22/08/2011 BBC Wales Today

Good evening, welcome to Wales Today. Our top stories tonight.

Lorraine Redmond is terminally ill. She says she may have to move to

England to get the cancer drug that could prolong her life.

It is my life I am talking about. I think I need that drug and other

people need it. A fund it needs to be set up here. The husband found

dead after shooting his wife. She survived. Now police investigate

how a man already jailed for having illegal weapons came to have a

shotgun. On holiday and on the scrounge. A

woman who said she could barely walk admits falsely claiming

thousands in benefits. In tonight's sport: The waiting's

over. Sam Warburton will become Wales' youngest World Cup captain,

as Gatland names his squad. And, instant hero. Swansea's new

keeper saves a goal and earns their Good evening. A woman who's

terminally ill with cancer has told us she might have to move to

England to get drugs on the NHS which could prolong her life.

Lorraine Redmond is selling her house and paying for the drug

herself. Avastin isn't recommended for use on the NHS in Wales or

England. But, across the border, she can apply to a cancer drugs

fund to access it. Here's our health correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

Lorraine Redmond was told in May she has terminal bowel cancer. She

has had chemotherapy, and her doctor said the drug Avastin might

prolong her life. It isn't recommended because government

advisers say it is not cost effective. She is selling her house

and paying over �1,000 a month for the drug. After that, I will have

to move to England. It is �20,000 a year. I will have to move to

England where they have a cancer fund. How does that make you feel

that you have to do that? I do not want to move to England because my

family are here. In England, the fund means expensive drugs can be

used by patients. It means all these cancer drugs can be accessed

on the NHS by patients in England but not in Wales. There are calls

for a similar fund here by a -- a similar fund here. Is it social

justice that a millionaire can get paracetamol in Tesco's. And yet

this patient cannot get Avastin? I want to make sure we create a

cancer drugs fund. Some question why cancer treatment should get

more money. It is not just a question of cost. We have two

compared with other uses of that particular resource. The Welsh

government says is already spends more on drugs per-person here in

Wales. One pound more than in England per person. But Wales has a

higher cancer rate than England. So the amount per person is actually

less. Lorraine is appealing against the decision refusing the drug. It

was her daughter's birthday last week, and she is determined to see

as many more as she can. Nick Phillips is the director of

Bowel Cancer Wales. Your wife, Marcia, died five years ago. What

difference would it have made to you, if your wife had had access to

these drugs? If we had had access, of which it -- it would have bought

more precious time for our family. What was it like in those final

months? She kept it secret from the family until the last moment. If we

had those drugs, we could have prolonged her life. Do you think we

need a cancer fund in Wales? Scotland and England has one, why

don't we have one? The Welsh Government says we spend more here

on cancer treatment than in England? That is a fair comment.

Why don't the AA manage these funds properly and redirect the men to a

cancer funds, it would cost only �10 million. Why can't some of that

money be re directed? Like in Scotland and England. As a charity,

you have given the range some money. What about those who cannot access

money for drugs? They are all basically die. -- They will

basically die. A 92-year-old widow was among those

hurt as she tried to confront a gunman who opened fire at a

hairdressers in Newport. Local people have spoken of their shock

at the chaos inside Carole Ann's hairdressers, as they tried to

treat the wounded women. Darren Williams, 45, who was later found

dead in nearby woodland, had previously been jailed for

illegally possessing weapons. The sign still says Open, but this

hairdresser has been closed since the attack on Friday. Darren

Williams burst hit in on the afternoon leaving elderly customers

running for their lives and the owner in shock. She said it

happened so quickly. The door opened, he came in with a gun. It

went so quickly, she didn't have time to think about it. He shot

Rachel, his wife, in the league. The among the first on the scene

were two people nearby. A lot of people were scared in case he came

back. Our main concern was to try to help the people because they

were quite frightened, very upset. One of them was 92, she said. She

was quite scared. She had only gone to have her hair done. She was

worried. A table had been pushed over. She said she had tried to

push it over to help one of the ladies. Darren Williams shot his

ex-partner who was working at the hairdresser and injured two other

women. He had been jailed for four months in 2004 after police

discovered a number of illegal weapons at his house. His family

said he had needed help after his marriage breakdown. Darren has

suffered due to the traumatic break-up of his marriage, and

desperately needed professional medical attention. We feel this was

not given, and subsequently this has failed Darren. In a statement,

the health board did not say whether he had been in contact with

them. After fleeing the hairdressers, Darren Williams came

to Brynglas Woods. Those living nearby say they often saw him come

here to walk his dog. Police say they discovered his body six hours

after the shooting. Today, it was back to business for other

shopkeepers on the road after closing for six hours after the

attack. Darren Williams's Ex parte net is still being treated in

hospital. Police are continuing to study CCTV images to piece together

the events which led to the shooting.

