:00:00. > :00:30.Wales is to be offered more flexible income tax powers after a U-turn by
:00:31. > :00:32.the UK government. A controversial restriction is said to have been
:00:33. > :00:39.removed. Four nations, two flags. The saltire
:00:40. > :00:44.and the Union Jack were the only flags offered to the debate on the
:00:45. > :00:47.United Kingdom, a symbol of the challenge Wales faces. A challenge
:00:48. > :00:54.also for the new Secretary of State in what he called a new century of
:00:55. > :00:59.devolution. I have always said that those powers should be far reaching
:01:00. > :01:02.and flexible. I am committed to removing obstacles to them being
:01:03. > :01:06.used effectively, which is why tomorrow I will be asking my
:01:07. > :01:12.colleagues for their agreement to amend the Wales Bill, to remove the
:01:13. > :01:19.lock step on how those income tax powers are used. Under the lockstep,
:01:20. > :01:24.if the Welsh Government wanted to increase the top rate of tax by 1
:01:25. > :01:30.pains it would have to do the same for the other rates. Today's change
:01:31. > :01:34.means that ministers could choose to raise or lower offers independently
:01:35. > :01:38.of the other rates. It is events elsewhere that have overshadowed the
:01:39. > :01:41.opening day of this conference, with the defection of another
:01:42. > :01:48.Conservative MP to the UK Independence Party. Would others
:01:49. > :01:52.follow? Davy Jones says he was tapped up by UKIP and told them to
:01:53. > :01:57.take a hike. The Welsh Conservatives hope the UKIP argument will hold and
:01:58. > :02:00.allow them to focus on a model of devolution that makes clear where
:02:01. > :02:08.paralysed. It has been announced will's First
:02:09. > :02:11.Minister will meet with Northern Ireland and Scotland's First
:02:12. > :02:18.Minister 's. They will discuss the impact of the Scottish referendum on
:02:19. > :02:27.the nation. During an award-winning career as a
:02:28. > :02:31.writer, a man who died today also worked as a doctor. Lately, going in
:02:32. > :02:40.and out of the house we were insured... -- we once shared. Danny
:02:41. > :02:46.was one of Wales's most revered writers. His poetry and prose
:02:47. > :02:49.reflected his life and passions. You revise things and work on things and
:02:50. > :02:53.the more you do it the more you become attached to it, rather like a
:02:54. > :02:58.mother who gives so much attention to her baby that in the baby she
:02:59. > :03:03.lost that even though it gives a lot of difficulty. Or in the 1920s, he
:03:04. > :03:08.is but his family between South Wales and London, where he was both
:03:09. > :03:14.a doctor and a poet. He kept South Wales close, with his life here
:03:15. > :03:21.influencing his work. He shared much of that life with his wife. Her
:03:22. > :03:24.death in a car accident in 2005 was a tragedy he found hard to
:03:25. > :03:30.comprehend. In the end, he did what came naturally and wrote about it.
:03:31. > :03:35.The result became the Wales Book of the year, and he also received a CBE
:03:36. > :03:40.from the Queen. He came to the year, and he also received a CBE
:03:41. > :03:42.regarded as one of Wales's rated strikers and at the time of
:03:43. > :03:47.regarded as one of Wales's rated birthday day, he hinted at the
:03:48. > :03:51.secret of his success. I once had a mortal years ago, which
:03:52. > :03:53.secret of his success. I once had a visitors, expect nothing and injure.
:03:54. > :04:07.I have been visited, I have expected visitors, expect nothing and injure.
:04:08. > :04:13.a lot actually! But I have endured! Golf, the point has been clinched by
:04:14. > :04:17.a Welshman. It is the 3rd successive win for Europe, who beat the US and
:04:18. > :04:19.16.5-11 point oh. Clear spells allowing mist
:04:20. > :04:25.and fog to form and temperatures in double figures for towns and cities
:04:26. > :04:28.although cooler in the countryside. a cloudy day, with a few scattered
:04:29. > :04:34.showers. Most places staying dry, with top
:04:35. > :04:37.temperatures between 17 and 19. Tuesday is mostly dry
:04:38. > :04:41.with sunny spells. A largely warm,
:04:42. > :04:49.fine end to September, turning more
:04:50. > :05:07.unsettled by the end of the week. night. -- that is it from the BBC
:05:08. > :05:11.London weekend team, have a very good night.
:05:12. > :05:16.This weekend was one to remember not just because of the Ryder Cup but