53.of Unipart Automotive in many parts of Wales. Nine stores will close,
:07:54. > :08:01.though the come off and branch has been bought by another company.
:08:02. > :08:05.The jury in the Alfie Sullock murder trial have been sent home for the
:08:06. > :08:09.night and will resume their deliberations tomorrow. The
:08:10. > :08:14.six-month-old baby died in Merthyr Tydfil last October. His mother's
:08:15. > :08:17.boyfriend Michael Peers denies murder and an alternative charge of
:08:18. > :08:22.manslaughter. A journalist from Marshgate he used
:08:23. > :08:29.to work at the Sunday Mirror and the News Of The World has received a
:08:30. > :08:33.suspended jail sentence after admitting phone hacking. -- from
:08:34. > :08:36.Ruthin. A surgeon who failed to tackle
:08:37. > :08:40.internal bleeding quickly enough in a patient who later died has been
:08:41. > :08:45.placed under supervision for a year. The Henrik ship businessman Malcolm
:08:46. > :08:53.Green suffered convocations after an operation for bowel cancer in
:08:54. > :08:57.Haverfordwest. Hywel Dda health board have already admitted failings
:08:58. > :09:01.in his care. 82-year-old Malcolm Green had been
:09:02. > :09:07.in good health. Seen here receiving an MBE from the Queen in 2011. But
:09:08. > :09:12.following year, he was diagnosed with bowel cancer and to June 2012,
:09:13. > :09:17.he went into hospital for a routine operation remove it. Early the next
:09:18. > :09:22.morning, there were signs something was wrong. It was later discovered
:09:23. > :09:25.he was bleeding internally, but a second operation to correct that did
:09:26. > :09:30.not take place until 1pm in the afternoon. By then, it was too late.
:09:31. > :09:35.Mr Green died three days later. The surgeon in charge of his care has
:09:36. > :09:41.now been placed under supervision order on the General medical Council
:09:42. > :09:48.-- while the General medical Council, or GMC, investigate his
:09:49. > :09:51.case. We had understood that the GMC would be having a fitness to
:09:52. > :09:54.practice tribunal and that would be the only action being taken place,
:09:55. > :10:02.and I think it goes to show the catastrophic error made in June
:10:03. > :10:06.2012. The doctor remains employed by Hywel Dda health board but the
:10:07. > :10:10.conditions imposed by the GMC state that for the next year, he must be
:10:11. > :10:16.supervised by unnamed consultant and his work reviewed at least once a
:10:17. > :10:18.fortnight. Mr Green's family are correctly receiving damages against
:10:19. > :10:23.Hywel Dda. 17 people died or drowned in
:10:24. > :10:28.accident around the Welsh coast last year, while 65 lives were saved by
:10:29. > :10:32.lifeboat crews and lifeguards, according to the RNLI. Earlier
:10:33. > :10:37.today, swimmers were rescued after struggling against the tide.
:10:38. > :10:40.Yesterday rescuers were called to 13 incidents on the North Wales coast.
:10:41. > :10:47.Tonight, a warning to take care on the coast. The simple message is to
:10:48. > :10:52.check tides, check the conditions, and stay within your capabilities,
:10:53. > :10:56.whether you are surfing, swimming, walking the cliff path, going out to
:10:57. > :11:01.causeways, just check tide and weather. A man who spent for years
:11:02. > :11:04.on the run after being involved in a conspiracy to bring large amount of
:11:05. > :11:07.cocaine into North Wales has been jailed.
:11:08. > :11:09.Francis Cain from Liverpool was sentenced to nine years
:11:10. > :11:12.for his role in the operation, which had been secretly filmed by police.
:11:13. > :11:15.Ten fellow conspirators were jailed four years ago for a total
:11:16. > :11:22.It was this police surveillance which helped identify the players in
:11:23. > :11:25.a conspiracy to bring class-A drugs from Liverpool to North Wales.
