22/04/2014 BBC Wales Today

Moyes has been sacked after a season of blue results. He spent just ten

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story: The men who say they're paid less than women. Now they're suing

the University they work for. Giggs has done it as a player but as

a manager can he spark a revival at Manchester United? I have been in

the dressing room with Ryan Giggs and if he speaks, you listen because

you know she has done everything in football.

On the buses. ?200,000 of taxpayers money to support rural services. Is

it money well spent? The council bosses on trial accused

of stopping proper scrutiny of their pay rises.

St Julian's chapel in Tenby was built in the 1870s for the fishermen

of the town. But plans to change it are not proving popular.

Good evening. Who gets paid what? Are men's wages less than women's at

the university they work for? 18 men are claiming sex discrimination at

the former Swansea Metropolitan University, now part of the

University of Wales, Trinity St David. The men, who work as

carpenters and caretakers, have taken their case to an industrial

tribunal, trying to recoup more than ?700,000 in lost wages. Nick Palit

reports. It's usually a battle fought by

working women fighting for equal pay with men but at this industrial

tribunal in Cardiff these three men claim they were paid less than

female colleagues on the same grade. Nick Thomas, Mike Betson and Rob

Cooze represent 18 tradesmen at Swansea's University of Wales,

Trinity St David. We feel we have been treated equally and we do have

a sex discrimination claim. How did you find out you appear paying

less? We had a meeting with the Vice Chancellor and the human resources

department and received a letter stating the calculation of other sad

-- salary. The ancillary staff worked as caretakers, maintenance

men and carpenters at various buildings in what was formerly

Swansea Metropolitan University. They were employed on a Grade 3

salary. But they claim they were paid less than female Grade 3 staff

who worked as secretaries and librarians. Over the past seven

years they say the in equal pay gap has left them nearly ?30,000 out of

pocket. One carpenter said the overall consensus is it was because

they were men. The University dispute this. They say this

particular group of male workers had eight hours of guaranteed overtime

each week which the other women didn't have. April 2007 saw the

introduction of a statutory Gender Equality Duty for public bodies. Its

purpose to ensure the elimination of sex discrimination in pay and

conditions. Female workers have been the main beneficiaries of the

legislation and seven years ago cleaners, caterers and carers in

Neath Port Talbot were among the first to receive large pay-outs,

some up to ?7,500 pounds, to make up for years of unequal pay. The

pay-outs in Birmingham could reach as much as a billion pounds and the

authority there is considering the sale of the NEC to settle the equal

pay claims. Back in the Cardiff tribunal and this time it's the men

who claim they've been discriminated against. The university deny this

but if these men are successful the pay-out could be in excess of

?700,000. When we think a result of this

tribunal is much this case is expected to last three days on both

sides are adamant they are right. The barrister representing the

University has pointed out this group of men were in the position of

having eight hours guaranteed overnight -- overtime each week paid

at a time and a half. That is something of a great three female

staff did not get. But representing the workers, they were compelled to

work more hours. If these 18 men are successful in their claim, another

seven men are likely to bring a similar action.

Is Ryan Giggs the man to lead Manchester United back to the top of

the football world? That's the question millions of fans and plenty

of pundits are asking after the former Wales captain was appointed

interim manager at Old Trafford following today's sacking of David

Moyes. Here's Sachin Krishnan. In a career spanning more than two

decades, Ryan Giggs has seen and then almost everything. But has he

just been handed his big challenged yet -- biggest challenge yetess-mac

he has been tasked with taking over this big club. Initially the job is

on a temporary basis but BBC sport understands Ryan Giggs isn't being

considered for the role full-time. It is believed the Old Trafford

hierarchy want a more experienced candidate. Somebody like Ryan Giggs

is the perfect man to take over. Bring in somebody from abroad is you

will have problems with the don't know the English game. Ryan Giggs is

one of the best at making chances in the Premier league. He knows what it

takes to make chances and create goals. You know is how they have

played in the last 25 years. Ryan Giggs is Manchester United through

and through. He has been a wonderfully gifted player. Going

from bad to managing Manchester United in the long-term would be

extraordinary. There was no word from him at the training ground

today as the most senior player in the club commanding respect from his

new charges should not be a problem. I think Ryan Giggs will be onto a

winner straightaway. He will get more respect initially from the

group of players because he has been, done it. He has won trophies.

