:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to Wales Today - our headlines tonight
:00:11. > :00:12.a new election - some old faces - former Plaid Cymru
:00:13. > :00:18.leader Ieuan Wyn Jones - the latest to throw his hat into
:00:19. > :00:20.the ring to become an MP - again and teenager Ethan Matthews
:00:21. > :00:31.waiting two and a half years for a kidney operation.
:00:32. > :00:42.He used to be a big name in Welsh politics,
:00:43. > :00:45.the Plaid Cymru MP who became leader of his party.
:00:46. > :00:48.Now Ieuan Wyn Jones wants to make a comeback -
:00:49. > :00:51.and stand once again in his old constituency of Ynys Mon
:00:52. > :00:55.This comes as all parties are working frantically -
:00:56. > :00:58.behind the scenes to choose candidates,
:00:59. > :01:03.after last week's surprise announcement of a snap election.
:01:04. > :01:09.Here's our political editor Nick Servini.
:01:10. > :01:12.He's one of the big beasts of Welsh politics.
:01:13. > :01:17.Ieuan Wyn Jones has been on the scene for many years.
:01:18. > :01:20.Not only as the former MP and Assembly member for Anglesey,
:01:21. > :01:24.but as the Welsh government's former Deputy First Minister.
:01:25. > :01:28.It's been confirmed that he'll try to become Plaid's candidate
:01:29. > :01:30.in June but he'll have to win the nomination against
:01:31. > :01:33.a number of others within the party on Wednesday.
:01:34. > :01:37.In these exceptional circumstances, and they are exceptional
:01:38. > :01:40.circumstances, I believe we need people of experience,
:01:41. > :01:44.people who know the political system,
:01:45. > :01:47.you know how to campaign, who have got experience both in parliament
:01:48. > :01:50.and the Assembly, the Welsh government and so on.
:01:51. > :01:53.All that experience should be put to use.
:01:54. > :01:56.If he wins, he'll be up against the current Labour MP,
:01:57. > :02:03.Albert Owen, who has confirmed he is seeking re-election.
:02:04. > :02:07.He retained the seat two years ago with a majority of just 229.
:02:08. > :02:09.There is also likely to be a strong Conservative challenge.
:02:10. > :02:11.After all, this was a Tory seat in the 1980s
:02:12. > :02:15.The BBC will publish a full list of candidates
:02:16. > :02:20.Big name or not, there's always the debate about whether people
:02:21. > :02:24.vote for parties or personalities in general elections.
:02:25. > :02:30.It's the parties behind their policies and what they represent
:02:31. > :02:33.and what they have to offer instead of just a name.
:02:34. > :02:36.It is going to be both but it depends on the strength
:02:37. > :02:43.I'm still thinking about it but it's probably going to be the party.
:02:44. > :02:46.The announcement by Plaid's former leader comes as the current
:02:47. > :02:51.leader, Leanne Wood, said she would not be fighting her seat
:02:52. > :02:57.Today the Liberal Democrats announced the former
:02:58. > :03:01.assembly member, Lynette Parrott, will stand in Cardiff Central
:03:02. > :03:04.against the current Labour MP, Jo Stephens.
:03:05. > :03:07.This is a top target seat for the Lib Dems
:03:08. > :03:13.Expect many more names to emerge in the coming days.
:03:14. > :03:16.The parties have set procedures in place to choose candidates
:03:17. > :03:19.but everything has been shunted forward because in a short campaign,
:03:20. > :03:26.Also in a short campaign, there is no time to build up
:03:27. > :03:30.a profile and that's why the parties,
:03:31. > :03:37.if they can will try to select those who are already recognised names.
:03:38. > :03:40.One leading academic says there's a big scramble going on behind
:03:41. > :03:43.the scenes as no-one was expecting having to find candidates
:03:44. > :03:47.for a number of years and now it has to be done within a matter of days.
:03:48. > :03:51.Often parties will take weeks, if not months to select a candidate.
:03:52. > :03:54.There will be a whole process involving hustings
:03:55. > :03:58.meetings in different parts of the constituencies
:03:59. > :04:01.and discussions and vetting and so on.
:04:02. > :04:04.A lot of it will have to go by the board because parties
:04:05. > :04:07.have to have people in place soon and ready to fight the election
:04:08. > :04:09.and if that means short-circuiting some of the normal mechanisms.
