:00:00. > :00:00.News at Six, so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC One we now
:00:00. > :00:09.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story. Martyn Rogers died, one of
:00:10. > :00:21.the patients of suspended surgeon David Berry. Now the case has been
:00:22. > :00:26.referred to the police. I still have not come to terms with him being
:00:27. > :00:32.gone. When they came and told me, it is like I had to go back to where I
:00:33. > :00:39.was. An avoidable death in surgery. Tonight their lawyer tells us what
:00:40. > :00:44.it's done to the family. It has had an absolutely devastating affect on
:00:45. > :00:58.the family just knowing that he could still be with them today.
:00:59. > :01:04.Our other headlines - our economy is growing faster than most other parts
:01:05. > :01:07.of the UK but we're still bottom of the table.
:01:08. > :01:14.Why last winter's white stuff drove councils into the red - can we keep
:01:15. > :01:17.the roads clear this year? And a crunch meeting tonight between the
:01:18. > :01:21.four rugby regions and the Welsh Rugby Union.
:01:22. > :01:29.Good evening. The partner of a man from Newport whose death at the
:01:30. > :01:32.Heath hospital in Cardiff could have been avoided says she wishes she'd
:01:33. > :01:36.died with him. Martyn Rogers was operated on by Professor David Paul
:01:37. > :01:43.Berry, who's been suspended after a review found eight of his patients
:01:44. > :01:53.death's were avoidable. The matter's now been referred to the police.
:01:54. > :01:57.Jordan Davies has the story. Martyn Rogers would have been 68 today. He
:01:58. > :02:03.went into hospital in Cardiff last year to have tumours was -- removed
:02:04. > :02:11.from his liver. Three days later, his organs began to shut down. His
:02:12. > :02:17.partner is now beginning to come to terms with the fact that a major
:02:18. > :02:19.vein was damaged during his operation, something the Royal
:02:20. > :02:26.College of surgeons says was avoidable. Now the matter has been
:02:27. > :02:35.referred to South Wales Police. It was bad enough, I really went to
:02:36. > :02:41.pieces after it. I just stayed in four months. And I still have not
:02:42. > :02:45.come to terms with him being gone. When they came and told me it was
:02:46. > :02:53.not necessary, it is like I have had to go back to where I was. Martin
:02:54. > :02:58.was operated on by this man, David Berry, seems you are doing an
:02:59. > :03:01.interview on television in an adult and Tobago. The Royal College of
:03:02. > :03:07.surgeons says his procedure on Martyn Rogers showed poor judgement
:03:08. > :03:12.and poor operative skills. He has now been suspended and a review of
:03:13. > :03:18.his work shows seven of a patient deaths could have been avoided. We
:03:19. > :03:22.are going to be investigating this case to try and get some answers for
:03:23. > :03:27.white this was allowed to happen. It has had an absolutely devastating
:03:28. > :03:37.affect on Maria and the wider family. Professor David Berry worked
:03:38. > :03:42.in Leicester for 12 years before moving to Cardiff in 2011. And
:03:43. > :03:46.experienced surgeon, he has been a member of several medical
:03:47. > :03:51.associations. In October last year, he was stopped from carrying out
:03:52. > :03:55.complex surgery following concerns about some of his patients. An
:03:56. > :04:08.internal investigation was held and the health board suspended him fully
:04:09. > :04:13.in January of this year. The Royal College of Nursing is found that
:04:14. > :04:19.there were eight avoidable deaths. The health board says this is a
:04:20. > :04:22.problem within an -- with an individual surgeon and they have
:04:23. > :04:25.taken steps to ensure that the public are safe. It was important to
:04:26. > :04:31.know whether this was a problem with the service or an individual. In
:04:32. > :04:41.January 2013, the Royal College of surgeons did a full service review
:04:42. > :04:46.and informed me at our request that they believed we had a problem with
:04:47. > :04:55.an individual surgeon. This evening, other hospitals say it has asked the
:04:56. > :05:06.Royal College of surges to carry out reviews of the work there. The
:05:07. > :05:11.concern about the care follows another report claiming people were
:05:12. > :05:14.dying regularly waiting for heart operations and intensive care was
:05:15. > :05:17.gridlocked and children were suffering because their operations
:05:18. > :05:22.were being postponed. The health board said then that improvements
:05:23. > :05:25.were being made. Today the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats asked
:05:26. > :05:32.the Health Minister and urgent question about avoidable health
:05:33. > :05:39.deaths. Any avoidable death in the NHS is a matter for profound regret
:05:40. > :05:47.and the cause of deep distress for families. All organisations must
:05:48. > :05:51.have robust systems in place and take immediate action if concerns
:05:52. > :05:54.emerge. The suspension of a consultant at the University
:05:55. > :05:59.Hospital of Wales was the result of such a process. A helpline for
:06:00. > :06:08.people concerned about liver surgery has already received 42 cores. But
:06:09. > :06:11.Maria just wants answers. About why the man she loved for 40 years is
:06:12. > :06:16.not celebrating his birthday with her today and why he won't be with
:06:17. > :06:25.her this Christmas. And the helpline number is 0800 952 0244. It'll be
:06:26. > :06:34.open from midday till 8pm, up until this Friday.
