:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines:
:00:07. > :00:08.Hospitals across the country are facing
:00:09. > :00:12.Tonight four are on the highest alert.
:00:13. > :00:14.We've been given exclusive access to one Accident
:00:15. > :00:21.We've had a much higher number of emergency admissions.
:00:22. > :00:25.That's effectively put pressure on the whole of the hospital
:00:26. > :00:27.and stopped patients from being able to move
:00:28. > :00:33.Staff here in Swansea have been working flat out and tonight
:00:34. > :00:36.the message from doctors here and in other health boards
:00:37. > :00:55.is not to attend unless you really need to.
:00:56. > :00:59.It's the biggest expansion of Cardiff in a century.
:01:00. > :01:02.The controversial plan to build 30,000 homes,
:01:03. > :01:04.many on greenfield sites, has been approved.
:01:05. > :01:08.Jasmine Lapsley choked to death whilst on holiday in Gwynedd.
:01:09. > :01:11.Her inquest hears her family repeatedly asked ambulance
:01:12. > :01:16.controllers how long it would take for paramedics to arrive.
:01:17. > :01:19.She was wrongly arrested for murder after discovering the body
:01:20. > :01:22.of John Sabine outside flats in Beddau.
:01:23. > :01:26.Tonight, we hear of the trauma it's caused her.
:01:27. > :01:29.I remember speaking to my daughter on the phone.
:01:30. > :01:32.It was all thinking in my head, I'm never going to see my grandkids
:01:33. > :01:35.again, I'm never going to see my children again.
:01:36. > :01:38.I'm going to jail for the rest of my life
:01:39. > :01:46.It's more than 50 years since trains last stopped in Carno
:01:47. > :01:54.but could the railway station here be set to re-open?
:01:55. > :01:58.Hospitals across the country are under severe or extreme
:01:59. > :02:02.Demand from patients has surged severely,
:02:03. > :02:05.following the festive period, especially for ambulances,
:02:06. > :02:09.GP out of hours clinics and at emergency departments.
:02:10. > :02:12.Some health boards are asking patients not to attend Accident
:02:13. > :02:15.and Emergency unless they really need to.
:02:16. > :02:21.Our reporter, Ben Price, is at Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
:02:22. > :02:29.Morriston's A department is currently at a level three
:02:30. > :02:42.meaning it's under severe pressure, four being the highest level.
:02:43. > :02:45.I've been here for a few hours today and it's clear that staff
:02:46. > :02:48.here are working flat out to deal with the number of patients coming
:02:49. > :02:51.through these doors and it appears this is very much a situation
:02:52. > :03:04.This lady has been rushed to A after save the that's suffering
:03:05. > :03:08.chest pains. Not all patients arrive at A by anvil is but for those who
:03:09. > :03:11.do they take a very short journey into this room where paramedics and
:03:12. > :03:17.hospital staff discussed the condition of each incoming patients
:03:18. > :03:20.before the handover is complete. This is an everyday scenario at this
:03:21. > :03:24.hospital but during the winter months. Fear and that other
:03:25. > :03:29.departments around Wales, the workload can be much greater. It is
:03:30. > :03:33.an extremely challenging time for the hospital and this week has been
:03:34. > :03:37.no exception. We've had a higher number of medical emergency
:03:38. > :03:41.admissions -- ambitions. That has put pressure on the whole of the
:03:42. > :03:44.hospital, stopped patients being able to move through hospital
:03:45. > :03:50.properly and that is translated into pieces being unable to get through
:03:51. > :03:55.the A departs as properly. Some of the six health boards are reporting
:03:56. > :03:58.severe pressure in hospitals. Prince Charles Hospital is under extreme
:03:59. > :04:02.pressure. It's a similar situation at the Royal Gwent in south-east
:04:03. > :04:06.Wales and that Wrexham Maelor and Glan Clwyd Hospital is in the north.
:04:07. > :04:10.Ysbyty Gwynedd says it is facing severe pressure. The rest of the
:04:11. > :04:14.hospitals in Wales have now been given a model is pressure rating.
