:00:08. > :00:10.Theresa May campaigning in Wales,
:00:11. > :00:12.in Labour's heartlands, with a plea to support her
:00:13. > :00:20.or face what she called a coalition of chaos.
:00:21. > :00:28.You have a real example of Plaid Cymru working with Labour. The sort
:00:29. > :00:30.of collaboration we would see in Westminster if Jeremy Corbyn and
:00:31. > :00:36.Leanne Wood had their way in the future. At this community Centre
:00:37. > :00:38.Theresa May insisted that every single vote would strengthen her
:00:39. > :00:42.hand in the Brexit talks. Plaid Cymru's leader Leanne Wood
:00:43. > :00:44.launches her party's She says Labour is too "weak"
:00:45. > :01:03.to stand up for Wales. Workers at Ford in Bridgend
:01:04. > :01:06.are to vote on whether to strike amid uncertainty over
:01:07. > :01:09.the plant's future. The Liverpool drugs gang accused
:01:10. > :01:15.of a revenge attack on one And who'll take the strain when it
:01:16. > :01:21.comes to running your local services Theresa May has called on voters
:01:22. > :01:35.to abandon their tribal loyalty to the Labour Party
:01:36. > :01:38.as she made her first visit to Wales In a speech to supporters
:01:39. > :01:45.in the Conservative target seat of Bridgend, she claimed every
:01:46. > :01:48.single vote would strengthen her Our political editor
:01:49. > :02:01.Nick Servini was there. Ladies and gentlemen, please give
:02:02. > :02:05.the warmest of welcomes, the loudest cheers for the Prime Minister of the
:02:06. > :02:08.United Kingdom. The Conservatives are trying to keep
:02:09. > :02:14.a lid on their excitement, but the noise and smiles for Theresa May in
:02:15. > :02:20.Bridgend told their own story. I'm really pleased to be able to be
:02:21. > :02:25.here in Wales, and to say to Wales, how important Wales is to me,
:02:26. > :02:29.because Wales is important to our country.
:02:30. > :02:32.Wales could also become important for the Conservative Party if it
:02:33. > :02:38.sees a big improvement in its fortunes as was suggested in one
:02:39. > :02:42.poll last night. Theresa May's visits to Labour consistencies in
:02:43. > :02:48.Newport and Bridgend is a statement of intent that the party is looking
:02:49. > :02:53.to grow its current tally of 11 MPs. In a speech to activists she
:02:54. > :02:58.insisted time and again that every single vote counted, as she looked
:02:59. > :03:01.on in her hand in breakfast negotiations, which she claimed was
:03:02. > :03:05.under threat. What we see from other parties is
:03:06. > :03:09.that they want to undermine the task ahead. They've shown that they are
:03:10. > :03:12.willing to do anything to disrupt breakfast the gauche Asians and stop
:03:13. > :03:21.us from leading Britain into the future. -- disrupt the Brexit
:03:22. > :03:27.negotiations. Remember the polls were wrong in 2015. They were wrong
:03:28. > :03:32.in the referendum last year. Jeremy Corbyn has said he was a 200 to one
:03:33. > :03:38.outsider for the leadership in 2015, look where that one went. This was a
:03:39. > :03:42.message to the party faithful. But there was a wider message as well
:03:43. > :03:47.for Labour voters to look again at their tribal loyalty to their party.
:03:48. > :03:52.But, you know, the Tories may think things are going reasonably well,
:03:53. > :03:58.but this is a huge job, in which many Tory party leaders have failed
:03:59. > :04:02.to do. There hasn't been a Tory MP and Bridgend since the days of
:04:03. > :04:06.Margaret Thatcher. We still don't know who their candidate will be.
