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:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

:00:00. > :00:09.After details of UK Labour's manifesto are leaked -

:00:10. > :00:12.the party here moves to distance itself from it and says

:00:13. > :00:18.theirs will be "proudly Welsh Labour throughout."

:00:19. > :00:19.Also tonight - after serious failings at this

:00:20. > :00:22.Mental Health unit - Wales' biggest health board was put

:00:23. > :00:26.Tonight its boss tells us he hopes that will end soon, but admits more

:00:27. > :00:41.I think people shouldn't wait the lengthy waiting and when they are in

:00:42. > :00:47.our care, they shouldn't expect any harm to come to them.

:00:48. > :00:49.Creating power from local rivers - why many small, community energy

:00:50. > :00:51.schemes now say they're in deep water.

:00:52. > :00:54.Party leader Tim Farron in Cardiff as the Welsh Liberal Democrats

:00:55. > :00:56.launch their election campaign - promising to approve plans

:00:57. > :00:59.And it s two European giants in the Champions League final.

:01:00. > :01:01.Cardiff Castle looks a bit different tonight -

:01:02. > :01:18.as the city gets ready to stage the biggest game in club football.

:01:19. > :01:24.It's the document which is dominating the General

:01:25. > :01:26.Election campaign tonight, but the Labour Party in Wales has

:01:27. > :01:32.moved to distance itself from the leaked UK manifesto.

:01:33. > :01:34.The party here says it will publish its own

:01:35. > :01:36.manifesto which will be - in their words - proudly

:01:37. > :01:40.But how different can it be in a UK-wide election?

:01:41. > :01:45.Here's our political editor Nick Servini.

:01:46. > :01:53.Senior figures from Welsh Labour heading to crucial talks in London

:01:54. > :01:59.on the manifesto. There were supposed to be a week to go. It

:02:00. > :02:04.said, the First Minister Carwyn Jones hit a wall of reporters after

:02:05. > :02:10.last night's leak. And this is what is in it about Wales. Not much. Just

:02:11. > :02:14.a short statement saying it is proud of the Welsh Labour government and

:02:15. > :02:19.it will work to protect public services. Welsh Labour responded by

:02:20. > :02:23.calling it an old version and said a distinct manifesto for Wales would

:02:24. > :02:27.be published, that would be a completely different document in

:02:28. > :02:32.terms of tone and priorities. And in a statement that appeared to stress

:02:33. > :02:39.the Welsh party's credentials on spending, it went on to say it takes

:02:40. > :02:42.a responsible approach to finance. We have made tough but they are

:02:43. > :02:46.spending decisions throughout the last decade of shrinking budgets.

:02:47. > :02:52.The Welsh party has been stressing its own identity in the campaign so

:02:53. > :02:56.far, but how credible is that in a UK wide genital election Welsh

:02:57. > :03:04.Labour have tried to distance themselves from Jeremy Corbyn's

:03:05. > :03:07.campaign on this. Jeremy Corbyn is a much less popular leaders and Carwyn

:03:08. > :03:13.Jones in Wales. This is an election that has been framed around

:03:14. > :03:16.leadership. Carwyn Jones wants to protect his leadership. But one

:03:17. > :03:20.Welsh supporter of Jeremy Corbyn said it was more important to stress

:03:21. > :03:26.the similarities rather than the differences in the party. I think

:03:27. > :03:30.he's trying to do the same as we want to do in Wales. We want to

:03:31. > :03:35.bring back equality, we want to help the marginalised and the oppressed,

:03:36. > :03:40.to end discrimination. These priorities across England and Wales.

