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:00:09. > :00:12.We're in Cardiff on the latest stop of our tour of Wales.

:00:13. > :00:15.In just over an hour, the last live television debate

:00:16. > :00:18.With just over a week to go until the election,

:00:19. > :00:21.they know tonight may be crucial to winning your vote.

:00:22. > :00:24.I don't know who to vote for. No one does a good job.

:00:25. > :00:25.Everyone, especially young people, take an

:00:26. > :00:28.interest in politics because it is going to affect you for longer.

:00:29. > :00:32.Also tonight, the Prime Minister says there's no guarantee that UK

:00:33. > :00:35.government efforts to save the steel industry here will succeed.

:00:36. > :00:41.We meet the retailers in Queensferry who say these roadworks

:00:42. > :00:46.And with 100 days to go until the Rio Olympics,

:00:47. > :00:49.we look at the Welsh athletes who've already earned a place in Team GB.

:00:50. > :00:53.I think I have still got my head in the clouds.

:00:54. > :01:11.It has not really sunk in. It is just an incredible feeling.

:01:12. > :01:17.Tonight the city plays host to the final televised leaders'

:01:18. > :01:20.debate ahead of next week's election.

:01:21. > :01:23.Six party leaders will take to the stage to make

:01:24. > :01:29.In what may be an election with a low turnout, tonight's

:01:30. > :01:32.performances may be crucial to electoral success.

:01:33. > :01:35.And here's why debates like this can be so important.

:01:36. > :01:38.Last time around, in this constituency, Cardiff Central,

:01:39. > :01:42.the result was so close, Labour beat the Liberal Democrats

:01:43. > :01:50.And the constituency that lies to the north of the city regularly

:01:51. > :01:53.changes hands between the Conservatives and Labour.

:01:54. > :01:59.Among the lowest in Wales at just shy of 37%.

:02:00. > :02:03.So now you know the figures you'll understand why the leaders

:02:04. > :02:07.may be feeling the heat backstage as they rehearse

:02:08. > :02:15.Here's our political editor Nick Servini.

:02:16. > :02:19.It is all about performance tonight as the six main party leaders

:02:20. > :02:23.lock horns for the last time in the centre of Cardiff.

:02:24. > :02:26.But with fears of a low turnout, as the Assembly election has been

:02:27. > :02:29.overshadowed by the EU referendum and the steel crisis,

:02:30. > :02:34.what do people in Cardiff Central, Wales' tightest marginal seat,

:02:35. > :02:46.I am not interested in the Assembly really.

:02:47. > :02:51.I won't to decide until the very last moment just in case.

:02:52. > :02:53.Did you know there was a leaders' debate tonight?

:02:54. > :03:02.Taking part in tonight's vote will be Carwyn Jones for Labour,

:03:03. > :03:05.Andrew RT Davies for the Conservatives, Leanne Wood

:03:06. > :03:09.for Plaid Cymru, Kirsty Williams for the Liberal Democrats,

:03:10. > :03:15.and Alice Hooker-Stroud for the Greens.

:03:16. > :03:18.Inevitably it will be Carwyn Jones who is under most scrutiny

:03:19. > :03:21.because Labour have been the party in government

:03:22. > :03:25.but the opposition parties have to strike a balance.

:03:26. > :03:29.They want to get their blows in on Labour but, at the same time,

:03:30. > :03:33.in a positive way, set out what they would do

:03:34. > :03:39.Last week's ITV Wales debate came to life on the subject

:03:40. > :03:44.The expectation is that health will play a more

:03:45. > :03:49.I don't think anybody screwed up last week

:03:50. > :03:51.but I don't think anybody cut through either.

:03:52. > :03:54.I think some of the polling demonstrated that the electorate

:03:55. > :03:57.was warming to them in similar sorts of ways.

:03:58. > :04:01.We had a really interesting opinion poll figures earlier this week

:04:02. > :04:05.showing Leanne Wood connecting with the audience.