:04:07. > :04:09.But what are their chances now? Presents Laughter was just around
:04:10. > :04:11.the corner giving a speech, do you think the Conservatives can win
:04:12. > :04:21.Bridgend? I hope so. People really don't want
:04:22. > :04:26.to be in Europe anymore. I think that will be the thing everything
:04:27. > :04:29.hinges on in the end. Can the Conservatives winning
:04:30. > :04:38.Bridgend? Know, Leyburn! All the way. To me there is no Labour Party
:04:39. > :04:47.anymore. The Conservatives could win here? Possibly. I think I've noticed
:04:48. > :04:52.a lot of people are turning Tory. She has something people like. She's
:04:53. > :04:58.a woman, she's a little bit like Margaret Thatcher. Bridgend is the
:04:59. > :05:01.Assembly seat of the Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones, who was asked
:05:02. > :05:09.about the Tories parking their tanks on labour lawns. It's a stunt, I
:05:10. > :05:13.suppose, is it? What's important is that people see the Tories for what
:05:14. > :05:18.they are. Their idea is to say nothing and do something. We want
:05:19. > :05:22.Labour MPs who will stand up from Wales and not sheep with blue
:05:23. > :05:26.rosettes. Stunt or not, the Prime Minister went to a steel company in
:05:27. > :05:31.Newport. These are the early skirmishes of what would be a short
:05:32. > :05:38.and intense campaign. But the heavy lifting for all the parties is still
:05:39. > :05:41.to come. We saw Theresa May managing expectations there, but is there a
:05:42. > :05:48.degree of confidence among conservatives? Conservative
:05:49. > :05:51.supporters here this afternoon are acutely aware of not looking
:05:52. > :05:56.complacent. They may struggle to get votes if that is the case. They'll
:05:57. > :06:01.get hammered for it in the campaign. That said there is a palpable sense
:06:02. > :06:05.of excitement and enthusiasm for the possibilities that could be in play.
:06:06. > :06:08.We haven't had a conservative British Prime Minister coming to
:06:09. > :06:14.this constituency on a visit like this for over 20 years. That tells
:06:15. > :06:17.its own story. This is not going to be a defensive campaign run by the
:06:18. > :06:22.Conservatives, they are looking to gain as many seats as they can.
:06:23. > :06:27.Nothing dramatically new wind terms of content from Theresa May today.
:06:28. > :06:31.It was interesting that very personal, explicit appeal to give
:06:32. > :06:36.her a mandate. It was also interesting about this tribal sense
:06:37. > :06:40.of appeal to Labour voters, particularly any seat like Bridgend,
:06:41. > :06:45.Tory leaders have done this in the past. The question is whether
:06:46. > :06:48.Brexit, the problems Labour have got, mean that combination can turn
:06:49. > :06:55.no-go areas in the past for the parties into areas in which they
:06:56. > :06:57.could have a serious chance of success on June the 8th.
:06:58. > :07:00.Nick, in Bridgend, thank you. At the other end of the country
:07:01. > :07:03.Plaid Cymru's leader was in Bangor to launch her party's
:07:04. > :07:05.general election campaign. Leanne Wood claimed Theresa May's
:07:06. > :07:07.Conservatives would damage Wales, and that Labour was too weak
:07:08. > :07:09.and divided to prevent it. Fresh snow on the mountain
:07:10. > :07:15.in Plaid Cymru's heartlands. And just across the Menai Strait,
:07:16. > :07:19.Anglesey, Ynys Mon, And geography is important
:07:20. > :07:24.to Plaid Cymru at UK general elections they've never really
:07:25. > :07:26.managed to break out While the official opposition
:07:27. > :07:32.in Westminster is divided and riddled with infighting,
:07:33. > :07:37.Plaid Cymru's message in this Brexit, and specifically what type
:07:38. > :07:44.of Brexit is the backdrop Plaid Cymru's slogan
:07:45. > :07:50.is 'Defending Wales'. Leanne Wood, the party's
:07:51. > :07:52.leader insists the party is at risk from the Tories,
:07:53. > :07:55.they say only they can save it. It's vitally important now that
:07:56. > :07:58.Wales has strong voices in Westminster to defend our people
:07:59. > :08:03.and very nation from Why can't Labour do that,
:08:04. > :08:08.they would be better placed than you, at most you only