:03:41. > :03:43.In the middle of an election campaign, whenever politicians all

:03:44. > :03:49.over the place, to get them to dock about most is is is never a problem,

:03:50. > :03:54.to put it mildly. But not today. We have contacted most of the Labour

:03:55. > :03:57.candidates across Wales, and the vast majority didn't want to speak

:03:58. > :04:00.to us about this. The way this document has been leaked in chaotic

:04:01. > :04:06.fashion is clearly an embarrassment for the party. We haven't seen the

:04:07. > :04:11.Welsh version and that has been a parallel process. That hasn't been

:04:12. > :04:14.beat to the press, so there will be an opportunity next week the people

:04:15. > :04:21.to see the version that applies to Wales. The leaked manifesto proposes

:04:22. > :04:25.the renationalisation of the railways, as well as removing the

:04:26. > :04:32.cap of public sector workers and reversing many welfare reforms. How

:04:33. > :04:41.did that go down in Gower, the UK's most marginal constituency? The

:04:42. > :04:45.housing, yes. Young people can get mortgages, they can get homes are

:04:46. > :04:48.renting. I'm in agreement for a lot of the things, but I don't think

:04:49. > :04:52.they will come about, because they haven't said where the money will

:04:53. > :04:56.come from. Tonight, after Labour talks on the manifesto came to an

:04:57. > :05:00.end, the First Minister again stressed the Welsh version would be

:05:01. > :05:04.distinct, but also stressed the areas of shared passions throughout

:05:05. > :05:06.Labour. Both men probably also agree that today would have been best

:05:07. > :05:08.avoided for all concerned. Nick - how difficult a day

:05:09. > :05:18.for Labour has this been? Is the big set piece opportunity to

:05:19. > :05:22.put their vision out there, and it has been messy. In terms of content,

:05:23. > :05:28.it's not a surprise. Jeremy Corbyn believes in a bigger state, more

:05:29. > :05:31.money for public services, renationalisation. The Welsh dynamic

:05:32. > :05:39.is interesting, I think, in all of this. It's not Labour, is Welsh

:05:40. > :05:45.Labour, it's not Jeremy Corbyn, it's Carwyn Jones. It can be problematic

:05:46. > :05:51.at the times of publications of manifestos. We will have Welsh

:05:52. > :05:55.manifestos. The purpose is to deal with devolved services, most notably

:05:56. > :05:59.and obviously, health and education, which is different than in England.

:06:00. > :06:06.But once you deal with that, they can only go up to a point, because

:06:07. > :06:09.big areas like taxation and public expenditure, defence, national

:06:10. > :06:21.security, all these issues are dealt with on a UK wide basis, and yet, we

:06:22. > :06:23.are still told by Welsh Labour delight that the Welsh manifesto

:06:24. > :06:26.will be substantially different in all sorts of areas. In total, in

:06:27. > :06:28.terms of priorities. This is either smart politics from Labour, to focus

:06:29. > :06:33.on Wales throughout the campaign, order it confuses people, it's

:06:34. > :06:35.misleading and maybe it is. We will all find out in a matter of a few

:06:36. > :06:37.weeks. Thanks very much. Wales' biggest health board has -

:06:38. > :06:40.for two years - been in special measures following a string

:06:41. > :06:43.of failings in the care it provided. Now the man tasked with turning

:06:44. > :06:50.around its performance says Betsi Cadwaladr -

:06:51. > :06:52.which covers North Wales - could be ready to have

:06:53. > :06:55.its supervision lifted later this However, he admits performance

:06:56. > :06:58.in some areas remains unacceptable. Our health correspondent Owain

:06:59. > :07:09.Clarke has this exclusive report. It's not perhaps something he would

:07:10. > :07:12.usually do in a pub, but the locals here are discussing the future of

:07:13. > :07:19.the NHS in a meeting arranged by the health board. I think they do

:07:20. > :07:23.appreciate the hard work the NHS does, but it's getting new ideas and

:07:24. > :07:27.new services through. We've had a good conversation and good examples

:07:28. > :07:32.of what works well, what needs to improve. Really important to try and

:07:33. > :07:36.change what is happening now, because of the budgets are going

:07:37. > :07:43.smaller and smaller. Their views will feed into a new plan. The

:07:44. > :07:50.health board wants to prove it is listening, after being attacked for

:07:51. > :07:54.not listening before. Gary Doherty took over the boss in February last

:07:55. > :07:59.year, eight months after special measures were imposed. He inherited

:08:00. > :08:05.long A and treatment delays, along with staff shortages. But with

