23/04/2017

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0:00:00 > 0:00:01That's it.

0:00:14 > 0:00:15Good evening.

0:00:15 > 0:00:25The Welsh Labour Leader says he would support the UK borrowing

0:00:25 > 0:00:27an extra ?500 billion if the party wins

0:00:27 > 0:00:28the general election.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31On a special leaders' debate programme on Sunday Politics Wales,

0:00:31 > 0:00:33Carwyn Jones said "there's never been a better time to borrow".

0:00:33 > 0:00:37Here's our political correspondent, Arwyn Jones

0:00:37 > 0:00:40Today, for the first time since the election was called,

0:00:40 > 0:00:44the leaders of the five main parties in Wales went head-to-head.

0:00:44 > 0:00:48Top of the agenda, Brexit and the economy.

0:00:48 > 0:00:51And from Labour's leader here, support for plans of ?500 billion

0:00:51 > 0:00:53of borrowing to help give the UK economy a boost.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55In 1945, a Labour government came in after the war,

0:00:55 > 0:00:58when things were much, much worse than they are now,

0:00:58 > 0:01:00when the UK was in a far more difficult state.

0:01:00 > 0:01:03Yet it created the NHS, it made sure the economy was rebuilt.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05It built houses.

0:01:05 > 0:01:08All these things were done at a far more difficult time.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11If they could do it, there is no reason why a Labour government

0:01:11 > 0:01:12cannot do it after June.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15Two years ago, the Conservatives made a cast-iron promise

0:01:15 > 0:01:16not to raise any taxes.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19This time around, they are refusing to rule it out while explaining why

0:01:19 > 0:01:21they are a low tax party.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24People will not put in the time, they will not create

0:01:24 > 0:01:26the opportunities in the economy, entrepreneurs will not invest

0:01:26 > 0:01:30and ultimately you will see a contraction of the economy.

0:01:30 > 0:01:34So we are the low tax party and we stand on that record.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37What we are also about is making sure that the public finances

0:01:37 > 0:01:46are in good health.

0:01:48 > 0:01:51Plaid Cymru go into this election uncertain if the party

0:01:51 > 0:01:57leader will stand or not.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59Today she said they faced what she cold grave threats

0:01:59 > 0:02:00which needed to be defended.

0:02:00 > 0:02:03We are under threat from an extreme toady Brexit which risks pulling

0:02:03 > 0:02:05is out of the single market.

0:02:05 > 0:02:06That risks many jobs in Wales.

0:02:06 > 0:02:09So as well as the future of public services and continued cuts,

0:02:09 > 0:02:14people also face a downturn in their economic outlook.

0:02:14 > 0:02:16Ukip have struggled to find their feet after a heady

0:02:16 > 0:02:18heights of the Brexit referendum victory but insists there

0:02:18 > 0:02:23is a role for the party.

0:02:23 > 0:02:31I intend to be a candidate myself to give a lead because elections

0:02:31 > 0:02:34for Ukip our work in progress always and one election leads to another.

0:02:34 > 0:02:38And we are still building our support base and this is going to be

0:02:38 > 0:02:39an important opportunity.

0:02:39 > 0:02:41The Liberal Democrats are trying to appeal to those who voted

0:02:41 > 0:02:44remained in the EU referendum and to rule out returning

0:02:44 > 0:02:45to a coalition.

0:02:45 > 0:02:47We're not going to have a Labour government

0:02:47 > 0:02:48at the end of this process.

0:02:48 > 0:02:50We are not great to have a coalition government.

0:02:50 > 0:02:53But it is very important that the stories of all the parties

0:02:53 > 0:02:56are very clear on what is at stake and the Liberal Democrats will be

0:02:56 > 0:02:58doing just that in the weeks ahead.

0:02:58 > 0:03:01The opening round of leaders debates is over about six

0:03:01 > 0:03:03weeks until polling day, there's plenty more debating be had.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06A service, to mark the 70th anniversary of one of Wales' worst

0:03:06 > 0:03:08maritime disasters, has been held near Porthcawl.

