:00:00. > :00:00.normal temperatures. Peter, thank you. That is all from me. Now on BBC
:00:00. > :00:00.One The babysitter boyfriend who killed
:00:00. > :00:09.Alfie Sullock is found guilty Tonight, Alfie's mother speaks of
:00:10. > :00:13.her disappointment on why the killer We've been through a year
:00:14. > :00:51.of absolute hell. Some heart patients will continue to
:00:52. > :00:54.be sent to England for surgery Why is this eco-friendly
:00:55. > :00:58.home facing demolition? 100,000 people signed
:00:59. > :01:00.a petition to save it. Good Evening from Glasgow here
:01:01. > :01:02.at the Games, where Team Wales are The emotion poured out
:01:03. > :01:11.as she made history - She goes for her second Gold
:01:12. > :01:18.in the next hour. Jo Thomas proceeds to 800 metres
:01:19. > :01:24.final after his opponent is disqualified
:01:25. > :01:32.for bumping him off the track. A motor mechanic, the babysitter
:01:33. > :01:36.boyfriend, has been found guilty of Michael Pearce was looking
:01:37. > :01:41.after Alfie for just two hours while his mother had her first night
:01:42. > :01:46.out following his birth. A jury at Newport Crown Court found
:01:47. > :01:49.Pearce guilty of manslaughter - There were tears, sobs and gasps of
:01:50. > :02:01.incredulity from Alfie's family in the public gallery as the not guilty
:02:02. > :02:06.to murder verdict was returned. However,
:02:07. > :02:07.after deliberating into their eighth day, the jury did find Michael
:02:08. > :02:12.Pearce guilty of manslaughter. The family will now have another
:02:13. > :02:20.wait to hear his sentence. They've been waiting inside and
:02:21. > :02:22.outside Newport Crown Court for more than a week now - an agonising wait
:02:23. > :02:27.for a verdict and justice for Alfie. Throughout the trial, his mother
:02:28. > :02:31.Donna held on tight to Alfie's dummy - a tangible reminder
:02:32. > :02:35.of a life cut short. Alfie was just six weeks old when he was left
:02:36. > :02:38.in the care of Michael Pearce, a boyfriend that Donna had known
:02:39. > :02:41.for just a few months. That evening,
:02:42. > :02:54.he suffered fatal injuries. Drink the trial, prosecuting counsel
:02:55. > :02:59.told the jury that in all probability, Michael Pearce had
:03:00. > :03:03.beaten Alfie with a shoe and the bottom of a plastic bottle. He said
:03:04. > :03:08.there was a distinctive pattern from the soul that shoe in bruising on
:03:09. > :03:12.the baby's body. This was not a moment of exasperation he said, but
:03:13. > :03:17.a case where the baby had ten separate injuries. After nearly 36
:03:18. > :03:21.hours of deliberation over eight days, the jury found Pearce not
:03:22. > :03:25.guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.
:03:26. > :03:28.Pearce had been babysitting Alfie at his home at Station Terrace
:03:29. > :03:30.in Nelson last August while Donna went for her first night out
:03:31. > :03:41.We are disappointed that today's that it be satisfied at he will go
:03:42. > :03:45.to prison for what he has done. Whatever sentence he will get it
:03:46. > :03:48.will never be long enough for taking Alfie's life away. We have been
:03:49. > :03:53.through a year of absolute hell. I want to say thank you to everybody
:03:54. > :03:57.for their support. Friends, family and community and the blue don't
:03:58. > :04:04.even know me. Everybody has got through this traumatising time. Rest
:04:05. > :04:13.in baby Alfie. PSI beam baby-sitting Alfie last August in Nelson Terrace.
:04:14. > :04:17.Pearce sent her a photo message of Alfie and at 20.19 Donna replied:
:04:18. > :04:24.He's fine now ? sleeping, don't worry".
:04:25. > :04:33.Donna texts Pearce to ask "Is he still sleeping?"
:04:34. > :04:39.Four minutes after sending that last text, Pearce dialled 999.