:08:06. > :08:09.hospital infection rates dropping by a quarter, staff morale my much

:08:10. > :08:15.better and performance on stroke and cancer care among the best in Wales,

:08:16. > :08:19.he is quietly confident. I think people recognise why we were put on

:08:20. > :08:22.special measures in terms of our staff, I think people feel we need

:08:23. > :08:26.to do the right things to respond to that and hopefully we will come out

:08:27. > :08:31.of special measures quickly if we do the right things. He admits

:08:32. > :08:40.performance in some areas remains unacceptable. Waiting times need to

:08:41. > :08:43.improve. There was the scandal where it was found some patients were

:08:44. > :08:48.treated like animals on a mental health ward that closed in 2013. In

:08:49. > :08:51.terms of improving mental health services more generally, bosses

:08:52. > :08:55.admit they're still a long way to go. From childhood, Richard Birch

:08:56. > :09:01.tree though something was wrong. He was often depressed and sometimes

:09:02. > :09:09.felt suicidal. I went to my GP and said I needed help. They sent me to

:09:10. > :09:15.what was called First Access. My world wasn't putting on me. I had to

:09:16. > :09:19.go to A in. But Richard is having an opportunity to help things put

:09:20. > :09:25.right, along with others who use mental health services, he is

:09:26. > :09:30.helping to draw up Betsi Cadwaladr's new mental health strategy. Long A

:09:31. > :09:35.weights and ambulance delays and a big deficit and other problems, but

:09:36. > :09:40.one of the most pressing is a shortage of GPs. Here in Prestatyn,

:09:41. > :09:43.the health board had to take over control of the surgeries that were

:09:44. > :09:50.at risk of closing. The solution was to form a network of surgeries,

:09:51. > :09:53.better supported by other professionals, like nurses,

:09:54. > :09:57.physiotherapists and pharmacists. The result was 10,000 fewer GP

:09:58. > :10:04.appointments and, they say, better care. We realise the service we are

:10:05. > :10:07.delivering his fantastic on many levels, but isn't necessarily

:10:08. > :10:16.delivering a service or group of patients we expect to increase. What

:10:17. > :10:18.do we do? That becomes an issue, as we faced, forcing our hands to do

:10:19. > :10:22.something a little bit faster than we might have been doing. And

:10:23. > :10:28.special measures, according to the boss, have done the same for the

:10:29. > :10:31.entire organisation. That has been a catalyst for change. It was an

:10:32. > :10:37.acceptance that things were not where they should be. A very public

:10:38. > :10:40.acceptance and then a public acceptance of the challenge, to say,

:10:41. > :10:42.let's get to where we want to be. But just how quickly they get there

:10:43. > :10:45.will not be his decision. Owain Clarke with that exclusive

:10:46. > :10:47.report and there's much more analysis online -

:10:48. > :10:49.just head to the BBC A man's been arrested

:10:50. > :10:52.on suspicion of murder - by police searching for a missing

:10:53. > :10:54.woman near Rhyl. 43-year-old Tracey Kearns,

:10:55. > :10:57.from Kinmel Bay, has not been seen A 48-year-old man -

:10:58. > :11:00.who officers say is known There's an increased police

:11:01. > :11:04.presence in Kinmel Bay - It's been confirmed that two

:11:05. > :11:11.candidates are in the running to be the new Leader of Pembrokeshire

:11:12. > :11:12.Council. David Simpson - a former

:11:13. > :11:15.member of the Cabinet - will challenge Jamie Adams

:11:16. > :11:16.for the Leadership. Councillor Adams was leader -

:11:17. > :11:18.from 2012 until this Councillors will vote

:11:19. > :11:26.on May the 25th. The future of many

:11:27. > :11:28.small hydro schemes - which pump money back

:11:29. > :11:31.into communities - is in jeopardy due

:11:32. > :11:34.to a sharp rise in business rates. That's the warning from two industry

:11:35. > :11:37.bodies who've told BBC Wales that some green energy projects have seen

