19/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

The Cardiff deputy head teacher Gareth Williams who filmed

children in school toilets is sentenced to five years in prison.

A town turns out to pay its respects - Army pilot Captain Thomas Clarke

from Cowbridge died when his helicopter crashed in Afghanistan.

Six Russian sailors drowned off the Gwynedd coast -

the inquest hears a dramatic account of the vessel's last minutes.

After more than 1,000 games for Manchester United and Wales

He'll become assistant manager at Old Trafford.

And a mission to Bardsay Island - a challenging request for help to

He installed secret cameras in school toilets and showers to

Today Gareth Williams, deputy headteacher, was sentenced to

five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of

voyeurism and possessing thousands of indecent images of children.

Our reporter Caroline Evans is at Cardiff Crown Court.

The scheme to arrest Gareth Williams, he told them that he knew

one day he would be caught. Today he sat in the court, listening as the

details of his crimes were read out. We learned that he filmed 31

children at Glantaf. For seven years, he collected and made

indecent images of children, some he downloaded, others he secretly

filmed himself, placing tiny cameras in toilets. Today they once

respected deputy headteacher at Glantaf was sent to jail for five

years. Sentencing him, the judge said his crimes were sophisticated

and persistent. As a result of your depraved behaviour, he said, you've

lost your career, your reputation. But this is as nothing compared to

the horror felt by many parents who interested your children to your

care -- their children. Once a TV presenter who remained a popular

figure, Gareth Williams was caught after global investigation headed by

Canadian police in 2012. Today police in Toronto said they have

broken up a large-scale international child pornography

ring. There the investigation hit the headlines but here the

authorities took another 12 months to assess the information. Professor

Rob Snowden says it is possible Williams wanted to be caught.

As soon as you begin to move into a public space and commit voyeurism,

there is a very strong chance of being caught and therefore, as a

psychologist I would begin to question as to why some he might do

that. This may point to the person actually wanting to be caught, what

they are doing they know is wrong and they want to stop it and

therefore, this escalation may have been in order to put themselves in a

position where they were stopped. His Cardiff address and credit card

details were among hundreds of customers who had accessed the

paedophile websites. When police arrested him in January, they found

a staggering 16,000 indecent photographs and 600 indecent movies

on computers and memory sticks. Legal experts said the sentence is

to be expected. There still is relatively light

sentences for offences that don't involve physical contact with

victims and I think that is really the important distension to be made

in this case could it didn't involve physical contact. It involved a

gross reach of trust and that is what pushed it up within the

brackets available for the judge. Known as a keen sportsman and rugby

coach, the scale of his offences, his admission to 31 charges, shocked

people across the city. After sentencing, the CPS issued a

statement which said: It was the nature of his offending

which has also shocked those involved in the teaching profession.

Some of the images have been catalogued with the children's

names, dates of birth and dates of recording.

I think part of the shock of this particular case is that this

gentleman was a teacher and he quite clearly abused the position of trust

and authority that he had. The reassuring thing is that he has now

been taken out of the system. The judge said the offences showed a

significant level of planning and deception. Tonight the man who had

never been in trouble with the police before begins five years

behind bars. Well, during the hearing the court

was read a statement from the headmaster of Glantaf. It said

parents and staff have struggled to reconcile the image of their deputy

head, Gareth Williams, with the bewildering betrayal they had

experienced. South Wales police have said during the investigation they

have identified, traced and spoken to 92 young people. They have

praised the school and families involved for the way they have

supported each other and say nobody could have foreseen this kind of

offending would have taken place. Captain Clark was described today as

a highly respected officer. A town at a standstill to remember one of

its fallen. Normally a lively high Street at lunchtime, today people

and as nurses stopped as Captain Thomas Clark made his final journey

through Cowbridge. Captain Clark was one of five people killed when their

helicopter came down in Afghanistan last month. His popularity at home

and within the Armed Forces was clear by the turnout today. Sadly,

he was still quite young and relatively newly married with a wife

as a serving officer as well and a man who served with me in

Afghanistan in 2012 and 2013 so he was back on another tour when this

accident occurred. Popular, entertaining, very good sportsman

and rugby player. Widely respected as a talented pilot and a good

officer. Sadly, it is a great loss that we have lost him now.