:04:10. > :04:14.There's a growing sense of urgency surrounding the selections.
:04:15. > :04:17.Every day without a candidate will be considered a wasted day
:04:18. > :04:23.The Prime Minister is due in Wales tomorrow.
:04:24. > :04:27.It'll be Theresa May's first visit here -
:04:28. > :04:30.since she announced a snap general election to be held in June.
:04:31. > :04:32.She's expected to travel to a number of seats.
:04:33. > :04:34.The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn made his first campaign visit
:04:35. > :04:41.to Wales last Friday, to the swing seat of Cardiff North.
:04:42. > :04:44.A general election poll - commissioned by ITV Wales -
:04:45. > :04:49.has predicted a surge in support for the Conservatives in June.
:04:50. > :04:52.It could see the Conservatives replace Labour -
:04:53. > :05:00.A thousand people were questioned in Wales last week by you go in this
:05:01. > :05:05.poll for Cardiff University and ITV Wales.
:05:06. > :05:08.And what it has put the support for the parties that is the
:05:09. > :05:10.Conservatives 40%, Labour 30%, in Wales, Plaid Cymru 13%.
:05:11. > :05:19.And if you project that onto the potential
:05:20. > :05:23.numbers of seats that could be won, were looking at 21 seats in Wales
:05:24. > :05:26.for the Conservatives, 15 for Labour, three for
:05:27. > :05:34.So, it shows an unprecedented ten point
:05:35. > :05:37.lead for the Tories in Wales, something no one has seen in modern
:05:38. > :05:44.Professor Roger Scully from Cardiff University
:05:45. > :05:47.has spoken about Wales, potentially, being on the brink of
:05:48. > :06:03.We have the entirety of an, albeit short, general election
:06:04. > :06:05.campaign still see and there are dangers in making its seat
:06:06. > :06:07.predictions off the back of voting intention polls.
:06:08. > :06:09.Nevertheless, this is a sensational prediction and
:06:10. > :06:12.because of that, I think, it will create a lot of noise,
:06:13. > :06:14.and indeed provide a dramatic backdrop to the
:06:15. > :06:19.campaign in Wales over the next few weeks.
:06:20. > :06:21.A patient with a serious mental health condition
:06:22. > :06:25.and complex medical needs, has been waiting to be
:06:26. > :06:28.discharged from hospital in the Hywel Dda Health Board area -
:06:29. > :06:35.The patient is expected to leave hospital in around six months,
:06:36. > :06:37.after arrangements were made for their care.
:06:38. > :06:40.The Welsh Government says "delayed transfers of care"
:06:41. > :06:44.are at their lowest level for 12 years.
:06:45. > :06:48.Long-haul flights from Cardiff to the Middle East have been
:06:49. > :06:57.Planes will start flying to Doha - Quatar's capital - from 2018.
:06:58. > :07:01.Cardiff airport saw a 16% increase in passenger numbers last year.
:07:02. > :07:05.The parents of a 14-year-old boy from Burry Port
:07:06. > :07:08.have told this programme it's totally unacceptable their son
:07:09. > :07:11.has had to wait two and a half years for a kidney operation.
:07:12. > :07:15.Ethan Matthews was told in 2014 he needed to have his
:07:16. > :07:18.left kidney removed because it wasn't working.
:07:19. > :07:21.But he's still waiting for the operation and says,
:07:22. > :07:24.without it, he can't live a normal life.
:07:25. > :07:29.The family have been speaking to our reporter Aled Scofield.
:07:30. > :07:36.Ethan Matthews looks like any typical 14-year-old.
:07:37. > :07:38.But he can do the things most other teenagers do because
:07:39. > :07:46.It has been really hard to cope in doing certain things.
:07:47. > :07:49.I'm limited to do what I want and what I choose.
:07:50. > :07:51.His problems started when a lump appeared
:07:52. > :07:59.and he was left with a tract that wouldn't heal.
:08:00. > :08:02.He was told his left kidney was no longer functioning
:08:03. > :08:13.Despite being put on an urgent waiting list
:08:14. > :08:15.he's still waiting to have this operation at the University Hospital
:08:16. > :08:19.He has to take antibiotics on a daily basis
:08:20. > :08:22.and have his dressings changed two or three times a week.
