15/06/2016 BBC Wales Today

Tonight's headlines: For the first time, the Prime Minister and Wales'

First Minister appear together to campaign for the same cause,

We stand together and say to the British people, this is a huge

decision but let's get it right by voting to remain.

But Leave campaigners dismissed it as just another stage-managed event.

Also tonight: The police watchdog is investigating after a former

soldier died after being tasered in Llanelli.

Chloe Thomas pleads guilty to allowing cruelty to a child -

her 17-month-old son Finlay died with multiple injuries.

Officers fired teargas into the crowds, supporters seen

Thousands of Wales fans are gathering in Lille,

along with rivals from England, Slovakia and Russia.

The Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Carwyn Jones have

joined forces to urge voters to back remaining in the EU.

Visiting a British Gas offices in Cardiff, Mr Cameron said

the referendum campaign is "very close" with many people

The Leave side described it as yet another stage managed event.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Carlin.

Putting differences aside, they are usually miles apart on many issues,

but it was all forgotten today as David Cameron and Carwyn Jones stood

shoulder to shoulder for the first time. They made their pitch and

answered questions from all centre staff at British Gas in Cardiff.

With no mention of immigration, for example, and at times, the two men

were jovial. At the claims were serious as they made their case to

remain in terms of potential benefits, security, cheaper energy

bills, but time and time again, they returned to the economy. When Labour

and Conservative politicians are prepared to stand together on an

issue, together with greens and Liberal Democrats and trade

unionists, businesses and voluntary bodies, I don't see that as some

establishment stitch up, I see that as a reason to listen. 58 years

where we were on the sidelines, in the crowd shouting when their body

took any notice of us, when we had no influence at all on what was

happening in the European tournaments, and now we are there.

The same thing applies in the referendum next week. This is a big

moment in the campaign. The fact that the two leaders have come

together shows how serious they think the situation is. In Wales of

all places, there are decades of tribal animosity between the

Conservatives and Labour, and those scenes today will be unpalatable to

many. Both men have to persuade people that it has been worth it.

Leave campaigners dismiss it as yet another stage-managed event. The

constant deluge of prophecies of doom, of putting fear in people

because the world will come to an end if they vote to leave, I'm not

being believed by growing numbers of people. This was not the only time

today for the Conservatives and Labour to share a platform on the

EU. The current Chancellor George Osborne and the former Labour

Chancellor Alistair Darling want our taxes would rise and public spending

could be cut in the event of Brexit. But 57 Conservative MPs have signed

a joint statement saying they would block this emergency budget. There

is desperation on both sides, and I have already said the scaremongering

on both sides. This is taking it to a new level. It was unprecedented to

see the leader of the Conservative Party and the leader of Welsh Labour

agreeing on so much. They did it in one of Wales's biggest call centres.

The question is, whether anybody is listening at this late stage in the

campaign. Just how significant was this?

Well, it was symbolic and not without its risks. Welsh Labour are

acutely aware of what happened to Scottish Labour when they shared

platforms with Labour in the Scottish referendum. There are

different circumstances now, and that is why Labour felt comfortable

doing it. The big question is what kind of impact this will have. The

problem for Labour is that so many of its traditional supporters are

considering a vote to leave because they are disaffected with politics

and concerned about immigration. Frankly, an appearance of David

Cameron is not going to change their minds. One area where it could help,

though, is trying to clarify the confusion that does exist among the

public, about where Labour stands on the position and its stance on the

European Union. A final thought the very fact that today has happened

today at this afternoon, tells you all you need to know about how close

this contest is with a matter of days to go.

A former soldier has died after being hated by police. The

43-year-old man was well-known for his committee work in the town --

tasered. Eyewitnesses said he stabbed himself and a dog with a

knife. Welcomes home from Iraq a hero,

Spencer, a former member of the Royal Welsh Regiment, served in the

Army for 15 years. He told this programme how tough duty there had

been. I served in times where it was a very scary place to be, and of

loosely as being professional in what we do we continued with the

operation in hand. Friends say military life took its toll and he

was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Police were called

here by a member of the public who was concerned about the welfare and

the behaviour of a man who appeared to be injured. We are told that

during an engagement a taser was discharged. He was a regular at this

gym, and here and in town, well-known for his committee spirit.

I know that he set up a watchdog to make sure children were getting home

safely. He was a pillar of the community. He was quite selfless.

The police have referred the case to the IPCC, which is investigating.

French Police have clashed with fans in the centre of Lille tonight.

Thousands of Wales supporters have been gathering in the city,

along with fans from England, Slovakia and Russia.

I would say in the last hour or so, the atmosphere has changed in Lille.

