:00:04. > :00:07.Good evening. Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines...
:00:07. > :00:11.Life in prison - two men are sentenced for killing Ben and
:00:11. > :00:17.Catherine Mullaney on their honeymoon in Antigua.
:00:17. > :00:20.Who pays for looking after older people? One council warns of a
:00:20. > :00:23.crisis in meeting the costs of care. Also tonight, tailbacks and delays,
:00:23. > :00:25.as the snow brings misery on North Wales' busiest road.
:00:25. > :00:30.Desiree Phillips died accidentally after taking extra paracetamol
:00:30. > :00:33.tablets. Her family warns of the potential dangers.
:00:33. > :00:43.In tonight's sport, no slip-ups tonight - the Ospreys look for
:00:43. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :00:59.revenge over Saracens to keep their Good evening. Two men who killed a
:00:59. > :01:02.Welsh couple on their honeymoon in Antigua have been given life
:01:02. > :01:07.sentences. Ben and Catherine Mullany, from
:01:07. > :01:09.Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot in their hotel bedroom.
:01:09. > :01:12.They were both 31. Kaniel Martin and Avie Howell were
:01:12. > :01:22.convicted of their murders and the killing of a local shopkeeper back
:01:22. > :01:29.in July. They could have faced the death penalty. They killed without
:01:29. > :01:37.thought. The prosecutors called it an execution. The denied murder,
:01:37. > :01:47.but the jury was unanimous in its verdict. Kaniel Martin and Avie
:01:47. > :01:50.Howell were regarded as thieves out for easy pickings. But the hot
:01:50. > :01:58.honeymoon of a lifetime event here for Ben and Catherine Mullany
:01:58. > :02:08.turned into a tragic nightmare. have never got over the total
:02:08. > :02:08.
:02:08. > :02:17.disregard for their death and that no remorse has ever been shown.
:02:17. > :02:23.Antigua, tourism is the financial lifeline for the island. There was
:02:23. > :02:32.a public outcry over the shooting. The prosecution echoed that,
:02:32. > :02:41.calling for the death penalty. Now, it mean one face the second trial
:02:41. > :02:51.for the murder of a shopkeeper. The dead couple of the fund set up in
:02:51. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:56.their name. Kathleen was a doctor, being a trainee physiotherapist.
:02:56. > :03:05.Those interested in those Koreas have been teamed up with mentors to
:03:05. > :03:15.help them along. I wanted to do it because it was linked up with
:03:15. > :03:21.
:03:22. > :03:30.science. Lately, we have been talking about Work Experience. We
:03:30. > :03:36.have been talking also about books we will need to read. Of course,
:03:36. > :03:38.there Careers, like their leaves, where cut short.
:03:38. > :03:48.Roger Pinney reporting there on the life sentences handed down tonight
:03:48. > :03:48.
:03:49. > :03:53.for the killers of Ben and Catherine Mullany. Heavy snowfall
:03:53. > :04:01.brought traffic to a standstill earlier. A series of minor
:04:01. > :04:11.accidents led to tailbacks and frustration. The worst of the
:04:11. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:37.winter weather began to affect around 7 o'clock this morning.
:04:37. > :04:45.tried to get back I get on the road and has stuck straight away. But I
:04:45. > :04:52.get stuck again and I am going home. When I go past Chester, I go stock.
