:00:19. > :00:23.The number of motorcyclists dying on our roads has gone up
:00:24. > :00:25.significantly this year, that's the warning from two chief constables.
:00:26. > :00:32.They're blaming excessive speed for the rise in injuries
:00:33. > :00:35.and fatalities in the North Wales and Dyfed Powys force areas.
:00:36. > :00:37.The police say they'll continue to support schemes which educate
:00:38. > :00:50.There are around 54,000 motorcycles licensed on the roads of Wales.
:00:51. > :00:53.And with fuel prices making cars more expensive to run,
:00:54. > :01:01.But it's a sobering thought that the risk of being killed or
:01:02. > :01:03.seriously injured on a motorbike is around 78 times greater than
:01:04. > :01:11.Last year, there were 17 motorcycle deaths on the roads here.
:01:12. > :01:16.But already this year, that figure's almost been matched
:01:17. > :01:25.In one, there have been 11 deaths already, up from two last year and
:01:26. > :01:31.Police say the beautiful countryside of Mid and
:01:32. > :01:33.North Wales is a draw for bikers, but excessive speeds, particularly
:01:34. > :01:41.The typical person buying a bike is between 35 and 50.
:01:42. > :01:45.People who've got a bit of disposable income,
:01:46. > :01:51.they are going back to bikes and not getting any further training,
:01:52. > :01:54.going out not regularly so they're permanent novices, if you like.
:01:55. > :02:00.They are buying big powerful bikes and getting into trouble.
:02:01. > :02:03.As we get older, our reactions get slower and eyesight starts to go.
:02:04. > :02:07.It's really important to take on some further training.
:02:08. > :02:11.The police say they'll continue to support schemes like Bike Safe
:02:12. > :02:18.which educates riders about the risks of riding inappropriately.
:02:19. > :02:24.This is the latest scene of a fatal motorcycle accident.
:02:25. > :02:28.At the weekend, a 53-year-old man was killed here.
:02:29. > :02:32.Despite motorbikes making up just 0.2% of traffic on our roads here
:02:33. > :02:35.in Wales, 39% of all fatal and serious casualties are
:02:36. > :02:47.motorcyclists, a figure that the police want to see reduced.
:02:48. > :02:49.Hundreds of homes in Blaenau Gwent are still without gas,
:02:50. > :02:52.four days after supplies were cut by a water leak.
:02:53. > :02:55.Wales and West Utilities say they're working to reconnect 660
:02:56. > :03:04.They've already removed hundreds of thousands of litres of water
:03:05. > :03:09.from gas pipes in the area, which were flooded on last Thursday.
:03:10. > :03:11.On the night of the second television debate
:03:12. > :03:13.on Scottish independence, both the Welsh Secretary and the
:03:14. > :03:18.First Minister of Wales have urged Scottish voters to stay in Britain.
:03:19. > :03:22.Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb campaigning in Scotland, said:
:03:23. > :03:26."Britain is a family of strong nations."
:03:27. > :03:29.While Carwyn Jones, writing in the Daily Record, said the idea of a
:03:30. > :03:33.currency union with an independent Scotland would be "bad for Britain".
:03:34. > :03:34.The SNP has spoken of "fear-mongering"
:03:35. > :03:41.Football and Wrexham are down to seventh in the Conference
:03:42. > :03:44.after drawing 2-2 against Macclesfield at the Racecourse.
:03:45. > :03:46.After falling behind, goals from Connor Jennings and
:03:47. > :03:53.Macclesfield equalised through Paul Turnbull.
:03:54. > :03:59.In typical Bank Holiday fashion, it was a rather wet start
:04:00. > :04:02.for today's Butetown Carnival in Cardiff, the first for 16 years,
:04:03. > :04:07.celebrating the cultural and musical heritage of the area.
:04:08. > :04:26.Performances and workshops are due to run throughout the evening.
:04:27. > :04:34.Some early rain tomorrow, but turning dry air through the day. If
:04:35. > :04:42.you downpours continuing through the night. The cloud holds up the
:04:43. > :04:49.temperatures. The pressure chart shows the front that brought the
:04:50. > :04:55.rain. High pressure moves from the North, so it might start grey and
:04:56. > :04:58.damp with some showers, but they will fizzle out and dry up through
:04:59. > :05:07.the day with brighter spells developing later on. Winds will ease
:05:08. > :05:12.later. Cooler tomorrow night, and after a dry start on Wednesday, it
:05:13. > :05:25.will turn wet and windy from the West. A week of changes. And I'm
:05:26. > :05:39.settled and talk is. -- and unsettled.
:05:40. > :05:47.Cover the contrasts across the UK, in Scotland, no bank on a day, dry,
:05:48. > :05:48.plenty of sunshine, especially in the