:00:11. > :00:14.One hundred years on, a service of commemoration is held
:00:15. > :00:16.in France to remember the thousands of Welsh soldiers killed or injured
:00:17. > :00:25.For those who were here, walking over barbed wire towards gunfire,
:00:26. > :00:28.and yet still they did it and I think
:00:29. > :00:32.it is difficult for us to understand that and that is why
:00:33. > :00:36.it is so important for us to remember it.
:00:37. > :00:52.At home in Wales too, the fallen were remembered.
:00:53. > :00:57.Also tonight, heading for home - the Euro 2016 dream may be over,
:00:58. > :01:01.but there'll be a heroes' welcome for this Wales team,
:01:02. > :01:17.I live in Paris and I have spent most of my life trying to explain
:01:18. > :01:19.to Paris taxi drivers the difference between
:01:20. > :01:22.I hope that as of last night, they are going to
:01:23. > :01:26.From Cardiff Castle, the team will parade
:01:27. > :01:31.We'll have all the details of tomorrow's big celebrations.
:01:32. > :01:33.And workers at Tata Steel sites in Wales wait for confirmation,
:01:34. > :01:36.but the company is expected to hold off on the sale of most
:01:37. > :01:44.It lasted five days, left more than a thousand Welsh men
:01:45. > :01:48.dead or missing, around 3,000 wounded.
:01:49. > :01:50.Today marks the centenary of the battle of Mametz Wood
:01:51. > :01:54.in northern France, where soldiers from across Wales were told
:01:55. > :02:00.Today, services were held across Wales as well as a special
:02:01. > :02:17.ceremony in France, from where Roger Pinney now reports.
:02:18. > :02:26.The music played by the band of the Royal Welsh would have been familiar
:02:27. > :02:32.to those who fought here. We are here today to remember but also to
:02:33. > :02:36.thank. And today was a time to remember. Those who travel to
:02:37. > :02:39.mammoths would for the ceremony came from all aspects of Welsh life, just
:02:40. > :02:56.as the soldiers of 1916 did. As wreaths were laid, there was a
:02:57. > :03:00.reminder of the terrible toll. In 15 minutes, the losses were greater
:03:01. > :03:11.than the British Army's 15 years in Afghanistan. I need to Jordan, uncle
:03:12. > :03:16.was among those who died. He died of wounds as a result of the battle on
:03:17. > :03:25.July the 11th. You are standing here on his ground. That is a very
:03:26. > :03:32.emotional. As you can imagine. I think how proud my father would have
:03:33. > :03:36.been. For those who work here, going through the mud, walking over barbed
:03:37. > :03:42.wire, towards gunfire, and yet still they did it. I think it is difficult
:03:43. > :03:48.for us to understand that and that is why it is so important for us to
:03:49. > :03:57.remember it. For five days the Welsh for her. Time and again they threw
:03:58. > :03:59.themselves at the wood. Accounts of the time talk of this valley strewn
:04:00. > :04:03.with the dead and wounded. We've become used now to the grainy
:04:04. > :04:06.black and white images of war. This remarkable film was recorded
:04:07. > :04:09.during the Battle of the Somme and then shown to packed
:04:10. > :04:12.picture houses back home. And some still photographs survive
:04:13. > :04:16.of the aftermath at Mametz Wood. Here, a wounded soldier is returning
:04:17. > :04:19.through the trenches. They give a flavour but can't fully
:04:20. > :04:30.convey the true horror. 30 years ago, BBC Wales interviewed
:04:31. > :04:33.men who lived through it. They included Albert Evans
:04:34. > :04:35.of the 16th Cardiff City battalion Alf Jackson of the 14th
:04:36. > :04:54.Swansea Welch and Williams Davies They did not have two shallots
:04:55. > :05:01.because they were mowing us down with the rifle fire, snipers and
:05:02. > :05:08.machine guns. When I look at the wood, it was all demolished.
:05:09. > :05:10.Branches down, trunks stripped, trunks lying down.
:05:11. > :05:12.Two Welsh rugby internationals were killed at Mametz,
:05:13. > :05:15.including Dick Thomas, a collier turned policeman who played in two
:05:16. > :05:30.The Welsh Rugby Union has put his shirt and caps on display.
:05:31. > :05:39.We have this remarkable account of his death. I remember this huge man
:05:40. > :05:43.down in front of me, he got on his knees and two hands on the ground,
:05:44. > :05:55.went down to the ground, killed like that. Just in front of you? Just in
:05:56. > :06:00.front of me. Many of those who died are buried at this ceremony.
