:00:03. > :00:07.Welcome to Wales Today. The top story tonight - Opposition parties
:00:07. > :00:17.say they will reject the government's budget plans. Is it
:00:17. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:31.Our other headlines this evening - The big squeeze for rail passengers.
:00:31. > :00:34.The former transport minister questions the �170 million handout
:00:34. > :00:39.to Arriva Trains Wales. Cardiff's direct flight to
:00:39. > :00:44.Switzerland will have to stop off in Bristol. More worries about the
:00:44. > :00:50.capital's airport. One of motorsport's big events, the
:00:50. > :00:56.Wales Rally GB gets underway. North Wales gets its first taste of world
:00:56. > :01:06.rallying since the mid-90s. A star attraction. The Mini is back
:01:06. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.after almost 50 years with a Good evening. Labour faces a
:01:10. > :01:15.deadlock in the Welsh Assembly over its budget after the three
:01:15. > :01:18.opposition parties lined up to oppose its proposals. The Tories,
:01:18. > :01:24.Plaid Cymru amd the Lib Dems are refusing to back the Welsh
:01:24. > :01:27.Government's spending plans unless ministers make major changes. It
:01:27. > :01:32.increases pressure on First Minister Carwyn Jones if he is to
:01:32. > :01:37.get the majority he needs to pass a budget. Our Welsh affairs editor
:01:37. > :01:43.Vaughan Roderick is in the Senedd. The budget is due to return to the
:01:43. > :01:49.Assembly next week, what is likely to happen?
:01:49. > :01:53.It is difficult to say. Labour said this was a Budget that showed their
:01:53. > :01:57.priorities for the people of Wales. What we have seen today is the
:01:57. > :02:01.opposition parties saying your priorities are not our priorities.
:02:01. > :02:06.They have been meetings going on so the draft budget was published.
:02:06. > :02:09.Labour were hoping to do a deal with one party but what we have had
:02:09. > :02:13.is the opposition parties doing a deal with each other, and to
:02:13. > :02:19.attempt to block -- block the budget with the votes that they
:02:19. > :02:25.have. The Conservative finance spokesman, Paul Davies, explained
:02:25. > :02:30.why the opposition parties are so unhappy. We have been talking with
:02:30. > :02:34.the added -- the other opposition parties for some time and we feel
:02:34. > :02:40.the draft budget presented by the Labour government is not fit for
:02:40. > :02:45.purpose. It will not meet the needs for the Welsh people and we decided
:02:45. > :02:49.to jointly table an amendment to be constructive and in order to hold
:02:49. > :02:53.his government to account on behalf of the people of Wales.
:02:53. > :03:00.Whatever happens next week I don't suppose that is going to be the end
:03:00. > :03:04.of the matter? In a sense what happens next week is important but
:03:04. > :03:09.it is a shot across the Government's's Bowers. The
:03:09. > :03:17.important votes will come on December sixth. The government has
:03:17. > :03:21.to reach an agreement and get hold of those boats. Even after December
:03:21. > :03:27.sixth the talks could continue to take place. It will be difficult
:03:27. > :03:30.for the public organisations that get their cash from this place to
:03:30. > :03:35.draw up their own budgets without knowing how much they are going to
:03:35. > :03:43.get. There is a certain amount of urgency but those talks are certain
:03:43. > :03:46.to continue. Any inkling of what the government will do? Look at it
:03:46. > :03:50.this way, the government is faced with a shopping list. All the
:03:51. > :03:56.opposition parties want different things. The Conservatives want more
:03:56. > :04:02.money on health, the Lib-Dems want money for this is funded schools
:04:02. > :04:06.and Plaid Cymru wants money for economic development. It is
:04:06. > :04:11.difficult to say which Labour will go for. I suspect it will not be
:04:11. > :04:18.the Conservatives. They could be a deal with either live or Liberal
:04:18. > :04:21.Democrat or Plaid Cymru. All week we have been looking in
:04:21. > :04:24.detail at the way the Government spends your money once it has been
:04:24. > :04:27.shared out between different departments. Tonight we focus on
:04:27. > :04:30.how much is spent on our railways. Every year the Welsh Government
:04:30. > :04:33.gives �170 million to rail company, Arriva Trains Wales. But the former
:04:33. > :04:40.transport minister Ieuan Wyn Jones says this deal is flawed and has
:04:40. > :04:44.led to a decade of overcrowding for passengers.
