:00:16. > :00:23.Liberal Democrat votes secure a ..for the Labour government's
:00:23. > :00:26...his parents intend to campaign for safer parking.
:00:26. > :00:30.One health board says there will be fewer operations...
:00:30. > :00:33...over the Christmas and New Year period to save money.
:00:33. > :00:37.And in Aberystwyth, thousands opposethe relocation of this day centre...
:00:37. > :00:51...to make room for a new supermarket.
:00:51. > :00:55.AMs have backed the Welsh Government's Budget...
:00:55. > :01:00...with spending worth more than �14.5 billion.
:01:00. > :01:03.With Labour short of a majority in Cardiff Bay...
:01:03. > :01:05...they needed an agreement with the Liberal Democrats...
:01:05. > :01:09...to ensure that the Government won the day.
:01:09. > :01:14.We go live now to the Senedd and our political editor Betsan Powys.
:01:14. > :01:18.There was agreement on one thing in the Senedd today...
:01:18. > :01:22...that this Budget has to lead Wales through a huge economic challenge.
:01:22. > :01:25.But will it do that well?
:01:25. > :01:27.There's less agreement on that.
:01:27. > :01:31.Labour say that it's a budget to protect jobs.
:01:31. > :01:34.Plaid Cymru say the budget cannot protect the Health Service...
:01:34. > :01:39...or boost the economy.
:01:39. > :01:47.Tomos Livingstone has the details.
:01:47. > :01:48.Public
:01:48. > :01:48.Public money
:01:49. > :01:52.Public money is
:01:52. > :01:57.Public money is scarce so how should spare money be spent?
:01:57. > :02:01.The Liberal Democrats have insisted that anything left over is spent on
:02:01. > :02:05.disadvantaged children and that was enough for their five AM to say
:02:05. > :02:14.vote in favour of the Welsh Government Budget, but how much
:02:14. > :02:18.difference would the extra money make? It would make a difference to
:02:18. > :02:24.a school in our situation. We are talking about �400 per head for the
:02:24. > :02:29.children. That is around �12,000 for our school.
:02:29. > :02:32.Without a majority the Labour Party needed the support of another party.
:02:32. > :02:35.They turned their back on Plaid Cymru's offer to deal with the Lib
:02:35. > :02:42.Dems. This is a change for the Lib Dems
:02:42. > :02:47.who are in a coalition in Westminster with the Tories. The
:02:47. > :03:00.situation is a bit different. The Labour Party have a minority
:03:00. > :03:07.Government. This agreement shows that we, even as the smallest party
:03:07. > :03:10.in Government, can effect change. Most of the money will go to the
:03:10. > :03:13.health service and there are cuts in other areas like Local
:03:13. > :03:19.Government, but the agreement with the Liberal Democrats has seen an
:03:19. > :03:22.extra �20 million for the education budget. It is a temporary agreement
:03:22. > :03:25.rather than a first step towards a coalition akor to go the Labour
:03:25. > :03:35.Party -- according to the Labour Party, but Plaid Cymru say the
:03:35. > :03:38.agreement is empty. They wanted to Growth forecasts have dropped and
:03:38. > :03:41.and lots of people are out of work and companies cannot sell their
:03:41. > :03:46.goods. Business needs support and people need to be kept in their
:03:46. > :03:50.jobs because the Government has not done that, we can't support the
:03:50. > :03:56.Budget. Argument over the Budget in Cardiff
:03:56. > :04:05.Bay is over for this year. Carwyn Jones might be pleased to see these
:04:05. > :04:14.discussions becoming an annual But will a coalition and the
:04:14. > :04:28.stability it offers become too much More on this now as we return to
:04:28. > :04:32.People were talking clearly about the challenge of the Budget and it
:04:32. > :04:35.left - it led to difficult decisions, but it was a fundamental
:04:35. > :04:39.disagreement about whether the Budget does the work it could do.
:04:39. > :04:43.It is It is doing the best it can, Labour and Liberal Democrats say
:04:43. > :04:49.considering what the Government has to work with, but the Tories were
:04:49. > :04:52.clear that Labour is spending too much money pointing the finger at
:04:52. > :04:58.Westminster and not dealing with Wales.
