:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from the BBC News at Six. It's goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories.
:00:00. > :00:08.The Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies says David Cameron's EU deal
:00:09. > :00:13.was not "robust" enough for him to vote for the UK to remain.
:00:14. > :00:16.There are very good arguments to stay in but I believe
:00:17. > :00:19.there are stronger arguments to come out of the European Union
:00:20. > :00:38.That is why I stuck to my guns and stuck to my principles.
:00:39. > :00:43.600 pupils, parents and teachers protest against plans
:00:44. > :00:50.If we don't even have a high school here, how is the town
:00:51. > :00:54.The battle over collecting your rubbish.
:00:55. > :01:00.The council piloting the collection of bins every four weeks.
:01:01. > :01:03.The former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton on the campaign
:01:04. > :01:08.against his bid to stand as a Ukip Assembly member.
:01:09. > :01:11.I was born in Wales, I grew up in Wales, I was educated
:01:12. > :01:14.in Wales both in school and university.
:01:15. > :01:18.Wales name their side to face France this Friday.
:01:19. > :01:23.He's one of three players brought into the team,
:01:24. > :01:27.Alex Cuthbert will start so too Jonathan Davies,
:01:28. > :01:35.The leader of the Welsh Conservatives says David Cameron's
:01:36. > :01:39.deal was not "robust" enough to convince him to vote to remain
:01:40. > :01:46.Andrew RT Davies will vote to leave the EU at the referendum on June
:01:47. > :01:51.23rd, but says his first priority is trying to win the
:01:52. > :01:59.Our political correspondent Daniel Davies reports.
:02:00. > :02:04.The most important election in a generation, he says.
:02:05. > :02:07.But this morning's questions were all about another vote.
:02:08. > :02:11.Politicians around here including Andrew RT Davies
:02:12. > :02:14.would rather the EU referendum was happening later
:02:15. > :02:21.The Assembly election would be overshadowed
:02:22. > :02:27.At that election the Tories hope to kick Labour out of office
:02:28. > :02:30.and occupy the corridors of power in the Welsh Government
:02:31. > :02:37.Between now and the Assembly election, your opponents will use
:02:38. > :02:41.every opportunity to remind voters that on Wales' place in Europe,
:02:42. > :02:47.Is that going to damage your Assembly election campaign?
:02:48. > :02:50.At the end of the day the Conservatives
:02:51. > :02:54.My vote, David Cameron's vote, is worth
:02:55. > :02:57.no more than your vote, than the lady or gentleman walking
:02:58. > :02:59.outside this building, than the lady or gentleman
:03:00. > :03:02.in Cardiff, Wrexham, Mold, the length and breadth of Wales
:03:03. > :03:09.The Tories united in celebration after last year's
:03:10. > :03:12.general election but now they are divided over Europe.
:03:13. > :03:16.Had Mr Davies discussed his views with the Prime Minister?
:03:17. > :03:21.Whatever those decision are taken, I will stand by them.
:03:22. > :03:24.Mr Davies is one of three Conservative AMs
:03:25. > :03:26.who have said they will vote to leave.
:03:27. > :03:30.Three more have confirmed that the remaining side.
:03:31. > :03:34.The other eight either haven't decided or are not saying.
:03:35. > :03:41.At the end of the day you have to decide what do you think
:03:42. > :03:43.is in the best interest of your constituency,
:03:44. > :03:45.your country and I've decided that I think we should go
:03:46. > :03:48.I think it is a good deal for Britain.
:03:49. > :03:51.On both sides of the debate, some declined to do interviews today
:03:52. > :03:54.but in the Senedd, Carwyn Jones was only too happy
:03:55. > :03:57.to comment claiming leaving the EU would take money out
:03:58. > :04:03.Where it is that money going to come from in the future?
:04:04. > :04:05.Where is it going to come from in the future?
:04:06. > :04:07.It cannot come from the Welsh Government,
:04:08. > :04:10.it is too much money for us to be able to afford.
