:00:00. > :00:15.Don't forget, there's a first look at
:00:16. > :00:20.South Wales Police have said they are "sincerely sorry" tonight
:00:21. > :00:24.for failing to protect a woman whose partner attacked her with a
:00:25. > :00:29.Charmaine Lewis says after seeking help from the police,
:00:30. > :00:32.she was taken back home by officers, and attacked minutes later.
:00:33. > :00:41.Charmaine Lewis was left for dead by her partner.
:00:42. > :00:45.She called the police a number of times, but their response to her
:00:46. > :00:49.plight, she says, left her at the mercy of a man who was already
:00:50. > :00:56.She met Christopher veal after he'd been released from prison.
:00:57. > :01:01.They had a baby boy together, but she says she did not know he was
:01:02. > :01:10.She was living in these Cardiff flats when she first reported him,
:01:11. > :01:13.he threatened her again and again she sought help from the police.
:01:14. > :01:17.I waited for three hours for the police to come to me because
:01:18. > :01:24.Eventually they did come and it was a great big police van and they put
:01:25. > :01:38.My partner kept on phoning me when I was at the police station.
:01:39. > :01:42.The officer said what's his name and his phone number and he phoned
:01:43. > :01:45.my partner, Chris Veal, and said, "Can you stop phoning Charmaine?
:01:46. > :01:52.And they sent me back home and as they were going down the lift,
:01:53. > :01:59.Chris was coming up the lift and at the time I was kneeling down
:02:00. > :02:06.and changing my little boy's bum and my front door came crashing in.
:02:07. > :02:15.What followed was an horrendous attack with a claw hammer.
:02:16. > :02:24.And please -- I went to grab my phone to phone the police and tried
:02:25. > :02:29.to get out onto the veranda locked the door and carried on Headingley.
:02:30. > :02:32.In the head, with a hammer. -- carried on hitting me.
:02:33. > :02:35.Tomorrow an IPCC report is expected to uphold
:02:36. > :02:38.three complaints about the way the police responded to her case.
:02:39. > :02:42.The MP who helped her bring her complaints says things must change.
:02:43. > :02:48.This is a pivotal report in terms of the recommendations and the emphasis
:02:49. > :02:55.on training. I think we have to see it as such. We also have to see that
:02:56. > :02:59.we have a very inspiring women in Charmaine, who is not out to get
:03:00. > :03:03.anyone. She just wants something that rights and for her sake and
:03:04. > :03:04.anyone who has experienced a domestic file and is, it is crucial
:03:05. > :03:13.that we do that. This evening, South Wales Police
:03:14. > :03:16.said the force was sincerely sorry for failing to provied the care
:03:17. > :03:19.and protection Charmaine needed. And is working incredibly hard
:03:20. > :03:21.to improve the response for The First Minister has ordered
:03:22. > :03:25.an inquiry into whether the Environment Minister has
:03:26. > :03:27.broken government rules. Alun Davies lobbied in favour
:03:28. > :03:29.of a multi-mullion pound The inquiry will look into
:03:30. > :03:34.whether his actions as the local Assembly Member for Blaenau Gwent,
:03:35. > :03:36.have come into conflict with Here's our
:03:37. > :03:47.Political Editor Nick Servini. The plan is to turn is hundreds of
:03:48. > :03:54.acres of more land into something like this. -- to turn hundreds. At a
:03:55. > :03:58.cost of more than ?209, it is one of the most ambitious proposals ever
:03:59. > :04:10.seen in the valleys. Many locals are in favour as is the assembly member.
:04:11. > :04:17.The question is, as he broken the rules and supporting it because he
:04:18. > :04:21.oversees the body which plays a crucial role in the planning
:04:22. > :04:21.process? The body initially objected to the racing circuit because of the
:04:22. > :04:25.impact on the environment. And then in August, it said the developers
:04:26. > :04:28.had come forward with new information to allay many of the
:04:29. > :04:31.concerns it had. But before the change of heart, it emerged that
:04:32. > :04:38.Alan Davies wrote to the organisation in his capacity as the
:04:39. > :04:44.local am. In an e-mail in June he wrote that he was disappointed with
:04:45. > :04:48.the approach that they had taken. He says he felt that an RW would be
:04:49. > :04:50.taking a different approach to planning matters and would be
:04:51. > :04:54.seeking to adopt a positive approach. It goes on to say that he
:04:55. > :04:57.was very anxious that the development goes ahead and does so
:04:58. > :05:02.in a way that enhances the community.
:05:03. > :05:07.In first ministers questions, Carwyn Jones was asked repeatedly about
:05:08. > :05:12.whether the new about the e-mail. Could you confirm whether your
:05:13. > :05:17.advice was sought as the ministerial code sets out, by the minister
:05:18. > :05:23.before he gauged in contact with national resources Wales on this
:05:24. > :05:28.specific matter? No, but the code says that applies to coolly to a
:05:29. > :05:32.decision taking Minister and he is not that Minister in this instance.
