:00:00. > :00:10.Heathrow's expansion finally gets lift off.
:00:11. > :00:16.Scotland's landed thousands of aircraft servicing jobs.
:00:17. > :00:20.And Rowan was born male but identifies as female.
:00:21. > :00:22.Concern tonight that transgender people are waiting too long
:00:23. > :00:43.There are claims it'll bring thousands of jobs
:00:44. > :00:44.and millions of pounds to the Welsh economy.
:00:45. > :00:47.Many businesses and politicians here say a third runway
:00:48. > :00:52.But tonight the Welsh government stands accused of supporting
:00:53. > :00:55.the project without getting anything back in return,
:00:56. > :00:57.unlike ministers in Scotland, who have secured guaranteed building
:00:58. > :01:08.Here's our Business Correspondent Brian Meechan.
:01:09. > :01:11.It is still one of the busiest airports in the world but it has
:01:12. > :01:14.been slipping behind the competition, as they've expanded
:01:15. > :01:18.while Heathrow is operating at its limits.
:01:19. > :01:22.But it is about to get a lot bigger, bringing more people to the
:01:23. > :01:28.It helps to make sure that businesses from Wales can easily get
:01:29. > :01:34.We are looking forward to having the Western rail
:01:35. > :01:37.link, that will mean a rail link directly from Wales into Heathrow,
:01:38. > :01:39.making it much more convenient and much easier for students,
:01:40. > :01:41.overseas investors, tourists, to get to Wales
:01:42. > :01:43.According to the Independent airports commission,
:01:44. > :01:46.Wales will benefit from the expansion of that London hub.
:01:47. > :01:50.It estimated that 8400 jobs would be created but that's over the next 35
:01:51. > :02:01.It could also mean ?6.2 billion in benefits to the economy.
:02:02. > :02:03.But it can only fully bring international opportunities closer
:02:04. > :02:06.to Wales if they can get to Heathrow easily.
:02:07. > :02:09.We have important improvements around rail, I think we
:02:10. > :02:11.are desperately crying out for the M4 black route
:02:12. > :02:14.but all of that fits together in order to make Wales a
:02:15. > :02:21.Cardiff Airport has seen a significant increase in
:02:22. > :02:23.passenger numbers in the last 12 months.
:02:24. > :02:27.Madrid announced today shows it continues to attract allies and
:02:28. > :02:34.Cardiff airport has a target of increasing to 2 million
:02:35. > :02:40.And to 3 million in the next ten years.
:02:41. > :02:44.the expansion of Heathrow can help them deliver that grow.
:02:45. > :02:46.I asked the chairman of Cardiff Airport if he
:02:47. > :02:52.was worried about losing business to Heathrow.
:02:53. > :02:55.We will never ever compete with Heathrow but we can offer the
:02:56. > :02:58.people and passengers of Wales and enhanced service to fly
:02:59. > :02:59.potentially from Heathrow via Cardiff to
:03:00. > :03:16.In return for supporting the new runway
:03:17. > :03:19.in Heathrow, ministers in Edinburgh secured a guarantee that Scottish
:03:20. > :03:20.companies will get ?200 million worth
:03:21. > :03:31.of building contracts from the project.
:03:32. > :03:33.There are questions tonight about the Welsh Government's
:03:34. > :03:36.Wales is going to gain the consequential as
:03:37. > :03:47.We should have been asking for solid commitment and massive gains like
:03:48. > :03:48.the Scottish Government has already done.
:03:49. > :03:50.Welsh ministers say they are
:03:51. > :03:52.in ongoing talks with the airport and are discussing the possibility
:03:53. > :03:54.of securing manufacturing contracts for Welsh companies.
:03:55. > :03:56.There will be plenty of scrutiny from Wales and
:03:57. > :03:59.any economic benefits are by no means a done deal.
:04:00. > :04:01.The National Farmers Union Cymru says the price of milk is up,
:04:02. > :04:04.but profits are not being passed on to dairy farmers,
:04:05. > :04:15.The union called for change at the Welsh Dairy Show in Carmarthen.
:04:16. > :04:18.A message on a wreath placed by Prince Charles on the 50th
:04:19. > :04:20.anniversary of the Aberfan disaster has been taken.
:04:21. > :04:26.the village last week, where some of the 144 victims
:04:27. > :04:28.of the tragedy are buried, but by Sunday his message had gone.
:04:29. > :04:37.South Wales Police say they're investigating the incident.
:04:38. > :04:39.There's concern tonight that transgender people are waiting up
:04:40. > :04:45.A trans person doesn't identify with the gender
:04:46. > :04:48.they were born with - and many are referred to a gender
:04:49. > :04:52.The number of young people being referred to specialist
:04:53. > :04:54.clinics have more than doubled in the last year.