Away from the fans, there are thousands of fans on the streets

here, and whilst out filming we heard a large bang and there was a

huge rush of fans charging down one of the main streets. A lot of the

lease in white skier followed them in an attempt to contain the

disturbance. Dash-macro police in riot gear. They have used tear gas

to try to disperse those crowds. Clashes between police and fans

tonight on the street in Lille. As thousands from the stadium is built

into the city, the atmosphere ten. At the moment, police are gathered

here and it is not clear what is happening. There was a loud bang and

a big rush of fans down this road. The police are quick to respond, it

is just finding out what is going on. Just before a large number of

England fans gathered in the bars of a square, loading Russian fans after

the loss to Slovakia, and as always plenty of police to watch the

performance. In preparation for any trouble, there are an extra 4000

officers on the streets of the city tonight. 350 bars will close early

than normal at around midnight. In the fan zone they are serving lower

strength beer. Authorities have banned the sale of alcohol in shops

and supermarkets, but that is proving difficult to police. Any

city in the world that has introduced that type of licensing

legislation, within a matter of hours, in a city the size of Lille,

to try to police that 100% will be very difficult. The football

supporters Federation which has already met with French lease and

Uefa security advisers is not invent alcohol is the problem. I don't know

how they can impose that, with some 80 people in the city, you have got

these little outlets. There are too many outlets that sell alcohol it

would be impossible to impose. What people need to bear in mind, this is

not alcohol fuelled violence, this is premeditated violence by

hooligans who are not drinking. Police have been quick to respond to

disturbance is tonight, releasing tear gas to disperse the crowd, but

they may well be in for a long night ahead.

It is not just football supporters in this city. As we moved away from

this disturbance there were people coughing, just on their way home

from work. Our eyes were stinging and burning, and we were just on the

edge of that tear gas. The situation is ongoing and there are plenty of

police on the streets. We will bring you the latest as we have it and of

course the football news. A mother from Rhondda Cynon Taff has

admitted causing or allowing cruelty Chloe Thomas originally denied

neglecting her toddler, Finley, who died from "catastrophic"

injuries at his home near Tonypandy. Her boyfriend, Sean Buckley,

denies murder and has been giving From Cardiff Crown Court,

Paul Heaney reports. The prosecution says Finlay Thomas

had injuries that should not From his home here near Tonypandy

he was taken by ambulance His mother, Chloe Thomas,

seen here at an earlier hearing, Today in court, shaking and crying,

she changed her plea, admitting for the first time

to causing or allowing cruelty. Her boyfriend, Sean Buckley,

denies murdering the toddler. Sean Buckley told the court today

he had a good relationship with Finlay, and repeatedly denied

doing anything He said he was aware that he had

fallen down the stairs two or three times before, but he had never seen

that happen himself. He was extremely upset

as he described finding Finlay at the bottom of the stairs

the day he died. "I tried to pick up and put

on his feet", he said, "I gave him a little wobble

to try to rowse him, He rang his mother and started

chest compressions. He admitted he did not really

know what he was doing, but he denies the charges

against him and the trial continues. Still to come: Wales has more

passion than England, says Gareth Bale. We will hear reaction from the

England camp. Some parts of the country have been

hit by thunderstorms again today with flash flooding in places, and

there is a warning of more to come tomorrow.

The defence has started in the trial of David Ellis,

The 41-year-old denies murder but admits the manslaughter

He told Swansea Crown Court he was asked to give sexual favours in lieu

of rent. David Ellis told the jury his

landlord Alec Warburton asked him to perform sexual favours

because he had failed Mr Ellis told the jury

he was repulsed by this He said he then decided

he would steal money from other tenants in the property in order

to pay his rent and get away The jury heard on the 31st July

an altercation broke out Mr Ellis said his landlord made

sexual advances towards him, and as he tried to fight him off,

he picked up a hammer, hitting him on the back of the head

more than twice. He told the jury he panicked

and then decided to drive the landlord's body to North Wales,

and dumped it in a disused quarry. Mr Ellis said he then made his way

to Northern Ireland before ending up in the Republic of Ireland,

where he was arrested by the Garda. He confessed to police

there what he had done with Mr Warburton's body saying,

"I just thought it was the best David Craig Ellis denies murder

and the trial continues. The National Grid says

it is attempting to protect the beauty of the Menai Strait

by keeping infrastructure for the connection to the planned

Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station Last year the Grid said cables

