08/08/2013 BBC Wales Today

headlines: A woman has died and a man is in a serious condition in

hospital after a shooting in Newport.

You would definitely think there would be petty crime but nothing

that violent. I am at Newport where officers are continuing to

Also tonight, parents of truants will face fines of up to �120 - now

AMs say the plans should be dropped. Tributes at the funeral of Craig

Roberts, who died during a essay at -- selection exercise in the Brecon

Beacons. Patients and staff return to the Children's Hospital of Wales

after major flooding caused "unimaginable devastation". It is

very much like a power shower down the corridor. Lots of water coming

through. At the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh, the prize-winning art

causing controversy after an English Good evening. A woman has died and a

man is seriously injured in hospital after a shooting in Newport. Police

have recovered a gun from the scene. One eyewitness described seeing two

people lying by the side of a car parked in the middle of the road.

Jordan Davies is at the scene. Officers have been here all day

gathering witness statements and conducting house-to-house enquiries.

Forensic teams have also been searching the area. Police are also

huge to reassure members of the public, because some people have

told us they are now concerned for their safety after this shocking

incident. One woman dead and the man seriously

injured after a shooting on a residential street in Newport.

Officers were called to this estate just after nine o'clock this

morning. Eyewitnesses reported hearing three loud bangs. Armed

police arrived and found a 46-year-old woman and 49-year-old

man with serious injuries. This picture, captured by an eyewitness,

shows what happened after the incident. Both people were taken to

the Royal Gwent Hospital. The woman died and the man remains in a

serious condition. I walk along here every day to go to work and come

home from work and I feel now for my own safety. This is not something

you ever expected in Newport. You read it on the news from America.

You definitely think there will be some petty crimes but nothing that

violent. You don't think it is got to happen in your neighbourhood.

Police have recovered a firearm from the scene. Neighbours say the pair

had been married but were separated. The police are not looking for

anybody else. A fire arm was found in situ and we are not looking for

anybody out in connection with this into -- incident. The two people

were known to each other and I had been previously involved in a

relationship. Officers have set up a chord in at the entrance to the

estate. They have been working to reassure locals. Community leaders

are urging people to cooperate with police. I have had some people

asking about their safety. But I am reassured there are no concerns to

the wider community. Nobody should feel threatened. I would just advise

them to stay calm, stay positive. It is a shocking time and a sad moment

for all of us. But there is no threat to them at all. Frenzy teams

and detectives are examining the area for clues to determine what

happened. Clearly enquiries will continue. The

incident has also been referred to the Independent Police Complaints

Commission because the two people involved were already known to

officers. We will have to wait to see what they have to say about that

as well. Plans to fine the parents of

children who are regular truants from school should be dropped,

according to a group of AMs. The fixed penalty notices of up to �120

are due to be introduced next month. But a report by the Assembly's

Children's Committee says it found no support for the idea and the

Government should look for alternatives, as Cemlyn Davies now

reports. The penalties can already be severe,

with parents being sent to prison for allowing their children to play

truant. In 2003, a mother from Llanelli became the first person in

Wales to be jailed for failing to send her child to school. Court

action against parents has soared in recent years. But the Welsh

government believes more still needs to be done. From the beginning of

the new school term, parents could face a fine of �60 if their children

persistently play truant. And if that isn't paid within 28 days, it

would rise to �120. But the National Assembly's Children's Committee says

it's found no support for the idea and it should be dropped. We saw no

local evidence. They have trialled fines in England for a number of

years. This issue was dealt with in the review. No recommendation in the

review to introduce fines for truancy. What we think now is that

the new minister needs to actually look at the evidence and perhaps

take a step back. English councils have been issuing parents with fines

since 2004. More than 40,000 fixed penalty notices were issued in

England during the 2011-2012 school year. But truancy figures have

governor. He thinks fining parents is the only solution. Parents do

have a responsibility to send their children to school. If it hits the

pocket, the parents will think twice. The pressure has to be on the

child. Parts of South Wales have the highest rates of nonattendance at

school in the UK. But why is that? Clearly some parents do not have the

necessary parenting skills. There is a serious problem of bullying and an

increasing problem of cyber bullying in some schools. And in Wales we now

have a situation where a lot of the truants are actually children of

parents and grandparents who themselves were truants. There are

calls for a national strategy to tackle truancy. Everybody agrees it

is a priority. But how that should be done is still a topic for debate.

