:00:00. > :00:20.Good evening. It's been claimed the number of
:00:21. > :00:23.people in Wales whose job-seeker's Allowance has been stopped has more
:00:24. > :00:26.than tripled over the past ten years. A Glasgow University academic
:00:27. > :00:28.claims more than 40,000 people a year have been affected. Meanwhile a
:00:29. > :00:31.BBC poll suggests 45% year have been affected. Meanwhile a
:00:32. > :00:35.voters want the UK government to be tougher on benefit claimants. Our
:00:36. > :00:39.political reporter Daniel Davies has more.
:00:40. > :00:43.Welfare reform has sparked heated debate among politicians. So what do
:00:44. > :00:46.Welsh voters think? Our St David's Day poll found 45% thought the UK
:00:47. > :00:48.government was not being tough enough and more should be done to
:00:49. > :00:52.force benefit claimants into work. Welsh voters think? Our St David's
:00:53. > :00:55.Day poll found 45% thought the 27% said the Government was being too
:00:56. > :01:01.tough, saying most claimants would work if they could. And 22% said the
:01:02. > :01:11.current policy was about right. On the streets of Bridgend today,
:01:12. > :01:16.there were strong views. You feel pressure because there is the idea
:01:17. > :01:20.that you are scum and not everybody is. There are people doing at but
:01:21. > :01:24.there are people like myself also. I work for a homeless charity and see
:01:25. > :01:28.people who really, really need that money and they cannot get it. Other
:01:29. > :01:33.people seem to be able to get it without even trying. The more people
:01:34. > :01:38.we get into work the better. It will bring more jobs to this area and
:01:39. > :01:42.that would be better. I definitely think people should not be given
:01:43. > :01:46.anything so easily. Give us a fair deal on unemployment and effort and
:01:47. > :01:50.the benefits system because I would like to see a government minister
:01:51. > :01:53.goal one month on implement benefit and see how they like it.
:01:54. > :01:56.And support for welfare reform isn't confined to the two parties that
:01:57. > :02:00.make up the Westminster coalition government. Not just among
:02:01. > :02:05.conservative supporters but even among supporters of the Labour Party
:02:06. > :02:14.and supporters of Plaid Cymru, quite a lot of endorsement for policies on
:02:15. > :02:16.benefit and people suggesting that cutbacks or measures against those
:02:17. > :02:17.claiming benefits should be taken further.
:02:18. > :02:24.Supporters of the coalition say Wales needs welfare reform as badly
:02:25. > :02:27.as anywhere in the UK. We have seen in Wales generations of families
:02:28. > :02:31.that have been trapped in the welfare system but because of the
:02:32. > :02:34.waiters structured it is nigh on impossible for them to take the risk
:02:35. > :02:38.of taking on work to be able to get out of that system because work will
:02:39. > :02:41.not pay for them. And what people want is a fairer system that looks
:02:42. > :02:44.after people but need help Including pensions, more than ?9 billion a
:02:45. > :02:47.year are spent on benefits in Wales. To stop Chancellor George Osborne
:02:48. > :02:51.says more cuts are needed. It'll be his turn to ask your
:02:52. > :02:53.opinion at the general election next year.
:02:54. > :02:56.Two of Wales' four police and crime commissioners have taken opposing
:02:57. > :03:00.views on whether policing powers should be devolved. The Silk
:03:01. > :03:04.Commission is expected to call for the Welsh government to take over
:03:05. > :03:06.responsibility in a report tomorrow. North Wales'
:03:07. > :03:09.responsibility in a report tomorrow. Rodick says the move is necessary
:03:10. > :03:14.unless there are good operational reasons against it. But Dyfed-Powys'
:03:15. > :03:20.commissioner Christopher Salmon says it will do nothing to cut crime.
:03:21. > :03:23.A man has died after an off-road vehicle toppled down a hill in
:03:24. > :03:27.Flintshire. The incident, involving a Land Rover, happened at Moel Llys
:03:28. > :03:31.y Coed, near Mold, early this morning. North Wales Police say no
:03:32. > :03:35.other vehicles are thought to be involved.
:03:36. > :03:39.Today's football now. And as Match of the Day follows our bulletin, if
:03:40. > :03:42.you want to avoid the results leave the room now.
:03:43. > :03:46.A Jonathan De Guzman goal gave the Swans a lead at half time.
:03:47. > :03:49.A Jonathan De Guzman goal gave the Swans a But Crystal Palace scored an
:03:50. > :03:53.equaliser in the 82nd minute for a 1-1 draw.
:03:54. > :03:56.And Cardiff lost by a goal to nil to Tottenham at White hart lane. They
:03:57. > :03:59.have now lost their last seven games away from home.
:04:00. > :04:02.have now lost their last seven games Snooker. And World Champion Ronnie
:04:03. > :04:08.O'Sullivan made a maximum 147 break in the final frame of the match to
:04:09. > :04:12.win the Welsh Open in Newport. After a dominant first session, he beat
:04:13. > :04:19.China's Ding Jungwee 9-3 to win the championship and ?72,000.
:04:20. > :04:23.Let's take a look at the weather forecast for Wales.
:04:24. > :04:31.With the details, here's Sara Thornton. Good evening. We have some
:04:32. > :04:34.heavier showers to come tomorrow. In fact, we will also be watching out
:04:35. > :04:38.for the risk of ice in the North tomorrow morning. We have a Met
:04:39. > :04:41.Office weather warning in force in the South because of the showers
:04:42. > :04:45.that are going to just keep going through the day tomorrow. Not dying
:04:46. > :04:50.away until the afternoon and over higher ground, some temporary snow
:04:51. > :04:53.above 300 metres. Eventually they die away. Some
:04:54. > :04:54.above 300 metres. Eventually they developing. This week, the
:04:55. > :04:57.temperatures are on the rise. That's Wales Today. We'll have
:04:58. > :04:58.updates from 6:25am tomorrow morning in Breakfast. Thanks for watching.
:04:59. > :05:12.Good night. Good evening. After all of the rain
:05:13. > :05:16.today, a chilly night on the way. Cold enough for some ice across
:05:17. > :05:22.parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and all the way down as far south as
:05:23. > :05:27.Wales and parts of the Midlands too. This is the thrust of the rain.
:05:28. > :05:28.The skies clear and there's the