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:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today, tonight's headlines:

:00:00. > :00:00.This gifts company employed a new young member

:00:07. > :00:10.of staff through the Jobs Growth Wales scheme.

:00:11. > :00:13.Now the Welsh Government is to cut the financial support it

:00:14. > :00:25.By going through Jobs Growth Wales it gave me that extra bit of

:00:26. > :00:31.confidence knowing that it was subsidised. That I would be able to

:00:32. > :00:34.Ministers say such a large subsidy is no longer needed

:00:35. > :00:48.because the economy's on the up, and unemployment is down.

:00:49. > :00:52.Reports TATA Steel in Port Talbot

:00:53. > :01:00.Could the improved balance-sheet help save the Steel Industry here?

:01:01. > :01:04.Gerald got an early warning sign from a checkup like this one,

:01:05. > :01:11.we'll hear how they've helped stop more of us dying from heart disease

:01:12. > :01:14.No loading after 8:30, we'll be hearing from some

:01:15. > :01:21.very unhappy businesses in Caernarfon's Town Centre.

:01:22. > :01:26.How best to capitalise on the record medal haul in Rio?

:01:27. > :01:29.While millions have been invested in our top athletes,

:01:30. > :01:40.A sign of confidence in the economy, or cutting costs?

:01:41. > :01:43.The Welsh Government is halving the amount it gives companies

:01:44. > :01:45.for employing young people through its main job creation

:01:46. > :01:48.scheme, because it says the unemployment rate here has

:01:49. > :01:54.Their opponents say the move makes no sense, after a summer

:01:55. > :01:58.of warnings about the economic effects of Brexit.

:01:59. > :02:05.Our political editor Nick Servini reports.

:02:06. > :02:12.It's been the most high-profile scheme in recent years set up by the

:02:13. > :02:17.Welsh government to create jobs after the recession. It's been

:02:18. > :02:22.probably the most successful job creation scheme anywhere in the UK.

:02:23. > :02:27.Jobs Growth Wales gets young people back into work. We don't have it in

:02:28. > :02:32.England. It's an area where we need to learn from the Welsh government.

:02:33. > :02:36.It became a central economic development policy designed to cut

:02:37. > :02:40.youth unemployment. With the overall jobless rate at its lowest in a

:02:41. > :02:45.decade the subsidies being paid to firms to take on 16 to 24-year-olds

:02:46. > :02:50.have been halved. These skills means that, Judi James, says it is time

:02:51. > :02:53.for the private sector to take its share of the risk as recruitment has

:02:54. > :02:57.improved. Beaming smiles from people who took

:02:58. > :03:04.the risk helped by the Government. They've really benefited from the

:03:05. > :03:13.enthusiasm and drive. So we are continuing it, just not at quite the

:03:14. > :03:16.level. A job subsidy deal risks for the private enterprise, and we

:03:17. > :03:27.expect them to meet as halfway on that.

:03:28. > :03:31.So how do companies feel about meeting the Government halfway?

:03:32. > :03:36.Angharad used the scheme in her gift shop in Kevin Arfon. She doesn't

:03:37. > :03:40.share the minister's confidence in the strength of the local economy.

:03:41. > :03:46.I don't know if that is entirely true. It may be true in downtown

:03:47. > :03:51.Cardiff. In a rural area like this there is and many job opportunities.

:03:52. > :03:55.As a rural business owner, definitely, having this kind of

:03:56. > :04:00.scheme, you know, is important. We want them to stay here and work

:04:01. > :04:04.here. If they all go down to Cardiff then they won't be here to work for

:04:05. > :04:10.companies like mine. The decision is in effect a show of

:04:11. > :04:15.confidence in the Welsh economy to create jobs. Interestingly, these

:04:16. > :04:17.skills minister, Julie James, believes the jewellery is out on

:04:18. > :04:23.whether Brexit will harm the economy. It is a noticeably softer

:04:24. > :04:26.tone than some of the warnings we had from those campaigning to remain

:04:27. > :04:31.in the referendum. So what kind of impact will it have?

