:00:00. > :00:00.Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:11.A new deal is on the table to finance the Circuit of Wales.
:00:12. > :00:21.The cabinet and global motorsports in Ebbw Vale tells us a new dealers
:00:22. > :00:26.on the table. A two-year-old baby was killed after being violently
:00:27. > :00:28.shaken and tonight, firefighters are fighting a blaze in the centre of
:00:29. > :00:47.A new deal is on the table to finance the Circuit of Wales.
:00:48. > :00:50.The man behind the regeneration project on the Heads of the Valleys
:00:51. > :00:52.has told BBC Wales exclusively that the latest proposals
:00:53. > :00:54.would bring local authorities back on board, and retain investment
:00:55. > :00:56.of more than ?350 million from insurance company Aviva.
:00:57. > :00:59.It would also reduce the amount of money the Welsh Government
:01:00. > :01:05.Here's our economics correspondent Sarah Dickins.
:01:06. > :01:10.It's been as high-adrenalined as the bikes themselves.
:01:11. > :01:18.financing of the Circuit of Wales has raised more questions and 24
:01:19. > :01:20.hours ago, the Welsh Government walked away from the
:01:21. > :01:23.deal, saying it could not underwrite all of the ?350
:01:24. > :01:32.Now a new proposal is on the table, which reduces the risk to Welsh
:01:33. > :01:33.Government and keeps the Aviva investment.
:01:34. > :01:36.At levels below 80%, then the government may be able to get
:01:37. > :01:38.themselves more comfortable with the risk of sharing
:01:39. > :01:43.So this 80%, is that what you've put on the table today?
:01:44. > :01:46.We've put on the table that we'd like to explore with government an
:01:47. > :01:50.option that reduces the government guarantee to below 80%.
:01:51. > :01:51.Yes, that's what we put on the table.
:01:52. > :01:57.Ideally, the reason we're going below 80% is probably a nuance
:01:58. > :02:04.It becomes much easier for all parties
:02:05. > :02:07.to get comfortable with the potential risks
:02:08. > :02:10.of challenge from a perspective, from the government.
:02:11. > :02:15.So there are state aid use looming in the background, then?
:02:16. > :02:18.More than 80% might invoke state aid complaints?
:02:19. > :02:22.There is always going to be state aid to challenges when
:02:23. > :02:26.governments provide guarantees, so I think the state aid
:02:27. > :02:29.would be less of a challenge if we were below 80%.
:02:30. > :02:32.And that's what we've reverted back to.
:02:33. > :02:35.These are the plans that the company hopes will become the reality.
:02:36. > :02:41.construction, no taxpayers money would be used to underwrite it.
:02:42. > :02:44.The Welsh Government's underwriter, which would now be less than 84% of
:02:45. > :02:49.the project, would only kick in if it had financial
:02:50. > :02:53.And the government, they claim, would gain the assets.
:02:54. > :02:55.Investing in a start-up venture like this,
:02:56. > :02:57.especially with something that
:02:58. > :03:02.is as popular as motorsports, meets the risk reward balance.
:03:03. > :03:09.This is not a frightening risk for a major investor.
:03:10. > :03:11.The new proposals have only been on the Welsh Government's
:03:12. > :03:15.desk for a few hours, and maybe still too risky
:03:16. > :03:18.The company also hopes to renew support from
:03:19. > :03:22.local authorities, who dropped out last year.
:03:23. > :03:25.It is hoped that the project will bring other automated
:03:26. > :03:28.companies to the area and bring much-needed jobs.
:03:29. > :03:31.Sports car company TVR announced last month that it
:03:32. > :03:34.will make its latest model next door to Circuit of Wales.
:03:35. > :03:38.Circuit of Wales hopes that the decision will
:03:39. > :03:41.come from the Welsh Government on the new deal within six weeks.
:03:42. > :03:45.In response, a Welsh Government spokesperson said tonight
:03:46. > :03:50.they "remain open to considering any new or revised proposals to take
:03:51. > :03:56.Well, the recent doubts hanging over the Circuit of Wales have been most
:03:57. > :03:58.keenly felt in Ebbw Vale and the surrounding area.
:03:59. > :04:01.With the promise of thousands of jobs, many there have seen
:04:02. > :04:04.the project as a real opportunity to transform an area
:04:05. > :04:07.which is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in Wales.
:04:08. > :04:12.From Blaenau Gwent, Paul Heaney reports.
:04:13. > :04:15.If things had all gone to the original plan, this rugged field
:04:16. > :04:19.would now be a hive of building activity.
:04:20. > :04:23.Instead, on the boundary of the proposed cutback of Circuit
:04:24. > :04:28.of Wales, one long-standing supporter says the Welsh Government
:04:29. > :04:30.ministers will be blamed if the scheme doesn't materialise.
:04:31. > :04:33.If you're going to have an investment of this size, there's got
:04:34. > :04:37.Who else is going to back it up but the government?
