:00:08. > :00:09.Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories...
:00:10. > :00:11.The main rail link from Wales to England -
:00:12. > :00:13.the Severn Tunnel closes for electrification -
:00:14. > :00:17.thousands of commuters face an autumn of disruption.
:00:18. > :00:22.but long-term economic gain, say ministers.
:00:23. > :00:25.Some passengers avoid the long detour by flying on a new air
:00:26. > :00:31.The charred remains of Didcot power station -
:00:32. > :00:34.the explosion killed four men - the remarkable story of the engineer
:00:35. > :00:43.from the Vale of Glamorgan who cheated death.
:00:44. > :00:52.At first, I thought it was one of the scrap Lord Rees -- scrap lorries
:00:53. > :00:54.getting loaded up with scrap metal, bedded got louder and the
:00:55. > :00:55.Portakabins started shaking violently.
:00:56. > :00:58.Amina Al-Jeffery from Swansea - locked up against her will
:00:59. > :01:00.in Saudi Arabia ? tonight pleas for the Foreign Secretary Boris
:01:01. > :01:08.Aled Sion Davies sets a new Paralympics record to win gold.
:01:09. > :01:32.It's the main rail link between South Wales and England.
:01:33. > :01:34.Tens of thousands of passengers use it every day
:01:35. > :01:39.But for the next six weeks, it's closed.
:01:40. > :01:41.Delays and diversions await, but it'll all be worth it,
:01:42. > :01:45.The line is being electrified to make journey times
:01:46. > :01:47.faster to London and Heathrow, in particular.
:01:48. > :01:49.For some, the rerouting around Gloucester was too much,
:01:50. > :01:54.so they took to the air. Jordan Davies has the story.
:01:55. > :01:57.It's a different way to start the working day.
:01:58. > :01:59.Commuters boarding the new 8am flight from Cardiff
:02:00. > :02:11.Part of the new so-called rescue flight service being offered
:02:12. > :02:14.being offered by FlyBe while the Severn Tunnel is closed.
:02:15. > :02:16.Two hours to London is nothing.
:02:17. > :02:18.We regularly pop up for lunch to see somebody.
:02:19. > :02:27.3.5 hours is a seven-hour round journey and that's
:02:28. > :02:30.So FlyBe's service is just manna from heaven.
:02:31. > :02:32.The more than century-old link is being upgraded.
:02:33. > :02:35.Engineers are installing the rest of this electrified rail that
:02:36. > :02:37.will power faster trains planned for the route.
:02:38. > :02:39.It's absolutely vital that Wales is properly connected,
:02:40. > :02:46.both in terms of connectivity with part of the UK,
:02:47. > :02:50.but also internallay and for that reason we have constantly called
:02:51. > :02:53.on the UK Government to ensure that electrification through to Swansea,
:02:54. > :02:56.the electrification of the valleys lines and the North Wales Main Line
:02:57. > :03:00.It's absolutely essential that that work takes place.
:03:01. > :03:04.Business leaders too think a new air service,
:03:05. > :03:06.delivering you direct into London's financial heart
:03:07. > :03:09.in less than an hour and a half, could be a long-term option.
:03:10. > :03:11.I think what that shows you is the choice that's
:03:12. > :03:18.And, as you mentioned, we've got technology,
:03:19. > :03:20.but when you do need those meetings, to have that real choice,
:03:21. > :03:24.to know that you are not tied to one timetable,
:03:25. > :03:27.so whether it is the bus route, rail or flight, these
:03:28. > :03:29.are all important options to give flexibility to business
:03:30. > :03:41.The tunnel will be closed for six weeks until October at the 21st. If
:03:42. > :03:45.you are travelling from South Wales to London, you go via Gloucester,
:03:46. > :03:50.adding about 35 minutes to the journey. If you are travelling to
:03:51. > :03:54.Bristol, you have to take the railway replacement bus, adding
:03:55. > :04:00.around 45 minutes. Passengers have been urged to plan in advance. For
:04:01. > :04:04.the next six weeks, we can put up with it. It could have been better
:04:05. > :04:10.over the summer holiday, but there we go. It's got to be done at some
:04:11. > :04:16.point. People will probably need to be more organised in the mornings,
:04:17. > :04:21.which is probably harder. Other firms are also looking to capitalise
:04:22. > :04:26.on the closure. National Express opted to erect this Bucking Bronco
:04:27. > :04:30.to promote their Bristol and London services. Business leaders,
:04:31. > :04:36.politicians and rail bosses are aware this closure will cause
:04:37. > :04:40.disruption. Some see it as short-term pain for long-term gain.
