25/01/2017 BBC Wales Today

Wales risks missing out on being a world leader in tidal power.

The warning tonight from the company behind the billion pound

And serious questions over the future of the multi million

pound race track, planned near Ebbw Vale.

Wales risks missing out on the chance to lead

the world in the development of new tidal power stations.

That's the warning from the company behind

Tidal Lagoon Power is waiting for the green light from the UK

government, on the billion pound project - but says other countries

It comes as the former energy minister, Charles Hendry -

who led an independent review into the lagoon - urged

the government to give their backing "sooner rather than later".

Here's our Environment correspondent, Steffan Messenger.

Is the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon ever going to be more

than a computer-generated artist's impression?

The company behind plan say they are ready to go.

But building work has been held up due to negotiations with the UK

Government over the price they will guarantee to pay

for the electricity from the scheme to be fed into the National Grid.

In the meantime other countries like India, they claim,

Deliver the jobs and deliver the value throughout Wales

If we are a first mover other countries will follow, not lead.

It's been two weeks since a former energy minister gave that reality

Today Charles Hendry was in Wales to meet politicians and business

leaders who gave evidence to the review about

He concluded they provide affordable green energy,

and building one as a test would be in the national interests.

We have to make decisions now for how we generate the power

We have 100 billion to invest in new energy and infrastructure.

If we don't do that we are going to have a real crisis.

We want the supply chain to invest in new jobs and we need to give them

Charles Hendry said that what he found striking was the level

of enthusiasm shown by locals for what is, in essence, a new power

He'd never seen anything like it, he said.

He urged people to write to the Government and Theresa May

Andrew Scott Ltd, acivil engineering firm hopes they'll

They've spent ?100,000 on the tendering project.

We've been frustrated waiting for a decision to be made,

This is a brilliant project for the region.

We've got skills that are drizzly transferable,

to the tidal lagoon project, and skills that,

Ministers say they are considering the findings of the review carefully

and will make a decision on whether to give the scheme

There are outstanding environmental concerns though,

the developers are yet to be granted a Marine license from

But the pressure is certainly mounting on all involved to make

As the Tidal Lagoon waits to be given the go-ahead tonight

there are serious questions over the future of the multi

million pound race track, planned near Ebbw Vale.

Those behind the Circuit of Wales, have been given a two week deadline

by the Welsh government, to show that they have

enough financial backing for the scheme to go ahead.

Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.

It's an ambitious and expensive project, supporters believe it

could transform Ebbw Vale attracting international events

But they have been significant delays to the work

It had asked the Welsh government to underwrite the entire

cost of the project, ministers told the circuit of Wales

to find more investors who were willing to accept more

Then they would consider underwriting 50% of the cost.

The economy secretary previously said this could not be allowed

This afternoon Ken Scates issued a deadline.

I have therefore written to the heads of the valleys

development Corporation today, asking them to make faster

Asking for evidence of named investor term sheets

The company has worked hard to get backing for the project,

not least with the local community in Blaenau Gwent.

Claiming it would bring 6000 new jobs.

But many, including investors, privately question how strong

the business case is for the circuit of Wales, and whether it

The company says it welcomes the Welsh government

deadline, which it adds, ties in with its own timetable.

A man from Swansea has been charged with terrorism offences.

26-year-old Lee Edward Griffiths is due to appear at Westminster

He's facing five charges of collecting information which may

be useful to someone who commits, or prepares, acts of terrorism.

Mr Griffiths was arrested by officers from the Wales

and West Midlands counter terrorism units last Tuesday.

A bid to stop a Cardiff man from being deported

20-year-old Bashir Naderi has lived here for 10 years.

His deportation was temporarily halted by a judge in October,

and a fourteen thousand-signature petition was handed

Now his girlfriend, Nicole Cooper, says they're "devastated",

after being told by their solicitor that his leave to remain

The Home office has been asked to comment.

BBC Wales understands the chief executive of the patients' watchdog

has been suspended on full pay, since February last year.

The Board of Community Health Councils is refusing to say why

The organisation is funded by the Welsh government,

and represents NHS patients' interests.

A campaign for Wales' organ donation laws to be adopted in England,

has been launched by a mother whose daughter needed a liver transplant.

Wales became the only nation in the UK to introduce a "deemed

Kerry Smith from Abergele, who now lives in Cheltenham,

Ms Smith's 15 year old daughter Megan Carson, had a liver

transplant last year, after developing

The more organs that are available, the more lives are saved.

My daughter, Megan, had to wait just less than two months,

we were incredibly lucky to get a donor that quickly.

Rugby, and Wales' interim Head Coach says he hopes games

in the Six Nations won't be decided by red cards.

Speaking at the launch of the Championship,

Rob Howley revealed he'll have a briefing from referee

Nigel Owens after stricter sanctions were brought-in around high

Reckless high tackles, obviously there's going to be red cards.

We are mindful of that, and we are in

big games aren't decided by red cards,

because, ultimately, for the

players, coaches, and more importantly, the supporter's

perspective, it's a shame if that happens.

Time for a look at the weather, Derek's here, and it's

It is. Extra layers will come in handy tomorrow, cloudier and colder

for most of us. Some of you will see the sun. Cloud increasing tonight,

thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. If you specs of snow.

Clearer in the north-west with frost tonight down 2-3 C on higher ground.

Above freezing in Pembrokeshire. The winds are a feature tomorrow

morning, making it feel cold. Gray for most of us. The best of the

sunshine in the north-west and on Anglesey.

The rest of the UK, a lot of plywood, thick enough for snow

grains in places. Not amounting to match. The sun should come out in

England tomorrow. Cold and raw, a south-easterly wind around freezing

in Newcastle. Milder in Scotland and the far south-west. Close to home

cloud in Powys, the heads of the valleys could give a little bit of

snow, but not a lot. Sunshine in the south and west, temperatures lower

than today with the biting wind. Tomorrow night 's freezing fog

likely on higher ground, the hills. A fuse box of drizzle, specs of snow

could make it I see. Friday is less cold, still breezy with dry, bright

weather but if you showers around. Maybe rain in south and east. It's

looking mixed for the weekend, she was on Saturday, heavy in places.

Bright intervals as well. Some uncertainty about Sunday, but we

could see some rain which should clear becoming dry and settled at

least for a while. Watch out for those cold winds tomorrow.

We're back with updates in breakfast from 6.25 tomorrow morning.

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