:00:18. > :00:27.Good evening. Four men from Cardiff are being questioned by police
:00:28. > :00:30.tonight on allegations of slavery and kidnap that span a 26 year
:00:31. > :00:38.period. The police operation involved co-ordinated raids by three
:00:39. > :00:41.forces early this morning. The slavery offences relate to two men,
:00:42. > :00:44.who are safe and being supported by police officers.
:00:45. > :00:47.The four men arrested on alleged slavery and forced labour offences
:00:48. > :00:51.are being held here at Ystrad Mynach Police Station, where they're being
:00:52. > :00:54.questioned by detectives. Warrants for their arrests were executed this
:00:55. > :00:59.morning at properties in Cardiff and Bristol. And it was here in the
:01:00. > :01:02.Rumney district of Cardiff where police focused their attention on
:01:03. > :01:05.four houses. Police say the first man they arrested is 57 years old.
:01:06. > :01:10.The others are all in their thirties. All are being questioned
:01:11. > :01:13.on suspicion of knowingly or conspiring to hold a person in
:01:14. > :01:16.slavery or servitude or requiring another person to perform forced or
:01:17. > :01:20.compulsory labour. All four are also accused of assault. In addition
:01:21. > :01:25.three of them face allegations of kidnap and false imprisonment.
:01:26. > :01:28.Police say the arrests relate to two male victims whose alleged abuse
:01:29. > :01:34.spanned more than a quarter of a century. It's an unusual offence to
:01:35. > :01:37.be involved in investigating. But clearly, we are starting to uncover
:01:38. > :01:39.more and more information and intelligence regarding people who
:01:40. > :01:42.are being controlled in environments. And the whole nature
:01:43. > :01:47.of human trafficking is becoming more prevalent across the United
:01:48. > :01:49.Kingdom. In the Rumney area of Cardiff, residents were largely
:01:50. > :01:54.unaware of the police operation this morning. But a local councillor says
:01:55. > :02:00.it's very worrying news. Absolute shock. Because you do not expect it
:02:01. > :02:04.in a suburban area. An area where people know each other. A community,
:02:05. > :02:09.where there are communities. There will be shock and worry. Gwent
:02:10. > :02:12.Police say the allegations from one of the victims covers slavery,
:02:13. > :02:16.servitude and forced labour spanning a period of 26 years. They've
:02:17. > :02:20.confirmed that no one was rescued or recovered from any of the houses
:02:21. > :02:24.this morning. But they will not give any more details about where they
:02:25. > :02:27.are from, or what is alleged to have happened to them, in case it
:02:28. > :02:34.identifies them. The two victims are currently being supported by
:02:35. > :02:37.specially trained officers. The row over who pays for the
:02:38. > :02:42.electrification of the rail network in the South Wales Valleys has
:02:43. > :02:45.intensified. There's been deadlock in recent months as governments in
:02:46. > :02:51.London and Cardiff argue over funding. Now the Welsh Secretary,
:02:52. > :02:54.David Jones, has accused Welsh Government ministers in Cardiff Bay
:02:55. > :02:58.of putting the entire project in jeopardy. Here's our Political
:02:59. > :03:02.Editor Nick Servini. Who is going to pay for a major part
:03:03. > :03:09.of the biggest upgrade of the rail network in South Wales in decades?
:03:10. > :03:12.Almost exactly two years ago, the deal was announced to extend the
:03:13. > :03:16.electrified line from Paddington to Swansea, and include the Valleys.