:04:41. > :04:43.Others believe it may be an opportunity in itself.
:04:44. > :04:44.Our Business Correspondent Brian Meechan was on that
:04:45. > :04:47.first flight from Cardiff to City Airport in London.
:04:48. > :04:52.This six week closure of the Severn tunnel ? short-term pain
:04:53. > :05:05.I think that is right. Ultimately the business community is very much
:05:06. > :05:11.sold on the idea of electrification of the real lines will stop frankly
:05:12. > :05:14.that can't happen without closing the Severn Tunnel in order to
:05:15. > :05:19.upgrade the work there. They have said it is fine to go ahead with
:05:20. > :05:24.that and they will suffer that short-term pain to get faster and
:05:25. > :05:28.better rail services in future. Ultimately, FlyBe and Cardiff
:05:29. > :05:34.airport have been quite smart in putting in place this alternative
:05:35. > :05:39.service. Because it takes about one are ultimately to get to London City
:05:40. > :05:44.Airport, about 15 minutes away from here in Canary Wharf. That is
:05:45. > :05:47.important because people in Cardiff have been trying to attract
:05:48. > :05:51.businesses and jobs from companies like these ones into nearly worth
:05:52. > :05:56.and transport links is one of the big issues companies look at when
:05:57. > :05:59.deciding we are to put officers. So there is a temporary error servers
:06:00. > :06:04.from Cardiff to London, will it last longer than the six weeks? --
:06:05. > :06:09.temporary air service. I think it will be over after the six weeks but
:06:10. > :06:14.whether at the time is permanently, I put that to the Chief Executive of
:06:15. > :06:19.FlyBe and he said, quite simply, use it or lose it. He is happy to have
:06:20. > :06:24.it as a permanent solution if there is demand from the business
:06:25. > :06:29.community and people of South Wales. And also what this could do for real
:06:30. > :06:35.prices, because ultimately, it has something of a monopoly and this
:06:36. > :06:39.could bring competition bringing down real way prices and a better
:06:40. > :06:44.service on the trains. Thank you. -- bring down railway prices.
:06:45. > :06:46.It's six months since an explosion at Didcot Power Station
:06:47. > :06:48.killed four men, including Christopher Huxtable from Swansea.
:06:49. > :06:51.As the last of the bodies was recovered over the weekend,
:06:52. > :06:54.we've been speaking to one worker who was on the site that day.
:06:55. > :06:56.John Cosgrove, from Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan,
:06:57. > :06:59.was on a coffee break when the building he'd been
:07:00. > :07:02.He's been speaking to his niece - our reporter, Jenny Rees -
:07:03. > :07:06.about his narrow escape and the loss of his friends and colleagues.
:07:07. > :07:09.It was the demolition of a power station that brought
:07:10. > :07:14.While working on Aberthaw, he met his future wife -
:07:15. > :07:19.Today is their 19th wedding anniversary.
:07:20. > :07:23.At 65, he's been working in demolition for 40 years,
:07:24. > :07:27.and had been at Didcot for 15 months when the accident happened.
:07:28. > :07:30.He was on a break, 30 metres away from the boilerhouse,
:07:31. > :07:38.All of a sudden, I just heard a noise, like a rumbling noise.
:07:39. > :07:41.At first, I thought it was like one of the scrap lorries
:07:42. > :07:48.And then, it got louder, then the Portakabins
:07:49. > :07:56.And it finished and then, I opened the door to the thing
:07:57. > :07:58.and then I knew there was something serious had happened.
:07:59. > :08:02.Because I couldn't see a thing in front of me.
:08:03. > :08:10.I just stepped outside and I just saw one of the lads...
