:00:00. > :00:09.The UK could break up because of Brexit, so warns
:00:10. > :00:12.the First Minister on a trade visit to the US, but critics say he should
:00:13. > :00:14.be drumming up business, not putting off investors.
:00:15. > :00:17.What we don't want is a situation where different nations in the UK
:00:18. > :00:20.feel unhappy at the final deal, so it is hugely important
:00:21. > :00:22.that we work together, from my perspective to keep
:00:23. > :00:34.We ask could the UK really break-up over Brexit?
:00:35. > :00:36.Also tonight. The Severn rail tunnel shuts
:00:37. > :00:38.for six weeks from Monday, as electrification work begins.
:00:39. > :00:41.Expect delays and diversions - we'll have all the details to help
:00:42. > :00:50.It blights landscapes and damages the environment -
:00:51. > :00:52.why there's concern that flytipping could be set to rise.
:00:53. > :01:09.Although the trend is downwards, many fear that it could be about to
:01:10. > :01:10.increase again as council budget cuts mean that local authorities are
:01:11. > :01:12.closing official dumps. In tonight's sport, selling
:01:13. > :01:15.players and in the red. Cardiff City deny claims owner
:01:16. > :01:17.Vincent Tan is asset The First Minister is under fire
:01:18. > :01:32.for using a speech during his trade visit to America to say
:01:33. > :01:35.the United Kingdom could "break-up" because of
:01:36. > :01:36.tensions created by Brexit. Speaking in Chicago in the last half
:01:37. > :01:39.hour, Carwyn Jones said big changes his critics are questioning why he's
:01:40. > :01:43.highlighting possible political instability on a trip designed
:01:44. > :01:45.to get US businesses More from our political reporter,
:01:46. > :02:12.Cemlyn Davies. This is what Carwyn Jones fears
:02:13. > :02:16.could happen unless radical changes are made to help the nations of the
:02:17. > :02:22.UK overcome the tensions Brexit could cause between them. The First
:02:23. > :02:25.Minister has spent the past few days in the United States trying to build
:02:26. > :02:31.and strengthen trade links with American firms. His message, Wales
:02:32. > :02:36.means business. But in Chicago this evening, his focus is firmly back on
:02:37. > :02:39.this side of the Atlantic. For me it is a question of making sure that
:02:40. > :02:45.when we look at where powers lie there is a coherent approach. If we
:02:46. > :02:48.carry on as we are now then it is just went to Leeds to confusion in
:02:49. > :02:52.the future and I don't want to see that. I want the UK to stay together
:02:53. > :02:56.but we need to make sure that the structure is right in the future.
:02:57. > :03:04.His decision to make these comments on a trade visit has raised
:03:05. > :03:09.eyebrows. The Welsh Conservatives leader has criticised the First
:03:10. > :03:12.Minister. If you are promoting a destination for investment and a
:03:13. > :03:16.place of opportunity, you don't then talk about its imminent as eyes, as
:03:17. > :03:19.he is talking about today. The United Kingdom is strong, Wales is
:03:20. > :03:25.strong, let's promote that has a good virtue. This former Labour
:03:26. > :03:30.adviser has also criticised Mr Jones' political decision-making.
:03:31. > :03:34.Where he is straying into dangerous territory, he is trying to sort of
:03:35. > :03:41.interpret the Brexit referendum as somehow a vote for a federal United
:03:42. > :03:44.Kingdom and a stronger Welsh Government and a stronger assembly.
:03:45. > :03:48.It might be what he wants, it might be what I want, but I don't believe
:03:49. > :03:53.it is what people in Wales voted for in the referendum. Away from
:03:54. > :03:58.constitutional arguments, the First Minister is a game insisting today
:03:59. > :04:02.that the UK must retain access to the European Union single market
:04:03. > :04:05.after leaving the European Union. He also wants Wales to play an active
:04:06. > :04:10.role in the Brexit negotiation process. When it comes to the
:04:11. > :04:16.negotiations, his hand is not that strong. In Wales, the voters voted
:04:17. > :04:19.to leave the European Union and that is in contrast to Scotland and
:04:20. > :04:22.Northern Ireland. When it comes to speaking to the UK Government, I
:04:23. > :04:28.would imagine that Carwyn Jones is at the back of the queue. In
:04:29. > :04:32.Bridgend, Carwyn Jones' home turf there was broad support today for
:04:33. > :04:40.the First Minister 's calls. I voted remain. I would like to stay as
:04:41. > :04:43.close to that as possible. Staying in the single market. If we are not
:04:44. > :04:49.in the single market, I think we are the creek. They have to get a good
:04:50. > :04:54.deal for Britain, in the single market, for instance, and making
:04:55. > :04:58.sure that immigration is sorted out. And we should not just leave that up
:04:59. > :05:03.to the UK Government? No, Wales has a voice and it needs to be heard.