:06:01. > :06:03.Men from north south east and west Wales who fought together and died
:06:04. > :06:07.Back home, events have been taking place across Wales to remember those
:06:08. > :06:10.who lost their lives at Mametz Wood and throughout World War One.
:06:11. > :06:13.From Cardiff to Caernarfon, hundreds of people have attended
:06:14. > :06:16.ceremonies to remember the Welsh men and women who made
:06:17. > :06:28.The last post rings out in the Welsh capital.
:06:29. > :06:32.150 men, women and children stood in silence on the very day,
:06:33. > :06:38.a century ago, that Welsh soldiers were being cut down at Mametz Wood.
:06:39. > :06:41.This ceremony marked the unveiling of Cardiff's first permanent
:06:42. > :06:43.memorial to the people of the city who lost their lives
:06:44. > :06:50.2,290 Cardiffians died in that conflict.
:06:51. > :06:53.Among those in attendance, Alan Barter, who's great uncle
:06:54. > :06:56.fought in World War One and who was the first solider
:06:57. > :06:59.from Cardiff to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
:07:00. > :07:03.I think it is fitting and in keeping that we remember
:07:04. > :07:07.these men who served and gave their lives
:07:08. > :07:14.This tree shaped memorial is suitably symbolic because more
:07:15. > :07:18.than a thousand trees have been planted here and when they grow
:07:19. > :07:21.they will fill a memorial wood, a living reminder of the sacrifice
:07:22. > :07:27.That sacrifice was honoured at Caernarfon too.
:07:28. > :07:31.Hundreds turned out in the driving rain to pay their respects
:07:32. > :07:35.at the opening of a memorial garden in the castle grounds.
:07:36. > :07:39.Children lined up with simple crosses to honour their forefathers.
:07:40. > :07:42.They get to know and they understand the
:07:43. > :07:46.history and the sacrifice that has been made by doing this for them for
:07:47. > :07:52.It is also a sign of continuation that even though the
:07:53. > :07:59.For those who lost relatives in the Great War, today provided
:08:00. > :08:06.Clare Noyce is the great niece of two men whose tragic fate
:08:07. > :08:09.symbolised the courage and carnage of Mametz Wood.
:08:10. > :08:12.Those men were brothers Thomas and Henry Hardwidge
:08:13. > :08:24.Henry ran out to give him water and to comfort him.
:08:25. > :08:28.He was then shot by a sniper and they both died
:08:29. > :08:33.Quite moving, the love that they must have
:08:34. > :08:39.It is one small story in the thousands that were killed.
:08:40. > :08:43.Today, across Wales, communities came together,
:08:44. > :08:46.honouring ancestors who went to war - many never to return.
:08:47. > :08:51.It's a sacrifice we've never forgotten and never will.
:08:52. > :09:00.Well, let's cross to Roger, who's in Albert in northern France.
:09:01. > :09:09.Roger, there's a concert taking place there tonight?
:09:10. > :09:16.Yes, it is in the building behind me. It is called the basilica and it
:09:17. > :09:21.has a real Welsh Labour because it involves the Treorchy Male voice
:09:22. > :09:25.choir who also sang at the service earlier today. I spoke to a few
:09:26. > :09:29.members of the choir and they said it was their first visit here and
:09:30. > :09:33.they have been incredibly moved by it. The concert tonight and the
:09:34. > :09:37.ceremony this afternoon has been organised by the South Wales branch
:09:38. > :09:42.of the Western front Association, many of which spent a considerable
:09:43. > :09:46.amount of time working with local French people to foster the memory
:09:47. > :09:51.of what the Welsh did her 100 years ago. That is really what this has
:09:52. > :09:57.all been about. Those survivors have left this now but if you speak to
:09:58. > :10:00.any of the many Welsh people here this week, they will tell you they
:10:01. > :10:06.are determined to make sure that this story will live on. Some of
:10:07. > :10:11.them have come on personal or images, thinking of members of their
:10:12. > :10:15.own families who were here. My own grandfather fought on the Somme. And
:10:16. > :10:18.we have had a real sense this week that while we are here, we have been
:10:19. > :10:21.walking in their footsteps. A 29-year-old man from Cardiff has
:10:22. > :10:25.been found guilty of causing the deaths of a father and his
:10:26. > :10:28.unborn baby by dangerous driving. Kyle Kennedy crashed into a car
:10:29. > :10:33.on Lamby Way on New Year's Eve. 33-year-old Simon Lewis
:10:34. > :10:36.died at the scene. His son was delivered three
:10:37. > :10:39.days after the collision A nurse has been sacked
