:00:15. > :00:22.A reckless decision - just one of the criticisms tonight
:00:23. > :00:30.of plans to spend a billion pounds on a new M4 relief road
:00:31. > :00:32.around Newport, which the Transport Minister has robustly defended.
:00:33. > :00:34.There's been political reaction all day to the surprise announcement
:00:35. > :00:36.yesterday, when Edwina Hart rejected a proposal to upgrade
:00:37. > :00:40.an existing road, saying she would press ahead with plans for a brand
:00:41. > :00:47.Running smoothly on the M4 at Newport tonight.
:00:48. > :00:50.This is the one day when traffic chaos at the Brynglas tunnels may
:00:51. > :00:56.helpful for the Welsh government as it tries to sell the idea
:00:57. > :01:02.of spending ?1 billion on a new motorway to the south of the city.
:01:03. > :01:06.Selling the idea is going to be a problem,
:01:07. > :01:09.not only in areas like North Wales but within the Labour Party itself.
:01:10. > :01:20.In an unusual development, a number of backbench Labour AM is
:01:21. > :01:22.criticised the decision but today, the Transport and Economy Minister
:01:23. > :01:25.Free speech hasn't been abolished in never been abolished
:01:26. > :01:29.They feel passionately and they are entitled to say what
:01:30. > :01:35.They consider their opinions to be valid and I
:01:36. > :01:41.A projected time frame has been set out.
:01:42. > :01:48.A local public enquiry a year later with the intention
:01:49. > :02:02.The project should be competed in 2022.
:02:03. > :02:05.Plaid Cymru hopes that they will never come as it ramps up
:02:06. > :02:08.its opposition to the new road by refusing to take part in any
:02:09. > :02:12.We can't work to negotiate a budget with the Welsh government
:02:13. > :02:15.which has taken such a reckless decision to use up the entire
:02:16. > :02:27.The timing of the announcement was a problem for some
:02:28. > :02:29.because it came before a cross-party Assembly committee was due to
:02:30. > :02:34.We have seen a draft copy which says there are grave concerns
:02:35. > :02:40.The integrity of the consultation could be
:02:41. > :02:42.critical if there is a legal challenge, which the environmental
:02:43. > :02:45.group Friends of the Earth says it is considering because of the impact
:02:46. > :02:55.We have got an indication of how polarised people are
:02:56. > :02:58.on this subject because for all those who have said it was reckless,
:02:59. > :03:04.there were others who have been campaigning for this for years.
:03:05. > :03:07.I don't think we should be surprised because of the vast amounts
:03:08. > :03:13.of money involved and the legacy element of this project.
:03:14. > :03:19.The widow of a man who died in an accident
:03:20. > :03:22.A woman who stabbed a businessman in the neck in his car has pleaded
:03:23. > :03:24.Swansea Crown Court heard Katie Ann Jenkins killed
:03:25. > :03:30.It happened at Sterry Road in Gowerton, after he gave her a lift.
:03:31. > :03:32.Jenkins had been on trial for murder but changed her plea, which
:03:33. > :03:45.The Children's Commissioner for Wales has begun an investigation
:03:46. > :03:48.into how Pembrokeshire Council dealt with the case of a youth worker -
:03:49. > :03:52.Mik Smith stayed in his job for seven years after an inquiry
:03:53. > :03:54.into allegations he had behaved inappropriately towards children.
:03:55. > :03:57.The council leader today apologised for failures and said he
:03:58. > :04:12.We have looked at it, we have recognised failings and I have
:04:13. > :04:18.expressed regret about those feelings. But in terms of the
:04:19. > :04:22.lessons learned, I think that the proof and the evidence that those
:04:23. > :04:25.lessons have been learnt has already been received, in terms of an
:04:26. > :04:26.excellent Estyn outcome in which we have been removed from special
:04:27. > :04:29.measures. The widow of a man who died
:04:30. > :04:31.in an accident at the Airbus plant in Flintshire
:04:32. > :04:34.says the company's ?200,000 fine for breaching health and safety
:04:35. > :04:36.laws isn't sufficient punishment. Donald Williams, was crushed
:04:37. > :04:38.by tractor machinery which he It only took a moment for Sheila
:04:39. > :04:49.Williams' life to change forever. 62-year-old Donald Williams was
:04:50. > :05:02.coming to the end of a shift He decided to check an attachment at
:05:03. > :05:05.the back of a tractor used to clear ice from the runway.
