:00:00. > :00:00.Here on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:08.As Bridgend Ford cuts production, the Economy Secretary warns any
:00:09. > :00:11.Brexit deal must secure access to the single market.
:00:12. > :00:14.40 years after Janet Commins was killed, Stephen Huff appears
:00:15. > :00:17.in court charged with her rape and murder, and more
:00:18. > :00:22.And the revolutionary blood test developed by scientists
:00:23. > :00:25.at Swansea University that could detect one of the most deadly
:00:26. > :00:48.The car industry employs 18,000 people in Wales and it needs
:00:49. > :00:50.a Brexit deal that secures it access to the single market.
:00:51. > :00:52.That's the demand from the Economy Secretary tonight,
:00:53. > :00:54.following Ford's announcement that it's slashing production
:00:55. > :01:00.Ken Skates says he also wants promises from the car-maker
:01:01. > :01:04.about the security of 500 jobs there, which was a condition
:01:05. > :01:06.of the ?15 million of state aid the Welsh Government
:01:07. > :01:12.Workers at the plant are after reassurance too,
:01:13. > :01:17.as our business correspondent, Brian Meechan reports.
:01:18. > :01:20.Despite assurances from Ford that no-one will lose their jobs,
:01:21. > :01:23.there was concern as shifts changed this afternoon.
:01:24. > :01:30.I think the majority of people think it is going in 2018/2020.
:01:31. > :01:32.That's the way it's looking, and that's the rumours.
:01:33. > :01:35.Personally keeping an open mind on it.
:01:36. > :01:38.We'll just have to wait and see what transpires and hopefully it
:01:39. > :01:42.In a letter to staff seen by this programme,
:01:43. > :01:46.Ford blames lower global demand for the new petrol engine
:01:47. > :01:49.for its decision to almost halve its investment at Bridgend.
:01:50. > :01:51.It's left some concern that the company isn't
:01:52. > :01:56.That's not the case, according to this firm,
:01:57. > :02:01.This company near Neath is an engineering company
:02:02. > :02:04.and tool-makers that's part of the booming UK
:02:05. > :02:09.It's grown 50% in the last three years and now employs
:02:10. > :02:15.Bosses here reject claims that Ford is ready to abandon
:02:16. > :02:20.I think it's a very competitive sector.
:02:21. > :02:23.It's a sector where we all need to show continual
:02:24. > :02:26.and accelerating innovation so, no, that doesn't concern me
:02:27. > :02:32.This is a major, major investment for the long term coming
:02:33. > :02:36.But the problem for Bridgend is clear.
:02:37. > :02:39.This time last year, workers were celebrating the news
:02:40. > :02:42.that they'd secured the contract to manufacture 250,000
:02:43. > :02:48.of the new Dragon petrol engines anually, starting in 2018.
:02:49. > :02:50.of the new Dragon petrol engines annually, starting in 2018.
:02:51. > :02:54.It secured hundreds of jobs but it meant that Bridgend would only be
:02:55. > :02:56.making a third of the engines it does now.
:02:57. > :02:59.A year on, and it emerges that Ford will produce 125,000 Dragon engines,
:03:00. > :03:05.only half of those previously planned, from 2018.
:03:06. > :03:08.The Welsh Government argues that uncertainty resulting from Brexit
:03:09. > :03:15.What we need from the UK Government is a firm commitment
:03:16. > :03:19.to access to the free market in order to create stability
:03:20. > :03:24.It's no good having fluctuations in terms of the value of sterling.
:03:25. > :03:29.We need sterling to be steady in terms of its value.
:03:30. > :03:32.But of course the low value of the pound following the vote
:03:33. > :03:35.to leave the EU has benefits for firms as well.
:03:36. > :03:38.People want to mix it up in the Brexit argument
:03:39. > :03:40.but the currency fluctuates all the time, and from an exporter's
:03:41. > :03:44.point of view it is very good to be able to sell your goods abroad
:03:45. > :03:48.and actually some of these engines do go abroad to Ford's plants
:03:49. > :03:51.on the Continent, in Europe, and so it actually puts the plant
:03:52. > :03:56.It's clear that Ford Bridgend needs to get back to the drawing board
:03:57. > :04:00.While Brexit may not be responsible for the decision to scale back
:04:01. > :04:03.production now, how we trade with the world after it
:04:04. > :04:10.will have an impact on the plant's ability to bring in that work.
:04:11. > :04:13.A man has appeared in court in Llandudno accused of raping
:04:14. > :04:16.and murdering a teenage schoolgirl 40 years ago.
:04:17. > :04:21.15-year-old Janet Commins, from Flint, died in January 1976.
:04:22. > :04:24.Now Stephen Huff is charged with sexually assaulting
:04:25. > :04:27.and killing her, as well as more recent sex offences.
:04:28. > :04:34.Stephen Huff was brought to court today from police custody.
