07/01/2014 BBC Wales Today

perhaps 48 hours of drier weather for many of us. But between now and

Welcome to Wales Today - our top story: The missing Newport teenager

Nida ul-Nasser. Her sister says, she was upset her asylum status meant

she couldn't go to university. We are asylum seekers, we are not

allowed to go because of money. Therefore, it makes her worry a lot.

She was worried about her future. Our other headlines: This was a

road. After the floods, the clear up with a warning the bill will run to

millions. Protecting front line policing means

Dyfed Powys Police wants to cut a hundred and twenty back room jobs.

They make engineering products for customers around the world - why

business confidence is rising in the private sector.

And back in its old stomping ground - the Commonwealth Games baton relay

route is announced. Good evening. More details have

emerged in the investigation into the disappearance of Nida ul-Nasser

- the 18-year-old student who's been missing from her home in Newport for

over a week. Her family believe she left the house because she was upset

she couldn't go to university - their asylum status prevented her

from applying. The police say they are in the process of checking her

phone, computer and bank account records. Jordan Davies reports.

Eleven days on and still no sign of Nida. Once again her family faced

the cameras to appeal for her to home home. We are worried about

you, we need you. We cannot live without you. Please come back home.

We are desperately worried about you. We want you, we miss you. We

are worried about your future. Come home. Nida disappeared while taking

the bins out. Today we learned more about her mood that night. Her

family say she was upset that their failed asylum status meant she

couldn't go to university. Her family's bid for asylum from

Pakistan was rejected last year. We are not allowed to go to university

because of money. Therefore, it made her worry a lot. She was worried

about her future. Police say they're extremely

concerned about Nida's welfare. As she left home without her shoes on

or the medication she needs to treat her anaemia. Forty officers have

been searching the area around her home. And delivering leaflets to try

and jog people's memories. We are open-minded about the reason for her

disappearance and we will consider all lines of enquiry to hopefully

locate her safe and well. The focus now is to continue to examine the

substantial CCTV footage we have secured and to continue to search

with the aid of specialist advisers. A specialist team's been studying

Nida's computer, phone and bank records. So far nothing to suggest

her whereabouts. Or the involvement of a third party. The police say

they're continuing to keep an open mind about what's happened to her.

But her family are growing increasingly desperate. And just

want her home. And Jordan is in Newport for us

tonight - at the Transporter Bridge where police searches have been

focused this afternoon Jordan? Yes, police searches focused on the

banks here and across the river onto the road where they briefly stopped

to search a yard. They have been searching the mobile phone records,

computer records and the bank account records and other officers

have been searching CCTV in a city centre and the area she lived. So

far, nothing for investigators and nothing for her family.

The cost of repairing the damage caused by the storms of the last few

days will run to millions. That's what councils have told us tonight.

Some have already asked the Welsh Government for emergency funding.

Here's Charlotte Dubenskij. After the storm, work is under way

to repair the damage. The main road between Haverfordwest was closed for

four days and it will not reopen until the end of the week. For the

council here, like many other authorities, it is time to count the

cost. There is no authorities, it is time to count the

look at how we mitigate the costs. There are initial discussions

ongoing There are initial discussions

management people. The There are initial discussions

authority to ask the help on the Welsh government. Most are still

trying to assess the damage. In Aberystwyth, students were back in

their accommodation, around 150 were forced to spend the night elsewhere

as buildings on the promenade were evacuated because of the danger.

They did a really good job. They did everything with caution. I was glad

to be back. It has been a pain. The clean-up operation is well under way

in Aberystwyth, the council say it is too early display how much the

repairs will cost but some estimate the bill will be millions of pounds.

This iconic shelter was one of the casualties. Tomorrow, the council

will meet with the heritage body to discuss how the listed building can

be removed. Further up the coastline, this village fared

better, two years ago 13 million was spent on flood defences to protect

400 homes. They are weighing up how well it has worked. They have helped

in some way, they have stopped the majority of the water coming over,

it came into our garden. We can see whether fences are more hard

concrete, the water has come over the top. The stones are on the road.

