:00:00. > :00:21.at the UK's largest opencast mine at Ffos-y-Fran in Merthyr Tydfil.
:00:22. > :00:30.If we continue to burn coal, that crosses a line for the planet and we
:00:31. > :00:38.need to keep it in the ground if we are going to avert climate change.
:00:39. > :00:39.Coal is part of electricity and I think that's what we need to
:00:40. > :00:46.remember. There are now two confirmed bidders
:00:47. > :00:53.interested in buying Tata Steel. Sarah Brooks getting
:00:54. > :00:57.baby clothes ready. We've been asking you what you want
:00:58. > :01:00.from the next Welsh Government. Sarah wants employers
:01:01. > :01:02.to support women going The night that fire
:01:03. > :01:07.burnt Llandudno's Pier 20 years on, could the site
:01:08. > :01:16.finally be redeveloped? And, after all the cold weather,
:01:17. > :01:20.we're in for a taste of summer Some places warmer than
:01:21. > :01:29.Barcelona next weekend. Work at the UK's largest opencast
:01:30. > :01:33.mine in Merthyr Tydfil was halted today, as hundreds of climate
:01:34. > :01:35.activists protested The campaigners are calling for more
:01:36. > :01:48.renewable power and green jobs. One group chained themselves
:01:49. > :01:49.to heavy machinery. The mine's operator says
:01:50. > :01:51.the business supports more than 200 jobs and helps
:01:52. > :01:53.generate affordable electricity. Our environment correspondent
:01:54. > :02:07.Steffan Messenger is there. Yes, I am at the camp where hundreds
:02:08. > :02:14.of campaigners have been gathered since Saturday. Behind me, you can
:02:15. > :02:19.see the heaps and the largest opencast mine. It has been the focus
:02:20. > :02:25.point of today's demonstrations. People set off from the scam to shut
:02:26. > :02:29.it down. As the sun rose over their makeshift camp, these climate
:02:30. > :02:33.campaigners set off for what they called a day of mass action. A
:02:34. > :02:38.smaller group had gone ahead, entering the site and chaining
:02:39. > :02:44.themselves to heavy machinery. Usually, the mind behind me would be
:02:45. > :02:48.a hive of activity. As you can see, it has fallen silent for a fewer
:02:49. > :02:54.hours. They have halted operations here at FFos-y-Fran. The main
:02:55. > :02:57.entrance was also closed off by demonstrations. It is all in
:02:58. > :03:04.response to plans from the owners here from another opencast site. We
:03:05. > :03:10.grew up here. This environment is irreplaceable. If we continue to
:03:11. > :03:15.burn coal, that crosses a line for the planet. We need to keep it in
:03:16. > :03:23.the ground. The future of energy does not lie with coal. It relies on
:03:24. > :03:26.Green, renewable energy. It is the largest opencast mine in the UK. Its
:03:27. > :03:31.managing director told me it supports jobs in the local
:03:32. > :03:37.community. As well as the steel industry in south Wales. Mining for
:03:38. > :03:44.locally means it does not have to be important, reducing its carbon
:03:45. > :03:50.footprint. It is also part of land reclamation, returning it to open
:03:51. > :03:54.more land as the coal is extracted. Coal is part of the affordable
:03:55. > :03:58.electricity. That's what needs to be remembered. We need a balanced
:03:59. > :04:02.debate about climate change policies, which we recognise our
:04:03. > :04:06.important, but also for generation and supporting our own industries.
:04:07. > :04:12.Those protesting are urging politicians to call time on coal.
:04:13. > :04:16.Timing their protests swivels days before the local and national
:04:17. > :04:22.elections across the UK. They say they support the jobs and the steel
:04:23. > :04:28.industry. A lot of people will lose their work, if they go your way.
