01/02/2016

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:00:00. > :00:10.Private Cheryl James, from Llangollen, died at

:00:11. > :00:14.The coroner rejects calls from her family to examine

:00:15. > :00:17.an alleged culture of sexual abuse at the base.

:00:18. > :00:19.And, the company behind Swansea Bay's tidal lagoon project

:00:20. > :00:38.wins more than ?10 million of investment.

:00:39. > :00:43.More now on the inquest into the death of Private Cheryl James,

:00:44. > :00:45.from Llangollen, who died at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey.

:00:46. > :00:49.The inquest will not look at allegations of a culture

:00:50. > :00:54.The 18-year-old's family had hoped officials would widen the scope

:00:55. > :00:58.But the coroner said he would explore the impact of any

:00:59. > :01:01.abuse against the soldier on her state of mind.

:01:02. > :01:06.From Surrey Coroner's Court, Paul Heaney.

:01:07. > :01:08.Private Cheryl James, from Llangollen, found with a

:01:09. > :01:11.bullet wound to her head at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey.

:01:12. > :01:14.Within weeks, the Army ruled it was suicide.

:01:15. > :01:17.She was one of four soldiers to die at

:01:18. > :01:23.Allegations of widespread bullying emerged.

:01:24. > :01:26.One of those allegations - Cheryl was forced into having sex

:01:27. > :01:30.with a senior colleague here before she died.

:01:31. > :01:33.Cheryl's family's search for answers has brought them here,

:01:34. > :01:37.to a courthouse in Surrey not far from Deepcut Barracks.

:01:38. > :01:41.Today's new inquest is only possible because

:01:42. > :01:43.their lawyer argued that Surrey Police should be forced

:01:44. > :01:47.to reveal more information about the investigation at the time.

:01:48. > :01:51.The coroner said today he would look at Cheryl's state of mind on the day

:01:52. > :02:00.she died, the Army's rules and regulations and allegations that

:02:01. > :02:03.that there might have been third-party involvement

:02:04. > :02:06.But he says he will stop short of looking

:02:07. > :02:09.at broader claims of sexual abuse and bullying at Deepcut Barracks

:02:10. > :02:13.The coroner will consider whether Cheryl had

:02:14. > :02:17.In 2002, the BBC reported allegations Cheryl was targeted

:02:18. > :02:23.There was many times she was crying, talking to her friends

:02:24. > :02:29.I was aware that a certain Sergeant took an extremely

:02:30. > :02:32.strong liking to Cheryl and made her life hell.

:02:33. > :02:35.The Army and the Armed Forces Minister at the time warned

:02:36. > :02:39.about accepting all the allegations as fact.

:02:40. > :02:45.I simply don't admit that there is a problem on the scale

:02:46. > :02:50.I fully accept that there are individual circumstances

:02:51. > :02:52.which are being investigated by the police.

:02:53. > :02:54.A very large number of soldiers and ex-soldiers

:02:55. > :02:58.But where people are making allegations, they must make them

:02:59. > :03:02.We would wish to hear them and to root out the causes,

:03:03. > :03:06.But there's already been a delay to proceedings here.

:03:07. > :03:09.Evidence won't start to be heard until Thursday.

:03:10. > :03:12.Surrey Police says it wants to see more detail in the expert reports

:03:13. > :03:16.that have been specially commissioned.

:03:17. > :03:19.A promise from the coroner today of a full, frank and fearless

:03:20. > :03:23.investigation, but with a focus on Cheryl's state of mind that day.

:03:24. > :03:27.Her father says this month long inquest is his best chance in

:03:28. > :03:33.I think the day will come soon after the inquest

:03:34. > :03:40.Unless we get justice at this time, I think our chances will be a lot

:03:41. > :03:51.Gwent Police have confirmed that a baby found dead near an

:03:52. > :03:55.industrial estate on the outskirts of Newport on Friday was a newborn.

:03:56. > :03:58.They say the baby would have been born at around full term.

:03:59. > :04:01.Police have released a video appeal to the baby's mother on social

:04:02. > :04:09.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman

:04:10. > :04:15.51-year-old Andrea Lewis was found at a house in Fairyland Road,

:04:16. > :04:22.A 43-year-old and a 46-year-old are in custody

:04:23. > :04:25.Tributes have been paid to a "loving and devoted" father-of-three

:04:26. > :04:29.who died after a road crash in Rhondda Cynon Taff

:04:30. > :04:34.Sean Topping-Morris, from Pentyrch, was in a collision with a van

:04:35. > :04:39.South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses.

:04:40. > :04:42.The owners of a steelworks and power station in Newport are investing

:04:43. > :04:45.more than ?10 million in the company behind plans for a tidal energy

:04:46. > :04:52.The Gupta family, who own Uskmouth power station and Liberty Steel,

:04:53. > :04:56.aim to develop a multi-billion global energy business.

:04:57. > :05:03.Our Economics Correspondent, Sarah Dickins, has the story.

:05:04. > :05:06.The turbine hall in Uskmouth power station, generating electricity

:05:07. > :05:17.National Power closed it 20 years ago, but it was taken over by Simec

:05:18. > :05:21.I was on a decommissioning team with everything silent.