I have been some flooding. For those without protection, the clean-up is

continuing. The council car park here was covered in sand and debris

is still being cleared elsewhere. Although the storms are over for

now, the impact is still being felt. A local coastline hotel and

bed-and-breakfast industry is all at sea. They have to close, they will

be damaged. It is awful because the access payment of the insurance will

be horrendous. For farmers as well it is bad for business with many

concerned for their livestock. There have been significant losses for

some, one farmer lost 80 sheep. Forecasters say the worst is over

but it will cost millions before communities and businesses in Wales

recover from the storm. Not everyone has been able to return to their

homes. On Friday we showed you pictures of an RNLI rescue at

Llanbedr, near Harlech, in Gwynedd. Four people were taken from a row of

cottages. Roger Pinney has been there today and found the homes are

still flooding with every high tide. there today and found the homes are

is the lane to there today and found the homes are

which flooded on Friday and with every high tide they flood again. It

is up to the windows, the ground floor has gone.

is up to the windows, the ground one of them, salvaging prized

possessions is a problem. We will have to come back before we get cut

off. John wasn't at home at first but his father thought he might be

an came to help. He ended up as one of those rescued. By the time my

father came down, there wasn't much water, I arrived ten minutes later,

a friend brought me on the tractor and in 15 minutes the water was

coming over the bonnet. It was a frightening experience. Not

something I would like to go through again. The local lads came with the

coastguard and they were professional. They rescued the

neighbours and the other lady. The flooding is caused by a breach in

the sea defences, a wall of earth which should protect the land. In

the Friday storm, it was washed away. From a nearby hill, you get an

idea of the scale. Acres of land which is recovered twice a day. At

every high tide, the sea water is eating away at what is left of the

coastal defence, I've been told engineers have looked at it but

there's no decision yet about what to do. Here, they want action and

quickly. The flooded farmland threatens businesses and the

cottages need time to dry out. A driver whose car overturned outside

a Vale of Glamorgan primary school, injuring nine people, including five

children and a lollipop lady will appear before Cardiff magistrates

court at the end of January. Robert Bell will face a charge of

driving without due care and attention. Dozens of police

officers, fire crews and ambulance teams were called to the crash in

June last year. A man has admitted starting a fire which destroyed a

crisp factory in Crumlin last September.

30-year-old Colin William Goulding, from Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent,

pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life at the fire at the

Real Crisps plant. He's due to be sentenced tomorrow.

The energy company SSE, which owns Swalec, says, it will cut dual fuel

prices by 3.5% from March. It's the latest firm to cut customers' bills,

after making savings from the UK Government's decision to reduce the

green levy paid by energy firms. More than one hundred posts could go

at Dyfed Powys Police as the force tries to reduce its budget by 11.5

million pounds by 2017. As part of a review into front line policing, the

Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon has announced he

wants to re-organise back-room staff. The force currently has a

civilian workforce of 823 employees. It's predicted that 118

civilian workforce of 823 employees. could be scrapped and 55 of

civilian workforce of 823 employees. may have to be through redundancies.

newsroom. Yes, well this

newsroom. process the police force

newsroom. where they've been looking at

protecting and improving where they've been looking at

policing by making changes to the way the support staff or back office

staff as we might call them work. And of course in the background to

this we have severe budget cuts - we're at the end of a period of an

already tough financial settlement for the police, and the upcoming

police grant for next year is looking even bleaker. Dyfed Powys

have done their sums and calculated that by 2017 they will have needed

to make a further ?11.5 million worth of savings, on top of roughly

the same amount they've already saved since 2010. Now the number of

predicted redundancies - around 55 - is a lot lower than the total figure

of the number of posts to go because currently just under a third of the

positions under threat is you like aren't filled at the moment anyway -

they've been left empty as staff leave or retire. Today the crime

commissioner told me the kind of jobs he was talking about scrapping

are ones which have become out of date as the modern police force has

progressed. We have a system that is too inflexible so if you are in a

low period were twiddling your thumbs and if you are not, you are

too busy. We want an organisation that is more flexible, it

acknowledges people can do different things and it is more rewarding to

be fulfilled in your job to have variety. What do the unions say?

Well, Unison, which represents about 90% of police staff, seem to have

been fairly accepting of this. They told us that they were made aware of

this yesterday, they've met with the police force and while they would

want to see the number of compulsory redundancies reduced as much as

possible - they recognise the need to reduce the number of roles. South

Wales Police have already been through a process of restructuring

with their support staff when they moved everyone into one centre in

Bridgend. But they told me today they could not rule out further cuts

in light of another severe budget reduction for this coming year. Both

North Wales and Gwent police say they are still in the process of

drawing up financial plans to put before the police and crime panel

later this month. Gwent for example, has a further nine million pounds

worth of savings it needs to make by 2017 as well so they are all in the

same boat, they have already made almost 50 redundancies so far but

say there are no more planned at the moment.

