:00:00. > :00:13.Welcome to Wales today. Our top story: Murco oil refinery in
:00:14. > :00:17.Pembrokeshire sold to an American billionaire, safeguarding hundreds
:00:18. > :00:21.of jobs. He says he understands the economic importance. You're talking
:00:22. > :00:27.about thousands of jobs that are secured in and around the area of
:00:28. > :00:32.Milford Haven. So, good news for the workforce
:00:33. > :00:33.here, but also, relief in the wider community so dependent on this
:00:34. > :00:55.plant. A massive wind farm the size of
:00:56. > :00:58.Anglesey planned for the North Wales coast scrapped. Why the change of
:00:59. > :01:01.heart? They are running around, but more
:01:02. > :01:05.than a quarter of four and five-year-olds in Wales are now
:01:06. > :01:09.overweight. Good evening from Glasgow. So much
:01:10. > :01:14.for the friendly games. Welsh weightlifter Gareth Evans has his
:01:15. > :01:17.nose broken in an attack. An Australian competitor admits
:01:18. > :01:22.assaulting him. And from Paris to the podium.
:01:23. > :01:23.Cyclist Geraint Thomas wins bronze, just four days after the gruelling
:01:24. > :01:32.Tour de France. Good evening. The American
:01:33. > :01:36.billionaire who is buying the Murco oil refinery and Milford Haven has
:01:37. > :01:41.told Wales today all 400 staff there will keep their jobs. Today, the
:01:42. > :01:44.Klesch Group confirmed that it will buy the site. The company owner Gary
:01:45. > :01:49.Klesch said that they will now invest tens of millions of pounds to
:01:50. > :01:56.improve the plant. Our reporter is there for us tonight.
:01:57. > :01:58.Jamie, there has been a real sense of relief here since that
:01:59. > :02:03.announcement this morning that this refinery is being sold, but
:02:04. > :02:08.crucially as well, that the workforce will be safeguarded. There
:02:09. > :02:11.has been a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the refinery here and
:02:12. > :02:16.over the wider community for many, many months now. This evening, it
:02:17. > :02:21.seems that cloud is starting to clear. As they went about their work
:02:22. > :02:25.at the Murco oil refinery this afternoon, workers told me they were
:02:26. > :02:29.relieved at hearing the news. It is not clear how much the takeover is
:02:30. > :02:34.worth, but for the people working here, the deal is priceless.
:02:35. > :02:38.Speaking via Skype from Italy, the prospective owner told me he will be
:02:39. > :02:44.retaining the workforce and restarting operations on the site.
:02:45. > :02:46.It is our intention to keep the jobs at Milford Haven, and the other
:02:47. > :02:50.thing I would mention is, everyone always looks at the jobs at the
:02:51. > :03:00.refinery, which oddly are very important, but what is also
:03:01. > :03:05.important are the indirect jobs, a multiple of the four or 500 people
:03:06. > :03:09.we will keep at Milford Haven, you are talking about thousands of jobs
:03:10. > :03:14.that are secured in and around the area of Milford Haven.
:03:15. > :03:17.It has been a worrying time for the people of Milford Haven, and the
:03:18. > :03:22.announcement today is a big boost for a community that has been so
:03:23. > :03:28.reliant on the refinery since it opened more than 40 years ago. The
:03:29. > :03:35.site came into operation in 1973, when it was owned by a Murco. In
:03:36. > :03:38.1981, Murco became a partner, and a major upgrade took place. The
:03:39. > :03:43.refinery was first put up for sale four years ago, and earlier this
:03:44. > :03:47.year, a deal with a potential buyer fell through. This morning, the
:03:48. > :03:53.Klesch Group signed a purchase agreement with Murco's owners,
:03:54. > :03:59.Murphy Oil. Anthony Piatt works as a contractor at Murco. It was just
:04:00. > :04:04.dragging on and on. There were room after room, yes, it is good news, no
:04:05. > :04:11.it is bad news. So, it is a good outcome at the end. So, brilliant.
