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Police investigating the death of an elderly woman found with

"serious and unexplained" injuries at a hospital name her as

Tonight, four members of staff at a hospital

I knew them very well. She was a teacher many years ago. My late wife

knew her very well. They were a very loving and devoted couple.

A car run off the road, three passengers shot at.

Four men from Newport guilty of conspiracy to murder.

When it?s finished, this will be the biggest windfarm

The Welsh companies who've won multi million pounds contracts.

We're in Normandy with veterans from Wales gathering to mark the 70th

An 88-year-old woman who died after being found with unexplained

injuries in a Cynon Valley hospital has been described

Tegwen Roderick's death is being investigated by police.

Four members of staff at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in Mountain Ash

have been suspended as a precaution by the local health board.

Matthew Murray has spent the day at Tegwen Rodericks hometown

Tegwen Roderick had lived here in Abercanaid

in Merthyr Tydfil all her life, a well known member of the community,

the 88-year-old lived on this street with her husband John and was

A week ago Mrs Roderick was found with the

"serious and unexplained" injuries at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in Mountain Ash,

she was then transferred to the larger Prince Charles Hospital

Now an investigation has been launched into her death.

Derek Games is a former Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil

and lives just a few streets away from where Tegwen Roderick lived.

He told me he knew Tegwen and her husband John well

and even though she'd become frail in recent years he was saddened to

A beautiful lady. Very gentle, lovely lady. Unfortunately, they did

not have any children but they were a very devoted couple.

Police have said that at this stage there is "no confirmed

link between the injuries and the death" but four people are

As a precaution Ten staff at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in Mountain Ash

Six of those suspensions have now been lifted.

In a statement Cwm Taf University Health Board said

it takes the care and safety of its patients extremely seriously.

As soon as staff identified that there was a problem with

the patient concerned, they acted quickly and appropriately.

The investigation is ongoing and as I said, they have reassured me that

they feel that no other patients are at risk but we need to find out what

happened. We need to do justice to this investigation.

One charity is concerned about the knock on affect this will

have on the perception of elderly care in our Hospitals.

People may worry about the quality of care overall or the services that

they may receive or a family member may receive if they are to go into

hospital. The vast majority of what we hear are very good experiences of

the way that people are treated by staff but we are -- where failings

occur or events happen, it is vital they are investigated.

The police and the health board say they are continuing to work together

to figure out what caused the death of this well respected pensioner.

Rhodri Lewis is at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon for us this evening.

What's the latest on the suspended staff?

The investigation is continuing this evening. The health board which runs

the hospital behind me says there is no suggestion that other patients

have been affected but if families have any concern, they should raise

it with staff or the senior manager and they have sent their heartfelt

condolences to the family. The community health Council which

oversees what happens at this hospital says it is a very serious

issue but it is that it has welcomed the prompt action by the board and

it is reassured that services are continuing and is awaiting the

outcome of the investigation. South Wales Police says its investigation

is continuing this evening and a postmortem is currently underway but

there is no confirmed link between the injuries and the death. Four

people are assisting officers with their enquiries. This all happened

in the middle of substantial public concern about care for elderly

people. The local MP is a campaigner for improved care. She has said that

she is sure that in this case, the proper procedures are being

Four men from Newport who ran a car of the road and then shot at

the people inside - have been found guilty of Conspiracy to Murder.

Lewis Bridge, Brogan Hooper, Gary Rabjohns and Ryan Battersby carried

out the attempted "revenge killings" in the city last September.

What was left of the car after the three people inside were rammed off

the road and shot that twice. Today, Lewis Bridge, Brogan Hooper, Gary

Rabjohns and Ryan Battersby were each found guilty of two counts of

conspiracy to murder. The court heard these were attempted revenge

killings to get back that two men who in the days before came here to

the Broadmead estate and allegedly robbed Brogan Hooper at gunpoint of

drugs and money. His friends wanted retribution and a series of mobile

phone messages were sent, one saying, get your scraps ready. The

court was told scraps meant guns. Then in the evening of the 3rd of

September, the men in a recently bought vehicle followed the victims

vehicle out of the estate and into Newport. The victims' car was

heading into a violent ambush. The vehicles made their way up Somerton

Road. Two shots were fired from a shotgun and the victims' car crashed

into the side wall of this pub. Two of the victims had gunshot wounds,

one to the head. The other was treated for a minor spinal injury.

