:00:00. > :00:00.another awe-male leadership team from being located. Here on BBC One,
:00:00. > :00:00.it's time Welcome to Wales Today -
:00:00. > :00:00.our top stories. Empty stations ? 100,000 thousand
:00:00. > :00:08.passengers left in the lurch. The Arriva train drivers
:00:09. > :00:12.strike brings the network And Dorina hits all the high notes -
:00:13. > :00:18.but so too does Monmouthshire's groundbreaking care of older people
:00:19. > :00:38.- what are they getting right? Staff at Arriva Trains Wales
:00:39. > :00:43.are entering the last few hours of a 24-hour walk out,
:00:44. > :00:46.which has caused travel chaos on the first day back to work
:00:47. > :00:49.after the festive break. Up to 100,000 passengers have been
:00:50. > :00:54.affected - as more than 1000 services across the country
:00:55. > :00:56.are cancelled. Our reporter Nick Palit
:00:57. > :01:00.has the story. Monday morning rush-hour,
:01:01. > :01:02.and Wrexham railway station It's a similar story at stations
:01:03. > :01:09.of understand the country, With more than 1000 services
:01:10. > :01:14.affected across Wales, at 247 stations, between 60,000
:01:15. > :01:18.to 100,000 passengers had to find On this rainy first day back
:01:19. > :01:27.after the festive break, the roads were going
:01:28. > :01:28.to be busy anyway. This was the A470 near Pontypridd
:01:29. > :01:33.at 8:30am this morning. The traffic swelled by many
:01:34. > :01:35.who would normally let the train The train drivers unions Aslef
:01:36. > :01:41.and RMT balloted members and both They say the 24-hour dispute
:01:42. > :01:45.is to reduce their working hours We're seeking a maximum working day
:01:46. > :01:51.of nine hours 30 which is consistent across the rest of the rail
:01:52. > :01:54.industry for train drivers across the UK, and we don't see why
:01:55. > :01:57.Arriva Trains Wales should An indefinite overtime ban
:01:58. > :02:01.by drivers is already in force, and Arriva Trains Wales say
:02:02. > :02:05.they have been in contact with unions on a daily
:02:06. > :02:07.basis to try and avert We've got talks tomorrow,
:02:08. > :02:12.and we're more than happy to push on with the improvements
:02:13. > :02:14.to terms and conditions for our people, because we
:02:15. > :02:17.value their well-being and it's something that is of
:02:18. > :02:20.interest to us as an employer to make sure they've
:02:21. > :02:22.got a happy, well With the tracks all quiet,
:02:23. > :02:25.bus companies were left to fill the gap, but many
:02:26. > :02:27.travellers, like these in the Valleys, found
:02:28. > :02:30.it was a far slower I have left the house at 7:30am this
:02:31. > :02:35.morning to hopefully start work at ten, but we still
:02:36. > :02:38.might be late for And where are you
:02:39. > :02:43.calling from and to? They could have done
:02:44. > :02:49.with another bus, to be honest. I'm going to be late for work,
:02:50. > :02:54.and on the bus, they didn't have change at all, so I had to get
:02:55. > :02:58.change, and now I'm finally The pay side of this
:02:59. > :03:01.drivers dispute has already been settled, but unions claim
:03:02. > :03:04.management is trying to push through changes to
:03:05. > :03:06.terms and conditions. Arriva say they are disappointed,
:03:07. > :03:08.and says they submitted a revised proposals to the unions two
:03:09. > :03:13.days before Christmas. This industrial action
:03:14. > :03:16.is due to end at midnight tonight, but Arriva Trains Wales say
:03:17. > :03:20.there could be some slight disruption to very early trains
:03:21. > :03:22.tomorrow morning as rolling stock The families of two teenage friends
:03:23. > :03:31.who were killed in a car crash in Hengoed last night say
:03:32. > :03:34.they'll be sorely missed. Relatives of 18-year-old
:03:35. > :03:37.Connor Tiley say his smile would light up any room,
:03:38. > :03:40.while 17-year-old Connor Williams's Another 18-year-old,
:03:41. > :03:46.Cameron Nicholas, is in hospital Their former teacher says
:03:47. > :03:52.they were both popular students. They were both very,
:03:53. > :03:57.very decent, pleasant, They were boys that we are very
:03:58. > :04:02.proud of as a school, and they were boys who were always
:04:03. > :04:08.very happy, great sense of humour, and they'll be a terrible,
:04:09. > :04:12.terrible loss. A school in Cwmbran will be closed
:04:13. > :04:15.for the rest of the week after a fire on New Year's Day
:04:16. > :04:18.gutted parts of Coed Eva Primary. Three 14-year-old boys,
:04:19. > :04:21.and one who's 15, were arrested on suspicion of arson
:04:22. > :04:23.and released on police bail. It's hoped the school will re-open
:04:24. > :04:31.in some shape or form a week today. Patients are being asked to avoid
:04:32. > :04:33.the emergency departments at Morriston Hospital
:04:34. > :04:35.in Swansea and the Princess Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University
:04:36. > :04:41.Health Board says both sites are extremely busy and experiencing
