07/06/2016 BBC Wales Today

day on Thursday, still with some humid air, but more of a genetic

change as we go into Friday to the weekend, the weather fronts return,

the fresher air returns but it will also be cloudier and wetter.

The Queen opens the new session of the Welsh Assembly,

saying it marked a "further significant development

You have established a reputation as a strong, accessible and

forward-looking legislator, serving all the diverse communities of

Wales. Royal formalities over,

can the UK and Welsh governments finally agree on the Wales Bill

published today, outlining Businesses like this tourism firm

struggling to keep A warning from a leading technology

expert about our slow broadband. The best brain imaging

centre in the world, looking deep into dementia,

depression and MS. The closure of public toilets and

wider sable and elderly people say they are being directly affected.

Joe Ledley, Joe Allen and Hal Robson Kanu are set

to return from injury for Wales' Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia.

All three players came through sessions yesterday and were fully

integrated with the rest of the squad. So it is positive news.

The Queen has officially opened the new session

This was the fifth Royal opening and was also attended

by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales

Today's event also coincided with the latest attempt to find

agreement on the devolution of further powers to the Assembly

with the publication of a new Wales Bill.

The Welsh Secretary, Alun Cairns, says he's

Here's our political editor, Nick Servini.

The Band of The Royal Armoured Corps played the national anthems

as the Royal party arrived at the Senedd.

At the head of the procession, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh,

followed closely behind by the Prince of Wales

They were welcomed on the steps of the Senedd by First Minister

Carwyn Jones and Presiding Officer Elin Jones,

before meeting the leaders of all the political parties.

The mace was carried before the Queen into the chamber.

The mace bearer, Chetan Patel, a security guard at the Senedd.

I would like to welcome our royal guests. Thank you for returning here

at the beginning of our faith assembly. The volume and complexity

of your legislative responsibilities will increase further during this

fifth assembly. And you will also have the fiscal responsibilities

flowing from the Wales act 2014, including tax-raising powers for the

first time. And on a day dominated by pomp

and ceremony in Cardiff Bay, even more powers could be

on their way in a revised version of the Wales Bill,

which was introduced Today is all about symbolism but

it's also about the business of government because when all the

crowds and the barriers have gone a process has got under way which

could mean that the assembly gets some control over the income tax up

a, some control over whether a wind farm is built in the area you live

and even whether 16-year-olds get the vote in assembly elections.

So how did some of those in the crowd feel about some

I don't think we've got another industry at the moment. That is how

I feel. We can't go on our own with such a small country. It just seems

at Westminster is dominating so it's good that Wales is having a bit more

say. to bring in the legislation after it

ground to a standstill last year when there was a row over attempts

to clarify which areas should come under the control of Westminster,

and which Cardiff Bay. Today was about celebrating

devolution, but then the accusation was that UK Government ministers

at the Wales Office were accused of going against its spirit

by introducing an English veto This time round the Wales Office has

removed many of those hurdles and as a result the Welsh Secretary,

Alun Cairns, is optimistic that At the moment we have got to many

challenges of who is to blame who is responsible for different areas of

policy and this bill will provide clarity and accountability.

The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, gave a cautious welcome but there's

still serious disagreement over the lack of devolution of policing

and the way that income tax powers are due to be handed over.