As the funeral cortege reached Cowbridge War Memorial,

standard-bearers from the Royal British Legion they would their

flags. -- lowered their flags. Family, friends and colleagues

packed into the Holy Cross Church. Dozens took their place outside to

join the ceremony. They heard tales of a 30-year-old described by

friends as a popular rugby player and a very proud Welshman.

Somebody who always lit up a room when he came in, always had a great

smile and a story of the love of the work carried out. Somebody who you

could sit and listen to four hours. After the ceremony, a Lynx

helicopter flew past the church. It was similar to the one Captain

Clark, as well as Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas from Deccan were

travelling in when they died. As the cortege left the church, applause

broke out. On an emotional day, a final, spontaneous tribute from a

town united in grief for a young man whose life was tragically cut short.

A second man has been charged with indecent assault as part

of an investigation into historical child abuse

Richard Dafydd Vevar, who's 62 and from Wrexham, has been

charged as part of operation Pallial with two offences against a boy aged

Jurors at the Gleision Mine trial have been shown images

A series of pictures were displayed in court, including images showing

pit props in the chamber where hundreds of thousands of gallons

The former pit manager Malcolm Fyfield and the owners

MNS Mining deny manslaughter charges, and the case continues.

Up to 190 engineering jobs are to be created in Wales by BT to support

Areas including Newtown, Cardigan, Bangor and Wrexham will benefit

BT says it's particularly keen to attract more female engineers.

The brother of a patient who died following failings

in the care he received at a Swansea Hospital has told BBC Wales

The treatment Peter O'Grady was given at Singleton Hospital was

described by an ombudsman as wholly unacceptable.

The ABMU health board - which is already under fire

after failings came to light at two other hospitals - has apologised.

A well- liked brother, father and grandfather who was

That's how Peter O'Grady's siblings described their late brother today.

Peter was 56 when he died two years ago after being treated at

The public service ombudsman has described the standard

of care he received there as "wholly unacceptable".

I went in there one day and he was being sick into a black bin liner. I

asked him, I said, what is this bag for? That is for me to be sick in. I

said, don't be so silly. I went down there one night and they were all in

there with their dressing gowns on them and what have you took as it

was a cold night. He said, I'm freezing.

Peter was admitted to Singleton in September 2012.

The ombudsman's report into the care he received here found

he wasn't monitored closely enough and he became dehydrated.

That contributed to his kidney failure.

The ombudsman also found the nursing staff had failed to keep

him warm and comfortable whilst he was on the ward.

Peter spent five weeks here before he was transferred to

The ABMU health board has apologised to Peter's family and says staff

have been reminded of the importance of good record-keeping.

But this is an organisation already in the spotlight after

an independent report published last week criticised the standard

of care at two other hospitals in Bridgend and in Port Talbot.

Are you confident now that the health board has taken on board the

ombudsman's findings and the lessons are being learned? I'm confident

that will be done for maybe six months. And then they will go back

to the way they were. The health board insists lessons

will be learnt after Peter O'Grady's death, including carrying out spot

checks to ensure ward staff are Much more to come before 7 o'clock -

all of tonight's sport. Welsh regional rugby has

a new sponsor - and one of our most An inquest into the death

of six Russian crewmen who died when a cargo ship sank off the

Llyn Peninsula in 2011 has heard a dramatic account

of its last minutes. The ship, The Swanland was taking

a cargo of limestone from Llanddulas near Colwyn Bay to the Isle of Wight

when it was hit From the hearing in Caernarfon,

Roger Pinney. This is the moment Roman savant knew

he was saved. He set sail on the The Swanland as a crew of eight -- as a

crew of eight. They described being washed into the sea. Today the

inquest heard more about what happened to them. Neither of the

survivors gave evidence in person. The jury heard from statements they

gave shortly after the sinking. In his, Roman savant said he was caught

by a massive wave. He sounded the horn. His captain sent out a Mayday

alert. He went on to say how the ship was hit by a second big wave

and the next thing he remembered he was in the sea. This is The Swanland

before they sinking. She was setting off from Colwyn Bay. The cargo

limestone had been concentrated towards the middle of the ship.