:10:40. > :10:45.for looking at patients' Hywel Dda University Health Board,
:10:46. > :10:50.which runs services in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion
:10:51. > :10:53.and Pembrokeshire, says no changes were made to any of the records
:10:54. > :10:56.and has apologised to everyone Councillors in Pembrokeshire have
:10:57. > :11:02.voted to go back to the drawing board and extend their review
:11:03. > :11:04.of secondary education It followed a four hour
:11:05. > :11:10.extraordinary meeting, described The decision comes a day
:11:11. > :11:15.after a second high school in Haverfordwest was placed
:11:16. > :11:18.into special measures and the cabinet member for education
:11:19. > :11:23.was removed from her post. A parade and concert to welcome
:11:24. > :11:27.the Wales football team home from Euro 2016 will be held
:11:28. > :11:30.in Cardiff tomorrow. Thousands are expected
:11:31. > :11:33.to line the streets of the capital to celebrate
:11:34. > :11:36.the team's achievements. It was an historic few weeks
:11:37. > :11:38.for Chris Coleman's side, who reached the semifinal
:11:39. > :11:41.of the tournament. Heading home after a football
:11:42. > :11:48.adventure which has lasted longer This morning, some were still
:11:49. > :11:54.celebrating what they have achieved and, for the manager,
:11:55. > :11:58.a chance to spend time with family. After weeks away, Chris Coleman
:11:59. > :12:02.reunited with his wife Charlotte In Lyon, the mass exodus
:12:03. > :12:08.of Wales fans started early. They are going home
:12:09. > :12:11.after a memorable summer. Walking around our home town
:12:12. > :12:14.of Bangor, you just see Cars passing with Welsh
:12:15. > :12:19.flags, it means a lot. I live in Paris and I have spent
:12:20. > :12:22.most of my life trying to explain to Paris taxi drivers
:12:23. > :12:25.the difference between I hope that as of last night,
:12:26. > :12:30.they are going to I think there is a lot to build
:12:31. > :12:36.on for the future and it is a young All lines lead to Cardiff
:12:37. > :12:40.and after four weeks in France, the fans can leave
:12:41. > :12:43.with their heads held high. As for the players,
:12:44. > :12:48.they will return as heroes. "Together stronger" has been
:12:49. > :12:51.the motto throughout. The players say this is just
:12:52. > :13:04.the start of something special. We don't want to just turn
:13:05. > :13:07.up to one tournament, we want to start qualifying
:13:08. > :13:10.on a regular basis and it is about We are disappointed now
:13:11. > :13:15.but we will pick ourselves back up. A defeat does not damage this bunch
:13:16. > :13:20.and we will pick ourselves up What a performance from the team
:13:21. > :13:25.in the tournament. And as a country as well,
:13:26. > :13:28.we have added to the tournament. They cheered in Lyon
:13:29. > :13:37.well into the night. And back home, the support
:13:38. > :13:42.just as passionate. Tomorrow these fans
:13:43. > :13:45.will have a chance to say thank you. An open top bus parade
:13:46. > :13:48.through Cardiff is planned. The celebrations culminating in a
:13:49. > :13:53.concert at the Cardiff City Stadium. Wales leave a stage having excited,
:13:54. > :13:58.delighted and surprised The summer of 2016 forever
:13:59. > :14:03.remembered for this As Tomos mentioned in his report,
:14:04. > :14:11.the Wales team can look forward to a homecoming to remember
:14:12. > :14:14.in the capital tomorrow. Some details now on what they
:14:15. > :14:17.and their fans can expect. The celebrations get
:14:18. > :14:20.underway at Cardiff Castle. This is where, at four o clock,
:14:21. > :14:25.the team will board an open-top bus. They'll travel along the High Street
:14:26. > :14:30.and St Mary's Street, Then it's a right on to
:14:31. > :14:38.Westgate Street, before turning left The bus will carry on along
:14:39. > :14:43.Wellington Street before turning The final stop,
:14:44. > :14:47.Cardiff City Stadium. Here at the home of Welsh football,
:14:48. > :14:50.from 5.15pm, there will be a homecoming concert with special
:14:51. > :14:54.guests the Manic Street Preachers, before the players and the staff
:14:55. > :14:57.take their place on the stage You can get your free ticket
:14:58. > :15:03.to the event on the FAW's website. But even if you can't make it,
:15:04. > :15:08.you can follow every twist and turn here on Wales Today,
:15:09. > :15:13.Radio Wales and online. And we'll have a special programme
:15:14. > :15:17.tomorrow between 4pm and 6pm, following the team live
:15:18. > :15:21.as they arrive home from France. Tata Steel is expected to announce