:04:40. > :04:42.Paramedics arrived at the house in Station Terrace and found Alfie
:04:43. > :04:47.He died on August 20 last year, four days after he had been taken
:04:48. > :05:02.This innocent baby was killed at just six weeks old. His mother Donna
:05:03. > :05:04.and Alfie's extended family have sat throughout this trial at listening
:05:05. > :05:09.to shocking evidence about the nature of his death. During an
:05:10. > :05:12.extremely emotional and upsetting time, they have handled themselves a
:05:13. > :05:15.great dignity and composure. This photograph was taken just hours
:05:16. > :05:18.before Alfie suffered his injuries. Earlier that day,
:05:19. > :05:20.the couple and the baby went to While there, the court heard
:05:21. > :05:24.that Pearce asked Donna Sullock Ms Sullock told the jury
:05:25. > :05:29."I'd just had a baby so I said no". Back in the street where Pearce had
:05:30. > :05:39.lived for just It was a shock to all of us. We
:05:40. > :05:47.didn't think anything like that could happen in our street. I heard
:05:48. > :05:47.about the incident and I was totally shocked.
:05:48. > :05:49.If he'd lived, Alfie would have had his first
:05:50. > :05:53.But his mother Donna has recorded that date forever in ink -
:05:54. > :05:56.alongside a tattoo of his hand and footprint on her leg.
:05:57. > :06:00."An angel from the book of life wrote down my baby's birth,
:06:01. > :06:11.and whispered as she closed the book, 'Too beautiful for earth'."
:06:12. > :06:19.Be judged for pass sentence tomorrow. Alfie's mother and mother
:06:20. > :06:22.will be here to see justice done and Alfie's killer jailed.
:06:23. > :06:25.Patients from Wales will continue to be treated in England
:06:26. > :06:28.This follows the publication of the Welsh Government's first
:06:29. > :06:30.annual report on cardiac care which says the NHS has "struggled"
:06:31. > :06:35.Cardiac patients are supposed to be seen within six months,
:06:36. > :06:40.but the Welsh NHS has not met that target for more than two years.
:06:41. > :06:43.The Health Minister Mark Drakeford says the report, overall,
:06:44. > :06:59.Last summer, the Royal College of surgeons issued a stark warning: Too
:07:00. > :07:03.many patients were dying in -- heart operations. It was later confirmed
:07:04. > :07:07.night-time patients had died in a five-year period. On a waiting list
:07:08. > :07:11.at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and Hospital in Swansea.
:07:12. > :07:15.In an effort to tackle the backlog, the Welsh Government said around 80
:07:16. > :07:21.patients could pitch it in England. Including at a private hospital in
:07:22. > :07:28.Bristol. It was meant to run until September, but it will now be a
:07:29. > :07:31.policy that is extended. it isn't easy to suddenly turn the tap on in
:07:32. > :07:36.terms of providing treatment for something as complicated as a heart
:07:37. > :07:41.operation. I think we recognise that there is going to be a period in
:07:42. > :07:45.which we will need to continue to use facilities beyond Wales. I'm
:07:46. > :07:52.absolutely clear that if we need to do that, that is what we will do. So
:07:53. > :07:56.wide of NHS here need to be English hospitals to treat Welsh arts
:07:57. > :08:01.patients? The Welsh Government said there are annual cardiac care report
:08:02. > :08:06.said it is still struggling to meet demand. 95% of patients with heart
:08:07. > :08:12.conditions should start treatment within 26 weeks of referral. But
:08:13. > :08:17.that target has not been met since April 2012. And death rates continue
:08:18. > :08:22.to be almost a third higher in our poorest communities, compared to the
:08:23. > :08:26.most affluent areas. There is also a big difference in how long patients
:08:27. > :08:33.have to wait for diagnostic tests. In the Cardiff health board area,
:08:34. > :08:41.100% of patients got access to an ECG within eight weeks. In a
:08:42. > :08:45.neighbouring area, over half of patients had to wait longer.