If he speaks, you listen because you know that he has done everything in

football. The last Welshman to take charge of Manchester United was a

giant of the club history. Jimmy Murphy was interim manager in the

aftermath of the 1958 Munich air disaster which claimed the lives of

eight players. Despite the poor and the position the club finds itself

in, Ryan Giggs will be given a rapturous reception for his first

game in charge which is on Saturday against Norwich.

A 10-year-old boy's access to internet pornography was likely to

be behind the alleged rape of his classmate in the school toilets,

Mold Crown Court has heard. Prosecutors say porn was watched by

both children. Oh The child, who is now 12, denies rape and inciting

another boy to engage in sexual activity at the school in the Colwyn

Bay area. The case continues. Campaigners have protested against

proposals for an open cast mine in the Rhymney Valley. They say they're

concerned about the future of the community if plans for Nant Llesg

near Rhymney go ahead. The developers say changes have been

made to address concerns and the scheme will create hundreds of jobs

as well as a community benefit fund. A woman from Haverfordwest has been

given a suspended jail sentence for cruelty to horses. Police were

called after concern from the RSPCA. You may find their footage

distressing. This stallion was removed from Lyndsey Morgan's

property after being examined by vets but was put down after he

didn't respond to treatment. Another mare is now being re-homed.

How do we improve bus services in rural Wales? That's the question the

Welsh Government is trying to answer. They're giving ?100,000 each

to two local authorities. It comes as some private companies around

Wales have cut services. But will ?200,000 really make a difference to

passengers? Charlotte Dubensikij has been finding out.

The bulk of bus service has been a lifeline for this woman. She lives

around seven miles north of Lampeter. Shoes is this bus service

to get to work. I was only part-time employee so with this service I have

been able to go into full-time employment. It has allowed me more

flexibility to be able to get to my job at different times of the day.

It has been vital. This service is tailored to the needs of its

passengers. Since this was launched in 2009, there have been more than

87,000 passenger journeys in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. Over

the next week, Kerry began and available organ councils will each

receive ?100,000 to trial at the ideas. -- Ceredigion and the Vale of

Glamorgan councils. There is a range of buses provided by six or seven

different organisations and in the main, very little of that is

coordinated. On top of that, there is a massive schools movement every

morning and afternoon moving schoolchildren. All that needs to be

brought together. The extra money comes as some of Wales 's largest

bus operators cut services. They have blamed the reduction in cities

they receive. Within the last month the coach confirmed it is cutting

services in five counties in South Wales. While nearly 100 subsidised

bus routes have been scrapped by Welsh councils over the past three

years. We will be working with the health board and voluntary

organisations and bus user groups design services that directly link

in to local hospitals, local clinics and to appointment times. We think

it is important. Secondly, we're going to be using the money to fund

cheaper travel for young people between the ages of 16-21. The

transport minister says the scheme is about ensuring everybody in Wales

is able to access jobs and services via reliable public transport. While

the additional money has been welcomed by the Welsh Conservatives,

the leader described it as being little more than a sticking plaster.

Both councils have one near to road test their ideas. The best ones can

be transported elsewhere in Wales. Much more to come before seven

o'clock. Training tomorrow's ultrasound scanner staff. How

scientists here are leading the world.

And some of the world's top musicians head to Caernarfon for the

international harp festival. Three senior executives at

Caerphilly Council have appeared in court accused of misconduct in

public office. Chief executive Anthony O'Sullivan and two

colleagues are accused of preventing scrutiny of pay rises given to

senior staff in 2012. Paul Heaney reports from Bristol Magistrates

court. They were awarded pay rises worth

thousands of pounds but now find themselves in court accused of

failing to do their job. On the left, Caerphilly Council's chief

executive, Anthony O'Sullivan, on the right his deputy, Nigel Barnett,

both charged with misconduct in public office suspended on full pay.

Head of legal services, Daniel Perkins, seen here with the glasses,

is accused of the same offence charged with preventing scrutiny of

the pay rises awarded to executives here at Caerphilly Council. The

deals worth up to ?27,000 a year were agreed by councillors back in

2012 but when it became public knowledge staff, who were on a pay

freeze at the time, protested. Councillors eventually reversed the

original decision giving smaller pay rises instead. Gwent Police worked

closely with Caerphilly Council so the criminal investigation has been

handled by the Avon and Somerset Police which led to today's

appearance in court. More than 18 months after big pay rises were

agreed for the top executives at Caerphilly Council, three men now

face charges of misconduct in public office. After a brief hearing here

this morning, they are due in Crown Court next month. Paul Heaney, BBC

Wales Today, Bristol Magistrates Court.