:04:32. > :04:37.Business groups broadly welcomed Jobs Growth Wales, but the data was

:04:38. > :04:41.mixed. Between 2012 and 2015 the Welsh government said that 15,000

:04:42. > :04:45.jobs were filled. An independent report last month said that in the

:04:46. > :04:51.short-term and 85% of those who took part would have otherwise been out

:04:52. > :04:55.of work. Over the longer term -- 35%. There were no stigma is a

:04:56. > :04:59.complete differences between employment rates of those who took

:05:00. > :05:04.part and those who didn't. -- significant differences. The

:05:05. > :05:07.Government has been accused of sneaking the date out during summer

:05:08. > :05:11.recess and sending a mixed message. One minute they are saying

:05:12. > :05:14.post-Brexit will challenge the economy and then the next breath

:05:15. > :05:17.they say the economy is doing well with jobs being created so we can

:05:18. > :05:23.cut the training budget. We don't know whether this cat from 100% to

:05:24. > :05:28.50% will keep that many within the overall training budget.

:05:29. > :05:33.Will there be other opportunities? Recruitment of young people is not

:05:34. > :05:37.such a problem now. We hope is that it remains that way as Jobs Growth

:05:38. > :05:40.Wales is cut back. So how much of a risk is this for the Welsh

:05:41. > :05:42.government? It's a very bullish decision in the light of the

:05:43. > :05:50.uncertainties that are out there. Remember, this isn't any old job

:05:51. > :05:54.scheme. This was the poster boy of postrecession getting people back

:05:55. > :06:01.into work. It was a high-profile scheme which is why the opposition

:06:02. > :06:05.parties say this is the news has emerged in the summer holidays.

:06:06. > :06:10.The Welsh government aid is not cost related but a reflection of a

:06:11. > :06:15.positive reality. -- the Welsh government say this is not cost

:06:16. > :06:19.related. Speaking to the skills Minister today to thing struck out

:06:20. > :06:23.to me. One is a sense from her that maybe things won't be as bad for the

:06:24. > :06:28.Welsh economy as many had predicted. And also, a sense that the business

:06:29. > :06:33.of government has to go on. Before the impatience of a UK

:06:34. > :06:37.withdrawal are known, and of course, some of these decisions they may get

:06:38. > :06:41.right, they may get wrong. This is the reality. This is the new

:06:42. > :06:42.world that governments and all of us would be living with for the next

:06:43. > :06:44.four years. The Tata Steel Plant

:06:45. > :06:46.in Port Talbot has been threatened with closure for months,

:06:47. > :06:49.but now, there are reports that Union leaders say it's proof

:06:50. > :06:52.that the turnaround plan Tata announced its intention to sell

:06:53. > :06:56.the plant earlier this year, but the sales process

:06:57. > :06:58.is currently on hold. More than 700 jobs have already been

:06:59. > :07:01.cut, but the remaining workers hope the improved balance sheet

:07:02. > :07:19.is a significant step towards saving Earlier this year the Indian

:07:20. > :07:24.industrial giant Tata Steel but British Steel interest up for sale

:07:25. > :07:28.including the UK's largest steelworks in Port Talbot which

:07:29. > :07:33.employs over 4000 people. Cheap Chinese steel and high energy costs

:07:34. > :07:36.were among the reasons to worry Tata Steel was haemorrhaging money. Now

:07:37. > :07:41.it seems the loss-making operation isn't losing so much anymore.

:07:42. > :07:46.Unconfirmed reports say they make a profit of ?500 million in June.

:07:47. > :07:50.In a statement Tata Steel said they don't disclose financial results

:07:51. > :07:53.beyond normal public reporting. They said the management team and

:07:54. > :07:58.employees were continuing to work hard to improve the underlying

:07:59. > :08:02.performance of the UK business. However, sources close to this

:08:03. > :08:08.business told me that this plant made a quarterly profit of ?12

:08:09. > :08:13.million. We heard reports of ?5 million, ?12

:08:14. > :08:16.million, are those the kind of figures you are hearing?

