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The Ministry of Defence should be liable for prosecution

if members of the Armed Forces die during training.

That's what a group of MPs, the Commons Defence Committee, say.

The MOD at the moment isn't subject to corporate manslaughter laws

It's the toughest of testing grounds.

The Brecon Beacons in any weather can be unforgiving,

but on the hottest day of summer 2013, three young men on selection

Earlier this year, the inquest into the deaths of Craig Roberts,

James Dansby and Edward Mayer found neglect played

The Health and Safety Executive passed the strongest

section it was able to, a crown censure, and said the MoD

would face prosecution for their failings if it didn't

Now there are calls for the Ministry of Defence to lose that immunity.

Families need to know that where there is a death, that there will be

a capacity to hold the Ministry of defence to account.

The defence committee accept that in times of war,

the protection from manslaughter charges might be needed,

but when it comes to training, they say, it is an anomaly.

It is almost three years now since the reservists on the SAS

selection programme died here on the Beacons as a result

The MoD say deaths in training are rare, but they acknowledge that

And last year, they set up the Defence Safety Authority.

In a statement, the MoD said, "The safety of our personnel

They say they will now carefully consider the defence committee's

Wales should consider introducing compulsory voting -

that's according to a Welsh Government minister, Ken Skates.

The Deputy Minister for Skills and Education

said that he was worried about low turnout.

His party, Welsh Labour, have declined to comment on the issue.

The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru

Church and chapel members and leaders in Port Talbot came

together today to show their support for workers in the steel industry.

Dozens turned up for the special service.

Rick Hayes is the chaplain for the Tata Steelworks in the town.

Especially with the announcement of the possible sale of Tata,

we thought it would be an ideal opportunity to run a church

service and show commitment and solidarity with the workforce.

Football now, and if you don't want to hear today's results,

It was a heavy defeat for Swansea against League

Foxes 4-0 Swans, which means they drop to fifteenth place.

Cricket and Will Bragg hit a career-best of 129,

as Glamorgan reached 308 for six after choosing to bat on day one

of their County Championship second division match

Time now for us to take a look at the weather.

Tomorrow will be cloudy with scattered showers to start,

but we can expect more sunshine in the afternoon.

It will feel cold as the wind picks up,

And that's the news from the weekend team, more in the morning at 6:25

in breakfast and that's with Jennifer Jones.

But from all of us, have a very good night.