:00:00. > :00:00.a woman has been arrested after three of her children are found dead
:00:00. > :00:07.at their Welcome to Wales Today. Our top
:00:08. > :00:10.story. The MP Ann Clwyd and her husband's hospital care before he
:00:11. > :00:15.died. An investigation fails to uphold the majority of complaints
:00:16. > :00:21.made. She says she'll be vindicated by a second inquiry.
:00:22. > :00:24.The men unhappy at being paid less than their female colleagues win an
:00:25. > :00:35.equal pay claim against the university they work for. We are
:00:36. > :00:40.simple people. We did hope it would not come to a tribunal.
:00:41. > :00:43.Paul Pugh from Ammanford is learning to walk and talk again after being
:00:44. > :00:47.beaten up but violent crime is continuing to fall.
:00:48. > :00:51.On the up. House sales in Wales increase by more than 20% in the
:00:52. > :00:55.first three months of the year. All dressed up but nowhere to go.
:00:56. > :00:56.Griff Rhys Jones withdraws as a candidate to be the next chancellor
:00:57. > :01:16.of Cardiff University. Good evening. I will be vindicated,
:01:17. > :01:19.the words of Labour MP Ann Clwyd after a report failed to uphold the
:01:20. > :01:26.majority of complaints she made over the care her husband received in
:01:27. > :01:29.hospital before he died. The Cynon Valley MP criticised the Health
:01:30. > :01:34.Board, claiming Owen Roberts died like a battery hen at the University
:01:35. > :01:38.Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. A second independent review is now
:01:39. > :01:48.taking place. Here's our Welsh affairs editor, Vaughan Roderick.
:01:49. > :02:02.Her tax and the state of the Welsh health service have been relentless.
:02:03. > :02:12.It earned her a standing of vision at the Welsh Conservative
:02:13. > :02:17.conference. Her initial complaints was backed by the circumstances of
:02:18. > :02:27.her husband 18 months ago. Those complaints were investigated by the
:02:28. > :02:33.Welsh health is service. The First Minister has challenged her to
:02:34. > :02:37.rubbish the result. She has refused permission for the report to be made
:02:38. > :02:44.public. I think it is important that for people to make a judgement that
:02:45. > :02:51.the report is made public. That is a matter for others. A summary of the
:02:52. > :02:56.investigation 's findings have been made public. Of the complaints
:02:57. > :03:00.made, 17 were not upheld. These included the claims that her husband
:03:01. > :03:07.had died like a battery hen and that he was crushed against the bars of
:03:08. > :03:17.an energised bed and it had been an almost callous lack of care. Ten
:03:18. > :03:24.complaints were held either in fall or in part. These include her claim
:03:25. > :03:29.that her husband was very cold and Betty had only thin cotton blankets
:03:30. > :03:32.on his bed. At the time of his death, a nurse came in with a
:03:33. > :03:38.trolley shouting anyone for breakfast. She said this showed in
:03:39. > :03:43.different and almost bordering on callousness. When I interviewed her
:03:44. > :03:49.a few weeks ago she was determined to fight on. My husband waited 27
:03:50. > :03:55.hours on a trolley. And at the complaints procedure, if you are not
:03:56. > :04:03.satisfied with the initial response to your complaints, that is another
:04:04. > :04:09.road you can go down and I am going down that road now. An independent
:04:10. > :04:21.review is now underway. She says she is confident of being vindicated.
:04:22. > :04:26.Why has this become public now? It has become public because of a
:04:27. > :04:30.series of public requests under the Freedom of information at. She
:04:31. > :04:37.opposed the release of the conclusions of this report and the
:04:38. > :04:44.only -- it is only conclusions we have seen. The health service are
:04:45. > :04:49.taking advice. That is why they have become public now. Part of the
:04:50. > :04:53.process was concluded one year ago. This has been a hot political issue
:04:54. > :05:00.both in Westminster and Cardiff Bay .Any reaction? The government is
:05:01. > :05:05.staying out. Maybe they have had their fingers burnt in the past.
:05:06. > :05:12.They say it is a matter between the MP and the health board. The fact
:05:13. > :05:17.she is back in the headlines will pose problems for the government.
