27/05/2014 BBC Wales Today

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As it's revealed more people are killed or injured

in crashes involving teenagers here in Wales - a call for tighter

If it was gun crime, knife crime, drugs or alcohol, there would be an

outcry. Yet because it is happening on our roads, we seem to think it is

The fallout from the European Elections.

As UKIP makes inroads in the Valleys - we look at how the party is

It was once one of North Wales best known nightspots.

Now plans to revamp the Nova Centre take a step forward.

The crowds have come out to welcome the Queen's Baton.

The crowds have come out in Carmarthen to welcome

In Llanelli too, thousands joined the parade, following

Now, 100 years after his birth, we'll have the first moving footage

How safe are our young people on our roads?

The conclusion of UK wide research from the RAC Foundation suggests

It looked at the driving habits of our 17-19 year olds and found

that more people are killed or injured in crashes involving teenage

drivers in the Dyfed Powys area than anywhere else in Britain.

There are calls for stricter rules for newly-qualified young drivers.

Kate Scott Williams' report contains some graphic images.

The faces of those killed in accidents involving young drivers.

More teenagers here are involved in incidents that kill or injure

The latest family affected is Corey Robinson?s.

He was killed in a crash on the M4 at Llandarcy on Saturday.

His family said they feel as though their hearts have been ripped out.

Nearly 20% of people hurt in an accident in Dyfed Powys

Gwent and North Wales also had some of the highest figures in Britain.

South Wales is lower - at around 15%.

Young drivers are disproportionately killing themselves and killing other

people when they have an accident. If this was any other area of social

policy, gun crime, knife crime, drugs or alcohol, there would be an

outcry. Because it is happening on our roads, we seem to think it is

When such a small % of drivers are under 19 why then are they involved

The RAC Foundation says it is roads like this one that can be just as

dangerous because there are not any crash barriers but there are plenty

of trees, ditches and tight bends that can cause problems.

Joe Pomeroy's family are sadly all too aware of the dangers

The 22-year-old was a passenger in a car driven

by a 21-year-old friend in 2009 when it crashed after speeding

Joe died and his friend was jailed for

His parents say country lanes can test even

A lot of winding roads, no crash barriers. Very little defence. It is

only a lack of concentration for a moment. Devastating effects.

Joe's brother Sam is 17 and is about to start learning to drive himself.

He says losing his brother has made him

and his friends much more cautious when it comes to travelling by car.

The people that I know never go too fast or anything because if they do,

I will always ask them to slow down because I am not scared to.

There have been many campaigns aimed at young drivers.

In this hard hitting drama from Tredegar Comprehensive School and

Gwent police The film shows that being distracted for just a few

seconds to text can be fatal But The RAC Foundation wants to go further ?

it?s calling for a graduated licensing system

where drivers would have to have a 12 month probationary period with

rules restricting what they could and couldn't do on the road.

The UK Government put those plans on hold last week but others

involved in teaching young people to drive have their own suggestions.

I think what needs to be looked at are the skills that you need. There

are three types of driving. You are only tested on urban driving on your

driving test. I think that you should be tested on all three and

For Joe's family, left devastated by their sons loss,

any changes to make young people safer drivers would be welcome.

That's the message from the UK Independence Party after

increasing their share of the vote in much of the South East of Wales

The party came a close second to Labour

in the popular vote in Wales overall and were only around 700 votes away

Our Gwent Valleys reporter Paul Heaney has been there to find

The rivalry was friendly at this golf club today, unlike the

competition for vote is in last week 's European elections. Kevin voted

for the UK Independence Party for the first time last Thursday,

helping them into second place. I am hoping that what Nigel Farage has

said, he will do. I felt the other two parties, Labour and the

Conservatives, have reneged on a few of their policies. I thought I would

give the guy a chance and hopefully he will stick by what he says and

hopefully it will be better for the country. There are signs of the

impact that Europe is having in this area. It is European funding which

is helping to refurbish the market where former Labour Party member

Philip Jolliffe runs his delicatessen. He voted for UKIP

Cozzi says he is fed up. I do not think that Labour are doing their

bit for the local community. It is a protest vote. If we can get this up

and running in our local area, I think they should do really well in

the future. This time, UKIP came a very close second, within 700 votes

of first place. The other parties lagged well behind. In other

traditional Labour heartlands, UKIP made gains, as well as in places

like Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent. Our UKIP right when they say

