:00:00. > :00:08.The owners of this refinery want to invest ?100 million but it's stuck
:00:09. > :00:15.Valero tells us of their frustration.
:00:16. > :00:19.This is about making sure the fiture of the refinery is secure for jobs
:00:20. > :00:28.Over 1000 people work at the plant here in Milford Haven.
:00:29. > :00:30.So many families and jobs depends on it.
:00:31. > :00:33.What can be done to keep it competitive in a global
:00:34. > :00:51.Also tonight - We're back on the high street
:00:52. > :00:53.as worried shop owners give us their verdict
:00:54. > :00:59.There are concerns over which businesses will be
:01:00. > :01:05.For example, what constitutes a high street when you
:01:06. > :01:08.consider the rates will go up in April this year, time is very much
:01:09. > :01:12.30-year-old Mark Hughes from Wrexham, who has
:01:13. > :01:15.the mental age of seven, had his disability benefits withdrawn.
:01:16. > :01:20.Now the Department for Work and Pensions apologises.
:01:21. > :01:24.Barley the dog, our latest export to China, a trade mission hopes
:01:25. > :01:28.to promote Welsh businesses, art and culture there.
:01:29. > :01:31.Warren Gatland says he's watching the Six Nations
:01:32. > :01:35.with interest as he decides who'll be part of the British
:01:36. > :01:46.It's one of west Wales' biggest employers but tonight
:01:47. > :01:50.the owners of a Pembrokeshire oil refinery have told this programme
:01:51. > :01:55.that future investment is at risk unless plans for ?100 million
:01:56. > :02:00.1200 people work at Valero but the company says
:02:01. > :02:03.the Welsh Government needs to process applications efficiently
:02:04. > :02:06.to stay competitive in the global energy market.
:02:07. > :02:13.Teleri Glyn Jones is in Milford Haven tonight.
:02:14. > :02:16.Lucy, more than 4,000 jobs are sustained by this waterway
:02:17. > :02:21.behind me, that's in oil, renewable energy, fishing
:02:22. > :02:25.and transportation and each one of those jobs supports seven more
:02:26. > :02:31.Valero oil refinery behind me, dominates the skyline here,
:02:32. > :02:33.it's the biggest employer in the area.
:02:34. > :02:36.The American bosses want to invest a ?100 million in the site
:02:37. > :02:40.behind me making it more efficient and securing jobs for the future.
:02:41. > :02:43.But tonight they're frustrated, and warn that if there are delays
:02:44. > :02:53.in the planning process that money could be at risk.
:02:54. > :03:00.Milford Haven, the third biggest port in the UK and our largest
:03:01. > :03:06.energy port from ferries to fishing, sailing boats to enormous tankers.
:03:07. > :03:10.The STV supports thousands of jobs. It's used to be far more. At one
:03:11. > :03:18.point there were five refineries in this area, now that is only one. The
:03:19. > :03:21.last closing 20 14th took 400 jobs with it. According to the man in
:03:22. > :03:29.charge of the sports, they are competing in a global market. That's
:03:30. > :03:31.refinery plant has been sold to Pakistan, I think, wedded to be
:03:32. > :03:37.exported and rebuilt to continue refining in another country. Key to
:03:38. > :03:41.keeping that competitive edge is making easy for these international
:03:42. > :03:47.companies to invest. It is still good saying to a board in San
:03:48. > :03:52.Antonio, we can do this investment in Milford Haven or get the consent
:03:53. > :03:55.in four years' time all we can do this consent in San Antonio and get
:03:56. > :04:01.the consent in six months' time. The money will go in San Antonio. Unless
:04:02. > :04:06.we are mindful of the competition we will lose some of these businesses.
