06/10/2016 BBC Wales Today

a jury at his trial allegations of child sex abuse were

a 'nightmare that never went away'.

The plan to give more power to the Assembly -

but concern that it's still 'over-complicated'.

A man from Flintshire facing extradition to Greece and a stretch

in prison after an accident while he was on holiday

You think these people should be following some sort of procedure to

actually summon you and tell you what is going on. I did not even get

a chance to defend myself over this. as it's revealed up to a 100,000

litres of kerosene have leaked

into a Carmarthenshire river. And in tonight's sport,

the latest ahead of a big night The journey to the World Cup

continues tonight with Wales against Austria in Vienna as Chris Coleman's

men aim to qualify for another major tournament.

And Neil Warnock says it's his kind of club -

as he's unveiled as the new manager of Cardiff City.

A retired senior police officer accused of sexually assaulting

teenagers has said accusations against him were a nightmare

against Gordon Anglesey from Old Colwyn first surfaced 25

years ago which led to him successfully suing for libel.

He has sat in the dock listening for the case of the prosecution and now

it is his turn in the dock. He was taken back to October in 1991 and a

call he received from a national newspaper reporter. The next day

that newspaper published an article, headlined "New child abuse

scandal.". He was named as a regular visitor to this children's home in

Wrexham. It also said he retired from the police suddenly and without

explanation. On that day, has a life ever been the same, he was asked? He

replied, no. He won more than one third of ?1 million in compensation.

The jury was told about the defendant's time running a home

office attendance centre for young offenders based at Saint Joseph

School in Wrexham. The buildings have changed in the last 30 years.

He denied claims he sexually abused one boy at the attendance centre and

watched others in the showers. He was taken through the names of some

convicted child abusers, Peter Howarth, one ahead of a children's

home... He said... Garry Cook... He said, I have never associated with

him. John Hallam, who owned a children's home... He said, I know

John Hallam. I met him once. Tanya Griffith put the prosecution claims

directly to Gordon Anglesea. You have heard these allegations you

abused boys, she said. Have you abused any boy? The reply, never.

Any chance? Again, the reply was never. He denies all charges against

him and the case continues. Plans to give more power

to the Assembly could still result in a "roll-back" of devolution -

that's according to a committee The UK Government insists

the Wales Bill currently passing through Parliament will secure

"stronger" devolution. But a cross party committee

in the Senedd says the Bill Our political reporter James

Williams has the details. Since the start of the Assembly back

in 1999, there have been many steps

on Wales' devolution journey, of which, the current

Wales Bill is the latest. Well, it would give the Senedd

new powers over things such as taxi licensing and speed limits,

energy projects such as fracking and Assembly elections,

including the voting age. But the most controversial aspect

is a proposed change to the architecture of devolution -

it's meant to clarify how power is divided between Westminster

and Cardiff Bay, but critics say the Wales Bill, as it stands,

makes it more complicated. It's meant to push things forward,

but there's concern the Wales Bill as it stands could roll

back Welsh devolution. That certainly wasn't

the intention when these two launched the so-called

St David's Day Agreement last year - the basis for the current Wales

Bill. is concerned it could be

a backward step.... It will not last. It might last for

a generation or -- it will not last for a couple generations, couple of

years if that. It could roll it backwards and that will be the first

time a government of Wales Bill has ever done that.

Now, the main point of contention is about the structure

As it stands, the areas Assembly Members can make laws

Essentially, under the proposed new system, it would be those areas

where AMs could not make laws that would be written down -

it would be a list of powers reserved to Westminster.

But there's concern the list, which has already been

The committee says a law passed by the Assembly a few years ago

to set minimum wages for farm workers wouldn't be possible under

Neither, they say, would a future law on banning the smacking

of children - something the Welsh Government

I think there has been more thought put into this Wales Bill than any

previous piece of legislation to do with devolution and I recently

delivered a lecture where the last thing we wanted to do was to revisit

the settlement again, I said. I think it is almost a deliberate

dishonesty on the heart of the report authors about this.

Yet, criticism of the current Bill extends beyond the Senedd,

with some pointing the finger of blame at Westminster.

I think there is a general lack of interest on devolution in

Westminster. We are very much the poor relations when it comes to

discussions, even behind Northern Ireland in that respect. When you

put it together it comes up with a pretty weak bill which does not pay

any serious attention to some constitutional principles and

ambitions for the devolution settlement in Wales.