:08:09. > :08:11.have a handful of MPs, don't you? Well, since June we've heard
:08:12. > :08:14.more talk of Gibraltar than we've heard about Wales,
:08:15. > :08:17.Labour MPs have failed to stand up for Wales,
:08:18. > :08:20.failed to put forward the Welsh national interest in this crucial
:08:21. > :08:23.time in our history. It's down to Plaid Cymru to be
:08:24. > :08:26.that voice for Wales. They are not able to form
:08:27. > :08:32.the opposition that is needed now. Plaid Cymru always find UK elections
:08:33. > :08:35.more difficult to fight Their leader, candidates and party
:08:36. > :08:39.members will spend the next six weeks telling us
:08:40. > :08:43.that they are relevant, they can make a difference,
:08:44. > :08:47.and they will stand up for Wales. To do that they are evoking
:08:48. > :08:50.the threat of conservatives past as a way of attacking what they see
:08:51. > :08:55.as a weakening Labour vote now. This is what a Leanne Wood told
:08:56. > :08:59.the BBC's Daily Politics. People in Wales would do well
:09:00. > :09:01.to remember the Tory's record. I grew up in the valleys,
:09:02. > :09:04.in the 1980s, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and she decimated
:09:05. > :09:08.the coal industry. It's a direct pitch for disenchanted
:09:09. > :09:11.Labour voters, they've done that But this election is being fought
:09:12. > :09:21.in unique circumstances. Workers at the Ford factory
:09:22. > :09:23.in Bridgend will be balloted for industrial action
:09:24. > :09:26.amid uncertainty over the plant's future, that's
:09:27. > :09:28.according to the Unite Union. It was revealed earlier this year
:09:29. > :09:32.that the plant could be down-sized Caroline Evans is outside the plant
:09:33. > :09:40.for us this evening. Well, fears surrounding the plant
:09:41. > :10:01.have been public for some time. The issue facing the hundreds of workers
:10:02. > :10:06.is this. Ford makes 600,000 engines here, but the contract for those
:10:07. > :10:14.coming to an end. Going forward the only guaranteed work is for 120,000
:10:15. > :10:18.engines. So if bad happens, and nowhere comes in event jobs could go
:10:19. > :10:25.here. The workforce will be reduced to 600 by 20 21. In addition to that
:10:26. > :10:28.we know from a leaked document that the plant is said to be
:10:29. > :10:33.underperforming here. Overtime levels are said to be double that of
:10:34. > :10:38.the plant in Dagenham. That assertion hasn't gone down well with
:10:39. > :10:43.the unions, as you might expect. They are keen to stress the
:10:44. > :10:47.workforce here is loyal. They say there is strong resolve amongst
:10:48. > :10:51.members for some form of industrial action. They will be offered the
:10:52. > :10:55.choice of strike action or industrial action short of strike
:10:56. > :11:01.action, and talks will go on with the company. We are not in a
:11:02. > :11:08.position to take the company on, says Unite. We want to work
:11:09. > :11:13.together. What have Ford said today? They said this ballot is premature.
:11:14. > :11:17.They are committed to ongoing discussions with the union and they
:11:18. > :11:22.want to examine the future opportunities for the plant here at
:11:23. > :11:25.Bridgend. It looks now as if that ballot is set to go ahead in May and
:11:26. > :11:27.the results are expected before the end of the month. Keep us posted.
:11:28. > :11:31.A Rhyl drug dealer was murdered by a rival gang in revenge
:11:32. > :11:33.for an earlier attack, a court has heard.
:11:34. > :11:35.Mark Mason was stabbed more than 20 times in a supermarket
:11:36. > :11:40.Three men from Liverpool deny his murder.
:11:41. > :11:46.It was early evening on October the 27th when a black BMW followed
:11:47. > :11:56.Four men began attacking the van's occupants.
:11:57. > :11:58.48-year-old old father of two Mark Mason was fatally stabbed
:11:59. > :12:01.over 20 times as he sat in the passenger seat.
:12:02. > :12:04.Two other men were stabbed in the leg whilst fleeing vehicle.
:12:05. > :12:07.The jury was told that a man named Jake Melia had already pleaded
:12:08. > :12:09.guilty to the murder and two counts of wounding.
:12:10. > :12:12.But that the three men in the dock were also responsible.
