:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story:
:00:00. > :00:09.Zac Smith weighed 50 stone before he paid for surgery in India.
:00:10. > :00:20.Should the NHS here rethink how it treats obese patients?
:00:21. > :00:28.Obesity is an illness in itself, this negative attitude that people
:00:29. > :00:34.can sit and eat and gorge themselves into oblivion, that is the end
:00:35. > :00:36.result, but it is the fact that leads people to that.
:00:37. > :00:38.But with limited funds and increasing demand for cancer
:00:39. > :00:57.and cardiac care, how does the NHS weigh up how to spend your money?
:00:58. > :00:58.Myfanwy Alexander, Powys Council's Deputy Leader,
:00:59. > :01:02.resigns after using racist language during a council meeting.
:01:03. > :01:04.He drove up Snowdon. Illegal off-roading -
:01:05. > :01:10.the damage done to the countryside is increasing.
:01:11. > :01:13.And lights out across Wales - the British Legion thanks the public for
:01:14. > :01:23.last night, marking the centenary of the start of the First World War.
:01:24. > :01:27.A 50 stone man from the Vale of Glamorgan, who lost more than
:01:28. > :01:31.half his body weight after paying for surgery in India, says the NHS
:01:32. > :01:36.in Wales needs to rethink how they treat morbidly obese patients.
:01:37. > :01:39.Thousands of people are waiting for gastric operations
:01:40. > :01:41.because the criteria for carrying out the surgery here is stricter
:01:42. > :01:48.But, with almost a quarter of adults classed as obese, funding treatment
:01:49. > :01:54.In a moment, we'll look at those pressures.
:01:55. > :02:02.First, Tim Rogers with Zac Smith's story.
:02:03. > :02:16.At 50 stone, Zac Smith was eating himself into an early grave. In his
:02:17. > :02:24.30s, he relied he needed help. I was not able to walk down the aisle of
:02:25. > :02:27.the church. All I kept thinking was, you are next. He thought he would
:02:28. > :02:32.qualify for an operation to reduce the size of his stomach but was
:02:33. > :02:38.turned down under NHS rules in Wales. His only option was to go for
:02:39. > :02:44.-- the -- go to India for a private operation. The surgery has since
:02:45. > :02:49.helped him lose 27 stone. But after losing so much weight, Zac was left
:02:50. > :02:52.with three stones of loose skin. He asked the NHS for another operation
:02:53. > :02:57.to remove it, but he was again turned down. At six foot five, he
:02:58. > :03:03.was told he would effectively have to reduce his weight to 12.5 stone.
:03:04. > :03:16.I do not know how some of my size, my height, how I can get my weight
:03:17. > :03:23.down to under that. So it was back to India, where he kept a video
:03:24. > :03:28.diary, as he had another operation. Fingers crossed. The operation was a
:03:29. > :03:31.success, but what followed came as an unpleasant surprise. His surgical
:03:32. > :03:36.wound became infected and after flying home he had to spend two
:03:37. > :03:41.weeks in an isolation ward in hospital. Ironically, this came at a
:03:42. > :03:45.greater cost to the NHS than the savings they made by refusing the
:03:46. > :03:49.bariatric surgery he asked for in the first place.
:03:50. > :03:53.The Welsh Government has told us that the criteria for treatment is
:03:54. > :03:59.being revised and plans are in place to increase funding for more
:04:00. > :04:03.operations over the next five years. But doctors say without surgery
:04:04. > :04:04.sooner, their patients will put greater demand on cancer, diabetes
:04:05. > :04:07.and heart services. The term "obesity epidemic"
:04:08. > :04:09.is now a well-worn phrase here in Wales, where almost a quarter
:04:10. > :04:12.of adults are classed as obese and almost half of all men are
:04:13. > :04:17.overweight by the age of 42. Poor diet and lack of exercise are
:04:18. > :04:20.largely to blame and that's putting People who are overweight or obese
:04:21. > :04:28.face a higher risk of chronic health problems,
:04:29. > :04:33.including cardiovascular disease, The Welsh Government estimates that
:04:34. > :04:41.costs our NHS at least ?1 million a week, possibly
:04:42. > :04:50.as much as ?73 million a year. And it's not just paying for drugs
:04:51. > :04:53.and doctors - bigger patients need bigger beds, and to transport the
:04:54. > :05:09.obese, specially adapted ambulances. If we don't care about this, we are
:05:10. > :05:15.going to find our NHS falling apart within the next 15 or 20 years.
