:00:07. > :00:31.Mark Bridger says he was probably ..but denies murdering the
:00:31. > :00:41...to murdering the Irish vet, Concerns about the accounts of a
:00:41. > :00:45.We'll be looking back at the career of Nicole Cooke from Wick.
:00:45. > :01:02.But as she announces her retirement...
:01:02. > :01:04.Good evening.
:01:04. > :01:08.April Jones' parents were in Mold Crown Court this morning...
:01:08. > :01:12...and sat just a few yards from the man who's been charged...
:01:12. > :01:14...with abducting and murdering their daughter.
:01:14. > :01:16.Mark Bridger denies the charges...
:01:16. > :01:19...but the 47-year-old man from Machynlleth...
:01:19. > :01:23...admits he was probably responsible for her death.
:01:23. > :01:27.Criag Duggan was in court this morning...
:01:27. > :01:40...and joins us from Machynlleth tonight.
:01:40. > :01:40.Apart
:01:40. > :01:40.Apart from
:01:40. > :01:49.Apart from the
:01:49. > :01:54.Apart from the security officers who sat with him in the dock, the
:01:54. > :02:06.parents of April Jones were quite close to Mark Bridger. They sat
:02:06. > :02:11.quietly throughout the hearing. Paul and Coral Jones sat for an
:02:11. > :02:15.hour just yards from the man charged with the murder of their
:02:15. > :02:30.daughter. Mark Bridger spoke in a clear voice as he pleaded not
:02:30. > :02:34.guilty to the three charges against him. -Of- April's parents listened
:02:34. > :02:41.to it all -- April's parents listened to it all and shed a few
:02:41. > :02:46.tears at time. On the first day of October last year she was last seen.
:02:47. > :02:51.During the hearing today Mark Bridger's barrister said he will
:02:51. > :02:57.say he was probably responsible for the death of April Jones but that
:02:57. > :03:01.he denies murdering her. There were no more details about that during
:03:01. > :03:06.the hearing this morning. Mark Bridger was remanded in custody and
:03:06. > :03:12.will return to Mold Crown Court for the start of the trial on 25th
:03:12. > :03:17.February. In Machynlleth the efforts to find April Jones
:03:17. > :03:22.continue. Police from over the border helped the police. It is now
:03:22. > :03:29.15 weeks since the five-year-old girl disappeared. It was obviously
:03:29. > :03:32.a very difficult and emotional day for the parents in court? Yes. It
:03:32. > :03:38.must have been another difficult day for them sitting so close to
:03:38. > :03:44.the dock as I was saying. Coral Jones was wearing a pink top and
:03:44. > :03:49.her dark suit. Pink was April's favourite colour and is a sign of
:03:49. > :03:56.the support in the community for the family. It will be a difficult
:03:56. > :04:01.time for the community as the trial begins in Mold. Mark Bridger's
:04:01. > :04:11.solicitor did ask for the trial to be moved away from Wales, but that
:04:11. > :04:20.was denied. The trial is likely to At Mold Crown Court today,
:04:20. > :04:33...murdering Catherine Gowing, 46-year-old Clive Sharp
:04:33. > :04:40.In the hearing that lasted less than ten minutes, Clive Sharp
:04:40. > :04:43.admitted murdering Catherine Gowing. There were no further details about
:04:43. > :04:47.what happened. 36-year-old Catherine Gowing disappeared last
:04:47. > :04:54.October and was last seen by friends after a night out. She was
:04:54. > :04:58.then spotted on CCTV leaving a supermarket in Queensferry. Weeks
:04:58. > :05:03.later after a search in a nearby quarry parts of her body were
:05:03. > :05:08.discovered in the River Dee in Cheshire and also in the Sealand
:05:08. > :05:10.area in Flintshire. The police continued to search for other
:05:10. > :05:15.remains. Catherine Gowing was from Ireland but had been working as a
:05:15. > :05:25.vet in Mold for 18 months. During that time, she made quite an
:05:25. > :05:29.impression on her colleagues. was is a very dear girl. She was
:05:29. > :05:42.easy to get along with. She never argued with anybody and she loved
:05:42. > :05:59.her job. Everyone wanted to see her because she took care of their
:05:59. > :06:03.animals so well. It's been a very difficult time. After Clive Sharp
:06:03. > :06:07.pleaded guilty, the judge said there could only be one sentence,
:06:07. > :06:11.that of life imprisonment. However, the judge added he needed time to
:06:11. > :06:15.consider the terms of the sentence and asked for further information
:06:15. > :06:23.about the defendant's previous convictions. Clive Sharp will be
:06:23. > :06:31.A BBC Wales investigation has ..about the way one of Wales'
:06:31. > :06:49.The Joshua Foundation provides The accounts show that the charity
