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:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories: Intended
:00:07. > :00:08.to help our poorest families - Communities First,
:00:09. > :00:13.the Welsh Government's flagship policy, is set to be closed down
:00:14. > :00:20.of public money - our poorest communities
:00:21. > :00:39.Sgt Louise Lucas "did not turn and look at what was coming"
:00:40. > :00:42.before being hit by a bus on Swansea's Kingsway,
:00:43. > :00:48.The EU needs to learn to communicate with the people receiving EU money -
:00:49. > :00:54.Two brothers shot a drug-dealing taxman
:00:55. > :01:06.in Rhondda Cynon Taff, a court has heard.
:01:07. > :01:10.He sowed the seeds of Mrs Thatcher's downfall.
:01:11. > :01:19.The story of the Welshman caught between two strong women.
:01:20. > :01:23.It funds hundreds of projects in the most deprived areas of Wales
:01:24. > :01:26.- from parent-and-baby groups to credit unions -
:01:27. > :01:28.but tonight, the Welsh Government says it's scrapping
:01:29. > :01:33.It's spent ?300 million on the flagship anti-poverty policy
:01:34. > :01:37.There's been a mixed response,
:01:38. > :01:41.with some saying it'll be a big loss,
:01:42. > :01:44.while others claim it's failed to deliver.
:01:45. > :01:51.Here's our political editor Nick Servini.
:01:52. > :01:57.Across the generations across communities in Wales, economic
:01:58. > :02:00.deprivation has blighted many. Communities First was one of the
:02:01. > :02:04.first high profile attempts by the Welsh Government to deal with that
:02:05. > :02:10.since the start of devolution, with more than ?300 million spent on a
:02:11. > :02:16.range of community schemes over the past 15 years. It now looks set to
:02:17. > :02:19.have run its course. There won't be any direct replacement. Instead the
:02:20. > :02:23.Welsh Government thinks a range of policies like more free childcare
:02:24. > :02:25.for working parents and more apprentices, no matter how old you
:02:26. > :02:42.are, we'll do a better job.
:02:43. > :02:46.The communities in children secretary, Carl Sargeant, told
:02:47. > :02:48.members change won't be easy. A lot of this stuff is generational. We're
:02:49. > :02:51.probably not seen the effects of our early intervention is growing for
:02:52. > :02:54.ten years or so but we must start now and make that change and be
:02:55. > :02:56.brave now because we don't then it is about a short-term political when
:02:57. > :02:59.caught changing our communities for the better, for the future, and that
:03:00. > :03:03.is what this new programme, I believe, will do.
:03:04. > :03:07.I agree with the plans personally. I know a lot of good people that work
:03:08. > :03:14.for Communities First but it is so much money and it is changing to be
:03:15. > :03:20.so target orientated and the things it is targeted towards is a waste of
:03:21. > :03:23.money and something council services can provide better.
:03:24. > :03:26.Opposition parties have been critical of Communities First over
:03:27. > :03:29.the years and today was no exception. The Conservatives said it
:03:30. > :03:36.wasn't fit for purpose and Plaid Cymru said there should be renewed
:03:37. > :03:41.purpose. Over a 100 million has been spent
:03:42. > :03:46.since the 2011 audit office report said it wasn't working and wasn't
:03:47. > :03:50.effective at tackling the main aim, which was economic deprivation in
:03:51. > :04:00.those areas. That is borne out by the fact that communities are still
:04:01. > :04:05.the most deprived that were previously identified as such.
:04:06. > :04:08.It would appear that this is the first casualty of cuts.
:04:09. > :04:10.Let's talk to our economics correspondent Sarah Dickins.
:04:11. > :04:12.This policy was designed to eradicate poverty
:04:13. > :04:15.when it was established fifteen years ago -
:04:16. > :04:30.?300 million gone on since 1989 and we still have the same level of
:04:31. > :04:36.poverty we had then. Broadly, one in four households are in poverty. For
:04:37. > :04:41.communities that have had money from Communities First to build things
:04:42. > :04:46.like hubs or toddlers groups, they have felt that money coming in, but
:04:47. > :04:53.looking across Wales it has not had the game changing effect that they
:04:54. > :04:57.hoped it would have. What next? What about those people
:04:58. > :05:01.who were being served by this scheme?
