:00:09. > :00:12.The First Minister is under fire for using a speech during his trade
:00:13. > :00:22.visit to America to say the United Kingdom could "break-up"
:00:23. > :00:26.The Severn Tunnel is about to close for six weeks. Expect diversion. We
:00:27. > :00:34.will have all the information. The First Minister is under fire
:00:35. > :00:38.for using a speech during his trade visit to America to say
:00:39. > :00:43.the United Kingdom could "break-up" because of tensions
:00:44. > :00:44.created by Brexit. Speaking in Chicago Carwyn
:00:45. > :00:46.Jones said big changes to the constitution were needed -
:00:47. > :00:50.his critics are questioning why he's highlighting possible
:00:51. > :00:53.political instability - on a trip designed to get US
:00:54. > :00:58.businesses to invest in Wales. Here's our political reporter,
:00:59. > :01:01.Cemlyn Davies. This is what Carwyn Jones fears
:01:02. > :01:05.could happen unless radical changes are made to help the nations of
:01:06. > :01:09.the UK overcome the tensions Brexit The First Minister has
:01:10. > :01:14.spent the past few days in the United States trying to build
:01:15. > :01:17.and strengthen trade links with But in Chicago this evening,
:01:18. > :01:26.his focus is firmly back on Nothing, up to and
:01:27. > :01:33.including the break-up of the UK to component parts,
:01:34. > :01:35.will be inconceivable. Let me emphasise,
:01:36. > :01:36.I But scenarios that
:01:37. > :01:41.seemed little more than political fantasies in a few
:01:42. > :01:44.years ago could become plausible if we fail to make the radical
:01:45. > :01:47.changes necessary to put the UK's Constitution
:01:48. > :01:52.on a sustainable footing. His decision to make these comments
:01:53. > :01:55.on a trade visit has raised A Wales Office sources said
:01:56. > :01:59.the department's surprised, and the Welsh Conservatives leader,
:02:00. > :02:01.a Brexiteer has criticised the First If you are promoting a destination
:02:02. > :02:08.for investment and a place of opportunity,
:02:09. > :02:10.you don't then talk The United Kingdom
:02:11. > :02:15.is strong, Wales is strong, let's promote
:02:16. > :02:18.that as a good virtue. Away from constitutional
:02:19. > :02:20.arguments, the First Minister is again insisting today
:02:21. > :02:24.that the UK must retain access to the European Union single market
:02:25. > :02:28.after leaving the European Union. He also wants Wales
:02:29. > :02:32.to play an active role in the Brexit
:02:33. > :02:34.negotiation process. When it comes to the Brexit
:02:35. > :02:37.negotiations, his hand is not that In Wales, the voters voted to leave
:02:38. > :02:42.the European Union and that is in contrast to Scotland
:02:43. > :02:46.and Northern Ireland. When it comes to speaking to the UK
:02:47. > :02:48.Government, I would imagine that Carwyn Jones
:02:49. > :02:51.is at the back of the queue. In Bridgend, Carwyn Jones' home turf
:02:52. > :02:55.but also an area that votesd Out, there was broad support today
:02:56. > :02:57.for I would like to stay as close
:02:58. > :03:08.to that as possible. If we are not in the single
:03:09. > :03:12.market, I think we are They have to get a good deal
:03:13. > :03:16.for Britain, in the single market, for instance,
:03:17. > :03:18.and making sure that And we should not just leave that up
:03:19. > :03:23.to the UK Government? No, Wales has a voice
:03:24. > :03:28.and it needs to be heard. Carwyn Jones will return to Wales
:03:29. > :03:30.facing more questions about his He says Brexit is all he has been
:03:31. > :03:35.asked about in United States and so he has had
:03:36. > :03:37.to offer his thoughts. A 33-year-old man from Milford Haven
:03:38. > :03:50.has been jailed for life for the murder of his
:03:51. > :03:52.former girlfriend. Luke Jones killed Natasha Bradbury
:03:53. > :03:54.in what's been described as a 'brutal, sustained' attack
:03:55. > :03:56.at her flat in Jones will serve at least 17
:03:57. > :04:22.years behind bars. Police in Bridgend are urgently
:04:23. > :04:24.appealing for information to locate Ethan Roberts went missing
:04:25. > :04:28.from his home in Heol Croesty There are concerns for his health,
:04:29. > :04:32.as he is not carrying his insulin. The main union at Bridgend's Ford
:04:33. > :04:35.plant says it wants answers about how the company will keep
:04:36. > :04:37.around 18 hundred people in work while halving the number
:04:38. > :04:40.of new engines it produces. The American car giant now only
:04:41. > :04:42.expects to make a 125,000 of the new Dragon engines
:04:43. > :04:45.a year from 2018, blaming Unite has written to workers
:04:46. > :04:48.with concerns about how the employment level
:04:49. > :04:49.will be sustained. Ford said this evening that it's up
:04:50. > :04:52.to Bridgend to be competitive enough to win business against other Ford
:04:53. > :04:55.plants around the world. What level of manning is going to be
:04:56. > :04:58.left at the plant, when the Jaguar The Sigma engine
