0:00:03 > 0:00:05Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09We don't choose when we get ill, which means, unlike other
0:01:09 > 0:01:17workplaces, the NHS never stops.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20But is the care it provides as good as it should be all of the time?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Not always, says this man.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25There are 3 million people in Wales, and for the vast majority
0:01:25 > 0:01:26their treatment is excellent.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But I think we have to look at those common themes but due arise,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31where it's not just an isolated case.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33There is a theme there in terms of out-of-hours care.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36In a new report, he highlights a dozen examples stretching back
0:01:36 > 0:01:37over five years.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40He says he found it entirely unacceptable that one patient,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Mr T, an elderly man with motor neurone disease,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46had to wait more than 40 hours over a weekend before doctors gave him
0:01:46 > 0:01:47a feeding tube.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49He later died.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52On another occasion, a patient, Mrs K, was discharged from hospital
0:01:52 > 0:01:54twice by junior doctors, even though the ombudsman found
0:01:54 > 0:01:57on both occasions it had not been medically safe to do so.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02She later died of a blood clot.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He also says junior doctors can sometimes be afraid to ask for help
0:02:05 > 0:02:09from senior colleagues, and says standards of care can vary
0:02:09 > 0:02:14even between wards in the same hospital.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Russell Hopkins has concerns, but not only because of his
0:02:17 > 0:02:21experiences as a patient.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23He's a former surgeon and hospital manager.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26In 2011, he was left with bladder and nerve damage after surgery.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30He says it was four days before he was seen by a consultant.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34On a particular weekend, you may have three or four separate
0:02:34 > 0:02:38junior doctors, not knowing the patient.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Because if they haven't been with the patient and they haven't
0:02:41 > 0:02:43seen the early treatment, looking in the notes,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47which may be pretty awful anyway, may mean that they don't understand
0:02:47 > 0:02:51what's going wrong with the patient.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Opposition parties here at the Senedd argue the ombudsman's
0:02:54 > 0:02:57concerns echo their own.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00They say it reflects a failing on the part of the Welsh government.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04But the Welsh government argues improvements are underway
0:03:04 > 0:03:07in delivering better care 24/7.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I've never been attracted to some of the calls for large
0:03:10 > 0:03:12ombudsman sort of enquiries.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I'll take advice on this proposition, and if we think that
0:03:15 > 0:03:17there's something good to be derived from it,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19then, of course, we want to do it.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21But concerns about 24/7 care aren't new, and it's also an issue
0:03:21 > 0:03:23across the border.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26The UK Government wants to impose a new contract on junior doctors
0:03:26 > 0:03:31in England, which they argue will mean better 24/7 care.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Doctors there, who go on strike again tomorrow,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35say it will mean longer hours and poorer care.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38But the Welsh government wants to avoid a similar dispute here.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40It argues better care and round-the-clock can only be
0:03:40 > 0:03:43delivered by working alongside front line staff.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Campaigners who want overnight children's care returned
0:03:50 > 0:03:53to Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire have delivered
0:03:53 > 0:03:55a 20,000 signature petition to the Senedd.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The Paediatrics Unit is now a daytime-only service.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Children admitted overnight are sent to hospital in Carmarthen.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Withybush Hospital has acknowledeged the petition and says the majority
0:04:04 > 0:04:11of healthcare for children is still provided in Pembrokeshire.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Assembly Members have voted to keep a proposed ban on e-cigarettes
0:04:16 > 0:04:18in some public places.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22The Welsh Government has won support from some Plaid Cymru AMs
0:04:22 > 0:04:25for the measure, after ministers watered down the ban to places
0:04:25 > 0:04:28where children are likely to be present.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31A Liberal Democrat bid to scrap the e-cigarette ban failed
0:04:31 > 0:04:35as politicians voted on the issue in the Senedd today.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Nothing which we propose in this bill prevents an e-cigarette
0:04:37 > 0:04:41from being used anywhere a conventional cigarette
0:04:41 > 0:04:45can be used.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Anywhere you can use a conventional cigarette,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51you will be able to use one of these devices as well.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55There is no such thing as a ban in this bill,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57as I've heard that word several times.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Two men who killed a 15-year-old girl, whose body was found wrapped
0:05:00 > 0:05:03in a carpet in Cardiff 27 years ago, have failed in their attempts
0:05:03 > 0:05:06to appeal against their convictions.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Karen Price went missing from a children's home in Pontypridd.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Alan Charlton was jailed for life for her murder,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18but Idris Ali, from Cardiff, was released in 1994
0:05:18 > 0:05:22after his conviction was quashed and he admitted manslaughter.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Jennifer Jones reports.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Karen Price was 15 when she went missing from a children's home
0:05:29 > 0:05:31in Pontypridd.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It was the summer of 1981.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Eight years later, builders laying pipes in the back garden of a house