:06:35. > :06:37.The Welsh economy is now one of the fastest growing in the UK, behind
:06:38. > :06:42.the south east and north west of England. But what does that mean for
:06:43. > :06:45.where you live? Well, Anglesey is the least productive area of Wales,
:06:46. > :06:49.and perhaps unsurprisingly Cardiff is the most. But even then, with
:06:50. > :06:52.parts of England growing exceptionally fast, we're still
:06:53. > :06:56.stuck at the bottom. Here's our Economics Correspondent, Sarah
:06:57. > :06:59.Dickins. Tredegar and across the Gwent
:07:00. > :07:04.valleys has been where the least money has been generated in Wales
:07:05. > :07:09.but no longer. This engineering firm is part of the solution. 20 people
:07:10. > :07:15.work here and they are so busy they are working seven days a week. The
:07:16. > :07:21.figures show the economy has risen by 5.3% but that is from a very low
:07:22. > :07:24.base. It has been held by more spending in the public sector and
:07:25. > :07:30.manufacturing. This man says there needs to be more help. The IDS and
:07:31. > :07:33.people have that we can maybe take everyone from the heads of the
:07:34. > :07:37.valleys and move them to the M4 corridor is not realistic. It is
:07:38. > :07:42.about time that they realised that we need more investment in this
:07:43. > :07:44.area, even though the government was saying we have been having this
:07:45. > :07:50.investment for years and years. It has not taken place as much as it
:07:51. > :07:54.should be. That is what is happening. More than 10,000 people
:07:55. > :08:00.commute from Blaenau Gwent to work outside the county every day. But is
:08:01. > :08:06.40%. Many millions of European money has been spent trying to attract
:08:07. > :08:11.jobs into the valleys but that pattern of commuting towards the M4
:08:12. > :08:14.is common. What we have increasingly seen as more and more people
:08:15. > :08:22.travelling down the valleys to the range of industrial parks and
:08:23. > :08:25.business parks along the M4. It is in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
:08:26. > :08:30.where the most money is generated in Wales but you would expect that from
:08:31. > :08:35.a capital. Cardiff and the wider area is generating about as much
:08:36. > :08:37.wealth per person as the UK average but there are suggestions that our
:08:38. > :08:41.cities are not punching their weight. Wales is often compared to
:08:42. > :08:46.the north-east of England and Newcastle, like Cardiff, fares just
:08:47. > :08:50.below the UK average. On the other hand, Belfast tells a different
:08:51. > :08:54.story. It is generating about 50% more. What is clear from today's
:08:55. > :09:00.figures is there are as many contrasts within Wales as between
:09:01. > :09:04.Wales and the UK. Productivity in the Gwent valleys has grown by more
:09:05. > :09:14.than 5% but it has fallen by 4% in South West Wales. In the north-east,
:09:15. > :09:19.Deeside is a spectacular success and it has a heartland of manufacturing
:09:20. > :09:25.unrivalled anywhere. And then you can to the south and Cardiff is the
:09:26. > :09:28.driving force. It is a capital city. It can generate a level of activity
:09:29. > :09:32.you will not see elsewhere. With places like Seri growing at eight
:09:33. > :09:38.cent per year pushing up the average, Wales will struggle to