:04:38. > :04:39.They are the ones supposed to be representing the
:04:40. > :04:42.people and they need to put their money where their mouth is.
:04:43. > :04:47.Local businesses concerned at this latest setback.
:04:48. > :04:53.It has been very frustrating, waiting for it to come to something.
:04:54. > :04:56.As far as we knew, private investment.
:04:57. > :04:59.Then all of a sudden, we've got these property investors
:05:00. > :05:02.want the Welsh Government to underwrite it.
:05:03. > :05:09.I don't really know what the argument is about.
:05:10. > :05:11.The local MP was part of initial discussions back four
:05:12. > :05:24.There's lots of goodwill around to try and make sure
:05:25. > :05:28.What we need to do now is redouble efforts and get people
:05:29. > :05:31.The Circuit of Wales have insisted all day
:05:32. > :05:34.that this isn't the end of the line for the project.
:05:35. > :05:36.Albeit we might have to wait at least another
:05:37. > :05:38.six weeks to find out if the development just
:05:39. > :05:40.over the held there will definitely go ahead.
:05:41. > :05:42.But it takes time to speak to people here
:05:43. > :05:46.in Ebbw Vale or across the heads of the valleys area, and you'll find
:05:47. > :05:50.Not for the motorsports, but for the chance to change
:05:51. > :05:52.the entire economy of this part of Wales.
:05:53. > :05:54.It's hard to underestimate just how much hope is
:05:55. > :06:00.The UK business secretary, Sajid Javid, has assured unions
:06:01. > :06:06.that Tata steel will be a responsible seller.
:06:07. > :06:10.He was in Port Talbot today after a visit to Mumbai,
:06:11. > :06:15.where he met Tata bosses who want to sell their entire
:06:16. > :06:20.The Community Union said their talks with the business
:06:21. > :06:25.A Welsh Conservative government would introduce a five year council
:06:26. > :06:29.tax freeze if they win next month's assembly election.
:06:30. > :06:31.Leader, Andrew RT Davies, says if it had happened five years ago,
:06:32. > :06:35.the average band D home would have saved nearly ?800 by now.
:06:36. > :06:38.It's happened in England and Scotland but rival parties
:06:39. > :06:44.here claim the plan would create problems in the future.
:06:45. > :06:48.The Welsh Liberal Democrats say if they win power on May the 5th,
:06:49. > :06:50.they would create an extra 140,000 new apprentices over
:06:51. > :06:54.28,000 apprenticeships are created in Wales every year.
:06:55. > :06:57.The Lib Dems say their plan would double that number.
:06:58. > :07:00.All the main parties are promising to increase
:07:01. > :07:02.the number of apprentices, or have equivalent schemes
:07:03. > :07:10.A 23-year-old father from Connah's Quay has admitted
:07:11. > :07:15.Sean Michael Mullender shook two-month-old Daniel with such force
:07:16. > :07:17.that he experienced bleeding and swelling on the brain.
:07:18. > :07:24.From Mold Crown Court, Matthew Richards reports.
:07:25. > :07:27.Sean Mullender arrived at court facing the prospect
:07:28. > :07:30.of a murder trial but his defence team told the judge, that he'd be
:07:31. > :07:33.prepared to admit to a lesser charge of manslaughter.
:07:34. > :07:40.Following an incident as the family home in
:07:41. > :07:42.Connah's Quay, his two-month-old son Daniel
:07:43. > :07:48.Chester on the 2nd of October 2014 after receiving injuries including
:07:49. > :07:50.fractured ribs and bleeding of the brain caused
:07:51. > :07:54.He was then moved to the Children's Hospital in Liverpool,
:07:55. > :07:57.Concerned staff alerted North Wales Police.
:07:58. > :08:03.The prosecution barrister told the court
:08:04. > :08:05.that the Bereaved family extended welcomes the guilty plea.
:08:06. > :08:09.In his short life, Daniel had earlier received numerous rib
:08:10. > :08:11.fractures, some fairly recently before he died.
:08:12. > :08:14.The court was told this may had been because he was
:08:15. > :08:18.Sean Mullender Was remanded in custody and he is due to be
:08:19. > :08:26.People living around City Road in Cardiff are being advised
:08:27. > :08:30.to keep their windows and doors shut this evening because of a large fire
:08:31. > :08:35.Emergency services were alerted at around six o'clock this evening -
:08:36. > :08:38.sixteen appliances have been in operation.
:08:39. > :08:41.Drinking water supplies in the area have also been affected.
:08:42. > :08:46.South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are asking people to stay away.
:08:47. > :08:50.42 schoolchildren from Brussels were lost on the Brecon Beacons
:08:51. > :08:54.Mountain Rescue Teams and Police were alerted when the teenagers
:08:55. > :08:57.failed to arrive back at Storey Arms after a trek up Pen-y-Fan.
