:00:11. > :00:12.Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories...
:00:13. > :00:15.A warning tonight that millions of pounds of EU funds
:00:16. > :00:17.destined for Wales could stop, even if the UK stays
:00:18. > :00:21.The two sides of the EU referendum hit the campaign trail here.
:00:22. > :00:24.As expansion happens and more poorer countries join the European Union,
:00:25. > :00:26.of course Wales will not continue to receive the level of funding
:00:27. > :00:32.I think this is a dangerous world for us to walk into
:00:33. > :00:35.for our jobs and prosperity and security.
:00:36. > :00:38.Also tonight, police are investigating the sudden death
:00:39. > :00:43.of a 15-year-old boy near Pembroke School.
:00:44. > :00:46.The dad who shielded his fiancee from a terrorist gunman is given
:00:47. > :00:55.Let the train take you to the plane - passengers from North Wales
:00:56. > :00:58.heading to Manchester Airport now have 40 more services a week.
:00:59. > :01:11.More than 50 skeletons have been unearthed at this grave site in
:01:12. > :01:13.Pembrokeshire and it is giving us some fascinating insight into our
:01:14. > :01:25.medieval ancestors. The campaign over whether
:01:26. > :01:31.the UK stays or leaves the European Union has stepped up,
:01:32. > :01:35.with Leave campaigners warning that there's no guarantee Wales
:01:36. > :01:38.would continue to get EU funding after 2020, even if
:01:39. > :01:43.the UK votes to stay. That claim was dismissed by senior
:01:44. > :01:46.Labour figures campaigning in Merthyr Tydfil, who stressed
:01:47. > :02:01.the benefits for businesses It is a busy time for campaigners.
:02:02. > :02:07.One vote passes but another is fast approaching and the EU referendum is
:02:08. > :02:12.a once in a generation opportunity. Therefore, despite being on Wales --
:02:13. > :02:16.in Wales on government earnestness, this conservative minister found the
:02:17. > :02:22.time to make her case as to why Wales should vote to leave the EU.
:02:23. > :02:26.We are only one voice around a large table and we can't make the change
:02:27. > :02:30.we would necessarily wish to see. Increasingly we see that we can't
:02:31. > :02:35.overturn the votes that take place in the European Parliament and
:02:36. > :02:40.decision-making is now working against edition interests. Projects
:02:41. > :02:43.like the all Wales coastal path and the Swansea University campus have
:02:44. > :02:44.like the all Wales coastal path and benefited from EU money in recent
:02:45. > :02:47.years. As benefited from EU money in recent
:02:48. > :02:49.poorer parts of the benefited from EU money in recent
:02:50. > :02:53.received billions of benefited from EU money in recent
:02:54. > :02:58.structural funding, but some of the money was misspent.
:02:59. > :03:01.structural funding, but some of the properly, while this rural heritage
:03:02. > :03:08.centre in Gwyneth failed. The conventional wisdom is that Wales
:03:09. > :03:13.receives more than it pays. It is taxpayers' money that comes back to
:03:14. > :03:17.Wales but leaves Wales as well. There is no assurance that you get
:03:18. > :03:21.more back in the long run. The Minister's argument is that as the
:03:22. > :03:26.EU expands further and more countries from Eastern Europe joined
:03:27. > :03:34.the union Wales will lose out. Is it that simple? In 2007 when Bulgaria
:03:35. > :03:38.and Romania joined there were concerns that Wales would lose out
:03:39. > :03:40.on that level of funding but that wasn't the case so it might be
:03:41. > :03:46.something of concern but it is not wasn't the case so it might be
:03:47. > :03:51.guaranteed. For members of the public and professional politicians
:03:52. > :03:57.are like it is certainly a debate that has passions running high. As
:03:58. > :04:03.Labour's pro-EU battle bus runs into Merthyr Tydfil there is a sense that
:04:04. > :04:07.it is going up the Gibb but the party has a battle on its hand
:04:08. > :04:14.because the vote could hinge on how Labour voters vote. I have never
:04:15. > :04:20.said that we are bound to win and this is a walk in the park, this is