:04:29. > :04:35.There is a massive opportunity here. If we look towards renewable energy
:04:36. > :04:39.and improving houses, there is jobs in the long-term. We need to look at
:04:40. > :04:46.that. We can use those people and skills they already. These
:04:47. > :04:54.protesters will tonight pack their bags after a long weekend at this
:04:55. > :05:01.giant coalmine. The thorny issue of whether they have a future in the UK
:05:02. > :05:08.will be far from dead and buried. The last of the campaigners have now
:05:09. > :05:15.left the mine. They appeared an our -- and our ago. There has been a
:05:16. > :05:17.strong police presence, including a helicopter. But they say they have
:05:18. > :05:30.been peaceful. Back to you. Two brothers who worked as teachers
:05:31. > :05:39.have been charged with making and possessing indecent images of
:05:40. > :05:43.children. His brother was a teacher as well. The charges do not relate
:05:44. > :05:48.to their work for the local authority. Both have been bailed to
:05:49. > :05:58.appear at Magistrates' Court. To business groups who want to buy Tata
:05:59. > :06:03.Steel's plants have formally entered the negotiations.
:06:04. > :06:06.One is Liberty House, the commodity group which owns
:06:07. > :06:08.a former steelworks in Newport as well as Uskmouth Power station.
:06:09. > :06:10.The other interested party is a management buyout
:06:11. > :06:12.team called Excalibur, which includes the billionaire
:06:13. > :06:16.Nick Palit has spent the day at Tata's Port Talbot Plant.
:06:17. > :06:18.The hot strip mill here at Port Talbot has just
:06:19. > :06:25.3.2 million tonnes of steel in the last year.
:06:26. > :06:27.Tata UK's operation supplies 50% of the metal for
:06:28. > :06:31.From BMW and Honda to Tata's own brands of Jaguar and LandRover.
:06:32. > :06:33.Workers here are proud of what they do and hope
:06:34. > :06:36.their quality and commitment will help them find a buyer for this
:06:37. > :06:44.currently loss-making iron and steel business.
:06:45. > :06:50.Blast Furnace number for here is one of the most efficient in Europe. But
:06:51. > :06:54.how many buyers will be prepared to keep this facility open? -- number
:06:55. > :06:55.four. Today, the Liberty group
:06:56. > :06:57.expressed its official interest in buying Tata Steel's
:06:58. > :06:59.remaining UK assets. However, they've always talked
:07:00. > :07:00.about steelmaking from recycled steel and not utilising
:07:01. > :07:02.these blast furnaces. Another letter of interest has also
:07:03. > :07:05.come in from a management employee They say they're confident
:07:06. > :07:11.they can make it profitable. Staff here say whoever buys
:07:12. > :07:23.the plant, they'd be getting They would be buying a fantastic
:07:24. > :07:28.asset. They are buying the people as well, who are skilled and proud to
:07:29. > :07:33.work here. But they are buying assets operating at the top of their
:07:34. > :07:39.game. At the centre of this 13.5 kilometre site, are the remains of a
:07:40. > :07:46.monastery. Legend has it, if the wall tumbles, it will bring a curse
:07:47. > :07:47.on the surrounding town. It is being propped up by bricks.
:07:48. > :07:50.Hoping to help keep this plant propped up, First Minister Carwyn
:07:51. > :07:52.Jones was at Port Talbot today promising workers he wouldn't stop
:07:53. > :07:55.But, on the frontline, those workers remain apprehensive
:07:56. > :07:59.Workers like Alan Hooper who's been working in the steel industry
:08:00. > :08:13.My father worked here. And his father worked here as well,
:08:14. > :08:18.probably. So it's been a long time. For it to close would be probably
:08:19. > :08:29.devastating. Tata Steel has not set a deadline, but says it cannot
:08:30. > :08:33.sustain and does not want to prolong uncertainty. The government has
:08:34. > :08:40.promised to support any buyer by taking up to a 25% stake in a new
:08:41. > :08:41.business and making hundreds of millions of pounds of finance
:08:42. > :08:43.available. On Thursday, Wales goes to the polls
:08:44. > :08:46.to vote in the Assembly Election. Your chance to make your mark
:08:47. > :08:49.on the future direction of this In a moment, our Political
:08:50. > :08:53.Editor, Nick Servini. First here's what's been going
:08:54. > :08:58.on on the campaign trail today. The leader of the Welsh
:08:59. > :09:00.Conservatives began a 36-hour tour Andrew RT Davies says,
:09:01. > :09:10.public services here are verging on crisis after 17 years