:04:11. > :04:12.The reality is, Welsh farmers know where they stand at the moment
:04:13. > :04:15.and they will resist being invited to jump
:04:16. > :04:18.off the edge of the cliff in the hope there is a net
:04:19. > :04:21.on the other side as they have been invited to do by the Leader
:04:22. > :04:24.Mr Davies says he would fight for ways
:04:25. > :04:26.to get money from Westminster if funding was cut
:04:27. > :04:31.He paid tribute to the Prime Minister for negotiating hard
:04:32. > :04:35.on EU reform but in the end the deal on offer wasn't robust enough
:04:36. > :04:42.so he is following his instincts and voting to leave.
:04:43. > :04:47.Well, Daniel, is at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay.
:04:48. > :04:53.What motivated Mr Davies to make this announcement now?
:04:54. > :04:59.He felt he had to say something. The timing isn't ideal, a election in
:05:00. > :05:03.May and the referendum in June. Once the referendum was called it was
:05:04. > :05:08.inevitable people would ask Mr David Howie intended to vote. There will
:05:09. > :05:12.be some nervousness in the Tory party about losing votes to Ukip in
:05:13. > :05:19.the Assembly elections. The polls say they are on course to win seats
:05:20. > :05:23.here. It would do no harm for the Conservative leader to say he is a
:05:24. > :05:26.Eurosceptic as well. As he said today, he is following his
:05:27. > :05:31.instincts, sticking to his guns. He has always been a Eurosceptic and
:05:32. > :05:37.despite David Cameron's attempts to change the UK's status in the EU
:05:38. > :05:42.you, Mr Davies hasn't changed his mind. But he wants to fight the
:05:43. > :05:43.election without distractions. He is facing a big distraction all of his
:05:44. > :05:45.own making. What effect would remaining
:05:46. > :05:47.or leaving the EU have on business? Well some large companies employing
:05:48. > :05:51.over 14,000 people in Wales are calling for the UK to remain
:05:52. > :05:56.part of the European Union. Airbus, BT and Ford are among those
:05:57. > :06:00.who've told BBC Wales that jobs and growth will be better
:06:01. > :06:04.served by being in the EU. Those campagning for us
:06:05. > :06:08.to leave the EU say trade will continue
:06:09. > :06:10.even if the UK left. Here's our business
:06:11. > :06:24.correspondent, Brian Meechan. The sum of Wales 's biggest
:06:25. > :06:28.employers. The Basque government identifies these anchor companies as
:06:29. > :06:34.global organisations with a headquarters based here. -- the
:06:35. > :06:38.Welsh Government. Airbus wings are made in Broughton on the side and
:06:39. > :06:42.transported to Toulouse where the planes are assembled. The company's
:06:43. > :06:47.boss is one of those who signed the letter that King EU membership. We
:06:48. > :06:53.are committed to our operations in the UK whether we're or out. The is
:06:54. > :06:59.you about is investment for the future. Where do the new jobs come
:07:00. > :07:05.from? Where does the growth happen? It is about creating the
:07:06. > :07:14.environment, the operational competitiveness. Airbus employs 6000
:07:15. > :07:22.people in Wales. BT has 3000 workers well Centrica, which owns British
:07:23. > :07:27.Gas, employs 2200. Ford has nearly a thousand people. Toyota which
:07:28. > :07:32.employs nearly 500 has also said being in the EU is best for the
:07:33. > :07:35.business. None of the anchor companies have argued they would
:07:36. > :07:39.like the UK to leave although some decline to comment. Today's letter
:07:40. > :07:43.in the Times was signed by some of the biggest companies operating in
:07:44. > :07:49.the UK. What a large percentage of the Welsh workforce is employed by
:07:50. > :07:53.small and medium-sized companies like the ones operating on this
:07:54. > :07:58.industry and state income Brown. It seems they have a slightly divided
:07:59. > :08:03.view on the benefits and drawbacks of EU membership. They will be those
:08:04. > :08:07.that are benefiting from access to the European market. There will be
:08:08. > :08:12.those who are benefiting from the supply of labour but there are those
:08:13. > :08:16.who are struggling with European regulation. They want to the facts
:08:17. > :08:19.of the arguments both for and against.
:08:20. > :08:23.We have got that. This industrial estate is expanding but that has
:08:24. > :08:29.nothing to do with the EU. According to his critics. Ken is a former Ukip
:08:30. > :08:34.candidates who runs a printing firm. He says it is the bigger companies
:08:35. > :08:40.that are benefiting. Some companies can gain from cheap foreign labour.
