:00:00. > :00:00.independent Scotland. That is all from the News at six, so
:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines. Helping business to
:00:11. > :00:14.borrow and boost the economy. A new state-owned bank for Wales moves a
:00:15. > :00:18.step closer. Tonight, we'll be asking the man who says it's what
:00:19. > :00:30.Wales needs, how it would be done and where the money would come from.
:00:31. > :00:36.Also tonight. It's a race against the clock. Helicopters bring in
:00:37. > :00:47.giant sandbags to protect homes and land ahead of high tides. Speed is
:00:48. > :00:49.of the essence with high tides due before the end of the week, 300 110
:00:50. > :00:57.bags of before the end of the week, 300 110
:00:58. > :01:07.plans for before the end of the week, 300 110
:01:08. > :01:11.machine. The before the end of the week, 300 110
:01:12. > :01:14.critics say one may not be enough. And a tough battle, but Swans fans
:01:15. > :01:20.are celebrating their first Premier League win in nine games.
:01:21. > :01:23.Good evening. Plans for a state-owned commercial bank for
:01:24. > :01:27.Wales are a step closer tonight, after the The Development Bank for
:01:28. > :01:29.Wales would act as a one-stop shop offering financial support for
:01:30. > :01:33.companies. Plans for further work on a new development bank for Welsh
:01:34. > :01:37.businesses have been gven the go ahead by the Economy Minister,
:01:38. > :01:39.Edwina Hart. It follows criticism of the Welsh Government's investment
:01:40. > :01:43.body, Finance Wales, which new figures show is failing on one of
:01:44. > :01:47.its key employment targets after creating only 20% of the jobs it was
:01:48. > :01:49.supposed to through its main fund. Here's our business correspondent,
:01:50. > :01:51.Brian Meechan. As the scale of the economic crisis began to emerge,
:01:52. > :01:53.high Street banks pulled the funding from many small and medium-size
:01:54. > :01:56.businesses. It made warehouses previously in operation begin to sit
:01:57. > :01:59.empty as firms suffered from a lack of credit. Since then, the question
:02:00. > :02:05.has been how to get money to those who needed. One has been Finance
:02:06. > :02:11.Wales, the Development Bank For Wales businesses is the latest idea.
:02:12. > :02:14.It is about a genuine dialogue about how we take things through to the
:02:15. > :02:20.next age. Without Finance Wales, some businesses would not have been
:02:21. > :02:24.successful. Details of how the development bank would do the job
:02:25. > :02:26.will now be worked out. It will be expected to give advice and bring
:02:27. > :02:34.together all public funds available for businesses in Wales. Finance
:02:35. > :02:38.Wales is funded and owned by the Welsh Government. It also has a
:02:39. > :02:43.European -- it also has European money. Its aim is to help small and
:02:44. > :02:49.medium-sized businesses get access to finance. The role of Finance
:02:50. > :02:52.Wales was never more vital recently. Critics say it was exactly at this
:02:53. > :03:01.moment that the organisation lost its way. Gerard began his business a
:03:02. > :03:04.year ago but it hit a snag when a fire in the neighbouring unit
:03:05. > :03:09.prevented him from opening as he planned. He asked Finance Wales for
:03:10. > :03:14.a loan. That would have allowed him to take on new stuff but he was
:03:15. > :03:18.turned down. Finance Wales certainly make you feel that you have no right
:03:19. > :03:21.to be asking for money. It does make you question if you are doing the
:03:22. > :03:26.right thing. If it was not for friends, family and certainly an
:03:27. > :03:33.order book that was filling from previous customers, then yes, I
:03:34. > :03:39.think I would have considered them to be right. But they were not. A
:03:40. > :03:43.report said Finance Wales was too focused on getting high returns on
:03:44. > :03:45.its investment rather than stability and economic growth and creating
:03:46. > :03:52.jobs. Not all agree. It think it should be taken inside the
:03:53. > :04:06.SMB government. That would give it figures show today that there have
:04:07. > :04:09.not been the jobs expected. It was given an
:04:10. > :04:13.not been the jobs expected. It was 15,000 jobs. That was reduced to a
:04:14. > :04:20.target of just over 10,000. The latest figures show just over 2000
:04:21. > :04:25.jobs have been created. It now seems that those businesses that were told
:04:26. > :04:29.for so long that they were wrong actually are right. Finance Wales
:04:30. > :04:33.clearly has to go and it has to go pretty quickly. As the discussion
:04:34. > :04:36.continues in Cardiff Bay on the best way to get funding to firms, the
:04:37. > :04:41.debate will also be going on in the business community over whether a
:04:42. > :04:44.development and is needed and what role that leaves four Finance Wales.
