:00:04. > :00:06.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight: Major changes that could affect the
:00:06. > :00:09.future of education here. More than a billion pounds for school
:00:09. > :00:13.buildings was on the cards, but the Welsh Government doesn't have
:00:13. > :00:16.enough money. What will have to be scrapped?
:00:17. > :00:20.And a huge shake-up of our universities. Plans to cut the
:00:20. > :00:30.number of institutions here from ten to six. We'll talk live to the
:00:30. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:42.Also tonight: The man who murdered Lynette White tells a trial of
:00:42. > :00:47.former police officers he felt terrible three innocent men were
:00:47. > :00:53.jailed for the crime. Smoking in cars carrying children.
:00:53. > :00:57.Could there really be a law to ban Not long ago they were celebrating
:00:57. > :01:07.promotion to the big time. Now, it's down to the hard work for
:01:07. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:12.Good evening. The Welsh Government's national school
:01:12. > :01:14.building programme has been sent back to the drawing board. In
:01:14. > :01:17.December, local authorities submitted ambitious plans to make
:01:17. > :01:20.schools fit for the 21st Century. Parents were due to learn this
:01:20. > :01:23.month which projects would be given the go ahead. But instead, councils
:01:23. > :01:25.will look again at plans and will be asked to contribute hundreds of
:01:25. > :01:35.millions of pounds more towards their cost. Our education
:01:35. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:43.correspondent, Ciaran Jenkins, is at the Senedd.
:01:43. > :01:46.We are talking about the Welsh government's biggest ever school
:01:46. > :01:50.melding programme. In some of learning about which schools will
:01:50. > :01:56.be built, parents, pupils and teachers are learning that councils
:01:56. > :02:00.have been asked to think again. This is Coldicott School, badly in
:02:01. > :02:07.nerd -- in need of a completely new start. When I visited in December,
:02:07. > :02:10.pupils told me the buildings were not up to scratch. I am sure that
:02:10. > :02:17.if the environment was nicer, I am sure everybody would be more
:02:17. > :02:21.engaged. It just feel like it is lacking. You go to a society and
:02:21. > :02:24.you see all the technology that is there and you think, why hasn't my
:02:24. > :02:29.school got that technology? And going to be going into a world that
:02:29. > :02:35.I am not prepared for. But will pupils get the classrooms they
:02:35. > :02:38.need? Monmouth Show submitted plans as part of the world's governments
:02:38. > :02:41.biggest-ever school buildings programme. Now, they have been
:02:41. > :02:46.asked to go back to the drawing board to make hard decisions and
:02:46. > :02:52.come up with more cash. 18 out of 22 councils have told BBC Wales
:02:52. > :02:57.what their plans would have cost. �1.3 billion for priority projects
:02:57. > :03:01.over the next three years. Most councils plan to contribute 30 % of
:03:01. > :03:05.costs with the large government paying the rest. Now, the Education
:03:05. > :03:09.Minister has said that councils should pay 50 % of the costs.
:03:09. > :03:12.Hundreds of millions of pounds more. He blames budget cuts imposed by
:03:13. > :03:18.the UK Government. There were questions being asked as to whether
:03:18. > :03:25.some of them would be able to reach the 30 % but we have to ask serious
:03:25. > :03:32.questions as to whether this programme will be delivered at all.
:03:32. > :03:37.We are very disappointed in the state Benn today. -- statement. It
:03:37. > :03:41.is a blow for Education in Wales. It will not dip -- increase the
:03:41. > :03:46.standards. With councils being asked to review their plans, there
:03:46. > :03:50.is no uncertainty over which will go ahead. I am obviously
:03:51. > :03:54.disappointed. I am not surprised. We had heard messages from the last
:03:55. > :04:01.government that we were going to have to look again at our programme.
:04:01. > :04:05.I am disappointed for a number of our schools but we are very keen to
:04:05. > :04:12.continue our engagement with the last government and to discuss what
:04:12. > :04:17.we can do with our strategic programme. It is not surprising.
:04:17. > :04:23.We've seen huge cuts to the Welsh Assembly's capital budget and the
:04:23. > :04:30.result is that we expected some three privatisation to occur. The
:04:30. > :04:39.conditions of the school stock readers need modernisation. --
:04:39. > :04:43.really does need. I think we need is in discussions with the
:04:43. > :04:47.government to see how we go forward. It is time now for councils to make
:04:47. > :04:51.difficult decisions. That may mean some school building projects will
:04:51. > :04:55.be scrapped. So how many of those proposals will
:04:55. > :05:03.be scrapped? I am joined by the Education Minister, Leighton
:05:03. > :05:09.Andrews. Your government's school building programme is on hold
:05:09. > :05:13.tonight. Not at all. The school building programme is carrying on.