:04:35. > :04:37.He was charged yesterday with committing five offences
:04:38. > :04:43.From 1976, he's accused of murder, rape and a serious sexual offence.
:04:44. > :04:48.In February this year, he's charged with rape
:04:49. > :04:53.The hearing before district judge Gwyn Jones lasted
:04:54. > :04:59.Stephen Huff spoke to confirm his name, age and address in Flint.
:05:00. > :05:02.As he was remanded in custody, he was asked whether he understood
:05:03. > :05:10.ARCHIVE: Police and forensic experts have been combing every square inch
:05:11. > :05:13.of the school playground today, where the body of pretty 15-year-old
:05:14. > :05:20.The killing of the schoolgirl 40 years ago made headline news.
:05:21. > :05:23.It became a major police investigation, involving dozens
:05:24. > :05:26.of officers who took thousands of statements.
:05:27. > :05:30.One senior officer appeared on BBC Wales Today, in an attempt to speak
:05:31. > :05:39.This girl had been sexually assaulted and she did
:05:40. > :05:45.After nearly three weeks a man was charged and then
:05:46. > :05:51.subsequently jailed after he admitted manslaughter.
:05:52. > :05:54.In a statement, North Wales Police have said Stephen Huff was not
:05:55. > :05:55.charged in their original investigation.
:05:56. > :05:57.He was remanded in custody until tomorrow, when he will appear
:05:58. > :06:03.Three health boards in Wales have been placed under an increased level
:06:04. > :06:05.of scrutiny and control by the Welsh Government over
:06:06. > :06:08.doubts about their ability to tackle their challenges.
:06:09. > :06:11.Cardiff and the Vale, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda
:06:12. > :06:15.health boards now face what is known as "targeted intervention".
:06:16. > :06:20.That's one level lower than special measures.
:06:21. > :06:24.An agricultural machinery company says it's closing
:06:25. > :06:26.its North Pembrokeshire base because of the difficulties
:06:27. > :06:30.Up to 20 people work at the Riverlea depot in Crymych.
:06:31. > :06:33.Owners say staff will be offered posts at their other branch
:06:34. > :06:43.Scientists at Swansea University have developed a revolutionary blood
:06:44. > :06:45.test which could detect one of the most deadly forms of cancer
:06:46. > :06:51.It's hoped the test could be in widespread use within five years,
:06:52. > :06:58.So this is a blood sample here and you can see the mutant red
:06:59. > :07:00.blood cells are under this light here...
:07:01. > :07:03.Professor Gareth Jenkins and his PhD student Rachel Lawrence have been
:07:04. > :07:05.studying the blood of oesophageal cancer patients and noticed
:07:06. > :07:08.interesting differences with the blood of healthy people.
:07:09. > :07:12.And anything under this line we would class as a mutant cell...
:07:13. > :07:14.They believe they've made a significant breakthrough
:07:15. > :07:17.here in Swansea, which means this particular cancer could now be
:07:18. > :07:23.We've been asking the question, do cancer patients, patients
:07:24. > :07:27.with oesophageal cancer, have elevated levels of these mutations?
:07:28. > :07:30.We have shown in a pilot study we've been doing for the last
:07:31. > :07:32.four years that they do, so this offers the promise
:07:33. > :07:37.that we could, in the future, detect an undiagnosed cancer patient
:07:38. > :07:41.at an earlier stage purely from taking a blood sample
:07:42. > :07:46.and measuring the number of these mutated red blood cells.
:07:47. > :07:51.Currently the test for this cancer involves an invasive and costly use
:07:52. > :07:55.of an endoscope, but simply testing blood instead means the disease can
:07:56. > :08:05.Cancer Research Wales believe that has the potential to save lives.
:08:06. > :08:07.Early diagnosis of cancer generally is critical because Wales actually
:08:08. > :08:10.suffers from late diagnosis and it's a major reason why Wales suffers
:08:11. > :08:17.And so a blood-based test that can actually detect cancers earlier
:08:18. > :08:22.is very welcome, particularly for something like oesophageal
:08:23. > :08:26.cancer that has poor five-year survival rates.
:08:27. > :08:29.The Swansea researchers have likened their technique to a smoke
:08:30. > :08:32.detector that warns of fire, as this test warns doctors
:08:33. > :08:37.They hope it could also be developed for other cancers, too.
:08:38. > :08:40.They now need to conduct a larger validation study but they're
:08:41. > :08:47.confident their simple test could be in widespread use within five years.
:08:48. > :08:51.So, it's official the Wales coach Warren Gatland will lead the British
:08:52. > :08:53.and Irish Lions for next year's tour of New Zealand.
:08:54. > :08:56.His role with Wales will be filled by Rob Howley for the season,
:08:57. > :08:59.which will see the national side play four autumn internationals,
:09:00. > :09:02.the Six Nations and a tour of the Pacific Islands.