:04:21. > :04:23.a profound decision and we have to make the arguments. The -- Britain
:04:24. > :04:31.voted by 70% to go into this. To wrench ourselves out of this... It
:04:32. > :04:35.was different situation. Yes, then the world was not so interdependent,
:04:36. > :04:40.then there was not a World Trade Organisation or eight Channel
:04:41. > :04:43.Tunnel. Now there are much more strong reasons to remain in the
:04:44. > :04:50.European Union so you are entitled to point out the risks of pulling
:04:51. > :04:52.yourself out. In or out, remain or leave? There is just over five weeks
:04:53. > :05:01.left until you decide. Is Priti Patel right to say we might
:05:02. > :05:06.not get this funding from the EU in the future? We know we have some of
:05:07. > :05:11.the highest levels of funding right until 2020. Ricky Patel is right
:05:12. > :05:16.that we can't guarantee we will get that money in the future but we
:05:17. > :05:20.can't guarantee we will not either. -- Priti Patel. We don't know
:05:21. > :05:25.whether we will get that in the future or not. We are getting ?1.8
:05:26. > :05:31.billion of structural funds, lots of money as well beyond that, but in
:05:32. > :05:38.structural funds ?1.8 billion to take us from 2014 to 2020 and it is
:05:39. > :05:44.the third time we have had that. How are the structural funds worked out,
:05:45. > :05:49.who gets and doesn't get? The idea is to merge the economies of the EU
:05:50. > :05:54.to make us more similar. It is to modernise the Welsh economy and
:05:55. > :06:00.bring up our level. They look at all of the parts of the EU's
:06:01. > :06:07.productivity as a measure of GDA and those that have the highest level of
:06:08. > :06:11.funding are those that have less than three quarters of the EU. Cast
:06:12. > :06:16.your mind back, many people will remember that in about 2013 we did
:06:17. > :06:21.not expect Wales to get that high level of funding for a third --
:06:22. > :06:26.funding for a third time, precisely the reason Priti Patel is arguing,
:06:27. > :06:32.new entrants would ring down the average and we would not survive
:06:33. > :06:37.that. But that didn't happen, we were still below the three quarters
:06:38. > :06:41.level, and we have no way of knowing before 2019 whether we will get
:06:42. > :06:43.those structural funds. No doubt we will talk to you then.
:06:44. > :06:46.More information on the EU Referendum campaign in Wales
:06:47. > :06:59.Swansea Crown Court has heard how a rugby player on a night out
:07:00. > :07:02.in the city was "deliberately punched" from behind before he died.
:07:03. > :07:04.Jonathon Thomas, who played for Swansea RFC, died
:07:05. > :07:06.following the incident on Princess Way in November.
:07:07. > :07:08.Daniel Shepherd from Skewen, near Neath, denies manslaughter
:07:09. > :07:14.The Liberty group says it expects to open the former Caparo
:07:15. > :07:20.The site, which made tubes for engineering projects,
:07:21. > :07:25.went into administration in October with the loss of 17 jobs.
:07:26. > :07:27.Liberty, which is also bidding for Tata Steel UK's business,
:07:28. > :07:33.says it hopes to increase the workforce to 40.
:07:34. > :07:37.He used himself as a human shield to protect his fiancee -
:07:38. > :07:40.Matthew James, who was shot three times when terrorists
:07:41. > :07:43.attacked a beach in Tunisia, has been officially recognised
:07:44. > :07:49.Rhondda Cynon Taf Council conferred on him the freedom of the borough.
:07:50. > :08:01.It is the biggest honour any council can bestow.
:08:02. > :08:03.Matthew James, the gas engineer from Trehafod, admitted
:08:04. > :08:09.I just want to say how proud I am today to receive this award.
:08:10. > :08:20.Last summer, his business building up, he and fiancee
:08:21. > :08:25.Sarah booked a holiday - flipping a coin, they
:08:26. > :08:27.decided they would go to Tunisia, where their lives changed forever.
:08:28. > :08:31.30 British people were killed in the attack.
:08:32. > :08:36.This guy had walked down the front of the beach and he shot
:08:37. > :08:42.and he shot a couple of people, I think there were two people
:08:43. > :08:45.in front, and obviously looked over there and sort of moved...