:05:16. > :05:19.Because the cost of treating the chronic diseases associated with
:05:20. > :05:20.obesity are going to spiral out of control.
:05:21. > :05:23.A stark warning from Jonathan Barry, but he could be part
:05:24. > :05:25.He runs Wales' only specialist centre
:05:26. > :05:27.for bariatric or weight-loss surgery at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
:05:28. > :05:29.He says thousands of people could benefit
:05:30. > :05:32.from a gastric band, but in Wales the rules governing who's eligible
:05:33. > :05:43.are too stringent, despite it being a very cost effective solution.
:05:44. > :05:49.To suggest it is expensive surgery is a complete fallacy. We know these
:05:50. > :05:54.operations pay for themselves within two and a half years. To put it into
:05:55. > :05:59.context, a lot of these people have diabetes, hypertension, all those
:06:00. > :06:01.conditions go away. Those conditions are very expensive to treat over the
:06:02. > :06:02.next 30 or 40 years. In England, the National Institute
:06:03. > :06:05.of Clinical Excellence has far less stringent rules for accesing
:06:06. > :06:07.bariatric surgery, and as the crisis worsens in Wales, the Health Service
:06:08. > :06:10.here has now pledged to catch up, but they admit it's
:06:11. > :06:23.a difficult balancing act. We have to prioritise between Cancer
:06:24. > :06:28.care, care for elderly people, cardiovascular services, as well as
:06:29. > :06:33.examining what we can do for people who are obese. A difficult set of
:06:34. > :06:38.choices, but the decision has been made to do more, to go from 80
:06:39. > :06:43.operations per year to 300 per year, which would actually catch up with
:06:44. > :06:44.the current English number of operations.
:06:45. > :06:47.The Welsh Government say bariatric surgery is not a magic bullet and
:06:48. > :06:51.They say they'll continue to tackle obesity through targeted education,
:06:52. > :06:52.encouraging the right lifestyle choices
:06:53. > :06:57.If that doesn't work, some may question whether the NHS
:06:58. > :06:59.should be funding more gastric band surgery for what is largely
:07:00. > :07:07.But others would argue the simple economics suggest
:07:08. > :07:14.More on this story in Week In, Week Out,
:07:15. > :07:20.at 10:40 tonight here on BBC One Wales.
:07:21. > :07:23.Public Health Wales has confirmed that one person is voluntarily
:07:24. > :07:26.staying off work and limiting their contact with
:07:27. > :07:29.other people after possible exposure to the Ebola virus.
:07:30. > :07:32.The individual does not have symptoms, and there are no cases of
:07:33. > :07:35.Ebola in Wales, but the precaution has been taken after the person
:07:36. > :07:51.Campaigners hoping to reverse the decision to close inpatient beds at
:07:52. > :07:55.Ceredigion hospital have been given permission for a judicial review.
:07:56. > :07:59.The group argued the health board should have consulted on the plan.
:08:00. > :08:02.The health board says it feels it complied with its legal
:08:03. > :08:05.obligations, but will continue to work with the court.
:08:06. > :08:08.A Deputy Leader of Powys Council has resigned after using a racial
:08:09. > :08:12.Myfanwy Alexander used the N-word in a debate about cross-border
:08:13. > :08:17.She apologised, but insisted she wouldn't be resigning.
:08:18. > :08:19.Let's talk to our political reporter Paul, Martin.
:08:20. > :08:26.A week is a long time in politics - what's changed?
