0:00:01 > 0:00:04Welcome to Wales Today, our headlines tonight:
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Flying the flag - Welsh businesses set out what they need from any
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Brexit deal on the eve of triggering Article 50.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Police hunt for Jordan Davidson, wanted on suspicion of murder
0:00:14 > 0:00:19after a disabled man's body is found.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20And fly-tipping on the increase -
0:00:20 > 0:00:25we hear about the new drive to catch those responsible.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Good evening.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will start the process of the UK
0:00:44 > 0:00:48leaving the European Union, by triggering Article 50.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And there's mounting pressure from Government and businesses here
0:00:50 > 0:00:52for Wales not to be forgotten.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56In a letter to politicians, seen exclusively by BBC Wales,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00the leading business organisation, the CBI, says the priority should be
0:01:00 > 0:01:02making sure all nations of the UK remain
0:01:02 > 0:01:05in the Single Free Trade Area.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13The UK Government has already given some idea of what Wales could be
0:01:13 > 0:01:16facing after leaving the EU.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Theresa May met business leaders, including the CBI,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21in Swansea last week.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23On her first trade mission outside Europe, she visited India to lay
0:01:23 > 0:01:27the groundwork for a future deal.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Today, she has agreed to begin discussions with Qatar to open up
0:01:30 > 0:01:35the Gulf states to UK products, but relations with is Scotland
0:01:35 > 0:01:37the Gulf states to UK products, but relations with Scotland
0:01:37 > 0:01:40have become strained, as it seeks a special deal on Brexit
0:01:40 > 0:01:43or says it will move to another independence referendum.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45The CBI letter to Welsh politicians spells out what business
0:01:45 > 0:01:48needs from negotiations, including allowing thousands of
0:01:48 > 0:01:51EU workers to stay here, and no trade barriers,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54either through tariffs or new regulations.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58A lot of them don't quite understand what is important for business.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00They are not that close to business.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Some are, some have very good relationships, but a lot of them,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I don't believe, know what we are really concerned about.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09And we need a launch pad for the rest of this century,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11we need to get this right.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14The business group also wants to make sure that Brexit doesn't
0:02:14 > 0:02:16lead to Leave-voting Wales and England and Remain-voting
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Scotland and Northern Ireland all going off in separate directions.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25In other words, keeping the current UK Single Market intact.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Here at Essentials warehouse in Cardiff, toiletries and cosmetics
0:02:29 > 0:02:33are being parcelled up and sent to shoppers online.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Mostly it is across the UK, but increasingly, other
0:02:37 > 0:02:42countries are important too, taking up 15% of the business
0:02:42 > 0:02:47with the biggest markets being Germany, France and the USA.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It is a similar picture for the whole of Wales.
0:02:49 > 0:02:5467% of exports from here go to the EU.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Germany is the biggest market for Welsh products,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00taking 24% of exports.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05France is next at 16%, and the USA takes 13%
0:03:05 > 0:03:08of what Wales sells abroad.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Raj Aggarwal is the Honorary Consul for India in Wales, and he owns
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Essentials and cosmetics retail outlets in Cardiff.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19The growing economy of India is another foreign market
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Theresa May would like a trade deal with after Brexit, but on her visit
0:03:23 > 0:03:26there, it was made clear that the country would want
0:03:26 > 0:03:30more visas, including for students, in return.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33There has to be that respect for people from all nations,
0:03:33 > 0:03:38and we need to treat people with equity and fairness,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42and unless we do that, I think that difficulties
0:03:42 > 0:03:46will arise, and I am sure the markets are wide open,
0:03:46 > 0:03:51especially the Indian markets, they are looking forward to trading.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53At this Swansea manufacturer, flying the flag for Wales
0:03:53 > 0:03:56is much easier outside the EU.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58The boss here supports Brexit and believes there is
0:03:58 > 0:04:01no reason to be anxious.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Perhaps channel that angst into something positive
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and look further afield.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I don't think that losing one customer will be the death of us,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13it just means we have to change.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17The UK has two years to iron out the details of its future outside
0:04:17 > 0:04:22the EU once the Prime Minister triggers Article 50 tomorrow.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24What that looks like will depend on how the negotiations
0:04:24 > 0:04:27develop in that time.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30We'll have all the reaction to the triggering of Article 50
0:04:30 > 0:04:35from Wales in tomorrow's programme at 6.30pm.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The search continues this evening for 25-year-old
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Jordan James Lee Davidson, who's wanted on suspicion of murder
0:04:42 > 0:04:46after a disabled man was found dead in Wrexham.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50A postmortem examination concluded 67-year-old Nicholas Anthony Churton
0:04:50 > 0:04:55died of significant head injuries sometime on Thursday or Friday.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Roger Pinney reports.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02A cul-de-sac just a few hundred yards away from Wrexham town centre.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06The body of Nicholas Anthony Churton was found here yesterday morning.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09There has been a police presence since then.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Investigators believe Mr Churton died some time on Thursday