Much more to come before seven o'clock. This film won the Arts

Prize last year at the Eisteddfod, but was too much English spoken in

it? And in the footsteps of the Olympic

Torch on Snowdon. The Commonwealth Games baton relay route is

announced. at the start of this year, than

last. That's the message from a survey of businesses in

last. That's the message from a Commerce. But optimism in the

private sector comes alongside gloom in the public sector

private sector comes alongside gloom effect of cuts that'll come into

effect from April. Here's our Economics correspondent Sarah

Dickins. A small, privately owned business,

brimming with optimism. This company employs 58 people, working for the

rail, oil and gas industries here and abroad. They have doubled

turnover and workers since the recession began and recently

invested 1.25 million pounds to invest and expand the factory. They

say it could grow much more but has been held back by difficulty in

borrowing money and finding workers with engineering skills. Unless you

know how to cut metal, you cannot use this machine. You need to know

that if there are sparks flying out, that is not right. You need basic

engineering skills. While many Welsh firms have found the last five years

more of a struggle than this company has, this latest survey shows that

most of those that respondents believe they are in a stronger

position now than 12 months ago. 85% say that UK sales are up, that is

10% more than last year. 89% expect profits to increase this year. The

big question is whether this optimism is justified across the

economy? Over the Christmas period, shopping, everything, people, more

people seem to be out, so my personal opinion is, it is

improving. When you look at the responses from the 550 companies

involved in this survey, you get a message of real optimism, but they

are no longer trying to just weather the economic downturn, they are

really feeling better about the future. Sales and exports are up and

they are more productive. Certainly those businesses that make

something, that other servers that people want, they are moving

forward. Across Wales, tourism has been looking positive in the last

few years also. At the same time, firms like this are feeling

confident, but the public sector, in particular local authorities, they

know that no cuts are about to hit. -- new cuts. There are some

unprecedented cuts that councils will have experienced. The

challenges, can the private sector pick up those jobs? To really judge

the health of the whole Welsh economy, we need to balance the

optimism with the firms in the Chamber of Commerce with gloom in

the public sector and particular in local government. From April, Welsh

councils will have ?175 million less to employ on goods and employing

people. The question is, well that we can the Welsh economy as much of

growth in private companies may help it?

The chief executive of the NHS in Wales is to stand down

The chief executive of the NHS in March. David Sissling will

The chief executive of the NHS in new role with

The chief executive of the NHS in the East Midlands. He

The chief executive of the NHS in mixed feelings about the decision

The chief executive of the NHS in He is

The chief executive of the NHS in time? Yes, the NHS is

The chief executive of the NHS in spotlight, you have to say

particularly at the moment. A senior Welsh government source has said

that was no suggestion he has been pushed out. He's moving to a senior

position in these Nederlandse. A statement, he said it has been a

difficult decision, there is never a good time to leave a role, but he

says he is very proud of what he achieved in the last few years.

Anyone that comes in, they will face an enormous job, and it will be

difficult losing such a senior position at such a sensitive time

for the Welsh NHS. Controversial changes are underway in the form of

the reconfiguration of services right across Wales, which prompted

demonstrations and the latest set is for changes to a number of accident

and emergency units across South Wales. A big decision was due in

December, that has been postponed, we expect it sometime early this

year. The Welsh government has come under intense political pressure

because of the performance of the NHS in Wales. He is not the only

senior NHS manager to quit today. Yes, this afternoon, Mary Burrows,

she is the chief executive in another part of Wales, she was

criticised in two official reports, particularly in relation to the

response to an outbreak of the C difficile infection in the area. One

report from a committee of assembly members criticised the length of

time it was taking for her departure and confirmation that she had left

by mutual consent. Thank you. Thank you.