:11:38. > :11:40.rate increases of as much Our environment correspondent

:11:41. > :11:47.Steffan Messenger has more. For the last year, the villagers

:11:48. > :11:50.of Abergwyngregyn in Gwynedd have been using their local river

:11:51. > :11:52.to generate electricity They used to pay ?900 a month

:11:53. > :12:00.as a tax to the local council, but after a recent revaluation

:12:01. > :12:02.of business rates across Wales and England, their bill has shot up

:12:03. > :12:09.to over ?2,000 a month. It is mainly volunteers that run

:12:10. > :12:12.community energy projects like this Their profits ploughed back

:12:13. > :12:18.into the local area, the upkeep of the village hall,

:12:19. > :12:20.for instance, or grants So to see a big chunk of those

:12:21. > :12:24.profits disappear as a result of this hike in business rates,

:12:25. > :12:27.is for many, hard to take. I am extremely annoyed -

:12:28. > :12:32.I have done this in good faith all these years and I expect

:12:33. > :12:35.the money that the hydro produces This increase is just

:12:36. > :12:44.out of all proportion. Gwynedd, with mountains and rivers

:12:45. > :12:46.aplenty, has become a hub for community hydro schemes

:12:47. > :12:50.in recent years. In Bethesda, where theirs has only

:12:51. > :12:53.just started generating, they are now predicting

:12:54. > :12:55.they will make a loss each month, with no money

:12:56. > :12:58.at all for the local area. These projects have been set up

:12:59. > :13:01.for community enhancement, community sustainability,

:13:02. > :13:02.and this is ripping In Scotland, they have

:13:03. > :13:05.done something about it, they are giving 100% business rates

:13:06. > :13:07.relief, because they know it is of benefit

:13:08. > :13:10.to the communities that they serve. In Wales, there is nothing really

:13:11. > :13:21.for these medium to larger systems. The British Hydropower Association

:13:22. > :13:23.say a quirk in the way the rates are worked out

:13:24. > :13:25.is hitting their members particularly hard, and ultimately,

:13:26. > :13:27.a change in the law In the meantime, the support

:13:28. > :13:32.available to help businesses pay their way is in the hands

:13:33. > :13:34.of the Welsh government, and they believe ministers

:13:35. > :13:40.here could do more. You have a strategy that sets

:13:41. > :13:42.out your green agenda, and yet you are standing

:13:43. > :13:45.by while not only hydro schemes are suffering,

:13:46. > :13:47.but small businesses. And those small businesses

:13:48. > :13:50.at some stage will say, we cannot afford to pay these rates

:13:51. > :13:53.and therefore, they will abandon the schemes, and that's

:13:54. > :13:57.the last thing we want. The Labour-run Welsh government says

:13:58. > :14:00.it is aware of the situation and is considering whether to offer

:14:01. > :14:02.specific assistance with business Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems told

:14:03. > :14:09.us they would do that. While the Green Party

:14:10. > :14:11.said they would scrap the taxes altogether

:14:12. > :14:13.for renewable energy projects. Ukip and the Conservatives

:14:14. > :14:16.didn't respond. Meanwhile, the community energy

:14:17. > :14:21.sector, much favoured by politicians of all hues,

:14:22. > :14:30.says it's in deep water. Still ahead tonight -

:14:31. > :14:32.Gareth Bale updates fans on his fitness -

:14:33. > :14:35.will the Welsh star be back in time, to try and win the biggest prize

:14:36. > :14:39.in club football in his hometown? And it's been the warmest day

:14:40. > :14:43.of the year so far for some of us. Heavy showers, rain

:14:44. > :14:46.and thunder in places. Plans for a Swansea Bay tidal lagoon

:14:47. > :14:59.would be approved by That was the party's

:15:00. > :15:03.message as it launched its General Election

:15:04. > :15:04.campaign in Wales. Leader, Tim Farron, said

:15:05. > :15:06.the party can present a more From Cardiff Bay,

:15:07. > :15:12.Carl Roberts reports. Tim Farron and some of his

:15:13. > :15:15.Welsh Lib Dem candidates taking a stroll around

:15:16. > :15:16.Cardiff Bay this morning. Mr Farron fears that

:15:17. > :15:19.the general election will be And he told party activists today

:15:20. > :15:27.that he was in Cardiff to change the tone of the election and present