The Wales Bill's grand ambition is to solidify

the foundations of devolution - but many want it taken back

There will be a chance to make changes to the bill when it enters

the house of lords as part of its progress through Parliament. The UK

government insists it will secure a stronger, clearer and Sarah

settlement. But the difficulty is that it is the fourth Wales Bill

since devolution and that is what the government said about the

previous version. -- versions. At the retrial of footballer

Ched Evans for rape, the court has heard he told police

he "could have had any The Chesterfield striker denies

raping the 19-year-old woman A friend of the alleged victim said

she had turned up at her house Joe Stevens has been appointed part

-- Welsh secretary as part of Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle of his front

bench team, replacing Paul Flynn. A man from Flintshire

who was involved in a car accident in Greece 13 years ago -

is facing extradition to serve a 15 Paul Wright from Mold was released

after being interviewed But this March, he was convicted

in his absence by a Greek court He's been speaking exclusively

to our reporter Matthew Richards. A holiday with friends to Malia

in Greece ended abruptly when Paul Wright got into a car

belonging to a local barman. His friend had offered to move it,

but crashed and ran off, leaving Mr Wright to

explain the damage. He says police interviewed

and then released him. He left Greece and flew

back to Britain. In March this year police

officers acting on behalf of the National Crime Agency

arrested him, saying he was the subject of

a European Arrest Warrant. He'd been convicted of joyriding

and criminal damage He faces 15 months in prison

in Greece unless he pays a fine I just didn't know

how to take it in. When you think that these people

should be following some sort of procedure

to actually summons you and tell you what's going on,

because I didn't even get Mr Wright has asked a solicitor

to fight his extradition as he qualifies for legal aid,

but worries he will be taken from his pregnant wife and two

children for a crime They haven't put forward specific

reasons for convicting him in his absence, but in terms of their

policy, I understand they will proceed in the absence

of the defendant to go straight The concern we have

in relation to that particular procedure is the summons to alert

the individual, the defendant, if you like, is sent to the last known

address, which is a hotel. Solicitor Paul Wright is appealing

to the UK government to change the way it reviews

European Arrest Warrant cases. Whatever the circumstances

of the case and I don't know what they are,

it is not acceptable for someone to be charged and convicted

in their absence, to have an arrest warrant in their

absence and having to fight through court for an event 13 years ago

when they were told at the time It's different if

you've got the money. You've got to weigh up

putting your family into a lifetime of debt to fight

something for the right to say yes, I didn't do it and have

no guarantee... Paul Wright is due to appear before

Westminster Magistrates If he loses his fight he'll be given

time to appeal. Up to 100,000 litres of Kerosene has

leaked from a major fuel pipeline It's already had an impact on local

wildlife around Nantycaws with many fish found dead

in the water. Natural Resources Wales says

at least half of the oil has been Our reporter Ben Price

is in Nant-y-caws this evening. -- in Virgin. Well, just behind --

in an anti-cows. This is a tributary just behind the river and a measure

is in place to stop the water from flowing further so they can extract

that kerosene. An investigation is under way to try and establish the

source of this leak. But as you can imagine it has already had a large

impact on the local environment and many people have serious concerns.

In the quiet countryside, teams have worked around the clock to prevent

tens of thousands of litres of kerosene from causing major damage

to the local environment. The volume at the moment, we are working on

estimates, it is about 70,000 up to 100,000 litres of oil which has

leaked. But the company acted very quickly, both on-board specialist

companies as we can see, to help gather the oil as they are doing

here and we have been fortunate enough to actually succeed so far in

actually recapturing about 62,000 litres as of earlier today. The

consequences of the spillage from a nearby pipeline are clearly visible.

Already local anglers have pulled a number of dead fish out of affected

waterways. A few hundred yards down the road behind me is where work is

being carried out to repair a defect on a high-pressure fuel line of

branding underneath the eastbound carriageway of the A48. It is not

certain if this work carried out has caused the spillage. That

investigation is ongoing. Some locals said they noticed oil in the

river two days ago and contacted the relevant authorities immediately.