:04:45. > :04:48.And Professor Dylan Jones Evans is here. Your idea doesn't have the
:04:49. > :04:55.full support of the business and finance community by a long way,
:04:56. > :04:59.does it? When we did the first reports, we saw there was a half ?1
:05:00. > :05:03.billion gap between what the high Street banks were offering and what
:05:04. > :05:07.businesses in Wales want to fund their businesses. When we looked at
:05:08. > :05:15.what the situation was, we saw that for example support from the sector
:05:16. > :05:18.was fragmented, business support was not working alongside and more
:05:19. > :05:24.importantly, I think, we did not see public sector funds working
:05:25. > :05:41.alongside private-sector funds to bring that investment. We looked at
:05:42. > :05:46.different examples. There are lots of voices saying this is not the way
:05:47. > :05:50.to go. Now the Minister has asked to look at this, we want a full and
:05:51. > :05:53.open review as to whether it is a feasible plan and what is
:05:54. > :05:58.interesting about the fact that we looked at all the facts regarding
:05:59. > :06:02.the way that business was getting financed, we realised there was a
:06:03. > :06:06.massive gap and there is a role to be played by the Welsh Government in
:06:07. > :06:11.working alongside the private sector to ensure that many get to those
:06:12. > :06:16.businesses. What about those voices who say Finance Wales is doing a
:06:17. > :06:19.good job? When you talk about the many voices, you are talking about
:06:20. > :06:27.the 80 people who actually responded to the review. Clearly, there are
:06:28. > :06:32.people who have benefited. 77 out of 80 who took part in that review said
:06:33. > :06:36.they were happy with Finance Wales. As I said, there are 200,000
:06:37. > :06:41.businesses in Wales and clearly the whole aim of this particular bank
:06:42. > :06:49.would be to be able to help many of those businesses to get access to
:06:50. > :06:53.funding. At the same time, this was a response to a particular
:06:54. > :06:54.funding. At the same time, this was what I am more concerned about is
:06:55. > :07:00.actually getting what I am more concerned about is
:07:01. > :07:03.moment. And what I am more concerned about is
:07:04. > :07:04.story in The Wales what I am more concerned about is
:07:05. > :07:12.10:35pm, here on BBC One Wales. what I am more concerned about is
:07:13. > :07:16.deliver giant sand bags to improve flood defences in Gwynedd. Homes and
:07:17. > :07:19.businesses in Llanbedr which were flooded earlier this month are at
:07:20. > :07:24.risk of further damage, caused by high tides this weekend. Matthew
:07:25. > :07:35.Richards is there. Thanks. It is all quiet on the
:07:36. > :07:37.street tonight but it was a different story earlier on today.
:07:38. > :07:42.The helicopter has been making frequent trips all day to fill up a
:07:43. > :07:46.crater left by the storm surge a few weeks ago. It should offer some
:07:47. > :07:48.protection, but those who lost livestock and possessions then are
:07:49. > :07:59.bracing themselves for a repeat performance. Help from other and for
:08:00. > :08:05.some, it cannot come soon enough. The new Year was far from Ahab the
:08:06. > :08:08.one for the people of Llanbedr. They were inundated with sea water when
:08:09. > :08:12.the war was breached during fierce storms. Trap that their waists in
:08:13. > :08:18.flooded farmhouses, some needed to be rescued by lifeboat. The waters
:08:19. > :08:22.have temporarily subsided. The hiatus means that help can be flown
:08:23. > :08:26.in. Giant sandbags are being delivered to add extra protection.