:04:07. > :04:10.Across the estuary the biggest employer in the area and the only
:04:11. > :04:15.refinery left, Valero. In November they announced plans to invest ?100
:04:16. > :04:19.million in the new combined heat and power generation unit. It is going
:04:20. > :04:23.through the early stages of the planning system and they say it is
:04:24. > :04:30.vital it is an process. The onus is on the Welsh Government
:04:31. > :04:34.to make sure we reach our schedules. We are up against time and hopefully
:04:35. > :04:38.all the different bodies involved will work with is to ensure we get
:04:39. > :04:42.the spade in the ground when we wanted. What is at stake if it isn't
:04:43. > :04:48.a swift process? It ties everything up. The costs
:04:49. > :04:52.rise and we have to look at future investment. This is all cost driven.
:04:53. > :04:59.It is about making sure the future of the refinery is secure for jobs
:05:00. > :05:02.and the future. Ports are not devolved to Cardiff Bay but planning
:05:03. > :05:10.and infrastructure are in the hands of the last government. Down the
:05:11. > :05:14.road in Pembroke Dock, mainstay Marina built boats. This week, the
:05:15. > :05:19.Cabinet Secretary announced the company had won the last government
:05:20. > :05:25.'s's contract to build two new fisheries boats. No planning
:05:26. > :05:29.required there. But the minister told me it needs to be efficient. If
:05:30. > :05:35.we brought forward the planning act in 2014, I am now implementing parts
:05:36. > :05:39.of that but it is important that businesses feel it works for them.
:05:40. > :05:41.Planning is for everybody, it is therefore the development and use of
:05:42. > :05:48.our land. Shakespeare wrote a Milford Haven,
:05:49. > :05:52.tell me of how Wales was made so happy? How we take advantage of such
:05:53. > :05:54.legacy will save these waterways and our economy.
:05:55. > :05:58.The bid is still in its early stages at the moment but there should be
:05:59. > :06:00.a final decision by the end of this year.
:06:01. > :06:03.Planners will be assessing the benefits of expansion and also
:06:04. > :06:06.the environmental impact such a development could have
:06:07. > :06:10.here, it's situated in Pembrokeshire's National Park.
:06:11. > :06:13.What the company is saying tonight is that an investment of this size
:06:14. > :06:17.would be a huge show of confidence in this site and secure its future
:06:18. > :06:28.On Wednesday, we were in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan
:06:29. > :06:30.talking to high street shop owners, worried about the increase
:06:31. > :06:33.in their business rates, expected in April.
:06:34. > :06:37.There was concern there's been little detail so far about a rate
:06:38. > :06:39.relief scheme designed to help cut costs.
:06:40. > :06:41.Well today the Welsh Government published more information
:06:42. > :06:45.about the ?10 million it will provide in support.
:06:46. > :06:47.So, we sent our political correspondent Arwyn Jones back
:06:48. > :06:56.to Cowbridge to see what small businesses there make of it.
:06:57. > :07:02.Business rates are a tax that owners of businesses like these on the high
:07:03. > :07:08.street in Cowbridge pay on their properties such as a shock, cafe or
:07:09. > :07:12.restaurant. My council tax they pay for services provided by the local
:07:13. > :07:15.authority. Concerns have been raised that the increase in April could
:07:16. > :07:19.make life difficult for retailers with some feeling they could go
:07:20. > :07:24.under. Today, the Welsh Government set out details of its ?10 million
:07:25. > :07:29.fund to help. My ambition has been to try and design a scheme that is
:07:30. > :07:33.workable and deliverable, we are confident that even in the very few
:07:34. > :07:38.weeks we have had to design it that'll be capable of being
:07:39. > :07:42.delivered. We have been hearing concerns from business owners who
:07:43. > :07:46.are trying to balance the books. She owns the pencil case shop in
:07:47. > :07:50.Cowbridge and said the increase would make life difficult. As a
:07:51. > :07:54.small business owners she qualifies for an extra ?500 to be knocked off
:07:55. > :07:59.her bill in April meaning she won't be worse off this year. However, the
:08:00. > :08:02.introduction of the increase is being phased in over three years so
:08:03. > :08:09.next year she might have to pay more. A huge help. There was a
:08:10. > :08:13.situation where everything I would be paying ?2000 from April onwards
:08:14. > :08:22.which is a huge increase. 180% increase. I've now got to find
:08:23. > :08:27.nearly ?1000 a year to pay the rates bill because in Wales I could use
:08:28. > :08:32.that to invest in the business. Businesses like this with a rateable
:08:33. > :08:39.value of between ?6,000 and ?12,000 will get ?500 off their bill. Those
:08:40. > :08:48.up to ?50,000 will get a 15 in Japan production. If it is over ?50,000
:08:49. > :08:53.you will get nothing. -- a ?1500 reduction.