:05:02. > :05:05.You can imagine a lot of work has been done all this time. Figures are
:05:06. > :05:10.showing every year what we're trying to do about poverty and many people
:05:11. > :05:17.working in the area say it is not realistic to look at 50 geographical
:05:18. > :05:21.areas. Communities First was based on literally areas on a map and what
:05:22. > :05:24.many people who really have long experience working in the field,
:05:25. > :05:28.people like Oxfam and other groups, they say that poverty does not work
:05:29. > :05:32.like that. There are deprived communities with people who aren't
:05:33. > :05:37.deprived and there are people really struggling alongside people who are
:05:38. > :05:41.struggling less. They would say or bespoke approach looking at
:05:42. > :05:44.individual needs is what makes a difference. I think it is
:05:45. > :05:48.interesting that Carl Sargeant is saying that what he is going to do
:05:49. > :05:52.now is put extra money into early years, trying to give children who
:05:53. > :06:00.perhaps their parents don't spend as much time talking to them and
:06:01. > :06:02.reading to them, trying to get them more money for apprenticeships and
:06:03. > :06:07.developing schools. What he is seen is the worth poverty is not things
:06:08. > :06:11.like a skatepark but making sure people can get jobs and as good jobs
:06:12. > :06:13.as possible. A collision between a bus
:06:14. > :06:15.and a 41-year-old woman on Swansea's Kingsway -
:06:16. > :06:17.was unavoidable - Sergeant Louise Lucas died
:06:18. > :06:22.after stepping into the path of a bus which
:06:23. > :06:24.hit her from behind Since her death, Swansea Council has
:06:25. > :06:43.taken steps to change the layout Sgt Louise Lucas's family left today
:06:44. > :06:47.having heard evidence from a number of key witnesses, including the bus
:06:48. > :06:53.driver involved in the collision. Sgt Louise Lucas was taken to
:06:54. > :07:00.hospital, fatally injured, having lost a lot of blood. Today they
:07:01. > :07:05.heard that she had sided to go shopping in the city centre. Get
:07:06. > :07:09.parked at this car park and made their way on food to the shops.
:07:10. > :07:15.Having crossed the furthest carriageway were both lanes travel
:07:16. > :07:22.in the same direction, Sgt Louise Lucas and her friend were walking to
:07:23. > :07:26.the next designated crossing point. Then Qwest was shown CCTV footage of
:07:27. > :07:30.Sgt Louise Lucas stepping into the first line of the metro line which
:07:31. > :07:34.at the time travelled in the opposite direction to the first
:07:35. > :07:41.carriageway. Seconds later she was hit from behind by a bus. The
:07:42. > :07:46.inquest was told Louise did not turn round to look at what was coming
:07:47. > :07:51.towards her. They were told it happened very quickly. In the
:07:52. > :07:56.moments leading up to the incident, the inquest was told by the driver
:07:57. > :08:01.that the blonde female stepped out into the road and she did not look
:08:02. > :08:05.back. He said how he braked and swerve to avoid her but was also
:08:06. > :08:10.aware of a bus travelling towards him in the opposite lane. He
:08:11. > :08:21.described the layout at the time as awkward. I knew when we system has
:08:22. > :08:29.been introduced since the death. Christopher Street said that given
:08:30. > :08:36.Mrs Lucas stepped out without looking then this accident was
:08:37. > :08:44.unavoidable. The inquest is expected to last another three days.
:08:45. > :08:47.The rape trial of the former Wales footballer Ched Evans
:08:48. > :08:49.has been told that his alleged victim had no memory
:08:50. > :08:51.of going home with another man on a different occasion.
:08:52. > :08:54.Mr Evans is accused of raping the woman at a Denbighshire hotel
:08:55. > :08:56.while she was too drunk to consent to sex.
:08:57. > :08:58.The striker denies raping the 19-year-old.
:08:59. > :09:02.A Welsh government-owned investment company has defended a decision
:09:03. > :09:05.to compete for business as part of England's Northern powerhouse.
:09:06. > :09:09.FW Capital, a subsidiary of Finance Wales, wants to manage
:09:10. > :09:11.part of a 400 million pounds fund for firms
:09:12. > :09:20.Plaid Cymru said it could boost Welsh companies' rivals.
