:00:00. > :00:10.The biggest game Welsh football has ever seen.
:00:11. > :00:13.A chance to make the final of Euro 2016.
:00:14. > :00:34.Gareth Bale says he has no intention of leaving now with
:00:35. > :00:48.And everybody understands where we are, what we have achieved. It is an
:00:49. > :00:51.incredible journey we have been on, when we are very proud of but the
:00:52. > :00:54.word is not done yet and we still want to go further.
:00:55. > :00:58.People have caught football fever, from Machynlleth to Merthyr,
:00:59. > :01:04.Hey, Wales, get ready to party your Hasselhoff.
:01:05. > :01:13.Welsh families who lost loved ones in the Iraq War give their reaction
:01:14. > :01:16.to the findings of the Chilcot Inquiry.
:01:17. > :01:20.And one hundred years ago tonight, Welsh soldiers were preparing to go
:01:21. > :01:36.For years in the footballing wilderness, Wales are now
:01:37. > :01:42.Tonight, an estimated 130 million will be watching across the globe.
:01:43. > :01:45.The lucky few who've got tickets have started to arrive,
:01:46. > :01:49.hoping, dreaming, praying their side will overcome Portugal and once
:01:50. > :02:02.Our first report tonight from Iwan Griffiths.
:02:03. > :02:13.There is more than one football game going on in Lyon today. Some more
:02:14. > :02:20.informal than others. All adding to the 2016 summer party for Welsh
:02:21. > :02:24.fans. They have tasted success, that breeds confidence and they don't
:02:25. > :02:29.want this to end. The players say they are not burdened by the growing
:02:30. > :02:34.expectations. The beauty is, there is no pressure on our shoulders. No
:02:35. > :02:38.matter what happens in the game or the rest of the tournament, it has
:02:39. > :02:43.been a huge success for Welsh football. Seeing how much it means
:02:44. > :02:48.for the whole nation, that is a huge driving force for us and motivates
:02:49. > :02:52.us going into this match. More than half of Wales' population are
:02:53. > :02:57.respected to watch the game this evening. Over 20,000 are in Lyon.
:02:58. > :03:03.They have arrived, all eager to be part of a nation's moment in
:03:04. > :03:09.history. And it will not be just the Welsh watching every moment. The
:03:10. > :03:12.world is watching Wales. Journalists from all over the globe have
:03:13. > :03:15.descended on this part of friends. If you had asked these people years
:03:16. > :03:21.ago with Wales was, they would not know. One more win to get this to
:03:22. > :03:25.the final and I think we can do it. Whatever happens this evening,
:03:26. > :03:30.Wales' former manager Gary speed will not be far from the thoughts of
:03:31. > :03:34.the fans and the squad. When we achieve something, we think about
:03:35. > :03:38.him, were the words of Captain Ashley Williams. Gary speed died
:03:39. > :03:45.five years ago, his father is preparing for an emotional night. He
:03:46. > :03:52.would have been as proud. I am proud of the team. Very proud. He always
:03:53. > :03:57.said, I always said, why are you taking the Welsh manager's job? He
:03:58. > :04:03.said, because I am Welsh. He is up there watching. Watching his friend
:04:04. > :04:08.Chris Coleman lead the Welsh side. It has been a difficult role but the
:04:09. > :04:12.hard work has paid off. Coleman instrumental in getting the best out
:04:13. > :04:16.of a special group of players. Once he put his stamp on the team, you
:04:17. > :04:21.can see the way we have grown, the way we have come on, he has also
:04:22. > :04:25.grown as a manager, he has understood us as players and
:04:26. > :04:30.everything has gone in a very upward curve and we are all enjoying it,
:04:31. > :04:35.all riding the wave and we are all learning of each other and long may
:04:36. > :04:40.it continue. Music to the ears of the fans in red. They are preparing
:04:41. > :04:44.for one last trip. A party in Paris on Sunday. Beat Portugal and they
:04:45. > :04:48.have a place in the final. What a way to top of the journey that will
:04:49. > :04:50.live for ever in the memory of those who have followed every step of this
:04:51. > :04:52.remarkable adventure. Nobody has scored more goals