:08:27. > :08:32.It is fair to say that her assessment of the dash rang her
:08:33. > :08:37.behaviour has not changed, but other key factors have. To recap, she used
:08:38. > :08:41.the N word when trying to describe how she thinks some vulnerable
:08:42. > :08:45.people in her award, whose first language in Welsh, are treated when
:08:46. > :08:48.they go to hospital and across-the-board in England. She was
:08:49. > :08:53.clear last week she was wrong to use the word, but it was a resignation
:08:54. > :08:56.-- was not a resignation issue. The position of the Council Leader,
:08:57. > :09:01.Barry Thomas, is what has changed. He runs a group of independent
:09:02. > :09:05.councillors in Powys who do not have overall control of the council. If
:09:06. > :09:08.opposition groups are unhappy, they can cause problems for the
:09:09. > :09:14.leadership. Opposition groups have not been happy. They think it was a
:09:15. > :09:17.resignation issue, so do the Unison union and was talk of them bringing
:09:18. > :09:22.a vote of no-confidence in the leadership. Last week Barry Thomas
:09:23. > :09:26.was clear she did not need to go, today, Myfanwy Alexander has told us
:09:27. > :09:30.that following pressure from the opposition, Barry Thomas has said
:09:31. > :09:36.she does have to go. To me, resignation is an admission
:09:37. > :09:40.in some sense that is -- there is a case to answer and I do not believe
:09:41. > :09:44.there is. I used a foolish and insulting word that I should not
:09:45. > :09:48.have used. I apologise fully for that and the vast majority of people
:09:49. > :09:52.I have spoken to accept that. I can be responsible for my own actions
:09:53. > :09:55.and I can be sorry for my own actions, but the actions of
:09:56. > :09:59.opposition groups are beyond my control.
:10:00. > :10:03.What has the reaction been? Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the
:10:04. > :10:06.opposition groups have welcomed the decision, saying it was inevitable
:10:07. > :10:12.and overdue. In her resignation letter, Myfanwy Alexander made some
:10:13. > :10:17.broader points about politics in Powys. She said there is a toxic
:10:18. > :10:21.nature of division that led to the pressure on her, and she said anyone
:10:22. > :10:25.hoping to make any difference that -- to the people of Powys sit --
:10:26. > :10:32.should not bother going into politics. Barry Thomas was
:10:33. > :10:33.unavailable today, but he did say in a statement that he accepts her
:10:34. > :10:35.resignation. Police are investigating the death
:10:36. > :10:38.of a man in his 20s, thought to have been found at the Aberystwyth Arts
:10:39. > :10:41.Centre, on the university campus. His body was found on Monday night
:10:42. > :10:44.and is being treated as unexplained. A group trying to reopen
:10:45. > :10:52.a leisure centre in Wrexham has had its bid for a ?50,000 grant rejected
:10:53. > :10:56.by councillors. Plas Madoc Centre was closed earlier
:10:57. > :11:00.this year as part of budget cuts. The Splash Community Trust are
:11:01. > :11:04.working to get it reopened. The building is due to be demolished
:11:05. > :11:09.by the end of September. Wales and Cardiff Blues centre
:11:10. > :11:11.Owen Williams is making progress following a significant spinal cord
:11:12. > :11:15.injury six weeks ago. The 22-year-old, who posted this
:11:16. > :11:18.photo on social media while recovering at Rookwood Hospital,
:11:19. > :11:23.has seen improvements in his arms. He'll also be progressing to
:11:24. > :11:27.sitting up in the next few weeks. A statement, released by the Blues,
:11:28. > :11:30.says while it's still early days, Illegal off-roading using motorbikes
:11:31. > :11:38.and 4x4s in forests and Natural Resources Wales say it's
:11:39. > :11:42.joined forces with North Wales Police and landowners to
:11:43. > :11:48.restrict access to protected areas. It's claimed that vehicles are
:11:49. > :11:49.damaging property Illegal off-roading means taking
