14/09/2016 BBC Wales Today

Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines:

The trial of a former North Wales Police superintendent

accused of historic sex abuse begins at Mold Crown Court.

Retiring after 14 years, in his last address,

the Archbishop of Wales has urged the Church

The Church has treated gay people like it has treated other

minorities in the past, in a pretty shocking way.

And therefore, I am just saying to people, don't imagine that

you are being un-Biblical if you vote in favour.

Unemployment here falls again, with the gap between Wales

and the rest of the UK continuing to widen.

Changing the school week to four longer days and one half day -

research is carried out for the Welsh government.

Changing the routine is going to be very challenging for me,

I would be quite happy with it but then again I don't work.

And she's our golden girl - we hear from Hollie Arnold

as she reflects on her Paralympic success.

A court has heard how a former senior North Wales Police officer

who faces sexual charges was seen at a house frequented

Gordon Anglesea denies three charges of indecent assault and one serious

sexual offence dating back to the 1980s.

A jury at Mold Crown Court heard how one of his alleged victims claims

he was handed between abusers like a handbag.

Gordon Anglesea arriving at court today.

Once a senior police officer rising to the rank of superintendent,

now facing claims he sexually abused teenage boys.

The architecture of St Joseph's School in Wrexham has changed

in the last 30 years but here in the early '80s

there was a Home Office attendance centre for young offenders.

It was run, the jury was told, by the then

Inspector Gordon Anglesea, and it was there that three

of the alleged offences are said to have taken place.

Opening the case, the prosecution told the jury the alleged victim

He had been sent to the attendance centre

He claims Gordon Anglesea indecently assaulted him

On a third occasion there was a serious sexual assault.

The second alleged victim, the prosecution said,

had been a resident at the Bryn Alyn children's home in Wrexham.

There, he said, he was sexually abused by the owner John Allen.

In 2014, Allen was jailed for life after he was convicted of sexually

In her opening speech, Eleanor Laws QC said the man

describes how John Allen trafficed him to other men.

He says he was handed around like a handbag.

He has recently identified one of those other men

The jury has also been told that later in the trial it will hear

from a witness who said he saw Gordon Anglesea at a house

Gordon Anglesea denies all the charges and the case continues.

In his last address before retirement, the Archbishop of Wales

has urged the Church to embrace same sex marriage.

Retiring after 14 years leading the Church in Wales,

Dr Barry Morgan chose to focus on homosexuality in his final

address and told the Church's governing body they must not be

selective when interpreting the Bible.

Caroline Evans is in Lampeter for us this evening.

Why would we want to deny such a possibility for those who are

attracted to their own gender? He's responding to claims that he's been

swayed by liberal culture, he said he has taken his views from the

Bible. But there is a deep divide on this issue.

This couple would have loved a full church wedding with hymns and all

but it was not to be. I believe that marriage should be open to

everybody. It should be available. And you should have the choice of

how to do it. A Sevilla wedding in a registry office if that is what you

want, or the chance of marrying in a church. When members of the Church

in Wales' governing body voted on the issue last September, the result

showed a majority in favour, but not a big enough majority to change the

law. After that, the archbishop told me that he believed it would be

foolish for the bishops to bring forward a bill to try to change

church law at that point. But a year run, he has returned to the subject

and made it the focus for his final address to the governing body. It is

in fact about freedom. No Christian, I hope, today, would ever argue, but

for 19 centuries the church accepted it and defended it. It was a speech

that brought out strong reactions. Whilst really encouraged by it, I

was not expecting him to do this. After all, this was his last

governing body, he had an opportunity to say what you like. I

am sorry that the archbishop didn't take the opportunity to exploit

something new, that he returned to a theme he has talked about many times

before. It was a missed opportunity to give us something fresh and new.

Afterwards, the archbishop explained why he had chosen to make gay

marriage the focus for his address. I think the fundamental issue I am

dealing with is not so much same-sex relationships as the way we

interpret and read the Bible. It is a far deeper question ban same-sex

relationships. The church has seen many changes since the archbishop

took up the office 14 years ago. Wear it goes from here will be for

someone else to oversee. And of course, with his retirement

will come the appointment of a new archbishop and that could in theory

be someone with very different views. Certainly I would say the

issue of gay marriage is something that will remain under discussion in

the Church in Wales for some time to come.

