:00:12. > :00:17.Some of Wales' most visited museums will be closed over the Easter break
:00:18. > :00:20.It's over plans to stop extra payments for weekend working.
:00:21. > :00:30.It is amongst one of Wales's top visitor attractions but the doors
:00:31. > :00:35.weren't open at the Big Pit mining museum this morning.
:00:36. > :00:38.On the day the chatter and footsteps of visitors would normally be heard,
:00:39. > :00:46.The museum opened at one o'clock but with a limited service.
:00:47. > :00:49.I drove four hours to come down here specifically to get here.
:00:50. > :00:54.I was just very disappointed the underground pit was closed.
:00:55. > :00:56.Over the bank holiday, another five establishments run
:00:57. > :01:00.by National Museum Wales are affected by industrial action.
:01:01. > :01:05.I have come all the way from Australia and I can't see
:01:06. > :01:08.all that Wales has to offer so I'm disappointed about it.
:01:09. > :01:11.If they did it outside the most popular times then we may not see it
:01:12. > :01:15.but this way they know they get most effect.
:01:16. > :01:17.For more than two years, PCS union members have been
:01:18. > :01:20.protesting against cuts to frontline staff members pay on weekends
:01:21. > :01:26.But National Museum Wales says a cut of 4.7% to its annual grant
:01:27. > :01:31.from the last government means extra weekend payments
:01:32. > :01:41.They want to be treated fairly and in the same way as everybody
:01:42. > :01:46.It is the lowest paid, they want some security.
:01:47. > :01:48.The last planned strikes were suspended in September
:01:49. > :01:49.after negotiations but further disagreements means
:01:50. > :01:53.National Museum Wales says resolving it is a matter of urgency
:01:54. > :02:02.and an individual consultation process will start on Monday.
:02:03. > :02:05.An organisation which helps train people who want to work
:02:06. > :02:07.in television, film and the creative industries is closing
:02:08. > :02:14.Creative Skillset Cymru says it's due to a lack of public funding.
:02:15. > :02:17.A temporary ban has been imposed on the chemical transformation
:02:18. > :02:19.of underground coal into synthetic natural gas.
:02:20. > :02:21.The Welsh Government says it's a precautionary approach
:02:22. > :02:22.towards developing resources unconventionally.
:02:23. > :02:29.A temporary ban on fracking is also in place.
:02:30. > :02:32.Security at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff will be
:02:33. > :02:35."proportionate following events in Belgium, according
:02:36. > :02:37.to the president of athletics governing body, Lord Coe.
:02:38. > :02:40.Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah will race tomorrow,
:02:41. > :02:42.continuing his build to the Rio Olympics this summer.
:02:43. > :02:53.Cardiff is used to hosting big scale sporting events but tomorrow will be
:02:54. > :02:55.the largest athletics event ever to be held in Wales.
:02:56. > :02:58.200 elite athletes from 54 countries will be taking part,
:02:59. > :03:07.But for Olympian Mo Farah it is not just about clocking
:03:08. > :03:11.Young people from across the city got the chance to ask him a few
:03:12. > :03:19.It was a great experience, to meet an Olympic winner.
:03:20. > :03:25.Like, "I'm in the same room as Mo Farah!"
:03:26. > :03:28.The council has warned of long delays at peak times and routes
:03:29. > :03:31.will be busy from 9:00am until 9:00pm but despite fears over
:03:32. > :03:33.recent events, security will be discreet and proportionate,
:03:34. > :03:43.Security is always at the foremost in the event organisers mind,
:03:44. > :03:49.whatever the level, the threat level is.
:03:50. > :03:52.These kids will be amongst the 100,000 people expected to line
:03:53. > :03:54.the streets of Cardiff tomorrow and organisers will be hoping
:03:55. > :03:56.the enthusiasm at seeing one of British athletic's top
:03:57. > :04:06.Rugby and a bonus point win tonight for the Cardiff Blues
:04:07. > :04:09.against Treviso at the Arms Park, keeping up their hopes of reaching
:04:10. > :04:30.Good evening. After a fine Good Friday, increasingly unsettled over
:04:31. > :04:36.the Easter weekend and wet and windy on Saturday and Sunday. Sunshine and
:04:37. > :04:41.blustery showers. Overnight rain arriving from the West. Cloudy so
:04:42. > :04:45.not a cold night but the wind picks up tomorrow with a Met Office
:04:46. > :04:52.warning in place. Rain spread in from the west, moving eastwards.
:04:53. > :04:58.10-20 millimetres likely. Gusts along the exposed coasts. Clearing
:04:59. > :05:02.to showers later with highs of 13 Celsius. If you are worth watching
:05:03. > :05:06.for the world half marathon like me, not ideal conditions. It will be wet
:05:07. > :05:12.and very windy at times. Easter Day is a bit better. The story showers.
:05:13. > :05:18.Some heavy but with sunshine in between. Into bank holiday Monday,
:05:19. > :05:20.strong Katie will bring further wet and windy weather so not a good
:05:21. > :05:24.start to British summertime. Our next update is
:05:25. > :05:41.at 5:10pm tomorrow. Good evening. It's been a glorious
:05:42. > :05:44.Good Friday across many parts of the country. We have had largely dry and
:05:45. > :05:45.bright conditions. Here was the scene