:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today. Our headlines tonight:
:00:07. > :00:10.Staggering, unacceptable, how not to run a major project -
:00:11. > :00:14.MPs criticise the electrification of the London to Swansea rail line.
:00:15. > :00:18.I think it's terrible, being delayed.
:00:19. > :00:21.It's unfortunate if there was a delay because I know
:00:22. > :00:24.commuting from Cardiff to London is quite time-consuming.
:00:25. > :00:28.Paddy Dear was disorientated by septicaemia when he was
:00:29. > :00:32.found dead on a school trip in Pembrokeshire, the inquest hears.
:00:33. > :00:36.Disabled wheelchair users left stranded because buses
:00:37. > :00:45.It really did knock my confidence and after the first time
:00:46. > :00:50.I got stranded, I barricaded myself in the house
:00:51. > :00:58.Why scientists in Oxfordshire are recreating Colwyn Bay
:00:59. > :01:02.200 miles away from the north Wales coast.
:01:03. > :01:06.Tributes on the touchline from rugby fans for the talented
:01:07. > :01:09.international Ellie Norkett, killed in a car crash.
:01:10. > :01:13.She played for Cardiff Metropolitan University.
:01:14. > :01:15.Tonight, people are here to remember Ellie,
:01:16. > :01:41.It's one of the most ambitious rail projects since the Victorian era,
:01:42. > :01:43.promising quicker journey times from London to Swansea
:01:44. > :01:46.But the electrification of the Great Western Mainline has
:01:47. > :01:50.been described as a stark example of how not to run a project
:01:51. > :01:55.The cost could be a billion pounds higher than expected and some
:01:56. > :02:00.Network Rail says it has learned lessons and is making progress.
:02:01. > :02:08.Will this arrive on time and on budget?
:02:09. > :02:11.Work is underway as we speak to electrify
:02:12. > :02:17.Faster, greener trains between London and Cardiff by 2019.
:02:18. > :02:24.But now a group of MPs responsible for scrutinising public money has
:02:25. > :02:27.criticised Network Rail's delivery of the project.
:02:28. > :02:30.The project has overrun by ?1.2 billion,
:02:31. > :02:33.which is really concerning for taxpayers.
:02:34. > :02:36.We have also discovered in the report that
:02:37. > :02:39.?330 million is being spent just to keep the trains on the line
:02:40. > :02:41.while electrification is taking place.
:02:42. > :02:45.not a single track has been electrified.
:02:46. > :02:48.Electrification is part of the Welsh Government's vision
:02:49. > :02:52.for the future of public transport in south east Wales.
:02:53. > :02:55.It says the UK Government needs to get a grip of this situation
:02:56. > :02:58.and is calling for power over rail infrastructure to be devolved.
:02:59. > :03:01.Passengers in Cardiff today voiced their concerns.
:03:02. > :03:04.I think it's terrible, being delayed.
:03:05. > :03:08.Technology and everything these days.
:03:09. > :03:11.It would be great if the trains were faster.
:03:12. > :03:13.It's unfortunate if there was a delay because I know
:03:14. > :03:17.commuting from Cardiff to London is quite time-consuming.
:03:18. > :03:20.And those concerns run all the way to Swansea.
:03:21. > :03:24.Paul Harwood is the co-founder of TechHub Swansea, which offers
:03:25. > :03:29.He says more uncertainty over electrification means
:03:30. > :03:35.We have had multi-millionaires, billionaires, come down
:03:36. > :03:38.and the first time they come down
:03:39. > :03:41.they are blown away by Swansea, by the people, the location.
:03:42. > :03:45.The second time it is a bit of a drag because of the distance.
:03:46. > :03:48.The third time they often don't bother because of the distance.
:03:49. > :03:50.It puts us at a big disadvantage to places
:03:51. > :03:59.The Severn Tunnel has had a facelift ahead of electrification.
:04:00. > :04:02.The Chief Executive of Network Rail says the Great Western scheme
:04:03. > :04:06.was agreed long before the scale of the work was understood.
:04:07. > :04:09.And they've now changed the way they approach major projects.