Police have been given more time to question two people on suspicion of

murdering a man in the Pill area of Newport. The 60 year old was found

dead on Broad Street early on Saturday. Police believe he'd been

seriously assaulted, and might have been run over, after being left

injured in the street. Hawk training jets at RAF Valley on

Anglesey have been grounded, as the investigation continues into the

Red Arrows tragedy at the weekend. Student pilots at Valley use the

Hawk as part of their training. Investigators looking into the

crash, which killed a Red Arrows pilot, will be examining the RAF's

entire Hawk T1 fleet. Children as young as four have been

treated in accident and emergency departments in Wales for the

effects of alcohol. Figures obtained by BBC Wales suggest at

least 1,200 children go to casualty each year because of drink and

drugs. More than 800 of them are admitted because of alcohol. We

spoke to a group of teenagers on the outskirts of Swansea. Their

voices have been disguised to protect their identity.

Sometimes, we have to stand outside the shop and ask people to go in

for us. I will ask my mum, my step dad. As long as I don't get too

drunk, they will buy me four bottles. We're leading to have a

good time. Only six or eight bottles. He tried to start a fight

but fell over and split his head open. He had a stomach pump.

Everyone has had one bad experience of drinking. We don't train

stupidly. -- drink. Clive Wolfendale is the chief

executive of North Wales Drug and Alcohol Agency, Cais. Are you

surprised with these figures? really, they're very much a chord

with what we find on the streets. This is a pattern for the past five

years, increasing amounts of drink being taken by increasingly young

children. It is a health problem with heart disease and cancer.

Those who do drink at 12 or 13, why do they start so young? A lot of it

is peer pressure, some of it is learned behaviour from parents. And

the marketing campaigns by drinks companies. Often, this is through

poster campaigns, and increasingly on the internet, social networking.

Everywhere young people are going they are bombarded with messages

which say drinking is a call thing to do. Those teenagers we heard

from asked their parents to buy alcohol. Is that a big problem?

certainly is, alcohol is easily available in supermarkets and

petrol stations. Although there are age restrictions, it is often the

case, older people, indeed parents, by it for them often to keep them

quiet. Or because it is what they do as a family. It is quite a big

problem now. It has overtaken illegal drugs as a major problem

for young people. The you can get more on this online.

A woman has admitted conning more than �25,000 in benefits by

claiming she was severely disabled, when she was filmed on holiday at a

water park. Annunziatina Attanasio had been claiming the highest rate

for both Mobility and Care for five years, before she was caught.

Rhodri Lewis reports. Filmed on holiday six years ago,

Annunziatina Attanasio shows no obvious signs of any physical

disability. But, when this video was shot, she was claiming the

highest level of Disability Living Allowance, meant only for the most

severely disabled people. The Disability Living Allowance is paid

out to people who need help with basic tasks like washing, dressing

or preparing a meal. The highest level would only be paid to people

who are barely able to walk and need round the clock care. Today,

she left court after admitting a charge of fraudulently claiming

more than �25,000 in benefits, going back to 2005. We have a lot

of investigative avenues, an intelligence unit looking into

people's financial history, utility bills, bank statements. We use

surveillance. We gather all of this evidence for the court. People will

be caught, benefit theft is a crime. The case was adjourned for reports.

Plenty of sport still ahead this evening. Just who's made the plane

to New Zealand? There is a number seven in every row at the stadium

but there is only room for one in the World Cup squad. But there is

no room for Martyn Williams. Jonathan Davies will be joining me

here on the sofa, with his We've not been shopping as much as

usual, according to new figures out today. The British Retail

Consortium says the number of people visiting our high streets

and shopping centres has dropped by 9.2% between April and July,

compared to the same time last year. That's more than any other part of

the UK, where the number of shoppers has fallen by an average

of 1%. If today is anything to go by,

Wrexham could be bucking the trend of a downturn in town centre

business. But experienced traders appearances can be deceptive. He

says for every good day there are many quiet ones. Stephanie both

started a business and she has gone. Bigger shops have gone. The little

traders are still here and fighting. If you took away the local

businesses, you would be left with nothing. Some businesses have shut

up shop and others are about to go out of business. For those who

remain, the pressure is greater than ever to stay in business. Next

door to John, a new store has opened. This business was based in

Wrexham's indoor market for 25 years but moved to the street when

falling sales proved they weren't visible enough. The ft fall through

the market dropped away over the last 12 months and we decided we

wanted a shop window to show our goods from. That is what made his

move to hear. But traders are working to reverse the decline here.