:09:21. > :09:23.But FW Capital said any profit it makes in England
:09:24. > :09:26.would help cover Finance Wales's overheads back home.
:09:27. > :09:31.Plans to develop a new facility in Cardiff to turn business
:09:32. > :09:33.and industrial waste into energy have been announced.
:09:34. > :09:36.Global engineering firm Lockheed Martin and UK-based energy
:09:37. > :09:38.company CoGen Limited say they will join forces
:09:39. > :09:43.The intention, they say, is to convert waste into up to 15MW
:09:44. > :09:45.of energy, enough to power approximately 15000
:09:46. > :09:53.After Brexit the EU must learn the lessons on how it tells people
:09:54. > :09:55.about money being spent to help poorer areas like West Wales
:09:56. > :09:57.and the Valleys - that's according to the EU
:09:58. > :10:00.Corina Cretu been speaking to our business correspondent
:10:01. > :10:15.The message very clear from her. She regrets but accepts the decision as
:10:16. > :10:21.being made by the people of Wales. The whole issue of is in the news in
:10:22. > :10:38.a daily basis in the UK but it is not being talked about in Brussels
:10:39. > :10:42.quite so much. For them, they see Brexit as a distraction from other
:10:43. > :10:51.issues. It is business as usual in Brussels.
:10:52. > :10:57.This meeting brings people from across the region to look at how
:10:58. > :11:03.cities can work together to become more prosperous. She says she
:11:04. > :11:16.regrets that the majority of voters in Wales wanted to leave.
:11:17. > :11:25.Many new activities have been opened but this speaks also about our
:11:26. > :11:32.weaknesses for communicating what we are doing with the money. How the
:11:33. > :11:36.European money is spent. ?4 billion has come from the
:11:37. > :11:39.European Union to Wales and structural funds in the last 15
:11:40. > :11:44.years. Three quarters of that went to the region known as West Wales
:11:45. > :11:48.and the ballets, which recently qualified again for further funding
:11:49. > :11:55.is one of the poorest parts of the EU. It is a must to grow the economy
:11:56. > :12:03.and create jobs but critics say it was ineffective and used recycled UK
:12:04. > :12:09.money. There is concern it may not be replaced after Brexit. Just as
:12:10. > :12:14.the EU is moving on so will the UK. The Prime Minister will start formal
:12:15. > :12:21.exit negotiations by March. They are keen to know which direction it will
:12:22. > :12:24.be moving in. This company is expanding and moving to a new
:12:25. > :12:30.facility. It was banking on exporting to the EU which is
:12:31. > :12:36.currently 50% of its sales. Ideally we would like to maintain as
:12:37. > :12:40.free trade as possible, so the status quo with Europe, if you like.
:12:41. > :12:46.I realise that is going to be tricky to achieve but that is what we need
:12:47. > :12:50.to maintain a competitive position. Here at this brewery in Montgomery
:12:51. > :12:54.they also want to sell more abroad. The boss wanted to leave and says he
:12:55. > :13:00.has already received orders from Europe due to the drop in the Valley
:13:01. > :13:03.of the pound after the referendum. I want to trade with Europe. It is
:13:04. > :13:08.relatively easy to do at the moment but you have the other side of
:13:09. > :13:11.things with migration and what have you. I can understand why it is
:13:12. > :13:17.taking time for the government to make these decisions because they
:13:18. > :13:20.have got a fine balance. Businesses hate uncertainty but they
:13:21. > :13:24.will be watching closely to see if either side gives away. The European
:13:25. > :13:28.government says it will curb immigration and give UK businesses
:13:29. > :13:32.maximum freedom to trade with the single market. But the EU insists
:13:33. > :13:33.that European citizens can't move freely over borders then neither can
:13:34. > :13:45.goods and services. The comments from the commission
:13:46. > :13:55.have drawn a fairly angry response from one of the leading Brexit ears
:13:56. > :14:00.in Wales -- one of the leading advocates of Brexit. He says the
:14:01. > :14:08.problem is not about PR or communication but about the fact
:14:09. > :14:11.that the EU and its involvement failed to show any leadership in its
