:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to Wales Today. Our top story.
:00:08. > :00:11.Was the road open or closed when this bus and its passengers was hit
:00:12. > :00:23.by a huge wave in Newgale in Pembrokeshire? I was told there was
:00:24. > :00:35.standing water but it was still possible with care.
:00:36. > :00:41.Our other headlines tonight. Two council chiefs and unlawful
:00:42. > :00:43.payments to avoid tax. Now, the police talk to the Crown Prosecution
:00:44. > :00:46.Service. She campaigned to save Tower
:00:47. > :00:52.Colliery. Wales's longest serving MP, Ann Clwyd, is standing down.
:00:53. > :00:56.Stephen's on the road to recovery. More of us are surviving cancer and
:00:57. > :01:01.for longer but we still have a way to go to match the best in Europe.
:01:02. > :01:04.Good evening. In tonight's sport. Both sides desperate for points. The
:01:05. > :01:13.pressure's on Cardiff and Swansea for this week's make or break derby.
:01:14. > :01:18.Good evening. The driver of a bus forced off the road in horrendous
:01:19. > :01:21.weather conditions has denied claims he was told to use another route.
:01:22. > :01:27.Pembrokeshire council says, he ignored warnings even though traffic
:01:28. > :01:30.was being diverted at Newgale. No-one was injured but ten
:01:31. > :01:35.passengers and the driver had to be rescued after the bus was hit by a
:01:36. > :01:41.huge wave. There are warnings of more bad weather to come this week.
:01:42. > :01:45.Abigail Neal reports. This is the aftermath of the latest storm. The
:01:46. > :01:48.411 bus from St David's to Haverfordwest was swept off the road
:01:49. > :01:54.on Saturday night and ten passengers had to be rescued as the bus was
:01:55. > :01:58.battered by the waves. The driver that night was back on his route
:01:59. > :02:03.this morning, describing his shock the moment the wave hit. I mean, the
:02:04. > :02:06.thing is, I haven't moved the steering wheel and suddenly we're
:02:07. > :02:09.going in another direction, but it was literally the same sort of
:02:10. > :02:18.effort as picking up a coffee table to move it. It's not something I
:02:19. > :02:22.want to go through in the near future. Police are carrying out a
:02:23. > :02:25.routine investigation into the accident. Pembrokeshire Council have
:02:26. > :02:30.issued a statement saying that the driver ignored warnings from their
:02:31. > :02:33.workers at the scene. They say that at 7pm, the council was in the
:02:34. > :02:36.process of closing the road and advised him to take an alternative
:02:37. > :02:46.route, something Mr Ashman flatly denies. I was told there was
:02:47. > :02:50.standing water but it was still passable with care. They'd just
:02:51. > :02:53.arrived. They were in the process of, I believe. But ultimately, I'm
:02:54. > :03:07.not going to put myself or passengers at risk. Ultimately, it's
:03:08. > :03:15.not in my best interests. We spoke to one passenger on the bus today
:03:16. > :03:19.who corroborated division of events by the bus driver. Well, it's the
:03:20. > :03:22.second time in a month that the storm has caused chaos here in
:03:23. > :03:26.Newgale, and while the weather wasn't as bad as in January it
:03:27. > :03:29.wasn't the only part of Wales to suffer. In Abersoch, a number of
:03:30. > :03:32.beach huts were badly damaged and in Porthmadog, a train carrying tools
:03:33. > :03:36.was overturned on the tracks by the 70 mile an hour winds. They took no
:03:37. > :03:40.risks in Aberytwyth, sending students home for the weekend, but
:03:41. > :03:46.in the end it was only shingle and debris that scattered the promeande.