:04:53. > :04:55.for Wales than Ian Rush and he's tipped the team
:04:56. > :04:57.to make it to the final, even if it takes
:04:58. > :04:59.extra time and penalties. Kate Morgan caught up
:05:00. > :05:01.with him earlier. People said to me, where do
:05:02. > :05:07.you think Wales can go? I genuinely believed we would get
:05:08. > :05:10.out of the group stage. I thought them and England would get
:05:11. > :05:13.out of the group stage Northern Ireland, they did really
:05:14. > :05:19.well to qualify. People say we are one-man team
:05:20. > :05:35.but you look at it now, they are doing their job,
:05:36. > :05:38.but so are all the others. And you have got Joe Allen, most
:05:39. > :05:50.probably in the first two games, We have actually got
:05:51. > :05:55.something there. How do you harness that back home
:05:56. > :06:01.to develop the game? People are standing up
:06:02. > :06:03.and taking notice. Boys and girls are watching Wales
:06:04. > :06:07.play on TV We want to carry on to
:06:08. > :06:13.the World Cup now and that is With the players we have got
:06:14. > :06:18.and the team spirit and especially the supporters, it has been
:06:19. > :06:20.a long time coming and now How do you rate their
:06:21. > :06:26.chances against Portugal? Over 90 minutes, Portugal
:06:27. > :06:28.have not won a game They have something
:06:29. > :06:33.but they are capable in the world, we have got
:06:34. > :06:41.the most expensive player. When I look at it like that,
:06:42. > :06:44.there is no reason why we can't I think it may take more than 90
:06:45. > :06:52.minutes but I am quite confident and I am hoping we can be
:06:53. > :06:57.in Paris on the weekend. Around 20,000 fans have made
:06:58. > :07:00.the journey to Lyon. Back home there are three million
:07:01. > :07:04.people just as excited. Ben Price now on how the country
:07:05. > :07:21.is getting behind the team. The dragon on my shirt. That is all
:07:22. > :07:25.I need. As the nation prepares for what could be one of its greatest
:07:26. > :07:32.ever sporting moments, Welsh footballing fever has taken over.
:07:33. > :07:37.Without a doubt, it is the main story in Wales and it is making
:07:38. > :07:43.headlines right across the UK. Today, almost everyone wants to be
:07:44. > :07:49.Welsh. At Saint Josephs Cathedral School in Swansea, they are bursting
:07:50. > :07:52.with pride. This is where Chris Coleman, the man who has
:07:53. > :07:57.masterminded Welsh footballing success, grew up. Outside, the
:07:58. > :08:02.school team is in training. Maybe there is a future player here and
:08:03. > :08:06.earlier this week they got in touch with Chris Coleman. We sent an
:08:07. > :08:09.e-mail on Monday morning. By mandated time we had received an
:08:10. > :08:12.e-mail back from Chris Coleman with a message for the pupils at the
:08:13. > :08:17.school. A big thank you for the kind
:08:18. > :08:20.messages from everyone. I hope you are all enjoying this incredible
:08:21. > :08:27.journey we are on in France. Please say hi to all the pupils. Together
:08:28. > :08:34.stronger as we say. Kind regards, Chris Coleman.
:08:35. > :08:41.For some, it has meant a last-minute scramble to the airport. Flights to
:08:42. > :08:46.Lyon fully booked. We have been boat, train, plane, all sorts of
:08:47. > :08:50.things so far. I went to every qualifier home and away and I missed
:08:51. > :08:56.Friday night so I am glad to have the chance to go back out today. The
:08:57. > :08:59.Assembly also seemed hard pushed to contain the excitement. At this
:09:00. > :09:05.point I was tempted to leaders all in a rendition of Don't take me
:09:06. > :09:10.home, please don't take me home, I just want to go to work. And in
:09:11. > :09:14.Westminster, the Prime Minister took a moment to wish our boys good luck.
:09:15. > :09:20.They have played superbly and we wish them all the best. In this
:09:21. > :09:26.small village in North Wales, a giant football shirt has taken over.
:09:27. > :09:30.In Cardiff, the Englishman who runs the capital's main shopping centre
:09:31. > :09:36.is closing early at 7pm to allow 4000 staff to get home for kick-off.