:08:54. > :08:59.My rates are going to be increasing by ?40,000 a year for the businesses
:09:00. > :09:03.in Cowbridge. We will get an extra ?1500 reduction. 1500 is better than
:09:04. > :09:07.nothing but it isn't going to make a massive amount of difference. Places
:09:08. > :09:12.will article or because they have too. Some business owners are
:09:13. > :09:18.questioned by others will see their rates fall but still gets help.
:09:19. > :09:22.There are concerns about which businesses will be eligible for the
:09:23. > :09:26.support. For example, what constitutes a high-street? The Welsh
:09:27. > :09:30.Government has left that for the councils to decide. The
:09:31. > :09:34.Conservatives say that could lead to some confusion. When you consider
:09:35. > :09:38.the rates will go up in April of this year, time is of the essence.
:09:39. > :09:41.The Welsh Government says it is confident there will be plenty of
:09:42. > :09:45.time to get the scheme in place while it works on developing a new
:09:46. > :09:46.permanent scheme to be introduced next year.
:09:47. > :09:48.A 23-year-old barman from Cardiff has been found guilty
:09:49. > :09:50.of murdering his girlfriend, who'd come to the UK
:09:51. > :09:55.24-year-old Xixi Bi was attacked by Jordan Matthews
:09:56. > :09:58.in what Cardiff Crown Court heard was a "vicious, sustained
:09:59. > :10:03.She had a cardiac arrest and died in hospital
:10:04. > :10:06.after being attacked at their flat in Llandaff last August.
:10:07. > :10:09.Matthews is due to be sentenced on Tuesday.
:10:10. > :10:13.A deputy head teacher has been banned from schools
:10:14. > :10:15.for a minimum of ten years for having sex with teenage girls.
:10:16. > :10:18.A disciplinary panel found 17 out of 20 allegations
:10:19. > :10:22.of unacceptable professional misconduct proved against
:10:23. > :10:26.Swansea Council has launched an inquiry into his dismissal
:10:27. > :10:32.which included an ?8,000 pay-off and a positive reference.
:10:33. > :10:35.The number of deliberately started grass fires in Wales increased
:10:36. > :10:41.Welsh Government figures show just over 2,600 grass fires
:10:42. > :10:45.were started on purpose in 2015-16, up from just
:10:46. > :10:54.The report suggests good weather is likely to have been a factor.
:10:55. > :10:56.Deliberately set grass fires is a significant problem
:10:57. > :10:59.for all services involved for grass fires in South Wales.
:11:00. > :11:02.However, we are working together to achieve an outcome of
:11:03. > :11:07.educating communities, reducing this, putting engagement
:11:08. > :11:10.events on so communities understand the impact it has
:11:11. > :11:16.on attending agencies on communities and their families.
:11:17. > :11:18.A man from Wrexham with the mental age of seven,
:11:19. > :11:20.who was wtongly told by the Department for Work
:11:21. > :11:23.and Pensions he would lose his disability benefits,
:11:24. > :11:29.Mark Hughes also has mobility problems after contracting
:11:30. > :11:32.He was denied the Personal Independence Payment,
:11:33. > :11:35.after an assessment ruled he could care for himself.
:11:36. > :11:44.Mark Hughes' family say he has mobility and balance problems,
:11:45. > :11:50.He lives alone but has regular assistance and meals
:11:51. > :11:54.He struggles with reading, writing and communication
:11:55. > :12:09.But despite earning a disability allowance all his adult
:12:10. > :12:12.life a recent assessment for the replacement
:12:13. > :12:14.Personal Independence Payment rated him able to look
:12:15. > :12:17.after all of his own needs and he was denied the benefit
:12:18. > :12:20.which can range from ?22 to ?140 per week.