Unemployment in Wales has fallen again and the gap between the rates

in Wales and the UK as a whole continues to widen.

But there is still a lower proportion of people here who don't

have a job and aren't available to work because they're ill,

Our economics correspondent Sarah Dickins has been

The statistics out today cover the period between May

They show that a little more than 4% of people between 16 and 65

in Wales are not working but available for work.

But that's nearly 5% for the UK as a whole.

Looking more closely at the figures, in Wales there are 35,000 fewer

Now, when you look at all the other regions and nations,

However, when you look at people who aren't working and aren't

available to work because, for instance, they are sick

or caring for someone, the picture is quite different.

Wales doesn't have as big a proportion of people

74.5% of 16 to 64-year-olds are employed across the UK.

But in Wales that's lower at only a little more than 73%.

It's factors like that and how many low paid jobs we have that explains

why Wales has low unemployment but also has one of the weakest

While politicians of all colours may claim it's their policies that

have lead to more jobs, it's difficult to unravel why

The period of time covered in these statistics does include run up

to the EU referendum and the vote itself.

But it is too early to tell the impact of the Brexit vote

It's very unlikely that any post Brexit business decisions

will have resulted in people being fired or hired yet.

A 37-year-old man's been arrested on suspicion

of murder following the death of a woman in Swansea.

The body of 42-year-old Alison Jane Farr-Davies was found

at a house in the Hafod area of the city yesterday afternoon.

The man remains in custody and police are appealing for witnesses.

A woman accused of murdering her father by deliberately starting

a house fire in Cardiff has appeared in court.

Robert Sadler died at his home in the Llanrumney area

Emma Sadler was initially arrested and detained under

the mental health act before being rearrested this week.

She's due to appear in court again next January.

A man from Denbighshire has been accused of harassing a Catholic

priest who he says abused him as a teenager.

Mark Murray from St Asaph travelled to Italy last year

But the Church has filed a legal complaint against him for "trespass,

stalking and interfering in his private life".

Summoned to appear in an Italian court, Mark Murray has gone

He was 14 when he says he was groomed and abused

at Mirfield seminary in Yorkshire by a Catholic missionary.

He is one of eleven men who were given financial settlements

by the Comboni Order for abuse they suffered, though the payments

Father Romano Nardo has never been charged and, according to police,

is too frail to face questioning in the UK.

After 45 years of frustration, Mark Murray went to Verona in Italy

Working with an Italian newspaper he secretly

But Mark Murray was subsequently accused by the Comboni Order

of trespass, stalking and interference in

Interference in the private life, that is a disgusting

accusation for someone who has been a victim of abuse.

What about interference in my life when I was a child?

And what about the interference in dozens and dozens and dozens

of other children's lives who are now men and still struggling

Mark Murray said he wanted to meet Father Nardo to take back some

of the power he felt he'd lost as an abused teenager and having

reached some sort of reconciliation, he was horrified to be contacted

about legal proceedings by the Comboni Order.

Mark Murray says the response of the Comboni Order flies

in the face of Pope Francis' view that abuse victims should be heard

His parish priest says he's shocked by the treatment Mark has received.

I am outraged that this should happen in a Catholic institution

I am outraged that the Order have no flexibility to even approach

a person like Mark and the others and try to understand

Mr Murray didn't attend today's hearing at a court in Verona.

He's waiting to find out if he'll face any further legal action.

Could Wales see a change to the hours of the school week?

We look at the impact it could have on teachers and parents.

And forget digital cameras and smart phones -

why this photographer has stepped back in time to capture

A report says the Welsh government still faces tough spending decisions

even if the new Chancellor puts austerity measures on hold

The Institute of Fiscal Studies says budgets for local authorities

and universities remain particularly vulnerable if spending on the NHS

Our political editor Nick Servini has been looking in depth

This is the kind of report we have had in recent years but the ISS is

very well on this. It talks about Welsh government having to make

cuts. Free % until 2020. Nearly 12% over a 10-year period. And it talks

about the particular vulnerability to those services in Wales that are

not protected, particularly like the NHS at the moment. A lot of that

kind of stuff we knew. What brought it up to date in a way was talking

about Brexit and what the IFF says is that broadly speaking the Welsh

government will be about half ?1 billion out of pocket every year

because of the loss of EU funds after 2020. A lot of that money will

be made up by the UK Government at Westminster. The extent to which

they do that will be a matter of intense debate. And there was some

pretty strong advice from Alun Cairns on how to deal with these

cuts. The Welsh government gave us a fairly bland statement saying this

is the result of a programme of austerity by the UK Government. Alun

Cairns, the Conservative Welsh Secretary, says that when it comes

to day-to-day spending, people have to live within their means. And some

clear advice on how they should go with regards sacking civil servants.

