01/09/2016 BBC Wales Today

Shalim Hussein is one of Wales most successful businessmen,

now his online takeaway firm is being investigated

by the Welsh Government after receiving a grant

to create jobs, some of which were out-sourced abroad.

A quarter more patients benefit from organ transplants in the last year.

Ultimately we want to see a successful company creating quality

jobs. The Welsh government need to look in the mirror and ask have we

done all we can to protect the public purse?

A quarter more patients benefit from organ transplants in the last year.

Is it down to the change in the law here?

She's given C of the people life, they are living thanks to someone so

wonderful. The fight to save one of our rarest

creatures from extinction, And in the sport, having won gold in

real we speak to Alan Barker about her future plans.

Shelim Hussain is one of Wales' most successful entrepreneurs.

Aged just seventeen he began selling prawns to restaurants and rapidly

built a multi-million pound food-processing business.

Two years ago he set up a new firm, kukd.com, an online food delivery

service and the Welsh government gave him a ?1million grant

on the understanding he created a hundred new jobs here in Wales.

But some of those jobs were outsourced to Bangladesh

and India, and now the Welsh Government's Counter Fraud

and Internal Audit Unit has launched an investigation.

With this exclusive report, here's Gareth Bryer.

I'm Shelim Hussein, from EuroFood Group in Newport.

We are the largest suppliers to the ethnic catering

This is one of Wales's most successful businessman,

he's been a regular on TV, won awards for his work,

a MBand plaudits from a former Prime Minister.

Euro foods employs more than 200 people.

That is an extraordinary achievement for Shelim and a huge boost

Euro foods has been supplying the takeaway and restaurant

And now he's moved into something new, the takeaway food

And modern technology is revolutionising

Kukd.com is hoping to gain a foothold in this growing market,

but the company is the subject of an enquiry after receiving

financial support from the Welsh government.

Kukd.com offers a one-stop shop allowing customers to would takeaway

weeks or book a table online, through an app, or website.

The Welsh government decided to support kukd with grant funding

of ?2.75 million for the creation of around 280

The company received an initial ?1 million in 2015

The Welsh government is investigating anonymous

allegations that the ground conditions weren't fulfilled.

There are things that staff were transferred from Euro Foods

And it has emerged that some employees were laid off

from the company and jobs were outsourced to

We've spoken to a source close to the company, their words

are spoken by production team member to protect their identity.

A number of people have been affected.

It's the junior people been the biggest victims.

The people who the grant money is probably for haven't benefited

Some feel the case raises wider questions.

We are not talking an considerable sum of money.

To date ?1 million has been made available,

they have received that money on the basis of jobs

After that, we want to see a successful company creating

If that's not happening than the Welsh government need

to look at themselves in the mirror and ask have we done all we can

to protect the public purse was a and act

Shelim Hussein declined to be interviewed, but gave a statement

He says he's been transparent in all his dealings with the Welsh

government, and that all ground conditions were met.

Says that some jobs were outsourced abroad to save the company.

Something he claims the Welsh government was aware of.

The Welsh government has no wrongdoing has been found to date.

But no further payments will be made to kukd.com

Our Political Editor, Nick Servini is here.

Nick, there seems to have been lots of controversy

over Welsh Government grants in recent months.

There have been some stories. Last week we did a story on a conflict of

interests in Carmarthenshire. The fact that there have been a number

of stories like this implies that the public spending watchdog should

take a look into the entire system. We've had critical stories about

grants to companies over the years, usually the accusation is that the

public body, the Welsh government in this case, took on too much risk.

Different dynamics with this one, because we have a very successful

businessman with a proven track record. That has played in two

different claims and counterclaims with this story. The broader and

final point on any of the stories that we cover in relation to grants,

inevitably gets tied up in the debate of whether it's better to

support companies through grants or loans. In Wales we have yo-yoed

between the two. The argument is grants are more competitive against

other parts of the country, some say loans are better to develop

home-grown talent. That debate, I suspect, is going to continue.

Wales is "leading the way" in efforts to increase the number

of lives being saved by organ transplants, after a new law came

That's according to the Chief Medical Officer for Wales.

