30/03/2016 BBC Wales Today

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Tata is to sell its steelworks, putting thousands of jobs at risk

in Port Talbot and at its other plants across Wales and the rest

And Matthew Williams killed Cerys Yemm at a hotel used

A report into what happened claims it could not have been prevented.

Tata Steel, which employs more than 6,000 people at sites

across Wales, says it can't give an open-ended commitment

to keeping its UK plants open as the search for a buyer begins.

The Indian company has announced it's selling up in the face of cheap

foreign imports, high energy costs and a global downturn in demand

A rescue plan put forward by managers and unions was rejected

Thousands here depend on the steel industry for their livelihoods.

Last night, a decision was taken in India that

Tata wants to sell its UK business, including Britain's biggest

steelworks in Port Talbot, where 4,000 people are employed.

The company also has more than 800 staff at Shotton,

another 800 work at its sites in Newport and Llanwern,

and 750 people are employed by the company in Trostre in Llanelli.

It's not clear how long it will take to find a buyer,

but Tata says the search can't go on forever.

It has to be done in a time-bound manner.

I don't want to define that time at this point of time,

but there are several steps to be followed.

It has to be done pretty definitively, and it's not

It's a blow to the workforce, who know any buyer will face

the same challenges that prompted Tata to pull out.

We need other things to happen, we need help with energy prices,

we need help with dumping of steel to get this plant back

into a position where it's making money, and I think

a management-workforce buy-out is just a kind of sideshow.

Tata says it's pumped money into its British businesses,

but it's lost money as well - ?2 billion in five years.

The company says it wants steel-making to continue

in Port Talbot, but it can't commit to keeping this plant open

indefinitely while it searches for a buyer.

Tata's board in Mumbai rejected a plan by local managers to turn

Now the Welsh Government says it will do what it can to help.

It's a question of being able to influence Tata as much as we can,

but Tata took a decision some weeks ago that they saw a difficult future

for them in the UK, but they have to deliver to their word now,

they have to be responsible sellers, give enough time for a buyer to come

forward, and also of course keep their operations

The UK Government has said it is open to ideas,

but there are limits to how far it will intervene.

I don't think that nationalisation is going to be the solution,

because I think everyone would want a long-term,

viable solution, and if you look around Europe and elsewhere,

I think nationalisation is rarely the answer,

particularly if you take into account the big challenges

But there are solutions, I think, to this, once we understand

the situation better, and we want to make sure

Despite the competition from cheaper Chinese steel,

the experts think Welsh-made steel can have a role to play.

We need steel as part of our foundational economy.

It means that we can make things, it means that we can make great

things, for global markets, particularly, in this case,

For months, the industry has warned it faces a crisis.

But the politicians have said they need months,

not weeks, to find a buyer for these plants, where tonight,

thousands of people face an uncertain future.

Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister for

Wales Carwyn Jones have discussed Tata this afternoon.

A Downing Street spokesman says they agreed the UK

and Welsh Governments would continue to work closely to try and secure

the future of steel making at Port Talbot and elsewhere

Assembly Members here have been recalled to the Senedd on Monday

Politicians from across the polical spectrum have been giving

It's a critical time, and it's a time where all of us,

all parties, all interested people involved, need to get together,

work out a plan that safeguard these jobs.

work out a plan that safeguards these jobs.

It is an industry of national strategic importance,

and one that we need to leave no stone unturned in saving.

The Westminster Government must consider becoming the lender

I think as a country, we should take our own decisions

to safeguard our steel industry, but to do that we need

to get energy costs down, and also at least in the near term,

tariffs on the cheaper Chinese imports.

The mother of Cerys Yemm, who was killed at a hotel

near Blackwood, has criticised a report which claims it couldn't

Matthew Williams killed Cerys Yemm at a hotel used

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales says Matthew Williams is likely to have

been experiencing a "drug-induced psychotic episode" when he killed

He was tasered by police and later died.

Cerys Yemm, killed in a psychotic episode by a drug user,

A prolific criminal, he refused help after his latest prison sentence.

Here at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, he attacked Cerys.

It's likely he was under the influence of psychoactive

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales asked, could any lessons be learned?

It's found that Matthew Williams was a complex and challenging

individual who had received psychiatric treatment in prison

Williams was low in mood when he was released,

but didn't show signs or symptoms of mental illness.

He refused extra help on the outside.

Matthew Williams' family say they have highlighted inaccuracies

in the report and are not happy with it in its entirety.

There was nothing in our evidence that we have seen that would lead us

to conclude that we have been inaccurate in terms of what's been

The report also makes ten recommendations,

including sharing more information between prisons and health boards,

training for managers of prison Labour accommodation,

training for managers of prison leaver accommodation,

and clear and confidential support for families and staff involved

Cerys Yemm's mother has criticised today's conclusions,

telling BBC Wales she feels the incident could have been

predicted, given Matthew Williams' violent past.

Businesses and council leaders in North Wales have met

the Welsh Secretary, Alun Cairns, to discuss plans for a growth deal

The aim is to develop the area's economy alongside the North

of England as part of the so-called Northern Powerhouse.

Heads of universities and Toyota and Airbus were among those

A legal case brought against the Welsh Government

for copyright infringement over its use of photographs

of Dylan Thomas has been dismissed by a judge in New York.

The Irish company, Pablo Star Limited, claimed

the Welsh Government used two of its photos to promote worldwide

celebrations of the poet's centenary in 2014.

Let's get the weather picture - Derek's got tonight's forecast.

Thank you, Jamie. It looks like there is warmer weather on the way

for the weekend. In the meantime it is chilly tonight, still snow on the

Brecon Beacons with more dry weather and sunshine to come tomorrow.

Tonight, showers in the north and west, otherwise dry night, the sky

fairly clear, meaning widespread ground frost, even air frost in

parts of Powys. So cold started tomorrow morning, some mist and fog

patches first link together with Frost, otherwise much of the country

bright and sunny. Across the rest of the UK, there will be plenty of

sunshine and most places dry, but a few showers breaking out, most

across southern Scotland and north-east England, heavy in places,

a lamp and possible. Temperatures reaching 10 Celsius in Belfast,

about in London. Much of Wales find tomorrow afternoon with sunny

spells, not dry everywhere, showers in the north-east and marches.

Temperatures reaching 8-12dC with a light to moderate breeze. Tomorrow

night, showers will fade away, many places dry again, and another cold

night, Frost inland. Into Friday, a cloudier, breezy day, dry for a

while but looks like rain will spread into the North and west later

in the afternoon. Strong winds through the Irish Sea and North

Wales. Into the weekend, rain in the north-west will clear leaving plenty

of dry weather, hopefully we will see sunshine, and higher

temperatures as well, rising into the mid-teens. South south-easterly

winds bringing warmer air from France and Spain. So cold tonight

with a touch of Frost, more dry weather and sunshine to come

tomorrow. Enjoy it if you can. More on Tata steel in breakfast from 6am

tomorrow morning. That's Wales Today -

thank you for watching. From all of us on the

programme, good night.