:09:37. > :09:40.And at this small shot in Swansea, there has been unprecedented demand
:09:41. > :09:45.for flags. We have had to make things overnight. We are doing
:09:46. > :09:50.everything we can to not disappoint. With just over an hour to go, a
:09:51. > :09:57.nation prepares to dream and hopefully continue this party to the
:09:58. > :10:01.final. Reports from the Portugal camp
:10:02. > :10:05.tonight suggests Gareth Bale's Real Madrid team-mate Pepe is out of the
:10:06. > :10:07.match. A blow for Portugal, good news for Wales.
:10:08. > :10:09.Much more from Lyon to come later in the programme.
:10:10. > :10:14.Senior Welsh politicians are calling tonight for the former
:10:15. > :10:17.Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair to face prosecution
:10:18. > :10:22.The Chilcot Inquiry into the war says the UK chose to join
:10:23. > :10:25.the invasion of Iraq in 2003 "before the peaceful options for disarming
:10:26. > :10:29.Paul Flynn, the Shadow Welsh Secretary, says prosecution
:10:30. > :10:34.And the Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price, who once tried to impeach
:10:35. > :10:36.Mr Blair, said Parliament should put him on trial.
:10:37. > :10:38.Here's our parliamentary correspondent David Cornock.
:10:39. > :10:42.14 young men from Wales who died serving their country in Iraq
:10:43. > :10:45.after an invasion launched, according to the Chilcot Report,
:10:46. > :10:53.We have concluded that the UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before
:10:54. > :10:58.the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted.
:10:59. > :11:03.Military action that time was not a last resort.
:11:04. > :11:07.Overall, more than 200 British citizens died.
:11:08. > :11:13.The instability in the region led to 150,000 more deaths.
:11:14. > :11:16.Among the dead, Lance Corporal Thomas Keys,
:11:17. > :11:19.a military policeman from Llanuwchllyn near Bala, killed
:11:20. > :11:26.His father stood for Parliament against Tony Blair and was among
:11:27. > :11:30.the families who gathered today to read the report.
:11:31. > :11:35.When I look at Iraq on my TV screen today, the 200 plus deaths that took
:11:36. > :11:38.place the other day, I can only conclude that
:11:39. > :11:41.unfortunately and sadly my son died in vain.
:11:42. > :11:45.These young men and women were deployed on the basis
:11:46. > :11:49.of a falsehood and now we have had the backing of Sir John.
:11:50. > :11:52.Tony Blair said he took responsibility but insisted
:11:53. > :11:55.the British servicemen had not died in vain.
:11:56. > :11:58.Calls for him to face justice are growing, even among
:11:59. > :12:04.I think there should be serious consideration to him
:12:05. > :12:10.It was not clear there should be a case for war.
:12:11. > :12:13.Ten years ago, Plaid Cymru's Adam Price tried to impeach Tony Blair,
:12:14. > :12:18.He said today's MPs should try again.
:12:19. > :12:21.It is only Parliament, which is the highest court
:12:22. > :12:28.They must do it because actually they were guilty in terms
:12:29. > :12:34.At the time, most MPs supported the invasion.
:12:35. > :12:36.Among them, Ann Clwyd, Tony Blair's special envoy
:12:37. > :12:42.We did it on the basis of the knowledge we had.
:12:43. > :12:50.Iraq was in breach of 17 UN resolutions in 2003.
:12:51. > :12:55.Saddam Hussein in 1998 had already killed half
:12:56. > :13:01.Today's Prime Minister agreed MPs then were acting
:13:02. > :13:06.We have to be frank, those of us who voted for this,
:13:07. > :13:09.that the consequences of what followed have
:13:10. > :13:15.Most people may have made up their minds about the Iraq War
:13:16. > :13:20.a long time ago but the strength of criticism in today's report makes
:13:21. > :13:23.it more likely that Tony Blair's opponents will now seek new ways
:13:24. > :13:27.to make him accountable for a conflict that became
:13:28. > :13:37.Among the 14 Welsh servicemen to die in Iraq was Peter McFerran
:13:38. > :13:42.from Flintshire, who was killed in a mortar attack in 2007.
