:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC one we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:07.Melissia Pesticcio is found guilty of causing
:00:08. > :00:17.Sophie Taylor died being pursued in a late night car chase.
:00:18. > :00:18.A beautiful daughter, sister and friend, capable
:00:19. > :00:27.And in return, all she ever wanted was to be loved back.
:00:28. > :00:30.Plans to develop this historic mill into a heritage tourist
:00:31. > :00:34.The man behind it says he's horrified by a report's criticism.
:00:35. > :00:42.Newport beats off competition - and is chosen for a new contact
:00:43. > :00:53.But are warning the industry could have peaked.
:00:54. > :00:55.How school children across Wales are being encouraged to talk
:00:56. > :00:58.Laura Moulding has been sharing her experience of hearing
:00:59. > :01:03.They would tell me things like I was going to be murdered,
:01:04. > :01:05.I was going to be raped, my family were going
:01:06. > :01:09.And it's not exactly something you want to be hearing
:01:10. > :01:11.when you're only seven, eight years old.
:01:12. > :01:14.This dog died from a mysterious illness shortly after
:01:15. > :01:17.Calls for more research into Alabama Rot.
:01:18. > :01:22.No group of death this time round - Wales will face Australia
:01:23. > :01:38.and Georgia at the 2019 rugby World Cup.
:01:39. > :01:52.A 22-year-old woman was driven to her death by a love rival in a
:01:53. > :01:56.late-night drive. Melissa Pesticcio and
:01:57. > :01:57.Michael Wheeler pursued Sophie Taylor in separate cars
:01:58. > :01:59.causing her to crash They'll be sentenced
:02:00. > :02:10.for causing death by Caught on CCTV, the high-speed
:02:11. > :02:15.pursuit late at night last August. Three cars, three people involved in
:02:16. > :02:19.a love triangle. 22-year-old Sophie Taylor, a call centre worker, was
:02:20. > :02:23.chased by 23-year-old Melissa Pesticcio, who was angry and
:02:24. > :02:26.jealous. Also giving chase, 22-year-old Michael Wheeler, who had
:02:27. > :02:31.been in a relationship with both women. It began with the
:02:32. > :02:36.confrontation in this street in Cardiff, where Michael left. It's
:02:37. > :02:42.spilled over into the road. The court was shown CCTV footage of the
:02:43. > :02:47.car being chased out of the area by Melissa Pesticcio, and later joined
:02:48. > :02:52.by Michael Wheeler in his Vauxhall. The pursuit landed in this area. The
:02:53. > :02:59.jury was told it was a fast and furious style car chase. The court
:03:00. > :03:03.heard Melissa Pesticcio had already sent a message to her friend
:03:04. > :03:06.saying... The prosecution say that file, trashy language gives an
:03:07. > :03:15.indication of her feelings towards Ms Taylor. It ended in tragedy here
:03:16. > :03:22.at this junction. Michael Wheeler's cart was said to have round the
:03:23. > :03:26.victim's BMW, causing it to crash into this block of flats. The
:03:27. > :03:31.22-year-old Sophie Taylor was killed, her passenger seriously
:03:32. > :03:34.injured. There was a screech and a bang. When I came out to see what
:03:35. > :03:40.happened, it was obvious it was an accident. The car was badly damaged,
:03:41. > :03:46.crumpled on the passenger's side. Despite Michael Wheeler's car being
:03:47. > :03:52.the vehicle who hit Sophie's, the court heard it was Melissa Pesticcio
:03:53. > :03:58.started and maintain the dispute. The cheery agreed it was Pesticcio
:03:59. > :04:03.who was responsible for the crash. We been left devastated by the loss
:04:04. > :04:08.of our beautiful princess, and the horrific injuries suffered by Josh.