:04:12. > :04:16.Fantastic news. My husband is there, so brilliant. What is he working
:04:17. > :04:22.there today? He is. I have not heard anything from him today, so this is
:04:23. > :04:25.news to me. Brilliant, good. The Welsh government said the
:04:26. > :04:30.takeover is good news, and is the first step towards securing the
:04:31. > :04:33.refinery's long-term future. This is excellent news. I have been
:04:34. > :04:38.following the events over the last few weeks, and we have been pulling
:04:39. > :04:42.out all the stops to help save those jobs. Marvellous to know there is
:04:43. > :04:45.now a buyer, and those jobs will be saved for Pembrokeshire. They are
:04:46. > :04:52.very well paid jobs, and it would have left an enormous dent in the
:04:53. > :04:55.economy here. Local politicians have also welcomed the deal. The plant at
:04:56. > :04:59.Milford Haven is an efficient one, the workers there are incredibly
:05:00. > :05:02.professional. I was very pleased to bring Gary Klesch into the sales
:05:03. > :05:07.process seven months ago, because he has a track record in making plants
:05:08. > :05:11.like that even more efficient and successful. So I am optimistic that
:05:12. > :05:13.he can make a difference in secure the long-term future for the Murco
:05:14. > :05:16.oil refinery. Having served in this community so
:05:17. > :05:23.well for so many years, this evening, this fresh hope is that
:05:24. > :05:24.this refinery will continue to provide people with work for years
:05:25. > :05:30.to come. We have also had a statement from
:05:31. > :05:34.the current owners of the refinery, which reads: Murphy Oil is pleased
:05:35. > :05:38.to announce that a deal has been agreed for the sale of the Milford
:05:39. > :05:42.Haven refinery. We have worked tirelessly to find a workable
:05:43. > :05:46.solution that would see the refinery remain open, and are delighted that
:05:47. > :05:49.a positive outcome has been reached. That deal is expected to be
:05:50. > :05:55.completed, or should be completed, before the end of October.
:05:56. > :05:58.Thank you. Sticking with energy, the other end of the country, tonight, a
:05:59. > :06:02.surprise announcement. Developers have pulled the plug on a massive
:06:03. > :06:08.wind farm off Anglesey, which, it is claimed, could have powered 1.7
:06:09. > :06:11.million homes. It is the second big offshore wind farm to be shelved in
:06:12. > :06:15.a period of months. 12 miles off the coast, it would have been the first
:06:16. > :06:16.of three to be built on the so-called Celtic Array, between
:06:17. > :06:27.Anglesey and the Isle of Man. In the scale of things, it seems
:06:28. > :06:28.promotional videos come cheap. The Celtic Array is at the heart of this
:06:29. > :06:38.important growing industry. This is how Centrica and Dong Energy
:06:39. > :06:43.were promoting their Celtic Array development. No longer will stop
:06:44. > :06:47.they have pulled out. An echo of a decision late last year by a company
:06:48. > :06:53.to abandon a project of the South Wales coast. In this case, the
:06:54. > :07:01.Celtic Array people blamed sea bed geology. On Anglesey, the decision
:07:02. > :07:04.is a setback. At Holyhead Towing, a vessel is being built to service
:07:05. > :07:08.wind farms. When this vessel goes to see in a few months, it will most
:07:09. > :07:13.likely work of the East Coast of England, servicing wind farms there.
:07:14. > :07:17.To say this decision today stalls the UK's offshore renewables energy
:07:18. > :07:20.is perhaps going too far, but it certainly brings future wind farm
:07:21. > :07:23.developments of the Welsh coast to a halt.
:07:24. > :07:29.A subsidiary called Turbine Transfers would have bid for work in
:07:30. > :07:32.the Celtic Array. They learnt of the U-turn this morning.
:07:33. > :07:41.The overall timing was still a long way out, and the ground work can all
:07:42. > :07:44.been going on. In essence, there was still plenty to do to get to a point
:07:45. > :07:51.where construction was going to start. So, disappointment more than
:07:52. > :07:54.shock, I think, probably. This leaves Wales without
:07:55. > :07:59.significant offshore wind farm developments and planning, and also
:08:00. > :08:02.shows that there is a huge mist opportunity there for the people of
:08:03. > :08:06.Anglesey to benefit from all of the work that would have come from that
:08:07. > :08:11.wind farm. The island did help to gain from the Celtic Array, although
:08:12. > :08:14.nothing firm had been promised. Policymakers here hoped to use the
:08:15. > :08:17.energy industry, including nuclear as well as renewables, to promote
:08:18. > :08:22.growth. There wasn't any specific job
:08:23. > :08:25.proposals we were aware of. They were opportunities for the Irish sea
:08:26. > :08:29.and for the mainland around that sea, but for Anglesey, it is the
:08:30. > :08:34.potential long-term jobs which have been lost, rather than that specific
:08:35. > :08:37.figures and specific opportunities which are well defined.