Police say the death of a cyclist in Pontnewynydd near Pontypool, has now

become a murder investigation. 63-year-old John Reeder died

yesterday morning. Four people have been arrested. Here's Paul Heaney.

Small reminders of a tragic event. This busy commuter road in

Pontnewynydd near Pontypool ground to a halt yesterday as police

scoured the scene for evidence to find out how 63-year-old John Reeder

lost his life. I got here at eight o'clock and it was all taped off. It

was even taped off around the back. There were loads of police.

Overnight it turned into a murder investigation. Three men, aged

between 18 and 23, along with the 19-year-old woman, were arrested.

Police say John Reeder were cycling along this road of around six

o'clock yesterday morning when he fell off his bike. They are asking

more people to get in touch. As the tributes grew throughout the

afternoon, many remembered John Reeder fondly as a man who used to

cycle past year to attend to the forces he kept nearby. You would

always see him around. I have known him for a long time really. A very

quiet type of man. He kept himself to himself. I don't think he would

do any harm to anybody. There is sadness among people in this

community. Why was a well liked man's life cut short on a simple

early morning bike ride? Eight more alleged victims of a man

accused of the historical sex abuse of 15 young people at children's

homes in North Wales, have come forward to police, a court has

heard. John Allen, seen here at a previous court appearance, is a

former boss of the Bryn Alyn Community, which operated several

homes. His lawyer says he intends to deny all 32 charges, alleged to have

taken place between 1968 and 1989 More than 10,000 patients waited

over the maximum 36 weeks for NHS treatment in June, according to

official figures. That's an increase of 1,200 on the previous month.

Opposition parties said the latest increase was "shameful" - the Welsh

government said all health boards have recovery plans to clear the

backlog, and it expects improvements.

And North Wales health board is being told to improve it -- its

hospital discharges. It is to be reported to NHS inspectors after the

public services ombudsman found that two hospitals had failed in the care

of a patient with Parkinson's disease. The board has admitted

below standard care. They need to look more carefully at

what is happening on clinical records. If you want to save NHS

care, records are a fundamental part of that. They need to be sampling

records and satisfying themselves that the policy is as it should be.

They also need to make sure that it is not enough to have good discharge

policies in place. You also have to make sure they are being followed.

A natural leader, inspirational, dependable and fearless. Those were

just some of the tributes paid today at the funeral of Craig Roberts. He

was one of the three Army reservists who died after taking part in a

Special Forces selection exercise in the Brecon Beacons last month.

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Llandudno for the service, which

was held with full military honours. Roger Pinney reports.

They came to honour a fallen comrade. Not this time in the dust

of Afghanistan, but the green of the Brecon Beacons. Craig Roberts died

in the service of his country nonetheless. Regulars from his

regiment, the Royal Anglians, carried his coffin past his family

into Llandudno's Holy Trinity Church. And it was from the regiment

the first tribute came. Craig was the epitome of the can do

volunteer ethos. He will be missed dearly by everybody who knew him.

His family, his friends, his colleagues, his comrades within the

regiment and the wider army. We will miss him greatly and we will

remember him. There were hundreds inside the

church, and outside the service was relayed to hundreds more. I would

like to tell you what an outstanding soldier he was.

His friends spoke of his qualities. He made a difference, said one.

Inspiring and committed, said another. Dependable, fearless and

ready for anything. His enthusiasm for life and to experience

everything was both impressive and infectious. And in the Brecon

Beacons, it was displaying that commitment Craig Roberts died. He

was taking part in a training exercise for the SAS. He wanted to

join the best of the best. Two others with him that day also lost

their lives. There was 31-year-old Trooper Eddie Maher, and James

Dunsby from Bath. He died in hospital after weeks of intensive

care. One army exercise, three lives lost. There are enquiries. Today in

Aberdare the coroner opened her enquiry into the death of one of the

men. She said she would be looking at the human rights act, which

guarantees a right to life. There will be questions. There needs to be

questions and answers. But that's for another time. Today was for

Craig Roberts family and friends. It was their time to remember.

You're watching Wales Today. Plenty still ahead from the National

controversy, campaigners say. It's wrong an English language film got

the top award. And it's great caravanning weather in the Maes. But

will this sunshine last till the weekend? Stay tuned for a full

Patients and staff at Wales' only children's hospital are moving back

in days after major flooding there led to what's been described as

unimaginable devastation. Cardiff and Vale Health Board insists that

patient care was unaffected by the hospital's closure on Monday after

heavy rain. But they will now investigate to find out what exactly

went wrong. Steffan Messenger has the story.

