:00:11. > :00:14.Wales' Finance Secretary has urged the Treasury to abandon austerity -
:00:15. > :00:16.and boost cash for public services and the economy ahead
:00:17. > :00:23.Mark Drakeford says there could be a ?175 million cut
:00:24. > :00:30.Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones.
:00:31. > :00:32.The budget is the big chance for the UK Government
:00:33. > :00:37.So, it's a the first run out for the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond.
:00:38. > :00:40.In the past, it's meant that big-ticket items like the M4 relief
:00:41. > :00:42.road can get the green light, although motorists will know these
:00:43. > :00:48.Now Wales' finance secretary has written to his counterpart in the UK
:00:49. > :00:52.Government urging him to announce extra funding for health
:00:53. > :00:54.and social care services, which he said had faced significant
:00:55. > :01:00.Well, there are ?3.5 billion worth of unallocated cuts.
:01:01. > :01:04.Cuts that have already been announced, but where the Chancellor
:01:05. > :01:06.has not yet said were those cuts will fall.
:01:07. > :01:10.Now, a share of those cuts could be as much as ?175 million.
:01:11. > :01:16.And I urge the Chancellor to turn his back on those cuts, to say, "No,
:01:17. > :01:25.Mr Hammond said this morning there wouldn't be a big spending
:01:26. > :01:28.spree and that the job of reducing the national debt is
:01:29. > :01:31.Those who know the Chancellor said the challenge will be
:01:32. > :01:39.This is where the challenge is for Welsh politicians in terms
:01:40. > :01:41.of securing more investment into Wales, make winning
:01:42. > :01:46.With George Osborne, it was much more about the politics,
:01:47. > :01:48.particularly in the run up to the 2015 general election.
:01:49. > :01:51.We are now in a phase where actually cold hard economic arguments
:01:52. > :01:56.will sway the Treasury, probably little else.
:01:57. > :01:59.Many politicians in Swansea will be hoping that the Tidal Lagoon gets
:02:00. > :02:01.the nod, but they will have to wait until Wednesday,
:02:02. > :02:08.It isn't just about the huge billion pound projects.
:02:09. > :02:10.Carolyn Harris's eigh-year-old son Martin died after being
:02:11. > :02:15.She had to borrow money to pay for his funeral and now won
:02:16. > :02:20.the Chancellor to help families in a similar situation.
:02:21. > :02:24.I tried to give him an insight into just how painful that time
:02:25. > :02:26.is and how you don't consider the cost and anything,
:02:27. > :02:29.you just consider how you're going to get through every day.
:02:30. > :02:31.So, to remove the cost would be doing such a marvellous
:02:32. > :02:38.thing for any family, not even have to consider that.
:02:39. > :02:41.So, on Wednesday, all eyes will be on 11 Downing St to see
:02:42. > :02:47.what Philip Hammond manages to pull out of his red box.
:02:48. > :02:50.One person has died and another injured in a crash on the A470
:02:51. > :02:54.North Wales Police were called just before two o'clock to the collision
:02:55. > :02:56.outside the visitor centre at Coed y Brenin forest park, involving
:02:57. > :03:05.The road was closed in both directions.
:03:06. > :03:07.A man and woman have been airlifted to safety
:03:08. > :03:10.after being seriously injured at a Brecon Beacons beauty spot.
:03:11. > :03:12.Rescuers say the two walkers, thought to be in their twenties,
:03:13. > :03:15.were washed over the top of a waterfall while on trails
:03:16. > :03:18.Teams from Central Brecon Mountain Rescue were joined by firefighters
:03:19. > :03:28.and police in a four hour operation.
:03:29. > :03:31.More than 300 taxi drivers in Denbighshire have completed
:03:32. > :03:33.training to help spot the signs of child sexual exploitation.
:03:34. > :03:35.The council introduced the compulsory course last year -
:03:36. > :03:37.after the Rotherham abuse inquiry found taxi drivers had played
:03:38. > :03:50.Ice Hockey - and the Cardiff Devils lifted the Challenge
:03:51. > :03:53.Cup trophy tonight - beating the Sheffield Stealers 3-2.
:03:54. > :03:55.The Welsh side were trailing by two goals to one,
:03:56. > :03:58.but managed to get ahead, in front of a packed home crowd.
:03:59. > :04:05.It's the third time the Devils have won the Challenge Cup.
:04:06. > :04:12.Unbelievable. Unbelievable. The fan base, everybody involved, to do it
:04:13. > :04:17.at home, in front of our own fans, is something I will never forget. I
:04:18. > :04:19.was just excited to be part of it. It was a great atmosphere, the fans
:04:20. > :04:24.were amazing. It was a big win. And thousands of runners braved
:04:25. > :04:26.the rain this morning in separate More than 2000 people took part
:04:27. > :04:30.in the Newport Half Marathon; the Anglesey half-marathon took
:04:31. > :04:32.place in Menai Bridge, and around 3000 people descended
:04:33. > :04:34.on Cardiff's Bute Park The weather forecast -
:04:35. > :04:40.and apart from some parts during the morning,
:04:41. > :04:44.it'll be a dry and bright day - with some good sunny spells -
:04:45. > :04:47.and a few isolated showers. We're back in Breakfast
:04:48. > :05:10.with updates from 6.25. Good evening. We have seen all sorts
:05:11. > :05:16.today. Some rain, some hail, some snow and even a bit of sunshine.
:05:17. > :05:18.Things are calming down for the most part but still a bit damp