Reacting to the verdict, the CPS said these four defendants took part

in a reckless criminal act and it is pure chance that their lawlessness

did not lead to a more serious outcome for the victims or indeed

other members of the public. The men said nothing as they left the dock.

They will be sentenced at the end of the month.

A mine manager has denied convincing himself that he had checked the

correct area for underground water before an inrush killed four men at

a Swansea Valley pit. Giving evidence for a fourth day,

Malcolm Fyfield once again insisted he had inspected the right place.

Asked if he should have carried out another inspection on the morning of

the disaster Mr Fyfield replied that "hindsight is a marvellous thing."

He and the mine operators deny manslaughter charges.

A ?280 million race track planned for Blaenau Gwent could get a

Welsh Government loan to help attract more funding.

The Heads of the Valleys Development Company wants to build the Circuit

of Wales track near Ebbw Vale to host major motor racing events.

It was granted planning permission last July.

Veterans from Wales are among those who've travelled to

France to commemorate 70 years since D-Day, the day Allied Forces

It marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

In Normandy, Prince Charles laid a wreath

at the strategically vital Pegasus Bridge and our reporter Abigail Neal

Thank you. Welcome to Normandy. This is Pegasus Bridge, the focus of the

commemorations tonight. There have been crowds here throughout the day

and there will be more tonight for a vigil. It was here 70 years ago that

the first troops were dropped by Eire night behind enemy lines. That

was ahead of the assault the next morning. It was all part of an

ambitious, audacious plan that had been medically as the prepared. The

Pembrokeshire coast was one of the sites that they practised the sea

invasion and tonight we will be looking at the role that Welsh

soldiers played in this fight for freedom. Here is the sole dear --

story of one Welsh battalion. Taken at Southampton, the anticipation is

plain to see in this photograph. The night before the biggest day of

their lives. This is it, they are on the beach. The second Battalion

South Wales Borderers were part of the second wave of attack, waiting

out at sea for their call. The whole place was a black cloud of dust.

They were firing rockets and guns, every sort of description. We were

circling round, waiting for the beach to be cleared. I'm a day on

the 6th of June, they were called in and despite a bad landing, they came

ashore here. Cash by midday. It was their first experience of war. They

knew the stakes could not be higher. You have to admire these guys, they

are fighting in one of the most important fights for freedom ever

conducted. This was a hugely difficult thing to do, to get ashore

in Normandy. They had one shot at it. Some carried bicycles ashore. As

a 20-year-old intelligence officer, Brigadier Sommerville recorded how

he was sent ahead. On the way to the assembly area, we had 12 casualties

from mortar fire and snipers. They seem to be everywhere. The man

behind me riding a bicycle was hit in the head by a solid shot. This

rather shook me. But I soon got over it. Their task was to secure a

bridge in mines -- eight miles inland. And here it is. With a

plaque to mark its liberation. Out of more than, remarkably, the South

Wales Borderers are the only one is to have reached their target

destination by the end of the day. And their first major battle was

just around the corner. On the 8th of June, they pushed onto a chateaux

where Brigadier Sommerville had a close save -- close shave. I felt my

helmet pushed right down. The next thing was, I saw blood dripping on

me. I thought, oh, my God, but it was nothing more than a flesh wound.

90-year-old Sir Nicholas is the only surviving veteran we have been able

to trace from his battalion of more than 600 men. As far as we know, the

now -- the last watchman of this page of history. Although the South

Wales Borderers were the only Welsh battalion to land on D-Day itself,

there were plenty of other Welsh soldiers with other regiments. In a

moment, I will be speaking to one of them, Gordon Prine from

Pembrokeshire. He was a despot rider with Canadian forces.

The NHS in North Wales needs to win back the confidence of patients.

That's according to its new chairman and vice chair.

In an interview for BBC Wales, Peter Higson and Margaret Hanson say Betsi

Cadwaladr University Health Board is still a "damaged brand", after an

official report last year severely criticised the way it was run.

They say they are determined to turn things round.

It's now over a year since Janice Bosley lost her husband Brian.

He was suffering from cancer when he was admitted to

He died eight days later from complications related to

An inquest ruled it was unclear where Brian Bosley contracted

It was a time when the NHS in North Wales had big problems with

An official report later said that senior managers didn't take control

of the situation. It was one of several problems

which led to the chairman, Professor Merfyn Jones, resigning

The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has now replaced them.

