24/10/2016 BBC Wales Today

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Carwyn Jones is told not to undermine Brexit,

but the Prime Minister insists Wales' voice will be heard.

And Wales forward Gareth Bale is on the short list

for the 2016 Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player.

Don't undermine Brexit negotiations -

the message tonight from the Prime Minister

as she met Carwyn Jones and the leaders of

After Wales was promised a say in shaping the UK's exit

from the European Union, the First Minister described access

to the single market for Welsh businesses as a red line.

Here's our Parliamentary Correspondent, David Cornock.

All the main players arriving in Downing Street.

A seat at the table and smiles for the camera

from the First Minister and his counterparts

from Scotland and Northern Ireland, ready for the first meeting

of the so-called Joint Ministerial Council for two years.

The stakes are high and confusing in this Brexit game of cards.

but the First Minister wanted to stay.

but Northern Ireland voted to remain,

as did Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon has talked

of holding a second referendum on independence.

Theresa May may yet hold most of the aces.

The Prime Minister has offered Carwyn Jones a chance to help shape

Britain's Brexit strategy, but made it clear that it will be

her government that negotiates a UK wide deal.

What I want is for us, in determining the UK's position,

because it will be the UK that will be negotiating

with the European Union our future relationship,

that we take into full account and understand properly

the impacts and the particular issues that are of concern

and that is precisely what we discussed today.

It is precisely what we are going to be discussing in detail with them

Since the vote to leave the European Union,

Carwyn Jones' diary has been full of visits and events

He is concerned leaving the European Union could mean

new barriers that make it more expensive for Welsh companies

The absolute red line is I want to make sure that

Welsh manufacturers have full and unfettered access

That is by far the most important issue for me.

And that is something that to me cannot be negotiated away.

How do you get full and unfettered access without agreeing

There will need to be a quid pro quo.

There are different models that can be adopted, but, yes,

there will be a need for compromise in order to make sure

that the Welsh economy continues on its upward trend.

But the UK Government said setting out red lines now is unhelpful.

It is the UK Government that will ultimately make

the judgment, but we all want the same thing.

Let's look pragmatically, practically and professionally.

We want UK business, UK manufacturing sector,

UK financial services sector and other sectors to have access

We want them to be able to trade as freely as possible -

that will be part of our negotiations.

Mrs May told the First Minister she wanted a bespoke deal for the UK

and there will be more talks involving the Welsh Government

before Britain triggers the formal process of leaving next March,

but the Prime Minister continues to play her cards

Women may be less likely to report rape in the wake of the retrial

of former Wales footballer, Ched Evans.

That's according to 40 female Labour MPs,

who've written to the Attorney General.

Mr Evans was found not guilty earlier this month.

His appeal relied on evidence given by other sexual partners

One of the most high profile court cases of the year -

Whilst my innocence has now been established,

I wish to make it clear that I wholeheartedly apologise

to anyone who might have been affected by the events

This retrial was ordered because of new evidence,

evidence that more than 40 female Labour MPs now say could put women

What we are looking for as a Labour Parliamentary

women's committee is an assurance that this is not going to be

a retrograde step, that we are not going to find that increasingly

we are back in the past where women were put off actually coming forward

when they had been raped because they didn't want to go

through the trauma of being cross-examined about their previous

The woman in the Ched Evans case never directly accused him of rape.

She woke up in this hotel in Denbighshire, alone, naked

and confused, unable to remember anything.

The Crown Prosecution Service argued she was too drunk to consent.

Ched Evans was asked about what happened here,

about his sexual past with other women.

The sexual past of alleged victims, though, cannot normally be

it is a rule designed to stop humiliation -

Two previous sexual partners came forward with more detail

about what happened between them and the same woman.

Both men said she used very specific phrases and acted in a very

specific way with them, once waking up having

not remembered what had happened the night before,

Now, that evidence was so similar to the account given by Ched Evans

that judges ruled it was in the interests of a fair trial to put

all the evidence in front of a jury here at

This feminist campaigner set up a fund for the woman

She spoke anonymously this morning on the Victoria Derbyshire programme

because of threats made to her online.

Because of the way it has been amplified in the media,

it is going to mean another sharp drop in reporting.

Women will be afraid of having their sexual history

paraded before a courtroom and in this case,

Others say this case has not set a precedent.

