17/01/2017 BBC Wales Today

As the Prime Minister sets out her vision for Brexit,

Theresa May commits to acting in the interests of all parts

As powers of patronage had from Brussels back to Britain the right

browse our return to Westminster, and the red powers are passed to the

devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland. -- right powers. Tonight we'll hear from our

exporters, from this steel processor How easy will it be to sell our

stuff outside the single market? Tonight assembly members back

the latest devolution of powers to Wales,but there's a warning that

whatever Brexit looks like more Once we used to build

council houses. Tonight why we might be

buying some of them back. All change at the top of Welsh

rugby, captain Sam Warburton passes And why has there been a dramatic

decline in the number of Europe's A Brexit that works for the whole

of the United Kingdom. In a major speech on how the UK

plans to leave the European Union, the Prime Minister said she'll be

working with the Welsh Government to ensure that, as powers

are repatriated from Brussels, the right powers are passed

to Westminster and to Cardiff. First Minister Carwyn Jones has

welcomed Mrs May's speech, but says he'll continue to make

the case for full access Here's our Political

Editor Nick Servini. The wheels are slowly turning on

what many consider to be a hard Brexit. And a hard Brexit is,

appropriately, what the Bath and most of the staff are after at this

plant in Newport. The European single market AMs to make trade

easier by allowing the free movement of goods, services and people. A

departure in order to control immigration could open the door to

trade tariffs. Despite that there is confidence here that new deals can

be done outside of the single market.

They still want to trade with us. We still want to trade with them. We

buy a lot of material from the EU and we export a lot to the EU. We've

got to work out a deal that's good for both sides, you know. Hopefully,

the EU will have a pragmatic view of it, and negotiate something that

works for both. It different industry different

view. It's not a hard, but a softer approach to Brexit which this

yoghurt maker in Anglesey once. The firm exports between 30 and 50% of

its goods to the EU. The owner feels businesses like his are better off

inside. The simplicity of being able to sell

products into Europe without being stopped at the borders. Checked over

and redoing all the paperwork. Theresa May says staying in the

single market would not mean leaving the EU at all. And she had this

message for the devolved administrations.

Part of that will mean working very carefully to ensure that as powers

are repatriated from Brussels back to Britain, the right powers are

returned to Westminster, and be right powers are passed to the

devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland. Carwyn Jones says he'll continue to

push for a full and unfettered access to the single market, despite

the announcement. He called for the Assembly to have a say.

If we are going to get a deal that's going to last it has to be agreed as

widely as possible. Why would Whitewater decisions on agriculture

in Wales and Scotland but are the responsibility of Welsh and Scottish

governments? May be a solution can be found where consent is given by

the Assembly and the Scottish Parliament.

So how is the departure from the single market gone down in another

market, Pontypool? And nearly that, like the rest of Wales, voted to

leave? I'm hoping she'll do a good job. As

far as I'm concerned this country used to be Great Britain at one

time, now it's just a place for immigrants and all the rest of it

was coming over. We should be out of it, definitely.

Why not? We managed before we went in the common market. We should look

after our own. Our soldiers, they don't look after them.

On the streets, can't get the house. Disgusting. I suppose if she wanted

to come out of Europe altogether when she wants a clean break,

doesn't she? I think ordinary people, it's not the right thing.

Why is that? I think it will be going forward, for younger people,

it's going to be detrimental. They will lose out. Theresa May's

outlined is that people voted to leave, including places like this,

with their eyes wide open. They did so knowing full well that leaving

the single market would fall to of the deal. Now what she has to do,

and not just for those who will did leave, is to do that without trade

being affected. Businesses in particular wanted clarity, and after

seven months of speculation, and long periods of silence from

ministers, an early glimpse of what Brexit will look like.

More from Nick Servini in a moment, but first to Westminster

and our parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock.

Theresa May says that she wants to give the Welsh government fully

engaged in the process of Brexit. Let's find out what she means by

talking to Alun Cairns, the Secretary of State for Wales. We

heard her there and say that as far as powers were concerned she wanted

to ensure the right powers are transferred to Cardiff, which powers

would they be? I think we can see that the Prime

Minister has shown strong leadership today. She said that 12 objectives

of negotiations, of which Wales is a fundamental part. Wales can take

confidence from what she said about insuring powers that the right

place. She also said that the decision-making powers that the

Assembly has at the moment will not be removed in any way as a result of

axing the European Union. This is a good deal for the whole of the

United Kingdom, of which Wales is a fundamental part.

