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Carwyn Jones is set to be re-elected First Minister, after Labour

and Plaid Cymru AMs back a deal to end the week-long deadlock

The two sides agree, what will government here in its first

A couple appear in court charged with causing the death

of their five-year-old son in this car crash.

David was the victim of so-called "mate crime" -

Tonight we'll hear that vulnerable people are being targeted.

Taking undersized lobsters and damaging future stock -

why amateur anglers are upsetting professional fishermen.

And for the first time in a thousand years the Royal Mint throws

open its doors to the public to show how our money is made.

It's a done deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru.

It means the path's now clear for Labour's Carwyn Jones to be

His nomination was blocked in the Welsh Assembly last week,

when he was challenged by Plaid's leader, Leanne Wood,

Both parties now say they've carried out "constructive

Here's our political editor, Nick Servini.

Senior Labour figures pile into face there Assembly Members this morning

and put to them for the first time the details of the deal with Plaid

Cymru. Plaid Cymru did the same with its new group of AMs. The Assembly

Members didn't give much away but as far as we are aware there was no

major opposition from within their ranks. At lunchtime we had a joint

statement from Labour and Plaid Cymru. They say the two main areas

of agreement are the policy priorities for the first 100 days of

the new Labour government and secondly a broader agreement on how

the two of them will work together in future. It means there will now

be a rerun of the nomination of Carwyn Jones tomorrow as First

Minister. This time without the drama of last week, where it turned

into a roll call as AMs said whether they supported him or Plaid Cymru's

leader Leanne Jones. Leanne Wood had the numbers to successfully

challenge because the Conservatives supported her along with Ukip. The

full details will be set out tomorrow but we understand there

will not be anything in relation to major sticking points like plans for

an end for relief Road in Newport. -- and the M4. It focuses on the

areas of agreement the parties share on health and the economy. The

language used in the statement suggests it is a good deal for both

parties, things like exchange of ideas suggest that Plaid Cymru will

maybe try to influence their programme for government or try to

get some of their manifesto ideas into government and the Labour Party

will be happy because they get to nominate Carwyn Jones as first Mr

and form a government. Today's deal was criticised by the Conservatives.

It is disappointing that we now see Plaid Cymru doing a deal with the

Labour Party because only last week they said that a new dawn had broken

over Wales and now we see them possibly doing deals with the Labour

Party, a Labour Party who have failed the people of Wales over 17

years, and I think the people of Wales made it clear in the election

that they wanted a new fresh government working for the whole of

Wales, and what we will see now unfortunately is Plaid Cymru

possibly doing a deal with the Labour Party. It seems like ground

dog -- Groundhog Day. So Carwyn Jones will become first meeting but

he will have to do it a week later than everybody thought.