:08:17. > :08:21.Those are the kind of figures that have been reported that the works. I

:08:22. > :08:25.think the important thing is the fact we have seems to turn a corner.

:08:26. > :08:29.We are making a profit. We are holding in the right

:08:30. > :08:33.direction. The fact that we've got rid of 700 plus jobs, that is going

:08:34. > :08:38.to kick in. We are still feeling the effects of that. It is a painful

:08:39. > :08:40.time for people. We are taking on more responsibility and the

:08:41. > :08:44.workforce are stepping up all the time.

:08:45. > :08:47.That's one of the major reasons. Industry experts say these profits

:08:48. > :08:51.are not enough to secure the long-term future of Port Talbot.

:08:52. > :08:55.It's good news, but we still have challenging times ahead, I think.

:08:56. > :08:57.The steel industry is extremely volatile and we still don't

:08:58. > :09:04.understand the implications of Brexit. That has consequences for

:09:05. > :09:09.the industry not just in the UK, but across Europe.

:09:10. > :09:12.The sale of Tata Steel's Welsh operations is currently on hold.

:09:13. > :09:17.They have entered negotiations with the German firm over a merger. The

:09:18. > :09:21.local MP says the workforce have done everything asked of them.

:09:22. > :09:27.There's been some real improvement in efficiency. Real improvements,

:09:28. > :09:30.breaking all production records, and so every single steelworker in that

:09:31. > :09:34.plan should be given themselves a part on the back today. They are

:09:35. > :09:39.helping to turn the business around. Of course, there's still room for

:09:40. > :09:43.improvement, of course, the 5 million a month, if that is the

:09:44. > :09:48.correct figure, is not where you'd want to be in the long term.

:09:49. > :09:51.Despite the move into profit there is still uncertainty for workers in

:09:52. > :09:54.poor target. They are confident that their hard work is beginning to pay

:09:55. > :09:57.A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged

:09:58. > :09:59.with the murder of his girlfriend in Cardiff last week.

:10:00. > :10:01.Jordan Matthews was arrested after police were called

:10:02. > :10:04.to the house he shared with Xi-Xi Bi on Ely Road in Llandaff

:10:05. > :10:09.Ms Bi's family who live in China, have been told of her death.

:10:10. > :10:11.Also in Cardiff, a 22-year-old woman has died after the BMW

:10:12. > :10:14.she was driving crashed into a block of flats in the early

:10:15. > :10:18.The passenger, a 21-year-old man, is in hospital with serious

:10:19. > :10:21.injuries after the collision in the Adamsdown area of the city.

:10:22. > :10:33.Four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

:10:34. > :10:37.Coronary Heart Disease is Wales' single biggest killer.

:10:38. > :10:39.Cardiovascular diseases, which also include stroke and heart failure,

:10:40. > :10:42.account for one in four deaths in Wales, that's around

:10:43. > :10:48.But according to an annual report by the Welsh Government,

:10:49. > :10:51.the number of deaths from heart disease has fallen by a quarter

:10:52. > :10:57.Just over 12,000 people died from cardiovascular disease in 2005.

:10:58. > :11:00.By 2014, this had fallen to just over 8,800.

:11:01. > :11:19.Keeping Apple with the beat at a leisure centre in Torfaen. More of

:11:20. > :11:23.us are exercising, few are smoking or drinking heavily. But one in

:11:24. > :11:28.three people in Wales still don't exercise for at least half an hour a

:11:29. > :11:32.week. That's one way to improve your health, to take more exercise. But

:11:33. > :11:36.for people who don't come to places like this very often the NHS has

:11:37. > :11:41.started sending out letters inviting them to come for a checkup. The idea

:11:42. > :11:45.is if we make small changes now we can avoid heart disease and related

:11:46. > :11:51.problems in future. At the moment we are concentrating

:11:52. > :11:54.on less affluent parts of Wales. This is the liberal with greater

:11:55. > :12:03.numbers of people suffer from heart disease. Gerald got a letter because

:12:04. > :12:07.he is aged between 40 and 75. He is a recently retired HGV driver from

:12:08. > :12:11.the Rhondda. He realised he had developed very high blood pressure.