:04:44. > :04:48.The be the squeeze. Some rail services in Wales have seen a huge
:04:48. > :04:53.increase in passenger demand over the last 10 years. In many areas it
:04:53. > :04:56.there hasn't been the same growth in services. The former top spot
:04:56. > :05:03.minister says the blame lies squarely with the franchise
:05:03. > :05:08.agreement struck with Arriva Trains Wales. What was very obvious it was
:05:08. > :05:16.not a contract that recognised the substantial increase there has been
:05:16. > :05:25.in train passengers since 2003. You had the examples of many trains on
:05:25. > :05:28.certain services where you had severe overcrowding. All week we
:05:28. > :05:33.have been examining Government's spending and one of the big ticket
:05:33. > :05:38.items is the �170 million that goes to Arriva Trains Wales every year.
:05:38. > :05:43.It is a huge amount to help you travel for less. Passengers pay
:05:43. > :05:48.less for their tickets than they would otherwise have done because
:05:48. > :05:57.of a �170 million payment from the Welsh government. Nastier Arriva
:05:57. > :06:02.Trains Wales had the sire -- Hayat subsidy of Bennett rail -- of any
:06:02. > :06:09.rail company. Is there another way of delivering these rail services
:06:09. > :06:13.in Wales? One idea is that from 2018 the Welsh government takes
:06:13. > :06:19.over the running of the railways so that profits get reinvested in
:06:19. > :06:22.services. It will give opportunities to develop the
:06:22. > :06:29.railway more so than the fixed kind of franchise system that we have at
:06:29. > :06:34.the moment. That has not been able to provide cheaply any additional
:06:34. > :06:40.investment. People would see differences because they would see
:06:40. > :06:43.improvements. Any profit main -- made would remain in the company.
:06:43. > :06:48.we asked the last government and Arriva Trains Wales for interviews
:06:48. > :06:58.but they gave statements. The train service said they had invested
:06:58. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:05.millions of pounds in passenger It might seem a long way away but
:07:05. > :07:09.with every pound of the Welsh budget under close scrutiny expect
:07:09. > :07:12.the idea to gain Stent real attraction.
:07:12. > :07:15.A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a
:07:15. > :07:17.woman from Bridgend seven years after she fell to her death while
:07:17. > :07:20.on holiday in India with her husband. No suspicious
:07:20. > :07:22.circumstances were found at the time 39-year-old Colette Davies
:07:22. > :07:31.died but following a review by South Wales Police a 50-year-old
:07:31. > :07:35.man, formerly of Bridgend, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
:07:35. > :07:38.Pembroke power station has been granted an environmental permit. It
:07:38. > :07:41.means the site could be fully operational within a year. But the
:07:41. > :07:46.Environment Agency says its owners, RWE npower will have to stick to
:07:46. > :07:56.tough standards. Environmentalists have claimed the site will waste
:07:56. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:01.After more than two years of construction this �1 billion power
:08:01. > :08:03.plant is almost ready. Earlier today it was granted its
:08:03. > :08:06.environmental permit following what the Environment Agency described as
:08:06. > :08:12.one of the most intensive assessments it has ever carried out
:08:12. > :08:21.in Wales. The Welsh Government had even stepped in to put the process
:08:21. > :08:30.on hold. Even now, RWE npower will have to meet strict standards.