:08:38. > :08:43.When it was first announced, the Celtic Array held great promise in
:08:44. > :08:47.terms of jobs and investment. That seems to have come to nothing. They
:08:48. > :08:51.few miles along the coast, this wind farm is nearing completion. Could
:08:52. > :08:56.this turn out to be Wales' final large-scale offshore wind farm
:08:57. > :08:59.project? And assault on the Welsh
:09:00. > :09:02.weightlifter Gareth Evans of the Commonwealth Games has led to
:09:03. > :09:05.another weightlifter being expelled from the games. The police were
:09:06. > :09:11.called to the athletes village in Glasgow yesterday. Now, live to
:09:12. > :09:15.Scotland, where Claire Summers has the latest.
:09:16. > :09:19.Thank you. Good evening. Yes, news of this incident came to light here
:09:20. > :09:25.early this morning. A stray Lee weightlifter Francois Etoundi, who
:09:26. > :09:28.won a bronze medal, pleaded guilty in court this afternoon to
:09:29. > :09:31.head-butting Mr Evans, whose nose was broken in the attack. The
:09:32. > :09:36.Australian has now had his Commonwealth Games accreditation
:09:37. > :09:40.removed. Weightlifter Gareth Evans came to
:09:41. > :09:43.Glasgow to try to win a Commonwealth medal, but now he will remember the
:09:44. > :09:49.friendly games for a different reason. A fellow athlete attacked
:09:50. > :09:55.him and broke his nose. This is the entrance to the sprawling athletes'
:09:56. > :09:58.village, where thousands of competitors, including Team Wales,
:09:59. > :10:03.are being housed the duration of the games. Police were called here at
:10:04. > :10:06.6am yesterday morning, where they arrested the Australian weightlifter
:10:07. > :10:12.Francois Etoundi. Today, at Glasgow Sheriff's court, the 29-year-old,
:10:13. > :10:15.who won a bronze medal on Sunday, pleaded guilty to head-butting
:10:16. > :10:20.Gareth Evans during an altercation. The court heard a problem arose
:10:21. > :10:23.between the two men after Mr Evans' girlfriend hugged Francois Etoundi
:10:24. > :10:29.as he was being congratulated by other athletes for winning a medal.
:10:30. > :10:33.Today, the Sheriff's court ordered it indeed to pay ?400 to Mr Evans,
:10:34. > :10:37.and he had is accreditation removed, so he can be part of Sunday's
:10:38. > :10:41.closing ceremony. Many athletes from all countries have finished
:10:42. > :10:45.competing and relaxing in the village until the games come to a
:10:46. > :10:49.close in three days. We understand that Team Wales' chief Brian Davies
:10:50. > :10:54.has reminded has athletes to make sure they maintain what he calls the
:10:55. > :11:00.impeccable standard of behaviour as part of Team Wales' current conduct.
