:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to Wales Today. Tonight's headlines.
:00:08. > :00:10.Ian Watkins admitted a series of sexual offences against children. A
:00:11. > :00:11.leading expert says there aren't enough resources aimed at child
:00:12. > :00:38.protection. Also tonight. People in Denbighshire
:00:39. > :00:41.mark the first anniversary of the worst flooding there in generations.
:00:42. > :00:44.?NEWLINE Police investigating the London slavery case say they'll
:00:45. > :00:51.review the death of Sian Davies from Tregaron 16 years ago. Governments
:00:52. > :00:54.from across the world come to Finland to see what they can learn
:00:55. > :00:57.from the education system. We came here to find out why.
:00:58. > :00:59.The ceremony in Chile to mark the return of a lost piece of history,
:01:00. > :01:26.uncovered in Wales. Good evening. Police in London at
:01:27. > :01:34.investigating allegations of slavery say they would look again at the
:01:35. > :01:43.case of a woman from mid Wales who Sian Davies plans to her death from
:01:44. > :02:13.Will it is believed the women who Sian Davies we all feel. This man
:02:14. > :02:20.was caught on camera attending the inquest of Sian Davies would an open
:02:21. > :02:28.inquest was recorded. -- an open verdict was recorded. It is believed
:02:29. > :02:32.three women also lived in the same house as Sian Davies. In light of
:02:33. > :02:36.recent events, Scotland Yard says it will re-examine the death of the 44
:02:37. > :02:44.years old. That news has been welcomed in Tregaron. It would be
:02:45. > :02:48.the answer to what happened. That is speculation as to what could have
:02:49. > :02:55.happened had we need to know the truth. Until that is known, the well
:02:56. > :03:01.not really know what caused her death. 16 years after she was laid
:03:02. > :03:05.to rest alongside her parents in Tregaron, fresh questions are being
:03:06. > :03:10.asked about her life and death. A leading expert on child
:03:11. > :03:13.exploitation says not enough resources are being put into
:03:14. > :03:16.catching predatory paedophiles and thinks some are getting away with
:03:17. > :03:19.their crimes as a result. Yesterday, rock singer Ian Watkins, from
:03:20. > :03:22.Pontypridd, pleaded guilty to a series of child sex offences,
:03:23. > :03:25.including the attempted rape of a baby. The Independent Police
:03:26. > :03:26.Complaints Commission says it will look at whether South Wales Police
:03:27. > :03:35.acted quickly enough. He was a straight A student at
:03:36. > :03:43.school in Pontypridd, who went on to gain a first class honours degree
:03:44. > :03:46.and then found fame as a rock star. But he used that celebrity status to
:03:47. > :03:51.groom vulnerable young women to gain access to their children. Yesterday
:03:52. > :03:56.he pleaded guilty to a number of sex offences, including the attempted
:03:57. > :03:59.rape of a baby. But there'd been warnings about that decline into
:04:00. > :04:04.depravity with one ex girlfriend even contacting South Wales Police
:04:05. > :04:07.about her fears as long ago as 2008. The Independent Police Complaints
:04:08. > :04:12.Commission is now investigating whether South Wales Police failed to
:04:13. > :04:14.take appropriate and timely action. Tonight the Police confirmed a
:04:15. > :04:17.Detective Sergeant has been moved from the child protection services
:04:18. > :04:23.department while the inquiry is ongoing. The ex Chief Executive of
:04:24. > :04:25.the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre says many
:04:26. > :04:28.paedophiles will slip through the net as not enough resources are
:04:29. > :04:39.being targeted towards child protection. Police forces have
:04:40. > :04:46.millions of images sitting on their shelves. Five alone have 26 million
:04:47. > :04:54.images. Goodness knows how much the rest have. These are images of real
:04:55. > :04:57.children. My question for the government and others is who is out
