11/04/2012 BBC Wales Today

Welcome to Wales Today. Bogus doctor Reg Gill is jailed for

eight years. He wrongly told women they had cancer and that he could

cure it, before sexually assaulting them.

When he said I had cancer, I was shocked, but he also said in the

same breath that he could cure it Also in the programme tonight:

Could the company that built Chernobyl run a new nuclear power

station on Anglesey? A deal for eleven Airbus jets - the

Prime Minister says it'll safeguard jobs at Broughton where the wings

are made. Wales striker Ched Evans goes on

trial accused of raping a woman who was too drunk to consent.

And meet the Australian artist who's making the Menai Suspension

Good evening. He told vulnerable women they had cancer and that he

could cure them. Tonight, 77-year- old Reg Gill from Carmarthenshire

is starting an eight year jail sentence after being found guilty

of sexual assault and fraud. The judge described him as despicable.

Jenny Rees was in court. This is the man who sexually

assaulted two women who came to him for treatment at his alternative

medical centre, run from his home in Carmarthenshire. Judith Green

was one of those victims. The 60- year-old from Risca has waived her

right to anonymity. Reg Gill told her that she had cancer and he

could treat her. Neither was true. At the time I was quite unwell so

when he said I had cancer I was shocked, but he also said in the

same breath that he could cure it within two days. One moment he

absolutely shatters you and the next he says within two days he can

cure that cancer. He was not at all concerned about it but he did say

it had migrated. Today, 77-year-old Reg Gill was sentenced to eight

years in jail for nine counts of sexual assault and two of fraud.

His 35-year-old wife, Leila, was given six months for one charge of

It all came to light when BBC Wales' X Ray programme went to Reg

Gill's home in Cwmduad after hearing he was offering cancer

This won't be Gill's first time in prison. In 2004, he was sentenced

to 12 months for selling a machine like this one - it's an IFAS, or

high frequency therapy machine, and isn't licensed for medical

treatment. He sold it to Stephen Hall from Flintshire who had been

diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer and was told the machine

could cure it. Mr Gill also advised him to stop taking his morphine. He

died some weeks later. Their influence was great for the simple

reason he gave him help. Help is the most valuable commodity you

have got when you have been given a death sentence. He was a hostage to

his treatment, Stephen. As other victims of him, they are hooked,

and they don't or can't see that they are being had. Until it's too

late. Reg Gale took advantage of their reliance on him. The judge

said he had humiliated them which was a gross betrayal of their trust.

Both Reg and Leila Gill will have to sign the sex offenders register

and the equipment and medication they used will be destroyed.

It's a deal which the Prime Minister says will safeguard jobs

in Wales. The Indonesian airline Garuda has placed an order for a

fleet of Airbus jets. The wings are made at Broughton in Flintshire.

The deal for eleven Airbus A330s is worth �326 million. It was

officially signed by David Cameron in Jakarta where he's on a trade

mission to South East Asia. Nick Palit reports.

Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Jakarta to fly the flag for

British business. Britain sees this country of 17,000 islands as a huge

untapped market and today's �326 million order for Airbus was signed

in the presence of Mr Cameron and Signing the deal, Airbus'

Executive-Vice-President Tom Williams said it was a boost for

Airbus in Flintshire where the wings are designed and assembled.

Mr Cameron said it was a vote of confidence in Britain's

manufacturing base. I have brought the strongest delegation, world

leading British companies, ever to visit South East Asia, and it is

that energy that has already made Britain one of the largest foreign

investment into Indonesia. It is our great businesses that will

generate the economic dynamism that we need. The A330 is an immensely

popular aircraft. Airbus produces eight sets of wings for the plane

each month at the Broughton plant. This Garuda order only amounts to

around ond and a half months' work, but industry experts believe it's

still important for the well-being of the company. Although it is an

older design a craft, it is very efficient and everybody is aware of

things like the new aircraft which always makes the news. But it is

important that the bread-and-butter sales of the other designs continue

as well. It is important for the whole company to make sure that

they get sales, particularly in the Far East area where they are trying

to break into that market. At the other end of Wales, this site in

Port Talbot is under discussion in another trade mission to Asia.

First Minister Carwyn Jones is in India for three days and will meet

the owners of Tata Steel on Friday. They're likely to discuss the

potential for a new drift mine here that would supply coal for their

blast furnaces - a development which could create hundreds of jobs.