:03:47. > :03:49.The application sends a message to the phone. Technology came to the
:03:50. > :03:52.rescue nearby when a phone app helped mountain rescue teams locate
:03:53. > :03:56.a group of seven students from Manchester ,who got into trouble on
:03:57. > :04:00.Pumlumon Mountain. If you think of the area, it's a huge area, very
:04:01. > :04:03.poor phone signal normally. Without a clear indication of where they
:04:04. > :04:07.were, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, so to have a precise
:04:08. > :04:12.location makes the job a lot easier and quicker to get help to them. The
:04:13. > :04:15.Met Office have warned there is another band of strong wind and
:04:16. > :04:20.heavy rain to come, with some coastal areas facing wind speeds of
:04:21. > :04:23.up to 80 miles an hour. Dyfed Powys Police say they're
:04:24. > :04:25.talking to the Crown Prosecution Service and another police force
:04:26. > :04:30.over payments to two council chief executives. Auditors say Mark James,
:04:31. > :04:33.the chief executive of Carmarthenshire, and his counterpart
:04:34. > :04:35.at Pembrokeshire, Bryn Parry Jones, were unlawfully paid pension
:04:36. > :04:46.contributions directly to avoid paying tax. Our reporter Cemlyn
:04:47. > :04:58.Davies is in Carmarthen. So the police are taking a close look at
:04:59. > :05:02.this? That's right. Dyfed Powys Police are now liaising with the CPS
:05:03. > :05:10.and with another force after those three reports were published last
:05:11. > :05:13.week. As you say, the Wales Audit Office concluded both councils had
:05:14. > :05:16.acted unlawfully by allowing their chief executives to receive direct
:05:17. > :05:22.payments in lieu of pension contributions. In Carmarthenshire's
:05:23. > :05:25.case, the auditors also said the decision to cover Mark James' legal
:05:26. > :05:36.costs for a case he's pursuing against a local blogger was also
:05:37. > :05:40.unlawful. Well, both councils have denied doing anything wrong. In fact
:05:41. > :05:43.Carmarthenshire Council released a bullish statement saying its actions
:05:44. > :05:50.were honourable and lawful at all times. That response has concerned
:05:51. > :06:03.some councillors who are now demanding answers. I think it did
:06:04. > :06:09.not recognise the seriousness of the report so far. Councillors are
:06:10. > :06:12.making their views very clear particularly over the media
:06:13. > :06:17.fortunes. Serious questions need to be answered. Carmarthenshire
:06:18. > :06:23.Council's executive board have been meeting. That's a meeting that was
:06:24. > :06:28.scheduled to take place anyway and Mark James was at that meeting.
:06:29. > :06:30.Afterwards, the board released a strong statement criticising the
:06:31. > :06:43.local Plaid Cymru MP, Jonathan Edwards, who's written to the police
:06:44. > :06:46.about the auditor's reports. In the statement, the executive board
:06:47. > :06:54.claims the principle of innocent until proven guilty appears to have
:06:55. > :06:57.been lost. The statement goes onto point out the officers robustly deny
:06:58. > :07:00.they have acted in any way other than a professional and proper
:07:01. > :07:03.manner and they have the board's full support. Well, councillors will
:07:04. > :07:05.debate the reports at an extraordinary meeting of the council
:07:06. > :07:09.on the 27 February. The family of missing teenager Nida
:07:10. > :07:12.Naseer say she was deeply depressed for two years before disappearing in
:07:13. > :07:15.December. Her sister says the 19-year-old from Newport was also
:07:16. > :07:20.jealous of a friend, who'd been granted asylum and allowed to attend
:07:21. > :07:23.university. Nida's family, who are from Pakistan, had been refused
:07:24. > :07:26.asylum. Gwent Police say they've received over 50 calls regarding
:07:27. > :07:33.reported sightings across the UK but Nida is still missing.
:07:34. > :07:36.Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death
:07:37. > :07:40.of a patient at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. 81-year-old Alan Walker
:07:41. > :07:46.from Leeswood near Mold died nearly two weeks ago. Rebecca John is in
:07:47. > :07:52.the newsroom. What do we know so far? Jamie, Alan Walker died at
:07:53. > :07:58.Wrexham Maelor Hospital on 23 January. The cause of his death
:07:59. > :08:01.hasn't been confirmed. But an anonymous hospital worker has told
:08:02. > :08:05.BBC Wales, Mr Walker wasn't expected to die and his death was a
:08:06. > :08:13.reflection of poor supervision, poor management and poor leadership. The
:08:14. > :08:17.worker added that the hospital should be shut down. The exact
:08:18. > :08:21.circumstances of Mr Walker's death are unclear, but we do know that he
:08:22. > :08:25.died the day after an incident at the hospital on 22 January. The
:08:26. > :08:28.Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have confirmed that police are
:08:29. > :08:34.investigating the incident and say they can't comment further while the
:08:35. > :08:38.investigation is underway. They say the safety of patients is their top
:08:39. > :08:42.priority and a small number of staff have been assigned to other duties
:08:43. > :08:46.while the investigation is ongoing. North Wales Police say no one's been
:08:47. > :08:48.arrested but staff members are assisting officers in piecing
:08:49. > :08:54.together the sequence of events leading up to Alan Walker's death. A
:08:55. > :08:57.postmortem examination has been carried out. The cause of death has
:08:58. > :09:02.been deferred pending further toxicology tests. A coroner's
:09:03. > :09:13.investigation into Mr Walker's death has been adjourned until June.