The big clean-up. Staff say the heavy rainfall turned these

corridors into a scene from a disaster movie. And was in charge on

one of the cancer ward. The streams of water started flowing through

light fittings and down the walls. It was like a power shower down the

corridor, lots of water coming through. And quite quickly spread to

the rooms, at the side, so we instigated the evacuation policy we

have got in our minds in case of a fire and followed that. Two wards

reopened today with the remaining two reopening next week. Questions

are being asked about how rainfall could have led to so much damage.

are in the process at the moment of really being concerned with the

patient welfare, trying to respond to the immediate needs and getting

ourselves back into the building. The management don't believe it will

happen again. So the process of working out what caused this will

happen in due course. Back now in familiar surroundings, this

one-year-old recovering from liver cancer was one of those relocated to

the main hospital building. Even though it was chaos, everybody knew

where they had to go, what needed to be done. They couldn't have done any

better under the circumstances. million worth of fundraising by the

no -- Noah 's Ark appeal paid for the hospital. There's no word yet

how much the repairs will cost. A new building twice the size of the

hospital housing a critical care unit and more than 100 beds is set

to open in 2015. With so much charitable and public money at

stake, making sure this new Noah 's Ark is watertight will now be a

priority. Swansea City's match against Malmo

has kicked off. No score yet in the Europa League tie, but the Swans

have a 4-0 advantage from the first leg. There have been seven changes.

Annie four players remain from the side which won last week. -- only

four players. There's live commentary from Sweden now on Radio

Wales and Radio Cymru online. We'll bring you the final score in our

late bulletin. Newport County's reward for their

shock League Cup victory at Brighton this week is a plum tie at Premier

League West Bromwich Albion. Cardiff City begin their Cup campaign away

at League Two Accrington Stanley. Swansea, the Cup holders, will join

the competition in the third round. Time to head to the Eisteddfod Maes

in Denbigh now. Tomos Dafydd is there for us. Tomos.

Welcome to the Visual Arts Exhibition here on the Maes,

showcasing some of the best crafts and fine art. Not for the first

time, one piece of art is proving controversial. The Eisteddfod's

decision to award its �5,000 Fine Art Prize to a video filmed in

English has been called a dangerous precedent by a Welsh language

campaign group. Dyfodol i'r Iaith, which means A Future For the

Language, has criticised the decision. Our arts and media

correspondent Huw Thomas reports. The Bernabeu words are supposed to

represent the superficial worries of anxious mind. From Somerset but

based in Cardiff, Josephine won the Eisteddfod's main prize on her first

attempt. I see it personally as the unconscious thoughts going through

the head. It is this symbol of unconsciousness. Wiping off, wiping

on, wiping off, constantly. It is unpleasant as well. Within the

Eisteddfod cosmic -- Eisteddfod's prizes, this is one of the best

prices to receive. The judge 's decision to award a prize to a video

film completely in English is controversial. The art pavilion has

showcased Welsh art for decades but the English video has worried some

language campaigners who insist that all Eisteddfod events should be in

Welsh. I think it is a dangerous precedent for Welsh. We need to

protect and develop the Welsh language. This is the only place

where I can spend a whole week living my life through the medium of

Welsh. We must protect that. The Welsh language risk -- exists for a

reason and it should be protected. Away from the singing and dancing,

is an art competition considered an event and does this video break that

Welsh rule? They are questions which have got organisers thinking.

are other works with English text on them. Such as the financial Times,

the Ordinance survey map. We need that discussion and we need to

address that subject. How do we interpret the Welsh language role

within the visual arts. The art pavilion is often controversial. In

the Vale of Glamorgan a murder -- a murder or covered up after

objections from her family near -- living nearby. This is a bilingual

country. I don't think we should fear the fact English is here, as

long as there is full support, 100%, for the Welsh language. Not too much

of it, but I think they should have some of it. We want English-speaking

Welsh people to come as well. talking about ideas and concepts,

which is fine by me. Judges said they were gripped by the chapter on

the winning video but it has triggered another conversation about

the arts role, respecting the Welsh pony Eisteddfod rule. -- the Welsh

only. Huw Thomas joins me now. The timing

is interesting as well, isn't it? comes just as the Eisteddfod is

undergoing a review, looking how it can modernise. Part of the remote is

to look at how to attract non-Welsh speakers to the event. This debate

highlights the tension existing between those who want to protect it

and those who like the Welsh rule. Away from this row, new research has

been published on the use of the English language to coincide.

is research from the government and the BBC, looking how people use

Welsh day-to-day. There is a lack of confidence using it on social media.