:08:27. > :08:31.Speed is of the essence with very high tides due before the end of the
:08:32. > :08:36.week. The race is on to transport these bags using conventional means
:08:37. > :08:42.of transport would take too long. That is good news for Adam and
:08:43. > :08:47.Claire. They heard from neighbours their home next to the wall had been
:08:48. > :08:52.hit. We are hoping now that with this helicopter dropping of these
:08:53. > :08:58.bags, it will spare us from another big flood on the high tides that are
:08:59. > :09:00.coming on Friday and Saturday. Natural Resources Wales has been
:09:01. > :09:07.years is the last floods working on longer term repairs. Staff say the
:09:08. > :09:11.high tides need to be monitored. The high tides are expected over the
:09:12. > :09:15.weekend. In themselves, they are slightly higher than that of a month
:09:16. > :09:19.ago but there is much less of a storm surge predicted at the moment.
:09:20. > :09:22.But we are keeping a close eye on that. We have done a lot of
:09:23. > :09:27.modelling work to prepare for this situation. Obviously, the work we
:09:28. > :09:32.are doing here will help the local community but we are keeping an eye
:09:33. > :09:39.on long -- and I along the whole situation. The Snowdonia National
:09:40. > :09:44.Park authority has lent its support to speed up the assistance being
:09:45. > :09:45.offered. One of our footbath teams is there with the helicopter,
:09:46. > :09:50.working with them to get the done work with the licensing to get
:09:51. > :09:59.things in as quickly as it has had to happen.
:10:00. > :10:07.There will clearly be an anxious wait this weekend.
:10:08. > :10:12.There will clearly be an anxious hoping that they can keep the water
:10:13. > :10:15.at bay. The work being done will not make the defence is watertight
:10:16. > :10:18.particularly but things should certainly improved from where they
:10:19. > :10:22.are the moment. People affected the last time, there are houses were so
:10:23. > :10:25.badly damage they have not returned home yet. They are waiting to see
:10:26. > :10:30.what happens over the weekend before they can return and make some
:10:31. > :10:33.repairs. Yes, a worrying time for them. The
:10:34. > :10:35.Welsh Ambulance Service has missed its target of reaching 65% of
:10:36. > :10:41.life-threatening incidents in eight minutes. The figure for December was
:10:42. > :10:43.57.6% down from 63.2% in November. Opposition parties have been
:10:44. > :10:47.critical, but the Welsh Government said response times were better than
:10:48. > :10:52.they had been for the same period in 2012. Public Health Wales is calling
:10:53. > :10:57.for children who haven't had the measles jab to get vaccinated
:10:58. > :11:02.urgently. It comes as four cases of measles have been confirmed at the
:11:03. > :11:06.Tycoch Campus at Gower College. There has also been a further five
:11:07. > :11:11.cases across the Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire areas.
:11:12. > :11:14.The former head of a primary school in Cardiff has been struck off the
:11:15. > :11:16.teaching register. The General Teaching Council's professional
:11:17. > :11:19.conduct committee found 15 of 24 allegations again Jane Vaterlaws the
:11:20. > :11:22.former head of St Albans' Roman Catholic primary School in Cardiff
:11:23. > :11:26.were proven. Among them she's said to have asked a struggling pupil to
:11:27. > :11:29.stay at home on inspection days and shared details about two children's
:11:30. > :11:42.progress to a convicted prisoner over the phone.
:11:43. > :11:45.The farmer behind plans to build a so-called super dairy near Welshpool
:11:46. > :11:49.has told BBC Wales he's determined to fight on despite the scheme being
:11:50. > :11:52.halted again. An animal welfare group, the World Society of the
:11:53. > :11:55.Protection of Animals,- has been granted a High Court judicial
:11:56. > :11:58.review. Judges will now look at a decision by the Welsh Government to
:11:59. > :12:04.allow the dairy at Leighton. Charlotte Dubenskij reports. She is
:12:05. > :12:09.just a few weeks old but this calf is already destined to go on to
:12:10. > :12:13.produce milk that this farm. There are around 300,000 cows here but the
:12:14. > :12:22.farmer wants to increase the herd size to 1000. Now the plans have
:12:23. > :12:28.been put on hold again. The farmer says he is restricted but he will
:12:29. > :12:33.not give up the fight. But he says the hold-ups are costing him money.