:08:23. > :08:25.Ethan was given a date in January but the operation
:08:26. > :08:33.was cancelled after he caught and affection.
:08:34. > :08:38.His parents Ceri and Robert have complained about the delay.
:08:39. > :08:41.They told me it has had a major impact on their son's life.
:08:42. > :08:47.We can't go to the local swimming pool
:08:48. > :08:49.because of the risk of infection on his side.
:08:50. > :08:53.Contact sports, he's not allowed to perform in.
:08:54. > :09:00.Do you think two and a half years is too long to wait?
:09:01. > :09:06.The latest figures show there can be a delay for some.
:09:07. > :09:09.77% of children start treatment within 26 weeks.
:09:10. > :09:12.The Welsh government target is for 95% to be treated
:09:13. > :09:18.13% start treatment with 36 weeks and 10% are waiting
:09:19. > :09:25.This doctor is a retired paediatrician
:09:26. > :09:34.and says the delay in Ethan's treatment is unacceptable.
:09:35. > :09:37.This is very bad and if the University Hospital of Wales
:09:38. > :09:40.then they should look for the service somewhere else.
:09:41. > :09:44.The money from carrying out this procedure should
:09:45. > :09:48.come out of the University Hospital of Wales' bank account.
:09:49. > :10:08.For Ethan come his operation can't come soon enough so he can get on
:10:09. > :10:14.The skies above the Brecon Beacons National Park are considered to be
:10:15. > :10:24.but there are concerns that new streetlights are too bright -
:10:25. > :10:27.and damaging its reputation as a stargazing destination.
:10:28. > :10:30.The international body which granted the area the prestigious
:10:31. > :10:33.dark-sky status in 2013 says it's investigating
:10:34. > :10:37.after the lights were put in by the Welsh Government.
:10:38. > :10:40.We can see our shadows now, whereas before we had to move around
:10:41. > :10:48.We discovered last night that the sky is glowing.
:10:49. > :10:52.We can see Brecon over the mountains,
:10:53. > :11:10.The Welsh government installed the lights as
:11:11. > :11:13.The Welsh Government says the lights are installed for road
:11:14. > :11:14.safety and aren't intended to affect the environment.
:11:15. > :11:17.But it will consider dimming the lights if it
:11:18. > :11:20.Football and Swansea City have just four games left
:11:21. > :11:28.League One champions Sheffield United
:11:29. > :11:30.are set to resign Wales striker Ched Evans from Chesterfield.
:11:31. > :11:33.The 28-year-old last played for the Blades in 2012 -
:11:34. > :11:36.saw him serve two and a half years in prison.
:11:37. > :11:40.and at a retrial last year, he was found not guilty.
:11:41. > :11:42.Snow in the forecast - here's the weather with Sue.
:11:43. > :11:48.Snow for some of us because it is turning colder for the first part of
:11:49. > :11:54.the week with wintry showers and some sunny spells. This air mass
:11:55. > :12:01.chart shows a cold front sinking southwards. Overnight, clear spells,
:12:02. > :12:07.Frost forming in sheltered rural spots. Wintry in high ground. Cold
:12:08. > :12:15.winds and temperatures hovering around freezing point or just above.
:12:16. > :12:19.Tomorrow, a frosty start for some. Plenty of sunshine and more of a mix
:12:20. > :12:27.of wintry sunshine and scattered showers. A greater chance of wintry
:12:28. > :12:31.showers across north-east England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. A
:12:32. > :12:40.warning of snow on high ground. A risk of hail and thunder, as well.
:12:41. > :12:49.Cold, arctic winds. Highs of seven Celsius in some areas. The risk of
:12:50. > :12:56.hail and snow on high ground. Feeling colder in the brisk
:12:57. > :13:00.northerly winds. Wednesday, some early frosts, still feeling chilly
:13:01. > :13:08.and further showers, could be wintry in the polls. Highs of 8-11dC. At
:13:09. > :13:11.the end of the week, we lose the Arctic field, a return to milder
:13:12. > :13:18.air. Into the bank holiday weekend. Thank you for watching -
:13:19. > :13:25.from all of us on the