:00:00. > :00:00.And that is all from us. There is more throughout the evening on the
:00:07. > :00:10.Thousands of families could miss out on claiming back money they
:00:11. > :00:13.shouldn't have paid for health care for their loved ones
:00:14. > :00:17.The dramatic rescue of a nine-year-old girl - stuck
:00:18. > :00:25.The young volunteer who saved her says time was of the essence.
:00:26. > :00:31.We had to get her out as quick as we could.
:00:32. > :00:32.Pupil power - schoolchildren march on Wrexham
:00:33. > :00:39.Council asking for its employees to be paid the living wage.
:00:40. > :00:43.Another twist in Welsh rugby - the four regions offer the Welsh Rugby
:00:44. > :00:50.And he's our most successful Olympian - two statues are unveiled
:00:51. > :01:13.Families who paid for care fees that should have been
:01:14. > :01:16.funded by the NHS have until the end of this month to reclaim the money.
:01:17. > :01:19.Tonight there have been calls to extend that deadline
:01:20. > :01:23.amid warnings that thousands of families in Wales could miss out.
:01:24. > :01:26.It costs ?278 million a year to provide continuing health
:01:27. > :01:31.?50 million has already been paid out.
:01:32. > :01:44.Eileen Puc had to be cared for in a nursing home until she died in 2009.
:01:45. > :01:46.She was immobile after suffering from three strokes and she was
:01:47. > :01:50.severely diabetic but she was told that her health needs were not great
:01:51. > :01:53.enough for the NHS to pay for her fees so she was forced to
:01:54. > :01:59.Mrs Puc's brother-in-law battled to get that decision
:02:00. > :02:01.overturned but only after three appeals and two upheld complaints to
:02:02. > :02:04.A process that he describes as traumatic.
:02:05. > :02:08.I asked them on one occasion, how ill does one have to be to
:02:09. > :02:18.These people cannot look after themselves anymore
:02:19. > :02:23.They paid their taxes and their National Insurance contributions
:02:24. > :02:26.and were never a burden to society and when it came to their case,
:02:27. > :02:35.for them to be looked after, they had to pay for themselves.
:02:36. > :02:37.If, like Mrs Puc, someone is receiving care
:02:38. > :02:40.for a health need - either in a nursing home or in their own
:02:41. > :02:45.But many are unaware of the funding or are wrongly denied the money when
:02:46. > :02:48.they are assessed - potentially leading to a retrospective appeal.
:02:49. > :02:51.And now, thousands of people are at risk of missing the deadline to
:02:52. > :02:54.reclaim fees as the Welsh Government says that claims must be made at the
:02:55. > :03:00.end of this month for care received between April 2003 and July 2013.
:03:01. > :03:05.The government was expecting 3,000 applicants but
:03:06. > :03:10.so far only 29 have come forward with only two weeks left to apply.
:03:11. > :03:13.It's crucial that people know that the deadline is looming.
:03:14. > :03:15.They need to have all the right information to know
:03:16. > :03:18.whether this information applies to them and whether they will be due
:03:19. > :03:23.Unfortunately, this deadline hasn't been publicised
:03:24. > :03:26.as widely as we would like to see it and it's also been
:03:27. > :03:32.The Welsh Government strongly rejects the claims.
:03:33. > :03:34.As part of a publicity campaign, it's given posters and leaflets to
:03:35. > :03:55.It's also put the information online.