:11:01. > :11:03.Away from that story, there has been plenty of Welsh interest in the
:11:04. > :11:07.sporting competition today. I will bring you news of a well earned
:11:08. > :11:12.bronze medal for cyclists Geraint Thomas in a few minutes. Now, back
:11:13. > :11:15.to you. Thank you. A Deputy Leader Powys
:11:16. > :11:19.council has told BBC Wales she apologises for using racially
:11:20. > :11:24.offensive language at a council meeting. Myth and we Alexander used
:11:25. > :11:28.the end word in a debate on Tuesday. Powys council says she has
:11:29. > :11:37.been severely reprimanded, but tonight, there are calls for her to
:11:38. > :11:40.resign. Alexander is an independent
:11:41. > :11:43.councillor, also known for her work as a writer and broadcaster. At the
:11:44. > :11:47.council meeting, she said elderly and vulnerable people in her ward,
:11:48. > :11:50.whose first language is Wells, are treated badly by health workers when
:11:51. > :11:54.they go to English hospitals and when they are visited at home. She
:11:55. > :11:59.used the N word in her description of that treatment, adding that
:12:00. > :12:02.language and culture are being trampled on. Council Alexander has
:12:03. > :12:05.apologised for using the word, saying she was trying to make a
:12:06. > :12:13.reference to the American writer Maja Angeli. In the book, I Know Why
:12:14. > :12:19.The Caged Bird Sings, Maja Angeli gives an account of growing up in
:12:20. > :12:22.the American South in the 1930s. In one chapter, Shearer is a white
:12:23. > :12:31.dentist refusing to treat her because she is black. Myfanwy
:12:32. > :12:35.Alexander says she used the word to try and draw a parallel between that
:12:36. > :12:39.incident and how her people feel about cross-border health care. It
:12:40. > :12:43.was an insensitive word to use, but it was used in the course of
:12:44. > :12:50.defeating prejudice, not encouraging it. Perhaps that was both clumsy and
:12:51. > :12:54.insensitive, and I definitely deserve my reprimand. I was
:12:55. > :12:58.absolutely shocked, because in the 21st-century, you don't expect to
:12:59. > :13:05.hear this sort of language, especially from a public servant. I
:13:06. > :13:09.don't think that comparing the treatment to the end that word is at
:13:10. > :13:13.all even comparable. The Liberal Democrats in Powys have
:13:14. > :13:18.tonight called for Myfanwy Alexander to resign from her Cabinet role,
:13:19. > :13:20.something she says she will not do. Powys council has referred the
:13:21. > :13:24.matter to the public services ombudsman.
:13:25. > :13:32.You are watching Wales Today. Much more to come before seven o'clock.
:13:33. > :13:34.On an adventure holiday, wood cutting VAT get our visitor numbers
:13:35. > :13:37.climbing? And the last eight months have been
:13:38. > :13:40.warmer than average, but it is all downhill for the stars in August.
:13:41. > :13:50.Cooler, with rain and heavy showers. More than a quarter of four and
:13:51. > :13:56.five-year-olds in Wales are overweight. Figures from Public
:13:57. > :14:00.Health Wales show 26% of children due to start primary school way too
:14:01. > :14:06.much for their age, with over one in ten classed as obese. Jordan Davies
:14:07. > :14:10.has the story. Dylan and Evan definitely know the
:14:11. > :14:13.importance of a good scoot. It helps keep them fit and active, and along
:14:14. > :14:20.with plenty of fruit and vegetables and a healthy weight. They keep us
:14:21. > :14:24.that, not the other way around! They are very much into all sorts of
:14:25. > :14:28.sports. It is about them seeing what you are doing and encouraging them.
:14:29. > :14:36.If you are active, they will be active. My favourite is carrots. You
:14:37. > :14:40.like carrots? I like broccoli. But not everyone enjoys such a
:14:41. > :14:44.healthy lifestyle. Public Health Wales measured the weight and height
:14:45. > :14:50.of over 1000 children, starting primary school. 26%, more than a
:14:51. > :14:56.quarter, were overweight, with 11% of those considered obese. Merthyr
:14:57. > :15:02.Tydfil had the highest proportion of overweight children, with 34%.
:15:03. > :15:07.Gwynedd and Bridgend had 30%, and the Vale of Glamorgan and
:15:08. > :15:12.Monmouthshire had the lowest, with 22 and 21%. Public Health Wales said
:15:13. > :15:16.it is about sweets and chocolate, but also money.
:15:17. > :15:19.It is expensive. Some of these after-school activities cost a lot
:15:20. > :15:24.of money, and if you come from a poorer area, a poorer family, where
:15:25. > :15:28.there is in that much income in the family, the opportunities to be
:15:29. > :15:32.active are limited. Experts say in activity is partly to
:15:33. > :15:38.blame. It is the school holidays, and this football pitch near
:15:39. > :15:42.Quaker's Yard, 20 years ago, would have been full of children kicking a
:15:43. > :15:45.ball around. Now, there are other distractions like tablets, computer
:15:46. > :15:51.games on the internet, while arguably, a bit safer, not as good
:15:52. > :15:54.as burning sugar and fat. In this area here, is where I keep
:15:55. > :15:58.my gym. One man who knows the value of
:15:59. > :16:03.exercise and healthy food is Nathan Hewitt. When he was 13, he was 23
:16:04. > :16:09.stone. Now he helps others to lose weight. If, for example, I didn't
:16:10. > :16:12.overeat at the age of five, and if my parents had been really harsh
:16:13. > :16:18.with me, and horrible about it, and said no, you can't take that, I
:16:19. > :16:23.would be thanking them right now at this age. For these children, this
:16:24. > :16:28.is a simple game of tag. But experts say simple exercise like
:16:29. > :16:34.this is often the difference between a healthy future or a lifetime of
:16:35. > :16:38.overweight nests. In the last hour, BBC Wales has
:16:39. > :16:41.discovered five people arrested in connection with a fraud
:16:42. > :16:48.investigation work for a Gwynedd bus company. For men and a women who
:16:49. > :16:51.work at Express Motors have now been released on bail while enquiries
:16:52. > :16:54.take place. It takes place after several people were arrested
:16:55. > :16:58.following a separate investigation into alleged fraud at another firm,
:16:59. > :17:04.which went into voluntary liquidation in May.
