17/05/2017 BBC Wales Today

We begin with breaking news tonight and within the past few minutes,

the death has been announced of the former First Minister

Mr Morgan led the Welsh government from 2000

His career in public life also saw him serve as an MP in Cardiff,

after winning his seat in the 1987 General Election.

He is survived by his wife Julie and their children.

There will of course be full reaction to that

news on BBC News online, on our radio services in the morning

The news about the death of Rhodri Morgan can just

after the first Welsh television debate of the general election

campaign where Welsh party leaders clashed over Brexit.

The five main leaders presented their visions for Wales

after leaving the European Union and also discussed their ideas

Our reporter James Williams was watching.

Just weeks away from a snap election, called with Brexit in

mind, it came as no surprise that Brexit would dominate much of the

debate. Plaid Cymru 's leader wanted clarity about the future of Welsh

farmers, who on average receive about 80% of their income from

European Union payments. Either we are going to continue to have a

Welsh farming industry and its only with Plaid Cymru voices in

Parliament will we make sure that the Welsh farming industry has a

voice, all we can see that farming industry go to the wall with a lack

of Tory guarantees. These are the kind of threats we face in Wales

from the Tories. Each of the five leaders said Wales post Brexit

should continue to receive every single penny of money it currently

receives from Brussels. With three of the panel having campaigned --

having campaigned for remain and two Forli, passions ran high. Can we

behave like adults? Grown-up politics say the Liberal Democrats,

would entail giving the vote as a second referendum on the Brexit

deal. Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour won the Welsh assembly to have its

say. Ukip disagrees. The referendum was a United Kingdom referendum and

not just a walk referendum for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

and England. No part of the country has a veto on this and there are

differences in the voting patterns in different parts of the United

Kingdom. But there was consensus about the need to agree on the

rights of UK and European Union citizens across the continent. The

EU and the UK need to have a guarantee for each other's citizens

but it should have been done by now. Strong and stable leadership, I will

use Andrews centres for him, means making an agreement like that so

everyone has comfortably for the negotiations start. That has not

been done. Although reluctant to reference Jeremy Corbyn, Carwyn

Jones did defend UK Labour's manifesto commitments to massively

increase public investment and raise higher taxes on the wealthiest.

Plaid Cymru would do the same. The Lib Dems would add a penny on income

tax. While income tax would remain the same under Ukip. We have cut

corporation tax and taken it to 17%, a third more revenue has come into

the Treasury. We actually more money in Houston make businesses to create

that wealth and that is the key goal. What we have from the parties

on my right is an operation to raise everyone's taxes in this country.

Whether this being the fifth campaign in Wales in just over two

years, apathy was a concern for some. You have a responsibility in

the audience to challenge everybody that seeks your vote wherever you

are living in this election, challenge him on those issues and

share your discontent and have that dialogue with the people that serve

and seek to be your representatives. You need to give us the hard time.

And you the voters have three weeks left until polling day to do it.

A decision about whether to back the multi-million pound Circuit

of Wales race track with public money has been delayed

The Welsh Government says it must take its time before agreeing

to underwrite half the cost of the ?425 million project.

But opponents say the process is being dragged out

Our political correspondent Daniel Davies reports.

The middle of May, although it didn't feel like it

This was the time we expected an announcement here

The circuit would create thousands of jobs in one

of the poorest parts of Wales, according to its developers.

They've got private money to pay for it but need a Welsh Government

It seems every time the finish line is in sight, it disappears

Ministers blamed the latest delay on gaps and inaccuracies

in the information they've had from the circuit.

Sorting that out has added a few more weeks

Here in the Senedd, with a general election three weeks away,

opponents say ministers are quite happy to wait a little while longer.

What you've done is conduct a forensic audit with the express

purpose it seems to me are finding some excuse, any excuse at all,

And isn't it also the case, Cabinet Secretary, that having first

delayed the decision until after the May local elections,

you are now delaying it beyond June 8th.

My interest is with the people of Ebbw Vale.

Yours seems to be political self-interest.

A big difference between ambition and recklessness.

I will not short-circuit the due diligence process.

There have been many twists and turns since late 2011 when plans

The Welsh Government got on board the following year with a ?2 million

grant and two years later, it guaranteed a ?7

Last April ministers declined to underwrite the ?350 million

After months of negotiation, Ken Skates in February he'd look

in detail at a new application to guarantee half

A decision was expected in March, that was delayed until the middle

of this month and now, it's been put off again.