:08:30. > :08:34.The conditions will control from the chimneys, the conditions
:08:34. > :08:40.will control noise to prevent nuisance to local people. Very
:08:40. > :08:44.importantly, it will control the discharges of cooling water into in
:08:44. > :08:47.Milford Haven. It was that discharge of water that was of most
:08:47. > :08:50.concern to environmentalists. Once it is up and running this plant
:08:50. > :08:52.will remove 3.5 million cubic metres of water from the Cledau
:08:52. > :09:02.Estuary every day to cool turbines before releasing water that is
:09:02. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:10.eight degrees warmer back into the waterway. One government adviser
:09:10. > :09:16.said that it may contravene EU law. There is an increase in temperature
:09:16. > :09:21.and increased chemicals going into the water away. Both in our belief
:09:21. > :09:25.are likely to have an impact which will change the ecological
:09:25. > :09:31.characteristics of the waterway. Under European law the development
:09:31. > :09:37.should not be allowed.. suggestion is that RWE npower
:09:37. > :09:44.should try to recycle more of the heat it generates. We will look at
:09:44. > :09:48.ways to improve and enhance their site. It is nothing new. If in the
:09:48. > :09:52.fullness of time something appears that we can re-use some of the low-
:09:52. > :09:56.grade waste heat that has left, we will look at it. As the building
:09:56. > :09:58.work draws to a close here the next step is to begin the
:09:58. > :10:08.decommissioning process. RWE npower hope to be generating enough
:10:08. > :10:11.electricity for three million homes Still to come on the programme -
:10:11. > :10:17.Fed up with the traffic and noise. Local people say they were not
:10:17. > :10:21.warned this road would be the main route to a wind farm building site.
:10:21. > :10:30.They are off. The Wales Rally GB gets underway. The best of the
:10:30. > :10:35.Wales needs a direct air link with America and the Middle East to
:10:35. > :10:38.boost business. That's the message tonight from Cardiff Council. Its
:10:38. > :10:41.deputy leader has told Wales Today the routes are crucial to the
:10:41. > :10:44.success of the business district planned for the capital. The call
:10:44. > :10:47.comes on the day it was announced flights to Zurich from Cardiff
:10:47. > :10:56.airport will stop in Bristol to ensure enough passengers keep using
:10:56. > :11:00.These are tough times for Cardiff airport. It lost a third of its
:11:00. > :11:05.passengers between 2007 and 2010. Then last month its main budget
:11:05. > :11:07.airline BMI baby left too. In the capital itself �160 million has
:11:07. > :11:10.been earmarked to develop business district plans, encouraging more
:11:10. > :11:20.firms to set up shop but the council says that vision needs
:11:20. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:28.direct links to destinations like New York and Dubai. I know with New
:11:28. > :11:33.York there is a deal on the table. I am very concerned that you are
:11:33. > :11:37.going to get to places like Birmingham, Bristol beating Cardiff
:11:37. > :11:42.to the pence. There is a deal to be then so let's nail it and get it
:11:42. > :11:45.done. Let's get jobs and prosperity in to Cardiff. The airport says
:11:45. > :11:48.there are new places to fly from Cardiff; a route to Barcelona will
:11:48. > :11:51.start next year. Flights to Zurich started in March. At the moment
:11:51. > :11:54.that three day a week route to Switzerland goes directly from
:11:54. > :11:57.Cardiff, taking around two hours. But from next month it'll be
:11:57. > :12:06.stopping in Bristol en route, adding about an hour to the journey
:12:06. > :12:10.time. It is very sad news for Cardiff. It will take opportunities
:12:10. > :12:13.for business away from Cardiff. Stopping in Bristol will not
:12:13. > :12:15.encourage people to visit Cardiff. The Welsh Government said it was
:12:15. > :12:21.working closely with Cardiff airport to identify potential new
:12:21. > :12:26.routes into Wales. We have the possibility of government support.
