02/12/2011 BBC Wales Today

Hello. Tonight's headlines. The rolling of milk at a Llanwern

Steelworks is mothballed for the Also tonight. He was a Nazi

collaborator in the Second World War. The National Library of Wales

has been criticised for accepting �300,000 that he left in his will.

Carers called for radical reform of their benefits. We here about their

money worries. The impact of any cuts on the heating now are

astronomical to the likes of us. We dread to the future.

This is where it all began for 12 year old who dreamt of playing for

his country. The Shane Williams story sees him taking his final bow

for Wales tomorrow. I am having trouble thinking about it. It will

be a great day and a day I will never forget.

We will hear from the woman who has followed his career from day one,

his mother. And very excited. I have worked to 24 hour shift and I

do not think I will sleep much tonight.

Hello. Yet another sign of the crisis in the economy. Tata Steel

has announced that it is mothballing of this site at

Llanwern. Unions and politicians have described been used as a blow

for Wales. Whether it is for cars, the

construction industry, or your kitchen appliances, Steele is

needed and a hot strip mill plays an important role. It is where huge

slabs of steals are rolled into a metal sheets. The problems in the

economy mean that the order books here are suffering. The mill of the

rigidly mothballed in 2009 and when it was brought back into operation

later that year, Tata Steel decided to adopt a more flexible way of

working the using agency staff and fixed-term contract workers. Today,

115 of them have been told that right now there is no work for them.

But the news was not a total surprise. The mill is capable of

8000 tonnes a day. Recently they have only been rolling 10,000

tonnes per week. This is not unexpected. People are very worried,

they are running up to Christmas, they're worried about paying

Christmas bills and paying for Christmas in general. Then after

that, they have to pick up the pieces. The problems at Llanwern

are a direct result of the global economic crisis. The UK steel

industry is struggling. We have seen the world economy slowing down

and we have seen the forecast yesterday from the Office of

budgetary responsibility. Mervyn King in the Bank of England has

been talking about global issues and PCS an increase of unemployment

in Europe. Basically the export market for Britain is getting

smaller and smaller. Since Tata Steel bought Corus in 2007, the

steel industry in England has fluctuated. In October 2008, blast

furnace and number four was at mothballed at Port Talbot. Two

years later, 180 jobs were lost in Flintshire. And a couple of months

ago, production was halted for a week at its tinplate works. But

there have also been grounds for optimism. Tata Steel is investing

around �200 million in rebuilding a blast furnace for in Port Talbot.

This is a sign of the company's commitment in Wales. It says the

decision to mothball the hot mill at Llanwern was made with great

regret. They intend to bring it back into operation as soon as the

market improves. I do everything I can to drive the issue and raised

with ministers in Parliament. We have a meeting with ministers on

Monday. The Welsh government says it will provide what help it can to

the workers. A 30 day consultation period is now under way.

With me now is Dr Catherine Wald from Glamorgan business school. Why

has the rolling mill be mothballed now? The steel industry depends on

balancing carefully demand and supply. If there is overcapacity in

the industry, demand decreases and supplies stays consistent, it

drives down prices. Constantly there is a balance between demand

and supply. This year, the overall global demand for steel is still

set to be consistent or perhaps increase the little, but the

picture in Europe is different. The major increases in demand for steel

are in China, Korea, India. The European market is certainly not as

buoyant. In fact other manufacturers have been mothballing

plants, too, to try to create this balance between demand and supply.

Tata Steel say they are investing in Wales, but should be -- should

we be worried for the future of the steel industry he? Tata Steel had

shown consistently that they are making investments and those

investments are being made in troubled times. We took -- we

should take heart from those investments. But this market is

very volatile. The future is dependent on that.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed tonight

that it will investigate the destruction of evidence which led

to the collapse of the Lynnette White trial yesterday. Eight former

police officers were cleared of perverted the course of justice

after the wrongful conviction of three men for the word of -- murder

of Lynette White. This trial cost �30 million. It will not cost

anything like that. It is important to get at the trade because

innocent people went to prison. The whole thing has been catastrophic.

