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:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight's headlines: The grandparents of a disabled

:00:09. > :00:11.teenager who needs round the clock care, win a legal challenge

:00:12. > :00:14.Judges say cutting their benefits for having a spare room

:00:15. > :00:20.We wouldn't be able to have the help with Warren

:00:21. > :00:42.Without the help we can't look after him.

:00:43. > :00:45.Also tonight: Gwent Police's Chief Constable tells us that

:00:46. > :00:48.a significant number of his staff have left the force

:00:49. > :00:53.What's a fair price to pay for an airport?

:00:54. > :00:55.Disagreement tonight as the auditor general publishes his report

:00:56. > :01:02.And Wrexham council turns to crowdfunding to ensure these

:01:03. > :01:06.regimental flags can go on permanent display.

:01:07. > :01:09.Good evening, In tonight's sport, it's ten days to kick off.

:01:10. > :01:13.The captains prepare for battle as Wales aim to bring home

:01:14. > :01:25.The family of a disabled teenager from Pembrokeshire have

:01:26. > :01:29.won their legal battle against the so-called bedroom tax.

:01:30. > :01:32.Paul and Susan Rutherford care for their 16-year-old grandson,

:01:33. > :01:36.Warren, who has an extremely rare chromosome disorder.

:01:37. > :01:39.Court of Appeal judges have ruled that it's discriminatory

:01:40. > :01:42.to reduce their housing benefit for having what was deemed

:01:43. > :01:47.The UK Government says it will appeal against the ruling.

:01:48. > :01:53.Warren is unable to walk, talk or feed himself.

:01:54. > :01:57.He suffers from a rare chromosome disorder and needs 24 hour care.

:01:58. > :01:59.That's down to his grandparents to provide.

:02:00. > :02:02.Paul Rutherford and his wife Sue look after Warren around the clock

:02:03. > :02:05.in this specially adapted three bedroom bungalow.

:02:06. > :02:08.With Paul's health getting progressively worse,

:02:09. > :02:11.carers stay overnight at the house in Clynderwen.

:02:12. > :02:15.But under the so-called "bedroom tax", this is a spare room and that

:02:16. > :02:19.means a cut in housing benefit for the Rutherfords who say the room

:02:20. > :02:26.We have an awful lot of equipment that Warren needs to have as well.

:02:27. > :02:30.Nappies, toys and all sorts of things that we can't keep

:02:31. > :02:35.in his room becasue that brings up health and safty issues

:02:36. > :02:43.It just wouldn't be a viable proposition at all.

:02:44. > :02:47.We wouldn't be able to have the help with Warren if we were in a smaller

:02:48. > :02:53.property and without the help we can't look after him.

:02:54. > :02:57.Paul showed me around the bungalow to demonstrate how every bit

:02:58. > :03:01.of space in this property is utilised.

:03:02. > :03:04.The UK Government's aim is to encourage people to move

:03:05. > :03:08.to smaller properties and save around ?480 million a year

:03:09. > :03:14.But today the Court of Appeal ruled the so-called bedroom tax

:03:15. > :03:17.is "unlawful", ruling in favour of the Rutherfords and a seperate

:03:18. > :03:20.case of a single mum who relied on a 'panic room'

:03:21. > :03:23.to protect her from a violent ex-partner.

:03:24. > :03:25.A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions say

:03:26. > :03:28.they fundamentally disagree with the court's ruling and have

:03:29. > :03:31.already been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

:03:32. > :03:34.They say they know there will be people who need extra support.

:03:35. > :03:38.That is why they are giving local authorities more than ?870 million

:03:39. > :03:42.in extra funding over the next five years to help ensure people

:03:43. > :03:45.in difficult situations don't lose out.

:03:46. > :03:48.But that's little comfort to Paul and he lives in fear of having

:03:49. > :03:54.We're relying on the council saying, OK, they are a deserving case,

:03:55. > :03:58.If the government decides not to give the council that money

:03:59. > :04:01.any more, or the council finds there is more pressing

:04:02. > :04:05.needs for that money, we're not go to get it.

:04:06. > :04:08.While the UK Government plan to appeal Paul says he will fight

:04:09. > :04:13.this for Warren every step of the way.