:04:58. > :05:01.there looking for them now? On the steps of the court yesterday the
:05:02. > :05:06.police said Watkins' guilty pleas did not mark the end of their
:05:07. > :05:13.investigation. We will work tirelessly to identify other victims
:05:14. > :05:16.and seek the justice they deserve. This investigation has been focused
:05:17. > :05:20.on the protection of children. To that end they today urged users of
:05:21. > :05:23.social network sites not to post information that may lead to the
:05:24. > :05:26.identity of victims but to call South Wales Police with any
:05:27. > :05:29.information. The Lostprophets front man turned paedophile was an
:05:30. > :05:33.ambassador for young people, and was involved in a Welsh Government
:05:34. > :05:37.campaign to promote organ donation. Tonight Kidney Wales said they were
:05:38. > :05:41.appalled and stunned. Ian Watkins shared a rented house with a
:05:42. > :05:44.girlfriend in Pontypridd. When it was searched by police last year
:05:45. > :05:48.they found sexually explicit videos and photographs taken by him. The
:05:49. > :05:51.people living their now, have no connection with him. 84-year-old
:05:52. > :06:01.Margaret Kaveloch lives opposite and was shocked by the police raid and
:06:02. > :06:04.the details that followed. Akin to the door and see a policewoman and
:06:05. > :06:12.police man carrying and those of stuff from there. We thought were
:06:13. > :06:16.making films. That was our first thought. Somebody told us what was
:06:17. > :06:25.happening. What had happened. I could not leave it -- could not
:06:26. > :06:28.leave it, but babies were involved. Lostprophets have disbanded but many
:06:29. > :06:31.former fans are showing their anger by vowing never to listen to their
:06:32. > :06:37.music again. This student in Aberyswyth is one such disgusted
:06:38. > :06:42.fan. It is a massive shame that I have so many good memories about
:06:43. > :06:50.this band, I had seen them live five times. But these stories about what
:06:51. > :06:55.Ian Watkins has done, it has traded my perspective. I will not be able
:06:56. > :06:59.to listen to them again. Ian Watkins and two mothers who can't be named
:07:00. > :07:02.for legal reasons will appear before Cardiff Crown Court for sentencing
:07:03. > :07:04.on December 18. The search for further victims of this predatory
:07:05. > :07:12.paedophile will continue long after that date.
:07:13. > :07:15.The Health Minister Mark Drakeford says key NHS targets will be
:07:16. > :07:18.reviewed to put more emphasis on results for patients. It comes as
:07:19. > :07:21.the latest statistics show the Ambulance Service reached its target
:07:22. > :07:25.for responding to the most urgent calls for the first time in a year
:07:26. > :07:29.and a half. But the figures also report the health service missed
:07:30. > :07:33.it's target for treating 95% of the most urgent cases of cancer within
:07:34. > :07:36.62 days. A van driver has been arrested after
:07:37. > :07:40.an 18-year-old woman died following a crash in Denbighshire. Police say
:07:41. > :07:43.the pedestrian died at the scene in Bodelwyddan, after a collision
:07:44. > :07:48.between a car and the van on Abergele Road this morning. The car
:07:49. > :07:51.driver suffered serious injuries. A teacher accused of grooming
:07:52. > :07:54.schoolboys and inviting them back to his home has been struck off. A
:07:55. > :07:57.disciplinary hearing in Cardiff was told Glyn Bevan befriended teenage
:07:58. > :08:00.pupils at Risca Comprehensive School in Newport during the 1990s by
:08:01. > :08:08.giving them alcohol, illegal drugs and money. The General Teaching
:08:09. > :08:11.Council for Wales say while there hasn't been a rise in the number of
:08:12. > :08:14.cases involving abuse, increased vigilance means more allegations are
:08:15. > :08:17.being reported Nearly 260 jobs at four tax offices in Wales could be
:08:18. > :08:26.at risk after staff were offered severance packages.