In six months, Peter Higson and Margaret Hanson

have already seen changes to the way wards are cleaned, and the way

But that credibility has been stretched recently.

I think it to say that we were and are still to some extent a damaged

brand. But the one thing that we have got is that we are part of the

National Health Service and very proud of that.

From Flint to Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, people in

North Wales took to the streets to protest about planned community

The new team admit it's not just about convincing the

Welsh Government officials they can make the NHS work in North Wales.

One can never say never about hospital closures. I think what we

have to look at is that there is nothing hidden. There is nothing on

the horizon at all. What we need to do is to make what we have got work

This new Accident and Emergency unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd opens today.

Managers hope it will help reduce the queues of ambulances

which have built up here and at other hospitals at busy times.

But the new chairman and vice chairman say there's still lots to

do, and it will take another year to sort the problems of the past.

Pen y Cymoedd near the Rhondda will become the biggest onshore

Today, multi million pound contracts were

awarded to two companies - one based in Neath and the other in Wrexham.

They'll be supplying steel and cabling.

Work began at the site in Feburary and

our environment correspondent Iolo ap Dafydd has spent the day there.

As a work site, it is fast. Over 11,000 acres of Welsh Government

forestry land on the hills near the heads of the valleys. Clearing

trees, winding tracks and excavating bases for the wind turbines is one

of the main tasks. One of the contracts agreed by the civil

engineers today is to deliver over 5000 tonnes of steel. It will be

buried in concrete footings. We have got about 100 people working in

Neath. It is sustaining those jobs, the job is about 5000 tonnes of

steel. There are two different types of turbine. That contract is worth

?2.5 million. In Wrexham, there is a contract to manufacture 50,000

litres -- metres of cables. It is vital both elements are in case

before the turbines are tumbled onto the site next year. Awarding these

contracts today is likely to speed up some of the construction work

here at Pen y Cymoedd. Already, a lot of the work is focusing on

excavating these large pits where the 470 feet high wind turbines will

eventually stand. There are 76 of them and they will be filled with

concrete and steel. It will take three years to complete with around

100 people working on site so far. This is the largest wind energy site

on land that has been built anywhere in Wales or England. The Welsh

Government is set to receive ?100 million for leasing this land. There

is also interesting the money that will be handed to a community fund

for 25 years. The company says it understands its obligations to make

sure this money does benefit local people. It is a sum of money that

has to be handled in the correct way. It is a huge opportunity but it

is also a huge risk. If the governance is not sought to properly

-- sort out properly, then it can actually come back on us. Thousands

of jobs will be driving to these hilltops during the next three

years. After that, giant turbines will be generating Renee warble

power, as ligament encourages less use of gas, oil.

power, as ligament encourages less use of gas, oil.

Let me take you back to Normandy now where commemorations are underway to

Our reporter Abigail Neal is there for us.

In a moment, I will be speaking to a veteran at first this is his story.

I was in the Royal Army service Corps with 89 company. My mission

was to supply all the units with the necessary ammunition rations,

petrol, diesel, whatever. Prior to the landing, we were briefed that we

did not know where it was going to be. We knew it was France and we had

French money. That is all we really knew. And then the first light on

the morning of the sixth, we saw the French coast. At around 5:30am, the

Royal Air Force came out and bombed the beach. At around 6am, the Royal

Navy opened up, and they shelled the beach. We thought, there will be no

Germans left, no chance. But we had a bit of a shock. They were dug deep

into the ground. I landed on Juno Beach, a lot of vehicles on fire,

vehicles smashed up. The thing was, get off the beach as quick as you

can. We got one mile inland and that is where we dug in and stopped and

waited until the next morning. We were bombed every night by the

Luftwaffe. I lost my best pal to trenches up from me. A very good

friend of mine. A shell landed right in his trench. That is why a leg to

go back and pay homage to my comrade 's. I sometimes feel guilty they did

not make it and I did. I always think about the lads we left behind.