:12:13. > :12:14.31-year-old Anthony Baines, Mark Ennis, whose 30 and 20-year-old
:12:15. > :12:16.James Davies are alleged to be members of a Liverpool gang
:12:17. > :12:20.called the Pensarn Crew, supplying heroin and crack
:12:21. > :12:23.It's claimed they murdered Mark Mason in retaliation
:12:24. > :12:26.for confronting two of the gang earlier that day wearing a balaclava
:12:27. > :12:30.and wielding a machete near marine lake in Rhyl.
:12:31. > :12:32.It alleged Jake Melia and James Davies armed themselves
:12:33. > :12:35.with kitchen knives, and contacted Anthony Baines
:12:36. > :12:37.and Mark Ennis who travelled from Liverpool to Rhyl to look
:12:38. > :12:41.The prosecution say it matters not which defendants
:12:42. > :12:45.attacked which victims, each bears equal responsibility
:12:46. > :12:48.for the murder of Mark Mason and the unlawful wounding
:12:49. > :12:52.The men deny the charges on the case continues.
:12:53. > :12:55.Martin Richards, BBC Wales Today, Mold Crown Court.
:12:56. > :13:00.Who'll do the heavy lifting when it comes to your local services
:13:01. > :13:08.And Arctic winds brought a mixture of sunshine and showers today.
:13:09. > :13:18.But how long will the cold snap last?
:13:19. > :13:21.The number of emergency meals handed out by food banks across Wales has
:13:22. > :13:25.risen by more than 10% in the last year, and in Cardiff
:13:26. > :13:32.The Trussell Trust, which runs a network of foodbanks says benefit
:13:33. > :13:36.delays were one cause, but nearly a quarter of recipients
:13:37. > :13:39.in Cardiff were actually working families on low incomes.
:13:40. > :13:44.Nick Palit reports. 48-year-old Lee Morgan from Cardiff
:13:45. > :13:49.is on disability benefits after a car accident nearly 20 years
:13:50. > :13:52.ago left him with a brain injury and unable to work.
:13:53. > :13:54.The former welder has outstanding loans, and often
:13:55. > :13:59.At this food bank at a church Hall in Cardiff volunteers
:14:00. > :14:04.fill Lee's shopping bags and suitcase with food.
:14:05. > :14:07.Latest figures show more and more people are becoming reliant on free
:14:08. > :14:13.Across Wales number of emergency food banks rose from nearly 86,000
:14:14. > :14:17.a year to more than 95,000, an 11% increase.
:14:18. > :14:20.Here in the capital, the rise was even higher,
:14:21. > :14:27.the Trussel trust's Cardiff food banks experienced a 20% rise
:14:28. > :14:31.in demand for emergency food parcels in the last 12 months alone.
:14:32. > :14:39.And not all recipients are on benefits.
:14:40. > :14:42.Here it's estimated that 22% of those who use the food bank
:14:43. > :14:48.I think a cold winter also has an impact in terms of people needing
:14:49. > :14:52.There is a lot of hidden hunger, where people don't want
:14:53. > :14:57.We had a story the other day of a lady who sold her furniture,
:14:58. > :14:59.because it was just too embarrassing and humiliating.
:15:00. > :15:01.She actually sold all of her furniture until she thought,
:15:02. > :15:04.actually, I do need to go and access this place to feed
:15:05. > :15:15.I've been trying to get loans off the dole, and the dole has
:15:16. > :15:21.So the only other choice is the food bank.
:15:22. > :15:23.If the food bank goes from here, then I'd have nothing.
:15:24. > :15:26.With more and more people accessing food banks the charities need more
:15:27. > :15:29.donated food if they are to cope with the growing demand
:15:30. > :15:32.from people like Lee, who increasingly reliant on it
:15:33. > :15:37.A former Powys primary school teacher has admitted a string
:15:38. > :15:40.of historical sex offences against young girls.
:15:41. > :15:43.Swansea Crown Court heard that Gordon Fleming, from Oswestry,
:15:44. > :15:49.abused two dozen children over a six year period.
:15:50. > :15:53.He pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecently sexually assaulting
:15:54. > :16:00.A lorry carrying chickens has crashed into a river in Mid Wales.