:04:10. > :04:13.The UK Government says it's overhauled the way it
:04:14. > :04:17.The company says it's committed to the project.
:04:18. > :04:21.But last year we asked the Chairman of Network Rail
:04:22. > :04:24.whether he could guarantee the line would reach Swansea.
:04:25. > :04:27.It certainly won't be done this side of March 2019,
:04:28. > :04:31.which is when the five-year funding period for the railway
:04:32. > :04:36.Beyond that, it is a matter for the Welsh Government,
:04:37. > :04:39.the national government, but the trains will be there.
:04:40. > :04:41.People's experience will be transformed by those trains,
:04:42. > :04:45.whether there will be wires up west of Cardiff or not.
:04:46. > :04:48.Millions of pounds has already been spent on preparing
:04:49. > :04:52.these lines and stations, like this in Cardiff,
:04:53. > :04:57.The Severn Tunnel was closed, delaying thousands of commuter
:04:58. > :05:02.Now there's doubt from MPs whether this upgrade
:05:03. > :05:05.was needed in the first place and when it'll be finished.
:05:06. > :05:11.The family of a teenager who died on a school trip in Pembrokeshire
:05:12. > :05:14.is urging others to educate themselves about the signs
:05:15. > :05:17.of a vicious illness that led to his death.
:05:18. > :05:19.Paddy Dear's inquest in Milford Haven heard
:05:20. > :05:22.he had developed sepsis, which may have left him confused,
:05:23. > :05:25.before he was found at the bottom of cliffs.
:05:26. > :05:39.A bright young rugby mad teenager. Paddy Dear had his whole life ahead
:05:40. > :05:46.of him. But his life was ended tragically early a year ago on a
:05:47. > :05:50.school trip to West Wales. Paddy Dear and his school friends were at
:05:51. > :05:55.this Ford last March on a geography field trip. He left one of the
:05:56. > :05:59.classrooms to go to the toilet but never returned. The septicaemia had
:06:00. > :06:03.set in, causing confusion and disorientation and his body was
:06:04. > :06:09.found hours later 150 feet down at the bottom of these cliffs. The fort
:06:10. > :06:12.was built in the mid-19th century to protect Milford Haven but it has
:06:13. > :06:16.been used as a base for school field trips since the end of the Second
:06:17. > :06:22.World War. The manager told the inquest students are warned of the
:06:23. > :06:25.danger of the cliffs. Paddy had acute tonsillitis and developed
:06:26. > :06:29.sepsis or blood poisoning, which may have caused confusion and
:06:30. > :06:32.disorientation. The Pembroke sure coroner recorded a narrative
:06:33. > :06:37.conclusion, noting Paddy died of injuries after falling from heights
:06:38. > :06:42.while suffering from septicaemia. His family are now campaigning to
:06:43. > :06:45.raise awareness of sepsis. We have seen in the last year that the
:06:46. > :06:50.profile of the condition has gone up immeasurably. And I suppose if we
:06:51. > :06:56.can take some pride in that Paddy's name has helped in raising the
:06:57. > :07:02.profile of sepsis so that we can lower that figure of 44,000 deaths a
:07:03. > :07:07.year. These symptoms can command within hours, sometimes even within
:07:08. > :07:14.minutes. The symptoms of the patient can experience is confusion, high
:07:15. > :07:18.temperature. It is a long journey home. Today's inquest is another
:07:19. > :07:23.step in the long grieving process for Paddy Dear's family. They are
:07:24. > :07:24.hoping his legacy can live on and no other family has to go through what
:07:25. > :07:26.they have. South African police investigating
:07:27. > :07:29.the death of a couple originally from the Cynon Valley have
:07:30. > :07:31.made an arrest. It's believed Roger
:07:32. > :07:32.and Christine Solik, originally from Abercynon,
:07:33. > :07:34.were killed in an armed robbery A 43-year-old man from the Llanishen
:07:35. > :07:40.area of Cardiff has been arrested as part of an investigation
:07:41. > :07:43.into modern slavery offences. It comes after a seven month joint
:07:44. > :07:46.operation between police in The family of a woman killed
:07:47. > :07:53.after a multi-vehicle crash in Abergele has
:07:54. > :07:55.described her as generous, 69-year-old Hilda Blythin died
:07:56. > :08:01.in the incident yesterday involving Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has
:08:02. > :08:11.highlighted inequality and a system she claims is redistributing wealth
:08:12. > :08:14.in the wrong way. Speaking at her party's spring
:08:15. > :08:17.conference in Newport, she said Plaid was on a mission
:08:18. > :08:21.to rebalance Wales. Here's our political
:08:22. > :08:44.editor Nick Servini. Picking up votes has proved to be
:08:45. > :08:48.heavy lifting for Plaid Cymru in recent years. But can they generate
:08:49. > :08:52.greater support in the council elections in May? Leanne Wood was at
:08:53. > :08:57.Newport docks this morning to see global trade in action but now it is
:08:58. > :09:03.all about the local. With a focus on winning in Welsh town halls. In her
:09:04. > :09:08.speech, she focused on what she called an unbalanced and unequal
:09:09. > :09:11.country and was openly critical of the Cardiff City deal, a plan for
:09:12. > :09:16.all the councils in south-east Wales to come together for investment. But
:09:17. > :09:20.the biggest applause came on the subject of Brexit and immigration.