:08:46. > :08:49.Opposition parties say it is a worrying picture. But it is fair to
:08:50. > :08:55.say that a more encouraging signs on the way. Fewer patients aged between
:08:56. > :08:58.35 and 74 or dying -- are dying prematurely. And emergency
:08:59. > :09:01.admissions are falling. The Welsh Government argues that is because
:09:02. > :09:07.GPs are doing more to tackle heart disease earlier. the issues are not
:09:08. > :09:11.necessarily new. We had been aware of these for some time but you have
:09:12. > :09:15.to make sure that people are trained adequately. We also have the
:09:16. > :09:20.infrastructure and buildings and resources in place. At a time when
:09:21. > :09:23.the economy is against that sort of developments, it is not a time to
:09:24. > :09:28.stop, but it is a time to make sure we do it properly, prudently and
:09:29. > :09:31.effectively. The Welsh Government says the NHS is recruiting more
:09:32. > :09:35.staff and opening more intensive care beds so that more operations
:09:36. > :09:41.can be performed. The Royal College of surgeons welcomes that but argues
:09:42. > :09:45.much more is left to do to bring care truly up to scratch. But it
:09:46. > :09:52.will not happen overnight, as today's report proves. The Welsh
:09:53. > :09:56.rugby international star Ian Gough has been found guilty of assaulting
:09:57. > :10:00.his ex-girlfriend. Croydon Magistrates' Court heard about Gough
:10:01. > :10:02.shoved former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill into the door of his camper
:10:03. > :10:06.van outside her home last January. Almost 100 jobs are under threat
:10:07. > :10:09.at a recycling plant in Newport. The GMB Union says
:10:10. > :10:11.a consultation is being held in response to plans to shut the
:10:12. > :10:13.electronic equipment reprocessing To the Commonwealth Games now where
:10:14. > :10:23.Team Wales are hunting more medals in the pool tonight -
:10:24. > :10:25.let's cross to Glasgow and Claire. Good Evening and welcome to Glasgow
:10:26. > :10:29.where time is flying - we're almost After the medal rush it's been
:10:30. > :10:36.a bit quieter for Team Wales today, but a medal has come this afternoon
:10:37. > :10:46.in the Wrestling. News of that in a second and big
:10:47. > :10:52.hopes again in the Pool tonight - Jazz Carlin won Gold last night
:10:53. > :10:55.and she goes again this evening We'll have the latest from the Pool
:10:56. > :11:01.in just a moment. But first,
:11:02. > :11:03.Ashleigh Crowter on the day so far. So attention turns to
:11:04. > :11:15.the Pool again tonight. He finished his bronze medal match
:11:16. > :11:24.on top, in every sense. 27-year-old Craig Pilling made history. He won
:11:25. > :11:28.team at Wales's 23rd medal in Glasgow. I feel very honoured to be
:11:29. > :11:36.the first medallist at Wales has had at the Commonwealth Games. I feel
:11:37. > :11:42.very privileged. It is a dream come true that I can give back. And a
:11:43. > :11:46.major milestone was passed in the boxing ring. Charlene Jones from
:11:47. > :11:51.Pembroke became the first woman to box for Wales at a Commonwealth
:11:52. > :11:54.Games. The 23-year-old lightweight made a winning start, beating
:11:55. > :12:03.Kercher Lankan opponent to move into the quarterfinals. They got physical
:12:04. > :12:07.on the athletics track, too. In the 800 metres, words were exchanged
:12:08. > :12:12.after Wales's Joe Thomas felt he had been barged off the track. When
:12:13. > :12:25.officials reviewed the replay they agreed that he had been impeded. He
:12:26. > :12:31.goes through to the semis. But tonight, and the, Moll swimming gala
:12:32. > :12:35.draws to a close, there is hope. Jazz Carlin drew back tears as she
:12:36. > :12:38.received the medal last night. She barely had time to pull herself
:12:39. > :12:44.together before she was back in the pool this morning to qualify as six
:12:45. > :12:47.fastest for tonight's final. I didn't get much sleep last night, so
:12:48. > :12:54.we feel that Teddy today. It is amazing to be back in the pool again
:12:55. > :12:58.and I am buzzing. There is real expectation on Swansea's Georgia
:12:59. > :13:01.Davis who had already won silver in 100 metres backstroke. Tonight she
:13:02. > :13:12.is the favourite to take gold in 50 metres. Breaking news about the
:13:13. > :13:17.artistic gymnastics. The ladies have just won a bronze medal in the team
:13:18. > :13:22.event. These are pictures of Lizzie Beddoe in action on the beam.
