:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today, our top stories...
:00:00. > :00:08.Men who pose a high risk of domestic violence are to be given one-to-one
:00:09. > :00:15.And men at work - unemployment has fallen again,
:00:16. > :00:17.now standing at 80,000, but the rate is still higher
:00:18. > :00:41.Men in South Wales with the potential to kill or
:00:42. > :00:43.seriously harm their partners will be given one-to-one support
:00:44. > :00:47.The Drive programme focuses on the perpetrators,
:00:48. > :00:49.not the victims, of domestic violence and is being trialled
:00:50. > :00:52.in Merthyr Tydfil, and could be introduced across the UK.
:00:53. > :00:58.Rachel Williams from Newport suffered
:00:59. > :01:07.He then hanged himself in a nearby forest.
:01:08. > :01:12.Her son was found dead in the same spot six weeks later.
:01:13. > :01:14.She believes men like her former husband need direct intervention
:01:15. > :01:24.Finally find the courage, filed for divorce and left him.
:01:25. > :01:27.And then, Friday the 19th of August, he came to my place of work
:01:28. > :01:32.He aimed at my chest and told me he loved me and pulled the trigger.
:01:33. > :01:35.If we don't deal with the perpetrators, they are just
:01:36. > :01:38.We need to try and change their mindset.
:01:39. > :01:41.Now a pilot, aimed at targeting the most dangerous offenders,
:01:42. > :01:49.a one-to-one scheme working with violent abusers who may
:01:50. > :01:56.This woman, who doesn't want to be identified, says her partner
:01:57. > :01:58.was violent towards her for 18 years.
:01:59. > :02:01.She managed to escape by pretending she needed to see a doctor.
:02:02. > :02:06.But she doesn't believe any degree of intervention would have
:02:07. > :02:11.convinced him what he was doing was wrong.
:02:12. > :02:18.These men, or even women - I know it can work both ways -
:02:19. > :02:21.they have a way of charming people, that they're actually doing
:02:22. > :02:23.what they say, but underneath, they never change, and
:02:24. > :02:29.And I don't understand how a one-to-one perpetrator programme
:02:30. > :02:32.would work with people that won't actually admit
:02:33. > :02:42.The charities behind this recognise they won't reach everyone,
:02:43. > :02:44.but feel this pilot programme offers one of the best chances
:02:45. > :02:53.Abusers identified by the authorities will have to cooperate.
:02:54. > :02:55.The sessions will deal with any drug or alcohol problems,
:02:56. > :03:02.But those who don't take part will be dealt with by
:03:03. > :03:07.The main domestic violence organisation in Wales welcomes
:03:08. > :03:13.the Drive programme, but doesn't want it to take money
:03:14. > :03:15.away from other services, like refuges, which they say
:03:16. > :03:18.are already facing an uncertain financial future.
:03:19. > :03:22.Perpetrator programmes are something we've been calling for for a long
:03:23. > :03:30.The concern is really that this is seen as part of the solution
:03:31. > :03:32.and doesn't take funding away from those vital survivor
:03:33. > :03:37.This woman leads this programme wouldn't have worked for her.
:03:38. > :03:39.But this pilot is aimed at intervening in the most extreme
:03:40. > :03:53.Unemployment here has fallen again, with the number of people out
:03:54. > :03:55.of work in Wales now standing at 80,000.
:03:56. > :03:56.That's down 12,000 from the previous quarter.
:03:57. > :03:58.However, the rate of unemployment in Wales,
:03:59. > :04:06.at 5.3%, is still higher than the UK rate of 5.1%.
:04:07. > :04:09.A 40-year-old Romanian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison
:04:10. > :04:18.for raping a 20-year-old woman in Cardiff in September last year.
:04:19. > :04:20.Newport Crown Court heard Remus Hamza attacked the woman close
:04:21. > :04:23.to Cardiff University in the early hours of the morning.
:04:24. > :04:26.The jury took less than an hour to reach a guilty verdict.
:04:27. > :04:28.With just under three months to go until the Assembly elections,
:04:29. > :04:30.Plaid Cymru are first out of the blocks in
:04:31. > :04:40.Plaid's Leader, Leanne Wood, says she wants to concentrate
:04:41. > :04:42.on the NHS and says, after 17 years of Labour rule,
:04:43. > :04:44.it's time for a change. Here's Arwyn Jones.
:04:45. > :04:49.From Cardiff City's changing room, a call for change from Plaid Cymru.
:04:50. > :04:53.The party says its team of star strikers are ready to go on to form
:04:54. > :04:55.the next government and send Labour to the sub's bench.
:04:56. > :05:01.Its pitch will include 1000 more doctors and 5000 more nurses,
:05:02. > :05:08.There's also a promise on cancer diagnosis within 28 days,
:05:09. > :05:12.although the average time at the moment is only 22 days.
