:00:00. > :00:00.joins us to say he is not scared of Brexit that he is worried that
:00:00. > :00:00.politicians are thinking of nothing is because he thinks there are
:00:00. > :00:08.bigger problems to deal with. Join me to find out more
:00:09. > :00:11.Welcome to Wales Today. Our headlines tonight:
:00:12. > :00:14.More than a billion pounds of investment for south-west Wales
:00:15. > :00:19.as Prime Minister Theresa May signs off the Swansea City Region deal.
:00:20. > :00:22.And how will Brexit affect farming here?
:00:23. > :00:44.Its been described as the biggest ever investment in south-west Wales
:00:45. > :00:46.with the aim of transforming the area over the next
:00:47. > :00:51.The Swansea Bay City Region, which was signed off
:00:52. > :00:54.by the Prime Minister today, is, according to its backers,
:00:55. > :01:00.They claim it'll create 9,000 jobs across four counties,
:01:01. > :01:03.from Pembrokeshire to Neath Port Talbot.
:01:04. > :01:09.Here's our business correspondent Brian Meechan.
:01:10. > :01:13.Theresa May swept into the Liberty Stadium to sign off
:01:14. > :01:16.the agreement that will deliver the Swansea Bay city deal.
:01:17. > :01:19.It focuses on creating highly skilled well-paid jobs
:01:20. > :01:22.across south-west Wales in sectors including life sciences,
:01:23. > :01:27.This city region deal that we will be signing today
:01:28. > :01:31.is a very good example of working together, a partnership
:01:32. > :01:35.that can deliver that and prosperity and growth.
:01:36. > :01:39.There are 11 main projects across the four counties including
:01:40. > :01:42.?40 million for a health care and well-being village
:01:43. > :01:47.and ?5 million for a new creative hub that will be home to S4C.
:01:48. > :01:51.The company behind this building on Swansea University's Bay campus
:01:52. > :01:54.will be one of the beneficiaries of the city deal.
:01:55. > :01:57.They build homes and offices that power themselves.
:01:58. > :02:00.This could be an example of one of the buildings of the future.
:02:01. > :02:04.Electricity comes from the integrated solar roofs and it's
:02:05. > :02:08.able to operate even on overcast days like this one.
:02:09. > :02:10.The walls have been designed to provide
:02:11. > :02:17.If you were to build a million buildings like this,
:02:18. > :02:20.you would get in the order of three gigawatts of capacity.
:02:21. > :02:23.That's equivalent to a large nuclear power station.
:02:24. > :02:27.The ?15 million this Homes as Power Stations scheme gets
:02:28. > :02:31.from the city deal will unlock a further ?60 million investment,
:02:32. > :02:34.making it a business that can deliver not just
:02:35. > :02:41.The city deal was originally billed as creating the Internet coast
:02:42. > :02:44.by the technology billionaire Sit Terry Matthews,
:02:45. > :02:51.Central to it was a cable under the sea, delivering
:02:52. > :02:53.the fastest broadband speeds from New York to Swansea.
:02:54. > :02:55.That's not part of the latest city deal.
:02:56. > :02:58.There are changes to this city deal from what was first proposed
:02:59. > :03:03.There's much more emphasis on building projects.
:03:04. > :03:06.On the one hand, some people see that this has made the city
:03:07. > :03:11.On the other hand, there are those who believe that it's lost part
:03:12. > :03:16.This is strategy, "You build it, they will come."
:03:17. > :03:19.It's been discreteted by economic development
:03:20. > :03:22.organisations around the world, so the question is,
:03:23. > :03:24.why are they doing it here in Swansea Bay?
:03:25. > :03:28.Critics point to the Technium project as an example of how
:03:29. > :03:33.They were centres targeted at supporting businesses
:03:34. > :03:35.and creating science and technology jobs.
:03:36. > :03:38.More than half closed down with questions over
:03:39. > :03:40.whether they provided value for money.
:03:41. > :03:43.What's important is the impact this will have on people
:03:44. > :03:46.in the region, including here on the streets of Carmarthen.
:03:47. > :03:50.It's important it comes this far west and I think,
:03:51. > :03:54.even if it stays in Swansea, it will benefit this area.
:03:55. > :03:58.I think they want to concentrate on shops that are closing here.
:03:59. > :04:01.This is the vision for what the region will look
:04:02. > :04:07.The real work starts now in making that a reality.
:04:08. > :04:10.The Prime Minister also used her visit to Swansea to urge
:04:11. > :04:14.Welsh companies to strike deals around the world as she insisted
:04:15. > :04:18.she would try to negotiate a free trade deal with the rest of the EU.
:04:19. > :04:22.She also held talks with the First Minister Carwyn Jones
:04:23. > :04:26.after he said Welsh support for the UK could be in doubt
:04:27. > :04:30.if she did not listen to concerns about devolution.
:04:31. > :04:33.We want to see a really good, comprehensive free-trade deal
:04:34. > :04:38.It's something that the Welsh Government paper proposed.
:04:39. > :04:41.We believe we want that for the whole of the United Kingdom.
:04:42. > :04:44.We are going to be out there negotiating that.
:04:45. > :04:49.That's going to be for the benefit of Wales and the whole UK.
