11/04/2016 BBC Wales Today

The UK Government will consider co-investing with a buyer

to save the Port Talbot steel plant and thousands of jobs.

I have been in contact with potential buyers making it clear

that the government stands ready to help, this includes looking at the

possibility of co-investing with a buyer on commercial terms.

Wales and the rest of the UK have some of the worst cancer survival

Tonight what we could learn from Denmark.

American investors are reportedly set to take a ?100 million

All this week, the leaders of the five main political parties

will be facing the public in a bid to convince you that they would make

And Howard Marks, once one of the most wanted men in the world,

Tata Steel says it has contacted "tens" of potential buyers

for its UK steel business, which have formally

So far only one company, Liberty Steel, has expressed

an interest in buying the steelworks in Port Talbot which employs more

Tata has said the steel industry is facing its biggest crisis

There have been many rumours as to who might be interested in buying up

the Tata Steel sites. Sajid Javid this afternoon said the UK

Government will consider co-investing with a buyer on

commercial terms to save the steelworks in what Talbot. The

formal sales process begins today. I have been in contact with potential

buyers making clear that the government stands ready to help.

This includes looking at the possibility of co-investing with a

buyer on commercial terms. Describing the situation as the

steel industry 's biggest crisis in possibly half a century, Tata Steel

officially but its UK operation up for sale today and says it has been

contacted by potential buyers. We will be open to all credible

investment offers that we can see over the next few weeks and months.

So far only one company has expressed an interest in taking over

the plan. The owner of Liberty Steel, Sanjeev Gupta has suggested

that he wants to replace one of the blast furnaces with an electric

powered arc furnace to recycle scrap metal. The overall costs of running

a blast furnace, electricity Council 6%. And arc furnace would use a

higher percentage of electricity. An industrial sized furnace can

consumers much power as a town of a thousand people. If a buyer is

found, it is possible operations at the plant will have to change.

Industry experts say above all this is down to the fact that

international steel prices have plummeted. Around 95% of business

year comes from the Tata Steel site Danny Rose. Bosses tell me the first

quarter of 2016 has been one of the most difficult to date with around

20 people having to you made redundant and as the search

continues for a buyer, many questions remain over its future. We

have been through this twice since I have been working here. Iglo from

British Steel to chorus, from chorus to Tata Steel. So they are selling

it again. This time, there is the fear that it is going to be sold and

separated. Today however there has been some positive news for the

steel industry as Tata confirmed it had a buyer for its Scunthorpe man.

This has given some hope for the future of its other sites across the

country. The ladies and gentleman working at that steelworks are

amongst the most highly skilled in the country and we have every

confidence that the steel industry will keep on going and we will get

stronger and stronger, provide Tata act in a responsible way and give us

time to find a suitable buyer. Back in the House of Commons, the

Business Secretary said he would love to declare that the steel

crisis was over but he said it is not a promise anyone can make.

The leader of Ukip in Wales, Nathan Gill has said

he won't be releasing details of his tax returns.

Leaders of the other Welsh parties have said

they will reveal their details following David Cameron's

Mr Gill has described it as political grand-standing.

As far as I am concerned, you are innocent unless

The Prime Minister is within his remit to publish his tax returns,

if that is what he chooses to do but why are all the other

politicians trying to Americanise British politics?

Let's talk to our political editor, Nick Servini.

The election campaign is being overshadowed by other issues.

They are all under pressure on their financial affairs. Leanne Wood was

first out of the box today in terms of the Welsh politicians. Taxable

income 38,000, income tax paid 9000. Kirsty Williams of the Liberal

Democrats followed. And in the past few minutes, Carwyn Jones, the First

Minister, saying that his income tax... Taxable income was hundred

and 18000 and his income tax bill was 40 1000. Nathan Gill clearly

hoping to appeal to people that feel this has gone too far. Andrew Arty

Davies of the Welsh Conservatives inevitably will be questioned in the

ask the leader event to night honours. One observation is it was

striking that we are well into the assembly campaign now and it has

been entirely dominated largely by responding to external news stories,

be it the steel crisis, be it problems in the tax affairs of the

Prime Minister and this is just another example of that. A very

quick word about a new poll out this evening on voting intentions. Yes,

this is for ITV. Usual health warning with polls but it is

suggested Labour would be the largest party, just short of a

majority. Very tight second place at the moment. Plaid Cymru edging ahead

of the Tories who are edging ahead of Ukip. There appears to be some

kind of slide for the Tories in recent months.