:15:28. > :15:30.a more hopeful future than he says the Conservatives

:15:31. > :15:32.are offering post-Brexit. Mr Farron's visit to Cardiff Bay

:15:33. > :15:37.today coincides with a pledge to build a tidal lagoon in Swansea

:15:38. > :15:39.Bay. The Lib Dems want to add to the one

:15:40. > :15:43.Welsh seat they hold at Westminster, His visit to Cardiff today comes

:15:44. > :15:48.a week after the Lib Dems lost 11 The Liberal Democrats would approve

:15:49. > :15:56.the building of the Swansea Bay The scheme's developers say

:15:57. > :16:00.electricity generated by the six-mile lagoon would power

:16:01. > :16:06.150,000 homes for 120 years. The party says it would then

:16:07. > :16:09.want to see tidal developments around the coast of Wales,

:16:10. > :16:12.in Cardiff, Newport and Colwyn Bay. Before the project can go ahead,

:16:13. > :16:16.though, UK Government ministers would have to agree a deal

:16:17. > :16:19.on the level of subsidy required And a marine licence would also

:16:20. > :16:23.need to be approved. Quite frankly, some of us are fed up

:16:24. > :16:26.with constantly reminding the government that they need

:16:27. > :16:28.to take action on this. Such is the enormity of this

:16:29. > :16:31.project for the renewables sector in south Wales,

:16:32. > :16:34.we need to get on with it. Britain can be a better place

:16:35. > :16:36.than the place Theresa May Tim Farron hopes the electoral tide

:16:37. > :16:42.is turning for his party and wants the Liberal Democrats to protect

:16:43. > :16:44.Wales against the threat of a Conservative landslide not

:16:45. > :16:48.seen since the 1980s. Many of us in the north of England

:16:49. > :16:52.and here in Wales do not need We remember what it would be

:16:53. > :16:58.like to be taken for granted by that If you want someone

:16:59. > :17:01.fighting your corner, then you want someone

:17:02. > :17:03.with an alternative vision And as the only party that did not

:17:04. > :17:07.back Theresa May's extreme version of Brexit of Article 50,

:17:08. > :17:09.the Liberal Democrats offer Britain real hope of real change

:17:10. > :17:14.and a decent opposition. But one Welsh MP between them

:17:15. > :17:22.is not the Lib Dems'aim. They lost two of their three

:17:23. > :17:24.parliamentary seats The Liberal Democrats

:17:25. > :17:26.hope they have weathered the political storm,

:17:27. > :17:28.though, and can add As well as electing your local MP,

:17:29. > :17:35.this general election is also of course about choosing the Prime

:17:36. > :17:37.Minister. This campaign, more than most,

:17:38. > :17:39.has focussed on the party leaders. So will it be the personalities

:17:40. > :17:42.or policies that determine where you put your cross

:17:43. > :17:47.on polling day? Our Political Reporter Bethan Lewis

:17:48. > :18:05.has been finding out. On the cricket pitch, the captain is

:18:06. > :18:11.a key figure, up from the touring cost of the final wicket. And at

:18:12. > :18:16.election time, political leaders are front and centre. On one level, this

:18:17. > :18:19.election is about two captains, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, going

:18:20. > :18:25.head-to-head to be Prime Minister. But the leaders, whether the

:18:26. > :18:29.Nationalists of goodies Ukip, could have a big influence on the national

:18:30. > :18:35.forces of their parties. The men that is the Welsh party leaders to

:18:36. > :18:38.with Labour calling on Carwyn Jones rather than Jeremy Corbyn to open

:18:39. > :18:42.the batting for them when they watched their campaign here in

:18:43. > :18:45.earlier this week. A former senior adviser to the First Minister says

:18:46. > :18:55.it makes sense to put the focus on him. No surprise when you have a