What do we know of the negotiations? I have talked to some of the senior

figures in the talks over the past few days and they say there has been

plenty of cup -- plenty of cooperation and what they call a

Welsh way. Labour are keen to show they are listening, Plaid Cymru are

keen to show that they are being mature. It tells a story that they

have been able to sell it to their own assemblyman Buzz. Many Labour

AMs -- their own Assembly Members. Many Labour AMs won't be in the mood

to make too many concessions and Plaid Cymru AMs won't be in the mood

to give up too much in terms of progress. You won't be surprised to

learn that in the negotiations they tended to focus on areas where there

was a chance of an agreement, so on the highly divisive subject of the

Mfor relief road they say it was discussed but they say the focus was

on other areas where there is greater chance of success, and

acknowledgement of what can be achieved in a relatively limited

timescale. What does it mean for the coming months? You will be where of

course that we are talking about 100 days, particularly terms of policy

priorities, so nobody is getting locked into five year commitments,

both sides will want to keep an element of Freedom. The upshot of

the past week inevitably is that the opposition parties will feel

emboldened and to a degree feel they have the ability to get in the way

and disrupt potential government activity. I don't think you can

underestimate how important it is for the Labour administration just

to get up and running and that is exactly what Labour have been able

-- been unable to do so far. From the Labour ranks, huge relief I

think as a result of today. A couple from Cardiff have appeared

before magistrates in connection with the death of their

five-year-old son in a car crash. Joseph Smith died in

the accident last September. Today his stepfather,

who was driving the car, was charged with causing death

by dangerous driving. And the boy's mother was charged

with causing the death This was the aftermath

of the three-car collision on Cardiff's Western Avenue that

resulted in the death Joseph Smith had recently

taken up football. He had won a trophy as player

of the week shortly before he died. On Sunday the 13th of September last

year he was with his mother, Laura Bright, it in a car driven

by his stepfather, Dean Collins, when it was in collision

with two other cars. There were four casualties in those

cars and three adults and a two-year-old girl injured

in the car that Joseph died in. Today 22-year-old Dean Collins

from the Saint Mellons area of Cardiff appeared before

the city's magistrates charged with causing death by dangerous

driving and four counts Joseph's mother, 23-year-old

Laura Bright, seen here wearing a leather jacket,

is charged with causing the death The couple said nothing

during the ten-minute hearing except to confirm their name,

age and address. They were released on bail and will

appear before Cardiff Crown Court Steelworkers per across Wales will

march through London next Wednesday to keep pressure on the UK

Government to save the steel injury. The march is organised by trade

unions who want to make sure -- to ensure the responsible sale of Tata

Steel's assets, including the plant at Port Talbot, which employs 4000

people. A 73-year-old man who was

stabbed has been named Police are continuing to question

a 49-year-old man about his murder and the attempted murder

of a 21-year-old woman. It's thought the attacks happened

sometime between Sunday and Monday. Witnesses are being asked to come

forward. The headteacher of a 15-year-old

boy who died suddenly near Pembroke School says

he was intelligent, polite and respectful,

with many close friends. Pupils at the school are being

supported by councillors. -- counsellors.

One of two GPs accused of the manslaughter of a 12-year-old

boy from Blaenau Gwent has been acquitted.

The jury was directed to find Dr Lyndsey Thomas not guilty

of unlawfully killing Ryan Morse, from Brynithel, in December 2012.

Paul Heaney reports from Cardiff Crown Court.

After more than two weeks of evidence she left court,

Doctor Lyndsey Thomas, a GP, found not guilty of manslaughter.

She had been accused of failing to prevent the death

of 12-year-old Ryan Morse from Brynithel in Blaenau Gwent.

He had undiagnosed Addison's disease, a rare but potentially

fatal condition affecting the adrenal gland.

Dr Thomas had been accused of failing in her duty towards Ryan

by not examining him in person after speaking to his mother

But Dr Thomas's legal team successfully argued

that there was not enough evidence for a properly directed jury

here at Cardiff Crown Court to find her guilty of gross

negligence when it came to the duty of care she had over Ryan.

The judge here instructed the jury to find Dr Thomas not

A statement was later read out on Dr Thomas's behalf.

Dr Thomas is very pleased that the case against her has been

concluded with a finding of no case to answer.

She would like to thank her family, friends, patients and legal

Dr Thomas would once again like to offer her condolences

Legal proceedings against her colleague, fellow GP

Crimes where vulnerable people are befriended then bullied

or conned are increasing, according to victim-support

Campaigners say so-called "mate crime" is under-reported.

Here's our Newport reporter, Jordan Davies.

David Bennett from Cwmbran has had mental-health issues

He became isolated from the people around him.

Recently he was taken advantage of in a quite shocking way.

By people turning up and pretending to be his friend.

I had a so-called friend. I went into the kitchen to make a cup of

coffee, I came back, he said do you have a carrier bag? I gave him a

carrier bag. Later I noticed that some staff had gone missing. I

thought it was just my mental state getting worse, you know, but things

were really happening. They rifled through David's home,

stealing DVDs and family mementos. He blamed his illness

when things went missing. There's a phrase used by people

who tackle this kind of crime. It came from the case

of a young man with Asperger's who received his benefit cheque

on a Tuesday. their Connect Gwent

"victims' hub" in Blackwood, where police officers work alongside

mental-health nurses It's how David's

situation was discovered. And they're seeing more

of this kind of crime. It has always been there in society

but I think it is definitely underreported. There are cases when

it could be a person's next-door neighbour, saying things like, let

me do your shopping for you, but I want to charge you ?100 a time.

On a visit to the victims' hub the two people in charge

of Gwent Police recognised the complexity of the work

In terms of limited resources, we are using them to the best effect.