:08:27. > :08:31.Ourselves and other regulators have seen an increase in referrals. In
:08:32. > :08:45.terms of ourselves, it has probably been about 15 to 20%. Others have
:08:46. > :08:48.seen a similar price. Nearly 260 jobs at four tax offices in Wales
:08:49. > :08:53.could be at risk after staff were offered severance packages. Their
:08:54. > :08:57.union, the PCS, is advising them not to accept the deal from HM Revenue
:08:58. > :08:59.and Customs which is aiming to reduce staffing levels. Our business
:09:00. > :09:06.correspondent, Brian Meechan, is at the Valuation Office in Merthy
:09:07. > :09:14.Tydfil. Tell us more about this? The background to this is an ongoing
:09:15. > :09:19.dispute over a potential loss of jobs across the whole of the UK. The
:09:20. > :09:25.union code that keeping privatisation. The employer calls it
:09:26. > :09:40.a rationalisation process. That brings us to today. It afford jobs
:09:41. > :09:49.here at, the jobs here at Merthyr Tydfil are highly skilled jobs. It
:09:50. > :09:55.has to be said, these are not compulsory redundancies. They are
:09:56. > :09:58.voluntary redundancies at the moment was up this is negotiation with some
:09:59. > :10:05.staff to see if they would like to leave. The unions say and less --
:10:06. > :10:09.until it becomes clear that, staff should not be taking these offers
:10:10. > :10:14.will stop the employer is saying it is on the table, it does not to
:10:15. > :10:21.suddenly mean that this site or other will close or that any of the
:10:22. > :10:24.staff will lose their jobs. It is something they have to talk about
:10:25. > :10:27.and think about. It's exactly a year since severe
:10:28. > :10:32.flooding hit Denbighshire, affecting 500 homes and causing the death of
:10:33. > :10:36.an elderly woman. Matthew Richards is in St Asaph for us now where a
:10:37. > :10:43.special church service is being held.
:10:44. > :10:46.Thanks. It's not a day anyone here wants to remember but the floods
:10:47. > :10:51.were hard to forget for those who experienced them. It took six months
:10:52. > :10:55.or more for some people to be able to return home. But here and in
:10:56. > :10:58.Ruthin, people are taking a few moments to contemplate what happened
:10:59. > :11:06.and how they've helped each other rebuild their lives. A simple
:11:07. > :11:11.ceremony at dawn marked exactly 12 months since the floods. The candles
:11:12. > :11:14.lit by residents symbolising hope after a period of darkness.
:11:15. > :11:17.91-year-old Margaret Hughes died in her flooded home and others are
:11:18. > :11:26.still feeling the effects of the devastation. That is no doubt that
:11:27. > :11:34.it affected the health of a significant proportion of other oil
:11:35. > :11:45.as well. Does the result of the floods -- others as well. We have to
:11:46. > :11:48.ensure that in future St Asaph is protected from such an occurrence.
:11:49. > :11:50.These images show the scale of the destruction. Caravans and shipping
:11:51. > :11:53.containers tossed aside like flotsam, cars useless on roads now
:11:54. > :11:58.home to canoes. But it's the individual stories of hardship and
:11:59. > :12:01.heroism which resonate the most. Two thirds of the stock in this
:12:02. > :12:08.agricultural store was ruined, the manager finding himself trapped as
:12:09. > :12:17.the water rose. We had to climb up on the shelves to try and draw
:12:18. > :12:20.someone's attention. The flow of the water was frightening. These nurses
:12:21. > :12:23.were honoured recently at the Wales Care Awards for their dedication and
:12:24. > :12:28.bravery. They waded through the flood to reach the elderly residents
:12:29. > :12:35.of the care home where they work. It was waist high. You could feel the
:12:36. > :12:41.current going against the backs of your legs. You wanted to run but you
:12:42. > :12:44.could not run against the current. It was quite tricky. The volume of
:12:45. > :12:47.rainfall last autumn was unprecedented and already robust
:12:48. > :12:52.defences were insufficient. But lots of work has been done to limit the
:12:53. > :12:58.effect of another heavy downpour. This stretch of river, we have
:12:59. > :13:06.cleared a lot of the brush and undergrowth. We have raised the
:13:07. > :13:10.level of defences in parts of the town. In Ruthin, much of the newly
:13:11. > :13:12.built Glasdir estate was submerged. Here there were questions about the
:13:13. > :13:16.standard of protection and anger that residents hadn't been warned
:13:17. > :13:19.sufficiently about the risk to their properties. New defences will be
:13:20. > :13:29.paid for by developers, the council and Welsh Government.