:09:21. > :09:25.We cannot and we will not support any deal which makes it harder to
:09:26. > :09:33.recruit those skilled workers that we need. And I reiterate to those
:09:34. > :09:41.people who want to come to Wales to work as doctors, nurses, engineers,
:09:42. > :09:46.you are welcome here. When these specially made Leanne Wood cupcakes
:09:47. > :09:50.have proved sweet enough for delegates on the conference floor,
:09:51. > :09:55.but as she marks five years in the job and comes to the end of the
:09:56. > :10:01.first full electoral cycle, the question is, how appealing has Plaid
:10:02. > :10:05.Cymru been to voters under Leanne Wood? It began at the European
:10:06. > :10:11.elections in 2014 when Plaid Cymru just held on to their one MEP. In
:10:12. > :10:18.the general election a year later, again no change with Plaid Cymru
:10:19. > :10:22.returning three MPs. And in last year's Assembly election, Plaid
:10:23. > :10:27.Cymru increased their numbers from 11 to 12 thanks to her own dramatic
:10:28. > :10:34.victory in the Rhondda. The next big test will now be the council
:10:35. > :10:38.elections in the coming weeks. You are in Newport, this is not Plaid
:10:39. > :10:42.Cymru territory. We have always said that Plaid Cymru is a party for the
:10:43. > :10:46.whole of Wales. If there's one thing we've learned over the past 12
:10:47. > :10:50.months, it is that people don't feel they are being listened to. I know
:10:51. > :10:56.that Plaid Cymru is a party that listens to people, response to the
:10:57. > :11:01.needs of people wherever they are. That is crucial, wherever they are.
:11:02. > :11:06.That includes Newport. Have you ever considered voting Plaid Cymru?
:11:07. > :11:10.Occasionally. What put me off in the past has been the problems because
:11:11. > :11:17.of the language and everything else socially. But a sour note for the
:11:18. > :11:23.party was the decision by a tribunal today that the man heading up Plaid
:11:24. > :11:28.Cymru's campaigning in Cardiff, Neil McEvoy, made a comment to a council
:11:29. > :11:33.official that amounted to bullying behaviour. The party says it is
:11:34. > :11:39.taking it very seriously because, as a party, it says it expects the very
:11:40. > :11:44.highest standards. But elsewhere, smiles all round as Plaid Cymru's
:11:45. > :11:46.council candidates line-up, knowing they may not have a better time to
:11:47. > :11:48.take on Labour. Nick, Neil McEvoy has been suspended
:11:49. > :11:51.as a councillor for one month. How difficult is this
:11:52. > :12:02.for Leanne Wood? As I alluded to there, so much of
:12:03. > :12:06.this conference is about the local council elections and this is a man
:12:07. > :12:10.undoubtedly one of the high-profile council candidates the party has
:12:11. > :12:14.got. A man many in Plaid Cymru consider a real asset and someone
:12:15. > :12:19.who offers something a bit different. Tonight, in his outspoken
:12:20. > :12:23.way, he has described this decision by the adjudication panel for Wales
:12:24. > :12:28.as a farce and a show trial. It is difficult to know exactly what the
:12:29. > :12:32.party will do. We know we have a very stern statement and
:12:33. > :12:39.overwhelmingly, behind-the-scenes, a sense of a quandary going on. I
:12:40. > :12:42.think a difficult decision because they know they will come under
:12:43. > :12:48.pressure to take action against him. How big a test are these council
:12:49. > :12:52.elections for the party? Well, speaking to people today, a real
:12:53. > :12:56.impression from them that they feel Labour are Navin rebel position. The
:12:57. > :13:01.big question is if they are in a position to take advantage and
:13:02. > :13:05.whether, in particular, the fact Plaid Cymru work very closely with
:13:06. > :13:08.Labour at the Assembly, will blunt there ability to really hurt labour.