:11:26. > :11:30.At one time, cocaine with an estimated street value
:11:31. > :11:33.of ?162,000 was recovered, along with large amounts of cash.
:11:34. > :11:35.The notorious Denbighshire criminal John Gizzi was described as one
:11:36. > :11:39.of the ringleaders and was jailed along with nine other men in 2010.
:11:40. > :11:43.Posters showing their faces were put up around Denbighshire
:11:44. > :11:47.by police to deter others from following in their footsteps.
:11:48. > :11:49.As part of their surveillance operation, officers witnessed
:11:50. > :11:53.John Gizzi receiving a plastic bag from 39-year-old Francis Cain
:11:54. > :11:57.from Liverpool, who was identified as an organiser of the conspiracy.
:11:58. > :12:01.But he fled custody in 2010 and was only recaptured earlier this year.
:12:02. > :12:04.Mold Crown Court heard that he had previously been engaged
:12:05. > :12:07.in serious criminal activity, had been jailed for nine years
:12:08. > :12:11.in 2002 for conspiracy to rob, and was therefore on licence
:12:12. > :12:24.Having evaded justice temporarily, he was jailed for nine years.
:12:25. > :12:38.Much more to come before 7pm. Could this golf course host the sport's
:12:39. > :12:42.most important tournament? And it has been another hot day here
:12:43. > :12:44.at the Royal Welsh Show, but if you do not like the heat, there is a
:12:45. > :12:55.change on the way. It has been a glorious week at the
:12:56. > :13:00.Royal Welsh Show. Hundreds of farmers competed, many as a family
:13:01. > :13:04.with their sons or daughters who will eventually take over the
:13:05. > :13:07.business, but is there enough support for youngsters wanting a
:13:08. > :13:12.future in agriculture if they have not been born into farming families?
:13:13. > :13:17.We have been speaking to a teenager struggling to enter the industry.
:13:18. > :13:24.Catch those two lambs and put them out. Sam Davies is 18 years old but
:13:25. > :13:28.since a young age, he has dreamt of being a farmer. He has not grown up
:13:29. > :13:34.in the industry, so to get experience he comes to this farm to
:13:35. > :13:39.work as a volunteer. He does not get paid, because the business is fully
:13:40. > :13:44.staffed with family members. I just want to get out there. I do not want
:13:45. > :13:50.to be stuck in, doing something I'm not really enjoying in life. If I'm
:13:51. > :13:56.outdoors, on a farm, that is perfect for me. I would love it. There are
:13:57. > :14:00.so many sons and daughters with the experienced ready to go to work.
:14:01. > :14:06.It's not impossible by any means. Sam has the ability to do it and
:14:07. > :14:12.he's committed to that. He will find something, but where and which it
:14:13. > :14:15.will be difficult to say. Sam lives in a former mining area with his
:14:16. > :14:19.family who have no background in farming. He has been studying
:14:20. > :14:22.agriculture at college and should now be working as a paid apprentice
:14:23. > :14:29.on a farm, but he cannot get a placement. Unless you have got
:14:30. > :14:33.family, then it is very very difficult to get into, and yes I
:14:34. > :14:39.find it frustration. I want to support him as much as I can. There
:14:40. > :14:43.was plenty of support for farmers at the Royal Welsh Show this week.
:14:44. > :14:47.Hundreds came to showcase their animals. Many of the farmers who
:14:48. > :14:51.come here to the Royal Welsh Show compete as a family. The livestock
:14:52. > :14:54.owners train their sons and daughters to take over the business
:14:55. > :14:58.in the future but many admit that without being born into the
:14:59. > :15:03.industry, it is difficult to get a job as a farmer. You have got to own
:15:04. > :15:08.a farm before starting because there is so much money involved. It is
:15:09. > :15:13.unbelievable, the money for farm, over 1 million. The Welsh Government
:15:14. > :15:17.says there is a scheme in place to help young farmers with five years
:15:18. > :15:21.of experience, but they are working on their latest rural development
:15:22. > :15:24.programme, which could include supporting people without
:15:25. > :15:27.experience. Sam says he would welcome any help available but in
:15:28. > :15:32.the meantime, you'll keep volunteering until he can get a
:15:33. > :15:39.full-time job. Team Wales are still hopeful of a
:15:40. > :15:43.medal on day one of the Commonwealth Games. Let's join Clare in Glasgow.
