:00:00. > :00:22.Good evening. A blast at the Gleision mine in Cil-y-bebyll, near
:00:23. > :00:29.Pontardawe, caused 650,000 gallons of water, to pour through a section
:00:30. > :00:32.where four miners were killed. Swansea Crown Court heard explosives
:00:33. > :00:35.at the pit opened a path for the water from old mine workings. The
:00:36. > :00:38.pit manager denies manslaughter through gross negligence, while the
:00:39. > :00:48.operators deny corporate manslaughter. Cemlyn Davies was in
:00:49. > :00:51.court. The Gleision mine, the aftermath of
:00:52. > :00:54.the disaster. In court today, the prosecution gave their explanation
:00:55. > :00:58.for how the tragic events of September 2011 unfolded. Greg Taylor
:00:59. > :01:03.QC said the colliers were mining towards old workings where it was
:01:04. > :01:07.known there was underground water. On the day before the incident, the
:01:08. > :01:11.miners drilled a hole in the wall. The water that trickled through was
:01:12. > :01:16.compared to the flow of a tap, half turned on. By the following morning,
:01:17. > :01:19.the wall was said to be moist with just a minimal amount of water still
:01:20. > :01:23.trickling through. The prosecution said this was because sediment had
:01:24. > :01:30.blocked the hole, hiding a body of water that had built up over nearly
:01:31. > :01:33.30 years. And, so, when the wall was later breached, 650,000 gallons of
:01:34. > :01:37.water poured through at a rate of 21 miles an hour, filling the area
:01:38. > :01:43.where the men were working within seconds. Garry Jenkins, Philip Hill,
:01:44. > :01:51.David Powell, and Charles Breslin were all caught in its path. All
:01:52. > :01:55.four died as a result of drowning. The court heard that mine rescuers
:01:56. > :02:01.arrived at Gleision at around half past ten that morning. But because
:02:02. > :02:05.of the water they weren't able to reach the men until the following
:02:06. > :02:08.day. Members of the men's families wept as they heard details of how
:02:09. > :02:13.their loved ones were found, covered in silks. --silt. The jury heard
:02:14. > :02:16.that in accordance with industry regulations, the miners should have
:02:17. > :02:20.been 100 metres away from the explosives on the coal face when
:02:21. > :02:27.they were detonated. But that wasn't the case. And the court heard that
:02:28. > :02:30.on a daily basis, the colliers would only withdraw by maybe 30 metres.
:02:31. > :02:33.The prosecution said that had they abided by the regulations, they
:02:34. > :02:37.would have been outside the section of the mine where they were working
:02:38. > :02:42.and perhaps as the roadway, and a means of escape. Malcolm Fifield sat
:02:43. > :02:44.alongside his wife as the prosecution said he had overall
:02:45. > :02:49.responsibility for what happened in the mine. And despite knowing they
:02:50. > :02:53.were close to breaking through to the old workings, no special risk
:02:54. > :02:57.assessment had been carried out. However, the jury also heard he was
:02:58. > :03:03.known within the industry as a safety conscious manager. Mr Fifield
:03:04. > :03:15.denies four counts of manslaughter through gross negligence. And the
:03:16. > :03:17.mine operators, MNS Mining deny charges of corporate manslaughter.
:03:18. > :03:20.The trial will continue on Monda Police have confirmed tonight a body
:03:21. > :03:23.found in marshland in Newport yesterday is that of the missing
:03:24. > :03:28.teenager Nida Naseer. The 19-year-old disappeared three
:03:29. > :03:31.months ago. Officers say they aren't now looking for anyone else in
:03:32. > :03:34.connection with her death. Students at Coleg Gwent, where Nida had been
:03:35. > :03:37.studying, say they're shocked and sad.
:03:38. > :03:41.I just can't believe it's happened to a normal college girl. Like, she
:03:42. > :03:45.was very kind, loving. You know, she was a very nice friend, and all
:03:46. > :03:49.that. And that goes and happens to her. It is terrible. It shouldn't
:03:50. > :03:58.happen. The teachers were very sad. And... The whole school was...
:03:59. > :04:01.Upset. The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has
:04:02. > :04:03.arrived in Llandudno, ahead of Welsh Labour's annual conference. He'll be
:04:04. > :04:06.addressing delegates tomorrow. Meanwhile, the First Minister has
:04:07. > :04:10.accused the Conservatives of waging "a war on Wales." Carwyn Jones says
:04:11. > :04:13.recent attacks from the Tories have not been focused on the Welsh
:04:14. > :04:17.government, but on the country as a whole.
:04:18. > :04:20.Firefighters tackling a huge blaze at a recycling centre on the
:04:21. > :04:25.outskirts of Cardiff say it'll take days to deal with. 2,000 tonnes of
:04:26. > :04:29.waste caught fire in the early hours of this morning, and smoke spread
:04:30. > :04:35.across parts of the city. More than 70 firefighters were involved.
