:00:00. > :00:00.Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:09.Thousands of steelworkers at Tata vote to accept less generous
:00:10. > :00:11.pensions in a bid to secure the future of the industry.
:00:12. > :00:14.And, they say we'll all be driving electric cars soon -
:00:15. > :00:36.so why are there so few places to recharge them?
:00:37. > :00:40.They've voted for less money in future to save their jobs.
:00:41. > :00:41.Tata steelworkers, including 6,000 in Wales,
:00:42. > :00:44.have overwhelmingly backed a deal that will end the company's final
:00:45. > :00:49.The company's offer included a ?1 billion investment
:00:50. > :00:52.commitment at Port Talbot and no compulsory job losses.
:00:53. > :00:59.Here's our Business Correspondent Brian Meechan.
:01:00. > :01:02.28-year-old Scott's been working at Port Talbot for ten years.
:01:03. > :01:04.He followed his dad into the Tata plant.
:01:05. > :01:08.Scott and his workmates have had a tough decision to make.
:01:09. > :01:11.Obviously pension is not at the front of our minds
:01:12. > :01:15.as the older workforce but obviously it gives us hope for the future,
:01:16. > :01:18.that's what we need, we need to save the steel industry
:01:19. > :01:21.for our future and the future of the next generation coming through.
:01:22. > :01:23.Workers are being offered a pension that will give them
:01:24. > :01:26.a lot less in retirement than their current one.
:01:27. > :01:28.The company will pay 10% into the pension pot
:01:29. > :01:33.Tata says it's essential to secure the long-term future of Port Talbot
:01:34. > :01:41.The pension deal is also tied to a 10-year ?1 billion investment
:01:42. > :01:45.plan to support steel-making at the site.
:01:46. > :01:49.A minimum five-year commitment to keeping two blast furnaces
:01:50. > :01:52.And a commitment to seek to avoid compulsory
:01:53. > :01:59.I think although the employees at Port Talbot and elsewhere have
:02:00. > :02:03.They didn't really have any choice in the matter.
:02:04. > :02:05.The traditional company pensions scheme is dead
:02:06. > :02:12.Companies are closing the pension schemes left, right and centre.
:02:13. > :02:15.We had Tesco, which was a very big one, about a year ago,
:02:16. > :02:20.When the pensions deal was announced in December,
:02:21. > :02:23.the workforce seemed split and there was a significant chance
:02:24. > :02:26.But in the end members of the Community Union voted 72%
:02:27. > :02:34.Unite reported 75% vote in favour on a 69% turnout.
:02:35. > :02:41.While GMB says it members voted yes by 74% in a 51% turnout.
:02:42. > :02:44.Local union leaders who also worked at Talbot initially said they'd let
:02:45. > :02:50.But last month they urged them to back the deal,
:02:51. > :02:53.arguing the alternative was almost unthinkable.
:02:54. > :02:57.I don't think anybody had any great pleasure in putting the X in the yes
:02:58. > :03:02.box and I think people have thought about future and, you know,
:03:03. > :03:07.it is the ultimate sacrifice, you know, absolutely immense to do
:03:08. > :03:13.Do you think that Tata can rebuilt trust and how does
:03:14. > :03:19.Everybody I think now has got to a stage where we are tired,
:03:20. > :03:23.frustrated, and we need to rebuild confidence in ourselves,
:03:24. > :03:27.in the company and put us back where we need to be.
:03:28. > :03:32.The future of Port Talbot and the rest of Tata's steel
:03:33. > :03:37.operations may be a little clearer tonight, but there are many more
:03:38. > :03:42.decisions to be made about what that future looks like.
:03:43. > :03:44.A 23-year-old man from South Wales will appear before
:03:45. > :03:47.Westminster Magistrates tomorrow charged with possessing information
:03:48. > :03:51.likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing
:03:52. > :03:57.Nathan Saunders, from Tredegar, was arrested earlier this month.
:03:58. > :04:00.Police investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Usk have
:04:01. > :04:05.The incident happened at the One Stop Shop on Sunday morning.
:04:06. > :04:10.A 36-year-old from Blaina and a 42-year-old from Little Mill
:04:11. > :04:17.A 15-year-old boy from Little Mill is in police custody.
:04:18. > :04:19.Severn Trent has completed its takeover
:04:20. > :04:25.Shareholders were against the deal because of fears over job
:04:26. > :04:31.But they dropped an appeal opposing it on Sunday.
:04:32. > :04:34.Wales urgently needs a network of rapid charging
:04:35. > :04:39.That's the call from campaigners who say a lack of infrastructure
:04:40. > :04:43.in rural Wales is holding back the growth of low carbon vehicles.
:04:44. > :04:49.More from our Environment Correspondent, Steffan Messenger.
:04:50. > :04:53.Making the switch from a diesel van to an electric model
:04:54. > :04:56.was all about cutting fuel costs and helping the environment
:04:57. > :05:01.Based in Newtown in Powys, he delivers plumbing
:05:02. > :05:14.He's installed his own charger, which tops up the van
:05:15. > :05:21.But far from helping his business, he's found that a lack of points
:05:22. > :05:23.to plug into whilst he's out and about means this new vehicle
:05:24. > :05:27.On a fully charged battery, you're basically, you get about 70 miles.