We will always argue for more resources for things like dealing

with hate crime. It is understanding the needs of our communities. We

will not always get it right, it is complex, but I am confident the

we are approaching it now has a very different

Much more to come before seven o'clock.

Taking undersized lobsters and damaging future stocks -

why amateur anglers are upsetting professional fishermen in Gwynedd.

And Hawarden in Flintshire was one of the warmest

places in the UK today but the next few days are more

It's not just Assembly Members getting down to work this week.

Tomorrow, the Queen will open the new session of Parliament

with a speech setting out the UK government's plans for new laws.

They're expected to include a Wales Bill designed to give

the Assembly and government here more powers.

Our parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock, is at

You may remember at about the same time last year the Queen announced a

draft of Wales Bill, effectively rewriting the Welsh devolution

settlement with the aim of making it clearer and giving the Assembly more

powers over energy, transport and its own internal affairs, from the

voting age to how many members it has. That ran into trouble because

the Welsh government said it didn't do what it said on the tin and would

actually reduce its powers and is back in February the UK Government

decided to pause it. That pause for the Assembly elections is over so we

can expect tomorrow the Queen to propose a revised version of the

Wales Bill. We won't get the details for a few weeks but clearly it will

be a long the same way and the same principle and the government here

has promised to compromise on some of the more controversial areas,

although achieving consensus on devolution has proved elusive.

What else should we look out for? Something that affects people in

rural areas, particularly Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, that

is rural broadband. It is a real problem here and it -- the speech

recognises this and introduces an obligation so that communities can

request a minimum speed of Lord Bannside it sounds a bit technical

but it can change and help and boost family life in terms of education

and businesslike. -- minimum speed of broadband.

Hywel Dda Health Board has been accused of

an "appalling lack of respect", after a mother was left waiting

nearly two years for a response to a complaint

The Public Services Ombudsdman has issued a special report,

and the health board has apologised.

We offer a full unreserved apology to the complainant

We did really let everybody down with this one, not

something we aspire to as an organisation,

and we have been doing a lot of work over the last 15

months in particular to really push on with getting people

Professional lobster fishermen on the Llyn Peninsular say

they are concerned some people who catch lobsters for a hobby

are putting their livelihoods at risk and damaging stocks

They've called for tighter enforcement of the permit system.

Welsh Government fisheries protection officers say those who

His livelihood is strictly regulated, including the size

That lobster last year would have been well legal,

well legal, with about four millimetres to spare.

Now, this year it is legal with one millimetre to spare.

That regulation has recently become stricter and Chris Jones says that

whilst the professionals stick to the rules some amateurs don't.

He says he has evidence of people operating without a permit,

taking undersized fish, even raiding pots

It isn't the majority of people that come to the Llyn Peninsula

for their holidays and have powerboats,

It's the minority like everywhere and they are ruining it.

They don't realise how bad an effect they are actually having

And others involved in the shellfish industry share those concerns.

The Llyn Pot Fishermen's Association has called for greater enforcement.

So I have come to Holyhead, where the Welsh government's

Tim Croucher helps lead the operation and he told me

there are different rules in North and South Wales.

In the North, so-called hobby potters have to apply for a permit.

We have an application form here which has all of the information

A hobbyist can keep five pots and can only take two lobster

and five crab a day and there are minimum sizes for both.

So what can you do to make sure people stick to the rules?

We have a number of assets available, a number of marine

enforcement officers who are positioned around

That seems a pretty stiff warning to people, if you break the rules

Ultimately that could be the case, yeah, we monitor...

Any breaches of legislation that are found will be

investigated and ultimately there is the possibility

Back on the Llyn, Chris Jones says the seas around Wales

are there for everyone to enjoy but they should

Landowners in Llangollen have placed a barrier across the

River Dee to stop canoeists and kayakers

using the water close to private land.

Local watersports companies have received a letter saying the area

A meeting to discuss the long-running dispute over river

It's one of the country's oldest institutions,

But now the Royal Mint is opening its doors

to the public for the first time in its thousand-year history.

The site, in Llantrisant, produces five billion coins each

year and houses some of the rarest and most expensive

For centuries, the Royal Mint has been turning metal into money.