:13:43. > :13:45.His parents were in London today to hear the report's findings.
:13:46. > :13:49.They've been speaking to Matt Richards.
:13:50. > :13:53.From Gwynedd to Neath, the Vale of Glamorgan to Powys.
:13:54. > :13:56.14 families across Wales received the worst possible news
:13:57. > :14:01.Bob and Ann McFerran from Connah's Quay hadn't
:14:02. > :14:04.expected their son Peter to survive more than a few days
:14:05. > :14:08.Born prematurely, he overcame the odds, and they're
:14:09. > :14:12.still fundraising to say thank you to the hospital that saved him.
:14:13. > :14:15.But Peter was killed on his second tour of Iraq with the RAF regiment.
:14:16. > :14:19.The first time he went out, I was not too concerned.
:14:20. > :14:22.There was not a lot going on then really.
:14:23. > :14:27.He came back and said, "I heard a pop.
:14:28. > :14:39.The next time he went out, it was far different.
:14:40. > :14:42.The 24-year-old senior aircraftsman died in July 2007 when a mortar
:14:43. > :14:47.He saved the life of a colleague by laying on top of him.
:14:48. > :14:50.His father gave evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry and says
:14:51. > :14:53.Tony Blair should be held to account for taking the country to war.
:14:54. > :14:57.I think he should be tried for war crimes, definitely.
:14:58. > :15:01.If I knew the system of how to do a citizen's arrest
:15:02. > :15:04.and I was close to him I might do it.
:15:05. > :15:08.As the Iraq Inquiry was finally published, the relatives
:15:09. > :15:10.of many of the Welsh military personnel who died were in London
:15:11. > :15:16.We first met Sir John Chilcot in 2009 and we have been waiting
:15:17. > :15:20.since then but we were not sure what was coming out until he read
:15:21. > :15:25.We expected it to be a complete whitewash but it wasn't.
:15:26. > :15:29.Regardless of the report's conclusions, it won't bring
:15:30. > :15:33.back the sons, fathers, brothers, partners
:15:34. > :15:38.But Peter McFerran is still a constant presence
:15:39. > :15:44.People think I'm crazy because I do talk to him.
:15:45. > :15:47.Sometimes I look at his picture and talk to him.
:15:48. > :15:50.I just have that feeling, it is just a feeling,
:15:51. > :15:56.that he is by my side and he is company.
:15:57. > :16:02.A court has heard that a man on trial for causing death
:16:03. > :16:05.by dangerous driving was making a last-gasp manoeuvre to avoid
:16:06. > :16:11.33-year-old Simon Lewis and his unborn son died
:16:12. > :16:14.on New Year's Eve after Kyle Kennedy crashed into their car
:16:15. > :16:21.The judge is expected to start summing up tomorrow.
:16:22. > :16:25.A hundred years ago tonight, Welsh soldiers were preparing to go
:16:26. > :16:30.The 38 Division, made up of soldiers from across Wales,
:16:31. > :16:32.were told to assault a German strongpoint.
:16:33. > :16:34.Tomorrow, the centenary will be marked at a ceremony
:16:35. > :16:37.there, with tributes from the First Minister
:16:38. > :16:40.and the Archbishop of Wales among others.
:16:41. > :16:44.Roger Pinney has the story of the men of the 38 Division.
:16:45. > :16:47.The beauty of this little valley today belies the horror
:16:48. > :16:51.In the woods you will find reminders of it.
:16:52. > :16:56.Little acts of remembrance from Wales to those who were lost.
:16:57. > :16:59.Around a mile square, a week into the battle of the Somme,
:17:00. > :17:04.it fell to the men of Wales to take what had become a key objective.
:17:05. > :17:08.On the morning of July the 7th, the advance would have come out
:17:09. > :17:11.of cover over that rise and down here.
:17:12. > :17:14.Because of its shape, that part of Mametz Wood in front
:17:15. > :17:24.The Welsh emerged into murderous cross-fire.
:17:25. > :17:28.Few got any further than with this road is now.
:17:29. > :17:30.It was the end of the second year of war.
:17:31. > :17:35.The old regular army was all but gone.
:17:36. > :17:37.In its place a new army of volunteers.