:04:15. > :04:18.Last month, the man in charge of the NHS in Wales said in order to deal
:04:19. > :04:21.with increased winter pressure the plan is in place to reduce
:04:22. > :04:26.admissions and to improve support for patients to go home after they
:04:27. > :04:33.have been treated. According to the worst governments, between 2014 and
:04:34. > :04:38.2015, 20% 80% of patients A were not admitted for ongoing treatment.
:04:39. > :04:42.Any could be seen by a GP run at the health settings are stuck at NHS
:04:43. > :04:48.Direct Wales, the happy but the the phone was sort of medical help they
:04:49. > :04:53.need. It is a way of avoiding sending people to A Patients
:04:54. > :05:00.often don't need to go to Castle Mac. But by having a nurse advice
:05:01. > :05:04.they can be directed to the right point of care. The blood being
:05:05. > :05:11.encouraged to help ease the strain on doctors by visiting their local
:05:12. > :05:15.pharmacy. -- patients are being. If they've got flu like symptoms,
:05:16. > :05:20.particularly colds, sickness and diarrhoea, upset tummy is are quite
:05:21. > :05:23.common at this time of year particularly so we can help with all
:05:24. > :05:29.those symptoms. Staff here at Morriston deal with a high number of
:05:30. > :05:32.patients, it is up the pressure will ease in the coming days.
:05:33. > :05:43.Joining me now is a doctor, a consultant at Morriston has the Mac.
:05:44. > :05:47.You staff are still very busy here. It is a little bit better than it
:05:48. > :05:51.was on Monday but we're still working very intensively to treat
:05:52. > :05:54.patients as quickly as possible after they arrive. We need to work
:05:55. > :05:58.out who needs to stay at hospital and who can go home. How busy has
:05:59. > :06:07.this week been compared to the rest of the year? It has been easier,
:06:08. > :06:12.particularly with admissions. An example would be on the acute
:06:13. > :06:18.medical tape, artefacts, strokes, diabetes. We would usually see 35
:06:19. > :06:23.patients a day, but it has been more like 45. By the end of that period
:06:24. > :06:28.we are having an extra 50 patients in bed. We hear about the winter
:06:29. > :06:34.pressure but it has been a fairly mild winter. What types of people
:06:35. > :06:41.have been coming in here? We haven't yet seen people slipping. We've seen
:06:42. > :06:45.a lot of visibility conditions, people with infections, the mild
:06:46. > :06:51.weather hasn't killed off that many germs. People have been staying
:06:52. > :06:54.inside and not getting fresh air. Infections and chest problems. Thank
:06:55. > :06:59.you very much indeed. I will let you get on with your work is it is busy
:07:00. > :07:03.at Morriston Hospital and around the country. We've heard from the Chief
:07:04. > :07:08.Executive of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, hospitals in the north and
:07:09. > :07:09.experiencing extreme pressure. But from Morriston back to you in
:07:10. > :07:10.Cardiff. It's the biggest expansion
:07:11. > :07:12.of Cardiff in a century. Tonight, a controversial plan that
:07:13. > :07:15.will pave the way for around 20,000 new homes in the city
:07:16. > :07:17.has been approved. It was the final major barrier
:07:18. > :07:20.to building the houses, many on greenfield sites,
:07:21. > :07:24.over the next decade. The council says there's
:07:25. > :07:26.a shortage of housing. Opponents argue the city's roads
:07:27. > :07:30.won't be able to cope. Here's our political
:07:31. > :07:42.editor, Nick Servini. The last time Cardiff expanded on
:07:43. > :07:48.this scale, it is boomtime for the coal industry. Today it is the
:07:49. > :07:52.largest coal exporter in the world. It may be a different era now but
:07:53. > :07:58.the levels of growth look similar. In the 20 years up to 2026,
:07:59. > :08:04.Cardiff's operation is forecast to rise by 22%. The number of new homes
:08:05. > :08:09.by 29%. The city 's population is young, helping to fuel growth. That
:08:10. > :08:14.is also net migration. In the 1980s as was less than 50 people a year,
:08:15. > :08:20.but jumped to 400 a year in the 1990s, it now stands at 1200. Can
:08:21. > :08:25.the city's infrastructure cope with so many extra people? When the
:08:26. > :08:29.development start to come forward we will make sure the schools, the
:08:30. > :08:32.infrastructure which is the transport infrastructure, that'll be
:08:33. > :08:38.in place. The community centres will be in place and many of the other
:08:39. > :08:42.features which will require. Completing the local government plan
:08:43. > :08:46.has been a long and controversial process. After years in which
:08:47. > :08:51.development was largely based around flats in the city, the ruling Labour
:08:52. > :08:54.group has opened up swathes of greenfield sites for thousands of
:08:55. > :08:59.homes in the north-western and north-eastern edge of Cardiff. No
:09:00. > :09:02.real objective is to it if people need the homeless but that is always
:09:03. > :09:06.the infrastructure for the arose, easing congestion. The
:09:07. > :09:15.infrastructure is Victorian around here. The Artesia, very narrow.