:08:11. > :08:15.He was on the floor. I think he was crying.
:08:16. > :08:20.Christopher Huxtable, from Swansea, was one
:08:21. > :08:25.I met him at Swansea dry dock dismantling a battleship.
:08:26. > :08:29.A lovely lad. Smashing lad.
:08:30. > :08:31.All the lads' families, we used to see them every week
:08:32. > :08:36.We were working, we were on the recovery then,
:08:37. > :08:40.we were trying to recover the lads and, er, when the recovery had
:08:41. > :08:43.to stop, cease work like, and we just moved back
:08:44. > :08:46.into the canteen and they used to go up to the side and lay flowers.
:08:47. > :08:51.And I've got to be honest with you, I...
:08:52. > :08:58.You know, I knew what they were going through and I...
:08:59. > :09:02."Are you all right?" No!
:09:03. > :09:05.But was that important to you to be involved?
:09:06. > :09:06.Oh, yeah! Most definitely.
:09:07. > :09:11.We wanted to get our pals out.
:09:12. > :09:22.When they took us away, in May, and put another contractor there -
:09:23. > :09:25.Brown and Mason - that's... We felt cheated then.
:09:26. > :09:30.We felt cheated, because they were our pals under there.
:09:31. > :09:38.The guard of honour for our pals, the last two weeks,
:09:39. > :09:40.we wanted to be that guard of honour, but...
:09:41. > :09:46.The last of the bodies was recovered on the weekend.
:09:47. > :09:48.John is now awaiting news of four funerals,
:09:49. > :10:00.which he dreads, but hopes they'll offer some closure.
:10:01. > :10:04.The European arm of Tata steel - which includes Port Talbot -
:10:05. > :10:06.made a ?90 million profit, according to its latest results.
:10:07. > :10:08.But Tata reported a ?358 million global loss.
:10:09. > :10:10.The Chief Executive of Tata Steel's European operations
:10:11. > :10:12.says they're making progress, because of business improvement
:10:13. > :10:20.initiatives, restructuring and a more favourable market.
:10:21. > :10:23.Dyfed Powys Police has confirmed the body retrieved from the sea
:10:24. > :10:26.north of Aberystwyth earlier this month is that of Luke Morton
:10:27. > :10:30.The 23-year-old went missing after being swept off rocks at Mwnt
:10:31. > :10:35.Coastguards said Mr Morton and another man were out walking
:10:36. > :10:44.A pet food manufacturer is hoping to create up to 20 new jobs as it
:10:45. > :10:46.expands its business to the former Hotpoint factory site
:10:47. > :10:51.The Real Petfood Company based in Flint has bought a unit
:10:52. > :10:58.on the land in Bodelwyddan, as part of a ?6 million expansion.
:10:59. > :11:02.The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, must intervene
:11:03. > :11:06.to help bring home a woman from Swansea who claims to have been
:11:07. > :11:11.That's the call from Amina al-Jeffery's MP, Geraint Davies,
:11:12. > :11:14.after the deadline passed for her safe return to the UK.
:11:15. > :11:27.Deprived of her liberty, Amina Al-Jeffery claims to have been
:11:28. > :11:31.imprisoned without food or water at her father's home in Saudi Arabia,
:11:32. > :11:34.something he denies. Last month a High Court judge gave until
:11:35. > :11:40.yesterday for the woman to be brought back to the UK but she
:11:41. > :11:44.hasn't returned. In Westminster today, Swansea West MP Geraint
:11:45. > :11:47.Davies handed an open letter to the Foreign Secretary urging him to take
:11:48. > :11:54.responsibility for her safe passage back to Britain. I will fight until
:11:55. > :11:59.I secure Amina's liberty and are that Boris Johnson and others are
:12:00. > :12:02.brought to the table and their responsibility is identified. They
:12:03. > :12:09.should stand up for UK citizens being caged abroad. I want her to
:12:10. > :12:12.come home. At the age of 16, she was taken out of school and travel to
:12:13. > :12:17.Jeddah with her father we are she has been kept for four years. Her
:12:18. > :12:22.father says he took Amina to Saudi Arabia to save her life because she
:12:23. > :12:25.was not doing well at school and he did not want her drinking and taking
:12:26. > :12:30.drugs. Many organisations have backed calls for the Foreign Office
:12:31. > :12:34.to intervene in the use of Amina and one charity question is whether more
:12:35. > :12:39.could have been done sooner. One of my concerns as this young girl,
:12:40. > :12:44.Amina, was taken out of this country when she was a child so really we
:12:45. > :12:48.have to step back further and consider what role education is
:12:49. > :12:55.playing in raising awareness so they could have identified Amina,
:12:56. > :12:56.something we need to reflect on. In a statement, the Foreign and
:12:57. > :13:08.Commonwealth Office says... A private hearing will be held in
:13:09. > :13:11.the family division of the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow.