:16:01. > :16:04.The driver is in a stable condition following the incident,
:16:05. > :16:07.which took place early this morning between Llandovery and Brecon.
:16:08. > :16:11.Natural Resources Wales says some of the chickens
:16:12. > :16:17.A council boss has refused to say if he will honour a vow to repay
:16:18. > :16:20.compensation won in a libel case to the authority.
:16:21. > :16:23.Carmarthenshire council funded its chief executive
:16:24. > :16:26.Mark James in his case over remarks made in a blog written
:16:27. > :16:36.Mr James said in 2012 he wouldn't keep any of the damages he won.
:16:37. > :16:38.What could be the future of our culture and leisure services
:16:39. > :16:42.Councils are turning to volunteers, private companies or charitable
:16:43. > :16:46.trusts to run them, and they are becoming increasingly
:16:47. > :16:50.attractive options to Councils facing financial pressures,
:16:51. > :16:55.Our reporter Aled Scofield has been to Narberth in Pembrokeshire,
:16:56. > :16:58.where local people are responsible for running the pool
:16:59. > :17:16.Intel both local people love this wrinkle. That's probably the reason
:17:17. > :17:21.it's still open. -- in Narbeth. It used to be run by Pembridge Council,
:17:22. > :17:28.but the people of Narbeth are now responsible for running it. Locals
:17:29. > :17:30.raised ?200,000 and paid for solar panels to make the pool and more
:17:31. > :17:35.efficient. But sustaining it is a constant
:17:36. > :17:40.challenge. It involves a lot of hard work and fundraising by the
:17:41. > :17:43.committee. Also, the non-committee and the work they do
:17:44. > :17:48.behind-the-scenes. Grants and keeping the business
:17:49. > :17:52.flowing. Community ventures can hit choppy waters. In Wrexham Council
:17:53. > :18:00.executive board had to give the splash magic trust a ?50,000
:18:01. > :18:06.lifeline last year. Leisure services are discretionary for councils. They
:18:07. > :18:10.don't have to provide them. Across Wales 11 councils have already
:18:11. > :18:14.outsourced leisure provision. The question is, could more follow after
:18:15. > :18:17.me the fourth? There is no doubt local authorities
:18:18. > :18:21.are more open to looking at different ways of delivering
:18:22. > :18:26.facilities. The possibility of social enterprises and not for
:18:27. > :18:32.profit trusts as well as the private sector. There is a greater interest.
:18:33. > :18:36.It's basically library duties. Taking books out, giving information
:18:37. > :18:41.to the public, events. It's really beneficial for the community. In
:18:42. > :18:47.Narbeth locals like Catherine run the library. She thinks other
:18:48. > :18:50.communities will have to face up to the realities of running their own
:18:51. > :18:57.services in future. I can see it happening. There's less
:18:58. > :19:00.money anyway. And I think Narbeth was a good example to people on how
:19:01. > :19:05.it can be done and how much of a success it can be made. In
:19:06. > :19:09.Pembrokeshire the council had hoped to outsourced leisure and culture
:19:10. > :19:12.services to a charitable trust. Plans were rejected earlier this
:19:13. > :19:15.year after questions were raised about the savings any trust could
:19:16. > :19:19.deliver. But the support of local people was
:19:20. > :19:24.also a key factor according to the trade union that Fort plans.
:19:25. > :19:28.Very, very important services. It's not just trimming and books, they
:19:29. > :19:33.are community hubs and you can tell by the strong feeling from the
:19:34. > :19:38.public, we had the public behind is on this campaign.
:19:39. > :19:41.It was close to their hearts. When you are restrictions are in place in
:19:42. > :19:46.May some councils face difficult choices when it comes to the future
:19:47. > :19:51.of leisure and culture services as further austerity could make it an
:19:52. > :19:51.uphill struggle to sing them. -- sustained them.
:19:52. > :19:54.Tomorrow we're looking one of the most difficult
:19:55. > :19:57.issues for our councils, funding social care.
:19:58. > :19:58.There's more information on the Council Elections
:19:59. > :20:01.where you live, head to the BBC Wales News website.
