:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories:
:00:00. > :00:08.More money for childcare and health but who loses out
:00:09. > :00:24.There is more cash to spend this year than next year but the Welsh
:00:25. > :00:36.government warns austerity is far from over.
:00:37. > :00:40.Police investigating the disappearance of Cardiff
:00:41. > :00:42.grandmother Lorraine Ridout search two houses in the city.
:00:43. > :00:46.We've had years of Welsh Government policies
:00:47. > :00:52.Now yet another consultation - Ministers say they'll
:00:53. > :01:00.The families of Aberfan on their 40 year fight for justice.
:01:01. > :01:10.It did take a long time and if we hadn't pressed for it, I don't think
:01:11. > :01:12.we would have had it. And despite a knee injury,
:01:13. > :01:15.Taulupe Faletau, is included in Wales' squad for the autumn
:01:16. > :01:21.internationals. "Investing for today,
:01:22. > :01:25.preparing for tomorrow". That's the catchy phrase
:01:26. > :01:27.from today's Welsh With a total pot of
:01:28. > :01:30.nearly ?15 billion, this afternoon the Finance
:01:31. > :01:33.Secretary, Mark Drakeford, unveiled There's an extra ?240 million
:01:34. > :01:38.for the NHS. for a pilot scheme giving 30 hours
:01:39. > :01:45.of free childcare for three Well, cuts to some areas
:01:46. > :01:52.of local government, community projects, and cuts
:01:53. > :01:56.to schemes to help deprived areas. Here's our political
:01:57. > :02:12.editor Nick Servini. nurses is the game of choice for
:02:13. > :02:16.these children at this nursery. Healthy is also a priority for the
:02:17. > :02:23.Welsh government with a cash injection may makes up half of their
:02:24. > :02:27.budget. A 2.5% increase this year or ?240 million. Where there is give,
:02:28. > :02:35.there is take as local councils know too well. It is those services that
:02:36. > :02:41.keep our streets tidy with inflation taken into account. There is a 1.5%
:02:42. > :02:46.decrease. This has been hit year-on-year but it is the best deal
:02:47. > :02:56.they have had for years nevertheless. What about education?
:02:57. > :03:00.These children are just starting bears, so it is good news for them
:03:01. > :03:08.but overall the education budget goes up 1.3%. A scheme to raise
:03:09. > :03:17.performance levels in economic league deprived areas is cut saving
:03:18. > :03:20.around ?17 million a year. ?15 billion of the Welsh government's
:03:21. > :03:25.budget has all gone and it could be good news for these three and
:03:26. > :03:30.four-year-olds with ?10 million put towards a pilot scheme to deliver a
:03:31. > :03:34.long-term vision for 30 hours of free childcare week. The cost of
:03:35. > :03:40.this child care will rise dramatically in future years. I
:03:41. > :03:45.could take advantage of that. Alexander would be too old. He would
:03:46. > :03:51.be in reception man. It is a brilliant idea and a massive help
:03:52. > :03:57.the working parents. It would be an incentive to get women back to work.
:03:58. > :04:01.Juggling childcare and working full-time at the hospital. It
:04:02. > :04:05.affects family life. Who knows what these children will be doing in
:04:06. > :04:10.years to come but fixing the skills gap year is a game with ?11 million
:04:11. > :04:13.put towards apprenticeships. Could these trainee builders end up
:04:14. > :04:23.helping with big infrastructure projects? Plans for an M4 relief
:04:24. > :04:28.road have been earmarked for ?1 billion to develop over four years.
