:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight's headlines: Claims Welsh patients' lives will be at risk
:00:07. > :00:09.if an A department in England is moved further away
:00:10. > :00:21.To get to ruse breeze fight and enough. To think you have to go
:00:22. > :00:23.further 20 minutes the road to Telford to get emergency treatment
:00:24. > :00:27.is terrifying. This man slit his throat in the dock
:00:28. > :00:29.at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court while being sentenced
:00:30. > :00:33.for a sexual assault. Lukasz Robert Pawlowski was flown
:00:34. > :00:35.to Morriston Hospital by air ambulance where he remains
:00:36. > :00:39.in a serious condition. Almost 12 years since the 7/7
:00:40. > :00:42.bombings, an injured man from Newbridge criticises how long
:00:43. > :00:44.it's taking to deal Good evening.
:00:45. > :00:52.In tonight's sport: Sam Warburton's time as captain
:00:53. > :00:55.looks like it's over. Alun Wyn Jones is expected
:00:56. > :01:00.to take over next week. And there's some wintry
:01:01. > :01:03.weather on the way. Snow for some parts too
:01:04. > :01:22.with Met Office warnings in force. Welsh lives could be put at risk
:01:23. > :01:27.if an Accident and Emergency department is relocated
:01:28. > :01:29.from Shrewsbury in Shropshire to Telford, which is further away
:01:30. > :01:33.from the Welsh border. That's according to the MP
:01:34. > :01:37.for Montgomeryshire, Glyn Davies. He'll be part of debate
:01:38. > :01:39.in Westminster shortly For many people living
:01:40. > :01:44.in parts of mid Wales, it's quicker to travel England
:01:45. > :01:48.than to get to A in Wales. It takes around 45 minutes to travel
:01:49. > :01:52.from Newtown to the nearest A But if that was moved to Telford
:01:53. > :02:23.that journey would be This son has epilepsy. Even though
:02:24. > :02:26.it's a 45 minutes away that is not a new department for her in Wales.
:02:27. > :02:30.Like many others in this area she has to travel over the border.
:02:31. > :02:36.During Joshua's childhood she made many a journey in love. It is
:02:37. > :02:43.terrifying because as you leave the area you are frightened for his life
:02:44. > :02:46.and what's going to happen. You start counting down the miles and
:02:47. > :02:51.trying to work out where you were on the road. It's very frightening
:02:52. > :02:56.especially if it's dark and it feels even more frightening. Joy believed
:02:57. > :03:00.in the event of an actual emergency time at a critical factor and people
:03:01. > :03:04.could die on the road trying to reach the A department and
:03:05. > :03:09.Telford. I headed out of Newtown to see how long the journey would take.
:03:10. > :03:12.I have driven past Welsh bull so I'm currently around 17 miles from
:03:13. > :03:16.Stroessner in. It is all single track road so it's a slow journey
:03:17. > :03:22.but if the accident and emergency department was moved to Telford my
:03:23. > :03:25.sat nav tells me I'd have 34 minute -- mile journey before getting to
:03:26. > :03:29.Telford so it would effectively double the distance. The two main
:03:30. > :03:34.hospitals in Shropshire service around 400,000 people and they have
:03:35. > :03:38.been problems recruiting consultants so and NHS England plans it has to
:03:39. > :03:41.be the organised. The trust says when emergency department with that
:03:42. > :03:48.specialist consultants in place improving patient care. But a
:03:49. > :03:51.recommendation to downgrade AMD services and Telford in favour of
:03:52. > :03:53.one emergency department intros bleak was rejected by the
:03:54. > :03:58.commissioning group for the area last month. This evening debate will
:03:59. > :04:02.be held in Westminster on the future of AMD services for structure and
:04:03. > :04:08.Wales. If somebody has an accident or require less threatening
:04:09. > :04:15.conditions, it might be a stroke or heart attack, over an hour when it
:04:16. > :04:19.doesn't need to be, if you in a position and there is nothing else
:04:20. > :04:23.you can do when that happens but to not accept a position when you can
:04:24. > :04:27.improve it and make it less likely that people will be dying as a
:04:28. > :04:32.result I just think that is a responsibility on politicians to do
:04:33. > :04:36.that. A final decision will be made at the earliest in the summer and a
:04:37. > :04:39.full public consultation will be carried out in the coming months.