:15:44. > :15:46.It may be approaching 7 o'clock in the evening, but there's no
:15:47. > :15:49.winding down for Team Wales. Yes, medals could be won tonight.
:15:50. > :15:52.Several of our swimmers are in action in the next few hours.
:15:53. > :15:54.We'll be heading to the pool in just a moment.
:15:55. > :15:56.And Wales are currently in the silver medal position
:15:57. > :16:08.But there was disappointment for Wales in the velodrome today, as one
:16:09. > :16:14.And as Ashleigh Crowter reports, our women's hockey team had one very
:16:15. > :16:26.There is pressure on the first morning of any major event that when
:16:27. > :16:32.the reigning monarch is in the crowd, the nerves jangle even more.
:16:33. > :16:35.Her Majesty the Queen watched Team Wales hockey team to play a strong
:16:36. > :16:41.side in their first qualifying match this morning, and they put one of
:16:42. > :16:46.the tournament favourites under real pressure early on. COMMENTATOR:
:16:47. > :17:00.Chance for Wales. But England scored a goal in each half to complete a
:17:01. > :17:05.2-1 win. Team Wales had hoped their first medal might come in the
:17:06. > :17:09.velodrome, where Team Wales was highly fancied. Henry, at the back,
:17:10. > :17:17.switched sports after swimming in London 2012. But these new, all
:17:18. > :17:24.Welsh pairing, is taking time to gel. Bedtime is not quick enough to
:17:25. > :17:31.make the semifinal. -- their time. It has been a difficult few weeks
:17:32. > :17:35.for the Welsh netball team. Their coach was controversially sacked six
:17:36. > :17:40.weeks ago. Today they had the most difficult start, facing Australia,
:17:41. > :17:48.world number one. It turned into a heavy defeat, 63-36. But at least
:17:49. > :17:55.their toughest game is out of the way. Things were easier this morning
:17:56. > :18:04.for Bridgend judo player did -- McDonald. His qualifying opponent
:18:05. > :18:08.from Sierra Leone had failed to turn up. Unfortunately, the 23-year-old
:18:09. > :18:11.was then knocked out in the quarterfinals. But this evening
:18:12. > :18:15.there is real optimism that Wales could have at least one medal in the
:18:16. > :18:23.bag. The rhythmic gymnastics team, led by Frankie Jones, British
:18:24. > :18:29.champion at included, are currently lying in silver medal position in
:18:30. > :18:35.the team final after the ball and coop competitions. And there could
:18:36. > :18:39.be a medal at the Tollcross National swimming Centre, too. Jazz Carlin, a
:18:40. > :18:47.double medallist in Delhi four years ago, qualified fourth fastest for
:18:48. > :18:52.tonight's final in what she considers to be the weakest of the
:18:53. > :18:56.three events. Rob Holderness will also go in the final of the 200
:18:57. > :19:02.metres breaststroke. We are still hoping that medals
:19:03. > :19:07.could be when tonight in the poor. Let's head down the river to the
:19:08. > :19:12.swimming centre. Not her favourite event as we have been hearing, but
:19:13. > :19:16.Jazz Carlin in with the real shot of the medal tonight?
:19:17. > :19:19.Yes, not her favourite event but when it comes to Jazz Carlin and
:19:20. > :19:30.swimming and Bathgate, expectations are high. -- swimming in Glasgow.