:09:14. > :09:17.Much more to come before seven o'clock. They say if it ain't broke,
:09:18. > :09:24.don't fix it. So will Warren Gatland make changes for Ireland?
:09:25. > :09:29.Around 18,000 people in Wales are diagnosed with cancer every year.
:09:30. > :09:34.Two years ago, the Welsh Government promised key improvements to the way
:09:35. > :09:38.cancer services are delivered. But are they working? A new report shows
:09:39. > :09:44.the proportion of patients who survive for at least a year after
:09:45. > :09:47.cancer has gone up 14% in a decade. That's a slightly bigger rise than
:09:48. > :09:51.in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 86.6% of girls are now
:09:52. > :09:57.being vaccinated against cervical cancer. But we're lagging behind in
:09:58. > :10:01.other areas. There's been a 5% drop in the uptake of bowel cancer
:10:02. > :10:06.screening. And fewer survive the most common cancers compared to the
:10:07. > :10:14.rest of Europe. Survival rates for lung cancer here are 8.6%. The
:10:15. > :10:17.European average is 13%. In a moment, we'll hear from a leading
:10:18. > :10:32.doctor. But first, one man's story of surviving cancer. I name is Steve
:10:33. > :10:44.Spencer Evans and I am 57. I come from near Bridgend. In 2012, it was
:10:45. > :10:54.confirmed I had cancer of the mouth. Cancer of the jaw and in the glands
:10:55. > :11:04.on both sides of my neck. They took about two thirds of my jaw away.
:11:05. > :11:11.They took it away. They took about 12 inches of bones out of my leg
:11:12. > :11:20.here fashioned a new jawbone out of it. They took the glands away from
:11:21. > :11:27.each side of my neck. I had to learn to speak again. I had to learn to
:11:28. > :11:34.swallow again. At the time, I was very depressed. Everybody I talked
:11:35. > :11:44.to, they were all telling me about people dying. This is the pumps that
:11:45. > :12:01.I use to feed myself with. The food goes through a tube into my
:12:02. > :12:08.stomach. It takes me ten hours every night to feed myself. I have now
:12:09. > :12:14.persuaded the surgeons to give me deconstructing surgery --
:12:15. > :12:22.reconstructive surgery. They will take the skin from somewhere on my
:12:23. > :12:28.body and crafted over the implant. I hope that will help me with my
:12:29. > :12:36.eating that I used to love taking my dog for a walk. Because of problems
:12:37. > :12:41.I have with my balance, that is something that will have to wait. I
:12:42. > :12:46.am looking forward to that in the future. Dr Tom Crosby is Clinical
:12:47. > :12:50.Director of Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. The report makes much of
:12:51. > :12:55.the fact survival rates have improved more here than in the rest
:12:56. > :12:59.of the UK. But the trend is the same everywhere. To what extent is this
:13:00. > :13:10.because our performance was poor to begin with? That is something in
:13:11. > :13:15.that but we have to recognise that improvements are being made. We have
:13:16. > :13:22.seen a large increase in survival rates and that is important because
:13:23. > :13:31.one year survival rates tend to reflect the stage at which patients
:13:32. > :13:34.are diagnosed with the disease. Why are we behind the rest of Europe in
:13:35. > :13:42.terms of survival rates for most common cancers? That is what we need
:13:43. > :13:46.to understand more about. We know that way we deliver excellent care,
:13:47. > :13:52.we do that very well. It results in Wales and a mental institution, can
:13:53. > :14:01.be as good as anywhere. We have seen that way we deliver good care,
:14:02. > :14:14.patients appreciate that and have benefited. They didn't have cases --
:14:15. > :14:18.90% of cases feud they are having excellent care. As a doctor, if you
:14:19. > :14:20.had to choose one priority for next year, where would you put the
:14:21. > :14:29.funding in cancer screening, prevention or treatment? It is in
:14:30. > :14:43.diagnosing cancer is earlier. We have seen the outcomes for
:14:44. > :14:46.challenging cancers can be poor. Thank you very much.