:13:23. > :13:29.Amazing scenes. It was very nail-biting. They're been hanging on
:13:30. > :13:32.for the last few minutes in bronze medal position. And now it is
:13:33. > :13:40.confirmed that yes, they have won the bronze medal. The men finished
:13:41. > :13:41.fifth in the team event. Welsh gymnastics is on a real high at
:13:42. > :13:55.these games. Let's head to Tolcross
:13:56. > :14:10.and join Tomos Dafydd.Tomos. He has been catching up with the
:14:11. > :14:15.former Commonwealth champion. Exciting night here at the pool. If
:14:16. > :14:19.anything -- last night is anything to go by, tonight will be buzzing.
:14:20. > :14:24.The swimmers are warming up behind me. I am happy to say that the
:14:25. > :14:29.Commonwealth champion and Olympic medallist David Davies is joining me
:14:30. > :14:34.now. An emotional night for Jazz Carlin last night. Can she do it
:14:35. > :14:37.again? I would've said it will be pretty similar to night, but this
:14:38. > :14:42.morning they looked a bit sluggish. So it will be tough in terms of
:14:43. > :14:50.doing it again to night. But also you have Georgia in the 50 metres
:14:51. > :14:54.and she has a good chance. Do you think Wales can reach the targets?
:14:55. > :14:59.They are currently on four models. the need to more tonight and we have
:15:00. > :15:15.several finalists tonight. So we have good chances. It will be great
:15:16. > :15:20.to see more people on the podium tonight. You know what it is like to
:15:21. > :15:26.come but on the top level. Will they be going through now? this last bit
:15:27. > :15:31.was was my pet hate, because all the preparations and you are just
:15:32. > :15:34.watching the clock. The preparation pool is behind me here and add in
:15:35. > :15:38.the last minute preparations, putting on their racing suit and
:15:39. > :15:43.there is the last minute before you go out. You go away with the other
:15:44. > :15:48.competitors before you come out of the crowd. Thank you. It promises to
:15:49. > :15:52.be another cracking night and it all starts at 7pm. I'm sure there'll be
:15:53. > :15:58.a lot of drama tonight. The build-up was dominated
:15:59. > :16:00.by missing athletes So expectations had been
:16:01. > :16:03.definitely flattened. Many conceded it would be
:16:04. > :16:05.difficult to achieve. But we sit here on Day six of
:16:06. > :16:11.the Games with a medal count of 23: three Gold,
:16:12. > :16:26.nine Silvers and 11 bronze - Just one medal so far today,
:16:27. > :16:30.but all that could change if things So those finals in the pool
:16:31. > :16:35.starting just after 7 o'clock. Watch the drama as it happens on
:16:36. > :16:37.BBC One Wales straight after Less than 24 hours
:16:38. > :16:42.after becoming the first Welsh woman in 40 years to win gold,
:16:43. > :16:46.can Jazz Carlin do it again? How hospitals struggling with
:16:47. > :16:59.infections on the wards have turned And a change in the month on Friday
:17:00. > :17:06.will bring a change in the weather. A family from Pembrokeshire are
:17:07. > :17:17.a step closer to losing their home this evening after the council's
:17:18. > :17:20.planning committee turned down their Megan Williams and Charlie Hague
:17:21. > :17:25.built their environmentally-friendly roundhouse in Glandwr near Crymych
:17:26. > :17:30.two years ago. They plan to appeal
:17:31. > :17:44.against today's decision. Megan Williams and Charlie Haig have
:17:45. > :17:47.lived in this home since their son was born. The environmentally
:17:48. > :17:53.friendly round house was built with help from friends and family at a
:17:54. > :17:57.cost of around ?12,000. But the building was never granted planning
:17:58. > :18:02.permission. This morning, Pembrokeshire Council's planning
:18:03. > :18:05.committee met to discuss a retrospective planning application.
:18:06. > :18:09.Despite the fact that many of the councillors said they were impressed
:18:10. > :18:14.by the use of the land, it was rejected by nine votes to four. They
:18:15. > :18:19.feared a successful outcome would set a dangerous precedent.