:12:21. > :12:24.I've been looking here at Mark Hughes's assessment results.
:12:25. > :12:26.If you're anything like me you might not have seen one
:12:27. > :12:31.On every measurement of his daily activities he has been ranked
:12:32. > :12:34.zero out of eight, which means he's not entitled to any
:12:35. > :12:40.You have only got to be in his presence and you know he has
:12:41. > :12:47.I think that whoever is doing the disability assessment
:12:48. > :12:50.really needs to get their act together because Mark
:12:51. > :12:52.needs this money for the rest of his life.
:12:53. > :12:56.It is his only form of any kind of money to
:12:57. > :13:02.Mark isn't alone, 140,000 people in Wales have been or will be
:13:03. > :13:07.Disability Wales say they believe some genuine cases
:13:08. > :13:13.People with, for example, learning difficulties, people with mental
:13:14. > :13:18.health issues, conditions like autism or other impairments,
:13:19. > :13:22.invisible impairments seem to not fare so well
:13:23. > :13:31.As a result, they perhaps turned down for PIP.
:13:32. > :13:34.After we filmed with Mark Hughes, the Department for Work and Pensions
:13:35. > :13:39.told us he is entitled to Personal Independence Payments and it
:13:40. > :13:43.It hasn't said how that error was made but says successful appeals
:13:44. > :13:46.are often due to more evidence being presented.
:13:47. > :13:54.The U-turn is good news for Mark but with only three
:13:55. > :13:57.percent of PIP decisions successfully overturned others
:13:58. > :14:06.Seeing through the smoke, ground-breaking thermal
:14:07. > :14:07.imaging technology, developed in Flintshire,
:14:08. > :14:12.will help firefighters save lives in the US and across Europe.
:14:13. > :14:16.And Wales captain, Alun-Wyn Jones is tipped by former British
:14:17. > :14:24.and Irish Lions players to captain the tour to New Zealand this summer.
:14:25. > :14:27.It's one of the biggest economies in the world
:14:28. > :14:29.and with Brexit on the horizon, many businesses here
:14:30. > :14:32.are looking to China as they explore new markets.
:14:33. > :14:35.A delegation is heading to Shanghai and Hong Kong tomorrow
:14:36. > :14:38.to seek business links and promote Welsh art and culture.
:14:39. > :14:42.One business has told us it could be worth millions of pounds.
:14:43. > :14:52.A yellow labrador with a nose valuable all over the world.
:14:53. > :14:55.His talents are about to be exported to Hong Kong.
:14:56. > :14:58.He'll be working with border control looking for illicit meat.
:14:59. > :15:01.The Flintshire firm that trained him on the face of it, may be
:15:02. > :15:07.But they're about to head to China as part of a Welsh Government trade
:15:08. > :15:15.We are offering them a package wher if they need dogs we can supply
:15:16. > :15:18.If they need training for their handlers based on
:15:19. > :15:20.our expertise, we are hoping we can promote that.
:15:21. > :15:23.At this company in Merthyr it's all about precision engineering.
:15:24. > :15:25.They believe their hoses, used in space,
:15:26. > :15:31.can compete in the saturated Chinese market.
:15:32. > :15:33.This is an extremely varied trade mission,
:15:34. > :15:37.artists alongside hi-tech companies like this.
:15:38. > :15:40.Welsh businesses want to take every opportunity they can
:15:41. > :15:43.at selling their goods, particularly in a world
:15:44. > :15:45.where traditional export markets, like Europe and America, may be
:15:46. > :15:50.Amitec has sold this abroad for years but admit
:15:51. > :15:54.they've forgotten how they won those contracts.
:15:55. > :15:59.This mission is about new markets and old skills.
:16:00. > :16:02.We want to grow our export business, but of our own
:16:03. > :16:05.volition we will struggle to do that so with some assistance that we are
:16:06. > :16:07.having from the mission from the Welsh Government,
:16:08. > :16:12.it will give us a great opportunity to do that.
