16/01/2016 BBC Wales Today

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The UK Government should be doing a lot more to help the steel

industry here - that's according to the Shadow Secretary

Llanelli MP Nia Griffith's comments come after sources told BBC Wales

that TaTa steel is expected to announce hundreds of job losses

Most of those posts are expected to go at the firm's

A landmark which has dominated the Port Talbot skyline for decades.

Workers at Tata steel are thought to have known for weeks that the

company has been thinking of restructuring its business here, but

the anxious wait for news could and as early as next week.

The UK's steel industry has been struggling against cheap imports

from China and high energy bills and business rates.

Some argue the UK Government could be doing more to mitigate.

We have a highly skilled workforce and we should jolly well be able to

compete on the world stage, and we should be able to keep the steel

industry here, but that needs will from the government it needs to

termination from the Chancellor, George Osborne, to make sure we do

keep the steel industry here. The UK Government says it has been

proactive in helping the steel industry, cutting energy costs and

taking action on cheap imports. And it says it continues to engage

closely with steel companies, including Tata steel, on how to help

the industry through this difficult period.

In the last few years, Tata steel has helped more than 180 go out like

but even so, the plant is reported to be losing ?1 million a day.

It's thought that any potential job losses would be to try and save the

-- the works in the long term. Sources have told BBC Wales that

several hundreds of jobs are thought to be lost in the next few days and

fears are growing about the impact this could have on the communities

which rely heavily on the steel industry.

Tata steel says it won't make a public comments before it has spoken

to its workers. But in the short-term it is very uncertain time

for this 6,000 people who are employed at the steel works here and

in the other sites across Wales. Since 2012, police in North Wales

have seized 56 weapons from children Last year, six rifles were seized

from youngsters and a BB gun Figures were not available

from the other three Welsh forces. South Wales Police are appealing

for witnesses after two people were seriously injured in a car

crash in Bridgend at three The driver and passenger of a red

Vauxhall Astra were taken to hospital in Bridgend

after their vehicle collided with parked cars on the

A4064 in Pontycymmer. Residents of a market town in Powys

who opposed plans to open a supermarket on the high street -

say they have now raised their target of half

a million pounds to buy A new local enterprise now intends

to convert the old Corn Exchange in Crickhowell -

into flats and small shops - which they say will be in keeping

with the historic High Street. All the activity around stopping the

supermarket has been converted into action in actually buying it and

doing something with it. Extremely unusual. I haven't seen it happen

anywhere else. I think it says a lot about the people here, the trust

they have placed in this small group of volunteers, because we are all

volunteers in this, you actually pledged this level of money to

actually buy it. Dozens of volunteers came to an Aid

centre in Bangor this afternoon to sort through mounds of donated

clothes and supplies to help Syrian Today's efforts are part

of nationwide Emergency Winter Some football results

for you and Cardiff City were on fine Championship

form this afternoon - so let's get the weather

forecast with Sue Charles. A cold start today with temperatures

falling to minus six Celsius. Turning colder again tonight with a

few wintry showers. This evening, and a full rain, sleet and snow for

parts of North and mid Wales. Mostly dry further south but less than four

patches developing and cloud thickening, too. That should prevent

temperatures falling quite as low as last night. Still a frosty start

from any tomorrow. Some ice possible. Probably not as bright as

today. Some sunny spells but generally a bit cloudy for most. A

few spots of light rain and snow in places. Feeling cold again inland.

Two Celsius in Wrexham. Along the coast, seven in temperature. Change

into next week. Richard Stark told with some rain but risk of a little

snow for some, and then later in the week it may turn milder with

Atlantic winds pushing And that's all from

the weekend team for today - we'll be back at 6:20pm

tomorrow evening.