:09:11. > :09:12.of Labour rule. Kirsty Williams met members
:09:13. > :09:14.of the Royal College of Nursing, saying a vote for her party
:09:15. > :09:17.was a vote for dignified care. The Welsh Liberal Democrats leader
:09:18. > :09:20.is pledging to ensure a minimum number of nurses on mental health
:09:21. > :09:25.and maternity wards. Plaid Cymru are focusing on a pledge
:09:26. > :09:28.to scrap care charges for older The party wants to scrap fees
:09:29. > :09:33.over a 10-year period, Ukip leader Nigel Farage says
:09:34. > :09:43.the party will win five seats The party has never won
:09:44. > :09:46.an assembly seat before, but polls suggest that
:09:47. > :09:53.could change on Thursday. Is Nigel Farage right -
:09:54. > :10:04.Ukip heading for five seats? It's been a source of huge
:10:05. > :10:08.speculation as to how many seats they could get. Partly because we
:10:09. > :10:13.haven't got any precedent as to how they have done in the past. The
:10:14. > :10:17.leaders have talked about nine or ten. Party leaders never talk about
:10:18. > :10:22.how many seats they are going to get. They don't want to put
:10:23. > :10:27.themselves up as a hostage to fortune. Nigel Farage broke the
:10:28. > :10:31.rules today. He said he thought they would get five. Straight from the
:10:32. > :10:43.horse's mouth. The key question for Ukip is, we know supporters will be
:10:44. > :10:48.infused for the EU referendum. But will they be infused to come out
:10:49. > :10:53.this week? But I have to say five is more broadly in line for what people
:10:54. > :10:54.think they have a realistic chance of getting. -- will they be
:10:55. > :10:55.enthused? And what are the party's
:10:56. > :11:05.focussing on? At this stage, none of the parties
:11:06. > :11:09.can be indulgent. What they choose to campaign on now they feel can
:11:10. > :11:13.have an impact on getting their vote. That is important if we are
:11:14. > :11:19.talking about a low turnout, as we have been in recent weeks. Labour,
:11:20. > :11:25.the steel industry. The Liberal Democrats, a broad strategy. Plaid
:11:26. > :11:30.Cymru talking a lot about health this week. That focus on social
:11:31. > :11:36.care. The same for the Lib Dems and eight disciplined campaign on one or
:11:37. > :11:38.two issues. -- the Conservatives have a broad strategy.
:11:39. > :11:41.All the parties are, no doubt, going to be pounding the pavements,
:11:42. > :11:43.canvassing for your vote, right up till the last minute.
:11:44. > :11:45.10 o'clock Thursday night is when polls close.
:11:46. > :11:47.So, how could the parties fare on Thursday?
:11:48. > :11:49.Here's our Political Correspondent Arwyn Jones.
:11:50. > :11:51.Hello and welcome to our virtual reality election studio here
:11:52. > :12:01.The authorities very kindly allowed us to use this building.
:12:02. > :12:04.I want to start off by showing you how the parties got
:12:05. > :12:10.And show you our virtual reality chamber.
:12:11. > :12:12.And you can see Labour clearly are the largest party,
:12:13. > :12:15.Just short of that overall majority, crossing this white line,
:12:16. > :12:23.the second party, the Conservatives, on 14 AMs.
:12:24. > :12:26.Just ahead of Plaid Cymru in yellow here, not their traditional green,
:12:27. > :12:30.And the fourth party in that Assembly over the last five years,
:12:31. > :12:33.the Liberal Democrats there, with five Assembly Members for them.
:12:34. > :12:35.Let's get rid of all of these, because we do not have
:12:36. > :12:38.Only candidates asking for your vote.
:12:39. > :12:41.But what we can do is look at, historically, how they have got
:12:42. > :12:44.on in the last four Assembly elections that we have had.
:12:45. > :12:46.We can see very clearly Labour in each of the elections
:12:47. > :12:48.are the main, dominant political force in Wales.
:12:49. > :12:54.But when you look at the second place, the battle is always there.
:12:55. > :12:59.Plaid Cymru are far ahead of the Conservatives in 1999.
:13:00. > :13:01.But what we see for the Conservatives in each election
:13:02. > :13:04.after that is them sort of dragging themselves back
:13:05. > :13:08.And they are getting more and more support in each of these elections.
:13:09. > :13:11.At the same time, Plaid Cymru are seeing a dwindling fortune
:13:12. > :13:15.Losing more and more support till the Conservatives
:13:16. > :13:19.And then the Liberal Democrats are always in the fourth position.