:17:05. > :17:09.Wales' biggest estate agent Peter Allen is to be sold by the building
:17:10. > :17:18.society The Principality for almost ?6 million. The new owner has almost
:17:19. > :17:22.500 branches across the UK, and also owns the Harris chain. The new staff
:17:23. > :17:25.will transfer to the new company. The latest figures showing how money
:17:26. > :17:31.people listen to the radio indicate that 438,000 people are tuning in to
:17:32. > :17:37.BBC Radio Wales every week. That is 34,000 fewer than three months ago.
:17:38. > :17:43.Around 147,000 people now June into BBC Radio Cumbria each week, up 4000
:17:44. > :17:47.on the last quarter. -- BBC Radio Cumbria. Leading
:17:48. > :17:52.figures in the tourism industry are calling for a cut in VAT. Tourism
:17:53. > :17:55.contributes billions of pounds the Welsh economy, but those in the
:17:56. > :18:03.industry say the margins are tight, and they recommend a reduction from
:18:04. > :18:08.20% to 7% to bring the UK in line with the rest of Europe.
:18:09. > :18:12.Wales has it all to offer as a holiday destination. That is the
:18:13. > :18:16.message from the latest tourism advert. But marketing alone is not
:18:17. > :18:20.enough. Leading figures in the industry say the margins are tight.
:18:21. > :18:25.Mike Morgan is the owner of this hotel near Abergavenny. He explains
:18:26. > :18:27.to me how a cut in VAT is needed to put them on a level playing field
:18:28. > :18:32.with the rest of Europe. The economic argument is a given,
:18:33. > :18:37.really. This would produce a large number of jobs, and there are plenty
:18:38. > :18:40.of studies that show it would produce additional revenue for the
:18:41. > :18:43.Treasury. I think we just have to bite the bullet and be brave in some
:18:44. > :18:48.situations and make a real difference to the people of Wales,
:18:49. > :18:51.and in this case, the UK. This activity centre in Brecon is
:18:52. > :18:55.packed during the summer holidays with children making the most of the
:18:56. > :19:00.high wire activities. But the owners here feel they are the ones walking
:19:01. > :19:03.a financial tightrope. A cut in VAT means they could be more
:19:04. > :19:06.competitive. Maybe we want to introduce a
:19:07. > :19:11.brand-new type of activity, and that could cost is 10,000 or ?20,000 to
:19:12. > :19:16.set up. It takes time to save that money. With a reduction, we could
:19:17. > :19:20.save a bit more to reinvest in the industry. Tourism allows job
:19:21. > :19:23.creation and income into very rural areas that no other industry can
:19:24. > :19:28.really now achieve, not even farming in some areas, so it is incredibly
:19:29. > :19:32.important, and as I say, 20% really puts Welsh rural tourism on an
:19:33. > :19:36.unlevel playing field to some of their competitors abroad.
:19:37. > :19:39.In Aberystwyth, where seafront hotels showed no vacancy signs and
:19:40. > :19:45.holiday-makers make the most of the beach, this time of year is vital.
:19:46. > :19:51.Tourism is one wales' largest industries, bringing in a vast
:19:52. > :19:55.amount of money, and across the UK, it brings in billions of pounds the
:19:56. > :20:04.Treasury as well. So how realistic is it to ask you large cut of ten or
:20:05. > :20:11.15% in V8 T? Relying on VAT as a way of making life easier is not a
:20:12. > :20:14.realistic way ahead at this moment. Because of the state of the national
:20:15. > :20:18.finances still. So, businesses here will have to
:20:19. > :20:21.rely on a busy summer so they can still hit their targets.