:05:33. > :05:39.As the leader of the opposition will know, I have asked the secretary to
:05:40. > :05:42.produce a report for me on the circumstances surrounding this
:05:43. > :05:46.issue. An RW sets tonight that discussions with Alan Davies were
:05:47. > :05:50.routine but the question is whether they were appropriate. The
:05:51. > :05:59.ministerial code, the rule book for government ministers, states:
:06:00. > :06:06.The future of the racetrack is still uncertain as work is yet to start.
:06:07. > :06:11.We should know about Alan Davies's future in around a fortnight.
:06:12. > :06:14.Three people have been sentenced to a total of 13 years
:06:15. > :06:16.for the manslaughter of a cyclist in Torfaen last summer.
:06:17. > :06:20.Deon Morgan, Andrew Vass and Casey Coslett were jailed after 63 year
:06:21. > :06:23.old John Reeder was pushed off his bike in a village outside Pontypool
:06:24. > :06:29.All schools in Wales will be legally responsible for ensuring teachers
:06:30. > :06:32.have access to training courses and a career progression plan.
:06:33. > :06:35.It comes after a major review of the school system warned the
:06:36. > :06:38.Welsh government did not do enough to support teachers in April.
:06:39. > :06:44.The Education Minister Huw Lewis hopes it will improve standards.
:06:45. > :06:47.BBC Cymru Wales has announced plans to build its new headquarters
:06:48. > :06:49.in the centre of Cardiff, replacing its current home
:06:50. > :06:55.It'll be located in front of the central station, with an area
:06:56. > :07:08.It's expected to be ready by 2018. We will have a centre where teams
:07:09. > :07:12.can collaborate more easily, where everything is visible. Importantly,
:07:13. > :07:16.a chance to be in a location where the public can see us face-to-face.
:07:17. > :07:19.Tens of thousands of people moving through that location every day.
:07:20. > :07:22.Plans for a solar farm near Wrexham Industrial estate have gone
:07:23. > :07:27.Developers say the 60 acre site would house enough solar panels,
:07:28. > :07:30.like these on Anglesey, to provide power for 4,000 homes.
:07:31. > :07:33.Wales warmed up for the first Test against South Africa with a five-try
:07:34. > :07:37.Tries from Josh Turnbull and Cory Allen put them ahead
:07:38. > :07:40.before the break, with James Hook, Alex Cuthbert and Gareth Davies
:07:41. > :07:50.crossing the line in the second, with a final score of 34-12.
:07:51. > :07:57.I said to the guys in the changing room, to win any game in South
:07:58. > :08:03.Africa, you have to enjoy it because it is such a tough place to come and
:08:04. > :08:07.play rugby. Time for the weather forecast and there's plenty of
:08:08. > :08:10.sunshine about good news. The next few days are looking promising
:08:11. > :08:15.across Wales. It is going to feel warmer, and dryer. Settled
:08:16. > :08:20.conditions to come. But for now, it is not quite there. But the showers
:08:21. > :08:24.are spilling in from the West but overnight, they will become lighter
:08:25. > :08:28.with a bit of drizzle by tomorrow morning. Again, it is not a cold
:08:29. > :08:35.night. We expect temperatures to fall to 11 or 12 in towns and
:08:36. > :08:39.cities. Still breezy on the coast. Tomorrow morning, the best of the
:08:40. > :08:44.brightness across eastern parts. Along the South Wales coast, we
:08:45. > :08:49.could see drizzle. That will fizzle out and it will become dry across
:08:50. > :08:56.the country again. This is because this area of high pressure across
:08:57. > :08:59.the south of the UK. We are respecting sharers across Northern
:09:00. > :09:05.Ireland and Scotland, with temperatures reaching 23 potentially
:09:06. > :09:11.in London. It will feel warmer. Back in Wales, more sunshine throughout
:09:12. > :09:17.the day. The cloud will thin and break as the day continues with top
:09:18. > :09:21.temperatures of 19 or 20. Pushing into tomorrow night, the cloud will
:09:22. > :09:27.break overnight and we could see some mist and fog patches across
:09:28. > :09:31.temperature and Carmarthenshire. Thursday, shorts and T-shirts
:09:32. > :09:33.potentially at the Thursday, shorts and T-shirts
:09:34. > :09:38.potentially at ready the cos we will see more in the way of sunshine.
:09:39. > :09:44.High UV levels so take care if you are fair. And a high pollen count.
:09:45. > :09:47.But hopefully more sunshine. It is not everyday you get to show an
:09:48. > :09:47.outlook like this. It is pretty good.
:09:48. > :09:55.It certainly is. And that is Wales Today.
:09:56. > :09:59.We're back with updates from around 6.25 in the morning.
:10:00. > :10:03.The Wales Report is next here on BBC 1 Wales.
:10:04. > :10:10.From all of us here goodnight. From all of us here goodnight.