20/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

Hello, good evening. A jury has heard how a mine manager saw

colleagues swept past him as water filled the tunnels where they

worked. Swansea Crown Court was shown a police interview with

Malcolm Fyfield on the day he was arrested. Four men drowned in the

disaster at the Gleision mine nearly three years ago. Mr Fifield and the

owners, MNS Mining, deny manslaughter charges. Cemlyn Davies

was in court. A glimpse inside the Gleision

Colliery. This hole in the coalface is where the water came flooding

through. The jackknifed conveyor belt in this image gives an idea of

its force and power. Garry Jenkins, Philip Hill, David Powell and

Charles Breslin all drowned in the disaster. Today, for the first time,

the jury heard from the man accused of their manslaughter as a police

interview with Malcolm Fyfield was shown in court. In it the mine

manager described the scene underground after the men breached

old workings with tragic consequences. Malcolm Fyfield told

police the water was way out of control and it engulfed the men at

the face. He said he jumped to one side and he saw his colleagues being

swept past him. Mr Fifield said he held on as tight as he could to the

side, but then he too was dragged into the flow. He said he found

himself breathing in water and after that he just remembered seeing the

phases of his family. At that point in the police interview Malcolm

Fyfield broke down in tears. Malcolm Fyfield said he then tried to

resuscitate two of the miners underground, but his efforts were in

vain. And with the water still rising he escaped through old

workings. Just over a month later this month, I Detective Sergeant

Bruce Robertson well is police at the time, arrived at Malcolm

Fyfield's house to arrest him. Hugh Griffiths told the court Malcolm

Fyfield is extremely distressed and distraught when he was arrested. His

head was bowed, he was physically shaking and he was sobbing. Asked if

he had ever seen anybody react to being arrested in the same way, is

to Griffiths replied, from memory now, no. Mr Fifield told police

there was nothing to suggest that so much water was being held behind the

coalface. He said he had previously inspected the other side and had

only seen some pondering of water. Pre-drilling had only led to a

minimal amount of water trickling through as well, he said. Malcolm

Fyfield denies four counts of manslaughter through gross

negligence and the mine operators deny four counts of corporate

manslaughter. The trial continues. We often hear the way to ease

pressure on Wales' hospitals is for Health Boards to focus on care in

the community. But according to BBC Wales researched the number of beds

in community hospitals has fallen by 20 part -- by 25% over the last five

years. At the same time only one Health Board has met Welsh

Government targets for an increase in the number of staff working in

the community. Steffan Messenger reports.

A hospital bed. Health care the traditional way. But for several

years now Health Boards across Wales have been closing or partly closing

some community hospitals to focus on a new way of working. It is part of

a drive to bring specialist care into people's homes and GP

surgeries. Here in Cardigan the last two inpatient wards closed last

year. The local Health Board is working on plans to build a new

health centre in the town. But what about the provision in the meantime?

We know that bed blocking is that the problem for district hospitals

because they lost the 12 beds they were able to release patients from

there down to Cardigan. Most of patients are elderly. They are away

from their community and it makes a difference. If we can keep the

patient in his own community, like in Cardigan. The Health Board which

runs Cardigan hospital insists no beds have been lost. Instead, they

have been spread out across the community. But according to our

research the number of beds in community hospitals across Wales has

fallen by 25% over the last five years. Community care is not

necessarily about institutions. It is about providing a package of care

for patients near to where they live by making the professionals do the

travelling. It can improve the quality of care for patients. But

while some rural hospitals are closing, only one Health Board has

met Welsh Government targets to increase the number of staff working

in the community. According to a recent Wales audit office report.

The figure was meant to rise by 10% in each part of Wales, between 2010

and 2013. But only one Health Board managed to do that. Other Health

Boards saw a reduction in the number of community nurses by 2012 and the

audit office came to the number -- came to the conclusion the number of

cross Wales may be insufficient. Opposition parties and charities say

the shift towards community care needs to speed up. Against a

background of an increasingly ageing population it is important we get

the care that we provide for older people right. That we get it right

from now, clearly we need to prioritise and we need to speed

things up to make sure people can receive the care they want and need

within their own communities. Health Boards have told us that many

community-based services are already in place, working to improve care

for patients. The Welsh Government is set to announce how a ?50 million

fund to strengthen community-based care will be spent, tomorrow.

A jury has returned a verdict of misadventure on six Russian sailors

who died when a cargo ship sank off the Gwynedd coast. Only two members

of the Swanland's crew survived when a wave hit the ship in 2011. The

Maritime union RMT has repeated its calls for those responsible to be

prosecuted. Two days before pole is open for the

European elections on Thursday, the Welsh Conservatives have renewed

their attack on you tip of the election campaign nears its climax.

-- on UKIP. They have repeated their claim they are the only party who

can reform the EU and pledged to hold on in out referendum if they

hold -- if they win the general election next year. The usually

quiet world of the National Library of Wales tonight is embroiled in a

row about the management of pay. A 10% pay increase has led to workers

threatening to pass a motion of no confidence. What worries me, and I

agree entirely with the unions on this, the National Library of Wales

has had a reduction in its revenue of 25% in the last ten years. We are

facing a further cut of about ?1 million in the next two years. We

have to resolve this problem. The Wales Commonwealth Games team

has been set a target of 27 medals in Glasgow, eight more than they won

in Delhi four years ago. Sport Wales, who allocate money to Welsh

sporting bodies, say whether -- say medal winning athletes are vital to

inspire the nation. Parts of Wales were hit by thunder and lightning

last night. One viewer captured it on camera. This is it, slowed down,

the moment a bolt of lightning struck a tree outside Arwel

Roberts' home in Greenfield in Flintshire. Any thunder and

lightning around tonight? Easington night. Dramatic

thunderstorms over the past 24 hours. There was a cluster across

south-west Wales. Tonight, showers Eads northwards. Some cloud around.

It will become chilly with mist and fog patches developing. Colder than

last night. Five or six Celsius. Tomorrow, early mist and fog patches

will clear. Remaining largely dry. A similar story for most but not all

of the UK. A few showers in south-east England and the

north-west corner of Scotland and Northern Ireland. In between,

generally dry and bright. Temperatures still above average for

most. Sunny spells with thick cloud later for Wales. The isolated

shower. Staying dry for most. 15 Celsius across Cardigan Bay. 19

Celsius in Cardiff. Tomorrow night, a deep area of low pressure starts

to push up fronts from the south which could bring heavy rain. There

is a warning for late Wednesday and Thursday. Through the early hours

the heavy rain moving up from the south. 50 millimetres or two inches

is possible before it eases northwards, eventually clearing to

showers. Friday, cloudy at times, a mix of bright spells and showers.

Temperatures in the mid teens. Low pressure is in control as we head

into the bank holiday weekend. Recent dry spells on Saturday. It

will not be as warm and dry as last weekend. You can keep up-to-date

with the latest on the website. Using exclusive police surveillance

footage, Week In Week Out next night on the gang who ran ?1 million

conspiracy from inside prison. That is Wales Today. Good night.