0:05:12 > 0:05:14or Friday of last week.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16He was 67.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Detectives say Nicholas Churton was well known
0:05:18 > 0:05:20around the Wrexham area.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24At one stage, he ran a wine bar in Rossett, a few miles away.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The police say he was vulnerable, he had disabilities.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33A postmortem examination suggests he died of a severe head injury.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35This is the man the police say they are looking for,
0:05:35 > 0:05:3925-year-old Jordan James Lee Davidson.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Members of the public are being urged not to
0:05:41 > 0:05:45approach him if they spot him, but to contact the police.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48We believe that someone in the Wrexham area knows
0:05:48 > 0:05:51where Jordan is, and additionally, we would like to appeal to them,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54if they are aware of where he is, to come forward
0:05:54 > 0:05:55and speak to the police.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58We would like to reassure the public that every possible line of enquiry
0:05:58 > 0:06:00is being pursued to trace Jordan.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03We would also like to reiterate the fact that he is not to be
0:06:03 > 0:06:06approached, and if he is seen, contact the police immediately.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09There has been police activity elsewhere in this case.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Homes have been searched in another part of Wrexham
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and in Old Colwyn near Colwyn Bay.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion
0:06:17 > 0:06:21of assisting an offender.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24A student on a work placement at a nursery in Port Talbot has
0:06:24 > 0:06:26described seeing young children being frequently force-fed
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and "flung" by the wrists by a member of staff.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Swansea Crown Court heard the Bright Sparks nursery
0:06:32 > 0:06:35in Taibach closed in 2015 after concerns were raised.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40The former owner and two members of staff deny causing cruelty.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43The jail term of Andrew Saunders, who stabbed a couple to death
0:06:43 > 0:06:45in Cardiff city centre, will not be reviewed
0:06:45 > 0:06:47by the Court of Appeal.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Saunders, who murdered Zoe Morgan and Lee Simmons,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years and four months.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56The couple were killed last September near
0:06:56 > 0:06:59the Queen Street Matalan store.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Natural Resources Wales is warning that fly-tipping is on the increase.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07They say there were more than 42,000 incidents in the last year.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10They're working with North Wales Police's rural crime
0:07:10 > 0:07:12team to catch those responsible.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Today a builder was fined and ordered to do 100 hours
0:07:15 > 0:07:19of unpaid work for dumping rubbish on a country road on Anglesey.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Matthew Richards reports.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Oswyn Williams arrived at Mold Crown Court
0:07:24 > 0:07:26this morning to hear his fate.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29He runs a construction company called Glyndwr Services.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31In 2015, a large amount of rubbish was found dumped
0:07:31 > 0:07:34at Gwalchmai on Anglesey.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Two piles of green waste and rubble were in a lay-by,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and another pile containing clothing, a tarpaulin and furniture
0:07:39 > 0:07:41was left in the road.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44A receipt from a builders' merchants was among the waste, which contained
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Mr Williams' company details and his name.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Another piece of evidence also proved key to his conviction.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Oswyn Williams had offered to dispose of a number of
0:07:52 > 0:07:54pieces of furniture and other items from an office
0:07:54 > 0:07:57he was renting in Old Colwyn.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01He was eventually traced when a bank paying-in book belonging
0:08:01 > 0:08:03to the owner of the property was found amid the rubbish.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Fly-tipping is a growing problem in Wales, costing the taxpayer more
0:08:06 > 0:08:09than ?2 million a year to clean up.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Councils across the country now use everything
0:08:11 > 0:08:15from hidden cameras to a shared database of cases to catch people.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We estimate that about 42,000 tonnes of waste are tipped illegally
0:08:18 > 0:08:21in Wales every year.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24This is a combination of traders doing it,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26to legitimate businesses, and it affects beauty spots,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30it affects the environment, and it seems to be a problem
0:08:30 > 0:08:32on the increase.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34North Wales Police's rural crime team work
0:08:34 > 0:08:37with Natural Resources Wales to investigate the problem and say
0:08:37 > 0:08:40people need to be wary of some of those offering
0:08:40 > 0:08:42waste disposal services.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46We have a number of incidents now, ongoing cases, really,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50with Facebook being used to advertise man-in-a-van type
0:08:50 > 0:08:55business, and a lot of these members of the public contact these people
0:08:55 > 0:08:59and, subsequently, their waste just gets dumped in lay-bys.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Oswyn Williams escaped a jail sentence, but was fined a total
0:09:02 > 0:09:08of ?750 and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Crumbling away - that's the verdict of our roads from the latest survey
0:09:11 > 0:09:13by the Asphalt Industry Alliance.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It claims more than ?590 million would have to be spent
0:09:16 > 0:09:19to bring our local roads up to a reasonable standard,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23and one in six are in "poor structural condition".