:04:40. > :04:42.And we'll have the latest from that debate in the House
:04:43. > :04:44.of Commons in our bulletin after the 10:00pm news.
:04:45. > :04:46.A man is in a serious condition at Morriston Hospital
:04:47. > :04:49.after cutting his own throat in the dock at Haverfordwest
:04:50. > :04:53.Lukasz Robert Pawlowski was waiting to be sentenced for a sexual assault
:04:54. > :04:56.Our reporter David Grundy is outside the court.
:04:57. > :05:12.Lukasz Robert Pawlowski was appearing here today. They were
:05:13. > :05:15.sentencing him for a sex attacker carried out last year. He is
:05:16. > :05:20.originally from Poland but now lives in Pembroke Dock had asked to leave
:05:21. > :05:23.to use the toilet but on his return to court he slashed his throat
:05:24. > :05:27.leaving other people in the court shocked.
:05:28. > :05:29.33-year-old Lukasz Robert Pawlowski had admitted grabbing and trying
:05:30. > :05:31.to kiss a shop assistant back in October.
:05:32. > :05:34.Sitting in the dock for his sentencing, he was read his
:05:35. > :05:37.She said the incident had left her feeling dirty
:05:38. > :05:41.and vulnerable in work and that she's no longer able to work nights.
:05:42. > :05:43.A witness in court this morning said Pawlowski went to the bathroom,
:05:44. > :05:45.and not long after returning, began making several
:05:46. > :05:52.Paramedics and the police rushed to the court.
:05:53. > :05:57.He lost consciousness and a lot of blood and was flown by air ambulance
:05:58. > :06:05.It's not clear what he used or how he gained access to the weapon.
:06:06. > :06:07.Haverfordwest Magistrates has been closed all day and questions
:06:08. > :06:23.The whole community in Pembrokeshire found the incident disturbing.
:06:24. > :06:28.Serious questions only to be asked of how is it that is a Magistrates'
:06:29. > :06:32.Court room in a small town like Haverfordwest a defendant who was
:06:33. > :06:35.there to plead guilty was able to commit a serious act of violence
:06:36. > :06:37.against himself and potentially against other innocent people in
:06:38. > :06:41.that courtroom. This court does have airport style
:06:42. > :06:44.metal detectors and security guards at both entrances who check people's
:06:45. > :06:46.bags and coats as they head An investigation into quite how this
:06:47. > :07:01.could have happened is underway. Lukasz Robert Pawlowski remains in a
:07:02. > :07:05.serious condition in Morriston Hospital this evening. The local
:07:06. > :07:09.Assembly Member Simon Thomas has written to the Ministry of Justice
:07:10. > :07:14.asking what steps the UK Government is taking to ensure safety and
:07:15. > :07:18.courts. A spokesman for the Court service says no staff or other court
:07:19. > :07:21.users were injured in this incident and it would be inappropriate to
:07:22. > :07:24.comment further due to the ongoing police investigation.
:07:25. > :07:27.A 57-year-old man will go on trial in March, charged with the murder
:07:28. > :07:30.and rape of 15-year-old Janet Commins, whose body was found
:07:31. > :07:33.in a school playing field in Flint 40 years ago.
:07:34. > :07:35.Stephen Anthony Hough was himself a teenager at the time.
:07:36. > :07:41.The trial is expected to last at least four weeks.
:07:42. > :07:44.Two men from Newport are due in court next month charged
:07:45. > :07:46.with affray after reports of disorder in the Pill area
:07:47. > :07:52.This mobile phone footage shows one incident that emergency services
:07:53. > :07:59.21-year-old student Reyaad Khan travelled from Cardiff to Syria
:08:00. > :08:04.Described by David Cameron as plotting "high profile barbaric
:08:05. > :08:07.attacks" against the UK, he was killed by a British
:08:08. > :08:13.It was controversial - killing a British national
:08:14. > :08:15.in a country with whom we're not at war.
:08:16. > :08:18.Tonight, the UK's top lawyer Jeremy Wright has said the use
:08:19. > :08:21.of remote lethal force is justified to prevent an imminent
:08:22. > :08:29.It was an un-manned RAF aircraft like this that was used
:08:30. > :08:33.in a precision airstrike to kill Reyaad Khan back in 2015.