the South Wales valleys are theirs for the taking? The long-standing MP

is still optimistic. Labour actually had more people on the ground

actually talking to people than anyone else. And we have got to

continue that. The last thing we have got to do is suddenly find

ourselves panicking because of a protest vote in the European

elections. After the 2004 and 2009 European elections when UKIP did

pretty well, their support then fell away rather quickly. I think UKIP

are more substantial, more robust now. I do not think they will fade

away to nothing. But at the moment, the polls suggesting that you could

support in a general election is probably around half we even

slightly less than the support they get in European elections -- UKIP 's

support. There is a feeling that some people voted for UKIP because

they wanted something different. They wanted a change and that also

happened further east where UKIP topped the polls in north-east

Our political editor Nick Servini joins me now.

How realistic are their chances of winning a seat at the next general

election? I think under the first past the post system, it is

difficult to think of an obvious parliamentary seat that they could

win. I have spoken to UKIP tonight. They are not saying which seats they

will be targeting. It will be at least one in north-east Wales which

is really their main support case and one in south-east Wales. Things

will be very different in the general election. A third of people

voted, and it will be double that for the general election. It will be

a much broader range of issues. The economy, welfare, public services,

the kinds of things we did not really going to win this campaign.

The Labour MEP told me on the weekend that he felt that Labour

should have pushed UKIP harder on the broader range of policy issues

because they feel they can expose the party. UKIP are saying they will

publish their manifesto in September and will be happy to talk about a

broad range of issues. I think one other thing to say in terms of the

general election, while UKIP may not win an actual seat, they could have

a critical bearing on a number of constituencies. Take the veil of

Glamorgan, one of the tightest marginals between Labour and the

Conservatives right across the UK. UKIP one that in Europe. If they

retain a lot of those votes, it could have a bearing. It depends

whether those UKIP voters have come from the Conservative or Labour

voters. One thing we have learnt over the weekend, it is not just the

Tories that can suffer as a result of UKIP. They are more than capable

of taking Labour votes as well. What about at the assembly? If they can

keep the momentum going forward, it could provide a breakthrough they

have not had up until now. It is worth remembering that a third of

the seats are done by a system of PR. It reflects an overall

proportion of the vote. This is not new territory. One poll before the

election suggested they could win seats and become the fourth biggest

party in the assembly, overtaking the Liberal Democrats. They had a

dreadful night in Wales, like they did right across the UK.

A babysitter has been jailed for 16 years for giving a three-year-old

boy to a known paedophile who drugged and raped him.

Claire Semmens, who's 28 and from Cardiff, handed the boy to Aaron

Hughes, who was jailed for life for the sex attacks on the toddler.

Semmens admitted causing a child to engage in sexual activity

and possessing indecent images at Cardiff Crown Court.

A company which makes rivets for leading car manufacturers is to

Henrob Limited will open a new factory next to its existing

The company currently employs 200 people at the site.

Services on the Welsh language broadcaster

S4C would be endangered if the channel is not sufficiently funded,

Speaking at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala, Ian Jones said the channel was

managing to cope with cuts already made but had to be able to evolve

The channel receives 90% of its funding

from the television licence fee and around 8% from the UK Government.

A ?3.5 million revamp of Prestatyn's Nova Centre moved

a step closer today after Denbighshire council leaders gave

the go-ahead to a detailed design of how it could look in the future.

The Nova used to be one of north Wales' best known nightspots

with its leisure pool attracting tourists and locals alike.

But the centre was closed earlier this

It has seen better days, few would disagree with that. And inside, the

swimming pool area has an unloved feel about it. Hardly surprising it

has been in mothballs since it closed earlier this year because it

was losing money. When it first opened, the Nova Centre was

considered innovative. In 1982, this water slide was the first of its

kind in the UK. But times and tastes have changed. What the Nova Centre

offers has not. Even in its heyday, it was never the prettiest of

buildings. Not that it seemed to matter. The crowds were drawn to the

acts performing in the ballroom. It is for this rather than the swimming

pool that it was best known to many people. The thinking behind the

revamp is an attempt to make the place somewhere locals and tourists

will want to go. We are expecting people to want to come and pay for

these services and they have to be at a certain standard. We are

competing with destinations right across the UK. When visitors come,

they want to talk about the new Nova Centre. Detailed plans have yet to

be prepared that there are some ideas. Opening up the building to

the beach is one of them. The prospect of a revamped seems to have

gone down well. There needs to be glass, it needs to be lighter, it

needs to invite you in. And enhance this wonderful beach. People will

use it. You go inside and it does look tatty inside. It needs money

spending on it. It will be great for the area. The goal is for the centre

to pay its own way in future and if all goes according to plan, the new

Nova Centre could open as early as next summer.