:09:39. > :09:44.stand still, let alone break free of the title of having the weakest
:09:45. > :09:50.economy in the UK. Sarah joins me now. The government would want to
:09:51. > :09:54.point this out, if they were here, that we have got 3% more people in
:09:55. > :09:59.Wales working than we did a couple of years ago. As we heard in the
:10:00. > :10:03.film, we are the third fastest-growing part of the UK. But
:10:04. > :10:07.is the good news. But what is happening is other parts of the UK,
:10:08. > :10:13.England, they are actually growing at a much faster rate. Relatively,
:10:14. > :10:17.we are getting poorer. The gap between the average in Wales and the
:10:18. > :10:23.average in the UK has got a lot worse. It is 72%. That is pretty
:10:24. > :10:27.weak. We have been putting a lot of money into the valleys and West
:10:28. > :10:33.Wales, European money, the Welsh Government, the UK government, but
:10:34. > :10:38.the dilemma really for us as a nation is to prioritise areas that
:10:39. > :10:43.need the work, areas that are poor, or do we say these are the envy is
:10:44. > :10:48.that working well, we will get more effective if we put more money in
:10:49. > :10:51.there that is the dilemma. Decisions on how hospital services are
:10:52. > :10:57.delivered in South Wales have been delayed yet again. Health boards
:10:58. > :11:00.were due to decide tomorrow whether or not to back controversial plans
:11:01. > :11:03.that would see specialism like care for newborn babies centralised at
:11:04. > :11:06.fewer large hospitals. Managers say final details still need to be
:11:07. > :11:09.worked-through. Previously the process had been delayed after
:11:10. > :11:13.receiving 53,000 responses from the public. Children and young people
:11:14. > :11:17.accessing mental health services in Wales are still being put at risk.
:11:18. > :11:22.That's the warning from Health Inspectorate Wales and the Wales
:11:23. > :11:25.Audit Office. Their report says despite progress made by the Welsh
:11:26. > :11:27.Government and health boards since 2009, some children are still being
:11:28. > :11:33.inappropriately admitted to adult mental health wards. The Welsh
:11:34. > :11:36.Government says the report will be first on the agenda in the next
:11:37. > :11:40.meeting about mental health services. Cardiff Airport is to
:11:41. > :11:44.receive a ?10 million loan from the Welsh Government. The money will be
:11:45. > :11:46.used to make improvements to the site, including a new security area
:11:47. > :11:50.to accommodate more passengers, along with new technology. There are
:11:51. > :11:56.also plans for improved drop off and pick up areas. Work will begin
:11:57. > :12:00.before summer next year. Dealing with heavy snow last winter
:12:01. > :12:05.cost Welsh councils at least ?3.5 million more than they'd planned.
:12:06. > :12:09.Officials in some parts of Wales say, they may have to cut back on
:12:10. > :12:18.other costs, like resurfacing roads, to balance the books. Chris Dearden
:12:19. > :12:24.reports. Heavy snow has caused widespread
:12:25. > :12:28.chaos, treacherous conditions. From December to March, it was a winter
:12:29. > :12:35.in which very few of us manage to escape the icy blast.
:12:36. > :12:43.Across Wales, we were out there reporting on some of the toughest
:12:44. > :12:50.conditions we have had for years. Now, the bills are coming in.