:08:34. > :08:36.It was the first time a drone had been used to attack a British
:08:37. > :08:39.national in a country that it wasn't at war with.
:08:40. > :08:42.The 21 year old from Cardiff was travelling in a vehicle
:08:43. > :08:45.in the Raqqa area of Syria when he was killed alongside another
:08:46. > :08:54.The Welsh student had become a so-called poster-boy
:08:55. > :08:56.for Jihadists worldwide, appearing in an ISIS
:08:57. > :09:01.The British Government said at the time he was plotting barbaric
:09:02. > :09:04.attacks on UK soil and the threat he posed justified the use
:09:05. > :09:15.There was a terrorist directing murder on our streets and no other
:09:16. > :09:19.means to stop them. This government does not take these decisions
:09:20. > :09:23.lightly but are not prepared to stand here in the aftermath of a
:09:24. > :09:27.terrorist attack on our streets and have to explain to the house wide I
:09:28. > :09:38.did not take the chance to prevent it when I could have done.
:09:39. > :09:44.At the time of his death some question the use of lethal drone
:09:45. > :09:48.strikes and said his wasn't extrajudicial killing. Now the
:09:49. > :09:55.Attorney General has clarified that such action though always a last
:09:56. > :10:01.resort is justified when there is no other option to defend the country
:10:02. > :10:05.from attack and prevent those provide -- committed acts of terror.
:10:06. > :10:07.International Law allows such action if an attack is deemed
:10:08. > :10:10.to be imminent and today the Attorney General said that
:10:11. > :10:12.definition of imminent, first set out in the 1840's,
:10:13. > :10:14.needed to be updated for the modern age.
:10:15. > :10:18.If you restrict yourself in such a way as to say only a final the
:10:19. > :10:22.attack will come at 3pm next Tuesday do I feel I have the right to defend
:10:23. > :10:26.myself then I don't believe this government or any government would
:10:27. > :10:31.be giving itself the tools it needs to do the job it's given to do which
:10:32. > :10:37.is to defend the UK from the threats it faces. Those threats develop over
:10:38. > :10:40.time and so international law needs to develop two and it has.
:10:41. > :10:42.At the time of Khan's death, Parliament's Human Rights Committee
:10:43. > :10:45.questioned the legal basis for targeted killings and called
:10:46. > :10:48.Today s pronouncements by the Attorney General is part
:10:49. > :10:51.of the Governments long-awaited response.
:10:52. > :10:54.The worst ever terror attack on British soil was the 7/7 bombings
:10:55. > :10:59.52 people were killed and many others were injured.
:11:00. > :11:01.Stefano Poborko from Newbridge near Caerphilly suffered burns
:11:02. > :11:07.Two years ago, he applied for compensation after he developed
:11:08. > :11:13.But he's told this programme he's unhappy with the time it's taking
:11:14. > :11:20.Steff Porborko was rushing for a meeting in Aldgate on what seemed
:11:21. > :11:33.What happened next would change his life forever.
:11:34. > :11:58.I asked one young lady if she wanted my seat, to be polite. What did she
:11:59. > :12:16.say? She said no, and what happened next? I think that's when the bomb
:12:17. > :12:19.went off and it was all smells and I didn't like it.
:12:20. > :12:21.The young woman died in Steff's arms.
:12:22. > :12:23.Steff spent two weeks in hospital recovering from burns.
:12:24. > :12:26.52 people died and hundreds of people were injured in the attacks.
:12:27. > :12:28.Steff didn't ask for compensation at the time as he didn't
:12:29. > :12:36.But things have changed dramatically for Steff.
:12:37. > :12:39.He's since been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
:12:40. > :12:43.He uses a wheelchair and his fiance, Louise, has to care for him.
:12:44. > :12:46.They believe the trauma caused by the 7/7 bombings may
:12:47. > :12:51.Steff applied for compensation, based on his MS and original
:12:52. > :12:56.Nearly two years on he's still waiting to hear
:12:57. > :13:02.This is twice as long as the average wait.
:13:03. > :13:13.He was a victim of a crime which was a terrorist attack and he witnessed
:13:14. > :13:16.it and the experiences he had and what he saw on that day were
:13:17. > :13:21.horrific and life changing. He is entitled to receive compensation
:13:22. > :13:23.from the public body because of that.