:13:09. > :13:12.You also have to take into account the fact that so many of the council
:13:13. > :13:17.areas they are targeting, particularly in the south Wales
:13:18. > :13:21.valleys, voted heavily to leave. And this is a party still so strongly
:13:22. > :13:25.wedded to remaining in the European Union. It really was what got the
:13:26. > :13:30.crowd going in Leanne Wood's speech today. But council elections are
:13:31. > :13:32.very unpredictable, they are melting pot of all sorts of issues, and what
:13:33. > :13:48.they focused on is this issue of inequality, imbalance, too
:13:49. > :13:51.much going to Cardiff at the expense of other areas. I think it is a
:13:52. > :13:53.subject area they know will go down pretty well on the doorstep, which
:13:54. > :13:56.is probably what they need at this point in time.
:13:57. > :13:58.Much more to come before seven o'clock:
:13:59. > :14:00.Tributes tonight at the Arms Park for the talented rugby
:14:01. > :14:02.international Ellie Norkett, killed in a car crash.
:14:03. > :14:07.why a scale model of Colwyn Bay is being built in Oxfordshire.
:14:08. > :14:11.Disability campaigners are calling for bus companies
:14:12. > :14:15.to be forced to provide additional wheelchair spaces.
:14:16. > :14:18.Department for Transport regulations say only one space is required
:14:19. > :14:24.One bus company has told BBC Wales an additional space is possible
:14:25. > :14:28.but it would have a knock on effect for other passengers and tax payers.
:14:29. > :14:36.Two bus passengers who don't always have an easy journey.
:14:37. > :14:40.Bethan says she was once told she couldn't catch the last bus
:14:41. > :14:44.home from Abergavenny because it was against the rules.
:14:45. > :14:47.There was already another wheelchair user on board.
:14:48. > :14:52.Being left on the bus stop with hardly any charge in my phone,
:14:53. > :14:56.I didn't think I was actually going to be able to get home.
:14:57. > :15:00.It really did knock my confidence and after the first time
:15:01. > :15:08.I barricaded myself in the house and I didn't want to come out.
:15:09. > :15:16.She just wants the flexibility and freedom to rely on a regular bus.
:15:17. > :15:20.There are quite a few people that have had the same problem
:15:21. > :15:26.but it's happening time and time again.
:15:27. > :15:31.They say they'll apologise but it just keeps happening.
:15:32. > :15:35.Phil Anslow runs some of the bus services involved.
:15:36. > :15:43.So is it really so difficult to remove some seats
:15:44. > :15:49.It's not difficult at all but if we put
:15:50. > :15:53.we would lose the capacity and we would lose 30 people.
:15:54. > :15:59.Yeah, we could put more buses on, twice as many buses on,
:16:00. > :16:02.but we need to be subsidised by the local councils
:16:03. > :16:06.who, let's be honest, haven't got the money to do that.
:16:07. > :16:10.He claims Department for Transport rules means even drop down seats
:16:11. > :16:15.like this to create an adaptable space would still reduce capacity.
:16:16. > :16:19.He says pre-book community transport is another option
:16:20. > :16:24.Others say this is a nationwide issue.
:16:25. > :16:26.I think the law and the regulation should be change.
:16:27. > :16:30.Each bus should be able to carry at least two people in wheelchairs.