We must learn from these mistakes and be sure this does not happen in

future. The National Library in Aberystwyth

says it has no choice other than to accept a bequest from a man who

collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War. Louis Feutren

was a Breton nationalist who fought alongside the SS in France. He died

last year and left �300,000 to the library.

In an SS inspired uniform this is Louis Feutren, a Breton nationalist

who believe the siding with Germany against France was a way of

contributing to the future of Brittany and its language. He

fought alongside the SS as a 21 year old and retreated from friends

with the Nazis at the end of the year it -- the end of the war.

man, Louis Feutren, was one of the people who retreated with the

Germans. He then somehow found himself in Wales and we know that

he was in Wales Burghley in 1947. From Wales he made his way to

Ireland. He died there last year and in his will he left it

documents for the National Library's Celtic collection and

�300,000. After delving into his history, the library found that his

money was not earned doing -- during his time at the SS. There

were no conditions attached to the request. Following legal advice, it

decided to accept in full. Lord Wheatley was the chairman of the

board to accepted this decision. Lord Whibley described the decision

has very difficult and stress that it was made on legal grounds First

--. According to the wealth government's heritage minister

these acceptance could damage the library's reputation. They would

have had to face the inquiries from the Charity Commissioners.

Charities are under an obligation to receive donations. The library

took nine months and received a detailed legal advice before making

a decision. Having done so and accepted the money, it now says

that a proportion of the �300,000 will go towards projects

highlighting the devastating effects of war and fascism.

Tomorrow, rugby fans across the country will have the last chance

to cheer on Shane Williams as he rare it -- wears the red jersey of

Wales. Let's go to where it all began for him.

There is no doubt that this man is an international rugby star. Here

he is most certainly a Local Hero, too. He started his career at 12

years old. When he made his international debut more than in

seven years ago now, they made this banner for him. They have brought

it out once again for his final cap for Wales. Good luck messages have

been coming in from across the world of rugby. Shane Williams will

shine on the international stage for the last time.

One last training session before the big goodbye. Shane Williams are

still moves like a gangster, but he has decided at the age of 34 that

tomorrow will be his last game for Wales. A crowd had come to watch

today and typically, he was happy to share the moment. After tomorrow,

Wales will no longer be able to turn up to a man who has been a

country's principal attacking weapon for more than a decade. His

tries have one of trouble crowns. Not to mention a couple of grand

slams. 57 tries in 86 appearances is streets ahead of any other

wealth -- Welsh player in history. Tomorrow he will wear the red of

Wales for one last time. I do not usually cry. I could very well be

crying during the game and after the game, to be honest with you. It

is emotional. I get choked up thinking about it now it is getting

closer. It is going to be a great day, fantastic day, and a day I

will never forget. When he made his debut in 2000, there were glimpses

of what was to come. But later that month, wearing a shirt that looked

three sizes too big, he also scored his first try. But afterwards, no

one thought that he would become an all-time great. I do not want to

put in way up there where he is under too much pressure. 11 years

later, that view has been revised a little. He has been consistently

world-class. I looked to him to do something special and often he does

it. It is great that he is going to get that tribute. When many said

that he was too small, one person who always believed he could do it

was his mother. There will be no one prouder in the Millennium

Stadium tomorrow. It will be very emotional for everyone. Friends and

family are going. I have spoken to people locally and I think it will

be emotional for them as a. Wales management have tried to make

it a special week full him. He was also given the honour of announcing

that the team to his fellow players. Tomorrow, the squad will try to put

in motion to one side when they face Australia. Revenge would be

sweet. It will be disappointing if we do not win this weekend. At the

same time a lot of the motivation will be to send off Shane Williams

in the right way. The Australians know all about Shane, he scored

five tries against them in the World Cup. If he can do the same

again tomorrow, it would be a fitting way to say goodbye.

