21/04/2016 BBC Wales Today

A 25% stake in Tata Steel. Beacons have been let to celebrate the

Queen's 90th birthday. They're hoping to take over TATA

Steel's plants here. Now, a Welsh consortium

involving billionaire Sir Terry Matthews has

welcomed news that the UK Government is prepared to consider

taking a 25% stake in the business. The group which brings together

people in the public and private sector in Wales,

along with Steel managers and unions is adamant it can keep the blast

furnaces making steel. Here's our Economics

Correspondent Sarah Dickins. While steel dominates

the landscape around Port Talbot, its role

in the economy has lessened and appears

to be seriously under threat. But now in a move not seen

for decades, the UK Government says it

would consider taking offering millions of pounds as loans

on a commercial basis. It came just hours after

billionaire Sir Terry Matthews entered the frame,

part of a Welsh team If it makes sensible

business and the future looks good, frankly, there

will be investors and we already So if the board in Mumbai rejected

the turnaround plan, why does this Welsh consortium

think there is a future? It is led by Roger Max,

with years of experience He has read the plan and is bringing

together experts with one objective. Tell us how we can make

the greenest, cheapest stealing the That is a vision and

that is something people We do not have it today

but what the bridge does for me is buys us the time to come up

with that vision, it should not buy is the time to go back

to being the old Port Talbot. Today the government offered

hundreds of millions of pounds to make

the takeover more attractive to They will now be able to see

the numbers the government has The fact the UK Government disease

and considering as an option taking a 25% stake in

Tatas UK operations is Workers would not have dreamt

that a few months ago. It is clear there are hundreds

of millions of pounds available

on the table a commercial rate. And also as well is that,

the Welsh Government would be able to top up, perhaps helping

with something like research and development or development

of a new power plant. This story is moving very fast

and there are interesting talks taking place here

at the Celtic Manor. So what is the Welsh consortium

think of the latest move A couple of hours ago,

I was trying not to use Just as determined,

much more confident. And tonight unions are updating

workers at Port Talbot about the latest

developments. The former Wales international

footballer, Ched Evans, has had his conviction for rape

quashed by the Court of Appeal. He's always maintained his

innocence, but will have He was released from jail in 2014 -

after serving half his sentence for raping a woman

at a hotel near Rhyl. Paul Heaney reports

from the Royal Courts Leaving court no longer a convicted

rapist, Ched Evans always maintained his innocence

but he will have On the basis that relevant

and admissible evidence has come to light that was not available

at the trial and that undermines the safety of his conviction,

we have concluded that we must allow the appeal and that it is in

the interests of justice A short statement read on his behalf

thanked his supporters Ched Evans is extremely grateful

for the Court of Appeal has ruled that his conviction for rape

was unsafe and should be quashed. He was a promising striker,

a record ?3 million signing for Sheffield United, called up

to the Wales squad in 2008. A night out in Rhyl in 2011

would change everything. There was outrage after the woman

was named online. He served half of a five-year prison sentence. Jessica

Ennis hill threatened to pull her support from Sheffield United if

they played him again. His career was gone.

But after a ten month investigation in to new evidence, he was allowed

to appeal the conviction he had always maintained was wrong.

New information had come to light since his conviction.

It has been four years since Ched Evans was convicted

and sent to jail but today, he left this court an innocent

So what was it about this new information, this new evidence

which allowed his appeal to be upheld here today?

Well, none of the detail of that new evidence can be broadcast

at the moment because it could affect the retrial of Ched Evans,

which was also ordered in court today.

We are expected to find out when that court case might take race

A man from Aberdeen, who was allegedly bought by a man

from Cardiff and forced to do hard labour for nearly 30 years, has

told a jury at Cardiff Crown Court he had to live in a wooden shed.

Four men from Cardiff are accused of making two other men live

in appalling conditions, and work for as little

On a visit to Mid Wales today, UKIP leader Nigel Farage admitted

the party's candidate selection process for the Assembly Election

Many Welsh party-members were unhappy high profile figures

based in England were able to put their names forward.