:04:06. > :04:09.Plaid Cymru are feeling pretty buoyed up.

:04:10. > :04:13.I can imagine them trying to do something to trigger a final sprint

:04:14. > :04:18.towards actually substantially increasing their seats next week.

:04:19. > :04:22.And one bit of advice from a former adviser to Welsh Labour who says

:04:23. > :04:28.above all, the leaders need to avoid getting bogged down in detail.

:04:29. > :04:32.We are not that sure how many undecided there are out there

:04:33. > :04:34.because people, the opinion polls are quite

:04:35. > :04:40.It could make a difference in some marginal seats

:04:41. > :04:42.but only if they really make a strong case.

:04:43. > :04:46.If all of the leaders focus on minor elements of manifestos of different

:04:47. > :04:49.parties and they start rowing with each other about

:04:50. > :04:53.percentages here and there, people will turn off.

:04:54. > :04:57.There are not many set piece events that give politicians

:04:58. > :04:59.the opportunity to reach out to those who would otherwise

:05:00. > :05:06.This is one of them and one they will all want to maximise.

:05:07. > :05:09.Well, the technical rehearsals are underway,

:05:10. > :05:14.Nick, this really is a significant evening

:05:15. > :05:30.That's right. This is where all the action will be denied. In an

:05:31. > :05:33.election campaign, hundreds of people are involved

:05:34. > :05:37.behind-the-scenes but over the next few hours, it really does come down

:05:38. > :05:42.to the six key individuals and point is, at this stage in the campaign,

:05:43. > :05:46.if there is a strong performance by a particular leader, it could really

:05:47. > :05:51.generate a sense of momentum as we head into the final week. In terms

:05:52. > :05:55.of the content tonight, I have spoken to the debate produces, and

:05:56. > :06:00.they say they have had loads of questions on the of the NHS. The

:06:01. > :06:04.likelihood is that that will be the first subject and topic that is

:06:05. > :06:08.discussed. The opposition parties were like that. Expect lots of

:06:09. > :06:14.criticism on things like waiting times and access to GPs. In way of

:06:15. > :06:18.defence from Carwyn Jones, is that lots of talk of the junior doctors

:06:19. > :06:23.strike in England and how there is not one in Wales. Also expect 20 on

:06:24. > :06:28.the economy, not just the steel crisis but also the major

:06:29. > :06:34.infrastructure and plans for an M4 relief road. And also education, may

:06:35. > :06:38.be the surprise package in previous debates, in terms of the Passion it

:06:39. > :06:40.has aroused. All to play for in what will be the last set piece events of

:06:41. > :06:43.this campaign. And you can see the debate

:06:44. > :06:45.on BBC One Wales and Elsewhere today, Ukip leader

:06:46. > :06:54.Nigel Farage says he hasn't spoken to Neil Hamilton

:06:55. > :06:57.during the Assembly Speaking in Caerphilly earlier,

:06:58. > :07:02.Mr Farage insisted he supported all the party's candidates and hoped

:07:03. > :07:07.Mr Hamilton would do a very good job Senior party sources have said

:07:08. > :07:13.Nigel Farage and the Ukip Wales leader Nathan Gill were unhappy

:07:14. > :07:17.Mr Hamilton was selected. I have supported all

:07:18. > :07:20.of our candidates. I have come back again and again

:07:21. > :07:23.to Wales, repeatedly. I am here today, I will be

:07:24. > :07:26.back again next week. This election matters to me,

:07:27. > :07:29.matters to our party and matters More from the centre

:07:30. > :07:34.of Cardiff later. We've been telling you about

:07:35. > :07:38.the larger parties over the last few weeks, tonight we'll tell

:07:39. > :07:41.you what some of the smaller parties are offering at the

:07:42. > :07:44.election next week. Now with the rest of the day's

:07:45. > :07:47.news, here's Nicky. The Prime Minister, David Cameron

:07:48. > :07:50.says there's no guarantee that government efforts

:07:51. > :07:53.to save the British steel industry will be successful,

:07:54. > :07:57.but it's doing everything it can. The UK government said last week it

