27/03/2016 BBC Wales Today


27/03/2016

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Good evening.

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A delegation from the Welsh steel industry is on its way

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to Tata Steel's Mumbai headquarters for crunch talks on the

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works in Port Talbot.

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Union representatives, steel workers and the Aberavon MP

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Stephen Kinnock are flying out to discuss a plan to secure

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the site's long-term future.

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Over 700 job losses were announced there in January.

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Teleri Glyn Jones reports.

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In Port Talbot, the steel works dominates the landscape

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and for Tata Steel Rugby Club, the future of the site is never far

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from their thoughts.

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If this reorganisation and restructure does not really

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work, it is going to be pretty grim for the place.

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Everyone is worried in the local area.

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You can't let it get you down.

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If it gets you down, things are only going to get worse.

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You have got to be positive to try and save the company.

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You can't get down in the dumps, everybody collectively needs to pick

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up together and drive on to keep on producing steel,

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keep on breaking records and keep on making money.

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The global steel industry is facing trying times.

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The works are said to be losing a million pounds a day.

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The long-term sustainability is in question.

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Tonight, a delegation of steel workers, union leaders and the local

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MP Stephen Kinnock are flying out to try and convince the board

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members at Tata to back the turnaround plan for Port Talbot.

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It is vitally important.

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We are at a pivotal time for the steel industry

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and the community is backing this plan because otherwise,

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if the steel industry goes, it is the death of the local

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economy, the communities will die and it is something we can't sit

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back and let happen.

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The workforce in Port Talbot has always delivered,

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they have always broken production records, they make the best steel

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that money can buy, so what we need now is Tata Steel to hold its nerve,

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to back the plan and we can move forward.

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Get the steel works back to break even and then over a longer period

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getting it in surplus again.

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Back at the rugby club, there is a determination

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to stay positive.

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Despite the uncertainty, the fate of these workers,

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their families and this community will be sealed in a board room

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in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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Four people have died following a two-car collision

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on the A470 in Powys.

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The crash happened on Friday morning between Rhayader

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and the Llangurig roundabout.

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Dyfed-Powys Police say two people in each car were killed.

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One other person remains in hospital but their condition is not known.

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The outgoing Education Minister says Wales has "broken away" from England

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and is now capable of setting its own agenda thanks to devolution.

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Speaking to BBC Radio Wales, Huw Lewis said several politicians

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were nervous about devolution in 1999 but that that view

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is long gone.

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The Merthyr and Rhymney AM will stand down before

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May's Assembly election after 17 years in Cardiff Bay.

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Almost 3,500 people have signed a petition

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to save a Pembrokeshire-based counselling service

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for bereaved children.

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Sandy Bear is run by Hywel Dda University Health Board,

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but Pembrokeshire Council says it may not be possible to sustain

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the current funding because of cuts to its budget.

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The recent terrorist attacks in Brussels are the main focus

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of the Archbishop of Wales' annual Easter message today.

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Dr Barry Morgan says in a world gripped by fear,

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the message of Easter is not to be afraid.

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There are lots of people who face terminal illness,

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bereavement, people who have been killed in terrorist attacks.

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The message of the Gospel is that God is there alongside them

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in their grief and in their bereavement, helping them

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and weeping with them.

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Football, and as Wales travel to Ukraine for tomorrow's friendly,

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defender Chris Gunter says letting go of manager Chris Coleman

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after the European Championships would be "crazy".

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The 26-year-old says the players would be "absolutely gutted"

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if Coleman was to leave after Wales reached their first major

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tournament since 1958.

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Coleman's contract ends after the Euro 2016

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finals this summer.

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He says that he and the Football Association of Wales are currently

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"apart" in negotiations over a new contract.

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He is the man to lead us, to try to qualify

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for the World Cup after that.

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What he has done and the respect he has from every single

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player is unique.

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I have never seen a group of players that every single one respects

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the manager as much as we do.

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It would be crazy if we lost him now.

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Rugby, and in the Pro12, despite two impressive tries

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by Wales wing Hallam Amos, the Newport Gwent Dragons lost

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at home to Edinburgh by one point.

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The 16-15 defeat means the Dragons remain 10th in the table.

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The weather, and a yellow warning has been issued for the south-east

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of Wales from nine o'clock tonight so let's take a quick look

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at the forecast now.

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After a dry evening, Storm Katie will arrive overnight

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bringing persistent rain and strong winds across much of Wales.

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Tomorrow, the rain and wind will ease, leaving a bright

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morning with sunny spells.

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Top temperature at lunchtime around five Celsius.

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That's all for now.

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I'll be back with another update at 10:20pm.

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In the meantime, have a good Easter Sunday.

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Goodbye.

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