Marine accident experts suggested The Swanland had sailed into a

perfect storm Thomas sunk by its age, the way its cargo had been

loaded and the size of the ways it was battling. It sank in minutes,

evidence that the RAF wing man said he found debris floating in the sea

but only one body was ever recovered. The inquest is due to

resume in the morning. It's emerged that the Managing

Director of Murco in the UK, Tom McKinley, has taken a leave of

absence from the company in order to work on a deal to continue operating

the refinery at Milford Haven. The refinery faces closure with the

threat of 400 job losses unless a buyer can be found. Mr McKinley and

a number of companies are believed to be interested in buying the site.

Polls for the European elections open on Thursday and the parties are

Attention has focussed on UKIP after its leader Nigel Farage said,

he would be concerned if a group of Romanian immigrants moved

UKIP's lead European candidate in Wales, Nathan Gill has defended the

comments, saying, there's a "media witch-hunt" against the party.

Here's our Political Reporter James Williams.

Pleased to meet you. The party is in a confident mood and

the opinion polls suggest UKIP has every right to be as it makes its

final push for votes. The leader, Nigel Farage, says his party is

going to create an earthquake in these European elections and it is

in places like Merthyr the party hopes the tremors will be felt most

in Wales at its -- as it targets old Labour heartlands. It has been

scrutinised as never before as it bids to retain one of the seats in

Wales. If a group of Romanian men moved in

next door, would you be concerned? What if a group of German children

moved in, would there be a difference with Mac you know there

would be a difference. Nigel Farage has said he has

regretted any impression he was discriminating against Romanians but

he says there is a problem of Romanian criminality. It is a

position supported by UKIP's main candidate in Wales.

Despite all of the negative news stories and media stories that we've

had against UKIP, people are still turning towards us and they are

still voting for us and that is because people can see what is

happening in their own backyards. There is no doubt UKIP and its

message divides the electrodes and the recent row continues to

reverberate but with the European vote this Thursday, will this make

any difference to a party that is currently enjoying strong support?

Ryan Giggs and Regional Rugby now here's Claire with tonight's sport.

In a career spanning more than two decades Ryan Giggs has become

the most decorated player in the English game.

13 league titles, four FA Cups and two Champions Leagues,

and now at 40 years old, Ryan Giggs has announced his retirement as

a player following his appointment as assistant to new Manchester

In a career spanning more than two decades, Ryan Giggs has become one

of the most decorated players in the English game. 13 league titles, four

FA cups and two champions league. Now at 40, he has announced his

retirement as a player following his appointment as assistant manager.

Back in Cardiff his grandfather told me how he's followed Ryan

Dennis Giggs used to look after all Ryan's fan mail and has

This morning he received a phone call from Ryan on holiday in

We didn't expect him to ring from his holiday because we knew it was

in the pipeline that he might have the job but he was going away to

think about it and then he rang this morning to say it's going to be

announced and I have taken the job. Is there a trouble or a moment he

will hold and think, that was the best moment? I think it was the

treble. And if you look back, which I've seen all the highlights and all

that, Ryan had a hand in all three trophies.

Giggs made a club record 963 appearances for United

And he was appointed interim manager for four matches following

When he returns from his holidays he says he'll be focused on the

future and wants to return a great club back to where it belongs.

Wales' four rugby regions have signed a multi-million pound

sponsorship deal with the sports broadcaster BT Sport.

As part of the agreement, the Cardiff Blues' ground will now

be known as the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park -

Here's our sports reporter Ashleigh Crowter.

Seven C won't be able to list if you watch regional rugby next season.

