:00:00. > :00:00.moment. They'll be live in Kiev assessing what chance today's deal
:00:00. > :00:20.has Good evening. A ?4 billion project
:00:21. > :00:25.to revolutionise public transport in South Wales is a step nearer
:00:26. > :00:28.tonight. The regional metro system aims to get people out of their
:00:29. > :00:33.cars, and improve links between Cardiff and towns in the Rhondda,
:00:34. > :00:37.Neath and Gwent Valleys. More than 77,000 people commute into Cardiff
:00:38. > :00:46.each day, 80% of them travelling by road. Here's our business
:00:47. > :00:50.correspondent, Brian Meechan. This is all too common A-side, heavy
:00:51. > :00:57.congestion as people from across South Wales make their way into work
:00:58. > :01:01.in Cardiff. This is the latest ?220 million proposal to help tackle the
:01:02. > :01:09.problem. It would seek improved transport links inside the capital
:01:10. > :01:15.and eventually turned Cardiff into a hub, connecting the towns of South
:01:16. > :01:22.Wales. The authorities say the project can be paid for by Welsh
:01:23. > :01:32.government money and foreign investment. If Cardiff is to grow,
:01:33. > :01:35.we need that infrastructure. But the former deputy leader of Cardiff
:01:36. > :01:38.council says the proposed scheme will damage his area because houses
:01:39. > :01:45.will have to be knocked down to make way for the route. We should not
:01:46. > :01:51.develop on greenfield sites. There are brown field sites available. We
:01:52. > :01:57.should look at a housing on a regional basis. Netra systems have
:01:58. > :02:00.been successfully created elsewhere, with Nottingham the model being
:02:01. > :02:05.looked at by Cardiff council. But things can go wrong. Edinburgh's
:02:06. > :02:10.transport system -- tram system has been hit by a series of problems.
:02:11. > :02:14.The point is to make Cardiff not just a transport hub that the
:02:15. > :02:17.economic hub of South East Wales will stop with a potential
:02:18. > :02:22.workforce, then, of 1.4 million people, supporters believed the ?4
:02:23. > :02:30.billion scheme would allow the region to compete internationally
:02:31. > :02:35.and draw business into the country. It would also allow people to stay
:02:36. > :02:41.in their homes and communities in the Valleys while being able to
:02:42. > :02:48.commute easily into work. When he was speaking about a role on this
:02:49. > :02:53.side of Cardiff, some people believe these areas are hard to get to. --
:02:54. > :02:59.when you are speaking about a role on this side of Cardiff. The new
:03:00. > :03:05.transport system would have a positive impact. The plan has
:03:06. > :03:08.received widespread positive report but the ?4 billion bill will make
:03:09. > :03:12.people think the opportunities may be big but so are the costs. But
:03:13. > :03:18.just with other major transport plans, the longer it is left, the
:03:19. > :03:21.more expensive it gets. Three men who bound and gagged a
:03:22. > :03:25.vulnerable man in his own home in Wrexham, and threatened to cut off
:03:26. > :03:28.his fingers, toes and nose, have all been jailed. Andrew Lee Hughes and
:03:29. > :03:31.Leon Pritchard were jailed for seven years. Paul Taylor was sentenced to
:03:32. > :03:34.six years. All three admitted robbery and fraud.
:03:35. > :03:38.A cyclist has died after colliding with a lorry in Cardiff. The
:03:39. > :03:41.48-year-old woman was taken to the University Hospital of Wales on
:03:42. > :03:44.Thursday morning. Police want to speak to anyone who saw the
:03:45. > :03:55.collision at the junction of Rover Way and Ocean Way. They're trying to
:03:56. > :03:59.trace the cyclist's next of kin. Engineers are working to fix a Sea
:04:00. > :04:02.King helicopter from RAF Valley which had to land unexpectedly near
:04:03. > :04:04.Bethesda last night. The helicopter, used to train search-and-rescue
:04:05. > :04:09.teams, ended up near playing fields because of mechanical problems.
:04:10. > :04:12.A problem 20 years in the making - that's how one leading charity has
:04:13. > :04:17.described a rise in alcohol- related deaths among Welsh women. New
:04:18. > :04:21.figures from the Office for National Statistics show the rate of deaths
:04:22. > :04:24.here over the past decade is higher than in England. In 2012, 193 women
:04:25. > :04:36.died from alcohol- related problems - that's a rise of 34% - compared
:04:37. > :04:42.with ten years before. Think back 20, 30 years ago. The culture was
:04:43. > :04:46.men would go out to the pub at night, women would stay at home and
:04:47. > :04:51.look after the kids. That changed to a point where women also went out to
:04:52. > :04:58.the pub and drank at home as well. So what we see here is a cumulative
:04:59. > :05:01.effect over a couple of decades. The future of the Welsh fishing
:05:02. > :05:04.industry is on a knife edge. That's according to the body which
:05:05. > :05:08.represents small-scale fishermen here. It says recent storms are
:05:09. > :05:11.threatening their livelihood. Many have been unable to work in the last
:05:12. > :05:15.two months because their equipment has been damaged. Around 1,9000
:05:16. > :05:22.people are employed by the industry in Wales, which is worth ?20 million
:05:23. > :05:28.every year to the economy. -- 1,900. Nearly every fisherman on the Welsh
:05:29. > :05:32.coast has just shutdown. When you go out now you are going out to
:05:33. > :05:37.untangle gear, and that does not make money. You just go out,
:05:38. > :05:41.untangle what you can come back in again. We are handing in very small
:05:42. > :05:45.amounts of fish which do not even pay for the fuel you using.