:05:04. > :05:06.Carwyn Jones will return to Wales facing more questions about his
:05:07. > :05:11.comments. He says Brexit is all he has been asked about in United
:05:12. > :05:12.States and so he has had to offer his thoughts. They have become
:05:13. > :05:13.clearer today. Our Welsh Affairs Editor,
:05:14. > :05:15.Vaughan Roderick is here. Vaughan, why's the First Minister
:05:16. > :05:24.chosen to make this speech Any international visitors not just
:05:25. > :05:28.about one thing. It includes a number of other things but it does
:05:29. > :05:34.seem strange when he is trying to drum up business to say, maybe this
:05:35. > :05:37.uncertainty is going to go on for years. Maybe the United Kingdom
:05:38. > :05:41.itself could fall apart. I think the key to understanding it is this, he
:05:42. > :05:46.is desperately worried about access to the single market, which he sees
:05:47. > :05:49.as vital to Wales because of the importance of manufacturing and
:05:50. > :05:52.agriculture to our economy. I suspect he feels he is not being
:05:53. > :05:57.listened to, that the signals coming out of Westminster are that the
:05:58. > :06:01.single market is less important to the government and controlling
:06:02. > :06:06.immigration. It may be that Carwyn Jones feels that by saying this
:06:07. > :06:10.abroad in front of a very high-powered meeting in Chicago that
:06:11. > :06:13.it will receive attention that it would not have received if he had
:06:14. > :06:17.simply said it in the assembly. This idea that the UK could break up
:06:18. > :06:23.because Brexit, how realistic is that? Well, there is always the
:06:24. > :06:27.possibility of a second Scottish independence referendum. There is no
:06:28. > :06:30.reason why they could not be another. We know that Irish politics
:06:31. > :06:36.is a law unto itself. It is very fluid. And there are legal and
:06:37. > :06:39.constitutional means built into the Good Friday Agreement by which there
:06:40. > :06:44.could be a united Ireland. No sign of that coming any time soon but it
:06:45. > :06:49.is a possibility. The question is then where does that leave Wales?
:06:50. > :06:52.Does Wales continue as part of a new if you like state of England and
:06:53. > :06:56.Wales or is there some sort of new relationship and that is a question
:06:57. > :06:59.that may well come down the track. One has to say though that there are
:07:00. > :07:02.other major questions about Brexit that are far more urgent in terms of
:07:03. > :07:05.being addressed. A 33-year-old man from Milford Haven
:07:06. > :07:08.has been jailed for life for Luke Jones killed Natasha Bradbury
:07:09. > :07:12.in what's been described as a 'brutal, sustained' attack
:07:13. > :07:14.at her flat in Swansea Crown Court heard
:07:15. > :07:16.the 27-year-old died Jones will serve a minimum of 17
:07:17. > :07:27.years behind bars. A 47-year-old man has admitted
:07:28. > :07:29.the murder of his mother Robert Owens pleaded guilty
:07:30. > :07:32.to killing 75-year-old Iris Owens in Ystrad Mynach -
:07:33. > :07:35.the judge ordered him to be seen by a psychiatrist becuase
:07:36. > :07:37.of the 'peculiar nature' He's due to be
:07:38. > :07:46.sentenced next month. The number of drug related deaths
:07:47. > :07:48.in Wales rose sharply last year, after a five year period
:07:49. > :07:51.where it was consistently falling. Figures from the Office
:07:52. > :07:53.for National Statistics suggest heroin is a particular problem
:07:54. > :07:55.in England and Wales. Public Health Wales say they hope
:07:56. > :07:57.wider use of Naloxone, which counteracts the effects
:07:58. > :08:08.of an overdose, will reduce deaths. The main union at Ford in Bridgend
:08:09. > :08:11.is demanding answers about how the car maker will keep around 1,800
:08:12. > :08:14.people in work, while halving the number of new engines
:08:15. > :08:16.it plans to produce. Our Business Correspondent,
:08:17. > :08:18.Brian Meechan, broke the story earlier this week and Brian you've
:08:19. > :08:39.now got hold of a letter setting That's right. The letter is written
:08:40. > :08:44.by Unite 's Welsh Secretary, Andy Richards. He was a union official at
:08:45. > :08:49.this Ford plant for two decades. He does know the business and he says
:08:50. > :08:53.this is part ultimately of Ford 's attempt to get out of the UK market
:08:54. > :08:56.completely and unite questions answered, including this one.