:12:34. > :12:38.From day one, it has been a massive impact on my business. It has been
:12:39. > :12:43.going on for five years now. Another 12 months is financially devastating
:12:44. > :12:48.for myself and my family. We have spent a lot of money on this project
:12:49. > :12:53.and that is money that is not making anything back. It is a very worrying
:12:54. > :13:03.and that is money that is not making is. A number of groups have
:13:04. > :13:15.and that is money that is not making recommended the plans should be
:13:16. > :13:18.rejected. But in October, the plans were given the go-ahead by the
:13:19. > :13:24.Minister. This time, the High Court will review the decision by the
:13:25. > :13:28.Welsh Government. We are supportive of dairy farmers who look after the
:13:29. > :13:34.welfare of dairy cows but it is quite a year in view of the changes
:13:35. > :13:39.in dairy farming in this country that a clear planning process is
:13:40. > :13:43.needed. In our view, such a process that is being followed is not clear
:13:44. > :13:46.and it needs clarification. At the heart of this debate is the future
:13:47. > :13:53.of Welsh farming. I did could be another 12 months the four a final
:13:54. > :13:55.decision is made. -- before a final decision is made. Still to come
:13:56. > :14:01.tonight. Jailed for fighting apartheid in South Africa. Now a
:14:02. > :14:05.couple's life story has documented by their son, the Neath MP Peter
:14:06. > :14:12.Hain. I sometimes look back on it and wonder if that was what we
:14:13. > :14:19.should have done. But we did. How do you stop? Cancer patients across
:14:20. > :14:22.Wales, who currently have to travel to England for advanced radiotherapy
:14:23. > :14:27.treatment, will now be able to get it here. A cutting edge machine,
:14:28. > :14:30.costing more than ?4 million, has arrived at the Velindre Cancer
:14:31. > :14:34.Centre in Cardiff. The new technology is the first of its kind
:14:35. > :14:37.in Wales and will treat thousands of patients every year. But critics say
:14:38. > :14:45.one machine doesn't go far enough. Natasha Llewellyn reports.
:14:46. > :14:53.It is one of the most advanced health technologies in Europe. The
:14:54. > :14:57.treatment targets cancer cells with pinpoint accuracy and offers treat
:14:58. > :15:01.went up to four times faster than currently available. The
:15:02. > :15:11.side-effects are also greatly reduced because smaller areas of the
:15:12. > :15:15.body are affected. It is designed to help people like this woman. She has
:15:16. > :15:19.been having standard radiotherapy treatment for a month at the Cancer
:15:20. > :15:28.Centre but would have been eligible for this treatment. The machine I
:15:29. > :15:34.was on was not anything strenuous to go through. I just feel that the new
:15:35. > :15:40.technology that they have got will just make the job for everyone a lot
:15:41. > :15:45.easier and quicker. The technology which cost ?4.6 million has just
:15:46. > :15:51.arrived at Felindre. It is the first of its kind in Wales. This is the
:15:52. > :15:52.business end of the machine. The radiotherapy
:15:53. > :15:57.business end of the machine. The the treatment head. That will
:15:58. > :16:00.business end of the machine. The rotate. One of the key things with
:16:01. > :16:03.this machine which sets it apart from some of the other ones that we
:16:04. > :16:07.have is there is a CT scanner from some of the other ones that we
:16:08. > :16:10.that is a really important feature. from some of the other ones that we
:16:11. > :16:13.It allows us to make sure that the treatment is going to exactly the
:16:14. > :16:17.part of the body that we think it is going to. Until now, patients
:16:18. > :16:22.suitable for this trip and had to travel to England where there are
:16:23. > :16:26.several of these machines. That led to campaign groups being set up by
:16:27. > :16:30.cancer patients in Wales calling for the latest technology to be brought
:16:31. > :16:34.here. Those calls have been supported by the leader of the Welsh
:16:35. > :16:37.Liberal Democrats, Kirsty Williams. She told me while it is good news
:16:38. > :16:42.that Cardiff is leading the way, Wales is still lagging behind. It is
:16:43. > :16:46.a source of great disappointment to me that we have not been more
:16:47. > :16:50.ambitious. The Welsh Government was seen quite happy to sit back and let
:16:51. > :16:54.the situation exist in Wales but I am glad that they have been
:16:55. > :16:58.listening to people like myself and people to clinicians who also wanted
:16:59. > :17:03.to get their hands on this vital equipment. The Welsh Government says
:17:04. > :17:06.the new machine will be able to treat a sufficient number of
:17:07. > :17:09.patients and all those in Wales who need it will have access to
:17:10. > :17:14.services. That access will be available in October. The machine
:17:15. > :17:20.will then be up and running. Today, they are great-grandparents enjoying
:17:21. > :17:23.retirement in south Wales. But Adelaine and Walter Hain were once
:17:24. > :17:26.so notorious in their native South Africa they were banned and jailed
:17:27. > :17:30.for fighting apartheid. Now, their life story has been published in a
:17:31. > :17:38.book written by their son, the Neath MP Peter Hain. David Cornock has
:17:39. > :17:43.been to meet them. They were unlikely revolutionaries. They had a
:17:44. > :17:47.privileged life in apartheid South Africa, a house with a swimming
:17:48. > :17:51.pool, a maid but they gave it all up to fight the country 's race laws.