:05:13. > :05:19.We are saying that the programmes after 2014 may now need to come
:05:19. > :05:23.back for more work to be done on them. Our budgets have been cut by
:05:23. > :05:26.the Conservative-led government in Westminster. Instead of learning
:05:26. > :05:33.which projects will be going ahead which was due this month, parents
:05:33. > :05:36.are now finding out they will be cut back. We have a whole series of
:05:36. > :05:43.programme under way and we need to work with our local authority
:05:43. > :05:47.partners on what is the best way of spending the money we have.
:05:47. > :05:51.Councils have to find an extra 20 % for each of the projects they want
:05:51. > :05:56.to build. They can't find that money. Is it inevitable that many
:05:57. > :06:00.of these projects will be scrapped? No. Some local authorities are very
:06:00. > :06:06.good in the way they have been using their money. If you're going
:06:06. > :06:09.to borrow, it makes sense to borrow when interest rates are low. I want
:06:09. > :06:19.local-authority is to work with us to find the best way of using the
:06:19. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:28.money that we have and they have. What is going on in Blaenau Gwent?
:06:28. > :06:34.We have taken steps today. We got the report this morning and I have
:06:34. > :06:42.put the task force in to turn things around in Blaenau Gwent. I
:06:42. > :06:48.am taking responsibility for education away from the council.
:06:48. > :06:50.They have one year to turn things around. The executive member for
:06:50. > :07:00.Educational Blaenau Gwent Council has resigned. We are able to hear
:07:00. > :07:03.what the council leader has to say. What my administration is doing now
:07:03. > :07:13.sensitive over his right to address the problems that have been
:07:13. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:23.highlighted in this report. A lot of the things we're doing is
:07:23. > :07:28.building a new Learning Zone, 3-16 schools, a new breed -- a
:07:28. > :07:38.Brandywell school. We are the first in Wales to federate the school
:07:38. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:48.system. That was the leader of Blaenau Gwent council.
:07:48. > :07:51.I'll talk more to the Education Minister in just a moment because
:07:51. > :07:53.also today, he's unveiled a radical plan that would mean just two Welsh
:07:53. > :07:56.universities would avoid merger proposals. Cardiff and Swansea
:07:56. > :08:01.would remain as stand alone institutions, but every other
:08:01. > :08:04.university is expected to merge with others. Jenny Rees reports.
:08:04. > :08:07.University of Glamorgan students celebrating their graduation today.
:08:07. > :08:12.But by 2013 Glamorgan as an independent 'brand' might be a
:08:12. > :08:15.thing of the past, along with other institutions in Wales. The
:08:15. > :08:20.Education Minister has given his backing to proposals by the higher
:08:20. > :08:22.education funding body for radical changes, including several mergers.
:08:23. > :08:25.They include a merger between the University of Glamorgan, the
:08:25. > :08:27.University of Wales Institute Cardiff and University of Wales
:08:28. > :08:34.Newport, and in the longer term, a merger between Aberystwyth and
:08:34. > :08:38.Bangor. Glyndwr University in Wrexham would work to this new
:08:38. > :08:45.super university in the north. Although, the man at the helm of
:08:45. > :08:49.Glyndwr insisted they want to remain independent. I think the
:08:50. > :08:53.public here once the university in Wrexham. We are close to our
:08:53. > :08:57.community and we have a different mission to the universities. We
:08:57. > :08:59.were set up by the government to meet ambition in this area. Cardiff
:08:59. > :09:01.and Swansea universities would continue to exist as separate
:09:01. > :09:04.institutions. Meanwhile, a streamlining of the University of
:09:04. > :09:07.Wales has started today. It awards degrees at five of our universities,
:09:07. > :09:14.but today it announced plans to merge with Swansea Metropolitan and
:09:14. > :09:18.trinity St David in West Wales. think there is quite a lot of
:09:18. > :09:24.support. It is true to say that even one year ago they would not
:09:24. > :09:32.have been the support there is now. I think it has recognised the very
:09:32. > :09:39.challenging times that education faces. It is very difficult for
:09:39. > :09:42.small institutions to be viable. This is a process that we are
:09:42. > :09:45.seeing all the Europe. proposals would have a huge impact
:09:45. > :09:47.on staff and students at the universities. The minister has said
:09:47. > :09:54.more consultation will be carried out with those affected before a
:09:54. > :09:59.final decision is made. The Education Minister, Leighton
:09:59. > :10:03.Andrews, is still with me. Just how radical a change would this be if
:10:03. > :10:08.you got your way? The proposals that have been put forward are in
:10:08. > :10:12.line with the strategy. They said last year they wanted most of Welsh
:10:12. > :10:17.universities to be about the medium size. We have too many small
:10:17. > :10:25.universities. We need a smaller number of strong universities.
