:00:00. > :00:00.Don't forget Newsnight's starting over on BBC Two in a moment.
:00:00. > :00:10.After months of allegations about pension payments, public
:00:11. > :00:19.protests and an ongoing police enquiry, the highest-paid council
:00:20. > :00:25.chief executive in Wales is to face a disciplinary investigation.
:00:26. > :00:27.But despite premature council unanimously voting that they had no
:00:28. > :00:31.confidence in Bryn Parry Jones any more,
:00:32. > :00:40.they stopped short of suspending him and tonight he remains in his post.
:00:41. > :00:43.Unison who represent council workers have said tonight that a dark cloud
:00:44. > :00:49.Finally the troubled waters that have rocked this authority may be
:00:50. > :00:57.soothed by moves to cut their highest paid employee adrift.
:00:58. > :01:01.Today the tide turned against Chief Executive Bryn Parry Jones.
:01:02. > :01:04.46 members voted to support a motion of no confidence in him,
:01:05. > :01:06.with only three against and three abstentions, even
:01:07. > :01:17.previous supporters like the council leader decided enough was enough.
:01:18. > :01:21.I think that circumstances have shifted quite considerably in that
:01:22. > :01:27.period. Over the last two or three months, there has been border have
:01:28. > :01:32.been rather a number of elements that have led to today's decision. I
:01:33. > :01:36.have been clear about my relationship with the Chief
:01:37. > :01:38.Executive. Leaders and Chief Executive is not very popular people
:01:39. > :01:40.by their very being. The local papers have been full
:01:41. > :01:42.of headlines, There had been an option to suspend
:01:43. > :02:18.Mr Parry Jones immediately but It is a ludicrous situation. The
:02:19. > :02:21.suspension should have been immediate and I cannot believe we
:02:22. > :02:25.are in this position. IM extremely concerned also that the motion that
:02:26. > :02:30.has actually gone through counsel paves the way for a deal for the
:02:31. > :02:33.Chief Executive. That is a golden goodbye, potentially, and it is not
:02:34. > :02:36.something I think should be entertained in this case.
:02:37. > :02:39.A disciplinary committee to consider Bryn Parry Jones is likely to meet
:02:40. > :02:41.next week but experts warn the process could
:02:42. > :02:52.You cannot just sack someone, they have to go through a disciplinary
:02:53. > :02:55.procedure and he is the head of the Council, the head of paid services.
:02:56. > :02:59.No one can actually investigate him. You have to appoint someone
:03:00. > :03:04.independent with an open mind and that person has to be paid. They
:03:05. > :03:12.cost a great deal of money. It takes some time to investigate
:03:13. > :03:16.allegations. Public anger at Mr Parry Jones has grown over the cash
:03:17. > :03:21.pension payments he received and his refusal to pay the money back. Some
:03:22. > :03:25.may question the delay but today, those opinions have not been heard
:03:26. > :03:30.-- have been heard. A 45-year-old man has appeared
:03:31. > :03:32.in court in Newport accused Mark Jones is charged with
:03:33. > :03:36.the murder of one-month-old Amelia He is also charged with conspiracy
:03:37. > :03:40.to convert the course of justice. Detectives investigating
:03:41. > :03:42.historical abuse at North Wales children's homes say a paedophile
:03:43. > :03:44.headteacher who died in prison Officers say Peter Howarth would
:03:45. > :03:48.have faced 38 claims of abuse He died in 1997 while in jail
:03:49. > :03:52.for sex assaults on boys. The new claims came to light as
:03:53. > :03:55.part of the National Crime Agency Welsh Rugby Union chairman
:03:56. > :04:03.David Pickering has lost his job. The former Wales captain has been
:04:04. > :04:06.voted off the board with Dragons Chief Executive Gareth Davies and
:04:07. > :04:08.former Wales international Anthony It brings an end to Pickering's 11
:04:09. > :04:12.year tenure as chairman David Pickering has been at the
:04:13. > :04:26.helm of Welsh rugby for 11 years. His role as chairman has seen him at
:04:27. > :04:30.the heart of the governing body but this afternoon the former Wales cap
:04:31. > :04:36.and failed to win real to the board. Speaking from home today,
:04:37. > :04:50.he said he was saddened but grateful I have been in the post for a long,
:04:51. > :04:53.long time. It has been a fantastic period for Welsh rugby. I could not
:04:54. > :04:58.have wished for any more. It has been a difficult nine months. They
:04:59. > :05:00.have impacted on people 's decisions and I fully understand that and
:05:01. > :05:02.respect that. There is no doubt he presided
:05:03. > :05:05.over one of the most successful The national side won three Grand
:05:06. > :05:09.Slams during his tenure and got But the entire game was rocked
:05:10. > :05:14.in one of the most damaging disputes in Welsh
:05:15. > :05:28.rugby, there has been criticism He admitted today the last nine
:05:29. > :05:32.months in the job had been difficult. You can see that people
:05:33. > :05:37.are starting to say, let's return to Wales. This deal will bear fruit.