:12:51. > :12:55.Denbighshire was badly hit at the end of March. Drifts of up to six
:12:56. > :13:01.feet deep were recorded in this part of the world. The snow has long
:13:02. > :13:10.since melted. But people still have memories of what it was like. It was
:13:11. > :13:17.like being out in the Arctic something. We were snowed in for
:13:18. > :13:22.about five days. We had a digging machine, we had to bulldoze through
:13:23. > :13:30.the village. We were shovelling at Waveland there was nowhere to put
:13:31. > :13:37.it. It all cost a lot of money, around ?3.5 million over budget. We
:13:38. > :13:46.actually spent ?1 million on keeping the roads safe, yes, we usually
:13:47. > :13:50.spend about ?500,000 but last year we got hit really late and we were
:13:51. > :13:55.still gritting in April of this year. And this is not the only part
:13:56. > :14:03.of Wales where officials have had to find extra cash. Last winter, French
:14:04. > :14:11.spent over ?1 million dealing with snow. -- Flintshire. Councils in
:14:12. > :14:16.some parts of Wales say they may now have to cut back on other jobs
:14:17. > :14:24.likely surfing is -- like resurfacing the roads. We put money
:14:25. > :14:27.aside in the budget for a bad winter but last winter was not a bad
:14:28. > :14:34.winter, it was a terrible winter. We had the floods and the snow. That is
:14:35. > :14:41.?650,000 on top of what we had in the budget. That has clean this out
:14:42. > :14:44.for this winter. It all means that council officials in Wales are
:14:45. > :14:47.hoping they will not see scenes like these in the next few weeks. Some
:14:48. > :14:51.areas did apply to the Welsh Government for extra money. It says
:14:52. > :14:56.it considered the applications carefully but was not able to help
:14:57. > :14:59.and that has left council officials crossing their fingers for a mild
:15:00. > :15:03.winter. Still to come on the programme. We
:15:04. > :15:08.may still be feeling the squeeze, but we're going to the shops more
:15:09. > :15:11.here than anywhere else in the UK. And it's official, this 25-year-old
:15:12. > :15:28.painter from Cardiff is named the most talented in the UK.
:15:29. > :15:30.Wales has the lowest average household spending of the UK
:15:31. > :15:34.nations, according to official figures just released. They show
:15:35. > :15:36.that the average here is ?411 a week, compared with ?482 across the
:15:37. > :15:39.UK. Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.
:15:40. > :15:42.It is no surprise that lower average wages in Wales results in lower
:15:43. > :15:48.spending overall. The retail sector is a good grommet of the state of
:15:49. > :15:52.the economy, not only is it a huge employer at this time of year, it
:15:53. > :15:57.also gives us a good indication of consumer confidence -- grommet. Some
:15:58. > :16:02.concerned analysts warned are improving economic growth is the
:16:03. > :16:13.result of an unexpected spending boom by shoppers. I don't think it
:16:14. > :16:16.is a consumer boom. Growth is moderate at the moment. Certainly
:16:17. > :16:22.not getting too fast. In some areas of the country, growth is still
:16:23. > :16:29.pretty soft and Wales would be included in those areas. John Lewis
:16:30. > :16:33.has seen an increase in sales this year in Cardiff and online in Wales.
:16:34. > :16:43.Experts expect the Internet verges is to Greece this Christmas. --
:16:44. > :16:44.increase. Amazon employee thousands of extra workers to cope with the
:16:45. > :17:01.Christmas rush. I am always very careful. I decide
:17:02. > :17:04.what I am going to buy for people before I go out and then I go and
:17:05. > :17:09.get it so then I do not overspend. We are spending more this year,
:17:10. > :17:14.mainly on toys. We are not going as mad on each other this year. It is
:17:15. > :17:18.the high streets that have taken the biggest hits. Out of town centres
:17:19. > :17:24.seem to be more buoyant. There are a lot of people coming in and looking
:17:25. > :17:27.at the goods and then they tend to go on the Internet and see if they
:17:28. > :17:31.can beat your price. A couple of years ago, I could have been on my
:17:32. > :17:36.own in the shop. Now you need more people working. Retailing bodies
:17:37. > :17:39.believe there will be an increase in sales this Christmas compared to
:17:40. > :17:44.last. If there is, it will give us an indication of what clever all --
:17:45. > :17:49.what level of consumer confidence there is in Wales.
:17:50. > :17:52.Wales' rugby sides have been meeting with the Welsh Rugby Union to try
:17:53. > :17:56.and resolve the crisis in the sport. Star players are leaving for England
:17:57. > :18:03.and France and the regions themselves are displayed -- deciding
:18:04. > :18:09.whether or not to say affiliated to the Welsh Rugby Union. Gareth Lewis
:18:10. > :18:13.is in Swansea for us this evening. Crisis is the word. It is annexed
:18:14. > :18:18.essential problem for Welsh rugby. The Welsh regions could go and play
:18:19. > :18:30.in Inman. The players are making their own minds up and going to
:18:31. > :18:33.France and England. As you can see, Roger Lewis saying absolutely
:18:34. > :18:40.nothing as he left. Completely tight-lipped. Keeping his cards
:18:41. > :18:49.close to his chest. We are told there is a possibility of a state
:18:50. > :18:52.and later on this evening. Worth adding a bit of context, the
:18:53. > :18:57.problems we know about, this is how we are, where we are.