:05:18. > :05:21.Let us remember, that this -- this is not a tennis match with a
:05:22. > :05:26.winner. A number of serious complaints have been made and upheld
:05:27. > :05:33.and the process is ongoing. Can there ever be any resolution to
:05:34. > :05:38.this? I spoke to her today and she is not willing to be interviewed
:05:39. > :05:42.publicly. She says she has confidence in the second stage of
:05:43. > :05:50.the process. She will present evidence to a consultant. She does
:05:51. > :05:56.not believe the first enquired it was independent. In situations like
:05:57. > :06:02.this, nobody can ever be totally satisfied because the care was not
:06:03. > :06:07.right in some cases. But there probably will be a public resolution
:06:08. > :06:18.where both sides accept what went wrong, what went right and what
:06:19. > :06:21.needs to be done. A group of 18 tradesmen have won their equal pay
:06:22. > :06:24.claim against their employers after arguing female colleagues on the
:06:25. > :06:27.same grade were paid more. This afternoon the University of
:06:28. > :06:35.Wales, Trinity Saint David told an employment tribunal they would no
:06:36. > :06:38.longer contest the claim. Months and years of frustration finally at an
:06:39. > :06:45.end. These are three of the 18 tradesmen, plumbers, caretakers, who
:06:46. > :06:51.were told today they had one their case against their employers. It is
:06:52. > :06:55.a relief that it is over. We are ecstatic that they have conceded. It
:06:56. > :07:00.has been recognised that we have been discriminated against. They
:07:01. > :07:05.were originally employed by Swansea Metropolitan University which merged
:07:06. > :07:12.with genetic Saint David in August last year. The claims focus on a
:07:13. > :07:18.change in their contracts. They were on a 45 hour week which was changed
:07:19. > :07:22.to a 37 hour week. It was said the additional eight hours would be paid
:07:23. > :07:26.in over a table when it came to signing the context, they realised
:07:27. > :07:31.they were an eight lower hourly rate than women on the same great. The
:07:32. > :07:37.University say they had no involvement in the decisions made.
:07:38. > :07:39.They say it was a complex case and are now disappointed the new
:07:40. > :07:49.university has to deal with the consequences of this historical
:07:50. > :07:56.decision. We did hope it would not come to a tribunal. I think we were
:07:57. > :07:59.shocked it got this far. This has not been the most pleasant of
:08:00. > :08:06.experiences. But the outcome has been wonderful. Roughly ?4000 is
:08:07. > :08:13.being sought per worker for every year they have worked there and that
:08:14. > :08:16.dates back for six years for some. The number of people injured in
:08:17. > :08:18.violent crime across Wales and England has fallen by 12% according
:08:19. > :08:21.to researchers at Cardiff University. The study showed there
:08:22. > :08:27.were still more than 200,000 people needing treatment following violence
:08:28. > :08:33.last year. Academics say one of the reasons is a change in drinking
:08:34. > :08:39.habits. Now 34 years old, Paul Pugh has had to learn to walk, talk and
:08:40. > :08:52.eat again. He was attacked during a night out in Ammanford. It left him
:08:53. > :08:55.in a coma for nearly two months. They came behind me and hit me to
:08:56. > :09:18.the ground was they punched me in the stomach.
:09:19. > :09:24.Seven years later he's still unable to leave the house on his own and
:09:25. > :09:26.undergoes weekly therapy. A study from Cardiff University has revealed
:09:27. > :09:30.that violent crime like this has fallen by 12%. Professor Jonathan
:09:31. > :09:33.Shepherd is the lead author of the study and a surgeon dealing with
:09:34. > :09:36.facial injuries. He's seen horrific facial damage from drunken violent
:09:37. > :09:38.crime, from broken jaws to being glassed in the face. Professor
:09:39. > :09:46.Shepherd believes the decrease is down to people binge drinking less
:09:47. > :09:51.because of cost. Changing habits has something to do with this. Alcohol
:09:52. > :09:59.is less affordable since 2008. It has become less affordable for
:10:00. > :10:10.people aged 18 to 30 because they have less disposable income than
:10:11. > :10:16.they had before. 235,000 people were treated in the UK following a
:10:17. > :10:21.violent attack in the UK last year. It was a drop of 12%. It is feared
:10:22. > :10:24.that number could rise as the economic situation improves. Staff
:10:25. > :10:27.at this bar in Cardiff say they've seen a change in people's drinking
:10:28. > :10:37.habits. Now customers are spending more on quality of drinks rather
:10:38. > :10:40.than the quantity. People want to go out once a week and have a proper
:10:41. > :10:44.night out and have an experience they will remember and enjoy. They
:10:45. > :10:47.are not getting drunk to the point they cannot remember what they did
:10:48. > :10:50.last night. Paul and his mother, Nesta, welcome the news that violent
:10:51. > :10:54.crime has fallen. If it means fewer people will have to go through what
:10:55. > :10:57.Paul has and have to rebuild his life following a drunken attack.