:04:09. > :04:10.The thought of how frightened and around my daughter and her friends
:04:11. > :04:15.must have felt on that fateful night, being chased through the
:04:16. > :04:20.streets of Cardiff. And I was not their protector from harm's went
:04:21. > :04:25.help her when she needed me. They acted together in their relentless
:04:26. > :04:30.pursuit of Sophie and Joshua. They drove Sophie to her death, and left
:04:31. > :04:36.Joshua with horrific injuries from which he may never recover. It took
:04:37. > :04:39.the jury less than one day to find Melissa Pesticcio guilty of causing
:04:40. > :04:43.death by dangerous driving. Michael Wheeler had Reddy pleaded guilty to
:04:44. > :04:44.that offence. They'll both be sentenced on Friday and are both
:04:45. > :04:48.facing a jail term. The Chief Executive
:04:49. > :04:50.of Bluestone Holiday Resort has mounted a vigorous defence of plans
:04:51. > :04:52.to develop a nearby 19th century National Park planners have
:04:53. > :04:55.recommended the project William McNamara has told this
:04:56. > :05:01.programme that there has to be sensitive economic development
:05:02. > :05:03.within the National Park - He's been speaking to our
:05:04. > :05:08.reporter Aled Scourfield. William McNamara was speaking to me
:05:09. > :05:15.after plans to develop Blackpool Mill behind me
:05:16. > :05:18.were deferred by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
:05:19. > :05:23.at his request to be discussed He told he was both disappointed
:05:24. > :05:26.and horrified by the content of the highly critical report
:05:27. > :05:29.about his plans to create a heritage tourism attraction -
:05:30. > :05:34.a development that planners say could be damaging to this tranquil
:05:35. > :05:48.spot which is popular with walkers. Nestling on the banks of this river,
:05:49. > :05:53.Blackpool mail is a hidden treasure of Pembrokeshire. The grade two
:05:54. > :06:02.listed building, it was built in 1813. A by nearby Bluestone has run
:06:03. > :06:07.into stiff opposition. Plans were Heritage Centre along with a narrow
:06:08. > :06:11.gauge steam train and other attractions were deferred today
:06:12. > :06:14.after a stinging report by planners. A damning report prepared by
:06:15. > :06:17.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority is highly critical of the
:06:18. > :06:21.plans. A planning officer describes the creation of a steam train as
:06:22. > :06:25.nothing more than a theme park attraction. It goes on to say that
:06:26. > :06:30.this scheme could harm the special qualities of the National Park. '
:06:31. > :06:36.says the plans to transform the site would create 80 jobs with ?2.5
:06:37. > :06:38.million being invested. The chief executive of Bluestone is no
:06:39. > :06:42.stranger to conflict with the National Park. He told me he was
:06:43. > :06:47.disappointed with the tone and content of the report, which he
:06:48. > :06:50.claims contains inaccuracies. His previous battle to build Bluestone,
:06:51. > :06:54.which employed 700 people, went all the way to House of Lords. William
:06:55. > :07:00.McNamara Tomic was essential to economic government and jobs for
:07:01. > :07:03.people who live within the Park. We live in a row Pembrokeshire, we
:07:04. > :07:08.operate in it. People need jobs and they need a future, and they need
:07:09. > :07:14.hope valley. That's what this is about. It's about creating a future
:07:15. > :07:19.for rural West Wales, without destroying the natural beauty that.
:07:20. > :07:23.But opponents of the scheme say that element is totally out of keeping
:07:24. > :07:27.with this tranquil area. It's really the scale of the development in the
:07:28. > :07:33.context of the setting of this mail. It sits in a valley surrounded by
:07:34. > :07:38.trees. Really characterised by the small meadow, the woodland and the
:07:39. > :07:42.waterway. And we feel that bringing those other elements just sends it
:07:43. > :07:46.beyond what is a reasonable scale. Further discussions will be held
:07:47. > :07:48.between Bluestone and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
:07:49. > :07:53.Authority before the future this Victorian gem is decided.
:07:54. > :07:57.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority told me that they didn't
:07:58. > :07:59.wish to respond to Mr McNamara's comments, but it's clear
:08:00. > :08:08.that there will have be some tough discussions in the months ahead
:08:09. > :08:12.Before the future of this place is decided.
:08:13. > :08:16.300 jobs are to be created over the next five years at a new contact
:08:17. > :08:18.centre that's to open in Newport next month.
:08:19. > :08:20.Carpeo Estates Planning will be offering services including
:08:21. > :08:40.arranging affordable wills and funerals.
:08:41. > :08:42.But could technology mean we could have reached the peak
:08:43. > :08:46.Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.