:13:12. > :13:17.Let me take you to Rio now, where Aled Sion Davies has smashed
:13:18. > :13:20.the Paralympic record in the F42 shot put to win gold.
:13:21. > :13:21.Our correspondent Steffan Messenger is there.
:13:22. > :13:35.Yes, it's been an absolutely exciting few hours here and Rio.
:13:36. > :13:40.Aled Sion Davies not just on top form with the gold medal but also
:13:41. > :13:44.our Paralympic record, after four years of hard work and determination
:13:45. > :13:46.and as you would imagine he was absolutely delighted.
:13:47. > :13:48.Back at the Paralympics, four years after he was catapulted
:13:49. > :13:53.Then a discus gold and shot put bronze led to sponsorship deals
:13:54. > :13:57.aplenty and the chance to carve out a career as a full-time athlete.
:13:58. > :14:01.Aled Sion Davies, the Bear from Bridgend as he's known,
:14:02. > :14:04.has since become world champion at shot put and world record-holder.
:14:05. > :14:07.The goal in Rio was to clinch the Paralympic title too.
:14:08. > :14:13.But from the off, Aled Davies delivered, breaking the Paralympic
:14:14. > :14:16.record with his first throw then improving on it with his third.
:14:17. > :14:28.When confirmation came, he was ecstatic.
:14:29. > :14:35.I remember coming off the podium at London and thinking I can never
:14:36. > :14:39.lose, you instantly apply that pressure, some dark times and good
:14:40. > :14:46.times, my family and girlfriend by me all the time, so happy I can come
:14:47. > :14:50.here and deliver will stop -- deliver.
:14:51. > :14:53.A golden moment that those in charge of Disability Sport in Wales hope
:14:54. > :14:56.Not everybody's going to be a Paralympic champion,
:14:57. > :14:59.not everybody's going to be a Paralympian, but what this does,
:15:00. > :15:02.what Aled does, what the 26 athletes we have here in Wales do
:15:03. > :15:06.So, if you want to take part in sport, whatever your ability,
:15:07. > :15:08.regardless of your impairments, we've got great opportunities
:15:09. > :15:11.in Wales and I think that's what role models like Aled do.
:15:12. > :15:13.Aled Davies is the third athlete from Wales to contribute to
:15:14. > :15:17.On Saturday, Mold's Sabrina Fortune won a brilliant, unexpected bronze
:15:18. > :15:21.in the F20 shot put at her first Paralympics.
:15:22. > :15:26.That was followed by gold for games veteran Rachel Morris in the rowing.
:15:27. > :15:28.A golden 48 hours for Welsh athletes at the Paralympics,
:15:29. > :15:37.with plenty still in prospect in the days to come.
:15:38. > :15:43.And the next medal from an athlete from Wales will definitely come
:15:44. > :15:49.tomorrow. Rob Davis is guaranteed at least silver in the men's table
:15:50. > :15:58.tennis class, and also I gold medal in hope tomorrow, Hollie Arnold
:15:59. > :16:01.currently world champion in the F46 javelin. Fingers crossed for more
:16:02. > :16:05.success tomorrow. Thank you. You are watching Wales
:16:06. > :16:08.Today. Swansea's Neil Taylor,
:16:09. > :16:11.furious for being taken-off minutes but his manager denies
:16:12. > :16:15.there's a problem. And a short spell of hot and humid
:16:16. > :16:18.weather heading our way, but it won't be sunny at all times.
