:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight's headlines: Unlawfully killed.
:00:08. > :00:10.The families of two Welsh men who died at Hillsborough say they're
:00:11. > :00:13.relieved the inquest into their deaths has concluded.
:00:14. > :00:17.He was my favourite person in the world.
:00:18. > :00:25.At last, it is unlawful killing so that is an achievement.
:00:26. > :00:28.Also tonight: The Prime Minister visits Tata Steel in Port Talbot
:00:29. > :00:34.to discuss what he calls a sustainable future for the plant.
:00:35. > :00:36.30 years after the Chernobyl disaster claims that restricting
:00:37. > :00:42.the sale of livestock here was probably unnecessary.
:00:43. > :00:45.We're in Brecon, the latest stop on our election tour.
:00:46. > :00:47.We're going to be investigating the link between the
:00:48. > :01:03.After sea level has got in touch, I have come to the Porth at the
:01:04. > :01:04.Rhondda to find out why he wants more jobs here and better transport
:01:05. > :01:18.links. The families of two football fans
:01:19. > :01:23.from Wales killed at Hillsborough 27 years ago have expressed
:01:24. > :01:26.their relief that fresh inquests John McBrien from Holywell
:01:27. > :01:31.in Flintshire and Steven Brown from Holt near Wrexham were among 96
:01:32. > :01:36.Liverpool fans crushed to death. After two years of evidence
:01:37. > :01:39.the jury concluded they'd The inquests hadn't even concluded
:01:40. > :01:51.when relatives of those who died came together to sing
:01:52. > :01:54.Liverpool's famous anthem. With its lyrics about walking
:01:55. > :01:56.on through wind and rain with hope in your heart,
:01:57. > :01:59.it was a perfect summary of the struggle they've faced
:02:00. > :02:02.to bring out the full story of that Among the victims, 18-year-old
:02:03. > :02:07.John McBrien from Holywell. He'd travelled with the Deeside
:02:08. > :02:10.Liverpool Supporters Club and was looking forward to starting
:02:11. > :02:14.a course at the city's university. His mother learned today
:02:15. > :02:16.that he and 95 others were unlawfully killed
:02:17. > :02:18.because of failures by police to keep
:02:19. > :02:21.the crowd safe. I represented our family
:02:22. > :02:28.in the first inquest. I said on television
:02:29. > :02:32.that the verdict should have been unlawful killing ten.
:02:33. > :02:35.1991. At last, it is unlawful killing
:02:36. > :02:42.so that is an achievement. 25-year-old David Steven Brown,
:02:43. > :02:45.known as Steven, from Holt near Wrexham was such a Liverpool
:02:46. > :02:49.fanatic he even bore a club tattoo. His brother and widow
:02:50. > :02:52.were at the inquest today but didn't Sarah Brown was six months
:02:53. > :02:56.pregnant with her daughter Also at the inquests in Warrington,
:02:57. > :03:02.Dean Harris from Newport survived the crush but witnessed
:03:03. > :03:04.its full horror. It has been earned by every
:03:05. > :03:14.one of those families, they survivors and campaigners
:03:15. > :03:16.who have stood together all these years to actually get this
:03:17. > :03:21.verdict. The jury concluded that mistakes
:03:22. > :03:23.were made by South Yorkshire Police, Charlotte Hennessey
:03:24. > :03:28.from Connah's Quay, whose father James died at Hillsborough,
:03:29. > :03:31.kept a video diary throughout The failure to close the tunnel
:03:32. > :03:37.upon opening Gate C is the cause of the death of my dad and 95
:03:38. > :03:43.other innocent people and it was not An Independent Police Complaints
:03:44. > :03:52.Commission investigation and a seperate criminal inquiry
:03:53. > :03:55.will now help to decide The tension built up over
:03:56. > :04:00.the past 27 years let itself out in a flood of relief
:04:01. > :04:04.today through cheers, shouts and The families of the 96 victims
:04:05. > :04:09.have finally got the David Cameron has paid his first
:04:10. > :04:17.visit to the Port Talbot steel plant since Tata announced
:04:18. > :04:20.it was putting its During talks with senior executives
:04:21. > :04:23.and union officials, the Prime Minister talked
:04:24. > :04:25.through different options for supporting any potential rescue
:04:26. > :04:28.package for the industry. Our political editor,
:04:29. > :04:30.Nick Servini, is here. What came
:04:31. > :04:40.out of today's meeting? I think probably the most
:04:41. > :04:44.significant thing to have come out will be in the long run, the
:04:45. > :04:48.impression it has made on David Cameron and how that fees through
:04:49. > :04:52.into any UK Government support for rescue package. This was his first
:04:53. > :04:58.opportunity to meet steelworkers, he had to blast furnace and had talks
:04:59. > :05:04.lasting an hour with senior executives and union officials.