0:03:08 > 0:03:10On this day in 1947, 47 people died when the SS Samtampa

0:03:10 > 0:03:13ran aground on rocks at Sker Point, after attempting to

0:03:13 > 0:03:14sail through a gale.

0:03:14 > 0:03:20Most families, certainly my family talked a great deal about that

0:03:20 > 0:03:23dreadful night when so many lives were lost.

0:03:23 > 0:03:2770 years on and the scars of this disaster is still mark

0:03:27 > 0:03:35the community here.

0:03:35 > 0:03:38Crowds gathered to remember the 39 man crew of the SS Samtampa

0:03:38 > 0:03:40and the eight lifeboatmen from the Mumbles

0:03:40 > 0:03:41who'd tried to save them.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44There off the rocky South Wales coast lies the broken hulk

0:03:44 > 0:03:45of the 7000 tonne Steam Ship Samtampa.

0:03:45 > 0:03:48In a 70 mph gale, the SS Samtampa ran aground off

0:03:48 > 0:03:51Sker Point off Porthcawl.

0:03:51 > 0:03:53The alarm was raised in Mumbles and a lifeboat was launched

0:03:53 > 0:03:54in ferocious conditions.

0:03:54 > 0:03:58The crew was hit by a high wave, all eight were swept to their deaths.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01They talk about people having tar their windows several miles

0:04:01 > 0:04:05inland and the acrid smell of oil.

0:04:05 > 0:04:09Children from schools being stopped from going

0:04:09 > 0:04:12on the beach around, you know, Spring holidays, etc.

0:04:12 > 0:04:14It was a devastating event.

0:04:14 > 0:04:18We stand here today and none of us can even think

0:04:18 > 0:04:20what it was like on that night.

0:04:20 > 0:04:22Aside from today's memorial, there are constant reminders

0:04:22 > 0:04:26of the tragedy that happened on these rocks.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29The crews here today have told me that these blue bits are melted

0:04:29 > 0:04:32copper where they burnt the wreck of the lifeboat.

0:04:32 > 0:04:35And this is one of the surviving nails.

0:04:35 > 0:04:38Today's crews joined the service from the sea,

0:04:38 > 0:04:47to pay their own tribute to their predecessors

0:04:47 > 0:04:49and to show their courage will never be forgotten.

0:04:49 > 0:04:51Thousands of Welsh runners have been taking part

0:04:51 > 0:04:52in the London Marathon today.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55It was a very successful race for Swansea Harrier, Josh Griffiths,

0:04:55 > 0:04:58who was the first UK athlete to cross the line.

0:04:58 > 0:05:00But it was his team mate, Matthew Rees who stole

0:05:00 > 0:05:02the headlines, for helping a struggling competitor

0:05:02 > 0:05:04cross the line.

0:05:04 > 0:05:07Rees took hold of David Wyeth just over 100 metres from the finish

0:05:07 > 0:05:09and guided him up The Mall.

0:05:09 > 0:05:12He's been praised for epitomising the spirit of the race.

0:05:12 > 0:05:15Someone had to help him.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18I'm sure someone else would have if it wasn't me.

0:05:18 > 0:05:20So, yeah, we both had run 26 miles.

0:05:20 > 0:05:22We had to make that final 300 metres.

0:05:22 > 0:05:24And the crowd were incredible and really helped me and him

0:05:24 > 0:05:27get to the line too.

0:05:27 > 0:05:37Cricket - and Glamorgan have finished Day three

0:05:48 > 0:05:56runs behind the hosts.

0:05:56 > 0:05:58In their second innings, Leicestershire are currently 200-3.

0:05:58 > 0:06:00The weather forecast and cloud will thicken later,

0:06:00 > 0:06:02with patchy rain moving in from the north overnight.