:04:29. > :04:33.This isn't just a straightforward Labour budget. Without a majority,
:04:34. > :04:41.they have to wake it up with that come rude to make agreements. What
:04:42. > :04:44.with the reactions? Of women politics, we can do more when we
:04:45. > :04:51.work across party boundaries. When we look for that common ground, we
:04:52. > :04:58.welcome that opportunity to deliver together the kind of changes that
:04:59. > :05:04.the people of Wales want to see. Our aspects of this budget that we
:05:05. > :05:09.welcome, the increase in health spending. It is my wish that this
:05:10. > :05:14.draft budget will deliver for Welsh communities where so many others
:05:15. > :05:18.have failed. You will forgive me if I reserve some scepticism given that
:05:19. > :05:23.outcomes in so many areas of public life are still badly wanting. It is
:05:24. > :05:29.work in progress and things may change when they find out what Wales
:05:30. > :05:33.gets from next year's UK budget when the Chancellor's famous red box
:05:34. > :05:35.makes his appearance. We will get an idea of what it will contain from
:05:36. > :05:37.the Autumn Statement next month. And our political editor
:05:38. > :05:39.Nick Servini is with the Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford
:05:40. > :05:54.in Cardiff Bay, Nick. Good evening. You called on the
:05:55. > :05:59.government to abandon his its policy of... That is a bit misleading. You
:06:00. > :06:04.will have more money to spend than you have had this year. Marginally
:06:05. > :06:08.more money but austerity is clear. Over the period of this assembly, we
:06:09. > :06:13.will have less money year-on-year, less money to spend on Welsh public
:06:14. > :06:21.services, less money as a result of their self-defeating policies of it.
:06:22. > :06:29.This is a good year now. You will have more than the current year. I
:06:30. > :06:33.will use next year to create a stable period in which Welsh public
:06:34. > :06:38.services can plan for the hard choices and more difficult times
:06:39. > :06:44.that lie ahead. Let us talk about the NHS. 49% of everything the Welsh
:06:45. > :06:51.government spends. Former Health Secretary. 2.5% increase. Is that
:06:52. > :06:55.the norm in future years? Is it dangerous to dip below that? The NHS
:06:56. > :07:00.is the top priority for this government. It is a service in which
:07:01. > :07:05.people rely every single day and we know we have to go on investing in
:07:06. > :07:10.it. The most recent report said, we need to put money in, the health
:07:11. > :07:14.service needs to be more efficient and the UK Government needs to fund
:07:15. > :07:20.public services in line with the growth in the economy. It sounds
:07:21. > :07:25.like it will be 2.5% in the future and health will remain priority.
:07:26. > :07:30.Health is the priority, there is a gap that needs to be funded and we
:07:31. > :07:37.will do our best to do that. This deal arose with months of torque. Is
:07:38. > :07:43.this the future? We have to talk to other parties, we have to get our
:07:44. > :07:48.budget through the assembly. One part of the compact was discussions
:07:49. > :07:54.about the budget. They were detailed, long, hard going. Hard --
:07:55. > :08:01.how hard going was it? What have you done that you did not want to do
:08:02. > :08:06.because of this deal with Clyde. We had priorities and Plaid Cymru had
:08:07. > :08:09.priorities. I was never going to agree to anything that we weren't
:08:10. > :08:15.prepared to do but there were things that we were keen to approve and
:08:16. > :08:19.achieve and we were able to bring those together in a deal. Autumn
:08:20. > :08:25.Statement with Philip Hammond next month. Are you expecting a boost to
:08:26. > :08:30.your finances? We are cautiously optimistic we will get growth in our
:08:31. > :08:35.capital budget. There may be reductions in revenue. It would be a
:08:36. > :08:41.mixed picture. Thank you very much indeed. Back to you in a studio.