:07:58. > :08:02.would consider taking a stake in Tata's UK operations

:08:03. > :08:15.after they were put up for sale. While I want to do everything we can

:08:16. > :08:19.to secure the future not only for Port Talbot but also

:08:20. > :08:22.for Scunthorpe and steel-making in Britain, we are coping

:08:23. > :08:25.with a massive oversupply, a collapse in prices from China,

:08:26. > :08:28.so we must do all we can. There is no guarantee of success,

:08:29. > :08:31.we will work hard, get a proper sales process and get behind it

:08:32. > :08:35.on a bipartisan basis, Well, our business correspondent

:08:36. > :08:40.Brian Meechan is here. Brian, what more did

:08:41. > :08:51.the Prime Minister have to say? There has been some speculation

:08:52. > :08:55.around today in newspapers that because the ground has completely

:08:56. > :09:02.shifted since Tata put these sites up for sale, Tata could be having a

:09:03. > :09:06.rethink about that. Now there is that 25% state that the UK

:09:07. > :09:10.Government has offered, potentially hundreds of millions of extra

:09:11. > :09:14.investment. The UK Government has said that co-investment is for

:09:15. > :09:18.another buyer, it is not available for Tata. It has said if the

:09:19. > :09:23.#colourgreen does decide to change its mind, it will look at whether

:09:24. > :09:30.financial help or whether there will be any financial help made available

:09:31. > :09:35.to the company. I think we are where we work, ultimately. We have got the

:09:36. > :09:40.two businesses, Liberty and the management buyout, going through the

:09:41. > :09:43.process publicly, but there are other interested parties who have

:09:44. > :09:49.not gone public. And we will be hearing from the Business Secretary

:09:50. > :09:53.Sajid Javid tomorrow. He is going to talk to the business committee in

:09:54. > :09:57.the House of Commons. We will also hear from Tata. We have not heard

:09:58. > :10:01.from them since a lot of the new information has come out. So plenty

:10:02. > :10:03.to watch tomorrow morning to see those developments.

:10:04. > :10:06.A Wrexham-based football club has severed all ties with a player over

:10:07. > :10:09.remarks he made on Twitter about the Hillsborough disaster.

:10:10. > :10:12.26-year-old Jonny Taylor, who played for Gresford Athletic,

:10:13. > :10:16.retweeted a comment about fans' behaviour

:10:17. > :10:21.The club says it does not condone the views and wants to distance

:10:22. > :10:30.The inquests concluded the 96 fans were unlawfully killed.

:10:31. > :10:32.Traders in Flintshire say they're losing business

:10:33. > :10:37.Delays mean the improvement work in Queensferry has been extended

:10:38. > :10:42.Business owners say they've had little communication from

:10:43. > :10:45.the council about the disruption, as Matthew Richards reports.

:10:46. > :10:49.Andre Potter runs a furniture store in Queensferry and for the past

:10:50. > :10:52.12 weeks it's been in the middle of a construction site

:10:53. > :10:55.as work is carried out on traffic easing measures.

:10:56. > :10:58.But the delays caused by long traffic jams and the restricted

:10:59. > :11:01.visibility of the store are having a financial impact and it's

:11:02. > :11:06.This started in the first week of February and I would say our sales

:11:07. > :11:10.They are closing down the roundabout not this weekend

:11:11. > :11:14.but the weekend after, which will stop any traffic

:11:15. > :11:21.A few stores down, this sports shop has been a fixture

:11:22. > :11:24.in Queensferry for decades, but the added journey times are also

:11:25. > :11:32.He lives a mile down the road and it has taken him

:11:33. > :11:37.It's an effort for people to get a Queensferry at the moment

:11:38. > :11:43.The work will step up a gear next week as the major A494

:11:44. > :11:46.The work has taken longer than expected.