:16:31. > :16:33.Far more disabled people are out and about living lives, working,
:16:34. > :16:37.and we've got a government saying they want to get
:16:38. > :16:40.disabled people into work - off benefits and into jobs.
:16:41. > :16:45.A lot of people, the only way they can get to work is to catch a bus
:16:46. > :16:48.and buses today are still not fully accessible to everybody.
:16:49. > :16:51.The Department for Transport says buses should be accessible
:16:52. > :16:54.to all and it will work with disability groups
:16:55. > :16:57.and transport operators to find the best possible solution.
:16:58. > :17:00.Bethan did manage to catch the bus the day we met
:17:01. > :17:05.but she is still anxious about being left stranded in future.
:17:06. > :17:10.Scientists have built a scale model replica of Colwyn Bay seafront 200
:17:11. > :17:16.The model has been constructed to test improvements to the beach
:17:17. > :17:19.and the sea defences before they're put in place for real.
:17:20. > :17:23.Chris Dearden has been to take a look.
:17:24. > :17:28.Not quite a sand castle and not quite Colwyn Bay beach.
:17:29. > :17:32.This is a scaled-down replica at HR Wallingford,
:17:33. > :17:38.The model uses coal dust instead of sand to test sea defences
:17:39. > :17:42.because coal dust responds quicker to the waves.
:17:43. > :17:48.that means one metre is equivalent to 50 metres in the real world.
:17:49. > :17:51.What we do is build a complete replica of Colwyn Bay,
:17:52. > :17:55.so we built the sea bed out to a depth of minus 10
:17:56. > :17:58.and we also generate waves using our wave paddles.
:17:59. > :18:02.And it's taken several weeks to get the model version
:18:03. > :18:07.The scientists say coastlines and sea bed need to be exactly right.
:18:08. > :18:11.An hour of testing is meant to show what a year of waves and storms
:18:12. > :18:16.The information from this experiment will help us know whether
:18:17. > :18:19.sea defences will hold and whether sand will stay in place.
:18:20. > :18:23.The coastal environment is still extremely complicated and complex.
:18:24. > :18:27.The physical processes going on are just immeasurable
:18:28. > :18:31.in complexity and the forces involved are just immense.
:18:32. > :18:35.And therefore, really, the best way to get an idea
:18:36. > :18:38.of what is happening is to build this scaled model.
:18:39. > :18:42.But severe weather in Colwyn Bay can be a very real thing.
:18:43. > :18:45.The promenade has been damaged several times in the past few years.
:18:46. > :18:50.In 2013, Conwy Council brought in 500,000 tonnes of sand
:18:51. > :18:54.to help keep the waves back and protect the coast.
:18:55. > :18:57.Now, the council wants to do the same for a new of beach
:18:58. > :19:04.Bringing in the sand itself is a very expensive operation
:19:05. > :19:08.so we wanted to be sure that when we did bring the sand in,
:19:09. > :19:11.it was actually going to stay within the bay.
:19:12. > :19:13.Carrying out a model will test the theory
:19:14. > :19:19.But there is still work to do on the model before the sand
:19:20. > :19:22.arrives at the real version of Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea.
:19:23. > :19:27.Testing will continue in Oxfordshire for a few more weeks.
:19:28. > :19:33.Sport, and a sombre evening at the Arms Park tonight, Claire.
:19:34. > :19:38.Yes, a minute's applause will be held tonight for Elli Norkett,
:19:39. > :19:41.the Wales rugby international who died last week.
:19:42. > :19:44.The team she played for, Cardiff Metropolitan University,
:19:45. > :19:47.are playing their match tonight in her memory.
:19:48. > :19:50.The 20-year-old died in a car crash last weekend.
