:00:00. > :00:07.with us to assess that risk. Join me for that.
:00:08. > :00:10.Our top stories: The death of Private Matthew Boyd
:00:11. > :00:12.from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment in Brecon -
:00:13. > :00:15.And in the election for Police And Crime Commissioners,
:00:16. > :00:36.Now criticism about the lack of public awareness about the role.
:00:37. > :00:39.A soldier killed in the street in Brecon has been named tonight
:00:40. > :00:43.as Private Matthew Boyd of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.
:00:44. > :00:45.Two men have been arrested and are being questioned by police
:00:46. > :00:54.Tonight the Ministry of Defence paid tribute to Private Boyd.
:00:55. > :00:59."an excellent soldier and a highly respected comrade".
:01:00. > :01:04.There's no sign of the police activity that cordoned off much of
:01:05. > :01:08.this town yesterday, as Brecon tries to get back to normal.
:01:09. > :01:17.This quiet lane was where Private Matthew Boyd was killed.
:01:18. > :01:19.lived in Gibralter with his family but was originally
:01:20. > :01:29.For much of yesterday a blue tent covered the spot where he was found
:01:30. > :01:32.Forensic officers carried out a fingertip
:01:33. > :01:33.search of the area, looking for clues.
:01:34. > :01:37.23-year-old man on suspicion of murder and today they made a second
:01:38. > :01:45.Locals are used to having soldiers around, but the police
:01:46. > :01:48.were keen to reassure residents who were shocked by the incident.
:01:49. > :01:51.We would very much like to thank the military and the local community for
:01:52. > :01:54.their continued support during this investigation of what is truly a
:01:55. > :02:01.Matthew Boyd being a soldier was any motivation for this assault,
:02:02. > :02:03.nor is there any indication that this is
:02:04. > :02:10.All day a steady stream of people have been
:02:11. > :02:17.One of the messages he summed up the town
:02:18. > :02:29.shock, it was simply the entire community heartbroken
:02:30. > :02:31.at the loss of a hero, a soldier.
:02:32. > :02:32.Meanwhile, while the police enquiry continues detectives
:02:33. > :02:35.would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.
:02:36. > :02:37.Tata Steel says it's received seven expressions of interest
:02:38. > :02:39.for its UK business, including its largest
:02:40. > :02:43.Thousands of Welsh jobs were put at risk when the company announced
:02:44. > :02:45.in March that it was selling off its British operations.
:02:46. > :02:47.The company says the seven bids will immediately be
:02:48. > :02:49.taken to the next stage of the sale process.
:02:50. > :02:51.They lost three seats and dropped to third place
:02:52. > :02:56.But the Welsh Conservatives tonight have said there's universal backing
:02:57. > :02:59.for leader Andrew RT Davies after the party's Assembly
:03:00. > :03:07.Some of Wales' newly elected Police And Crime Commissioners have
:03:08. > :03:09.criticised the lack of information about the role, leading up
:03:10. > :03:16.The four PCCs were named yesterday, with a higher turnout than in 2012,
:03:17. > :03:19.but there were tens of thousands of spoilt or blank ballot papers.
:03:20. > :03:21.Some say publicly funded leaflets should have been sent to voters.
:03:22. > :03:29.More bobbies on the beat, tackling anti-social behaviour,
:03:30. > :03:36.Some of the pledges from our four newly elected
:03:37. > :03:39.They are the people in charge of our police forces.
:03:40. > :03:43.But how many of us know their job even exists?
:03:44. > :03:46.Some say there was not enough information during
:03:47. > :03:52.I intend to raise with the UK Government very much the issue of
:03:53. > :03:56.not being allowed the free post so that every household in Gwent could
:03:57. > :04:05.I think we need to do better in publicising what it is all about.
:04:06. > :04:10.This year, turnout for the election averaged 43%.
:04:11. > :04:12.Triple the turnout seen four years ago.
:04:13. > :04:15.It helped that the vote was held on the same day as
:04:16. > :04:19.On the form there was space for a first and second choice or
:04:20. > :04:23.preference but 50,00 first preference votes were rejected.
:04:24. > :04:28.The question, did voters deliberately spoil them because they
:04:29. > :04:31.disagree with Commissioners or did they not feel like they had enough
:04:32. > :04:33.information to choose them or were genuine mistakes made
:04:34. > :04:38.because the sheets were too complicated?
:04:39. > :04:43.Some criticised the lack of effort from the UK Government.