:14:47. > :14:50.Lawyers acting for men who say they were sexually abused by a teacher
:14:51. > :14:53.while at school in Cardiff in the 1960s and 1970s say they're looking
:14:54. > :14:56.into ten new potential claims. It means that at least twenty
:14:57. > :15:05.individuals now say they were victims of David Leighton Davies,
:15:06. > :15:07.who died in 1980. In December, BBC Wales revealed that insurers for
:15:08. > :15:11.Cardiff council had paid out more than ?350,000 since 2011 to seven
:15:12. > :15:14.men who say they were sexually abused by while they were pupils of
:15:15. > :15:23.Davies at Cyntwell High in Ely. Paul Martin reports. The class photograph
:15:24. > :15:29.from the early 1970s. Among the faces, the art teacher. By 1977, he
:15:30. > :15:46.was a convicted child sex offender. Now, more men say he abused them
:15:47. > :15:51.while he was a teacher. Since we broadcast the story in December, one
:15:52. > :15:57.man who contacted us that he was abused at school and at his own home
:15:58. > :16:03.by the teacher. I was shocked to read about him. You hear about
:16:04. > :16:08.others abusing trust and position, this had been kept so quiet, it had
:16:09. > :16:13.only come out now after 30 of 40 years. He used his position of
:16:14. > :16:18.responsibility and trust and took full advantage of it. I wish it had
:16:19. > :16:22.not happened. He should not have done what he did. If he was alive,
:16:23. > :16:30.you would have to ask him the question, why? Lawyers are now
:16:31. > :16:38.looking into what he and nine others say it happened at these two
:16:39. > :16:42.schools. If the new claims are formalised, the council may or may
:16:43. > :16:49.not contest them. 54 years after his death, acquisitions about what the
:16:50. > :16:52.teacher did cast a long shadow. Wales' longest-serving MP is
:16:53. > :16:55.standing down at the General Election next year. Ann Clwyd, who's
:16:56. > :16:59.76, has been MP for Cynon Valley for thirty years. She says she'll
:17:00. > :17:04.continue to speak out on issues such as human rights and the NHS. For
:17:05. > :17:07.many years, she was the only Welsh woman MP at Westminster. Our
:17:08. > :17:20.parliamentary correspondent David Cornock reports. As a woman in what
:17:21. > :17:27.was often a man's world, she knew how to get noticed. She spent a
:17:28. > :17:32.night on the ground to back the campaign for the colleges in the
:17:33. > :17:42.1990s. I am pleased we managed to get some sort of reprieve for the
:17:43. > :17:50.colliery. She was only the fourth Welsh woman MP in Wales. The more
:17:51. > :17:54.difficult it was, the more determined you became to get your
:17:55. > :18:00.foot in the door. I always tell people to keep your foot in the
:18:01. > :18:04.door. She made her name on foreign affairs at Westminster. She was
:18:05. > :18:11.often independent and outspoken. She was sacked by Neil Kinnock and Tony
:18:12. > :18:17.Blair put up the G1 cross-party support for raising the issue about
:18:18. > :18:24.the care her husband received at hospital. There are increasing
:18:25. > :18:32.complaint about nurses who fail to show care and compassion for
:18:33. > :18:37.patients. The premise that to lead a review of complaints. I felt very
:18:38. > :18:43.angry that this should be happening in the NHS. The vast amount of
:18:44. > :18:50.letters I got certainly proved I was not alone. That gave me particular
:18:51. > :18:56.impetus to carry on the campaign and it is still going on. She says she
:18:57. > :19:00.will continue to speak out foot of the House of Lords may follow. She
:19:01. > :19:02.says this is not a swansong but a pause for breath.
