:00:17. > :00:20.Two men involved in a business ripping off vulnerable
:00:21. > :00:22.pensioners for driveway repairs, have been jailed for a total
:00:23. > :00:28.Bellway Paving, just one of the names they operated under, was
:00:29. > :00:32.first featured on BBC Wales' X-Ray programme nearly two years ago.
:00:33. > :00:34.Rachel Treadaway Williams was in court.
:00:35. > :00:38.This is Tom Connors, the man in charge of Bellway Paving.
:00:39. > :00:44.He arrived at court giving a thumbs up but knowing that he faced jail.
:00:45. > :00:46.The judge at Newport Crown Court heard how
:00:47. > :00:51.his businesses, operating under a variety of names, had scammed 14
:00:52. > :01:05.In total they lost around ?67,000 for grossly overpriced, substandard
:01:06. > :01:10.and often completely unnecessary home and driveway repairs.
:01:11. > :01:14.This victim has asked us to protect his identity.
:01:15. > :01:18.Bellway Paving conned him out of ?12,000 for a shoddy drive
:01:19. > :01:24.Then they tried to rip him off again using a different name
:01:25. > :01:29.and offering to put right the job they had done the first time.
:01:30. > :01:35.People like that are the lowest of the low as far as I am concerned.
:01:36. > :01:43.Last May, Operation Cosgrove, a joint operation between police
:01:44. > :01:47.and scam busters began raiding addresses around Cardiff.
:01:48. > :01:51.It was the biggest operation of its kind in Wales.
:01:52. > :01:56.Top of the list of people they wanted to speak to was Tom Connors.
:01:57. > :02:04.Connors along with Richard McCarthy, Ben Jones and Keith Palmer all
:02:05. > :02:12.Connors was jailed for 38 months. McCarthy got 25 months.
:02:13. > :02:16.Jones and Palmer received suspended jail sentences
:02:17. > :02:21.They physically pushed people around.
:02:22. > :02:24.Their mere presence brought an air of intimidation to those
:02:25. > :02:29.householders and they felt they had no choice but to pay.
:02:30. > :02:34.Judge Tom Crowther QC said these men had shown an utter lack of humanity
:02:35. > :02:38.and seen their victims for how much they could take from them.
:02:39. > :02:42.In one case they had been pitiless to the point of vicious and simply
:02:43. > :02:53.Wales' largest health board still has more work to do
:02:54. > :02:57.until it's fully fit for purpose, according to a report out today.
:02:58. > :03:01.The study of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was carried
:03:02. > :03:04.out by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the Wales Audit Office.
:03:05. > :03:07.It follows a highly critical report last year,
:03:08. > :03:10.which led to the former chairman and vice chair stepping down.
:03:11. > :03:14.The health board says it recognises there's more to do.
:03:15. > :03:18.North Wales Police officers will travel to Crete to join the search
:03:19. > :03:22.for Arthur Jones, who's been missing on the island for two weeks.
:03:23. > :03:25.They'll be joined by a member of the North Wales Mountain Rescue team.
:03:26. > :03:29.The 73-year-old is said to be a keen walker and hasn't been seen since
:03:30. > :03:35.A Pembrokeshire MP has accused health bosses in West Wales
:03:36. > :03:38.of relying on charities because there aren't enough GPs.
:03:39. > :03:42.Simon Hart was sent a letter from Hywel Dda Health Board saying
:03:43. > :03:46.the British Red Cross and the RNLI was helping to provide cover over
:03:47. > :03:51.They say this is part of an additional service.
:03:52. > :03:57.8.30am and there's a queue to see the doctor in Tenby.
:03:58. > :04:08.The queues in the morning are quite long - up
:04:09. > :04:13.I?ve just been standing outside here since 7.30am and I got in through
:04:14. > :04:17.the door two minutes ago and I've been told I can't see the doctor
:04:18. > :04:19.till 10.30am. Sent away for a cup of tea, basically.
:04:20. > :04:23.Patients across Wales are complaining about the difficulty
:04:24. > :04:28.GPs across the whole of Wales are experiencing considerable pressure
:04:29. > :04:30.their appointments systems, with the increasing complexity
:04:31. > :04:33.of the care that we provide, the demand for appointments,
:04:34. > :04:36.we deal with over 19 million consultation every year at least.
:04:37. > :04:38.And also the fact that we have a problem with recruitment and
:04:39. > :04:42.retention of GPs means that there are less GPs to see patients and the
:04:43. > :04:45.ones that are there are struggling to cope with the demand, and
:04:46. > :04:47.certainly I think the situation is only going to get worse.
:04:48. > :04:49.Hywel Dda Health Board says the situation here
:04:50. > :04:52.in Tenby has been caused by the resignation of four GPs which
:04:53. > :04:57.But it's been their response to questions about how they're going
:04:58. > :05:00.to handle the busy tourist season that has angered the local MP.
:05:01. > :05:02.The health board say they've commissioned additional services
:05:03. > :05:04.from the charitable sector, including the British Red Cross
:05:05. > :05:09.and the RNLI, to support Tenby over the summer months.