:04:44. > :04:46.There was a phone line on information online, but
:04:47. > :04:50.these posters were e-mailed to Welsh forces by the Home Office to
:04:51. > :04:54.publicise the election, but they were unusable.
:04:55. > :04:57.The picture's too blurry when full size.
:04:58. > :05:01.Mike Baker stood as an independent in south Wales.
:05:02. > :05:04.He has branded the lack of publicly-funded information
:05:05. > :05:08.appalling and says he spent around ?30,000 getting his message out.
:05:09. > :05:12.I stood at several of the counts and watched as
:05:13. > :05:16.the spoiled ballots were turned over.
:05:17. > :05:19.Each one had a comment, the majority had a comment,
:05:20. > :05:25.which said, we don't understand, we don't know, what is this about?
:05:26. > :05:29.This afternoon, the body that helps advise on elections,
:05:30. > :05:32.the Electoral Commission, said it recognised that there are concerns
:05:33. > :05:39.It will be looking to see if changes can be made for future elections.
:05:40. > :05:45.and two Plaid Cymru Police And Crime Commissioners,
:05:46. > :05:47.each with individual priorities, but one goal -
:05:48. > :05:56.to make the post more relevant to the public.
:05:57. > :05:59.A man accused of forcing another to work against his will has told
:06:00. > :06:02.Cardiff Crown Court that he took him in when he had nowhere
:06:03. > :06:06.Patrick Joseph Connors is accused of forced labour, along
:06:07. > :06:09.They each deny all the charges against them.
:06:10. > :06:16.Patrick Joseph Connors has listened to allegations that he bought a man,
:06:17. > :06:18.beat him and forced him to work against his will for
:06:19. > :06:28.Today, it was his turn to give his side of
:06:29. > :06:32.He told them how he met Michael Hughes, who was then 18,
:06:33. > :06:38.He said he gave him work and for the first two
:06:39. > :06:41.weeks he stayed with him in the family home until he moved
:06:42. > :06:45.He was employed, he said, to do bricking and paving.
:06:46. > :06:48.He was paid ?20 a day, which went up to ?50
:06:49. > :06:53.He was asked about the allegations that Mr Hughes had escaped
:06:54. > :06:56.to Scotland and he had kidnapped him from outside the dole
:06:57. > :07:01.Mr Connors said Mr Hughes had wanted to come back,
:07:02. > :07:07.He said they were pleased to see each other and greeted
:07:08. > :07:14.On another occasion when Mr Hughes had gone to Scotland,
:07:15. > :07:20.he said he sent tickets and money to enable him to come back
:07:21. > :07:23.and Mr Hughes had even wanted his brother to work for him.
:07:24. > :07:26.Mr Connors told the court how Mr Hughes had been a guest
:07:27. > :07:28.at his daughter's wedding and a family christening.
:07:29. > :07:31.He said he was free to come and go and spent his evenings drinking,
:07:32. > :07:37.Asked if he had ever assaulted Mr Hughes while he was working
:07:38. > :07:39.for him, he replied, "No".
:07:40. > :07:42.Mr Connors and the three other defendants deny all the charges
:07:43. > :07:50.Funding for 30 new council houses in the centre of Flint has been
:07:51. > :07:57.Just under ?4 million has been earmarked for the scheme,
:07:58. > :07:59.which is part of a wider plan to build 500 new affordable
:08:00. > :08:06.Two blocks of maisonettes have already been demolished as part
:08:07. > :08:12.The council there is also investigating why gates to a beach
:08:13. > :08:16.car park were left unlocked yesterday, allowing 20 cars to be
:08:17. > :08:21.The vehicles were left under water after a nine metre high
:08:22. > :08:29.The car park is normally closed before a high spring tide.
:08:30. > :08:31.Tributes have been paid to the man behind some of Britain's
:08:32. > :08:36.Gareth Gwenlan, who was from Brecon, has died at the age of 79.
:08:37. > :08:39.As a TV producer and Head Of Comedy for the BBC, he was responsible
:08:40. > :08:42.for sitcoms including Only Fools and Horses and the BBC Wales series
:08:43. > :09:01.Football, and with less than five weeks before
:09:02. > :09:03.the European Championships the Wales manager, Chris Coleman,
:09:04. > :09:06.has named 29 players who'll travel to Portugal for a training camp
:09:07. > :09:09.Gareth Bale, as expected, isn't included.