Are we talking about agriculture? Farmers want to know. These are the

sort of things I'm talking to the First Minister about at the joint

ministerial committee. These are things we are going to consider. The

leadership she has shown demonstrate the positive way in which the Prime

Minister wants to engage with Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the

regions of England. These are the power she wants to be

seen, the decisions taken in Cardiff Bay.

We want to focus on outcomes. We talk to be principal of the internal

market, it is vitally important that functions properly. On that basis

the details surrounding how that is going to work is part of the active

discussions I'm engaged in with the First Minister.

MPs will have a vote. The first was a want AM is to have a vote, will

this government respect the vote of Assembly members on Brexit?

It's not up to me to turn the Assembly or the Welsh government

what motions it'd have or how it should vote. I'm accountable, as is

adjusted for Wales, to Parliament. People can scrutinise me on what

size they are and that is rightly the way. This is a UK Government

decision. A UK Government decision as the Secretary of State.

So, there's concern tonight from some in the Assembly

that Brexit could lead to the National Assembly

It comes as Assembly Members are in the chamber debating the UK

government's Wales Bill which moves responsibility for several areas

from London to Cardiff for the first time.

It'll give welsh ministers power over energy, transport,

teacher's pay and some control of income tax.

But the leader of the Welsh Conservatives is already saying

devolution will eventually need another rethink as powers come back

Here's our political correspondent Daniel Davies.

20 years ago Tony Blair swept to power promising devolution. Since

then the extent of the Assembly's power has been argued over and

tinkered with repeatedly. Tonight the latest set of changes is

likely to be approved by AM 's, but before it's even become law talk has

changed to what's next. Some powers over energy, more power

over tax. For some the Wales Bill has a pick and mix real that left

them undernourished. It was a long, detailed and finally

balanced debate. We decided to look at the bill as a package. Yes, there

are some areas that are unsatisfactory and areas yet to be

addressed but need to be addressed in the future. But, on balance, we

took the decision to support the LCM this afternoon on that decision

although it hasn't been easy. The First Minister is eyeing further

powers including attacks on plane tickets, a passenger duty, devolving

it would allow the Welsh government to make flights from Cardiff cheaper

than those in England. The Welsh Tory leader would like that duty

devolved, but, for now, he thinks this bill strikes the right balance.

I am particularly pleased to say that income tax will be coming to

this institution. To make sure that we do have greater accountability in

the way the money has been spent in this institution and by the

Government. Mr Davis also said that Brexit means

devolution we live, eventually, need another rethink. And there was a nod

to that in the Prime Minister's big Brexit speech in London earlier.

Some Labour ATMs are backing this bill to protect powers they already

have like over agriculture, with EU negotiations due to start soon.

They've tried to go with the grain of public opinion on the Wales Bill,

but in doing that the UK Government has managed to annoy the devolution

sceptics and the enthusiasts. Plaid Cymru decided to oppose, saying this

bill takes power away from Cardiff Bay and holds it in Westminster.

We welcome those aspects of the bill which enable the future devolution

of income tax, control of our own elections and the provisions of

energy and fracking. But let there be no doubt. We, in Plaid Cymru,

wants to go much, much further than what is on offer here.

The only reason we are going to oppose this is because of provision

to remove the requirement of a referendum to trigger in come

tax-raising powers, which we think is in breach of faith with the Welsh

people. It's not the end of the road for the

Wales Bill, Parliament needs to sign off on it. And after that, few

expect this to be the end of the road for devolution.

Lets talk to our political editor Nick Servini.

Nick, there's been disagreement between Cardiff and Westminster

Are we likely to see a repeat now over Brexit.?

Judging by the track record I'd say almost inevitably. I think, power

and Jones have a problem, doesn't he, in terms of the big picture. He

campaigned to remain and since Brexit he has called for complete,

and headed access to the European single market. We will have to see

exactly how things pan out. It would appear, in his own words, that

things are heading in the wrong direction. Judging by the

announcement from Theresa May today. I suspect in future it will be a

case of him, and the Welsh government picking their battles. I

think, tonight, I sense of what those battles will be.

Farming, and regional aid. The primary functions of both of those,

currently rest of brussels, the big question is what will happen to

those powers after Brexit? Theresa May said today she is not looking to

strip benny powers away from the Assembly, Carwyn Jones read into

that that he would come and be Welsh government, would have made

responsibly for them. There is wriggle room there. Those

are the kinds of discussions that are going on at the moment. I

suspect that if they will be disagreement it will be surrounding

those two areas and the impact in Wales. Thank you.

Ali's in remission from her cervical cancer.

Tonight, why a change in screening could prevent cancer

And all change at the top, captain Sam Warburton passes

the captaincy to Alun Wyn Jones, was he pushed or did he quit?