I don't understand the logic behind it. Does that mean we cannot discuss

this bill? Visit mean the bill should not be introduced? No. All

those things can happen with this bill. What we have is a bill that

can potentially take things forward. As she left the Senedd, the Queen

was treated to a performance by the Only Boys Aloud choir and met

children who had been invited from schools and youth

groups across Wales. The next time the Queen comes here,

the Assembly is likely to be So a day full of symbolism,

but with many changes on the way, also a day that could have

long term implications. Nick, is this finally a truce

on the war over what powers It looks like it. Carwyn Jones says

despite his objections they are not strong enough to scupper this deal

so it's not a question is of if these new powers will be devolved

it's a matter of when. Alan Cairns is saying the points of disagreement

are on the fringes. I'm not sure about that. There are still fairly

big issues. Take policing for example. Carwyn Jones thinks a big

chunk of Criminal Justice System would be devolved under this

legislation and as a result it would be an anomaly of policing were not

to follow suit. But it is a red line as far as the UK Conservative

government is concerned. Alan Cairns is also determined to partially

devolved income tax to this place. Whether the Labour Welsh Government

like it or not, Labour have been lukewarm on the issue and Carwyn

Jones says he fears they could be a stitch up and he doesn't trust the

Treasury. Despite all of that they think there was a gut feeling today

that there was a deal to be done here and maybe it's a reflection

that politically it's easier to get a deal done on something like this

just after an election rather than in the weeks and months building up

to it. A businessman, originally

from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, has been arrested

in Kenya after a woman Lawyers for Richard Alden say

the woman was taking photos of herself with a mobile phone,

when a gun she was holding 'went Mr Alden will remain in custody

until Friday while police carry out New polling suggests support

for the two sides of the EU According to the latest YouGov

survey for ITV Wales and Cardiff University,

Remain and Leave are both on 41%, with 18% of those questioned saying

they don't know or won't vote in the referendum on the future

of the UK and the European Union. Registration to vote closes at one

minute to midnight tonight. Plans to build a retail park

on the site of a former coal tip at Cross Hands have been deferred,

following objections Comygar Cross Hands Ltd have applied

to develop a new supermarket, five shops and a pub,

but the Carmarthenshire Planning Committee will now have

to consider moves by the Co-op As Wales prepare for their historic

first appearance at a major football tournament since 1958,

Chris Coleman has been talking to the media for the first time

since the squad arrived Iwan Griffiths was there,

and he's in Brittany for us tonight. Chris Coleman was in a playful mood

at today's press conference, jokingly saying that Gareth Bale had

a barber in place at the hotel and that they'd spent ?6 million

on the facilities here in Brittany. The manager with a tongue

in his cheek reacting to reports He was also smiling as he gave us

the news about the latest Joe Allen, Joe Ledley

and Hal Robson Kanu. On his second day here Chris Coleman

was mobbed by fans and for possibly the first time the manager stepped

into the photographers choose. Wrought under the press centre where

he faced questions from the media. The focus was on injuries with good

news regarding the fitness of Joe Allen and Joe Ledley and striker Hal

Robson-Kanu. All three players came through sessions yesterday and fully

integrated with the rest of the squad. Of course, they are lacking

gametime but physically they look very good. Taking a session in

portable fortnight after breaking his leg on the 7th of May, Chris

Coleman said Joe Ledley has done amazingly well to return to train

fully yesterday. But despite being available the manager added that

starting with the midfielder is another question and he would have

to think long and hard about the decision. The players didn't train

today but they do have access to state-of-the-art facilities from

top-class pitches to to Jim and recovery equipment. A heart monitor

ready to track the fit is an development of each player. With a

bike room surrounded by inspirational quotes and images from

past successes. Aligned with pictures of players and fans this is

the area from where the press will file the stories over the next few

weeks and if you follow me in this election this is the purpose-built

theatre and stage from where the manager and players will face those

questions. Framed by the FAW's slogan, together stronger. Wales'

match against the back you will be the first in a major tournament

since the 1958 World Cup. Chris Coleman says Wales will be underdogs

on Saturday but believes his team are capable of progressing. It is a

confident mood in the Wales camp. And Wales' women are hoping a win

in Newport against Norway this evening will keep their chances

of qualifying for Euro 2017 alive. They're currently third out of five

teams in their group, They couldn't score is Wales zero,

Norway two. Join me later in the programme

when we'll meet a few of the fans, ready to enjoy a footballing

summer in France. One of the world s most influential

technology experts has criticised the lack of adequate broadband

in parts of Wales. Phil Smith, the Chief Executive

of the IT company Cisco, likened it to not having

access to water or a road. He said Welsh businesses would not

be able to survive without it. For this coasteering

company, the more remote Their clients are looking

for thrills and spills in places like the blue lagoon

here in Pembrokeshire. Their business priorities are sun,

sea and fast broadband. They say it's vital to promoting

what they do, We must be losing out. People tried

to book online but can't. We cannot process payments. We can take out

Damon to the Internet is too slow. We must be losing customers by not

having that immediate contact. Access to adequate broadband

is an issue for some, The Welsh Government says it's

addressing this through "Superfast Cymru", saying it's

helped nearly 600,000 homes and businesses access

superfast broadband. Earlier this year, it said

around 80% of properties But it's not good enough

for a technology leader who says it's one of the most

basic business tools. It's like saying you don't have

rolled or water. Companies and countries and individual cannot

survive without broadband. It is not an optional thing to have, this is

the way business is done. The minister responsible

here says fast broadband The real point of success of our

programme is when we started the roll-out most people in Wales

thought I will never get back and they were sceptical but now the

people who are in the last year of the programme are crossed they were

not in the first year of the programme.