:13:20. > :13:24.Not really gaining or losing too much ground.
:13:25. > :13:26.So what can we expect this time round?
:13:27. > :13:31.We do not know, because we haven't had the vote yet, but we have
:13:32. > :13:34.And this is the latest opinion poll from ITV Wales
:13:35. > :13:41.You can see, again, Labour in the lead on about
:13:42. > :13:46.But a lot lower than they have been in the previous Assembly elections.
:13:47. > :13:49.I told you that the second place is always an interesting one.
:13:50. > :13:50.And, according to this latest opinion poll,
:13:51. > :13:53.Plaid Cymru now have leapfrogged the Conservatives into second place.
:13:54. > :13:56.Although not a lot in it, I think you'll agree.
:13:57. > :13:58.But then we are looking at an interesting development
:13:59. > :14:05.In terms of Assembly election votes, getting 15% of the vote,
:14:06. > :14:09.It would be a huge improvement on what they have seen
:14:10. > :14:15.in previous years and would put the Liberal Democrats
:14:16. > :14:23.How does this look, in terms of seats in the chamber?
:14:24. > :14:26.Let's open up the floor again and bring up our virtual chamber.
:14:27. > :14:28.It shows you that Labour would still be the largest
:14:29. > :14:31.party on 28, so two fewer than they had last time.
:14:32. > :14:33.A switch here would mean that Plaid Cymru would be
:14:34. > :14:36.They would be ahead of the Conservatives,
:14:37. > :14:38.who would be down to ten Assembly Members.
:14:39. > :14:43.And then we would have this brand-new block
:14:44. > :14:49.The first time the Assembly would have had Ukip members.
:14:50. > :14:51.And they would be ahead of the Liberal Democrats,
:14:52. > :14:57.But let's clear this all away again, because we do not have
:14:58. > :15:01.The chamber is empty and, of course, it won't be filling up
:15:02. > :15:05.until we have all had a chance to have our vote on Thursday.
:15:06. > :15:09.Sarah Brooks getting baby clothes ready.
:15:10. > :15:14.She wants employers to support women going through fertility treatment.
:15:15. > :15:16.And the night that fire burnt Llandudno's Pier
:15:17. > :15:28.20 years on, could the site finally be redeveloped?
:15:29. > :15:31.Taxpayers in Gwynedd and Swansea could be facing a bill of tens
:15:32. > :15:36.of thousands of pounds for legal action to defend a motion
:15:37. > :15:40.Jewish Human Rights Watch has won the right to a judicial review
:15:41. > :15:43.hearing over motions passed by the local authorities.
:15:44. > :15:46.Both councils have denied the claims.
:15:47. > :15:49.Our reporter Ben Price is live for us in Swansea this evening.
:15:50. > :15:55.What's the background to all of this?
:15:56. > :15:59.In 2010, Swansea Council had dealings with Veolia -
:16:00. > :16:02.a company which at the time was looking to build
:16:03. > :16:05.a railway linking Israel with occupied Eastern Jerusalem.
:16:06. > :16:07.A number of Swansea councillors recognised this project as one
:16:08. > :16:22.Was in contravention of international law.
:16:23. > :16:23.After a vote, the non-binding motion was approved.
:16:24. > :16:26.Then, in 2014, a proposal was put before Gwynedd Council calling
:16:27. > :16:30.It condemned what it said were attacks by Israel
:16:31. > :16:42.Jewish Human Rights Watch says it wants the authorities to quash these
:16:43. > :16:45.motions. Earlier this year, Swansea Council
:16:46. > :16:50.held a second vote on the motion But councillors chose to uphold it,
:16:51. > :17:07.which some say is astonishing. I cannot see how a reasonable
:17:08. > :17:12.authority could possibly have refused to receive and emotion. They
:17:13. > :17:16.are treading a very difficult path. A very unpleasant one. It is time
:17:17. > :17:25.they worked out that they really do need to take some serious action and
:17:26. > :17:30.rescind this motion. Both councils have denied an interview.
:17:31. > :17:32.They said it would be inappropriate to do so,
:17:33. > :17:44.But both said it would be defending the motion in court.
:17:45. > :17:46.The judicial review gets underway tomorrow.