:04:42. > :04:47.staffing difficulties. An innovative care scheme
:04:48. > :04:50.for elderly people in Monmouthshire which gives staff more control
:04:51. > :04:53.over their own workload claims to be transforming the service
:04:54. > :04:58.the local authority provides. In recent years, the duration
:04:59. > :05:01.of visits has been criticised The scheme has already been praised
:05:02. > :05:05.by the Older People's Commissioner. Paul Heaney has this exclusive
:05:06. > :05:11.report. Out and about with home care worker,
:05:12. > :05:15.Roma Williams, in Raglan, She and her colleagues
:05:16. > :05:18.are increasingly looking to help Many of their clients have dementia,
:05:19. > :05:25.so often need help washing, Before a new way of working
:05:26. > :05:32.was brought in here, a manager would decide how much time
:05:33. > :05:35.people like Roma would be allowed Now, imagine someone's condition
:05:36. > :05:45.improved and Betty needed less Fewer hours meant less pay
:05:46. > :05:54.because Roma was paid by the hour. Then there was little
:05:55. > :05:57.incentive to support people Rules are rules,
:05:58. > :06:03.and you just couldn't. Unless it was on the care plan,
:06:04. > :06:07.you couldn't do anything extra. Now Roma and her colleagues
:06:08. > :06:11.are in charge of their own hours. No more timed appointments
:06:12. > :06:14.with clients. They explained the remarkable
:06:15. > :06:23.difference that has made. Since I've been working
:06:24. > :06:27.on the project, I really And because we can have
:06:28. > :06:36.the continuity now, I think it stops a lot of people going into hospital
:06:37. > :06:39.because we spot things, like water infections coming on,
:06:40. > :06:41.we can get in touch In the past, clients would see
:06:42. > :06:48.different carers all the time. Now it is the same dedicated team
:06:49. > :06:51.rather than strangers coming The ladies that coming,
:06:52. > :06:56.Betty, are they chatting and joking? And it is the same five or six
:06:57. > :07:06.people who always come? The Older People's Commissioner
:07:07. > :07:13.for Wales says other local Monmouth, like other authorities,
:07:14. > :07:20.will be under significant If they can make it work, so should
:07:21. > :07:24.other authorities across Wales. But in back in Raglan,
:07:25. > :07:26.Betty and others are delighted Those in charge are cautious
:07:27. > :07:31.about long-term costs but so far this way of working isn't breaking
:07:32. > :07:36.the bank and is making a difference. The former Wrexham, Swansea
:07:37. > :07:40.and Wales defender John Roberts has He was part of Wrexham's team that
:07:41. > :07:45.won the old Third Division in 1978. Tributes have also been paid
:07:46. > :07:50.to a four-times Welsh Winter Olympian Malcolm Lloyd from Swansea
:07:51. > :07:52.has died at the age of 68. He was known as Gomer,
:07:53. > :07:55.and represented Great Britain at Let's take a look at the weather -
:07:56. > :08:12.Behnaz has got tonight's forecast. Thank you. Pretty mad weather at the
:08:13. > :08:14.moment. A fairly mild with the time of year and we have more rain
:08:15. > :08:21.forecast. Some brightness, a possible as well but tonight showers
:08:22. > :08:27.continued to roll in from the West. Heavy downpours possible. A Yellow
:08:28. > :08:34.warning. The potential for surface water flooding. Drier interludes.
:08:35. > :08:39.Temperatures getting down to around four Celsius. Tomorrow this deep
:08:40. > :08:43.area of low pressure continues to control our weather. Showers
:08:44. > :08:47.swirling around that low. We need the umbrella tomorrow. Showers
:08:48. > :08:52.continuing to pour in and they are slow moving. They could be slow to
:08:53. > :08:56.clear. Heavy downpours possible as well. They are nicely scattered
:08:57. > :09:01.those we will see some brightness in between as well. For the rest of
:09:02. > :09:07.Britain, some potential for snow and rain across Scotland. And number
:09:08. > :09:11.warning there for flooding. Rain across eastern England. Elsewhere
:09:12. > :09:17.sunshine and showers. Those showers continue to roll in tomorrow across
:09:18. > :09:24.Wales. Those winds pick up along coastal areas. Highs of 7-9dC. Above
:09:25. > :09:29.average for January. Tomorrow night, those showers clear and are confined
:09:30. > :09:36.to coastal areas. Clear skies. Some mist and fog forming. Potential for
:09:37. > :09:40.a touch of frost. Temperatures down to about four Celsius. The best day
:09:41. > :09:46.of the week is said to be Wednesday. The best of the drier weather by
:09:47. > :09:50.day. A few coastal showers. Evening will see it rained than approaching
:09:51. > :09:56.from the west and that will push north and east, clearing by Thursday
:09:57. > :10:00.morning. Thank you. More on our stories on our website. Thanks for
:10:01. > :10:10.watching, good night. You'd better come in
:10:11. > :10:14.with a brilliant product.