The Conservatives say there are serious questions

about more than ?9 million the Welsh Government has already

given the Circuit of Wales, while Ukip is urging ministers

We have Sony delays. I know the minister is saying this is about due

diligence but I think it is a excuse for delaying it beyond the

elections. I would give the scheme the go-ahead. I am not privy to all

the information the government has got but if I were a private investor

in the market for this kind of project, I would certainly put some

money in. The Circuit of Wales says it has

complied with every request from the government about this

complex application and that it looks forward to a positive

announcement soon but in the Bay, some says the outlook

for this project is starting Five people in Pembrokeshire have

been arrested on suspicion of "gangmaster" offences

following an investigation They were arrested in Milford Haven,

following a multi-agency operation. Dyfed Powys Police says those

affected are being fully supported. South Wales Police say they hope

that becoming the latest force to roll out body-worn video cameras,

will help deter criminals It says all front line staff

will soon be wearing the technology, It means all four Welsh

forces now use bodycams. Imagine being confronted

with this one day at work. This footage, an officer's eye view,

helped convict the man South Wales Police now the latest

force to use body cameras There's an opportunity

for the public to confident that police officers

are deploying their skills, using force in the appropriate

and proportionate way. And for police officers to feel

that they are being supported and if they are assaulted

or there are particularly negative interactions, the court will see

the actuality of it. The force says budget pressures

is the reason why they didn't buy A study by Cambridge University last

year suggested that after officers started using cameras like this,

complaints against them fell by 93%. Everything is being recorded

so there is little point in making a malicious claim against a police

officer and if you are an officer yourself, maybe even more reason

to act professionally at all times. Domestic abuse cases is one

area in which cameras Body cam footage from

Hampshire Police resulted in this perpetrator getting ten

years for assault. People don't realise

how bad these things are but with that you know footage,

they can see how bad it was. They could see I was

totally confused. Which you don't get

from a photograph. Security staff at the University

Hospital of Wales have also used Once they are turned on, aggressive

individuals often calm down. One expert says their

increased use could help People like to be able

to see what happened Previously, you would just

rely on a statement Now the jury can actually see,

this is what happened and this is the story

of what we are being Of course, it all does come down

to hitting record at the right time. Staff are being trained

on how to do that. Footage is stored securely online

and could even be used with face It will also be used for officers

to learn from incidents. Time for the weather forecast.

Tomorrow will be much brighter than recently. We will all see some

sunshine with a scattering of showers. Much of the country dry

tonight. Some clear spells. Showers in the far north-west. There will be

clear scare -- spells at much fresher than recently. Temperatures

dropping into single figures. A fresh start tomorrow with one or two

showers about but many places dry and bright with some blue sky and

sunshine. Across the rest of the UK, it is a mixture of sunny spells and

scattered showers. Quite a few showers in Northern Ireland. They

could be heavy. Should stay dry in London tomorrow. Pleasant in the

sunshine. Up to 19 Celsius. In Wales tomorrow afternoon, a few showers

dotted around. They could be heavy if you catch one but a lot of places

will stay dry and with the sunshine, it will feel warmer than today.

Temperatures up to 17 Celsius. Tomorrow evening, scattered showers

will slowly die down. Many places dry overnight. Quite chilly in the

countryside. Most places will start dry on Friday. There will be some

sunshine but the air will be unstable. Some showers turning heavy

and thundery but quite a few places will miss them and stay dry. As for

the weekend, a similar story really. A mixture of sunny spells and

scattered showers. Some of the showers on Saturday could be heavy

with a rumble of thunder. Fewer showers and lighter showers on

Sunday with more in the way of dry weather. I think we have seen the

worst of the rain for a while. Sunny spells to come.

Before I go, let me bring you that breaking news again tonight

and a short time ago, the death was announced

of the former First Minister of Wales Rhodri Morgan.

Mr Morgan led the Welsh government from 2000

His career in public life also saw him serve as an MP in Cardiff,

after winning his seat in the 1987 General Election.

He is survived by his wife Julie and their three children.

There will of course be full reaction to that

news on BBC New online, on our radio services in the morning