Nova Centre could open as early as next summer.

As Dylan Thomas is celebrated one hundred years after his birth,

we'll have first moving footage of the poet.

There are fewer than 60 days to go now before the start

of the Commonwealth games in Glasgow and it seems that high profile

sporting events like this are encouraging more of us,

Live now to Tomos Dafydd who's in Carmarthen on day four of

You should have been here five minutes ago. This place was buzzing.

At the baton has moved on and so have most of the crowds. Recent

research suggests that events like the Commonwealth Games and the

Olympics have encouraged more people in Wales to take up sport. The rates

of children doing sport is also up from 27% to 40% since 2012. Back to

tonight and the day started in Laugharne. We have been following

the progress of the bat on. It was a poetic welcome to Wales

this morning, at Dylan Thomas' home in Laugharne. It is a huge honour to

carry the baton. They are all my heroes. To be given this honour is

fantastic for me. Hundreds are getting a chance to take part in

this journey. Each one has a story to tell. By day, this woman is a

ward sister at her angry hospital in Carmarthen. In her spare time, she

is training to compete at bowls him/her filth Commonwealth Games

this summer. -- fourth Commonwealth Games. I am playing into

disciplines, hopefully I will come away with two medals. The crowds in

Carmarthen may not be as big as they were in 2012 for the Olympic torch

but the young sports fans are still here, taking part in a mini

triathlon. I think it is amazing. I love sport. My favourite sport is

hockey. It is good that there are activities going on. You get to play

aims with different people as well. We are beginning to see evidence now

of high-profile sporting events inspiring us all. Two years on from

the 2012 Olympics and there are more than ever in Wales taking regular

exercise. A survey by Sport Wales found that the number of young

people doing sport at least three times a week has risen from 27% in

2011 to 40% in 2013. And it is the same trend for adults. 39% in 2012

exercised this amount, compared to 29% in 20 -- 2008. But it is still

proving harder to get as many girls interested in sport as boys. They

talk about the legacy of the Olympics and I still think there are

issues with female sports you have someone from Big Brother more

recognise than an international female athlete. A lot more could be

done to have more role models, especially females, on the

television and in the media. A choir welcomed an arrival in Ammanford

this afternoon. A taster of more music and song to come from Saint

Davids Cathedral tomorrow. Let's chat now to some who have been

taking part today. You are hoping to compete at Glasgow 2014. Does today

bring it home to you that they are just around the corner now?

Definitely. It has been very exciting. Only 58 days to go. It has

been fantastic. How do you juggle your job as a nurse and preparing

for a major sporting event? It can be difficult because I work

full-time as a nurse and preparing for this and family life, but if you

want to do something well, you will endeavour to give 100%. What colour

medals? Gold, of course. We will chat again shortly, hopefully with a

gold medal around your neck. You are hoping to make the team also. Tell

us, are you going to make it? When do you find out? I have ran the

standard already. I am ranked number one in Wales. I am just waiting for

the phone call. It will be Sunday or Monday. Fingers crossed. We are --

we have heard that events like these are promoting participation. How

important is this? It is about inspiring the next generation. It is

for the people that will be competing in the next four years and

in eight years. It is about inspiring the next generation. All

the best for Sunday or Monday. Thank you very much.

The journey continues tomorrow starting at St David's cathedral

where the baton will be blessed continuing through Ceredigion to

Aberaeron, Aberystwyth and ending the day in Machynlleth.

In football, Gareth Bale will miss Wales' friendly

The FA of Wales says he's being rested, having been troubled with a

Bale's been celebrating this week after scoring the decisive goal

in Real Madrid's Champions League victory on Saturday.

Rugby, and no English-based players have been selected for this

weekend's Wales trial match, ahead of the summer tour to South Africa.

English clubs are refusing to release any of their Welsh players

for the game, which falls outside the IRB's international calendar.

The Wales management say it?s a shame that players like Bath

centre Gavin Henson are being denied the chance to press for inclusion.