:16:13. > :16:15.To find new markets we are not operating in and to reinvigorate
:16:16. > :16:17.market we have been operating in for some time but we don't
:16:18. > :16:22.Welsh exports to China have seen steady growth
:16:23. > :16:25.with machinery and equipment driving recent rises.
:16:26. > :16:34.From ?260 million in 2006 to nearly 370 million in 2015.
:16:35. > :16:40.Although that's a dip from the more than ?400 million high in 2013.
:16:41. > :16:47.And compares to ?5 billion worth of exports to the EU two years ago.
:16:48. > :16:49.These bears from the Tiny Rebel brewery in Newport
:16:50. > :16:56.And these cans are destined for abroad.
:16:57. > :16:59.Bradley here feels China is a sleeping craft ale giant
:17:00. > :17:03.and could be worth a million pounds worth of business a year.
:17:04. > :17:05.China is a destination for high-quality British
:17:06. > :17:10.Consumers want something a bit small and on the beer side,
:17:11. > :17:15.People want something a bit more exciting.
:17:16. > :17:23.The dragon, as potent a symbol in China as it is in Wales
:17:24. > :17:28.And Collette, an illustrator, knows this.
:17:29. > :17:31.She's about to take her work to a publisher on the mission.
:17:32. > :17:34.Evidence of the variety of ambition Welsh firms
:17:35. > :17:40.I will be trying to sell my book to them, try to get
:17:41. > :17:43.Whether they will publish it in China.
:17:44. > :17:45.I will also be gathering information for my next project
:17:46. > :17:48.which will focus entirely on Chinese dragons.
:17:49. > :17:52.And I will be speaking to a professor in Shanghai University who
:17:53. > :17:55.specialises in Chinese mythology and Chinese dragons so I am really
:17:56. > :18:02.As an accompaniement to the visit, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
:18:03. > :18:07.and their Chinese principal guest conductor will also be on the trip.
:18:08. > :18:09.The potential for Wales in China is huge
:18:10. > :18:11.but making sure all our exporters hit
:18:12. > :18:20.the right note there won't be without its challeneges.
:18:21. > :18:23.Well one company from Flintshire is looking towards Europe to expand.
:18:24. > :18:26.Ground-breaking thermal imaging technology has been developed
:18:27. > :18:29.to help firefighters save lives in smoke-filled environments.
:18:30. > :18:31.It's already being used in the United States
:18:32. > :18:34.and is about to be launched on the continent.
:18:35. > :18:35.Our business correspondent, Brian Meechan has been
:18:36. > :18:44.American firefighters already use it to save lives.
:18:45. > :18:47.Helped by technology used and developed in Flintshire.
:18:48. > :18:53.This reconstruction shows a familiar scene as a firefighter enters
:18:54. > :18:57.a smoke-filled room, his visibility severely restricted.
:18:58. > :18:59.A small camera sends thermal images like this one
:19:00. > :19:05.to a micro screen in the mask making it easier to spot people in trouble.
:19:06. > :19:07.It can also be beamed to a computer screen for others
:19:08. > :19:14.You can see that is a person there, there is a hot spot there.
:19:15. > :19:16.Traditionally, hand-held equipment has been used which limit
:19:17. > :19:21.movement and the cost means only one is used per crew.
:19:22. > :19:23.The hands-free benefits of not having to hold the
:19:24. > :19:29.traditional thermal imaging camera and the lower cost as well which
:19:30. > :19:32.enables, potentially, more firefighters to have this technology
:19:33. > :19:37.which should hopefully go on to help save lives.
:19:38. > :19:39.The device was developed by Scott Safety, a leading
:19:40. > :19:42.manufacturer of personal safety equipment.
:19:43. > :19:47.The electronic software and the system for transferring the
:19:48. > :19:49.image was designed by Flint-based, Taylor Dowding Innovation.
:19:50. > :19:54.This innovation is part of a significant Welsh technology
:19:55. > :20:00.sector that employs 39,000 people in over 3,100 companies.
