:00:00. > :00:08.The general election will be held on June 8th.
:00:09. > :00:25.I see no reason to have one at the moment except the Prime Minister has
:00:26. > :00:29.decided to cut and run and I think it's a cover-up. Difficulties with
:00:30. > :00:32.the Brexit negotiations. So what are the burning
:00:33. > :00:34.issues for voters? Our Political Editor heads
:00:35. > :00:44.to Swansea to find out. What is this election about the you?
:00:45. > :00:46.I want to get out of Europe with all those people telling us what to do
:00:47. > :00:58.about our country. Also tonight, a man tells an inquest
:00:59. > :01:01.how he woke up to find his flat on fire and saw flames coming
:01:02. > :01:07.from the tumble dryer. The most high profile movie to be
:01:08. > :01:13.financed by the Welsh Government. Why its Bafta-winning
:01:14. > :01:17.star loved filming here. In tonight's sport: 12 Welsh players
:01:18. > :01:21.picked for the tour to New Zealand. Among them, Sam Warburton,
:01:22. > :01:37.who gets the call from coach I was in a supermarket car park, my
:01:38. > :01:41.wife was getting bread and milk. I hang up the first time because I
:01:42. > :01:45.thought it was one of the boys messing around.
:01:46. > :01:52.Wales and the rest of the UK will go to the polls in just 50 days
:01:53. > :01:55.The Prime Minister's decision was overwhelmingly backed by 522 MPs
:01:56. > :01:58.with just one of the 40 Welsh members, Labour's Ann
:01:59. > :02:04.So, the campaign will soon be underway in earnest with the parties
:02:05. > :02:06.all fighting for our votes on June the 8th.
:02:07. > :02:08.Let s head to Westminster now and our Parliamentary
:02:09. > :02:21.Barely a day after Theresa May surprised us all with that
:02:22. > :02:29.revelation that she wants an early general election the Prime Minister
:02:30. > :02:30.now has her date. June the 8th. MPs are starting to focus on the battle
:02:31. > :02:32.ahead. Successful prime ministers
:02:33. > :02:34.get their own statues here. The more celebrated
:02:35. > :02:38.in Parliament Square across the road In his day, MPs had no say
:02:39. > :02:44.over election timing. But this afternoon, they spent
:02:45. > :02:50.ninety minutes debating whether to allow Theresa May to call
:02:51. > :02:56.an early general election. The official campaign won't get
:02:57. > :03:11.started until next month. We welcome the opportunity for the
:03:12. > :03:18.people of Wales to change our course in the long-term, away from Labour's
:03:19. > :03:22.government in Cardiff, away from this centralised government in
:03:23. > :03:27.London, cutting our path towards prosperity, social justice and a
:03:28. > :03:29.confident place for Wales in the world.
:03:30. > :03:31.Plaid Cymru's three MPs voted for an early poll.
:03:32. > :03:44.The eyes to the right, 522. The nose to the left, 13.
:03:45. > :03:56.I see no reason to have one except the Prime Minister has decided to
:03:57. > :03:59.cut and run. It's a cover-up because of her difficulties with the Brexit
:04:00. > :04:02.the ghostly Asians which day by day as they unfold shows it's not going
:04:03. > :04:08.to be easy. So with the starting gun
:04:09. > :04:10.fired and fifty days This parliament will end 25 working
:04:11. > :04:14.days before the election, The next day, elections will be held
:04:15. > :04:18.in all 22 councils in Wales During the rest of May
:04:19. > :04:22.and the first week of June, Before we elect a new UK
:04:23. > :04:31.government on the 8th of June. I am delighted to be going to
:04:32. > :04:35.another general election. Political parties are now working
:04:36. > :04:43.on their manifestos. I will be on the doorstep saying
:04:44. > :04:48.what we have done in government, how we've helped pensioners and all
:04:49. > :04:49.aspects of society and building on a manifesto which will deliver for
:04:50. > :04:52.everyone in this country. The Liberal Democrats,
:04:53. > :05:03.after a few lean years, What would be a good result? It is
:05:04. > :05:06.not much fun being the only Welsh Liberal Democrats in the House of
:05:07. > :05:10.Commons. I won't give you any predictions but you will see
:05:11. > :05:13.candidates and the manifesto but I wasn't agony here.