:11:47. > :11:51.Flintshire Council has apologised for the delay and disruption

:11:52. > :11:54.caused by the works but says access to the properties

:11:55. > :11:56.and businesses in the vicinity will be maintained throughout.

:11:57. > :11:59.However, many business owners feel they are losing customers

:12:00. > :12:02.because local people are staying away from the area

:12:03. > :12:05.and potential passing trade is being lost in traffic queues.

:12:06. > :12:09.Let's make it clear, there will be no businesses left isolated.

:12:10. > :12:14.We are doing our best to improve signage to businesses

:12:15. > :12:18.on the periphery but every business will be provided

:12:19. > :12:22.A public meeting is being held tomorrow to update local

:12:23. > :12:25.people and businesses on the current situation.

:12:26. > :12:28.Business owners say their only hope is that the eventual improvement

:12:29. > :12:40.to the road will bring a corresponding boost in trade.

:12:41. > :12:42.Much more to come before seven o'clock.

:12:43. > :12:44.The Olympics in Rio is 100 days away.

:12:45. > :12:46.But how many Welsh athletes will make it?

:12:47. > :12:49.How unusual is it? I'll tell you later.

:12:50. > :12:51.Plus what's in store for the bank holiday weekend.

:12:52. > :12:55.Before that, let's return to Jamie in Cardiff city centre.

:12:56. > :13:00.The audience are taking their seats in the auditorium

:13:01. > :13:04.Just an hour to go now until tonight's live

:13:05. > :13:10.Over the last few weeks we've been telling you what the largest parties

:13:11. > :13:12.are offering ahead of next Thursday's election.

:13:13. > :13:14.Tonight it's the turn of some of the other parties hoping

:13:15. > :13:19.To see what they have on offer, here's Carl Roberts.

:13:20. > :13:22.The 60 Assembly Members elected on the 5th of May will meet

:13:23. > :13:26.in the Senedd but if the Abolish the Welsh Assembly party wins seats,

:13:27. > :13:29.they won't want to be here at all, but will fight to close

:13:30. > :13:36.The Assembly now wants more powers, they want more Assembly Members,

:13:37. > :13:42.a pay rise, tax-raising powers and a separate legal system.

:13:43. > :13:51.The Welsh Office and our 40 MPs in Westminster did the job perfectly

:13:52. > :13:59.A crisis in the steel industry has arguably overshadow the Assembly

:14:00. > :14:02.election campaign and focused the minds of politicians

:14:03. > :14:07.The Welsh Communist Party wants the next Welsh government

:14:08. > :14:09.to nationalise the steel industry and are calling on Labour supporters

:14:10. > :14:13.to give their second vote on the regional list to the party.

:14:14. > :14:17.There is so much that could be done with a thoroughly modernised steel

:14:18. > :14:20.industry but we don't have those resources at the moment.

:14:21. > :14:24.Only the Communist Party in Wales is standing in this election

:14:25. > :14:27.not only for a Welsh Assembly and government with real powers

:14:28. > :14:31.and resources to make a big difference but we believe this needs

:14:32. > :14:35.to take place within a federal Britain so that the wealth

:14:36. > :14:39.that is currently hoarded by the wealthiest 10%

:14:40. > :14:43.of the population, who avoid paying their taxes, would be

:14:44. > :14:46.redistributed to all of the nations and regions

:14:47. > :14:52.The Monster Raving Loony Party have launched a so-called manic-festo

:14:53. > :14:57.Policies include re-routing any M4 relief road to boost

:14:58. > :15:00.tourism in Porthcawl, Tenby and even take it

:15:01. > :15:05.We are offering an alternative for people and we are saying

:15:06. > :15:10.If you don't like what is being offered in the mainstream,

:15:11. > :15:15.We will be on everybody's ballot paper and everybody in Wales

:15:16. > :15:18.gets the chance to vote for the Monster Raving Loony Party.