:18:58. > :19:02.The battle lines between the regions and the union have been drawn. The
:19:03. > :19:07.day, last ditch desperate effort, most important moment for the sport
:19:08. > :19:13.in 18 years. The men at today's meeting will decide what Welsh rugby
:19:14. > :19:16.looks like in the New Year. All the players want to know the future of
:19:17. > :19:22.the game in Wales and it is uncertain. Will they be in the
:19:23. > :19:27.Heineken Cup? Which European competition? It is a little bit
:19:28. > :19:31.unnerving for players. That is why we have seen so many players
:19:32. > :19:37.leaving, maybe, because they want to play at the highest level of the
:19:38. > :19:40.professional game in Europe. This is most all about money and power. The
:19:41. > :19:46.regions are weighing up whether or not to go and play in the English
:19:47. > :19:50.premiership. The Welsh Rugby Union has given the regions until New
:19:51. > :19:53.Year's Eve to sign a new legal agreement to set out how the
:19:54. > :19:59.professional game in Wales is run. If they do not sign, the union could
:20:00. > :20:11.stop their funding, worth between six and ?16 million, depending on
:20:12. > :20:16.how you do the maths. In the midst of all this, a player
:20:17. > :20:19.drain. Sam Warburton has given a deadline of today for a deal to be
:20:20. > :20:24.done to keep him at the Cardiff Blues. Nothing on paper yet. If he
:20:25. > :20:29.goes, he will be the 11th current international to apply their trade
:20:30. > :20:36.away from Wales next season. The resources to get our team more
:20:37. > :20:41.competitive, and keep players, it is a busy time, an important time.
:20:42. > :20:57.People have to make some strategic decisions for the future of the game
:20:58. > :21:06.and for individuals. At stake is the future of professional rugby in
:21:07. > :21:15.Wales. Talk is through the possible outcomes. I have just been speaking
:21:16. > :21:19.in the last two seconds to Peter Thomas of the Cardiff Blues. He says
:21:20. > :21:25.there will be more talks. No deal has been struck and no deal has been
:21:26. > :21:32.struck to keep Sam Warburton in Wales. Three options on the table.
:21:33. > :21:40.The status quo, extra money to appease the regions, there is the
:21:41. > :21:43.nuclear option, the regions rebel and they throw their lot in with
:21:44. > :21:47.England and play some kind of Anglo Welsh, edition, expect a legal
:21:48. > :22:00.action from all sides if that were to happen, or if the union gives
:22:01. > :22:10.them their blessing to play. There is a deadline of the 31st of
:22:11. > :22:14.December. As with all contracts, that may run over and talks may
:22:15. > :22:21.continue into the New Year. No resolution tonight.
:22:22. > :22:24.A 25-year-old artist from Cardiff has been named the most talented
:22:25. > :22:28.portrait artist in the UK and Ireland. Nick Lord beat hundreds of
:22:29. > :22:40.artists to be named the first ever Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the
:22:41. > :22:46.Year. Caroline Evans went to meet him. Not perhaps what you would you
:22:47. > :22:50.expect to see a portrait artist of the year working on. But Nick Lord
:22:51. > :22:53.says it pays the bills. His real love though is his portrait work,
:22:54. > :22:56.something he's been doing since he was in school. Unlike many portrait
:22:57. > :22:59.artists, he works from photographs. These were the basis for his winning
:23:00. > :23:03.painting of Iraq war veteran Lance sergeant Johnson Behary who was
:23:04. > :23:09.awarded the Victoria Cross. It has not sunk in yet. I still have a
:23:10. > :23:15.painting to do of Hilary Mantel. It gives me that financial relief so I
:23:16. > :23:20.can come down to the studio without having to work about money for the
:23:21. > :23:24.year and hopefully I can focus on my own work. He beat 1,800 artists to
:23:25. > :23:32.claim what is a new prize in the art world the judges said his work has
:23:33. > :23:37.energised this form of art. But he almost missed the deadline for
:23:38. > :23:41.entries. I submitted it online on the last day of April and the
:23:42. > :23:48.submission date was the 2nd of May. I then found out that the painting
:23:49. > :23:54.was too big. I had to work for my dad the next day and then start a
:23:55. > :23:57.new painting at 8pm. I finished it the following morning at 5am. His
:23:58. > :24:00.painting of Hilary Mantel, which will become part of the permanent
:24:01. > :24:04.collection at the British Library, will be unveiled next spring,
:24:05. > :24:08.meanwhile the trains will be sold at it father's shop home in Cardiff.