:05:05. > :05:08.Downing Street is saying it was an opportunity for him to show his
:05:09. > :05:11.commitments to the industry. Union officials said in front of David
:05:12. > :05:16.Cameron they took the opportunity to press Tata to act responsibly during
:05:17. > :05:22.the sale process. Most people were pleased to see him, less so the
:05:23. > :05:27.First Minister who was not happy at not being invited. He said he was
:05:28. > :05:32.disappointed to read about the visit on Twitter. David Cameron meant --
:05:33. > :05:38.went on to a car parts factory in the Swansea. He met Andrew RT Davies
:05:39. > :05:42.we were all thinking, within a matter of days before the Assembly
:05:43. > :05:47.election, the opportunity for the Prime Minister to big up Mr Davies's
:05:48. > :05:53.prospects. Yet, no broadcast media are allowed in. No footage actually
:05:54. > :05:57.of the two men together. Here we are, a matter of days before we go
:05:58. > :06:02.to the polls and David Cameron didn't take the opportunity to
:06:03. > :06:08.promote Andrew RT Davies so close to the election. Most people would
:06:09. > :06:12.accept that is a pretty QJ selection behaviour. In ever to the right
:06:13. > :06:16.questions about if there is bad blood between both men because of
:06:17. > :06:18.Andrew RT Davies's decision to campaign for the Brexit.
:06:19. > :06:20.BBC Wales understands that plans to build a combined heat
:06:21. > :06:22.and power plant at south Hook near Milford Haven
:06:23. > :06:28.An email to Milford Haven Town Council earlier this month indicated
:06:29. > :06:32.that the company behind the project had cancelled the plans due
:06:33. > :06:38.Around 600 jobs were expected to be created during construction.
:06:39. > :06:41.We rely on large job happening with the petro-chemical and gas
:06:42. > :06:46.A couple of months work, it is 12 months wages for someone.
:06:47. > :06:51.When you hear something of this magnitude being called off now
:06:52. > :06:56.Meanwhile, the announcement that Wales's largest
:06:57. > :06:59.coal fired power station is to downgrade its operations
:07:00. > :07:03.will have an inevitable impact on opencast mining here.
:07:04. > :07:05.That's according to the operators of two south Wales mines.
:07:06. > :07:09.From April next year,Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan will only
:07:10. > :07:13.generate electricity when it's needed by the National Grid.
:07:14. > :07:17.Our environment correspondent, Steffan Messenger, reports.
:07:18. > :07:21.By 1967, this industrial wilderness will begin to look like this.
:07:22. > :07:23.At the time it was built, Aberthaw was
:07:24. > :07:27.hailed as one of the most advanced power stations in the world.
:07:28. > :07:30.For over 40 years this site near St Athan in the Vale
:07:31. > :07:34.of Glamorgan has been generating electricity from burning coal.
:07:35. > :07:39.It can supply around 1555 megawatts of electricity for
:07:40. > :07:44.That is enough power to meet the needs of some
:07:45. > :07:47.But a fall in demand for coal fired power,
:07:48. > :07:50.rising costs and environmental regulations have combined to make
:07:51. > :07:54.keeping this place going a huge challenge according
:07:55. > :07:58.They announced yesterday that from April next year
:07:59. > :08:01.the site will only be operational at times when the National Grid
:08:02. > :08:05.needs a helping hand with supply like during the winter months.
:08:06. > :08:09.Environmental campaigners predict this is the beginning of the end
:08:10. > :08:14.It is the third biggest point source of nitrous oxide
:08:15. > :08:18.It is also one of the biggest polluters
:08:19. > :08:21.in terms of mercury emissions in the whole of the UK.