:04:14. > :04:14.The BBC's legal affairs correspondent is Clive Coleman

:04:15. > :04:27.What are the legal implications following the ceilings? These

:04:28. > :04:34.rulings mean that members of two distinct groups have been unlawfully

:04:35. > :04:35.discriminated against. Those are disabled children who need

:04:36. > :04:40.night-time care, children like Warren. The Child poverty action

:04:41. > :04:47.group which supported Warren and the Rutherford in this case estimate

:04:48. > :04:52.there are thousands of young children in that situation. Also, a

:04:53. > :04:59.smaller group of female victims of domestic violence who have faced

:05:00. > :05:02.such a threat their properties have two be strengthened and secured

:05:03. > :05:05.including in the case that is a friends of the Court today, the

:05:06. > :05:09.provision of a panic room. People within those two groups have been to

:05:10. > :05:14.buy the court today that this so-called bedroom tax unlawfully

:05:15. > :05:18.discriminate against them. However, the government has said to repeal

:05:19. > :05:22.and it has got leave to appeal. Nothing actually has changed and

:05:23. > :05:26.nothing will change until that will appeal is heard the Supreme Court,

:05:27. > :05:32.that will happen at the end of February. They will link these two

:05:33. > :05:35.cases with another legal challenge by adult disabled people who say

:05:36. > :05:37.they need an additional spare room because of their disabilities.

:05:38. > :05:39.Thank you. How much should new police

:05:40. > :05:41.officers be paid? It's a question being asked tonight

:05:42. > :05:44.by Gwent Police's Chief Constable, who says a "significant number" have

:05:45. > :05:48.left the force for higher paid jobs. Well, the starting salary

:05:49. > :05:50.for a police constable is between ?19,000 and ?22,000,

:05:51. > :05:55.that's slightly less than a newly-qualified teacher

:05:56. > :05:58.and about half as much The Heads of the Valleys

:05:59. > :06:05.along the top here. He used to be a police officer

:06:06. > :06:11.with the Gwent force but after ten years, changes to pensions and a job

:06:12. > :06:15.offer which paid him significantly more as a train driver

:06:16. > :06:19.he left. You see a vast amount of police

:06:20. > :06:21.officers now seeking alternative employment,

:06:22. > :06:23.seeing the grass is greener outside the police which you haven't

:06:24. > :06:26.in previous years and it is I don't think thei pay

:06:27. > :06:30.is necessarily the only issue Today, Gwent Police has announced it

:06:31. > :06:34.will be replacing the likes of Gareth with new recruits

:06:35. > :06:37.from outside the force for the first time since 2013, a total of 100

:06:38. > :06:43.positions to replace more than 300 I had two members of staff who have

:06:44. > :06:50.left us both of whom became train drivers, which is a great profession

:06:51. > :06:54.and they are looking forward But both said they wanted to remain

:06:55. > :06:58.as police officers but financially, I think some of the things

:06:59. > :07:03.that our staff have to deal with, I think if the public

:07:04. > :07:05.really saw some of the things they do face day

:07:06. > :07:09.to day, financial recompense for that is not always

:07:10. > :07:13.as good as it might be. It is always something we've got

:07:14. > :07:16.to look at across the country. But Gareth and some of his former

:07:17. > :07:19.colleagues say this isn't just about money, cuts

:07:20. > :07:20.from the Home Office, fewer police officers

:07:21. > :07:23.and reorganisation within the force Morale has nosedived significantly

:07:24. > :07:30.in the last couple of years in The conditions of the job

:07:31. > :07:36.are suffering in the eyes I asked people in Abergavenny

:07:37. > :07:40.to write down what they thought the starting salary

:07:41. > :07:43.for a constable should be. If I tell you they start

:07:44. > :07:49.on ?19,000-?22,000 depending on experience, what do you think?

:07:50. > :07:52.Is that about enough? To start on, I'd say

:07:53. > :07:56.that is about right. I work in retail

:07:57. > :08:00.so I earn a lot less. So if I say, it is ?19,000-?22,000

:08:01. > :08:06.when the first sign up. No, I think they should start

:08:07. > :08:14.on a little bit more than that. The Home Office is broadly in charge

:08:15. > :08:18.of how much many police forces get. They say police pay is higher

:08:19. > :08:20.than other emergency services with early retirement

:08:21. > :08:23.and a better pension than many. Pay is one aspect of their story

:08:24. > :08:26.but so is pressure, doing the same job

:08:27. > :08:30.with fewer people. All four party leaders

:08:31. > :08:34.in the Assembly have written to the Prime Minister

:08:35. > :08:37.objecting to holding the EU There's been speculation that

:08:38. > :08:40.David Cameron plans to hold the in-out vote a month

:08:41. > :08:43.after May's Assembly elections. But the Labour, Plaid Cymru,

:08:44. > :08:46.Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders say this