:10:58. > :11:00.Much more to come before seven o'clock. The stories behind those
:11:01. > :11:03.names remembered in stone. A boost for the history hunters researching
:11:04. > :11:06.Flintshire's fallen in the First World War.
:11:07. > :11:10.Swansea's lost garden brought back to life with a little help from the
:11:11. > :11:17.pioneering photographer who once lived here.
:11:18. > :11:22.BBC Wales has learned that Griff Rhys Jones has withdrawn as a
:11:23. > :11:26.candidate to become the next Chancellor of Cardiff University.
:11:27. > :11:28.The comedian had been named by the university to replace the current
:11:29. > :11:33.chancellor but his appointment was delayed at the very last minute. Our
:11:34. > :11:36.reporter Kate Morgan is outside the university for us tonight. Kate,
:11:37. > :11:43.it's all a bit embarrassing isn't it? Quite frankly Jamie, yes. Let's
:11:44. > :11:47.me just remind you what's happened. The broadcaster and comedian Griff
:11:48. > :11:50.Rhys Jones had been asked to be the next Chancellor of Cardiff
:11:51. > :11:53.University and he had accepted. He'd posed for photos in his gown, and
:11:54. > :11:59.held interviews ahead of the official announcement. Now that
:12:00. > :12:03.appointment has to go before the university's council, where it
:12:04. > :12:06.expected to be rubber stamped. During that meeting it's understood
:12:07. > :12:10.it came to light the current Chancellor, Sir Martin Evans, should
:12:11. > :12:18.have been asked if he wanted to stay in post, and what's more he would
:12:19. > :12:22.have been keen to do so. It seems that left Cardiff University in a
:12:23. > :12:28.quandry and with only an hour to go until the official announcement, it
:12:29. > :12:32.was delayed. Now, this afternoon Griff Rhys Jones has withdrawn his
:12:33. > :12:39.name. He no longer wants to be considered for the role. So what's
:12:40. > :12:43.been said? Well, in a letter to the Vice Chancellor Professor Colin
:12:44. > :12:47.Riordan he says: It may well be that the council wants to re-offer the
:12:48. > :12:51.post to the incumbent Sir Martin Evans. He may decide to take it or
:12:52. > :12:54.step aside, but his name in this makes it a much more complicated
:12:55. > :12:58.process. He adds he was honoured to be chosen and hopes in future he can
:12:59. > :13:01.continue to help Cardiff University. Cardiff University say it is very
:13:02. > :13:05.sorry for creating the circumstances that have led to this. This is just
:13:06. > :13:11.about internal rules and that their ongoing friendship with the
:13:12. > :13:14.broadcaster was never in doubt. The council will meet to consider the
:13:15. > :13:17.nomination of a future Chancellor next month and that Sir Martin Evans
:13:18. > :13:23.has indicated his willingness to be nominated.
:13:24. > :13:26.The Welsh Government is conducting a review of the St David Awards to
:13:27. > :13:29.determine if they should continue in the future. The awards, which
:13:30. > :13:33.recognise exceptional individuals in Wales, were held for the first time
:13:34. > :13:37.last month at a cost to taxpayers of ?26,000. The Government says it
:13:38. > :13:43.hasn't yet decided whether or not they should be held every year.
:13:44. > :13:47.House sales increased by 21% in Wales at the start of this year
:13:48. > :13:53.compared to the same period last year. That's slightly below the UK
:13:54. > :13:56.average of 24%. It comes from figures released by HM Revenue and
:13:57. > :14:02.Customs, which show more than 10,000 homes were sold here between January
:14:03. > :14:15.and March. Here's our business correspondent, Brian Meechan.