Let's talk to Martin Jones who was the club's secretary when Shane

Williams started out. You have a lock and a lot of tries over the

years. The first game he had since returning to this team, which was a

midweek game, he scored four tries. You could see early on that this

was a talented player? We saw that when he was with the juniors

playing for the under 12. There was something about him that stood out

from the rest. Since, he has become a world-class player. How proud I

knew that a player from this club has gone on to achieve so much?

are extremely proud. We are very proud that a local boy has done

well, really well. Will tomorrow be an emotional day for many here at

the club? It is an emotional day. It draws an end to end the era of a

brilliant rugby player. And still lives. And we will be sorry to see

him depart tomorrow. It is better to go on your own time without

being shoved out by the coach. is going out on the top. Yes.

will be more from us later on. Still to come. The school boy she

also drives the school bus. First, carers across Wales the say

the money worries are leaving them ill and a radical reform of

benefits is needed to stop them falling into poverty. On Carers'

Rights Day some say they are facing a bleak future.

Carol Harrison is a full-time carer to her daughter who is 46. Now she

is a pensioner, she cannot claim a carer's allowance. She is dreading

the future. I hate going shopping. Now we trudge round three or four

supermarkets to shoppers wisely as we can. Heating wires, we have cut

back. We used to put the central heating on at any time and we no

longer do that. Our own little bit of savings that we had, that we

manage to scrape together over the years, has just gone down and down

and down. She is not alone. A survey of over 300 carers in Wales

and heating to make ends meet. Four in 10 said that caring has pushed

them into the red. But more than half said that they were suffering

anxiety and depression because of concerns about finances. Carers are

coming together for one of a series of conferences being held across

Wales. They are trying to address the issues facing them by raising

awareness. The question and answer session revealed that what they

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fear most is the cuts to their I think my choice of language was

poor and I apologise if I have offended people. I regret doing

that. I also regret the fact that I detracted from the main issue.

Swansea's historic Hafod copperworks site is to open to the

public after securing a grant of more than half a million pounds.

The money from Welsh heritage body, Cadw, will be used to restore some

of the tourist trails. The National Trust has signed an

agreement with the port city council to take over the running of

to be a house. The 17th century mansion along with 90 acres of

gardens will be managed by the charity on a 50 year lease starting

next year. European football bosses have paid

tribute to Gary Speed at the draw for the Euro 2012 competition. They

described him as one of the most popular characters of the game. The

Wales manager was found dead at his home on Sunday. More tributes will

be paid at football grounds across the country tomorrow. The lead

singer of the Stereophonics, Kelly Jones, has recorded a special

version of the adopted Welsh anthem in tribute to hems. -- in a tribute

to him. The song will feature in tonight's

programme will look back at Gary Speed's life and career. That is at

10pm on BBC Two Wales. Swansea will look to build on their

recent good form when they take on bottom club, Blackburn, in the

Back to the rugby. When you walk around this part of

Wales there is only one thing on people's mind, that is the bigger

game tomorrow. That is Shane Williams final appearance for Wales.

Let us hear from the man himself. He will tell us about his first

Even now when I look back, I can't get over it. I was petrified on

that day. It was an adventure playing for Neath at first. I

really wanted to play for Neath and get in the side. It was hard work.

I worked my socks off and battled against adversity. I was playing

against players twice as strong as I was and bigger than myself. I was

getting thrown around like a rag doll. It was tougher. I worked hard.

