:00:00. > :00:08.A couple from Cardiff who survived Berlin's terrorist attack tell
:00:09. > :00:12.us of their attempts to help those hurt.
:00:13. > :00:16.And the company that underwrote a ?1 million Welsh government grant
:00:17. > :00:19.to the takeaway site - kukd.com - is involved in a tax
:00:20. > :00:41.A couple from Cardiff, just metres away from the lorry that
:00:42. > :00:44.ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, have been talking
:00:45. > :00:46.of their attempts to help those who were hurt.
:00:47. > :00:49.Rhys Meredith and his girlfriend Sara Dobler described
:00:50. > :00:53.the devastation that has left 12 people dead and 48 injured.
:00:54. > :00:56.Back home, counter-terror police in Wales are advising people
:00:57. > :01:08.The aftermath, as emergency services try to piece together the events
:01:09. > :01:17.Among those at the scene were two tourists from Cardiff.
:01:18. > :01:19.They were just metres away with the lorry ploughed
:01:20. > :01:25.We, literally, had just sat down to get a bite to eat.
:01:26. > :01:28.We heard what we thought were explosions.
:01:29. > :01:31.We did not realise a lorry had gone through.
:01:32. > :01:40.Instinct prevailed, really, and we were just determined to get
:01:41. > :01:43.in there and help as much as we could.
:01:44. > :01:47.A few people were putting others into recovery positions.
:01:48. > :01:49.A mother and children were trying to take them
:01:50. > :01:52.away from the scene, because we saw...
:01:53. > :02:00.I don't think we could put into detail enough words about how
:02:01. > :02:06.But Sara said she was able to comfort some,
:02:07. > :02:12.I saw a man trying to move on the ground.
:02:13. > :02:17.My first reaction was, "I need to see if he's OK."
:02:18. > :02:25.He was speaking a different language and it was more of a murmur.
:02:26. > :02:30.Unfortunately, he had a severe gash of the side of his head.
:02:31. > :02:33.I remember just holding his hand and telling him that
:02:34. > :02:45.Here, the counterterrorism police say the threat level
:02:46. > :02:58.They are advising the public to be alert, but not alarmed.
:02:59. > :03:01.A mother has been found guilty of plotting to let a man
:03:02. > :03:03.Cardiff Crown Court heard how 54-year-old Stuart Bailey
:03:04. > :03:06.from Rhondda Cynon Taff, and the mother - who cannot be
:03:07. > :03:08.named for legal reasons - planned the sex attack
:03:09. > :03:17.The funeral has been held of a man from Swansea who was killed
:03:18. > :03:20.when the Didcot Power Station collapsed in February.
:03:21. > :03:23.Christopher Huxtable was one of four men who died.
:03:24. > :03:26.His coffin was carried on a truck by the local recycling firm
:03:27. > :03:34.An investigation into the cause of his death is still ongoing.
:03:35. > :03:38.A BBC Wales investigation has found the company that underwrote
:03:39. > :03:41.a ?1 million Welsh government grant to the online takeaway ordering
:03:42. > :03:47.service kukd.com is involved in a tax fraud enquiry.
:03:48. > :03:49.Earlier this year, the Welsh government launched an investigation
:03:50. > :03:52.into how the ?1 million of taxpayers' money
:03:53. > :04:01.The Welsh company kukd.com were set up two years ago.
:04:02. > :04:03.Its website and app allowed customers to order takeaways
:04:04. > :04:09.It is the latest venture from Newport's Shaleem Hussain,who
:04:10. > :04:12.has an MBE for services to Welsh business.
:04:13. > :04:16.The company was in line for a grant of nearly ?3 million from the Welsh
:04:17. > :04:19.who has an MBE for services to Welsh business.
:04:20. > :04:22.The company was in line for a grant of nearly ?3 million from the Welsh
:04:23. > :04:24.government over three years, for creating jobs in Wales.
:04:25. > :04:27.Kukd received the first ?1 million, but further payments were suspended
:04:28. > :04:31.after some staff were laid off and their jobs were
:04:32. > :04:33.The Welsh government is investigating whether conditions
:04:34. > :04:38.I am the founder of the EuroFoods Group in Newport.
:04:39. > :04:43.He is also the director in its sister company, EuroFoods Group -
:04:44. > :04:47.the guarantor for the ?1 million grant given to Kukd.
:04:48. > :04:49.This means EuroFoods will be liable to pay back the grant,
:04:50. > :04:55.The company employs more than 200 people and delivers to the ethnic
:04:56. > :04:58.catering industry and specialist supermarkets across the UK,
:04:59. > :05:05.BBC Wales has discovered EuroFoods is at the centre
:05:06. > :05:08.of an investigation by HMRC, for suspected tax fraud or evasion.