:08:41. > :08:47.We are not one of them. The cheap foreign labour has done damage to
:08:48. > :08:51.the employment market in the UK. People are fearful of it again. We
:08:52. > :08:55.have heard from some of those with an interest in the outcome of the
:08:56. > :09:00.referendum today but they will be more companies getting involved in
:09:01. > :09:02.the debate in the coming months. Now the rest of the day 's news.
:09:03. > :09:06.cancelled some operations because of high numbers of patients.
:09:07. > :09:09.80 additional beds have been put in place across its hospitals to try
:09:10. > :09:13.Other hospitals across Wales say they're extremely busy
:09:14. > :09:15.and are urging people to visit emergency departments
:09:16. > :09:24.An ex-Scoutmaster who was jailed for 12 years in 2014 for abusing
:09:25. > :09:28.boys, was back in court today where he admitted to charges
:09:29. > :09:33.Martyn Tucker pleaded guilty at Caernarfon Crown Court to 28
:09:34. > :09:40.offences of indecent assault spanning an 18 year period.
:09:41. > :09:43.More than 600 schoolchildren, parents and teachers have been
:09:44. > :09:48.protesting at plans to re-organise secondary education in Powys.
:09:49. > :09:51.The council wants to close Llandrindod and Builth Wales High
:09:52. > :09:54.School and build a new school in Builth Wales.
:09:55. > :09:57.It also wants to replace two schools in Brecon
:09:58. > :10:05.The cabinet has voted for a full consultation to be carried out.
:10:06. > :10:10.Rather than double maths it was a silent demonstration
:10:11. > :10:14.They were protesting against Powys Council's shake up
:10:15. > :10:22.Llandrindod and Builth Wales High School and a new school being built
:10:23. > :10:28.A petition with more than 1,300 signatures on it was handed
:10:29. > :10:31.What I'm particularly concerned about is the impact
:10:32. > :10:37.At the moment there are three schools in special measures in this
:10:38. > :10:41.Indeed, I haven't got a problem with that.
:10:42. > :10:44.What I have got a problem with is the school being sited
:10:45. > :10:47.The impact on this town and the students who are here
:10:48. > :10:49.would be highly negative, in my opinion.
:10:50. > :10:51.Over 600 pupils, teachers and parents have turned up here
:10:52. > :10:54.this morning to protest and handing in a petition
:10:55. > :11:01.This the secondary school here for well over 50 years
:11:02. > :11:03.and these people don't want to lose it.
:11:04. > :11:04.Llandrindod Wales is a small-town of a
:11:05. > :11:06.population of just under 6,000 people.
:11:07. > :11:09.If it even didn't have a high school here how is that town
:11:10. > :11:15.If it goes it'll be a great loss to the community.
:11:16. > :11:18.It is a major thing in the town and I
:11:19. > :11:21.feel very passionate about it and so do other people.
:11:22. > :11:23.At a packed meeting councillors approved a recommendation to consult
:11:24. > :11:25.on a merger of Llandrindod and Builth Wales high schools,
:11:26. > :11:29.as well as a consultation on the closure of Brecon High
:11:30. > :11:31.and Gwernyfed school, to establish a new English medium
:11:32. > :11:36.The council says with three schools in special measures and pupil
:11:37. > :11:40.numbers dropping by around 800 in four years they had
:11:41. > :11:49.We can't offer a sustainable curriculum and a satisfactory
:11:50. > :11:55.The consultation will start in September but these pupils
:11:56. > :11:58.protesting already fear this could be beginning of the end
:11:59. > :12:03.How often do your black bins get collected?
:12:04. > :12:04.Every week? Every two weeks?
:12:05. > :12:08.Well some people living in the Conwy council area are set to move
:12:09. > :12:11.to black bin collections once every four weeks.
:12:12. > :12:15.Councillors there voted today to trial the idea in an attempt
:12:16. > :12:29.Roger Pinney is at Conwy's Council headquarters now.
