:00:00. > :00:13.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:00:14. > :00:16.The Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams, says she plans
:00:17. > :00:20.to double spending on a scheme, to help the poorest three
:00:21. > :00:24.She unveiled the plans in her speech to the Liberal Democrat
:00:25. > :00:27.conference in Brighton, from where our
:00:28. > :00:35.Parliamentary Correspondent, David Cornock, reports.
:00:36. > :00:41.She may be the last Lib Dem left in the Assembly, but as Education
:00:42. > :00:45.Secretary, Kirsty Williams is determined to show her party can
:00:46. > :00:49.still be a force in government. She told delegates her priority in the
:00:50. > :00:55.job. Helping three and four-year-olds from poor backgrounds
:00:56. > :00:57.through a grant. I'm announcing that it is my intention to double the
:00:58. > :01:14.early Years Pupil Premium. Concentrating extra resources on our
:01:15. > :01:19.very youngest pupils, because it is our mission that every child
:01:20. > :01:22.deserves a fair start in life. She also ruled out the return of the
:01:23. > :01:26.grammar school, another key difference between governments in
:01:27. > :01:32.Wales and England. International evidence shows the best education
:01:33. > :01:37.systems across the world do not select their children. But with only
:01:38. > :01:46.1am and a single MP, the Lib Dems now a political recovery in Wales is
:01:47. > :01:52.just -- is some way off. The answer lies in talking to other parties.
:01:53. > :01:58.With boundary changes, which massively supported and encouraged
:01:59. > :02:06.the party in the future, there is time to talk. It is time to talk
:02:07. > :02:09.about issues of common interest. Without close cooperations between
:02:10. > :02:10.parties in the centre and on the left, he fears the Conservatives
:02:11. > :02:12.will be in power for a long time. Ukip's new leader has tried to heal
:02:13. > :02:15.divisions within the party in Wales, Diane James said the leader
:02:16. > :02:20.of the party in Wales, Nathan Gill, had her "complete
:02:21. > :02:22.and utter support". She called on the leader
:02:23. > :02:25.in the Assembly, Neil Hamilton, The two men have been embroiled
:02:26. > :02:32.in a feud which has seen Mr Gill quit the Ukip group
:02:33. > :02:36.of AMs in Cardiff Bay. As the Paralympic Games draw
:02:37. > :02:39.to a close, Welsh athletes have contributed seven medals
:02:40. > :02:44.to Great Britain's record haul. The latest came courtesy
:02:45. > :02:46.of Cardiff's Phil Pratt, who helped the GB men's wheelchair
:02:47. > :02:50.basketball team clinch bronze. And a homecoming celebration
:02:51. > :02:53.for all the Welsh Olympians and Paralympians has been announced -
:02:54. > :03:10.as Steffan Messenger reports. After a tense match against Turkey
:03:11. > :03:15.taken into overtime, it was a great end to the games for Britain's
:03:16. > :03:19.Wheelchair Basketball Men layers. Among them, Phil Pratt from Cardiff,
:03:20. > :03:24.the first Welshman to make the Paralympic team in more than 20
:03:25. > :03:28.years. It was a Sportsday for young people organised by disability sport
:03:29. > :03:33.Wales that first got him hooked, now he is a Paralympic bronze medallist.
:03:34. > :03:37.I want to motivate and inspire young people. There were no Wheelchair
:03:38. > :03:44.Basketball Men players from Wales who had made it when I was growing.
:03:45. > :03:52.Hopefully I can be won. Welsh athletes have added seven medals to
:03:53. > :03:54.Great Britain's tally. There were more golds and promising
:03:55. > :04:01.performances from young competitors across a broader range of sports.
:04:02. > :04:05.With the Olympics it has been a golden few months of sporting
:04:06. > :04:11.action. Last night crowds gathered in Flint to welcome their local hero
:04:12. > :04:15.home. Double Olympic tae kwon do champion Jade Jones was overwhelmed
:04:16. > :04:19.by the support. There is sure to be plenty of cheering at the official
:04:20. > :04:24.homecoming celebration for Welsh Olympians and Paralympians set to be
:04:25. > :04:25.held in Cardiff Bay on the 29th of September.
:04:26. > :04:28.On the second day of the biggest arts event ever held in Cardiff,
:04:29. > :04:31.thousands of people have been enjoying a giant picnic in the park,
:04:32. > :04:35.It's all part of the centenary celebrations for Roald Dahl,
:04:36. > :04:40.who was born in the capital 100 years ago.
:04:41. > :04:42.Quick look at the weather, and patchy rain will spread
:04:43. > :04:45.in from the west tonight, but by morning that should clear,
:04:46. > :04:53.leaving a largely fine, bright day, with highs of 18 celsius.
:04:54. > :04:55.We're back with updates in breakfast from 6:25.
:04:56. > :05:02.That's Wales Today. Goodnight.