:24:09. > :24:12.The Football Association of Wales Council has voted in favour of
:24:13. > :24:16.putting an age limit on its members. From 2016, those over the age of 70
:24:17. > :24:21.won't be able to stand for election, with over 65s barred from 2020.
:24:22. > :24:26.There is currently no age limit on membership of the ruling council,
:24:27. > :24:30.with its oldest member in his 90s. The changes were part of a review of
:24:31. > :24:35.the body, which followed Barry Town's successful court battle with
:24:36. > :24:38.the FAW to play in the Welsh League. Swansea's preparations for their
:24:39. > :24:42.final Europa League group match against St Gallen in Switzerland
:24:43. > :24:48.have been hindered tonight. Fog delayed their flight out of Cardiff
:24:49. > :24:51.this afternoon. Is it any clearer tonight, Derek?
:24:52. > :24:57.Time now for the weather forecast. A few more fog patches forming tonight
:24:58. > :25:05.but these will lift onto the hills. Dry again today, but there is a
:25:06. > :25:11.change on the way. Tomorrow will bring some patchy rain with mild
:25:12. > :25:19.southerly winds. Dry this evening and tonight. A few mist and fog
:25:20. > :25:23.patches in the south, Powys and the Marches. Later in the night, cloud
:25:24. > :25:26.will increase with spots of light rain and drizzle in the northwest.
:25:27. > :25:29.Cold inland with a slight frost. Milder on the coast and in the west
:25:30. > :25:33.with a breeze. Tomorrow's chart shows high pressure over Europe.
:25:34. > :25:37.These fronts over the Atlantic are heading our way. So here's the
:25:38. > :25:41.picture for 8am. Mild, damp and windy in the north west and
:25:42. > :25:47.Snowdonia. A little rain too in parts of the south and southwest.
:25:48. > :25:52.Five Celsius in Welshpool with a light breeze. So much cloudier than
:25:53. > :25:57.today. Some patchy rain. Heaviest in Snowdonia and the southwest. Ten to
:25:58. > :26:03.20mm in places. Parts of Powys, the north-east and the Marches mainly
:26:04. > :26:07.dry. Temperatures higher than today. Ten to 13 Celsius with a southerly
:26:08. > :26:21.breeze. A brisk wind in the north-west. In Flintshire tomorrow,
:26:22. > :26:25.most of the day dry and cloudy. Just the odd spot of light rain. The
:26:26. > :26:29.temperature in Buckley rising to 11 Celsius. Tomorrow night a cold front
:26:30. > :26:33.will cross Wales bringing more widespread rain. Most of it in the
:26:34. > :26:38.south and west. Drier later in the night and a mild night with south to
:26:39. > :26:42.south-west winds. On Friday, further rain at times. Some heavy bursts of
:26:43. > :26:46.rain. The rain clearing with a dry end to the day. The weekend, very
:26:47. > :26:50.changeable. Saturday dry and bright for a while but there is more rain
:26:51. > :26:54.on the way. Strong to gale force winds as well and that goes for next
:26:55. > :27:02.week. No sign of any snow before Christmas. The main headlines again.
:27:03. > :27:06.The partner of a man from Newport, whose death at the Heath hospital in
:27:07. > :27:12.Cardiff could have been avoided, says she wishes she'd died with him.
:27:13. > :27:15.Martyn Rogers was operated on by Professor David Paul Berry, who's
:27:16. > :27:18.been suspended after a review found eight of his patients death's were
:27:19. > :27:26.avoidable. The matter's now been referred to the police. I still have
:27:27. > :27:30.not come to terms with him being gone and when they came and told me
:27:31. > :27:36.it was not necessary, it is like I have had to go back. I'll have an
:27:37. > :27:41.update for you here at 8pm and after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales
:27:42. > :27:42.Today, thank you for watching, from all of on the programme, good