:03:17. > :03:20.Amid claim and counter claim, even the First Minister says there's a
:03:21. > :03:28.danger of drift. The UK Government says it has a paper trail on its
:03:29. > :03:31.side. Letters from 2012 showing a deal was agreed for it to pay for
:03:32. > :03:34.the mainline and the Welsh Government would pay for the
:03:35. > :03:38.Valleys. But the Welsh Government says it has the Prime Minister on
:03:39. > :03:42.its side. This is what he told me on Wales Today last year. I know we
:03:43. > :03:44.need these infrastructure investments in Wales, this
:03:45. > :03:50.government is putting the money into the electrification up to Swansea
:03:51. > :03:53.and the Valleys lines. In recent months, it had all gone quiet. Until
:03:54. > :03:57.today when the Welsh Secretary told a conference on infrastructure that
:03:58. > :04:01.it was still at risk. It is important to keep reminding people
:04:02. > :04:07.how important this project is, and the fact it is in jeopardy. We want
:04:08. > :04:13.to see this project go ahead and as I say it was witnessed in writing,
:04:14. > :04:16.absolutely clear what it was, so we expect the Wells government to come
:04:17. > :04:20.back and confirmed they will stick to their deal or they have
:04:21. > :04:26.alternative system proposals that mean it will go ahead. It is
:04:27. > :04:32.disappointing he spent a large part of his speech tried to score points.
:04:33. > :04:39.This is about being in government. And as far as I am concerned, my
:04:40. > :04:43.view is I was here to report on progress that Welsh Government is
:04:44. > :04:47.making against a lot of obstacles. So what are the views of the most
:04:48. > :04:54.important people in all of those? Rail commuters themselves. It should
:04:55. > :05:03.all be paid by the UK. We does it end? The blurb elected to be here
:05:04. > :05:09.responsibly and end up behaving like primary school children. -- people
:05:10. > :05:15.are elected. Why should we get slow trains computer people in London? --
:05:16. > :05:18.compared to people? This dispute can't go on forever. At the moment,
:05:19. > :05:21.no-one's giving an inch. Someone will have to or it's going to hit
:05:22. > :05:25.the buffers. And staying with the railways.
:05:26. > :05:28.It'll probably be September before trains can cross the new Briwet
:05:29. > :05:31.Bridge being built across the estuary near Penrhyndeudraeth in
:05:32. > :05:34.Gwynedd. It was originally hoped they'd run during the summer. The
:05:35. > :05:37.old bridge, which was 150 years old, was closed because of safety
:05:38. > :05:41.concerns. It's hoped road traffic will be able to use the bridge by
:05:42. > :05:45.Christmas. Four men who rammed a car off the
:05:46. > :05:48.road and then shot at the people inside have each been sentenced to
:05:49. > :05:51.12 years in prison. The attack, which happened last September in
:05:52. > :05:54.Newport, was said to have been an attempted revenge killing. Lewis
:05:55. > :05:57.Bridge, Brogan Hooper, Gary Rabjohns and Ryan Battersby were convicted of
:05:58. > :06:01.two counts of conspiracy to murder earlier this month.
:06:02. > :06:04.Anti-collision equipment wasn't on board either of the two RAF Tornados
:06:05. > :06:09.that collided over Scotland in 2012, killing three airmen, according to
:06:10. > :06:16.air accident investigators. The equipment was recommended, but
:06:17. > :06:26.installation repeatedly delayed. Flight Lieutenant Hywel Poole from
:06:27. > :06:29.Anglesey was among those who died. Proposals for compulsory lessons on
:06:30. > :06:31.relationships have been dropped from legislation on tackling domestic
:06:32. > :06:35.violence. The Welsh Government says the idea will be looked at by a
:06:36. > :06:38.review of the school curriculum instead. Campaigners say they are
:06:39. > :06:42.concerned a new bill does not place enough emphasis on violence against
:06:43. > :06:45.women. I think that it would be much better if we can get something
:06:46. > :06:49.embedded in the curriculum. So I don't think this is the right time.
:06:50. > :06:53.But it is still a priority. It is not gender neutral. It is gender
:06:54. > :06:57.specific. Because it is specifically the services for men and women, so
:06:58. > :07:01.it is gender specific. And I do not think people should get hung up on
:07:02. > :07:05.the title. What is really, really important is what is in the bill.