We have seen across Whitehall significant cutbacks in the civil

service, for example, but the output has not necessarily changed. I am

not sure we have seen the same scale-back of civil service

bureaucrats in Cardiff Bay or in the Welsh government in today's Park.

There are savings that can be made that don't impact public services

directly. The Welsh government will say that they have reduced their

headcount by I think this is a reminder we don't talk so much about

posterity in recent months, it has all been about Brexit. Ironically,

austerity could be relaxed because of Brexit but it is a reminder of

how the issue of public sector budgets is not going to go away.

A four and a half day school week - that's one option explored in

A report by the Public Policy Institute for Wales says changing

the school week so there are some longer and some shorter days

could save money and help free up time for training teachers.

But it also highlights concerns about the impact

on childcare and activities outside the classroom.

Here's our education correspondent Bethan Lewis.

Science is the last lesson of the day for these new pupils. The school

day year starts at 8:40am and finishes at 3pm. And it is the same

every day. But could some longer and some shorter days be good for

teachers and the children? Headteacher Helen Jones says there

are pros and cons but welcomes a closer look at the issue. It would

definitely require the support of the workforce, parents and pupils to

enable it to work but I think it has some merit. It should not be a

gimmick. We need to know it is going to impact positively on our young

people so they get something from it. In parts of Scotland, schools

have four longer days from Monday to Thursday and a half day on a Friday.

That could give pupils and teachers free time on a Friday afternoon or

could be an opportunity for teachers to go on training courses and for

the pupils a chance to do out of school activities or even a

part-time job. With tighter budgets, there is an argument that it could

be more cost-effective. For parents at this Swansea primary School, any

change would suit some more than others. Very challenging for me as a

single mother. Having to work around picking up at midday instead of

normal time at 3pm, that would mean shortening my Friday. I would be

quite happy with it but then again I don't work. I am a stay at home mum.

I would quite enjoy the children being home on a Friday afternoon. By

taking a short today and making other days longer, they are going to

be too tired. After school rugby training is in full flow. The

research by the public policy Institute for Wales notes concerns

that a longer school day could make these sorts of after-school

activities more difficult. The purpose of the public policy

Institute is to think radical things. In that way, we in rich the

debate around policy and we get a look at the possible impact of

radical ideas like this one. As well as arguments around varying the

length of school days, some are also calling for shorter school terms and

more frequent holidays. The Welsh government says it is not going to

introduce a policy across Wales of four and a half day school weeks but

it will look at some of the ideas raised in the report as it focuses

on raising standards. And in the end, that is the key issue. Making

the school day longer or shorter is unlikely to happen without a strong

case that it would improve the quality of young people's education.

To Rio, and Welsh Paralympians Hollie Arnold and Rob Davies have

Both won gold medals within minutes of each other

Hollie, who lives in Ystrad Mynach, claimed victory in the javelin

and Rob from Brecon took a table tennis title.

They've been speaking to our correspondent

Hollie Arnold knows how to become Paralympic champion in style.

The 22-year-old set a new world record in the javelin throw

Everybody from Wales is doing amazing and we have

Tell me about the Welsh connection because you are originally

from Grimsby but moved to Ystrad Mynach

I moved to Wales about seven years ago for the coaching facilities

I did really like Wales so moving has helped.

I went to London for my second Paralympics, I became double world

champion, so just the help from the other guys at Sport Wales

and my team, my family and everything else,

Like Hollie, table tennis player Rob Davies is currently a world

number one but in Rio yesterday, he claimed his first

The former semi-professional rugby player from Brecon turned to table

tennis after being paralysed by an accident on the pitch.

I'm finally glad to get here and being number one this year,

coming in here, to actually do it on the big stage, I am so happy.

So far, six of the medals won by Great Britain at the Paralympics

have come courtesy of athletes from Wales.

With five days left and ten Welsh athlete still in action,

those in charge of running disability sport in Wales

say they are pleased with how it's going.

I am really pleased for all concerned with disability sport

in Wales and for everyone who has worked with these guys.