:03:56. > :04:03.It is quite clear the publicity campaign hasn't worked and that is
:04:04. > :04:08.why we need to see an extension of the deadline by at least three
:04:09. > :04:09.months, so that the families have the opportunity to make their
:04:10. > :04:14.claims. Professor Dame June Clark is
:04:15. > :04:16.a member of the Royal Commission on long term care
:04:17. > :04:42.and former professor of community So many of the assessments were not
:04:43. > :04:47.appealed and then in many cases the decision was overturned. That shows
:04:48. > :04:53.how flawed the system of continuing health care is. It is true that the
:04:54. > :04:57.deadline is a problem but I see that as only a symptom of the underlying
:04:58. > :05:03.problem. Our families are aware of this? I think not enough of them
:05:04. > :05:08.are. You have to recognise in a way it is in the interests of the NHS,
:05:09. > :05:12.which should be giving people as much in formation as possible. It is
:05:13. > :05:15.in their interest is that people don't apply because the more people
:05:16. > :05:26.that are deemed eligible to receive continuing health care, the greater
:05:27. > :05:30.the bill to the NHS. The annual cost for health boards is 278 million so
:05:31. > :05:35.we are looking at a small fraction of the annual cost. It is a hell of
:05:36. > :05:42.a loss of money for an individual family. There are issues that make
:05:43. > :05:50.me angry-the banks and the suffering that families applying for health
:05:51. > :05:53.and advice is to go through. The other thing that makes me really
:05:54. > :05:58.angry is the waste of money that there is an running a bureaucratic,
:05:59. > :06:03.complicated system, when that money could and should have been spent on
:06:04. > :06:14.providing the correct care that people need. What changes should be
:06:15. > :06:26.put in place? The first one is what Scotland has done and what England
:06:27. > :06:27.is talking about giving, which is instead of having separate budget
:06:28. > :06:29.for health and social care, they should be confined to pool budgets
:06:30. > :06:34.and the reason for that is that continuing health care is, in my
:06:35. > :06:42.opinion, not about assessing peoples needs but it is about cost shunting.
:06:43. > :06:44.The whole system of assessments to cost the device, that is a waste of
:06:45. > :06:52.money. Thank you very much. And if you need anymore information
:06:53. > :06:54.on this story, That number is 08000 223 444,
:06:55. > :06:59.where you can ask for a free copy That information is also
:07:00. > :07:07.on the website - that address is It has to be a parent's
:07:08. > :07:19.worst nightmare - thankfully A nine-year-old schoolgirl, playing
:07:20. > :07:29.hide-and-seek, got wedged between giant rocks as the tide was coming
:07:30. > :07:32.in at Aberaeron near Aberystwyth. With the lifeboat crew struggling to
:07:33. > :07:35.find a way to free her, the youngest team member, just 17,
:07:36. > :07:37.had to squeeze himself between the rocks and submerge
:07:38. > :07:55.himself in water to free her. Lucy, these are the folks were the
:07:56. > :07:58.nine-year-old girl got stuck last night. You can see these are massive
:07:59. > :08:10.boulders, weighing between five and six tonnes in weight. When the RNLI
:08:11. > :08:18.came here, they realised it was a race against the clock. This
:08:19. > :08:31.dramatic footage shows the urgency of the rescue for the RNLI. A
:08:32. > :08:42.nine-year-old girl, Eira, got stuck. She slipped while playing hide and
:08:43. > :08:46.seek. Tom, can you fit down their? Take the stuff off. Take your life
:08:47. > :08:50.jacket off... The only way to free her was to send the youngest crew
:08:51. > :09:00.member in to cut off her Wellington boot. 17-year-old Thom Evans was on
:09:01. > :09:06.his first call-out. If you don't think you can do it, don't do it.
:09:07. > :09:11.Slide in and cut off her Wellington boot. It was a tough situation to go
:09:12. > :09:19.through. Tough for your first call-out. What was going through
:09:20. > :09:26.your mind? Remap the first thing that went through my mind is, this
:09:27. > :09:29.is quite a serious scenario for her to be in and I have to do this. The
:09:30. > :09:33.tide is coming in thick. We decided to try and get in and out as fast as
:09:34. > :09:36.we could with her free and safe. Joe Perry welly as much as you can. The
:09:37. > :09:44.urgency of the call-out can be seen from this footage. Within an hour,
:09:45. > :09:49.the girl would have been underwater. I will get down the back. The front
:09:50. > :09:57.is the problem. With some quick thinking, Eira was freed. The
:09:58. > :10:07.nine-year-old helped make this a successful rescue by staying calm.
:10:08. > :10:12.Well done, Tom. Well done. This dramatic rescue made sure that an
:10:13. > :10:18.innocent game of hide and Seek didn't end in tragedy. Joyous scenes
:10:19. > :10:23.in the video when Eira was actually released from these rocks. She has
:10:24. > :10:30.been back to school today and she is safe and well. The crew members have
:10:31. > :10:36.spoken to her parents, who are wakeful. Eira is planning to give
:10:37. > :10:39.them a gift and a card and to say thank you. She will be eternally
:10:40. > :10:46.thankful from being saved from these rocks and the incoming tide.