:08:47. > :08:51.could confuse voters. The Welsh Government's being accused

:08:52. > :08:54.of overpaying when it bought Cardiff An original valuation put it

:08:55. > :08:59.as being worth between ?20 Ministers bought it for ?52 million,

:09:00. > :09:04.after another valuation took into account other potential

:09:05. > :09:08.benefits of public ownership. Our business correspondent,

:09:09. > :09:23.Brian Meechan, is at the airport. This has turned into a row over

:09:24. > :09:29.value for money. The question many people are asking is, how did a

:09:30. > :09:32.valuation of ?30 million turn into a bill for ?52 million? It has to be

:09:33. > :09:37.said that the Wales Audit Office, the public spending watchdog, says

:09:38. > :09:41.ministers did perform due diligence. You do what you are supposed to do

:09:42. > :09:46.when you are buying a company. Valuations are tricky. If you early

:09:47. > :09:49.business you will be looking at future profits but if you early

:09:50. > :09:53.government, you are interested in the economic impact including links

:09:54. > :10:00.to their British Airways maintenance site just next door. The auditor

:10:01. > :10:01.here has said it is too early to decide whether this was value for

:10:02. > :10:02.money. The projections at the time

:10:03. > :10:04.of acquisition really looked forward over 25 years in terms

:10:05. > :10:07.of the potential future growth The valuation that the Welsh

:10:08. > :10:11.Government undertook were centred on a positive assessment

:10:12. > :10:13.of growth over that period. Really, we don't know,

:10:14. > :10:17.apart from in the long-term, how the

:10:18. > :10:19.airport is performing. In the short term,

:10:20. > :10:22.it is falling short against some of the assumptions for performance

:10:23. > :10:38.in the first five years. We all know ultimately something is

:10:39. > :10:42.only worthless in the gears willing to pay for it, in this case the

:10:43. > :10:45.Welsh Government said this there but have become an embarrassment and

:10:46. > :10:48.they wanted to take it over. The company that owned it wasn't that

:10:49. > :10:54.interested or concerned about selling. They held all the cards. It

:10:55. > :10:58.is widely been thought of in the business community that the Welsh

:10:59. > :11:02.Government had overpaid for the airport and the Welsh Conservatives

:11:03. > :11:03.are saying today issued the Welsh Government is's attitude towards

:11:04. > :11:04.public funding. The clear thing out of this report

:11:05. > :11:07.and other estimations the Welsh Government have paid for Cardiff

:11:08. > :11:10.airport is they paid over the odds. Carwyn Jones announced

:11:11. > :11:15.he was going to buy the airport I've never heard of a purchaser

:11:16. > :11:18.doing that before but then when it isn't your money

:11:19. > :11:30.perhaps that is what you do. If you talk to the Welsh Government,

:11:31. > :11:34.they say they had to come in and rescue this place. We have seen

:11:35. > :11:39.passenger numbers increase. They will tell as in the last year there

:11:40. > :11:43.has been a 13% increase in footfall in another of passengers coming

:11:44. > :11:46.through. We have seen an increase in improvement of the facility so they

:11:47. > :11:48.say it is moving in the right direction and it'll be worth it.

:11:49. > :11:52.Budget cuts prompt Wrexham council to appeal for donations,

:11:53. > :11:55.to help preserve these regimental flags for the town.

:11:56. > :12:00.And as ultra fast broadband heads to Swansea, one of Wales' richest

:12:01. > :12:03.men tells us better connectivity will encourage the best

:12:04. > :12:13.New data measuring how effectively ambulance staff in Wales deal

:12:14. > :12:17.with 999 calls has been published for the first time.

