10/03/2014 BBC Wales Today

officers have been sacked after they failed to investigate properly a

colleague who was later jailed for sexual assault. Detective Constable

Jeffrey Davies was jailed for three years last summer for offences

against two women. South Wales police have also apologised to the

women involved. As family liaison efforts, Jeffrey

Davis was supposed to support victims of crime. Instead, he took

advantage of his position. We learned that two of his superior

officers have been sacked for failing to address the allegations.

The conduct of these officers fell below the standards we expect of

leaders in our organisation. They did not deal with the complaints in

the way they should have done, and they made light, in some ways, of

those complaints. That is completely unacceptable and they have been

dismissed. The three men all worked here. The Independent Police

Complaints Commission said they uncovered what amounted to a culture

where inappropriate comments were viewed as harmless banter and showed

the officers concerned had nothing but contempt for the women. The

women in this investigation came to the police for help. They were

making very serious allegations of a sexual nature against a serving

police officer. They should have expected to be treated with

respect, with dignity, and they should have expected that their

allegations were investigated quickly and thoroughly. South Wales

Police say they believe they have dealt with this matter robust play.

They want to assure women this behaviour was unacceptable and it

should not put off other women coming to the police. The trial of

the Swansea-born MP and former deputy speaker of the House of

Commons, Nigel Evans, has heard he used his "powerful" influence to

sexually assault young men. The 56-year-old is accused of eight

counts of indecent and sexual assault, and one of rape. The

alleged offences are said to have happened between 2002 and last year

- and involved seven men. He denies all nine charges.

Cuts to leisure services could be disastrous - at a time when more

than half of adults in Wales are overweight or obese. That's the

stark warning from a leading doctor, as councils across the country look

to make millions of pounds in savings. Leisure is particularly

vulnerable because there's no legal obligation for councils to provide

it. I think it is depressing, alarming, and a disastrous move. We

already have an obesity crisis in Wales. We need to tackle this in

every single direction, from the food industry, politicians, as well

as leisure centre. This could be passing on the cost to the health in

the future. We need to consider that people need to be active, and they

need to have access locally. Tomorrow's the deadline for councils

to decide how much council tax they'll charge. We'll take a closer

look at what it means for your council tax bill - coming through

your front door soon. That's 6:30 tomorrow. The service which treats

children and young people with mental health problems in Wales is

in crisis, according to child health experts. A BBC Wales investigation

has found that young people are often left struggling to cope

without the appropriate support. Aled Hughes reports. This mother is

in a living nightmare. Her 15-year-old daughter suffers mental

illness. Suicidal thoughts a regular occurrence. It is not just fighting

the illness which is difficult, she is fighting the system. It makes you

doubt your parenting skills, the choices you've made, whether it is

your fault. You ask them if they can help you. They give you telephone

numbers. There is nobody who I can physically grab and say to them, my

daughter is in an episode, screaming, shouting, cutting

herself. If they could physically see her during these times they

would be more aware and they might turn around and offer you more. She

is not alone. Rosen is of children and young people have mental health

problems, but experts say they are not receiving the right support at

the right time. One of the difficulties we face as we have a

lot of really good people working here, but the services are

incredibly under resourced and understaffed. It is not to say that

they are services that earn not giving good care, that continues to

happen, the big problem is lots of children cannot access the service.

The Welsh government denies this system is in a state of crisis and

they say they will spend extra money every year. Whether that will be

enough is not clear, but this mother still dreams of a brighter future

for her and her daughter. Paralympic Gold medallist Aled Sion Davies is

one of the athletes chosen to carry the Queen's Baton Relay when it

comes to Wales as part of the build-up to the Commonwealth Games.

More than 100 people will run with the baton, during its seven-day

visit here, beginning on the 24th of May. Former weightlifting gold

medallist Ray Williams will carry it when it travels across Gwynedd and

Anglesey. He says he's delighted to be part of a tradition that dates

back to the Empire Games in 1958. Probably Wales's greatest

all-rounder who scored the try against New Zealand had carried it

before, so for me to be able to carry it means a lot to me but it is

really special for communities in Wales because it gives youngsters

the chance to have a feel of it. The forecast is coming up. Some good

news. Yes, spring has sprung. Yesterday it was 18 Celsius. It was

the warmest day of the year so far for most of Wales. Temperatures are

not going to be quite as high as that over the next few days but I

can promise you plenty more dry unsettled weather. Some more

sunshine as well, but it is not all plain sailing. There is some cloud

in the mix. If you are a gardener, watch out for a touch of frost. It

will remain dry and clear, with temperatures falling low enough for

a touch of frost. Chilly start tomorrow but we have high pressure

in charge centred over the North Sea. That means more dry weather but

not sunny everywhere. There will be some cloud around tomorrow morning,

in parts of the South. Further west you are it will be much brighter,

with sunshine. Across the rest of the UK, next fortunes. Fog patches

will lift. Sunshine across the North. A beautiful day in Scotland.

There will be a lot of clouds but it will brighten up in places. In the

sunshine it will feel very pleasant indeed. 10 Celsius up in Newcastle.

In Wales tomorrow afternoon it is looking bright and dry. There will

be a high of 13 in Aberystwyth. For guaranteed sunshine, head to the

north and west coast. Tomorrow night, it is looking dry, fairly

clear but later tonight" become widespread, some mist and fog

patches. Temperatures will fall low enough for a touch of frost. Chilly

start on Wednesday. Most of us will eventually see the sun once again.

It is a similar story on Thursday. Some lovely sunshine. 30 degrees. No

rain is expected. Some fog patches, some cloud as well. If you are a

gardener, watch out for a touch of frost. Jeremy Paxman has Newsnight

on BBC Two. We will be back tomorrow morning. Goodbye.

with loads of running, swimming and cycling events.

with loads of running, swimming and cycling events.

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