:13:24. > :13:25.The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority says it can't comment
:13:26. > :13:27.on individual cases but is committed to resolving applications
:13:28. > :13:31.Experts say there's no evidence to prove that stress
:13:32. > :13:34.But life will never be the same for Steff and Louise.
:13:35. > :13:37.They hope now that some recognition of the trauma that Steff
:13:38. > :13:44.suffered will help them cope with an uncertain future.
:13:45. > :13:47.Still to come in the programme: As Sam Warburton looks set to step
:13:48. > :13:49.down as Wales captain, we look at the contenders
:13:50. > :14:09.The Welsh Government's finance secretary Mark Drakeford says it's
:14:10. > :14:12.not a foregone conclusion that Assembly Members will
:14:13. > :14:15.support changes that will give them more power.
:14:16. > :14:18.They'll decide whether to accept responsibility for income tax,
:14:19. > :14:22.energy and teachers' pay, but there have been claims
:14:23. > :14:24.that the Wales Bill is too complex and bureaucratic.
:14:25. > :14:27.Our political editor Nick Servini is at the Senedd.
:14:28. > :14:29.Nick, most Assembly Members want to have new powers.
:14:30. > :14:37.Are they really going to reject this?
:14:38. > :14:44.That's the crux of the matter. I suspect that sentiment was behind UK
:14:45. > :14:50.Government source who told us today he felt this was a synthetic anger
:14:51. > :14:53.from Assembly Members. Mark Drakeford has alluded to some
:14:54. > :14:57.serious misgivings. We are talking about labour and Plaid Cymru
:14:58. > :15:01.Assembly Members and there are pluses and minuses were both of
:15:02. > :15:05.them. They would be supportive of the extra financial powers and
:15:06. > :15:10.borrowing powers. The downside for them will be an attempt to reshape
:15:11. > :15:16.the devolved settlement, an attempt to make it simpler and critics say
:15:17. > :15:23.it does exactly the opposite. At its worst the criticism is that it
:15:24. > :15:29.actually reverses some of the powers that have been devolved. It's all
:15:30. > :15:33.very complex stuff but if any basic camp -- calculation was made by the
:15:34. > :15:37.SMB members whether to accept something which is far from perfect
:15:38. > :15:42.in their eyes or reject something and risk not being given the
:15:43. > :15:46.opportunity to take on further powers for maybe years to come. What
:15:47. > :15:51.are the party is going to do? The Conservatives will support it. Ukip
:15:52. > :15:56.say it's a breach of faith to have income tax devolved without a
:15:57. > :15:58.referendum. Plaid Cymru and Labour will make up their minds this
:15:59. > :16:03.weekend. The key moment will be the Labour group meeting on Monday
:16:04. > :16:09.night. Behind-the-scenes the feeling is that they will accept this and
:16:10. > :16:15.standing here now I have to say it's difficult to envisage Carwyn Jones,
:16:16. > :16:17.First Minister who has defined self on constitutional matters, standing
:16:18. > :16:22.in front of his Labour colleagues and saying to them that they should
:16:23. > :16:25.pass upon the opportunity for this place to take on more powers.
:16:26. > :16:28.Deciding to start your own business often involves risk and it s one
:16:29. > :16:32.That's according to research for Lloyd's Bank, which suggests
:16:33. > :16:35.there's been a big drop in the number of start-up companies
:16:36. > :16:41.But some economists argue this could be a sign
:16:42. > :16:46.Our business correspondent Brian Meechan has more.
:16:47. > :16:48.Deciding to start your own business often involves risk and it s one
:16:49. > :17:05.Starting your own business can be as tough as it is rewarding.
:17:06. > :17:08.Around half of those who set-up won't be trading within five years.
:17:09. > :17:11.This might be the perfect industry for those with a sweet tooth
:17:12. > :17:15.but running a chocolate company can be a hard slog at times.