A driver who crashed a stolen van and killed a teenage girl has been

Kyle Perkins, who is 25 and from Cwmaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf,

crashed in Aberdare in August after he squeezed seven

Sammy-Jo Davies, who was 19, died, and six others

The death of a 51-year-old woman near Machynlleth is now

Dyfed Powys Police say they aren't looking for anyone else

Her body, and a 45-year-old man's were found at

A lorry driver who was adjusting his sat-nav on the A55 in Conwy,

before he crashed and killed a father, has been jailed

Footage released by North Wales Police shows Nicholas Clough failed

to slow down for roadworks and hit Daren Longden's vehicle

Wales, like the rest of the UK, has some of the worst

cancer survival rates in the developed world.

But a leading international expert suggests we could catch up,

if big changes are made to the way patients are diagnosed here.

Professor Frede Oleson suggests Wales could copy Denmark,

which has made big changes to its cancer services.

Our health correspondent, Owain Clarke, has this special report.

Glynis Watkins knows a thing or two about caring for all.

She has been a nurse for over 40 years, but not so long ago,

Today it is actually six years to the day that

Her cancer was spotted because a colleague consultant

Neither she nor her GP had suspected cancer.

I wouldn't have gone back to my GP about the pain because I had already

As far as I was concerned, problems were related to my back

and I probably would not have gone back to my GP.

I would have thought, wait for the surgery,

In fact, around half of patients who have cancer don't have clear

signs at the beginning and it can be a problem for GPs.

In the end, some patients can spend months getting sent back and forth

to hospital for various tests, which can mean delays in getting

the right treatment with the risky cancer may have grown or spread.

There are some symptoms that are bound or I am thinking

And those individuals will be referred urgently

but there are those symptoms that are vague, nonspecific,

that makes a GP think, there is something going on here

And therefore it is that situation that the GP has

to balance their concern about the symptoms, the patient's

concerned about the symptoms, against the resources

It is devastating for us to see patients who have complained

of vague or nonspecific symptoms for many months ultimately be

I am convinced we should be doing better.

It is a question he and other experts from the Welsh NHS have come

16 years ago, Denmark found out it was performing as poorly

What in hell was going on was the question.

And this man is the brains behind many of the changes that

First of all, we said, do we have the right equipment,

do we have the right treatment, can we fix that?

What became more and more on the agenda was that people had

to wait too long within the health care system from when they attended

the health care until the start of treatment.

That was why we began to focus on the diagnostic pathway.

So this system now is if a Danish patient has clear cancer symptoms

then they are sent quickly to specialist hospital teams.

But the system in Denmark is that a patient who is ill

but with unclear symptoms can also be sent quickly but to diagnostic

As many tests or scans as is necessary are performed

here to find out what is wrong and only when there is an answer do

So if a patient comes here who is sick but with symptoms

which are not very clear or not very specific,

they can expect to find out what is going on within a matter of days.

Back home, that process could take weeks is, even months.

Many patients coming here say that they find it relaxing.

The other difference in Denmark is that if a GP does not suspect

cancer but wants to make sure, they can send a patient for a simple

yes or no test and get the result within hours.

The system they argue when it is set up does not cost any more to run.

I was bound to refer him anyway, so it is just a matter of a shorter

waiting time and a shorter time for him to be anxious,

if there was nothing to be anxious about.

The Danish and Welsh health systems are similar, both are free

for patients and have a similar mix of hospitals and GPs,

so could what worked in Denmark also work in Wales?

I am quite excited, having seen it in action that there is enough

of the elements in place already that we could build this model on.

I certainly feel we could pilot something in the short

to medium-term that would then perhaps scale up.

We have two strong health care systems in Britain and in Denmark

and we should be able to perform in the absolute elite and the long

waits has been part of the reason that we didn't perform

So the picture that is emerging is that the changes to cancer

services here really have led to quite significant improvements.

The question is, to what extent can the Welsh NHS emulate that?

With Denmark now closing the cancer survival gap

with the best in the world, the Welsh health experts

as they come home will no doubt be reflecting on whether another small

Howard Marks, once one of the world's most wanted men,

drugs smuggler and author, has died. And England's Danny Willett may be

a proud Yorkshireman, but his journey towards becoming

Masters Golf Champion at Augusta all started on Anglesey.