:08:58. > :09:02.They were found eight miles away at Dol-y-gaer Reservoir.
:09:03. > :09:07.Promotion is a realistic goal - that's the message from Glamorgan's
:09:08. > :09:11.cricketers ahead of the start of the new season.
:09:12. > :09:14.That's despite only one team going up to County Championship
:09:15. > :09:17.Meanwhile Chief Executive Hugh Morris, says Glamorgan will tackle
:09:18. > :09:21.debts of more than ?6 million, despite facing
:09:22. > :09:31.They'll be hoping the weather improves before the season starts
:09:32. > :09:34.after preparations in sunny Spain - it was back to reality today.
:09:35. > :09:36.Two months into his new job and coach
:09:37. > :09:40.Robert Croft is trying to achieve something which is alluded to his
:09:41. > :09:44.Robert Croft is trying to achieve something which has eluded to his
:09:45. > :09:47.predecessors for more than a decade and get Glamorgan back to county
:09:48. > :09:51.Something made more difficult this season is just one team will be
:09:52. > :09:56.It makes it clear about what you need to achieve.
:09:57. > :09:59.Last season, we were on course for half the season
:10:00. > :10:03.and just dropped off towards the end.
:10:04. > :10:06.We've got more resources in our squad this year.
:10:07. > :10:08.Behind the scenes, the county 's finances
:10:09. > :10:10.Behind the scenes, the county's finances haven't been healthy but
:10:11. > :10:18.bosses here tell me they are finally on a secure financial foundation.
:10:19. > :10:20.Glamorgan had been saddled with debts amounting to around ?70
:10:21. > :10:26.That figure has reduced to 6 million after a deal
:10:27. > :10:29.Cardiff Council, Allied Irish bank and its former
:10:30. > :10:32.chairman Paul Russell all agreed for part of the money money owed
:10:33. > :10:36.chairman Paul Russell all agreed for part of the money owed
:10:37. > :10:38.to them to be written off, totalling ?11 million.
:10:39. > :10:40.Five days of England - Australia matches at the stadium
:10:41. > :10:42.last year helped the club made a profit of
:10:43. > :10:46.But with fewer days of international cricket this year,
:10:47. > :10:52.Glamorgan had to look elsewhere to make money.
:10:53. > :10:54.We played cricket here for 45-50 days a year
:10:55. > :10:58.We focus on diversity find our business as
:10:59. > :11:01.We've got an International darts tournament
:11:02. > :11:06.We've had boxing tenements already and as you say, we're now for the
:11:07. > :11:08.first time dipping our toe in the music events business.
:11:09. > :11:10.Good news, then, for Simply Red fans.
:11:11. > :11:22.They will be the first group to play here this summer.
:11:23. > :11:28.The season starts here against Leicestershire in just ten days.
:11:29. > :11:38.Time for a look at the weather now - Derek Brockway has the forecast.
:11:39. > :11:42.Certainly much drier in the north compared to today.
:11:43. > :11:54.Tonight, to try with breaks in the cloud and Chile, temperatures inland
:11:55. > :12:00.as low as three having four Celsius. A cool starts tomorrow morning but
:12:01. > :12:04.most places dry, just the odd light shower. Obliging cloud but some
:12:05. > :12:09.sunshine in places as well. Across the rest of the UK, most places dry,
:12:10. > :12:12.with a mixture of cloud and sunshine, still a few showers
:12:13. > :12:18.though, most likely in Central and eastern parts of England, with your
:12:19. > :12:18.Ceri Wyn is likely. Rain spreading into Northern Ireland and other
:12:19. > :12:36.Western areas later in the afternoon, highs of nine
:12:37. > :12:38.Celsius in Belfast. Most places die tomorrow afternoon, some sunshine
:12:39. > :12:41.the train will spread into Western counties. Mid to late afternoon,
:12:42. > :12:42.lighter winds for a while tomorrow, so more pleasant compared to
:12:43. > :12:45.recently. Tomorrow evening, a spell of rain, that will clear later in
:12:46. > :12:48.the night, some showers following into Pembrokeshire and a chilly
:12:49. > :12:52.night temperatures inland following low enough for a touch of frost.
:12:53. > :12:56.Gillian Saturday with a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, a Land's
:12:57. > :13:05.End are possible and a bit more snow on high ground. On Sunday, the chart
:13:06. > :13:09.shows low pressure, and cuts to the South west of the British Isles,
:13:10. > :13:14.most of Wales should be dry on Sunday, some sunshine, temperatures
:13:15. > :13:18.higher but with a cool breeze, fresh from the east and south-east. A
:13:19. > :13:22.mixed bag of whether this weekend but some dry weather and sunshine as
:13:23. > :13:30.well. Next week more unsettled with more rain and showers on the way. We
:13:31. > :13:33.have updates in the morning into Breakfast. Good night.