:13:30. > :13:39.With me now is the local councillor for the area. Take us back to that
:13:40. > :13:43.night and morning. I was contacted by a friend of mine for the week
:13:44. > :13:47.went down to the river at ten o'clock the evening before. There
:13:48. > :13:53.was torrential rain and we walked the river banks from pledge to
:13:54. > :13:59.pledge, watching the river levels. My phone came on saying people
:14:00. > :14:06.living in the lower part of St Asaph should evacuate. That started the
:14:07. > :14:10.alarm bells. An organisation was set up in the leisure centre for people
:14:11. > :14:17.to go there. It was a case of everybody pulling together. I went
:14:18. > :14:24.home at 3am. At 5:30am we had this surge of water which broke over the
:14:25. > :14:30.top of the banks. People were caught out and it was very sad. The leisure
:14:31. > :14:37.centre became a real help. It must have been a positive that came out
:14:38. > :14:44.of this? That is when the community pulled together. It can done in that
:14:45. > :14:51.vein with various meetings. It was a positive thing. Some steps have now
:14:52. > :14:58.been taken to try to make sure people will not be caught unawares
:14:59. > :15:00.next time? Natural resources Wales and the county council and other
:15:01. > :15:10.agencies are now pulling together. They have made inroads. In the
:15:11. > :15:13.long-term, they will carry an further up the river so things are
:15:14. > :15:22.looking positive at the moment. Still to come tonight.
:15:23. > :15:24.Getting the results that can lead to university. But tonight, claims
:15:25. > :15:30.English institutions are targeting poor Welsh students.
:15:31. > :15:31.A procession to mark the return of a lost artefact to Chile, discovered
:15:32. > :15:43.in Wales. Next week we'll find out where Wales
:15:44. > :15:49.sits in the global education league table. When the last set of results
:15:50. > :15:51.came out three years ago Wales had slipped down the PISA rankings, as
:15:52. > :15:55.they're known. Our Education Correspondent, Arwyn Jones, has been
:15:56. > :15:59.to Finland, a country who has topped the PISA rankings in the past. In
:16:00. > :16:03.the first in a series of reports, he looks at what they're doing right
:16:04. > :16:15.and he took a teacher from Wales with him. Chris Parry is the head of
:16:16. > :16:23.maths at Friars School in Banga. He is trying something different this
:16:24. > :16:32.week. Hello. How are you? Welcome to Finland. He will be staying with a
:16:33. > :16:42.maths teacher in Finland. The torque quickly turns to the differences. Is
:16:43. > :16:50.it a big school estimate it is about 550. Then it was time for the first
:16:51. > :16:59.day in school. The school is about 20 miles north of Helsinki. With
:17:00. > :17:06.only 500 girls, it is small compared with Welsh standards. He is a
:17:07. > :17:12.mathematics teacher from Wales. They do not have exams or inspections at
:17:13. > :17:15.this school was up the curriculum is far more flexible and teachers are
:17:16. > :17:23.basically told to get on with the job was up this begins a observing
:17:24. > :17:27.and sees a difference immediately. They teach more like we were taught
:17:28. > :17:35.in the 1980s. A teacher gives an introduction and then get on with
:17:36. > :17:41.work from a textbook. Whatever the technique, something is working well
:17:42. > :17:50.here. They are among the best performing in these tests. She sends
:17:51. > :17:59.feedback to some parents about the work of the pupils. Then your
:18:00. > :18:05.language. Chris then taught a lesson. Maths is taught in mixed
:18:06. > :18:12.abilities. The top performers and struggling pupils are altogether.
:18:13. > :18:18.Many pupils are insects at home will stop Chris says the pupils here have
:18:19. > :18:27.a different work ethic. Because of their work ethic, the top pupils
:18:28. > :18:30.work further on in their books. They will look for extension material. I
:18:31. > :18:36.do not think the staff actually pushed them. The pupils have the
:18:37. > :18:45.discipline ready to push themselves. It is not just in the classroom
:18:46. > :18:49.where there is a difference. When you walk around the school, that is
:18:50. > :18:55.a relaxed and easy-going atmosphere for top a lot of children walk
:18:56. > :18:59.around in their socks. The idea there is that children feel more
:19:00. > :19:03.comfortable will stop if they are more comfortable, they enjoy it
:19:04. > :19:08.more. It makes for better learners. The headteacher of the school is one
:19:09. > :19:15.of those teachers who is addressed by his first name. He explains that
:19:16. > :19:23.is just the way society does things here. Being in a society or school
:19:24. > :19:32.where you know everyone it is easy to be this way. Nobody wants to be
:19:33. > :19:38.formal. For example, when I am walking in the corridors of the
:19:39. > :19:45.school, it is great when children come and say I want to tell you
:19:46. > :19:48.something. The schools here are very different as if the style of
:19:49. > :19:53.teaching was up these things do not happen by accident. And tomorrow
:19:54. > :19:55.nights programme, we speak with the policymakers and officials
:19:56. > :19:58.responsible for the education system.