:04:58. > :05:01.Plaid Cymru says there was not enough getting to grips with the
:05:01. > :05:07.situation that is getting out of hand and they need to do more with
:05:07. > :05:10.the Budget than they are. The next question for the next few
:05:10. > :05:14.months is if this sets the foundations for another agreement
:05:15. > :05:20.or a coalition? I don't think at the moment that will happen.
:05:20. > :05:25.Communication will continue because they need to discuss the rest of
:05:25. > :05:27.the Budget where the capital will be spent and how the money for
:05:27. > :05:31.disadvantaged children will be spent, but the Lib Dems were clear
:05:31. > :05:36.today that this is one agreement. Remember there are local elections
:05:36. > :05:40.in May and the Liberal Democrats will be on every doorstep in Wales
:05:40. > :05:44.saying "look what we have achieved in the assembly." It is very
:05:44. > :05:50.difficult to see how Labour politicians would want to give more
:05:50. > :05:58.of a boost to them to do that The parents of a five-year-old boy
:05:58. > :06:01...after their son was killed outside their home.
:06:01. > :06:04.The Cardiff coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death...
:06:04. > :06:06...in the case of Harry Patterson.
:06:06. > :06:09.The family car had slid back on a steep slope...
:06:09. > :06:11...and crushed him against a wall.
:06:11. > :06:16.Gwenfair Griffith reports from the inquest.
:06:16. > :06:16."The
:06:16. > :06:16."The apple
:06:16. > :06:20."The apple of
:06:20. > :06:25."The apple of my eye" was how Harry Patterson's mother described her
:06:25. > :06:28.five-year-old son. He just come home from a drama lesson last
:06:28. > :06:34.September when the accident happened. His mother parked the
:06:34. > :06:37.family's Seat Alta outside the house on this slope and went in to
:06:37. > :06:41.cook supper and then the car started to roll back, crushing
:06:41. > :06:48.Harry between the car and a stone wall. He was taken to the
:06:48. > :06:52.University Hospital of Wales in an air air ambulance, but died of head
:06:52. > :06:55.injuries. His parents heard today how he would not have been able to
:06:55. > :07:00.release the handbrake himself and police examined the the car and
:07:00. > :07:04.found nothing wrong with the brakes. The inquest heard there was a
:07:04. > :07:07.possibility that the brakes could have loosened as they cooled. The
:07:07. > :07:12.Highway Code says if a car is not in gear, it can slide and that
:07:12. > :07:16.seems to be what happened here. The coroner said it was an awful
:07:16. > :07:20.combination of a steep drive and the brake cooling system that
:07:20. > :07:23.caused the accident. He said the car was not left in first gear
:07:23. > :07:27.although it was on a slope and this could have stopped the accident
:07:27. > :07:31.from happening. Outside the inquest, Harry's father said he wanted to
:07:31. > :07:39.raise awareness of the of the dangers to stop the same thing
:07:39. > :07:43.happening to another family. We have paid a high cost to learn
:07:43. > :07:49.the consequences of parking a car on a steep slope. I would like to
:07:49. > :07:52.ask everyone to make sure they put their car in gear at all times and
:07:52. > :07:55.avoid an accident such as what happened to us. Three months since
:07:55. > :07:59.Harry's death, the family say they are lost without his company and
:07:59. > :08:06.they will feel that way for the The funeral of Gary Speed will take
:08:06. > :08:09.A memorial service to celebrate the life of the Wales manager...
:08:09. > :08:14...will be arranged soon.
:08:14. > :08:17.We heard last week how Welsh health boards are likely to face debts...
:08:17. > :08:20...of �50 million by the end of the financial year.
:08:20. > :08:23.Tonight, BBC Wales understands that the Hywel Dda Local Health Board...
:08:23. > :08:25...in west Wales is considering cutting back...
:08:25. > :08:28...on non-urgent operations over the Christmas and New Year period.
:08:28. > :08:30.Our reporter Aled Scourfield is following the story...
:08:30. > :08:34...and joins us now from the WestWales General Hospital in Carmarthen.