It comes as new annual NHS figures show that almost a quarter more

patients here have benefited from organ transplants in the year

Our health correspondent Owain Clarke has the details.

Transplanting organs from one person to another, one of the most

remarkable achievements of modern medicine. This teenager is getting a

new kidney, and a new lease of life. Many more are waiting for the same

chance. This is Wales's only transplant unit

at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Around 120 patients come

here each year for a new pancreas or kidney. There are not enough organs

to meet the demand. So how do you increase the number? Nine months ago

Wales became the first, and only country in the UK, to introduce a

new law, with the aim of increasing the supply for them and others

across the UK. It means if you are an adult living

in Wales you are now considered to be willing for your organs to be

donated after death and lest you make your objection clear. New

figures show that in the 12 months up to March this year 214 people

received transplants compare it to 174 the previous year. An increase

of almost 25%, much higher than that across the UK.

The number of deceased donors in Wales increased by just four, in

line with the rest of the UK. But the Welsh government's top doctor,

is cautiously optimistic. We have to be careful about looking at when

you's data in anything. I think we are on the right track. We are

seeing more donations and transplants on people's lives are

being transformed. Lori knows all too well wide

transplants matters. She knew Sherwood need a new heart,

inheriting her father's condition. But as her husband explains last

September, just five months after their wedding, her heart stopped and

she never recovered. But who organs saved the lives. I'm

sure, with time, I'll appreciate that she lives on in many ways.

She's always around me. But I also believe that, and her memory, but I

take comfort in that quite literally she has given three other people

life. They are living thanks to someone so wonderful. Someone who

was such a wonderful person to me. The stark reality is that despite

all the efforts to increase donor numbers those on the front line say

too many still die waiting. We are seeing patients die every

other week in Wales. As a result of the shortage of organs. We need to

make some changes, if we can increase the number of donors by a

relatively small amount, we can go a long way to solving that problem.

Nobody expected the new Welsh law to lead to a really big increase in the

number of donors, but what effect it has had will become clearer next

A guard of honour has been provided for a body discovered in the ruins

of the collapsed Didcot Power Station.

Three workers, including Christopher Huxtable from Swansea,

have been missing under the rubble for six months.

Thames Valley Police say their families have been informed.

The person has not yet been formally identified

Funding for two Techniquest science museums will be stopped

by the Welsh Government from April 2021.

Cardiff's Techniquest has already been warned it could lose its annual

funding of ?85,000 by 2019, but it has been given more

Its sister charity in Wrexham is set to lose its annual

The number of recorded crimes involving indecent images

of children in Wales has more than trebled in

The figures were obtained by the charity, the NSPCC.

It's calling for social media sites and governments to do more

It can appear fun, harmless and a bit of a joke. But sexting can have

serious consequences. Photos can end up in the wrong hands. A Freedom of

information request showed that the number of reported offences

involving indecent images of children here had significantly

increased. Gwent Police provided figures for 2015, but the other

three forces in Wales, showed an annual treble. The charity says it

is a real cause for concern. You would not invite a perfect

stranger to have a conversation with your child. There are risks around

the Internet with a doing that inadvertently without understanding

that is what is happening. South Wales Police have the highest

number of cases of this type, they have been victorious cases including

the disgraced lost Prophets singer, Ian Watkins who was jailed for child

sex offences and possessing indecent pictures and Gareth Williams, jailed

for 34 counts of making and possessing indecent images of

children. I will from the headlines there is a call for more education.

This doctor runs a nonprofit making company which modes online safety.

Its key that parents get involved and create a culture of support,

they get to know the services children are using and think about

the time should give, the age where it is appropriate to give

smartphones to their children. It is about being involved, making sure

that children understand the risks. In an era when more and more of our

life is conducted on social media online abuse is bound to rise. The

NSPCC says the figures are a wake-up call for parents, police and

call for parents, police and politicians.

She won Gold in Rio, now cyclist, Elinor Barker,

joins us in the studio to talk about how to inspire more people

And the weather's going to go up and down a few gears

Some rain, some sunshine but don't write-off the weekend.