:05:22. > :05:26.Like I say, lucky for us, Simec has seen a future

:05:27. > :05:33.It burns Russian coal, but the plan is to

:05:34. > :05:38.Simec believes renewable energy is the way forward.

:05:39. > :05:40.The Gupta family, which owns Simec, already has

:05:41. > :05:44.It's attention now is on tidal energy projects.

:05:45. > :05:46.It's investing an eight figure sum in tidal lagoon power,

:05:47. > :05:52.Starting in Swansea Bay, that company wants to generate

:05:53. > :05:54.electricity by using the ebb and flow of the tide.

:05:55. > :05:57.How much rsearch have you done, looking into their

:05:58. > :05:59.business plans, their technological plans?

:06:00. > :06:02.As you can imagine, with a facility like this,

:06:03. > :06:05.we are up to speed with the technology of energy creation.

:06:06. > :06:09.We have looked at their plans in terms of viability.

:06:10. > :06:12.We've looked at plans in terms of the

:06:13. > :06:17.We've looked at plans in terms of the cost curve

:06:18. > :06:19.going forward, and we are comfortable with them all.

:06:20. > :06:22.As plans developed, more investment is likely to be made.

:06:23. > :06:25.Simec say they've analysed every detail of the plans,

:06:26. > :06:27.technological and business as well, behind the tidal lagoon projects.

:06:28. > :06:32.Their confident it's the way ahead, and they personally are also excited

:06:33. > :06:35.that one of the lagoons on the drawing board

:06:36. > :06:41.Tidal lagoon power and the Gupta family are also

:06:42. > :06:45.working on a tidal power project for Gujarat in India.

:06:46. > :06:49.The family's aim is to create a multi-billion pound

:06:50. > :06:52.renewable energy business to supply energy intensive industries

:06:53. > :06:58.There are fresh concerns within Ukip about who should be selected

:06:59. > :07:02.to stand as candidates to fight the assembly election in May.

:07:03. > :07:05.Some party members are concerned that

:07:06. > :07:08.former Conservative MPs, including Neil Hamilton,

:07:09. > :07:10.could be imposed on the party against their wishes.

:07:11. > :07:12.The party's National Executive Committee met again today

:07:13. > :07:20.After years of disagreement, a deal's been done between

:07:21. > :07:22.Cardiff City's current and former owners over debts

:07:23. > :07:26.The club's settled a dispute with the company, Langston,

:07:27. > :07:30.on the day it was due to be heard in court.

:07:31. > :07:33.Cardiff are also understood to be satisfied that Langston is owned

:07:34. > :07:35.and run by the former Cardiff owner, Sam Hammam.

:07:36. > :07:41.The end of the financial saga has been welcomed by fans.

:07:42. > :07:44.I'm on my 55th season of following Cardiff.

:07:45. > :07:47.I am used to rubbish on the pitch, but I think in recent years we've

:07:48. > :07:53.It must be distracting for the management,

:07:54. > :07:55.both the football management and the general management,

:07:56. > :07:57.and it certainly has distracted and divided the fans.

:07:58. > :08:00.It's long overdue that people start concentrating on what's going on

:08:01. > :08:04.Stormy weather has been taking its toll in many parts

:08:05. > :08:16.Storm Henry to the north-west of the British Isles has brought strong to

:08:17. > :08:21.gale force winds. Severe gales across Scotland. Tomorrow, winds

:08:22. > :08:25.will ease that it is still blustery with brightness to go with it. We

:08:26. > :08:31.have reached the peak of the gas tonight, but it will remain windy.

:08:32. > :08:37.There is a yellow bee aware warning for mid and North Wales. A chilly

:08:38. > :08:43.night. Quite a bit of dry weather to look forward to overnight. Tomorrow,

:08:44. > :08:49.Storm Henry will head towards Scandinavia and things will calm

:08:50. > :08:55.down a little. First thing, for the rush-hour, strong winds. Also some

:08:56. > :09:00.sunshine, especially across South Wales. A few showers coming in,

:09:01. > :09:05.mainly on the hills. Plenty of dry weather in the morning. For the rest

:09:06. > :09:10.of the British Isles, blizzards on the mountains in Scotland. Strong

:09:11. > :09:15.winds continue tomorrow morning. The further south, try and brighter.

:09:16. > :09:20.West facing coasts showers by the afternoon. Here in Wales tomorrow

:09:21. > :09:27.afternoon, more showers, blustery throughout the day. , compared with

:09:28. > :09:33.today. Temperatures 6-8dC, where they should be for February. Strong

:09:34. > :09:39.winds will continue through the night. Dry for a time. Showers could

:09:40. > :09:43.be wintry, especially on higher ground. A chilly night with

:09:44. > :09:45.temperatures down to two Celsius. The weather front will sink

:09:46. > :09:50.southwards through Wednesday. Strong winds in the morning. Some sunshine

:09:51. > :09:51.in between, turning milder overnight.

:09:52. > :10:04.Thank you for watching, and from all of us on the programme,

:10:05. > :10:08.Then get involved in Sport Relief 2016