:08:42. > :08:46.Police investigating the disappearance of a Cardiff
:08:47. > :08:47.grandmother, missing for nine months, are searching
:08:48. > :08:50.57-year-old Lorraine Ridout hasn't been seen since January
:08:51. > :08:55.Over the last few months specialist police teams have carried out
:08:56. > :08:58.several searches of the River Taff and the community have helped search
:08:59. > :09:15.Lorraine Ridout and lives on this estate where she is well known and
:09:16. > :09:18.liked. Earlier this year the 57-year-old popped out of the local
:09:19. > :09:23.shops and that was the last confirmed sighting of her. Police
:09:24. > :09:27.say her disappearance is unexplained may have been investigating ever
:09:28. > :09:31.since. She has not been seen since 7p above the 31st of January this
:09:32. > :09:37.year. She popped out to visit a friend. Today police began searching
:09:38. > :09:44.a property here and another property in the Ely district of the city. A
:09:45. > :09:50.special forensics team has spent the day searching the back garden. A
:09:51. > :09:54.number of items were removed, grass was cut and officers were digging
:09:55. > :10:00.looking for clues to explain what happened to her. It was a similar
:10:01. > :10:07.district -- seen this other property a few miles away. Just want her to
:10:08. > :10:12.come home. In the days after Hirst disappearance and her son and
:10:13. > :10:18.daughter helped the team find her. Friends say the family is now
:10:19. > :10:24.desperate for news. It has been ten months and still nothing and I hope
:10:25. > :10:31.for her family's sake that they get some answers soon. She was a lovely
:10:32. > :10:34.person. She always said hello to us down the shops. The detectives say
:10:35. > :10:39.they have followed hundreds of lines of enquiry and family have been
:10:40. > :10:40.cooperating fully and no stone must be left unturned to find out has
:10:41. > :10:42.happened to her. A financial advisor from Welshpool
:10:43. > :10:44.who has admitted defrauding clients and friends from his church,
:10:45. > :10:47.out of nearly ?1.5 million has been told he might
:10:48. > :10:49.escape jail if he re-pays 77-year-old David Vaughan
:10:50. > :10:51.Jones from Leighton The Secretary of State for Brexit
:10:52. > :11:03.says a decision has not yet been made on which government
:11:04. > :11:05.will allocate cash designed Speaking after a meeting
:11:06. > :11:10.with the First Minister in Cardiff, David Davis said
:11:11. > :11:12.the matter would be discussed Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT
:11:13. > :11:19.Davies has previously suggested - the cash could come directly
:11:20. > :11:22.from Westminster rather Tonight, those who lost children
:11:23. > :11:34.in the Aberfan disaster speak out about their long battle
:11:35. > :11:35.against the establishment, to hold someone to account
:11:36. > :11:37.for what happened. It's part of a special
:11:38. > :11:39.series of programmes It's 50 years since 116 children
:11:40. > :11:44.and 28 adults were killed by a coal Tonne after tonne of coal
:11:45. > :11:56.waste piled above Aberfan onto a natural spring,
:11:57. > :11:58.a toxic mix, a deadly torrent that It was an accident
:11:59. > :12:11.waiting to happen. And if it wasn't further neglect,
:12:12. > :12:13.I would have my little There had been near misses that had
:12:14. > :12:19.urged collieries to check coal tips The tribunal later found damning
:12:20. > :12:25.evidence against those who should Do you now agree that you ignored
:12:26. > :12:29.one of the most important I ignored a part of
:12:30. > :12:38.the letter, yes, sir. Most people who were brought
:12:39. > :12:41.to the stand seemed to take it The National Coal Board was to blame
:12:42. > :12:49.but no senior officials The remaining coal tips
:12:50. > :12:52.overshadowed a grieving village. Lord Rogan is the man in charge
:12:53. > :12:55.of the coal board who refused The womenfolk have
:12:56. > :13:02.suffered particularly. Just do not accept this as a fact
:13:03. > :13:05.and therefore no amount of argument People around the world sent a total
:13:06. > :13:10.of ?1.75 million to a disaster relief fund but not every penny went
:13:11. > :13:12.to bereaved families. The government of the day pressured
:13:13. > :13:16.the fund's trustees to contribute Of course they will pay
:13:17. > :13:25.what they can afford but this scheme One journalist at the time feels
:13:26. > :13:31.more scrutiny should have befallen the then Secretary
:13:32. > :13:33.of State for Wales. I've got a personal sense
:13:34. > :13:41.of guilt over that. I never interviewed the Secretary
:13:42. > :13:45.of State for Wales and he must have agreed with Wilson's policy taking