Not only will BT Sport be emblazoned on the regions jerseys, it will also

be the aim of the Cardiff blues historic ground. I'm delighted our

colleagues have been involved at the athletics club because it was

important to keep the Cardiff Arms Park name in the title and we've

managed to achieve it so a good day all round. It is a bold move for BT

Sport to grab a foothold in Welsh rugby when they don't hold any

broadcast rights and they are not ruling out bidding but BT also hope

the deal will be good for their broadband business as they roll out

a high-speed fibre network across the country. We are clearly seeing

sport as a massive driver of broadband and fibre broadband,

obviously. It is our intention as a company to maintain that and we are

looking at his abilities across all sports. They are commercial

decisions we have to look at carefully so I wouldn't be surprised

at anything. The four regional chief executives

can look forward to sharing a multi-million pounds some, some of

it will be earmarked for the community game. It is a boost at a

time they haven't come to agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union about

funding for next season. Perhaps today is an illustration it

would appear BT have more confidence in regional rugby than our union.

Today it was confirmed that Mark Hanna it will be the new director of

the ad the blues. He will move to the newly named Arms Park at the end

of the super 15 season as coach of the hurricanes.

The Queens Baton relay arrives in Wales this weekend ahead

of the Commonwealth games and tomorrow the Wales camp will

announce the number of medals they hope to win in Glasgow.

Last time in Dehli Wales brought back 19

medals, with the biggest team ever representing Wales this time round,

Join us tomorrow as we find out their medal target for this summer.

The two-tonne glass optic or lens from the Bardsey Island lighthouse

has been moved - by helicopter - to its new home, a visitor centre

The 30-year-old optic is being replaced with a new light and

Seen here a few years ago the Bardsey lighthouse has been guiding

ships for generations but one of its drawbacks has been the way some

of the island?s manx shearwaters have hit the structure after being

So out with the old and in with a new red LED.

The outgoing optic weighs two tonnes so is anything but light.

The heavy lifting is being done by helicopter.

Dismantled into several pieces the lens is being transported

in five crates to Aberdaron where it will be reassembled.

It is being removed from the lighthouse, taken apart, lowered

down the side of a lighthouse, boxed up and now it is being flown over by

helicopter in five loads where it will be reassembled over three or

four days to hopefully be showcased in the middle of June.

The logistics of the operation are fairly complex

but the national trust is using this method more and more such

as carrying stones to shore up riverbanks further down the coast

After warning countless sailors to keep away, the National trust wants

the optic to do the opposite in its new role at the visitor centre-to

attract people to learn about the history and culture of the area.

It is something that people have not normally be able to see and soon it

will be right in front of you, at the heart of the centre.

And it is being moved because they are changing the technology?

They are moving to a modern LED system so this piece of technology

is redundant so we are giving it a new home.

The job has taken less than an hour and means the islands birds

will soon have a clearer path to their landing sites.

Let's see what the weather has in store.

You're going to tell us the lovely sunny weather is over.

There is a change on the way that it has been born again today.

Temperatures across Wales reaching 24 Celsius in Flintshire. Not so

good elsewhere, 12 Celsius in some places. There is a change on the way

with plenty of heavy showers on the way tonight but feeling warm across

Wales. These showers feeding in from the south and if we look at the

radar, we can see them now. The heaviest across North Wales and

these bands of showers will move to the North. Again, heavy, thundery

showers at times, especially further west but part of mid Wales and North

Wales drying up for a time overnight tonight. As far as the temperatures

are concerned, it would be called with temperatures falling to about

ten or 11 Celsius. Tomorrow morning at 8am it should look like this with

scattered showers and temperatures of 14 Celsius in Cardiff. Then

through mid and North Wales, plenty of showers. Brightness across the

North Wales coast with light to moderate winds generally. A bit

stronger along the coast. If we zoom out, plenty of showers making their

way up from the south with some heavy downpours. Fingers crossed we

will also see some brightness throughout the day with temperatures

fairly similar to today. Tomorrow night things drying up generally

across the country but it is an unsettled picture across the next

few days with heavy showers but hopefully plenty of brightness in

between those showers. I'll have an update for you here

at 8 o'clock and again That's Wales Today thank you

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