:05:10. > :05:12.Lifeguards team up with the Ambulance Service to deal with
:05:13. > :05:17.999 calls and can even administer some drugs.
:05:18. > :05:20.The lifeguards are here seven days a week, ten until six.
:05:21. > :05:23.They've got all the kit, they're trained, they're more than
:05:24. > :05:26.happy to come and help with anything, so it's just a great
:05:27. > :05:33.Partnership working is not new, but there are fears it could be used
:05:34. > :05:42.The RNLI have got a busy summer ahead of them.
:05:43. > :05:45.They've got lots of things that they've got to do.
:05:46. > :05:48.They're a charity and people pay their taxes to get a good
:05:49. > :05:52.Campaigners argue that uncertainty over the future of
:05:53. > :05:54.Withybush Hospital is undermining attempts to recruit medical staff
:05:55. > :05:58.Hywel Dda say they are working with Tenby surgery to resolve
:05:59. > :06:05.It's been revealed that a man from Cardiff, who called himself the
:06:06. > :06:08.father of terrorism, tried to travel abroad to join extremists groups.
:06:09. > :06:11.21-year-old Khuram Iqbal has admitted posting links
:06:12. > :06:16.He's due to be sentenced in the next few weeks.
:06:17. > :06:19.The assets of two men from Cardiff who appear to have joined
:06:20. > :06:22.a jihadist group in Syria have been frozen by the UK government.
:06:23. > :06:25.The Treasury restricted the finances of Reyaad Khan and Nasser Muthana
:06:26. > :06:32.The men, who met at school, appeared in an online video last month urging
:06:33. > :06:39.Muslims to fight with the militant group Isis in Syria and Iraq.
:06:40. > :06:42.A coroner who investigated the death of a man in custody after he was
:06:43. > :06:46.ejected from a nightclub in Bangor has warned that others could die
:06:47. > :06:52.At an inquest last month a jury concluded the actions
:06:53. > :06:59.of two officers contributed to the death of Hywel Hughes.
:07:00. > :07:06.Knowing the police service in North Wales as I do, if there is reliable
:07:07. > :07:11.evidence that there is a fault and that leads to a real risk of injury
:07:12. > :07:13.or death, of course, they will address it.
:07:14. > :07:16.Labour Party members in the Cynon Valley have gone on strike in
:07:17. > :07:20.Labour has insisted its candidate for the seat at the
:07:21. > :07:25.But local party members want to choose from a list of male
:07:26. > :07:30.Sport now, and Wales captain Ashley Williams will still be
:07:31. > :07:32.at Swansea City next season after signing a contract extension.
:07:33. > :07:35.There had been speculation the central defender was a target
:07:36. > :07:41.But he's added another three years to his current deal, which
:07:42. > :07:47.Cricket, and Glamorgan and Somerset take a point each away from the
:07:48. > :07:52.T20 Blast fixture - the match was cancelled due to wet weather.
:07:53. > :07:54.So are we in for more wet weather this weekend?
:07:55. > :08:09.It is going to improve. We do have some rain in the forecast tonight
:08:10. > :08:13.but today was the hottest day of the year so far across the UK. A top
:08:14. > :08:22.temperature of 29 Celsius in Norfolk. In Wales, 21 Celsius. Along
:08:23. > :08:26.coastal areas, it was much cooler than that. Tomorrow we can look
:08:27. > :08:30.forward to some sunshine and there will be a scattering of showers as
:08:31. > :08:35.well. Tonight that rain will continue its journey eastwards. It
:08:36. > :08:43.will become drier by Dawn and it is a very mild night. Gradually, that
:08:44. > :08:46.weather front will clear parts of south-east England through tomorrow
:08:47. > :08:51.and we will get a brief break from the wet weather. First thing
:08:52. > :08:55.tomorrow morning in Wales, a cloudy start but it will brighten up. A few
:08:56. > :09:01.showers dotted around. But the weather will include -- improve as
:09:02. > :09:11.we go into the afternoon. The showers could be heavy but it will
:09:12. > :09:16.be humid. A top temperature of 23 Celsius in London. In Wales,
:09:17. > :09:20.tomorrow afternoon, we can look forward to fewer showers and more in
:09:21. > :09:24.the way of sunshine. Probably the best day of the weekend so if you
:09:25. > :09:29.have got any outdoor activities, Saturday is the day. But it will
:09:30. > :09:34.feel fresher. Tomorrow night, variable amounts of cloud. A few
:09:35. > :09:38.showers in the south and temperatures getting into single
:09:39. > :09:44.figures. On Sunday, heavy, thundery showers in the forecast. Some
:09:45. > :09:49.sunshine in between. Also unsettled for the start of next week but
:09:50. > :09:50.hopefully by the middle of next week we can look forward to fine and dry
:09:51. > :09:53.conditions. From all of us, enjoy the weekend.
:09:54. > :10:00.Good night.