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Welcome to Wales Today, our top stories...

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Men who pose a high risk of domestic violence are to be given one-to-one

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And men at work - unemployment has fallen again,

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now standing at 80,000, but the rate is still higher

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Men in South Wales with the potential to kill or

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seriously harm their partners will be given one-to-one support

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The Drive programme focuses on the perpetrators,

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not the victims, of domestic violence and is being trialled

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in Merthyr Tydfil, and could be introduced across the UK.

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Rachel Williams from Newport suffered

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He then hanged himself in a nearby forest.

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Her son was found dead in the same spot six weeks later.

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She believes men like her former husband need direct intervention

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Finally find the courage, filed for divorce and left him.

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And then, Friday the 19th of August, he came to my place of work

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He aimed at my chest and told me he loved me and pulled the trigger.

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If we don't deal with the perpetrators, they are just

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We need to try and change their mindset.

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Now a pilot, aimed at targeting the most dangerous offenders,

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a one-to-one scheme working with violent abusers who may

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This woman, who doesn't want to be identified, says her partner

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was violent towards her for 18 years.

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She managed to escape by pretending she needed to see a doctor.

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But she doesn't believe any degree of intervention would have

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convinced him what he was doing was wrong.

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These men, or even women - I know it can work both ways -

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they have a way of charming people, that they're actually doing

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what they say, but underneath, they never change, and

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And I don't understand how a one-to-one perpetrator programme

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would work with people that won't actually admit

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The charities behind this recognise they won't reach everyone,

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but feel this pilot programme offers one of the best chances

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Abusers identified by the authorities will have to cooperate.

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The sessions will deal with any drug or alcohol problems,

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But those who don't take part will be dealt with by

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The main domestic violence organisation in Wales welcomes

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the Drive programme, but doesn't want it to take money

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away from other services, like refuges, which they say

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are already facing an uncertain financial future.

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Perpetrator programmes are something we've been calling for for a long

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The concern is really that this is seen as part of the solution

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and doesn't take funding away from those vital survivor

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This woman leads this programme wouldn't have worked for her.

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But this pilot is aimed at intervening in the most extreme

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Unemployment here has fallen again, with the number of people out

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of work in Wales now standing at 80,000.

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That's down 12,000 from the previous quarter.

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However, the rate of unemployment in Wales,

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at 5.3%, is still higher than the UK rate of 5.1%.

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A 40-year-old Romanian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison

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for raping a 20-year-old woman in Cardiff in September last year.

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Newport Crown Court heard Remus Hamza attacked the woman close

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to Cardiff University in the early hours of the morning.

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The jury took less than an hour to reach a guilty verdict.

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With just under three months to go until the Assembly elections,

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Plaid Cymru are first out of the blocks in

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Plaid's Leader, Leanne Wood, says she wants to concentrate

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on the NHS and says, after 17 years of Labour rule,

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it's time for a change. Here's Arwyn Jones.

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From Cardiff City's changing room, a call for change from Plaid Cymru.

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The party says its team of star strikers are ready to go on to form

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the next government and send Labour to the sub's bench.

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Its pitch will include 1000 more doctors and 5000 more nurses,

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There's also a promise on cancer diagnosis within 28 days,

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although the average time at the moment is only 22 days.

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On education, the party will introduce free preschool care

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Students will have to pay their full tuition fees, but debts will be

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written off if graduates return to work in Wales within five years

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We make no apology for attempting to address this problem,

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whereby some of the brightest students leave the country

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We want those to make a contribution back in this country.

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We want to see a return on their investment

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-- We want to see a return on our investment

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On the economy, Plaid says it will cut business rates

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and undertake what it calls the biggest investment

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since devolution on transport and home energy efficiency schemes.

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Over the last three Assembly elections, Plaid support

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has remained stubbornly static at best.

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And, with Ukip seemingly increasing its support according

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to opinion polls, it might make life difficult for Plaid

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If Labour is having a difficult year and losing some support,

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maybe in the past Plaid for many voters would've been

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But now, we have a new... a new party competing.

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So, strong words on the need for change here today.

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But how likely is it that she will be the First Minister

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Now, opinion polls suggest that Plaid Cymru will really struggle

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In the past, they have gone into coalition with Labour,

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but today has been all about the need to get rid

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Their leader, Leanne Wood, says she won't take the party

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into government with the Conservatives.

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So the path to power for Plaid Cymru, to enact all these

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Arwyn Jones, BBC Wales Today, Cardiff City Stadium.

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Airbus, which manufactures wings at its plant at Broughton

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in Flintshire, has welcomed a multi-million pound deal

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It will order six A350s, with possibly another six to follow.

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Airbus has sold nearly 800 of these planes to more than 40 airlines,

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making it one of the most successful wide-bodied aircraft ever.

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The new prison being built in Wrexham is

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Schools and community groups were invited to come up with names

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for the ?250 million complex, which is due to open next year

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The name was inspired by the surrounding landscape.

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Snooker and, in the Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan has breezed

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through to the fourth round, thrashing Jimmy Robertson 4-0.

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Wales' Michael White has also made it through,

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Not such good news for Ryan Day or Matthew Stevens -

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they're both out of the competition after losing in the third round.

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A cold night lies ahead. Derek's got the forecast.

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Temperature is still above freezing at the moment but dropping overnight

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with frost and are warning of icy patches, the good news tomorrow will

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be much nicer than today with loose guy and sunshine. So it is a dry

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story tonight. -- blue sky and sunshine. Temperatures in mid Wales

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could fall as low as minus four, and a frosty start for most tomorrow.

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Watch out for icy patches if you are travelling, otherwise it will be

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bright and crisp with lots of winter sunshine. Rain and sleet with snow

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in places in the east and South East of England, slowly clearing during

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the day. Elsewhere in the UK, plenty of sunshine, some showers in the

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north and west, entry in Scotland with hail and snow." Decent

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afternoon. Most places dry. -- close to home a decent afternoon. A light

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to moderate breeze. Tomorrow night one or two showers otherwise dry,

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frost inland, the risk of icy patches again, maybe some fog

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patches on the south. All change on Friday, dry first thing, the wind

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freshening with a spell of rain, then dry by Fred evening. Into the

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weekend, Saturday windy and mild. Strong to gale force winds,

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outbreaks of rain and drizzle, potentially heavy rain on hills and

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mountains could lead to flooding and one things could be issued. Windy

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into Sunday with drizzle. Lovely picture this evening, tomorrow will

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be much better, enjoy the sunshine if you can.

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Derek, thank you very much. We are back during the breakfast programme

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from six o'clock tomorrow morning. That is Wales Today, thank you for

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watching, good night.

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