:14:12. > :14:16.investment. Much more to come before seven
:14:17. > :14:19.o'clock: How should the most Visiting teachers from Denmark have
:14:20. > :14:24.been asking our schools. And caught between two strong women
:14:25. > :14:28.- the story of Mrs Thatcher's downfall and the part Geoffrey Howe
:14:29. > :14:37.and his wife played in her demise. Two brothers have gone on trial
:14:38. > :14:40.for shooting a Valleys drug dealer - at point blank range -
:14:41. > :14:46.as he sat in his car. The prosecution says
:14:47. > :14:48.Mark Jones, from Mountain Ash, was killed by another drug
:14:49. > :14:50.dealer who owed him money. Edward and Stephen Bennett
:14:51. > :14:53.both deny murder. From Cardiff Crown
:14:54. > :14:56.Court, Nick Palit. It was in this lay-by near Abercynon
:14:57. > :15:00.that 43-year-old Mark Jones was shot in the driver seat
:15:01. > :15:03.of his white Audi. The court heard that
:15:04. > :15:06.as well as working as an evaluation officer
:15:07. > :15:08.for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, he was
:15:09. > :15:12.also a drug dealer. Just after 7:30am on 26th July last
:15:13. > :15:15.year, the prosecution say he was murdered by Edward Bennett
:15:16. > :15:18.and his brother Stephen, who had been involved in the
:15:19. > :15:21.drugs trade with him. Prosecution counsel Chris Clee
:15:22. > :15:23.told the jury that Edward Bennett In the weeks leading up
:15:24. > :15:28.to the murder, the court heard how he was desperately trying
:15:29. > :15:32.to raise a large amount of cash, even applying for a ?60,000 mortgage
:15:33. > :15:36.that was unsuccessful. Transcripts of internet
:15:37. > :15:39.messages from Edward Bennett to his brother Stephen
:15:40. > :15:41.were read to the jury, that says, "Have you
:15:42. > :15:46.still got that thing? This, said Mr Clee,
:15:47. > :15:50.was reference to a gun. The prosecution say the brothers had
:15:51. > :15:52.arranged to meet Mark Jones They parked nearby
:15:53. > :15:57.and made their way on foot through woodland
:15:58. > :16:00.along the river bank. During the course of this trial,
:16:01. > :16:03.the court will hear evidence from many people who witnessed
:16:04. > :16:05.the shooting, including an AA patrolman who was parked
:16:06. > :16:08.behind the Audi. Mark Jones died in hospital
:16:09. > :16:11.two months after the shooting. He'd had 15 operations
:16:12. > :16:13.to try and save his life but was suffering from sepsis
:16:14. > :16:17.and a bleed on the brain. He had gunshot wounds to the belly
:16:18. > :16:20.and left upper arm. The prosecution say
:16:21. > :16:22.the defendant shot Mark Jones at point-blank range,
:16:23. > :16:28.which ultimately led to his death. The day after the shooting,
:16:29. > :16:29.Edward Bennett was arrested in Station Terrace
:16:30. > :16:32.in Penrhiwceiber. Two days later, his brother Stephen
:16:33. > :16:35.was also arrested at his home in Masefield
:16:36. > :16:40.Way in Pontypridd. A gun cleaning kit
:16:41. > :16:43.was found in his attic. On that was gun residue
:16:44. > :16:45.which was at the same type The same residue was also
:16:46. > :16:49.found on his shoes. Further examination revealed traces
:16:50. > :16:51.of Mark Jones' blood Both Edward and Stephen Bennett
:16:52. > :16:57.deny murder How should the most
:16:58. > :17:06.gifted pupils be taught? That's the question a group
:17:07. > :17:09.of teachers from Denmark They've been visiting Welsh
:17:10. > :17:15.classrooms, finding out how our schools nurture
:17:16. > :17:17.their most talented pupils. Our Education Correspondent
:17:18. > :17:19.Colette Hume reports. Remember the ones that
:17:20. > :17:23.we thought of before. It's an ordinary Tuesday afternoon
:17:24. > :17:26.at Victoria Primary School in Penarth but the seven-year-old
:17:27. > :17:29.pupils are anything but ordinary. From the moment they
:17:30. > :17:33.arrive at the nursery, the teachers work hard
:17:34. > :17:34.to spot the most able
:17:35. > :17:37.and talented children. Teachers use a wide range
:17:38. > :17:40.of assessment data. Data from internal and external
:17:41. > :17:42.tests as well as asking parents their views as well,
