07/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

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Good evening. A woman from Newport has been arrested on suspicion of

the attempted murder of two children. A seven-year-old boy and a

16-month-old baby girl were taken to hospital with knife wounds following

an incident this morning. Jordan Davies reports.

Forensics officers entering a flat, unsure of what they might find.

Their job, to try to piece together the chain of events that saw a 27

your old woman arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of two

children, a seven-year-old boy and a 16-month-old baby girl. Both

suffered knife wounds in the incident, and a knife was removed

from the scene. We went straight up the back garden to look, and there

were police could cars, ambulances, that's all I could see. There were

loads here. And then we saw two young children being carried out.

Was it obvious they had been injured? The way they were running

out with some, that was what was more frightening. They just ran out

with the children wrapped up in blankets. Neighbours say that the

woman arrested is the mother of the children, a connection and confirmed

by the police. -- a connection not confirmed by police. Apparently her

hands were behind her back and she was put into a police car. Children

are now being treated at the Royal Gwent Hospital, where they are said

to be in a stable condition. A 27-year-old woman, also being

treated for knife wounds, has now been released, and police say they

will speak to her. This is a tragic but isolated

incident, and I would like to ensure residents of Newport that we're not

give anyone else in connection with this case at this time. I have put

additional offices in the area to support local communities, and our

thoughts and wishes are with the family of the children at this

difficult time. Officers will now continue to search

the flat and find out more about those involved to determine why and

how this happened. New ways of measuring how the NHS in

Wales performs when it comes to caring for patients with cancer are

to be trialled. The Welsh government says they will give a better picture

of whether patients receive timely care. Opposition parties have

accused the government of scrapping targets it cannot meet.

A man will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder of a

21-year-old woman from Caerleon. Jessica Watkins' body was found in

the Brynglas area of Newport on Monday. A post-mortem is due to take

place to determine the cause of her death.

A judge has described the way serving prisoners were able use

mobile phones to run drug operations from behind bars as staggering.

Seven men have been sentenced to a total of more than 30 years for

their part in conspiring to traffic cocaine and mephedrone into south

Wales. Cemlyn Davies reports. Five men who admitted conspiring to

supply cocaine in the South Wales area between October 2012 and April

2013. And today, they were sentenced for their part in what the judge

described as an evil and highly lucrative trade. The Class A drug

was brought from Bristol and delivered either to Pugh's home

address in Port Talbot or to his parents' house nearby. The

deliveries were organised by Mathew Roberts, who was an inmate first at

HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire and then at Prescoed in Monmouthshire.

They're both open prisons. The court heard he was given a mobile phone to

use on temporary release, but he was found to be using several handsets

to arrange the drug trafficking. Open prisons are already under

scrutiny following the escape of Michael Wheatley from a low-security

jail in Kent. The so-called Skull Cracker has now been found. Today's

case at Swansea Crown Court has raised further concerns about the

way open prisons are run. It is completely unacceptable that people

in an open prison are able to carry out a large drug dealing operation,

and the Government are looking into this at the moment. There has been a

problem with open prisons for years, and there always will be,

because they are there as a halfway house between a standard prison and

the real world. Two other men, including Richard

Saltmarsh, were also sentenced today for conspiring to supply mephedrone,

or meow meow, to be distributed in south Wales. Saltmarsh was an inmate

at a Category B prison in Warwickshire at the time, and he was

using three mobile phones illegally to make deals with Mathew Roberts

and others from behind bars. The judge said the way he was able to

access the phones was staggering and "beggars belief".

Sentencing the seven men to a total of more than 30 years in prison for

their part in the conspiracies, the judge, his

thanks to the police for bringing the gang to justice.