Judges, in my experience, are very, very restrictive in the way

We should encourage people and not put up barriers and hurdles

that in practical terms is not there.

Mr Evans says everyone involved in the case now has

He has disassociated himself from those who have named and abused

Dutch authorities have abandoned an attempt to extradite the former

The Eggheads star, from Caldicot in Monmouthshire,

was detained under a European arrest warrant last month

after describing an incident in his autobiography

in which he claims he may have killed a man who attacked him

Construction will begin on a new neonatal intensive care

centre at Glan Clwyd hospital in Bodelwyddan next month,

after the Welsh Government invested an extra ?16 million.

It will centralise care for very sick and premature

It follows protests against plans to downgrade

The man in charge of Britain's rail network has told BBC Wales he cannot

guarantee the South Wales Mainline will be electrified

Sir Peter Hendy, the Chairman of Network Rail, says

there is an ambition to complete the work by 2024,

but that it was up to the Welsh and UK Government to make a decision

It certainly won't be done this side of March 2019,

which is when the five-year funding period for the railway

Beyond that, it is a matter for the Welsh Government,

But the trains will be there, and people's experience will be

transformed by those trains, whether the wires are up

The Welsh Government says any delay to the electrification

is unacceptable, and that the responsibility for funding

The UK Government's Department for Transport says ensuring

passengers get the improved services they need

A former Welsh Parliamentary candidate for Ukip has announced

that he wants to stand for the party's leadership.

John Rees-Evans is the eighth person to announce

Mr Rees-Evans stood as a candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth

The other leaders are all offering pretty much the same thing.

So, if the membership of Ukip want to see Ukip democratised

and they want to see power shifted to the membership, they want to see

a reason to invite their friends and family to join Ukip,

they want to see us grow, they want to see us equipped

to take on the enemy, then I believe

Gareth Bale has been named on the short list

for the World Footballer of the Year Award,

It's the most prestigious prize in football and follows his

..that Wales' best player finds himself nominated

for the Ballon d'Or, an award to celebrate the world's best.

Gareth Bale has been nominated before, but he's had

another outstanding year, on top of his game,

his performances helping Wales to the semifinals of the Euros

and his success at Real Madrid, where he won a second

Champions League title in three years, meant his place

Getting on the list is one thing, but winning it is quite another.

It's been dominated over the last few years by Gareth Bale's

team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi,

who won the award last year for a record fifth time.

In fact, the last time anyone other than Messi or Ronaldo

No Welsh player has ever won the big prize, but back in 1959,

The award then was for best player in Europe, and John Charles,

the gentle giant, was playing for Juventus, where he would go on

to score 108 goals during his five seasons with them.

This year's list will also be cut to a top three before the winner

will be announced at an awards ceremony in January.

There is no doubt it has been another stellar season

for Gareth Bale, but the competition against the best in the world

Let's see what the weather has in store -

Pretty chilly out and about but by the middle of the week, the weather

turns much milder. Tomorrow some mist and fog first thing, there

could be poor visibility, but also some brightness as well. Tonight,

still some rain across the South East, otherwise a lot of dry

weather. Clearer skies further North, temperatures down to around

four Celsius. Light winds, temperatures eight to ten. Tomorrow,

still dragging in easterly winds, so another largely dry day, but still

feeling chilly out and about. First thing, we have some lower-level

click, mist and fog. -- cloud. The best of the subject further North in

Anglesey across to enjoyed some fine autumn sunshine. For the rest of the

UK, a few showers running across the South. The best of the sunshine

across the central part of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Quite blustery

for West Scotland. But temperatures ranging between ten and 15. In Wales

tomorrow afternoon, dry weather, but the cloud will start to increase

further North. Temperatures 11 to 14. Still feeling chilly tomorrow.

Some mist and fog as we head into tomorrow night. Low-level cloud

tomorrow night, but still largely dry, the odd isolated coastal shark.

But temperatures not as chilly, ranging between eight and about 11.

Starting to get that mild air on Wednesday so we can look forward to

temperatures creeping up to 15 or 16. Not too bad for the end of

October. Some sunny spells to look forward to, a few showers, and as we

head into Thursday, a case of blustery conditions but some sunny

spells. That's Wales Today.

Thank you for watching. From all of us on

the programme, goodnight.