:17:52. > :17:56.Their protest got them banned and briefly jailed. They needed special
:17:57. > :18:01.permission to talk to each other. With four young children, they
:18:02. > :18:05.risked everything to help others. I really look back at it sometimes and
:18:06. > :18:14.wonder if it was the thing that we should have done. But we did. How do
:18:15. > :18:17.you stop? They did not stop. Their campaigns took them to court to
:18:18. > :18:23.support friends on trial, including Nelson Mandela. I would go in and he
:18:24. > :18:29.always used to salute me. It was quite moving. And I remember him as
:18:30. > :18:34.this big strapping chap. He remembered her to throughout his
:18:35. > :18:38.years in prison and much later when she was admitted to hospital in
:18:39. > :18:48.Swansea. It took him ages to get the number of the ward and he said he
:18:49. > :18:53.wanted to speak to me. He said, it is Nelson Mandela, do you remember
:18:54. > :18:59.me? They were forced into XL. Once in London, their life of protest
:19:00. > :19:04.went on. Often hear outside the South African Embassy in London's
:19:05. > :19:08.Trafalgar Square. Today the tables were turned as
:19:09. > :19:11.Trafalgar Square. Today the tables to launch the book. Their son says
:19:12. > :19:15.writing it helped him understand why they took a stand. In a way, it was
:19:16. > :19:22.easier to understand why black South Africans who were oppressed Sophie
:19:23. > :19:27.Baddeley fought against the system -- oppressed so badly. But my
:19:28. > :19:31.parents were making a sacrifice for their values and their beliefs and
:19:32. > :19:38.their sense of fairness and justice. His parents took huge risks but say
:19:39. > :19:44.it was worth it. You don't stop doing things just because people try
:19:45. > :19:51.to stop you. You would do the same again? I hope so. We are a little
:19:52. > :19:55.elderly for it now. Going back, I hope we would do the same again
:19:56. > :19:58.because I think it was important. And they say they are still
:19:59. > :20:07.optimistic about the future of the land they left behind almost 50
:20:08. > :20:09.years ago. A remarkable couple. Football, and Swansea manager
:20:10. > :20:13.Michael Laudrup says he's delighted with his side's 2-0 win over Fulham
:20:14. > :20:16.last night. They've jumped to 10th. Cardiff City meanwhile couldn't
:20:17. > :20:19.manage similar success at Old Trafford, losing 2-0 to Manchester
:20:20. > :20:31.United and staying at the bottom of the table. Kate Morgan reports.
:20:32. > :20:34.After eight Premier league games without a win, David Lee overfull
:20:35. > :20:45.and was just what the Swansea team needed. -- a victory over Fulham.
