18/11/2013 BBC Wales Today

Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story: The opening ceremony was

glitzy but Wales got very little economic benefit out of the 2012

Olympic Games according to a House of Lords report.

Our other headlines tonight: Is it now too expensive for the Welsh

Government to subsidise students in university?

The family of a Natasha Scott Falber, who died after using a

tampon for the first time, try to raise awareness of toxic shock

syndrome. Your money. A clearer picture about

how much control the Welsh Government may have on the income

tax you pay. Airbus in Broughton celebrates after

landing deals for aircraft worth more than ?30 billion.

And empty pews and dwindling congregations. London's oldest Welsh

chapel is under threat. Good evening. It was billed as an

Olympics not just for London but for the whole of the UK. But a new

report suggests that Welsh economy didn't get much out of it, with most

of the benefits going to the south east of England. A House of Lords

committee found that fewer than 500 of the 30,000 jobs created by the

Games were here in Wales. Here's our sports reporter, Ashleigh Crowter.

It was a summer of success as athletes from all over the UK won a

record medal haul. The medals were spread around the country but the

economic benefits were not. London and the south-east of England were

the big winners according to today's report. They got a

disproportionate amount of the many compare to other regions. ?2.5

billion was invested in the UK by foreign companies. But less than 1%

of that was invested here. Of the 31,000 jobs created across the UK,

less than 500 were here. That is just 1.5% of the total. Only the

East Midlands and the north-east of England did worse. One of the

challenges we've got in Wales is that so many of our companies are

micro companies. Very often it's difficult for them to get in on

contracts which have major combines. Scotland have more

companies in their own right based in Scotland and the challenge for

Wales is to break in. This company and Port Talbot was one of the Welsh

companies were won contracts in the run up to the games. They make

security doors for the athletes village. The connections being made

on the London Project have brought in other work. We were introduced to

companies you would never normally deal with. He got to know the

architects and specifiers. They have trust in us so they are specifying

us for products in the rest of the country. Wales will always be able

to say that the first action of the 2012 games took place here. But the

11 football matches at the Millennium Stadium represents just a

tiny chunk of last summer 's sporting showpiece. It is an obvious

point but most of London 2012 happened in London. Some people 's

expectations were too high. Especially around the business side.

It was never going to be a big cash cow. The big part is about

participation in Wales. The story is good. It is not the same in England.

In that way the games have had a massively important impact on young

people wanting to be sporty and healthy. One area where Wales has

done well is in participation and inspiration. Welsh gymnastics is one

of several sporting bodies who say they've had a being a -- big

increase in numbers since last summer. If we were going to see a

real legacy in Wales, we would be getting PE as a core subject in

schools and making sure there is a quality experience for you and

people, fun and enjoyable. Tonight a spokesman for the Welsh Government

say they were still considering the report but in a statement they noted

that Sebastian Cole had recently praised Wales' efforts to ensure a

sporting legacy. They say the successful bid to host the world

half Marathon Championships in 2016 is an example of the progress made.

15 months on the Welsh Linda legacy is participation rather than pounds.

Is it too expensive for the Welsh Government to subsidise students in

university? That's the question posed tonight as the Education

Minister announces a review into higher education. Huw Lewis says he

wants to see a world class system in Wales supported by a sustainable

funding regime. Our political correspondent, Aled ap Dafydd, is at

Cardiff University where the minister is delivering his speech.

Why is he making this speech now? I suspect Huw Lewis felt he had to say

and do something now because he has been facing a lot of criticism by

those within the higher education sector over Welsh Government policy.

As things stand Welsh students wherever they study in the UK are

subsidised to the tune of about ?3500 by the Welsh Government but

there are some within the sector who say that policy is unsustainable.

Why are some in the education sector saying they are losing out? A lot of

this debate revolves around the funding and subsidising of Welsh

students who choose to study in universities over the border. The

Welsh Conservatives have said that this is a gimmick on part of the

Welsh Government. They say that five English universities have benefited

to the tune of ?15 million of Welsh Government funding which has gone to

subsidising Welsh students who choose to study there. They now want

to CNN to that policy. This review group and all-party review will now

be looking into whether this is a sustainable model for the future.

When might we hear any recommendations? Nothing will happen

in the short term because the current policy is a commit by the

Welsh Labour government until the next election and this review will

not purport back until after then by having cross-party membership on

this group they will be a degree of political cover for the next Welsh

Government if they decide to make any changes.