This is a world stage, it is massive, and they have

When it comes to delivering medals, could Swansea's Aaron Moores be

At the Games today, he qualified second fastest for the 100m

He holds the current world record and will be chasing Paralympic gold

The bravery of lifeboat crews who save lives at sea

It's prompted one photographer to travel across the country

But in this age of smartphones and digital cameras,

the way he's doing it is very much steeped in the past,

It's a technique which harks back to the birth of photography.

Jack Lowe has turned his back on 21st-century technology.

Instead he is using this Victorian camera, capturing

The key with this is not only are the plates beautiful

but they also unlock our participation and engagement

They get to see the photographs being made and feel they are part

And these are very atmospheric photographs, aren't they?

They seem to somehow capture that heroism of lifeboatmen

Jack is making his way across the country,

photographing the men and women saving lives at sea.

He is documenting the story of the crews who risk their lives

every time they answer a call for help and launch their lifeboats.

I would like to have you rested on this rail.

In Penarth, it was the turn of Ben Evans to be photographed.

He's the helmsman with the Penarth lifeboat,

It's great what he's doing, going around the country.

Crewmembers from other stations around the country, everyone

is talking about the coverage he has given and it is great just

Jack plans to visit all 237 lifeboat stations across the UK

And he hopes to complete the project by 2020,

with an exhibition planned for the following year.

After the painstaking process is completed, the image is finally

developed and the story of another crew is recorded for posterity.

Benny's here and it's feeling really muggy out there.

It is warm and humid. We did not break any records today. The

temperature did get up to 28 Celsius in Porthmadog and well above the

average for the time of year for all others. Another warm day tomorrow,

not as warm as today, but the last of the hot and humid days as things

turned pressure on Friday and the weekend. Here is a satellite picture

from earlier. A little bit of cloud across South Wales which did make

things grey for a time but that did push northwards and most of us were

enjoying some sunshine through the afternoon. A lovely evening for most

of us. We could see the odd shower on the hills across North Wales but

the bulk of the country is dry with some clear skies across the

south-east. Cloud will increase from the West as we go into the early

hours of tomorrow morning. Temperatures pretty stuffy. The wind

light. Tomorrow, low-pressure nearby. A little bit more unstable

tomorrow. First thing tomorrow morning, a great start for the rush

hour. Some mist and fog so it is poor visibility but the sunshine

will break through the cloud and it will start to brighten up as we go

through the morning. By the afternoon there is the potential for

a few showers, especially across south-east Wales. The temperature is

still pretty warm, ranging between 19 and 24 Celsius. The wind light

and variable. Tomorrow night, we will see some hefty showers across

the south-east. The potential for some flash flooding. The Met office

has issued a warning for those flowers -- showers. Quite a bit of

cloud around and it is still quite muddy. And then this cold weather

front will cushion on the early hours of Friday morning. Behind it,

much fresher air heading our way. First thing on Friday, a little bit

of rain across eastern counties. Behind it, it will brighten up and

we can look forward to some sunny spells but also much fresher

temperatures. Between 16 and 18 Celsius. Still in the sunshine it

will feel pleasant. But a brisk winds. And as we head into the

weekend, much fresher temperatures. Largely dry as we head into

Saturday. We can look forward to some bright spells, a lot of dry

weather, fairly quiet for the start of the weekend but by the time we

get a Sunday looking much cloudier with the risk of some rain. Looking

hot and humid as we head into tomorrow. Thing is getting much

fresher in time for the weekend. A nurse who almost died from a

bowler after volunteering in Sierra Leone has been cleared of

misconduct. Pauline Cafferkey was accused of failing to declare she

had a high temperature after arriving at Heathrow Airport two

years ago. A jury at Mold Crown Court has heard

how a former senior North Wales Police officer who faces sexual

charges was seen at a house frequented by paedophiles and boys.

78-year-old Gordon Anglesea faces three charges of indecent assault

and one serious sexual offence dating back to the 1980s. He denies

all the charges and the case continues.

And the Archbishop of Wales has urged the judge to embrace same-sex

marriage. Doctor Barry Morgan is retiring after 14 years leading the

Church in Wales and chose to focus on homosexuality in his final

address. He told the governing body they must not be selective when

interpreting the Bible. I'll have a quick update

for you at 8pm and a full round up From everyone on the programme,

thanks for watching.