:00:00. > :00:18.Joe Wilson reports. That's
:00:19. > :00:21.The people of Wales do not deserve to be told their
:00:22. > :00:26.That was the message today from the First Minister Carwyn Jones
:00:27. > :00:30.as he published his annual progress report which looks at how well areas
:00:31. > :00:32.such as health, education and the economy are performing.
:00:33. > :00:35.He insisted progress is being made on the economy and public services.
:00:36. > :00:45.But opposition parties claim that targets are constantly being missed.
:00:46. > :00:50.This is the third report of its kind published by the Welsh government
:00:51. > :00:53.but it comes at a time when its record is under more scrutiny than
:00:54. > :00:57.ever before, with high-profile properties in health and education.
:00:58. > :01:02.While launching the Welsh government's annual progress report
:01:03. > :01:07.containing 335 indicators, Carwyn Jones said Wales was moving forward,
:01:08. > :01:10.despite tough times. The people of Wales do not deserve
:01:11. > :01:14.to be told their country is bottom of the pile time after time. To
:01:15. > :01:17.those who wish to talk our country down I say the indicators we are
:01:18. > :01:20.publishing today are clear evidence that the Welsh are commonly and
:01:21. > :01:26.Welsh public services are moving forward despite tough times.
:01:27. > :01:31.Health is the most sensitive area, the recent damning review into
:01:32. > :01:35.standards of care in hospitals was the latest in a series of problems
:01:36. > :01:40.affecting the NHS. Two-day's report said hundreds of billions of pounds
:01:41. > :01:43.extra was being spent over the lifetime of this assembly, and that
:01:44. > :01:48.the Welsh government was bearing down on waiting lists.
:01:49. > :01:51.It is not a rosy picture at all, First Minister. It shows your
:01:52. > :01:56.government is not delivering on health outcomes here in Wales
:01:57. > :01:59.ambulance response times, cancer targets, are being constantly
:02:00. > :02:05.missed. Above all my colleagues to the left and many colleagues are
:02:06. > :02:08.dealing with closures of hospitals and services downgrades across the
:02:09. > :02:11.whole of Wales will stop the Welsh government focused more than
:02:12. > :02:13.anything on its record on the economy.
:02:14. > :02:18.And in particular the scheme to deal with youth unemployment on the jobs
:02:19. > :02:21.growth Wales. The Welsh government says the scheme is created more than
:02:22. > :02:27.13,000 temporary jobs for six team to 24-year-olds since it was
:02:28. > :02:31.launched in 2012. -- 16. Just under 10,000 have been filled the minister
:02:32. > :02:36.say that is because the recruitment process is ongoing. Of those who
:02:37. > :02:40.started the six-month scheme, more than 20% left early. Opposition
:02:41. > :02:44.parties claim the scheme fails to target some of those young people
:02:45. > :02:50.most at need, and that proper rates are too high.
:02:51. > :02:52.Half of those who begin the six-month jobs growth Wales
:02:53. > :02:57.programme complete and find employment. How will we ensure more
:02:58. > :03:02.people can find employment at the end of that six-month programme? And
:03:03. > :03:07.outside the programme how will that situation be improved?
:03:08. > :03:13.Away from the economy on education since this time last year Wales has
:03:14. > :03:16.slipped further behind in the education league rankings. The
:03:17. > :03:19.report says ministers are relentlessly focused on driving up
:03:20. > :03:24.standards, and that pupils from deprived backgrounds are performing
:03:25. > :03:30.more strongly. It failed to impress the Liberal Democrats.
:03:31. > :03:33.The latest annual report published in January says standards of
:03:34. > :03:38.education in Wales has not improved in the main and I wonder how the
:03:39. > :03:43.First Minister reconciles his narrative in his document, with the
:03:44. > :03:47.Chief Inspector of schools that only a number of months ago was able to
:03:48. > :03:51.make that statement? All in all the huge amount of data
:03:52. > :03:54.on the delivery of public services in Wales, but what everybody wants
:03:55. > :03:55.to know is whether it will lead to an improvement in the same
:03:56. > :04:04.services. Two people from the Swansea area are
:04:05. > :04:07.critically ill in hospital Public Health Wales say they are
:04:08. > :04:11.treating three adults in all and are carrying out lab tests to see
:04:12. > :04:14.whether the drug was contaminated. Plans to build
:04:15. > :04:16.a wind turbine opposite Dylan Thomas's boathouse in Laugharne have
:04:17. > :04:19.been approved, against the advice Campaigners had protested claiming
:04:20. > :04:23.the turbine would spoil the view. Carmarthenshire County Councillors
:04:24. > :04:42.say the move is consistent with Malcolm Fifield managed to escape it
:04:43. > :04:50.said he still suffers from the after-effect of the tragedy.