:12:30. > :12:36.Conwy Council in common with other local authorities facing pressures
:12:37. > :12:40.here. The recycling target and shrinking budgets. The initial
:12:41. > :12:44.proposal was to introduce four weekly bin collections right across
:12:45. > :12:52.the county. That would keep 3000 tonnes of waste and save half ?1
:12:53. > :12:58.million a year. There was opposition to that so instead the council has
:12:59. > :13:05.opted for a compromise. Green beans, recycling bins, will be collected
:13:06. > :13:08.once a week but black bins come a non-recyclable is, will move from
:13:09. > :13:14.being collected once every two weeks to once every three weeks. They will
:13:15. > :13:18.be this pilot area, the very first in Wales, where black bins,
:13:19. > :13:23.non-recyclable is, will only be collected once every four weeks.
:13:24. > :13:24.Dave Cowans is the council cabinet member responsible for waste
:13:25. > :13:26.collection. It demonstrates that
:13:27. > :13:27.Conwy is a transparent A guarded approach was adopted
:13:28. > :13:31.by Cabinet, one which I think on reflection will
:13:32. > :13:34.provide the data we will need to justify
:13:35. > :13:39.a four weekly collection. We cannot, and I emphasise
:13:40. > :13:41.this, we cannot continue to sustain using ?1.5 million
:13:42. > :13:56.of taxpayers money in a hole You say there was opposition will
:13:57. > :13:59.stop there was. Council officials here believe that
:14:00. > :14:04.four weekly bin collections in the long term are inevitable right
:14:05. > :14:07.across the county. Not just here in Conwy. The opposition is worried
:14:08. > :14:14.about things like fly-tipping, smells, dog waste, sanitary waste.
:14:15. > :14:15.Among those voicing the concerns is the Conservative Assembly Member for
:14:16. > :14:18.Clwyd West, Darren Millar. A lot of people will be pleased
:14:19. > :14:20.that they have abandoned the wholesale introduction
:14:21. > :14:22.of four weekly collections for the time
:14:23. > :14:25.being but there will still be a lot of concern amongst families
:14:26. > :14:27.with children and amongst other people who produce lots of pet
:14:28. > :14:29.waste, for example, that even a three weekly collection is taking
:14:30. > :14:47.those collection periods for too The council says it all into dos
:14:48. > :14:51.mitigating measures in the pilot area including things like extra
:14:52. > :14:55.bins for large families, weekly nappy collections. As to where the
:14:56. > :14:55.pilots will be, that has yet to be decided.
:14:56. > :14:58.Much more to come before seven o'clock.
:14:59. > :15:09.28 all girls teams to be set up across the country.
:15:10. > :15:14.The adventurer from Old Colwyn is the first person to walk
:15:15. > :15:22.The former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton has
:15:23. > :15:26.defended his attempt to stand for Ukip at this summer's
:15:27. > :15:30.The party has launched an investigation after an anonymous
:15:31. > :15:33.leaflet criticising Mr Hamilton was sent to party members.
:15:34. > :15:36.In an email to members, leaked to BBC Wales,
:15:37. > :15:40.a Ukip official says the matter may be referred to the police.
:15:41. > :15:44.Here's our political reporter Paul Martin.
:15:45. > :15:50.Most experts agree Ukip is on course for a handful of seats this summer
:15:51. > :15:53.but is Neil Hamilton in line for one of them?
:15:54. > :15:57.Clearly recognisable, he and his wife, Christine,
:15:58. > :16:01.They may soon be spending a lot more time here.
:16:02. > :16:05.Many people in Ukip Wales have had some pretty
:16:06. > :16:07.brutal things to say about Neil Hamilton over
:16:08. > :16:11.They say he has been parachuted into this contest
:16:12. > :16:15.and that he is an outsider when it comes to Welsh politics.
:16:16. > :16:22.I was born in Wales, I grew up in Wales, I was educated
:16:23. > :16:24.in Wales both at school and university.
:16:25. > :16:28.My father was the chief engineer for the coal board in Wales.
:16:29. > :16:30.He had an office just across the water there
:16:31. > :16:33.in the early 1970s before he retired.
:16:34. > :16:36.I am just as Welsh now as I was then.