It's a process we're not usually privy to.

The home of UK coin production is, for the first time,

revealing just how the money in our pockets gets made.

Not only that, it's putting on permanent display some

of the most valuable coins in its collection,

like this one - a gold sovereign of Kind Edward VIII,

worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

At the beginning of any royal rain and new coinage will be prepared,

like Henry eighth, and then he abdicated, and all of the work on

the coinage couldn't be used, the coins couldn't be issued.

The Royal Mint Experience gives us an insight

into just how our coins get produced, and that's changed quite

Engineers were still using this machine up until the late 1990s.

These days it's a far more sophisticated process,

and this is the heart of the operation.

850 coins are produced here every minute, for the UK and 60 other

But there's one coin they've made here for over 30 years that's

This is the only place in the world where you can get your hands on a

2016 circulating round pound coin, because they are no longer being

produced here. Next March will see the introduction of a new 12 sided

?1 coin and here it is. It looks a bit like an old thrupenny bit and it

has been designed to be the world's most secure coin to foil the

forgers. The Royal Mint can trace its roots

back to the ninth centry AD. This coin in its collection

was made when King Alfred In 1968, the operation moved

from London to Llantrisant, where it Opening the site to members

of the public is a chance to attract tourists who may not realise

the world's leading export mint I think people are surprised. We

have done market research around the country and a number of people think

we are based in London so we need to get the word out to say this is a

great tourist attraction in Wales. The Royal Mint Experience officially

opens its doors tomorrow and for the first time in more

than a thousand years we'll see, up close, the process

of creating our pounds and pence. Some sports news now -

in rugby, Cardiff Blues chief executive Richard Holland says

they did make an offer to tempt Wales lock Bradley Davies

back to the region. Davies joined the Ospreys

yesterday on a national dual contact with the Union,

despite having a year left The Welsh Rugby Union declined

to comment as to whether they paid the transfer fee to release

him from his contract. Let's turn to cycling, and Team Sky

have confirmed that Owain Doull Cardiff-born Doull is currently

with Team Wiggins but will link up with compatriots Geraint Thomas

and Luke Rowe at Sky Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford

said Doull has consistently put in excellent performances

and could be an important part Cricket, and still finally

bounced... -- finely balanced... It's easy to forget,

after a few nice days, how destructive Welsh

winters can be. We told you a while back

about a beautiful Victorian garden Well, now we're delighted to report

it's back in full bloom after two 100mph gales damaged the gardens

at Plas Tan y Blwch in Maentwrog. More than 400 new plants have now

blossomed. The damage that was caused

over the course of a few The renovation work has been

to clear away the fallen trees, the felled trees,

clear the areas, make sure they are ready

for planting, and we have

designed certain areas and started to kind

of I sense our gardens

are about to get a good watering - We're all going to see

some rain at some point North Wales fine and sunny

for a while today. Hawarden in Flintshire one

of the warmest places in the UK Much cloudier and cooler there,

with a little rain. The outlook is more

unsettled and changeable. Breezy at times but some

sunshine in the mix as well. This evening spots of rain

will spread east and clear. Dry for a time but a band of heavier

rain will spread from Milder than last night with a south

to south-westerly breeze. Here's the picture for

eight in the morning. Mild and wet in parts of the south,

Powys and North Wales. Some heavy rain likely

for the morning rush hour. However parts of the west

drier and brighter During the morning

the rain will clear. It will brighten up

everywhere but with showers, Having said that, parts of the north

and west should get away with a dry afternoon with some sunshine,

especially on the coast. Generally cooler than today but

a little warmer in the southwest. rain in the morning will

clear but with heavy Some dry weather

and sunshine as well. Tomorrow evening heavy showers

in the southeast will clear. Temperatures in mid Wales

dropping as low as five. So on Thursday a dry

and bright start. Some sunshine but clouding

over with a little rain Friday breezy with a mixture

of sunshine and showers. The showers heavy in places,

perhaps with thunder. The weekend - not as

nice as last weekend. Some heavy rain and strong winds

clearing to showers. Carwyn Jones is set to be re-elected

as First Minister after Labour and Plaid Cymru ended the deadlock in

Cardiff Bay. Plaid Cymru ended the deadlock in