:04:51. > :04:55.The flood at the colliery left the scene of devastation in its wake, it
:04:56. > :05:00.has also led to the death of four colliers. Gary Jenkins, Philip
:05:01. > :05:05.Hill, David Powell and Charles Breslin all drowned after 650,000
:05:06. > :05:09.gallons of water filled the area where they were working. A number of
:05:10. > :05:13.the men's relatives sat in the public gallery of Court one is the
:05:14. > :05:20.man in charge that day continued to give evidence.
:05:21. > :05:24.His wife and brother were also in court as they have been throughout
:05:25. > :05:27.this trial. They sat and listened intently as the father of two told
:05:28. > :05:30.the jury he has to take medication and attend weekly hospital
:05:31. > :05:35.appointments because he suffers from severe post-traumatic stress
:05:36. > :05:43.disorder, as a result of being underground when the zest to happen.
:05:44. > :05:47.-- disaster. Certain words can act as triggers reminding him of the
:05:48. > :05:52.experience, sometimes to the extent that he feels he is back in that
:05:53. > :05:56.environment. The prosecution claimed he failed to take adequate steps to
:05:57. > :06:02.check for the presence of water, as he and his colleagues mind towards
:06:03. > :06:08.old workings here. But he says he won't down this walkway to inspect
:06:09. > :06:12.the area behind the coalface on three occasions. And there wasn't a
:06:13. > :06:17.body of water there. Asked if he was sure of the route he took, he said I
:06:18. > :06:25.am in no doubt, definitely, that is the route I took. And ask if he had
:06:26. > :06:26.gone far as the back of the coal face he replied, yes, I did go down
:06:27. > :06:40.there, absolutely 100%. The prosecution also says he should
:06:41. > :06:45.have made an application for a prevention against inrush scheme in
:06:46. > :06:49.line with regulations but he told the court such a scheme is only
:06:50. > :06:54.needed for workings which cannot be examined and stop the workings at
:06:55. > :07:01.the colliery were examined the bull. He also told the jury he wasn't mine
:07:02. > :07:06.manager who took short cuts. He denies four counts of manslaughter
:07:07. > :07:11.through gross negligence was mine operators deny for clients of
:07:12. > :07:13.corporate manslaughter. -- four counts.
:07:14. > :07:16.67 jobs could go after the soft drinks manufacturer
:07:17. > :07:19.AR Barr announced it planned to close its plant in Tredegar.
:07:20. > :07:21.The company, which produces Irn Bru, is making
:07:22. > :07:25.a multi-million pound investment at its site in Milton Keynes.
:07:26. > :07:29.In Flintshire 50 jobs are to be created in Buckley with the opening
:07:30. > :07:34.The Irish company, Glen Dimplex, which is the world's largest
:07:35. > :07:36.manufacturer of electrical heating, will make medical and commercial
:07:37. > :07:42.Rugby, and Wales back James Hookhas officially signed for English
:07:43. > :07:47.Hook, who's with the Wales Squad preparing for the Summer Tour to
:07:48. > :07:53.South Africa, left French side Perpignan at the end of the season.
:07:54. > :08:00.Time for the weather forecast, and still plenty
:08:01. > :08:14.Tomorrow not so nice, colder and showers. Quite a few places dry, but
:08:15. > :08:20.not everywhere. The crowd thick enough for one or two spots of rain,
:08:21. > :08:25.a future was, -- there will be a few showers. A trough of low pressure
:08:26. > :08:29.over the UK. Plenty of powerful Wales tomorrow morning. Some places.
:08:30. > :08:34.Strike not everywhere. There will be some rain and showers. Across the
:08:35. > :08:38.rest of the UK, the low pressure will bring some rain too much of
:08:39. > :08:41.England, eventually spreading into Scotland later in the day. Some of
:08:42. > :08:46.this rain will be heavy. Right across Ireland with sunshine and
:08:47. > :08:53.scattered showers. -- brighter across Ireland. Disappointing
:08:54. > :09:00.temperatures for June. In Wales tomorrow afternoon a lot of cloud,
:09:01. > :09:03.some rain in places. A few showers. Dry weather will spread from the
:09:04. > :09:06.west later in the afternoon and hopefully it will brighten up in
:09:07. > :09:11.parts of the South and West. Temperatures below average. Tomorrow
:09:12. > :09:21.evening and overnight, a few showers, it will rain in the North.
:09:22. > :09:26.Dry, clear spells, a cold night. Thursday, good news, a much better
:09:27. > :09:34.day in prospect. Dreyer and brighter. Feeling warmer. Friday
:09:35. > :09:39.will start dry. It looks like there is more rain on the way. Becoming
:09:40. > :09:44.warm and humid by the weekend. That may trigger a few downpours and
:09:45. > :09:45.thunderstorms on Saturday. Sunday, fresher with sunshine and a few
:09:46. > :09:50.showers. We're back from around 6.25
:09:51. > :09:53.in the morning. For now from all of us here,
:09:54. > :09:58.a very good night to you.