Flintshire Council is thought to be the first in Wales

to consider buying back some of its former council houses.

It says the move will help the ease the housing shortage.

The 21st-century council house may surprise you.

This development of a dozen homes in Connah's Quay was completed last

year and Helen Williams' daughter and grandchildren

It was the emotional conclusion to 16 months on a waiting list,

which saw three generations of her family living

The day she got it we both cried. It's fantastic. She loves it. And

the children as well have their own little abode here. They roam bedroom

and things like that. Not having to share. It's wonderful for all three

of them. This is just one small part of the local authority's intention.

It could apply to around 50 former council houses if they come

All were bought under the right to buy scheme since 2005.

They have an average price of ?80,000.

We have nearly 2000 people are now housing list waiting, applications

for council housing. We know the pressures are particularly with

those people struggling to keep up with mortgages or, just simply can't

get on the housing ladder. The scale of the problem is huge. We are doing

our bit to help the crisis. We are doing our bit

to help the crisis. The charity Shelter Cymru has

welcomed the move but says much more needs to be done to provide homes

for some of the most With rents and the security of

tenure is any private rental sector we see a disproportionate amount of

our casework, that means that isn't always the best option for families

with young children. In terms of lack of security. We welcome any

moves to increase the amount of affordable housing available across

Wales. These are the first

new council houses to be built Rolling back the clock to a time

before people had the Right to Buy their council houses is one

small step towards helping more Cardiff Council's ruling Labour

group has agreed to support the City Region Deal,

which aims to boost economic growth The deal will see 10

councils come together, with ?1.2 billion of local,

Welsh and UK government Three men from Newport have appeared

in court charged with the murder Jan Jedrzejewski was found

unconscious last week. Around 150 women are diagnosed

with cervical cancer But planned changes to the screening

process here could save lives by detecting a woman's risk

of developing the In future, instead of studying

cervical cells for any changes, those cells will be screened

for the main cause of cervical Today Ali from Colwyn is all smiles.

Two years ago aged 37 she was told she had is a vital cancer.

There were two options, a full hysterectomy or, you know, leave it

and have the risk that the cancer could develop further.

-- cervical cancer. I had to have the full hysterectomy. Ali's cancer

was picked up during a routine test with cells studied through

microscope wrap the maladies. In future those cells will first be

screened for high-risk human papilloma virus.

Around 80% of all women and men will be affected with the HPV virus at

some point in their lives. For the majority of the infection will

simply get better on its own. There are hundreds of different types of

the virus, but around 13 risk HPV causes almost 100% of cervical

cancers. So the idea with the new screening is to identify the virus

before cell abnormalities develop. The new screening has already been

piloted in England, and in April a pilot reaching around 20% of women

will start in Wales. With a full roll-out expected by 2018 to 2019.

Cervical cancer, once is developed, is not easy to treat. To be able to

prevent it as screening does is a massive opportunity to make a

difference to people's lives. 12 and 13-year-old girls are now

offered the HPV vaccine, does that protect them from every type of HBV?

It protect them from most types, but not all. And that's why it's

important that even if someone has been vaccinated against HPV that

they still come and have a screening.

I got the all clear! I got the all clear!

She's got the all clear! Ali posted this video on social media five

minutes after being told she was in remission. A quarter of a million

women in Wales are invited for a smear test every year, but only

eight in ten book an appointment. So Ali has taken to blogging to spread

the word. You really must go for your smear test. That's what it's

there for. It will save your life. That report from Jennifer Jones. Big

clue that would did he jump or was he pushed?

It's been confirmed Wales has a new captain, Alun Wyn Jones taking

Interim Head Coach Rob Howley says he wants Warburton

to concentrate on his own game, and rediscover his mojo.

There are a few fresh faces in the 36 man squad

for the 6 Nations, with seven uncapped players included.

He's led his country for the last time, after six years in the job Rob

Howley has said Sam Robertson's place on the side is possibly under

more pressure than ever before, and once the flanker to focus on his own

form and fitness, and concentrate on securing a starting place. So was

Warburton pushed, or did he will English the captaincy. I spoke to

Sam and he agreed that it was the best decision, OK, that ultimately,

he needs to concentrate on his own game. His replacement is an

experienced player with more than 100 caps, Alun Wyn Jones has led his

country five times before, it emerged today that Warren Gatland,

on duty with the Lions, was involved in a decision. Jones's team-mate,

Keelan Giles, was not picked. He would be risked having injured his

hamstring at the weekend. So an opportunity for Ashton who would

from the Dragons, and Stefan Evans from the Scala to an included for

the first time. So too,, Thomas Young, coached by Dai Young at

wasps. His performances for the premiership side impossible to

ignore. He's playing in a side full of

confidence and self belief, scoring tries for fun.