:17:47. > :17:49.So we go to the polls on Thursday to elect our Assembly members.
:17:50. > :17:52.Over the past few weeks, we've been asking what you'd do,
:17:53. > :17:56.As part of My Manifesto 2016, Lucy's been to meet Sarah Brooks
:17:57. > :17:58.from Blaenau Gwent, who thinks employers should support women
:17:59. > :18:10.Sarah Brooks is getting ready to become a mum for the first time.
:18:11. > :18:15.She's had three cycles of IVF and wants employers to give more support
:18:16. > :18:21.to women going through treatment. If I were First Minister, I would
:18:22. > :18:27.encourage companies across Wales to give extra leave for IVF patients.
:18:28. > :18:33.She found the demands meant she had to take time out of work. After the
:18:34. > :18:37.procedure they do advise you to take about three days worth. You try not
:18:38. > :18:41.to do too much, because it gives you the best chances of the treatment
:18:42. > :18:46.working. You reckon the NHS. I imagine that is quite a full on job.
:18:47. > :18:50.I work in the operating theatres. You are on your feet constantly. A
:18:51. > :18:57.lot of lifting and moving. She raised the issue of extra leave with
:18:58. > :19:02.her local MP. As a result, all staff working for health boards across
:19:03. > :19:07.Wales are entitled to three days of paid special leave. It makes me feel
:19:08. > :19:12.good to know that... It's fine when it's difficult for you and your
:19:13. > :19:17.partners to go through. But there is extra help now to give you the extra
:19:18. > :19:22.time for appointments. And if you do need a few days just to relax
:19:23. > :19:26.afterwards, it was an achievement. Why would you like to see other
:19:27. > :19:32.employees across Wales adopt this policy? There are policies in place
:19:33. > :19:36.in other industries. It would be nice for other companies to offer
:19:37. > :19:44.it. It would just help take some of the strain off. And you have some
:19:45. > :19:47.wonderful news as well? When is your baby due? The 2nd of June. There was
:19:48. > :19:54.something I never thought would happen. But we kept going and trying
:19:55. > :19:57.and it paid off in the end. And we got exactly what we wanted. Sarah
:19:58. > :20:01.knows exactly what she would change if she was in charge of Wales. And
:20:02. > :20:07.there is still time to tell us what you would do if you were First
:20:08. > :20:11.Minister. You can e-mail. We are on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can
:20:12. > :20:12.write to us. We will pass on all your ideas to the next Welsh
:20:13. > :20:14.government. The campaigning is nearly over,
:20:15. > :20:16.and polling stations across the country will open at 7am
:20:17. > :20:19.on Thursday morning. Here's everything you need to know
:20:20. > :20:29.about casting your vote. At the polling station, you will be
:20:30. > :20:33.handed three different ballot papers. Two are for the Assembly
:20:34. > :20:37.election. There's the constituency paper, that is your chance to vote
:20:38. > :20:41.for the person you want to represent your local area. So put one cross
:20:42. > :20:46.next to the name of the candidate getting your vote. And there is also
:20:47. > :20:52.a regional ballot paper. Again, you will need to put one cross. This
:20:53. > :20:59.time, you are choosing which party, or independent candidate you want to
:21:00. > :21:01.represent your region. And then you will have another ballot paper to
:21:02. > :21:04.choose the Police and Crime Commissioner for your area. You have
:21:05. > :21:09.two votes this time. A first and second choice. But one cross in each
:21:10. > :21:12.column. Do not forget that the polls open at 7am and close at 10pm.
:21:13. > :21:15.And from the near future of this week's election, to an event
:21:16. > :21:18.20 years ago, which robbed one of our seaside towns of one
:21:19. > :21:21.Llandudno's Pier Pavilion burnt to the ground.
:21:22. > :21:23.Two decades on, could its site finally be redeveloped?
:21:24. > :21:26.The sea front pavilion once provided a stage for everyone from singing
:21:27. > :21:30.Now a new developer has stepped forward.
:21:31. > :21:50.A prime location with sea views. Just a stone's throw from the beach.