:08:22. > :08:24.It is just a gargantuan polluter and its time has come
:08:25. > :08:29.RWE says it is investing in new technology to
:08:30. > :08:35.That will involve expanding the range of coal burned at the plant.
:08:36. > :08:38.We're looking at the production of coal in Wales
:08:39. > :08:41.coming to an end fairly soon.
:08:42. > :08:45.I think that is still under discussion.
:08:46. > :08:48.Coal coming from other countries, people moving to mixtures
:08:49. > :08:52.There is lots and lots of complex issues about this.
:08:53. > :08:55.If you burn different materials you get different
:08:56. > :08:57.products, you get different emissions.
:08:58. > :09:00.Opencast mines in South Wales currently supply the vast
:09:01. > :09:06.Miller Argent, which runs Ffos-y-fran near Merthyr Tydfil
:09:07. > :09:09.and Celtic Energy, which mines at Onllwyn near Neath said today
:09:10. > :09:12.they were considering the impact on their businesses.
:09:13. > :09:15.The future of around 600 staff and contract jobs at Aberthaw
:09:16. > :09:21.The GMB union said today it expected things to
:09:22. > :09:28.30 years since the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl,
:09:29. > :09:31.in what is now Ukraine, an expert has told Wales Today that
:09:32. > :09:34.restrictions imposed at the time on the sale of livestock here,
:09:35. > :09:37.while understandable, were probably unnecessary.
:09:38. > :09:41.Radioactive caesium fell in rain on north Wales and restrictions
:09:42. > :09:44.on farms in the affected area were only completely lifted
:09:45. > :09:55.The death toll of Chernobyl is still argued over.
:09:56. > :10:00.The world's worst nuclear accident still divides opinion.
:10:01. > :10:03.And here in Wales, what we do know is, yes, radioactive caesium
:10:04. > :10:07.did fall in rain about a week after the explosion.
:10:08. > :10:11.The radiation levels here in North Wales on some farms
:10:12. > :10:14.was high enough to trigger restrictions.
:10:15. > :10:17.Restrictions which were to remain in place for more
:10:18. > :10:22.Some people are saying that it was nothing to worry
:10:23. > :10:25.about and it would be over in two or three weeks.
:10:26. > :10:30.Glyn Roberts had to cope with the restrictions
:10:31. > :10:35.Almost a working lifetime of the added burden
:10:36. > :10:39.But it was worth it, he says, public confidence in their product,
:10:40. > :10:44.The most important thing here is that we do
:10:45. > :10:49.supply the house provider with the best lamb and the safest
:10:50. > :10:54.By doing these monitoring for the last 26 years, I am very
:10:55. > :11:02.It has made more for work us but that work is
:11:03. > :11:07.The regime involved radiation testing.
:11:08. > :11:09.Animals with high levels of caesium were not allowed
:11:10. > :11:14.But with the restrictions really necessary?
:11:15. > :11:17.Some scientists say our understanding of the dangers of what
:11:18. > :11:20.they say are low levels of caesium has changed.
:11:21. > :11:24.Professor Gerry Thomas of Imperial College researches
:11:25. > :11:30.We'd never had a nuclear accident like that before so I think
:11:31. > :11:33.it was a sensible at the time to be precautions.
:11:34. > :11:36.We need to learn from what we now know about the science
:11:37. > :11:40.30 years later and say, actually, caesium is not something we need to
:11:41. > :11:45.We've got plenty of evidence from about from the
:11:46. > :11:48.Chernobyl area where people have been followed now for over 30 years
:11:49. > :11:51.and it looks as if there is nothing to be seen.
:11:52. > :11:54.The monitoring ended when the last restrictions were
:11:55. > :11:58.There are those who argue that scientists like
:11:59. > :12:02.Gerry Thomas are too quick to dismiss the risk.
:12:03. > :12:04.Others believe that sheep on the Welsh uplands should
:12:05. > :12:07.continue to be checked for radiation.
:12:08. > :12:10.When you come to low levels of radiation there is very great
:12:11. > :12:16.The extrapolation is only possible, I think, with time
:12:17. > :12:21.and we will only see in the next generation and the generation after
:12:22. > :12:25.that whether there are significant effects to be demonstrated then.