:16:19. > :16:25.Full details in a few minutes. It could hand politicians
:16:26. > :16:27.in Cardiff Bay new powers to set speed limits,
:16:28. > :16:29.decide on energy projects and increase the number
:16:30. > :16:31.of Assembly Members The Wales Bill got its final debate
:16:32. > :16:40.in the House of Commons today and our Parliamentary Correspondent,
:16:41. > :16:47.David Cornock, was watching. That debate got under way more than
:16:48. > :16:52.an hour ago and is still going strong and will continue for some
:16:53. > :16:56.time yet. The UK Government says not only is it giving Wales more powers
:16:57. > :17:01.but also read writing the devolution settlement to make it clearer who
:17:02. > :17:07.does what, where paralyse, Westminster or Cardiff Bay? -- where
:17:08. > :17:10.the polar lights. And there have been challenges for the Welsh
:17:11. > :17:15.Government to use its new powers to make a difference.
:17:16. > :17:20.Summer is a long time in politics. The British people have spoken and
:17:21. > :17:25.the answer is we are out. Long enough for a referendum vote to
:17:26. > :17:30.leave the European Union, for a change of Prime Minister and a
:17:31. > :17:34.Labour leadership challenge. Amid all that turmoil, you could be
:17:35. > :17:38.forgiven for missing a new law that will change the way Wales is run.
:17:39. > :17:43.From the speed limits on roads to the voting age in elections, and
:17:44. > :17:47.what the Assembly calls itself, this new law also scrapped the need to
:17:48. > :17:53.hold a referendum before Wales gets the power to vary income tax, is one
:17:54. > :17:58.move ministers he says will make the Welsh Government more accountable.
:17:59. > :18:01.For too long we've been debating the constitution, debating minutiae
:18:02. > :18:06.about governance issues, this is now imploding the Welsh Government to
:18:07. > :18:10.act on the things that matter to people in Wales, they will be truly
:18:11. > :18:14.accountable and responsible and rightly get the credit when things
:18:15. > :18:18.go right, but also help to account when things don't go the way in
:18:19. > :18:23.which they deemed in their policies. Wales Bill as amended in committee
:18:24. > :18:28.to be considered... This was possibly the last time the MPs will
:18:29. > :18:33.debate the constitution for a while but opposition parties are not
:18:34. > :18:38.happy. Labour say with the number of MPs to be cut, Wales needs more AMs
:18:39. > :18:41.and Plaid Cymru says Wales will still not have the powers given to
:18:42. > :18:47.Scotland and Northern Ireland. The MPs discussions are not over yet,
:18:48. > :18:49.but there will still be discussions over financial details before tax
:18:50. > :18:52.powers are fully transferred. Some tax powers have
:18:53. > :18:55.already been handed And today, a bill was published
:18:56. > :19:00.setting out how the Welsh Government will replace stamp duty with
:19:01. > :19:03.a Land Transaction Tax from 2018. This is the first time in nearly 800
:19:04. > :19:06.years that Wales will raise But here, you've got
:19:07. > :19:12.sort of terraced... The Finance Secretary,
:19:13. > :19:14.Mark Drakeford, checking out Barry was the location, location,
:19:15. > :19:23.location for the Minister to publicise a bill that will lead
:19:24. > :19:29.to Wales raising its own taxes. The tax we all recognise as stamp
:19:30. > :19:32.duty will be one of the first And the Welsh Government will
:19:33. > :19:36.establish a Land Transaction Tax. From April 2018, the Assembly
:19:37. > :19:39.will have responsibility for The first time in over 800 years
:19:40. > :19:47.that Wales will raise its own taxes. But we'll have to wait another year
:19:48. > :19:50.until we find out what levels of tax we'll be paying
:19:51. > :19:52.when we buy property. We want to make sure that,
:19:53. > :19:56.from the point of view of people who are buying and selling houses,
:19:57. > :19:59.or buying and selling land, that the change doesn't cause
:20:00. > :20:05.confusion or difficulty. So designing the system in a way
:20:06. > :20:08.that evolves from what we've got and, in the beginning,
:20:09. > :20:13.has relatively few differences is important, while allowing greater
:20:14. > :20:17.difference in the future. There were 55,000 land transactions
:20:18. > :20:22.in Wales in the year 2014-15. And those transactions generated
:20:23. > :20:27.?170 million in tax. The tax is expected to be worth
:20:28. > :20:30.around ?250 million a year is introduced
:20:31. > :20:34.in Wales in April 2018. These are the show homes, are they?