:06:49. > :06:53.One of the Joshua Foundation events before Christmas. The charity was
:06:53. > :06:59.established by Sarah Cornelius Price in memory of her son who died
:06:59. > :07:04.of cancer at the age of seven. It pays for holidays and a variety of
:07:04. > :07:11.special experiences for terminally- ill children. Publicly available
:07:11. > :07:23.accounts show the charity owes around �350,000 to HM Revenue and
:07:23. > :07:25.Customs and the debt has existed for almost ten years. I think when
:07:26. > :07:30.people contribute money to charities like the Joshua
:07:30. > :07:34.Foundation, they want the money to go to the children instead of
:07:34. > :07:39.paying the taxman. The charity insists that money donated by the
:07:39. > :07:43.public will not be used to pay the debt. Sarah Cornelius Price has
:07:43. > :07:47.admitted the debt resulted from Gift Aid that was mistakenly
:07:47. > :07:53.claimed. The Government allows charities to claim back 25 pence
:07:53. > :07:59.from HMRC for every �1 that is donated. However, Sarah Cornelius
:07:59. > :08:03.Price argues the rules are unclear. I think it was fair to say that it
:08:03. > :08:08.was very confusing in terms of the rules. A lot of charities did not
:08:08. > :08:12.know what they were doing. Revenue and Customs agrees and
:08:12. > :08:15.insists the rules are clear. Sarah Cornelius Price says the charity
:08:16. > :08:20.intends to sell off an asset to pay the debt but BBC Wales understands
:08:20. > :08:24.that this is a restricted asset donated to the charity for the
:08:24. > :08:32.benefit of children and that it can't be sold without consent from
:08:32. > :08:35.a court. For every �1 the Joshua Foundation receives 42 pence is
:08:35. > :08:39.spent on the children. Every charity spends its money in
:08:39. > :08:50.different ways. But this percentage is among the lowest we have come
:08:50. > :08:54.across. The Oz experience projects allows people to travel to
:08:54. > :08:57.Australia by collecting �3,000. Half of the money goes to the
:08:57. > :09:03.charity and half pays for the trip. The charity says this is the reason
:09:03. > :09:13.why the percentage is 42 pence in �1. There is concern about the way
:09:14. > :09:20.the charity is run. Two years ago, the charity paid �60,000 to a team
:09:20. > :09:27.of consultants to come in and look at the charity. Then you find out
:09:27. > :09:31.that this company was owned by the person that was running the charity.
:09:31. > :09:35.It's not illegal to make payments of this nature but experts have
:09:35. > :09:40.told BBC Wales that the arrangements at the Joshua
:09:41. > :09:47.Foundation are unusual. The charity says that Mrs Cornelius Price and
:09:47. > :09:51.her husband receive a salary. The experiences of the parents and
:09:51. > :09:58.children who receive help from the Joshua Foundation is beyond the
:09:58. > :10:05.comprehension of most. And that The Westminster Government has
:10:05. > :10:12...to change the state pension and At the moment, the weekly
:10:13. > :10:19.However, some people receive over In four years, there will be one
:10:19. > :10:23.At the moment, you have to contribute...
:10:23. > :10:26...to the National Insurance scheme for 30 years.
:10:26. > :10:28.That will increase to 35 years.
:10:29. > :10:33.Labour is warning that many people could be worse off...
:10:33. > :10:42...and that was also the view in Bangor this afternoon.
:10:42. > :10:43.At
:10:43. > :10:43.At one
:10:43. > :10:49.At one time,
:10:49. > :10:53.At one time, there were a lot of people working. More people were
:10:53. > :10:57.working. Now the situation has changed. You've got people who have
:10:57. > :11:03.retired and people who aren't working, so it gets more difficult
:11:03. > :11:07.to finance. It's something to consider, but at the moment, I'm
:11:07. > :11:14.not considering it. Maybe I should be more concerned but it's not
:11:14. > :11:21.something I think about at the moment. The pensions expert Medwyn
:11:21. > :11:26.Edwards is in our Wrexham studio. The aim is to simplify but will the
:11:26. > :11:32.system do that? Yes, I think it will. At the moment, the system is
:11:32. > :11:38.quite complicated. If you are already retired, and you look at
:11:38. > :11:44.your pension, and the way it's distributed you will see there are
:11:44. > :11:49.lots of different parts to it. From 2017, there will be a flat pension
:11:49. > :11:55.of �144 a week for everybody. There's been a lot of discussion
:11:55. > :11:59.today already. Who will benefit from this and who will lose out?