:17:38. > :17:40.And at Mametz the men who lined up were from the new Welsh Division
:17:41. > :17:46.Colliers, dockers, ironworkers, farmhands.
:17:47. > :17:50.The boys from next-door from all corners of Wales.
:17:51. > :18:01.Fought together and so often died together.
:18:02. > :18:04.Among them Sgt Fred Rowlands, a miner from
:18:05. > :18:09.I met his great-granddaughter Louvain Rees at the home he left
:18:10. > :18:14.in Victoria Street to join the Cardiff City Battalion.
:18:15. > :18:22.The home, the wife, baby daughter he was never to see again.
:18:23. > :18:30.It is sad to think that she would have been, my
:18:31. > :18:33.great-great-grandmother would have been on her own there, waiting to
:18:34. > :18:40.hear from her husband. He never came back. They were married in 1913 so
:18:41. > :18:42.they were not actually married long before he went away.
:18:43. > :18:44.Three times they attacked that first day.
:18:45. > :18:49.This is his so-called Dead Man's Penny -
:18:50. > :18:51.a gift from the Government to his family.
:18:52. > :18:54.At the end of five days of fighting at Mametz Wood,
:18:55. > :18:56.more than a thousand of the Welsh Division
:18:57. > :19:15.From the War diary, the extracts that we have, it is an awful day. It
:19:16. > :19:19.was raining, so many people died. It was not just him, hundreds of
:19:20. > :19:23.families torn apart by that one day. What you will find when you look at
:19:24. > :19:30.the names on memorials is a striking similarity of names. You will see
:19:31. > :19:34.brothers, you will see fathers and sons in some places and you will
:19:35. > :19:35.certainly see cousins. It is those names together that readers strike
:19:36. > :19:37.at you. The wounds ran deep
:19:38. > :19:39.in communities across Wales. Sgt Fred Rowlands is buried
:19:40. > :19:42.in Flat Iron Copse cemetary, The land in front of Mametz Wood
:19:43. > :19:46.became known as Death Valley. A permanent reminder
:19:47. > :19:53.of so much sacrifice. We'll have much more
:19:54. > :19:57.on the remembrance service at Mametz Wood tomorrow and you can
:19:58. > :20:00.find out more about the battle Back to the football now,
:20:01. > :20:13.and there's little more than an hour to go until kick-off
:20:14. > :20:16.and the fanzones here In a moment, we'll join Nicola Smith
:20:17. > :20:37.at the Principality Stadium, This is the fan zone in Lyon. It can
:20:38. > :20:43.hold up to 20,000 fans. I'm sure it will be full later. It is slowly
:20:44. > :20:47.filling up with a mix of Welsh and Portuguese fans. On the streets, the
:20:48. > :20:53.Welsh fans outnumber the Portuguese. They got here by any means. Flying
:20:54. > :20:59.anywhere, driving everywhere. I have got three fans with me now. You had
:21:00. > :21:04.a long drive this morning. Has it been worth it? Definitely. This game
:21:05. > :21:09.has been 58 years in the making. Why did you want to be here? Pride for
:21:10. > :21:16.the country. It is something else, isn't it? It is a once-in-a-lifetime
:21:17. > :21:21.opportunity for us. Like most fans you have been a last-minute planning
:21:22. > :21:27.trip. You have not found anywhere to stay this evening. No, it was a spur
:21:28. > :21:30.of the moment thing so we are just basically got in the car and came
:21:31. > :21:36.straight down. We have got no accommodation. If Wales lose, it
:21:37. > :21:41.might be quite a sombre night. It will be a long journey home. Who do
:21:42. > :21:49.you think is going to win? Definitely Wales. Wales. All the
:21:50. > :21:55.way. Lots of confident Wales fans here tonight. Today, you have been
:21:56. > :22:05.able to get tickets for the stadium and the match tonight. What would
:22:06. > :22:13.cost 495 is down to 250. I know another fan zone that will be very
:22:14. > :22:18.busy tonight and that is in Cardiff. Thank you. It is already filling up
:22:19. > :22:23.here tonight. The gates opened around 20 minutes ago and they are
:22:24. > :22:28.expecting around 27,500 people to fill those two tears. All to watch
:22:29. > :22:34.the match on this big screen. All 100 feet of it. It is her specially
:22:35. > :22:38.for this historic occasion and I am told it is one of the biggest in
:22:39. > :22:42.Britain. We think of this as the home of Welsh Rugby Union and I am
:22:43. > :22:46.standing alongside a speedway track because the World Championships are
:22:47. > :22:52.here this weekend. But tonight, football is very much taking centre
:22:53. > :22:56.stage. Let's talk to Carolyn, who is very much a Welsh football fan.