:13:46. > :13:52.taking 10% of the fund. If I had interviewed him, I would've
:13:53. > :13:55.got him by the neck as indeed most later in my career I most
:13:56. > :14:00.certainly would have. In 2007, the new Welsh government
:14:01. > :14:04.paid back the fund's It felt to us that justice had been
:14:05. > :14:14.served but it did take a long time and if we hadn't pressed for it,
:14:15. > :14:18.I don't think we would have had it. Born and brought up in Aberfan,
:14:19. > :14:23.you Ewan England produced What I've tried to do in this film
:14:24. > :14:30.is to make sure that we actually understand the history,
:14:31. > :14:33.understand what happened and understand why the disaster
:14:34. > :14:36.happened and also how the community was treated shamefully over
:14:37. > :14:41.several days afterwards. Desmond Ackner, the barrister
:14:42. > :14:46.who represented the family's five No less relevant than
:14:47. > :14:55.they were at the time. This was a slow-growing man-made
:14:56. > :14:58.menace fed by the indifference of those who should never have
:14:59. > :15:02.permitted its existence. You can see more on this
:15:03. > :15:12.with Huw Edwards in Aberfan: The Fight for Justice at
:15:13. > :15:21.10.45 tonight here on BBC One Wales. Much more to come
:15:22. > :15:23.before seven o'clock. Despite a knee injury,
:15:24. > :15:25.Taulupe Faletau, has been included in Wales' squad
:15:26. > :15:27.for the autumn internationals. And former hurricane
:15:28. > :15:30.Nicole which battered Bermuda last week is not heading
:15:31. > :15:34.in our direction. But it will still influence our
:15:35. > :15:37.weather with high pressure Is trapping infected badgers
:15:38. > :15:45.in cages and killing them the way to tackle Bovine
:15:46. > :15:47.TB in Wales? Despite launching a fresh
:15:48. > :15:50.consultation on how to deal with the disease in badly affected
:15:51. > :15:57.areas, the Welsh government has ruled out an England-style cull
:15:58. > :15:59.with farmers shooting badgers. Here's our environment
:16:00. > :16:16.correspondent, Steffan Messenger. He has -- his herd of cows is
:16:17. > :16:22.shrinking. He has lost 110 to TB this year with more to be
:16:23. > :16:28.slaughtered next week. This is a notice of intent to slaughter
:16:29. > :16:36.animals. 40 failed on the skin test. All the herd had blood tests as well
:16:37. > :16:42.and 75 came back positive. There is some crossover. 85 have to go next
:16:43. > :16:47.week. 9500 cattle have been killed already this year as the Welsh
:16:48. > :16:57.government tries to stamp out TB in Wales struggles -- in Wales. Farmers
:16:58. > :17:02.say it is pointless to keep killing cattle without doing something about
:17:03. > :17:07.badgers who can also carry the infection. A trial to vaccinate them
:17:08. > :17:16.was put on hold last year due to a global shortage of the TB jab. Time
:17:17. > :17:24.to take stock and introduce a refreshed approach. According to
:17:25. > :17:30.rural affairs representative, Lesley Griffiths. We must focus on our
:17:31. > :17:34.long-term objective of TB eradication. The new plans split the
:17:35. > :17:39.country into different areas based on how badly they are hit. In
:17:40. > :17:42.Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and the border with England, farmers
:17:43. > :17:47.will face more testing and restrictions. Farms that have a
:17:48. > :17:50.persistent problem will be given an individual action plan and where it
:17:51. > :17:57.can be shown that bad jurors are part of the problem, the government
:17:58. > :18:03.will consider whether to trap, test and kill them. -- badgers. Some
:18:04. > :18:09.farmers will say why have we got the same approach? We don't believe
:18:10. > :18:15.large-scale culling is necessary in Wales. We do need to try this
:18:16. > :18:21.minimal damage approach first. It is very serious taking out a population
:18:22. > :18:24.of wildlife. Deb -- both farm leaders who have been calling for a
:18:25. > :18:32.call and wildlife campaigners opposed worth watching the
:18:33. > :18:34.Secretary's announcement. We realise she is upping the ante on
:18:35. > :18:41.restrictions that we will have on some of the worst areas in Wales.
:18:42. > :18:46.That is a challenge for a lot of farmers. There is no one strategy,
:18:47. > :18:51.one solution fits all. We would work with the Welsh government on looking
:18:52. > :18:57.at evidence -based solutions including stricter measures. Bovine
:18:58. > :19:03.TB has been ruining many livelihoods. Many have wrestled with
:19:04. > :19:06.how best to be set. A 12 week consultation will be launched to as
:19:07. > :19:07.the people's views about these latest plans.