:16:37. > :16:41.But some feel the Hamiltons carry baggage stemming from the cash
:16:42. > :16:44.for questions saga of the 90s which cost Mr Hamilton
:16:45. > :16:49.The Guardian newspaper alleged he had taken money
:16:50. > :16:55.Years of litigation followed and Mr Hamilton has always
:16:56. > :17:00.A lot of stuff has been said about me, which is untrue,
:17:01. > :17:07.My probity has been questioned and yet I've been through a massive
:17:08. > :17:09.investigation by the Inland Revenue, all my finances over ten separate
:17:10. > :17:12.tax years and I came out of it whiter than white.
:17:13. > :17:15.Now the party has launched an investigation into this anonymous
:17:16. > :17:19.leaflet sent to members last week urging them not to vote
:17:20. > :17:22.for Neal Hamilton as a regional candidate.
:17:23. > :17:25.Mr Hamilton says the leaflet is libellous.
:17:26. > :17:28.It is the latest twist in a messy selection
:17:29. > :17:31.process that has been going on for months.
:17:32. > :17:35.Every week seems to bring a different bad news story for Ukip.
:17:36. > :17:37.That said, they are still doing incredibly well in the polls.
:17:38. > :17:39.They could win as many as nine seats at
:17:40. > :17:43.But if this culture of infighting continues it might be difficult
:17:44. > :17:46.for those Assembly Members to work together
:17:47. > :17:49.and bring about the change that Ukip wants to see in Wales.
:17:50. > :17:51.We still don't know who will be picked for
:17:52. > :17:54.the most winnable regional seays for Ukip at the election.
:17:55. > :17:57.Members have until a week Friday to vote for their favoured candidates.
:17:58. > :18:00.Once the votes are in, we will have a better idea
:18:01. > :18:03.of the Hamiltons chances of making Cardiff Bay
:18:04. > :18:10.The Welsh Government has agreed to route a planned bypass away
:18:11. > :18:12.News of the Wales team to face France now.
:18:13. > :18:15.Here's Tomos with all of tonight's sport.
:18:16. > :18:17.There are three changes from the side that beat Scotland,
:18:18. > :18:19.one forced on Wales because of an injury
:18:20. > :18:22.Centre Jonathan Davies is fit to start.
:18:23. > :18:24.Coach Warren Gatland says he's looking for the players
:18:25. > :18:26.to step-up their performance against France.
:18:27. > :18:30.A win would send them to the top of the Six Nations Championship.
:18:31. > :18:33.He picked up his 50th cap against Scotland.
:18:34. > :18:36.The injury Jonathan Davies picked up in that game won't keep
:18:37. > :18:38.him out of the France game this Friday.
:18:39. > :18:41.He joins a backline largely unchanged.
:18:42. > :18:46.Gareth Davies and Dan Biggar start again.
:18:47. > :18:48.It'll be Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts's 42nd game
:18:49. > :18:51.together in the centre, a record for Wales.
:18:52. > :18:55.The only change in the back sees Alex Cuthbert handed a first start
:18:56. > :18:58.in this year's Six Nations, replacing his team-mate
:18:59. > :19:02.at the Blues, Tom James, who isn't on the bench either.
:19:03. > :19:08.James came close to scoring against Scotland, his failure
:19:09. > :19:10.to cross the line is partly the reason
:19:11. > :19:14.he has been dropped according to one former winger.
:19:15. > :19:18.I think he has played exceptionally well for Cardiff Blues.
:19:19. > :19:20.He's put his hand up and come out very well.
:19:21. > :19:22.But that opportunity, I think, at international level you probably
:19:23. > :19:26.got to finish them off and I think that is what has taken a bearing
:19:27. > :19:29.In the forwards, the front row remains the same.
:19:30. > :19:34.Bradley Davies comes into the second row replacing Luke Charteris.
:19:35. > :19:36.He hasn't recovered from a knee injury.
:19:37. > :19:39.Flanker Dan Lydiate is back with Wales captain Sam Warburton
:19:40. > :19:42.switching to a more familiar role of open side flanker.
:19:43. > :19:50.France training in Paris today will name their side tomorrow.
:19:51. > :19:53.They are unbeaten so far after wins over Ireland and Italy.
:19:54. > :19:57.But they haven't got the better of Wales since a World Cup semifinal
:19:58. > :20:02.The roof will be closed for the match.
:20:03. > :20:05.Staying with rugby, and the girls game here is about to be transformed
:20:06. > :20:08.with the creation of a new season in the summer.