:05:09. > :05:13.They have issued what is known as a Code of Practice Nine Order
:05:14. > :05:15.and the tax affairs of the company are being scrutinised
:05:16. > :05:23.Anton Lane advises companies involved in these investigations.
:05:24. > :05:27.To move into Code of Practice Nine is not common.
:05:28. > :05:36.It can result in criminal prosecution.
:05:37. > :05:39.This is the last chance for a taxpayer to hold their hands
:05:40. > :05:41.up and tell the truth, to avoid being prosecuted.
:05:42. > :05:43.Some are questioning whether the Welsh government should
:05:44. > :05:47.have been made aware of enquiries into the company's tax affairs.
:05:48. > :05:50.What is worrying is that the Welsh governments don't seem to have been
:05:51. > :05:53.in the loop on this investigation and yet they handed over ?1 million
:05:54. > :06:00.I would have hoped that, before the money was handed over,
:06:01. > :06:02.a simple question would have been asked of the guarantor,
:06:03. > :06:05.circumstances and in this respect, Eurofoods, to say, "Has there been
:06:06. > :06:09.any material change in your circumstances since you made
:06:10. > :06:13.In a statement, EuroFoods said they were subject to a tax
:06:14. > :06:16.investigation to every ten years. It said the company was co-operating
:06:17. > :06:22.The Welsh Government says it is unable to comment
:06:23. > :06:25.while its own investigation into the grant to
:06:26. > :06:32.The public spending watchdog, the Wales Audit Office,
:06:33. > :06:34.is considering including Kukd in the review of the Welsh
:06:35. > :06:37.government's financial support for businesses.
:06:38. > :06:40.It comes in the wake of several high-profile cases, where companies
:06:41. > :06:45.got into difficulties or collapsed after receiving public finding.
:06:46. > :06:50.The review is expected to launch early in 2017.
:06:51. > :06:53.It's being described as the worst act of pollution to hit
:06:54. > :06:59.All the salmon and sea trout in a two-mile stretch of the river
:07:00. > :07:02.in Ceredigion have been killed by a slurry leak.
:07:03. > :07:05.More than 1000 fish have died there, and Natural Resources Wales say
:07:06. > :07:13.the majority of fish up to six miles downriver have also died.
:07:14. > :07:18.For the river to recover, it is going to take decades.
:07:19. > :07:24.It's going to take time for all that poison to wash through.
:07:25. > :07:27.Then it's going to take a long time for the insects to come back.
:07:28. > :07:31.And it's only then, if you're lucky, the fish will come back.
:07:32. > :07:34.300 new jobs will be created in Pembrokeshire
:07:35. > :07:36.as part of an expansion of the Bluestone leisure resort.
:07:37. > :07:40.The company says it's secured a ?10 million loan
:07:41. > :07:43.from Barclays which will allow it to build new facilities.
:07:44. > :07:48.The deal means the majority of shares will be held by management
:07:49. > :07:51.and staff for the first time, and will take the total of
:07:52. > :08:03.Let's see what the weather has in store - Derek's got the forecast.
:08:04. > :08:10.It is all change tonight. Raining out there and the next few days are
:08:11. > :08:15.going to be very topsy-turvy but some rough weather expected on
:08:16. > :08:20.Friday. Here is tonight 's rain spreading eastwards, a few heavy
:08:21. > :08:29.bursts. Breezy as well but the rain will clear tonight. Drying up.
:08:30. > :08:36.Tomorrow is a special day, the Winter solstice, the shortest day of
:08:37. > :08:41.the year. Not a bad start. Dry and bright. Breezy. Rain will spread
:08:42. > :08:48.north and west later in the morning. Heavy bursts of rain. Across the
:08:49. > :08:53.rest of UK windy in the North with gales and lots of wintry showers in
:08:54. > :08:57.Scotland including hail and snow. Further south some dry and bright
:08:58. > :09:02.weather but rain will spread towards Birmingham during the day and also
:09:03. > :09:10.rain in southern England towards London. Mild in the sub. Colder in
:09:11. > :09:16.North. At 3pm tomorrow afternoon, the chance of rain for itself in the
:09:17. > :09:21.south-east. Temperature is a little higher than today elsewhere.
:09:22. > :09:29.Tomorrow evening and overnight just the odd light shower. They cold the
:09:30. > :09:33.night. Touches of frost. Thursday a few sharp showers moving through but
:09:34. > :09:38.a lot of drying and bright weather. On Friday a deep load tracking
:09:39. > :09:44.between Scotland and Iceland, Storm Barbara. The worst of the winds in
:09:45. > :09:51.north-west Scotland but it will turn wet and windy here. Strongest winds
:09:52. > :09:56.in the North West. Christmas Eve a little better but more rain and
:09:57. > :09:58.strong winds to come. We are back from 6am tomorrow morning. Thank you
:09:59. > :10:01.for watching. Good night. It's Michael McIntyre's
:10:02. > :10:03.festive Big Show.