:14:16. > :14:23.The signs of a market bouncing back. People have more confidence to buy
:14:24. > :14:27.and sell properties. At the economic crisis hit, buyers tried up and
:14:28. > :14:32.house prices dropped. But unemployment has fallen faster than
:14:33. > :14:39.expected and interest rates remain at an all-time low. This estate
:14:40. > :14:47.agent has 21 offices across Wales. Things have been better for a number
:14:48. > :14:50.of years. More jobs are being generated and people have a little
:14:51. > :14:56.bit more spare money. It gives them confidence and Tracey house prices
:14:57. > :15:01.projected to rise in the next few years and they have confidence to go
:15:02. > :15:09.out and buy. The Welsh Government introduced helped by two boost the
:15:10. > :15:15.market and increase house-building. Borrowers need a 5% deposit. They
:15:16. > :15:20.get an interest-free loan from the Welsh Government up to 20% of the
:15:21. > :15:33.property value. It can only be used on new builds. People are buying and
:15:34. > :15:39.businesses are building. We would like to see smaller builders
:15:40. > :15:43.building more of our houses. That is mainly through the planning system.
:15:44. > :15:50.We would like to see land being released in smaller parts rather
:15:51. > :15:55.than in big trenches. If by empowering the smaller builder we
:15:56. > :16:01.believe we can eventually meet the demand for houses. Many will welcome
:16:02. > :16:06.the emergence of the housing market from a desperate period. The
:16:07. > :16:11.challenge is to continue seeing improvements without prices being
:16:12. > :16:15.pushed up the armed sensible levels. The Director of Care at a children's
:16:16. > :16:17.hospice in the Vale of Glamorgan has been cleared of professional
:16:18. > :16:21.misconduct, over the way she dealt with a terminally ill teenage girl
:16:22. > :16:23.and her family. There were four charges against Jayne Saunders,
:16:24. > :16:28.relating to events at Ty Hafan Hospice in Sully in 2008. But a
:16:29. > :16:31.panel at the Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing concluded that those
:16:32. > :16:34.charges were not proven. Our reporter Nicola Smith was at the
:16:35. > :16:44.hearing. What exactly was she accused of? This case is all about a
:16:45. > :16:47.14-year-old girl who had a rare form of leukaemia for such a required a
:16:48. > :16:51.lot of medical attention. The hearing heard she was a sensitive
:16:52. > :16:55.girl who requested a lot of privacy in her room. That caused
:16:56. > :17:02.difficulties between her parents and the staff who had a duty of care.
:17:03. > :17:13.Following a series of conversations and meetings over a period of about
:17:14. > :17:19.a month or so in 2008, the parents accused her of telling them they
:17:20. > :17:28.were tough to leave unless they were there with the care team. The panel
:17:29. > :17:31.found the family were never told they would be forced to leave if
:17:32. > :17:40.they did not comply. It was also alleged that she failed to ensure
:17:41. > :17:45.the teenager had given consent to examinations or that a qualified
:17:46. > :17:52.nurse would give them. The panel said these were not proven. Has
:17:53. > :18:01.there been any response to the panels' findings? Miss Saunders
:18:02. > :18:06.broke down in tears at the findings was that she did not want to speak
:18:07. > :18:09.on camera. Her barrister said she was relieved to have been cleared.
:18:10. > :18:17.In a statement, a spokesperson for the hospice says she was a highly
:18:18. > :18:22.valued member of the team and key to services there.