:09:16. > :09:21.Roads and more houses in narrow lanes. How will the city breathed?
:09:22. > :09:24.What happens to land close to me will clearly have a big implication
:09:25. > :09:28.for those already living in the city first up but that is an age-old and
:09:29. > :09:33.wider question for those who don't. There's a larger Cardiff simply
:09:34. > :09:37.sacking the resources and talents from the rest of Wales? Does the
:09:38. > :09:44.rest of the country benefit from having a stronger capital? Roger is
:09:45. > :09:48.a retired plan and an opponents to the expansion. He believes the main
:09:49. > :09:52.impact in the wider area will be on the 80,000 people who commute into
:09:53. > :09:58.Cardiff every day. It will be gridlocked city. Unfortunately, most
:09:59. > :10:07.of the development is planned in areas where people travel around in
:10:08. > :10:18.cars. Public transport here isn't very good. I.
:10:19. > :10:20.One group that be happy will be builders. We are told they are
:10:21. > :10:22.queueing up for the chance to develop valuable sites that for
:10:23. > :10:24.years have been closed off to them. The Labour MP for Cardiff South
:10:25. > :10:27.and Penarth has resigned as a shadow During a live BBC TV interview this
:10:28. > :10:31.lunchtime, Stephen Doughty said he quit in protest at the way
:10:32. > :10:33.leader, Jeremy Corbyn, sacked one of his colleagues
:10:34. > :10:35.in a reshuffle. Our parliamentary correspondent,
:10:36. > :10:50.David Cornock, is at Westminster. David, a dramatic day for the Labour
:10:51. > :10:54.Party. This is a tale of one reshuffle, to sackings and three
:10:55. > :10:58.resignations with Labour MPs increasingly at odds over the
:10:59. > :11:02.consequences. Among those who reside, Stephen Doughty who joins me
:11:03. > :11:10.now. You said in a statement today, you talked about lies and the Labour
:11:11. > :11:15.leader's office trying to score points. What do you mean by that?
:11:16. > :11:19.When we talk about issues like defence and foreign policy, we does
:11:20. > :11:24.want to be getting into party politics let alone internal party
:11:25. > :11:30.politics. The way my my colleague was handled and sacked over very
:11:31. > :11:33.reasonable comments about tackling terrorism, it was regrettable and it
:11:34. > :11:40.is unfortunate that some individuals have been briefing out his disquiet
:11:41. > :11:44.motif or stop but by designing and use stoking up this mood of
:11:45. > :11:48.disloyalty and the Jeremy Corbyn? Resigning is the honourable thing to
:11:49. > :11:55.do because I would have said similar things to what Pat McFadden would
:11:56. > :11:58.have said about terrorism. These are very serious matters, not things
:11:59. > :12:01.that should be dealt with lightly. It was the honourable thing that I
:12:02. > :12:07.stood aside as well. Some of your colleagues, notably
:12:08. > :12:14.Paul Flynn, says you are just the sort loser in denial about Jeremy
:12:15. > :12:17.Corbyn's leadership. I wouldn't have served in his front bench in the
:12:18. > :12:24.first place stop and welcomed the strong work that Jeremy and I were
:12:25. > :12:29.able to do the trade union Bill. Really important issues. I was happy
:12:30. > :12:34.to serve on his front bench despite my disagreement over foreign policy.