:12:26. > :12:31.But support these to be directed to those aliens who can offer the best
:12:31. > :12:35.choice of routes out of Cardiff and government support, although it
:12:35. > :12:38.can't be provided for all airlines, can be targeted at those that are
:12:38. > :12:42.most important. No-one from the airport was available for interview
:12:42. > :12:46.but they said they were pleased to have started two new routes in
:12:46. > :12:56.tough economic times. They said it was down to the public to support
:12:56. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:07.CBI Wales says the Welsh government should be encouraging companies to
:13:07. > :13:11.locate outside the eurozone to new markets if they are to improve
:13:11. > :13:15.trade. It comes on the day the EU downgraded its forecast for
:13:15. > :13:25.economic growth in the region. You can see more on that story tonight
:13:25. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:34.A man believed to be from Barry has died after an incident at the
:13:34. > :13:36.former prime Fry's Cadbury Satan Bristol. The site closed earlier
:13:36. > :13:40.this year and contract as were brought in to dismantle machinery
:13:40. > :13:43.and fittings. It is thought the accident involved the bigger.
:13:43. > :13:48.Health and safety and are investigating.
:13:48. > :13:52.Work on an access road for a new winter -- when firemen
:13:52. > :14:02.Carmarthenshire has started. Many people living near by a say they
:14:02. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:25.There are plenty of trucks on the road. It is used for an open cast
:14:25. > :14:30.mine, a landfill site, and now many more lorries are here. The sentence
:14:30. > :14:40.to the building site is directly opposite this man's Farm way home.
:14:40. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:43.This is continuous, all day long. Lorries going, low loaders deliver.
:14:43. > :14:46.Thousands of vehicles are going in here.
:14:47. > :14:56.As well as the construction traffic, there are concerns about the safety
:14:56. > :15:01.of the road. In one year, turbine blades, heavy machinery, and big
:15:01. > :15:10.towers will have to negotiate the road, as well as getting to the
:15:10. > :15:16.town centre before the wind farm is build on the hillside. The council
:15:16. > :15:20.says work on the hill was completed. Most of the town and many county
:15:20. > :15:23.councillors say that local people have not been properly inform.
:15:23. > :15:29.Because it's in Carmarthenshire, there has been no consultation of
:15:29. > :15:32.the feeling of the people who are going to be directly affected. The
:15:32. > :15:36.people in the town will not be affected by the wind farm, it is
:15:36. > :15:45.the access route and 12 months of chaos and destruction that will
:15:45. > :15:55.affect en. Turbines will be built here. The developer, owned by the
:15:55. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:00.Irish government, says it has followed to the policies...
:16:00. > :16:09.In the summer we had a series of public information road shows, and
:16:09. > :16:14.invited more than 18,000 dwellings across Port Talbot. We agreed
:16:14. > :16:16.access was a fundamental part of the exhibition. There is anger that
:16:16. > :16:22.four roundabouts and a set of traffic lights will have to be
:16:22. > :16:25.temporarily removed to allow the abnormal loads to navigate the road.
:16:25. > :16:29.But the council refute allegations have not consulted residents.
:16:29. > :16:33.It is important to remember contractors and developers are
:16:33. > :16:37.engaging with the local community and elected representatives. That
:16:37. > :16:42.process is ongoing. I would except we can always do more. But I would
:16:42. > :16:46.not accept the assertion there has been no consultation.
:16:46. > :16:52.In the meantime traffic is expected to increase on the road, as the
:16:52. > :16:56.work -- the work is not expected to be completed until 20th January 13.
:16:56. > :17:01.A writer from Belfast won the University of Wales Dylan Thomas
:17:01. > :17:08.Prize last night. Lucy Caldwell won 30,000 pounds for her novel, the
:17:08. > :17:11.meeting point. The award was founded in 2006 to encourage
:17:12. > :17:16.creative talent in writers under 30 years of age.
:17:16. > :17:19.Great Britain's Olympic football teams will play some of their games
:17:19. > :17:24.at the Millennium Stadium next year. The men's team will play their
:17:24. > :17:29.final group match in Cardiff, and the women's side will see their
:17:29. > :17:33.first two games here. Any international games staged in Wales
:17:33. > :17:38.has to be sanctioned by the Welsh FA, who currently oppose the idea
:17:38. > :17:43.of Welsh stars like Gareth Bale and Allan Ramsay appearing for Team GB.
:17:43. > :17:46.It is the common Asian of the World Rally Championship, and Wales's
:17:46. > :17:50.biggest moment in the motorsport calendar.