:08:57. > :08:59.What level of manning is going to be left in the plant when, you know,
:09:00. > :09:01.the Jaguar engine finishes, that is probably prior
:09:02. > :09:03.to 2020 now, the Sigma engine finishes, around 2019,
:09:04. > :09:07.and we are left with only 125,000 units a year out of a capacity
:09:08. > :09:09.in the plant of three quarters of a million?
:09:10. > :09:12.We would like to know how on earth they are going to sustain
:09:13. > :09:34.It also wants to know whether the company is still committed to the
:09:35. > :09:36.number of jobs it said it would deliver for the ?15 million Welsh
:09:37. > :09:40.Government invested as part of getting this deal on engines to
:09:41. > :09:45.Bridgend and what the plan is for getting further engines. In the last
:09:46. > :09:48.hour, Ford has responded, reiterating it is up to Bridgend to
:09:49. > :09:56.be competitive enough to win business with other Ford plants
:09:57. > :10:01.around the world. And what more does Unite want government ministers to
:10:02. > :10:04.do? I think Unite is ultimately pretty happy with the way the Welsh
:10:05. > :10:09.Government is responding. No surprise there, given how close
:10:10. > :10:12.Labour and the Unite union are. But what they are trying to do is to
:10:13. > :10:15.bring the UK Government into this much more quickly than we have seen
:10:16. > :10:20.previous UK governments get involved in industrial disputes.
:10:21. > :10:23.The Severn rail tunnel will be completely closed from Monday,
:10:24. > :10:25.for six weeks, delaying journeys across the border.
:10:26. > :10:27.It's being upgraded as part of the electrification programme.
:10:28. > :10:29.Passengers will be diverted via Gloucester, or will have to use
:10:30. > :10:41.The more than a century old Severn Tunnel, connecting
:10:42. > :10:45.But from Monday, the engineers take over.
:10:46. > :10:47.It'll be completely closed for six weeks.
:10:48. > :10:49.To finish installing this, electrified rail, that'll power
:10:50. > :11:02.We're working to modernise the Severn tunnel in order
:11:03. > :11:04.to prepare it for faster, greener, more modern electric trains.
:11:05. > :11:07.We've got six weeks of work to do, we've planned everything
:11:08. > :11:09.ready for those six weeks and we are confident that trains
:11:10. > :11:17.The tunnel will be closed between September the 12th
:11:18. > :11:20.If you're travelling from South Wales to London,
:11:21. > :11:22.you'll be diverted via Gloucester, adding around 40
:11:23. > :11:30.If you're travelling from South Wales to Bristol,
:11:31. > :11:32.you'll have to take two rail replacement buses,
:11:33. > :11:36.Passengers are being urged to plan in advance.
:11:37. > :11:38.We don't anticipate a chaotic scene at all.
:11:39. > :11:41.Obviously, it will take a little bit of getting used to that we have
:11:42. > :11:44.The regular travellers know what to expect.
:11:45. > :11:47.So we are hoping that everybody will settle into the new short
:11:48. > :11:54.to routine whilst this essential work is going on.
:11:55. > :11:57.In six weeks, it is hoped the tunnel will be ready
:11:58. > :12:00.They could cut 20 minutes off a journey to London.
:12:01. > :12:09.It's hoped these six weeks will lead to improved journeys for everyone.
:12:10. > :12:11.Residents of a Swansea estate say fly-tipping in their area
:12:12. > :12:15.They believe the problem's got worse since changes were made
:12:16. > :12:18.to what could be left at official council recycling centres.