:08:46. > :08:51.And I've blacked out a little bit then.
:08:52. > :08:55.People were running and screaming, I just...
:08:56. > :09:10.No matter how hard I tried I couldn't move.
:09:11. > :09:13.And then the next minute Matthew pushed me to the floor,
:09:14. > :09:16.mouth full of sand, and I rolled over to see him lying on the sand
:09:17. > :09:25.So I pulled a sunbed over to give us a bit of protection and tried
:09:26. > :09:28.to help him as much as I could until he said it was time
:09:29. > :09:35.Sarah told me she was one of the last of the survivors
:09:36. > :09:39.I just thought I had lost him, that he was gone.
:09:40. > :09:43.And they were just closing the meeting when someone
:09:44. > :09:46.turned round and said, is there a Sarah Wilson in the room?
:09:47. > :09:50.And I turned round and he said, we have got some guy on the phone
:09:51. > :09:51.refusing treatment until he knows you are OK.
:09:52. > :09:56.We spoke to several of your friends very near the time
:09:57. > :09:59.who were describing you as a hero and just saying that they couldn't
:10:00. > :10:02.believe that this was their mate who had done such an amazing thing.
:10:03. > :10:04.Have you spoken to them, are they still treating
:10:05. > :10:09.They just want you to buy the next pint, don't they?
:10:10. > :10:12.So what are your plans now for the future?
:10:13. > :10:15.Just looking forward to the wedding, erm, obviously try and build
:10:16. > :10:17.the business back up, and try and live life
:10:18. > :10:25.to the max now, instead of worrying about tomorrow.
:10:26. > :10:27.Talks have been continuing through the day to try and break
:10:28. > :10:29.the deadlock at the National Assembly.
:10:30. > :10:31.Labour, the largest party following the election
:10:32. > :10:33.earlier this month, have been prevented so far
:10:34. > :10:40.Last week's vote for a new First Minister saw
:10:41. > :10:43.Carwyn Jones and the Plaid leader, Leanne Wood, tied on 29 votes each.
:10:44. > :10:48.Our political editor, Nick Servini, is in Cardiff Bay.
:10:49. > :10:55.In the past hour we have had statements from both parties. Yes,
:10:56. > :11:00.nothing all day and a joint statement has just been released and
:11:01. > :11:04.it says that following a positive few days the negotiations are at an
:11:05. > :11:10.end and they say good progress has been made. They say the leadership
:11:11. > :11:13.of both parties will present their proposals to their respective groups
:11:14. > :11:19.of Assembly Members here at the Senedd tomorrow morning. This will
:11:20. > :11:23.be a key point, the inevitable question, what will Labour AMs think
:11:24. > :11:28.of the Labour side, will they think the party has made too many
:11:29. > :11:32.concessions to Plaid Cymru, and the flip side will be for Plaid Cymru
:11:33. > :11:37.Assembly Members, do they think the party has made sufficient gains
:11:38. > :11:42.after the dramatic events last week when the nomination vote to be the
:11:43. > :11:48.next First Minister was tied between Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood. A kick
:11:49. > :11:53.-- quick word on timings, the timetable now is for the nomination
:11:54. > :11:59.to take place on Wednesday this week, a week after the original one,
:12:00. > :12:04.presumably without the drama of last week, and that will set in motion a
:12:05. > :12:09.sequence of events that we expect will allow Carwyn Jones to appoint a
:12:10. > :12:15.cabinet so that by the end of the week in theory least, we could have
:12:16. > :12:21.a Labour Welsh government in place. What kind of areas are they likely
:12:22. > :12:26.to have been discussing today? They have been remarkably effective at
:12:27. > :12:30.keeping it under wraps, small, tight teams have been involved in the
:12:31. > :12:35.negotiations, helped by the fact that very few AMs are having the
:12:36. > :12:43.corridor conversations where rumour can spread. The key question is
:12:44. > :12:45.whether they have discussed a set of principles, early sites of
:12:46. > :12:51.legislation and budgets, but they have tried to address huge
:12:52. > :12:55.differences on certain policies between the two parties,
:12:56. > :13:03.particularly plans for a ?1.6 billion of -- relief road at the
:13:04. > :13:04.Newport and the question of electoral reform.