:04:52. > :05:02.But there were no traffic reports. We have had a break. We are going
:05:02. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:18.to turn round and go back again. For motorists the council said that
:05:18. > :05:27.they had gritted roads, but that more or snow and hail caused
:05:27. > :05:32.further problems. Now, here is the scene earlier. One man and his dog
:05:32. > :05:42.taking advantage of the weather for a walk in the hills in the Brecon
:05:42. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :05:55.Beacons. Then, a man was recovering in hospital after a robbery which
:05:55. > :06:00.resulted in weapons that he owned, as well as money been stolen. No,
:06:00. > :06:05.how much should we pay for the elderly, Pembrokeshire council has
:06:05. > :06:11.been asked by a judge, for the second time in 12 months to look at
:06:11. > :06:21.how much it pays. The we want to know that our relatives will get
:06:21. > :06:31.the best possible care. But that comes at a cost. Around Wales, the
:06:31. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:41.amount their cost of residents per week varies wildly. As far as this
:06:41. > :06:50.form close, it looks smarter than it has ever done. The residents
:06:50. > :06:55.feel proud to have the family coming here to see them. Today,
:06:55. > :07:02.they were told by a judge that they had to go away and reconsider how
:07:02. > :07:08.much BP private care homes. Seven of them to the local authority to
:07:08. > :07:14.the High Court. The Home say they are delighted with the decision.
:07:14. > :07:16.The council says they will consider the matter in the New Year.
:07:17. > :07:26.Pembrokeshire Council has said tonight that adult care is in
:07:26. > :07:34.financial crisis. They point out the one there council is one which
:07:34. > :07:41.pays the higher rate. It was revealed this summer the
:07:41. > :07:51.Pembrokeshire pays �469 per week per resident. In Cardiff, there is
:07:51. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:03.a difference of �145, which is paid less in Cardiff. We have a lot of
:08:03. > :08:11.organisations in receivership in Wales. Clearly, we do not want to
:08:11. > :08:18.be fighting everything in the court. The say they are disappointed with
:08:18. > :08:27.the outcome. Disabled they will be looking at all future funding in
:08:27. > :08:37.order to provide a service into the future. Now, we are joined by the
:08:37. > :08:47.Commissioner for elderly people in Wales. Now, the council has seen
:08:47. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:54.the simply do not have enough money to pay for this. Yes, there is
:08:54. > :08:58.simply no way that this is a good thing for these things to be
:08:58. > :09:02.settled within the courtroom. We need to take this opportunity to
:09:03. > :09:11.get three systems sorted. So where do we find the money from,
:09:11. > :09:14.because more and more people are going to be needing care? I told to
:09:15. > :09:21.elderly people regularly and they have big worries about the future
:09:21. > :09:27.funding and where this will come from. I think this is also a
:09:27. > :09:32.situation which focuses on how much we value older people, as a society.
:09:32. > :09:35.The answer is, simply, it not enough.
:09:35. > :09:45.Is it inevitable we will all have to pay more from our own pockets
:09:45. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:51.for care? The East system is simply not sustainable at the moment. The
:09:51. > :09:57.UK government received a report in the summer of which put forward the
:09:57. > :10:03.recommendations. I welcomed the report, but was concerned that
:10:03. > :10:07.these recommendations may be delayed. I am going to urge the
:10:07. > :10:12.government to or Ginola talk about the situation and move forward to a
:10:12. > :10:18.future which is safe and secure, not only for all people today, but
:10:18. > :10:25.for the increasing number of elderly people and the future.
:10:25. > :10:31.Thank you. Still ahead tonight, and the Blues continue their good start
:10:31. > :10:40.in the Heineken Cup? Parts of the country are under a blanket of snow.
:10:40. > :10:44.We will have all the weather details. A family is calling for
:10:44. > :10:51.Paris that it will to only be available on prescription. It
:10:51. > :10:55.happens after the death of Desiree Phillips. She accidentally took too
:10:56. > :11:05.much paracetamol. Her father said people have to be more aware of the
:11:06. > :11:06.
:11:07. > :11:15.dangers. An aspiring singer whose dream was to appear in the X Factor.
