:00:21. > :00:26.Good evening. The independent investigation into
:00:27. > :00:29.the complaints made by the Labour MP Ann Clwyd over the hospital care her
:00:30. > :00:33.husband received before his death has tonight been released. Several
:00:34. > :00:38.of the allegations raised by Ann Clwyd have been upheld, but 17 were
:00:39. > :00:47.not. The complaints sparked a major political row over the NHS in Wales
:00:48. > :00:50.and Westminster. Our political reporter, Tomos Livingstone, has
:00:51. > :00:57.been reading the report. What does it say? Well Owen Roberts, Ann
:00:58. > :01:01.Clwyd's husband, died at the University Hospital of Wales in
:01:02. > :01:04.Cardiff in October 2012. The MP went public with complaints about his
:01:05. > :01:08.care. There was a lot of very emotive language used, and some very
:01:09. > :01:12.serious allegations. Not least that Mr Roberts had died, in her words,
:01:13. > :01:15.like a battery hen. There was an investigation by the health board,
:01:16. > :01:18.but that hadn't been made public until now. It has now been released
:01:19. > :01:22.under the Freedom of Information Act. And it's an attempt by an
:01:23. > :01:27.inquiry team to address these very emotive questions. Many of these
:01:28. > :01:32.complaints have not been upheld, including that suggestion that Mr
:01:33. > :01:35.Roberts died like a battery hen. But some complaints have been upheld.
:01:36. > :01:41.It's clear that there were problems with Mr Roberts' care. Now it's
:01:42. > :01:44.important to stress that this report has been released thanks to the
:01:45. > :01:48.Freedom of Information Act, not because either party was keen to put
:01:49. > :01:50.it in the public domain. Earlier this year our Welsh Affairs
:01:51. > :01:54.Correspondent Vaughan Roderick interviewed Ann Clwyd and asked her
:01:55. > :01:59.why she didn't want the report made public. The reason I said no and
:02:00. > :02:05.continue to say no, is the process is not complete. But didn't you put
:02:06. > :02:14.the circumstances of his death into the public domain yourself? On some
:02:15. > :02:19.of them I did. It is important when you are discussing waiting times on
:02:20. > :02:26.trolleys, it is important to say my husband waited 27 hours on a
:02:27. > :02:35.trolley. Is this the end of the matter? No, I don't think it is. We
:02:36. > :02:40.had a Labour MP being criticised by a first Minister for not providing
:02:41. > :02:46.enough evidence to back up her claims. And the Conservative party
:02:47. > :02:52.conference giving a standing ovation to Ann Clwyd. We will be hearing
:02:53. > :02:56.more about these issues with the general election on the way. The
:02:57. > :03:02.health board said they are still working closely with temp back
:03:03. > :03:07.row's legal team and a second enquiry is planned. Ann Clwyd has
:03:08. > :03:12.welcomed a second enquiry because she believes it will vindicate what
:03:13. > :03:16.she has been saying all along. So we will hear more about the individual
:03:17. > :03:27.case and the political row it has created.
:03:28. > :03:31.18 men are claiming sex discrimination at Trinity Saint
:03:32. > :03:36.David. Their men have taken their case to an industrial tribunal
:03:37. > :03:45.trying to recoup more than ?700,000 in lost wages. It's usually a battle
:03:46. > :03:48.fought by working women fighting for equal pay with men but at this
:03:49. > :03:52.industrial tribunal in Cardiff these three men claim they were paid less
:03:53. > :03:55.than female colleagues on the sae grade. Nick Thomas, Mike Betson and
:03:56. > :04:02.Rob Cooze represent 18 tradesmen at Swansea's University of Wales,
:04:03. > :04:09.Trinity St David. We feel we have been treated unequally. The
:04:10. > :04:12.ancillary staff worked as caretakers, maintenance men and
:04:13. > :04:15.carpenters at various buildings in what was formerly Swansea
:04:16. > :04:20.Metropolitan University. They were employed on a grade three salary.
:04:21. > :04:24.But they claim they were paid less than female grade three staff who
:04:25. > :04:31.worked as secretaries and librarians. Over the past seven
:04:32. > :04:37.years they say it has left each of them nearly ?30,000 out of pocket.
:04:38. > :04:43.The general consensus among them was because it was men. But the
:04:44. > :04:46.university dispute this. They said they had eight hours of guaranteed
:04:47. > :04:50.overtime each week which the other female grade three staff did not
:04:51. > :04:54.have. April 2007 saw the introduction of a statutory Gender
:04:55. > :04:56.Equality Duty for public bodies. Its purpose - to ensure the elimination
:04:57. > :04:59.of sex discrimination in pay and conditions. Female workers have been
:05:00. > :05:02.the main beneficiaries of the legislation and seven years ago
:05:03. > :05:06.cleaners, caterers and carers in Neath Port Talbot were among the
:05:07. > :05:12.first to receive large pay-outs - some up to ?7,500 to make up for
:05:13. > :05:15.years of unequal pay. The pay-outs in Birmingham could reach as much as
:05:16. > :05:21.a billion pounds and the authority there is considering the sale of the
:05:22. > :05:25.NEC to settle the equal pay claims. Back in the Cardiff tribunal and
:05:26. > :05:28.this time it's the men who claim they've been discriminated against.