:05:14. > :05:15.In changing her mind about an early election,
:05:16. > :05:16.Theresa May has taken a political gamble.
:05:17. > :05:19.If she wins on June the eighth and can make a success
:05:20. > :05:22.of Brexit Conservative MPs may one day want to see a statue
:05:23. > :05:29.of their leader take its place in Parliament Square.
:05:30. > :05:36.Tonight, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are both out on the campaign
:05:37. > :05:39.trail. The Prime Minister appealing to voters to give her a mandate to
:05:40. > :05:44.do Brexit fairway. Jeremy Corbyn already ruling out any coalition
:05:45. > :05:47.between Labour and the SNP. Plenty more of that to come. Only 50 days
:05:48. > :05:49.to go. As we heard from David,
:05:50. > :05:52.much of the election debate so far But the next UK government
:05:53. > :05:55.will also have responsibility over issues like taxes,
:05:56. > :05:57.pensions and security. So what will be the most
:05:58. > :05:59.important issue when you come Our political editor Nick Servini
:06:00. > :06:16.has been in Swansea to find out. 24 hours on and voters in Swansea
:06:17. > :06:22.are still die jesting news of the snap general election. Swansea
:06:23. > :06:25.epitomises so much of our -- about Wales 's relationship with the EU.
:06:26. > :06:29.Investment from Brussels is everywhere and yet exactly like the
:06:30. > :06:35.UK average 52% of people in Swansea voted to leave. So the conventional
:06:36. > :06:39.wisdom goes that when it comes to a general election it's all about the
:06:40. > :06:44.pound in your pocket, how much taxation up a and even things like
:06:45. > :06:48.the Blick sector cuts. But how does that work this time round? When it
:06:49. > :06:54.appears to be all but one thing. What about the you? I want to get
:06:55. > :06:58.out of Europe with all those people telling us what to do about our
:06:59. > :07:03.country. Our country should be our country. We don't need a general
:07:04. > :07:09.election vote that. I know but these people up back stabbing her all the
:07:10. > :07:14.time. What you think about this general election being called? I'm
:07:15. > :07:20.not surprised. What is it about the you? Personally I voted out. It's
:07:21. > :07:25.about Brexit because she is not getting support in parliament to
:07:26. > :07:36.take it any further. What do you think about another election?
:07:37. > :07:42.Anything that could slow the Tories hurtling towards a hard Brexit I
:07:43. > :07:47.think is a good thing. Two solid Labour held constituencies with very
:07:48. > :07:53.high public sector employment will be up for grabs here. Jeremy
:07:54. > :08:03.Corbyn's and Yosemite ticket should play well. We'll have the
:08:04. > :08:09.traditional divisions. The day for 70 leading has passed. Now I think
:08:10. > :08:16.there is this general idea that we need to protect ourselves with
:08:17. > :08:19.Brexit and there does seem to be a public narrative that the best way
:08:20. > :08:24.to do that is to rein in public spending. And if the next seven
:08:25. > :08:30.weeks are a rerun of the referendum the old divisions will resurface.
:08:31. > :08:37.What is this election about the you? Backing the government on Brexit but
:08:38. > :08:43.also getting the support of all the MPs behind. Who are you going to
:08:44. > :08:50.vote for? I don't know. I might not even vote at all. I voted to stay
:08:51. > :09:00.in. I voted out. You've had a lot of arguments about this. What about the
:09:01. > :09:03.general election? There are normally plenty of issues for people to chew
:09:04. > :09:06.over in election but this is no normal vote.
:09:07. > :09:10.That was the view from Swansea and over in Rhondda they could see
:09:11. > :09:12.one of the heavyweight battles of the election campaign in Wales.
:09:13. > :09:14.But tonight Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said
:09:15. > :09:16.she has still not decided whether to challenge
:09:17. > :09:22.It's a seat she dramatically won at last year's Assembly election.
:09:23. > :09:31.More from our political reporter Cemlyn Davies.