:04:36. > :04:38.Every year, the National Eisteddfod showcases art work from across the
:04:39. > :04:46.country, with the help of ?75,000 of public money. But BBC Wales has
:04:47. > :04:49.learnt the Arts Council, which distributes the cash, has raised
:04:50. > :04:53.concerns about the standard of work that was shown last year, and is
:04:54. > :05:00.looking again at the grant. Our arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas
:05:01. > :05:04.reports. At work in his studio, this man
:05:05. > :05:09.prepares his latest paintings. A professional artist for more than 20
:05:10. > :05:14.years, he is also a previous gold-medal winner at the
:05:15. > :05:18.Eisteddfod's exhibition, Y Lle Celf. And while some say that standards
:05:19. > :05:22.have dropped, he thinks the criticism is unfair. I think if you
:05:23. > :05:27.put your stuff in, then you should be shown, if you are good enough.
:05:28. > :05:31.Some years are better than others, and maybe that is what this is
:05:32. > :05:40.about. I didn't think it was that bad. It is just somebody's point of
:05:41. > :05:44.view. I disagree with it, I suppose. The Y Lle Celf is often
:05:45. > :05:48.controversial, bringing modern art to the heart of the traditional
:05:49. > :05:51.Eisteddfod field. It remains one of the most popular attractions, away
:05:52. > :05:56.from the main competitions. But after last you's exhibition, some
:05:57. > :05:59.buzz of the Arts Council expressed particular disappointment with the
:06:00. > :06:04.standard of the exhibition and there are concerns that too many young
:06:05. > :06:10.artists are being selected. There was a feeling that this was somehow
:06:11. > :06:14.more superficial, that it didn't engage as much is maybe previous
:06:15. > :06:21.ones, but there will always be talk about the nature of the exhibition
:06:22. > :06:25.is that emerges. The talk after last year's show initially centred on
:06:26. > :06:27.this, the gold medal winning artwork by Josephine Sowden, controversial
:06:28. > :06:30.because her broken words are spoken in English. Yet, it won the Welsh
:06:31. > :06:34.language festival's highest art prize. It's not known which works
:06:35. > :06:39.the Council members felt were below par last year. But their
:06:40. > :06:42.dissatisfaction is clear. The minutes of an Arts Council meeting
:06:43. > :06:49.after last year's Eisteddfod said there needed to be...
:06:50. > :06:53.Their concerns about standards were still in evidence at another meeting
:06:54. > :06:57.in December when the artistic direction of the Y Lle Celf was
:06:58. > :07:00.asked to be made a condition of its ?75,000 grant. But the Eisteddfod
:07:01. > :07:04.says none of these concerns have been raised with them and there are
:07:05. > :07:07.no plans to change the exhibition. Well, artistic direction hasn't
:07:08. > :07:13.been... Something that's been touched upon with the visual arts.
:07:14. > :07:20.As far as the... Selected exhibition is concerned, it is up to the three
:07:21. > :07:25.selectors... There haven't been any themes or categories since 1992. For
:07:26. > :07:29.over 20 years. The current plans mean that the Y Lle Celf returns as
:07:30. > :07:33.usual in August without the changes that the Arts Council has called
:07:34. > :07:37.for. Rugby, and a major blow to the
:07:38. > :07:41.Ospreys' hopes of reaching the play-offs. They lost 11-9 in Glasgow
:07:42. > :07:44.tonight. Dan Biggar kicked all the points for the Welsh side, while
:07:45. > :07:50.Glasgow's Tommy Seymour crossed for the only try of the game.
:07:51. > :07:53.Napoli Football Club has been fined more than ?20,000 after hundreds of
:07:54. > :07:57.Swansea City fans missed the start of their Europa League match in
:07:58. > :08:00.February. Swansea City said fans, who were being escorted on buses to
:08:01. > :08:06.the ground, suffered "unnecessary and deplorable delays."
:08:07. > :08:14.Well, a pleasant weekend ahead for many, here's Sue Charles with the
:08:15. > :08:20.weather details. After a chilly day, things are going
:08:21. > :08:25.to turn dry and warm this weekend. Tonight, further heavy showers on
:08:26. > :08:31.and off, they start to ease overnight, turning drier and not as
:08:32. > :08:35.cold as recent nights. It is a milder weekend, thanks to a change
:08:36. > :08:40.in wind direction from a chilly easterly to a southeasterly, drawing
:08:41. > :08:45.up warm air from the continent. Warm showers in the South and West clear
:08:46. > :08:50.and cloud will break up readily, similar for the rest of the UK.
:08:51. > :08:55.Showers could linger in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but elsewhere, it
:08:56. > :08:59.will be a fine day. Increasing amounts of sunshine, and those winds
:09:00. > :09:05.bringing temperatures up to the mid to high teens for most of us, but
:09:06. > :09:10.cooler in Scotland, especially along the North Sea coasts. It remains
:09:11. > :09:12.quite breezy across Wales, particularly in the hills.
:09:13. > :09:18.Temperatures rising, could easily reach the high teens along the then
:09:19. > :09:22.Bishop Coast. Saturday into Sunday, this front is always close by so we
:09:23. > :09:28.could see a few showers sneaking back in further west, but most
:09:29. > :09:33.people staying dry. Sunday is dry and bright, warm, hazy sunshine, it
:09:34. > :09:38.might cloud over at times, further west, and the odd chance of some
:09:39. > :09:49.rain, Stein dry for most, though, with temperatures from mid to high
:09:50. > :09:55.teens. Plenty of dry and the -- plenty of dry weather, warm,
:09:56. > :10:00.springlike, timely because the clocks are going forward this
:10:01. > :10:03.weekend. That is all from us here. Have a great weekend. Goodbye.