:05:06. > :05:08.He stood at the rear and asked a colleague to start the ignition.
:05:09. > :05:10.The fertiliser spreader lifted and crushed Mr Williams
:05:11. > :05:14.His widow believes that health and safety failures need to have
:05:15. > :05:18.All our lives are valuable and should be seen so by
:05:19. > :05:24.Having experienced first-hand the system dealing with
:05:25. > :05:27.my husband's case, I am not convinced the current punishment is
:05:28. > :05:29.sufficient deterrent for companies and I don't feel the level
:05:30. > :05:39.of fine imposed today amounts to much in exchange for a man's life.
:05:40. > :05:41.Airbus admitted a failing, not giving training to those working
:05:42. > :05:52.It now hires in vehicles maintained by third party contractors.
:05:53. > :05:54.We accept the findings of the investigation and the shortcomings
:05:55. > :06:04.Have cooperated with the subsequent health and safety investigation.
:06:05. > :06:12.I want to provide assurance that the company takes the safety
:06:13. > :06:32.Mrs Williams says the improvements the company has made are a positive
:06:33. > :06:37.step that only the threat of harsher punishment will force companies to
:06:38. > :06:40.offer greater protection to workers. The chair of the S4C authority says
:06:41. > :06:45.that the broadcaster needs to do more to ensure viewers tune in to
:06:46. > :06:50.the channel more often and for longer. The annual report shows the
:06:51. > :06:55.number of viewers across the UK where is 20,000 lower than the
:06:56. > :07:01.previous year but there was a rise of almost a million in the number
:07:02. > :07:09.watching across the whole year. The Welsh aerospace industry will
:07:10. > :07:11.share ?150 -- whenever and ?50 million of investment to develop
:07:12. > :07:14.more environmentally friendly planes. Companies like Airbus are
:07:15. > :07:17.set to benefit. Football - Swansea City striker
:07:18. > :07:19.Michu has joined Napoli on a season's loan with
:07:20. > :07:22.an option to buy him after that. The 28-year-old didn't travel to
:07:23. > :07:24.America for Swansea's pre-season Manager Garry Monk had hoped
:07:25. > :07:44.the striker would stay The Welsh golfer who made his debut
:07:45. > :07:52.earlier, Rhys Enoch, is feeling confident that he can begin the day
:07:53. > :07:55.well tomorrow. He finished one over. I don't know what my expectations
:07:56. > :08:01.were that I wanted to play well. I am pretty happy with how I
:08:02. > :08:14.performed. One over is not bad by any means. The temperatures reached
:08:15. > :08:18.26.1 Celsius in Usk and tonight we have thunderstorms to deal with. The
:08:19. > :08:23.Met office has issued a yellow warning for the showers. They are
:08:24. > :08:27.making their way up from the south, heavy and sundry at times. The
:08:28. > :08:34.warning zone is made and South Wales, with localised flooding.
:08:35. > :08:38.Overnight temperatures between 16 and 19 Celsius. Tomorrow that
:08:39. > :08:41.weather system will clear and we will get another one pushing up from
:08:42. > :08:46.the south in time for Saturday, which will be even more intense than
:08:47. > :08:50.the one tonight. First thing tomorrow, a few showers in the North
:08:51. > :08:55.which will clear and we can look forward to a largely fine day. The
:08:56. > :09:00.showers continue their journey towards Northern Ireland and
:09:01. > :09:05.Scotland. A warm and sticky day in south-east England, highs of 32
:09:06. > :09:10.Celsius. Another lovely afternoon in Wales, the odd isolated shower but
:09:11. > :09:15.feeling warm and highs of 28 Celsius why the time we get to tomorrow.
:09:16. > :09:20.Tomorrow night is quiet at first and overnight we will start to see
:09:21. > :09:23.thundery showers gathering from the south-east. A warm and sticky night
:09:24. > :09:28.with temperatures between 15 and 17 Celsius. Not looking nice for
:09:29. > :09:32.Saturday as it is very humid and it is going to be more intense
:09:33. > :09:36.downpours. Some disruption possible as we go into Saturday. Not
:09:37. > :09:41.surprisingly, early warning for those showers. Hail and thunder to
:09:42. > :09:47.come on Saturday. Sunday is the better day.
:09:48. > :09:52.Newsnight should start over at BBC Two now, asking whether the Malaysia
:09:53. > :09:55.Airlines plane was shot down and who had the power to do it? We are back
:09:56. > :09:58.from 6am tomorrow. Good evening.