:19:51. > :20:04.Her family said she was kind-hearted and caring and tonight, Cardiff
:20:05. > :20:11.Metropolitan University are playing a match in tribute to her. It is a
:20:12. > :20:14.British universities and colleges quarterfinal cup tie against
:20:15. > :20:17.Loughborough. The match postponed from Wednesday because of the
:20:18. > :20:21.tragedy. The people I have spoken to say it is not about the result, it
:20:22. > :20:30.is about being here and paying their respects to Ellie. She was just 20
:20:31. > :20:36.years old. Before kick-off tonight, two shirts, Ellie's shirts, number
:20:37. > :20:40.14 and 12, will be placed on the pitch. Those shirts will be retired
:20:41. > :20:45.for the rest of the season. And then each member of the squad will place
:20:46. > :20:49.a rose on the pitch in tribute to her. She was in her final year at
:20:50. > :20:58.Cardiff Metropolitan University and the Dean of the School of sport, is
:20:59. > :21:02.here. A difficult week but it is important to note that the players
:21:03. > :21:09.themselves wanted to be a part of tonight's tribute. Absolutely. The
:21:10. > :21:14.players were absolutely insured about playing tonight. We spoke to
:21:15. > :21:18.the family, they were very keen for the opportunity to play, everybody
:21:19. > :21:23.to express the feelings they had for Ellie, who was a fantastic student,
:21:24. > :21:29.not only in terms of sport but also her academic studies. She was an
:21:30. > :21:35.integral part of this team. How much of a talent was she? She was very
:21:36. > :21:41.talented at a young age. She came through from the Ospreys, she played
:21:42. > :21:47.in the finals at Twickenham and she had a long career in front of her,
:21:48. > :21:54.especially in the game of sevens. Team manager of the Wales women's
:21:55. > :21:59.side, how will you remember? With huge positivity. The energy was
:22:00. > :22:05.infectious from Ellie, whenever she was in training. She would bounce in
:22:06. > :22:09.and would get stuck in. And I heard this week that the squad is regarded
:22:10. > :22:13.as an extended family. You are very close in that Wales setup. Have you
:22:14. > :22:19.managed to prepare for your next game? The rugby family across the
:22:20. > :22:24.globe is incredibly connected so everybody has been affected by this.
:22:25. > :22:30.We have had a lot of support for the players and for next week's game, we
:22:31. > :22:33.take to this pitch at 11:30am next Saturday and there will be a
:22:34. > :22:37.minute's applause and some commemoration in terms of the clubs
:22:38. > :22:43.she was connected with. We will celebrate her fantastic life. A very
:22:44. > :22:48.difficult night and they will be tributes at the Ospreys game
:22:49. > :22:50.tonight. Ellie played for the Ospreys and there will be a minute's
:22:51. > :22:54.applause before that game. The Swansea City boss, Paul Clement,
:22:55. > :22:57.says the next four games will be crucial in their efforts
:22:58. > :22:59.to avoid relegation. The Swans face Burnley at home
:23:00. > :23:02.tomorrow before away games with Hull and Bournemouth
:23:03. > :23:04.and a visit from Middlesbrough. The Swans are 16th, two points clear
:23:05. > :23:08.of the bottom three. We have come off the back end
:23:09. > :23:11.of a difficult run of games, having played Man City,
:23:12. > :23:13.Liverpool and Chelsea away We picked up a good amount of points
:23:14. > :23:18.against other teams more in and around us and that's
:23:19. > :23:21.what we're going to have to do on Saturday, but we are very aware
:23:22. > :23:26.that this is a very crucial period, Gareth Bale has been
:23:27. > :23:32.suspended for two La Liga matches for his dismissal
:23:33. > :23:35.on Wednesday night. The Wales international was shown
:23:36. > :23:38.a straight red card in the 3-3 home draw for a shove on opponent
:23:39. > :23:41.Jonathan Viera. Real have ten working days
:23:42. > :23:44.to appeal the decision. The Cardiff Devils are
:23:45. > :23:47.a club with big ambition. They are aiming to be crowned
:23:48. > :23:50.champions of British ice hockey come the end of the season,
:23:51. > :23:52.but they aren't They're hoping to win their first
:23:53. > :23:57.bit of silverware on Sunday. When the Devils take
:23:58. > :24:03.to the ice this weekend, they will know it is the first step
