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0:00:04 > 0:00:06Welcome to Wales Today.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08The headlines this evening: The First Minister refers himself
0:00:08 > 0:00:10to an independent investigation to look at allegations of bullying
0:00:10 > 0:00:11in the Welsh Government.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14£12 million spent on film productions, but is the Welsh
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Government getting a return on its investment?
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And can the skipper inspire Wales to a first win over the All Blacks
0:00:20 > 0:00:25in more than six decades?
0:00:25 > 0:00:29in more than six decades?
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Good evening.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43The First Minister has confirmed he's referred himself
0:00:43 > 0:00:45to an independent investigation to look at allegations of bullying
0:00:45 > 0:00:47in the Welsh Government dating back to 2014.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Following the death of Carl Sargeant, the atmosphere
0:00:49 > 0:00:55in the last administration has been described as toxic .
0:00:55 > 0:00:57in the last administration has been described as "toxic".
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Carwyn Jones had already agreed to launch an independent
0:00:59 > 0:01:01investigation into his handling of the sacking of Carl Sargeant
0:01:01 > 0:01:03as a government minister.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09Our Political Editor, Nick Servini, has the details.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Another week, and the First Minister faces another enquiry,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13this time over historic bullying allegations at the top
0:01:13 > 0:01:16of the Welsh government.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18They were made by this man, Leighton Andrews, the former
0:01:18 > 0:01:20minister for public services, and also the First Minister's
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Special Advisor Steve Jones, who said there was a cultural pure
0:01:25 > 0:01:28poison.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31They said it was toxic and that there was bullying in 2014.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Last week, Carwyn Jones provoked a furious reaction from opposition
0:01:34 > 0:01:36parties when he refused to answer questions about the claims.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I have nothing to add to the answers I have
0:01:40 > 0:01:42already given, but I do, again, of course reiterate
0:01:42 > 0:01:46the invitation that was made yesterday, if anyone wishes to come
0:01:46 > 0:01:51forward with further information.
0:01:51 > 0:01:51forward with further information.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55But he struck a very different, conciliatory tone this week
0:01:55 > 0:01:57during First Minister's Questions, when he said he accepted
0:01:57 > 0:02:07it was an issue that would need further scrutiny.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10And tonight, Carwyn Jones said in a statement:
0:02:10 > 0:02:13He went on to say
0:02:18 > 0:02:20He went on to say
0:02:20 > 0:02:23he had accepted with a current adviser to the Scottish Government
0:02:23 > 0:02:29to accept an immediate referral to allegations made in the last two
0:02:29 > 0:02:34weeks that he had breached the ministerial code.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The Conservatives had succeeded in getting a debate and vote
0:02:37 > 0:02:39next week at the senedd on whether there should be an
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Assembly committee into the claims.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45That vote is now unlikely to succeed.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Particularly as this development was largely welcomed
0:02:46 > 0:02:50by the opposition parties.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I think this is a step in the right direction,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56away from the First Minister investigating himself,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58but he has still got quite a lot of involvement,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00choosing who this person is and what happens
0:03:00 > 0:03:01when this person reports.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03We think what is required is for an assembly committee,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05as we are proposing at the Conservative group
0:03:05 > 0:03:07on Wednesday, to make the decision, is this
0:03:07 > 0:03:10a genuinely independent process?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It is a bit rich of Labour to be asking
0:03:13 > 0:03:16for an independent adviser now.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19It is something that Plaid Cymru have been calling
0:03:19 > 0:03:21for for a long time, and people will be asking, well,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25why are they doing it now, now they are in a difficult situation?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27So, yes, it is good that they are doing it,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31but it should have happened a long time ago.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33One of the minister said to have been undermined back
0:03:33 > 0:03:36in 2014 was Carl Sargeant, whose death a fortnight ago sparked
0:03:36 > 0:03:40a crisis for the Welsh government.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45a crisis for the Welsh government.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46a crisis for the Welsh government.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Tonight 's announcement effectively buys the First Minister some time.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57This will be welcomed when you consider how sensitive
0:04:00 > 0:04:01sensitive this subject is.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03The funeral of Carl Sargeant still has not taken place.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It means Carwyn Jones now had two inquiries hanging over him.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08He will never have faced such an intense degree
0:04:08 > 0:04:10of independent scrutiny.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Nick Servini reporting.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14In rest of the day's news: A second man is being investigated over
0:04:14 > 0:04:20allegations of sexual abuse on Caldey Island, in Pembrokeshire.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Police say he was a visitor to the island in the 1970s and 80s.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Two more complaints have also been made about Father Thaddeus Kotik.