:13:05. > :13:10.Much more to come before 7 o'clock...
:13:11. > :13:12.Archaeologists in Pembrokeshire say they're finding out new information
:13:13. > :13:14.about the people who lived there a thousand years ago.
:13:15. > :13:16.And beach weather again today but it's not going
:13:17. > :13:30.Police in Pembrokeshire are investigating the sudden death
:13:31. > :13:32.of a 15-year-old boy near Pembroke School earlier today.
:13:33. > :13:48.We know that just for mid day today the emergency services were called
:13:49. > :13:53.to Pembroke School following an incident involving a year ten pupil.
:13:54. > :13:59.The incident took place to the south of the school site, we understand.
:14:00. > :14:05.He was then taken to ambulance to a hospital A department where he was
:14:06. > :14:09.pronounced dead. Powys police say they are continuing to investigate
:14:10. > :14:15.the circumstances surrounding the 15-year-old's death and that they
:14:16. > :14:23.have informed his next of kin and the coroner as well. Ambush --
:14:24. > :14:27.Pembrokeshire Council say the school remained open today but obviously
:14:28. > :14:31.pupils were very upset as news trickled through of their fellow
:14:32. > :14:35.pupil's death and we understand that specially trained officers have been
:14:36. > :14:39.deployed to support pupils are affected and look out for their
:14:40. > :14:43.well-being moving forward but obviously this has been a very
:14:44. > :14:48.tragic incident that affected a lot of pupils at the school and a very
:14:49. > :14:54.sad day for this entire community. Passengers from North Wales heading
:14:55. > :14:57.to Manchester Airport can now catch Arriva Trains Wales says the
:14:58. > :15:00.increase to 57 direct return journeys will improve the local
:15:01. > :15:02.economy by bringing in more passengers from
:15:03. > :15:07.the North West of England. But Network Rail says Arriva Trains'
:15:08. > :15:09.move puts unmanageable pressure on all services,
:15:10. > :15:21.as Matthew Richards reports. She says the decision to treble
:15:22. > :15:24.the amount of direct routes to Manchester Airport will make
:15:25. > :15:28.a big difference to her. I go back home so I take the train
:15:29. > :15:31.from Manchester every After my clinics I just take
:15:32. > :15:38.these trains so they are It's taken a year of
:15:39. > :15:42.consultation to get to today's new timetable and the company says
:15:43. > :15:47.there's overwhelming demand. According to recent figures 849,000
:15:48. > :15:49.Welsh residents used Manchester Airport in 2014, more
:15:50. > :15:51.than any other UK airport including But Arriva Trains Wales says
:15:52. > :15:58.it is not just about opening up the world to people from Wales,
:15:59. > :16:08.it is about bringing people from Business people want one-stop, one
:16:09. > :16:14.change, but it is not just about tourism going out but coming in as
:16:15. > :16:21.well. We want the Welsh government and Visit Wales to get those people
:16:22. > :16:23.to come to North Wales. What better day than today to come to North
:16:24. > :16:24.Wales? Network Rail, however,
:16:25. > :16:25.has already expressed concern that the increase will put
:16:26. > :16:37.unmanageable pressure on the whole of the changes.
:16:38. > :16:40.understand that Manchester Airport is a crucial hub
:16:41. > :16:41.understand that Manchester Airport businesses and North Wales tourism
:16:42. > :16:42.so you could say it businesses and North Wales tourism
:16:43. > :16:48.happened earlier but the businesses and North Wales tourism
:16:49. > :16:51.is that we are now having this very frequent service from the heart of
:16:52. > :16:54.Wales to Manchester Airport so I think this is very important news.
:16:55. > :16:58.where the service begins and ends, are also upbeat.