:11:15. > :11:22.Desiree Phillips was 20 and had just become a mother when she went
:11:22. > :11:29.into hospital to have lumps removed from her breast. To deal with the
:11:29. > :11:39.pain, she was diagnosed with paracetamol. Unfortunately, she was
:11:39. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:45.taking more tablets than she should have been. She was taking a couple
:11:45. > :11:53.of extra. Nine days after the operation, she was rushed to
:11:53. > :11:57.hospital with liver failure. She died on August 26th. Her
:11:57. > :12:05.grandfather says paracetamol as far too easy to buy and few people know
:12:05. > :12:12.the risks. If it is not just described, I do not think it may be
:12:12. > :12:19.should be out there. There is not enough of awning on it. According
:12:19. > :12:26.to research from Edinburgh University, taking just a couple of
:12:26. > :12:29.paracetamol over the recommended amount can be harmful. Yes, even
:12:29. > :12:38.just a couple of tablets could cause these low level of damage to
:12:38. > :12:48.the lover. If you do that over time, that staggered over dozing could
:12:48. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:00.lead to problems. In a statement, the authority said: But her
:13:00. > :13:09.grandfather said that does not goal enough and more should be done so
:13:09. > :13:12.Tens of thousands of party goers are expected in towns and cities
:13:12. > :13:15.tonight for what's become known as "Black Friday". For many, it's the
:13:15. > :13:17.last full working day before the break. The police, along with
:13:17. > :13:22.ambulance staff, are preparing for Christmas casualties. Kate Scott-
:13:22. > :13:32.Williams is in Cardiff for us, Kate. Thanks Tomos and welcome to the
:13:32. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:37.Millennium Stadium, where tonight a medical team is basing itself. It's
:13:37. > :13:40.a big night in many towns and cities across Wales with people
:13:40. > :13:43.having left work early to start the festive celebrations on what is
:13:43. > :13:46.annually one of the biggest nights in the calendar. It means it'll
:13:46. > :13:49.also be a busy night for our emergency services. While most
:13:49. > :13:53.people will get home safe in the early hours, others who may need a
:13:53. > :14:03.bit of help can come here and take the pressure off the ambulance
:14:03. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:07.service. Cardiff is one of the safest cities in the UK. We're
:14:07. > :14:12.calling on people to drink sensibly. We have a lot of extra officers
:14:12. > :14:17.being drafted into the city centre also defended the needs help, asked
:14:17. > :14:25.the officers on the street. Please look after yourselves and your
:14:25. > :14:30.friends. We are asking people to think and be saved. Have a happy
:14:30. > :14:33.and crime free Christmas. For those who perhaps do not think so much or
:14:33. > :14:38.get into a spot of trouble, what will happen if they get brought
:14:38. > :14:45.here? We have doctors and nurses who can treat them here. We are
:14:45. > :14:54.trying to take the pressure of the accident and emergency department.
:14:54. > :15:00.We have a walk-in centre based on the Grey Friars Road. The street
:15:00. > :15:04.pastas are also on the street tonight. We basically look after
:15:04. > :15:08.people and make sure they have a safe and good night. We give people
:15:08. > :15:13.water when they have had too much to drink. It helps to have hydrate
:15:13. > :15:19.them and it means they do not have to get into accident and emergency
:15:19. > :15:25.was up we also give flip-flops who minus two girls who have taken
:15:26. > :15:30.their shoes off. We do not want them stepping on broken glass.
:15:30. > :15:36.it a reflection of society that yet again we are here needing these
:15:36. > :15:43.kinds of centres? It has become part of Christmas. People come into
:15:43. > :15:48.town on work tools. We're here to help them. Does this relieve
:15:48. > :15:51.pressure on the front line services? Absolutely. The role of
:15:52. > :15:57.the street Pastor des free us up. The service today will be fantastic.
:15:57. > :16:05.It will enable us to handle other calls. Good luck for this evening.
:16:05. > :16:10.The centre will be open from 8:00pm. The team will also be here on --
:16:10. > :16:12.next Friday and on New Years Eve. Compost and cockle shells are being
:16:12. > :16:15.used to clean-up rivers near Aberystwyth. It's a scheme which
:16:15. > :16:18.could be rolled out across the country. The Environment Agency has
:16:18. > :16:28.been trying to stop harmful metals getting into the River Rheidol from
:16:28. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:34.From the Bronze Age to the beginning of the 20th century, this
:16:34. > :16:39.valley was alive with a mining activity. These amounts are not the
:16:39. > :16:44.only reminder of the industry which was once so important here.