:10:47. > :10:49.A man found guilty of shooting his estranged wife after she left him
:10:50. > :10:52.for another man has been jailed for life, with the judge recommending he
:10:53. > :10:55.Newport Crown Court heard how 50-year-old Christopher Parry shot
:10:56. > :10:57.Caroline Parry twice in the back before turning
:10:58. > :11:02.Sentencing him the judge said he accepted he'd been
:11:03. > :11:06.suffering a significant depressive illness at the time.
:11:07. > :11:08.The Conservative MP for Monmouth David Davies has called
:11:09. > :11:11.on the UK Government to solve problems surrounding the issuing
:11:12. > :11:13.of passports following an increasing number of complaints
:11:14. > :11:16.It comes a month after a row broke out over delays to
:11:17. > :11:22.Home Secretary Theresa May denied there was a crisis, but said there
:11:23. > :11:30.A 38-year-old woman has appeared before Cardiff Crown Court accused
:11:31. > :11:32.of seven charges of possessing and distributing indecent images
:11:33. > :11:36.The charges against Joanne Mjadzelics from Doncaster
:11:37. > :11:39.followed an investigation into singer Ian Watkins.
:11:40. > :11:48.She pleaded not guilty and was released on bail.
:11:49. > :11:50.Developments in the world of Welsh rugby this afternoon.
:11:51. > :12:01.The future of Welsh rugby has been thrown deeper into doubt.
:12:02. > :12:03.Regional Rugby Wales has insisted the new proposed agreement
:12:04. > :12:06.for the future of the game is ?completely unacceptable? to them.
:12:07. > :12:08.It's also emerged the four rugby regions have written
:12:09. > :12:11.to the Welsh Rugby Union offering to take them over.
:12:12. > :12:14.BBC Wales has seen a copy of the letter, in which
:12:15. > :12:18.the regions also consider their options over international players.
:12:19. > :12:20.Gareth Lewis has been following the story - another twist and a
:12:21. > :12:32.And other that the union are unlikely to take up, giving
:12:33. > :12:38.financial considerations on both sides. It is financial crunch time
:12:39. > :12:42.for the regions. Usually they would expect a payment from the WRU at
:12:43. > :12:47.this time of year but they haven't had it because there is no agreement
:12:48. > :12:50.between the two at the moment. The old deal ran out at the end of last
:12:51. > :12:55.month and both sides are locked in talks. It has been going on for
:12:56. > :13:00.months. The regions are now saying they would like this sorted by the
:13:01. > :13:05.18th of July, a week today. There seems to be some disagreement about
:13:06. > :13:11.the likely that is to be. As we understand it the union thinks it is
:13:12. > :13:17.achievable but the regions saying it is completely unacceptable. The WRU
:13:18. > :13:22.say they are disappointed. Where does this leave the players? A
:13:23. > :13:25.really good question and that is where it gets interesting. We have
:13:26. > :13:34.seen documents that showing in a number of options -- show a number
:13:35. > :13:37.of options. It concerns release of players for international duty.
:13:38. > :13:41.Without it, regions are considering what they should do. Among those
:13:42. > :13:46.options are going to the their minimum in terms of their relief,
:13:47. > :13:49.and releasing players for five days before a Wales match, which is the
:13:50. > :13:54.minimum. Also withholding players from the extra forth into autumn
:13:55. > :13:59.international, this year against South Africa. At the extreme end of
:14:00. > :14:03.the scale, if things continue without agreement, the possibility
:14:04. > :14:14.of off-loading players, including their top Wales, to cut their cloth
:14:15. > :14:18.accordingly. Neither side is very keen on viewing the 18th of July as
:14:19. > :14:23.a deadline but I think, inevitably, as this runs, there will be a lot of
:14:24. > :14:26.focus on a week today to see if agreement can be found.
:14:27. > :14:31.What are the chances of the agreement?
:14:32. > :14:36.I would the happier predict the winner of the World Cup- Germany!
