07/05/2016 BBC Wales Today

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Some of Ukip's newly-elected Assembly Members have been sworn

The party won seven seats in Thursday's election.

Meanwhile, Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones is preparing

to form a new Government, as our political correspondent,

Getting to grips with life in the Assembly.

Former Tory MP Neil Hamilton wants to reboot his political career here.

And it sounds like he fancies leading the new group of Ukip AMs

instead of Welsh party leader Nathan Gill.

The leader of the party in Wales is myself.

Who will be leading the group in the Assembly?

We will, I am sure, be deciding that amongst ourselves,

at our first group meeting which we will be having on Tuesday.

But it was smiles all round for them today.

Not so for the Conservatives who lost seats.

Some in the party blame an ineffective campaign

Others want to let the dust settle before deciding what went so wrong

in target seats like this, Cardiff North, where

Labour didn't just win, they increased their majority

I don't think this is a time for knee-jerk reactions,

but a look holistically at the campaign.

Andrew led from the front, I thought he had a terrific campaign

as leader of the group, but we did not make the significant

You wouldn't pin all the blame on him and ask him to move aside?

That would be a very lazy and dangerous response.

That would mean we wouldn't learn the broader lessons.

Unlike the Tories, Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood did take

But it was the only constituency to change hands, and Plaid failed

We didn't get the results that we perhaps were hoping

But, from that position of opposition, we can

try to influence Government policy as much as possible,

holding Government to account at all times.

The next step, forming another minority Labour Government.

While Ukip's arrival heralds a big change in Welsh politics,

It is likely Carwyn Jones will be nominated as First Minister

And, in the past hour, it's been confirmed

that the Ceredigion MP, Mark Williams, is the new leader

He replaces Kirsty Williams who resigned yesterday.

Police are appealing for help to identify a man

whose body was discovered in the River Taff in Cardiff.

Officers were called to a stretch near the city

The man was white and in his fifties.

A man has been charged with murder, after a woman's body was found

at a house in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly, on Tuesday.

The victim has been named as Iris Owens, who was 75.

A 47-year-old man appeared before Newport magistrates this morning.

Let's turn to the days sports news now, and Cardiff City has

had its transfer embargo lifted, which means they'll be able to buy

It comes after a 1-1 draw with Birmingham

during Russell Slade's last game in charge.

He's being removed as manager, and will take up a new role

The club will appoint a head coach to look after the first team,

with names in the frame including Craig Bellamy and the current head

Cardiff want Craig Bellamy because the profile will be

Then you look at Paul Trollope and you say he has the most experience.

It is a big decision by the board of directors, and all I ask

and all I ask is they are clear on the process, very clear

is a Cardiff City manager, and they have a clear vision

of where Cardiff will be this time next year.

Elsewhere, a great win for Swansea City.

And, in League Two, Newport County against Wimbledon ended 1-0.

The Scarlets have failed to make it into the Pro-12 playoffs.

They were beaten by Munster, by 31 points to 15.

The Scarlets enjoyed plenty of possession, but could only manage

Opreys failed to qualify for next season's European Champions Cup.

They were beaten 46-26 by the Italian side Zebre.

They finish the season in seventh place.

Meanwhile, the Newport Gwent Dragons were beaten 47-22 by

And scattered heavy and possibly thundery showers

Tomorrow, most areas should have a dry start,

But a few more showers are likely during the afternoon,

We're back tomorrow evening at 5.50pm.

Timbered is said to be even higher tomorrow than they have been through