:19:03. > :19:05.Football and rugby now here's Claire with tonight's sport.
:19:06. > :19:08.The South Wales football derby is just five days away and it's going
:19:09. > :19:12.to be more tense than usual as Swansea and Cardiff battle to avoid
:19:13. > :19:15.relegation from the Premier League. The Bluebirds are one place off the
:19:16. > :19:18.bottom, while Swansea have dismissed claims that their board discussed
:19:19. > :19:27.the position of manager Michael Laudrup after Saturday's defeat at
:19:28. > :19:31.West Ham. That is more riding on the South Wales derby than just the
:19:32. > :19:36.local bragging rights. Both sides are desperate for points. Swansea
:19:37. > :19:43.city have been sucked deeper into the relegation battle after they
:19:44. > :19:49.lost at West Ham. It was disappointing and I have nothing
:19:50. > :19:54.else to say about it. The result led to rumours that the board was
:19:55. > :19:59.reviewing his position. But they have dismissed these claims. But
:20:00. > :20:06.everybody feels an edge. Beating Cardiff city would change the mood.
:20:07. > :20:13.If Cardiff city when, we will be in a dogfight. The results have not
:20:14. > :20:22.been the best, but a win on Saturday would give the team able. Cardiff
:20:23. > :20:29.city hope they victory will turn the corner for them. They need mod
:20:30. > :20:35.results like that in the next month. We have two league games and a cup
:20:36. > :20:43.game at home. You will not be tired from travelling. It would be better
:20:44. > :20:53.for the boys to come into training and look forward to the next game.
:20:54. > :21:01.The Derby will be a classic. It has never had so much to -- riding on
:21:02. > :21:09.it. The connections from Old Trafford have paid well for the
:21:10. > :21:12.manager. It should give us confidence to go to the Liberty
:21:13. > :21:22.Stadium and give the Swansea players what they deserve.
:21:23. > :21:25.Rugby. Warren Gatland is weighing up his selection options ahead of
:21:26. > :21:28.announcing his side to face Ireland tomorrow. Lions centre Jonathan
:21:29. > :21:34.Davies and captain Sam Warburton are both pressing for starting places in
:21:35. > :21:41.Dublin. Wales say they know face a huge job on Saturday. One game down
:21:42. > :21:49.and a first win in the bag. For defending champions, it was not of
:21:50. > :21:54.the quality many expected. There were positives, but that is plenty
:21:55. > :22:02.to do this week. It was a good first half. We did not quite go to plan in
:22:03. > :22:11.the second half. We have things to work on. We have this week now to
:22:12. > :22:21.prepare and get things right. Warren Gatland names besides to place --
:22:22. > :22:32.play Ireland tomorrow. The Jonathan Davies be selected? -- will Jonathan
:22:33. > :22:36.Davies be selected? Sam Warburton received a warm welcome as he came
:22:37. > :22:43.off the bench on Saturday. He could return. Ireland at home will be a
:22:44. > :22:48.big step up. They used to a win over Scotland yesterday and watching them
:22:49. > :22:59.closely at the Wales defence coach. All roads lead to Dublin at the
:23:00. > :23:10.moment. I watched the game and hope had butterflies just watching stop I
:23:11. > :23:17.was taking notes. Anticipation of a big game coming up. Irish fans have
:23:18. > :23:24.not forgotten that Warren Gatland dropped Brian O'Driscoll. For
:23:25. > :23:26.Ireland, it is proving additional motivation.
:23:27. > :23:29.There was disappointment for Wales' Women who lost their Six Nations
:23:30. > :23:32.opener yesterday. Wales were leading after dominating the first half.