:12:12. > :12:17.Before then he had always passed medical that work.

:12:18. > :12:22.I felt really good. You shouldn't just take it for granted that you

:12:23. > :12:26.are healthy. Outside you may look healthy, and inside your not.

:12:27. > :12:30.It is seems like there's that the Welsh government say are helping to

:12:31. > :12:33.reduce the number of people dying from heart problems. Gerald lost a

:12:34. > :12:39.stone in weight moving his results into the green.

:12:40. > :12:44.A lot of it is lifestyle, but not only that, the information you get

:12:45. > :12:49.is about what you can access in your community. We look at other factors,

:12:50. > :12:56.that could be useful for patients, finance.

:12:57. > :13:01.Today's Welsh government report suggests 121,000 people living with

:13:02. > :13:06.heart disease in Wales. That means 3.8% of the population here. That's

:13:07. > :13:09.better than Scotland were over 4% suffer from the condition, but not

:13:10. > :13:14.as good as England with the figure is 3.2%.

:13:15. > :13:18.Coronary heart disease is Wales's single biggest killer. We need more

:13:19. > :13:24.research into treatments translating into better services for people.

:13:25. > :13:28.Staying active is still part of the main message, if serious heart

:13:29. > :13:32.problems developed a wait for something like bypass surgery can

:13:33. > :13:34.take longer in Wales than in England. Prevention, better than

:13:35. > :13:39.There's still a lot more to come on the programme before 7pm.We'll be

:13:40. > :13:41.hearing how a Welsh Charity is now protecting 2 million hectares

:13:42. > :13:43.of the Amazon rainforest, that's roughly the size of Wales.

:13:44. > :13:46.And they're hoping grace the Olympics stage one day.

:13:47. > :13:49.Tonight, how best to capitalise on the successes in Rio,

:13:50. > :13:57.and should more be spent on grassroots sport?

:13:58. > :14:08.Now, changes to parking rules in Carnarfon's Castle Square,

:14:09. > :14:11.which is known locally as the Maes, could threaten businesses there -

:14:12. > :14:13.that's according to some of the town's traders.

:14:14. > :14:15.Gwynedd Council wants to restrict deliveries to shops,

:14:16. > :14:17.pubs and cafes to early mornings and the evenings.

:14:18. > :14:22.But is the real problem the confusion, about what is

:14:23. > :14:31.All of the fun of the fair on Caernarfon Maes today.

:14:32. > :14:34.We have to presume these rights have permits to be there.

:14:35. > :14:39.And in the centre of the square in delivery lorry, this

:14:40. > :14:42.is just the sort of thing the council wants to stop.

:14:43. > :14:47.Restricting deliveries to before 8:30am until after 7pm.

:14:48. > :14:53.On one side of the Maes is pub landlord Hefin Roberts.

:14:54. > :14:56.It's a no no because a lot of the businesses don't

:14:57. > :15:21.It means that we are incurring more costs with the delivery firms having

:15:22. > :15:29.That means there's a cost for us as well.

:15:30. > :15:34.Gwynedd Council says it is simply trying to bring some clarity.

:15:35. > :15:39.Three years ago the signs up making Maes weekly away.

:15:40. > :15:43.No parking should be allowed, for deliveries or otherwise.

:15:44. > :15:47.Drivers have been getting away with it, it seems.

:15:48. > :15:49.I have to admit to being confused by traffic reductions

:15:50. > :15:56.I know it's supposed to be no parking here, yet there are no road

:15:57. > :16:00.Vehicles always seem to be parked up.