:20:02. > :20:03.Wales have been drawn against England in the Women's
:20:04. > :20:07.They're joined in Group 1 by Russia, Kazakhstan and Bosnia Herzegovina.
:20:08. > :20:13.The finals will be held in France in June 2019,
:20:14. > :20:15.only the group winners are guaranteed a place
:20:16. > :20:18.England, ranked fourth in the world rankings,
:20:19. > :20:30.It's an interesting one. They will be some players on the pitch for
:20:31. > :20:35.England to I have played with and interesting memories of and are
:20:36. > :20:37.friends with. It will be an interesting challenge for the group
:20:38. > :20:41.Gareth Bale could be out for up to a month after injuring his calf.
:20:42. > :20:43.He limped off in the defeat against Barcelona on Sunday.
:20:44. > :20:45.He's expected to miss Real Madrid's Champions League
:20:46. > :20:47.semi-final games against Atletico Madrid, but could still be
:20:48. > :20:53.fit in time for the Champions League final in Cardiff in June.
:20:54. > :20:59.It's country's biggest road cycling event and, for the first time,
:21:00. > :21:01.the climax of this year's Tour of Britain will be
:21:02. > :21:05.Cardiff will host the final stage of the event,
:21:06. > :21:07.which will start in Worcester, and pass through Monmouthshire
:21:08. > :21:14.and Newport before finishing in Cardiff in September.
:21:15. > :21:21.It's the first time, for a number of years, that the Tour of Britain has
:21:22. > :21:26.finished outside London. This year to finish on the streets of Cardiff.
:21:27. > :21:31.The final stages special, because it boils down to that final day.
:21:32. > :21:33.Everything will be leading to Cardiff on September ten. It's going
:21:34. > :21:35.to be be big for the city. Snow in April in Derek's forecast,
:21:36. > :21:37.here's the weather. It felt more like winter today
:21:38. > :21:40.with hail and snow in places. A dusting of snow on the
:21:41. > :21:43.Snowdonia mountains. This evening a mixed bag of sunshine
:21:44. > :21:53.and scattered showers. Overnight a few showers
:21:54. > :21:57.in the west and North West. Gardeners watch out
:21:58. > :22:02.for a widespread frost. Temperatures in central Wales
:22:03. > :22:06.falling as low as - 2. Temperatures only a few
:22:07. > :22:13.degrees above freezing. But on the plus side much
:22:14. > :22:16.of the country dry and sunny. The air crystal clear
:22:17. > :22:19.with good visibility. One or two showers in Pembrokeshire,
:22:20. > :22:26.Gwynedd and Anglesey. During the day clouds will build-up
:22:27. > :22:31.again with a few showers breaking Parts of the north and
:22:32. > :22:37.west clear and sunny. Temperatures on the cold side
:22:38. > :22:41.with a chill in the air but in the sunshine and out
:22:42. > :22:44.of the wind it will feel OK. In Rhondda Cynon Taf
:22:45. > :22:51.a sunny morning. Clear and cold with
:22:52. > :22:59.a widespread frost. After midnight, though,
:23:00. > :23:02.clouding over with a little rain On Thursday a warm front will move
:23:03. > :23:11.south across the UK and that will introduce milder air
:23:12. > :23:13.from the Atlantic. A bright start in the South East,
:23:14. > :23:17.but soon clouding up Some dry weather as well
:23:18. > :23:21.and turning less cold. On Friday a few showers about
:23:22. > :23:24.otherwise a lot of dry weather. Sunshine in places
:23:25. > :23:28.and a little milder. Temperatures in double figures
:23:29. > :23:30.but still chilly overnight Sunday more uncertain
:23:31. > :23:37.but there is a risk of some By the middle of next week signs
:23:38. > :23:47.of sunnier and warmer weather. And the headlines. The Prime
:23:48. > :23:51.Minister has asked voters to abandon tribal loyalty to the Labour Party
:23:52. > :23:53.in a speech in Bridgend. Theresa May said every single vote would
:23:54. > :23:57.I'll have an update for you here at 8 o'clock and again
:23:58. > :24:01.That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.
:24:02. > :24:05.From all of us on the programme good evening.