:16:59. > :17:09.It is convenient because I change trains at key. It is always handy to
:17:10. > :17:10.have the opportunity to go places and you are more likely to do it so
:17:11. > :17:13.it has to be a good thing. Taking trains to catch planes
:17:14. > :17:17.is just one by-product of the increase in services,
:17:18. > :17:19.though critics will be wondering if promises to keep delays
:17:20. > :17:22.to a minimum are pie in the sky. Gwynedd County Council
:17:23. > :17:24.officials have been accused of being heavy-handed,
:17:25. > :17:27.after they sent a letter to schools warning staff they faced
:17:28. > :17:30.disciplinary action if they took time off during the European
:17:31. > :17:33.Football Championships. Two of Wales' games
:17:34. > :17:36.are during the working week and the crunch tie against England
:17:37. > :17:39.kicks off at two o'clock. teachers are well aware
:17:40. > :17:54.of their responsibilities. The tone of the first one
:17:55. > :17:59.I thought was a little bit unfortunate and that has raised one
:18:00. > :18:09.or two hackles, because it widespread disappearance of teachers
:18:10. > :18:10.to see the Euros and just the rather prescriptive tone of it I think
:18:11. > :18:13.alienated one or two people. A more gentle reminder possibly
:18:14. > :18:15.to check your own school leave-absence policy would probably
:18:16. > :18:19.have been sufficient. Which leads
:18:20. > :18:25.sports stories. this summer as the club prepares
:18:26. > :18:31.for a sixth successive season They finished 12th following a 1-1
:18:32. > :18:34.draw with Manchester City The season came to an end
:18:35. > :18:50.with the manager receiving a warm The fans chanting his name.
:18:51. > :18:55.Francesco Guidolin described his relationship with the supporters as
:18:56. > :18:57.magical. Appointed on a short-term basis in January with the Swans in
:18:58. > :19:03.the relegation zone, he guided them basis in January with the Swans in
:19:04. > :19:09.to 12th place. It was not a basis in January with the Swans in
:19:10. > :19:11.moment when I arrived in January. My players, the staff,
:19:12. > :19:14.the new staff, together we work very hard and now we have a good table
:19:15. > :19:17.and this is the most Yes, it is important for me,
:19:18. > :19:32.the new contract for next season, August started with manager Garry
:19:33. > :19:35.Monk seeing his team through five games without a loss,
:19:36. > :19:38.Monk seeing his team through five victory over Manchester United, but
:19:39. > :19:44.the following months were not enjoyable for the fans, the team
:19:45. > :19:48.played 19 games with two wins. Garry Monk's rain was at an end and in
:19:49. > :19:54.stepped Francesco Guidolin, who seemingly turned the performances
:19:55. > :19:57.around. His team ended the season, equalling their second best points
:19:58. > :20:09.tally of 47. It came draw against Manchester City.
:20:10. > :20:18.Guidolin will now turn his attention to Swansea's sixth successive season
:20:19. > :20:22.in the Premier League. Everybody would say another striker is a
:20:23. > :20:30.necessity, perhaps a midfield player as well, a dynamic one, and probably
:20:31. > :20:31.a defender. That is before you get to who might leave, the possibility
:20:32. > :20:33.of Gomez, possibly Jefferson to who might leave, the possibility
:20:34. > :20:38.as well, so they will need to be to who might leave, the possibility
:20:39. > :20:42.strengthened to avoid the same kind of problems next season. They may be
:20:43. > :20:47.looking forward to a deserved break with the family but all involved
:20:48. > :20:50.with the club, players and fans alike, will be waiting to hear
:20:51. > :20:55.with the club, players and fans news on the proposed American
:20:56. > :20:57.takeover. Wales's only Premier League club preparing for a busy
:20:58. > :21:00.summer. England Manager Roy Hodgson has
:21:01. > :21:03.named a provisional 26-man squad for the European Championship
:21:04. > :21:05.in which his team will face Wales Manchester United's 18-year-old
:21:06. > :21:14.striker Marcus Rashford has been In the light of the bomb scare
:21:15. > :21:16.at Old Trafford yesterday, Hodgson was also asked
:21:17. > :22:49.about security measures in France. Although the bomb itself turned out
:22:50. > :22:51.not to be one, it is still good to see the authorities are really on
:22:52. > :22:54.the ball in terms of doing their job, it was good to see the public
:22:55. > :22:57.being so good in terms of accepting the unfortunate and going along with
:22:58. > :23:00.what they had to do. We can only hope that the authorities and the
:23:01. > :23:26.Archeologists working on a dig in Pembrokeshire say they're finding
:23:27. > :23:28.out new information about the people who lived there more
:23:29. > :23:31.They've uncovered more than 50 skeletons near Whitesands beach
:23:32. > :23:34.and say the ancient bones are uncovering new stories
:23:35. > :23:38.Softly, softly, and we can see these skeletons within the sand.