All this week, you can see the Welsh political party leaders questioned

in front of a live studio audience. First up, Andrew RT Davies of the

Welsh Conservatives. Preparations are well under way in Swansea.

Earlier, Ludik -- Lucy met up with youngest -- young voters to see if

events like this will help them decide how they will vote. This

week, leaders will be facing the public in a bid to convince you that

they would make the best First Minister. But instead of debating

each other, they will be going it alone. Each night this week, a

different leader would be on the podium taking a grilling from the

audience. These three are under 25 and will be at tonight 's opening

debate in Swansea. None of them have decided to day will vote for yet but

have clear views on what issues should be a priority. What are the

issues you want to be hearing about tonight? Supporting young people

generally with services and education. I'm thinking about all

young people, we are not all the same, we need different things. Our

first party leader is facing the audience tonight. You will be there.

What do you want to see come out of this? I want to see someone

passionate. I do not think there is anyone passionate any more. They are

all talking about their parties rather than what is best for Wales.

I would like to see politicians talking about what they have done

already about these issues, whether they have even looked at them or not

at all and what they are going to do to help improve young people, the

lives of young people in this country. It is the audience is

chance to see where the leaders stand on the issues that matter to

them. If you think about the people in the audience tonight, a lot of

them will not have made up their mind how to vote. People watching at

home may not have thought about the Welsh assembly election yet and this

could be their contact. And something the potential leader might

say tonight might have a bearing on how they vote. But we are not just

interested in what they have to say. I am creating a different kind of

manifesto by asking you what you would do if you were in charge. If I

were First Minister, I would like to improvement of health services and

mental health support for young people and the people of Wales. If I

was First Minister, I would ensure that an independent youth assembly

for Wales would be created. If I was First Minister, I would reduce the

jargon to help be more engaged with young people. You can get in touch.

If they can get through the audience debate and another three weeks of

campaign, one of these people will be First Minister on the 6th of May.

Make sure your suggestions are on the top of their intra- on their

first day in the job. On the campaign trail,

the Welsh Liberal Democrats were in Ceredigion talking about how

they will support Welsh agriculture including a ?20 million

scheme for hill farmers. Plaid Cymru have been talking

about their plans to launch a transport smart card,

which would allow residents of Wales to travel for free over

the Severn bridges. And the Welsh Conservatives have

been promising a tourism "boom" They say they'd improve promotion

of Wales to the rest of the world. He was once one of the world's most

wanted men, responsible for some of the biggest cannabis deals

of the 1970s and 80s. The death was announced

today of the drugs In later life he became known

for his writing and campaigning Howard Marks was the Oxford graduate

who became one of the world's A charming rogue and campaigner to

some, to others he was the criminal from Kenfig Hill who had spread

drugs around the world. In the 1980s, he was one

of the world's most wanted men. Changing identities and exploiting

a network of influential contacts to arrange international

shipments of marijuana. But eventually, the law caught up

with Dennis Howard Marks. What is being called one

of the world's best drugs rings. A ring allegedly masterminded

by a Briton, Dennis Marks, A raid on his home in Spain in 1988

saw him extradited to America, where he was eventually sentenced

to 25 years in jail. I still believe in the values that

began to be instilled in me then, which essentially is that

marijuana is harmless. He was a model prisoner,

prompting his early release in 1995, I did not set out

to be a dope dealer. He wrote a bestselling book,

Mr nice, which was turned into a film starring his long-time

friend Rhys Ifans. I always knew Howard as the fun guy

and the brave man who left prison with humility and not a lot

of apparent anger. Howard, you must have been in a few

identity parades in your time. His own celebrity profile grew

with appearances on chat shows. He stood before Parliament

on a single issue ticket He also toured a one-man show,

recalling life on the In 2015, he revealed he had been

diagnosed with cancer while writing a new book

about his exploits but he did not I have certainly suffered

from regrets in the past. I do not regret now because I am

happy now and it is impossible About anything that got

you to a stage of happiness. Howard Marks leaves for children

and a reputation as both a notorious was criminal and a charismatic

author and campaigner. The wife of singer Sir Tom Jones

has died after a short Lady Melinda Rose Woodward,

known as Linda, was married She died yesterday morning

in a Los Angeles hospital. Talks are continuing

between Swansea City and 2 American businessmen about taking

a controlling interest in the club. The Swans hope an agreement,

reported to be worth up to ?100m, will be reached

in a matter of weeks. But with the majority

of Premier League Clubs bankrolled by foreign owners,

is it good news for 2001 and new owner Mike Lewis

speaking to the press, having bought Swansea

City for a pound. It was during these turbulent times

that the Supporters trust was formed in the top flight,

Swansea City, off the back of a win over Chelsea have more

or less secured a sixth Set to prosper from next seasons

new ?5 billion TV deal, but having grown under the ownership

of local business people, there is a sense Swansea City

needs fresh investment A new chapter in the history

of the club appears to be coming, in the form

of Americans Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan who have interests