:05:46. > :05:48.Well, following the heavy storms in Aberystwyth, plans to convert a
:05:49. > :05:51.derelict building into a hotel on the seafront have been put on hold.
:05:52. > :05:54.The developer has decided, for the time being, to withdraw the planning
:05:55. > :05:58.application to convert the former Bay Hotel to a Premier Inn. The
:05:59. > :06:01.company says it wanted to take stock and intends to resubmit the
:06:02. > :06:02.application within the next two months.
:06:03. > :06:06.Rugby, and Wales answered the critics with an emphatic win over
:06:07. > :06:10.France in the Six Nations. Tries from George North and captain Sam
:06:11. > :06:18.Warburton helped Wales to a 27-6 at the Millennium Stadium. It's their
:06:19. > :06:31.biggest win over France in Cardiff since 1950. Here's Claire Summers.
:06:32. > :06:34.Wales are now back in contention for the Six Nations. Warren Gatland had
:06:35. > :06:37.called for his players to perform and it seems they have been
:06:38. > :06:41.listening this week. Wales were focused and energised
:06:42. > :06:45.from the start. Leigh Halfpenny called upon with just seconds on the
:06:46. > :06:49.clock, giving Wales the perfect start. Many have wondered if George
:06:50. > :06:53.North would see more ball in the centre and that was answered minutes
:06:54. > :06:58.later. An inside pass from Halfpenny and a mistake from the French
:06:59. > :07:03.fullback and he crashed over for the first try. Despite a growing Welsh
:07:04. > :07:08.lead, France did not grumble and looked to have crossed the line
:07:09. > :07:11.themselves but the referee spotted the earlier knocked on and the try
:07:12. > :07:16.was not given. With penalties for both sides, the scrum at times a bit
:07:17. > :07:22.of a lottery, the scoreboard ticked over and at the stroke of half-time,
:07:23. > :07:26.Wales were 20-6 ahead. It was France that dominated possession after the
:07:27. > :07:30.break, but they just could not turn it into points, and Wales took their
:07:31. > :07:35.opportunities when they came. Their second try was courtesy of the
:07:36. > :07:41.captain, showing great strength to scrape the line. The closing minutes
:07:42. > :07:45.saw France frustrated and Wales Majestic in defence, as the final
:07:46. > :07:49.whistle blew, that defeat in Dublin was well forgotten. Exactly the
:07:50. > :07:55.response we were looking for. We knew we had it in us. We had two
:07:56. > :07:59.really good weeks of preparation. It is awesome. Next stop for Wales,
:08:00. > :08:04.England at Twickenham in just over a fortnight.
:08:05. > :08:05.Pretty good start to the weekend. Let's see what the weather has in
:08:06. > :08:15.store. The weekend starts off on the right
:08:16. > :08:18.note. It is dry but we have wet and windy conditions heading our way
:08:19. > :08:22.through tomorrow night and into Sunday so there is a risk of
:08:23. > :08:27.flooding. Tonight, fewer showers compared to today. A bit of cloud.
:08:28. > :08:41.It is blustery especially along close stool areas. -- coastal areas.
:08:42. > :08:44.Just the odd shower coming in. This friend is bringing the rain to
:08:45. > :08:50.Northern Ireland and Scotland through tomorrow morning. There is a
:08:51. > :08:56.yellow bee-aware winning for Scotland for the rain. Here in Wales
:08:57. > :09:01.tomorrow afternoon, the risk of a few showers merging into spells of
:09:02. > :09:06.rain. They could be heavy at times. It is a blustery afternoon as we go
:09:07. > :09:09.to tomorrow night as well. So not a very nice night and Saturday night.
:09:10. > :09:17.The wind picks up, the showers pick up, rolling in from the West again.
:09:18. > :09:21.They could be heavy at times. The blustery conditions continue into
:09:22. > :09:27.Sunday. Not a nice day at all, and with the wind and rain there is a
:09:28. > :09:33.yellow warning for some areas. The potential for localised flooding. We
:09:34. > :09:37.end the weekend on a wet and windy night. The rain band will clear
:09:38. > :09:41.through on Monday. Behind it win to be showers and bright spells as
:09:42. > :09:45.well. Make the most of it because we have more rain from the South West
:09:46. > :09:48.as we go into Monday night. Remaining unsettled as we go into
:09:49. > :09:55.the start of next week. More wind and rain in the forecast.
:09:56. > :09:59.Updates from midday tomorrow. Good night.