Since then there continues to be a small -- strong smell of kerosene

vapour and people had been informed to keep their windows shut. It runs

through the land of this farmer and he says the impact it could have on

his livestock is a serious concern. I am very frustrated. Not just the

inconvenience of moving the animals, but the damage to the river. This is

my local river and it is polluted and will be for years to come. This

is not something which will get better overnight when you kill

anything in the river, it has gone. Work will continue for a number of

days to minimise the impact on people and the environment. Public

health Wales said it is unlikely anybody exposed to the fuel oil for

a short period of time would have any long-term effects. But they

advise anybody coming into contact with the oil to seek medical

attention if they become unwell. He's only just in the job -

but Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock is already talking

about bringing in new players. And the people of Port Talbot -

caught on camera for amid the uncertainty

of the steel crisis. It has emerged tonight

that the leader of Unite the Union, Len McClusky is meeting

with Ford Motor Company's top the future of the Bridgend Engine

Plant. It comes amid growing concern

about the plants viability when the types of engines

they currently make are replaced Our economics correspondent

Sarah Dickins is here - This meeting has been arranged in

the last 24 hours. It is a very important meeting. Len McCluskey

running the union at a UK level, and he will be meeting a number of

officials including somebody right at the top of the hierarchy. It is

not fought UK, or Europe, but the world, a very important person. --

Ford UK. 1800 people work at this plant. It is important not only for

that area but right across the Welsh economy because of the money that

has been put in. The engines they make at the moment for Ford cars and

Jaguar cars both come to an end in 2019. The concern is what happens

afterwards. They won investment at a level of more than ?100 million,

with 15 million from the Welsh government a while ago to create

only one third of the nub of engines they are making now. Only last month

it was hard to less than that. That engine known as the dragon would

only be won six of the engine they are making now. You can imagine that

that raises big questions about the viability of the plant. One thing

making it worse is almost all the parts for the engine we make in

Wales are imported from overseas, the engines are made here and they

go abroad into cars because we do not assemble Ford cars in the UK any

more. It is very serious. We will hear more about this tomorrow.

Sarah, thank you. Welsh farmers are amongst those

"with most to lose" if the UK fails to negotiate a trade deal before it

leaves the EU. That's according to the body

in charge of promoting Welsh Senior figures from the farming

industry have been discussing From Llanelwedd, here's our

environment correspondent, There is a brave new world ahead

for these Welsh farmers. Life outside the EU means big

changes to the way Farmers are more than

anything frustrated with all the bureaucracy

and red tape. Now they now want their voices

heard. They voted out because

they want change. Theresa May said she will activate

Article 50 by the I think we need more meat

on the bones now to know which way the negotiations

will go and what it will There is certainly plenty

to discuss, but top of the agenda at Only around 5% of

the meet Welsh farmers -- Only around 5% of

the meat Welsh farmers The exports are vital

and of the beef and lamb currently sent overseas,

90% of it ends up in the EU. Forging trade deals

with other emerging markets takes time and

the organisation in charge of promoting Welsh meat says we must

preserve the major market on our

doorstep in the meantime. Without an agreement,

the fear is EU tarrifs could hit

Welsh farmers hard. We built up a strong market

in Europe over the last 12 years, especially in Italy,

Germany and France. We've got a strong developing

market in Denmark. We spent a lot of time,

energy and money to develop those

markets and we need to be While some see clouds ahead,

others say Brexit is a chance for some blue sky thinking

with the future Opening today's conference,

a former special adviser to the Treasury on

agriculture and economics. You need to make your case

nationally, and there are farming communities up and down

the United Kingdom where one We should actually be able to get

a better focus and targetted The UK Government said

it will fight for the best deal possible for farmers,

putting the British food and drink industry at the front and centre

of trade negotiations with the EU. Those attending the conference today

say they intend to hold them A big day for Welsh football -

Claire's here. We start with the Wales National

Team and Chris Coleman's men are in action in around

an hour's time. Austria are their opponents

in their second - and arguably toughest -

World Cup qualifier. 4,000 fans have travelled to Vienna,

from where Tomos Dafydd It is their first away trip since a

successful summer in France. Expectations have risen since Euro

2016. Wales are top seeds in the group, no longer irrelevant

outsiders. Not a patch on France but then again it is Vienna. It means

nothing to me! Happy with a draw, I think. We are going to draw it. We

are going to win, so... If we are performing. 4000 made the journey.

The captain hopes the travelling fans will drive the players arm. I

think they know how much we appreciate them. They are massive

for us and I hope they can stick with us and keep pushing us arm. The

Welsh opponents perform for the cameras last night. They are

regarded as the best Austrian side in some time, undefeated in their

last qualifying campaign, but they had a nightmare at the European

Championships, freezing against Iceland and failing to get further

than the group stages. Tactically the teams may be shaped up a bit

different to what they would have done before against us. But it is

just another challenge we need to meet and overcome. Now we are in

Austria's back yard. The pressure is on them to win the game, also. It is

not Chris Coleman's first visit to Vienna. At the age of 211992 he

scored on his Welsh debut. Now as manager he is aiming to achieve

something no Welsh side has done before and win in Austria. They hope

Eric Bale can deliver again, he has scored two and created another in

Moldova last month. Austria also won their opening game against Georgia.