:12:35. > :12:37.But I feel I need to step away. This can't carry on. We've got an
:12:38. > :12:43.election to fight in Wales in a few months' time. I will be focusing my
:12:44. > :12:46.attention on it. We've got an excellent leader in Wales, we've got
:12:47. > :12:50.a Welsh Labour government that has been delivering. I want to be back
:12:51. > :12:54.out on the streets fighting for the Labour victory in Wales. Think even
:12:55. > :12:56.joining us. From Westminster, back to you in Cardiff.
:12:57. > :12:59.A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery
:13:00. > :13:03.Police were called to Thomas Street, in Briton Ferry, just
:13:04. > :13:07.The body, which was found in a lane behind the street,
:13:08. > :13:10.The 44-year-old man remains in police custody, and forensic
:13:11. > :13:15.examinations of the scene are taking place.
:13:16. > :13:17.A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following a crash which killed two
:13:18. > :13:23.17--year-old Connor Williams and 18-year-old Conor Tiley,
:13:24. > :13:27.both from the Aberbargoed area, died on Sunday after a crash
:13:28. > :13:32.The arrested boy is in police custody.
:13:33. > :13:35.Police are also investigating whether a third vehicle was involved
:13:36. > :13:41.A woman who discovered the decomposing body of a man
:13:42. > :13:46.in her neighbour's garden and was arrested for his murder has
:13:47. > :13:48.said she'll never recover from the trauma.
:13:49. > :13:51.Michelle James discovered the remains of John Saybine
:13:52. > :13:53.at her block of flats in Rhondda Cynon Taff in November.
:13:54. > :13:56.She says she was held in custody for four days before
:13:57. > :13:59.The police have since said Mr Sabine's late wife,
:14:00. > :14:03.Leigh Ann, is the main suspect in the murder investigation.
:14:04. > :14:10.In the small garden behind the Beddau flats, Michelle James
:14:11. > :14:15.told me today about how she found the remains and how she feels she'll
:14:16. > :14:20.I think this block should be smashed to the ground.
:14:21. > :14:24.I don't think anybody would want to live here
:14:25. > :14:29.Her late neighbour, Lee Ann Sabine, had
:14:30. > :14:32.once told her she owned a medical skeleton.
:14:33. > :14:34.When the pensioner died leaving a sealed bag in the garden,
:14:35. > :14:39.Michelle says she thought she'd use it for a joke.
:14:40. > :14:43.That's what it was, a practical joke.
:14:44. > :14:48.It obviously went wrong as you can see now.
:14:49. > :14:52.Me and a friend went at the back, we found
:14:53. > :14:55.the medical skeleton and we put it on the chair.
:14:56. > :14:57.I is said to Gareth, look, it's my new boyfriend.
:14:58. > :15:01.What happened next she says will stay
:15:02. > :15:11.The remains were those of John Sabine who was last seen
:15:12. > :15:16.The prime suspect in his murder is now his late wife,
:15:17. > :15:22.She died from cancer before Christmas.
:15:23. > :15:24.It's since emerged the couple were investigated in New Zealand
:15:25. > :15:28.for abandoning their children and changing
:15:29. > :15:31.But to begin with Michelle told me the police
:15:32. > :15:35.suspected the remains were those of her former partner.
:15:36. > :15:37.I remember speaking to my daughter on the phone.
:15:38. > :15:41.It was going through my head, I'm never going to see my grandkids
:15:42. > :15:45.again, I'm never going to see my children again.
:15:46. > :15:47.I'm going to jail for the rest of my life.
:15:48. > :15:51.South Wales Police have confirmed that a 45-year-old
:15:52. > :15:56.woman from Beddau was arrested in November on suspicion of murder.
:15:57. > :15:59.She was subsequently released without charge,
:16:00. > :16:03.they say, and no further action is to be taken against her.
:16:04. > :16:08.Michelle says she used her last ?5 to help buy flowers
:16:09. > :16:13.Now she regards her late neighbour as evil.
:16:14. > :16:16.She says she plans to install a plaque year
:16:17. > :16:27.Much more to come before seven o'clock.