:17:43. > :17:45.in terms of questionnaires that are So when you've identified a talented
:17:46. > :17:51.and able student, what happens next? Throughout the year there will be
:17:52. > :17:54.bespoke workshops where talented children in particular areas can
:17:55. > :17:57.work with like-minded children from other schools on
:17:58. > :17:59.particular projects. We've used facilities in the local
:18:00. > :18:02.comprehensive school. We've had a range of local bespoke
:18:03. > :18:08.workshops from Mandarin, Chinese, Now teachers from Denmark
:18:09. > :18:11.are here to learn from experiences of teachers
:18:12. > :18:14.and pupils from Wales. They are here because Victoria
:18:15. > :18:16.Primary School is one of 48 Welsh schools recognised
:18:17. > :18:20.by the National Association for Able Children in Education
:18:21. > :18:25.for their work with the most able. Its leaders say stretching
:18:26. > :18:27.the brightest pupils If you're coping and dealing
:18:28. > :18:33.with the more able pupils then the others
:18:34. > :18:37.see what they are doing and many of them
:18:38. > :18:40.want to do the same. It is improving what is
:18:41. > :18:48.going on for every child. The 31 teachers will spend two
:18:49. > :18:52.days looking at the work going on in primary and secondary
:18:53. > :18:54.schools here in Wales before returning to Denmark
:18:55. > :18:56.in using their experiences here in their own
:18:57. > :18:58.classrooms. We see youngsters who are being
:18:59. > :19:03.challenged and we see how the schools have managed
:19:04. > :19:07.to put it into their strategy, talent strategy
:19:08. > :19:09.we would call it, That is what we hope the Danish
:19:10. > :19:16.teachers will take with them. Here at Victoria Primary School
:19:17. > :19:19.and in classrooms across Wales, the work goes on, nurturing
:19:20. > :19:21.a new generation They hadn't invented
:19:22. > :19:31.cyber-bullying and online Childline has had to
:19:32. > :19:34.change its approach That's according to the helpline's
:19:35. > :19:52.founder, Dame Esther Rantzen, Rosie Stone house is a student at
:19:53. > :19:56.Cardiff University. She first contacted ChildLine when she was 14
:19:57. > :20:00.and says it helped her cope with things throughout her teenage years.
:20:01. > :20:06.Initially it was just having somewhere that you could open up and
:20:07. > :20:10.having someone to listen. I think that support was a massive thing for
:20:11. > :20:17.me to be able to think that I could change my life around with support.
:20:18. > :20:23.She talked about her experiences today. Dame Esther Rantzen, the
:20:24. > :20:32.founder of the helpline, is touring to celebrate the anniversary of the
:20:33. > :20:38.helpline. It has cancelled 4 million children. There were more than 7500
:20:39. > :20:46.contacts from youngsters from Wales last year alone. Their concerns have
:20:47. > :20:51.changed. We ask what is making our children
:20:52. > :20:57.are unhappy and often they say to me is social media. These pressures are
:20:58. > :21:02.coming into us from their phones and their tablets and I can only see two
:21:03. > :21:08.families, be aware. Whilst the Internet can be a source
:21:09. > :21:18.of concern, more children are using those gadgets to call for help.
:21:19. > :21:23.Last year, 71% of the children who got in touch with ChildLine did so
:21:24. > :21:30.via the Internet and this office deals solely with those online
:21:31. > :21:35.contacts. Since the office opened the volunteers have conducted over
:21:36. > :21:40.16,000 online counselling sessions. In the first year the figure was
:21:41. > :21:47.around 1200 but by last year it had increased to around 4500.
:21:48. > :21:53.I can see how it helps and I want to do something about it.
:21:54. > :21:56.Rosey is no herself an online counsellor and hopes her own
:21:57. > :21:59.experiences can help children who need someone to listen.
:22:00. > :22:02.It is regarded by many as the speech that brought Margaret Thatcher's
:22:03. > :22:06.Now, the late Sir Geoffrey Howe's speech in the House
:22:07. > :22:09.of Commons in 1990 is the subject of of a new play
:22:10. > :22:11.called "The Dead Sheep", which beings a run in
:22:12. > :22:16.Our political reporter James Williams had a sneak preview.