:19:08. > :19:10.The children's charity Unicef says 257 Syrian refugees have now been
:19:11. > :19:12.relocated to Wales and officials expect more to arrive.
:19:13. > :19:15.Speaking at an anti-slavery conference in Newport,
:19:16. > :19:17.the Hollywood actor and Unicef ambassador, Michael Sheen,
:19:18. > :19:26.welcomed the new arrivals, but says more needs to be done.
:19:27. > :19:28.They're first and foremost children and they need protection and they
:19:29. > :19:32.Anything that we can do is a great help.
:19:33. > :19:35.It'll never be enough because no one can ever do enough
:19:36. > :19:38.when you have the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second
:19:39. > :19:42.World War going on, on our watch but I hope we all step up and do
:19:43. > :19:47.Tests are to be carried out to determine if a virus
:19:48. > :19:49.is responsible for the deaths of a number of red
:19:50. > :19:53.There are around 700 red squirrels on the island but nine have been
:19:54. > :19:57.Experts at Bangor University are investigating whether they had
:19:58. > :19:59.contracted the adeno-virus which was identified
:20:00. > :20:08.Rugby and despite a knee injury, the Wales number eight,
:20:09. > :20:10.Taulupe Faletau, has been included in Wales' squad for
:20:11. > :20:16.There had been doubts whether players based in England
:20:17. > :20:29.would be available for the opening game against Australia.
:20:30. > :20:31.There had been doubts whether players based in England
:20:32. > :20:33.would be available for the opening game against Australia.
:20:34. > :20:35.The game falls outside the official window.
:20:36. > :20:38.But interim coach Rob Howley said Jamie Roberts and George North
:20:39. > :20:48.Wales are hoping Taulupe Faletau could be available towards the end
:20:49. > :20:54.of the autumn internationals. He will miss the first game of Bonfire
:20:55. > :20:57.Night battle against Australia. Three years ago George North scored
:20:58. > :21:03.tries against the Wallabies but his club, Northampton, paid a heavy
:21:04. > :21:06.price. Fined ?50,000 for letting him play outside the official
:21:07. > :21:13.international window. Similar action could follow with North and Jamie
:21:14. > :21:20.Roberts is expected to feature this season. No formal conversations with
:21:21. > :21:28.any of the English clubs but having spoken to the players, they are
:21:29. > :21:35.available to play. Some are available for the Australian game.
:21:36. > :21:40.In the 36 man club, there is a call-up for Sam Davies. He is the
:21:41. > :21:44.leading scorer in the pro 12 completing 59 points. The first game
:21:45. > :21:48.against Australia comes a week after the Welsh derby matches in the pro
:21:49. > :21:51.12. Rob Howley said he would consider releasing some of the
:21:52. > :21:56.players back to the regions for those games but was seemingly
:21:57. > :22:00.impressed with how the fixtures have been scheduled. I looked at the
:22:01. > :22:06.fixture when our autumn season came out and they came out on 2nd of
:22:07. > :22:12.December 20 15. I looked at the Guinness pro 12 and it was the 13th
:22:13. > :22:16.of 20 16. You can make what you want from that. Four years since he first
:22:17. > :22:22.took over from Warren Galland, Rob Howley says he has gained a lot as a
:22:23. > :22:26.coach. With Wales three years Farhat -- from having to find a
:22:27. > :22:28.replacement, success could transform Rob Howley from a stand-in into a
:22:29. > :22:30.permanent successor. And from autumn's internationals
:22:31. > :22:45.to distinctly Autumnal weather, There is a chill in the air. Lows of
:22:46. > :22:51.10 Celsius. Top temperature of 14 Celsius. Sunshine today with clouds
:22:52. > :22:58.over Newport. This picture taken this morning. Tonight, the wind will
:22:59. > :23:02.blow a fuse showers across the country. There will be some dry
:23:03. > :23:08.weather as well, especially in the south-east. Lowest temperatures, six
:23:09. > :23:17.to 10 Celsius. On the other side of the Atlantic, this low pressure is
:23:18. > :23:21.former Harry Kane Nicole. Rejection rate -- dreck -- jet stream will
:23:22. > :23:27.buckle and this high pressure will move in. There will be a few showers
:23:28. > :23:32.dotted around. One or two heavy showers in places. The wind is not
:23:33. > :23:37.as strong as today and there will be some dry and bright weather. Much of
:23:38. > :23:44.the South and Southeast should be dry. Sunshine in Cardiff and Brecon.