:04:59. > :05:03.finishes around 2019. And we're left with only
:05:04. > :05:09.125,000 units a year. Out of a capacity in the plant
:05:10. > :05:12.of three quarters of a million. We would like to know how
:05:13. > :05:15.on earth we're going to From Monday, the Severn rail
:05:16. > :05:24.tunnel will be completely It's being upgraded as part
:05:25. > :05:28.of the electrification programme. Passengers will be diverted
:05:29. > :05:30.via Gloucester - or will have to use The more than a century
:05:31. > :05:36.old Severn Tunnel, connecting But from Monday, the
:05:37. > :05:45.engineers take over. It'll be completely
:05:46. > :05:48.closed for six weeks. To finish installing this
:05:49. > :05:52.electrified rail that'll power We're working to modernise
:05:53. > :05:58.the Severn Tunnel in order to prepare it for faster, greener,
:05:59. > :06:03.more modern electric trains. We've got six weeks of work to do,
:06:04. > :06:05.we've planned everything ready for those six weeks
:06:06. > :06:08.and we are confident that trains The tunnel will be closed
:06:09. > :06:13.between September the 12th If you're travelling
:06:14. > :06:17.from South Wales to London, you'll be diverted via Gloucester,
:06:18. > :06:19.adding around 40 If you're travelling
:06:20. > :06:24.from South Wales to Bristol, you'll have to take two
:06:25. > :06:28.rail replacement buses, Passengers are being urged
:06:29. > :06:33.to plan in advance. We don't anticipate a chaotic
:06:34. > :06:35.scene at all. Obviously, it will take a little bit
:06:36. > :06:38.of getting used to but we have The regular travellers
:06:39. > :06:41.know what to expect. So we are hoping that everybody
:06:42. > :06:46.will settle into the new short term routine whilst this
:06:47. > :06:50.essential work is going on. In six weeks, it is hoped
:06:51. > :06:53.the tunnel will be ready They could cut 20 minutes off
:06:54. > :06:58.a journey to London. It's hoped these six weeks will lead
:06:59. > :07:05.to improved journeys for everyone. At the Paralympic Games in Rio,
:07:06. > :07:08.Welsh rower Rachel Morris won her It means the former
:07:09. > :07:13.hand-cyclist and sailor from Pembrokeshire is straight
:07:14. > :07:18.through to the final on Sunday. Elsewhere, disappointment
:07:19. > :07:21.for Cardiff sprinter Jordan Howe who was disqualified from his heat
:07:22. > :07:26.in the T-35 100 metres And Cardiff's Oliva Breen missed out
:07:27. > :07:30.on a medal in the T-38 100 metre final finishing 7th, behind winner,
:07:31. > :07:38.fellow-Briton Sophie Hahn. Some rugby results for you -
:07:39. > :07:41.and in the Pro 12 the Cardiff Blues narrowly beat Munster -
:07:42. > :07:46.Dan Fish's try bringing The Dragons beat Zebre
:07:47. > :07:49.at the Rodney Parade But not the best evening
:07:50. > :07:53.for the Scarlets - they lost to Edinburgh -
:07:54. > :07:57.20 points to 9 at Murrayfield. Time for the weekend weather
:07:58. > :08:00.forecast now - here's Derek. Most of Wales is wet
:08:01. > :08:04.at the moment, but don't worry, And then you can look
:08:05. > :08:08.forward to a lot of dry Some sunshine, too,
:08:09. > :08:12.and lighter winds. But tonight, there is more
:08:13. > :08:14.rain to come. Some heavy bursts of rain,
:08:15. > :08:17.too, with gusty winds. Later in the night, the North
:08:18. > :08:20.and West will dry up. Tomorrow morning, cloudy
:08:21. > :08:26.in the south and east. Rain in the south-east
:08:27. > :08:28.will gradually clear, the North and West are dry
:08:29. > :08:32.and brightening up. Across the rest of UK,
:08:33. > :08:34.we have a cold front That will move slowly eastwards
:08:35. > :08:39.during the day. Bringing further outbreaks of rain,
:08:40. > :08:42.some of which will be As we head to the North and West,
:08:43. > :08:50.dry and brighter, sunny spells but a few blustery showers
:08:51. > :08:53.in the north-west of Scotland. Top temperatures of 16 Celsius
:08:54. > :08:55.in Glasgow, 21 in London. In Wales, it's an improving
:08:56. > :08:59.story tomorrow afternoon. And brightening up
:09:00. > :09:03.in the south-east. Cooler and fresher than today,
:09:04. > :09:08.top temperature 16 to 19 Celsius For the BBC Proms in the Park
:09:09. > :09:14.in Colwyn Bay tomorrow evening, it's going to be fine and dry,
:09:15. > :09:19.if a little bit cool and fresh. On Sunday, we've got
:09:20. > :09:22.a deepening area of low That'll move north-east
:09:23. > :09:25.winds during the day, bringing stronger winds
:09:26. > :09:27.and gales to Ireland. But worse in Wales, not
:09:28. > :09:37.a bad day on Sunday. A lot of dry weather, bright spells,
:09:38. > :09:41.some haze the sunshine. No more than the odd light
:09:42. > :09:43.shower in places. Temperatures 17 to 20 Celsius
:09:44. > :09:45.with a southerly breeze developing. A lot of dry weather over
:09:46. > :09:48.the weekend, once we've got rid It looks like warming
:09:49. > :09:51.up again next week. Our next update is at
:09:52. > :09:53.5.20 tomorrow evening. But that is Wales Today,
:09:54. > :09:57.from all of us on the programme,