Given the success of the weekly market, there are hopes it can be

expanded to fill parts of the centre which are currently

overlooked. Instead of being on Queen Square, they can command a

high street and walk on to Eagles Meadow so it links the town

together. At the moment, there is a big void in the middle and there is

nothing linking Eden's meadow to the market. The British Retail

Consortium say the high number of public sector jobs in Wales means

people are spending less, worried about cutbacks. A boost in their

confidence should see a boost for town centres too.

The funeral of actor Huw Ceredig has been held in Bridgend today.

The 69-year-old, who died last week after a long illness, was best

known for playing Reg Harries in the Welsh language drama Pobol y

Cwm, a role he played for 29 years. He also appeared in Emmerdale,

Heartbeat, and the film Twin Town. 2,000 people living near the site

of the fire at the former Mettoy's factory in Swansea, which burned

for three weeks, will be surveyed about the effect it had on their

health. Residents in Fforestfach were told to keep windows closed in

mid June to avoid the thick smoke which remained in the air.

A number of seagulls have died and others have become ill after they

are believed to have eaten poisoned chips at Rhyl seaside. The alarm

was raised on Saturday afternoon after seagulls were seen convulsing

and collapsing on the beach. Police were called and a section of the

beach was closed off while the cause was investigated.

The waiting's over. Warren Gatland has named his World Cup squad.

Claire's here with the details. Good evening. It's been a gruelling

two months. Training camps in Poland and three intense summer

test matches. All of which got us here to judgement day. After a late

meeting last night, the coaches gathered earlier at the Millennium

Stadium to reveal their 30 man World Cup squad. And there's one

familiar face missing, as Ross Harries reports.

Martyn Williams has been one of Wales' most faithful servants. But

when it comes to World Cups, there's no room for sentiment. The

emergence of Sam Warburton and his recent elevation to captain means

there's no space for "Nugget" on the plane to New Zealand. Warburton,

who only recently took the captain's armband from Matthew Rees,

becomes the youngest man to lead Wales to a World Cup. It is

brilliant. Being captain the first couple of times might have been in

a developmental tour but it is only last week that I thought there

might be a realistic chance I could do it. The coach told me last night

and I was thrilled. If the exclusion of Martyn Williams has

made the headlines, the inclusion of Gethin Jenkins has raised a few

eyebrows. The prop hasn't featured in any of the warm-up matches

because of injury, but the coach says he's too important to leave

behind. And there's an early birthday present for Andy Powell,

who's 30 tomorrow. His try scoring performance on Saturday may well

have given him the edge over his back-row rivals. Elsewhere, hooker

Ken Owens sneaks in in place of Richard Hibbard, the latest injury

victim. In the backs, Lee Byrne's in as the only specialist full back

despite recent concerns about his form, and Aled Brew has claimed one

of the four wing berths. As expected, there are three

specialist scrum-halves. Relative rookie Lloyd Williams joining Mike

Phillips and Tavis Knoyle. That means no room for Dwayne Peel. Two

days ago, Wales were putting the finishing touches to their World

Cup warm-up campaign with victory over Argentina on this Millennium

Stadium turf. The next time they run out, it'll be for real, when

they take on the Springboks in New Zealand. The goal is to win a group

and get a potentially easier quarter-final. We have a very good

August and we believe we can do well in this World Cup. Put the

date in your diaries. With five wins from their last seven games,

Wales are brimming with confidence, and are arguably better placed than

ever to challenge for the World Cup. Former Wales international,

Jonathan Davies, has popped in to give us his assessment. Give and

take injuries, is it the right 30 going? I think so. Martyn Williams

is the big talking point. You can see their thinking. They have big

boys like Ryan Jones and Andy Powell and Dan Lydiate. There is

only one specialist No. 7. Is that a concern? Sam Warburton has been

immense in the warm-up games. They made him captain so he is one --

the more choice. But the way he plays, he does pick up injuries.

Hopefully, he will play in all the games. That is the one risk. There

is no specialist back-up for Sam Warburton. If anything happens, it

is going to be a problem. It is a shame for Martyn Williams because

he is stuck on 99 caps. Lots of debate over who should play No. 10.