:11:59. > :12:06.People who are self-employed don't get the second state pension at the
:12:06. > :12:13.moment and people who are on low incomes will benefit from 2017. For
:12:13. > :12:22.people who earn more money and who have the second state pension, they
:12:22. > :12:26.will be worse off. From 2015, everybody will be worse off. They
:12:26. > :12:30.will have to work longer for a pension. What about pensioners who
:12:30. > :12:35.are receiving their payments at the moment? Will they be affected?
:12:35. > :12:39.it won't make any difference to them. They will carry on as they
:12:39. > :12:47.are. And even the people who retire before 2017, the Government has
:12:47. > :12:55.promised there won't be a change to David Cameron will make a
:12:55. > :12:58.In an interview with ..the Prime Minister said he wanted
:12:58. > :13:00...between Britain and Europe and suggested once again...
:13:00. > :13:02...that the public would be given the opportunity...
:13:02. > :13:07...to state their view in a referendum.
:13:07. > :13:10.The House of Lords has been discussing...
:13:10. > :13:13...the Government's measure to reduce the number of MPs...
:13:13. > :13:17...and ensure that every memberrepresents the same number of people.
:13:17. > :13:19.Wales would lose 10 MPs if the changes are implemented.
:13:19. > :13:22.However, there is disagreement within the Government itself...
:13:22. > :13:31...with the Conservatives in favour and the Liberal Democrats against.
:13:31. > :13:31.The
:13:31. > :13:31.The Government
:13:31. > :13:37.The Government has
:13:37. > :13:45.The Government has lost the vote, but the members of the Government
:13:45. > :13:48.don't agree on this anyway. At the moment, Wales has 40 MPs
:13:48. > :13:54.representing areas which vary with regard to size and the number of
:13:54. > :13:57.voters. There are around 40,000 of them in Arfon, while in Cardiff
:13:57. > :14:00.South and Penarth the figure is almost twice that. The Government's
:14:00. > :14:03.measure would reduce the number of Welsh MPs to 30 and constituencies
:14:03. > :14:10.would be more equal with regard to the amount of people that vote in
:14:10. > :14:15.each one. There would be almost 75,000 voters in the Anglesey
:14:15. > :14:21.Bangor constituency. The number of MPs would drop to 600. Some
:14:21. > :14:24.politicians would be feeling uncomfortable but the MP for
:14:25. > :14:33.Aberconwy can see the argument for making the change. There are people
:14:33. > :14:36.who will be affected and I'm one of them. There is some disagreement
:14:36. > :14:43.but we accept this change means we will have a fairer system and a
:14:43. > :14:53.system which means the number of MPs who are voted in is closer to
:14:53. > :14:57.the percentage of people they represent. It's important that
:14:57. > :15:04.constituencies represent communities. If you have huge areas,
:15:04. > :15:08.it is very difficult where the problems and challenges are
:15:08. > :15:11.different for one MP to deal with it all. These two don't agree. Nick
:15:11. > :15:19.Clegg has said the Liberal Democrats are against the changes
:15:19. > :15:24.because of a dispute about changing the system in the House of Lords.
:15:24. > :15:31.The Lords said tonight that the changes need to be postponed, but
:15:31. > :15:37.Mr Cameron will want to go ahead whatever happens. We can join our
:15:37. > :15:42.parliamentary correspondent, who is at the House of Lords. What will
:15:43. > :15:50.happen as a result of this vote? The Government has lost a very
:15:50. > :15:54.important vote tonight. The Lords decided to postpone these changes.
:15:54. > :15:57.The Government will have the opportunity to vote on the issue in
:15:57. > :16:02.the House of Commons later in the month, but the mathematics aren't
:16:02. > :16:07.in favour of David Cameron. Nick Clegg says his members will vote
:16:07. > :16:12.against the idea as well as Labour. Plaid Cymru has said today it will
:16:12. > :16:18.vote against it as well. A blow for the coalition and personally for
:16:18. > :16:25.David Cameron? Yes, this is a heavy blow for David Cameron and his
:16:25. > :16:34.hopes of changing the system. He is determined to go ahead with it.