:18:20. > :18:26.Disappointed, obviously. But I'm determined to carry on to save my
:18:27. > :18:32.home and get permission. In my home, it should be writes for people. A
:18:33. > :18:36.Fox bills and then in the woods, why is it different for a human? It is a
:18:37. > :18:44.human? It is a URI to build materials that are already here
:18:45. > :18:50.anyway. We're just rearranged the materials in a different pattern so
:18:51. > :18:53.we can live in it! They had argued this self-sufficient lifestyle was
:18:54. > :18:57.in line with the Welsh Government's planet 's development policy which
:18:58. > :19:00.allows for houses to be built in the countryside as long as they meet
:19:01. > :19:05.certain criteria and don't have a negative impact on the environment.
:19:06. > :19:08.Councillor Keith Lewis is a member of the planning committee, but
:19:09. > :19:13.because of the support he has given the family, he was not able to take
:19:14. > :19:18.part in today's votes. the reason their application was turned down,
:19:19. > :19:22.was because it was felt they didn't meet the strict criteria laid down
:19:23. > :19:26.by this one planet to development proposal that has been laid out by
:19:27. > :19:33.the Welsh Government with planning regulations. Megan and Charlie now
:19:34. > :19:35.plan to launch an appeal. They say they will do whatever it takes to
:19:36. > :19:42.keep their home. Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board was
:19:43. > :19:45.severely criticised last year for the way it handled hospital
:19:46. > :19:47.infections like C Difficle. Now a fleet of Dalek-like cleaning
:19:48. > :19:50.robots has been introduced in North Wales to reduce the number
:19:51. > :19:52.of infections on wards. It's one of several changes being
:19:53. > :20:07.made by the Health Board It is the latest weapon in the fight
:20:08. > :20:10.against hospital infections. These machines are called hydrogen
:20:11. > :20:17.peroxide vaporisers, but everybody here just calls them the Daleks.
:20:18. > :20:20.This is serious stuff, however. The Betsi Cadwaladr University health
:20:21. > :20:25.board has higher rates of hospital infections and most of Wales. The
:20:26. > :20:29.room have to be completely feel so the machines can pump its full of
:20:30. > :20:32.chemical vapour and eliminate bacterial viruses. Staff have had
:20:33. > :20:39.special training to operate them. When you bring something new in they
:20:40. > :20:42.might be resistant, but they see the benefits for the patients. It is
:20:43. > :20:46.just a matter of explaining to staff on the ward that we are doing this
:20:47. > :20:53.for the patients and then they see the benefits. But it is not just the
:20:54. > :20:56.ten knowledge that is new. Staff on using you that I could knew cleaning
:20:57. > :21:06.fluids and will soon get new microfibre cloth is. This follows an
:21:07. > :21:09.outbreak of infection last year. 96 people caught it and seven people
:21:10. > :21:16.who died were found to be carrying the book. In the last year, the
:21:17. > :21:20.number of infections here at Betsi Cadwaladr has dropped by half. the
:21:21. > :21:24.board is committed to making sure we jive those numbers down even
:21:25. > :21:29.further. That is our ambition for our patients. You can't achieve that
:21:30. > :21:34.overnight. We would have if we could. But, we are moving very
:21:35. > :21:38.quickly to continue driving those infections down. But hospital
:21:39. > :21:42.managers admit there is still plenty more work to do, even with the
:21:43. > :21:45.basics such as keeping hands clean. They say it will not be easy to keep
:21:46. > :21:57.the number of affections down in the year to come. 40 years ago, Green
:21:58. > :22:01.technologies were seen as cranks but now they are mainstream. It was set
:22:02. > :22:03.by radical community were set up by radical community were said to the
:22:04. > :22:08.Green movement who set up home in a disused quarry. For over two
:22:09. > :22:12.decades, this old quarry lay abandoned and in ruins. Until, in
:22:13. > :22:18.1973, a group moved in looking to develop a lifestyle and alternative
:22:19. > :22:21.sources of energy that will be less harmful to the environment. Led by
:22:22. > :22:29.an entrepreneurial aristocrats turned environmentalist, the group
:22:30. > :22:34.called themselves Crazy Idealists. we have been burning up our extra
:22:35. > :22:38.touch like the resources at a prodigal rates. We will have to
:22:39. > :22:42.develop a style of life which is much more self sufficient. 40 years
:22:43. > :22:47.on, the Green energy at the Centre for alternative technology is is
:22:48. > :22:52.becoming mainstream. The work they do here is more relevant than ever.