I'll have the full forecast in about 10 minutes time.

Campaigners are pleading with the Welsh Government

to save a former colliery site in Torfaen after 40

Our environment correspondent is by the River Wye tonight. It looks

lovely there. That's right. Encouraging signs for a species was

last remaining stronghold here in Wales is this river behind me. The

river Wye, flowing through Monmouthshire is important for a

whole range of different creatures. 30 different fish is can be found

here. When it comes to one breed of crayfish they are just about holding

on here, but will have died out completely by 2030. They are a

keystone species which means that if they did become extinct it will have

a big knock an impact on a whole range of other organisms living in

our rivers. It may be small but experts say this crayfish is a big

indicator of a healthy river habitat.

For decades now it's been in decline. And that this laboratory in

Cardiff they are looking into why. Pollution and climate change have

played their part, but ultimately this is a tale of crustacean

invasion. Here we keep some non-native

species, for example, this one here. They North American and the carry

crayfish plague. The crayfish plague is fatal to native crayfish.

The team are investigating why the crayfish has spread so quickly and

potential ways of controlling the population. Having escaped from

crayfish runs in the 80s this North American invader has wreaked havoc

bringing the native writer to the brink of extinction. Native species

are so vulnerable that we have to take special precautionary measures

to be able to see them. The there is that they could be wiped out

completely in 20 or 30 years. Experts say we need direct action in

our rivers and streams. The River Wye and distributor is one of the

last remaining strongholds for these crayfish in Britain. It is clear

that a number of secret sites that natural resources Wales, the body in

charge of the environment is attempting to boost surviving

populations. We produced 4000 juveniles. They are

carefully selected sites, headwaters, catchments. They are

affected by natural barriers so the discrete from any possible invasion

by the North American crayfish will stop and successful has it been?

We we visited a number of the sites, we've found crayfish at 12 months

and 24 months. We know they are surviving and moving in the right

direction. There is growing interest in this

project across the UK according to enter RW, but it is just a stopgap

whilst more effective ways are dealing with the invasive crayfish

species and the plague it carries developed. Cardiff University's

research is said to be presented at an international crayfish symposium

later this month. As the race to save one of our

iconic river species goes on. And it is a race against time. One measure

being encouraged by natural resources Wales is for people who

use rivers and streams to check, clean and dry their equipment after

they've been in the river or stream to prevent the spread of crayfish

plague. There are hopeful signs when it comes to the future of white claw

crayfish, but still a long way to go before they are out of danger. Thank

Campaigners are pleading with the Welsh Government

to save a former colliery site in Torfaen after 40

The local council is asking for up to ?4 million to regenerate the site

in Talywain known as 'The British' claiming that this could be the last

chance to act, after private sector plans failed.

The British named after the 19th-century ironworks still buried

here. This was the impression of this building decided by an

architect called Britain who designed Hyde Park and the wedding

march in London. His work here at The British hasn't aged with nearly

as much dignity. This is the entirety of the site.

Each dot represents a mine shaft. The area is peppered with them.

Expensive for any potential developer to make safe.

It's not the kind of thing you want to build houses on.

The only option seriously considered has been opencast mining.

We've been living under the cloud of this threat of opencast, the area

has been held back economically because of this constant that.

People don't want to move into the area.

Torfaen council is under pressure to do something to halt this decline.

Its meeting with the Welsh government today to ask for up to ?4

million to buy this land and replace the old cold tip with ponds for

hydroelectric power, a small housing development would be built away from

the mineshafts and the land could be managed as a nature reserve.

We'd like to see it put back into public amenity, we'd like the small

amount of safety issues sorted out to allow the place to be managed and

improved. We want to attract people in.

Torfaen council says the plan is well developed on the private sector

failed to do anything with this land for 40 years. If no deal is struck

the site will go to public auction again next month.

Let's get tonight's sport now with Tomos.

Wales defender, Chris Gunter, says striker Hal Robson-Kanu is now

settled after signing for West Brom on deadline day and is backing him

Robson-Kanu impressed at Euro 2016 scoring this memorable goal.

