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07/08/2014

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That's all from us. Now, time for the news where

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A nurse has pleaded guilty to the wilful neglect of nine vulnerable

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Rebecca Jones admitted that she falsified notes while she worked

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Two other nurses, charged with similar offences,

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did not enter pleas during a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.

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30-year-old Rebecca Jones was arrested in June last year

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following an internal inquiry by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University

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Health Board, and an investigation by South Wales Police.

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A month after her arrest, two others followed - those nurses

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also face similar charges, but have yet to enter pleas.

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Today, Rebecca Jones pleaded guilty to nine counts of wilful neglect -

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contrary to section 44 of the 2005 Mental Capacity Act.

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She admitted that she'd falsified the notes showing patients' blood

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sugar levels while she worked on Ward Two of this hospital -

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Lilian Williams, a great-grandmother in her eighties,

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was one of the patients subjected to wilful neglect.

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Alarm bells first rang about the treatment of vulnerable

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patients when BBC Wales highlighted her case last year.

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The public services ombudsman described her care as "tragic".

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Lilian's family say she'd been sedated against their wishes - and

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filmed her drugs scattered around the floor of her hospital bed.

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Lilian's son was at court today to hear the guilty plea.

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As a result of the problems at the Princess of Wales Hospital,

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the Welsh Government commissioned an independent review last year.

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Trusted to Care was published back in May, and it catalogued a series

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It said there were aspects of care

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that were simply unacceptable, and needed to be addressed urgently.

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The Health Board say they've already put robust measures

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Meanwhile, in total, 15 members of staff have now been suspended while

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A review is taking place at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital

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into allegations of bullying in the Accident Emergency Department.

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It comes after concerns were raised by some members of staff

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The Cwm Taf University Health Board says it takes any concerns raised

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by staff seriously, but it cannot comment further while

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The jail sentence given to the man convicted of killing 6-week

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old Alfie Sullock is being reviewed by the Attorney General

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Michael Pearce, who's 33 and from Caerphilly, was jailed

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for nine years for the manslaughter of his girlfriend's son in July.

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A decision is expected by the end of the month.

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The Welsh Conservatives say the First Minister Carwyn Jones

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should distance himself from 'distasteful' comments made over

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Mr Jones met Argentina's ambassador, Alicia Castro, to discuss next

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year's 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers in Patagonia.

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Ms Castro claimed the settlers' integration disproved "propaganda"

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that Argentina was hostile towards British descendants.

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The Welsh government says it was not discussed.

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The man in charge of policing next month's NATO summit

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in Newport has told Wales Today his officers are ready to deal with

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It comes as security is being tightened

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Around 9,000 police officers from 29 forces are being drafted in.

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And miles of security fencing is being put up

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Three metres tall, and designed to protect world leaders -

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part of the 20 kilometres of metal fence that will wrap

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around the Celtic Manor to help protect the NATO summit next month.

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We are expecting small numbers of people to be disruptive, and that

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disruption may take the form of trying to interfere with transport

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infrastructure, or it may actually be damage or worse than that.

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This is just one element of a mammoth security operation.

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Police say there is plenty going on behind the scenes, including

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looking at the Celtic Manor's building plans to check every

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nook and cranny to see if there is a potential security risk there.

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This fence has been put up in Bute Park in Cardiff,

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part of protection for a series of high-level dinners

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which could be held at landmarks like Cardiff Castle and

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the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

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Police divers have already been checking drains around

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Cardiff Castle for potential threats.

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These were the scenes at the joint French-German summit in 2009.

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It will be something officers here will want to avoid.

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There is no suggestion anything like this will happen in Wales,

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but police say they are prepared for everything.

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There are strong international feelings about

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some of the delegations who are attending.

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We are anticipating protest activity.

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We need to manage that safely, respecting people's lawful right to

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protest, and then also dealing quickly with people who want to

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misbehave and possibly damage things or act in a violent way.

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Today, the NATO Secretary General was in Kiev holding talks ahead

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Recently, he has spoken about the importance of the summit,

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saying it will make the alliance fitter, faster and more flexible.

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One senior Welsh politician thinks any agreement made at the summit

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could have a lasting legacy for Wales.

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Should there be a decision, it could well be Wales NATO decision,

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it could be the Newport NATO decision, or anything else that has

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come out of the agreement, it is important we make the most of this.

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It is a strategic conference about all of our defence and security, but

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it is also locally an exciting opportunity, and it is up to us to

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The summit is now just four weeks away.

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There will be protesting lawfully and peacefully against its agenda.

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But as it draws closer, people in Newport

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possibly getting a sense of how big this event may be.

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Wales is catching up in the rollout of superfast broadband, but we still

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lag well behind the rest of the UK - according to the regulator Ofcom.

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The proportion of premises covered here is up

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In the UK as a whole, more than three-quarters

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A full-scale tidal power generator aimed at showing the potential

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for renewable energy has been unveiled in Pembroke Dock.

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The underwater turbine will be lowered into Ramsey Sound

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It'll run for a 12-month trial, powering homes in St Davids.

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The new Timelord - Peter Capaldi - joined the other stars of Doctor Who

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It was the world premier of the brand-new series of the sci-fi

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It was the first full outing for Capaldi in the title role.

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It is absolutely thrilling to have so many people turn

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out to see Doctor Who, such a wonderful show.

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It is nice to finally meet some of the fans who've been

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Football, and ahead of their first match of the new Championship season

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tomorrow night, Cardiff City have completed the signing of Birmingham

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The 22-year-old has signed for an undisclosed fee, and is seen

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as a replacement for Jordon Mutch, who joined QPR this week.

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Is this sunshine set to continue for a while, Benny?

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At least through tomorrow, but Sunday, we have nasty weather

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heading our way. Tomorrow, sunshine but a bit more cloud for the

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afternoon. A fairly quiet night tonight. Starry skies. The potential

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for missed an upright is forming. Ten to 15 Celsius overnight. It

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could get down to eight in rural spots. Tomorrow, a fine start.

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Sunshine, but gradually some showers. For the majority, it should

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be dry. For the rest of the UK, nasty showers making their way up

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from France through the south-east. A yellow warning for Northern

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Ireland, western parts of Scotland, and eastern parts of England as

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well. The potential for flooding here in Wales, but we're not doing

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too bad. No warnings for tomorrow. Scattered showers. We could see

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heavy ones coming into parts of the north-east. They will click quickly

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with temperatures between 19 and 23 Celsius. -- they will clear quickly.

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We have cloud overnight. A future was in Pembrokeshire through

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Saturday morning. Overnight temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

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Saturday, blustery showers, but some sunshine in between. All ice on

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ex-hurricane Bertha, which is making its way in from the athletic. A lot

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of uncertainty about its position, but it will bring rain with it. --

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from the Atlantic. There is the potential for flooding, and the

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potential impact is strong winds and also some very big waves. Keep an

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eye on the forecast. Back to you. We'll be back in Breakfast

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with updates from 6.25. For now, from all of us here,

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goodnight.

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