:22:53. > :22:56.Peoples that the people's understanding has grown enormously
:22:57. > :23:00.in the last 40 years. What was once a fringe activity is now a
:23:01. > :23:05.mainstream concern. People can about the future of the planet. They know
:23:06. > :23:10.we need to take action to protect biodiversity and create a healthier
:23:11. > :23:17.society. In the mid-19 70s, the centre went on the bill of summer
:23:18. > :23:22.written's first ever in energy electricity generating dwindles. Now
:23:23. > :23:24.this kind of technology is normal as relying on fossil fuels becomes
:23:25. > :23:29.unsustainable. They have played their part in this massive shift in
:23:30. > :23:34.people's awareness of environmental issues. It is not just mindset that
:23:35. > :23:39.have changed, this place has changed radically, too. It started in this
:23:40. > :23:43.old building with people working by candlelight. Now, it is a vast
:23:44. > :23:48.educational centre attracting around 50,000 visitors per year. This is
:23:49. > :23:53.the original site of the water wheel. Kate Jones showed me around
:23:54. > :23:58.the centre and explain how they look to the future, they try to reflect
:23:59. > :24:04.the past. It was a big wooden water wheel that sat here. We have decided
:24:05. > :24:08.to keep the structure, the slate structure, and integrated into the
:24:09. > :24:15.new building so the water runs down into the courtyard. So it is like
:24:16. > :24:20.the whole building is the water wheel itself? yes, we have made a
:24:21. > :24:27.feature of it. Running out through the old pipes. From a group that saw
:24:28. > :24:32.themselves as idealists 40 years ago, is a common-sense approach for
:24:33. > :24:35.many for reducing our carbon footprint.
:24:36. > :24:38.There's a change on the way weatherwise by the end of the week.
:24:39. > :24:44.Apart from a few spots of light rain in the north and west, it's been
:24:45. > :24:51.There's more dry weather to come tomorrow,
:24:52. > :25:00.but it looks like won't stay dry all week, with showers on the way.
:25:01. > :25:02.Generally dry this evening and dry overnight.
:25:03. > :25:04.Cloud will come and go with clear spells.
:25:05. > :25:06.Temperature inland falling as low as 10 Celsius.
:25:07. > :25:10.Tomorrow's chart shows a front across Scotland
:25:11. > :25:16.Further south, a ridge of high pressure will keep things dry.
:25:17. > :25:18.So here's the picture for 8am in the morning.
:25:19. > :25:22.Generally dry, some cloud but bright in places.
:25:23. > :25:36.During the day plenty more dry weather and some sunny spells.
:25:37. > :25:39.No more than the odd light shower possible in the north.
:25:40. > :25:42.Highest temperatures in Monmouthshire 23/24 Celsius with
:25:43. > :25:50.In Torfaen, dry tomorrow with sunny spells
:25:51. > :25:57.The temperature in Pontypool rising to 21C.
:25:58. > :26:02.In Conwy tomorrow, dry with broken cloud and some sunshine.
:26:03. > :26:12.Tomorrow evening, generally dry and overnight most
:26:13. > :26:19.places bar the odd shower in the north and later the south.
:26:20. > :26:24.On Thursday some dry, bright weather but a few showers
:26:25. > :26:31.as well although some places will miss them and stay dry.
:26:32. > :26:42.Temperatures a little lower at 17 to 20 Celsius with
:26:43. > :26:55.So a change in the month on Friday will bring a change in the weather.
:26:56. > :26:58.Heavy in places with thunder but some sunshine over the weekend
:26:59. > :27:01.as well, with temperatures around average for early August.
:27:02. > :27:05.A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of
:27:06. > :27:11.Michael Pearce was looking after Alfie, for just two hours,
:27:12. > :27:22.while his mother had her first night out following his birth.
:27:23. > :27:28.Whatever sentence he gets it will never be logged in for taking
:27:29. > :27:32.Alfie's life away. We have been through a year of absolute hell. I
:27:33. > :27:35.want to thank everybody, friends, family, the community and people
:27:36. > :27:36.don't even know me, for their support.
:27:37. > :27:40.I'll be back with an update for you after the BBC News at Ten.
:27:41. > :27:41.That's Wales Today, thank you for watching.
:27:42. > :27:49.From all of us on the programme, good evening.