:09:32. > :09:36.Leanne Wood's shock win was the standard result of last year 's
:09:37. > :09:40.assembly election. After a hard-fought campaign the Plaid Cymru
:09:41. > :09:44.leader beat the experienced high-profile Labour incumbent. Year
:09:45. > :09:52.on she is considering trying to repeat the feat. I have not ruled
:09:53. > :09:57.anything in or out. I think it's vital that Wales has the strongest
:09:58. > :10:02.team of Plaid Cymru MP is possible after this election and in order to
:10:03. > :10:06.have the strongest team we have to put forward our strongest
:10:07. > :10:11.candidates. I am confident we can win this seat whether I am the
:10:12. > :10:18.contrary the knot. You are thinking about it then. We are thinking about
:10:19. > :10:21.everything at the moment. There is a feeling within Plaid Cymru the party
:10:22. > :10:25.will never have a better chance to take this seat at the Westminster
:10:26. > :10:31.level and Leanne Wood would be the best candidate. They have in the
:10:32. > :10:35.shape of Leanne Wood a charismatic leader, especially on her own patch
:10:36. > :10:39.in the Rhondda where people believe she is a different kind of
:10:40. > :10:48.politician and it might be enough to make that significant breakthrough
:10:49. > :10:53.at Westminster. Could anyone other than Leanne Wood win this for Plaid
:10:54. > :10:58.Cymru? I don't think so. If Leanne Wood does stand will be a gamble for
:10:59. > :11:02.her and her party. A win would see her elected to the Commons but she
:11:03. > :11:05.would lose his seat in the assembly sparking a by-election Plaid Cymru
:11:06. > :11:10.could easily lose. She would also have to stand down as leader because
:11:11. > :11:16.of the existing party rules, that post must be held by an Assembly
:11:17. > :11:19.Member. The current MP for the Rhondda Chris Bryant did not want to
:11:20. > :11:23.comment on spec Laois and today but confirmed earlier on Twitter he will
:11:24. > :11:26.be standing again. Leanne Wood says she and the party will make a
:11:27. > :11:31.decision soon but for now all cards are on the table and it isn't clear
:11:32. > :11:34.whether the Plaid Cymru leader will Stickle twist.
:11:35. > :11:36.Dyfed Powys Police has launched a murder investigation
:11:37. > :11:38.following the death of a 19-year-old woman nearly a week after
:11:39. > :11:43.Katrina Evemy was in a critical condition in hospital
:11:44. > :11:45.following the incident at Graig Avenue on Thursday.
:11:46. > :11:48.A 21-year-old man was charged with attempted murder,
:11:49. > :11:53.but police are now treating her death as murder.
:11:54. > :11:55.A psychiatrist accused of thirteen charges of sexual assault
:11:56. > :11:58.against five of his male patients has been found not guilty
:11:59. > :12:04.A jury at Merthyr Crown Court has found Dr Brian Harris not guilty
:12:05. > :12:08.of an indecent assault back in 1991 and a rape in 2009.
:12:09. > :12:15.Jurors are still deliberating on the eleven remaining charges.
:12:16. > :12:20.Tata Steel, which employs 6,000 people in Wales,
:12:21. > :12:22.A man has described trying in vain to save his boyfriend
:12:23. > :12:25.from a fire at his home, thought to have started
:12:26. > :12:28.Garry Lloyd Jones from Llanrwst was giving evidence at the inquest
:12:29. > :12:30.into the deaths of 19-year-old Bernard Hender and his
:12:31. > :12:32.business partner Douglas McTavish in October 2014.