0:05:36 > 0:05:40in Riverside found her remains wrapped in an off cut of carpet,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42bound with electrical wire.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Her hands were tied behind her back, and a plastic bag had been placed
0:05:46 > 0:05:49over her head.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52As part of the efforts to identify her, a clay model
0:05:52 > 0:05:56was created using ground-breaking techniques.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58And it wasn't long before two social workers identified her as
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Karen Price.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04In 1991, two pimps were jailed for her murder.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Alan Charlton and Idris Ali were sentenced to life in prison.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11A subsequent appeal by Charlton failed,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14but Ali's conviction was quashed.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18He admitted manslaughter and was released from prison in 1994.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Today at a brief hearing at the Court of Appeal,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25another attempt to have their convictions quashed was rejected.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Lawyers for the men had argued that evidence from the key witness
0:06:28 > 0:06:31in the trial, a girl from the same children's home as Karen,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35could not be relied upon.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40And Idris Ali claims that he only confessed to manslaughter in order
0:06:40 > 0:06:41to get out of prison.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45For the reasons given in the judgment handed down today,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47the appeals against conviction of Alan Charlton and Idris Ali
0:06:47 > 0:06:49are dismissed.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51This street which now faces the Principality Stadium has been
0:06:51 > 0:06:54completely transformed since the 1980s, when it was at the heart
0:06:54 > 0:06:57of Cardiff's red light district.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's been 27 years since Karen Price's body was found here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04And although one of the two men who killed her remains in prison
0:07:04 > 0:07:07tonight, there are still many unanswered questions about how this
0:07:07 > 0:07:13young girl's life came to such a tragic end.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Rugby, and there'll be no changes to the Welsh squad facing England
0:07:21 > 0:07:23in the Six Nations game on Saturday.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Although there is change to the bench, as Rhys Webb
0:07:26 > 0:07:28gets the nod.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Head Coach Warren Gatland says the winner will also probably claim
0:07:31 > 0:07:33the Championship title.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36On England's side, Manu Tuilagi is due to play after an injury
0:07:36 > 0:07:41kept him off the international field for 21 months.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Football, and no luck for the Welsh sides playing this evening.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Cardiff lost at home 2-0 against Leeds.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Fabio DaSilva was sent off in the second half after receiving
0:07:50 > 0:07:51two yellow cards.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56At Rodney Parade, Newport lost 3-0 against Barnet.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58A big change on the weather front.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Derek's got the forecast.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Hello, shwmae.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05The weather is about to take a turn for the worse with
0:08:05 > 0:08:08two warnings in force from the Met Office.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11One for heavy rain in the south, and strong to gale force
0:08:11 > 0:08:13winds in the south and west.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So, rain will spread across the whole country tonight.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Heaviest in the south, snow likely on higher ground.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The winds picking up as well, with gales developing
0:08:22 > 0:08:23The winds picking up as well, with gales developing
0:08:23 > 0:08:26in Pembrokeshire by the end of the night.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The wind and rain all associated with this nasty
0:08:28 > 0:08:31area of low pressure over southern England and the English Channel.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34So, some rough weather tomorrow morning.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Strong and gusty winds.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Rain, sleet and snow in places as well.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42The snow mainly on higher ground, including the hills and mountains.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Across the rest of the UK, England can expect some rain tomorrow.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Sleet and snow in places, too - mainly on the hills.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Strong and gusty winds, gales in places.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Less windy across Scotland and Northern Ireland
0:08:56 > 0:08:58with some sunshine there.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01In Wales tomorrow afternoon, still windy.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03The rain will gradually ease with drier and
0:09:03 > 0:09:06brighter weather edging in from the west.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09It's going to feel cold tomorrow in the wind.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Temperatures only 5-8 Celsius.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Things calm down tomorrow night.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14The wind eases.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18One or two showers coming along, otherwise a dry night.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20A colder night, too, with a touch of frost inland.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Some good news for Thursday, a much calmer day.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26One or two light showers and there, otherwise a lot of dry weather.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30A little sunshine, and feeling less cold with light winds.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So, some rough weather on the way later tonight and tomorrow.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Then the next few days are much, with lighter winds and turning mild
0:09:36 > 0:09:41on Friday and into the weekend.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Becoming dry over the weekend with high pressure on the way.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46That's all from me.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I wish you a good night, and take care if you are travelling tomorrow.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That's Wales Today.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Thank you for watching and from all of us on the programme, goodnight.