:20:46. > :20:53.Michael Laudrup 's side made the most of the worst defensive record
:20:54. > :20:57.in the league. They doubled their advantage, taking the team up to
:20:58. > :21:01.10th. We have to build on this, we have three more games coming up
:21:02. > :21:10.against direct opponents. West Ham and Cardiff. We have to pick up
:21:11. > :21:15.points. Robin van Persie wasted no time at Old Trafford in putting
:21:16. > :21:18.Manchester United ahead. Perhaps not the welcome Cardiff manager
:21:19. > :21:26.Solskjaer would have wanted. The bluebirds could not respond. Record
:21:27. > :21:30.signing Juan Mata created the second goal. Cardiff stay at the bottom of
:21:31. > :21:35.the table. The pressure is on against Norwich on Saturday. We have
:21:36. > :21:40.two target the home games to get the points. We have come away from here
:21:41. > :21:49.with a good performance but you get nothing for it. Cornelius is thought
:21:50. > :21:51.to be set to return home, signing for his previous
:21:52. > :22:02.to be set to return home, signing Friday. There
:22:03. > :22:03.to be set to return home, signing conference, Wrexham are now five
:22:04. > :22:06.points conference, Wrexham are now five
:22:07. > :22:09.beating Tamworth at the racecourse. Tomorrow night, we continue our
:22:10. > :22:12.build-up to the Six Nations, by going behind the scenes with Wales'
:22:13. > :22:15.strength and conditioning coaches. They've helped Wales win the last
:22:16. > :22:18.two tournaments with their ground-breaking approach to fitness
:22:19. > :22:25.training. We'll be finding out how the players are getting in shape for
:22:26. > :22:31.this year's competition. We all know this month has been very wet. Derek
:22:32. > :22:36.has a few facts up his sleeve for us.
:22:37. > :22:40.Geraint Edwards from Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog near Llangollen has
:22:41. > :22:48.recorded his wettest January since 1956. Over 260mm, ten inches, of
:22:49. > :22:53.rain. And there's more heavy rain to come on Friday. Strong to gale force
:22:54. > :22:59.winds as well and high spring tides over the weekend. Tonight rain and
:23:00. > :23:04.sleet in the east and north-east. Wintry on higher ground. Snow on the
:23:05. > :23:10.hills and mountains. Elsewhere much drier and cold night. Temperatures
:23:11. > :23:13.close to freezing or just above with a warning of icy patches for most of
:23:14. > :23:19.Powys and northern counties. Here's the picture for 8am. Feeling cold
:23:20. > :23:22.and icy in places. Spots of rain, drizzle and sleet in Powys and the
:23:23. > :23:26.east. A few snow flurries otherwise dry. Plenty of cloud but brighter in
:23:27. > :23:31.the west. Some sunshine in Aberystwyth and west Gwynedd. During
:23:32. > :23:38.the day and into the afternoon. Little change. Grey and damp in the
:23:39. > :23:42.east and the far Southeast. A little rain or sleet. Flakes of snow on
:23:43. > :23:45.higher ground. Elsewhere dry. Brighter in parts of the west with
:23:46. > :23:48.sunshine. Feeling cold. Temperatures lower than today. Two to five
:23:49. > :23:52.Celsius but at least the wind will be fairly light. In the Marches
:23:53. > :23:55.tomorrow, dull, cold and damp at times with sleet. A few snow
:23:56. > :23:58.flurries. Only two Celsius in Montgomery. Most of the county dry
:23:59. > :24:01.and cloudy. A little sunshine in Llanfairfechan. Tomorrow night,
:24:02. > :24:05.spots of rain or sleet in the east. Otherwise dry. Mist and fog patches.
:24:06. > :24:09.Some frost and a risk of icy patches. Friday may start dry but it
:24:10. > :24:12.won't last. Rain will spread from the west later in the morning and
:24:13. > :24:18.during the afternoon. Snow on the mountains. So turning wet and windy.
:24:19. > :24:22.Another 20 to 40mm of rain up to an inch or more. The weekend. Sunshine
:24:23. > :24:25.and blustery showers. Hail, thunder and sleet. Snow on higher ground.
:24:26. > :24:29.Strong to gale force winds on Saturday and with high spring tides
:24:30. > :24:32.there could be coastal flooding in the south and west. I can promise
:24:33. > :24:38.some dry weather over the weekend as well and not quite so windy on
:24:39. > :24:41.Sunday. The headlines from the BBC. The
:24:42. > :24:43.Sunday. governor of the Bank of England has
:24:44. > :24:47.issued governor of the Bank of England has
:24:48. > :24:51.independence. Mark Carney says governor of the Bank of England has
:24:52. > :24:56.Scotland would have to give up some powers. And plans for a state-owned
:24:57. > :25:02.Scotland would have to give up some Wales are a step closer to night.
:25:03. > :25:09.Scotland would have to give up some financial support for companies. And
:25:10. > :25:13.that is Wales Today. We'll have a quick update at 8pm, more news at
:25:14. > :25:16.10:25pm. For now though, from all of us on the programme, thanks for