:24:04. > :24:06.of what could be one of their most They are already top of
:24:07. > :24:11.the Elite League and are on target The top eight go into the play-offs,
:24:12. > :24:16.which the Devils will also fancy, but the first piece of silverware
:24:17. > :24:19.this season to start their quest It's nice, everybody's buying in,
:24:20. > :24:25.we are not changing our attitude in the locker room, we're not
:24:26. > :24:27.getting too high, too low, I think we have a lot of character
:24:28. > :24:31.and hopefully we can finish strong. They have won the Challenge Cup
:24:32. > :24:37.twice and have been runners-up three times, but with the bonus
:24:38. > :24:41.of the final being played at their new home,
:24:42. > :24:44.they fancy their chances. Last year they lost
:24:45. > :24:46.in the final and their season collapsed
:24:47. > :24:49.around them. Their coach is under no illusion
:24:50. > :24:52.how big this game is. As you can hear, we are all pumped
:24:53. > :24:55.up for the big game on Sunday. This wasn't any different
:24:56. > :24:57.from any other practice session. Really we are relying
:24:58. > :25:00.on what we have put into place the last eight months here and now
:25:01. > :25:04.we have just got to go out and enjoy it and make sure
:25:05. > :25:07.we bring our passion and energy. With the Canadian owners
:25:08. > :25:12.who stepped in three years ago, The owners will fly in from Calgary
:25:13. > :25:19.and they are fully aware of the fierce rivalry
:25:20. > :25:21.between the Devils Yes, we don't like each
:25:22. > :25:26.other, that's for sure. No matter what happens
:25:27. > :25:28.with the league, the play-offs, anything like that, you always
:25:29. > :25:31.want to get that first one so the fan base can calm down
:25:32. > :25:34.and the team can calm down and think, we've won something,
:25:35. > :25:38.let's move on to the next one. the two best teams are going to be
:25:39. > :25:43.battling it out for the first title. The Devils captain is Cardiff born
:25:44. > :25:47.and he has won the cup seven times with different teams but nothing
:25:48. > :25:50.will be sweeter than doing it again It's great to go back
:25:51. > :25:56.playing for your home club. I've got friends who play
:25:57. > :25:58.for Nottingham from Nottingham so it's fantastic and hopefully we
:25:59. > :26:05.can celebrate that on Sunday night. The Devils are away
:26:06. > :26:09.in Manchester in the league. Being crowned champions of British
:26:10. > :26:12.ice hockey is next on the list Hopefully not so cold
:26:13. > :26:28.and icy for the rest of us. It is looking and settled over the
:26:29. > :26:32.weekend with rain at times. Saturday looked the better day with some
:26:33. > :26:36.brighter spells and a heavier rain likely on Sunday. The low pressure
:26:37. > :26:41.moves northwards tonight, allowing some drier spells into tomorrow.
:26:42. > :26:50.Tonight, outbreaks of rain continue on and off, moving north wades --
:26:51. > :26:53.northwards. Not as cold as recent nights at seven Celsius. Tomorrow
:26:54. > :26:58.could be a cloudy start with lingering showers. The best of any
:26:59. > :27:04.brightness in the east. A scattering of showers. Probably heaviest in the
:27:05. > :27:09.West. Highs of seven Celsius in North Wales, ten in Monmouthshire.
:27:10. > :27:13.The changeable Atlantic influence continues through the weekend. This
:27:14. > :27:18.frontal wave could bring heavy rain, followed by this trough later in the
:27:19. > :27:23.day. So a few showers on and off tomorrow night. Drier spells for a
:27:24. > :27:26.time. By the early hours of Sunday, that front starts to arrive in the
:27:27. > :27:31.south and west. And then Sunday night might start dry but that band
:27:32. > :27:36.of heavy rain pushing in from the south-west during the morning. Fresh
:27:37. > :27:43.winds, some dry spells developing for a time but further showers,
:27:44. > :27:48.possibly wintry, pushing in from the south-west later in the day. So an
:27:49. > :27:53.unsettled weekend, some dry spells, more so on Saturday, rain at times,
:27:54. > :27:55.heaviest on Sunday and then breezy and changeable for the start of next
:27:56. > :27:57.week. I'll have an update
:27:58. > :28:01.for you here 8pm and again Thank you for watching.
:28:02. > :28:04.Have a great weekend.