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W e st e r n M a i l NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF WALES Wednesday, 13 July 2011 Wales PAPUR CENEDLAETHOL CYMRU 60p ...NEWSFILE... Pressure mounts on Murdoch PRESSURE is mounting on Rupert Murdoch to drop his BSkyB bid. Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said the Tories would  join Labour and the Lib-Dems in supporting a parliamentary motion calling on News Corporation to abandon plans to buy out the satellite broadcaster. PAGE 8 BBC’s top talent wage bill rises THE BBC’s top talent earning more than £100,000 has gone up in its latest accounts. The corporation paid 274 people six-figure salaries in 2010-11. PAGE 13 Technician secretly  videoed women A THEATRE technician who installed a camcorder in women’s changing rooms was caught after filming himself setting up the equipment at the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd. PAGE 15 LETTERS Page s 18&1 9 BUSINESS 20-page pullou t TV Pag es 22&23 CROSSWORDS Page s 24&2 5 C a me r on: W a l es too r e li an t o n t h e s t a t e PM‘V AG UE ONFU ND IN GW AL ES; CAR WYNUNV EILSPRO GRA MME PRIME Ministe r Davi d Camer- on addr essed the Nati onal As- sem bly for the first time yes - ter day – but fail ed to set out  plans for a new commission to examine how Wales is funded. Inst ead he urged the We lsh Gov ernmen t to foll ow hislead in modern ising public servic es by en di ng th e sta te mo no po ly words described as “lectur ing” by First Minister Carwyn Jones. Th e Pri me Min ist er eff ect- ively put the ball back into the  par tie s’ cou rt by cal lin g onthem to come together to establish a PARENTS’ FEARS FO R SUMMER CHILDCARE MATT WITHERS Senedd Correspondent [email protected]  proce ss similar to the Calman Commi ssion , which exam ined the finances of Scotland. Itcameas, ona bi gdayin th e  Assembly , Carwy n Jones an- nounced his Government’s le- gislat ive programme for the next five years – the first time such a progr amme had been lai d out since the Ass emb ly gaine d full law-ma king power s in March’s referendum. New laws to tackle under-  per for min g sch ool s, for ce councils to work together and int rod uce an opt -ou t org an donation system were among the Bills proposed. But acting Conser vat ive leader Pa ul Da vi es said it “la cke d a cle ar str ate gy to stimulate the Welsh economy by encouraging entrepreneur- ship and helpin g small busi- nesse s to expand and create  jobs”. > REPORTS: PAGES 2,3,4&5 P ar ks co mp letes record-bre ak in g challe ng e P AG ES 6&7 Pa ge 17 OVER 1000VEHICLES IN ST OCK OVER 300 UNDERCOVER †0% finance offer only available on finance agreement up to 36 months.Finance subject to status. (Over 18’s only). Written quotations available on request.A guarantee may be required.  N  O  H  A  S  S  L  E  N  O  P  R  E  S  S  U  R  E  J  U  S  T  V  A  L  U  E FINANCE  AVAILABLE ON SEL ECT ED VEHI CLE S 0 %  APR REPRESENTATIVE  www.ronskinnerandsons.co.uk PLUS

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RIME Minister David Camer-n addressed the National As-embly for the first time yes-erday – but failed to set outlans for a new commission toxamine how Wales is funded.

Instead he urged the WelshGovernment to follow hislead inmodernising public services by

nding the state monopoly –words described as “lecturing”

y First Minister Carwyn Jones.

The Prime Minister effect-ively put the ball back into the

 parties’ court by calling onthemto come together to establish a 

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MATT WITHERSSenedd Correspondent [email protected]

  process similar to the CalmanCommission, which examinedthe finances of Scotland.

Itcameas, ona bigdayin the

  Assembly, Carwyn Jones an-nounced his Government’s le-gislative programme for thenext five years – the first timesuch a programme had beenlaid out since the Assemblygained full law-making powersin March’s referendum.

New laws to tackle under-  performing schools, forcecouncils to work together andintroduce an opt-out organ

donation system were amongthe Bills proposed.

But acting Conservativeleader Paul Davies said it“lacked a clear strategy tostimulate the Welsh economyby encouraging entrepreneur-ship and helping small busi-nesses to expand and create

 jobs”.

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