Gordon joins me now. Listening to you there, it is an emotional time

for you to be back here in Normandy. Yes, very emotional. Especially when

I look at the graves. What do you think about when you are back in

these locations quitting market must be so different to how it was 70

years ago -- these locations? Yes, it has changed so much. The

villages are sort of much larger. Is it still very fresh when you come

back to these locations? Yes, I can remember different cases, church

steeple is, towers, that's what the thing. They are the same. Tomorrow

is the commemoration of the day itself. Where will you be? I shall

be at the international ceremony at Sword beach tomorrow. What do you

think when you think about those comrades that you lost? I think you

said to merely it was almost like every day was a bonus after that.

Absolutely. I stand at the graveside and I think, they never married,

never had children, grandchildren, like I have had. You think about

these things when you asked that the graveside. It must give you an

enormous sense of gratitude. Absolutely. We owe that to you too,

Gordon. Thank you very much. We will be joining Gordon tomorrow as he

takes part in some of the commemorations. There is gun to be a

vigil here tonight. David Cameron will be here to note the exact

moment the first gliders landed to seize the bridges. And then tomorrow

at the cemetery, nearly 4000 British soldiers are buried there, there

will be a remembrance service. And then an international event where

the Queen will be present and we will be following those stories

tomorrow night on Wales today. There'll be live coverage of

the D-Day commemorations throughout It means Wales Today is on a bit

later than usual at 7pm tomorrow. Football and despite losing 2-0 to

the Netherlands last night, Wales's performance has been praised

by Manager, Chris Coleman. The Dutch, who are heading to

the World Cup won comfortably, with a goal in both halves but Wales

managed to frustrate them at times. With key players like Gareth Bale

and Aaron Ramsey missing, the manager says it was

a good experience for some We have a squad and we will need all

of them in the next two years. We know that because we have been

through the last two years and that is what we need. These young boys

are getting the experience and it is fantastic for them. We have a lot to

look forward to. A lot of good young talent. I thought it was a great

performance. Rugby and Wales have left for

their summer tour to South Africa. The 32 man squad,

which includes four uncapped players Wales play a warm up match in

Port Elizabeth on Tuesday before facing the Springboks in two Tests,

the first in Durban on June 14th. Wales have only beaten South Africa

once in 27 attempts, and have never London Welsh secured promotion

straight back to the English Premiership last night, with victory

over Bristol in the second leg They were 19 points ahead

after the first leg and came It's a major blow for big-spending

Bristol, whose squad includes a number of Wales players, including

Ryan Jones and Matthew Morgan. Let's get the weather now and,

Derek, the weather also played There was some poor weather in June

1944 and the Allies delayed On D-Day itself,

this how the weather would have Dry and mainly sunny with a north

westerly wind and good visibility. Tomorrow in Normandy will be dry,

sunny and hot. The temperature

in Conn rising to 26 Celsius. Back home

and tomorrow will be cloudier than Overnight cloud will increase

bringing a few spots of rain to A cool night,

especially in rural areas. The temperature in Mid and

North Wales dropping as low Here's the picture for eight

in the morning. Cloudier than today but much

of the country dry. Brighter in the South East

with some hazy sunshine. One or two showers perhaps

in the west of Pembrokeshire and Some medium and high cloud

but bright with some hazy sunshine. Later in the afternoon there may

be a shower in the southwest. Top temperatures 19 to 22 Celsius

with an east or South East breeze. Tomorrow evening a dry start

but showers in the South West will The showers heavy and thundery

in places and feeling humid. At the same time, fresher air over

the Atlantic will move towards us. This weather pattern is called

a Spanish Plume and with it comes a risk of thunderstorms

as the two air masses collide. So feeling muggy

on Saturday with some heavy showers Torrential downpours possible in

places with hail and gusty winds. There is a Met Office warning

in force covering most of Wales on Saturday except the far

South West and Pembrokeshire. Drier

and sunnier with a few scattered So warmer and breezy tomorrow

but be aware there is a risk of heavy downpours and thunderstorms

Friday night and on Saturday. Sunday looks like being

the best day of the weekend. An 88-year-old woman who died

after being found with unexplained injuries in a Cynon Valley hospital

has been described Tegwen Roderick's death is

being investigated by police. Ten members of staff at

Ysbyty Cwm Cynon in Mountain Ash have been suspended as a precaution

by the local health board. -- four members. I'll have an update

for you here at 8pm and again after We end tonight on the coast

of France as veterans from Wales gather in Normandy to mark the

anniversary of D-Day 70 years ago. From all of us on the programme,

good evening.