:18:56. > :19:02.leader who isn't popular with certain voters. It's partly takes

:19:03. > :19:07.away from the popularity of Jeremy Corbyn, but that is a Labour

:19:08. > :19:12.government there. Televised debates have provided an important platform

:19:13. > :19:17.for leaders in past elections. The focus on Theresa May against Jeremy

:19:18. > :19:21.Corbyn makes it very hard for Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats and Ukip to

:19:22. > :19:27.get their message ahead in this election. Quite simply, the story is

:19:28. > :19:32.not about them. For them to win seats, they have to couple

:19:33. > :19:39.attractive policies with ruthless targeting a couple of seats they can

:19:40. > :19:43.hope to win. Strong leadership. It's a message voters will be hearing

:19:44. > :19:56.again and again. What is election time like for leaders? It's a lot of

:19:57. > :20:02.work, according to some. It's all crucially important, but with

:20:03. > :20:05.today's MA as Prime Minister, it is a thousandfold bat. These cricketers

:20:06. > :20:10.in the Vale of Glamorgan are enjoying a few overs midweek. It's a

:20:11. > :20:14.far cry from the campaign trail, but the captain thinks there are certain

:20:15. > :20:19.skills at sporting and political leaders need. Getting everybody to

:20:20. > :20:27.come together as a single unit is really crucial. A certain amount of

:20:28. > :20:31.charisma is needed. Somebody who is a very articulate speaker. It's very

:20:32. > :20:35.easy to be a great leader whenever things going well and you're riding

:20:36. > :20:41.the wave of success. But it's when you get the backs, how you respond

:20:42. > :20:45.to those. The defeat ahead is what you're looking at. With the news

:20:46. > :20:52.that you listen to, it's everything you hear see. They are totally

:20:53. > :21:00.integral to my vote and everyone else's vote. For those at the helm,

:21:01. > :21:01.the election can campaign will bring triumphs, perhaps a few slip-ups and

:21:02. > :21:03.intense scrutiny. And in the run up to next

:21:04. > :21:05.month's general election, we want to know what you would do

:21:06. > :21:09.if you were Prime Minister. What are the issues

:21:10. > :21:11.YOU would prioritise? We'll be taking your ideas

:21:12. > :21:14.to Downing Street after the results You can email us -

:21:15. > :21:18.mymanifesto@bbc.co.uk, tweet us, @bbcwalesnews,

:21:19. > :21:20.or write to us, Wales Today, Time for tonight's

:21:21. > :21:31.sport - here's Claire. Good evening - we now know the two

:21:32. > :21:34.sides that will head to Cardiff for the Champions League final

:21:35. > :21:37.on the 3rd of June. It's a clash of European

:21:38. > :21:39.heavyweights as Italian face reigning European champions

:21:40. > :21:42.Real Madrid. It means Gareth Bale's dream

:21:43. > :21:45.of lifting the biggest prize in club football in his hometown is very

:21:46. > :21:48.much alive - providing Less than 24 hours on from

:21:49. > :21:57.the finalists being confirmed, Commuters woke up to a blue dragon

:21:58. > :22:04.on top of Cardiff Castle, accompanied by a giant trophy

:22:05. > :22:06.and photographs of the players. You can't miss the city is gearing

:22:07. > :22:09.up to host one of the most prestigious tournaments

:22:10. > :22:11.in the world, and the most important club competition

:22:12. > :22:17.in European football. It started being installed last

:22:18. > :22:20.night at ten o'clock and they finished at six

:22:21. > :22:22.o'clock this morning. And the aim really is to excite

:22:23. > :22:25.local people, raise the profile of the event and then obviously,

:22:26. > :22:27.for the fans who come here for the four days of the event,

:22:28. > :22:31.to have their photos taken as selfies and keep spreading

:22:32. > :22:33.the word of Cardiff and Wales. We always hoped this event

:22:34. > :22:36.would excite people to follow football, take up football,

:22:37. > :22:38.and these are probably the two best Real Madrid booked their place