:12:18. > :12:20.Since October, response time targets have been dropped

:12:21. > :12:25.Now, the results of treatment for patients and their overall

:12:26. > :12:44.When the call comes through, paramedic James is ready to respond

:12:45. > :12:48.as quickly as possible. But since October the time it takes to arrive

:12:49. > :12:51.at the scene is less of a priority and less a life is at risk of stock

:12:52. > :13:00.response time targets have been dropped for all but the most urgent

:13:01. > :13:05.cases, red calls. What is more important is the outcome for the

:13:06. > :13:09.patient. When I do turn up what do I do, is what I am doing worthwhile

:13:10. > :13:17.and making a difference to that patients? 24 new ambulance quality

:13:18. > :13:20.indicators have been introduced monitoring the way the service

:13:21. > :13:24.responds to call-outs. From the way patients are assessed to the

:13:25. > :13:28.treatment they receive. This call out to a road traffic collision is

:13:29. > :13:32.classed as Amber which means the lead these injuries are deemed to be

:13:33. > :13:36.by threatening. It means for the ambulance staff, there is doubt I'll

:13:37. > :13:39.get time for them to arrive here but having said that James and his rapid

:13:40. > :13:45.response vehicle did Getty very quickly. The computer tells us later

:13:46. > :13:51.that we had arrived in seven minutes and the patient is on her way to A

:13:52. > :13:56.at a nearby hospital within half an hour. Today's figures show the vast

:13:57. > :13:59.majority of the 70,000 or so patients attended to by ambulances

:14:00. > :14:03.between October and December last year ended up in a handy. -- has of

:14:04. > :14:17.Almost 12,000 hours were lost due to delays. It is a transparent

:14:18. > :14:21.information that measures the efficiency of the Ambulance Service,

:14:22. > :14:24.the clinical care given by the Ambulance Service and the patient's

:14:25. > :14:28.experience of that care. What is important is for the first time the

:14:29. > :14:31.improvement agenda for Ambulance Service will be patient experience

:14:32. > :14:36.and clinically focused rather than just focused on how quickly we can

:14:37. > :14:42.get ambulances to calls stop what is the address of the emergency? Call

:14:43. > :14:45.centre staff have more time to consider which response would be

:14:46. > :14:51.more appropriate for nonlife threatening calls. It is a

:14:52. > :14:55.multidisciplinary team. We got a paramedic on the clinical best, a

:14:56. > :15:00.nurse of the clinical desk, we've got NHS Direct. It is about

:15:01. > :15:02.improving patient service, improving morale for paramedics as well

:15:03. > :15:07.because they are going to the patients that need their skill set.

:15:08. > :15:10.Some questioned whether changing the way performance is measured is about

:15:11. > :15:15.diverting attention from years of missed time targets. Bosses insist

:15:16. > :15:19.the changes make the service more transparent focusing on the impact

:15:20. > :15:21.paramedics have on patients rather than the time it takes to reach

:15:22. > :15:22.them. One of Wales' richest and most

:15:23. > :15:25.influential businessmen has told this programme that improving

:15:26. > :15:28.broadband connectivity is key to attracting some of the best

:15:29. > :15:30.brains in business. Sir Terry Matthews was at the launch

:15:31. > :15:47.of BT's trial of ultra-fast Local business people will among

:15:48. > :15:52.some well-known faces in Swansea's BT Tower as the company introduced

:15:53. > :15:55.its latest technology. Ultrafast broadband. This technology could

:15:56. > :15:59.play a big part in creating a stronger economy for the Swansea

:16:00. > :16:05.area if it is rolled out here full-time. We have a great

:16:06. > :16:09.university graduates but more often than not they take. If the

:16:10. > :16:14.infrastructure is provided here, brought and, found the league and so

:16:15. > :16:21.one, that's broadband, you are attracting some of the best brains

:16:22. > :16:25.to create start-up companies. We are more familiar with superfast

:16:26. > :16:30.broadband but BT says for the majority of us ultrafast could be up

:16:31. > :16:35.to five times quicker. Around 100 customers are a mix of homes and

:16:36. > :16:38.businesses will take part in a pilot as Beattie tries to understand more

:16:39. > :16:44.about it. Once we have that inside and can see how households and

:16:45. > :16:48.businesses really consume this bandwidth, the intention then is to

:16:49. > :16:55.roll the technology out and hopefully to reach 10 million

:16:56. > :16:58.customers by 2020. The tech help in Swansea is a place for entrepreneurs

:16:59. > :17:02.to get their business ideas off the ground. They believe the faster the

:17:03. > :17:06.broadband are great are the opportunities for small business to

:17:07. > :17:09.grow. More bandwidth means lower latency which means faster

:17:10. > :17:17.connections which you can do more things. For a small business, the

:17:18. > :17:22.practical advantages, maybe we won't see them now but in 12 months when

:17:23. > :17:27.people get used to the things they can do with a faster broadband.