:15:22. > :15:26.that it will hold off on the sale of most of its UK business,
:15:27. > :15:30.including its site at Port Talbot, But the company says it will proceed
:15:31. > :15:35.with the sale of its speciality steel-making operations
:15:36. > :15:38.at sites in England. Tata's board is due to meet at its
:15:39. > :15:42.headquarters in Mumbai tomorrow, from where our correspondent
:15:43. > :15:46.Yogita Limaye reports. It is inside this building,
:15:47. > :15:49.the headquarters of the Tata Group in Mumbai, that the board meets
:15:50. > :15:52.and the meeting on Friday is particularly significant
:15:53. > :15:56.because it is the first time the board will be coming
:15:57. > :15:59.together after the UK voted That has huge implications
:16:00. > :16:06.for Tata Steel's business in Europe. In March, the company has announced
:16:07. > :16:10.it wants to sell off its entire British business and in May it said
:16:11. > :16:15.that at least seven potential buyers About a quarter of the steel that
:16:16. > :16:21.Tata produces in the UK is sold to Europe and potential buyers
:16:22. > :16:26.are likely to worry about future It is just another
:16:27. > :16:31.complication in what already There is speculation that Tata Steel
:16:32. > :16:38.might decide to put the entire sale process on hold until there is some
:16:39. > :16:42.clarity on what the Brexit vote Tata Steel employs around 11,000
:16:43. > :16:49.workers in the UK. The British government has been
:16:50. > :16:54.desperate to save Business Secretary Sajid Javid has
:16:55. > :17:00.been here several times to meet with Tata Steel's management
:17:01. > :17:03.and he is on another visit now. Despite the Brexit vote,
:17:04. > :17:07.the government has said it maintains its offer to take a 25%
:17:08. > :17:12.stake in whatever deal is struck to But the company has said it has been
:17:13. > :17:19.losing ?1 million a day for more than a year in the UK and finally it
:17:20. > :17:23.will be up to the board in that building to decide how long
:17:24. > :17:28.the company can afford to keep A ground-breaking investigation
:17:29. > :17:37.into racism in the justice And the dream team are
:17:38. > :17:45.coming home tomorrow, The Labour MP for Pontypridd,
:17:46. > :17:56.Owen Smith, has warned that his party is in danger
:17:57. > :17:59.of splitting apart. But he said Jeremy Corbyn should be
:18:00. > :18:02.given more time to resolve In his first public
:18:03. > :18:07.comments since he resigned from the Shadow Cabinet last week,
:18:08. > :18:11.Mr Smith said he was "ready to do Let's talk to our parliamentary
:18:12. > :18:15.correspondent David Cornock, David, what should we make
:18:16. > :18:29.of Owen Smith's remarks? Owen Smith resigned from the Shadow
:18:30. > :18:34.Cabinet ten days ago in process at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Since
:18:35. > :18:39.then he has maintained a diplomatic silence so speculation has grown
:18:40. > :18:43.among MPs about his own leadership ambitions. Today he has broken the
:18:44. > :18:48.silence with a statement in which he says that hundreds of Labour Party
:18:49. > :18:53.members and MPs have contacted him to shape their fears that the Labour
:18:54. > :18:58.Party truly risks splitting apart. He says he shares those fears. He
:18:59. > :19:03.has been to see Jeremy Corbyn, he has been to see Len McCluskey, the
:19:04. > :19:06.union leader who is trying to broker a peace deal in all this. But he
:19:07. > :19:14.says that Jeremy Corbyn and that peace talks should be given more
:19:15. > :19:19.time to take place over the weekend to see if they can be a resolution
:19:20. > :19:24.but then he adds in his statement, I stand ready to do anything I can to
:19:25. > :19:30.save and serve the party. That can be taken one of two ways but most
:19:31. > :19:34.MPs think that if Jeremy Corbyn does not stand down, he will face a
:19:35. > :19:42.leadership challenge and Mr Smith stands ready to serve. Can Jeremy
:19:43. > :19:46.Corbyn Klingon? That is the big question. He says he is going
:19:47. > :19:51.nowhere but there are talks going on to see whether a settlement can be
:19:52. > :19:57.agreed. If he is still imposed early next week there will almost
:19:58. > :20:01.certainly be a challenge, either from Angela Eagle, another Shadow
:20:02. > :20:06.Cabinet departure last week, or perhaps from Owen Smith. Nobody
:20:07. > :20:10.knows how this is going to end, which is why it is so fascinating
:20:11. > :20:11.for those outside the Labour Party and so traumatic for those inside
:20:12. > :20:13.it. Neonatal services across Wales
