17/07/2014 BBC Wales Today


17/07/2014

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A reckless decision - just one of the criticisms tonight

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of plans to spend a billion pounds on a new M4 relief road

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around Newport, which the Transport Minister has robustly defended.

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There's been political reaction all day to the surprise announcement

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yesterday, when Edwina Hart rejected a proposal to upgrade

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an existing road, saying she would press ahead with plans for a brand

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Running smoothly on the M4 at Newport tonight.

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This is the one day when traffic chaos at the Brynglas tunnels may

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helpful for the Welsh government as it tries to sell the idea

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of spending ?1 billion on a new motorway to the south of the city.

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Selling the idea is going to be a problem,

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not only in areas like North Wales but within the Labour Party itself.

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In an unusual development, a number of backbench Labour AM is

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criticised the decision but today, the Transport and Economy Minister

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Free speech hasn't been abolished in never been abolished

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They feel passionately and they are entitled to say what

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They consider their opinions to be valid and I

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A projected time frame has been set out.

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A local public enquiry a year later with the intention

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The project should be competed in 2022.

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Plaid Cymru hopes that they will never come as it ramps up

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its opposition to the new road by refusing to take part in any

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We can't work to negotiate a budget with the Welsh government

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which has taken such a reckless decision to use up the entire

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The timing of the announcement was a problem for some

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because it came before a cross-party Assembly committee was due to

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We have seen a draft copy which says there are grave concerns

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The integrity of the consultation could be

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critical if there is a legal challenge, which the environmental

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group Friends of the Earth says it is considering because of the impact

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We have got an indication of how polarised people are

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on this subject because for all those who have said it was reckless,

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there were others who have been campaigning for this for years.

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I don't think we should be surprised because of the vast amounts

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of money involved and the legacy element of this project.

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The widow of a man who died in an accident

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A woman who stabbed a businessman in the neck in his car has pleaded

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Swansea Crown Court heard Katie Ann Jenkins killed

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It happened at Sterry Road in Gowerton, after he gave her a lift.

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Jenkins had been on trial for murder but changed her plea, which

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The Children's Commissioner for Wales has begun an investigation

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into how Pembrokeshire Council dealt with the case of a youth worker -

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Mik Smith stayed in his job for seven years after an inquiry

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into allegations he had behaved inappropriately towards children.

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The council leader today apologised for failures and said he

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We have looked at it, we have recognised failings and I have

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expressed regret about those feelings. But in terms of the

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lessons learned, I think that the proof and the evidence that those

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lessons have been learnt has already been received, in terms of an

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excellent Estyn outcome in which we have been removed from special

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measures. The widow of a man who died

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in an accident at the Airbus plant in Flintshire

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says the company's ?200,000 fine for breaching health and safety

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laws isn't sufficient punishment. Donald Williams, was crushed

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by tractor machinery which he It only took a moment for Sheila

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Williams' life to change forever. 62-year-old Donald Williams was

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coming to the end of a shift He decided to check an attachment at

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the back of a tractor used to clear ice from the runway.

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He stood at the rear and asked a colleague to start the ignition.

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The fertiliser spreader lifted and crushed Mr Williams

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His widow believes that health and safety failures need to have

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All our lives are valuable and should be seen so by

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Having experienced first-hand the system dealing with

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my husband's case, I am not convinced the current punishment is

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sufficient deterrent for companies and I don't feel the level

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of fine imposed today amounts to much in exchange for a man's life.

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Airbus admitted a failing, not giving training to those working

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It now hires in vehicles maintained by third party contractors.

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We accept the findings of the investigation and the shortcomings

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Have cooperated with the subsequent health and safety investigation.

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I want to provide assurance that the company takes the safety

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Mrs Williams says the improvements the company has made are a positive

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step that only the threat of harsher punishment will force companies to

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offer greater protection to workers. The chair of the S4C authority says

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that the broadcaster needs to do more to ensure viewers tune in to

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the channel more often and for longer. The annual report shows the

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number of viewers across the UK where is 20,000 lower than the

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previous year but there was a rise of almost a million in the number

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watching across the whole year. The Welsh aerospace industry will

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share ?150 -- whenever and ?50 million of investment to develop

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more environmentally friendly planes. Companies like Airbus are

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set to benefit. Football - Swansea City striker

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Michu has joined Napoli on a season's loan with

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an option to buy him after that. The 28-year-old didn't travel to

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America for Swansea's pre-season Manager Garry Monk had hoped

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the striker would stay The Welsh golfer who made his debut

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earlier, Rhys Enoch, is feeling confident that he can begin the day

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well tomorrow. He finished one over. I don't know what my expectations

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were that I wanted to play well. I am pretty happy with how I

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performed. One over is not bad by any means. The temperatures reached

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26.1 Celsius in Usk and tonight we have thunderstorms to deal with. The

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Met office has issued a yellow warning for the showers. They are

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making their way up from the south, heavy and sundry at times. The

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warning zone is made and South Wales, with localised flooding.

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Overnight temperatures between 16 and 19 Celsius. Tomorrow that

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weather system will clear and we will get another one pushing up from

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the south in time for Saturday, which will be even more intense than

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the one tonight. First thing tomorrow, a few showers in the North

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which will clear and we can look forward to a largely fine day. The

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showers continue their journey towards Northern Ireland and

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Scotland. A warm and sticky day in south-east England, highs of 32

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Celsius. Another lovely afternoon in Wales, the odd isolated shower but

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feeling warm and highs of 28 Celsius why the time we get to tomorrow.

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Tomorrow night is quiet at first and overnight we will start to see

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thundery showers gathering from the south-east. A warm and sticky night

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with temperatures between 15 and 17 Celsius. Not looking nice for

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Saturday as it is very humid and it is going to be more intense

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downpours. Some disruption possible as we go into Saturday. Not

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surprisingly, early warning for those showers. Hail and thunder to

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come on Saturday. Sunday is the better day.

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Newsnight should start over at BBC Two now, asking whether the Malaysia

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Airlines plane was shot down and who had the power to do it? We are back

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from 6am tomorrow. Good evening.

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