:18:23. > :18:25.A couple who have created a website to tell the stories of the names on
:18:26. > :18:28.Flintshire's First World War memorial have won a Heritage Lottery
:18:29. > :18:32.grant. Eifion and Viv Williams from Sychdyn near Mold came up with the
:18:33. > :18:36.idea after researching the lives of the men from their village who never
:18:37. > :18:40.returned. 10,000 Flintshire men fought in the Great War. Towns and
:18:41. > :18:43.villages lost many of them forever. The only thing to remember them by
:18:44. > :18:48.is their names engraved into memorials like this. Viv and Eifion
:18:49. > :18:51.Williams did some research into their own relatives listed on this
:18:52. > :18:58.arch in Sychdyn and soon found themselves digging much deeper for
:18:59. > :19:04.other people's stories. On this memorial we have the brothers who
:19:05. > :19:09.died within a short time of each other. Their families have been able
:19:10. > :19:14.to give as photographs and letters and cards that came from the
:19:15. > :19:20.trenches. We have had people who came to our house with photographs
:19:21. > :19:23.and letters and stories. They end up in tears and we can end up in tears
:19:24. > :19:33.because they are all very sad stories. They have been regulars
:19:34. > :19:36.here at the clincher reckoned office to help them flesh out the stories
:19:37. > :19:40.of the names on the walls. They have turned history detectives to provide
:19:41. > :19:43.a one stop shop for those looking to learn about Flintshire's fallen. The
:19:44. > :19:47.Flintshire war memorial website has over a thousand images, each one a
:19:48. > :19:50.window into a lost life. Now, with a ?10,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
:19:51. > :19:59.they can get extra help to fill in the blanks for many other families.
:20:00. > :20:02.Shall we take a look at this page? Willie Hodgkinson's niece, Mary
:20:03. > :20:05.Marrow, has traced her own family's war history and says it was
:20:06. > :20:11.important to her to share the material she found with Viv and
:20:12. > :20:17.Eifion Williams. He was killed by a smile in November 1917. My
:20:18. > :20:22.grandmother wrote so many letters to find out exactly what had happened.
:20:23. > :20:26.That is the problem. You have information about your family, what
:20:27. > :20:31.do you do with it as the Mac they have an ideal setup because it is
:20:32. > :20:34.for people for the future. This tree was grown in Mary Marrow's garden
:20:35. > :20:37.from conkers gathered near her uncle's war grave. With the proper
:20:38. > :20:40.care, it, like his memory, should live on for generations.
:20:41. > :20:43.Football and more than 5,000 Swansea City supporters watched their team
:20:44. > :20:47.train at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon. A chance to meet the
:20:48. > :21:02.players, who said it was much better than their usual training session.
:21:03. > :21:14.Everybody is enjoying themselves. It is something Swansea stands for. The
:21:15. > :21:18.children are so excited. I would rather train like this every day, to
:21:19. > :21:21.be honest. Glamorgan have salvaged a draw
:21:22. > :21:24.against Gloucestershire thanks to a last-wicket stand by Michael Hogan
:21:25. > :21:27.and Dean Cosker. On a rain-affected final day which delayed the start
:21:28. > :21:34.and saw 60 overs lost, the Glamorgan duo lasted 8.1 overs to clinch the
:21:35. > :21:37.result. It was designed in the 1830s, a
:21:38. > :21:43.grand Victorian estate boasting more than 200 acres of landscaped woods
:21:44. > :21:46.and gardens. In recent years, the grounds of the old Penllergare
:21:47. > :21:50.mansion in Swansea had become neglected and vandalised. Now, the
:21:51. > :21:52.country park is being restored and that includes the preservation of
:21:53. > :22:00.one of Wales' most intriguing buildings. John Dillwyn Llewellyn
:22:01. > :22:02.was a Victorian with a vision. A wealthy landowner, he used the
:22:03. > :22:07.family fortune to completely redesign the sprawling grounds of
:22:08. > :22:10.his Penllergare estate. He imported trees from Japan and North America
:22:11. > :22:16.and even created his very own waterfall. That was back in the
:22:17. > :22:26.1830's. By the 1990s, his picturesque park had been abused and
:22:27. > :22:31.neglected. It was just over growing, getting wilder and wilder. It was
:22:32. > :22:34.used by Joy riders. Cars were stolen in Swansea and dumped here. A group
:22:35. > :22:37.of local volunteers decided enough was enough. They formed a
:22:38. > :22:40.preservation trust, took over the lease to the estate and secured
:22:41. > :22:44.almost ?3 million of funding to restore the estate. So the waterfall
:22:45. > :22:48.is flowing again and the stone bridge has been rebuilt. Replicating
:22:49. > :22:51.the past has proved earier than you'd think and that's because John
:22:52. > :23:01.Dillwyn Llewellyn was a pioneering photographer. We have photographs of
:23:02. > :23:04.the estate from the late 19th-century. That has made this
:23:05. > :23:09.quite unique. We know what it was like way back, but I gather Gardens
:23:10. > :23:12.which are lost in time. That passion for photography led John Dillwyn
:23:13. > :23:16.Llewellyn to capture this image of the moon, one of the first ever
:23:17. > :23:19.taken. To achieve it, he built his very own observatory on the estate.