:20:22. > :20:24.Speaking of which, let me take you back to the Commonwealth Games to
:20:25. > :20:28.see how Wales are doing on day eight. Back to Clare in Glasgow.
:20:29. > :20:33.Thank you, Jamie. Hello again. Let me bring you up to
:20:34. > :20:37.date. First of all, some streets around the city of Glasgow were
:20:38. > :20:41.closed after day as the cyclists took centre stage in the time trial.
:20:42. > :20:47.Disappointment for Alan Barker and Amy Roberts in the women's race, but
:20:48. > :20:49.in the men's, Geraint Thomas back in the saddle after finishing the Tour
:20:50. > :20:56.de France showed few signs of fatty tooth claim a medal. -- signs of
:20:57. > :21:00.fatigue. He'd knows how to win the biggest
:21:01. > :21:04.races. The double Olympic champion Geraint Thomas looked relaxed ahead
:21:05. > :21:07.of his race against the clock. Four days after finishing the toughest
:21:08. > :21:11.race of all, the Tour de France, Geraint Thomas is ready to represent
:21:12. > :21:18.Wales at his second Commonwealth Games. Underway here in Glasgow...
:21:19. > :21:28.He has played down his chances. Fatty, he said would hamper his
:21:29. > :21:30.chances of a medal. -- fatigue. At over 40 kilometres, Geraint Thomas
:21:31. > :21:34.showed he was one of the favourites, but a faulty radio meant he was not
:21:35. > :21:41.able to receive time checks from his team. He eventually finished 14
:21:42. > :21:44.seconds behind the winner, with the Australian rider second. I felt
:21:45. > :21:50.strong, I didn't feel zippy and fresh, but just that sort of... Like
:21:51. > :21:55.a diesel car, low revs, and you can go all day. It feels like I could do
:21:56. > :22:00.it again now actually. I want a rerun! His team-mates might want
:22:01. > :22:04.another go as well. Scott Davies from Carmarthen had to stop after
:22:05. > :22:10.just 20 seconds, a problem with his back wheel. Luke Rowe encountered a
:22:11. > :22:14.similar problem. Everything went wrong today. In an effort like that
:22:15. > :22:17.where is quite close in quite a short distance, a couple of seconds
:22:18. > :22:25.make a massive difference. When you have two stopped twice, that cost me
:22:26. > :22:29.a lot of time, and after that, my head went. Geraint Thomas was last
:22:30. > :22:33.at the Commonwealth Games eight years ago. Bronze on the track, but
:22:34. > :22:36.now he has another, a proud moment for his girlfriend, who was
:22:37. > :22:39.following in the team car throughout. He told it before, I am
:22:40. > :22:43.not going to win, I'm not going to get the medal, I'm so tired.
:22:44. > :22:58.So I thought, OK, I will just enjoy this then. Then I saw him getting
:22:59. > :23:04.closer and silver on the track, but missed out on the road, finishing
:23:05. > :23:07.seventh, while Amy Robert was 12. Geraint Thomas, supported by Luke
:23:08. > :23:11.Rowe, will be back for the road race on Sunday. He says anything is
:23:12. > :23:14.possible, and you would not bet against him reaching the podium
:23:15. > :23:17.again after these Commonwealth Games.
:23:18. > :23:22.Let me tell you, there are few bigger men in Team Wales then Darius
:23:23. > :23:27.Joker 's ardour. He is six foot seven and weighs 24 stone. A short
:23:28. > :23:32.time ago, he completed the final of the men's clean and jerk. At one
:23:33. > :23:36.point, he was in contention for bronze. The 18-year-old from
:23:37. > :23:41.Cardiff, 20 years younger than the Canadian winner, finished fourth in
:23:42. > :23:44.the end, but what a future for Wales he has. Wales' boxers have five
:23:45. > :23:49.medals in the bag. Four men are guaranteed at least
:23:50. > :23:53.bronze, fighting again tomorrow. So does our only female fighter left in
:23:54. > :23:56.the games. Lauren Price totally outclassed her Australian opponent
:23:57. > :24:01.to guarantee at least a bronze in reaching the semifinals. A former
:24:02. > :24:06.kick boxing World Champion at the age of 12, who has also played for
:24:07. > :24:09.ball for Wales, will be the first Welsh woman to win a Commonwealth
:24:10. > :24:14.Games medal in boxing. So, wales' Medel counter looks like
:24:15. > :24:19.this tonight. Geraint Thomas' bronze takes the overall tally to 28.