:19:31. > :19:41.She set a personal best this morning. She is on form, but she
:19:42. > :19:44.does treat this race as a warm up for further offence. Saying that,
:19:45. > :19:49.she did win a silver medal in this 200 metres event in Delhi four years
:19:50. > :19:53.ago. If she does not win a medal this evening, let's look forward to
:19:54. > :19:59.the 800 metres freestyle race on Sunday. She is the current British
:20:00. > :20:05.champion. In Tuesday's 400 metres she will also be amongst the
:20:06. > :20:09.favourites. It has been a long wait for a Welsh women's gold-medal in
:20:10. > :20:18.the swimming pool. Jazz Carlin could rewrite the history books.
:20:19. > :20:26.Who else should we be looking out for in this important night?
:20:27. > :20:30.The opening swimming event here, Rob Holderness in the 200 metres breast
:20:31. > :20:37.run. He says he's confident but all eyes will on the Scottish pin-up
:20:38. > :20:43.Michael Jamieson. He will be the favourite. Wales also have a team in
:20:44. > :20:48.the women's relay. Plenty to look forward to here tonight.
:20:49. > :20:52.We are keeping a close eye on that, and also on the hydrate, behind me,
:20:53. > :20:59.which is where the final of the rhythmic gymnastics is taking place.
:21:00. > :21:03.-- on the Hydro. Wales are currently still in seal the medal position. --
:21:04. > :21:07.silver medal position. We'll be back in
:21:08. > :21:09.our late bulletin tonight - fingers crossed we're bringing you news
:21:10. > :21:12.of Wales' First Commonwealth medal. Rugby, and the Blues have confirmed
:21:13. > :21:14.the signing of Wales qualified utility back Gareth Anscombe
:21:15. > :21:16.from New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs. The back helped his former club win
:21:17. > :21:19.the Super Rugby title last year. Anscombe was part of the New Zealand
:21:20. > :21:22.under-20s side which won the jJnior World Championship three
:21:23. > :21:26.years ago, but qualifies for Wales Football,
:21:27. > :21:35.and Swansea City have completed the signing of Iceland international
:21:36. > :21:38.Gylfi Sigurdsson from Tottenham - The Swans have also bought
:21:39. > :21:43.Ecuadorian midfielder Jefferson Spanish midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo
:21:44. > :21:50.will leave the Liberty Stadium - he's joined Rayo Vallecano
:21:51. > :22:05.in a permanent deal. Ben Davis and Michael Vaughan signed
:22:06. > :22:09.for Spurs last night. There has also been a departure at Cardiff City.
:22:10. > :22:14.Fraizer Campbell has joined Crystal Palace. He scored nine goals as
:22:15. > :22:16.Cardiff were relegated last season. He is the could rise to close to ?1
:22:17. > :22:21.million. The veteran Welsh Golfer Ian Woosnam
:22:22. > :22:23.says Porthcawl has given itself the best chance of hosting golf's
:22:24. > :22:26.top tournament - the Open. The former world number one was
:22:27. > :22:47.speaking at the Senior Open at the Team off in this competition for the
:22:48. > :22:53.first time in Wales. Ryder Cup winning captain Montgomerie, eight
:22:54. > :22:56.time major winner Tom Watson, just some of the famous faces at the 1st
:22:57. > :23:02.senior Open Championship to be held here. One of the most popular
:23:03. > :23:07.players anywhere in the world. Watson has already backed the Royal
:23:08. > :23:10.Porthcawl club to host the open, golf's cup tournament in the future.
