28/02/2016 BBC Wales Today


28/02/2016

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Good Evening.

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Plans to shake-up the way Welsh devolution works need

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to be put on hold.

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That's according to a committee of MPs.

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Last year the draft Wales Bill was published, to give the Welsh

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government more powers.

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But now a report says the process should be subject to a "pause".

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Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

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When it was announced last year, David Cameron said the Wales Bill

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would provide a clearer, stronger and fairer devolution

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deal for Wales.

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The aim was to give the Assembly such a comprehensive set of powers

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that the issue wouldn't be revisited for a generation.

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But after months

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of concerns raised by experts, AM's and the Welsh government,

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today, a committee of MPs added their voice to the need

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to pause and rethink.

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There were a number of issues raised that led us to think that the bill

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could be further improved before it goes ahead and we feel that it

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would be useful for the Secretary of State and the First Minister

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to discuss it a bit further with each other before

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we try to press ahead with it.

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It said a proposed list of powers that are not devolved

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needed a rethink.

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That suggestions Welsh ministers may need permission from London

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before passing new laws were too complex.

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And that a 60-day deadline for UK ministers to raise objections

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to planned Welsh laws could solve the problem.

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Opposition parties say the Secretary of State for Wales,

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Stephen Crabb, needs to listen to those concerns.

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He needs to come back with something that is workable because quite

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clearly this isn't going to make it any easier to be clear

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about what the Assembly can and can't do.

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It's going to lead to more court cases and that's going to waste

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a lot of public money.

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So, there's likely to be a rethink but this is the fourth attempt

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to create a lasting devolution settlement.

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Could the process just drag on?

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I think there are things that can be done with the bill.

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It doesn't necessarily have to be scrapped but I think it's time

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to take a step back to revise the bill and think about

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those big questions.

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The UK Government says it would consider the reports

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findings with the Secretary of State giving his reaction early next week.

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A 16-year-old girl who was critically injured in a car crash

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in Caerleon on Wednesday night, has died.

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Courtney Smith from Pontypool was taken to hospital

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after the incident on Belmont Hill.

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A 21-year-old local man, Thomas Lawrence, died at the scene.

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Part of a busy street near Cardiff city centre was closed for around

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six hours this morning, because of a fire which gutted

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a cafe.

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An investigation is underway into the cause, as Caroline Evans

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reports.

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At its height, 50 firefighters were called to the scene.

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A shisha cafe in Cardiff's busy City Road where people go to smoke

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flavoured tobacco, totally destroyed.

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One local resident told me he'd heard a massive bang

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in the early hours of the morning.

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I counted 13 fire engines, water tenders, a lift

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and the Fire Brigade were working nonstop.

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The fire started in an outside tented area of the cafe

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at about half past four this morning.

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Thankfully there was no one in the property at the time

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but the age and structure of the building meant the fire

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took hold quickly and spread through the roof space to properties

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next door which had to be evacuated.

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The fire initially went crews turned up were extremely severe

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and it was only due to their hard work that it has been kept

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to the building of origin.

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This morning forensic police officers joined the Fire Service

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at the scene.

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The severity of the fire means this has been dedicated a joint police

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and fire investigation.

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The cause is not yet known.

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Football and Match of the Day Two is on next, so if you don't

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want to know the score, now's the time to leave the room.

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Swansea City failed to win their Premier League clash

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against Tottenham, despite leading at half time.

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Spurs battled back from behind at White Hart Lane to beat

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the Swans 2-1.

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In the Pro 12 this afternoon, the Scarlets lost away

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against Edinburgh 24-23, while the Cardiff Blues scored two

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late tries to beat Ulster 23-13 at home.

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Rugby and Wales' women have earned their first win over France

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since 2008, beating them 10-8 at The Gnoll

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in Neath this afternoon.

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The side have also secured their place for the 2017 World Cup.

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The weather forecast and although there may be hazy

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sunshine to begin with, it'll become cloudy with heavy rain

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and strong winds.

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Top temperature 7C.

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We're back in Breakfast with updates from 6:25.

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That's Wales Today.

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Goodnight.

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