The family of a teenage girl, who died after using a tampon for the

first time, have launched a campaign to raise awareness of Toxic Shock

Syndrome. Natasha Scott Falber, from Caerwent in Monmouthshire, didn't

know why she was ill and thought she was recovering from the sickness bug

norovirus. She later died in her sleep. Natasha's mother has been

speaking to our reporter, Caroline Evans.

Ten pack was just 14 and was dreaming of starring in the West

End. -- Natasha Scott Falber. But after using tampons the first time

she fell ill and died. The night she died we were having a laugh about

things and I said I know you are going to hate me that you have taken

that tampon ad haven't you? She said I'm fine and I'm feeling better. She

was feeling better and many of his symptoms were better. I said OK, I

will never mention it again. Then of course, the following morning she

died. Natasha developed toxic shock syndrome. One in three people in the

UK carry the bacteria which causes it. 40 people a year go on to

develop toxic shock syndrome and 23 people die every year. It is

extremely rare but Natasha's mother says people must be made aware of

the symptoms like high temperature and vomiting. It has happened and we

can't do anything about it but to stop it happening to somebody

else... No family should have to go through this. If we can stop it and

it's hard, it's difficult for us to speak out, but we want to because it

is such a simple thing. Many companies already warned about toxic

shock syndrome but the family wanted to be given a higher profile and a

meeting with Public Health Wales next week.

The family of a couple killed in an aircraft crash say Gary Vickers was

an experienced pilot. He was flying his partner home from Paris when the

plane came down on Friday afternoon. An enquiry has been launched into

what happened. Gary was an experienced pilot. He would not have

considered going out if he knew there was something wrong. They were

devoted to each other. A search at the former Cardiff home

of a woman who's been missing for more than thirty years has ended.

Police have been at the house in Llandaff, where Susanne

Llewellyn-Jones lived, since the end of last week. Ms Llewellyn Jones

went missing in 1980 after being taken to a train station by her

husband. A coroner has recorded a verdict of

accidental death in the inquest of a 14-year=old school girl who drowned

off Barry Island. Hollie McClymont from Glasgow was on holiday with her

family when she disappeared while swimming at Whitmore Bay in July.

Her body was found two days later. We've been given a clearer picture

today about the level of control the Welsh Government may have on income

tax in the future. Some powers over the tax could be on their way to

Cardiff Bay if a decision is made to hold a referendum. But the Treasury

now says the Government here will not get the powers to vary income

tax bands individually. Our political editor, Nick Servini, is

here. Earlier this month, David Cameron

and the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, were in Cardiff to announce

that the Welsh Government will for the first time get the power to

borrow and to vary some taxes like stamp duty and landfill tax. If it

wants it, the Welsh Government could also be given control over part of

income tax, which is the biggest revenue raiser after a referendum.

This morning we were given further details and the most significant

development related to income tax. All of this followed a report called

the Silk Commission, which said it was essential that the Welsh

Government is given flexibility on income tax. So if it wanted to raise

or lower the higher rate, it could do so without the basic rate

changing. But today we found out the Treasury won't allow that to happen.

It says any rise or fall will have to take place in tandem across all

the different bands, so there'll be no scope to isolate a higher or

lower rate. It's what's happening in Scotland. And the chief secretary to

the Treasury, Danny Alexander, explained why. I think the idea that

you can change the level of income tax, that half of the rate of income

tax is now set in Wales, it is something which is powerful and it's

a new lever to be used in Wales. But I think the issue about what level

different bands are set, that is about the labour market across the

whole of the UK and that power should stay at UK level. On this

issue of income tax, the Welsh Government's Finance Minister, Jane

Hutt, said it was a missed opportunity and said the focus now

would be on the other taxes first. We look forward now to what we can

do with the smaller taxes that are being devolved now like landfill tax

and stamp duty. The people of Wales want to know what we can do now and

I'm going to be working to ensure that we get the income stream and we

have early access to borrowing which is such good news. Now the First

Minister, Carwyn Jones, has already said he doesn't want income tax

powers for Wales as things stand now for a number of reasons. This

announcement is unlikely to change his mind.

??WHIT Much more to come before 7:00pm: Another night sleeping on

the floor. Now new plans to make more homes available to ease the

squeeze. And the first cold snap. Some of us

are in for a dusting of snow and a warning of ice in the next 24 hours.

The full forecast in a few minutes. Management and workers at the Airbus

wings plant at Broughton in Flintshire have told Wales Today

they are confident about the future after the company secured major

orders at a Middle East air show. Airbus, which employs 6,500 people

at Broughton has struck deals worth more than ?30 billion, apparently

securing thousands of jobs here. The new orders come amidst fierce

competition in the industry, as Roger Pinney reports.