:23:11. > :23:22.Now the Welsh golfing veteran agrees. The Ryder Cup was the start
:23:23. > :23:25.of it and now we can go on. After January's storms, restoring this
:23:26. > :23:32.coast to Championship standard has been no mean feat. It started at the
:23:33. > :23:36.beginning of the year with the storms. Fish were washed up on to
:23:37. > :23:40.the 3rd hole and there was a whole lot of rubbish from the sea brought
:23:41. > :23:45.in. Huge credit to all the staff for minding a tremendous operation to
:23:46. > :23:49.clean it all up and get it in tiptop condition. The crowds were not huge
:23:50. > :23:53.on this, the first day, but they did come from me and far. Very
:23:54. > :24:01.prestigious and the nice thing about it, we have a professional who we
:24:02. > :24:04.are following who has just teed off. I would like to CD events
:24:05. > :24:13.culminating in the Open at some point. -- to see the events. There
:24:14. > :24:18.is a hope that this could act as a practice run for hosting the Open at
:24:19. > :24:21.some time in the future. Those in the golfing world say that would
:24:22. > :24:29.really put Wales on the map, not just the golf but for tourism, too.
:24:30. > :24:35.A perfect day for golf or the Royal Welsh Show. Derek has been basking
:24:36. > :24:40.in the sunshine. I certainly have and I'm not the
:24:41. > :24:45.only one. Still a crowd here enjoying the evening sunshine and
:24:46. > :24:50.the show as well. The grandstand is still quite full. The show is not
:24:51. > :24:55.over yet. Still an hour or so to go before everyone heads back home. It
:24:56. > :25:00.has been just as hot here today as it was yesterday, the temperature
:25:01. > :25:04.soaring to only 26 Celsius in some areas.
:25:05. > :25:15.Thankfully, there has been a refreshing breeze. The hotspot today
:25:16. > :25:25.was hotter than the Algarve in Portugal. The wing will change
:25:26. > :25:36.direction on Sunday but tomorrow is going to be a very warm day with
:25:37. > :25:41.lots more sunshine. -- wing. The sky is mainly clear tonight. Haps the
:25:42. > :25:47.odd mist patch forming in the valleys. A bit cooler in the
:25:48. > :25:53.countryside where the temperature will fall as low as 13 Celsius.
:25:54. > :25:56.Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure over Scandinavia but that will
:25:57. > :26:01.gradually move away with a cold front heading towards us over the
:26:02. > :26:09.weekend. Tomorrow promises to be another fine's summers day. Staying
:26:10. > :26:13.dry. Temperatures a degree or so lower than today but still very
:26:14. > :26:17.warm. It is the mid to high 20s Celsius with an East or
:26:18. > :26:22.north-easterly breeze. Fine tomorrow evening, staying dry overnight. Some
:26:23. > :26:27.high cloud spreading in from the West with temperatures by the end of
:26:28. > :26:30.the night in the range 13 to 18 Celsius. Saturday some hazy sunshine
:26:31. > :26:34.but turning cloudy through the day. It should stay dry but I would not
:26:35. > :26:40.rule out the odd light shower later on. Temperatures not quite as high
:26:41. > :26:45.but warm or very warm in the mid to late 20s Celsius with a light
:26:46. > :26:53.breeze. Sunday, cooler and fresher. Some sunshine, one or two showers
:26:54. > :26:57.but still a lot of dry weather. More dry weather next week but not as hot
:26:58. > :27:02.as it has been this week. That is just about it from the Royal Welsh
:27:03. > :27:04.Show. The weather has been fabulous for us this year. Let's hope it is
:27:05. > :27:15.as good as this next year. The headlines: The UN Secretary
:27:16. > :27:19.General says he is appalled by an Israeli attack on a UN shelter in
:27:20. > :27:25.Gaza in which 15 people have been killed, including women, children
:27:26. > :27:30.and UN staff. Over 200 people have been injured. The shelter was a UN
:27:31. > :27:36.school being used by Gazans forced to leave their home due to fighting.
:27:37. > :27:39.BBC Wales has discovered how much councils are spending on redundancy
:27:40. > :27:44.payments. Figures show the amount has nearly doubled to ?30 million. I
:27:45. > :27:47.will be back after the BBC News at 10pm. Good evening.