:05:29. > :05:38.The University deny this but if these men are successful the pay-out
:05:39. > :05:40.could be in excess of ?700,000. Three senior executives from
:05:41. > :05:43.Caerphilly council have appeared in court following a police
:05:44. > :05:45.investigation into pay rises given to senior staff. Chief Executive
:05:46. > :05:49.Office Anthony O'Sullivan, his deputy Nigel Barnett and the head of
:05:50. > :05:54.legal services at the council Daniel Perkins appeared at Bristol
:05:55. > :05:58.Magistrates Court. All three are accused of misconduct in public
:05:59. > :06:07.office. They are due to appear at Bristol Crown Court in May. A woman
:06:08. > :06:10.from Haverfordwest has been given a suspended jail sentence for cruelty
:06:11. > :06:14.to horses. Police were called after concern from the RSPCA. You may find
:06:15. > :06:15.their footage distressing. This stallion was removed from Lyndsey
:06:16. > :06:18.Morgan's property after being examined by vets, but was put down
:06:19. > :06:31.after he didn't respond to treatment. Another mare is now being
:06:32. > :06:34.re-homed. More money is being given to two
:06:35. > :06:37.local authorities to trial new ways to co-ordinate bus and community
:06:38. > :06:40.transport services, particularly in rural areas. The year-long pilots in
:06:41. > :06:43.the Vale of Glamorgan and Ceredigion will also look at using council
:06:44. > :06:46.vehicles to help people access health and social care. It comes as
:06:47. > :06:55.some private bus companies around Wales have warned of cuts to some
:06:56. > :07:00.services. We will be working with the health
:07:01. > :07:06.board and voluntary organisations to design services but directly link
:07:07. > :07:10.into local hospitals and local clinics and appointment times. We
:07:11. > :07:15.think it is very important. Secondly, we will be using the money
:07:16. > :07:24.to fund cheaper travel for young people between the ages of 16 and
:07:25. > :07:28.21. BBC Sport understands Ryan Giggs is
:07:29. > :07:31.not in the running to take over at Manchester United full time. He's
:07:32. > :07:34.taken over at Old Trafford on a temporary basis after David Moyes
:07:35. > :07:38.was sacked but the former Wales international, Robbie Savage, says
:07:39. > :07:41.Giggs would be the ideal man to take on one of football's most high
:07:42. > :07:46.profile jobs. I think Ryan Giggs will be on to it straightaway. He
:07:47. > :07:51.will get respect from that group of players, he has been there and done
:07:52. > :07:58.it, Manchester United runs in his blood. He has won trophies. When he
:07:59. > :08:02.speaks, you will listen because you know he has done everything in
:08:03. > :08:07.football. Now the weather.
:08:08. > :08:13.More persistent rain in the forecast tomorrow but I am hope we can get
:08:14. > :08:18.something drier and brighter by Thursday and Friday. Showers tonight
:08:19. > :08:25.will fizzle out becoming dry for a time. It is a mild night. By dawn,
:08:26. > :08:29.we will see the arrival of this weather system across parts of
:08:30. > :08:34.Pembrokeshire. Tomorrow morning the rain band will gradually make its
:08:35. > :08:39.way north and eastwards. Heavy at times. I think if you are in East
:08:40. > :08:44.Anglia or parts of the South East it will be a dry day with sunshine. The
:08:45. > :08:49.further north and west you are, gradually the rain will reach you as
:08:50. > :08:55.the day goes on with highs of 18 Celsius in London. Rain continuing
:08:56. > :09:03.here for a time. It is breezy as well. The rain will ease. For parts
:09:04. > :09:05.of Pembrokeshire, we can look forward to drier and brighter
:09:06. > :09:11.conditions with highs of this teen Celsius. Tomorrow night, the rain
:09:12. > :09:19.band will clear and behind it, drier weather to look forward to. Mist and
:09:20. > :09:23.fog patches forming. Thursday, a better day and we can look forward
:09:24. > :09:28.to drier conditions. Heavy showers dotted around but at least there is
:09:29. > :09:34.some sunshine in between to compensate. Temperatures will range
:09:35. > :09:40.between 14 to 18 Celsius. High pressure in charge on Friday. Make
:09:41. > :09:44.the most of it because low-pressure comes in from the south-west as we
:09:45. > :09:50.go into the weekend. As we get to Friday, dry and sunny but wet and
:09:51. > :10:00.windy conditions heading our way. We are back tomorrow morning at six 20
:10:01. > :10:03.5am. Have a very good evening. -- 6:25am.