:22:17. > :22:25.His was a political career spanning over half a century. But Sir
:22:26. > :22:34.Geoffrey Howe, the man from Port Talbot, is a man famous for one
:22:35. > :22:40.thing, his speech in November 1990 that led to her own downfall.
:22:41. > :22:44.It is rather like sending your opening batsmen to decrease only to
:22:45. > :22:49.find the moment the first balls are appalled that their bats have been
:22:50. > :22:52.broken before the game by the team captain.
:22:53. > :23:06.It was a brutal rebuke from a man who was previously likened to being
:23:07. > :23:08.savaged by a dead sheep. It is that court and that
:23:09. > :23:11.resignation speech that form the basis of a new play visiting Cardiff
:23:12. > :23:20.this week. It is a fantastic Everyman story about a guy who is
:23:21. > :23:24.caught between two really strong woman. That is his wife and his
:23:25. > :23:27.boss. It is about a fantastic conflict of loyalties and I thought
:23:28. > :23:29.it was impressive the way he finally thought, I'm not going to go
:23:30. > :23:32.quietly, I'm going to stand up in the House of Commons and destroy the
:23:33. > :23:37.Prime Minister and possibly my party because it is the right thing to do.
:23:38. > :23:45.Until his resignation, Geoffrey Howe served on Margaret Thatcher's
:23:46. > :23:51.cabinet from the outset, as Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor.
:23:52. > :24:03.We Tsui Hark potentially angry and spiteful. I did it on spitting image
:24:04. > :24:10.for 16 years or so and the voice was much more caricatured but here it is
:24:11. > :24:16.much more real. Geoffrey Howe was indispensable for
:24:17. > :24:23.the Thatcher revolution, one which continues to divide opinion.
:24:24. > :24:30.Many economists wrote in to the Times newspaper to see his budget
:24:31. > :24:34.was wrong. It is a fantastic discussion point. Was he a source of
:24:35. > :24:41.good or bad for this country? Discuss.
:24:42. > :24:43.That is a debate should continue after the curtain falls.
:24:44. > :24:46.Glamorgan Cricket Club would be well placed to host one of the eight,
:24:47. > :24:49.city-based teams if plans for a new T20 competition are put
:24:50. > :24:51.into place, according to chief executive Hugh Morris.
:24:52. > :24:53.The three-week event could start in the 2018 season,
:24:54. > :25:05.with all counties getting an extra one.
:25:06. > :25:11.Mr Morris said the tournament is needed to improve
:25:12. > :25:15.Sunshine for many today - what about the next couple of days?
:25:16. > :25:32.lots of sunshine further south this afternoon. Most places are dry
:25:33. > :25:44.tonight. Just one or two showers here and there. Not as cold as last
:25:45. > :25:49.night. A big high pressure over Scandinavia tomorrow and that means
:25:50. > :26:04.winds from the East for the UK. They will bring a few showers. Cloudy and
:26:05. > :26:10.misty in parts of Paris. Otherwise dry -- in parts of Powys. Any mist
:26:11. > :26:17.Wil left in the morning. One or two showers likely but otherwise dry
:26:18. > :26:25.with the best of the sunshine in the West and south-west. There will be a
:26:26. > :26:40.cool north-easterly breeze. Out of the wind and in the sunshine it will
:26:41. > :26:46.feel pleasant. It will be breezy and cool on Thursday with one or two
:26:47. > :26:55.showers. Sunniest in the West. Temperatures are little lower. Still
:26:56. > :26:59.high pressure over Scandinavia on Thursday but low pressure over
:27:00. > :27:04.France will start to influence our weather so it looks to be more
:27:05. > :27:09.unsettled later in the week with some more showers but dry spells as
:27:10. > :27:17.well. But we can't complain because it has been a dry month so far.
:27:18. > :27:26.The programme that funds community schemes in Wales is set to be
:27:27. > :27:34.scrapped with the government saying it is not the best way to tackle
:27:35. > :27:35.poverty. Some say it is a big loss wealth others claim it has failed to
:27:36. > :27:36.deliver. I'll have an update for you here
:27:37. > :27:42.at eight o'clock and again That's Wales Today, thank
:27:43. > :27:47.you for watching from all of us