Thomas is playing a huge part of that. The players will blather on

training pitches next Monday to start their preparation for the six

Nations. The campaign starts in Rome against Italy on February five. The

last time Howley was in charge during the six Nations championship

Wales won it. But recent performances have left some fans to

call for a more exciting, expansive style of rugby. That, Howley said,

is worth discussing, especially this year when teams will be rewarded

with bonus points for scoring tries. Welsh Cyclist Owain Doull

was forced to pull-out of the Tour Down Under for Team Sky

with a ruptured appendix. He's in hospital and said it's not

exactly how he pictured Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe

finished in the bunch on Stage One, which was shortened

because of temperatures above 40 Wales will get just 3,300 tickets

for the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland

in Dublin in March. It had been expected Wales

would be allocated 10% of Two deals done at

Swansea City today. Midfielder Tom Carroll

from Tottenham has signed a 3 Swedish left back Martin Olsson,

joined from Norwich, Researchers are trying to work out

why there's been a dramatic decline in numbers of one of Europe's rarest

birds wintering in Wales. The RSPB estimates the population

of Greenland white-fronted geese at its Ynyshir reserve in Ceredigion

has fallen by 83% since 1990. Now a research project,

funded by Welsh Government, has seen the remaining birds

caught and tagged. Our environment correspondent

Steffan Messenger has the story. A rare glimpse of a Greenland

white-fronted goose. This species draws birdwatchers

in their droves to the RSPB's Ynyshir reserve near

Machynlleth each winter. It's the only spot in Wales

they return to year on year. This is one of the most great peace

in Europe, there are less than 20,000 left in Europe. We've lost

83%. We are down to about 20 geese now. I remember, if you go back 15

or 20 years they were over 150 here. To try and solve the mystery

of the disappearing geese, the charitym working with other

partners, has been catching them They allow researchers to monitor

their movements in real time. This is incredible data. We are

finding they cover a far bigger area than the estuary than we ever

thought. One of the birds suddenly shot off northwards to Dublin, right

the way across the Irish Sea. This came as a real surprise to us.

The project's funded by the Welsh Government.

It comes after they were heavily criticised by the RSPB back

in August for refusing to issue an outright ban against

the shooting of Greenland white-fronted geese in Wales.

At the time ministers said there was no evidence

the geese were being targeted here and they preferred to focus

If we can monitor them and help them survive our winter here, make sure

that they are not disturbed, they feed properly. And we can send them

back from Wales, back to Greenland, to breed. In a healthy state, that

gives us, or gives them, a better chance to survive the breeding

season and, hopefully, numbers over the years will increase in Wales.

So little is known about these elusive birds the hope is that this

project could help the species as a whole, while reversing too

the decline in numbers making their way to winter in Wales.

Derek was caught and tagged near the Ynyshir estate

The weather will raffle a fewer feathers. At the moment it's fairly

quiet and settled. High pressure doesn't always bring sunshine. It's

been very grey and misty. Mind you it hasn't

been glum everywhere. The cloud broken with a little

sunshine in Llandrinio. Tonight a few spots

of light rain and drizzle. Misty in places with

fog on higher ground. Otherwise dry and the cloud

will keep the frost away. Here's the picture

for 8 in the morning. A few spots of drizzle

otherwise dry. Feeling chilly with

a light or gentle breeze But a few places may brighten-up

with odd glimpse of sushine. Temperatures on the mild side

in the north and west. Tomorrow night it's

more of the same. Misty in places and chilly

with a low of 5C. On Thursday high pressure will be

over the UK with a weak front through the middle and that front

is the dividing line between mild air in the north

and colder air in the south. So on Thursday most

places dry and cloudy. Parts of the south and west

brighter with a little sun. High pressure over the UK on Friday

and into the weekend as well although it will slowly

drift away eastwards. So for Friday and the weekend,

the weather quiet and settled Misty in places but I wouldn't

rule out some sunshine. Turning a little colder as well

with a risk of frost and fog Turning more unsettled

and milder too with some The headlines again. Theresa May is

to pull Britain out of the single market when the UK leaves the

European Union. The Prime Minister said she wanted a stronger Britain

in charge of its own laws and in control of immigration, pursuing

free trade. She said the Welsh government would be fully engaged in

the process. Tonight's the headlines, in the last ten minutes

Assembly members have voted to approve the Wales Bill. Meaning some

new powers would be devolved to Cardiff Bay. 38 Assembly members

voted for the bill, 17 against. I'll have an update

for you after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales Today, thank

you for watching, from all of us