It is quite a stage on which to sell your goods and deals done here can

have a big impact on Welsh companies and their families. The pitch for

customers is so important and even the prime minister turned up to

trumpet a string of orders. They are very exciting deals. Every second a

plane takes off somewhere in the world with wings made in Britain and

landing gear made in Britain. This is a real area of expertise. This is

the aircraft which is turning heads. It is so new it only flew the first

time during the summer. 53 of them have been ordered in Dubai along

with 50 of its big sister. On the wing production line in Broughton

fjord of book should secure five to seven years of work. The A350 is a

new aircraft and what is special about it is that it is 25% more fuel

efficient than the competition. This wing will be flying in the colours

of Qatar airlines in just over a year. The orders we have achieved in

the last 48 hours, it is really strong. The competition is strong

but our product is strong. We are confident that we will continue to

sell. Every order is a Wellcome order. Significant orders like this

guarantees more work in the future. But that broaden both management and

workforce will tell you they are not complacent. In commercial aircraft

building the competition is fierce and in Dubai Boeing has had some

major successes as well. It is a cut-throat affair with thousands of

jobs on both sides of the Atlantic dependent on the outcome.

The mother of April Jones has welcomed the move by Internet

companies to make it harder to find child abuse images online. The

five-year old was killed by Mark Bridger in October last year after

he had viewed child sex abuse images on his computer. Our daughter had to

be killed before this came to light. Richard of been done ages

ago. We are trying to fight for this tells of other families don't go

through what we went through. Burton's biscuits, which employs

around 700 people at its factory in Torfaen, has been sold to a Canadian

pension fund. The manufacturer, which makes Jammie Dodgers and

Wagons, was put up for sale earlier this year by its current owner, a

Canadian investment bank. Drivers across Wales are being urged

not to multi-task behind the wheel to prevent crashes, causing by

people using their mobile phones and other devices. The campaign by the

charity Brake comes at the start of Road Safety Week. Research shows

37,000 drivers here have points on their license for driving while

distracted. It is now ten years since mobile phone use at the wheel

was banned so a decade on we still have a huge adult drivers taking

this risk. In a dash in a high number of the serious collisions we

have we are finding that people have been using a mobile phone at the

time of the collision or just before. Those people are committing

serious offences and causing death by dangerous driving. I would advise

people, don't use a mobile phone whilst driving.

Private landlords and letting agents will need a licence to operate if

the Welsh Government's housing bill becomes law. It will also give more

power to tax empty homes which it's hoped will prevent homelessness and

boost the supply of housing. Daniel Davies reports.

Ian and Dawn McGregor and SN are squeezed into his mother 's

one-bedroom bungalow. They have been relying on relatives after he fell

ill and the family fell behind with the mortgage. To be put in that

situation, it is hard to explain to people. The situation we are in now,

I would not wish it on anyone. Ministers want to stop the same

thing happening to more families. At this homeless charity in Cardiff the

housing minister met young people who have been helped back on their

feet. In future councils will be able to act sooner when somebody is

at risk of losing their home. The housing bill will also create a

register of pilot sector landlords. We are trying to read late the

system and make sure we have place -- safe places for people to live in

Wales. We have some fantastic landlords in Wales but not all of

them. Any landlord who does not sign up will not be a bit let flats or

houses in Wales. We fully support this and we have to educate

landlords who are not aware of the responsibilities. The costs involved

-- involved mean the cost will be borne by the good landlords. This

bill also lets councils charge 150% council tax on properties that have

been empty free year. Plaid Cymru is trying to convince the Welsh

Government to go further and double council tax on second homes. Last

week the Conservatives called for a revamp of the right to buy with the

money raised spent on more social housing. The politicians are trying

to outbid each other with ways of keeping our roofs -- keeping roofs

above our heads but the supply of new homes is not keeping up with

demand. The government is hoping this latest offer will be the key to

unlock that. Rugby, and Wales are still hoping

Scott Williams could be fit to face Tonga on Friday despite a toe

injury. It would ease the centre injury crisis which has already

claimed Jamie Roberts, Jonathan Davies and newcomer Cory Allen.

Wales will also rest their British and Irish Lions, but defence coach

Shaun Edwards is keen to keep the momentum going. It was a very high

standard game against South Africa and the momentum is building and

hopefully we can keep that going against Tonga on Friday. Hopefully

we can place attacking rugby and some solid defence. -- play.

Football, and Wales manager Chris Coleman says he's prepared to rest

Gareth Bale for Wales' friendlies in the future. Coleman says he

understands the need protect the 24-year-old, who signed for Real

Madrid in the summer for a record fee of ?85 million.