:12:19. > :12:20.Across Wales, illegal dumping of rubbish is causing environmental
:12:21. > :12:22.damage, but as councils close household tips to save money,
:12:23. > :12:32.some believe the problem is set to rise, as Nick Palit reports.
:12:33. > :12:35.It is a depressingly familiar sight on isolated roads or back
:12:36. > :12:38.Illegally dumped rubbish, a blot on the landscape,
:12:39. > :12:40.often an environmental hazard, and always expensive to clear up.
:12:41. > :12:42.Last year across Wales, there were 32,000 incidents
:12:43. > :12:50.And although the trend is downwards, it has halved since 2008,
:12:51. > :12:53.many fear it is about to increase again, as council budget cuts mean
:12:54. > :12:58.that local authorities are having to close official rubbish dumps.
:12:59. > :13:01.This council recycling centre in Cardiff is set to close soon.
:13:02. > :13:02.Campaigners say that will inevitably add
:13:03. > :13:13.I think it is going to be catastrophic.
:13:14. > :13:15.We are already seeing an increase in fly-tipping.
:13:16. > :13:19.We have an influx of a considerable number of new houses.
:13:20. > :13:22.It is very, very false economy and the cost to the taxpayer will be
:13:23. > :13:25.huge because the council then need to deal with the clean-up
:13:26. > :13:29.Cardiff Council don't believe this closure will result
:13:30. > :13:31.in more illegal dumping, as they say they will increase
:13:32. > :13:34.capacity at the city's other household recycling centres.
:13:35. > :13:37.It is the best I have seen it for a long, long time.
:13:38. > :13:43.The rubbish, the papers, all around the grass, all have gone.
:13:44. > :13:46.In Swansea, it is all clean now, but the streets around Elaine
:13:47. > :13:49.and Bill's home on the Penlan estate have been blighted by fly-tipping.
:13:50. > :13:52.The amount of rubbish, a whole house contents have been
:13:53. > :14:01.Bill believes part of the problem is that the nearby council tip
:14:02. > :14:03.will not accept certain waste any more.
:14:04. > :14:06.When people sort of go into the place, they are turned away
:14:07. > :14:08.because you can't take a carpet in there, you can't take
:14:09. > :14:11.beddings in there, you can't take a bed in there.
:14:12. > :14:13.People are thinking, rather than travelling two or three,
:14:14. > :14:16.four miles down to the other plant, they will just nip around
:14:17. > :14:24.Swansea councils say there are rules on the disposal of rubbish changed
:14:25. > :14:26.in a bid to boost recycling rates and reduce costs.
:14:27. > :14:29.By 2020, all councils in Wales must recycle 64% of its waste.
:14:30. > :14:31.It's down to the cash-strapped local authorities to clean
:14:32. > :14:33.up after fly-tippers but they are warning that
:14:34. > :14:35.enforcement officers will sift through rubbish,
:14:36. > :14:37.checking for anything to identify those who dumped it.
:14:38. > :14:39.If caught, it can lead to prosecutions, fines or even
:14:40. > :14:53.Cardiff City deny claims owner Vincent Tan is asset
:14:54. > :14:56.stripping the club. And the weather is taking a turn
:14:57. > :15:00.Some heavy rain and strong winds, but I do have some good
:15:01. > :15:11.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is appealing to the public not
:15:12. > :15:14.to camp overnight in the sand dunes at Poppit beach near St Dogmaels.
:15:15. > :15:17.Litter has been left in the dunes, which is a site of special
:15:18. > :15:19.scientific interest, after parties, and there's concern
:15:20. > :15:21.about the impact of camp fires on the fragile habitat.
:15:22. > :15:23.The Welsh Government has been consulting on whether so-called
:15:24. > :15:25."wild camping" could be more widely allowed.
:15:26. > :15:35.This is what the morning after the night before looks
:15:36. > :15:41.These pictures show how one of Pembrokeshire is most beautiful
:15:42. > :15:47.beaches has become a magnet for wild campers.
:15:48. > :15:49.Rangers at Pembrokeshire Coast National Park have had enough
:15:50. > :15:52.of cleaning up after parties in the sand dunes and they are asking
:15:53. > :15:57.This is a very popular spot for wild camping.
:15:58. > :15:59.And just looking around here under my feet, you see
:16:00. > :16:02.a lot of broken bottles, remnants of the fire in the middle,
:16:03. > :16:04.and bottle tops, paper, small items, but obviously after a party,
:16:05. > :16:12.These sand dunes are protected by law.