:16:01. > :16:02.Taxi drivers who, along with blue badge holders,

:16:03. > :16:05.can stop here save your constantly being asked about the dos

:16:06. > :16:12.What tends to happen is you get one person parking here and somebody

:16:13. > :16:24.But people don't look up and see the sign.

:16:25. > :16:26.They just think it's a clear way beyond.

:16:27. > :16:30.They should be some clear sign, no parking whatsoever.

:16:31. > :16:33.The council is now consulting on its plan, it is an attempt

:16:34. > :16:36.to bring greater flexibility, it says.

:16:37. > :16:41.On the Maes today, few seem to agree with that.

:16:42. > :16:43.After an extraordinary Olympics for Team GB,

:16:44. > :16:46.attention is now turning towards the games' legacy,

:16:47. > :16:48.and how the athletes and their medals can inspire

:16:49. > :16:52.the next generation of sporting talent.

:16:53. > :16:54.Welsh athletes won ten medals,a total celebrated by sports

:16:55. > :16:59.Tomos Dafydd is at the Welsh Institute of Sport

:17:00. > :17:07.Meet some of our potential medallist of the future, the aim here-

:17:08. > :17:19.emulate the likes of Victoria Thornley,

:17:20. > :17:25.this is the Wales gymnastic Commonwealth Games squad. Tonight

:17:26. > :17:30.there are concerns surrounding grass roots sport. One Labour AM says that

:17:31. > :17:34.scarce public resources should be spent on getting people more active

:17:35. > :17:41.and are not invested in a few elite athletes.

:17:42. > :17:48.They are the Welsh sporting stars who broke records in real. They won

:17:49. > :17:52.ten medals for Team GB. More than ever before. Each and

:17:53. > :17:56.every athlete who got those medals has worked extremely hard. Their

:17:57. > :18:00.commitment is outstanding and their delivery when it really matters is a

:18:01. > :18:08.testament to themselves as individuals.

:18:09. > :18:12.Each of Britain's 67 medals cost the equivalent of ?4 million. But

:18:13. > :18:17.tonight, claims that medal success masks the growing crisis in sports

:18:18. > :18:20.at a grassroots level. While millions of pounds is spent on

:18:21. > :18:24.athletes there is concern that cuts to council budgets have brought

:18:25. > :18:30.local clubs to the brink. It is terrific that we are top of

:18:31. > :18:34.the table, but we are also top of the league table for childhood

:18:35. > :18:37.obesity in Europe. A quarter of all Welsh adults. Our whole approach is

:18:38. > :18:41.to talk about who's brought. Sport is not going to reach people

:18:42. > :18:46.who currently take no physical activity at all.

:18:47. > :18:51.The Welsh Labour government cut the budget to local authorities by 2%,

:18:52. > :18:55.this is a bit rich, isn't it? We are any period of austerity.

:18:56. > :19:01.Funding from Westminster has been cut. The local councils have little

:19:02. > :19:08.choice but to cuts where they can. There weren't any athlete in Team

:19:09. > :19:14.GB's gold-medal winning hockey team. For these teenagers, Wales's and 16

:19:15. > :19:19.and 18 side could change that by Tokyo 2020. Sport Wales says it

:19:20. > :19:22.invests ?20 million a year in community sport, three times that

:19:23. > :19:27.invested in elite sport. There is a very fine balance. You

:19:28. > :19:31.have two invest in talented athletes. You have to give them the

:19:32. > :19:36.support and funding in order for them to be successful. They will

:19:37. > :19:41.then future generations because you won't necessarily get the uptake and

:19:42. > :19:48.the interest, and the excitement if they can't see their heroes or doing

:19:49. > :19:52.it successfully or doing it well. Claims are made about how Olympic

:19:53. > :19:57.success can change people's lifestyles. The debate over how best

:19:58. > :19:58.to spend money will only intensify as budgets are squeezed even

:19:59. > :20:08.further. I'm joined now by Sara Powell were

:20:09. > :20:11.from sports Wales. Has really got a point?