:15:19. > :15:22.There are plenty of people and parties after your vote.

:15:23. > :15:26.There is a full list on the BBC election website.

:15:27. > :15:30.Tomorrow, our tour heads to Merthyr College and we'll be

:15:31. > :15:33.assessing Ukip's chances in next week's election.

:15:34. > :15:39.Let's cross over to Lucy now, who's in the BBC tent.

:15:40. > :15:45.Now, each one of the politicians in the leaders' debate

:15:46. > :15:48.would like you to vote for them, so they could be running

:15:49. > :15:52.the country after the election, but what would you do

:15:53. > :15:55.if you were the First Minister of Wales?

:15:56. > :15:59.That's the idea behind My Manifesto 2016.

:16:00. > :16:04.Lucy's been to meet one woman from Cardiff who feels very strongly

:16:05. > :16:13.Does where you live in Wales make it more or less likely that you'll get

:16:14. > :16:17.access to certain expensive drugs and treatments?

:16:18. > :16:20.Annie Mulholland has spent the last five years

:16:21. > :16:25.She got in touch to tell us what she would do

:16:26. > :16:31.If I was First Minister, I would stop the NHS

:16:32. > :16:36.Annie was told a drug which had not been approved for use

:16:37. > :16:39.on the NHS because of its cost could prolong her life.

:16:40. > :16:42.Patients in Wales can apply to their health board

:16:43. > :16:45.to get these treatments in exceptional circumstances.

:16:46. > :16:47.Annie's health board turned her down.

:16:48. > :16:50.Provision for cancer in Wales is really different

:16:51. > :16:55.First of all it was drugs and then there were other things as well.

:16:56. > :16:59.I started to look to find out where do I need to live in Wales

:17:00. > :17:01.to optimise my life span and I couldn't get any

:17:02. > :17:05.information, but I could get information about England.

:17:06. > :17:07.Annie went to stay with her daughter in London

:17:08. > :17:12.She claims it would have been easier being closer to home.

:17:13. > :17:15.When you have a terminal diagnosis, one thing you want to do is spend

:17:16. > :17:18.as much of your time with your family, you don't

:17:19. > :17:22.want to be going up and down to another place for treatment.

:17:23. > :17:26.It would have reduced the most terrible amount of trauma

:17:27. > :17:32.Health boards were set up so funds can best serve the local population.

:17:33. > :17:35.Annie says if she was First Minister, a single power

:17:36. > :17:39.would decide who could receive non-approved drugs or treatments

:17:40. > :17:43.rather than one for each of the seven health boards.

:17:44. > :17:46.And she is not just talking about cancer patients

:17:47. > :17:51.Annie's cancer is no longer responding to treatment

:17:52. > :17:58.but she hopes in the future patients will have more choice.

:17:59. > :18:01.The guilt of having sorted myself out is enormous

:18:02. > :18:07.It has been my nine to five job, Monday to Friday, for the last

:18:08. > :18:11.three and a half years, because I want to make sure that

:18:12. > :18:16.other people can be discerning if they want to and they can make

:18:17. > :18:22.And I just hope, if by having cancer and being the person I am,

:18:23. > :18:26.things might change for the better in future,

:18:27. > :18:35.Well, let's talk to our health correspondant Owain Clarke.