:19:59. > :20:00.There's a claim tonight that some English universities are poaching
:20:01. > :20:03.the brightest students from disadvantaged areas of Wales, so
:20:04. > :20:07.they can justify charging the highest possible tuition fees. The
:20:08. > :20:10.claims were made at the Assembly's Finance Committee today, and our
:20:11. > :20:17.Political Correspondent Tomos Livingstone was watching. Tomos,
:20:18. > :20:22.what exactly's going on here? The Welsh Government is proud that it
:20:23. > :20:29.does its own thing on tuition fees. Welsh students contribute about
:20:30. > :20:35.three and a half thousand pounds a year and then the Welsh Government
:20:36. > :20:39.pays the rest. But that is a limit on both sides of the border to the
:20:40. > :20:43.number of students at universities can take on each year. But in
:20:44. > :20:47.England, there is no cap on the number of students you can take an
:20:48. > :20:52.all have the highest A-level grades. The rules say universities who went
:20:53. > :20:56.to charge the highest fees have to show they are widening access and
:20:57. > :21:03.taking on people from poorer backgrounds. Bright pupils from
:21:04. > :21:07.poorer areas are ideal candidates. That is why English universities are
:21:08. > :21:14.targeting parts of Wales. Welsh students from relatively poorer
:21:15. > :21:25.actions are coming in. They are like gold dust. Where does this leave --
:21:26. > :21:29.leave the Welsh Government? That is no suggestion that anyone is doing
:21:30. > :21:35.anything wrong. But which pupils are being coaxed to study across the
:21:36. > :21:43.border will stop that means the money goes to the coffers of English
:21:44. > :21:47.universities. With the latest claims, people will say the current
:21:48. > :22:01.system is not working for Welsh universities. Rugby. Ian Evans has
:22:02. > :22:10.confirmed he will be leaving the ospreys next summer to move to
:22:11. > :22:13.France on a three year contract. Football, and Newport County manager
:22:14. > :22:16.Justin Edinburgh has dismissed the possibility of taking-over at League
:22:17. > :22:19.Two rivals Portsmouth. He was speaking after his side drew 0-0
:22:20. > :22:21.away at Oxford United. Newport's Christian Jolley came closest to
:22:22. > :22:36.breaking the deadlock. The Exiles have now gone nearly nine hours
:22:37. > :22:39.without conceding a goal. A church bell taken from Chile in
:22:40. > :22:43.the 19th century and found in Neath has now become part of a national
:22:44. > :22:46.memorial back in its home city, Santiago. Worshippers in Neath only
:22:47. > :22:50.learned its history last year and agreed to send it back. It had been
:22:51. > :22:54.brought to Wales to be melted down after the church in Santiago was
:22:55. > :23:02.destroyed in a fire that claimed the lives of 2,500 people. Caroline
:23:03. > :23:10.Evans has the story. Ringing out for the first time in 150 years. It is
:23:11. > :23:18.now part of a memorial. Firefighters took charge of the bell on behalf of
:23:19. > :23:23.the country. The idea of the Bell now is that we are delivering it to
:23:24. > :23:32.the local community. It will be here. The Bell belongs to the
:23:33. > :23:39.community here in Chile. The Bell was brought to Wales by the Vivian
:23:40. > :23:45.family after a national disaster which claimed more than 2000 lives.