:10:25. > :10:30.are talking here about some universities disappearing and
:10:30. > :10:32.changing into the universities. There has been a lot of change in
:10:32. > :10:39.the higher education sector and the proposals that the Conservative-led
:10:40. > :10:44.government and making in England to ratchet up tuition fees mean that
:10:44. > :10:50.the situation will become uncertain. We want to be able to plan our
:10:50. > :10:56.higher education system in Wales. Is it your place as Education
:10:56. > :11:04.Minister to tell universities who they should be merging with? I am
:11:04. > :11:08.not telling them. This is the recommendation by the Higher
:11:08. > :11:11.Education Council for Wales. There will be dialogue between the
:11:11. > :11:16.universities and other stakeholders and the proposals have widespread
:11:16. > :11:21.support. It has been an ambition of the last government of the last
:11:21. > :11:26.decade to have a smaller number of strong the universities. Will these
:11:26. > :11:30.mergers actually happen? My own view is that once we've had the
:11:30. > :11:33.consultation, this will probably look like the future map of
:11:33. > :11:43.university provision in Wales and I think people will come to terms
:11:43. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:47.with that. Thank you very much. At tea when the studio. -- back to you.
:11:47. > :11:50.A convicted murderer has told a jury that he alone was guilty of
:11:50. > :11:53.the brutal murder of Lynette White in Cardiff in 1988. Jeffrey Gafoor
:11:53. > :11:55.is a prosecution witness in a Swansea trial of eight ex-police
:11:56. > :11:58.officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
:11:59. > :12:05.Gafoor said he felt "terrible" that three innocent men were jailed for
:12:05. > :12:09.the murder. Matt Murray was in court.
:12:09. > :12:15.For 15 years, Jeffrey Gafoor got away with murder. Lynette White was
:12:15. > :12:19.working as a prostitute in this area of Cardiff and Jeffrey Gafoor
:12:19. > :12:25.was a client. A new investigation was launched using the latest
:12:25. > :12:29.scientific techniques and the trial led to Jeffrey Gafoor. Police
:12:29. > :12:36.arrested him in 2003 when he was employed as a security guard. He
:12:36. > :12:40.confessed to killing Lynette White in 1988 after an argument over �30.
:12:40. > :12:46.Jeffrey Gafoor took to the witness box and told the jury having met
:12:46. > :12:51.Lynette White back in February 1988, he said once inside the flat he
:12:51. > :12:55.changed his mind and demanded his money back. She refused. At this
:12:55. > :12:58.point, he pulled a knife and threatened her. A scuffle then
:12:58. > :13:04.broke out between the two which resulted in Lynette White being
:13:04. > :13:09.stabbed. He told the jury he can't remember how many times he stabbed
:13:09. > :13:12.Lynette White. He said his memory of the event is fuzzy. It almost
:13:12. > :13:15.seemed like a dream. But in Court today, Gafoor was
:13:15. > :13:18.adamant that he carried out the killing alone. In 1990, three men,
:13:18. > :13:21.Steven Miller, Yusaf Abdullahi and Tony Paris, were convicted of the
:13:21. > :13:24.murder but released two years later on appeal. The prosecution claim
:13:24. > :13:33.that the former police officers on trial manufactured evidence that
:13:33. > :13:37.led to the convictions of the men who were known as the Cardiff Three.
:13:37. > :13:39.Jeffrey Gafoor told the court he had put me out of his mind but he
:13:39. > :13:44.now feels terrible of the conviction of the Cardiff Three. He
:13:44. > :13:48.said, their problems stemmed from my actions. He also told the court
:13:48. > :13:57.he knew they were completely ever did -- innocent because I am the
:13:57. > :14:06.one who killed Lynette White. All of the officers deny conspiring to
:14:06. > :14:09.pervert the course of justice. Still to come tonight. The
:14:09. > :14:19.countdown to the Premier League begins for Swansea's fans and their
:14:19. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:26.First came the ban on smoking in public places but now the Welsh
:14:26. > :14:30.government has said it is looking at the possibility of banning
:14:30. > :14:33.smoking in cars carrying children. At this stage, it is just a
:14:33. > :14:38.possibility but if the campaigns about the dangers of smoking don't
:14:38. > :14:43.hit home, then changing the law could be the next step.