:20:01. > :20:03.And the network that links them together expects that to
:20:04. > :20:11.continue to grow over the next three years.
:20:12. > :20:17.if we look back over the years and said we would be walking round with
:20:18. > :20:22.mobile phones and taking cameras that can access the Internet, where
:20:23. > :20:32.technology is going and the great it is moving, some of the things that
:20:33. > :20:36.currently are within our research departments can become quickly into
:20:37. > :20:40.commercialisation. The thermal technology is playing
:20:41. > :20:44.its part in a sector now worth over ?8 billion to the Welsh economy. It
:20:45. > :20:45.is hoped more innovations like these will help more businesses to grow
:20:46. > :20:48.and create well-paid jobs in future. Time for tonight's
:20:49. > :20:51.sport now, Claire. The British and Irish Lions
:20:52. > :20:55.tour to New Zealand may be a few months off
:20:56. > :20:58.but Coach Warren Gatland says he's been closely watching
:20:59. > :21:00.the Six Nations as he begins to assemble an idea
:21:01. > :21:03.of which players he'll select. Playing for the Lions is considered
:21:04. > :21:06.the pinnacle of any career and Gatland, who names his squad
:21:07. > :21:10.in April, says competition One Welshman is already
:21:11. > :21:16.being tipped as captain. He's already assembled his support
:21:17. > :21:19.coaches, now Warren Gatland's mind is turning to which players will be
:21:20. > :21:22.on the plane to New Zealand The opening two rounds
:21:23. > :21:26.of the Six Nations has produced some fantastic rugby, the tournament
:21:27. > :21:29.the perfect vehicle for individuals to prove themselves knowing
:21:30. > :21:34.Gatland is watching. I've seen some good
:21:35. > :21:36.performances at the moment. I haven't written down
:21:37. > :21:38.a squad at this stage. If someone comes through out
:21:39. > :21:44.of the blue I want to make sure I keep an open
:21:45. > :21:48.mind and when we come together as a group of coaches, I want to collect
:21:49. > :21:52.and finalise their thoughts as well. Still a heck of a lot to play
:21:53. > :21:56.for in the remaining three games. Four years ago, Sam Warburton and
:21:57. > :22:00.Alun-Wyn Jones lead the Lions to a Warburton missed the last Test
:22:01. > :22:06.through injury and Alun-Wyn Jones The current Wales skipper
:22:07. > :22:09.is being tipped by many The front runner has
:22:10. > :22:17.to be Alun-Wyn Jones. He is respected in New Zealand,
:22:18. > :22:20.you will have to anticipate he will be a Test starter
:22:21. > :22:23.and he would certainly be Alun-Wyn Jones played
:22:24. > :22:26.really well on Saturday. He may have his nose in front
:22:27. > :22:29.slightly, he is an experienced I think Alun-Wyn Jones
:22:30. > :22:37.is showing his characteristics I think he is probably
:22:38. > :22:42.the favourite at this stage. But Wales legend Gareth Edwards
:22:43. > :22:45.who played ten times for the Lions, including
:22:46. > :22:49.for the 1971 team that last won a series in New Zealand,
:22:50. > :22:52.believes Sam Warburton's relationship with Gatlin means
:22:53. > :22:56.he is in pole position. I don't think the fact
:22:57. > :22:59.that he is not captain at the moment with Wales will detract
:23:00. > :23:04.at all from him being selected as a Because he has a track record,
:23:05. > :23:09.he has shown he has been there, done it and from my
:23:10. > :23:11.experience people like Willie John McBride in my day had benefited
:23:12. > :23:18.greatly from being on other tours It may not just be the Lions
:23:19. > :23:24.in New Zealand this summer, Wales's Test against Tonga could be
:23:25. > :23:28.moved there following concerns over The game is likely to be
:23:29. > :23:33.played in Auckland. 15 Welshmen, ten English,
:23:34. > :23:37.nine Irish and threee Scots went Warren Gatland will name his squad