would cross between Anglesey and mainland Wales underground

rather than on pylons. Critics say the whole route should

be undersea or underground, but the National Grid has always

argued that's too expensive. We understand that people have told

us they would like to put the whole collection underground. Today we are

focusing on this area must we have nothing new to tell you about the

rest of the connection, but we are developing our design and proposals

about the entirety of the route, and before the end of the year we will

come back with those detailed designs and ask people about their

opinions of those. More than two-thirds

of Assembly Members have signed a letter to the BBC

Director General, Tony Hall, demanding he is "specific" about how

much extra money he intends In 2014, Lord Hall told an audience

in Cardiff that English-language television programming in Wales had

been "eroded" and he subsequently said he planned to "allocate

additional funding" to the nations. Unemployment in Wales remains below

the rate for the UK as a whole. The Office for National Statistics

says between February and April the jobless rate here was 4.7%,

compared to 5% across the UK. Back to France now, and to Lens

where Wales play England in their second Euro

2016 match tomorrow. England manager Roy Hodgson has been

responding to Gareth Bale's comments about the Welsh side having more

passion than the English. We can join Iwan Griffiths now,

who's at the stadium in Lens. Thank you. Well, the Wales squad

have just finished training here this evening. The manager was

Coleman has said he never wanted to be drawn in the same group as

England. He knew what to expect, he said, from the circus that came with

this fixture, the circus being the psychological mind games we have

witnessed over the last few days. Now it is down to the football, but

when it comes to this clash, the history books don't favour Wales.

Of the 103 games between the national football teams, Wales have

won on just 14 occasions. It is not the healthiest of records, and there

is more than usual riding on this one. But, with Wayne Hennessey

Bactrian today, the squad fully fit, the manager is not thinking of the

past and is keen to concentrate on football alone. As soon as the

whistle goes tomorrow, both teams will be at it. It will be a typical

British game, I should imagine, physical and aggressive. There is

quality in both teams. I am looking forward to a good game of football

tomorrow. Once the whistle goes, it doesn't matter what anybody said we

will just get down to business. The mind games have been ongoing this

week. Wales is a better team, says Alan Ramsey. Wales have more

passion, according to Gareth Bale. Today, the England camp reacted. We

are perfectly satisfied with the passion we bring to our games, and

we don't have any doubt ourselves about our passion and desire and our

commitment. We wish to do well in the tournament, and if other people

have another opinion and think they are better at it, that is fine by

me, but it is not something that I really believe is worthy of comment,

if I am to be brutally honest. England qualified for this

tournament by winning all ten games and Captain Wayne Rooney is still

amongst the favourites in the accommodation. Having said that,

they have not had the perfect start here in France. Despite an assured

performance against Russia on Saturday, they settled with a draw,

which leaves them third. Group B is wide open tonight with Wales and

Slovakia equal on three points after they beat Russia this afternoon. Oh,

how well directed! Mark Hughes's strike in 1984 secured a 1-0 win

over England. It is over 30 years since Wales were last victorious

over their neighbours. The captain on that date field it is time for a

change of fortune. Memories of 85, we won the game 1-0. Him and Alan

Davies made the debuts last night. It is always a tough game and you

always need a bit of luck and I think luck is with us. I can see a

result. Since that 1984 win, England have not conceded a goal against

Wales, winning all four matches. That, by now, is history and Chris

Coleman's men are here to create a bit of their own.

It is difficult to exaggerate the magnitude of this game. It is Wales

against England, but it is the European Championships for a place

in the last 16 up for grabs. Chris Coleman has urged his players to

keep their emotions in check, play the game not the occasion. That may

be difficult here at 2pm tomorrow afternoon.

It will be quite a match. Thank you. Let's find out what the weather

will be like in Lens tomorrow Well, showers are forecast

in Lens tomorrow, and maybe Highs of around 19 Celsius,

so not too hot for the players. Back home, we've had a big contrast

in the weather today. Sunshine in Pensarn and Abergele

for the Flying Scotman. Dark clouds, thunderstorms and flash

flooding in Swansea. The radar shows today's rain

and torrential downpours. Thunder and hail in Tremadog and

Newtown. This evening, the heavy

showers and thunderstorms Most places will become dry

with only a few showers by dawn, lowest temperatures 10 to 14

Celsius. Here's the picture for 8am

in the morning ? it ll be misty in places with one or two showers

in the south and Powys. Bright in parts of the West

with some sunshine. During the day, more showers

will break out. Like today, some of

them will turn nasty. Torrential rain in places

with thunder and a risk Parts of the North and West

will stay dry with some sunshine. So, more downpours and thunderstorms

tomorrow with a Met Office warning in force, but some

places will miss them. Most of Pembrokeshire should

stay stay dry tomorrow. Tomorrow evening, the heavy

downpours and thunderstorms will fade away, but a few showers

will continue through the night. On Friday, some dry

weather and sunshine. A few showers will break out again,

most of them in the south, Drier and more settled,

with the best of the That is Wales Today. More after the

ten o'clock news. Have a good evening. Goodbye.