:12:26. > :12:29.Around Chernobyl, they are still working to maintain the damaged
:12:30. > :12:34.reactor and nearby, homes, schools, communities remain abandoned.
:12:35. > :12:41.30 years on there and here, the accident is still posing questions.
:12:42. > :12:46.Our Election Tour around Wales has reached Brecon and Jamie's
:12:47. > :12:52.Welcome to Wales Today live from Brecon, the next stop
:12:53. > :12:57.We're beside the town's theatre on the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal.
:12:58. > :13:01.This is Wales' largest seat geographically speaking,
:13:02. > :13:04.stretching from the head of the south Wales Valleys
:13:05. > :13:06.to the border with England and into the Cambrian mountains.
:13:07. > :13:10.The Westminster seat was held by Labour after the war for decades,
:13:11. > :13:15.Now it's highly marginal between the Conservatives
:13:16. > :13:21.But it's been won by the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats,
:13:22. > :13:24.Kirsty Williams, at every Assembly election since devolution.
:13:25. > :13:27.But in last year's Westminster elections
:13:28. > :13:33.In a sparsely populated area of small towns it won't surprise
:13:34. > :13:37.you to hear that schools and hospital services
:13:38. > :13:42.Well, this might look like a rather peaceful place this evening,
:13:43. > :13:47.but the fight to win this seat at next week's election
:13:48. > :13:52.If the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams loses
:13:53. > :13:57.here, it's pretty much the final curtain for her party.
:13:58. > :14:00.The Conservatives are ramping up the pressure having won the seat
:14:01. > :14:10.It's been here on farmland just above Newtown for between 500
:14:11. > :14:15.Its very existence was threatened by plans to route a bypass
:14:16. > :14:20.But after a successful campaign the route was moved and the
:14:21. > :14:25.The Liberal Democrats and the Liberals before them have
:14:26. > :14:30.Until the last Assembly election this constituency had been
:14:31. > :14:38.But the party, like this tree, are under threat in the Assembly.
:14:39. > :14:41.The latest opinion polls suggest they could lose three oftheir five
:14:42. > :14:45.Some are even suggesting the party could be wiped out
:14:46. > :14:51.The party office in Newtown in the Montgomeryshire constituency is
:14:52. > :14:55.a throwback to the liberal tradition in mid Wales.
:14:56. > :14:58.The Conservatives hold this constituency at Westminster and
:14:59. > :15:03.They took Brecon and Radnorshire from the Liberal Democrats
:15:04. > :15:08.Despite holding Ceredigion in Parliamentary elections
:15:09. > :15:12.since 2005, the party has failed to make a breakthrough there in
:15:13. > :15:19.David Selby is a town councillor in Newtown and he's been
:15:20. > :15:22.campaigning on the streets for almost 30 years.
:15:23. > :15:27.History, tradition but liberalism and the vision for what liberalism
:15:28. > :15:32.We will change the sign only when it falls down I guess.
:15:33. > :15:35.I have no problem with looking backwards to the tradition
:15:36. > :15:39.but we are looking into the future now.
:15:40. > :15:45.A year ago that party lost 49 of its 57 seats in Westminster.
:15:46. > :15:49.It led to the election of Tim Farron as UK leader.
:15:50. > :15:52.He has been on a tour of the party's mid Wales heartlands
:15:53. > :15:56.including this Brecon business where he was laying it on thick.
:15:57. > :16:00.In the last 11 months there has been a real regrowth in the party.
:16:01. > :16:01.The party's membership across Wales has
:16:02. > :16:06.We have gained by-elections in pretty much every
:16:07. > :16:11.There is a real sense of us making progress.
:16:12. > :16:15.The party has had its ups and downs in Wales and they've all been
:16:16. > :16:17.chronicled in this book, and the author says last year's
:16:18. > :16:22.general election performance was the worst for a generation.
:16:23. > :16:25.It's put the party back to the way it was in 1992 in
:16:26. > :16:28.Wales but it was a bad election right across the UK.
:16:29. > :16:31.In Wales it wasn't specifically a punishment for
:16:32. > :16:35.Traditionally, they normally do worse in the Welsh Assembly
:16:36. > :16:38.elections than they do in the general elections.