:17:28. > :17:31.It'll be a game changer. There are still parts of Wales waiting for

:17:32. > :17:36.broadband. There was government says 100% of homes will be connected in

:17:37. > :17:38.the next 18 months. In Swansea, it is how the latest technology will

:17:39. > :17:40.play a part in the future development of the city.

:17:41. > :17:42.Wrexham Council is turning to crowd-funding to preserve

:17:43. > :17:43.the regimental flags of several veterans' groups.

:17:44. > :17:46.Budget cuts have forced it to appeal online for public donations.

:17:47. > :17:51.It hopes to raise ?12,000 and if it succeeds, it may use the same method

:17:52. > :18:02.The standards of the Eighth Army, Normandy, Korean and Burma Star

:18:03. > :18:06.veterans are a key part of Wrexham's Remembrance Sunday parade.

:18:07. > :18:09.As the bearers get older there's a need to ensure someone will keep

:18:10. > :18:15.But Wrexham Council is looking to save ?45 million over three years

:18:16. > :18:18.and has to find another source of income to pay for it.

:18:19. > :18:21.Crowdfunding through websites like Kickstarter and Spacehive

:18:22. > :18:24.allows any idea to attract public donations.

:18:25. > :18:26.If the target is reached the project goes ahead,

:18:27. > :18:32.Wrexham's got a huge history as a garrison town,

:18:33. > :18:36.has a military connection with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

:18:37. > :18:39.We think this is something that people would want to be part of,

:18:40. > :18:44.that they can share the pride we have with us in this project.

:18:45. > :18:48.The appeal aims to raise ?12,000 to display the standards

:18:49. > :18:51.in the council headquarters together with information

:18:52. > :18:57.I was the standard bearer for the Burma Star in Wrexham for years.

:18:58. > :19:06.I think it is respect for those that didn't come back

:19:07. > :19:12.and for the future generations to know what they did.

:19:13. > :19:14.Crowdfunding is seen as a modern 21st-century way of raising money

:19:15. > :19:20.A century ago in this part of the world miners

:19:21. > :19:24.were asked to dig into their pockets to fund things like welfare halls.

:19:25. > :19:27.In Wrexham there is a theatre, The Stiwt, which is trying to raise

:19:28. > :19:34.That was originally funded by the miners in 1926.

:19:35. > :19:37.You can see there is a history particularly within the Wrexham area

:19:38. > :19:41.Crowdfunding has its risks.

:19:42. > :19:44.One Pembrokeshire-based scheme raised record backing to produce

:19:45. > :19:48.The Zanno project was pledged more than ?2.3 million,

:19:49. > :19:51.but the company couldn't deliver what their video promised.

:19:52. > :19:56.In Wrexham the flag appeal has already won pledges of ?2,000.

:19:57. > :20:00.The council says it could be the first of many projects which ask

:20:01. > :20:10.Just ten days before the Six Nations kicks off,

:20:11. > :20:13.Wales coach Warren Gatland says his side feel the same

:20:14. > :20:16.going into this year's tournament as they did before winning

:20:17. > :20:21.He was speaking at the launch of this year's championship

:20:22. > :20:25.in London from where Scrum V's Ross Harries reports.

:20:26. > :20:28.Wales have developed a habit of winning Six Nations titles

:20:29. > :20:36.But as they sized up their opponents ahead of this

:20:37. > :20:39.year's addition, they were focusing on the present and not the past.

:20:40. > :20:41.There's peoples favourites going into it but

:20:42. > :20:45.until you are two rounds in it is very difficult to predict.

:20:46. > :20:47.Obviously, Wales knows we believe in ourselves we've got a great

:20:48. > :20:50.chance of winning but ultimately you have to wait

:20:51. > :20:53.until a couple of rounds and then you get a better picture

:20:54. > :20:56.We're going to focus what we have to do

:20:57. > :21:00.and each fixture and you can get a good idea of what is going on

:21:01. > :21:03.This is the phoney war, ten days from the start

:21:04. > :21:06.of the Six Nations all the coaches, the players, the captains

:21:07. > :21:08.and their sizeable entourages gather here in the Hurlingham Club

:21:09. > :21:11.in West London to launch the tournament.

:21:12. > :21:14.The reporters are all looking for their headline, the coaches

:21:15. > :21:17.generally keep their cards close to their chest.

:21:18. > :21:21.The unfortunate thing sometimes is you give an honest answer,

:21:22. > :21:23.an opinion and people think you are playing mind games.