A private care home has been forced to close after a court ruled its

residents could be at risk. Hafan Tywi in Ferryside was shut down

last Thursday after the intervention of the Welsh

Government, on the advice of the Care and Social Services

Inspectorate Wales. The inspectorate's regional director

says the home's urgent closure was triggered by concerns over its

financial viability. Cardiff Council has been criticised

for the way it handled a controversial planning application

for an energy from waste power station. The Public Services

Ombudsman ruled that the council should have made sure the

application was publicised to people living in high rise flats

overlooking the site. But it found that the error wouldn't have

affected the final outcome of the planning application.

Plaid Cymru have launched their local election manifesto, arguing

that strong and sustainable communities are a step towards

independence. The party say their councillors would campaign to

protect public services from spending cuts and boost the economy

by ensuring councils buy local goods. But they argue the election

on May 3rd shouldn't be seen as a referendum on their new leader,

Leanne Wood. From Ammanford, our Political Editor Betsan Powys

reports. Don't rely on reckless UK

government. Don't expect too much from a do-nothing Labour government

in Cardiff. In a factory that has grown from small beginnings, the

Plaid Cymru message relied on the party that puts Welsh Communities

First. But when it comes to predictions, they are critical.

Holding their ground will be challenging enough. We have put

together an alternative programme. We want to help stimulate

communities and build from the grassroots up. We hope people will

like that message and join us in wanting to do that. We are not

under any illusion that we are going to get help from outside. If

we're going to have a successful communities, we are going to have

to build those communities ourselves. On offer, a pledge to

make sure councils by local goods. They will boost the economy by

providing paid apprenticeships and training schemes. They also say

their councillors would campaign to save local services. It is barely a

month since Plaid Cymru elected their new leader but Leanne Wood is

getting an early taste of campaigning and facing an early

test of the sort of message that won her the leadership. Her

supporters say her strength is on the streets, persuading people that

Conservative and Liberal Democrat austerity cuts are not the only way,

and that in Wales, Labour is not the sole alternative. We have got a

fresh new leader, stacks of new members in the party, and we'll

have the alternative in Wales to the stale London-based parties who

were not interested in Wales. senior figures talking terms of

longer term successful the party but they know that what they

achieve in three weeks' time will be seen as a sign of things to come.

There's a suggestion tonight that Russia's state nuclear company

wants to become involved in building a new nuclear power

station at Wylfa on Anglesey. It's thought that Rosatom, which was

responsible for building the Chernobyl plant, turned its

attentions to the UK when the German firms, E.on and RWE, pulled

out of their Horizon project two weeks ago. They were planning to

develop new reactors in North Wales and at Oldbury on the River Severn.

Joining me now is Malcolm Grimston, a nuclear expert from the Chatham

House think tank. So what do we know about Rosatom? It was formed

as a state-owned company as recently as 2007 from the old

energy ministry. It is responsible for nuclear energy in Russia.

Therefore, it is responsible for what is the largest exporting

nuclear business in the world at present. A lot of their more modern

design have been exported to a number of countries, particularly

in central and eastern Europe. This is their first venture into Western

Europe. Why would they be keen on a site like Wylfa? They have a very

deep pockets. The United Kingdom desperately needs to build power

stations of some description and the way the new market reforms are

set up, there is a reasonable prospect that anyone investing in

the UK would make a reasonable return in the long term. Since

Russia is one of the countries that has capital and is looking to make

long-term investment, nuclear energy makes quite a lot of sense

from that point of view. And this was the company buying the

Chernobyl plant. They have not touched that technology for nearly

30 years now. The technology they are exporting is much closer in

concept to what we call the pressurised water reactor, which is

the plans for the United Kingdom. But there are to go to criticise

the British government has issued a broad licence for. If the Russian

design were to come onto the market place, the regulators in the UK

would want to take a long, hard look at it, and this would take a

considerable period of time. Even if this does come to something,

there would be quite a long delay on with the plans would have

reached under the Germans while the UK regulator makes sure this

reactor will be able to reach the safety standards required in this

country. Still to come in the programme:

After a disappointing losing streak, the Swans are looking to turn

things around tonight with a key match against QPR.

And making music from the Menai Suspension Bridge as it's turned

into an instrument. In the railings there is a really

beautiful sound like a harp. It sounds gorgeous.

$WHITE The Wales and Sheffield United footballer, Ched Evans, has

gone on trial with another professional player, accused of

raping a woman in a hotel room at Rhuddlan in Denbighshire. The 23-

year-old striker denies assaulting the 19-year-old woman last May,

along with Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald.

Ched Evans was on the pitch playing for Sheffield United last night.

