The announcement comes as Wales prepares to host the UK-wide Armed Forces Day for the first time on Saturday.

BBC: Wales Millennium Centre's free armed forces tickets

Even though IPOs world-wide are rising by 43% on the first day of trading, first-day gains aren't as common in the U.S. Of the 53 U.S. deals priced in the last three months, the average price increase was 14% on the first day of trading.

WSJ: Facebook IPO Facts, Fiction and Flops

The first day of the trail crosses the wide open desert panoramas of Euro Ridge, advancing to the breathtaking, unpeopled expanse seen from Brinkley Bluff on day four or five.

BBC: Walking through Australia��s pure desert heart

In a telephone conference call on Wednesday, an FAA official told contractors who operate the towers they would soon be receiving a letter giving notice that 168 towers would be closed on the first day of April because of government-wide spending cuts that were set in motion on Friday night.

CNN: Airport towers get temporary reprieve

That came after the fall of Andrew Strauss and Tim Ambrose within the first 14 balls of the day, Strauss chipping Jeetan Patel to wide mid-off and Ambrose offering Daniel Vettori a simple return catch.

BBC: England poised for series victory

Wade Elliott scored Burnley's winner after 34 minutes, while Everton, beaten 6-1 by Arsenal on the first day of the season, missed a chance to equalize from the penalty spot as Loius Saha fired wide near the end.

CNN: Lennon scores winner as Spurs stay top