:12:33. > :12:43.Receiving support from friends and relatives of those who died Adam
:12:44. > :12:49.Lloyd Jones was the first witness to give evidence at the inquest. He
:12:50. > :12:53.showed BBC Wales the devastation the blaze caused just a week after his
:12:54. > :12:59.boyfriend and business partner were killed in the fire. It is thought
:13:00. > :13:04.the fire was started by a tumble dryer. Gary Lloyd Jones told the
:13:05. > :13:08.inquest the night before the fire he noticed that humble dryer was
:13:09. > :13:12.switched off with the door open and towels inside. He woke up early the
:13:13. > :13:15.next morning with the flat full of smoke and he saw flames coming from
:13:16. > :13:21.the drum of the dryer. He went back to the bedroom and grabbed Bernard
:13:22. > :13:24.Hender telling him to get out. He broke away and shock saying he can
:13:25. > :13:29.find the doorway because of the smoke. Gary Lloyd Jones said he had
:13:30. > :13:36.the teenager scream and that was the last time you heard him. He crawled
:13:37. > :13:41.out and dialled 999. Bernard Hender was described as having a zest for
:13:42. > :13:43.life. His business partner Douglas McTavish managed the best road where
:13:44. > :13:49.he worked as a chef. The inquest also heard from firefighters were
:13:50. > :13:53.called to the scene. Officers concluded the origin of the blaze
:13:54. > :13:58.was around the two tumble dryers in the laundry room. The inquest is
:13:59. > :14:01.expected to hear expert testimony from the manufacturer tomorrow.
:14:02. > :14:04.Still to come in the programme: It's the toughest test a rugby
:14:05. > :14:11.12 Wales players picked for the Lions tour of New Zealand.
:14:12. > :14:13.And the Prime Minister decided to call a snap election
:14:14. > :14:17.So, is there something about Snowdonia that helps
:14:18. > :14:27.It's the most high-profile film to be financed
:14:28. > :14:29.by the Welsh Government, with more than half
:14:30. > :14:34."Their Finest" tells a story of people who made propaganda films
:14:35. > :14:39.One of its stars, the BAFTA-winning actor Bill Nighy, was in Cardiff
:14:40. > :14:42.last night for the red carpet premiere, where he praised Wales
:14:43. > :14:47.He was speaking to our Arts and Media correspondent Huw Thomas.
:14:48. > :14:49.People like films because story is a structure.
:14:50. > :14:53.Good things turn bad, it's still part of the plan.
:14:54. > :14:56.Their Finest follows the film crews battling to boost morale
:14:57. > :15:02.With so many locations and plenty of investment coming from Wales
:15:03. > :15:08.The red carpet is out, the stars are here and it's
:15:09. > :15:13.It's the most high-profile film to benefit from the Welsh Government's
:15:14. > :15:16.?30 million film fund which is managed by Pinewood Studios
:15:17. > :15:21.The government says it's good business to back films
:15:22. > :15:25.and that its work in the creative sector over the past six years had
:15:26. > :15:30.brought ?240 million of investment to Wales.
:15:31. > :15:33.Their Finest is the first film it has funded that has put so much
:15:34. > :15:37.of Wales on screen and with a star cast, including Bill Nighy,
:15:38. > :15:43.They were looking for someone to play a chronically self absorbed,
:15:44. > :15:46.pompous actor in his declining years and they came to me.
:15:47. > :15:51.We all have a part to play in defeating Hitler.
:15:52. > :15:54.He's dead before the end of act three.
:15:55. > :15:57.We came in October when it was supposed to be wet and grey and it
:15:58. > :16:01.turned out to be brilliant sunshine so we were very fortunate.
:16:02. > :16:03.We shot on a sensational beach in Pembrokeshire.
:16:04. > :16:06.People who didn't know Wales as well as I did were stunned
:16:07. > :16:13.It could have been anywhere in the world.
:16:14. > :16:16.The beach was Freshwater West in Pembrokeshire,
:16:17. > :16:19.Although funding was a big draw for the producers,
:16:20. > :16:22.shooting in Wales seemed the natural choice.
:16:23. > :16:24.You can get support for coming to film in Wales but it
:16:25. > :16:27.felt appropriate to us, not that that was part
:16:28. > :16:30.of their decision-making process, but our main girl is from Wales,
:16:31. > :16:34.She is based on a character, an original screenwriter
:16:35. > :16:42.Former Bond girl Gemma Arthurton takes on the lead role
:16:43. > :16:45.as well as a Welsh accent with a string of famous faces
:16:46. > :16:51.It's already been well received a special screenings at some
:16:52. > :16:54.of the world's top film festivals but it will be released
:16:55. > :17:04.Tomos is here with news of the Lions squad.