It's the oldest Welsh chapel in London, dating back to the 1770's.

Hundreds of parishioners once worshiped at the Jewin Presbyterian

Church every Sunday, but over the past 50 years the number of members

has fallen dramatically. Now, BBC presenter Huw Edwards is leading a

campaign to save the building and keep the traditions of the London

Welsh community alive. Carwyn Jones has more.

A small but loyal congregation keeps the faith that the oldest surviving

Welsh church in London. The hymns are heartfelt and the worshippers

are devout but BP was a largely empty. Jewin Presbyterian Church can

trace its history back to 1774 that it is facing a 21st-century problem.

Numbers are falling and maintenance costs are rising. Hugh Edwards is

one of the parishioners and we should sit with his family every

Sunday. He is campaigning to save this building. The Welsh churches in

London I like the Welsh churches in Wales. They are facing a tough time.

They represent something good in my view and they represent something

that is worth keeping and fighting for. They were once 30 Welsh chapels

in London. This one was the first. These were important centres of

faith when collective worship was the norm. It stood for 160 years

before being destroyed during one of the worst nights of the Blitz. It

then reopened 20 years later and the building was packed to the rafters.

A far cry from today. It is getting harder because we are getting fewer

members and fewer people prepared to take on the burden. We are an ageing

congregation. Jewin Presbyterian Church has a special status and is

in the heart of the city of London. The history of the building is

intertwined with the history of the capital. If this church closed it

would be a very dark moment not just for Christian communities in London

but for the London Welsh and the traditions of the London Welsh. That

reason lots of us think it's worth saving. Nobody here believes numbers

will rise dramatically overnight. This building will still have empty

pews on any given Sunday but this appeal hopes to connect with the

60,000 strong London Welsh community to ensure this iconic church has a

future. There is a cold snap heading our

way. Here is Derek. Time to dig out the warm coat and

bobble hat. It is turning colder with some frost and wintry showers.

I'm not expecting much snow. There will be a dusting in places but not

everywhere. Most of it on higher ground, the hills and mountains. Ice

will be the main hazard if you're travelling. So a cold front moved

southeast through Wales today bringing rain, followed by clearer

and colder air from the Arctic. Tonight, scattered showers. Most of

them in the north and west. Heavy in places with hail and falling as snow

on higher ground, or example in Snowdonia and on the Cambrian

Mountains. Some dry, clear weather as well, especially in the

southeast. Colder than recent nights with a frost in places. And the Met

Office has issued a warning of ice covering most of North and Mid

Wales, west Powys and north Carmarthenshire. So here's the

picture for 8:00am in the morning. A cold wind and wintry showers in the

north and west. Some of the showers heavy with hail and thunder. Sleet

and snow as well. A dusting of snow in places, mainly on higher ground

above 200m or 800 feet. Strong winds on the west coast. The southeast dry

and bright with sunshine and lighter winds. So mixed fortunes tomorrow.

Most of the showers in the west and south-west. The best of the dry

weather and sunshine in the northeast, eastern Powys, and the

southeast. Top temperatures only 4C to 7C, but feeling colder in he

north to north-westerly wind. The wind easing during the afternoon. On

Cadair Idris tomorrow, occasional snow and hail showers. And feeling

bitterly cold with a wind-chill temperature of -13C. Tomorrow

evening, dry with some frost for a while. However, cloud and rain will

spread from the northwest overnight. The wind increasing as well.

Wednesday will be windy with strong to gale force winds. Some rain and

snow on the mountains clearing to sunshine and a few showers.

Thursday, cold and breezy. Scattered showers and bright spells. Friday

and the weekend will be mostly dry. Some frost and a chilly breeze. So

cold tomorrow with sunshine and wintry showers. Watch out for icy

patches if you're travelling first thing in the morning.

You can keep up to date with the forecast on the website. Wrap up

warm. Tonight 's headlines. A new report

suggests the Welsh economy did not get much out of the London Olympics.

House of Lords committee found fewer than 500 of the 30,000 jobs created

by the games were here in Wales. The education minister has announced

that future financial support for Welsh students will be reviewed by

an independent cross-party commission.

X-Ray is on in half an hour. Here's Lucy and Rhodri with a preview. We

all hate nuisance calls so a company offering to block them have ?40

seems like a tempting offer. But our investigation into a Llanelli

company and covers a lot of false promises. With Christmas around the

corner, we putting public gifts to the test.

We'll have an update for you at 8:00pm and I'll be back after the

BBC News at 10:00pm. From all of us on the programme, good evening.