:08:47. > :08:48.Carpeo is the latest addition to the thriving Welsh
:08:49. > :08:52.It will create 60 jobs this year, with further growth planned.
:08:53. > :08:54.Starting salaries will be ?22,000 a year, slightly lower
:08:55. > :08:56.than the Welsh average, but higher than many
:08:57. > :09:00.These products require a level of empathy and a voice is quite
:09:01. > :09:01.important with that, and Wales is recognised
:09:02. > :09:06.Secondly, really we were looking for an area where we were getting
:09:07. > :09:09.The company decided to come to Newport rather than Teesside,
:09:10. > :09:12.in part due to a ?500,000 grant from the Labour run
:09:13. > :09:15.Ministers say it will create a range of jobs linked
:09:16. > :09:20.The contact centre industry in Wales has been on the up.
:09:21. > :09:23.It employed 10,000 people in 1999, which has now
:09:24. > :09:28.It is estimated to be worth over ?650 million
:09:29. > :09:38.But work like this faces a challenge from technology,
:09:39. > :09:40.with automation expected to mean fewer employees will be
:09:41. > :09:45.So, Benjamin, you want me to help you reset your password?
:09:46. > :09:48.Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly,
:09:49. > :09:50.allowing computers to understand what customers are saying
:09:51. > :09:53.and have a meaningful conversation with them.
:09:54. > :09:56.This professor has researched the future of work.
:09:57. > :10:00.He thinks jobs in contact centres could have reached a peak.
:10:01. > :10:06.Contact centres where they rely on relatively standardised processes
:10:07. > :10:12.certainly would be ripe for disruption and automation.
:10:13. > :10:17.I think over the longer term, we will see a continuation
:10:18. > :10:20.and probably an acceleration of some of those key trends.
:10:21. > :10:22.Robotics may see the end of the lower paid
:10:23. > :10:30.But because the advisers are then dealing with more complex calls,
:10:31. > :10:34.the time will be longer, so they will need as many
:10:35. > :10:38.Opposition politicians are welcoming the new jobs,
:10:39. > :10:43.but Plaid Cymru says other parts of Wales aren't benefiting from
:10:44. > :10:46.The Conservatives argue that it shows the strength
:10:47. > :10:53.Three Flintshire men have been jailed for a racist attack
:10:54. > :10:59.Mold Crown Court heard how Przemyslaw Zylinksi was seriously
:11:00. > :11:01.injured in the attack in May last year.
:11:02. > :11:04.Chad Stagg and Daniel Butler admitted wounding with
:11:05. > :11:06.intent and were sentenced to youth detention.
:11:07. > :11:09.Stagg's father Anthony Stagg admitted wounding and was
:11:10. > :11:17.It's being called the Brexit election.
:11:18. > :11:19.Polls say it tops the list of voters' concerns.
:11:20. > :11:22.But what about all the other things at stake on polling day?
:11:23. > :11:25.And will the EU cut us a better deal based on the election result?
:11:26. > :11:33.Our political correspondent Daniel Davies reports.
:11:34. > :11:36.Do you buy the line that this is the Brexit election?
:11:37. > :11:39.So much of what was on offer at the last general election just
:11:40. > :11:42.two years ago has fallen into the shadows.
:11:43. > :11:45.Like the prospect of a hung parliament.
:11:46. > :11:47.This time, the polls predict an increased majority
:11:48. > :11:52.for the Conservatives, even though Theresa May insists
:11:53. > :11:56.on talking about a coalition of chaos between her opponents.
:11:57. > :12:00.Or the deficit, so important so recently.
:12:01. > :12:02.But the Tories have scrapped their target
:12:03. > :12:09.And Labour is talking about borrowing more.
:12:10. > :12:14.David Cameron isn't even an MP any more, and who would have thought two
:12:15. > :12:17.years ago that today, Labour's candidate for
:12:18. > :12:23.the job of Prime Minister would be Jeremy Corbyn?
:12:24. > :12:27.What's the most important topic for you in this election?
:12:28. > :12:34.Well, it's the streets, keeping them clean, tidy.
:12:35. > :12:49.And the health service, even though that's run from the Assembly
:12:50. > :12:53.I think the government at Westminster could put more money
:12:54. > :12:55.into the Welsh assembly them, into the kitty.