:22:57. > :23:02.Wales' performance has galvanised a nation. It has impressed the world.
:23:03. > :23:06.Football is the only global sport and the success of this team, there
:23:07. > :23:12.incredible journey, has impressed people across the globe. That is PR
:23:13. > :23:16.money can't buy. Billions of people now know where the great country of
:23:17. > :23:20.Wales 's. The fans tonight will be looking for a win but it is not
:23:21. > :23:24.really matter what the Wales team does, does it? They have already set
:23:25. > :23:29.up their legacy. Something has happened in this tournament that
:23:30. > :23:33.goes way beyond the field of play. The character, the spirit, the pride
:23:34. > :23:38.they take in a national identity and culture, it is a lesson for us all.
:23:39. > :23:45.That motto, Together Stronger, it is a lesson for us all. Predictions?
:23:46. > :23:48.How are you feeling? I predicted before this tour and began that
:23:49. > :23:52.Wales had the talent to go all the way and I am sticking with that.
:23:53. > :23:55.Enjoy the game. Fingers crossed. It'll be dry for fans here tonight
:23:56. > :24:15.because the roof is closed, It is a very warm evening in Lyon
:24:16. > :24:19.tonight. Wall-to-wall sunshine. But in Wales it is a cloudy picture and
:24:20. > :24:23.it is feeling warm as we head into tomorrow as well. Tonight we have
:24:24. > :24:27.quite a bit of cloud around, limited brightness, a little bit of rain
:24:28. > :24:32.coming into parts of North Wales as we go through the night. I think the
:24:33. > :24:39.bulk of the country will be dry with those temperatures ranging between
:24:40. > :24:42.12 and 15 Celsius. We do have this waving weather front which is going
:24:43. > :24:46.to bring some patchy rain with it tomorrow. It will push south and
:24:47. > :24:49.eastwards and back up again into the early hours of Friday morning.
:24:50. > :24:55.Tomorrow morning, a dry start for the bulk of the country. A little
:24:56. > :24:59.bit of rain across the North. But it will brighten up for parts of the
:25:00. > :25:05.north-east. The rest of the country cloudy with some patchy rain.
:25:06. > :25:08.Temperatures getting up to around 19 Celsius. Tomorrow night, that rain
:25:09. > :25:13.will push southwards but gradually pushed back up again into the early
:25:14. > :25:17.hours of Friday morning. We will see quite a bit of low-level cloud, mist
:25:18. > :25:24.and fog and a muggy night again tomorrow. As we head towards the end
:25:25. > :25:28.of the week, that front will clear and behind it, slowly but surely,
:25:29. > :25:32.the next weather system will start to push on from the West and that
:25:33. > :25:36.will bring a lot more cloud with it. First thing on Friday morning, we do
:25:37. > :25:39.have quite a bit of cloud around, patchy rain across the South, that
:25:40. > :25:45.will clear on that front will start to pushing again. Those Debbie
:25:46. > :25:55.jurors will range between 18 and 20 Celsius. -- those temperatures. Over
:25:56. > :25:57.the next few days, cloudy and damp, limited brightness, feeling warm but
:25:58. > :26:00.do enjoy the match tonight. Let's head back to Lyon now,
:26:01. > :26:12.where excitement and nerves One hour to go now before the
:26:13. > :26:16.biggest 90 minutes of the players lives. But whatever happens here
:26:17. > :26:23.tonight, they will return he rose. The fans have criss-crossed
:26:24. > :26:25.the country, from Lille to Lens, Will their journey end in Paris
:26:26. > :26:29.and the final of Euro 2016? After the last few weeks,
:26:30. > :26:32.anything is possible.