The striker scored two of their five goals against Rochdale. Today,

he was in the dock at Caernarfon Crown Court to hear the case

against him and fellow footballer Clayton McDonald, seen here in the

blue suit. In the early hours of May Bank Holiday Monday last year,

the alleged victim had been drinking at this bar in Rhyl after

finishing work in a restaurant. The jury watched CCTV footage of her

stumbling and falling over at a takeaway. She is seen talking to

Clayton McDonald outside. The prosecution say the woman flagged

down a taxi and Clayton McDonald got into it with her. On the way

they say he phoned a friend, believed to be Ched Evans, and when

to stay at a hotel. They headed for Room 14. That is where the

prosecution say the rape took place. Mr Evans' brother was seen looking

through the window from outside. A second man tried to film what was

happening on his mobile phone. The prosecution allege that Ched Evans

booked the room with the main purpose of procuring girls to take

there. Their alleged victim had literally stumbled across their

path. Ched Evans has 22 caps for Wales. He's scored more than 30

goals for Sheffield United this season. The court heard that he

left the hotel through the fire escape after having intercourse so

he would avoid being seen by staff. Mr McDonald left via reception and

told an employee, "You know that girl I was with? Keep and eye on

her, she's sick". The prosecution claims that despite admitting to

police that they both had sex with the woman, neither man truly

believed she was consenting. They say she was in no fit state to

A new play opens tomorrow night on the life of Bradley Manning, the US

soldier accused of leaking government cables online. Private

Manning, who grew up in Oklahoma, had a Welsh mother and spent his

teenage years in Pembrokeshire. The production will be streamed live on

a website and is being performed in his old school. Abigail Neal

I won soldiers who sing for their platoons. -- Fink for their

platoons. It is the stuff of fiction. The

story behind the young man accused of the largest leak of official

secrets in modern times. He was always on the outskirts of society

for the number of reasons. He was really interested in computers,

which still isn't something that is mainstream. It tends to put people

out in a subculture. He realised fairly on a life that he was gay.

The production opens in the Pembrokeshire school Bradley

attended. Bradley Manning was a pupil here at Tasker Milward for

four years. The play imagines what it must have been like for a young

gay American to spend his formative years here in Wales and whether

what he experienced here could have influenced who he became. I am

still a soldier. I think it, you get quite close to what you think

he is and then within five minutes, you have changed your mind. That is

what makes the story so fascinating and what he has done so interesting.

The 24-year-old US Army private moved back to America after he

finished his GCSEs and went on to become an intelligence analyst.

While stationed in Iraq, he's accused of downloading hundreds of

thousands of secret documents and releasing them to the Wikileaks

website. One involved video footage of an Apache helicopter killing 12

civilians in Baghdad in 2007. Bradley Manning has now been in

military prison awaiting court martial for almost two years. If

found guilty, he'll be seen by the US government as a traitor who

sought to aid the enemy, but his supporters say he never put

American lives at risk. information concerned, the deaths,

the killings, it concerned torture and the destruction of their homes.

The people in Afghanistan already knew they were being killed on a

daily basis. They already knew there was a chance of being dragged

out of their beds at night and that their people were being tortured.

This is news to us, but not news to people in Afghanistan.

Regardless of how you feel about Bradley Manning, the story is a

fascinating, complex one, and it's just been given a new Welsh twist.

Football. And Wales have risen seven places to 41st in the latest

FIFA world rankings. That's their highest position in 17 years.

Meanwhile, in the Premier league this evening, Swansea will be

looking to end their run of three consecutive league defeats. Brendan

Rogers' side are away to Queen's Park Rangers. In the Conference

last night, Wrexham secured a point away to the league leaders. Cemlyn

Davies reports. Swansea's 2-0 home defeat to

Newcastle last Friday was their third loss in a row. Their worst

league run in nearly a decade. Swans' manager Brendan Rogers

decided to rest his leading goalscorers for that game. But both

Danny Graham and Scott Sinclair are expected to return to the starting

line-up this evening. A win over Mark Hughes' QPR could lift Swansea

to 12th and would see them break the 40-point mark. Assistant

manager Colin Pascoe says that will secure his side's place in the top

flight next season. But one player who made nine appearances for

Rangers isn't taking anything for granted. All the players are saying,

we're not safe yet. We're not. We need to enter that Ryan and make

sure where we win on Wednesday and come away be three points. --

entered that run it. Meanwhile, Wrexham are getting

ready for a playoff battle after spoiling Fleetwood's promotion

party last night. A win for the home side would have been enough to

clinch the Championship, but it was Wrexham who took the lead. Jay

Spaithe scoring the goal. The lead lasted just seven minutes. Mark

Creighton putting the ball in his own net. Despite seeing Joe Clarke

sent off 15 minutes from time, Wrexham secured a point. Afterwards,

their player manager Andy Morrel said his side had every chance of

winning the playoffs and returning to the football league after a

four-year absence. Cardiff City are also hoping to be involved in

playoffs. The Bluebirds are currently sixth in the Championship

with just four games to go. They travel to Barnsley on Saturday.