:07:06. > :07:08.Prince Charles has begun his annual summer tour of Wales with visits to
:07:09. > :07:12.three family businesses. The theme this year is "Celebrating Wales,
:07:13. > :07:15.past, present and future". Earlier, he visited a company which makes
:07:16. > :07:18.luxury foods near Cross Hands in Carmarthenshire. As well as the
:07:19. > :07:22.Melin Tregwynt woollen mill near Fishguard. He'll be joined by the
:07:23. > :07:25.Duchess of Cornwall tomorrow. Rugby and Cardiff Blues player Owen
:07:26. > :07:28.Williams, who suffered a serious neck injury during a tournament in
:07:29. > :07:32.Singapore, is back in Wales after being flown home by air ambulance.
:07:33. > :07:35.The 22-year-old centre sustained what his club called a significant
:07:36. > :07:38.injury to his spinal cord and vertebrae. He's now being assessed
:07:39. > :07:43.by specialists at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
:07:44. > :07:47.Cricket, and 88 from South African test star Jack Rudolph helped
:07:48. > :07:49.Glamorgan reach 222-6 at the close of the second day of their match
:07:50. > :07:57.against Worcestershire. They're still 130 behind the home
:07:58. > :08:03.side, who were, this morning, bowled out for 352.
:08:04. > :08:11.Good cricketing weather today. What about tomorrow?
:08:12. > :08:14.Not bad, and for most of this week. Mainly dry and warm. Turning more
:08:15. > :08:17.and warm. Turning more unsettled later in the week. Tonight, largely
:08:18. > :08:22.dry with light winds. Variable cloud. And some clear spells
:08:23. > :08:25.allowing a few localised mist and fog patches to develop by dawn. A
:08:26. > :08:30.mild one. Overnight lows between nine and 14 Celsius. Tomorrow,
:08:31. > :08:36.another fine start. Dry with plenty of sunshine. Similar across most of
:08:37. > :08:39.the UK. Warming up quite quickly. But as it does, cloud building
:08:40. > :08:43.through the day. Especially across Scotland and the east of England.
:08:44. > :08:47.Could be thick enough to produce a few isolated light showers further
:08:48. > :08:50.north. And really quite warm. Temperatures in the high teens
:08:51. > :08:55.across Scotland. Low twenties for the south of England. And a fine and
:08:56. > :08:58.mostly dry end to the day across Wales. Temperatures between 18
:08:59. > :09:03.Celsius on Anglesey and 22 in Monmouthshire. Another largely dry
:09:04. > :09:07.and sunny day on Wednesday. Turning slightly warmer. Temperatures
:09:08. > :09:13.creeping up in the low twenties for most of Wales. So high pressure
:09:14. > :09:16.continues to dominate on Wednesday. But a front approaching from the
:09:17. > :09:21.north-west of the UK brings signs of a change. Thursday will still be
:09:22. > :09:30.very humid in South East Wales. But turning cloudier and eventually a
:09:31. > :09:33.bit cooler from the north and west. A few showers possible as that front
:09:34. > :09:36.sinks southwards. Some uncertainty about the end of the week. Probably
:09:37. > :09:39.remaining warm Friday. But cloudier and breezier. And signs of something
:09:40. > :09:47.slightly cooler and more unsettled as we head into the weekend.
:09:48. > :09:54.We are back with the latest news and sport, traffic updates and weather
:09:55. > :09:59.forecasts from sex tomorrow morning and on local radio. -- from six
:10:00. > :10:01.o'clock tomorrow morning. That is Wales Today. Thank you for watching.
:10:02. > :10:16.Goodbye. If your friend was taken away...
:10:17. > :10:19.# Not giving in... # I'm afraid
:10:20. > :10:22.there's not much we can do. ..how would you fight
:10:23. > :10:24.to get her back? This is wrong. I'm not going to
:10:25. > :10:28.carry on as if nothing has happened.