:16:44. > :16:52.water you can see from despite his from flooded mine workings. The
:16:52. > :17:00.water contains high concentrations of metals such as iron, zinc, lead,
:17:00. > :17:05.cadmium and copper. Some of these metals are harmful to fish and
:17:05. > :17:11.other wildlife. For the past 15 months, Paul Edwards and his team
:17:11. > :17:17.have been trying to prevent the metals from polluting the river.
:17:17. > :17:21.This tank includes compost and cockles. The metal is stripped from
:17:21. > :17:26.the water as it passes through. The results have been good. This is
:17:26. > :17:32.where the water comes out of the tank. There is no orange staining.
:17:32. > :17:38.We have tested the water and found that 99% of the metals had been
:17:38. > :17:43.removed. That is an excellent result. The success of this project
:17:43. > :17:48.has attracted international interest. We have had experts
:17:48. > :17:52.coming in from Japan and elsewhere coming in to try and learn from it.
:17:52. > :18:00.A number of countries are trying to work together to come up with
:18:00. > :18:04.solutions for this problem. Over 200 miles of our rivers are
:18:04. > :18:08.affected by metals from abandoned mines. We can now look at rolling
:18:08. > :18:11.out the scheme to the rest of Wales. Good evening. It's the last round
:18:11. > :18:15.of European rugby matches before the Christmas break. And the turkey
:18:15. > :18:17.will taste a whole lot better if our regions can win this weekend.
:18:17. > :18:20.Tonight, the unbeaten Blues travel to Edinburgh, while the Ospreys
:18:20. > :18:26.can't afford to slip-up as they face Saracens, the side who beat
:18:26. > :18:29.them last weekend. It's probably the match on which their season
:18:29. > :18:33.hinges. If the Ospreys beat Saracens at the Liberty Stadium
:18:33. > :18:36.tonight, the quarter-finals will still be in their grasp. They are
:18:36. > :18:39.confident they can improve on last weekend's result, when they gifted
:18:39. > :18:49.the London club some easy points. But defeat tonight would leave
:18:49. > :18:57.their fate in the hands of others in the final pool matches. We have
:18:57. > :19:01.to cut out the errors. The best teams make the fewest mistakes. If
:19:01. > :19:04.we can do that, we're confident we can win the game. The Cardiff Blues
:19:05. > :19:08.are the only unbeaten region in Europe with three out of three so
:19:08. > :19:11.far. Tonight, they hope to make it four. A second win over Edinburgh
:19:11. > :19:20.would put them in the box seat to qualify for the last eight,
:19:20. > :19:27.although it remains a competitive group. Edinburgh will be wanting
:19:27. > :19:31.revenge. We have to get four points to make sure there is a fight to
:19:31. > :19:34.the bitter end. The Scarlets travel to Munster on Sunday, a place where
:19:34. > :19:36.away victories are rare, again without George North, who's injured.
:19:36. > :19:39.They're still kicking themselves for not taking their chances at
:19:39. > :19:42.Parc y Scarlets last weekend, where they lost out to the former
:19:42. > :19:49.European Champions by just three points. It means they are now
:19:49. > :19:53.chasing Munster for top spot. But they are using it as motivation.