How much should speaking English be off limits at the National

Eisteddfod? In all the organised events, the rule is that everything

happens in Welsh. But that has become a contentious issue when it

comes to the art exhibition. May I have this dance, he says? This

is Josephine in a video that the judges thought were worthy of the

Eisteddfod ?5,000 prize for art. Some line which campaigners caused

it a dangerous precedent. -- called it. A in English. The reaction to

the video and some of the other entries has caused controversy. For

the gold medal's most rechristened recipient it is a move that made at

her from entering again. -- most recent recipient. I understand why

this has been made clearer, because there has been some upset from it. I

know it is a Welsh language festival and everything, so I think it is

fine to make that point clearer, but I think it is a

fine to make that point clearer, but a prestigious competition. There are

bright prospects a prestigious competition. There are

an art prize at the Eisteddfod. This man got a gold medal last year, this

year he represented Wales at a festival in Venice, but Eisteddfod

audiences can be criticising of those

audiences can be criticising of which rule. At a debate about

devolution held there several years ago, the cycling when English is

spoken on a Eisteddfod stage and emotions are high when the Welsh

rule seems to be broken. The organisers do not want to put off

some of the brightest talents. When the language rule was established in

1950 when it was at carefully, we had things in frames and sculptures

on defence, so it did not really arise then, it is about recent

practice. If there are any questions, I would advise artists to

get in touch. Josephine said she enjoyed her first Eisteddfod

experience, but it may have been the last time that one of her videos

appeared at the exhibition. It's already been to Pakistan, Papua

New Guinea and Sierra Leone but now the Queens Baton Relay could be

coming to a town near you. A special letter, written by the Queen to mark

the start of this year's Commonwealth Games will be carried

round Wales in May, the route favouring smaller towns over big

cities. The names of the baton-carriers will be announced in

a few weeks' time. Here's Ashleigh Crowter.

It has set off on its global journey from Buckingham Palace. The relay

will cover 190,000 relays passing through several different countries

on the way to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games in July. Today,

we discovered the route it will follow as it spends on week in Wales

later this year. It arrives here on May 24 spending its first day in the

Gwent valleys visiting these towns. On the 25th, there will be a chip to

the Aberdare Festival. It then moves to the North where it will join the

Eisteddfod. Then it goes down West on the 27th, visiting the site of

Dylan Thomas's boat house. It starts at the cathedral in Saint David in

Pembrokeshire before moving north again for the last two days and with

a trip of men's Snowdon on the 29th, following the path taken by

the Olympic torch in 2012. The local running club are promising to make

light work of getting to the top. It is about all the runners around the

area, it is not a race. We will go up there and come down. The Wales

end comes to the end in Denbighshire before crossing into England. With

the torch, you watched it running down the street, the baton, you can

have your picture taken with it, it is much more interactive, so we

think is much more interactive, so we

Huge crowds greeted the Olympic torch that

Huge crowds greeted the Olympic three relay will be even worse

successful. The Queen's baton relay. We need lots of support. It is the

time for me to do this in Wales, I am a very patriotically on, you do

not get this many opportunities. To be on the podium, it is those kind

of things that drive me to. -- drive me. The tradition began here in

Wales 56 years ago with baton relays when the Queen sent a message to the

Empire games in Cardiff. Mervyn John carried the bat on, he was a

weightlifter. It is now on show at the National Museum of Wales. It is

an important part of the games. This is a wonderful event, part of

something big, worldwide. The route this year is considerably longer

than the one in 1958, the baton has already travelled through the

Pacific Islands and is in Africa at the moment. With just under 200 days

left now before it finally reaches Glasgow.

It's much calmer on the weather front, at least for now, Sue.

Yes, just one flood warning left on the River Dee, some showers tonight,

but lighter winds. The winds will continue to ease down tonight. Some

scattered showers, turning dry from the south with overnight lows of

between five degrees and nine Celsius. It will be cooler in Rowell

areas. Some lingering showers in the North and West, otherwise, try with

bright sunny spells. Further rain moving from the south-west

tomorrow. Seven Celsius on Anglesey. Tomorrow, this band of rain will

move from the south-east across Wales. A Met Office warning is in

place as any further rain is unwelcome after all of the recent

flooding. Once this front clears, a brief ridge of high pressure giving

more settled weather on Thursday with icy stretches first thing. Some

residual showers clearing to leave a breezy day. Crisp and colder with

temperatures in single figures. A dry, bright start on Ryedale before

some showers arrived from the West later in the day. -- on Friday.

Clearing early on Saturday morning, leaving a dry, bright day on

Saturday, generally looking a bit colder for the weekend and the

chance of some further rain from the West on Sunday. Finally, today's

picture comes from Gareth Roberts. You can send your pictures to us on

e-mail and on Twitter. Do not take any risks to take the pictures.

The headlines again from any risks to take the pictures.

The headlines again Nearly every region of the UK now has a flood

warning. In Wales, the region of the UK now has a flood

repairing the damage caused by the storms of the last few days is

likely to run to millions. That's according to councils here. Some

have already according to councils here. Some

More details have emerged in the investigation into the disappearance

of Nida Ul Naseer, the 18-year-old student who's been missing from her

home in Newport for over a week. Her family believe she left the house

because she was upset she couldn't go to university. Their asylum

status prevented her from applying. I'll have an update for you here at

eight o'clock and after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales Today. Thank

you for watching. From all of us on the programme, good evening.