:23:20. > :23:22.Although it's a scheduled ancient monument, this building, like the
:23:23. > :23:35.park itself, had fallen into ruin. But it's now been thrown a lifeline.
:23:36. > :23:38.It was built in 1851. It is being restored inside and out and will
:23:39. > :23:41.open its doors as a functioning Observatory later this year. The one
:23:42. > :23:44.element of the Penllergare estate that couldn't be saved was the
:23:45. > :23:47.family mansion. That was demolished in the 1960's. But the surrounding
:23:48. > :23:50.woodland is flourishing. The trust has even installed a water turbine
:23:51. > :23:55.to create electricity, providing the estate with all the energy it needs.
:23:56. > :23:59.For generations, this huge woodland had lain dormant. It's now been
:24:00. > :24:06.reawakened, a Victorian landscape brought back to life Better weather
:24:07. > :24:08.heading our way tomorrow. Derek's got the forecast.
:24:09. > :24:21.We've all had a drop of rain today. Some dry weather as well. Tomorrow
:24:22. > :24:24.promises to be a better day. Some sunshine with a few morning mist and
:24:25. > :24:28.fog patches. This evening rain in the far north and east will clear.
:24:29. > :24:34.One or two showers in the south. Otherwise a dry night. Some clear
:24:35. > :24:37.spells but with light winds mist and fog patches will form. A chilly
:24:38. > :24:41.night. Temperatures in Powys falling as low as four Celsius. Colder in a
:24:42. > :24:44.few spots with a ground frost. Here's the picture for eight in the
:24:45. > :24:48.morning. Generally dry but some places grey and chilly. Parts of
:24:49. > :24:51.Powys and the Marches will have low cloud, mist and fog. But it won't be
:24:52. > :24:55.misty everywhere. Some places bright with sunshine in Pembrokeshire.
:24:56. > :25:00.During the morning, any mist and fog will lift. It will brighten-up with
:25:01. > :25:04.sunny spells. A few showers will break out during the afternoon but
:25:05. > :25:09.hit and miss. A lot of places will stay dry. Top temperatures 12 and 15
:25:10. > :25:13.Celsius. Feeling warm in the sunshine with light winds and sea
:25:14. > :25:17.breezes. In Gwynedd tomorrow, most places dry. Some sunshine. I
:25:18. > :25:21.wouldn't rule out a shower in the afternoon. The temperature in
:25:22. > :25:24.Croesor rising to 13 Celsius. In Monmouthshire tomorrow, morning mist
:25:25. > :25:27.and fog will lift. It should brighten-up with some sunshine. A
:25:28. > :25:30.high of 14 Celsius in Abergavenny with hardly any wind. Tomorrow
:25:31. > :25:34.evening any showers will die away to leave a dry night. Some low cloud,
:25:35. > :25:38.mist and fog patches in Powys, the north and east with a low of five
:25:39. > :25:40.Celsius. On Friday, more dry weather. Some sunshine but scattered
:25:41. > :25:44.showers will break-out. These could turn heavy and thundery in places.
:25:45. > :25:47.Looking ahead to the weekend, no chance of a heatwave! Low pressure
:25:48. > :25:50.on our door step that means more unsettled and breezy conditions.
:25:51. > :25:53.Showers or longer spells of rain. However, there should be some drier,
:25:54. > :26:07.brighter spells as well. A little sunshine with average temperatures.
:26:08. > :26:12.The main news again from the BBC. A report has failed to uphold the
:26:13. > :26:16.majority of complaints made by Labour MP Ann Clwyd over the care
:26:17. > :26:25.her husband received in hospital before he died. She says she will be
:26:26. > :26:35.substantially vindicated by a second enquiry. 18 men have won their equal
:26:36. > :26:38.pay claim against their employers. They argued female colleagues on the
:26:39. > :26:42.same Craig were paid more. I'll have an update for you here at eight
:26:43. > :26:46.o'clock and again after the BBC News at ten. That's Wales Today. Thank
:26:47. > :26:48.you for watching. From all of us on the programme, good evening.