Ultimately, the players want to be involved in summer tours, whatever

country. And it is not giving them the opportunity to put their hand up

for selection, did it leave those players that have not been playing

for Wales for a couple of years. -- particularly those players. They

just want an opportunity. Unfortunately, that is taken away

Cricket, and Glamorgan have signed West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy

The 30-year-old from St Lucia, who captained the West Indies to the

Twenty20 World Cup in 2012, will join the club until the start of the

Glamorgan play their first home match in the 20

But today, Glamorgan have been frustrated by

the weather, and Leicestershire's batsmen, as they pressed for victory

on the penultimate day of their Championship match in Cardiff.

His poems are among the most famous ever written,

and his face is a familiar one in Wales and around the world.

But despite appearing in front of the camera several times

during his life, there wasn't thought to be any surviving film

A glimpse of the writer has been found

in the background of a Hollywood blockbuster, filmed on location

Our arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas has the story.

Unfortunately, I am not thinking at the moment for health reasons. He

has been imitated many times. This year, Dylan Thomas has been on our

screens so often, you would be forgiven for thinking you have

already seen him on film. But experts have been hunting for

decades for footage of him, a search which has finally paid off. Ava

Gardner starred in a 1950s film, which included this scene filmed on

location in Pendine. It is this figure among the crowd that has been

positively identified as Dylan Thomas, finally spotted on film. The

cameras and the film stars wrought Hollywood, to this West Wales beach.

They also drew the curiosity of Dylan Thomas, fascinated by film and

relishing the opportunity to appear on the big screen himself. Dylan

Thomas made propaganda films during the war and love cinema is. -- love

cinema. The photograph was one of the many clues that convinced this

expert that he was in the film somewhere. Only seconds. He is not

singing, dancing, reading poetry. He is walking on a beach in Wales. But

for him to walk on a beach in Wales in a surrealist film and to discover

this in his centenary year, it is enough for me. The discovery has it

cited the town. The long wait for Dylan Thomas on film is now part of

Pendine 's heritage. It is a real feather in the cap for the area.

This is the only one yet known. Absolutely fantastic. The terms of

Dylan Thomas may be fleeting but the experts hope that more footage will

now come to light, inspired by the first clips of the poet on film --.

now come to light, inspired by the first clips of the poet on film --.

Let's find out if there'll be any sunshine this half term.

Through tonight, the good news is the showers are easing. We have had

some bright weather across parts of Pembrokeshire. Some showers at the

moment. They will fizzle out. Overnight, we will start to see the

cloud coming in from the east. Overnight temperatures between nine

and 11 Celsius. The pressure chart is showing this area of low pressure

which is across mainland Europe. There is this weather system moving

slowly south and westwards. First thing tomorrow morning, there will

be a cloudy start. By the time we get to Machynlleth, we will see a

few showers. As we going to tomorrow morning, we have the rain across

parts of the north and east. Gradually making its way to the

West. The temperatures tomorrow ranging between 12 and 16 Celsius.

The sunshine much harder to find. Tomorrow night, that rain will make

its way south and westwards. Intensify in for a time. But a

fairly mild night underneath the cloud and the rain. Top temperature

12 Celsius. On Thursday, a bright start for parts of Pembrokeshire,

Swansea, Carmarthenshire. But it will quickly cloud over. Another

weather system making its way in from the North East. The rain will

lose intensity. Temperatures ranging from 14 to 16 Celsius. And then we

head to the end of the week. Drescher starting to rise by the

time we get to Friday and Saturday. It will start to feel warmer. We

will seize on sunshine and fewer showers. -- temperatures starting to

More people are killed or injured in crashes involving teenage drivers

in the Dyfed Powys area than anywhere else in Britain.

That's according to research commissioned by the RAC Foundation.

It found almost one in eight crashes involved teenaged

drivers - but in Dyfed Powys the rate was almost one in five.

A babysitter has been jailed for 16 years for giving a three-year-old

boy to a known paedophile who drugged and raped him.

Claire Semmens, who's 28 and from Cardiff, handed the boy to Aaron

Hughes, who was jailed for life for sex attacks on the toddler.

Semmens admitted causing a child to engage in sexual activity

and possessing indecent images at Cardiff Crown Court.

That's all for now. There is plenty more online. And we are back at 8pm.

From all of us, good evening.