:14:43. > :14:46.Mark Smith is a dad who's had a 12- year-old daughter and he's a busy
:14:46. > :14:51.parent and says his car is one of the few places he can enjoy a
:14:51. > :14:57.cigarette. He admits to lighting up while his child is in the back seat.
:14:57. > :15:02.I have to admit that they have but I've had all the windows down. It
:15:02. > :15:06.is not something I would recommend other people to do but it is the
:15:06. > :15:10.last place left that I've got as well. The First Minister wants
:15:10. > :15:15.drivers to change their behaviour. Today, Carwyn Jones said he was
:15:15. > :15:19.prepared to make Wales the first European country to ban smoking in
:15:19. > :15:23.cars carrying children. But before that, the Welsh government will
:15:24. > :15:29.embark on a three-year campaign to alert adults to the harm second-
:15:29. > :15:37.hand smoke has on youngsters. It is a campaign that has not been set at
:15:37. > :15:41.it. We are pleased the Government is committed to this. We want to
:15:41. > :15:45.see how far the public is picking it up in order to provide evidence
:15:45. > :15:49.before we need to legislate. smoking ban was introduced in 2007
:15:49. > :15:53.and it affected all public buildings. Pubs, offices and
:15:53. > :16:02.restaurants across the country are now smoke-free but the Health
:16:02. > :16:07.Minister is keen to do more. think it is the next logical step.
:16:07. > :16:12.Children cannot protect themselves. That is why you want to change mind
:16:13. > :16:18.sets and hopefully, some of them will stop smoking altogether.
:16:18. > :16:25.for smokers like Mark Smith, it is a step too far. I think it is a bit
:16:25. > :16:30.of a nanny state. Parenting is a natural instinctive thing to do.
:16:30. > :16:34.Your first instinct is to protect the child. I don't think people
:16:34. > :16:38.will drive around with the windows wound up and the car full of smoke.
:16:38. > :16:42.We may have got used to the smoking ban but came into force for
:16:42. > :16:47.marketable but would people be so accepting of restrictions in cars?
:16:47. > :16:52.The next stage is to start the public awareness campaign but it
:16:52. > :17:00.has not been thought through or costed. The prospect of police are
:17:00. > :17:03.pulling people over for smoking in Unemployment in Wales dropped by
:17:03. > :17:06.9,000 in the three months to May. It means 115,000 people were
:17:06. > :17:11.looking for work between March and May. 16,000 lower than during the
:17:11. > :17:12.same period last year. Parishioners have taken what they
:17:12. > :17:15.Parishioners have taken what they describe as a peaceful protest to
:17:16. > :17:18.the doorstep of the Archbishop of Wales this evening in a bid to
:17:18. > :17:21.reopen their church. Maerdy residents have been holding a
:17:21. > :17:25.sleep-in protest at All Saints Church in the Rhondda since it
:17:25. > :17:32.closed over a week ago. The archbishop, Barry Morgan, says
:17:32. > :17:34.he'll meet with the body that voted North Wales Police say a teenager,
:17:34. > :17:38.who was being questioned over allegations that computers were
:17:38. > :17:41.hacked at a Colwyn Bay secondary school, has now been released. An
:17:41. > :17:45.investigation was launched at Eirias High School in Colwyn Bay in
:17:46. > :17:48.March into whether computer records of pupils had been stolen. It
:17:48. > :17:54.followed claims posted on the internet by someone claiming to be
:17:54. > :17:57.a pupil and having accessed the records.
:17:57. > :18:01.Plans for a permanent airship 100 feet above Cardiff Bay have been
:18:01. > :18:08.approved by the city's council. The skyflier balloon will take people
:18:08. > :18:11.400 feet up on rides lasting 15 minutes. It was due to be based in
:18:11. > :18:15.Mermaid Quay, but will now be positioned on the Penarth end of
:18:15. > :18:23.the Cardiff Barrage. It's hoped the blimp will attract tourists to the
:18:23. > :18:28.city. But people living nearby are disappointed with today's decision.