0:04:26 > 0:04:2911 women have accused the monk of abusing them on the island
0:04:29 > 0:04:30during the same period.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Burial and cremation fees for children are
0:04:32 > 0:04:33being scrapped in Wales.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35The Welsh Government is making up to £1.5 million available up
0:04:35 > 0:04:37until 2020 to help councils with the costs.
0:04:37 > 0:04:47It follows a campaign by Swansea East MP Carolyn Harris,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53who had to take out a loan to pay for her own son's funeral.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Current cancer waiting times targets in Wales could be scrapped under
0:04:56 > 0:04:57new plans announced by the Health Secretary.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00At the moment, depending on how the disease is found,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02patients follow one of two routes to treatment.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Each route has a separate waiting-time target.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It's argued a single treatment target could help
0:05:05 > 0:05:10deliver better care.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11deliver better care.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It could make a difference, and if it didn't, we would not
0:05:14 > 0:05:15bother to do this.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Every time we change a measure, there is the inevitable criticism
0:05:18 > 0:05:19of the reason for change, and people doubting
0:05:19 > 0:05:21why you are doing it.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But this is really about understanding.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Will this help improve performance within a whole system?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Travel remains disrupted after yesterday's heavy rain
0:05:28 > 0:05:30which caused flooding in north-west Wales.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Some roads are still closed in Gwynedd and on Anglesey.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Trains between Holyhead and Bangor are cancelled until tomorrow.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37People had to be rescued from vehicles in Bethesda,
0:05:37 > 0:05:38and Llangefni town centre was flooded by around
0:05:38 > 0:05:44three feet of water.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47three feet of water.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50A torrent of water was just coming down here, just
0:05:50 > 0:05:51like a fast-flowing river.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Our shop over the road was up to the windowsill.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57But here, we could at least get into the shop.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03But once we were in the shop, we then could not get out,
0:06:03 > 0:06:09so we had to get the fire brigade to come and rescue us.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11A new £20 million poultry-processing factory has been officially
0:06:11 > 0:06:12opened in Wrexham.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15150 jobs will eventually be created at the Maelor Foods plant,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18which is on the site of the former First Milk facility
0:06:18 > 0:06:23which closed in 2014.
0:06:23 > 0:06:23which closed in 2014.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29Full production is due to start by the end of the year.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It's been revealed that the Welsh Government has invested almost
0:06:31 > 0:06:34£12 million in 12 feature films, but so far, only one
0:06:34 > 0:06:35has returned a profit.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38The government says it's too early to judge the success of the scheme,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40but the figures have prompted calls for more transparency.
0:06:40 > 0:06:48Here's our Arts and Media Correspondent, Huw Thomas.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Every little noise up there makes me feel sick.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Journey's End is one of several productions to receive
0:06:54 > 0:06:58money from the Welsh government's investment budget.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02It is designed to attract high investment productions to Wales
0:07:02 > 0:07:04and make sure they spend time and money here well bringing
0:07:04 > 0:07:09a return to the government.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11a return to the government.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16For the first time, we know how much they have been getting.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Their Finest received a £2 million loan, and after a fairly
0:07:19 > 0:07:21successful box office run, the Welsh government has
0:07:21 > 0:07:25recouped all this money, plus £50,000 on top.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28But other films have not done so well.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Takedown was the first to be backed by the fund,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32getting £3.1 million.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36It had poor reviews and went straight to DVD last year.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41So far, less than £1 million has been recouped by the government.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43On the success of others remains to be seen.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Journey's End will officially open next year, but it got £850,000,
0:07:47 > 0:07:52and so far, the government has got £80,000 back.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Most of the other films that got money are still in production,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57but opposition parties have questioned the government
0:07:57 > 0:08:00approach to film funding.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I think that we need an integrated and strategic approach to the film
0:08:04 > 0:08:11industry in Wales which brings the cultural and economic together.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I think we see people going off in very different
0:08:13 > 0:08:15directions at moment, and possibly would not as much
0:08:15 > 0:08:17success as we might have hoped.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Looks older!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21But talk of success and failure is premature and naive,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24according to the Welsh government.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It says the investment long-term commercial buses and,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and that the revenue will continue to flow from DVD sales
0:08:30 > 0:08:32and distribution is, even if a film fails to do well
0:08:32 > 0:08:35at the box office.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38And of all the films attracted to Wales in recent years,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40£100 million has been spent here, creating jobs and
0:08:40 > 0:08:43boosting supply chains.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Industry analysts agree that investing in films requires
0:08:45 > 0:08:48a long-term commitment.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53From my experience, you only start recouping those kind of investments,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56usually a minimum of five years after the initial investment
0:08:56 > 0:09:00is made, because of all the production issues you have,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and the various other partners involved, so it is far
0:09:03 > 0:09:06too early for anybody, really, I think, to be criticising
0:09:06 > 0:09:09the Welsh government in terms of the capital investment they put
0:09:09 > 0:09:12into these projects.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13I mean to come through this!