:05:38. > :05:40.There is a lot of money that has been put into it. We have given the
:05:41. > :05:45.region is a 35% increase and that will be of great benefit. And the
:05:46. > :05:49.regions have put a lot of effort into achieving this deal as well.
:05:50. > :05:54.What I want going forward is harmony between us all, ambition and working
:05:55. > :05:59.together. And that is all I will do is work together with the new
:06:00. > :06:02.leaders. The 53-year-old will finish in the post in October.
:06:03. > :06:04.A new chairman will be chosen from the 18 strong board
:06:05. > :06:09.Scotland's First Minister has claimed health spending cuts in
:06:10. > :06:12.Wales prove independence would be the best option for both countries.
:06:13. > :06:14.Alex Salmond says the First Minister was reducing health expenditure
:06:15. > :06:24.because of cut backs being imposed on him by the UK Government.
:06:25. > :06:33.The reason that the Welsh First Minister is reducing national health
:06:34. > :06:36.expenditure in Wales, going down in real terms, was not because Carwyn
:06:37. > :06:38.Jones wants to do that but Kos of the impact of the cutbacks from the
:06:39. > :06:42.London government. First Minister Carwyn Jones,
:06:43. > :06:44.who has been campaigning for a No vote in next week's referendum,
:06:45. > :06:47.says independence would not protect the Scottish health service and the
:06:48. > :06:49.current level of devolution in Wales has allowed his government to make
:06:50. > :06:53.the right choices for the NHS here. Up to 145 jobs are at risk after the
:06:54. > :06:56.University of South Wales confirmed it is to close it century-old campus
:06:57. > :06:59.at Caerleon, near Newport. The two-year phased closure would
:07:00. > :07:00.put security, administration The university says it is in talks
:07:01. > :07:17.with unions to avoid redundancies. Students are voting with their feet
:07:18. > :07:21.as to where they will go and where they will not go. Our competitors
:07:22. > :07:26.are investing heavily in the future. We have to keep pace with not only
:07:27. > :07:30.investment we have already done but more investment and we want to
:07:31. > :07:34.secure our recruitment and secure ourselves as the largest university
:07:35. > :07:38.in Wales. We are having to take some difficult decisions. On the field in
:07:39. > :07:43.rugby tonight, Rodney Parade was the scene of a hard-fought Barbie as the
:07:44. > :07:56.ospreys took on the dragons. -- Derby. The ospreys took the lead and
:07:57. > :07:59.managed to hold on. Derby. The ospreys took the lead and
:08:00. > :08:11.managed to hold on. It is looking mostly dry with some
:08:12. > :08:15.sunny spells but it will also turn quite breezy at times. If we take a
:08:16. > :08:21.look at the map tonight, cloud thickening. That will hold up the
:08:22. > :08:29.temperatures as well. Lowest temperatures tend Celsius. Some
:08:30. > :08:38.early mist and fog tomorrow. A grey start. Across the UK, the cloud will
:08:39. > :08:41.thin and break to leave another dry a day with variable cloud and sunny
:08:42. > :08:51.spells. Just an outside chance of an isolated shower. And relatively
:08:52. > :08:59.mild. Top temperature 22 in southeastern on. Warm in Wales, top
:09:00. > :09:04.temperature 20 Celsius in Monmouthshire. It should stay warm
:09:05. > :09:12.and dry for Proms in the Park in Swansea tomorrow. High pressure will
:09:13. > :09:14.keep things settled. It is that easterly breeze on Sunday which
:09:15. > :09:21.should bring the best of the sunshine further west. Temperatures
:09:22. > :09:25.still hanging on for most. Sunny spells and variable cloud. Early
:09:26. > :09:31.next week, high pressure across the UK drifts slowly towards
:09:32. > :09:37.Scandinavia. This low pressure will edge closer from the south-west. The
:09:38. > :09:44.details are still fairly elusive. But it will remain settled. Cloudy
:09:45. > :09:47.at times, the breeze picking up. Maybe turning a little more
:09:48. > :09:57.unsettled midweek. That is all for now. We are back tomorrow from 6am.
:09:58. > :10:01.But from all of us on the programme, could night.