:08:34. > :08:34.We
:08:34. > :08:35.We were
:08:35. > :08:42.We were talking
:08:43. > :08:47.We were talking about Hywel Dda Health Board, what are they they
:08:47. > :08:51.suggesting? We understand there will be cutbacks in operations
:08:51. > :09:00.during December and January. It is not unusual to perform fewer
:09:00. > :09:04.operations over Christmas and New Year, but Hywel Dda Health Board
:09:04. > :09:10.confirmed that they intend to extend that period. They say they
:09:10. > :09:14.want to concentrate on emergency services over Christmas. How does
:09:14. > :09:19.this compare to the rest of Wales? In the north, the health board says
:09:19. > :09:23.they are following the usual pattern of Christmas period
:09:23. > :09:28.operations and in Cardiff, they say they intend to increase the number
:09:28. > :09:32.of operations over the Christmas period so there will be questions
:09:32. > :09:36.tonight about why Hywel Dda Health Board is doing this.
:09:36. > :09:41.And in terms of the wider picture this is a difficult, if not dark
:09:41. > :09:48.time for the Health Service? Certainly. We heard last week that
:09:48. > :09:52.health boards in Wales have debts of some �50 million and Hywel Dda
:09:52. > :10:00.Health Board has a debt of �4 million despite emergency financial
:10:00. > :10:03.aid of �3 million from the Welsh Government. It is quite clear that
:10:03. > :10:10.the Health Minister has said that there will not be extra financial
:10:10. > :10:14.help. What is interesting about this story is that Hywel Dda Health
:10:14. > :10:19.Board has confessed that there is no option, but to cut back on
:10:19. > :10:25.operations which are not urgent. Many people are asking tonight if
:10:25. > :10:32.this is a sign of the health boards The family of a Welsh private
:10:32. > :10:34...after a meeting with the Home Secretary.
:10:34. > :10:38.Daniel Morgan was killed with an axe outside a pub in London in 1987...
:10:38. > :10:42...but his killer was never caught.
:10:42. > :10:46.Theresa May has offered to start a new police investigation.
:10:46. > :10:51.But Mr Morgan's family were hoping for a judicial review.
:10:51. > :10:55.There was another warning today to Eurozone countries...
:10:55. > :10:58...that they must get to grips with the debt crisis.
:10:58. > :11:01.Standard & Poor's credit rating agency issued the warning.
:11:02. > :11:05.It is clear that the American government is also concerned...
:11:05. > :11:07...as the US Treasury Secretary is in Europe...
:11:08. > :11:11...prior to the EU Summit in Brussels at the end of the week.
:11:11. > :11:16.Ellis Roberts reports.
:11:16. > :11:16.Germany
:11:16. > :11:16.Germany is
:11:16. > :11:20.Germany is the
:11:20. > :11:24.Germany is the first port of call for Timothy Geithner, the US
:11:24. > :11:29.Treasury Secretary. Over the next few days, he will meet the leaders
:11:29. > :11:33.of France, Italy and Spain as well. This is as the credit rating agency,
:11:33. > :11:37.Standard and Poor's published a warning. They grade countries
:11:37. > :11:44.according to their ability to pay debts. France and Germany are
:11:44. > :11:47.amongst six countries with the best rating which is AAA, but Standard
:11:47. > :11:52.and Poor's say they are keeping an eye on that and there is a warning
:11:52. > :11:58.that some countries could lose their AAA rating before long.
:11:58. > :12:05.I think the timing is important as we are in another important week
:12:05. > :12:08.for the euro because of the summit at the end of the week.
:12:08. > :12:13.Many commentators have said how it was unfortunate that Standard and
:12:13. > :12:22.Poor's said this week what they have said. But having acknowledged
:12:22. > :12:27.that, I think it is important that the leaders know what they think.
:12:27. > :12:31.The leaders of France and Germany have said that tighter rules are
:12:31. > :12:34.needed on eurozone countries. The stock market lost ground in Germany
:12:34. > :12:45.today and no one doubts the importance of that country to the
:12:45. > :12:51.future of the system. Germany compares... They have to
:12:51. > :12:56.help other countries out now. There was another warning tonight
:12:56. > :13:02.from David Cameron. He could vote against a European agreement if it
:13:02. > :13:07.is not in Britain's benefit. Verbally and on paper, there are
:13:07. > :13:11.The Afghan president says that at ..and 50 injured by an explosion in
:13:11. > :13:14.It happened at a shrine during a religioius festival.