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Stick at it!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18The film world is used to the attention of critics,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20but it will be some years yet before the politicians' influence
0:09:20 > 0:09:22on the industry in Wales can properly assessed.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Rugby now: And the challenge couldn't be bigger.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Wales haven't beaten New Zealand for more than six decades.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Another tall order awaits on Saturday.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Coach Warren Gatland has made three changes to the side that lost
0:09:37 > 0:09:39to Australia in the opening match of the Autumn Series.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Tomos Dafydd reports.
0:09:44 > 0:09:4761 years of hurt!
0:09:47 > 0:09:48It is even longer now.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Three years ago, the last time the All Blacks were in town,
0:09:51 > 0:09:52and another defeat.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54These are the players hoping to make history.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56The coaches sticking with the majority of the team that
0:09:56 > 0:09:59lost against Australia earlier this month.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01There are no changes in the back from that site.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Alun Wyn Jones will skipper the side.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Josh Navidi is at open side, winning his sixth cap.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Justin Tipuric, who has not played so far this autumn,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13will be on the bench.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Wales face a New Zealand side pushed pretty close
0:10:15 > 0:10:18by Scotland last weekend.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19A narrow victory for the world champions.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23So, is there hope for Warren Gatland's team?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Someone asked me the other day looking for a headline,
0:10:25 > 0:10:26are they vulnerable?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I think they will be even more dangerous.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33They will have had potentially a bit of criticism from last week,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35but they are undefeated on this tour.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38The only change not enforced by injury comes at scrum-half.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Rhys Webb returns, with Jonathan Davies sidelined,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Scott Williams is preferred at outside centre.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Jamie Roberts, who was not in the initial squad
0:10:46 > 0:10:49for the autumn series, is on the bench.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55And winger Hallam Amos comes in for the injured Liam Williams.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57New Zealand will be without the captain.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Sam Whitlock will skipper the side.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Coach Steve Hansen is not complacent, despite losing
0:11:06 > 0:11:07to Wales since 1953.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09History is a little bit like a drought.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Every day, you get a bit closer to it raining.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14So a nation hopes the heavens will open this Saturday.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Well, after last night's torrential rain in north Wales,
0:11:19 > 0:11:20let's take a look at the weather.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Derek Brockway has the forecast.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Derek Brockway has the forecast.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26It's been very mild recently, but wet and windy.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Very wet in north-west Wales in the last 48 hours.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Two or three inches of rain has fallen on Anglesey
0:11:31 > 0:11:32with some flooding.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Thankfully, the next few days and looking drier
0:11:34 > 0:11:36and colder with some frost, sunshine and a few wintry showers.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Tonight, most of the country dry, but there is a risk of some
0:11:39 > 0:11:40rain in the far south.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42The odd shower on the north coast.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43A colder night than recently.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Ground frost in mid and North Wales.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Tomorrow, not a bad day.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49A lot of places dry and bright with some sunshine.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50There will be a few showers around.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Most of those in the north and west.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Maybe one or two in Powys in the afternoon.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Colder than today.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Top temperatures seven to 10 Celsius.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59But the wind will be much lighter.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Across the rest of the UK tomorrow, some showery rain
0:12:01 > 0:12:02for southern England.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Showers in the north, heavy and wintry in places.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Snow in parts of Scotland.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08The Midlands should stay dry and bright with some sunshine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Colder than recently.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Only four Celsius in Belfast.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Tomorrow night, some showers are expected.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14These heavy in places and wintry with sleet and a little slow.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16And also, some frost and icy patches.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Colder than recently.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Only four Celsius in Belfast.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Tomorrow night, some showers are expected.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34These heavy in places and wintry with sleet and a little slow.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35And also, some frost and icy patches.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Saturday will continue cold and breezy with a mixture
0:12:38 > 0:12:39of sunshine and showers.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Some heavy showers in places, and wintry.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43A little snow on higher ground.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Fewer showers expected on Sunday.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47More in the way of dry weather.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Some sunshine and slightly less cold.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Temperatures up to nine Celsius with a west
0:12:50 > 0:12:52to north-westerly breeze.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Next week, rain on Monday will clear to sunshine and showers
0:12:54 > 0:12:57and turning colder again.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02So we've seen the last of the mild weather for a while.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It is going to feel more seasonal over the next few days.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10Good night.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Good night.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13And that's Wales Today.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16We'll be back with updates in Breakfast from 6:30am tomorrow.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Until then, from all of us on the programme,
0:13:18 > 0:13:19good night, nos da.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24good night, nos da.
0:13:24 > 0:13:24good night, nos da.