:19:53. > :19:57.The positive is that we are frustrated having lost to one of
:19:57. > :20:02.the teams that consistently do well in Europe. We have to go there and
:20:02. > :20:07.get something out of that game. It is not going to be easy but because
:20:07. > :20:11.of the level of frustration, we are expecting a big performance. There
:20:11. > :20:13.is a key fixture for the Dragons too on Sunday. They hope to avenge
:20:13. > :20:16.last weekend's defeat at Exeter when the men from Devon visit
:20:16. > :20:19.Rodney Parade in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
:20:19. > :20:22.Football. Swansea City fans are preparing for a trip to Newcastle
:20:22. > :20:25.tomorrow, where a tribute will be paid to Gary Speed. Cardiff City
:20:25. > :20:29.face Middlesbrough, a team that the Bluebirds came undone by, when they
:20:29. > :20:34.last met in May. Swansea city's trip to Newcastle tomorrow will be
:20:34. > :20:37.watched by the wife of Gary Speed. She will join fans as they come
:20:37. > :20:47.together to pay tribute to the man that made 285 appearances and
:20:47. > :20:51.scored 40 goals for the Magpies. Bread Of Heaven will be sung in his
:20:51. > :20:53.memory. For the Swans, it's a game they are hoping to keep the
:20:53. > :20:59.momentum going after winning last weekend and inspirational saves
:21:00. > :21:09.from Michel Vorm. It's a first away win that would be a welcome early
:21:10. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:15.Christmas Present for the manager. The Ruby as motivated as as to get
:21:15. > :21:23.a win. We will have power loyal supporters making the long journey
:21:23. > :21:27.up. We are coming off the back of an excellent win. We're looking
:21:27. > :21:29.forward to it. In the Championship, it is third against fourth as
:21:29. > :21:32.Cardiff City welcome Middlesbrough, a team that scuppered Cardiff s
:21:33. > :21:37.automatic promotion hopes last time they met back in May. While the top
:21:37. > :21:47.two have slipped up in recent weeks. Cardiff's run mean they're unbeaten
:21:47. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:59.in their last 11 games. They are on a good run of form. It is good that
:21:59. > :22:00.
:22:00. > :22:06.we have clubs coming to Cardiff City Stadium with anticipation from
:22:06. > :22:09.our fans to come and watch that as well. We're looking forward to it.
:22:09. > :22:11.In the Blue Square, top of the league Saturday, Wrexham welcome
:22:11. > :22:18.Gateshead. Newport County's match with Fleetwood Town will go ahead
:22:18. > :22:21.after the water logged pitch passed a an inspection this morning.
:22:21. > :22:25.And there's commentary of tonight's rugby on BBC Radio Wales. It's FM
:22:25. > :22:27.for the Ospreys and AM and Digital for the Blues. And there'll be
:22:27. > :22:30.coverage too, of all the football tomorrow afternoon from 1:30pm.
:22:30. > :22:33.The Olympics are now just seven months away. This weekend, many of
:22:33. > :22:36.our top swimmers are getting some vital race practice at the Welsh
:22:36. > :22:39.Open Winter Championships. The event started in Swansea today and
:22:39. > :22:47.finishes on Sunday with the likes of Jazz Carlin, Jemma Lowe and
:22:47. > :22:53.Ellie Simmonds all in action. great practice for all of us. The
:22:53. > :23:01.Olympic trials are only two months away. It is about the hard training
:23:01. > :23:04.now. We have to work on the turf racing and challenge ourselves.
:23:04. > :23:07.72 players were in the draw at the PDC World Darts Championships, but
:23:07. > :23:10.as fate would have it, the two Welshmen involved, ended up playing
:23:10. > :23:13.against each other in the first round. In the end, there was plenty
:23:13. > :23:17.of drama as Richie Burnett caused an upset by knocking out fellow
:23:17. > :23:27.Welshman and former world champion Mark Webster. Burnett, edged a
:23:27. > :23:30.five-set thriller by winning the final set 4-2 in a tie-break.
:23:30. > :23:35.Like hitting the bullseye, it's pretty hard to forecast exactly
:23:35. > :23:44.where the snow will fall. Some parts of North Wales were badly hit,
:23:44. > :23:48.I used to love snow when I was a boy but I'm not so keen on it now.