:17:50. > :18:00.The Wales Rally GB started today, and we can start Ashleigh Crowter
:18:00. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:07.who is in Conway. -- Conwy. Tonight there is a chance to
:18:07. > :18:13.celebrate the arrival of the world's best rally drivers, with
:18:13. > :18:18.the official opening ceremony. The Wales Rally GB has not come to
:18:18. > :18:22.North Wales for 15 years, so it is a big moment for the area. It seems
:18:23. > :18:28.to have been embraced by local people. Thousands turned out to
:18:28. > :18:33.watch the opening stages earlier this afternoon.
:18:33. > :18:38.The tranquillity of a beautiful afternoon was replaced by the roar
:18:38. > :18:41.of engines. 74 of the world's top drivers arrived for the start of
:18:42. > :18:45.Wales Rally GB. This is the final event of the World Rally
:18:45. > :18:50.Championship, with the overall winner to be decided. It could come
:18:50. > :18:54.down to the final stage on Sunday. Today the drivers tackled stages
:18:54. > :18:58.here, where one false move on the cliff side roads could spell
:18:58. > :19:06.disaster. It is tricky. I have never driven
:19:06. > :19:10.across it before. Organisers wanted to include the whole of Wales and
:19:10. > :19:17.the rally, but some changes to the route were forced upon them. A few
:19:17. > :19:23.of the usual stages, in the forests of Neath and Port Talbot were
:19:23. > :19:31.cancelled, to try to stop spectators spreading fungal disease
:19:31. > :19:34.in the trees. But times have benefited from the arrival of
:19:34. > :19:38.spectators to. Their coming in their hundreds and thousands. I
:19:38. > :19:48.imagine they have got to spend money eating, drinking, and buying
:19:48. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.presents to take home. Another driver to look out for his elder --
:19:59. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:05.Elivan Evans. He is a key part of the team, and is invaluable. Three-
:20:05. > :20:08.stage is down, 20 still to go, before the new world rally champion
:20:09. > :20:12.can be crowned at Cardiff Castle on Sunday.
:20:12. > :20:16.-- three stages. Let us have a word with the man who
:20:16. > :20:24.brought the rally to Wales. It is the chief executive. Why did you
:20:24. > :20:32.decide to start the rally here? is all around us, the enthusiasm we
:20:32. > :20:38.have seen while planning this. It has been fantastic. Huge crowds
:20:38. > :20:42.have been here today. The enthusiasm is what it is about.
:20:42. > :20:46.These television pictures are going around the world, and it helps
:20:46. > :20:52.Poetry Wales and a positive light. How difficult was have to pick the
:20:52. > :20:56.route this year? I understand there were problems with the disease and
:20:56. > :21:00.the forest, and that meant some stages could not be included. How
:21:00. > :21:08.difficult was it to pick out a writ? We have been lucky because
:21:08. > :21:15.there is a large disease in South Wales, but we wanted to come to
:21:15. > :21:21.North Wales for a few years. The route is much extended this year.
:21:21. > :21:25.It stars here in North Wales, ending in Cardiff on Sunday. We
:21:25. > :21:30.have four full days of rally, including my crop -- iconic forest
:21:30. > :21:34.stages that have not been used for perhaps 30 years. It has been a
:21:34. > :21:40.real pleasure, and I am sure the drivers will be appreciated --
:21:40. > :21:45.appreciative of their challenge. Will you come back? What stage as
:21:45. > :21:49.negotiations at to bring the rally by Q? We're close to making an
:21:49. > :21:54.announcement, and we will hopefully do that within the next few days.
:21:54. > :22:02.This event has been in Wales now for 12 years, and I think it has
:22:02. > :22:08.got underneath the skin of many people, in evidence tonight. Thank
:22:08. > :22:12.you for joining us today. For the first time, the Mini team
:22:12. > :22:16.have entered some cars to race in the world rally championship. The
:22:16. > :22:26.man behind their team is Dave Richards, who is the boss of the
:22:26. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:31.team. He is hoping that the new Mini could become a classic.