It's one of the most commonly used tests carried out in our hospitals,

helping doctors create a picture of what goes on inside our bodies. Now,

a new ultrasound training simulator has been designed by scientists at

Cardiff University. They say it could "dramatically increase" the

availability of ultrasound screening worldwide. It is one of the most

commonly used tests in the health service. Helping doctors create a

picture of what is going on inside our bodies. But across the UK

training enough staff to use and analyse ultrasound scans is a huge

challenge. Now, a team of scientists at Cardiff University say this could

be the answer. They have spent a decade developing a virtual reality

training stimulator, the first of its kind using 3-D animation and

so-called real feel technology. Back in 2004 we realised there was a big

area to the training of stenographers -- sonographers

because there weren't enough trainers, there wasn't enough time

and opportunities for trainees to engage with real patients. The idea

was at the time to bring novel learning principles into the

equation. It is incredibly lifelike. It is really good in that

you don't have to have supervised sessions with somebody there. Any

innovation is welcome news according to the Society and College of

Radiographers. In a report it warned the UK wide shortage of staff

trained to use ultrasound was causing severe difficulties for many

trusts and health boards. Everything in that document is relevant today.

The managers have got a difficult jobs. They realise the pressure the

ultrasound service is under but it comes back to this issue of

funding. With the patients waiting longer than they should for some

diagnostic test site ultrasound is having travelled in Wales over the

last two years, the Welsh Government announced in March it would use ?5

million of new funding to tackle the issue. It has helped support the

development of this training simulator. It is a device that is

going to change the availability of ultrasound worldwide. More so, in

the developing world because it is practically nonexistent. Over 100

similar users have been sold hospitals in 11 countries as this

Welsh invention goes global. A holiday camp in Prestatyn that's

been running for 88 years has been forced to close. The Salford

Children's Holiday Camp nicknamed the Jam Butty Camp, has lost its

funding from Salford City Council, after a lack of bookings. Since

1926, it's offered seaside holidays to disadvantaged children.

Aberystwyth Football Club play their last home game in their existing

stadium tonight. Next season, they'll play in Newtown while their

stadium is being redeveloped. The plans are for a new 500 seater stand

and flats will be built alongside the stadium if planning permission

is granted. After delay in play, Glamorgan were bowled out in their

first innings against Gloucestershire. It is day three in

80 musicians from around the world are in Caernarfon this week for the

Wales International Harp Festival. The event also includes concerts and

competitions for youngsters. Matthew Richards is there for us, Matthew.

Thank you. A special treat for you tonight. This broadcast has live

accompaniment from three students competing here from America. Let's

find out more about what is happening with the defective. What

is the festival about? It celebrates the heart, that is basically it.

We're on the theme of remembering a great composer from Wales. We have

concerts, classes, workshops. It is very much getting the hearts

together from different countries, people have a common interest with

the heart. We have about 85 competitors here who share this love

and we have very distinguished jury members. You are trending to heart

as well. We are doing every level if we can, from the beginners to the

very accomplished young people who live here performing. There are

three night in the concept, three new compositions for the heart which

I am absolutely delighted about. You are here from America and judging

this week. Tell us why the heart has an appeal for you. I started playing

the harp when I was six and I was inspired by great players. I became

a heart professor and I was privileged to know people here who

have been influential in the heart world. Wales is one of those places

who attracted. We want to know more about the Welsh Harp tradition. For

people that might be looking at this and wondering if they can start. Is

it expensive? Anybody can start on a small instrument. We can teach them

perfect technique from the beginning. We have great teachers

here. It is a wonderful instrument. Children can take the heart to

church -- school. I think we are sold. It would be a shame not to

hear some of this music. Let's leave you with some of this fantastic

music. There's a row over plans to overhaul

one of Wales' most iconic chapels after campaigners have branded the

project soulless. St Julian's chapel in Tenby harbour was built in the

1870s to serve the fishing community but the congregation has dwindled.