I still was not big enough when I played for Wales, looking back. I

looked like one of the ball boys! It would be great to go out with a

win. I just can't wait for the day now. It's going to be a good day

and I can't wait to see all my friends. It is going to be a great

day. But we have to win the game thirst. Any idea how you will feel

when you get onto the field? They will be tears before, during and

after the game. It is going to be emotional. I just want to go out

and play some rugby. I want to put in a big performance. It will be a

tough game. Australia are one of the best teams in the world. It is

all about winning first and foremost. I am going to enjoy the

experience. There is no better place to play than the Millennium

Stadium. Let's talk to some of the club

members. You are the club president. You know Shane Williams. He told me

earlier that fame has not changed him. It has not. He is exactly like

one of the boys. We watch him playing for the Ospreys on a

Saturday afternoon and within half- an-hour of the game finishing, he

is back here with the boys sitting in the corner and enjoying himself.

There will be plenty of people heading to the Millennium Stadium

tomorrow. We are immensely proud of him. We have three buses going up

tomorrow morning. We wish him all the very best tomorrow. Hopefully,

he finishes with a try. You trained Shane Williams when he was just 12.

What was special about him back then? You could see the way he

played and his attitude, he used to do things that other players could

only dream of. He was exceptional. He was sensational. He started here

and got spotted. He was outstanding in the first team. It did not take

him long to go to Neath. I remember going to watch him play for Neath

and he had stepped up a gear or two. Thank you very much. Not long to go

now until kick-off. There is commentary on a BBC Radio Wales and

the game is live on BBC One Wales. We will have all the reaction to

the game throughout the weekend. The bus driver at one

Carmarthenshire school is a very familiar face to students. He's one

of the sixth formers. This summer, 18-year-old Joseff Edwards passed

the test to drive a 54-seater coach. So he now does the school run to

Ysgol Dyffryn Taf in Whitland, getting �20 a day from the coach

company, run by his dad. It is a big responsibility to drive

everybody to school. They have to be safe and I have to get them

there safely. I have to make sure they are all well behaved. Somebody

has seen a bus going through woodland with a school pupil

driving a coach and I thought that somebody must have stolen the bus

or whatever. The police did come up here to check if it was a pupil and

I said it was but he has passed his test.

And now the weather. How is it The rain will clear, leaving a

drier and breezy weekend. It will turn colder on Sunday with a few

showers. Tonight, wet and windy. Some heavy rain. Turning drier

later with a few showers. Fresh to strong winds and a milder than last

night. Temperatures staying well above freezing. Now, by the morning

the rain will have cleared, so a dry start for most of us. And no

frost on the car. Cloudy in the west with a few light showers.

Breezy on the coast with a temperature of 7C in Caernarfon. So

plenty of dry weather tomorrow. A few bright intervals. The best of

the sunshine in Powys, Monmouthshire and the Marches.

Cloudy in parts of the north and west with a few light showers

feeding in off the Irish Sea. Top temperatures around 9C to 11C and

it'll be breezy. If you're in Cardiff for the rugby tomorrow

afternoon, it should be dry. Temperatures around 11C. Sunday

will be colder with a mixture of cloud, sunshine and a few showers.

Most of the showers in the north and west. Wintry on the mountains

with a little snow. By the way, Cartref PorthKerry in Barry are

having their Christmas Fair tomorrow. Everyone is welcome and

it should be dry. Too Good To Waste are holding a charity event in

Aberaman tomorrow. So pop along and pick-up some bargains for Christmas.

Into next week, Monday will be cold and windy with sunshine and showers.

The showers falling as hail, sleet and snow. Most of the snow on

higher ground, the hills and mountains. Now looking back, the

autumn was very mild. In fact, it was the joint warmest with 2006

since records began over 100 years ago. It was also drier than average.

So some people will be hoping for lots of rain this winter,

especially on the border with England, to replenish ground water

levels and top up the streams. Some rain tonight, but drier over the

weekend. A few showers and it will be breezy. I've had a few Christmas

pictures in the post but we'd like some more. Here's the address to

send them. Derek's Pictures, Wales Today, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ. I hope to

Tonight's main news. The Prime Minister has promised to protect

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in the euro-zone. There will be the a loss of 150