:20:09. > :20:12.28 teams, based at centres around the country, will be set up
:20:13. > :20:15.and will help cater for the recent demand from girls to play rugby,
:20:16. > :20:35.Gemma Rollins, centre. Tyler Clark, neutered rugby. Karen, centre,
:20:36. > :20:40.women's rugby team. The current stars mixing with the
:20:41. > :20:44.potential talent of tomorrow. With the experienced grand slam winning
:20:45. > :20:48.format Wales captain, Ryan Jones, leading the way it is spring and
:20:49. > :20:53.summer all girl rugby initiative has been launched. It is fantastic to
:20:54. > :20:57.see these girls who have come here today. We have had a great time and
:20:58. > :21:01.enjoyed themselves. They want to know when they can do it again. That
:21:02. > :21:05.is what rugby is about. We are engaging whole new generation of
:21:06. > :21:10.boys and girls. But there is work to be done. Girls playing organised
:21:11. > :21:14.rugby in Wales has not played a prominent part in club and school
:21:15. > :21:18.sports culture. Their clubs are few and far between. We've got some
:21:19. > :21:22.pockets of excellence were going on between either consolidated effort
:21:23. > :21:26.so girls can play rugby in format of their choice and having enough
:21:27. > :21:29.members to play fixtures, festivals, competitions. We need to make sure
:21:30. > :21:34.that growth happens in a sustained way. The season will start after
:21:35. > :21:38.Easter and run from April to July. With girls only team set up by 28
:21:39. > :21:47.cluster centres around the country. From Monmouth, to mould,. I'm glad
:21:48. > :21:52.they don't think it is just for boys. It is fair bet some people
:21:53. > :21:56.will think girls are not capable of doing it because they are not strong
:21:57. > :22:02.enough. I think we are. We had a strong as boys. It is good that boys
:22:03. > :22:07.and girls can do it was due think you carry on as Mac probably.
:22:08. > :22:11.Women's rugby is expediency huge growth around the world. Rugby
:22:12. > :22:14.sevens will be an Olympic event and the Wales team at the Six Nations
:22:15. > :22:18.are preparing to welcome the French this Sunday on the back of a win
:22:19. > :22:23.over Scotland. That game was a must win for us. We are happy to get the
:22:24. > :22:26.result. Knowing we didn't play as well as we could have, we are
:22:27. > :22:30.confident we can put on a show against France was not successful
:22:31. > :22:33.the national team is sure to attract more talented sportswomen which in
:22:34. > :22:40.turn will help secure a bright future for the game.
:22:41. > :22:47.It has been confirmed within the last few minutes that Cory Allen is
:22:48. > :22:49.out for the rest of the season after injuring his leg against Leinster on
:22:50. > :22:55.Saturday. That just then. Last summer we brought you the story
:22:56. > :22:58.of a young adventurer about to embark on his latest
:22:59. > :23:00.incredible journey. Well, six months and 1,600 miles
:23:01. > :23:03.later, Ash Dykes has become the first person to walk the entire
:23:04. > :23:05.length of Madagascar solo. The 25-year-old from Old Colwyn
:23:06. > :23:23.in Conwy worked with a number People have walked the length of the
:23:24. > :23:25.island before. But that is to evidence that anyone has walked the
:23:26. > :23:26.mountains rage of the island. Having trecked through Mongolia last
:23:27. > :23:29.year, 2016 saw Ash climbing the spine of the African
:23:30. > :23:31.island, Madagascar. It was tough, it was much
:23:32. > :23:33.tougher than I expected. I think the Mongolia
:23:34. > :23:35.expedition gave me confidence and I
:23:36. > :23:36.underrated Madagascar. To complete Madagascar
:23:37. > :23:46.it was just so difficult. The toughest bit was probably up
:23:47. > :23:49.north in the jungles. Putting your back through it,
:23:50. > :23:56.crawling on your hands and knees. I caught malaria
:23:57. > :24:00.which was terrifying. My temperature was 40 Celsius,
:24:01. > :24:06.the doctors believe I only had But she got on the case,
:24:07. > :24:10.gave me medication when He came back fighting
:24:11. > :24:14.fit ready to go again. When he wasn't avoiding crocodiles,
:24:15. > :24:18.Ash was having other We had to build a raft
:24:19. > :24:23.using natural resources We all gathered on the raft
:24:24. > :24:29.to get ourselves across. We almost lost the camerawoman
:24:30. > :24:33.at night time to a really strong river crossing
:24:34. > :24:35.which was probably the most We were lucky to survive
:24:36. > :24:40.that, all of us. Ash regularly stayed overnight
:24:41. > :24:42.with the locals he met Always nice to wake up
:24:43. > :24:46.to a tribal community. The people were amazing,
:24:47. > :24:49.so hospitable, so helpful. There was a section in the middle
:24:50. > :24:54.of the island where they have not seen a westerner before
:24:55. > :24:56.and when they saw me and a local Madagascee,
:24:57. > :24:59.they would sprint for their lives. He even picked up
:25:00. > :25:02.a travelling companion. Our last hour together
:25:03. > :25:14.before I set him free. I carried a male white chicken,
:25:15. > :25:14.named Gertrude, for two and half weeks.