:21:51. > :21:54.You can imagine the advertising now. You may think how this plot has
:21:55. > :22:02.remained an eyesore for so long. As the battles continue, thick smoke
:22:03. > :22:06.filled the night air. This was the fire that destroyed the pavilion
:22:07. > :22:11.back in 1994. No one who saw the blaze will ever forget it. Within
:22:12. > :22:15.minutes, the building was engulfed. With flames shooting 100 feet into
:22:16. > :22:23.the air, guests and staff were evacuated from the adjacent Grand
:22:24. > :22:31.Hotel. The heat was so intense, cars nearby burst into flames. It has to
:22:32. > :22:34.work financially. That is the first thing. But then you have got to take
:22:35. > :22:42.into consideration the sensitivity of the site and the location. This
:22:43. > :22:47.man has bought it and is in the process of putting together a plan.
:22:48. > :22:51.In Llandudno, there have been some good investment and good players, so
:22:52. > :22:56.the hotel side of it we have left alone. What we're looking at here,
:22:57. > :23:00.because it is a hole in the ground, we are looking at parking,
:23:01. > :23:05.commercial and some residential. It will cost a lot of money. You have
:23:06. > :23:08.got to look at the finances. To be fair to the local authority, they
:23:09. > :23:12.know this is the reason the site has not been redeveloped. They are
:23:13. > :23:18.talking around ?15 million and hope to start building next year. The
:23:19. > :23:22.pier Pavilion, where Conservative leaders have been thrashing out an
:23:23. > :23:28.election policy... It had quite a history. It hosted political party
:23:29. > :23:33.conferences. In the 50s, the Prime Minister Winston Churchill spoke
:23:34. > :23:37.there. At the time, of the fire, the building was already in decline.
:23:38. > :23:42.Many remember the old place. Visitors will tell you the state of
:23:43. > :23:47.it now let the resorts down. It's a disgrace, because it is so nice
:23:48. > :23:53.around here. Everything is kept. They have painted all the buildings.
:23:54. > :23:58.It is nice and that spoils it. Then she recalls meeting the singer Tommy
:23:59. > :24:04.Steele there. I hope it fits in with the pier. It has got to be
:24:05. > :24:08.Victorian. It is a Victorian town. You can't get anything more
:24:09. > :24:14.beautiful than this. -- he remembers. Previous ideas involves
:24:15. > :24:20.putting a hotel here. This is a prime site in Llandudno. It is also
:24:21. > :24:24.an extremely difficult site to develop. They jealously guard the
:24:25. > :24:28.look of the place. Whatever the developer comes up with will be
:24:29. > :24:30.subject to plenty of scrutiny. And is the good weather
:24:31. > :24:34.is set to continue? Last week, we were shivering
:24:35. > :24:39.with hail, frost and snow in places. But, if you're fed up with the cold
:24:40. > :24:42.weather, and I know some of you are,
:24:43. > :24:44.it's going to warm up Temperatures rising into the mid
:24:45. > :24:52.to high teens. Warmer than Barcelona
:24:53. > :24:54.in some places. Temperatures in Powys
:24:55. > :24:58.and Monmouthshire falling as low as 2 or 3 Celsius
:24:59. > :25:00.with a ground frost. Milder on the Pembrokeshire coast
:25:01. > :25:02.with a breeze. Here's the picture
:25:03. > :25:04.for 8am in the morning. The whole country is dry and bright
:25:05. > :25:11.with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures rising
:25:12. > :25:16.quickly with lighter winds A nice day tomorrow,
:25:17. > :25:20.dry with sunny spells. Generally warmer than today as well,
:25:21. > :25:28.with high levels of tree pollen. Especially on the coast with a wind
:25:29. > :25:40.off the sea. In Monmouthshire tomorrow,
:25:41. > :25:43.a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Tomorrow night is dry, with
:25:44. > :25:50.some cloud in the north and west. Elsewhere clearer and turning
:25:51. > :26:00.cool again inland. On Thursday, maybe a spot of rain
:26:01. > :26:04.on Anglesey for a time. More sunshine and a few
:26:05. > :26:07.clouds and feeling warm Temperatures rising into the
:26:08. > :26:15.mid to high teens. Some dry, bright spells
:26:16. > :26:20.but it will turn muggy. And the rising humidity will bring
:26:21. > :26:29.a risk of some rain, heavy showers From all of us on the programme,
:26:30. > :26:32.good evening.