:12:56. > :13:01.Despite what shoppers in Pontypridd say, polls suggest Theresa May has
:13:02. > :13:06.What the latest polling evidence suggests is that Theresa May has
:13:07. > :13:12.been largely successful in making this the Brexit election.
:13:13. > :13:14.We asked in the most recent Welsh poll, what are the most
:13:15. > :13:17.To a representative sample of voters.
:13:18. > :13:20.And you normally expect the economy to come top,
:13:21. > :13:25.This time, it's Brexit and clearly Brexit.
:13:26. > :13:35.Theresa May says she wants a mandate to barter for a better Brexit deal.
:13:36. > :13:37.Things started badly, according to an account in a German
:13:38. > :13:41.newspaper about a dinner she hosted with EU officials in Downing Street.
:13:42. > :13:44.When it comes to the EU negotiation position,
:13:45. > :13:47.it's all set up in the guidelines that were decided upon by
:13:48. > :13:52.And that's basically the document everybody will stick to.
:13:53. > :14:02.And it won't make any difference, neither for politicians
:14:03. > :14:05.in Brussels nor in Berlin, whether this government has a 50
:14:06. > :14:11.seat majority or a 100 seat majority in the House of Commons.
:14:12. > :14:23.And over the next month we'll be asking what you would do
:14:24. > :14:27.Our reporter Jenny Rees will be travelling around Wales,
:14:28. > :14:30.finding out about the issues that matter to you.
:14:31. > :14:33.We've come to Carmarthen Farmers' Mart armed with the my manifesto
:14:34. > :14:38.What are the issues that are important to you for next
:14:39. > :14:43.month's general election - what would you prioritise?
:14:44. > :14:46.If I was Prime Minister, what I would do is leave
:14:47. > :14:55.That would free the jobs for the younger people.
:14:56. > :14:57.If I was Prime Minister, what I would be looking
:14:58. > :14:59.for is to have fair prices on products we produce
:15:00. > :15:03.If I was Prime Minister, I would review how big businesses
:15:04. > :15:05.conduct there financial affairs, with a view to clamping
:15:06. > :15:09.We'll take all your ideas to Downing Street, after the results
:15:10. > :15:40.but who will Wales face when it kicks off in 2019?
:15:41. > :15:42.And there was a frost in places early this morning.
:15:43. > :15:44.19 Celsius in Cardiff this afternoon.
:15:45. > :15:58.Warmer tomorrow, but the dry spell is on its last legs.
:15:59. > :16:00.Now from exam stress - to acute mental health problems -
:16:01. > :16:03.Welsh schools have to deal with a range of mental
:16:04. > :16:07.Now a new campaign is being launched to encourage school pupils to talk
:16:08. > :16:11."Time to change Wales" is being pioneered in nine schools -
:16:12. > :16:13.Jordan Davies has been Blackwood Comprehensive
:16:14. > :16:19.What if we were all as honest as Laura about our mental health?
:16:20. > :16:31.They would tell me things, like I was going to murdered,
:16:32. > :16:34.I was going to be raped, my family would be in car crashes.
:16:35. > :16:36.It's not exactly something you want to be thinking or hearing
:16:37. > :16:39.when you're only seven or eight years old, or around that age.
:16:40. > :16:41.Laura is helping to deliver new sessions like this
:16:42. > :16:50.As they said in this morning's assembly that you were at,
:16:51. > :16:52.three people in each class will struggle at some point
:16:53. > :16:56.It's part of a new campaign to get pupils to open up
:16:57. > :17:00.Mental health charities say 10% of children in Great Britain will
:17:01. > :17:08.This green card is a time out card - if your feeling a bit anxious
:17:09. > :17:10.in class and need five minutes to yourself, you can get one
:17:11. > :17:15.It's one of the ways this school is dealing
:17:16. > :17:20.Away from the classroom, I speak to Holly, Evan, Jess and Huw.
:17:21. > :17:23.How important you think it is to talk about this?
:17:24. > :17:29.It's quite important because maybe people who you know have been
:17:30. > :17:32.through the same situation and they can help you out
:17:33. > :17:34.and help you cope, so it's not just you,
:17:35. > :17:46.I'm comfortable talking to some of my friends and certain
:17:47. > :17:48.members of my family, but it's quite a taboo
:17:49. > :17:51.subject so people tend to keep quiet about it.