:04:50. > :04:53.A man from Cardiff who's admitted five terrorism charges was an active
:04:54. > :04:56.member of so-called Islamic State, helping people prepare for acts of
:04:57. > :05:03.Samata Ullah stored extremist information on a memory device
:05:04. > :05:09.He'll be sentenced at the Old Bailey next month.
:05:10. > :05:12.A man who says he was repeatedly assaulted and raped
:05:13. > :05:15.by his psychiatrist, Dr Brian Harris, seen here,
:05:16. > :05:21."a sexual predator who knows how to handle people like me."
:05:22. > :05:24.Dr Harris denies 13 charges of sexual assault
:05:25. > :05:29.and rape against five men between 1991 and 2011.
:05:30. > :06:00.On the day Downing Street confirmed the process of taking the UK out
:06:01. > :06:03.Plenty to think about for the chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee,
:06:04. > :06:07.He met farmers and union members in Meirionnydd
:06:08. > :06:09.to hear their thoughts on agriculture post-Brexit.
:06:10. > :06:11.The inquiry launched at Dolgellau farmers' market will address the key
:06:12. > :06:14.issues for the future of farming in Wales once Britain leaves the EU.
:06:15. > :06:17.Geraint Davies is a sheep farmer from Bala and relies on the European
:06:18. > :06:20.market for exporting as much as 90% of his produce.
:06:21. > :06:23.There's a risk of losing financial support which is very vital
:06:24. > :06:27.Like a double-edged sword, we are going to be losing the free
:06:28. > :06:30.trade within the European Union, which is very important
:06:31. > :06:36.But Dafydd Jones thinks Brexit will give the Welsh farming industry
:06:37. > :06:42.As an industry we have got, the average age is about 58,
:06:43. > :06:46.you come to my county, Meirionnydd, it's well into the 60s.
:06:47. > :06:50.And you just look at the general farming for the last year,
:06:51. > :06:56.Agriculture is a massive part of the mid and north Wales economy.
:06:57. > :07:05.Those farmers are reliant on European subsidies as hill
:07:06. > :07:12.Welsh farming is heavily reliant on funding from the EU,
:07:13. > :07:17.with ?274 million paid in subsidies each year.
:07:18. > :07:20.We are going to need to have quite a few years of transition
:07:21. > :07:24.What I personally believe, and I can't speak for the whole
:07:25. > :07:28.committee, is that we need to make sure the amount of payments
:07:29. > :07:30.going into agriculture are absolutely maintained.
:07:31. > :07:35.But are maintained at the same level.
:07:36. > :07:37.Back at Dolgellau mart, it's a very British menu,
:07:38. > :07:41.but there still seems to be a taste for Europe from many of these
:07:42. > :07:44.farmers as they focus on getting the right Brexit deal.
:07:45. > :07:48.Football, and ahead of Wales' crucial World Cup qualifier
:07:49. > :07:51.against the Republic of Ireland on Friday just one injury
:07:52. > :07:56.Ipswich striker Tom Lawrence is out with an ankle injury.
:07:57. > :07:58.Liverpool's Harry Wilson replaces him.
:07:59. > :08:00.The players have assembled today and will travel
:08:01. > :08:06.Let's get tonight's weather. Derek Brockway's got the forecast.
:08:07. > :08:11.Today marked the spring equinox but it's going to feel a little more
:08:12. > :08:15.like winter over the next couple of days with some wintry showers.
:08:16. > :08:20.There will be showers dotted around, some of them heavy.
:08:21. > :08:24.Sleet and snow on some of the hills and mountains.
:08:25. > :08:27.Some clear weather as well tonight and cold enough inland
:08:28. > :08:32.There will be a chill in the air tomorrow.
:08:33. > :08:35.Some blue sky and sunshine but not dry everywhere.
:08:36. > :08:37.You can see there will be showers again.
:08:38. > :08:43.Across the rest of the UK, a similar story.
:08:44. > :08:53.Rain and hail at low levels mostly but some settling snow
:08:54. > :08:58.Dry in eastern counties and colder everywhere.
:08:59. > :09:03.Chilly and breezy in Wales tomorrow afternoon.
:09:04. > :09:12.A dusting of snow on some of the hills and mountains.
:09:13. > :09:16.Temperatures lower than today with a south-westerly breeze.
:09:17. > :09:19.A longer spell of rain tomorrow night.
:09:20. > :09:22.Some of this heavy with sleet and snow on higher ground.
:09:23. > :09:30.A few showers but some dry, sunny weather as well.
:09:31. > :09:34.On Thursday, a north-easterly breeze will pick up.
:09:35. > :09:36.That will make it feel decidedly cold.
:09:37. > :09:40.One or two showers but otherwise dry and some bright spells.
:09:41. > :09:44.And it's looking more settled and dry later in the week.
:09:45. > :09:48.Some sunshine and promising for the weekend thanks to high pressure.
:09:49. > :09:53.But gardeners watch out, there will be some overnight frost.
:09:54. > :10:14.From all of us on the programme, good night.
:10:15. > :10:17.The 24-year-old man has been charged with murder.
:10:18. > :10:20.You made sure an innocent man is charged!
:10:21. > :10:23.What gives you the right to say that he's innocent?