:24:20. > :24:24.Remember though, there are five more guaranteed medals from the boxing to
:24:25. > :24:30.add. As things stand, Wales have for golds, ten Silvers, and 14 bronze. I
:24:31. > :24:35.can tell you, Wales are currently 11th in the overall table, behind
:24:36. > :24:39.Jamaica. Another bit of news. At Hampden Park tonight, Brett Morse is
:24:40. > :24:42.currently going in the discus final. Here in Glasgow, a mixed day
:24:43. > :24:46.weather-wise, but let's get the weather back home.
:24:47. > :24:50.It has been mixed here in Wales as well. The last eight months have
:24:51. > :24:54.been warmer than average, but it has all changed at the start of August.
:24:55. > :24:58.Low pressure will bring is a cooler, wetter spell of weather, meaning
:24:59. > :25:03.some heavy rain and showers. Sunday is better than Saturday, with some
:25:04. > :25:06.sunshine. Showers today as we can see on the radar, heavy in parts of
:25:07. > :25:11.the South this afternoon. Sunshine in the north and west. Generally
:25:12. > :25:16.drier this evening and brighter, one or two showers. Overnight, plenty of
:25:17. > :25:22.dry weather, but then rain will breach the south-west later on
:25:23. > :25:28.tonight. Lowest temperature, 13 to 16 Celsius. At eight o'clock in the
:25:29. > :25:32.morning, not a great start. The far south-east may be dry, but generally
:25:33. > :25:36.cloudy, most of the country having rain and showers. The wind fairly
:25:37. > :25:45.light, temperature is a little lower than today, 15 in Haverfordwest.
:25:46. > :25:49.Showers and longer spells of rain, heavy showers and places too. Parts
:25:50. > :25:53.of Anglesey may well get away with a dry afternoon. Cooler than today.
:25:54. > :25:58.Temperature is than recent, with a low to moderate breeze. In
:25:59. > :26:03.Ceredigion tomorrow, cloudy with outbreaks of rain. In Flintshire, a
:26:04. > :26:07.similar story, cloudy with rain at times. A high of 18 Celsius in
:26:08. > :26:10.Shotton with a light breeze. Tomorrow night and into Saturday,
:26:11. > :26:16.more wet weather to come, heavy rain in the north and west, with a Met
:26:17. > :26:19.Office warning in place. On Saturday, heavy rain in the north
:26:20. > :26:23.and north-west should ease away gradually. Further south, drier and
:26:24. > :26:27.brighter with a few showers. The reason for the heavy rain is an area
:26:28. > :26:32.of low pressure which will move its way northwards across the UK during
:26:33. > :26:38.the weekend. Sunday, a better day in prospect. Any showers in the North
:26:39. > :26:43.gradually clear away. Elsewhere, sunny spells, and it should be
:26:44. > :26:48.largely dry. Feeling fresh, with a westerly breeze, temperatures 17 to
:26:49. > :26:52.20 Celsius. So, not great whether by any means if you are on holiday, but
:26:53. > :26:57.some welcome rain for the gardens. On Sunday, we will see the best day
:26:58. > :27:00.of the weekend if you have any outdoor plans. Next week, sunny
:27:01. > :27:04.spells and some showers. During Wednesday, a front will move
:27:05. > :27:09.eastwards, bringing some rain. So, all change for the start of August,
:27:10. > :27:13.but some sunshine on Sunday. It is coming up to seven o'clock.
:27:14. > :27:16.Tonight headlines: The American billionaire who is buying the Murco
:27:17. > :27:21.oil refinery and Milford Haven says all 400 staff will keep their jobs.
:27:22. > :27:24.Today, the Klesch Group confirmed it will invest tens of millions of
:27:25. > :27:28.pounds into the plant. Developers have pulled the plug is
:27:29. > :27:33.on plans free massive wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Anglesey,
:27:34. > :27:38.which it is claimed could have powered 1.70 Ian Holmes.
:27:39. > :27:43.I will have an update for you after the news at ten. You can e-mail us