:16:28. > :16:29.This rural railway station closed more than 50 years ago.
:16:30. > :16:31.Now the plans that could see it re-open.
:16:32. > :16:34.And as a woman takes the top job at National Theatre Wales we'll be
:16:35. > :16:42.looking at whether it's a boom time for women in the industry here.
:16:43. > :16:44.An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl on holiday
:16:45. > :16:48.in Gwynedd has heard her family repeatedly asked ambulance
:16:49. > :16:51.controllers how long it would take for paramedics to arrive.
:16:52. > :16:55.Jasmine Lapsley, from Liverpool, choked on a grape.
:16:56. > :16:58.Her father has said the 25 minutes they had to wait was too long.
:16:59. > :17:02.From the inquest in Caernarfon, Roger Pinney reports.
:17:03. > :17:04.Attempts to save the six-year-old were desperate.
:17:05. > :17:07.An off-duty police officer helped Jasmine, his wife,
:17:08. > :17:14.The atmosphere was charged as they waited for paramedics to arrive.
:17:15. > :17:18.Jasmine Lapsley, her brothers, parents and
:17:19. > :17:21.grandparents had travelled to the Gwynedd coast from Liverpool
:17:22. > :17:27.During a game of cards, the little girl began
:17:28. > :17:31.In their evidence, the off-duty police officer,
:17:32. > :17:35.Aled Hughes, and his wife, Awen, described how they tried to help.
:17:36. > :17:39.Jasmine was motionless, the officer said, she was limp,
:17:40. > :17:44.When his wife arrived, she took over.
:17:45. > :17:47.We were desperate for professional help, the constable said.
:17:48. > :17:49.Eventually, an ambulance and paramedic crew arrived.
:17:50. > :17:54.Rosalind Hemming, a community first responder
:17:55. > :17:57.who arrived, described a confusing situation.
:17:58. > :18:00.There was a crowd of people around Jasmine, she said.
:18:01. > :18:05.She admitted to the inquest she should
:18:06. > :18:09.Yesterday, Jasmine's father said the 25 minute wait
:18:10. > :18:13.The first call to the Welsh Ambulance Service went in at 8.31pm
:18:14. > :18:17.We've got a child choking, a family member asked.
:18:18. > :18:20.Try and stay calm for me, was the reply.
:18:21. > :18:25.A while later there was a follow-up call.
:18:26. > :18:27.How far are you off now, was the question.
:18:28. > :18:30.I'm sorry, I don't have that information, the call handler said.
:18:31. > :18:33.During a third call, the family was told an ambulance
:18:34. > :18:37.was eight kilometres away. That is around five miles.
:18:38. > :18:39.The paramedics arrived but it was an RAF helicopter
:18:40. > :18:43.which eventually took Jasmine to hospital in Bangor.
:18:44. > :18:49.The inquest is expected to last into the middle of next week.
:18:50. > :18:53.The family of a teenager murdered by a man who was under
:18:54. > :18:57.the supervision of probation workers has succeeded in a campaign to see
:18:58. > :19:00.a report into the way the killer was being monitored.
:19:01. > :19:03.18-year-old Conner Marshall, from Barry, was beaten to death
:19:04. > :19:06.at a caravan park in Porthcawl in March last year.
:19:07. > :19:09.David Braddon, who's from Caerphilly, was jailed for life
:19:10. > :19:14.An investigation has been launched, following a fire at a youth
:19:15. > :19:18.Two fire crews were called to The Venture in Caia Park,
:19:19. > :19:22.A large wooden playhouse was badly damaged, but the main
:19:23. > :19:29.The estate has seen a number of recent arson attacks.
:19:30. > :19:32.They've been neglected for years and more investment is needed
:19:33. > :19:37.That's according to campaigners and local politicians
:19:38. > :19:41.in Montgomeryshire, who have welcomed the news that a station
:19:42. > :19:43.along the Cambrian Railway could reopen.
:19:44. > :19:46.Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has confirmed Arriva Trains Wales
:19:47. > :19:48.and Network Rail are looking at the possibility of re-opening
:19:49. > :19:53.Carno station which closed in the 60s.