:09:10. > :09:12.The final 23-man squad will be revealed on May 31st.
:09:13. > :09:18.Chris Coleman's provisional squad will have to be reduced before the
:09:19. > :09:24.At least six are set to miss out on Wales' first major
:09:25. > :09:31.He has played at Under-21s level and spent
:09:32. > :09:36.most of the season on loan at Fleetwood town.
:09:37. > :09:39.Having made his debut just two months ago, Walsall
:09:40. > :09:43.striker Tom Bradshaw is also included.
:09:44. > :09:46.But this former striker told me he expects the number of
:09:47. > :09:53.I don't think taking five or six strikers is going to be key.
:09:54. > :09:56.I also think it is difficult for League 1,
:09:57. > :10:01.championship players at international level to go and get
:10:02. > :10:09.Chris Coleman will take the players on a five-day get-together in the
:10:10. > :10:12.Algarve but Gareth Bale won't be there.
:10:13. > :10:14.He will be preparing for the
:10:15. > :10:17.His RealMadrid side take on Atletico Madrid
:10:18. > :10:22.Three days later, back home, and Chris Coleman will have to
:10:23. > :10:25.whittle his squad down to 23 players.
:10:26. > :10:27.The final squad will fly to
:10:28. > :10:31.Stockholm for a warm up game against Sweden.
:10:32. > :10:33.Then it is straight to their
:10:34. > :10:36.base in northern France, arriving just six days before the opening
:10:37. > :10:42.Touch wood, no injuries will happen and people
:10:43. > :10:54.I don't see any point in revealing all my cards but 75% of
:10:55. > :11:00.the team that starts will be the team that
:11:01. > :11:03.starts the first game of the tournament.
:11:04. > :11:07.Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward and Crystal Palace's Joe
:11:08. > :11:10.Ledley are included despite picking up injuries.
:11:11. > :11:13.Chris Coleman will have everything crossed that those in the
:11:14. > :11:15.frame to go to France won't suffer any last-minute injuries.
:11:16. > :11:23.The Swansea City chairman, Huw Jenkins, has confirmed
:11:24. > :11:25.Francesco Gwidolin's future will be on the agenda at a board
:11:26. > :11:32.Gwidolin has guided Swansea to safety since his appointment
:11:33. > :11:36.Saturday's 4-1 win at West Ham took them to 11th place in
:11:37. > :11:39.Let's see what the weather has in store.
:11:40. > :11:53.Thank you. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far with
:11:54. > :11:58.temperatures reaching 25 degrees. It was well above the May average. Over
:11:59. > :12:04.the next few days it will turn a lot more unsettled and less warm.
:12:05. > :12:07.Overnight we have rain and drizzle moving northwards across Wales and
:12:08. > :12:12.it is starting to clear from the south but is remaining rather cloudy
:12:13. > :12:18.with a few patches of mist and fog and drizzle. Temperatures remain
:12:19. > :12:22.mild overnight, between 13 and 15 degrees. Tomorrow morning we have
:12:23. > :12:26.this front pushing up from the south which will bring more persistent
:12:27. > :12:32.rain through tomorrow so tomorrow across Wales some dry spells to
:12:33. > :12:36.start with and then cloudy and misty with sea fog in the rain will push
:12:37. > :12:40.in which could be heavy across south-west England and South Wales.
:12:41. > :12:43.It is a north/ south split tomorrow with the rain more likely in the
:12:44. > :12:47.south and staying largely fine and warm across much of Scotland and
:12:48. > :12:51.Northern Ireland and northern England with temperatures in the
:12:52. > :12:56.high teens/ low 20s. Later across Wales tomorrow we have got that band
:12:57. > :13:01.of rain pushing in, easing as it moves to the north and stay humid as
:13:02. > :13:08.well. 16 in Newport and 19 in Gwynedd. Tomorrow the band of rain
:13:09. > :13:13.eases in the south and it will remain cloudy and foggy overnight.
:13:14. > :13:17.As we head into Wednesday the front lingers and we have still got a lot
:13:18. > :13:20.of cloud with patchy rain around and it is genuinely a bit drier in the
:13:21. > :13:21.south and feeling fracture by the end of the week.
:13:22. > :13:32.From all of us on the programme, goodnight.
:13:33. > :13:34.Paul has shared with me something about the moment
:13:35. > :13:37.when his friend died and he held him in his arms in Afghanistan.
:13:38. > :13:41.TEARFULLY: And I feel a duty, frankly...