:13:14. > :13:17.At least four people were also killed after an attack...
:13:17. > :13:19...in the north of the country.
:13:19. > :13:25.Huw Foulkes reports.
:13:25. > :13:26.Shortly
:13:26. > :13:26.Shortly after
:13:26. > :13:30.Shortly after midday
:13:30. > :13:35.Shortly after midday in Kabul on the most important day of the
:13:35. > :13:38.Shi'ite calendar, this suicide bomb attack happened. Witnesses say it
:13:38. > :13:42.was a sectarian attack, the like of which has not been seen in
:13:42. > :13:48.Afghanistan for years. At least 54 people died here. They were taking
:13:48. > :13:52.part in the Ashura religious festival which is is marked with a
:13:52. > :13:56.national holiday. Around the same time another attack happened in a
:13:56. > :14:06.Shi'ite mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif killing four people with tens more
:14:06. > :14:09.injured. In Germany, where the country's president, har har har
:14:09. > :14:13.Hamid Karzai is meeting leaders, he expressed his shock at the nature
:14:13. > :14:16.of the attacks. This is the first time that on such
:14:16. > :14:21.an important religious day in Afghanistan, an attack of that
:14:21. > :14:25.horrible nature has taken place. In the the meantime, President
:14:25. > :14:29.Karzai has decided not to travel to Britain and has returned to
:14:29. > :14:35.Afghanistan because of the attacks. As families and friends wait for
:14:35. > :14:38.news outside one of the hospitals in Kabul, no one so far has taken
:14:38. > :14:46.responsibility for the attacks that killed tens of ordinary people in
:14:46. > :14:54.It appears that a fish farm on There are concerns over the future
:14:54. > :14:58.The farm is owned by a Greek ..and the Welsh Government says it
:14:58. > :15:01.Powys Council has been fined �130,000...
:15:01. > :15:04...by the Office of the Information Commissioner.
:15:04. > :15:07.The council was penalised after information about the case...
:15:07. > :15:11...of two children in care was sent to the wrong person.
:15:11. > :15:13.This is the largest fine...
:15:13. > :15:16...the Office of the Information Commissioner has ever given.
:15:16. > :15:20.An investigation is planned after a man died in Buckley in Flintshire.
:15:20. > :15:24.Police have confirmed that they responded to a call last night...
:15:24. > :15:29...and that Morgan Owen died during a public order incident.
:15:29. > :15:34.24-year-old Mr Owen was a soldier with the Royal Engineers regiment.
:15:34. > :15:37.It is not yet clear how he died.
:15:37. > :15:42.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating.
:15:42. > :15:46.Campaigners against the clorue of a day centre in Aberystwyth...
:15:46. > :15:50...have presented a petition containing nearly 6,000 names...
:15:50. > :15:52...to Ceredigion Council.
:15:52. > :15:55.They argue that a move to a new site would be detrimental...
:15:55. > :15:57...to the service being provided.
:15:58. > :16:00.The council denies this, and says that the space is needed...
:16:00. > :16:03...to make room for a new supermarket...
:16:03. > :16:05...which could create hundreds of new jobs.
:16:05. > :16:10.Craig Duggan reports.
:16:10. > :16:10.A
:16:10. > :16:10.A smaller
:16:10. > :16:14.A smaller group,
:16:14. > :16:19.A smaller group, but representing thousands, the campaigners
:16:19. > :16:21.presented their petition to the leader of Ceredigion Council after
:16:21. > :16:28.collecting nearly 6,000 signatures in a month. It is a sign of the
:16:28. > :16:32.strong feelings about the plan to close the day centre in Aberystwyth.
:16:32. > :16:35.This is the place causing strong feelings. It was built to provide
:16:35. > :16:39.services to elderly and vulnerable people. The campaigners say over
:16:39. > :16:46.100 people use it. There are lots of facilities here.