:18:29. > :18:34.With the visual intrusion, the traffic and parking issues, there
:18:34. > :18:39.is a terrible pressure on parking around there anywhere. This is,
:18:39. > :18:42.they reckon, will bring in 15,000 visitors a year. I would dispute
:18:42. > :18:46.that number but whatever, it's going to be a lot of people are
:18:46. > :18:48.adding to the problems. Sport now and Bangor City are
:18:48. > :18:51.playing in European football's biggest competition for the first
:18:51. > :19:01.time. They are up against Finnish side HJK Helsinki in the Champions
:19:01. > :19:04.League Second Qualifying Round. With 20 minutes on the clock,
:19:04. > :19:07.Helsinki art 1-0 up. Swansea City have confirmed Wales
:19:07. > :19:10.international Neil Taylor is close to signing a new contract after
:19:10. > :19:13.rejecting a move to Newcastle United. The manager Brendan Rodgers
:19:13. > :19:19.has been setting out his plans for their first season in the world's
:19:19. > :19:23.most lucrative football league. Here's Tomos Dafydd.
:19:23. > :19:29.A team photo with a difference. Thousands of fans joined players
:19:29. > :19:32.and coaches for the biggest team photo this club has ever seen. A
:19:32. > :19:36.some haven't stopped celebrating since achieving promotion back in
:19:36. > :19:39.May, because since winning that play-off final, focus on the
:19:40. > :19:43.players has grown day-by-day. They will soon play in the most watched
:19:43. > :19:48.league in the world with a global audience of 600 million households
:19:48. > :19:53.in more than 200 countries and, at today's news conference, television
:19:53. > :19:58.crews from Japan, interested in the Premier League's newest team.
:19:58. > :20:04.are very excited about the season ahead and obviously the players are
:20:04. > :20:08.looking very fit and well. It's nice. It's been great. No matter
:20:08. > :20:15.who we play, it's going to be very, very competitive and every game
:20:15. > :20:18.will be a cup final for us. Every game will be tough. There was also
:20:18. > :20:25.news of unease Taylor -- Neil Taylor, about to sign a new four-
:20:25. > :20:28.year deal at Swansea. His future has been as fierce as his tackles.
:20:28. > :20:32.He was seemingly heading to Newcastle with a player asking the
:20:32. > :20:36.Premier League to arbitrate over his transfer, but it seems he's
:20:36. > :20:40.about to commit his future to Swansea City. Martin Bell and it
:20:40. > :20:44.could also return to the liberty stadium after spending time on loan
:20:44. > :20:49.here this season. Both clubs have been negotiating a permanent deal
:20:49. > :20:54.in time for their first game away at Manchester City. Obviously, a
:20:54. > :20:57.massive test, one of the toughest games we will get the season, but I
:20:57. > :21:03.think it's almost a good thing for Swansea to travel away on the first
:21:03. > :21:06.day of the season against such good opposition. It's a test of what is
:21:06. > :21:09.to come in the season and we have to make sure we are ready for it.
:21:09. > :21:14.The manager has no doubt it will be a tough season but the fans are
:21:14. > :21:18.just enjoying their moment in football's big time.
:21:18. > :21:21.Yes, an exciting time for the fans. Former Cardiff City striker Jay
:21:21. > :21:24.Bothroyd has joined Queens Park Rangers on a three year deal. The
:21:24. > :21:26.29 year old who made his England debut last season was a free agent
:21:26. > :21:28.after three years with the Bluebirds.
:21:28. > :21:32.Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland has trimmed his pre-World Cup
:21:32. > :21:35.training squad. BBC Wales understands Andy Powell, Ospreys'
:21:35. > :21:39.Jonathan Thomas and Blues scrum half Richie Rees have missed the
:21:39. > :21:43.cut. Stephen Jones returns to the squad after the birth of his first
:21:43. > :21:47.child and will travel to Poland for training.
:21:47. > :21:51.Geraint Thomas has moved up one place to 31st after the 11th stage
:21:51. > :22:01.of the Tour de France. The cyclist from Cardiff led the peloton before
:22:01. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:06.Mark Cavendish eventually won the stage. A frustrating day for
:22:06. > :22:11.Glamorgan on day three of their County Championship game at Derby.
:22:11. > :22:17.At one stage they reduce the home side to a 22-four, but it did not
:22:17. > :22:21.last. Derby now stand at 380-eight, 295 runs ahead.
:22:21. > :22:28.Well, let's get the weather forecast now. Derek is here. Hello.