The Church in Wales wants to modernise it to attract younger

worshippers but, as Abigail Neal reports, it's caused quite a storm.

It's not often you find a church decked with lobster pots and plastic

crabs but these are symbols of a history dating back hundreds of

years. Back in the 19th Century, fishing was the main busy here in

Tenby and as a result of that we have these buildings behind me. To

the right is St Julian's chapel, to the left private rooms. They could

have a hot meal and a rest. But things are changing. The church has

decided to modernise. The fishing industry has made way for tourism

and with it the congregation numbers at St Julian's have fallen away. So

the Church in Wales have come up with a plan. They want to attract a

younger crowd. Adding a new block with a kitchen and toilets and

modernising the interior, stripping away the fishing memorabilia. We

have a very strong thriving ministry to young people intently. -- Tenby.

This will not replace it. The youth group have been very successful. But

the idea of plain, whitewashed walls has been met with a backlash. 500

people have signed a petition opposing the plans. It is very their

and somebody said to me it looks like a church hall. Somebody else

said it looked like a visitor centre. It hasn't got... If it is

going into a new, modern building it would be fine. But to put it into a

Victorian building, it doesn't seem to fit. Increasing the use of our

churches in Wales is something both sides want but then it comes to how

to do it, the devil is in the detail.

Let's see what the weather has in store. Behnaz has tonight's

forecast. We did have a lot more clout around

today compared with yesterday where temperatures reached a high of 20

Celsius. Today we managed a 14 Celsius in ask. Tonight, it will

remain cloudy and a few showers dotted around. Here is the satellite

picture. There are a few breaks ground. All in all, it is a cloudy

picture and will continue that way through tomorrow as well. Tonight,

we have a few showers and they will push through quickly. Behind it, we

have a brief break that it will remain cloudy and fairly mild.

Overnight temperatures seven Celsius in Welshpool, 10 Celsius in Swansea.

The breeze picks up overnight and we will see the arrival of the next

weather system and with that comes rain by dawn. It is the weather

system making its way in from the south-west. From the word go it

isn't wet everywhere, a dry start across the south east. It is a dry

but mild start of the morning. It is cloudy as well. A fuchsia was for

part of Gwyneth and Anglesey. They will head down to Cardigan Bay. It

is quite breezy from the word go but it is mild temperatures 10-11

degrees. Then it is that weather system which will make its way north

and east with. For Pembrokeshire, a better end to the day although you

start on a wet note. By the afternoon is not bright enough. It

should be drier, temperatures still above the average for this time of

year ranging between 12-15. It will be breezy as that weather system

moves north and east was. Tomorrow night, that string band will clear

and behind it it is a cloudy picture. We will seize on breaks and

perhaps we could see some missed all four patches forming. Essentially,

it is dry. It will be colder than tonight. The wind certainly liked as

we go into Thursday. On Thursday, a much better day. Average high

pressure building and we can look forward to some sunshine, the odd

isolated shower. When the sun gets added to feel pleasant with highs of

13-14 degrees. It is all eyes on this area of low pressure which will

make its way from the south-west ringing in wet and windy conditions

through Saturday. We're keeping an eye on that. Thursday and Friday we

can look forward to is in dry weather. Saturday and Sunday

becoming unsettled as low pressure takes charge. Today's fixture is of

Pembroke Castle. -- today's fixture. The headlines: 18 men are claiming

sex discrimination against the former Swansea University. The men

have taken their case to an industrial tribunal trying to

re-coop of more than ?700,000 in lost wages.

After just ten months in the job, David Moyes has been sacked as

manager of Manchester United. Former Wales captain Ryan Giggs has been

put in temporary charge of the team but the BBC understands he is not

being considered for the job full-time. As UKIP launches in

nationwide poster campaign, is the leader Nigel Farage has decided his

decision to employ his wife, who is German as a secretary. He denies she

is taken the job that could be performed by a British person

insisting no one else do it. Two local authorities are then given

?100,000 by the Welsh Government to try to improve brutal bus services.

It comes as some flavoured companies have cut services. If you have a

story we should know about, we would love to hear from you. You can

e-mail us. I'll have an update for you here at

eight o'clock and again after the BBC News at Ten. That's Wales Today,

thank you for watching. From all of us on the programme, good evening.