:20:35. > :20:38.These are the show homes, yes. The Welsh Government says
:20:39. > :20:41.that the tax will have little impact on those involved in the buying
:20:42. > :20:44.and selling of houses. That is welcome news
:20:45. > :20:50.to this house-builder. Stability, provided we can maintain
:20:51. > :20:53.that, no radical changes, and hopefully we can work
:20:54. > :20:56.with the Welsh Government and contribute to the economy
:20:57. > :20:58.as we have done in the past. A bill which will set up
:20:59. > :21:05.a Welsh Landfill Tax will be published by the end
:21:06. > :21:07.of the year and some income
:21:08. > :21:08.tax powers will follow. You wait 800 years for a Welsh tax
:21:09. > :21:12.and three come along at once. Plaid Cymru has launched what it
:21:13. > :21:15.calls its Programme for Opposition, which sets out the party's demands
:21:16. > :21:18.for the next Assembly term. The party's leader says Plaid has
:21:19. > :21:22.agreed several policies in principle with Labour,
:21:23. > :21:23.including free childcare But Leanne Wood insists she'll hold
:21:24. > :21:31.the Welsh Labour Government to account to deliver the best deal
:21:32. > :21:37.for Wales after the Brexit vote. There are great challenges facing us
:21:38. > :21:40.as a result of that vote, but we have little faith
:21:41. > :21:42.in the government to be able to deliver what Wales needs
:21:43. > :21:46.in the situation alone, and that's why our Programme
:21:47. > :21:49.of Opposition will guide our priorities in the term ahead in
:21:50. > :21:53.this minority government situation. The Swansea manager,
:21:54. > :22:05.Francesco Guidolin, says he has no issues with Wales international,
:22:06. > :22:07.Neil Taylor, after substituting the defender in the first half
:22:08. > :22:09.of their draw with Chelsea. The left-back looked furious
:22:10. > :22:12.as he left the pitch, but Guidolin His Premier League comeback
:22:13. > :22:19.lasted just 14 minutes. With the Swans behind,
:22:20. > :22:22.Neil Taylor was sacrificed. He tells his manager,
:22:23. > :22:25."Why do it now? "Why not wait till half-time?
:22:26. > :22:28.It's been in front of everyone." I spoke with them in the dressing
:22:29. > :22:34.room now and no problem, Guidolin felt compelled
:22:35. > :22:41.to apologise. With his side behind to this goal,
:22:42. > :22:44.and Chelsea in total control, he changed tactics in an attempt
:22:45. > :22:47.to salvage the game. In an entertaining,
:22:48. > :22:48.sometimes bizarre, encounter, After being brought down,
:22:49. > :22:55.Gylfi Sigurosson was successful His 26th goal for Swansea
:22:56. > :23:00.in the Premier League, Nothing was going to get
:23:01. > :23:05.in the way of Leroy Fer. He hacked at Chelsea's Gary Cahill
:23:06. > :23:08.not once, but twice. But it wasn't seen by the officials,
:23:09. > :23:11.so the goal was allowed. Chelsea's Diego Costa scored
:23:12. > :23:15.an acrobatic late equaliser. Swansea were more than a little
:23:16. > :23:19.fortunate to emerge with a point. And it's not going
:23:20. > :23:20.to get any easier. A trip to Southampton,
:23:21. > :23:23.followed by home matches against Manchester City
:23:24. > :23:27.and Liverpool, Rugby - the Wales number eight,
:23:28. > :23:34.Taulupe Faletau, could miss He's expected to be out
:23:35. > :23:37.for up to eight weeks because of an injury
:23:38. > :23:39.to his left knee. His club Bath says Faletau,
:23:40. > :23:41.who suffered medial ligament damage, Wales play Australia
:23:42. > :23:47.on November the 5th before games against Argentina,
:23:48. > :23:51.Japan and South Africa. Ice hockey - and the Cardiff Devils