:19:54. > :19:58.This train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury shows no sign
:19:59. > :20:00.of slowing down as it travels through
:20:01. > :20:06.But in the near future it may have to and stop here
:20:07. > :20:12.The original station closed in 1963 as part of the Beeching cuts
:20:13. > :20:16.Even though the Cambrian Railway survived this was one
:20:17. > :20:21.For 15 years this group have campaigned
:20:22. > :20:28.The community needs a station, to get to work, to get to shops
:20:29. > :20:32.instead of having to buy a car and spent half
:20:33. > :20:35.of your salary getting backwards and forwards from work on petrol.
:20:36. > :20:37.This building hasn't been a station for
:20:38. > :20:43.It is overgrown but you can see here this used to be the entrance
:20:44. > :20:45.and that would take you right into the ticket office
:20:46. > :20:47.and that is what campaigners want to see
:20:48. > :20:51.86-year-old Clem Richards remembers the station fondly.
:20:52. > :20:54.He told me, as Wolverhampton football fan he used
:20:55. > :20:59.Going to West Bromwich, Aston Villa, Birmingham,
:21:00. > :21:02.Wolves, see the football in them days.
:21:03. > :21:07.We enjoyed it and it was terrific that it was stopping here.
:21:08. > :21:12.In recent years tens of millions of pounds has
:21:13. > :21:17.been spent an hour railways in more populated areas with the Ebbw Vale
:21:18. > :21:20.railway line reopened for passenger services in 2008
:21:21. > :21:26.The Vale of Glamorgan line at ?17 million.
:21:27. > :21:30.I think so often rural Wales does get left out of transport
:21:31. > :21:34.initiatives so I think it'll be welcome to have the station open,
:21:35. > :21:36.not only for the community of Carno but for communities
:21:37. > :21:38.like Llanbrynmair up the road who are 12 miles
:21:39. > :21:40.away from their nearest station.
:21:41. > :21:43.This building became part of the Laura Ashley site before that
:21:44. > :21:47.A technical analysis will be completed
:21:48. > :21:51.by the train and track operators before a further review
:21:52. > :21:56.A new artistic director has been appointed to run National Theatre
:21:57. > :22:01.Kully Thiarai is currently in charge of the Cast Theatre in Doncaster,
:22:02. > :22:09.Her appointment means many of Wales's theatres
:22:10. > :22:11.are now run by women, as our arts and media correspondent,
:22:12. > :22:15.Thanks very much indeed, much obliged.
:22:16. > :22:18.They're the shows that have given National Theatre Wales
:22:19. > :22:24.In unusual locations and telling original stories, it s
:22:25. > :22:27.their critical success that attracted Kully Thiarai
:22:28. > :22:32.My vision for the company is to grow the original inventive,
:22:33. > :22:36.innovative work that it has already been doing.
:22:37. > :22:39.Make sure that the diversity of the work that it makes
:22:40. > :22:42.has the widest reach and is accessible and inclusive
:22:43. > :22:47.toboth the communities of Wales but also has a far-reaching impact
:22:48. > :22:50.across the nation and internationally to.
:22:51. > :22:56.Thiarai is no stranger to National Theatre Wales,
:22:57. > :23:00.having directed this 2011 show where the audience took a taxi ride
:23:01. > :23:06.She made an impression then and has been praised again today.
:23:07. > :23:10.The people I've spoken to in the arts industry are really
:23:11. > :23:12.excited about what the new boss of National
:23:13. > :23:14.Theatre Wales will bring to the company and to the country.
:23:15. > :23:17.There is also a lot of talk about her gender
:23:18. > :23:20.because it means most of the big producing theatres in Wales are now
:23:21. > :23:26.Kully Thiarai is the latest woman to run one of Wales's theatres
:23:27. > :23:29.where she'll be in the company of Rachel O'Riordan
:23:30. > :23:32.at Cardiff's Sherman Cymru, Tamara Harvey at Clwyd Theatr Cymru
:23:33. > :23:36.in Mold, and Elen ap Robert at Pontio in Bangor.
:23:37. > :23:44.But does a woman at the top of the company make a difference?