:18:36. > :18:50.Let's be clear, Annie Mulholland is not talking about any differences of

:18:51. > :18:54.policy between Wales and England, merely asking whether there is a

:18:55. > :18:59.level playing field within Wales. New drugs for a range of conditions,

:19:00. > :19:03.often expensive, are developed all the time, but how do you judge

:19:04. > :19:08.whether the benefits of those drugs justify the costs when you consider

:19:09. > :19:13.the needs of the entire population? Expert panels covering Wales and

:19:14. > :19:18.England make those calls. If they say yes, the drugs should be

:19:19. > :19:22.generally available but even if they say no, patients and their doctors

:19:23. > :19:26.can try to get the NHS to pay for them through a different route. But

:19:27. > :19:31.in order to do that, they need to demonstrate they are exceptional

:19:32. > :19:35.cases, which can be tricky to define, and different health boards

:19:36. > :19:37.have different panels making those decisions and the concern is they

:19:38. > :19:44.might be reaching different conclusions. As this issue been

:19:45. > :19:47.looked into? The cross-party health committee at the Assembly suggested

:19:48. > :19:53.a few years ago perhaps there should be a single panel for Wales. The

:19:54. > :19:57.Welsh government had a review of the process subsequently. New guidelines

:19:58. > :20:01.are on the way. One changes, if there is a critical mass of similar

:20:02. > :20:06.requests across Wales, perhaps they should be a more consistent

:20:07. > :20:11.decision-making process. And what are the parties saying about this? A

:20:12. > :20:15.lot of parties talk about finding new drugs but the Lib Dems say they

:20:16. > :20:21.should be a symbol panel, so do Plaid Cymru, who say it should be

:20:22. > :20:24.judged on the benefits for patients, not exception allergy. Labour want

:20:25. > :20:30.to get the best access for new drugs that are proven to work, the

:20:31. > :20:34.Conservatives promising millions for clinical trials and new drugs and

:20:35. > :20:38.Ukip say that if you have the opportunity to elect health boards,

:20:39. > :20:40.that makes them more accountable. Thank you very much.

:20:41. > :20:43.And if you'd like to be a part of My Manifesto 2016,

:20:44. > :20:46.tell me what you would do if you were First Minister.

:20:47. > :21:07.So that's it from us in Cardiff city centre.

:21:08. > :21:11.It's certainly not quieting down here as audience members

:21:12. > :21:14.are arriving for the last live party leaders' television debate ahead

:21:15. > :21:20.You can see it all here on BBC One Wales at 8:30pm and we'll

:21:21. > :21:22.have all the reaction after the BBC News at 10pm.

:21:23. > :21:24.Tomorrow our tour of Wales reaches Merthyr College.

:21:25. > :21:28.Join us if you can at 1:30pm and 6:30pm.

:21:29. > :21:35.Now, 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games, the Director

:21:36. > :21:39.of Elite Sports Performance in Wales says there will be fewer Welsh

:21:40. > :21:43.athletes in Rio this summer compared to the representation in London.

:21:44. > :21:47.30 from Wales were part of Team GB four years ago.

:21:48. > :21:51.But Brian Davies believes those in the team now will have a genuine

:21:52. > :22:00.chance of returning with a medal, as Iwan Griffiths reports.

:22:01. > :22:09.With 100 days to go, a Welsh Olympic class of 2016 is starting to emerge.

:22:10. > :22:13.So far, sailor Hannah Mills has secured her place. Elena Allen is

:22:14. > :22:19.part of the shooting team. Joe Gaudino will be the only Welsh boxer

:22:20. > :22:24.on the plane. Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins both aim to claim triathlon

:22:25. > :22:30.gold this summer. Four swimmers, Jaz Carlin, Georgia Davies, Ian Lloyd

:22:31. > :22:36.Hughes also claim their places. And having lost out on the 2012

:22:37. > :22:42.Olympics, for experienced athlete Jaz Carlin, making Team GB was an

:22:43. > :22:45.emotional moment. That 25-year-old who finally secured her place

:22:46. > :22:51.earlier this month has been striking the official Olympic commemorative

:22:52. > :22:56.coin. It is all a bit surreal. I think I still have my head in the

:22:57. > :23:01.clouds so it has not sunk in but it is an incredible feeling and I can't

:23:02. > :23:05.wait for the next few months. Originally from North Wales, Natalie

:23:06. > :23:08.Powell is on the cusp of making the team but she still needs to gain