:23:39. > :23:41.Just yards from the beach at Whitesands in St Davids,
:23:42. > :23:44.this is where St Patrick is said to have sailed for Ireland
:23:45. > :23:46.The remains of an old chapel lie here,
:23:47. > :23:48.and with them a mass medieval burial site
:23:49. > :23:52.This one is a woman, who holds a child in her arms.
:23:53. > :23:57.We'd do get a lot of child-bearing is on this site. I can't remember
:23:58. > :23:59.the exact number. Is that an indication of how high
:24:00. > :24:03.childhood mortality was? We forget how high
:24:04. > :24:05.it was in the past. 1,000 years ago it was very common
:24:06. > :24:08.to lose child in childbirth Once the skeletons
:24:09. > :24:13.have been excavated, they'll be sent away to
:24:14. > :24:15.Sheffield University to be analysed. This is now the third season they've
:24:16. > :24:18.been digging here, and what's really fascinating is some of the bones
:24:19. > :24:21.they've already studied have told them that many of these people
:24:22. > :24:23.weren't exactly local. Some may have come
:24:24. > :24:27.from the Mediterranean. West Wales is where they rest,
:24:28. > :24:29.but it probably wasn't What kind of diets they had,
:24:30. > :24:41.where they grew up, we can work that out
:24:42. > :24:44.from the tooth enamel, This site will soon be
:24:45. > :24:51.lost to coastal erosion, but at least now it's
:24:52. > :24:58.secrets are revealed, before they disappear completely
:24:59. > :25:05.into the sands of time. Now from ancient history to the
:25:06. > :25:13.future with Derek. Some beautiful sunshine but it is
:25:14. > :25:23.not going to stay dry all week. Beautiful in Ewloe today
:25:24. > :25:27.with a clear blue sky. Similar in Mountain Ash with a few
:25:28. > :25:29.fair-weather clouds. And after a chilly start it
:25:30. > :25:31.turned out warm. A cooler 12 in Colwyn Bay
:25:32. > :25:34.with a sea breeze. So a fine evening
:25:35. > :25:37.and dry overnight. One or two mist patches forming
:25:38. > :25:44.and turning chilly again. Temperatures inland falling
:25:45. > :25:46.as low as five or six. So here's the picture
:25:47. > :25:56.for eight in the morning. Most of the country bright
:25:57. > :25:59.with some sunshine. Feeling pleasant
:26:00. > :26:01.with a light breeze. A few clouds in the south
:26:02. > :26:06.and southwest. So dry for a while tomorrow
:26:07. > :26:08.but cloud will increase. A little rain in Pembrokeshire late
:26:09. > :26:11.morning and this will become more Highest temperatures
:26:12. > :26:19.in the northeast. Nearer 14 on the south and west
:26:20. > :26:25.coast with a breeze off the sea. more dry weather but expect
:26:26. > :26:29.a little rain by evening. the morning dry but turning
:26:30. > :26:34.damp in the afternoon. Dry for a time but more
:26:35. > :26:38.rain will spread from Heavy in places but brightening
:26:39. > :26:52.up with some sunshine. On Thursday the next area of low
:26:53. > :26:57.pressure will be on our doorstep So on Thursday a dry start
:26:58. > :27:03.but there is more rain on the way. Clearing to brighter
:27:04. > :27:04.weather and showers. Friday breezy with a mixture
:27:05. > :27:20.of sunshine and showers. The headlines - leave campaigners
:27:21. > :27:28.have warned there is no guarantee Wales would continue to get EU
:27:29. > :27:32.funding after 2020 even if the UK votes to remain. That was dismissed
:27:33. > :27:35.by Labour ministers who stressed the benefit of free trade with the EU.
:27:36. > :27:38.I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock and again
:27:39. > :27:41.That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.
:27:42. > :27:46.From all of us on the programme, good evening.