Scarlets player Stephen Jones has confirmed he's leaving the region

at the end of this season. The 34- year-old outside half is joining

London Wasps on a two-year contract. He's appeared for the Scarlets 313

times and is the region's highest ever point scorer with 2,850 points

Wales and Dragons' hooker Lloyd Burns has been forced to retire

from rugby due to a serious neck injury. Ongoing tests have revealed

damage to his aorta, the largest artery in the body, which might

require heart surgery. The 27 year old won seven caps for Wales and

was part of the World Cup squad in Many of us have played a musical

instrument at some stage in our lives, but not many people can say

they've created music using a suspension bridge. Well, an artist

from Australia has been doing exactly that. She's attached

microphones to the Menai Bridge between Anglesey and Gwynedd and

the sounds she's recorded have been turned into a musical performance,

If the Menai Bridge could sing, it These noises have been recorded

using small microphones attached to the bridge. They pick up vibrations

as the traffic passes over the structure and the wind moves it

about. Jodi Rose is the Australian artist who came up with the idea.

There is a voice or a language in the cables. When you hear this

sound, you can hear this rhythmic chattering.

A series of cables carries the noise from the microphones to the

old bridge master's house on the Bangor side. There, musicians are

listening in and creating a live performance in response to the

sounds made by the bridge. It has been as -- are standing to see the

bridge in a different context. has been a real privilege to sue

the bridge talking. It's not the first time Jodi Rose

has staged something like this. In the last 10 years, she's recorded

the sounds of more than 60 bridges around the world, including New

York, Sydney and San Francisco. So, how does the Menai Bridge compare?

It sounds wonderful. There is a beautiful mixture of the drone

sound and the resonance which is in the Kid does secure. When the

traffic goes past, there is a wash. The musical bridge is part of a

project called Bangor Sound City, one of a number of local events

where sound has been used to create art. Well, let's hope the weather

forecast will be music to our ears, too. Derek's out and about tonight.

Did these flowers look lovely? We have got lots of flowers year. Some

gardens have had a watering today. Some heavy showers this afternoon.

There has been hailed in Caerphilly. Some parts have been nice and dry.

Lots of sunshine in Solva. Over the next three days, a few more April

showers, some heavy. Some sunshine as well. If you worry gardener,

watch out for frost. This evening, heavy showers will die away to

leave most of the country drive. Just the odd shower in parts of the

north and west. Some clear spells. It is going to be a cold night.

Temperatures as low as three Celsius. Colder in some rural spots

with some frost. Tomorrow's chart shows low pressure. And stay Blair,

more showers, but some parts of the UK will fare better than others.

Tomorrow, many of us will start off bright and sunny, but very quickly,

show was will break out. Some of them heavy like today. There is a

chance of thunder. A few places will miss them. They turn the

afternoon, the North West, the west coast into Pembrokeshire, should

become clear and sunny. Temperatures nothing special, highs

of the 11 degrees Celsius. There will be a cool north-westerly

breeze. In Pembrokeshire, I would not rule out a shower. Otherwise

try. It should become my son sunny later in the afternoon.

Temperatures rising to ten Celsius. A cool breeze on the North

Pembrokeshire coast. Tomorrow evening, the show was will fade

away to the first with a dry night. Dipping temperatures. Cold tomorrow

night. A widespread ground frost. Some sunshine on Friday but again,

some heavy showers. A chance of hail and snow on the mountains. The

weekend is looking code within north-easterly breeze. A few

showers, but hopefully, Sunday will be dry with sunny spells.

Temperatures dropping with some of frost. Next week should start of

try. It looks like turning and settled. Rain by Tuesday. The wind

picking up. Typical April weather. Sunshine and showers. No sign of

things are warming up. You still They looter pool set a furniture

store on fire has been jailed for 11 and a half years. He admitted

setting fire to the building. The flames spread to nearby flats,

forcing people to flee their homes. Two powerful earthquakes triggered

suit -- tsunami warnings. People fled to higher ground.

Caerphilly Reg Gill from Carmarthenshire is starting an

eight-year jail sentence tonight for sexual assault and fraud.

The 77-year-old told vulnerable women they had cancer and that he

could cure them. The judge described him as despicable. Myth

And there's a suggestion tonight that Russia's state nuclear company

wants to become involved in building a new nuclear power

station at Wylfa on Anglesey. It comes after E.ON and RWE pulled

out of the project two weeks ago. Of And that is Wales Today.