:11:50. > :11:56.a vehicle anywhere This is one
:11:57. > :12:00.of the more extreme cases - the driver of this 4x4 was jailed
:12:01. > :12:03.last year for dangerous driving The forests and fields of
:12:04. > :12:13.North Wales were a major draw for organisers of the
:12:14. > :12:15.Wales Rally GB, but while this has been carefully managed to allow
:12:16. > :12:17.vehicles legal access to the countryside, that doesn't mean
:12:18. > :12:30.the same rule applies elsewhere. This is a special conservation
:12:31. > :12:36.area. It is an internationally important landscape. These sorts of
:12:37. > :12:39.activities are not allowed here. Just because we have these organised
:12:40. > :12:41.events, it does not mean anyone else can come and carry on as they
:12:42. > :12:42.choose. Haf Morris owns a farm
:12:43. > :12:45.in the Ceiriog Valley near Wrexham. As well as facing abuse from illegal
:12:46. > :12:59.off-roaders who use her land, she's We had to put locks on the gates,
:13:00. > :13:06.and the last lot came up and drove through the gates. They broke them
:13:07. > :13:10.in half. They then went up onto our private land and made a mess. It was
:13:11. > :13:18.the end of March and you know what a wet winter we had.
:13:19. > :13:20.Sergeant Wesley Williams is on patrol in parkland in Wrexham.
:13:21. > :13:27.It's a hotspot for youngsters on motorbikes.
:13:28. > :13:33.We have had a couple of accidents not too far away from here, where
:13:34. > :13:38.young men have come off their bikes and have had significant injuries as
:13:39. > :13:39.a result of being on the bikes and coming off them.
:13:40. > :13:42.In an attempt to reduce the problem, police and Natural Resources Wales
:13:43. > :13:44.have joined forces to build barriers and increase signs across rural
:13:45. > :13:47.Legal routes are available usually run by clubs
:13:48. > :13:56.and offer all the thrills without harming the environment.
:13:57. > :14:03.This is Wales Today. Much more to come before seven o'clock.
:14:04. > :14:08.Here on the Maes, we will be finding out how important the Eisteddfod is
:14:09. > :14:12.for Welsh business, looking to boost sales and making new contacts.
:14:13. > :14:15.And lights out across Wales, the British Legion thanks the public
:14:16. > :14:17.were last night, marking the centenary of the start of the First
:14:18. > :14:20.World War. The Deputy Prime Minister says he
:14:21. > :14:22.wants to see a pledge for further devolution to Wales,
:14:23. > :14:26.similar to the offer in Scotland. In the event of a No vote in next
:14:27. > :14:29.month's independence referendum, Nick Clegg signed a declaration
:14:30. > :14:32.along with the other two UK party leaders to guarantee devolution
:14:33. > :14:35.of more powers to Scotland, Here's our political reporter,
:14:36. > :14:51.James Williams. Glasgow's Games have been hailed as
:14:52. > :14:54.the best ever. A success for Scotland both on and off the track,
:14:55. > :14:59.as the eyes of the Commonwealth, if not the world, were watching. But in
:15:00. > :15:03.truth, Scotland has caught the public attention for years now as it
:15:04. > :15:07.reaches the final stretch on the track to an historic independence
:15:08. > :15:12.vote. Before that, Wales will have its own day in the sun when the NATO
:15:13. > :15:15.summit comes to town. This is one of the venues that world leaders could
:15:16. > :15:19.be dining at as part of the conference. Cardiff Castle has
:15:20. > :15:24.long, historic connections with Scotland. But this place could play
:15:25. > :15:27.its part at the start of September in shifting attention to Wales. --
:15:28. > :15:32.attention. It is something Nick Clegg would like to see. He visited
:15:33. > :15:36.the Cardiff office of British Gas on the day he signed a pledge with
:15:37. > :15:40.David Cameron and Ed Miliband to guarantee the devolution of more
:15:41. > :15:43.powers to Scotland, should the country but against independence.