:23:48. > :23:51.There was less snow in the south than forecast and more in the north.
:23:51. > :23:56.And as expected, some places just had rain. Snow is the hardest thing
:23:56. > :24:01.to forecast. Predicting how much, where and when! You can read more
:24:01. > :24:05.about that on my blog on our nature website. Anyway, some of you did
:24:05. > :24:10.get snow. Eleri Jones sent this photo to me on Twitter showing the
:24:10. > :24:18.Trawsfynydd to Bala road. Ian and Ruth Rees took this one of sheep
:24:18. > :24:22.Now a woolly coat will definitely come in handy this weekend. Staying
:24:22. > :24:29.cold, more wintry showers but I can promise some sunshine as well.
:24:29. > :24:31.Tonight, wintry showers will ease. Dry for a time. Clear skies and
:24:31. > :24:34.some frost and then further showers will spread across the country
:24:34. > :24:37.after midnight. Some heavy and wintry with hail. Temperatures
:24:37. > :24:41.dipping close to freezing or below and the Met Office are warning of
:24:41. > :24:46.ice on untreated roads so take extra care if you are travelling.
:24:46. > :24:51.Tomorrow morning, a cold start with a risk of ice. Parts of the south
:24:51. > :24:55.and east will start dry but showers are likely in the north. Some heavy
:24:55. > :25:02.with a risk of hail and thunder. Sleet and snow on high ground.
:25:02. > :25:11.Strong winds in the northwest and a significant wind-chill. So a
:25:11. > :25:14.mixture of sunshine and showers tomorrow. Some of the showers heavy
:25:14. > :25:18.and prolonged. Mostly rain or hail. Snow on the hills and mountains.
:25:18. > :25:20.Fewer showers in the south east and here the best of the dry weather.
:25:20. > :25:23.Temperatures on the cold side with a north-westerly breeze. The wind
:25:23. > :25:26.strongest in the northwest with gusts 45mph. Tomorrow night wintry
:25:26. > :25:33.showers in the north, west and southwest for a time. Elsewhere dry
:25:33. > :25:36.and clear with frost and icy patches. Sunday a better day. A few
:25:36. > :25:45.showers in the north and west otherwise dry, bright and crisp.
:25:46. > :25:50.The cold wind easing as well. Next week will bring a change. Turning
:25:50. > :25:52.milder with some rain and drizzle at times. It may turn colder again
:25:52. > :26:02.over Christmas weekend but at the moment a white Christmas looks
:26:02. > :26:06.unlikely. I will keep you posted. But in the meantime. Take care over
:26:06. > :26:10.the weekend if you are travelling. Some roads could turn very slippery
:26:10. > :26:13.with a risk of ice. Now it's time for the Children's
:26:14. > :26:18.Christmas Pictures. The first by Owen Davies from Colwyn Bay whose
:26:18. > :26:22.hoping for lots of presents. The next Father Christmas by Oliver
:26:22. > :26:27.Tomas Cooke from Oakdale. And finally Santa on his sleigh by
:26:27. > :26:32.Josie Dix from Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan. Thanks for all
:26:32. > :26:42.your pictures. I will show a few more next week. In the meantime
:26:42. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:52.Tonight's headlines again. A radical shake-up is needed in the
:26:52. > :26:55.way in the NHS deals with patients with dementia. That is the finding
:26:55. > :26:59.of a new report. The government said while there is excellent
:26:59. > :27:04.practice, far too many hospitals are failing to provide appropriate
:27:04. > :27:06.care. Two men who killed a welsh couple on their honeymoon in
:27:06. > :27:09.Antigua have been given life sentences. Ben and Catherine
:27:09. > :27:13.Mullany from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot in their
:27:13. > :27:16.hotel bedroom. They were both 31. Kaniel Martin and Avie Howell were
:27:16. > :27:18.convicted of their murders and the killing of a local shopkeeper back
:27:19. > :27:23.in July. They could have faced the death penalty.