:23:45. > :23:48.In Cardiff Bay they're rehearsing an all-female Shakespeare that'll be
:23:49. > :23:51.performed at the Wales Millennium Centre next month and its director
:23:52. > :23:55.thinks a female leader brings a new perspective,
:23:56. > :23:59.at a time when middle-aged men still dominate the boardrooms.
:24:00. > :24:02.I think it makes a huge difference but I think it is just the start
:24:03. > :24:07.I think we need to look at our governance as well
:24:08. > :24:10.and we need to look at who is in charge at all levels.
:24:11. > :24:12.It is interesting the concept of there being loads of women
:24:13. > :24:16.in charge when we've never talked about loads of men being in charge.
:24:17. > :24:20.But I think we need a more balanced approach.
:24:21. > :24:23.After six years of successful productions, the new woman
:24:24. > :24:27.at the top of National Theatre Wales will open a new act for the company
:24:28. > :24:37.Glamorgan Cricket Club are seeking to appoint a new head coach.
:24:38. > :24:40.The advertisment has appeared on their website, following
:24:41. > :24:43.the departure of Toby Radford a year before the scheduled
:24:44. > :24:48.BBC Wales understands there's already been external interest.
:24:49. > :24:51.Assistant coaches Robert Croft and Steve Watkin were both
:24:52. > :24:57.in contention when Radford got the job two years ago.
:24:58. > :24:59.Jim Williams from Presteigne narrowly lost out on a place
:25:00. > :25:02.in the last 16 of the BDO World Darts Championship,
:25:03. > :25:06.losing four sets to three to Wesley Harms from the Netherlands.
:25:07. > :25:09.Dolgellau's Martin Phillips will play for a place in the quarter
:25:10. > :25:16.Time for a look at the weather, Derek, some respite from the rain
:25:17. > :25:21.More rain on way but some more sunshine tomorrow.
:25:22. > :25:26.The sun made an appearance today at least for a while.
:25:27. > :25:29.This picture from one of our weather watchers in Powys.
:25:30. > :25:31.But the weather remains very changeable.
:25:32. > :25:33.The satellite picture shows a mass of thick cloud over the Atlantic
:25:34. > :25:38.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of heavy rain for south
:25:39. > :25:46.So a dry start this evening but it won't last.
:25:47. > :25:48.Rain in Pembrokeshire will spread across the rest
:25:49. > :25:53.Some heavy rain accompanied by a stronger winds.
:25:54. > :25:56.However, it should dry-up in the south and west later
:25:57. > :26:00.Here's the picture for eight in the morning.
:26:01. > :26:03.One or two showers about otherwise most of the country dry.
:26:04. > :26:06.Well broken cloud and good visibility.
:26:07. > :26:09.Mind you, it will be breezy and feeling cold in the wind.
:26:10. > :26:17.So a bright, breezy day tomorrow with sunny spells and a few
:26:18. > :26:22.The showers wintry on the hill tops and mountains but they will move
:26:23. > :26:24.through quickly on the breeze and a lot of places
:26:25. > :26:28.Top temperatures five and eight Celsius.
:26:29. > :26:37.Tomorrow evening most of the country dry, clear and cold
:26:38. > :26:41.But more rain will spread from the west after midnight.
:26:42. > :26:45.Heavy in places with a little snow on the hills and mountains.
:26:46. > :26:47.On Friday the rain and snow will clear.
:26:48. > :26:52.It will brighten-up with a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers.
:26:53. > :26:57.On Saturday low pressure will bring another spell of wind and rain.
:26:58. > :27:02.Followed by showers in the south and west.
:27:03. > :27:10.And then next week a cold snap on the way with
:27:11. > :27:21.A few wintry showers but some drier weather for a change.
:27:22. > :27:29.The reminder of the headlines. Hospitals are under severe pressure.
:27:30. > :27:32.Demand for and balances, emergency departments has surged since
:27:33. > :27:34.Christmas. Some health was a lasting peace is not to attend A unless
:27:35. > :27:35.they really need to. I'll have a quick update at eight,
:27:36. > :27:39.and a full round up after the