:16:34. > :16:39.It's also very important to his Eight men have been arrested on
:16:39. > :16:41...in the centre of Cardiff last night.
:16:41. > :16:43.Lynn Prosser was 44-years-old...
:16:43. > :16:46...and was from the village of Beddau near Pontypridd.
:16:46. > :16:49.The police were called to St Mary's Street at around 11.00pm...
:16:49. > :16:52...after an altercation was reported outside the O'Neills pub.
:16:52. > :16:56.The owner of a kebab shop in Cardiff has been jailed for eight months...
:16:56. > :16:59...after being found guilty of over20 offences to do with food hygiene.
:16:59. > :17:03.Adonis Kebab House had to close in 2011....
:17:03. > :17:06...following several cases of e-coli.
:17:06. > :17:14.Diar Wali Ali pleaded guilty to all of the charges against him.
:17:14. > :17:17.It's been confirmed that the Welsh Language Commissioner's...
:17:18. > :17:21...first statutory inquiry will concentrate on the use...
:17:21. > :17:24...of the language in the basic care services...
:17:24. > :17:27...and focus on GPs, pharmacists, dentists and opticians.
:17:27. > :17:30.According to Meri Huws, the language is a crucial part...
:17:30. > :17:36...of the relationship between the patient and the health service.
:17:36. > :17:38.It's a big week for the health service in Wales...
:17:38. > :17:41...as two health boards announce how they are going...
:17:42. > :17:45...to sustain their services in the years to come.
:17:45. > :17:48.It's likely that community hospitals will close...
:17:48. > :17:51...and that specialist units will move.
:17:51. > :17:54.The Hywel Dda Health Board in West Wales...
:17:54. > :17:56...will be the first to reveal its vision.
:17:56. > :18:01.Our health correspondent, Owain Clarke, explains.
:18:01. > :18:02.Tomorrow
:18:02. > :18:04.Tomorrow morning,
:18:04. > :18:06.Tomorrow morning, the
:18:06. > :18:11.Tomorrow morning, the health officials will meet in Carmarthen
:18:11. > :18:15.to discuss changes that will affect thousands of patients. The health
:18:15. > :18:21.board insists it has listened to the people, but it is likely that
:18:21. > :18:26.some community hospitals will close and specialist services will be
:18:26. > :18:35.centralised here in Carmarthen. That will be very controversial. We
:18:35. > :18:38.Almost �40 million ..in broadband services
:18:38. > :18:41.The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, says the aim is to ensure...
:18:41. > :18:44...by next year that primary and comprehensive schools...
:18:44. > :18:47...have a faster internet connection...
:18:47. > :18:50...and can use the latest digital technology.
:18:50. > :18:53.It's time for the sports news now. Over to Iwan.
:18:53. > :18:57.She's won every event in road racing...
:18:57. > :19:00...including the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games...
:19:00. > :19:02...the World Championship.
:19:03. > :19:05.Today, Nicole Cooke from Wick...
:19:06. > :19:09...announced her retirement from the sport.
:19:09. > :19:13.She also revealed that she had been offered drugs during her career...
:19:13. > :19:23...but that she had refused.
:19:23. > :19:23.Three
:19:23. > :19:23.Three months
:19:23. > :19:30.Three months before
:19:30. > :19:34.Three months before her 30th birthday, Nicole Cooke is retiring.
:19:34. > :19:38.The girl from the Vale of Glamorgan has achieved more than any other
:19:39. > :19:44.female cyclist of her generation. After a disappointing Olympic Games,
:19:44. > :19:48.today's announcement was not unexpected. I think it is time to
:19:48. > :19:56.bring to a close a fantastic career. It was more than I expected when I
:19:56. > :20:02.started off. At the age of 12, she combined training on the roads with
:20:02. > :20:06.her school work. She went on to win the British Championship ten times.
:20:06. > :20:15.In 2002, she won a gold medal for Wales at the Commonwealth Games
:20:15. > :20:19.before winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing. However, Nicole
:20:20. > :20:25.Cooke revealed today that she had been offered performance-enhancing
:20:25. > :20:31.drugs before one important race but that she turned the offer down.