:17:05. > :17:07.It promises to be one of this summer's sporting highlights,
:17:08. > :17:10.the Lions tour to New Zealand led by Captain Sam Warburton.
:17:11. > :17:13.He's one of 12 Welsh players picked, six forwards and six backs.
:17:14. > :17:16.Coach Warren Gatland has also gone with 16 England players,
:17:17. > :17:20.11 from Ireland and just two from Scotland.
:17:21. > :17:24.Scrum V's Ross Harries, who'll be following the Lions for us,
:17:25. > :17:39.Four months ago Sam Warburton was relieved of the Welsh captaincy.
:17:40. > :17:43.Today after months of rumour and speculation he was confirmed as
:17:44. > :17:47.Lions skipper for the second time. In nearly 130 years of Lions history
:17:48. > :17:52.only one other player, Martin Johnson, has done it twice. I was in
:17:53. > :18:01.a supermarket car park, my wife was getting some bread and milk, I think
:18:02. > :18:10.I hang up the first time because I thought it was one of the boys
:18:11. > :18:19.messing around. One of the things I admire about the Sam, not just as a
:18:20. > :18:23.player but as a person, his greatest quality is it's not about Sam
:18:24. > :18:28.Warburton, it's about the team. Ironically it may be easier for him
:18:29. > :18:36.to captain the Lions than the captain of Wales. He is under huge
:18:37. > :18:42.pressure as Welsh captain. Sam Warburton is one of 12 Welshmen in
:18:43. > :18:45.the squad. Three fewer than in 2013. But given that Wales finished fifth
:18:46. > :18:52.in the six Nations you could argue it is a generous contingent. The ink
:18:53. > :18:55.didn't dry on his squad until last night and several of the 50-50 calls
:18:56. > :18:59.were made in favour of his trusted the tenants. Scarlets of the Ken
:19:00. > :19:04.Owens did enough to deny England captain Dylan Hartley a place. He is
:19:05. > :19:08.the third image captain in a row to miss out on Lions selection. There
:19:09. > :19:11.was no place in the squad for England is a row to miss out on
:19:12. > :19:13.Lions selection. There was no place in the squad for England's strongman
:19:14. > :19:17.James Haskell like to make way for Ross Moriarty from Wales. And Dan
:19:18. > :19:23.Biggar's defensive solidity earned him the nod over George Ford. Dan
:19:24. > :19:27.has played well in the championship. He was outstanding against England.
:19:28. > :19:33.He understands the control and structure of the game. He will get
:19:34. > :19:38.on that plane believing everyone can been born in the Test series. A
:19:39. > :19:44.proud day and believe is a big word, I think it was touch and go and the
:19:45. > :19:49.flip of a coin and I am glad to be on the right side of it. I am over
:19:50. > :19:55.the moon. With the suspense finally over those who have made the cat can
:19:56. > :19:58.now focus on what lies ahead. The most this represents the absolute
:19:59. > :20:00.pinnacle of their careers but it's also the toughest mission of rugby
:20:01. > :20:05.-- a rugby player can embark on. And you can find the full Lions
:20:06. > :20:22.squad on the BBC Sport website. Ryan Day, Wales is only
:20:23. > :20:30.representative of the world Champion ship resume his first-round tie in a
:20:31. > :20:32.few minutes. Despite a break of 125, his opponent leads six frames to
:20:33. > :20:34.free. Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas has won
:20:35. > :20:37.stage three of the Tour of the Alps The Team Sky rider made a late
:20:38. > :20:42.attack to finish just in front Thomas is now 16 seconds ahead
:20:43. > :20:47.of the rest of the field It was a holiday in Snowdonia
:20:48. > :21:00.which helped convince the Prime Minister to call a snap
:21:01. > :21:03.General Election. So was it something in the air,
:21:04. > :21:06.or just being away from the goldfish We sent Roger Pinney
:21:07. > :21:22.to Dolgellau to find out. Decisions decisions. Shall I shan't
:21:23. > :21:26.I? The best? How many of our decisions are as big as the one
:21:27. > :21:30.Theresa May has just made. For me it's whether to have a beer but of
:21:31. > :21:38.course not if I'm driving. How about a second slice of pizza? It wasn't
:21:39. > :21:41.coming to premise which prompted the Prime Minister the change of mind
:21:42. > :21:45.about holding election. The peace and quiet away from the hustle and
:21:46. > :21:50.bustle of London, strolling the streets or hiking in the hills. Of
:21:51. > :21:53.course the decision she has made could change the direction of the
:21:54. > :21:59.country. How do you make your big decisions? I generally think about
:22:00. > :22:03.it in my head first, check with my husband if he's in the same way of
:22:04. > :22:14.thinking and then do the opposite to him. I would rush straight in. Both
:22:15. > :22:19.feet straight in first. You just go straight for it? Yes. Theresa May is
:22:20. > :22:22.not the first top Tory to make a decision walking in Snowdonia.