And UKIP's leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has faced calls

But speaking in Welshpool, Nigel Farage said Mr Gill has

Four Welsh swimmers have been included in the team for this

19-year-old Chloe Tutton says she's dreamt of this

She'll be joined by Jazz Carlin, Georgia Davies and Ieuan Lloyd

It means the world to me. I am proud of myself to achieve something like

this. It is ten swimming pool sessions and you have gym sessions.

It is a full-time job and most weeks I am tired and grumpy and just want

to go to sleep. It is not the most social sport but you can only do it

once and I am going to give it everything.

She's Britain's longest reigning monarch - and today,

events have been taking place across Wales today to

celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's 90th Birthday.

The commemorations started early this morning, and have been

running into this evening, with dozens of beacons

lit across the country to mark the Royal birthday,

Flames burning bright in the Welsh capital.

A beacon of light to commemorate her Majesty's milestone.

The evening sky grew bright across Wales as dozens of Beacons

were lit as a birthday tribute to the Queen, including here,

on the highest peak in Wales, as army cadets lit the beacon

The day began in suitably regal fashion, as school children around

the country did their bit to celebrate the royal brithday.

Here, primary schoolchildren operating their home-made crowns. It

is their way of saying happy birthday to the Queen. It is amazing

that she can handle the responsibilities of the Queen at her

age. Why can't she live until 100? It is amazing.

July 9th 1953 - just weeks after her coronation,

the queen embarked on a tour of Wales.

In Cardiff, there was pomp and pageantry.

As so it was today, in the castle grounds - a 21 gun salute at noon

It's a commemoration that also looms large,

Businessman David Pickering is using the grounds of his home

to display 40 sculptures of the Queen, alongside some rather

In Windsor, it was giant balloons that greeted the Queen

Judy and Anne Daley from Cardiff hoped Her Majesty would take one

In fact, the sisters lost of those balloons and had to find

The number nine escaped. I ran after it and all the children enjoyed it.

I couldn't catch it and up it went. It might even body on Her Majesty's

doorstep or in the State Department. In Merthyr Tydfil, William is having

a quieter time. It is his 90th birthday today and he is sharing it

with his wife. He received letters from Her Majesty and invites to

Buckingham Palace. The last time he was there, he challenged the Queen

on a very important issue. I said I don't wish to be impertinent or

route towards you in anyway but I am not certain, are you ten minutes

older than me or am I10 minutes older than you? She said, "I will

have to check the books." She went away smiling. The Queen has been

present at many of the milestones in Wales' post-war history. Wales in

turn has been celebrating into the night. A chain of Beacons

eliminating the final hours of her special day.

Sunshine for many parts of Wales today - is there any

We had 20 Celsius here in Wales. It will be more unsettled over the next

couple of days. Overnight, cloud will thicken,

winds picking up too. Some rain pushing in further south

and with thicker cloud, less cold A weather front trying to push

in from the south west. Some uncertainty how far

north this will come. It should start dry

further north tomorrow. Best of the brightness here too

but that front starting to bring And the northern half the UK holding

on the the dry bright weather for one more day but that

front bring spells of rain Breezy and cooler

everywhere tomorrow. Across Wales thicker cloud and rain

spreading up to parts of mid Wales. Brisk easterly winds picking up

and feeling colder at nine Celsius It looks like that front stalls

and then retreats back southwards tomorrow night and these

isobars straighten out. Northerly winds

introducing arctic air. The cloud and rain clears

southwards tomorrow might, clearer skies develop

from from the north. Winds turn lighter

but bring colder air A cold start Saturday then

a mix of sunny spells Brisk winds and showers more

likely further west. Some could be wintry on high ground

- highs of nine Celsius. Turning caller and breezy as we head

into the weekend. A mix of sunny spells but those showers could be

wintry at times. All this week and next week

Wales Today is on tour ahead of the Assembly Election

on the 5th of May. We're travelling the length

and breadth of the country looking at the issues that count

in your community. Jamie has the details

of our next stop tomorrow. We are heading to Wrexham for day

five of our tour. We will be looking at what matters to you when it comes

to the health service. Things like hospitals, your doctor's surgery

asking what the Welsh NHS should look like. Join us in Wrexham at

1:30pm and 6:30pm tomorrow. We will have updates from 6:25am. Thank you

for watching. Good night.