:15:44. > :15:49.What about a similar pledge for Wales? I think it would be great if
:15:50. > :15:54.we could do the same thing in Wales. I think the example of what we are
:15:55. > :16:00.doing in Scotland will actually increase the likelihood of a
:16:01. > :16:04.cross-party consensus in favour of further devolution to Wales. Plaid
:16:05. > :16:09.Cymru are certainly making their stance on the referendum known. Do
:16:10. > :16:16.they think this Unionist move spikes the guns of the Yes campaign is Mac
:16:17. > :16:21.we have heard all this before. They promised jam tomorrow and when it
:16:22. > :16:25.comes to it, the three main parties in London failed to deliver. The
:16:26. > :16:31.only way that people in Scotland can be sure of getting more powers is to
:16:32. > :16:36.vote yes on September the 18th. The scene is set, tonight sees the first
:16:37. > :16:40.TV debate between the opposing sides of the campaign. The terms and
:16:41. > :16:42.topics of the debate in Glasgow are well rehearsed, but the
:16:43. > :16:48.referendum's affect on Wales is less sure. Entrance of what additional
:16:49. > :16:52.powers are offered to Scotland, the parties do not agree so I will -- I
:16:53. > :16:56.think we will have to see the results of the General Election, if
:16:57. > :17:02.there has been a No vote, to know what this means for Wales. It is
:17:03. > :17:06.true to say that Scotland is a point of comparison for Wales. If Moore is
:17:07. > :17:11.offered to Scotland, there will be pressure in Wales to catch up. There
:17:12. > :17:15.is little over a month before Wales hosts the NATO summit and just some
:17:16. > :17:20.six weeks until Scotland decides. But the debate on the effect of the
:17:21. > :17:22.referendum on Wales has only just begun.
:17:23. > :17:24.The National Eisteddfod is in full swing at Llanelli.
:17:25. > :17:26.Our reporter Cemlyn Davies is there for us this evening.
:17:27. > :17:29.Yes, diolch, Jamie. I'm in the visitor centre this evening and
:17:30. > :17:32.as you can see, people are pouring through here, leaving the Eisteddfod
:17:33. > :17:42.But as well as being a place to meet up with old friends
:17:43. > :17:44.and enjoy performances on the stage, the Eisteddfod is a shop window
:17:45. > :17:48.There are more than 300 stalls on the Maes,
:17:49. > :17:50.selling everything from art and books to T-shirts and jewellery.
:17:51. > :17:52.Rhodri Lewis has been asking stallholders how important
:17:53. > :18:04.For decades, the Eisteddfod has been known for this.
:18:05. > :18:07.But nowadays it's also known for this.
:18:08. > :18:10.Small businesses from all over Wales come here every year, set up stalls
:18:11. > :18:15.Cowbois has been part of the maes for more than 20 years.
:18:16. > :18:18.Sales during Eisteddfod week are critical to a company which,
:18:19. > :18:26.apart from its appearances here, only exists online.
:18:27. > :18:32.The Eisteddfod is very important to showcase the company and show our
:18:33. > :18:36.products. We can also introduce new products as well. We can gain a new
:18:37. > :18:40.clients. It is very important and also, it is an economic way of
:18:41. > :18:41.advertising the company throughout Wales.
:18:42. > :18:45.There are more than 300 stands at this year's Eisteddfod.
:18:46. > :18:48.They'll each have paid at least ?815 to be here.
:18:49. > :18:50.The flip side is that the festival is worth between ?6-8
:18:51. > :19:04.Crefftau y Bont is part of that economy.
:19:05. > :19:07.Based just a few miles from here in Pontarddulais,
:19:08. > :19:13.its owner says the chance to network here is too good to miss.