:25:15. > :25:17.The locals say you have to, it keeps away the bad spirits
:25:18. > :25:21.He was set free at the top of the summit.
:25:22. > :25:23.Adjusting to life back home, Ash won't be settling
:25:24. > :25:29.I'm planning my next big adventure which is just as crazy.
:25:30. > :25:33.I can't give anything away, unfortunately.
:25:34. > :25:35.There are a few different ideas and each one of them
:25:36. > :25:46.It has been a lovely day here for many of us. What has the forecast
:25:47. > :25:50.install? Chilly but dry.
:25:51. > :25:54.Lovely sunshine. This picture taken by our weather
:25:55. > :25:57.watcher Ann Riggs in Pembrokeshire shows blue sky and cumulus
:25:58. > :25:59.clouds over Trefin Bay. While in Rhyl, there was hardly
:26:00. > :26:02.a cloud in the sky this afternoon. The air over us has come
:26:03. > :26:05.from the Arctic and with a clear sky this evening temperatures
:26:06. > :26:07.are dropping quickly. Colder than last night.
:26:08. > :26:09.Around freezing on the coast. Minus five in central Wales
:26:10. > :26:14.with a widespread sharp frost. Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure
:26:15. > :26:18.to the west of Ireland. So here's the picture
:26:19. > :26:20.for eight in the morning. Cold and frosty but dry,
:26:21. > :26:22.bright and crisp. A few clouds over the Irish Sea
:26:23. > :26:30.with the odd shower on Anglesey. During the day, a few clouds
:26:31. > :26:33.will develop inland. The odd light shower in the north
:26:34. > :26:38.and on the west coast. But no more than that.
:26:39. > :26:43.Most places dry with sunny spells. Temperatures a little lower
:26:44. > :26:46.than today after a colder start. Reaching five to eight Celsius
:26:47. > :26:51.with a mainly light winds. In Denbighshire dry
:26:52. > :26:53.with sunny spells. The odd light shower
:26:54. > :26:57.possible in the afternoon. After a frosty start
:26:58. > :26:59.temperatures will reach In Bridgend tomorrow,
:27:00. > :27:04.frost then fine and mostly sunny. Tomorrow night a few showers,
:27:05. > :27:10.heavy and wintry in places, Some dry, clear weather as well
:27:11. > :27:14.with frost and one or two A few scattered showers
:27:15. > :27:20.but still some dry, bright Low pressure near Cornwall may bring
:27:21. > :27:30.a little rain and snow on high ground but there is a chance
:27:31. > :27:33.it could stay dry. The forecast for the weekend is more
:27:34. > :27:36.certain with a cold north easterly wind and it
:27:37. > :27:40.should be mostly dry. So after all the wind and rain
:27:41. > :27:43.this winter, the next couple of days much more settled with sunshine,
:27:44. > :27:47.frost and a few showers. It's coming up to seven o clock,
:27:48. > :27:50.the main stories from the BBC. The Leader of the Welsh
:27:51. > :27:52.Conservatives says David Cameron's deal was not "robust" enough
:27:53. > :27:55.to convince him to vote to remain I'll have an update for you here
:27:56. > :28:01.at eight o'clock and again That's Wales Today, thank
:28:02. > :28:04.you for watching. From all of us on the
:28:05. > :28:08.programme, good evening.