21/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

tablets as well. That is all from us. A first

Good evening. A second officer from South Wales police is under

investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission

following the conviction of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins last

year. Watkins was jailed for 29 years for a string of child sex

offences. The IPCC investigation is looking at whether police could have

acted sooner to stop his offending and whether his celebrity status

delayed his being brought to justice. Caroline Evans reports.

His offences were so shocking, prosecutors said they were among the

worst ever dealt with by our courts. Ian Watkins was the front man of

once labelled the biggest rock band in the UK. Now questions are being

asked over whether his celebrity status affected the way he was

investigated by police. When allegations were brought to them.

The former head of the child exportation and online protection

Centre says it almost certainly did. -- child exploitation. There is

almost a tendency, human nature being what it is, to believe, I am

told by this person or his team that he receives lots of, kind of,

allegations by people who are upset with him, fixated with him, who feel

they have somehow been slighted by him. The key is for professional

police officers to see beyond that. Ian Watkins was back home in

Pontypridd when he was arrested by police, but that was in December

2012 and concerns had been raised before then. This woman, who

describes herself as his former lover, went public claiming

information he gave to -- she gave to police in 2008 would have helped

but it was ignored. She has since been arrested with spreading

indecent images of children but the police says the decision to charge

her is not related. A detective sergeant has been under

investigation since last year. The IPCC said it has now widened its

enquiry and has issued notices of gross misconduct are six more

offices, one of a detective constable from South Wales police.

In response, the force has issued a statement saying they have

undertaken a full review of the sequence of events which led to the

arrest of Ian Watkins. They say they were identifying issues of concern

and referring them to the IPCC themselves. Officers from two other

forces are also under investigation, one sergeant and two

constables from South Yorkshire, and eight sergeant and constable from

Bedfordshire. Ian Watkins is currently seeking leave to appeal

against the length of sentence. Meanwhile, an international

investigation into crimes spanning Europe and the US continues.

Up to 120 jobs are under threat at an electrical components company at

its site in Swansea. Morgan Advanced Materials currently employs around

220 people there, supplying products for motors and generators and the

renewable energy sector. A period of consultation has begun.

In Pembroke Dock half of the staff facing redundancy at a boat building

company have been told their jobs have been saved. 66 workers were

facing the cut, but a buyer has now been found for part of Mustang

Marine which will save 30 jobs. And a consultation period on

compulsory redundancies at a Milford Haven oil refinery has officially

ended. The 45-day consultation was started by the United States owner

of Murco, Murphy Oil, after a potential sale of the plant fell

through. The current head of Murphy's UK operations, Tom

McKinlay, is on leave of absence to put together a management buyout

bid. The Education Minister has

criticised a Cardiff school for continuing to pay deputy headteacher

Gareth Williams after he pleaded guilty to voyeurism against

children. Williams was jailed for five years earlier this week, but he

is still being paid as Deputy Headteacher of Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf.

Cardiff Council say appropriate action can be taken, now that

sentencing has concluded. Absolutely shocked by it. I mean, most people

would be totally bewildered that someone, after being found guilty,

because we are all innocent until proven guilty, it continued to being

paid by the public purse. It needs radical action to address the

situation because I am sure this is not a one-off, and when so much

money has been wasted out of the system not being spent on textbooks

and classrooms, we need to make sure we cancel this out.

And in Flintshire, a deputy head teacher who was convicted of fraud

last year, has been struck off by the General Teaching Council for

Wales for unprofessional conduct. The hearing was told that

50-year-old Gwawr Ceiriog kept more than ?1,000 given by children for

uniforms and fundraising at Denbigh High School. She was described as

someone who happy to take advantage of her pupils, colleagues, friends

and family. An investigation is underway at a

dairy farm in Carmarthenshire after the sudden death of around 70

cattle. Testing on the carcasses suggest they died from botulism, a

disease found in birds that can contaminate animal feed. Abigal Neal

reports. Botulism, the disease is caused by a

bacterium, most often found in birds. Topics are usually because

the livestock is come into contact with chicken, but the farmer does

not believe it is the case. We have thought that the botulism was from a

decayed animal which was picked up in some silage we made. We are not

sure what kind of animal it was, but probably, it could have been a dying

badger with TB, or a fox or it is quite common again in some areas

with botulin outbreaks of poultry. The head of cattle numbers 2000 --

herd of cattle numbers 2000 and it would have been a hard economic

blow. They are worth up to ?2000 each, and then it is the replacement

of milk, and the replacement of the cattle, they are not easy to find,

you could have to import them. And some cattle might have been treated

with medication and if that is the case, possibly, the milk from those

cattle will have been withdrawn. I'm not sold on for human consumption.

-- and not sold on. It is a tremendous lost. The investigation

is yet to reveal what has happened at this farm in Carmarthen but

suspected silage has been removed and the affected cattle restocked.

A disease affecting larch trees has spread to ten new sites in Wales.

40,000 new trees will have to be felled with helicopters being used

to track the spread of the fungus. Two million trees have already been

felled and officials say they're alarmed at its spread. Wales has

been affected more than any other country in Europe. This quite often

is able to effect a number of species and then can have a big

impact over time, and that is part of the story. Part of the reason why

we are trying to reduce the spread as much as possible. Over the last

four years, it has spread increasingly quickly. Increasing

year on year. So far, it has showed a decrease this year but we are not

check -- counting our chickens yet, it is very early in the season.

After unbroken sunshine for many tonight, it is ahead for showers?

Yes, and heavy rain tonight, a Met Office warning, be aware of heavy

rain which is coming from across the country. Reaching us from the

south-east and making its way to the north-west. You can see the brighter

colours, where we are expecting to see the heaviest of the rain first

thing in the morning. Overnight lows tonight between nine degrees and 12

degrees. The breeze is strengthening across the west coast. Tomorrow,

that will make its way to the norm throughout the morning, heavy

downpours at times throughout the day. -- it will make its way to the

north. There will be some brightness in the afternoon in the south-east.

There are two areas of low pressure in charge, this one and one to the

East of Scotland. Wherever you are in the UK tomorrow, you will see

some showers. The best of the dry weather is southern part of England

and the south-east, that is where we are expecting the highest

temperatures tomorrow. Back here in Wales, heavy showers will continue

to come and go throughout the day but some brightness further south

and across parts of North Wales as well either end of the day. Top

temperatures 16 degrees in Cardiff. Strengthening winds, on higher

ground, the usual places, and along the coast. Tomorrow night, things

will fizzle out, the rain will clear and it will become dry for a time

before more showers make their way into south-west Wales. Overnight

lows, nine or ten. Friday will see spells of dry and bright weather as

well, but showers will come and go throughout the day, especially

across mid Wales and South Wales. Temperatures are bit disappointing

on Friday. Low pressure in charge of our weather. I is looking forward to

Sunday, that is when we see the driest weather. -- we are looking

forward to Sunday. We will be back at 6:25am. Good

night.