A woman who worked on her parents' farm for little or no pay has won

her fight for a stake in their ?7 million estate. 45-year-old Eirian

Davies was repeatedly told she would inherit most of the farm near

Whitland in Carmarthenshire. But her parents Tegwyn and Mary Davies put

it in trust for all three of their daughters and tried to evict her

after a row. The Court of Appeal ruled she was due a share of the

business. It's a big tourist destination and a

picture-postcard scene, but for the past 20 years Llin Padarn at the

foot of Snowdon has also been the scene for a legal battle about

pollution. Today the legal representatives on behalf of local

anglers who use the lake are claiming a victory. The lake is

quiet, but beneath the quiet lies a problem. The authorities will have

to look again at a possible reduction in a number of rare Arctic

fish. The government should be directing people like natural

resources Wales to get rid of all the sewerage, pipe it to a new

modern works. I know it will cost a lot of money. Lots of work has been

done in the last five years. Last year, natural resources Wales

released 5000 young fish into the lake. And at the same time, they

regulated any sewage reaching the lake. We have asked Welsh water to

look into an investigate where this is happening, and it has become

apparent that some companies may be working not in line with the current

conditions. Does that show that the regulation is not doing its job? The

sewerage network system is complicated and the pipes are

underground. They operate during extreme weather conditions. This

case reveals that of the four discharge pipes, this one was

supposed to be used only during an emergency. In fact, it was used

after heavy rainfall as well. Welsh water has invested two and a half

million pounds on improving the local sewerage system, but will need

to amend the permit on this pipe. The discharges into the lake are the

high standard. We know that now, because it has been designated as

Wales's first inland bathing water. So the quality is very good. But in

very wet weather, we do have to operate, and storm water does find

its way into the lake. Tougher sanctions could be imposed, while

the water company says it is working on finding a long-term answer to

Ealing with sewage in the area. Swansea City have confirmed that

Garry Monk will be their manager on a permanent basis. The former Swans

captain has been given a three-year contract, reward for steering them

clear of relegation this season. Ashleigh Crowter reports.

His accent is more London than Landore, but after ten years at the

club, no-one doubts that Garry Monk is Swansea through and through. And

after captaining the club in every division, and a brief spell standing

in as head coach, the club's hierarchy have now placed their

trust in their former central defender. Keeping Swansea in the top

flight was the task set for him after former manager Michael Laudrup

was sacked in February. And after he did it with two games to spare, he

was always the main name in the frame to be the Dane's permanent

sucessor. Chairman Huw Jenkins told the club's own website that the

board had unanimously agreed that the timing was right for Monk to be

offered the job on a permanent basis. He said they'd been impressed

with his work rate and commitment since taking over and how he adapted

in very difficult circumstances to secure the points needed to remain

in the top flight. In the last decade, Swansea have had a knack of

finding the best bright young managers. Just look at where Brendan

Rodgers and Roberto Martinez I now. And Monk is a long serving player,

full of the ethics of the club, things that the board here are keen

to preserve. And the decision has also been

well-received by the club's supporters. I thought perhaps they

should have a bigger name in, but we should give him a chance. He has

kept as in the division. He is the backbone of the club and he will be

good. He has managed to keep Swansea in the Premier League, said he is

definitely the right man for the job.

As the youngest manager in the Premier League, and the father of

newborn twins, Garry Monk has certainly got his hands full this

summer. A key goal will be to hang on to sought-after stars like

striker Wilfried Bony as he prepares for his first full season in charge.

Cricket. Solid batting on the final day of their Championship match saw

Glamorgan secure a draw at home against Worcestershire. Glamorgan

finished on 229 for seven. Will Bragg hit an unbeaten 91.

Tributes were paid today to the author Leslie Thomas, who's died at

the age of 83. He was brought up in Newport and is best known for his

comic novel The Virgin Soldiers. Time for the weather, and Derek is

here. It doesn't feel much like spring at

the moment, and there is more unsettled weather to come over the

next couple of days. More rain on the way tomorrow, but I can promise

use and sunshine on Friday. At the moment it may be dried, one or two

showers, but it won't last. More rain will spread across most of the

country during the early hours. Lowest temperatures, 7-11 Celsius.

It looks like an umbrella will come in handy tomorrow morning. Heavy

rain in places, accompanied by low cloud and hill fog. Across the rest

of the UK, a dry and bright start for north-east England, otherwise

cloudy with rain spreading across. Some heavy rain in places, too. For

Scotland, brighter with sunshine and scattered heavy showers and a risk

of thunder. At three o'clock in the afternoon, some heavy rain for part

of Wales, but this will gradually clear, leaving a drier and brighter

end to the afternoon and a dry evening. Into Friday, a breezy day

with a mixture of sunshine and showers. Some of the showers heavy

with the risk of hail and thunder. Into the weekend, we have an area of

low pressure tracking across Ireland. That means a spell of

inclement weather. Blustery winds, strong on the coast, not much better

on Sunday. Further showers, longer spells of rain and feeling cool. Not

barbecue weather this weekend. We will keep the umbrella handy! We

are back at 6.25 in the morning. The Wales Report is next. Good night.