:23:45. > :23:50.During the day, a few showers will drift southwards. You may get away
:23:51. > :23:56.with a dry afternoon. Temperatures higher than today. Top temperature
:23:57. > :24:03.of 15 Celsius with a north-westerly breeze. I wouldn't rule out one or
:24:04. > :24:15.two showers. There is some sunshine as well. In the Vale of Glamorgan, a
:24:16. > :24:20.decent day tomorrow. 14 Celsius is the top temperature. A few showers
:24:21. > :24:27.and and Pembrokeshire. Elsewhere is dry, clear and quite cold. On
:24:28. > :24:32.Thursday, most places will be dry. The odd shower in parts of the
:24:33. > :24:37.North. There will be some sunshine and light winds. Friday is dry with
:24:38. > :24:43.morning fog patches. The best of the sunshine likely in the West. The
:24:44. > :24:47.weekend is not looking too bad. Plenty of dry weather, some clout
:24:48. > :24:50.and temperatures around average with a chilly breeze picking up. On the
:24:51. > :24:53.whole, quite promising. The Welsh Government has been
:24:54. > :24:56.setting out its budget for the coming year -
:24:57. > :25:10.The headlines are - an extra ?240-million for the NHS
:25:11. > :25:13.but cuts to some areas of local government, education,
:25:14. > :25:14.and community projects. Lets have a word with
:25:15. > :25:16.our correspondents - first our health correspondent
:25:17. > :25:29.Owain Clarke - ?240 million isn't a massive amount.
:25:30. > :25:35.It is quite a bit more proportional than what was expected.
:25:36. > :25:45.The question is will it be enough? It amounts to 2.5% extra but the
:25:46. > :25:50.demand will increase more than that. Independent experts said so just
:25:51. > :25:58.last week. The NHS will need to find some savings to balance the books in
:25:59. > :26:02.the longer run. The extra money is being welcomed tonight by groups
:26:03. > :26:07.representing doctors, nurses and others. They know the health service
:26:08. > :26:14.has the capacity to swallow it up very quickly. ?240 million is about
:26:15. > :26:21.what the NHS spends in nine days. Let us talk about the economy.
:26:22. > :26:25.Sarah, what did you think? They are trying to make living standards
:26:26. > :26:31.better in Wales. The big problems in two headlines are low pay, the low
:26:32. > :26:36.value of jobs and ill-health or low level of good health. That is what
:26:37. > :26:40.they are trying to do. The extra money, I'm awful lot of that will be
:26:41. > :26:44.spent in Wales and it will cascade through the economy as people spend
:26:45. > :26:51.their wages and goods and services are bought. It has the potential of
:26:52. > :26:55.helping to things. ?111 million for apprenticeships. Apprenticeships in
:26:56. > :27:02.Wales are different from England. They are all age and all workforce.
:27:03. > :27:08.They have the potential to lift the skills, lift the wages and help the
:27:09. > :27:16.economy. It takes time. More than ?1 billion across four years that Eric
:27:17. > :27:23.housing, affordable housing. -- for extra housing. The chartered
:27:24. > :27:29.surveyors are saying it is not enough. They are trying to make
:27:30. > :27:33.living in Wales better. Thank you both very much. More on the budget
:27:34. > :27:39.on our website and I will have an update for you at eight o'clock and
:27:40. > :27:41.again after the BBC News at ten. Thank you for watching. From all of
:27:42. > :27:46.us on the programme, good evening. that's been a struggle
:27:47. > :27:50.from the very start. When something like that happens,
:27:51. > :28:00.a village, a person, Sometimes, in places, we're pushed
:28:01. > :28:04.through till we shine...