:21:24. > :21:26.I'm not as smart as people think I am!

:21:27. > :21:29.Just a simple Kiwi who often speaks from

:21:30. > :21:34.Wales begin their campaign away to Ireland.

:21:35. > :21:38.Their last visit to Dublin was for a World Cup friendly and it

:21:39. > :21:42.But this Ireland team are striving to make history and become the first

:21:43. > :21:46.team to win three Six Nations title in a row.

:21:47. > :21:49.Next week we're going to try and be competitive against what is probably

:21:50. > :21:54.the team that have the most continuity going into this

:21:55. > :21:57.Wales are massive contenders and a very tough

:21:58. > :22:03.It's a cliche but also a truism, momentum is key.

:22:04. > :22:06.Lose in Dublin and Wales facw an up to battle.

:22:07. > :22:09.Win, and the odds on this trophy returning to Wales

:22:10. > :22:21.For the first time since 1977, Great Britain will be represented

:22:22. > :22:25.in the men's and women's singles semi-finals at a Grand Slam tennis

:22:26. > :22:28.championship that's thanks to the efforts of Andy Murray

:22:29. > :22:32.Konta's former coach, Welshman Chris Lewis,

:22:33. > :22:35.travelled with her around the world until 2012.

:22:36. > :22:39.He says she's always had huge potential.

:22:40. > :22:42.I think she was always destined or had the opportunity to make

:22:43. > :22:46.It has taken Jo perhaps a little while longer

:22:47. > :22:48.than it takes some to transition from that leve of juniors

:22:49. > :22:53.But certainly it is a fantastic achievement,

:22:54. > :22:57.It's been so many years since a British female

:22:58. > :23:00.has done this and the whole country should be getting right

:23:01. > :23:03.behind her and see if she can do one or two more.

:23:04. > :23:07.Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed they're in advanced

:23:08. > :23:10.discussions with Cardiff City for striker Joe Mason.

:23:11. > :23:13.It's expected the deal between the Championship sides

:23:14. > :23:16.will be completed in the next day or two with the fee believed to be

:23:17. > :23:22.It's time for a check on the weather.

:23:23. > :23:37.A much calmer night tonight. It is feeling cold and it is rather

:23:38. > :23:43.breezy. We should cease and starry skies. Some showers lingering across

:23:44. > :23:46.mid and west Wales. They will clear. Overnight, we should see some clear

:23:47. > :23:55.skies and a touch of frost forming away from the coast. A cold night

:23:56. > :23:59.compared to last night. Tomorrow, with got this weather systems making

:24:00. > :24:04.in dustup that'll bring in more rain. First thing tomorrow morning,

:24:05. > :24:07.high pressure in charge so it is a tri- stars though a bit chilly, some

:24:08. > :24:12.sunny spells and the show was get going. The rain becoming more

:24:13. > :24:19.persistent as we go into the afternoon and it won't be as mild as

:24:20. > :24:24.today. Temperatures ranging between 8-10 sources. More rain coming in

:24:25. > :24:28.from the west tomorrow night. It is a wet night into the early hours of

:24:29. > :24:32.Friday morning with strong winds. We will see the return of my other

:24:33. > :24:40.nights. Temperatures no lower than seven Celsius. Uihlein on the strong

:24:41. > :24:45.winds. -- we will hang on. Gale force winds possible. We're keeping

:24:46. > :24:50.an eye on a warning for that. There is a warning in place for the rain

:24:51. > :24:54.on Friday with the potential for some localised flooding. It is a wet

:24:55. > :24:57.start from the word go, the only positive is it is a mild start to

:24:58. > :25:03.our morning. Temperatures will be in double figures. Wet weather

:25:04. > :25:06.continuing into the afternoon. The north-east corner escaping the worst

:25:07. > :25:10.of the rain but most of us will see a soggy day and the unsettled

:25:11. > :25:13.weather will continue into the weekend. Saturday, colder conditions

:25:14. > :25:16.and milder on Sunday. The family of a disabled 16-year-old

:25:17. > :25:19.from Pembrokeshire have won their legal battle

:25:20. > :25:22.against the so-called bedroom tax. Court of Appeal judges today ruled

:25:23. > :25:25.it is discriminatory. The UK Government

:25:26. > :25:29.says it will appeal. I'll be back with a quick update

:25:30. > :25:35.at eight, and a full round up From all of us on the

:25:36. > :25:38.programme, good evening.