People were keen to use Welsh news services and new environment. One of

the other things it found was that there was a lack of knowledge about

the kinds of services that were available in Welsh online. This is

something which will be discussed on the Maes tomorrow and the BBC, S4 C,

they all say they will factor that research into their future plans.

Thank you very much. By the way, these paintings are by a previous

winner of the fine art competition. Very colourful, too. There was a

colourful ceremony in the Pink Pavilion today. The Drama Medal was

won by Glesni Haf Jones from Cardiff. The judges thought Glesni's

performance showed the most promise and she has the most potential to be

further developed as an actress. Glesni will now be given the

opportunity to work with Sherman Cymru, and the Welsh language

national theatre company, Theatr Genedlaethol. That's it from the

Arts Pavilion. Let's head outside now.

And, as you can see from our camera in the sky, there are hundreds of

campers and caravanners staying just on the edge of the main Maes. And

I have. This caravan belongs to Mr and Mrs James. They've come all the

way from clan drama. They are relaxing after a busy day on the

Maes. This is one of the 700 caravans here. This site is almost

full. Just a stones throw from the main action taking place on the

maize field. Apart from Monday, which was a little bit wet, it has

been good caravanning weather so far. Although having said that, last

night was chilly. Attempted dropped as low as seven Celsius. Tonight is

going to be warmer because there's more clout around. There's a little

bit of rain on the way as well. Good news, if you're coming to the

Eisteddfod tomorrow, there is more dry weather to come, although it is

not going to be quite as warm as it was today. The tempter here today

reached 21 Celsius. 18 tomorrow with a bit more of a breeze. This evening

starts off dry, but it will not last. Rain will spread across the

country through the evening and overnight. Most of it will be light

but I wouldn't rule out a few heavy bursts. The cloud is lowering

overnight. Warmer than last night, lowers temperatures 14. The breeze

tending to pick up a bit as well. Tomorrow's shower shows a front-line

through eastern England with West to north-westerly winds, which will

bring cooler and fresh air in from the Atlantic. Tomorrow, not a bad

day, a reasonable day, in fact. It might start of cloudy with a few

scattered showers, but it will dry and brighten up, the cloud will

break with sunshine at times, no more than the odd light shower with

most places having a dry afternoon. A little bit cooler, 18. 21 Celsius

is the highest in Chepstow. There will be in north to north-westerly

breeze. Tomorrow evening and night to look dry. The cloud tending to

break with clear spells, some mist and fog patches forming by dawn.

Lydon tonight. Temperatures dropping to 12 Celsius, about 13 Celsius

elsewhere. As we head into the weekend, Saturday doesn't look too

bad at all at this stage. Variable cloud, some sunshine at times, I'm

not ruling out a shower but most places dry. On Saturday night into

Sunday, it looks like a trough of low pressure will bring some rain

and heavy showers, but this will clear away, and it'll brighten up on

Sunday with sunny spells. You may have heard there is another heatwave

on the way, but don't believe everything you hear because the

signs are there isn't. The outlook for next week is there will be

rain, showers with wind. Having said that, there will be a few nice and

sunny spells as well. Temperatures will be around average but signs are

it might get warmer next week. As I said, no sign of another heatwave.

We have enjoyed a dry day here in Denbigh. The Count Bob is increasing

now. A little bit of rain on its way. Tomorrow, there is more dry

weather on the way. Good news for all the caravan is here and, if

you're coming to the Eisteddfod, here in Denbigh.

The main news from the BBC, Britain is in the middle of a baby boom with

the highest number of births for 40 years. New figures show that more

than 800,000 babies were born last year meaning the UK population grew

by any other country -- grew more than any other country in Europe.

A woman has died in a manner sincerest condition in hospital

after issued in Newport. Armed police were called to the city this

morning. A gun was recovered at the scene.

Plans for fixed penalty fines for the parents of children who are

regular truant from school should be dropped according to a group of AMs.

The penalty notices of up to �120 due to be introduced next month but

a report by the Assembly 's Children's Committee said it found