:19:14. > :19:18.There is no other opportunity we would have to be able to go to the
:19:19. > :19:24.Welsh event, meet other Welsh business people and food producers,
:19:25. > :19:25.craft makers, and to meet local Government people who are very
:19:26. > :19:27.interested in what we can do. But it's not just about buying
:19:28. > :19:29.and selling. Amidst the jewellery and paintings,
:19:30. > :19:31.this solicitor's company is here for the first time,
:19:32. > :19:42.but what's in it for them? We have recently expanded into West
:19:43. > :19:48.Wales. Last month, we opened an office in Carmarthen. So it was an
:19:49. > :19:57.excellent decision to have the Eisteddfod here, to raise awareness.
:19:58. > :20:02.How good is it for business? I am quite surprised we are here, I
:20:03. > :20:06.think. But it is good, people have not been aware we have opened an
:20:07. > :20:10.office here, they are interested, we are employing people from Carmarthen
:20:11. > :20:11.in the office so it is good for business.
:20:12. > :20:13.The Eisteddfod has always been a showcase for welsh culture,
:20:14. > :20:16.but these days that's expanded to give Welsh businesses a shop window
:20:17. > :20:20.In other news here, two safes holding
:20:21. > :20:24.around ?6,000 were stolen from the visitor centre here over night.
:20:25. > :20:27.Police search teams with dogs have been investigating.
:20:28. > :20:29.Eisteddfod officials say the cash taken was float money,
:20:30. > :20:38.Well, in the Pavilion today the main ceremony saw the
:20:39. > :20:40.Daniel Owen Memorial Prize awarded for the Best Novel.
:20:41. > :20:45.And the winner was Lleucu Roberts from Rhostryfan near Caernarfon.
:20:46. > :20:50.She takes away ?5,000 for her book, Rhwng Edafedd.
:20:51. > :20:52.The judges said the writer showed she has a sound
:20:53. > :21:02.And remember you can keep up to date with all the events, online.
:21:03. > :21:13.There's live coverage of all the action from the Pavilion,
:21:14. > :21:15.with English commentary, as well as results, video highlights
:21:16. > :21:31.Well, that's it from the Eisteddfod, tomorrow we will find
:21:32. > :21:34.out if anybody has one the pros and musicians' medals and we will have
:21:35. > :21:35.the latest right here on Wales Today.
:21:36. > :21:37.The Royal British Legion in Wales says it's delighted with
:21:38. > :21:40.the response to its request to switch off our lights
:21:41. > :21:43.last night to mark the centenary of the start of World War I.
:21:44. > :21:47.Across Wales there were more than 200 organised events.
:21:48. > :21:49.The Welsh national commemoration service in Llandaff Cathedral heard
:21:50. > :22:05.A darkened street, and in the window, solitary candle, many across
:22:06. > :22:11.Wales did join the lights out, Mauritian. -- lights out
:22:12. > :22:17.commemoration. In Llandaff Cathedral, 350 people took part in
:22:18. > :22:22.the Welsh National Opera is. It was watched across Wales on television.
:22:23. > :22:29.The Royal family was represented by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
:22:30. > :22:43.A poem was red by the First Minister.
:22:44. > :22:46.From the Archbishop Kim McCall for us all to strive for peace. There
:22:47. > :22:52.was a message of peace and goodwill from the young people of Wales. In
:22:53. > :22:58.2014, this message asks world leaders to reconcile with each other
:22:59. > :23:03.and to follow the paths of peace. Across Wales, there were more than
:23:04. > :23:07.200 organised events, an echo of the then Foreign Secretary' Mark that
:23:08. > :23:12.the declaration of war would put the labs out across Europe. There was a
:23:13. > :23:20.torchlight procession at the highest point in the mountain range. In
:23:21. > :23:25.Carnarvon, there was a vigil. The faces of some of those who went
:23:26. > :23:31.to war projected onto a wall in Bangor, created by an artist, which
:23:32. > :23:37.shows the men behind the uniforms. Ewe to me, looking at these photos
:23:38. > :23:42.on the wall, they are real men, more than names. It is a wonderful way of
:23:43. > :23:48.commemorating, not celebrating, what happened. It is really important to
:23:49. > :23:51.remember what happened. They were doing something, they did not know
:23:52. > :23:57.what they were going to the face -- what they were going to face. This
:23:58. > :24:05.has affected me tonight. It touches the old heartstrings.