:09:03. > :09:05.But tonight Gatland has warned that some high-profile players will miss
:09:06. > :09:08.out on selection for Wales if they ply their trade
:09:09. > :09:17.The head coach for the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour
:09:18. > :09:22.There was really no need for the big introduction today.
:09:23. > :09:25.Warren Gatland getting the top job was the worst-kept secret in sport.
:09:26. > :09:30.But before heading to New Zealand, a warning to the Welsh
:09:31. > :09:37.Some, he said, won't be picked for the national side in future.
:09:38. > :09:44.There's going to be a couple of big-name players missing out
:09:45. > :09:47.on the autumn, they will not be involved in the squad,
:09:48. > :09:49.and that will be quite dramatic, and perhaps the Six Nations,
:09:50. > :09:53.Everyone's been questioning whether we're going to stick
:09:54. > :09:55.with that policy and I can guarantee that's going to happen.
:09:56. > :09:58.The Welsh Rugby Union has worked hard to stop the stem of Welsh
:09:59. > :10:02.Jonathan Davies is one who's returned home recently.
:10:03. > :10:05.Only players who play in Wales will be considered for national
:10:06. > :10:09.selection, with only three wildcard places available to those who play
:10:10. > :10:14.This man will help enforce that rule.
:10:15. > :10:18.With Gatland gone for a time, Rob Howley takes temporary charge,
:10:19. > :10:21.as he did four years ago, when he guided Wales
:10:22. > :10:29.It's a great opportunity for Warren to probably undertake the biggest
:10:30. > :10:32.challenge in world rugby, and when he comes back to us in ten
:10:33. > :10:35.months' time, I'd have thought he will be a better
:10:36. > :10:40.Gatland led the Lions to success in Australia three years ago but no
:10:41. > :10:45.Lions side has won a series in New Zealand since 1971.
:10:46. > :10:48.It's been made more difficult as players will be involved
:10:49. > :10:51.in the finale of the domestic season the week before
:10:52. > :10:57.The playing season this year, if you go on the Lions tour as well,
:10:58. > :11:01.is going to be about 11 months, so it's all about player welfare,
:11:02. > :11:04.who can best recover the quickest, because everybody's going to want
:11:05. > :11:07.a pound of flesh, really, from the WRU from a Welsh
:11:08. > :11:15.He flies tomorrow to New Zealand to start preparing, aiming
:11:16. > :11:17.to conquer the All Blacks - something he's failed
:11:18. > :11:23.to achieve in ten attempts during his time with Wales.
:11:24. > :11:26.Time for the forecast, and we need to keep our brollies
:11:27. > :11:39.That would be a good idea, but today was a lovely day, with temperatures
:11:40. > :11:44.at 26 as a high. The average for September is around 16 so we did
:11:45. > :11:48.very well indeed. Feeling fresher tomorrow, less humid, with sunny
:11:49. > :11:53.spells as well. A cold weather front tonight brings patchy rain in from
:11:54. > :12:01.the West with the odd heavy burst likely on Snowdonia. Temperatures
:12:02. > :12:04.12-16. The cold weather front will clear through tomorrow morning and a
:12:05. > :12:08.brief break behind it, but another weather front brings more rain as we
:12:09. > :12:14.head into tomorrow night. First thing tomorrow, a blustery start and
:12:15. > :12:18.we have that front clearing through. Behind it, it brightens up with a
:12:19. > :12:22.few showers, remaining blustery throughout the day, with those
:12:23. > :12:26.south-westerly winds. The further south and east you are, the drier
:12:27. > :12:30.and brighter it is, with that rain band pushing into England and
:12:31. > :12:35.Scotland, and behind it, some rain pushing into Northern Ireland. Some
:12:36. > :12:39.sunny spells to look forward to tomorrow afternoon with the risk of
:12:40. > :12:45.a few showers. There's temperatures ranging between 18 and 20 with brisk
:12:46. > :12:48.south-westerly winds. The next weather system comes in tomorrow
:12:49. > :12:52.night, bringing more rain from the south-west, but the rain will push
:12:53. > :12:59.through quickly thanks to the wind, and a fairly mild night. It will
:13:00. > :13:02.feel muggy again as we head into Friday. The rain cleared through
:13:03. > :13:07.first thing on Friday morning with sunny spells to look forward to. If
:13:08. > :13:13.you catch a shower, it could be heavy, but most of us will get a dry
:13:14. > :13:17.day, with highs of 17-20. A wet start to Saturday but the rain band
:13:18. > :13:20.should clear through by the afternoon and it will brighten up.
:13:21. > :13:23.Looking much better for the second part of the weekend.
:13:24. > :13:27.We're back with updates into Breakfast from around
:13:28. > :13:32.From all of us on the programme, a very good night.