:05:28. > :05:30.I mean, people talk about this thing, range anxiety,
:05:31. > :05:37.Currently to operate an electric vehicle in mid Wales is quite
:05:38. > :05:45.Currently, so-called rapid charging points that can top up an electric
:05:46. > :05:49.car in around 20 to 30 minutes are only available in four
:05:50. > :05:53.locations along the A55, and eight stops along the M4.
:05:54. > :05:57.Without some serious forward planning, the rest of Wales is,
:05:58. > :06:03.Use of electric cars is growing in Wales.
:06:04. > :06:08.Latest figures show there are 1,725 licensed vehicles here,
:06:09. > :06:14.The Welsh government says it wants to see that continued.
:06:15. > :06:17.More of us choosing electric vehicles will help tackle carbon
:06:18. > :06:22.But campaigners say a lack of charging infrastructure means
:06:23. > :06:25.the switch isn't happening as quickly as it could.
:06:26. > :06:28.People want to travel and use electric vehicles, but they can't
:06:29. > :06:31.because infrastructure isn't there, and infrastructure isn't going to be
:06:32. > :06:35.What I would like to see is government recognising that it
:06:36. > :06:37.does need some grant and funding support.
:06:38. > :06:41.Back in 2015, a report by transport experts commissioned by the Welsh
:06:42. > :06:43.government made a string of recommendations to
:06:44. > :06:49.They included installing charge points on all government property
:06:50. > :06:51.and encouraging local authorities to do the same.
:06:52. > :06:54.All the places that people want to go need to have
:06:55. > :07:02.And so until we get to that level, I think we are still going
:07:03. > :07:06.to struggle a bit to really make a difference in terms of our carbon
:07:07. > :07:09.The Welsh government told us it was considering the recommendations
:07:10. > :07:12.that it received and was committed to helping the low carbon vehicle
:07:13. > :07:17.Back in Newtown, Richard is hoping it won't be too long before he has
:07:18. > :07:24.other faster points to plug into, apart from his own.
:07:25. > :07:28.Able and talented pupils are not getting enough attention
:07:29. > :07:31.in Welsh schools according to the education watchdog Estyn.
:07:32. > :07:34.It says schools focus on helping pupils on the borderline
:07:35. > :07:39.The Welsh government agrees it needs to help able pupils
:07:40. > :07:48.Snooker now and Lee Walker, Dominic Dale and Michael White
:07:49. > :07:51.are all through to the last 32 of the Welsh open in Cardiff.
:07:52. > :07:53.But the star of the show was 15-year-old Jackson
:07:54. > :07:59.He's also through to the next round, out-performing some of the best
:08:00. > :08:10.Let's see what the weather has in store - Derek has the forecast.
:08:11. > :08:16.Jamie, I think we have seen the last of the cold weather for a while. In
:08:17. > :08:20.fact, if out like spring this afternoon with some sunshine.
:08:21. > :08:23.Temperatures in many places up to 12 Celsius. There is more mild weather
:08:24. > :08:28.to come over the next few macro days. Showers in the south this
:08:29. > :08:34.evening will clear. The rest of the night dry, clear spells. Some low
:08:35. > :08:37.cloud and mist. Not a particularly cold light. A bit chilly in land.
:08:38. > :08:44.Tomorrow morning, much of the country's drive. Right in places.
:08:45. > :08:50.Some sunshine developing. Across the rest of the UK, watch out for the
:08:51. > :08:53.patch in southern England if you are travelling. They will gradually but
:08:54. > :08:58.during the morning. Most of the South Pine and dry. The two showers
:08:59. > :09:02.and northern England. Breezy in Scotland with a few showers there.
:09:03. > :09:07.Some rain into Northern Ireland, which will cross the Irish Sea to
:09:08. > :09:10.North West England. 12 Celsius in London. Most of Wales dry tomorrow
:09:11. > :09:16.afternoon, some bright spells, some sunshine. Rain spreading down into
:09:17. > :09:20.the north of the afternoon was some of that could turn heavy.
:09:21. > :09:25.Temperatures above average. Some rain in the north tomorrow evening
:09:26. > :09:29.and overnight stop gradually turning light and dying out. Further south
:09:30. > :09:33.it is dry, some low cloud and mist. A bridge of high pressure over us on
:09:34. > :09:38.Friday with a cold front to the west of Ireland. Any list of fog on
:09:39. > :09:41.Friday morning will lift. Some sunshine and dry but cloud spreading
:09:42. > :09:47.from the West during the afternoon. Rain approaching Pembrokeshire. Over
:09:48. > :09:50.the weekend a few spots of light rain and drizzle but no more than
:09:51. > :09:52.that. On the whole, dry weather and staying on the mild side. The use
:09:53. > :09:58.soon. Jamie. -- see you soon. From all of us on the
:09:59. > :10:01.programme, goodnight. So, apparently Red Nose Day
:10:02. > :10:03.is back... Cool. So, we...
:10:04. > :10:05.We love Red Nose Day. Yes. So, Comic Relief have asked
:10:06. > :10:08.if we can help with a bit a reboot of the show.
:10:09. > :10:12.OK, cool.