:17:52. > :17:53.If I don't understand something, I get really anxious about it,
:17:54. > :17:56.and I'll skip it and forget to go back at it until, like,
:17:57. > :18:00.And I know I get a bit anxious on stuff like that.
:18:01. > :18:03.Why maybe wouldn't you speak to your friends about it?
:18:04. > :18:06.It's quite an awkward subject, and there's...
:18:07. > :18:12.Other people might find out about it.
:18:13. > :18:15.Pupils at Blackwood are supported through a range of issues,
:18:16. > :18:20.from anxiety about exams to the two students currently transitioning
:18:21. > :18:27.The work here is about ending the stigma around mental health.
:18:28. > :18:36.Teaching a new generation it's OK to talk.
:18:37. > :18:39.It's a rare and mysterious disease which has been affecting dogs
:18:40. > :18:48.But even the experts don't know how exactly how
:18:49. > :18:51.Now there are calls for more research into the disease,
:18:52. > :18:55.Vets held a conference today to discuss some of the 98
:18:56. > :18:57.cases across the UK, including six in Wales.
:18:58. > :19:04.It was an exciting Christmas for Fleur, a five-year-old whippet
:19:05. > :19:09.But just a few months after this was filmed, she became sick
:19:10. > :19:21.I checked her paw, and there was a big sore between the pads.
:19:22. > :19:23.They were symptoms of what's known as Alabama rot,
:19:24. > :19:25.painful lesions of the skin leading to fatal kidney failure.
:19:26. > :19:30.Are all in all, from the time she was sick, it was a week before
:19:31. > :19:37.What's confusing is that Gabrielle's other dogs walked and played
:19:38. > :19:41.in the same areas as Fleur, yet didn't contract the disease.
:19:42. > :19:53.This vet has seen two of the six cases confirmed in Wales since 2012.
:19:54. > :20:06.There are many more causes of lesions on the feet and legs.
:20:07. > :20:07.If it's something that you can't understand
:20:08. > :20:12.explain words come from and your dog is showing systemic signs
:20:13. > :20:14.of sickness, then it's definitely worth getting checked out.
:20:15. > :20:16.Experts don't want people to worry about what is still
:20:17. > :20:20.But they met at a conference today to try to tackle the problem.
:20:21. > :20:23.We want to drive forward with our research so we can understand more
:20:24. > :20:27.What we want to be able to do is treat these dogs better
:20:28. > :20:31.And we also want to be able to provide owners
:20:32. > :20:34.with preventative advice, what can they be doing to reduce
:20:35. > :20:36.the risk of their dog getting this dreadful disease.
:20:37. > :20:41.It is rare, but when it happens to you, the outcome is devastating.
:20:42. > :20:43.Gabrielle backs the call for more research, but she and her family
:20:44. > :20:45.are still left with more questions than answers.
:20:46. > :20:49.Wales have found out who they'll face at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
:20:50. > :20:57.Wales Coach Warren Gatland says it's a tough, competitive draw,
:20:58. > :21:05.Gatland was in the Japanese city of Kyoto earlier for the draw.
:21:06. > :21:08.Just like in 2015, Wales have been paired with Australia.
:21:09. > :21:16.Then it's likely to be Fiji or Samoa and a qualifier from America,
:21:17. > :21:18.probably Canada or the USA - we'll know for sure
:21:19. > :21:37.A good draw for us. I think the toughest one in there is probably
:21:38. > :21:44.the England grip again, you, that blocks fairly challenging with
:21:45. > :21:51.France and Argentina. We're pretty happy with the draw. Lets talk to.
:21:52. > :21:57.Your old coach seems pretty happy, do you agree? The two teams we could
:21:58. > :22:04.have drawn, New Zealand and Argentina, we have avoided them.