I do not think there are too many threats from Austria. As a team I

think they are quite strong and if we can deal with them as a team

individually we have got a better chance than anybody because we all

seem to be at Fred, we always seem to know what we need to do, and we

have this knack the moment of seeing games out and getting results, which

is so important. The long road to the World Cup in 2018 is going to

continue tonight. Austria incest Wales are favourites to qualify in

the group. The result tonight will be an early indication about whether

or not Wales can reach another major tournament. All the action on the

BBC sport website, BBC Wales and radio Cumbria.

Radio Cymru, and on the BBC Sport website.

And we'll bring you a match report at 10:25.

New Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says he had no

hesitation in accepting the job especially when he heard he was

Speaking for the first time since getting the job -

he's already been talking about bringing in new players.

I have always liked it here. My kind of supporters, really. My kind of

football I think they will enjoy and get behind us and create at

atmosphere I love to work in. He will beat Cardiff city's six

permanent manager, since Vincent Tan became permanent owner in 2010. He

has built a reputation as a disciplinarian and tough task master

and his CB definitely boasts experience. Born in Sheffield, he is

a proud Yorkshire man, with a career spanning 35 years in management.

Cardiff city is the 15th club of his career. He has won promotion seven

times and his first test will be at home, Bristol City visiting one week

on Friday. I once the stadium full, not just for the Bristol City game,

I want it full, I want excitement to come back to Cardiff city, because

it is a great club. I want people to look forward to coming on a

Saturday. We are not going to win every game, but, we cannot miss

Saturday's game, we do not know what is around the corner. His last job

was at Rover when he changed their fortunes with an 11 game undefeated

run. -- Rob. He has been linked with a host of jobs but he said Cardiff

was a challenge he could not turn down. He says he is looking for to

working with the owner Vincent Tan. -- Rotheram. You have the right to

talk to him whenever you want. I will have the right to turn off my

phone and I have told him that. I think everybody at the club is

wanting to be successful, whatever position they are in. I have just

come on board to try and help them get to where they want to be,

really. Cardiff city are one from bottom in the table but Neil Warnock

is an old master at helping struggling clubs and has certainly

got a challenge on his hands. But he said he will be ready for what lies

ahead. And tomorrow, the new man

at Swansea City, Bob Bradley, is due to face the media

for the first time. A photography exhibition,

looking at the lives of people who live and work in Port Talbot,

has opened there. The works are by 12 photographers

from around the world - and the uncertainty about the future

of the Tata steelworks, Port Talbot has grown up around its

steelworks. From the boom of the 1950s and 60s and the decline in the

1980s. More recently the town without its works has become a real

possibility. It has been documented by these international

photographers, who are preparing to showcase their work. The project is

called in the Windsor wakes and it has documented the local history,

architecture, geography and social life in the last six months, aiming

to raise awareness about how uncertainty is affecting the

community. We saw that the town was a bit different from what the media

were showing. So we decided we would focus a little bit on it and maybe

explore different aspects of the town. Local people have been

involved, and some have invited photographers into their homes. When

they turned up they thought they would find a great, soulless and

depressed town. And what they found was a town with a lot of heart and

soul. There is iron in our blood. But there is a lot of joy and a lot

of variation that goes on in this town, as well. The photos are being

exhibited in the local shopping centre, another chapter in the

unfinished history of a town and its steelworks.

Benny good to see you, what's in store?

It is quiet in the coming days with high pressure keeping it nice and

quiet. We did get 17 Celsius in places today, pretty good with the

average at 13 Celsius. Tomorrow we can look forward to some sunny

spells but more clout and feeling cooler. Variable cloud tonight and

clear skies. The risk of the odd isolated shower. Most of us will get

away with a dry night with temperatures getting down to around

seven Celsius. The pressure charts tomorrow shows high pressure over

Scandinavia, controlling the weather in the coming days, keeping it nice

and quiet and blocking any systems from coming in. First thing tomorrow

morning is a chilly start but an isolated shower risk and most of us

will have a dry day, variable cloud and some sunny spells. If you are

lucky, between 13 and 15 Celsius. Wind easing up as we go through the

day. Another quiet night summer to tonight with variable cloud and

clear skies, again, the odd isolated shower is likely with temperatures

getting down to about nine Celsius. Into the weekend, that high-pressure

is still sitting over Scandinavia and controlling the weather. Another

fairly quiet day. If you are unlucky and catch a shower, otherwise it is

a dry day with highs of 15-17, some sunny spells to look forward to, and

settled heading into Sunday with high-pressure still in charge, some

sunny spells, and just the odd risk of an isolated shower. Thank you

very much. We'll have a quick update at 8,

more after the BBC News at Ten - including a report from

the football in Austria. But for now though,

have a good evening.