:16:39. > :16:40.This time, it is going to be the other way around.
:16:41. > :16:45.Back in Newtown, progress is continuing on the new road.
:16:46. > :16:49.In a month or so this 500-year-old oak tree will be in full bloom,
:16:50. > :16:52.in rude health after a brush with extinction.
:16:53. > :16:55.The Liberal Democrats will hope they can say the same
:16:56. > :17:03.Carl Roberts on the prospects of the Liberal Democrats in the election.
:17:04. > :17:06.And tomorrow, we're going to tell you about the minor parties standing
:17:07. > :17:15.We're beside the town's theatre tonight.
:17:16. > :17:16.We've talked about things like schools and hospitals
:17:17. > :17:19.on our tour but how important are the arts to our lives?
:17:20. > :17:22.And could the Welsh government's health budget be used to fund music
:17:23. > :17:30.Our arts correspondent, Huw Thomas reports.
:17:31. > :17:33.In the election campaign, the arts has to make quite a noise to be
:17:34. > :17:37.The Cory Brass Bands were here to help as they line-up for
:17:38. > :17:39.this years Welsh Proms was announced.
:17:40. > :17:47.Now in its 31st year, it is still organised by the conductor,
:17:48. > :17:49.Owain Arwel Hughes, though recently money has been tight.
:17:50. > :17:51.It returns with support from public funds and
:17:52. > :17:54.private donors, but the boss wants politicians to consider the broader
:17:55. > :17:57.benefits of the arts when budgets are fixed.
:17:58. > :17:59.The arts and music in particular, which is my field,
:18:00. > :18:04.affects the lives of people far more than people think.
:18:05. > :18:06.Financially, yes, we are always in trouble.
:18:07. > :18:15.It has been proved over the centuries how music has
:18:16. > :18:21.Therefore, that has got to be good to the NHS.
:18:22. > :18:23.Here is the picture when it comes to arts funding.
:18:24. > :18:25.Around ?80 million is spent on arts and culture
:18:26. > :18:29.funding everything from classical music to museums and libraries.
:18:30. > :18:32.It is a small proportion of the Welsh Government's
:18:33. > :18:39.Equivalent to around 0.5% of its spending this year.
:18:40. > :18:44.Could more be made of the health benefits of a vibrant arts sector?
:18:45. > :18:46.Here in Builth Wells it is having a direct impact
:18:47. > :18:48.on people living with Parkinson's disease.
:18:49. > :18:53.Strictly Parkinson's has been running for two years and it is
:18:54. > :19:00.You get from a class like this, perhaps a little bit more mobility,
:19:01. > :19:06.perhaps you feel a little bit more upright, your posture is better.
:19:07. > :19:13.But most of all with the feeling of well-being.
:19:14. > :19:16.It is an example of the arts as a therapy but the organisers
:19:17. > :19:20.It would be wonderful if a programme like this could be rolled out
:19:21. > :19:24.on a much wider basis and research is beginning to come in providing
:19:25. > :19:29.evidence of the efficacy of being involved in something like this.
:19:30. > :19:31.If it could be more widely available to more people
:19:32. > :19:33.with Parkinson's in this instance, I think that would be
:19:34. > :19:41.Financial security is the political priority for the arts but the wider
:19:42. > :19:46.health benefits could provide some with an alternative source of income
:19:47. > :19:50.if it makes an impression on the campaign trail.
:19:51. > :19:54.Now over the past few weeks, we've been asking you what you want
:19:55. > :19:57.Steve Evans from Porth in Rhondda got in touch.
:19:58. > :20:03.You have been telling us what you would do
:20:04. > :20:09.In Porth in the Rhondda, jobs are high on the agenda.
:20:10. > :20:12.If I were First Minister I would make sure the
:20:13. > :20:16.If I were First Minister I would help local businesses.
:20:17. > :20:23.He graduated with a degree in computer studies seven years ago.
:20:24. > :20:28.He has been struggling to find work ever since.
:20:29. > :20:31.A lot of jobs are in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport.
:20:32. > :20:33.There is quite a bit in Bristol as well.
