24/10/2016 BBC Wales Today

First Minister Carwyn Jones in Downing Street.

He's told not to undermine Brexit negotiations,

but Theresa May says the Welsh Government

The First Minister's top priority - ensuring Welsh companies don't have

But he says he's still unsure about what sort of Brexit the UK

rapes in the wake of the retrial of Wales footballer Ched Evans,

How much will you pay for a pint of milk?

More if it's organic - is that the answer to help

Wales forward Gareth Bale on the shortlist for the 2016

Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player.

And it's been cloudy and chilly today.

Damp in places too, but what's in store for the rest of the week?

The message tonight from the Prime Minister

to the Welsh Government, as she met Carwyn Jones

and the leaders of the other devolved nations.

After Wales was promised a say in shaping the UK's exit

from the European Union, the First Minister described access

to the single market for Welsh businesses as a red line.

Here's our Parliamentary Correspondent, David Cornock.

All the main players arriving in Downing Street.

A seat at the table and smiles for the camera from the First

Minister and his counterparts from Scotland and Northern Ireland,

ready for the first meeting of the so-called joint ministerial

The stakes are high and confusing in this Brexit game of cards.

Wales voted to leave the European Union but the First

Arlene Foster voted to leave but Northern Ireland voted

to remain, as did Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon has talked

of holding a second referendum on independence.

But in deciding Britain's strategy, Theresa May may yet

The Prime Minister has offered Carwyn Jones a chance to help shape

Britain's Brexit strategy but made it clear that it

will be her government that negotiates a UK wide deal.

What I want is for us in determining the UK's position because it will be

the UK that will be negotiating with European Union our future

relationship that we take into full account and understand properly

the impacts and the particular issues that are of concern

to the devolved administrations and that is precisely

It is precisely what we are going to be discussing in detail with them

Since the vote to leave the European Union, Carwyn Jones'

diary has been full of visits and events where Brexit

He is concerned leaving the European Union could mean

new barriers that make it more expensive for Welsh companies

The absolute red line is I want to make sure that Welsh

manufacturers have full and unfettered access

That is by far the most important issue for me.

And that is something that to me cannot be negotiated away.

How do you get full and unfettered access without agreeing to full

There will need to be a quid pro quo.

There are different models that can be adopted but yes,

there will be a need for compromise in order to make sure

that the Welsh economy continues on its upward trend.

But the UK Government said setting out red lines now is unhelpful.

It is the UK Government that will ultimately make

the judgment but we all want the same thing.

Let's look pragmatically and professionally.

We want UK business, UK manufacturing sector,

UK financial services sector and other sectors to have access

We want them to be able to trade as freely as possible, that will be

Mrs May told the First Minister she wanted a bespoke deal for the UK

that wouldn't mean a binary choice and there will be more talks

involving the Welsh Government before Britain triggers the formal

process of leaving next March, but the Prime Minister

continues to play her cards close to her chest.

Fair to say, a mixed response from First Ministers

Yes, that is putting it politely. Carwyn Jones emerged disappointed,

if not surprised, said he was none the wiser about the UK Government 's

strategy for Brexit. The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola

Sturgeon, went further. She said how can I undermine a strategy when

there is not one to undermine? She of course has rather more leverage

than Carwyn Jones, in the sense that Scotland voted to remain inside the

European Union and she is threatening to call a second

referendum on Scottish independence if the Brexit deal is not to her

liking. Carwyn Jones says he would not agree to support a deal that did

not meet his red lines but there are questions about whether that red

line of access to a single market can be delivered when the UK

Government is committed to introducing new curbs on

immigration. We shouldn't be too surprised because the UK Government

says the idea was to hear from the Welsh and other governments about

their ideas to feed into the process and the detail will come later. Can

we expect more of these get-togethers? Yes, if they agreed

on one thing today, that was the case. There will be more meetings, a

new forum chaired by the Brexit secretary and that will start

looking at the nitty-gritty of issues, so at the moment if you

travel from Fishguard to Rosslare, you don't need to show your

passport. Is that the sort of thing that is going to change after

Brexit? Looking at how Brexit will impact on different industries.