Businesses like this coasteering firm see adequate broadband

One of the leading players in the tech world says the sooner

every Welsh business has it the more prosperous they'll become.

Much more to come before 7:00pm: The best brain imaging

centre in the world, looking deep into dementia,

And meet some of the super fans making that journey to support Wales

at Euro 2016. Disabled and elderly people

are being directly affected by the closure of public toilets,

according to one campaigner tonight. In Gwynedd, community and town

councils will be asked to help pay If they don't pay, the county

council says up to 50 of its 73 Gwynedd says the plan

will save almost ?250,000 a year. This is what I have

to deal with every day. For Rob Pulteney from Chwilog

near Pwllheli, public toilets are a necessity,

not just a convenience. The 23-year-old has Crohn's disease

and has had to have a colostomy. I've got this bag which goes

absolutely everywhere with me. To change or dispose a bag, he must

he says have somewhere to go. Without public toilets it

would like putting me Every journey is planned

around public toilets. Public toilets

because of the privacy. I don't have to walk into a pub

and ask the landlord I can go, pay my 20p or use my radar

key and it's all there for me. Not surprisingly, Rob Pulteney has

campaigned in Gwynedd against any suggestion that public toilets may

close and on this evidence in Caernarfon today he has

plenty of support. People with prostate

cancer do need them. I think they should provide them out

of council tax money for even put a payment thing in place for 20p

at a time, I don't know. Gwynedd wants to save almost

a quarter of a million In Caernarfon, a tourist town,

there are three sets of toilets The town council will be asked

to pay ?12,000 a year. The council's position

is reasonably straightforward. It says it needs to save money

and providing public toilets is one of those things it

doesn't have to do. In other parts of Wales,

public toilets have been closed and people have had to put up

with the inconvenience. Gwynedd will now start talks

with town and community councils. If they agree to pay up,

the toilets will stay open. Where they don't, Gwynedd says it

could start closing toilets over It's been described as the most

important and exciting development in brain imaging

in the past ten years. The Queen has officially opened

a new ?40 million research centre at Cardiff University,

which is home to several state of the art brain scanners,

including one so sophisticated that it's only the second of its type

ever to have been built. Our health correspondent,

Owain Clarke, has A Royal appointment to look

at efforts to unlock And the jewel in the new

centre's crown is this. A scanner that cost ?4 million that

can look deeper into And this is what is inside the head

of the new centre's boss. This has just been the most

significant advance I think for brain imaging in the UK

and Europe in the last ten years. It is the second of

its kind in the world. Not many people get the chance

to look at their own brain but last year I had the opportunity

of using the centre's old scanner. Itself twice powerful

as MRI scanners you would You can see in this diagram

here that the blue connections are the ones which are

going vertically up. The new machine will be able to see

so much more. These are the kinds of images

we would hope to produce on our new system and as you can

see the level of detail It is much greater than

what we would have been able The brain imaging centre

has attracted millions Even so, the decision to spend

so much money on a single But one the experts hope will pay

off in efforts to find new treatments for illnesses

like MS, schizophrenia and dementia. It's about the new science we can

do, the new knowledge we can gain and it's about applying that

effectively to deal with global challenges to society,

of which dementia is a massive one. Obviously, a Royal visit creates

the bit of excitement but it's not only the technology within this

centre that is noteworthy. The building itself has

been specially designed. Entire walls can be removed if newer

scanners need to be brought in and the big idea

is that the space is comfortable for the patients who will be taking

part in research projects here. And the man who is in charge

of the building work appreciates He has had his own brain scans

here after being diagnosed with MS. It's a comfortable environment

and these guys are trying to find ways in the future

of helping people like myself. It may not be tomorrow and it

may not be next year, but in ten years it may be someone

who has seen the research here, who has been involved

in the research here that has changed the way multiple sclerosis

will be dealt with in the future. The more volunteers the better

the chance of making the big breakthrough that could help unlock

the secrets of the brain. Having the best brain scanners

in the world will help. The challenge is to make sure

they are used to Let's head back to France

and to Iwan Griffiths. Welcome back to Dinard,

the home of the Wales squad Thousands of Wales fans have started

making their way across the Channel for Wales' first game

against Slovakia on Saturday. Also on her way is our Euro 2016

reporter Kate Morgan. Before heading to France,

she met up with the international who's scored more goals for Wales

than Gareth Bale and has been catching up with some 'superfans'