:20:12. > :20:16.We invest 30 million per year, 24 million of that is in community

:20:17. > :20:21.sport 6,000,002 elite sport. One of the big legacies we saw after 2012

:20:22. > :20:25.and 2016 is an increase in participation in adults and your

:20:26. > :20:29.people. Vitally important for us is the foundation of community sport.

:20:30. > :20:34.We've seen an increase in sports like gymnastics, cycling and

:20:35. > :20:38.swimming. That is a priority for us. If we are going to do that we need a

:20:39. > :20:43.different approach in Wales. We need to look at it from education, School

:20:44. > :20:46.sport experience needs to be one of the best young children get. We need

:20:47. > :20:50.local authorities to provide the best facilities. We are going to

:20:51. > :20:54.need to talk about prevention and education around how we take forward

:20:55. > :20:59.physical activity. Let's talk about our medallists, ten

:21:00. > :21:03.from Wales. How much credit do you take for their development?

:21:04. > :21:07.How does it work during with? It is a team Wales approach. We work as an

:21:08. > :21:11.institute with the likes of Natalie Powell and Helen Jenkins who do all

:21:12. > :21:15.of their training here. We develop the cultures, Scott Simpson who

:21:16. > :21:19.works with British athletics. We have the training in sailing will

:21:20. > :21:22.stop in Wales we really played our part in that fantastic success we've

:21:23. > :21:26.seen. And briefly, the Commonwealth Games

:21:27. > :21:29.around the corner now. April after next.

:21:30. > :21:34.How preparations going? Very well. Some of the vastly to be have seen

:21:35. > :21:38.medal are getting ready for the Gold class. We are also bringing the next

:21:39. > :21:41.generation through. Some new styles come through for the Commonwealth

:21:42. > :21:44.Games. We can't put medals around them yet but we hope to see great

:21:45. > :21:46.success for Wales. Thank you for your time.

:21:47. > :21:51.Leon Britton will remain with Swansea City until the summer

:21:52. > :21:54.of 2018 after agreeing a one-year extension to his contract.

:21:55. > :21:56.The midfielder has played 514 games for the club since first joining

:21:57. > :22:04.He hasn't ruled out reaching 600 games.

:22:05. > :22:08.The British and Irish Lions are to name their head coach

:22:09. > :22:12.for next summer's tour to New Zealand on September the 7th.

:22:13. > :22:14.Wales coach Warren Gatland is expected to retain the position

:22:15. > :22:21.he held for the series win over Australia in 2013.

:22:22. > :22:26.That's it from me, Jen, I'll see you tomorrow.

:22:27. > :22:28.Add them together and they measure 2 million hectares,

:22:29. > :22:33.roughly the size of Wales, and they're located in Guyana

:22:34. > :22:38.These vast areas of rainforest deep in the Amazon will be protected

:22:39. > :22:42.for future generations thanks to fundraising by a Welsh charity.

:22:43. > :22:48.Our Environment Correspondent, Steffan Messenger, has the story.

:22:49. > :22:52.The Amazon rainforest, the largest and most biodiversity

:22:53. > :22:55.area of tropical woodland in the world.

:22:56. > :22:59.A stunning backdrop to this year's Olympic Games in Rio.

:23:00. > :23:02.The plight of this threatened landscape was a key theme

:23:03. > :23:06.There is still much to be done, but not just by Brazil.

:23:07. > :23:10.To highlight the rainforest's role in tackling climate change Olympic

:23:11. > :23:12.organisers pledged to plant a tree for every athletes taking part.