:23:52. > :23:53.started their league campaign with a convincing home win
:23:54. > :23:58.over Braehead Clan. Before any goal was scored,
:23:59. > :24:01.the 3,000 fans at Ice Arena Wales Devils Player-Coach
:24:02. > :24:07.Andrew Lord getting stuck in. New captain, Jake Morrissette,
:24:08. > :24:13.got two of them. Tomorrow, more medals
:24:14. > :24:15.expected at the Paralympics. First, an appeal tonight
:24:16. > :24:27.for boat owners not to harass Twice last week, The Sea Trust
:24:28. > :24:31.filmed vessels chasing dolphins They say it's natural
:24:32. > :24:37.to want to see dolphins close up, but people shouldn't get any closer
:24:38. > :24:39.than 50 metres, particularly A short spell of hot and humid
:24:40. > :24:58.weather heading our way. That is correct, it is looking hot
:24:59. > :25:04.and humid, temperatures got up to 23 in Wrexham and by Wednesday we are
:25:05. > :25:09.looking at 28 Celsius. Make the most of it as the weather turns pressure
:25:10. > :25:14.by Friday. Tomorrow more sunshine compared with today and will feel
:25:15. > :25:21.very warm as we go through the gate. We sought more cloud today, limited
:25:22. > :25:26.brightness, the best across parts of the north east and north coast. We
:25:27. > :25:33.will continue to see the sky clearing tonight, but holding onto
:25:34. > :25:36.the cloud west from the picture -- from Pembrokeshire to Anglesey.
:25:37. > :25:42.Temperatures ranging from about 13-17. Gusty on the hills, the wind
:25:43. > :25:49.easing through the night. Tomorrow, I weather front across Ireland not
:25:50. > :25:53.making much movement but enough to bring cloud to western counties.
:25:54. > :26:00.First thing tomorrow that I start then rain coming into the west. --
:26:01. > :26:04.first thing tomorrow, it will be a dry start, but most enjoying drier
:26:05. > :26:08.and brighter weather by the afternoon. Temperatures responding
:26:09. > :26:14.to the sunshine, 18 Celsius underneath the cloud, 25-26 where we
:26:15. > :26:21.have the sunshine. Through tomorrow night, fairly quiet, starry skies
:26:22. > :26:25.into early hours of Wednesday, another muggy night, could be
:26:26. > :26:33.uncomfortable for sleeping with temperatures ranging between 13 and
:26:34. > :26:37.18 Celsius. Average daytime temperature is 18 Celsius, so it
:26:38. > :26:41.will be uncomfortable. The front moving away to bring a decent day on
:26:42. > :26:47.Thursday, another sunny day, and looking much drier, probably the
:26:48. > :26:50.best of the week. A little rain across Wednesday morning, cleaning
:26:51. > :26:55.through and most of us can look forward to it another sunny day,
:26:56. > :27:01.temperatures up to 28 Celsius and most in the 20s as well, light wind,
:27:02. > :27:05.and it could feel hot and stuffy at times. Towards the end of the week,
:27:06. > :27:11.by Friday, looking much fresher with the risk of rain. Thursday, the risk
:27:12. > :27:15.of the few showers but still humid and sunshine to enjoy, keep the
:27:16. > :27:19.sunscreen to hand it is looking lovely.
:27:20. > :27:24.Sounds terrific. Thank you. And the headlines, the
:27:25. > :27:30.Severn Tunnel has closed for six weeks with us and just facing delays
:27:31. > :27:34.to journeys. The government says the work to electrify the rail line will
:27:35. > :27:36.be worth it, making journey times to London faster.
:27:37. > :27:39.I'll have an update for you here at 8 o'clock
:27:40. > :27:42.That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.
:27:43. > :27:53.From all of us on the programme, good evening.
:27:54. > :28:01.A mother of two beaten to death outside her home.
:28:02. > :28:02.You understand how hated you really are in England?