Those talks will continue and will get into the detail in the weeks and

months to come. Women may be less likely to report

rape, in the wake of the retrial of former Wales footballer,

Ched Evans. That's according to 40female Labour

MPs, two of them from Wales, who've written to the Attorney

General. Mr Evans was found not

guilty earlier this month. His appeal relied on evidence given

by other sexual partners One of the most high profile

court cases of the year, Whilst my innocence has

now been established, I wish to make it clear that

I wholeheartedly apologise to anyone who might have been

affected by the events This retrial was ordered

because of new evidence, evidence that more than 40 female

Labour MPs now say could put women What we are looking

for as a Labour Parliamentary women's committee is an assurance

that this is not going to be a retrograde step, that we are not

going to find that increasingly we are back in the past where women

were put off actually coming forward when they had been raped

because they didn't want to go through the trauma of being

cross-examined about their previous The woman in the Ched Evans case

never directly accused him of rape. She woke up in this hotel

in Denbighshire alone, naked and confused, unable

to remember anything. The Crown Prosecution Service argued

she was too drunk to consent. Ched Evans was asked

about what happened here, The sexual past of alleged victims

though cannot normally be It is a rule designed to stop

humiliation, but this case Two previous sexual partners came

forward with more detail about what happened between them

and the same woman. Both men said she used to very

specific phrases and acted in a very specific way with them,

one's waking up having not remembered what had

happened the night before, Now, that evidence was so similar

to the account given by Ched Evans that judges ruled it was in

the interest of a fair trial to put all the evidence in front

of a jewellery here at This feminist campaigner set up

a fund for the woman She spoke anonymously this morning

on the Victoria Derbyshire programme because of threats

made to her online. Because of the way it has been

amplified in the media, it is going to mean another sharp

drop in reporting. Women will be afraid

of having their sexual history paraded before a courtroom

and in this case, before Others say this case has

not set a precedent. Judges in my experience are very,

very restrictive in the way that We encourage people and not put up

barriers and hurdles and give them some sort of fear that in practical

terms is not there. Mr Evans says everyone involved

in the case now has the right He has disassociated himself

from those who have named and abused Dutch authorities have abandoned

an attempt to extradite the former The Eggheads star from Caldicot,

in Monmouthshire, was detained under a European arrest warrant last

month, after describing an incident in his autobiography,

in which he claims he may have killed a man who attacked him

in Amsterdam in 1988. Construction will begin

on a new neonatal intensive care centre at Glan Clwyd hospital

in Bodelwyddan next month, after the Welsh Government invested

an extra ?16 million. It will centralise care

for very sick and premature It follows protests

against plans to downgrade Dairy farmers have long warned that

they're struggling to cope with fluctuating milk prices

and earlier this year warned of devastation to West Wales,

if the situation didn't improve. A report from the Welsh Government

says it can pay better. 17 years ago, this dairy farmer

chose to go organic. A grant was crucial to his decision. Since then

the business has expanded and sells its produce as far afield as a

teacher at preserving the land remains his biggest priority. It is

the belief that we can actually farm organically and use modern

techniques without the persistent use of fertilisers and pesticides.

And the issue of the quality and taste of the food is not a line I go

down. I just go down on the treatment of the farm and

surrounding areas. Organically produced milk usually brings a low

will yield compared to when using conventional methods but some argue

that is compensated by lower running costs and the increase in the price

of organic milk in our shops. A Welsh Government commissioned report

on organic farming shows the organic industry is generating higher

profits than conventional farms. Of course, organic milk does cost more

but it seems we, the consumer, are happy to pay more for it. Last year

the price for organic milk rose to an average of 38p per litre, whereas

conventional milk prices show a drop.

But some like Brian Walters say organic farming has more financial

risks. He gave up on it a few years ago. There was a collapse in the

market at one time and conventional was paying more than organic milk.

And that is the only reason we changed. I think there is also going

to be a change in the way that conventional farming is going to be

controlled more in the use of antibiotics and fertiliser in the

future. On the eve of the Welsh dairy show, milk prices dominate

discussion. Just one of many challenges facing farmers. The

changes could affect both, especially in places like

Pembrokeshire. And Anglesey. And also TB, we still have a problem

with bovine TB in Wales and because alteration is out at the moment and

we are consulting with members on that. When it comes to dairy

farming, it is clear that one size does not fit all but the choices we

make as consumers over whether to buy organic or not will have a

bearing over the future of the industry.

Much more to come before 7pm. This train running between Wales

and London is renamed, as the Severn Tunnel reopens

after work to electrify the line, but will electrification ever reach

And Wales forward Gareth Bale on the shortlist for the 2016

Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player.

A Welshman has thrown his hat into the ring to replace

Nigel Farage and become the new leader of Ukip.

It's not Neil Hamilton, but a former parliamentary

candidate for the party, John Rees Evans.

He's no stranger to tabloid headlines.

Our Political Reporter, Paul Martin, can fill us in.