in American baseball and soccer. Their deal for a controlling stake

in the club is reportedly worth The indications are that the

prospective buyers are not looking to purchase any of the trust 's 21%

and certainly we will be looking for assurances that 21% will remain and

that we will continue to have a presence on the club board.

Manchester United and Sunderland are all currently owned

A further seven Premier League Clubs cre financed by foreign investors.

A lot of these overseas investors are looking for a return for one

very soon and therefore the situation that will face Swansea

City is will they be able to deliver the big returns that these new

investors are looking for? The track record is not great.

For fans, high on their agenda will be plans

to strengthen the playing squad and the expansion of

the relatively small 21,000 capacity Liberty Stadium.

But how exactly the Americans will invest it is yet to be seen.

Rugby and Ospreys flanker Justin Tipuric has been ruled out

for the rest of the season and will miss Wales' tour

Wales full back Leigh Halfpenny is also a doubt for that tour.

According to reports in France he's suffered an injury setback

and will not play for Toulon this season.

Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones says

Montpellier are "a top side, but not unbeatable".

The Welsh region will face the French side in the Semi-Final

The Dragons won 23-21 at Gloucester to earn their last four

place and will travel to the Altrad Stadium

Barry's Lee Selby says he will fight anyone after recovering

Golf and England's Danny Willett may be a proud Yorkshireman,

but his journey towards becoming Masters Champion at Augusta

The newest Major winner first picked up a golf club

It is far removed from the exclusive manicured lawns of Augusta.

Llangefni at ?6 a pop, pay as you play course.

But this is where Masters champion Danny Willett first picked up a

Last night, in front of a worldwide TV audience of

millions, the shot that won the Masters.

The tension of a final-round which saw the

28-year-old climb the leaderboard finally broken.

It has just been one of those crazy weeks where things

seem to happen, things seemed to go your way.

And watching on Anglesey, the pro who gave the champion his

Danny 's father brought along when he was

He wanted to give him an experience of golf so we arranged a

couple of golf lessons and he purchased a set of clubs

He was down on holiday for the week and we saw him

It was a fantastic feeling last night, to see him be

At Llangefni golf course, they were basking in the

The course has been threatened with closure.

A social enterprise business has taken

This could bring more people into play,

hopefully, to keep the place open because we really should never be in

And so the new champion, a major title

won in Augusta with skills nurtured on

An English Masters winner with some distinctly Welsh

Sunshine in Augusta, but it's been in short supply here today.

Yes, not great weather today for a round of golf. Grey skies, rain. But

it did drive and writing up this afternoon. The radar shows today's

rain spreading across most of the country. Some heavy bursts and only

eight Celsius in Tredegar. Dry in Pembrokeshire. Warmer in Flintshire.

This evening, pretty wet for mid and North Wales. The rain should ease

off later in the night. Dry and clearer in the south. A few mist and

fog patches forming. Here is the picture for eight o'clock in the

morning. Still fairly cloudy in the North. A few spots of light rain.

Elsewhere in dry, misty and foggy embraces first thing but some

sunshine as well. Six Celsius in, oven. In the morning, mist and fog

will lift. Showers will break out in the afternoon. In the South, showers

could be heavy and prolonged in places. Temperatures reaching 14

Celsius. Warmer than today with light winds. In Bridgend tomorrow,

much drier and brighter than today but I would not rule out a shower in

the afternoon. A little sunshine in North Wales. Tomorrow evening,

showers will slowly die away. Generally dry overnight.

Temperatures falling low enough for some ground frost. One or two mist

and fog patches. Wednesday, more dry weather and sunshine but a few

showers breaking out. Similar on Thursday and Friday looking to turn

a little colder. I'll have an update

for you here at 8pm and again From all of us on the

programme, good evening.