:23:38. > :23:45.this time around on April 19. The Scarlets welcome
:23:46. > :23:48.Zebre in the Pro12. The game is live on Scrum V Live
:23:49. > :23:53.over on BBC Two Wales. Neil Warnock has given
:23:54. > :23:56.the strongest indication yet he's keen to stay at Cardiff City
:23:57. > :23:59.and mount a promotion Having steered Cardiff away
:24:00. > :24:03.from the Championship relegation zone during his five months
:24:04. > :24:05.in charge, Warnock says He has a meeting with chairman,
:24:06. > :24:09.Mehmet Dalman, next week I am like an old man,
:24:10. > :24:16.like a father really, aren't I? I am right proud of my kids
:24:17. > :24:20.when I look round the dressing room. Because they do what I want them
:24:21. > :24:23.to do and they know You are going to have
:24:24. > :24:25.disappointments. That is the state of
:24:26. > :24:29.the Championship and everything. The Bluebirds play Rotherham
:24:30. > :24:37.tomorrow, the team Neil Warnock steered away from the relegation
:24:38. > :24:39.zone last season. In League Two, bottom of the table
:24:40. > :24:42.Newport County travel to Cambridge. And in the National League Wrexham
:24:43. > :24:45.are home to Aldershot. Gareth Bale is set to make
:24:46. > :24:47.his first appearance since November, after being passed
:24:48. > :24:50.fit for Real Madrid's match at home The Wales forward has been
:24:51. > :24:54.recovering from ankle surgery. It's a huge boost for Chris Coleman,
:24:55. > :24:58.Wales' crucial World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland
:24:59. > :25:04.in Dublin on March 24th. And finally, some news on Welsh
:25:05. > :25:08.bobsleigh rider Mica Moore. The 24-year-old from Newport
:25:09. > :25:10.is taking part in the bobsleigh Alongside her partner Mica McNeill,
:25:11. > :25:17.the pair are in 11th position They'll race again
:25:18. > :25:23.tomorrow afternoon. Well, dare I say, it's been almost
:25:24. > :25:26.spring like today. Derek's here with
:25:27. > :25:39.the weekend weather Spring is just around the corner. No
:25:40. > :25:43.sign of snow. It'll be mild over the weekend. A little bit of rain and
:25:44. > :25:49.drizzle with a reasonable amount of dry weather. If you places should
:25:50. > :25:59.see the ascent. The sun came out in Barry today. A high of 11 Celsius.
:26:00. > :26:03.Further north not so nice. This evening, a few more showers for part
:26:04. > :26:08.of mid and north Wales. They will clearly and most places dry
:26:09. > :26:13.overnight. One or two showers in the south, some mist and fog patches and
:26:14. > :26:18.not a cold night. Here is the picture of eight o'clock on Saturday
:26:19. > :26:21.morning. Much of the country dry at this stage, a little bit grey in
:26:22. > :26:28.places with some low cloud, fog patches. Right in Powys towards
:26:29. > :26:32.Wrexham. Breezy in the north-west and you will notice some rain
:26:33. > :26:42.lurking over the Irish Sea. During the day a little drizzle will come
:26:43. > :26:47.into north-west Wales. A mild afternoon again. Temperatures
:26:48. > :26:52.10-12 C. Cooler in Snowdonia with the breeze stuck on Anglesey
:26:53. > :27:01.tomorrow, a dry start returning damn, nine degrees the high in
:27:02. > :27:06.Llangefni. Tomorrow evening, spots of drizzle will clear away,
:27:07. > :27:10.overnight most places dry with said Ms local Clarke and fairly mild. On
:27:11. > :27:18.Sunday, the odd lights out but otherwise a lot of dry weather. It
:27:19. > :27:28.will be dull and done later in the afternoon. Some poor visibility to
:27:29. > :27:32.end the day. On Monday, Tropicana maritime air -- tropical maritime
:27:33. > :27:33.air. 15 Celsius is possible in places.
:27:34. > :27:36.We'll be back with our next update after the BBC News at Ten.
:27:37. > :27:41.From all of us on the programme, have a good evening.