:20:34. > :20:39.Steve would be willing to commute but he wants
:20:40. > :20:42.more investment in the Valleys and in transport links to help create
:20:43. > :20:45.more jobs and protect Valleys communities.
:20:46. > :20:48.To be honest with you, the electrification and the metro
:20:49. > :20:55.How does it make you feel being up here, trying
:20:56. > :20:58.for work, finding that most of the jobs are at
:20:59. > :21:03.It is a struggle because I am a Rhondda boy, born and bred here.
:21:04. > :21:07.I'm not against the idea of moving out of
:21:08. > :21:12.the Valleys but if I can, I would like to stay here.
:21:13. > :21:14.For Steve, not being able to find work for so many years
:21:15. > :21:20.The constant knock backs, or just no replies when you apply for the job,
:21:21. > :21:26.you can take is for so long but then it starts to chip away.
:21:27. > :21:31.I should be able to earn my own money and have a life of my own.
:21:32. > :21:35.It is clear what Steve wants from the next Welsh Government.
:21:36. > :21:38.If I were First Minister I'd bring jobs closer to home in the Valleys
:21:39. > :21:45.Tell me what you would do if you were First Minister and I will pass
:21:46. > :21:48.on your ideas to the next Welsh Government.
:21:49. > :21:52.You can get in touch by e-mail, on Facebook and on Twitter.
:21:53. > :21:58.Or you can write to us and make sure you are a part of My Manifesto 2016.
:21:59. > :22:01.Yes, we're looking forward to hearing from you.
:22:02. > :22:04.And for more details on all the political parties
:22:05. > :22:08.policies on the economy and transport, head to the BBC Wales
:22:09. > :22:13.news website and click on Wales Election 2016.
:22:14. > :22:16.We're leaving Brecon tonight and heading to Cardiff
:22:17. > :22:17.for tomorrow's programme in the Hayes.
:22:18. > :22:21.Before moving on to Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday and Gower on Friday.
:22:22. > :22:30.Welshman Mark Williams will resume his World Snooker Championship
:22:31. > :22:33.quarterfinal against China's Ding Junhui in a few minutes
:22:34. > :22:40.The first to 13 will head into the semi-final.
:22:41. > :22:43.Let's take a look at the weather next.
:22:44. > :22:49.How's the forecast looking, Sue?
:22:50. > :22:59.We had a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers today. A weather
:23:00. > :23:05.watcher Turk this today. Tonight, winds continuing to feed in a few
:23:06. > :23:09.showers. A chance of snow on higher ground, trying a further east with
:23:10. > :23:16.some overnight frost again. Subtle changes tomorrow. Those northerly
:23:17. > :23:23.winds which brought the Arctic air starts to fear north-west today.
:23:24. > :23:27.Tomorrow, a cold start, some frost. Possible wintry mix of rain, sleet
:23:28. > :23:32.and snow again but staying dry for many with decent sunny spells.
:23:33. > :23:37.Heavier showers starting to edge in from the west later, blustery but to
:23:38. > :23:41.lose the raw wind. Temperatures in single figures. Seven Celsius in
:23:42. > :23:45.Gwynedd, nine in Cardiff. Further showers were pushed through from the
:23:46. > :23:49.west tomorrow night. Some wintry with snow on high ground. Easing and
:23:50. > :23:54.turning dry overnight the true meaning calls with rural frost patch
:23:55. > :23:59.is likely. Thursday is remaining TV with a mix of sunshine and showers.
:24:00. > :24:04.Some wintry, heavy at times with a brisk north westerly wind, highs of
:24:05. > :24:11.8-10dC. Then the unsettled Atlantic influence brings a new pressure
:24:12. > :24:15.system in. Turning quite wet and windy overnight Thursday and Friday.
:24:16. > :24:19.A mix of sunny spells and blustery showers over the next couple of
:24:20. > :24:23.days. Wet and windy early Friday morning. It should clear to sunshine
:24:24. > :24:29.and showers later in the day first up with lighter winds, 12 feel less
:24:30. > :24:36.cold at the weekend. If you have any photos to help tell the weather
:24:37. > :24:40.story. You can send it via e-mail. You can upload them on the website.
:24:41. > :24:44.I'll have a quick round-up at eight o'clock and more then at 10.30pm.