:17:16. > :17:19.It now employs ten full-time permanent members of staff and 24
:17:20. > :17:22.during peak tourist season. Karen and Mark Owen left
:17:23. > :17:24.the corporate world and put the proceeds from the sale
:17:25. > :17:27.of their home into They wanted a better work life
:17:28. > :17:30.balance so they could spend more time with their three young
:17:31. > :17:41.children. It's been tricky at times. We've had
:17:42. > :17:46.some nerve wracking moments but we put a robust plan in place from the
:17:47. > :17:49.beginning. We have never worked so hard for so little financial reward
:17:50. > :17:54.and hopefully that will change but for us it is about worklife balance.
:17:55. > :17:56.The business has gone from being mainly a visitor
:17:57. > :17:59.attraction showing how chocolates are made to selling their products
:18:00. > :18:01.into high end shops and a leading hotel.
:18:02. > :18:03.The couple don't regret their decision but others
:18:04. > :18:05.may be thinking twice about starting their own business.
:18:06. > :18:08.According to research, there's been a drop in the number
:18:09. > :18:11.of business accounts being opened at major banks in Wales.
:18:12. > :18:14.There were over 23,000 new accounts set-up in 2011.
:18:15. > :18:19.That dropped to around 19,000 in 2013 and then just
:18:20. > :18:32.We would always say to every entrepreneur to look at their is an
:18:33. > :18:35.absolute because it's only by learning from your mistakes you are
:18:36. > :18:39.going to learn not to make them the second time around.
:18:40. > :18:42.Economists say this could be a sign that things are going well
:18:43. > :18:44.with those forced to become self-employed after the financial
:18:45. > :18:49.crisis now finding more secure employment.
:18:50. > :18:53.Many people go into self-employment not because they've seen an
:18:54. > :19:00.opportunity but because of necessity and once that economic problem or
:19:01. > :19:03.conditions get better then what happens is they go away from
:19:04. > :19:08.self-employment back into a deployment. Paradoxically perhaps
:19:09. > :19:11.what this data is showing us is that the economy is improving.
:19:12. > :19:13.The wheels are still spinning at Wickedly Welsh chocolates as more
:19:14. > :19:17.While these figures on new bank accounts are useful,
:19:18. > :19:20.they need to be seen as part of a wider picture on how
:19:21. > :19:25.Time for some sport. Here s Tomos.
:19:26. > :19:28.Rugby and Alun Wyn Jones is expected to take over the Wales captaincy
:19:29. > :19:30.with Sam Warburton set to leave that role.
:19:31. > :19:32.His replacement will be confirmed next Tuesday
:19:33. > :19:35.when interim coach Rob Howley names his Six Nations squad.
:19:36. > :19:40.So tonight after leading his country to a World Cup semi final
:19:41. > :19:44.and a Six Nations Grand Slam success, it's expected that
:19:45. > :20:00.There is no doubting his commitment but after six years Sam Warburton's
:20:01. > :20:08.time as skipper looks like it's over. He has endured injury troubles
:20:09. > :20:12.recently. He might want to focus fully on his own form and fitness
:20:13. > :20:19.with the likes of Justin Tipuric putting pressure on its place. It is
:20:20. > :20:28.a burden. There is a lot of extra responsibility. Sam has battled
:20:29. > :20:32.injuries over the last few years and I think he will want to step back a
:20:33. > :20:36.little bit and focus on his own performance and getting over the
:20:37. > :20:42.injuries and contribute to the team from the playing perspective.
:20:43. > :20:47.Warburton has led his country 49 times, more than any other player.
