Wales News

Vessels from Wales are playing a central part in the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames this afternoon.

Two Celtic Longboats from the Madoc Yacht Club in Porthmadog will be part of the flotilla.

Cardiff engineers C.D. Gray & Associates have designed the steel structure holding eight giant church bells which will lead the procession.

The ITV News website has more information on today's Diamond Jubilee centrepiece, which involves around 1,000 boats.

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The overnight rain has briefly moved even further north to allow some dry and even bright spells to develop across the south of Wales.

Unfortunately the rain will edge further south during the day and it will be windy too this afternoon.

It's going to feel rather chilly in the north at just 9C, several degrees warmer in the south.

Tonight the rain pushes further east leaving western parts of Wales a little drier, in the clearer spells it could get quite chilly with lows of 5C.

Bank Holiday Monday is expected to be a much brighter day with sunny spells across much of the country but the south eastern corner of Wales could hold on to some cloud. Much lighter winds and the arrival of sunshine is unlikely to have much impact on temperatures with highs of just 13-15C.

There's more rain on the way for Tuesday, sunny spells and showers for Wednesday and more rain for Thursday.

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Rob Howley, who's in charge of Wales in Australia with Warren Gatland at home injured, says that James Hook offers him great options, as he can play at fly-half, centre and full-back. The caretaker coach says Dan Biggar's form has been impressive, but he had to put the make-up of the squad first.

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Wales caretaker coach Rob Howley has finalised his 34-man squad for this summer's tour of Australia, as the second group prepare to fly out to join the advance party. Winger Harry Robinson, full-back Liam Williams and prop Rhodri Jones - all of whom made their debuts yesterday - are included.

The five players cut from the larger training squad are Dan Biggar - a surprise omission due to his Ospreys form and selection at fly-half against the Barbarians - Ryan Bevington, Will Harries, Adam Warren and Martyn Williams - who was never expected to travel as yesterday's game was his last.

Wales tour forwards: L Charteris, B Davies, I Evans, T Faletau, R Gill, R Hibbard, P James, G Jenkins, A Jones, AW Jones, Rhodri Jones, Ryan Jones, D Lydiate, K Owens, M Rees, A Shingler, J Tipuric, J Turnbull, S Warburton.

Wales tour backs: A Beck, A Bishop, A Brew, A Cuthbert, J Davies, L Halfpenny, J Hook, G North, M Phillips, R Priestland, H Robinson, R Webb, Lloyd Williams, S Williams, Liam Williams.

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People thinking of visiting the seaside over the Bank Holiday weekend have a extra tool to help them decide - a smartphone app rating Welsh beaches by quality.

The app - dubbed 'Beach Selecta' - was created by the Environment Agency. It lets people search for nearby beaches via GPS, and see a cleanliness rating for each one.

Last month, the Marine Conservation Society announced that 80% of beaches in Wales had 'excellent' water quality.

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A man has died after a crash on the A48 in Carmarthenshire. The driver of a white Volkswagen Golf was fatally injured in the incident at 11.15am on Saturday, on the westbound carriageway between Nantycaws and Carmarthen. Police say no other vehicles were involved, and are appealing for witnesses.

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