:14:37. > :14:40.Competing in the River Taff in 1925 - two statues commemorate
:14:41. > :14:45.the man who's been described as Wales' forgotten sporting hero.
:14:46. > :14:49.And motorbike racing with no brakes - we have a go ahead of this
:14:50. > :15:03.Schoolchildren have met the leader of Wrexham council to ask
:15:04. > :15:05.for its employees to be paid at least the Living Wage.
:15:06. > :15:07.The students, from St Joseph's School, have been
:15:08. > :15:10.working with a local charity to raise awareness of the issue.
:15:11. > :15:12.At the moment, the minimum wage is ?6.31 an hour.
:15:13. > :15:17.It's calculated by experts who've assessed what's needed to cover
:15:18. > :15:23.the basic cost of living, and works out as ?15,500 a year.
:15:24. > :15:27.With the details, here's Matthew Richards.
:15:28. > :15:29.These 12 and 13-year-old students might seem
:15:30. > :15:34.young to be concerned with how much adults earn but some have parents
:15:35. > :15:37.who are earning the legal minimum and are struggling to provide.
:15:38. > :15:40.Their school has been working with a Wrexham charity to learn
:15:41. > :15:44.about the issues and to call on Wrexham council to join other public
:15:45. > :15:53.and private sector institutions to pay the ?7.65 an hour wage.
:15:54. > :16:00.They know their families don't want to be reliant on food banks. It is
:16:01. > :16:05.about having a level of respect. These pupils are aged 12 and 13 but
:16:06. > :16:09.they are aware of those families. They haven't got enough to keep
:16:10. > :16:14.their family going and they have to go on benefits, which will cost the
:16:15. > :16:17.council more. I have got personal friends whose parents are suffering
:16:18. > :16:31.and have got more than one job. Don't think that is fair because
:16:32. > :16:37.they don't get to see their parents. What do the rest of us know about
:16:38. > :16:43.it? I think it makes sense, living in Wrexham where there are lots of
:16:44. > :16:48.people on a very low pay. Zero hours contracts and so on. They suffer. It
:16:49. > :16:51.is a struggle for France but I think they have to find other ways in
:16:52. > :16:54.order to provide the living wage. Some small firms say they would find
:16:55. > :17:04.it hard to meet the higher level Economic aid, it is suicidal for
:17:05. > :17:05.small businesses as they are in the process of building their businesses
:17:06. > :17:10.and cannot afford extra overheads. Wrexham's council leader told us he
:17:11. > :17:12.agreed to meet some pupils as part of a school project
:17:13. > :17:15.but was concerned many more were involved in the march
:17:16. > :17:18.and being used for political gain. TCC, which organised it,
:17:19. > :17:22.says parents were informed of the event and given the option to
:17:23. > :17:25.excuse their children, none did. Pupils will now wait to hear whether
:17:26. > :17:29.the council decides to pay up. A charity which helps young people
:17:30. > :17:32.in Wales have their say on Welsh politics has warned it faces closure
:17:33. > :17:35.after losing its funding. Funky Dragon,
:17:36. > :17:36.the Youth Assembly for Wales, includes youngsters elected from
:17:37. > :17:39.each local council area to discuss The Welsh Government, which provides
:17:40. > :17:45.the funding, says its grants will support other organisations offering
:17:46. > :17:49.a similar service. New rules setting-out the way public
:17:50. > :17:52.bodies offer services in Welsh need to be flexible enough to reflect
:17:53. > :17:55.the different levels of Welsh spoken That's according to the leader
:17:56. > :18:01.of Gwynedd Council Dyfed Edwards, who's been negotiating on behalf of
:18:02. > :18:04.councils with the Welsh Government The First Minister will
:18:05. > :18:10.respond next week. Back to Claire now for the rest
:18:11. > :18:13.of the day's sport. He was Britain's most successful
:18:14. > :18:21.Olympian until a certain Sir Steve Redgrave won
:18:22. > :18:26.his fifth gold medal in 2000. But little is known of
:18:27. > :18:29.Cardiff-born Paulo Radmilovic. Today two statues of the swimmer
:18:30. > :18:32.were unveiled in Swansea. He may have lost
:18:33. > :18:39.his British crown after 80 years but Paulo Radmilovic is still