:16:13. > :16:14.This is a site of special scientific interest.
:16:15. > :16:16.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park authority are asking people not
:16:17. > :16:18.to stay here overnight but to use designated campsites nearby.
:16:19. > :16:21.Wild camping seems to be increasing in popularity but it does
:16:22. > :16:24.bring problems to some of the National Park 's most idyllic
:16:25. > :16:30.I know there are problems with camping at Angle
:16:31. > :16:40.We are having an increasing number of complaints
:16:41. > :16:48.about anti-social behaviour and in general, wild camping.
:16:49. > :16:50.The Welsh Government held a consultation two years ago
:16:51. > :16:53.on access to the outdoors but there is yet to be a decision
:16:54. > :16:55.on whether people should have greater access to camp
:16:56. > :16:59.At the moment, you must have the permission of the landowner.
:17:00. > :17:01.Visitors to Poppit Sands had some mixed opinions about whether people
:17:02. > :17:05.should be allowed to stay in the sand dunes overnight.
:17:06. > :17:11.But they should tidy up after themselves, yes.
:17:12. > :17:13.People should not even be walking in the dunes.
:17:14. > :17:16.It is a site of special scientific interest and the damage caused
:17:17. > :17:18.walking through continually basically takes away the natural
:17:19. > :17:23.In everything in life, you will get a tiny handful
:17:24. > :17:28.of people who will spoil it for everybody else.
:17:29. > :17:31.It is one of the best places that we have got in
:17:32. > :17:35.Our beaches are what we advertise most within the national parks.
:17:36. > :17:37.Yes, that is something that we definitely want to keep
:17:38. > :17:43.Dyfed-Powys Police will be conducting extra patrols
:17:44. > :17:45.near the beach to try and deter anti-social behaviour.
:17:46. > :17:52.And to help protect this fragile habitat.
:17:53. > :17:59.A busy sporting weekend lies ahead - here's Tomos.
:18:00. > :18:02.The Cardiff City chairman has denied suggestions the owner is asset
:18:03. > :18:04.stripping the club and preparing to off-load the club.
:18:05. > :18:06.Mehmet Dalman says the Championship side is being run
:18:07. > :18:10.It comes after disquiet among fans after high profile players departed
:18:11. > :18:19.and many are now questioning the owner's commitment.
:18:20. > :18:21.Happier times playing Premier League football,
:18:22. > :18:22.attracting big crowds and big-name signings.
:18:23. > :18:24.Expectations at Cardiff city were as high as the owner's
:18:25. > :18:33.Three years on, managers have come and gone and with the club
:18:34. > :18:35.losing ?13 million a year, players have been sold,
:18:36. > :18:45.leaving fans to wonder whether the money has dried up.
:18:46. > :18:48.To have a healthy club, you have to run it like a business.
:18:49. > :18:51.It is a business that will always be losing money for you, we know that,
:18:52. > :18:54.it is a degree of how much money you can lose.
:18:55. > :18:57.And we operated quite prudently, but that does not mean
:18:58. > :18:59.to say our ambition today is any less than it was two
:19:00. > :19:07.There have been some notable signings but top talent has also
:19:08. > :19:11.Goalkeeper David Marshall and fans favourite Fabio gone.
:19:12. > :19:13.Cardiff's annual losses is at the maximum allowed
:19:14. > :19:16.Exceed that limit on the club could be placed under
:19:17. > :19:19.This football finance expert is also chair
:19:20. > :19:30.And has sympathy with the club's hierarchy.
:19:31. > :19:32.I want to see them spend lots of money and compete
:19:33. > :19:35.with the likes of Newcastle and maybe Aston Villa
:19:36. > :19:37.but wearing my football finance hat, I have dealt with a number
:19:38. > :19:40.of football clubs who following that policy have got themselves in real
:19:41. > :19:43.serious financial trouble and some have almost gone to the wall
:19:44. > :19:46.I want to see that avoided because I want to see
:19:47. > :19:50.But the owner's commitment is also being questioned.
:19:51. > :19:52.Vincent Tan is focused on his businesses in Asia,
:19:53. > :19:55.but he still, we are told, gets about three in the morning
:19:56. > :19:56.to follow his team on the television.