Yes, John Rees Evans has been active in Ukip in South Wales for some time

now. Not a senior figure in the party but he has stood for election

and he made headlines a couple of years ago after a bizarre exchange

outside Ukip 's office in Merthyr was filmed and put on the Internet

and in it he was asked about his views on homosexuality and ended up

making a claim that a male donkey had raped his stallion horse. Today

he described that as a bit of playful banter with a mischievous

activist but he did say it had been a mistake to make the comments and

he made his pitch for the party 's leadership.

The other leaders are offering pretty

much the same thing, so if the membership of Ukip

want to see Ukip democratised and they want to see

power shifted to the membership, they want to see a reason to invite

their friends and family to join Ukip, they want to see us grow, they

want to see is equipped to take on the enemy,

John Rees Evans is now one of eight candidates in the running. Others

are far more high-profile than him. The best-known are Paul Nuttall and

Suzanne Evans and I think a lot of the focus in this contest will be on

those two because it really goes to the question of where does Ukip want

to position itself now? Should it try to appeal to voters in

traditional Conservative areas? Suzanne Evans is a former Tory and

seen as best suited to do that. Or should the party look at Labour

voters in former industrial areas. Many would see Paul Nuttall as the

better fit for that. The man in charge of Britain's Rail

network has told BBC Wales he can't guarantee the South Wales Mainline

will be electrified Sir Peter Hendy, the Chairman

of Network Rail was speaking on a visit to a rail

contractor in Cardiff. Network Rail says the ambition

is to electrify the line to Swansea by 2024, but business leaders

in the city are concerned the work They are newer, faster, electrified

trains, planned to run between London and South Wales. They are due

to arrive in Cardiff by 2019 and in Swansea by 2024. But some in the

city are concerned. Electrification may not arrive. Because of what they

see as a lack of detail and public commitment to the scheme there. Now,

the man responsible for the entire electrification programme and every

public rail track in Britain says he cannot guarantee the roll-out. Will

the line be electrified to Swansea? It certainly will be done this side

of March 2019, which is when the five-year funding period for the

Railway goes up till. Beyond that, it is a matter for the Welsh

Government, for the national government, but the trains will be

there and people's experience will be transformed by those trains. So

it is for politicians, you cannot make a guarantee. Network Rail is

now a public corporation, a nationalised industry. Our money

comes from government and it will be for politicians to make a decision

about what is funded in the next period. Business leaders and

politicians in Swansea and the surrounding areas say

electrification is vital to the growth of their local economies. It

is shocking. Absolutely shocking. Yes, I think people from Cardiff

onwards, anyone looking to travel from Cardiff to Swansea, the wider

implications for the Valley lines, this needs to happen and it is

incredibly important the government and the Welsh Secretary stepped up

to the plate now to secure this. The Welsh Government says any delay is

unacceptable and the responsibility for the funding rests with the UK

Government. The UK Government Department for Transport says

ensuring passengers get the improved services they need is a top

priority. And this is a complex project that takes time. One Network

Rail says is already delivering economic benefits. Three quarters of

the engineers working in the Severn Tunnel during the recent closure

will Welsh. Many former miners and steelworkers. And firms like this, T

XM in Cardiff, are also benefiting. It brings the value of about ?10

million a year to this depot. That is how valuable it is. The total

turnover is now ?60 million per year. That has given us 15%. This

evening, more uncertainty about whether electrification will make it

to Swansea but a recognition this huge project is already having an

impact on the Welsh economy. Something transport planners and

politicians hope will continue into the long-term.

A slip road on the M4 at Port Talbot is to remain permanently open,

after it shut for eight months as part of a trial.

Access to junction 41 was closed during peak times,

Economy Secretary, Ken Skates says the trial will not continue,

but the Welsh Government has commissioned a further study

A buyer is being sought for a tidal energy company which has gone

into administration less than a year after developing and testing

a 400 kilowatt turbine at Ramsey Sound in Pembrokeshire.

Tidal Energy Limited, which has offices in Cardiff

and Pembroke Dock, says it's "struggled financially"

due to market forces, but is "confident about their future

The family of a Cardiff woman missing for nine months say

the way the police have investigated her disappearance has

57-year-old Lorraine Ridout vanished in January.

Despite searches of the River Taff and two family properties,

police have yet to find any clues to her disappearance.