:18:40. > :18:43.Wales' most successful Olympian. Between 1908 and 1928 he competed in
:18:44. > :18:50.five Games, winning four gold medals Today his achievements were
:18:51. > :18:56.celebrated in Swansea as two statues of Wales' first gold
:18:57. > :19:10.medallist were unveiled at the LC. One of his team-mates from the 1928
:19:11. > :19:14.Olympics was my very first coach, so we did have the links going back
:19:15. > :19:19.then. It has inspired us all to train hard and train hard and get as
:19:20. > :19:23.far into the sport as we can be. These statues were made
:19:24. > :19:25.for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Exhibition but they've been
:19:26. > :19:28.in storage since the tour finished. They've now been brought here to
:19:29. > :19:30.Swansea to inspire Raddy, as he was known, was raised
:19:31. > :19:34.in the Tiger Bay area of Cardiff by He began swimming in the city's
:19:35. > :19:51.rivers and canals at an early age. He won a gold for winning the swim
:19:52. > :19:59.in the Fire Gardens, the annual swim. You think, so what? You read
:20:00. > :20:10.on the bowl, in very tiny lettering, it says, winner of the swim - Paulo
:20:11. > :20:14.matchwinner vetch -- Paulo red mini pitch, aged eight years.
:20:15. > :20:17.And here he is competing in the river Taff nearly 30 years
:20:18. > :20:22.He's since been described as our forgotten sporting hero.
:20:23. > :20:24.Now it's hoped this swimmer's story and his achievements will
:20:25. > :20:31.One of the biggest events in British motorsport comes to Wales this
:20:32. > :20:35.The Millennium Stadium's hosting the British Speedway Grand Prix, where
:20:36. > :20:40.the top riders will be hitting speeds of up to 80mph, and all this
:20:41. > :20:46.Our reporter Victoria Turner had to summon up all her courage
:20:47. > :21:04.It's racing at its most raw. Last year's Speedway Grand Prix shows
:21:05. > :21:09.just how exciting and how dangerous the sport can be. The bikes have no
:21:10. > :21:13.brakes and riders approach the corners at speeds of more than 70
:21:14. > :21:19.mph. Often shoulder to shoulder with their rivals. The event is back at
:21:20. > :21:27.the millennium date him this weekend for the 14th year in a row. It is
:21:28. > :21:30.the big event. We refer to it as our Monaco. Writers and fans believe
:21:31. > :21:36.this is the big one for them. People come from all over the world and
:21:37. > :21:40.they put this date in their diary at the start of the year. This is where
:21:41. > :21:44.the whales were eating normally change for big matches. But this
:21:45. > :21:50.weekend, it is where the top speedway riders will be putting
:21:51. > :21:57.their leathers on. Thankfully, I had a good teacher - a speedway legend
:21:58. > :22:00.and three times world champion. What is the thing I should remember to
:22:01. > :22:07.do? You should remember to be careful and when I let this out, use
:22:08. > :22:11.your throttle. My father they used to say use your throttle. Go steady
:22:12. > :22:21.on that. Good luck. After a couple of false starts I
:22:22. > :22:27.finally get a taste of what the riders will see as they fly round
:22:28. > :22:31.the track for the top it is quite an intense experience, even at a gentle
:22:32. > :22:39.speed. The noise, the dust and the knowledge you've only got your feet
:22:40. > :22:44.and the engine to slow down. Now you can get the feeling what it is to go
:22:45. > :22:52.around. Fantastic. The riders are very skilful. We called on bikes for
:22:53. > :23:03.the top The record for competing for lack of the track is 54 seconds. My
:23:04. > :23:06.time was considerably slimmer. A potential crowd of more than 60,000
:23:07. > :23:12.people can look forward to watching the real experts on race night. It
:23:13. > :23:20.has been seven years as a British rider won at the millennium
:23:21. > :23:22.Stadium. Fans hope that will be the night.
:23:23. > :23:24.Glamorgan's cricketers are back in Twenty20 Blast action this evening.
:23:25. > :23:26.They're at the Oval to take on Surrey.
:23:27. > :23:30.Live coverage on Radio Wales Sport from 7:00pm
:23:31. > :23:59.Sue, will it stay fine for the weekend?