:20:31. > :20:36.part is being able to take a strong stand, but the other part, which
:20:36. > :20:40.doesn't often debt seen, is the bullying and the other things that
:20:40. > :20:44.happen afterwards. Nicole Cooke has been criticised for not pulling her
:20:44. > :20:49.weight, but those who know her well say she has always been determined
:20:49. > :20:54.and that is why she has been successful. It is easy to say she
:20:54. > :20:59.is the best because look at what she has done. She has won the
:20:59. > :21:04.Olympics. She won the World Championships in the same year.
:21:04. > :21:07.That is an incredible achievement. She has won everything in the sport.
:21:08. > :21:11.Nicole says she hopes she has inspired young people in Wales to
:21:11. > :21:18.do their best and aim for the top in whatever field they have talent
:21:18. > :21:21.The injuries are mounting ..and the position of second row
:21:21. > :21:24.The Blues lock, Bradley Davies, has had surgery on his ankle today.
:21:24. > :21:27.Ryan Jones dislocated his thumb yesterday afternoon.
:21:27. > :21:33.Ian Evans, Luke Charteris and Alun Wyn Jones are already injured.
:21:33. > :21:40.Robert Howley is expected to announce his squad tomorrow.
:21:40. > :21:50.Earlier, I talked to the former Wales forward, Emyr Lewis.
:21:50. > :21:50.We
:21:50. > :21:51.We have
:21:51. > :21:55.We have huge
:21:55. > :21:59.We have huge problems with regard to the second row. We have had a
:21:59. > :22:04.lot of injuries. We are facing Ireland in the first match and they
:22:04. > :22:13.are very strong in that department. Are they going to turn to youth or
:22:13. > :22:17.turn to the old guard? Maybe people like Ian Gough. The Ospreys drew
:22:17. > :22:23.with Leicester. All the regions are out of Europe. How much of a blow
:22:23. > :22:33.is that to the game in Wales? a huge blow for the regions. I
:22:33. > :22:39.don't know where they are going to get the strength to win in Europe.
:22:39. > :22:46.It doesn't help when you play internationals at the same time.
:22:46. > :22:52.The Leinster coach has suggested that central contracts should be
:22:52. > :22:57.introduced? I'm not sure what the right answer is. There are
:22:57. > :23:02.advantages to central contracts. Especially for the players. They
:23:02. > :23:06.can stay in Wales. The regions would be happy. The Union would be
:23:06. > :23:14.happy. The Union would decide when those players played. It is a huge
:23:14. > :23:23.problem. I hope it will be solved The future of the game in Wales is a
:23:23. > :23:26.I went to get some opinions The Welsh Rugby Union needs to
:23:26. > :23:31.offer more financial support or the failure of the Welsh regions in
:23:31. > :23:35.Europe will continue. That is the view of the Ospreys coach. But what
:23:35. > :23:42.about opinions across the country? According to a former Wales prop,
:23:42. > :23:47.who is now the captain of Crymych, support for young talent has
:23:47. > :23:53.improved. However, he says the WRU could do more. If you go to
:23:53. > :23:57.anywhere in Wales on a Sunday, and you have over 100 kids playing.
:23:57. > :24:02.Rugby is very strong. We need a system where we develop them. We
:24:02. > :24:07.have to keep putting money into facilities. I have been to some
:24:07. > :24:10.clubs in Wales and they don't have changing rooms. Over to New Castle
:24:11. > :24:16.Emlyn and a team that nurtured Scott Williams and Josh Turnbull
:24:16. > :24:22.but is there a danger of talented players slipping through the net?
:24:22. > :24:32.I'm sure schools would appreciate more help to coach teams and
:24:32. > :24:36.develop the game. In the end, the Under 16 age group, there is a lot
:24:36. > :24:42.of talent that goes missing. To be fair to clubs that run youth teams,
:24:42. > :24:56.they have a lot of talent that doesn't get attention from the
:24:56. > :25:00.regional academies. According to the coach, the success of the
:25:00. > :25:05.Swansea football team is having a negative impact on the game.
:25:05. > :25:11.see young players coming in and if the talent is there, and the player
:25:11. > :25:16.wants it, he will be picked up. I'm confident for the future. So what
:25:16. > :25:21.exactly is Welsh rugby? Is it local rugby in the mud and the darkness,
:25:21. > :25:25.or the success offal the national team? It seems one -- success of
:25:25. > :25:29.the national team? It seems one can't succeed without the success
:25:29. > :25:38.The Wales squad for the ..will be announced tomorrow and
:25:38. > :25:40.Mark Bridger has denied murdering ..from Machynlleth