:22:05. > :22:09.Every group is tough, but I think like he says that, group C is one
:22:10. > :22:12.you wouldn't want to be in. We play two teams, Australia and Georgia, in
:22:13. > :22:17.the autumn as well. It'll be interesting to see how we get off
:22:18. > :22:20.and then, it's a shame there's still two years to go. A lot can change,
:22:21. > :22:25.but at this moment you would be pretty happy with that draw. We have
:22:26. > :22:29.played Australia plenty of times, lost the last 12 against them. Any
:22:30. > :22:34.chance of beating them this time round? We do win, we know all about
:22:35. > :22:38.them, there's no excuses. Australian rugby is in a bit of turmoil, so you
:22:39. > :22:41.never know how good they will be. Normally they get it right on the
:22:42. > :22:46.big occasions. It's definitely a team we can beat. It could have been
:22:47. > :22:52.New Zealand, could have been England again. I think we're fairly happy
:22:53. > :22:57.with Australia. Talking about the domestic game, takeover talks at the
:22:58. > :23:02.Dragons. So to the blues. Do you think this current model of regional
:23:03. > :23:07.rugby is sustainable? It seems to be at a crossroads. If you look around
:23:08. > :23:10.the world, only three countries are not centralised, England, France and
:23:11. > :23:15.Wales. You look at the economies of those two compared to us. We are
:23:16. > :23:20.struggling to compete. Thankfully the Dragons did vote yes yesterday,
:23:21. > :23:24.but it seems like the first step for all four regions. Thank you very
:23:25. > :23:26.much for your time this evening. Some football news...
:23:27. > :23:28.Officials at Swansea City say they're "extremely disappointed"
:23:29. > :23:30.after free tickets given to supporters appeared
:23:31. > :23:32.on ticket-selling websites for more than ?60.
:23:33. > :23:35.Swansea's players had paid for 3,000 tickets to get as many fans
:23:36. > :23:38.as possible to the game at Sunderland on Saturday.
:23:39. > :23:41.The club says any supporters found buying the tickets risk
:23:42. > :23:50.Team Sky's Geraint Thomas remains second overall in Giro d'Italia
:23:51. > :23:54.after safely finishing today's fifth stage.
:23:55. > :23:57.It was won by the Colombian Fernando Gaviria in a sprint
:23:58. > :24:06.A beautiful day for many of us today, let's get a full check on the
:24:07. > :24:10.weather forecast for Wales. Thanks very much.
:24:11. > :24:12.I'm sure many people would like it to stay sunny
:24:13. > :24:14.for the rest of the month, but some wouldn't
:24:15. > :24:19.Clouds are gathering over France and Spain and some of those
:24:20. > :24:24.At the moment, though, it's bone dry.
:24:25. > :24:26.Stunning in Swansea today with a few cirrus clouds.
:24:27. > :24:39.Some cloud in the south late in the night with showers over
:24:40. > :24:44.Temperatures in parts of mid and north Wales falling low
:24:45. > :24:50.Here's the picture for eight in the morning.
:24:51. > :24:55.Plenty of sunshine, warming up nicely too.
:24:56. > :25:06.Cloudier in mid and south Wales with a shower or two.
:25:07. > :25:13.During the day cloud will spread north.
:25:14. > :25:16.You might catch a shower which could be heavy and thundery
:25:17. > :25:19.Still some hazy sunshine and warmer than today.
:25:20. > :25:28.Top temperatures 16 to 21 Celsius with light winds.
:25:29. > :25:36.In the Vale of Clwyd tomorrow, dry, some sunshine.
:25:37. > :25:40.In the Vale of Glamorgan, cloudier than today.
:25:41. > :25:44.Tomorrow evening, scattered showers, heavy and thundery in places.
:25:45. > :25:50.Some rain later in the night, and a warmer night than recently.
:25:51. > :25:52.So on Friday some rain and showers, heavy in places.
:25:53. > :25:54.Some drier, brighter spells as well, and feeling muggy.
:25:55. > :25:58.A little rain but a lot of dry weather as well.
:25:59. > :26:00.Sunny spells and turning fresher and breezy.
:26:01. > :26:09.So the dry spell is on its last legs.
:26:10. > :26:13.Washington is awash with rumour and speculation tonight
:26:14. > :26:15.after President Donald Trump's shock dismissal of James Comey,
:26:16. > :26:19.In the President's words, Mr Comey was not doing a good job.
:26:20. > :26:21.There's been widespread criticism of the move.
:26:22. > :26:24.We'll be back with a quick update for you at eight,
:26:25. > :26:29.But that is Wales Today, from all of us on the programme,