:04:55. > :05:05.Finding her feet as the person she wants to be.
:05:06. > :05:11.17, from Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan.
:05:12. > :05:16.She's studying circus skills at this college in Bristol and she's happy,
:05:17. > :05:23.I couldn't go out and make friends because they'd be trying to have
:05:24. > :05:28.Looking back at it now, I can see that other problems
:05:29. > :05:34.I was having like depression, anxiety, even just schoolwork,
:05:35. > :05:37.was actually stemming from me not being able to sort of express
:05:38. > :05:48.It's been two years since she first approached her GP to be referred
:05:49. > :05:51.There are none in Wales, so Welsh patients are referred
:05:52. > :05:58.Yes, in nine months, we are going to be seen
:05:59. > :06:02.And we are two years on and we still haven't been seen
:06:03. > :06:13.And I can't tell you how heartbreaking it is, actually.
:06:14. > :06:14.Abergavenny GP Helen Webberley offers private healthcare
:06:15. > :06:18.She says it's crucial to get the right treatment
:06:19. > :06:24.A huge number of children who I see have been to their GP several times,
:06:25. > :06:27.expressing gender variance but also expressing anxiety, depression
:06:28. > :06:30.and are put on antidepressants, so we've got young people being put
:06:31. > :06:32.on drugs for depression when actually the root
:06:33. > :06:43.cause of the depression isn't being addressed.
:06:44. > :06:46.The number of young people being referred to gender identity
:06:47. > :06:49.clinics from Wales has risen from 17 to 40 in the last year
:06:50. > :06:51.and the numbers are increasing year on year.
:06:52. > :06:53.Treatments, naturally, will vary for each individual,
:06:54. > :06:55.and in Wales a mental health assessment is done before
:06:56. > :07:02.Last week, the Welsh Government allocated ?1 million to be
:07:03. > :07:04.spent on gender identity and eating disorder clinics.
:07:05. > :07:15.The leader of Anglesey Council is calling on the developers
:07:16. > :07:17.of a proposed new nuclear power station on the island to guarantee
:07:18. > :07:23.Horizon says a consultation on Wylfa Newydd -
:07:24. > :07:26.which ends at midnight - will be the last one before it
:07:27. > :07:34.Anglesey Council says its backing of the project has certain
:07:35. > :07:42.They have got an assessment that only 45% of the operational
:07:43. > :07:45.Obviously, I am pushing for that to be nearer 100%.
:07:46. > :07:47.It's very important that the operational workforce comes
:07:48. > :07:56.Football and Newport drew 2-2 against Barnet at home in League 2.
:07:57. > :07:58.And in the National League, Dean Keates will be disappointed
:07:59. > :08:01.after a last minute goal left Wrexham with a 2-2 draw too,
:08:02. > :08:04.at home to Barrow in his first match in charge.
:08:05. > :08:11.Let's see what the weather has in store - Derek's
:08:12. > :08:18.Thanks very much. Well, we have said goodbye to the cold weather for a
:08:19. > :08:23.while. Pembrokeshire was the warmest place in the country today. 15
:08:24. > :08:34.Celsius there. Tonight, most places dry. Some mist and fog and not cold.
:08:35. > :08:41.It Celsius. Tomorrow, mist and fog patches in the self and that will
:08:42. > :08:46.slowly lift and clear. Most places dry. Plenty of cloud. One to light
:08:47. > :08:50.showers, but no more than that. Across the rest of the UK, watch out
:08:51. > :08:57.for fog patches in southern England, particularly along the M4. They will
:08:58. > :09:01.slowly lift and clear. Patchy rain for Scotland. That was the
:09:02. > :09:05.south-east into northern England during the day. Behind it,
:09:06. > :09:08.brightening up across northern Scotland and some blustery showers.
:09:09. > :09:15.In Wales tomorrow afternoon, not too bad. Try and bright. Some sunshine.
:09:16. > :09:22.Cloud increasing across the North. Fairly mild. Tomorrow night, cloud
:09:23. > :09:27.may bring one or two spots of drizzle. Dry and clear in the south.
:09:28. > :09:31.Some mist and fog patches forming. These will slowly lift on Thursday.
:09:32. > :09:39.Some bright and sunny intervals and dry. As we look ahead to Friday,
:09:40. > :09:43.high-pressure over at the south of Britain. That will dominate our
:09:44. > :09:47.weather as we look ahead to the weekend. So the outlook is mostly
:09:48. > :09:52.dry and settled. Fairly cloudy and mild. Chilly at night where the sky
:09:53. > :09:54.does clear and still the risk of mist and fog.
:09:55. > :10:00.Thank you for watching from all of us on the programme goodnight.