Gunter says having another team-mate playing in the premier league

It's a good move for him, you know, he was waiting for the right

opportunity to come up. Yes, it's good that he's settled and once the

Wales game is done next week he can get back to the club and kick on.

We've always said that it's good for Welsh football, the squad and this

team when we have players playing at the top level.

Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny says he'll be available for the Lions

tour of New Zealand next summer after Toulon confirmed he can

There had been doubts whether Halfpenny would be released

because the end of the season in France clashes with the tour.

They're the people who make things happen, but rarely

Well, tonight, BBC Cymru Wales is looking for a Sports Unsung Hero

This year we've got an Olympic Champion to help us.

After winning Gold on the track in Rio cyclist Elinor Barker

returned to her old club to catch-up with her first coach

who got her involved in the sport, he is Elinor's unsung hero.

I'm just back at my first club, Maendy Flyers, where it all started

I'm just going to show them my medal, and surprise

them, hopefully, somebody will notice me!

Elinor Barker, Olympic gold medallist, I think that deserves a

Alun Davies voluntarily gives up his time to

help others, not expecting anything in return.

Three nights a week coaching cyclists, fixing and

He first helped Elinor the age of ten.

He just went above and Beyond all the time.

He lives down the road from me and I just rocked up at any

time of the night and say, I've got a problem with this, or I'm worried

Or what you think about this piece of equipment?

You get a huge amount of fun watching what

these kids to, watching what they can achieve, giving them an

opportunity to be the best they can be.

So, do you know someone who is

We are looking for Wales's unsung sporting hero.

If you know someone who is 18 or over, on the 1st of January who fits

the bill, and would like more details, or perhaps to nominate them

But hurry, nominations close before midnight on Sunday the 23rd

Eleanor is with us. Let's see that gold medal then, Olympic champion.

Has its own in yet? Not at all. I went to my first club the other day,

and it sank in a little bit then but I've come back to a bit of normality

as well. It's all got a bit more normal.

It's closer to sinking in. And Welsh cyclist, punches above their weight

on the world stage, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas, Becky James and

yourself, what is the secret? We are so lucky that we've got me

indeed just done the road, the outdoor track and Newport about half

an hour away. So, if you are nervous about going onto roads, will don't

want your child out on the road you've got all these facilities, and

all of these sessions. Obviously there's clubs and coaches that breed

of the facilities and it gets bigger and bigger and snowballs.

A gold medallist at just 21, what is next for you?

I'm on a break at the moment. I'm doing a little bit of training, but

nothing serious. I'm going on a holiday soon and then I start

seriously training again in October ready for the world in April.

William considered ditching the team? I've not decided yet. I'd like

to do some individual events, I've sacrificed that over the last two

years, but I love the team pursuit. I've not decided yet.

I know you've just come from the studios for a question of sport, how

was that? How has life changed? I think,

again, it feels like it's completely changed, and filming A Question Of

Sport was surreal. I didn't know anything so I wasn't helpful! But

then again when you with your family it's like nothing has changed all.

Congratulations once again and thanks for coming to see us.

Let's get the latest weather forecast for Wales now with Derek.

Today is the start of meteorological autumn.

Looking back, summer this year was nothing to write home about.

This was the scene this afternoon. It's been bright and breezy today

with highly cloud making sunshine hazy. This cold front is heading our

way. A dry start receiving better rain will spread from west

overnight. The cloud lowering

with mist and hill fog. Breezy on the coast

and a mild night. Here's the picture for 8am,

most of the country dull and damp. During the day the damp,

misty weather in the mid and south The best of the sunshine

in the north and west. The South East may not

dry and brighten-up Top temperatures 17 to 20

Celsius with a west Becoming dry and brighter mid

to late afternoon. In Gwynedd tomorrow,

damp first thing but soon Just the odd light

shower in the north. And a dry start on Saturday

too but it won't last. Probably turning drier during

the evening with a few showers. A little more rain on Monday

but after that signs of drier and warmer weather

for a while so perhaps we haven't But that is Wales Today,

from all of us on the programme,