:20:14. > :20:15.are overstretched and under pressure with the safety of vulnerable babies
:20:16. > :20:18.at risk, according to a charity. BLISS say there's a severe shortage
:20:19. > :20:21.of neonatal nurses anddoctors and National Safety Standards
:20:22. > :20:24.are not being met. The Royal College of Paediatrics
:20:25. > :20:27.and Child Health have joined them The Welsh Government says there has
:20:28. > :20:33.been a steady, continuing improvement, with ?85 million
:20:34. > :20:38.invested in training staff. It is a very specialist area
:20:39. > :20:41.of recruitment around neonatal services and there is development
:20:42. > :20:44.and training we can put in place but I would have an expectation
:20:45. > :20:48.that the neonatal network along with health boards takes the report
:20:49. > :20:51.very seriously and gives us reassurances on the steps
:20:52. > :20:54.they are going to take next to build Almost ?4 million worth of funding
:20:55. > :20:59.has been given towards schemes The Secretary for Environment
:21:00. > :21:04.and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, made the announcement on a visit
:21:05. > :21:07.to the village of Tal-y-bont near Bangor, which was affected
:21:08. > :21:12.by last winter's storms. The Prince of Wales and Duchess
:21:13. > :21:15.of Cornwall will continue their tour of Wales later with visits
:21:16. > :21:18.to Talgarth, Crickhowell, Yesterday, the Duchess
:21:19. > :21:23.was at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay, where she met
:21:24. > :21:26.children who had written songs based on Roald Dahl's work
:21:27. > :21:29.as part of the celebrations A ground-breaking investigation
:21:30. > :21:36.looking into racial bias in the justice system across the UK
:21:37. > :21:39.visited Cardiff Prison today. Lead by the London Labour MP
:21:40. > :21:43.David Lammy, it aims to make recommendations on how to tackle any
:21:44. > :21:46.institutional racism. In a recent survey, ethnic minority
:21:47. > :21:49.prisoners at Cardiff reported a more positive experience
:21:50. > :21:53.than inmates in other parts David Lammy, the Labour MP
:21:54. > :22:01.for Tottenham, was given the job of preparing the report into race
:22:02. > :22:03.and ethnic bias in the criminal justice system by Prime
:22:04. > :22:06.Minister David Cameron. As part of that review, he is being
:22:07. > :22:10.shown around Cardiff Prison. During his tour he met a number
:22:11. > :22:18.of inmates who told him I know it is not going to help me
:22:19. > :22:24.because I have been sentenced already but I hope it changes it
:22:25. > :22:27.for people in the future. Really and truly, if you are from
:22:28. > :22:30.an ethnic minority or anything like that, try and not to get
:22:31. > :22:33.in trouble because once you are in trouble, your life
:22:34. > :22:36.is in other people's hands Latest figures show that people
:22:37. > :22:41.from black and ethnic minorities make up over a quarter
:22:42. > :22:44.of inmates in Britain. In Wales the figure is 11%
:22:45. > :22:48.yet they are only 4% And when it comes to Crown Court
:22:49. > :22:52.defendants, they are also David Lammy is visiting
:22:53. > :22:57.prisons around Britain but he will also be looking
:22:58. > :23:01.at the Crown Prosecution Service, youth justice teams
:23:02. > :23:04.and rehabilitation services. There are challenges
:23:05. > :23:07.about what people are charged with, there are issues about why black
:23:08. > :23:12.and minority ethnic defendants have a certain sentence and a white
:23:13. > :23:17.person, for the same conviction, Black and ethnic minority prisoners
:23:18. > :23:24.disproportionately In Cardiff Prison, they have been
:23:25. > :23:28.doing relatively well. The governor said a recent survey
:23:29. > :23:31.shows that inmates from black and ethnic minorities
:23:32. > :23:34.reported a positive We have a real focus
:23:35. > :23:38.on rehabilitation. We have a number of initiatives that
:23:39. > :23:42.help support that process. For example, we discussed
:23:43. > :23:46.the implementation of five minute intervention,
:23:47. > :23:49.which is a process whereby we engage meaningfully at every possible
:23:50. > :23:53.opportunity with the defendants The review, which has
:23:54. > :23:57.cross-party support, will make recommendations
:23:58. > :24:00.about tackling bias in the criminal justice system when the report
:24:01. > :24:03.is published in the spring Will it stay dry for
:24:04. > :24:23.the Wales team's homecoming? Yes, I have some good news. The
:24:24. > :24:28.weather is looking in good shape for tomorrow. Today has not been great.