:22:23. > :22:27.William Hague proposed to his wife in the mountains. Theresa May was
:22:28. > :22:31.photographed on Palm Sunday leaving church in Dolgellau, perhaps it was
:22:32. > :22:42.something about St Mary's which motor. I met a churchwarden there.
:22:43. > :22:46.One considers decision when they are on their own wherever they are. If
:22:47. > :22:50.you have something on your mind and it's a decision I have to think
:22:51. > :22:55.about I come to church or go walking. However she reached her
:22:56. > :23:00.decision there do seem to have been a Theresa May affecting Dolgellau,
:23:01. > :23:04.at the craft shop with the -- where she bought a ring trade is up.
:23:05. > :23:09.Across the road she picked up a couple of books, one as a gift for
:23:10. > :23:12.Angela Merkel. Anyway she has made her decision, now we have seven
:23:13. > :23:15.weeks to make ours. Well, lovely spring weather to get
:23:16. > :23:17.out and about at the moment. Sue, what's in store
:23:18. > :23:26.over the next few days? It has been a bright day for many of
:23:27. > :23:30.us but cloudier tomorrow. I pressure kept things settled today this cold
:23:31. > :23:36.front is moving southwards across the UK overnight into tomorrow so as
:23:37. > :23:41.that front arrives cloud will increase. The odd spot of drizzle
:23:42. > :23:46.possible on higher ground. Not as cold as the past few nights.
:23:47. > :23:51.Tomorrow, some early drizzle especially in the hills but most
:23:52. > :23:59.places will stay dry. Generally a cloudy day but some sunny spells as
:24:00. > :24:05.well. Light westerly winds and highs of 11 Celsius and Ceredigion.
:24:06. > :24:08.Tomorrow night starts dry with clear spells but turning cloudy overnight
:24:09. > :24:13.with a few spots of drizzle starting to push in from the North West.
:24:14. > :24:22.Cloud holding up the temperatures at seven to 10 Celsius. This cold front
:24:23. > :24:25.will move southwards later on Friday so Friday is largely financed dry
:24:26. > :24:33.with sunny spells but the odd isolated shower. Turning cloudy from
:24:34. > :24:38.the North later on. Temperatures slightly above average. That cold
:24:39. > :24:42.front does eventually move southwards Friday night in the
:24:43. > :24:47.Saturday bringing mainly light rain. It hangs around on Saturday but also
:24:48. > :24:52.a weakening feature so just bringing in the cloud. Behind it the winds
:24:53. > :24:57.turn more northerly which will introduce cold air. Largely dried
:24:58. > :25:02.and settled over the next few days but patchy rain at times. A chilly
:25:03. > :25:05.start the next big end. I pressure building again to bring a more
:25:06. > :25:12.settled day on Sunday but feeling chilly. Finally, today's picture
:25:13. > :25:17.from Ken, sunny spells breaking through the cloud in Flintshire.
:25:18. > :25:23.Wales and the rest of the UK will go to the polls and 50 days for the
:25:24. > :25:25.general election. The Prime Minister 's decision for a June the 8th vote
:25:26. > :25:27.was backed by MPs. We'll be back with a quick
:25:28. > :25:32.update at 8:00pm and after From all of us on the programme,
:25:33. > :25:36.have a good evening.