:24:00. > :24:01.It's been another mostly fine day for Wales, and humid.
:24:02. > :24:03.Warmest further east - Usk the hotspot at 26C.
:24:04. > :24:05.24 in Newbridge on Wye and Presteigne.
:24:06. > :24:08.Then the weekend starts off humid with some sunny spells
:24:09. > :24:10.further east but rain pushing in from the west through Saturday.
:24:11. > :24:13.Clearing early Sunday to leave a brighter but fresher day.
:24:14. > :24:14.A fine evening for most, with clear spells.
:24:15. > :24:17.Cloud could be thick enough for the odd spot
:24:18. > :24:20.of drizzle overnight - some coastal mist and hill fog forming but
:24:21. > :24:23.otherwise dry and mild at 10-15 Celsius.
:24:24. > :24:25.We can see from the pressure chart that it goes downhill
:24:26. > :24:30.from tomorrow - these fronts push in from the Atlantic, bringing a more
:24:31. > :24:36.It should be fine at first tomorrow further east with sunny spells
:24:37. > :24:41.before thicker cloud and mainly patchy rain push in from the west.
:24:42. > :24:43.Not huge amounts but the potential for some heavier
:24:44. > :24:54.As that front moves eastwards winds pick up too.
:24:55. > :24:59.Not as warm further west - 17 Celsius in Pembrokeshire
:25:00. > :25:02.and remaining humid further east at 21 in Wrexham and Flintshire.
:25:03. > :25:04.That front continues to moves eastwards Saturday night
:25:05. > :25:08.The rain easing slowly but remaining cloudy and very mild
:25:09. > :25:14.overnight, with temperatures staying in the mid teens.
:25:15. > :25:16.Then those early showers will clear on Sunday, turning into a brighter
:25:17. > :25:24.but breezier day with more in the way of sunshine by the afternoon.
:25:25. > :25:27.Still fairly warm at 17 to 20 but a fresher feel as we lose that
:25:28. > :25:38.Then as one weather systems clears eastwards another one pushes in
:25:39. > :25:41.from the Atlantic - to bring further rain on Monday.
:25:42. > :25:43.So the weekend starts humid with sunshine and shower rain clearing
:25:44. > :25:46.That slightly fresher but more changeable regime
:25:47. > :25:50.for the start of next week but then signs of things turning noticeably
:25:51. > :26:00.warmer from midweek onwards, with heat building from the south-west.
:26:01. > :26:02.Today's photo is from Gerwyn Gibbs from Mountain Ash,
:26:03. > :26:13.taken at a very breezy but fairly sunny Elan Valley in Powys.
:26:14. > :26:20.Don't forget, you can send your pictures. Especially if they help to
:26:21. > :26:31.tell a weather story. It's almost 7 o'clock
:26:32. > :26:35.the main news again from the BBC: Families who paid
:26:36. > :26:38.for care fees that should have been funded by the NHS have until the end
:26:39. > :26:41.of this month to reclaim the money. Tonight there have been calls
:26:42. > :26:46.to extend that deadline. The Welsh Government say that there
:26:47. > :26:59.has been A nine-year-old schoolgirl who got
:27:00. > :27:05.wedged between giant rocks near Aberystwyth has been pulled to
:27:06. > :27:10.safety by the RNLI. The youngest team member, just 17, had to squeeze
:27:11. > :27:14.himself between the rocks and submerge himself in the water to
:27:15. > :27:17.free her. She will meet her rescuers tomorrow to say thank you.
:27:18. > :27:19.And the future of Welsh rugby has been thrown
:27:20. > :27:22.Regional Rugby Wales has insisted the new proposed agreement
:27:23. > :27:25.for the future of the game is 'completely unacceptable' to them.
:27:26. > :27:27.It's also emerged the four rugby regions have written
:27:28. > :27:36.to the Welsh Rugby Union offering them the chance to take them over.
:27:37. > :27:44.And that is Wales Today. A quick update at 8pm and more after the BBC
:27:45. > :27:46.News at 10pm. From all of us on the programme, had a good evening and
:27:47. > :27:48.great weekend. Goodbye.