:23:09. > :23:14.crucial points to seal her place. There are three competitions left in

:23:15. > :23:18.the qualification period so I have got to concentrate on them and put

:23:19. > :23:23.in a performance. If I perform my best in all three, I will be on the

:23:24. > :23:28.plane. What would a place in Rio mean to you? It would mean

:23:29. > :23:31.everything. Everything I have done over the last four years has been

:23:32. > :23:38.aimed towards that. I would be very, very happy. 30 athletes from Wales

:23:39. > :23:43.were part of the team in London, contributing seven medals. With nine

:23:44. > :23:50.confirmed, is the aim to beat that record in Rio? We will not get 30.

:23:51. > :23:54.London was a special case because it was a home games. Everyone going to

:23:55. > :23:58.Rio has had to learn that place through a quota system. The next

:23:59. > :24:04.announcement will be the rowing team, due on the 9th of June. With

:24:05. > :24:09.the likes of Victoria Thornley and Chris Barkley set to get the nod. As

:24:10. > :24:11.Wales at more names and faces to the Olympic list.

:24:12. > :24:13.Glamorgan's County Championship match against Derbyshire has ended

:24:14. > :24:15.in a draw after more weather delays today.

:24:16. > :24:17.Glamorgan ended on 87-2 in their second innings

:24:18. > :24:22.after bowling Derbyshire out this morning for 345.

:24:23. > :24:24.Time for a look at the weather now with Derek.

:24:25. > :24:31.It feels more like winter than spring at the moment.

:24:32. > :24:33.The air over us has come from the Arctic so it's cold

:24:34. > :24:36.and unstable with towering cumulonimbus clouds,

:24:37. > :24:40.There's been more hail in places today.

:24:41. > :24:43.Hail the size of peas in Newtown and snow in places too.

:24:44. > :24:45.A dusting of snow on the hills above Church Village.

:24:46. > :24:50.In fact, snow is more common at Easter than Christmas,

:24:51. > :24:55.We've even had snow in May and, dare I say, in 1975,

:24:56. > :25:01.This evening will be the best part of the day.

:25:02. > :25:11.Temperatures inland falling as low as minus 3 Celsius in some rural

:25:12. > :25:17.So here's the picture for 8:00am in the morning.

:25:18. > :25:21.Parts of the south bright with sunshine.

:25:22. > :25:27.A few showers in mid and north Wales.

:25:28. > :25:31.Like today, these wintry in places with snow.

:25:32. > :25:34.Later in the morning, the showers will clear.

:25:35. > :25:39.Dry and bright for a while but during the afternoon it will cloud

:25:40. > :25:47.The wind picking up as well with top temperatures between

:25:48. > :25:52.Tomorrow, the evening breezy with outbreaks of rain.

:25:53. > :25:55.Turning drier and clearer overnight but with a few showers in mid

:25:56. > :26:00.On Thursday night and Friday, low pressure will move

:26:01. > :26:04.across the UK, bringing some rain and showers.

:26:05. > :26:07.Snow in parts of the north and stronger winds as well.

:26:08. > :26:11.Friday will be chilly and breezy with scattered showers.

:26:12. > :26:15.Some dry weather and sunshine as well.

:26:16. > :26:18.Temperatures below average for late April.

:26:19. > :26:20.As for the bank holiday weekend, in a word, changeable.

:26:21. > :26:24.Saturday will be the driest day with some sunshine and one

:26:25. > :26:28.Sunday will start dry but with rain on the way.

:26:29. > :26:31.The wind increasing as well and turning milder.

:26:32. > :26:39.Monday windy with rain clearing to showers and some sunshine.

:26:40. > :26:43.I'll have a quick update at 8pm and a full round up after the BBC

:26:44. > :26:47.News at 10pm with all the analysis of tonight's leaders' debate.

:26:48. > :26:52.For now though, from everyone on the programme, good evening.