With just a few photographs to remind her of happier times, every

hour is agony for Christine. It is nine months now since her mother

vanished. I never met anyone who dislikes my mum really. She had a

big heart. She likes to help everyone, my mum. 57-year-old

Lorraine Ridout disappeared after going to visit a friend. I thought

she had stayed at my auntie is because she has done that before. It

is one I got home the next night that I was starting to worry and I

noticed the handbag, she had not taken her phone. Since then, her

family have helped lead a surge of the river bank near her home and

specialist teams have trawled the river but after months of

investigation, last week, her home and another family home was searched

by police. They have said, initially, you are suspects because

80% of the time it can be someone in the family. We accepted that. I have

attended meetings and they said, you are not a suspect and then Monday,

last week, then he turned up with a warrant to search the property. And

we were asked to leave within half an hour. So yes, from that point of

view, it is not good and I don't really know how the police expect me

to work with them after this. South Wales Police have issued a statement

saying as yet Lorraine 's disappearance is unexplained. But

they have grave concerns for her. They are still convinced the answers

lie in this part of the city and are appealing for anyone with

information to come forward. This evening they said they had nothing

further to add. But her daughter Christine says digging up the garden

at this stage of the investigation has been traumatic and the family

are now considering moving away. Gareth Bale is among the candidates

for the World Footballer of the Year Award, known

as the Ballon d'Or. The Welsh star is currently the only

British player on the list. It follows his success

at the Euros this summer. It is for moments like this that

Wales's best player finds himself on the Ballon d'Or,

a short list of the world's best. Gareth Bale has been

nominated before but he's had His performances helping Wales

to the semifinals of Euro 2016 and his success at Real Madrid,

where he secured a second Champions League title in three

years, meant his place Getting on the list is one thing,

but winning it is quite another. It's been dominated over the last

few years by Gareth Bale's team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo

and Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who won the award last year

for a record fifth time. In fact, the last time anyone other

than Lionel Messi or Cristiano No Welsh player has ever won the

prize but back in 1959, a sit in Welsh player came third. John

Charles. This year 's list will also be cut to a top three before the

winner will be announced at an awards ceremony in January. There is

no doubt it has been another stellar season for Gareth Bale but the

competition against the best in the world could not be tougher.

Rugby and Wales' English-based players will be released

for the first game of the autumn series against Australia on November

5th even though it falls outside the official test match window.

In a statement English Premiership Rugby says they are "showing

flexibility" and stress that "this is a one off" change of policy.

It means Northampton wing George North, Harlequins centre

Jamie Roberts and Bath's Taulupe Faletau are now free to play.

The search is still on to find the lucky winner of a million pound

Lotto prize which was bought in the Merthyr Tydfil

The ticket, which was purchased for the draw on Saturday

28th May, has a winning Millionaire Raffle Code and only

The numbers are on the up. We will start to see the temperatures

getting up to 16 Celsius by the time we get to the middle of the week.

Good news if you do not like the chilly weather. Today has been

chilly and cloudy thanks to this front which brought with it quite a

bit of cloud and some rain as well. Through tonight, we do still have

some rain but tomorrow we can look forward to some mist and fog patches

first thing, followed by some bright weather. We do have this rain mainly

across parts of the South and West. Further north and east, dry with

some clear skies and the temperatures are responding. Low

single figures under the clear skies. Underneath the cloud,

temperatures in double figures still. Tomorrow, we are still

dragging in air from the east, so it is still cold but it is blocking

this weather system from coming in. It should be a largely dry a story.

First thing tomorrow morning, we do have some mist and fog around but

that will lift and it should brighten up. The best of the

sunshine across the North. Further south, it is cloudy with limited

amounts of bright weather and the cloud might be thick enough to

produce the odd spot of rain. Those temperatures tomorrow still chilly.

But around where they should be for this time of year. Through tomorrow

night, fairly quiet. We will see quite a bit of cloud around, some

mist and fog but not as chilly as tonight. We will steal loads of --

low temperatures of eight Celsius to 12 Celsius. On Wednesday, this

weather front is coming in pretty quickly. High pressure building and

then we are into a westerly flow. Much milder air moving in and you

will certainly notice the difference. First thing on Wednesday

morning we do have that cold weather front bringing quite a bit of cloud

and a little bit of rain but by the afternoon it is looking much drier

with limited amounts of bright weather. Temperatures getting up to

15 Celsius if lucky. It was a chilly start of the working week today.

Quite a bit of cloud around and some rain but as we go through the week,

we can look forward to some sunny spells and certainly turning milder.

You will need the umbrella on Wednesday and then you can put it

away and you can put the coats away. The headlines from the BBC. The

Prime Minister has told the devolved nations not to undermine Brexit.

Negotiations Theresa May met Carwyn Jones and his counterparts earlier

but she has promised them a say in shaping the UK's exit from the

European Union. That is all for now. More at 8pm and at 10:25pm. Good

evening.