:23:46. > :23:50.The other bells ended up in Oystermouth near Swansea. They were
:23:51. > :23:57.located and returned three years ago was up this, the last Bell remained
:23:58. > :24:02.at Saint Thomas in Neath. Its history was not known until last
:24:03. > :24:06.year. It was almost neglected for the boot was on the floor at the
:24:07. > :24:12.back of the church and we did not know what it was all what it was
:24:13. > :24:20.for. It had never been run since it had come from Chile. Its story was
:24:21. > :24:23.revealed when historians from Chile traced its journey and asked if they
:24:24. > :24:27.could take it back. It has taken 12 months of preparation since the
:24:28. > :24:39.official handover in Neath attended by the Earl of Wessex and another
:24:40. > :24:43.late -- it was received with a full ceremony. It will now bring every
:24:44. > :24:46.day at noon and to mark special occasions.
:24:47. > :24:48.Let's see how the weather is looking for the next few days. It feels a
:24:49. > :24:54.little bit milder Sue? A milder feel to the weather today
:24:55. > :24:57.and tomorrow, often dull and cloudy, but we'll see the return of the
:24:58. > :25:01.colder conditions by the weekend. Tonight, a fair amount of cloud
:25:02. > :25:05.around. Milder air across us, a few mist and fog patches forming, a bit
:25:06. > :25:08.damp, but not as cold as recent nights. Lows between three and eight
:25:09. > :25:13.Celsius, so frost free for most. Just a few frost patches in
:25:14. > :25:17.sheltered rural spots. Tomorrow, a murky start with hill fog and patchy
:25:18. > :25:21.mist. Some brighter spells in the south, otherwise largely cloudy with
:25:22. > :25:24.a few spots of drizzle for parts of North and mid Wales, elsewhere dry
:25:25. > :25:29.but dull, still fairly mild though with temperatures just above average
:25:30. > :25:33.for late November. Ten Celsius in Flintshire and Pembrokeshire. Only
:25:34. > :25:36.temporarily milder though. Thursday night into Friday, a cold front
:25:37. > :25:40.pushes in from the northwest, some rain on this, but mainly stronger
:25:41. > :25:45.winds and much colder air behind it as that low clears towards the
:25:46. > :25:47.Continent. For Friday, blustery showers spreading southeastwards,
:25:48. > :25:51.clearing later to allow some brighter spells. Brisk northwesterly
:25:52. > :25:56.winds, especially along Cardigan Bay. Easing later on but also
:25:57. > :26:01.beginning to turn colder, back to eight or nine Celsius for border
:26:02. > :26:05.counties. Colder with a patchy frost Saturday, bright and breezy for much
:26:06. > :26:10.of the day with long sunny spells but temperatures back in single
:26:11. > :26:13.figures across Wales. So clear and dry Saturday but much colder by the
:26:14. > :26:18.evening if you're heading to the rugby in Cardiff. With high pressure
:26:19. > :26:21.building from the west again, generally quite settled into the
:26:22. > :26:25.weekend with the return of overnight frosts. Maybe a bit cloudier on
:26:26. > :26:28.Sunday with patchy rain possible further north then often cloudy, but
:26:29. > :26:35.staying fairly quiet and settled into next week. Today's picture is
:26:36. > :26:38.from Martin Rees from Nelson. Autumn colours on Gelligaer common with the
:26:39. > :26:44.open cast mine and the Brecon Beacons in the distance. If you take
:26:45. > :26:47.any pictures you can send them to us by email or twitter, especially if
:26:48. > :26:50.they help to tell the weather story. Keep up to date with what's
:26:51. > :26:52.happening and check out the latest video forecast online at
:26:53. > :27:06.bbc.co.uk/weather. The main news again tonight from the
:27:07. > :27:10.BBC. David Cameron has promised to make it harder for my rants from the
:27:11. > :27:16.European Union to get access to Britain's welfare system. It is just
:27:17. > :27:20.35 days before Bulgarians and Romanians are free to work in the
:27:21. > :27:23.UK. They were faced restriction on housing and other benefits. Ian
:27:24. > :27:28.Watkins from Pontypridd pleaded guilty to a series of sex offences
:27:29. > :27:33.including the attempted rape of a baby. A leading expert on child
:27:34. > :27:36.exploitation says not enough resources are being put into
:27:37. > :27:40.catching predatory paedophiles. That is Wales Today. We'll have an
:27:41. > :27:44.update at eight and more news at 10.25pm. For now though, from all of
:27:45. > :27:46.us on the programme, thanks for watching and enjoy your evening.