:24:29. > :24:32.It has been rather unsettled, it has been feeling humid, and this weather
:24:33. > :24:37.front making its way south and eastwards. Tomorrow, after a damp
:24:38. > :24:41.start, by the afternoon it is looking much drier. That front
:24:42. > :24:46.pushing south and eastwards and it is going to push back up again in
:24:47. > :24:50.the overnight period. Some heavy rain is likely across the south-east
:24:51. > :24:57.but it is in the overnight period. Those temperatures pretty muddy. 16
:24:58. > :25:04.Celsius. And the wind coming from the south-west. Tomorrow, we get a
:25:05. > :25:07.brief break from the weather front but this deep area of low pressure
:25:08. > :25:11.in the Atlantic will bring wet and windy conditions by the time we get
:25:12. > :25:17.a Saturday. First thing tomorrow morning, sunlight and patchy rain.
:25:18. > :25:21.Pretty quickly, the wind will clear and by the afternoon we can look
:25:22. > :25:26.forward to something a bit brighter, feeling pleasantly warm in the
:25:27. > :25:31.sunshine. Still feeling humid with temperatures between 17 and 20
:25:32. > :25:36.Celsius. If you are going to the homecoming party tomorrow, you will
:25:37. > :25:40.need to take sunscreen with you. It is about 19 Celsius. We have got
:25:41. > :25:45.plenty of sunshine on offer as we head into the evening. Tomorrow
:25:46. > :25:49.night, some evening sunshine, a few showers running across mid and North
:25:50. > :25:53.Wales. We will start to see the next weather system pushing in from the
:25:54. > :25:58.West, bringing more persistent rain into the early hours of Saturday
:25:59. > :26:04.morning. Feeling very humid indeed. Overnight temperatures of 15
:26:05. > :26:08.Celsius. There is the front that is going to bring the wet and windy
:26:09. > :26:12.weather to Saturday. A bit of uncertainty about the positioning of
:26:13. > :26:18.the front but as it stands, most of us will see some rain as we go
:26:19. > :26:23.through the gate. Those temperatures still very mild. 21 Celsius. It will
:26:24. > :26:31.not feel cold despite the shortage of sunshine. You will need your
:26:32. > :26:34.waterproofs as you head out. As we head towards the rest of the
:26:35. > :26:38.weekend, Sunday there will be some sunny spells but also a few blustery
:26:39. > :26:46.showers. Very humid conditions as well. And as we start next week, it
:26:47. > :26:52.is looking less humid for Monday. Some sunny spells as well but still
:26:53. > :26:55.the risk of a few showers. Enjoy the sunshine tomorrow afternoon.
:26:56. > :26:58.It's approaching seven o'clock, the main news again from the BBC.
:26:59. > :27:00.Today marks the centenary of the First World War Battle
:27:01. > :27:05.It lasted five days and left more than a thousand Welsh men dead
:27:06. > :27:08.or missing as they launched an assault on a German standpoint.
:27:09. > :27:11.Today, services were held across Wales, as well as a special
:27:12. > :27:18.And following the Wales team's historic progress in Euro 2016,
:27:19. > :27:20.reaching the semifinals last night, the country is preparing
:27:21. > :27:25.Thousands are expected to line the streets of the Welsh capital
:27:26. > :27:28.tomorrow night to celebrate the team's achievements.
:27:29. > :27:32.I'm back with an update at 8pm and then again after the 10pm news.
:27:33. > :27:34.And don't forget to join us tomorrow for that special programme
:27:35. > :27:39.between 4pm and 6pm following the Wales football team
:27:40. > :27:42.For now though, from everyone here, good evening.