:20:48. > :20:52.They were World Cup campaigns, quarterfinal last time around, and
:20:53. > :21:00.semifinalists in 2011 although that was tinged with personal heartache
:21:01. > :21:04.when he was sent off. There was six Nations success as well. The grand
:21:05. > :21:12.slam in 2012 and the championship the following year. And at 24 he was
:21:13. > :21:16.the youngest ever captain of the Lions for the successful tour of
:21:17. > :21:23.Australia four years ago. His work off the ball and his working general
:21:24. > :21:27.is through the roof. I know he wants to go into a six Nations of the back
:21:28. > :21:33.of some good form and at the moment he's building that. His replacement
:21:34. > :21:35.will be announced next Tuesday when Rob Howley names his six Nations
:21:36. > :21:42.squad. The leading contender is Alun Wyn Jones, an experienced player
:21:43. > :21:46.having won 105 caps for Wales. Singing his heart out and leading
:21:47. > :21:51.his country. He has stepped up to the top job five times before, and
:21:52. > :21:54.captaining Wales would put put in the fame as a potential Lions
:21:55. > :21:58.skipper. Coach Warren Gatland has said he would prefer a national team
:21:59. > :22:06.captain to lead the tour of New Zealand. Sam Warburton is hugely
:22:07. > :22:08.respected in the game and at the age of 28 he will expect to play at the
:22:09. > :22:11.top level for many years to come. A 15th Welsh-registered rugby
:22:12. > :22:13.player has been suspended Kurt Clabby, who was with Bedwas
:22:14. > :22:17.in the Welsh Premiership at the time, has been banned
:22:18. > :22:19.from all sport for four years for "evading" a test
:22:20. > :22:21.after a training session The former French international
:22:22. > :22:27.Claude Makelele has joined The 43-year-old worked with head
:22:28. > :22:31.coach Paul Clement at Chelsea Meanwhile, defender Neil Taylor
:22:32. > :22:38.fractured his cheekbone in training and is expected
:22:39. > :22:40.to have an operation. Another fitness update and Wales
:22:41. > :22:47.manager chris coleman says reports suggesting Gareth Bale is ahead
:22:48. > :22:49.of schedule in his recovery Coleman was speaking
:22:50. > :22:54.after being awarded an honorary Wales face the Republic of Ireland
:22:55. > :23:00.in a crucial world cup qualifier Last night, we brought you news
:23:01. > :23:10.of the sailor from Bangor aiming to make it around the globe
:23:11. > :23:12.non-stop single handed. Alex Thomson is still second
:23:13. > :23:14.in the Vandee Globe, but has fallen further behind
:23:15. > :23:16.the race leader. He's more than 200 miles off
:23:17. > :23:18.the lead with 2,500 miles Snow for some tomorrow.
:23:19. > :23:29.How bad will it be Derek? We're not expecting widespread
:23:30. > :23:36.disruption but wintry Most of the snow on higher ground,
:23:37. > :23:45.the hills and mountains. Now it's been windy today
:23:46. > :23:48.with big waves crashing The strongest winds in the north
:23:49. > :23:52.with a gust of 71mph Tonight the wind
:23:53. > :23:57.will gradually ease. A lot of dry weather
:23:58. > :24:00.bar a few showers. Later in the night some rain
:24:01. > :24:03.in the south and west. Tomorrow, a complicated picture
:24:04. > :24:11.with a trough in the south moving Bringing some heavy rain
:24:12. > :24:20.and as it cools the air Exactly how much snow
:24:21. > :24:25.is difficult to say So here's the picture
:24:26. > :24:31.for 8:00am in the morning. Snow on the Brecon Beacons
:24:32. > :24:39.and in mid Wales on higher ground. Northern parts maybe
:24:40. > :24:41.drier but with showers. So some heavy rain in mid
:24:42. > :24:48.and south Wales tomorrow. Most of the snow on higher ground
:24:49. > :24:54.above 300 metres but a little snow may reach lower levels
:24:55. > :24:57.in the southeast before it clears The wind light for a while
:24:58. > :25:05.but picking-up again. Gale force winds in
:25:06. > :25:09.the north and west. Some heavy showers
:25:10. > :25:12.with hail and snow. Temperatures close to freezing
:25:13. > :25:15.or below so ice will be a hazard. So Met Office warnings of snow
:25:16. > :25:21.are in force tomorrow and on Friday. Most of the snow in upland areas
:25:22. > :25:24.but anywhere could see a dusting. Friday will be cold and windy
:25:25. > :25:28.with sunshine and wintry showers. A few inches of snow
:25:29. > :25:33.on the Snowdonia mountains. Over the weekend,
:25:34. > :25:38.a few wintry showers. Less cold on Sunday
:25:39. > :25:53.with spots of rain. A reminder of our top story. Lives
:25:54. > :25:57.could be put at risk if an accident and emergency department in
:25:58. > :26:00.Shropshire used by many people in mid Wales is relocated. That's
:26:01. > :26:05.according to one MP. A debate is due to start in Westminster shortly on
:26:06. > :26:09.the future of the service. We'll have the latest on that in our
:26:10. > :26:12.update after the 10p the news. From Wallace on the programme, have good
:26:13. > :26:14.evening. Goodbye.