:19:57. > :19:59.But his absence from the ground is raising suspicions.
:20:00. > :20:11.Some fans worry their football team could be in freefall.
:20:12. > :20:13.We are seeing big clubs like Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton,
:20:14. > :20:16.Leeds, who have gone down the divisions into League 1.
:20:17. > :20:19.There is a concern that Cardiff could do that but I think what fans
:20:20. > :20:22.would really relish and welcome is a dialogue with the club.
:20:23. > :20:25.The last time that the club spoke to fans about their ambitions,
:20:26. > :20:27.they clearly stated that top six was the aim.
:20:28. > :20:30.They can see what other clubs are doing.
:20:31. > :20:33.They can see that it is going to be tougher and maybe a bit
:20:34. > :20:41.Vincent Tan announced earlier this year that he is going to lower
:20:42. > :20:43.the club's debt by turning ?68 million worth into equity
:20:44. > :20:46.and writing off a further 10 million and the club insist
:20:47. > :20:53.they are on course to be debt free by 2021.
:20:54. > :20:54.Swansea City's record signing, Borja Baston, is unlikely
:20:55. > :20:57.to start against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday.
:20:58. > :21:00.The ?15 million Spanish striker has yet to make his debut for the club
:21:01. > :21:02.because of a thigh injury and manager Francesco Guidolin
:21:03. > :21:10.says the 23-year-old is still getting up to speed.
:21:11. > :21:14.He is not injured but he has to go slow for two or three days.
:21:15. > :21:16.I hope to have him available for the bench
:21:17. > :21:30.Rugby and Taulupe Faletau, Jamie Roberts and George North
:21:31. > :21:33.will have to rely on wildcard selections by Wales interim coach
:21:34. > :21:36.Rob Howley, if they're to take part in the autumn internationals.
:21:37. > :21:38.They're among seven players who could miss out on selection
:21:39. > :21:42.Dominic Day, Nicky Thomas, Rhodri Williams and Rhys Priestland
:21:43. > :21:50.are the other players affected by the so-called 'Gatland's Law'.
:21:51. > :21:53.Ice hockey and the Cardiff Devils start their new season this weekend,
:21:54. > :21:55.with a trip to face Manchester Storm tomorrow, before taking
:21:56. > :21:58.on Braehead Clan at Ice Arena Wales the following evening.
:21:59. > :22:00.The Devils have a have a new captain, the Canadian
:22:01. > :22:04.Last season, the Welsh side led the Elite League table for months,
:22:05. > :22:16.We just missed out last year and that was disappointing last year
:22:17. > :22:19.and we will try to put the disappointment behind us
:22:20. > :22:22.and learn from that and take anything we can and we are excited
:22:23. > :22:26.We have a great group of guys and everyone is getting along well.
:22:27. > :22:28.Everyone is ready to go, so it is exciting.
:22:29. > :22:31.Welsh paralympic rower Rachel Morris won her heat in the women's singles
:22:32. > :22:34.sculls in Rio and will compete in the final on Sunday.
:22:35. > :22:36.The 37-year-old from Pembrokeshire won gold in Beijing and silver
:22:37. > :22:44.in London in hand-cycling, but has since switched to rowing.
:22:45. > :22:46.Back home and Paralympics GB is touring the country,
:22:47. > :22:48.hoping to inspire the next generation of athletes,
:22:49. > :22:51.inviting people to come and have a go at disability sports.
:22:52. > :22:54.But there are calls tonight for people to have better access
:22:55. > :22:57.to those sports all the time and not just in a Paralympics year.
:22:58. > :23:15.Disability sport on a world stage, challenging preconceptions and
:23:16. > :23:20.inspiring more people to get involved. The organisers are hoping
:23:21. > :23:28.to capitalise on the enthusiasm but they admit it is not always easy to
:23:29. > :23:31.maintain that momentum. It is an ongoing challenge. We have to work
:23:32. > :23:36.together with other organisations in the wider community, transport,
:23:37. > :23:40.dividing access, making it truly inclusive. It is great that certain
:23:41. > :23:43.sports clubs exist and offer opportunities but if they cannot get
:23:44. > :23:47.there or afford to get there or they don't have support to help them to
:23:48. > :23:52.attend, all those things need to work together. There are dozens of
:23:53. > :23:56.sports on offer here from judo to trampolining, wheelchair rugby and
:23:57. > :24:03.table tennis and for some, the chance to try a new challenge is a
:24:04. > :24:07.valuable part of the journey. I had my crash in May, I broke my back and
:24:08. > :24:11.all my ribs. It put me in a coma. That is where I am now really.