:23:33. > :23:36.This try from Lowri Harries, but Italy fought back and powered their
:23:37. > :23:39.way over the line with just four minutes left on the clock. Wales
:23:40. > :23:43.play Ireland on Friday night. There's nothing like the Six Nations
:23:44. > :23:47.to bring rugby fans together. We're a passionate bunch whether watching
:23:48. > :23:53.it in the stadium or in the living room at home. 620,000 of us watched
:23:54. > :23:56.the game on TV on Saturday. Maureen Boyardi invited a few friends and
:23:57. > :24:16.family around to her house in Treorchy. This is how the Six
:24:17. > :24:20.Nations Opener went down with them. I tell you what, if it was not for
:24:21. > :24:34.the Italians, we would not have a scream in the valleys! -- ice cream
:24:35. > :25:01.exclamation mark. If he does not get it, . Oh my God. It had the post.
:25:02. > :25:04.Poor boy. Look at his face. Absolutely brilliant. Don't count
:25:05. > :25:14.your chickens. So that's how they do it in
:25:15. > :25:20.Treorchy, but is it just as lively at your house? We're looking for a
:25:21. > :25:23.family to film watching the Ireland match this weekend. Are you
:25:24. > :25:28.passionate about watching Wales? If so, why not get in touch? Just email
:25:29. > :25:31.us. Tell us a bit about who comes round, and what goes on. We look
:25:32. > :25:33.forward to hearing from you. Derek shouts a lot watching the
:25:34. > :25:43.rugby, especially when it's raining. If my charts are right, it could be
:25:44. > :25:47.a bit stormy in Ireland next Saturday. A change in the month
:25:48. > :25:50.hasn't brought a change in the weather. There is more severe
:25:51. > :25:54.weather on the way this week. More heavy rain and gales. In fact in the
:25:55. > :25:58.next eight days, some parts of South and West Wales could have another
:25:59. > :26:02.100mm or more of rain. That's four or five inches and about a month's
:26:03. > :26:04.worth! Most of Wales has been dry today but rain will move slowly
:26:05. > :26:06.northeast this evening. Drier, clearer weather following overnight
:26:07. > :26:10.with showers. Temperatures inland falling close to freezing with a
:26:11. > :26:13.frost in places and a risk of icy patches. Here's the picture for
:26:14. > :26:17.eight in the morning. Some places dry and chilly with a touch of
:26:18. > :26:21.frost. A few mist patches but there will be showers around. Heavy in
:26:22. > :26:24.places and wintry on higher ground with a little snow. So a mixture of
:26:25. > :26:27.sunshine and scattered showers tomorrow. During the afternoon, most
:26:28. > :26:32.places will become dry for a time but more rain will reach the far
:26:33. > :26:35.southwest by evening. Top temperatures six to eight Celsius.
:26:36. > :26:40.The wind backing southeasterly and increasing during the afternoon.
:26:41. > :26:43.Becoming strong with gales in the southwest. Tomorrow night an
:26:44. > :26:45.Atlantic storm with move towards southwest Ireland. So tomorrow
:26:46. > :26:54.evening, the weather will do downhill again. -- go downhill
:26:55. > :26:57.again. Turning wet and very windy. Strong to severe gale force winds
:26:58. > :27:00.with Met Office warnings in force. Wednesday will remain windy with
:27:01. > :27:04.further spells of rain and heavy showers. There is also a risk of
:27:05. > :27:07.flooding on parts of the coast from Anglesey to Southwest Wales, with
:27:08. > :27:10.large waves and fairly high tides. Thursday, less windy and brighter
:27:11. > :27:13.with showers. The showers will be wintry on higher ground. A little
:27:14. > :27:16.snow on the mountains. Friday may start dry followed by showers and
:27:17. > :27:22.more disturbed weather on the way next weekend from yet another deep
:27:23. > :27:24.area of low pressure! Not ideal for those of you travelling to Dublin
:27:25. > :27:33.for the rugby. X Ray's on at 7.30pm. Here's Lucy
:27:34. > :27:37.and Rhodri with a preview. Hello. Our programme is back and we will be
:27:38. > :27:43.meeting a second-hand car dealer who shouts and swears and threatens that
:27:44. > :27:51.customers. We will go behind the scenes as trading standards shuts
:27:52. > :27:55.down a shocking call centre empire. I'll have an update for you here at
:27:56. > :28:00.eight o'clock and again after the BBC News at ten. That's Wales Today.
:28:01. > :28:01.Thank you for watching. From all of us on the programme, good evening.