:23:13. > :23:17.Meanwhile, in this tiny office in Cardiff, 8000 miles away,

:23:18. > :23:20.the people of Wales are also playing a unique role

:23:21. > :23:26.We wanted to have a national response to climate change, and,

:23:27. > :23:29.actually, we were fed up of hearing people using the size of Wales

:23:30. > :23:36.So we are announcing today new support for a project in Peru,

:23:37. > :23:39.and renewing support for a project we have worked with in Guyana.

:23:40. > :23:42.Actually, the two of those add up together to the size of Wales

:23:43. > :23:47.This is an incredible achievement for our nation.

:23:48. > :23:50.Wales is the first country in the world to protect an area

:23:51. > :23:53.of rainforest the size of Wales, we are now doing that in South

:23:54. > :24:00.We are so please be people of Wales got behind this unsupported.

:24:01. > :24:05.We are so please be people of Wales have got behind this and supported

:24:06. > :24:07.it. in Peru, and existing working Guyana

:24:08. > :24:09.will involve tackling illegal logging while helping

:24:10. > :24:11.indigenous groups such rights For a couple of years Wales

:24:12. > :24:15.has been supporting us. And with Wales's support

:24:16. > :24:18.we are unable to take all the external activities

:24:19. > :24:22.happening on our land, put it on the map, and make sure

:24:23. > :24:25.the people and the leaders That is what is the most

:24:26. > :24:31.important thing. Informed decisions

:24:32. > :24:34.happening presently. There is growing interest

:24:35. > :24:41.across the world in the size of Wales scheme according

:24:42. > :24:44.to its organisers. Set up six years ago with support

:24:45. > :24:47.from the Prince of Wales, the Welsh government and others,

:24:48. > :24:49.it has already raised over ?2 million for projects

:24:50. > :24:53.in South America and Africa. The hope now is to protect an area

:24:54. > :24:56.of rainforest the size of the nation At Capel Curig around 2

:24:57. > :25:11.inches of rain has fallen Much less rainfall on the north

:25:12. > :25:17.coast and in Flintshire. We had a real taste

:25:18. > :25:21.of autumn over the weekend. Rough seas and large waves

:25:22. > :25:25.on the south and west coast Sunshine and toasty

:25:26. > :25:29.temperatures for most of Wales. Tonight rain and drizzle

:25:30. > :25:32.will spread northwards again. By the end of the night much

:25:33. > :25:35.of the country dry. Mist and fog patches

:25:36. > :25:39.and a warm, muggy night. Tomorrow the wind will shift more

:25:40. > :25:42.into the south or southeast pulling Low cloud, mist and fog patches

:25:43. > :25:53.first thing will clear. The sunshine hazy at times

:25:54. > :25:59.with some high cloud. 26 maybe 27 in Cardiff

:26:00. > :26:09.and Monmouth. If you're heading to the coast

:26:10. > :26:13.tomorrow don't forget the suncream. 24C in Prestatyn and Aberaeron

:26:14. > :26:19.with a light breeze. The sea temperature

:26:20. > :26:27.17 or 18 Celsius. Some sunshine in the South East

:26:28. > :26:41.in the morning and brightening-up in the north and west where it

:26:42. > :26:43.will feel fresher. Thursday's forecast a bit more

:26:44. > :26:51.tricky with a risk of heavy showers Thundery rain and showers

:26:52. > :26:57.possible on Thursday. Not sure about the bank

:26:58. > :27:05.holiday weekend yet. Probably a dry and warm start but it

:27:06. > :27:08.may not last. In the meantime, enjoy

:27:09. > :27:22.the warmer weather tomorrow. We deserve it!

:27:23. > :27:25.A reminder of our top story, the Welsh government is halving the

:27:26. > :27:29.amount is gives companies to employ young people through its job

:27:30. > :27:32.creation scheme because it says the unemployment rate has fallen so

:27:33. > :27:36.sharply. Opponents say the move makes no sense after a summer of

:27:37. > :27:38.warnings about the economic effect of Brexit.

:27:39. > :27:42.And that's Wales Today, we'll be back at 8pm and then again