Three of them could start. Would you go with the James Hook? I would

definitely go with a James Hook. We know what Stephen Jones can do. But

he has not played. I would definitely go with the James Hook

and I have been very impressed with his line kicking. I thought he

looked very sharp and I would certainly start with him. 20 days

to go. Us how far can Wales goal in this World Cup? It is such a

physical group and I think they have a great chance. A lot of the

South African players have not played in the Tri-Nations so they

will be rested. We know what to expect from Samoa and Fiji. Whether

the line at and the scrum going well, I expect them to go through.

I expect worse to go through to the quarter-finals. -- Wales.

Football and Swansea City are still searching for their first win of

the Premier League, but they did secure their first point this

weekend. Meanwhile, Robert Earnshaw showed just why Malky Mackay

brought him back to Cardiff City. His trademark back-flip, marking a

special goal. It would have been disheartening if

Swansea City had taken nothing from their first home outing in the

Premier League. They had a number of chances and a few missed

opportunities from Wigan and it will come down to a penalty saved.

The new goalkeeper testate and passed with flying colours. Instant

hero status achieved. He is a good player. He has got experience. He

is the Dutch No. 2. He has come in and been very good. It would have

been disappointing to have lost that game having had so much

control. Swansea place Jewsbury in the Carling Cup tomorrow night when

Cardiff City play Huddersfield after drawing in the league with

Burnley. It came down to Robert Earnshaw to rescue the point. A

milestone for him with his 200 Career Girl. -- Two hundredth Korea

goal. The manager still wants to add some new recruits. We are still

looking to bring people in. We have been so short in numbers. In the

Blue Square Premier, a goalless draw for New Court -- Newport

County but Wrexham beat Llyn Brenig 2-1. They are on equal two points

up the top of the table. This Friday marks a year to go to

the London Paralympic Games and one Welsh athlete's preparations

couldn't be going better. You may remember a few weeks ago we

featured Nathan Stephens as one of our five athletes to follow as we

countdown to next year. Well, he's already world champion and this

weekend he smashed the world record in the F57 javelin, competing at

the Czech Athletics Open. It's his first ever throw in excess of 40

metres and makes him a firm favourite for gold next year.

It was two wins on the bounce for Glamorgan's cricketers at Colwyn

Bay this weekend. After beating Leicestershire in their

Championship game, they won in the Pro40 on the same ground, beating

Lancashire by 69 runs. Captain Alviro Peterson smashed 144 from 89

balls to help the Welsh county gain victory.

Behnaz is at Castell Coch tonight. Good evening. Well, we've had some

fair weather around today. Dry and largely bright. The rest of the

week is looking a bit more unsettled with low pressure

dominating. Let's take a look in more detail now. More chance of

seeing some rain tomorrow especially in the east. So a

pleasant evening. Lots of bright and sunny spells before sunset.

Then late evening, thicker cloud and rain spreading in from the

south east, effecting Powys right across to Swansea. Further north

and west will be drier but cloudy. Remaining mild tonight.

Temperatures 12C to 15C. The winds remaining light. The pressure chart

for tomorrow showing an area of low pressure pushing up from the south

east and there is another one waiting out across the Atlantic. So

for the rush hour tomorrow, the south east will be wet and

miserable. Elsewhere, dry but cloudy. Sunny spells developing

through the day. The best of it in the north and west. A better

afternoon for all. Drier and brighter. The temperatures, 16C to

18C but feeling cooler than today. Here are some tide times. The time

of high water in Conwy, 0547 in the morning and 1836 by night. Tomorrow

night will be cloudy again with a few showers coming in off the sea.

Still mild with the temperatures ranging between 10C and 13C. On

Wednesday, another low pushing in from the west, so rain spreading in

from the west. Moderate southwesterly winds with highs of

16C to 19C. As for the outlook, low pressure taking charge from the

west on Wednesday. So it will remain generally unsettled with

further showers or longer spells of rain, some of which could be heavy.

However, drier and brighter interludes are still likely and it

It's coming up to 7:00pm. Tonight's main news again: Libyan rebel

leaders say they now control the majority of the capital, Tripoli.

Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi are continuing to resist, with tanks

defending the port and other pockets of the city. Tonight, pro-

Gaddafi tanks are said to be protecting the Libyan leader's main

compound. In New York, there are growing

signs that the sexual assault case against the former head of the IMF

Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be dropped. He resigned from the IMF

after his arrest. A hotel maid is due to appear before prosecutors

later today. A woman who's terminally ill with

cancer might have to move to England to get drugs on the NHS

which could prolong her life. Lorraine Redmond can apply to a

cancer drugs fund to access Avastin over the border, although the drug

isn't recommended for use on the NHS in Wales or England.