:24:12. > :24:17.Paralysed from the waist down. How important is this to you? I just
:24:18. > :24:21.want to make something, definitely, yeah. I want to make some thing
:24:22. > :24:26.myself now. The emphasis today is on having a go at the variety of
:24:27. > :24:32.opportunities available but that is not say the Paralympics stars of the
:24:33. > :24:36.are not here today. One of these events was what got me hooked on
:24:37. > :24:41.Paralympics sports. I did not know where my life was going to be, but
:24:42. > :24:44.then I started sport again and the environment pushed me and broke down
:24:45. > :24:48.the barriers and allowed me to be me again. More than 500 disabled people
:24:49. > :24:52.are expected here to try their hand at sport. The challenge for the
:24:53. > :24:54.organisers is to keep that momentum going year-on-year.
:24:55. > :24:56.Time now for the weather forecast with Derek.
:24:57. > :25:04.Heavy rain and strong winds for the weekend?
:25:05. > :25:08.Not a complete wash-out. I do have some good news. The worst of the
:25:09. > :25:11.wind and rain will be this evening and to night but once that moves
:25:12. > :25:16.through, we can look forward to plenty of dry weather over the
:25:17. > :25:20.weekend. Some sunshine and light winds as well. The strongest winds
:25:21. > :25:25.and gales this afternoon had been in the north-west of Wales where we
:25:26. > :25:29.have seen gusts of over 60 mph. This evening, a dry start in the East but
:25:30. > :25:34.it will not last. Rain spreading from the West. Some heavy rain,
:25:35. > :25:40.strong winds and poor travelling conditions. The north and west will
:25:41. > :25:44.dry up later on tonight. Tomorrow is charged shows a cold front lying
:25:45. > :25:48.through England and that will move slowly eastwards during the day.
:25:49. > :25:52.Behind it, some sunshine and cooler air. This is the picture for eight
:25:53. > :25:57.o'clock in the morning. The range would have gone from the south-east.
:25:58. > :26:02.Still fairly cloudy. Elsewhere drive. Bright in the north and on
:26:03. > :26:07.the west Coast. Bright in Cardigan with just a light breeze. It is an
:26:08. > :26:11.improving story tomorrow. Cloud in the south and east will gradually
:26:12. > :26:16.clear away. It may take its time. More of the country will brighten up
:26:17. > :26:19.during the afternoon, some sunshine, most places dry, just the odd cheeky
:26:20. > :26:27.shower in the north. Temperatures lower than today. In the sunshine,
:26:28. > :26:32.it will feel quite present. In Pembrokeshire tomorrow, semi in
:26:33. > :26:39.Saint Davids. And it will be a pretty nice day on Anglesey
:26:40. > :26:42.tomorrow. 16 Celsius. The BBC Proms in the park is taking place in
:26:43. > :26:48.Colwyn Bay tomorrow evening. The weather will be ideal. Cool and
:26:49. > :26:54.fresh but fine and clear. Tomorrow night generally dry. Clear spells.
:26:55. > :27:00.Quite chilly in the countryside. Maybe the odd mist and fog patches.
:27:01. > :27:04.A taste of autumn. On Sunday, low-pressure in the Atlantic will
:27:05. > :27:08.track its way north-eastwards. That will bring the stronger winds and
:27:09. > :27:12.gales to Ireland. In Wales, a decent enough day on Sunday. A lot of dry
:27:13. > :27:20.weather with bright spells and hazy sunshine. Next week, it looks like
:27:21. > :27:23.warming up a bit. Temperatures into the 20s again. Monday May be dry but
:27:24. > :27:29.we could cease and heavy showers on Tuesday. In the meantime, a lot of
:27:30. > :27:30.dry weather over the weekend watch -- once we have got rid of tonight
:27:31. > :27:33.'s heavy rain. I'll be back with a quick
:27:34. > :27:35.update at eight, more after the BBC News at Ten,
:27:36. > :27:38.for now, from all of us on the programme,
:27:39. > :27:44.have a good evening.