:22:28. > :22:34.We could probably do with a little It has been beautiful in the north
:22:34. > :22:38.and west, with lots of sunshine. Also ideal weather for a walk in
:22:38. > :22:43.Snowdonia. There's more find it warm and sunny weather to come
:22:43. > :22:46.tomorrow but make the most of it. There's a big change on the way
:22:46. > :22:50.later in the week and the weekend. If you're in Swansea this evening
:22:50. > :22:57.you can watch Cinderella live from the Royal Opera House on the Big
:22:57. > :23:02.Screen. A dry evening in Swansea. The dry weather continues tonight.
:23:02. > :23:12.The cloud will disappear so clear skies. Mist patches by dawn and
:23:12. > :23:19.cooling down. Temperatures as low as 6-7 Celsius, 43 Fahrenheit. 8-11
:23:19. > :23:22.Celsius on the coast. Tomorrow's chart shows a ridge of high
:23:22. > :23:26.pressure over Britain but a low between Canada and Greenland is
:23:26. > :23:32.heading our way spoiling things for the weekend. That's to come.
:23:32. > :23:39.Tomorrow morning a beautiful start to the day. Fine and dry. The whole
:23:39. > :23:49.country enjoying clear, blue, skies and sunshine. A beautiful start to
:23:49. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:59.the day. Also in to come are theshire. 13 degrees in
:23:59. > :24:09.Carmarthenshire. 99% of the country staying dry. Or warmer than today.
:24:09. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:14.22 Celsius. A little bit cooler on the coast with sea breezes. Don't
:24:14. > :24:19.forget the suncream and the pollen count will be high as well. In
:24:19. > :24:29.Blaina Gwent tomorrow a lovely day. Dry and sunnier than today.
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:38.Temperatures in Tredegar rising to 19 Celsius. Some tide times. The
:24:38. > :24:43.sea temperature 14 or 15 C. There is a fancy dress party at Manor
:24:43. > :24:47.Park tomorrow. Friday will turn cloudy and damp and it's looking
:24:47. > :24:53.inclement for the weekend. Low- pressure bringing rain and heavy
:24:53. > :24:58.showers and blustery winds. It's looking very changeable next week
:24:58. > :25:06.for the Royal Welsh Show. Our picture tonight is from Clive.
:25:06. > :25:10.Sunset from Abergele. Red sky at After days of intense pressure over
:25:10. > :25:14.phone hacking and corruption allegations, Rupert Murdoch made a
:25:14. > :25:17.dramatic U-turn this afternoon with during his bid to take control of
:25:17. > :25:21.the broadcaster BSkyB. The announcement from News Corporation
:25:21. > :25:24.came as MPs prepared to debate a Labour motion in the Commons on the
:25:24. > :25:29.deal and, as the Prime Minister announced a wide-ranging inquiry
:25:29. > :25:32.into the scandal. This is a victory for people up and down this country
:25:32. > :25:37.who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking.
:25:37. > :25:40.Who have bought it is beyond belief that Rupert Murdoch could, when
:25:40. > :25:44.this criminal investigation is going on, expand his stake in the
:25:44. > :25:47.British media. There's been no significant day for Education in
:25:47. > :25:50.Wales. The Welsh government national school building programme
:25:50. > :25:54.has been sent back to the drawing board and a radical plan has been
:25:54. > :26:00.unveiled which will mean just two Welsh universities would escape
:26:00. > :26:03.being merged with others. Let's go back to our education Correspondent
:26:03. > :26:08.for the last word on this. Disappointment then at the 21st
:26:08. > :26:14.century schools project not going ahead as planned? Lucy, this has
:26:14. > :26:17.been a major day for Education in Wales. The Welsh government school
:26:17. > :26:20.building programme, its biggest ever, effectively put on hold and
:26:20. > :26:25.there will be disappointment as parents and pupils learn which of
:26:25. > :26:29.these projects may be scrapped. Councils have to find hundreds of
:26:29. > :26:33.millions of pounds more money if these projects are to go ahead. We
:26:33. > :26:39.have also learned today but the education services have been put
:26:39. > :26:45.into special measures by the school inspectorate. We also learned Port
:26:45. > :26:50.Talbot council will be put in charge of councils in -- schools in
:26:50. > :26:53.Gwent. In terms of universities, a radical new plan will transform
:26:53. > :27:00.universities and Wales. Some universities may disappear
:27:00. > :27:03.altogether. School leavers, university leavers, and the
:27:03. > :27:10.education minister himself have a lot of homework to do. Kieran,
:27:10. > :27:14.thank you very much indeed. And a reminder if you have got a story
:27:14. > :27:24.you think we should cover let us know. We would love to hear from
:27:24. > :27:30.