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Here's Matt Murray.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The thud of hitting a pothole, enough to make
0:09:28 > 0:09:31a motorist wince and worry.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34An ageing road network, increased traffic and wetter winters
0:09:34 > 0:09:38are all blamed for the state of our roads, according
0:09:38 > 0:09:41to the latest survey from the Asphalt Industry Alliance.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Local authority roads are probably local authorities' principal assets,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46if you think about it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49People need to get to work, children need to get to school,
0:09:49 > 0:09:54social services rely on it, so it is important that our
0:09:54 > 0:09:58crumbling roads are maintained.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01This most recent survey says it would cost just over
0:10:01 > 0:10:06?590 million to get Wales' roads into a decent state.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11That is an average of just under ?27 million per council.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It also reveals that last year alone, 141,000 potholes
0:10:16 > 0:10:18were filled in Wales.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21The Welsh Local Government Association say they spent an extra
0:10:21 > 0:10:27?172 million on our roads between 2012 and 2015.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30That means there are now fewer highways in a poor condition,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34as the money was spent on full resurfacing work, like you can see
0:10:34 > 0:10:38here in Aberystwyth, rather than pack and mend repairs.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41In many parts of Europe, roads are often in a better
0:10:41 > 0:10:45condition than our motorways, but that is because of tolls.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47It generates income from maintenance, but it is also
0:10:47 > 0:10:51claimed it puts people off using them in the first place.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54While motorists at this service station believe roads in Wales
0:10:54 > 0:10:57are of poorer quality.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00They have been getting worse, I think it is maybe to do
0:11:00 > 0:11:03with the weather, or I think the budget is spent elsewhere.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07I have to go to a lot of villages that are sort of quite far out,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10go on a lot of back roads, and some of those are
0:11:10 > 0:11:11in a really bad state.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13But it is not just hundreds of millions of pounds
0:11:13 > 0:11:15needed, it is also time.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18And this report says it would take nearly a decade to make our roads
0:11:18 > 0:11:22a reasonable standard.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Let's see what the weather has in store -
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Derek's got tonight's forecast.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Hello.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31We have seen the last of the really nice weather for a while,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33we are all going to see some rain at some point over
0:11:33 > 0:11:34the next few days.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37But we have seen the last of the frost for a while.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42The nights are going to be much milder.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And that goes for tonight, cloud will keep temperatures well up.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Further outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Some mist and hill fog.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Lowest temperatures only eight to 10 Celsius.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53A bit of a damp start tomorrow morning.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Some drier spells developing, it may brighten up in Wrexham for a while,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58and most of the rain in the North West,
0:11:58 > 0:12:06on the Snowdonia Mountains.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Across the rest of the UK, rain and drizzle will spread
0:12:09 > 0:12:10northeastwards during the day.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Some heavy rain on the hills in the West.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Further south-east, dry in London, some bright spells, temperatures up
0:12:14 > 0:12:16to 15 or 16 Celsius.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18And the far North East of Scotland should stay dry.
0:12:18 > 0:12:25In Wales tomorrow afternoon, cloudy with the of rain.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26--
0:12:26 > 0:12:26-- with
0:12:26 > 0:12:26-- with outbreaks
0:12:26 > 0:12:26-- with outbreaks of
0:12:26 > 0:12:27-- with outbreaks of rain.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Some heavy and persistent rain in Carmarthenshire and Snowdonia.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Not wet everywhere, though.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33The far South and South East will be drier.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Temperatures above average.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Tomorrow night, further showers or longer spells
0:12:35 > 0:12:37of rain, heavy in places.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And a very mild night, temperatures in double figures.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43On Thursday, some dry spells, but as you can see,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45further outbreaks of rain.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Turning wet in parts of Mid, West and North Wales in the afternoon.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Meanwhile, the South East could dry and brighten up with temperatures
0:12:52 > 0:12:56popping up to 16 or 17 Celsius.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59On Friday, more rain to come, heavy in places.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02But it should improve later in the day, turning
0:13:02 > 0:13:04drier and brighter.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06A few showers.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10As for the weekend, sunshine and April showers on Saturday.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12But Sunday should be more settled and drier,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15thanks to a ridge of high pressure.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19See you soon.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21That's Wales Today.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24From all of us on the programme, goodnight.