:16:46. > :16:52.People can come here and have a bath or a shower. They can get a
:16:52. > :16:55.meal. The place they are planning to move it to is half the size with
:16:55. > :16:59.fewer facilities. Mair Roberts has been using the
:16:59. > :17:05.centre for 17 years. She said the services would not be as good after
:17:05. > :17:07.moving to the old Town Hall where the council has spent nearly �1
:17:07. > :17:11.million adapting it for the day centre.
:17:11. > :17:18.There is no bathroom. There is only one toilet and it is not a disabled
:17:18. > :17:24.toilet and there is only one shower. We need a bath with a hoist.
:17:24. > :17:28.The current sen centre is next to a site earmarked for a Tesco's
:17:28. > :17:32.supermarket. It will create jobs and boost the economy according to
:17:32. > :17:35.the council and although a street of houses and the day centre must
:17:35. > :17:40.be demolish, the council said services would be good in the new
:17:40. > :17:45.centre. It is good in terms of the services
:17:46. > :17:51.available in the Town Hall and it will be a good place for the
:17:51. > :17:54.current users of the day centre. The council say work on the old
:17:54. > :17:57.Town Hall will be finished within weeks, but the campaigners promised
:17:57. > :18:05.to continue their campaign against A 20-month investigation into a
:18:05. > :18:12...has concluded that the works had The investigation was ordered by the
:18:12. > :18:17...after people living near the The food company Kraft will get rid
:18:17. > :18:20.As part of a rearrangement process by the company...
:18:20. > :18:23...which owns Cadburys, there will also be an investment...
:18:23. > :18:28...of �50 million into producing chocolate and biscuits.
:18:28. > :18:32.A new body may be established which will have responsibility...
:18:32. > :18:36...for economic development across north Wales.
:18:36. > :18:39.Since the Welsh Development Agency ceased to exist...
:18:39. > :18:42...the work of attracting and supporting businesses...
:18:42. > :18:45...has been shared by a number of different agencies...
:18:45. > :18:46...and local councils.
:18:47. > :18:49.But in difficult times, that's about to change...
:18:49. > :18:54...as we hear now from Sion Tecwyn.
:18:54. > :18:54.Preparation
:18:54. > :18:55.Preparation work
:18:55. > :18:59.Preparation work for
:18:59. > :19:02.Preparation work for this business park next to Bangor has been
:19:02. > :19:08.completed for several months, but not one company has moved here and
:19:08. > :19:12.it is completely empty. There is increasing feeling in local
:19:12. > :19:16.authorities in North Wales that they need to take a new look at how
:19:16. > :19:21.to attract businesses to the area as well as how to boost the economy
:19:21. > :19:25.in general. The first step towards doing that is more co-operation. In
:19:25. > :19:33.such a wide area, it is obvious there will be differences with the
:19:33. > :19:39.needs of different areas. Councils feel they could do well out of co-
:19:39. > :19:43.operation. I think we have developed in terms
:19:43. > :19:50.of economic performance against the rest of Wales. You see the figures
:19:50. > :19:54.about the levels of wealth and unemployment levels amongst young
:19:54. > :19:59.people. If we co-operate and come together, perhaps we can make
:19:59. > :20:02.better use of the situation. The intention is to ensure that
:20:02. > :20:06.bodies like colleges and universities are also part of the
:20:06. > :20:11.new strategy and local companies have also welcomed the plans.
:20:11. > :20:20.We see two or three hundred companies every year and they often
:20:20. > :20:25.talk about how difficult it is to understand the business landscape.
:20:25. > :20:28.Despite the generally dark economic picture, the local council thinks
:20:28. > :20:35.this could make a big change to the situation in North Wales in the
:20:35. > :20:43.BBC Wales has announced that Sian ..Head of Welsh-language Programmes
:20:43. > :20:47...for the corporation's Welsh She has been Editor of Radio Cymru
:20:48. > :20:50.Wrexham player-manager Andy Morrell says that tonight's match...
:20:50. > :20:52...against Southport is the most important this season.
:20:52. > :20:54.With a win, the Dragons culd open a three-point gap...
:20:55. > :20:57...at the top of the Blue Square Bet Premier.
:20:57. > :21:01.After several minutes of play at the Racecouse ground...
:21:01. > :21:05...it is still goalless.
:21:05. > :21:10.It is also goalless in the game between Alfreton and Newport.