:24:06. > :24:08.At the commemoration service, the lights of Llandaff Cathedral were
:24:09. > :24:16.dimmed for a period of silence, leaving a single candle burning. And
:24:17. > :24:24.at 11 p.m., the hour was declared, and a told across the city. Wales
:24:25. > :24:27.remembers. Cardiff midfielder George Mutch has
:24:28. > :24:33.left the club and sign for Queens Park Rangers. The deal was believed
:24:34. > :24:37.to be worth ?6 million. He is the second Cardiff player to sign for a
:24:38. > :24:44.London club this summer following the transfer of steam and quarter.
:24:45. > :24:48.The hopes of reaching the women's Rugby World Cup semifinals have been
:24:49. > :24:52.crushed by Australia. They lost by 25 points to three. Wales will play
:24:53. > :24:55.against South Africa in their final match on Saturday, but no have no
:24:56. > :25:05.chance of progressing in the competition.
:25:06. > :25:10.Time now for a look at the weather. Thanks, welcome back to Llanelli.
:25:11. > :25:14.What a great location for the Eisteddfod. The views across the
:25:15. > :25:22.water towards North Gower are stunning. Looking West, along the
:25:23. > :25:25.Carmarthen shirt coast. It is also a great spot for keeping an eye on the
:25:26. > :25:31.weather, which is changing again. But we have been lucky here today.
:25:32. > :25:34.In Welshpool, there has been torrential rain, thunder and flash
:25:35. > :25:39.floods this afternoon. There is more rain on the way, but if you're
:25:40. > :25:44.coming to the Eisteddfod tomorrow, good news, it will be dry and
:25:45. > :25:49.bright, sunny in the afternoon, breezier than today. Highs of 19.
:25:50. > :25:52.This evening, any heavy showers will fade. Dry for a time, but it will
:25:53. > :25:57.not last. Rain will spread across the whole country during the
:25:58. > :26:04.evening. A spell of heavy rain clearing later, lowest temperatures
:26:05. > :26:12.14 to 17. The truck tomorrow shows low pressure over the Atlantic. --
:26:13. > :26:16.the chart. Tomorrow, fairly decent day with plenty of dry and bright
:26:17. > :26:20.weather, some sunshine. There could be the odd light shower. But not as
:26:21. > :26:27.heavy as today. Temperatures 18 to 20 Celsius. 22 in Monmouthshire.
:26:28. > :26:34.Tomorrow night, dry with clear spells, a few mist patches forming.
:26:35. > :26:38.Slightly cooler than tonight, 12 to 16 Celsius. Thursday promises to be
:26:39. > :26:43.a decent day, and nice day, dry with sunny spells, warm with light winds.
:26:44. > :26:50.Friday, we may get away with a dry day, perhaps a few showers in the
:26:51. > :26:53.South. Saturday, not so bad, but a word of warning, we could be in for
:26:54. > :26:56.some rough weather on Sunday as the remains of a Tropical Storm Manuel
:26:57. > :27:05.moves in from the Atlantic. -- Tropical Storm Washi. -- Bertha. So,
:27:06. > :27:09.more rain on the way tonight but it will clear, leaving a mostly dry and
:27:10. > :27:12.bright day in Llanelli. Thank you very much.
:27:13. > :27:14.It's coming up to seven o'clock, the headlines again:
:27:15. > :27:17.A 50 stone man from the Vale of Glamorgan, who lost more than
:27:18. > :27:21.half his body weight after paying for surgery in India, says the NHS
:27:22. > :27:25.in Wales needs to rethink how they treat morbidly obese patients.
:27:26. > :27:27.The Welsh Government says it is planning to increase
:27:28. > :27:43.I will have an update for you at 8pm and again after the BBC News at Ten.
:27:44. > :27:48.Thank you for watching, from all of us here, good evening.