:22:31. > :22:34.Testing in the forest of the Neath valley last week, the Mini was back
:22:34. > :22:39.in the World Rally Championships after nearly half a century. Trying
:22:39. > :22:45.to live up to the illustrious record of the original. The
:22:45. > :22:51.turbocharged engine enables the new prole drive car to reach 60 in 2.7
:22:51. > :22:56.seconds. But the strength was its handling that led it to dominate
:22:56. > :23:03.rallies in the 60s. Famous wins in Monte Carlo assured his place in
:23:03. > :23:13.motorsport history, sealing its place in the icons of sporting
:23:13. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:23.history. It is 50 years since we saw ninnies winning the Monte Carlo
:23:23. > :23:29.Rally -- Minis. Would ever be going the world, there are fans
:23:29. > :23:35.everywhere, in Spain, France and Germany. Kris Meeke from Northern
:23:35. > :23:40.Ireland this his first professional rally in Wales, and sees it has his
:23:40. > :23:45.home turf. He hopes this car will propel his career to new heights.
:23:45. > :23:49.The brand has an image and I want to be part of that, it is pretty
:23:50. > :23:54.special. It is the first year in the sport, and we have seen that
:23:54. > :24:01.the chassis of the cad is exceptionally good. It is important
:24:01. > :24:10.to fight for podium places in the first year, which was beyond our
:24:10. > :24:20.expectation is. If a standard Mini Cooper is too tame for you, Mini
:24:20. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:27.fans can buy adult legal version of the -- a legitimate version of this
:24:27. > :24:30.prole drive car. The original Mini had phenomenal
:24:30. > :24:40.success in the 60s, now the Pro Drive team will hope they can
:24:40. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :24:57.emulate that success in the Welsh The rally heads back tomorrow, and
:24:57. > :25:06.we're not sure if the weather is going to hold out for that. What
:25:06. > :25:12.There is rain on the way. It turns dampen drizzly for Armistice Day
:25:12. > :25:17.tomorrow. This low-pressure heads towards us, bringing wet and windy
:25:17. > :25:21.conditions. It then clears northwards, and turns more settled
:25:21. > :25:25.for the weekend. A few clear or breaks and the West, but
:25:25. > :25:31.increasingly cloudy, with hill fog and drizzle further east. Another
:25:31. > :25:35.very mild night, thanks to south- easterly winds. Temperatures
:25:35. > :25:40.staying in double figures across Wales overnight. Tomorrow, some
:25:40. > :25:44.early mist and fog, with the odd bright spell. A band of green
:25:44. > :25:51.pushes into Pembrokeshire, and spreads north-east words for the
:25:51. > :25:59.rest of the day. A few heady pulses of rain. Up to 10 mm, just under
:25:59. > :26:04.half an inch of rain expected. Top temperatures between 12 Celsius. It
:26:04. > :26:07.is mild, but hard to appreciate that in the wind and rain. The rain
:26:07. > :26:12.should clear overnight, with still a few showers on Saturday morning.
:26:12. > :26:17.Brighter spells in the afternoon, and then for the rain arrives in
:26:17. > :26:25.the south-west by early evening. Staying mailed, as we head into the
:26:25. > :26:35.weekend, no frost for the weekend. A milder day on Saturday, eight
:26:35. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:43.degrees above average. But turning a touch cooler later next week. He
:26:43. > :26:49.has a beautiful photo. One item to tell us about, at Christmas Bazaar
:26:49. > :26:53.he is taking place on Saturday afternoon. Don't forget, you can
:26:53. > :27:03.keep up-to-date with what is happening and checkout the latest
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:27:04. > :27:08.video forecast online on the A reminder of the main stories: For
:27:08. > :27:14.the first time, the EU's economy Commissioner has admitted Europe
:27:14. > :27:17.could be in danger of a double-dip recession. In Wales, Wales faces
:27:17. > :27:20.deadlock and the National Assembly over its budget, after three
:27:20. > :27:26.opposition parties lined up to oppose its proposal.
:27:26. > :27:29.The Tories, Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems are refusing to back the Welsh