also making the journey. Wherever you are, now is the time to

celebrate being a Wales fan. After the few highs and many lows who

would lend them for making the most of this moment in the sun. The

weather is going to be good, the wine will be good so let's go for

it. Sharon Parker was 15 when she started working at the bar here at

Merthyr for all club, meeting her husband and falling in love with the

beautiful game and sticking with it when things turned ugly. Everybody

is getting older and harmony things -- family times we have thought we

have almost got the and for me the night that we had the result against

Belgium, I thought were going. Then we had the Andorra game but it is

our year. And it's not just fans that will be watching from the

sidelines with interest. Forget Ian Rush Gareth Bale, Helen Ward is

Wales' all-time leading goal-scorer. The striker has played for Arsenal,

Chelsea and Reading. My husband keeps trying to tell me I'm English

but once you put the Welsh shirt on the red of Wales, there is no going

back. Wales' women are currently in the own qualification battle and

don't have to look too far for inspiration. For them to do it is a

bit of excitement. A bit of jealousy but it is an inspiration for

everyone. The whole country has got behind them and we want to be in the

same boat and qualified. Everybody seems to be excited about football

in Wales at the moment. And it would not be a major tournament without

Wales' on official soundtrack. It is just one of the Euro 2016 Welsh

offerings and they will be able to rally the crowds in France after the

FAW made sure they would be playing at all three matches. We kick off

against Slovakia and it still seems like it will be taken away from us

because we are used to disappointment. Qualifying is

something I have trained of my entire life. I've had my heart drug

and so many times but now it is almost mended. Whether the fans are

in France or at home this summer everybody is invited to join the

party. Today, the Foreign Office has warned

fans travelling out to France It said that "stadiums, fan zones,

venues broadcasting the tournament and transport hubs" are potential

targets for terrorist attacks. For fans remaining at home

for the tournament, they may want to watch matches for free

at the fanzone in Cardiff. The games will be shown on one

of the world's biggest mobile high-definition screens

in Cooper's Field In Swansea, Wales' games will be

broadcast on a big But plans for a fanzone

at Friar's Walk in Newport have been shelved on health

and safety grounds. And in other sport news,

Welsh triathletes and former world champions Helen Jenkins

and Non Stanford have been officially confirmed as part of Team

GB heading to Rio for the Olympics. Non Stanford says they've got a good

chance of all three medals Any athlete who starts on the

starting line hopes they will walk away with a gold medal and it would

be an absolute dream. It is not unrealistic. If we walk away with

one or two medals we will be delighted.

And in New Zealand, Wales' rugby team

have been visiting a school ahead of their test

Defence coach, Shaun Edwards, has said that there will be no

margin for error as they'll be playing the best team in the world.

Tomorrow, we're expecting to find out who will make the team

for the first test in Auckland on Saturday.

That Wales women's game in Newport has ended. Wales lost to Norway 2-0

and they have failed to qualify for Euro 2017.

It's a beautiful evening here in Dinard, but what does

the weather forecast have in store in Wales?

Not as warm as yesterday further west though.

High teens with cloud suppressing the temperatures.

A mostly fine and warm day tomorrow but again with some

This evening heavy showers continue for a time further east

Clearing to give a dry night for many but cloud

Temperatures remaining in double figures overnight.

High pressure still dominant tomorrow but the low pressure system

starting to develop out in the Atlantic will head our

Tomorrow early mist should burn away.

Coastal fog lingering then variable cloud,

sunny spells, hazy at times, through the day as the heat builds.

The humidity could trigger the odd thunder shower but like today most

of Wales should just stay dry and warm.

Again some clear spells but cloud and mist developing.

A fair amount of coastal fog as the air temperature's much higher

Another muggy night in the mid teens for many.

We keep the humid conditions for Thursday.

Remaining largely fine and very warm with scattered showers

Not as warm as yesterday further west though.

High teens with cloud suppressing the temperatures.

A mostly fine and warm day tomorrow but again with some

This evening heavy showers continue for a time further east

Clearing to give a dry night for many but cloud

Temperatures remaining in double figures overnight.

High pressure still dominant tomorrow but the low pressure system

starting to develop out in the Atlantic will head our

Tomorrow early mist should burn away.

Coastal fog lingering then variable cloud,

sunny spells, hazy at times, through the day as the heat builds.

Remaining largely fine and very warm with scattered showers

Weak. They will be some rain on Friday and sunshine and showers more

likely on Saturday. I'll have an update

for you here at 8:00pm and again after the BBC News

at 10:00pm. That's Wales Today.

Thank you for watching. From all of us on the programme,

good evening.