:05:13. > :05:13.On education, the party will introduce free preschool care
:05:14. > :05:20.Students will have to pay their full tuition fees, but debts will be
:05:21. > :05:22.written off if graduates return to work in Wales within five years
:05:23. > :05:30.We make no apology for attempting to address this problem,
:05:31. > :05:32.whereby some of the brightest students leave the country
:05:33. > :05:37.We want those to make a contribution back in this country.
:05:38. > :05:42.We want to see a return on their investment
:05:43. > :05:45.-- We want to see a return on our investment
:05:46. > :05:49.On the economy, Plaid says it will cut business rates
:05:50. > :05:51.and undertake what it calls the biggest investment
:05:52. > :05:54.since devolution on transport and home energy efficiency schemes.
:05:55. > :06:00.Over the last three Assembly elections, Plaid support
:06:01. > :06:02.has remained stubbornly static at best.
:06:03. > :06:06.And, with Ukip seemingly increasing its support according
:06:07. > :06:08.to opinion polls, it might make life difficult for Plaid
:06:09. > :06:13.If Labour is having a difficult year and losing some support,
:06:14. > :06:15.maybe in the past Plaid for many voters would've been
:06:16. > :06:22.But now, we have a new... a new party competing.
:06:23. > :06:25.So, strong words on the need for change here today.
:06:26. > :06:28.But how likely is it that she will be the First Minister
:06:29. > :06:33.Now, opinion polls suggest that Plaid Cymru will really struggle
:06:34. > :06:39.In the past, they have gone into coalition with Labour,
:06:40. > :06:42.but today has been all about the need to get rid
:06:43. > :06:45.Their leader, Leanne Wood, says she won't take the party
:06:46. > :06:47.into government with the Conservatives.
:06:48. > :06:50.So the path to power for Plaid Cymru, to enact all these
:06:51. > :06:59.Arwyn Jones, BBC Wales Today, Cardiff City Stadium.
:07:00. > :07:03.Airbus, which manufactures wings at its plant at Broughton
:07:04. > :07:05.in Flintshire, has welcomed a multi-million pound deal
:07:06. > :07:12.It will order six A350s, with possibly another six to follow.
:07:13. > :07:15.Airbus has sold nearly 800 of these planes to more than 40 airlines,
:07:16. > :07:20.making it one of the most successful wide-bodied aircraft ever.
:07:21. > :07:22.The new prison being built in Wrexham is
:07:23. > :07:28.Schools and community groups were invited to come up with names
:07:29. > :07:31.for the ?250 million complex, which is due to open next year
:07:32. > :07:43.The name was inspired by the surrounding landscape.
:07:44. > :07:47.Snooker and, in the Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan has breezed
:07:48. > :07:50.through to the fourth round, thrashing Jimmy Robertson 4-0.
:07:51. > :07:52.Wales' Michael White has also made it through,
:07:53. > :08:00.Not such good news for Ryan Day or Matthew Stevens -
:08:01. > :08:02.they're both out of the competition after losing in the third round.
:08:03. > :08:05.A cold night lies ahead. Derek's got the forecast.
:08:06. > :08:12.Temperature is still above freezing at the moment but dropping overnight
:08:13. > :08:16.with frost and are warning of icy patches, the good news tomorrow will
:08:17. > :08:24.be much nicer than today with loose guy and sunshine. So it is a dry
:08:25. > :08:30.story tonight. -- blue sky and sunshine. Temperatures in mid Wales
:08:31. > :08:36.could fall as low as minus four, and a frosty start for most tomorrow.
:08:37. > :08:39.Watch out for icy patches if you are travelling, otherwise it will be
:08:40. > :08:45.bright and crisp with lots of winter sunshine. Rain and sleet with snow
:08:46. > :08:49.in places in the east and South East of England, slowly clearing during
:08:50. > :08:54.the day. Elsewhere in the UK, plenty of sunshine, some showers in the
:08:55. > :09:03.north and west, entry in Scotland with hail and snow." Decent
:09:04. > :09:08.afternoon. Most places dry. -- close to home a decent afternoon. A light
:09:09. > :09:14.to moderate breeze. Tomorrow night one or two showers otherwise dry,
:09:15. > :09:18.frost inland, the risk of icy patches again, maybe some fog
:09:19. > :09:24.patches on the south. All change on Friday, dry first thing, the wind
:09:25. > :09:31.freshening with a spell of rain, then dry by Fred evening. Into the
:09:32. > :09:34.weekend, Saturday windy and mild. Strong to gale force winds,
:09:35. > :09:39.outbreaks of rain and drizzle, potentially heavy rain on hills and
:09:40. > :09:48.mountains could lead to flooding and one things could be issued. Windy
:09:49. > :09:51.into Sunday with drizzle. Lovely picture this evening, tomorrow will
:09:52. > :09:56.be much better, enjoy the sunshine if you can.
:09:57. > :10:01.Derek, thank you very much. We are back during the breakfast programme
:10:02. > :10:03.from six o'clock tomorrow morning. That is Wales Today, thank you for
:10:04. > :10:06.watching, good night.