:21:10. > :21:13.Yesterday, the names of the five world champions on the shortlist...
:21:13. > :21:17...for Welsh Sports Personality of the Year were announced.
:21:17. > :21:20.On yesterday's programme, we heard about the successes...
:21:20. > :21:24...of boxer Nathan Cleverly and motorcyclist Chaz Davies.
:21:24. > :21:26.Rhodri Llywelyn tonight concentrates on Nathan Stephens...
:21:26. > :21:37...Helen Jenkins and, firstly, Dai Greene.
:21:37. > :21:37.The
:21:37. > :21:38.The highlights
:21:38. > :21:42.The highlights for
:21:42. > :21:45.The highlights for Dai Greene this year was getting the medal at the
:21:45. > :21:50.World Athletic Championships, he is already a European and Commonwealth
:21:50. > :21:56.400 meters hurdles champion and had a series of sparkling performances
:21:56. > :22:00.in the Diamond League before his big big moment in South Korea.
:22:00. > :22:04.He was obviously the person who was going to win and everybody was
:22:05. > :22:12.waiting for his performance because he was so strong in every race
:22:12. > :22:17.running up to to it. It was obvious... They wanted to
:22:17. > :22:20.make sure he won and he has made a big stamp and he is leading the
:22:20. > :22:25.world over the next year in the run-up to the Olympics.
:22:25. > :22:30.Everybody knows they have to beat him to win the gold medal.
:22:30. > :22:37.Three disciplines in one. There are easier way to say earn a living
:22:37. > :22:41.than through swimming, running and cycling and running triathlon races.
:22:41. > :22:44.Helen Jenkins did well in races everywhere, but winning in London
:22:44. > :22:49.was key as the Welsh woman went on to win the World Championship for
:22:49. > :22:55.the second time. She has had an unbelievable year. Everything has
:22:55. > :23:00.gone write. -- right. She won in Hyde Park which is the
:23:00. > :23:07.Olympic course for next year. That will give her great confidence to
:23:07. > :23:14.win on that course. It is excellent to have someone like Helen coming
:23:14. > :23:18.from Wales which is a small country and she is the world champion.
:23:18. > :23:24.This multi-talented athlete, Nathan Stephens, has reached the top in a
:23:24. > :23:29.number of disciplines. After success in the discus and shotpot,
:23:29. > :23:33.2011 was the year he won gold with the javelin. The Welshman rose to
:23:33. > :23:36.the top in the Paralympic World Championships in New Zealand before
:23:36. > :23:39.before breaking the world record as well.
:23:39. > :23:44.This year has been his best year ever.
:23:44. > :23:49.He has beaten everyone in the world. He is on fire. No one will stop him
:23:49. > :23:57.now. He will get his gold medal in London. He has been in the game now
:23:57. > :24:02.about ten years so he is very skilled. And he is coming to his
:24:02. > :24:21.peak. To vote for your favourite sports
:24:21. > :24:25.personality, dial the number on the The cost from BT lines is 15 pence,
:24:25. > :24:39.but other networks could vary. The cost of calls from mobile phones
:24:39. > :24:52.will be much higher. You can also Your usual charge will be made for
:24:52. > :24:56.text messages. For the full terms Lines will close on Saturday, 10th
:24:56. > :25:01.December at 6pm. Don't vote after that as your vote will not be
:25:01. > :25:10.counted and it is possible you will Before I go, here are tonight's top
:25:10. > :25:13.An agreement with the Liberal Democrats ensured...
:25:13. > :25:16...that the Labour government gained a majority.
:25:16. > :25:19.It argues that the Budget is balanced...
:25:19. > :25:24...but the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru said they were disappointed.
:25:24. > :25:27.And the paretns of a five-year-old boy from Pontardawe...
:25:27. > :25:30...intend to encourage people to park their cars safely...
:25:30. > :25:33...after their son was killed outside their home.
:25:33. > :25:35.The Cardiff coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death...
:25:35. > :25:38...in the case of Harry Patterson.
:25:38. > :25:41.The family car had slipped back on a steep slope...
:25:41. > :25:43...and crushed him against a wall.
:25:43. > :25:46.And that's the news for Tuesday.