1.   Cardiff, the Welsh capital, is closer and more easily accessible to London than it is to many northern Welsh towns.

2.   German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is among the European heads of government arriving this weekend for the gathering in the Welsh capital.

3.   He was expected to be welcomed to the Welsh capital Cardiff on Wednesday by Prince Charles before being presented to dignitaries at a lunch in Cardiff Castle.

4.   The ruling ends a costly legal dispute between Rogers and the assembly over its unfinished new home in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.

5.   But the Irish had to survive a ferocious late onslaught before hanging on to their remarkable record in the Welsh capital.

6.   Eleven teams had previously fallen foul of the changing room hoodoo since major English domestic finals were switched to the Welsh capital following the closure of Wembley.

7.   Rogge will accompany Samaranch to the Welsh capital.

8.   Since major English domestic finals were switched to the Welsh capital following the closure of Wembley, the winning team has always come out from the north dressing room.