:22:39. > :22:44.in the final against A goal from Isco, in for the injured

:22:45. > :22:49.Gareth Bale, putting the defending It's certainly the final

:22:50. > :22:53.organisers had dreamt about. Two European giants

:22:54. > :22:55.going head-to-head. Juventus are Italy's biggest club

:22:56. > :23:02.and they are attempting to win their first Champions League

:23:03. > :23:07.title in 21 years. They have won it twice before,

:23:08. > :23:11.but they have lost six finals. Real Madrid is arguably

:23:12. > :23:13.the biggest club in the world. They have won at 11 times,

:23:14. > :23:16.and the current holders are hoping to become the first team

:23:17. > :23:19.to retain the title. They have won it 11 times,

:23:20. > :23:22.and the current holders are hoping to become the first team

:23:23. > :23:24.to retain the title. TRANSLATION: Reaching two

:23:25. > :23:25.Champions League finals in a row is the result

:23:26. > :23:27.of everybody's hard work. Both clubs have strong

:23:28. > :23:35.Welsh connections. Gareth Bale has won the trophy

:23:36. > :23:38.twice with Real Madrid He tweeted this this morning

:23:39. > :23:42.as he continues his recovery The manager says his side are better

:23:43. > :23:48.with him and the Welshman doesn't need more of an incentive to get

:23:49. > :23:51.back than playing and winning the trophy for the third time

:23:52. > :23:54.in his own backyard. And back in the late 1980s,

:23:55. > :23:57.Ian Rush was lured by Juventus. Although it is another Welshman,

:23:58. > :23:59.the great John Charles, The gentle giant signed for them

:24:00. > :24:08.in 1957 and was voted the best foreign player ever

:24:09. > :24:10.to play for them. With just 23 days to go,

:24:11. > :24:13.work is well underway as Cardiff prepares to welcome the thousands

:24:14. > :24:15.of fans and the millions It will be a sporting

:24:16. > :24:19.event of the magnitude Wales' Geraint Thomas was safely

:24:20. > :24:35.in the peloton as the riders completed stage six of cycling's

:24:36. > :24:38.Giro D'Italia. The Sky team leader finished tenth,

:24:39. > :24:41.39 seconds behind the winner, but he remains second overall -

:24:42. > :24:48.six seconds behind the leader. The weather now - Derek's

:24:49. > :24:52.here...umbrellas at the ready? Blue sky and sunshine

:24:53. > :24:55.in Halkyn, Flintshire. The highest temperature recorded

:24:56. > :25:12.in Wales so far this year. Dark clouds in Llandaf this

:25:13. > :25:15.afternoon with a few This evening a few

:25:16. > :25:18.scattered showers. Overnight some rain in parts

:25:19. > :25:21.of mid and S Wales. Last night the temperature

:25:22. > :25:24.in Bala dropped to freezing Here's the picture for

:25:25. > :25:27.eight in the morning. Much cloudier with

:25:28. > :25:30.some showery rain. Plenty of cloud and feeling muggy

:25:31. > :25:36.with a southeasterly breeze. During the day it will

:25:37. > :25:38.brighten up in places So showers will break

:25:39. > :25:42.out in the afternoon. Heavy and thundery in places

:25:43. > :25:44.but a few miles down the road Not as warm as today

:25:45. > :25:48.but still feeling muggy. The wind light but gusty

:25:49. > :25:52.in any thunderstorms. Tomorrow night, showers

:25:53. > :25:54.or longer spells of rain. Most of the rain in the NW

:25:55. > :25:58.by the end of the night. Heavy in places

:25:59. > :26:02.but these will clear. Dry and bright for a while

:26:03. > :26:04.with some sunshine. But the breeze will pick up with

:26:05. > :26:07.rain in Pembrokeshire by evening. The chart for Saturday shows a front

:26:08. > :26:10.over Ireland that will bring a spell This low over the Atlantic

:26:11. > :26:13.may bring more rain Sunny spells too and becoming dry

:26:14. > :26:20.and feeling fresher. So more unsettled and changeable

:26:21. > :26:22.over the next few days. We'll have a quick update at eight,

:26:23. > :26:54.more after the BBC Ten O'clock News. From all of us on the programme,

:26:55. > :27:00.have a good evening.