:00:00. > :00:13.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:00:14. > :00:18.A gay clergyman has accused the Anglican Church in Wales
:00:19. > :00:22.of homophobia after he was rejected for the role of Bishop of Llandaff.
:00:23. > :00:24.The Dean of St Albans, the Very Reverend Jeffrey John,
:00:25. > :00:29.The Church in Wales strongly deny the accusation.
:00:30. > :00:36.A closely guarded process, but the selection of the next
:00:37. > :00:38.Bishop of Llandaff has taken longer than expected.
:00:39. > :00:41.The first meeting of an electoral college of church officials
:00:42. > :00:45.Now, a leading gay cleric, who narrowly missed out on the role,
:00:46. > :00:49.says homophobia played a part in his rejection.
:00:50. > :00:52.It is understood the Very Reverend Jeffrey John received
:00:53. > :00:54.a majority of the votes, but not the two-thirds majority
:00:55. > :00:59.He says homophobic remarks had been made
:01:00. > :01:04.In a letter to the Bishop of Swansea and Breccon,
:01:05. > :01:06.he said he has been told by an existing Bishop
:01:07. > :01:09.that it would be too much of a headache to appoint him.
:01:10. > :01:12.He goes on to say the only arguments against his appointment
:01:13. > :01:13.were directly related to his homosexuality
:01:14. > :01:17.and/or civil partnership, namely that his appointment
:01:18. > :01:21.would bring unwelcome and unsettling publicity to the diocese.
:01:22. > :01:27.Mr John has missed out on a Bishop role before.
:01:28. > :01:30.He was nominated as Bishop of Reading in 2003, but he was asked
:01:31. > :01:33.to withdraw by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
:01:34. > :01:39.The Church in Wales says the process for a new Bishop
:01:40. > :01:41.of Llandaff will continue, so they won't be making any
:01:42. > :01:45.Asked about the accusations of homophobia,
:01:46. > :01:48.they said the Bishops would deny it.
:01:49. > :01:55.Jeffrey John himself has declined to be interviewed on the issue.
:01:56. > :01:58.A Wales Office minister has described Scotland as
:01:59. > :02:01."another country" after a recent trip to Edinburgh.
:02:02. > :02:04.In a newspaper column, Aberconwy MP, Guto Bebb,
:02:05. > :02:10.It comes after First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced
:02:11. > :02:12.she'll seek a second referendum on Scottish independence.
:02:13. > :02:15.Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns, said Mr Bebb's comments
:02:16. > :02:19.were designed to generate discussion on the issue.
:02:20. > :02:23.A suspected explosive device has been found on a Gwynedd beach.
:02:24. > :02:25.North Wales Police were alerted to the find just south
:02:26. > :02:28.of Porth Neigwl, near Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula - at around
:02:29. > :02:34.A 100-metre cordon has been placed around the device -
:02:35. > :02:38.which is due to be detonated safely tomorrow morning.
:02:39. > :02:42.Parks in Cardiff are set for a ?600,000 regeneration,
:02:43. > :02:44.as the city gets ready to host the Champions League
:02:45. > :02:49.Changing rooms will be refurbished at Trelai Park, with new drainage
:02:50. > :02:55.A number of playgrounds will also benefit, with the money from
:02:56. > :02:59.the Champions League Legacy Cash, and the council.
:03:00. > :03:02.An event has been held in Cardiff to highlight the plight
:03:03. > :03:05.of a British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran on charges
:03:06. > :03:20.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained while trying to leave
:03:21. > :03:22.the country with her baby daughter in April 2016.
:03:23. > :03:23.Her sister-in-law, Rebecca Jones - who's a GP in Cwmbran -
:03:24. > :03:24.says the UK Government should publicly condemn what's happened.
:03:25. > :03:24.The Foreign Office says it's supported the family
:03:25. > :03:37.Nazanin went to a year ago to celebrate the Iranian festival of
:03:38. > :03:40.the year and then was detained suddenly and we haven't seen her
:03:41. > :03:47.since. Her daughter Gabriella has been taken away from her, is still
:03:48. > :03:51.trapped in Iran under the care of Nazanin's parents, and we are
:03:52. > :03:52.desperately, desperately trying to get them back reunited and back
:03:53. > :03:53.home. Rugby and Six Nations officials
:03:54. > :03:56.will review events in the closing stages of Wales' 20-18
:03:57. > :03:57.loss to France. Wales coach Rob Howley says he's had
:03:58. > :04:00.to "question the integrity of our game" after France replaced
:04:01. > :04:03.prop Atonio with Slimani in extra time, after he'd already been subbed
:04:04. > :04:08.earlier in the 100-minute match. They will also look at into
:04:09. > :04:12.an alleged bite on George North. Ice hockey and the Cardiff Devils
:04:13. > :04:15.have been crowned the Elite League champions tonight -
:04:16. > :04:20.their first league They beat the Sheffield Steelers 6-2
:04:21. > :04:23.last night to secure the trophy, as well as beating
:04:24. > :04:26.the Fife Flyers tonight 6-1. It's their second silverware this
:04:27. > :04:28.season after winning Let's take a quick look
:04:29. > :04:33.at tomorrow's weather now. And after a mostly cloudy,
:04:34. > :04:35.mild and wet night for most. It'll be a breezy day
:04:36. > :04:37.with rain at first. The worst will be in
:04:38. > :04:40.the south of the country. Brighter spells should
:04:41. > :04:42.develop in the afternoon, although there will still be
:04:43. > :04:45.a chance of one or two Highs on Monday
:04:46. > :04:49.of around 11 Celsius. We'll have updates from 6.25
:04:50. > :05:14.tomorrow morning in Breakfast. Good evening. There is some rain
:05:15. > :05:19.coming into the southern half of the UK as we speak. I think by the end
:05:20. > :05:20.of the night it will have got into the Midlands and much of