20/05/2016 BBC Wales Today

Mediterranean in the search for the missing

Family and friends pay tribute to Richard Osman from Carmarthen.

He was on board the EgyptAir plane which crashed into

He was the type of person you could really admire. If you could be like

him that is a great achievement, yeah.

Also tonight, Kirsty Williams could join this Cabinet,

as senior Liberal Democrats support her appointment

Gavin Watkins is one of 45,000 people in Wales with dementia -

now scientists in Cardiff are on the verge of a breakthrough

in understanding a cause of the condition.

It is going to start to deteriorate but just get myself ready for it and

I want to do as much as I can for other people and bring that forward

before I go too far down the line. Bring your head towards me. Bit

more, bit more. And for decades he's been one

of the most influential David Hurn unveils his latest

exhibition, in the heart Good evening -

in tonight's sport... We will hear from Olympic champion

Jade Jones. She has added another medal to her collection, now crowned

European tae kwon do champion. Family and friends of the victim of

the EgyptAir crash was described as a kind and caring person. He was the

only Briton among 50 passengers. Earlier today authorities confirmed

they had now found debris on the luggage and human remains from

flight MS804 floating in the Mediterranean. The search is now on

for the flight recorder for clues into what brought the plane down,

killing 66 people including Richard Osman from Carmarthenshire P had

become a dad for the second time. His brother Alistair said that had

filled him with love and joy. It is sad he has been deprived of a

wonderful future. He was a great brother. He was somebody you could

look up to, a role model. He was warm-hearted, very understanding,

very kind, very responsible, so I think if any person wanted to be

like that, that is a great start, yeah. A 40-year-old geologist was a

former pupil of Queen Elizabeth School in Carmarthenshire.

former pupil of Queen Elizabeth from their paid tribute on Facebook.

former pupil of Queen Elizabeth One of them says he will always

remember him as a lovely guy who enjoyed sport. I have some trees,

always part of the team when we played rugby and foot altogether --

football together. We spent a lot of time together outside school as well

as inside. It hasn't really sunk in, you can't get your head around it.

Richard's father was an Egyptian who had worked as a consultant in

Swansea hospital. Neighbours of the family remember Richard fondly.

Devastated, ill so sorry family because they have gone through so

much. -- feel so sorry. Their mother passing away when they were young,

and now their brother. It is devastating for them. It was lovely,

very pleasant, easy to get along with. Very strong and close-knit

family. Richard had recently moved to Jersey and worked for an

Australian gold mining company. His job involved regular flights to

Egypt and other African countries. Senior Liberal Democrats have

welcomed the appointment of their only Assembly Member

to an otherwise all-Labour She'll take on the role

of Education Secretary, where she'll be key in setting

policy on university tuition fees Her party will vote on approving

her appointment tomorrow. Here's our political

correspondent, Daniel Davies. Somebody is missing from this line

up of Labour ministers. The Assembly's sol Lib Dem, Kirsty

Williams, soon to become Education Secretary if she has the backing of

her party. She already has the acting of the Liberal Democrat

leadership. This is good for the party, it will enshrine Lib Dem

policies at the heart of government and we will have a powerful advocate

for those policies in government. I never take anything for granted in

politics. The great thing about being in the Welsh Lib Dems, it is

not about individuals to make decisions. Every member of the party

will have a vote on this decision. Election night was a disaster for

the Lib Dems. It went better for Labour but still left them short of

an outright majority. Soon after, Carwyn Jones. In touch with Kirsty

Williams to open discussions. She saved his bacon by backing him in

the dramatic tied vote to become First Minister last week. Then she

was asked this. We shouldn't expect to see you in the cabinet any time?

I have met with Carwyn Jones, Leanne Wood and Andrew RT Davies but the

basis of my vote was not on the basis of any deal. Well, now she is

in the Cabinet and faces some big challenges, like a decision on

whether to cut tuition fee subsidies enjoyed by Welsh students and how to

whether to cut tuition fee subsidies resolve her party's deep opposition

to plans of a new stretch of motorway near Newport. Another

question, what to call this government, given that both sides

have and the C word, coalition. This is a new form of politics and we are

inventing things that work for this government and this electoral system

and so we shouldn't be government and this electoral system

terminology but we need to the degree of responsibility that

somebody like that -- like Kirsty Williams will have. Kirsty Williams

increased her majority indeed Brecon and Radnorshire church constituency.

She resigned as leader so maybe she can improve things here for

everybody else. I think she is good for this area, she is dedicated,

good luck to her. It has been a dramatic couple of weeks in Cardiff

Bay. Next attention turns to Newtown in Powys. The Welsh Lib Dems will be

there for a special conference to approve or reject Kirsty Williams'

job offer. This new Welsh government

has its work cut out. Daniel joins us now to look in more

detail at some of the challenges. Let's start with the Health

Secretary, Vaughan Gething, A key test will be whether

Mr Gething can succeed where his predecessors have failed

and bring down waiting times. At some point the thorny

problem of reorganising services will return,

and he takes charge of an effort The challenge for the new Health

Minister is to tackle the crisis that is in general practice at the

moment. We have a situation where GP practices are closing. It is being

reported to us that GP practices are having to hand back the keys.

Ken Skates has also been promoted, to Economy

He arrives in the job just as Wales faces the steel crisis.

And he'll inherit plans for the billion-pound M4 relief

There's opposition to that in all parties.

And one of them is in the Cabinet - Kirsty Williams.

Two-thirds of the Welsh economy exports along the M4.

It is the route to market for two-thirds of the economy of Wales,

and therefore it just has to be addressed.

It would be like saying that building a nuclear power station

Clearly it is wider than that, it has a wider purpose,

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford, formerly the Health Minister,

He'll oversee the creation of a Welsh Treasury, ready

And as Local Government Secretary he'll try to find a way

Progress on that has been much slower than

There's plenty more on their plate of course.

Mr Jones wants to get stuck in to campaigning for a Remain vote

And he's proposed a ban against smacking children.

Then there's the challenge of getting things done when,

even with Kirsty Williams on board, they still don't have a majority

Two brothers, who are both teachers, have appeared before

Caernarfon magistrates, charged with making and possessing

Robyn Wheldon-Williams was a teacher at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen in Caernarfon

His brother Dyfan taught at Ysgol y Moelwyn in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Both were arrested at the same time, when police searched

Scientists in Cardiff have told this programme they're on the verge

of an "enormously exciting" breakthrough in understanding

how our immune system might cause Alzheimer's disease,

But it's not only this development that makes Wales one of the leading

places in the world for dementia research, as our health

correspondent, Owain Clarke, has been finding out.

Gavin Watkins has always been a music fan but sometimes

he struggles to name his favourite tunes.

At home in Ebbw Vale with his wife Kim he is playing a game

He realised something was wrong a few years ago.

I just kept repeating things, forgetting silly day-to-day things,

erm, knowing what day it is of the week, simple things,

He was diagnosed with dementia at just 53 years old.

When I was first diagnosed with it, most nights I would cry in bed.

He just sat on the sofa, didn't want to do anything,

go anywhere, was really unsociable, and I could see that he was starting

to vegetate and I thought, I can't cope with this.

But with his wife's encouragement Gavin has joined local

groups to play games, take part in quizzes

The more you can keep your brain active, the better you are at coping

with it, and it should last longer before you get to the stage of,

erm, where you can no longer fend for yourself.

There are around 45,000 people in Wales with dementia,

although many more could be undiagnosed.

The number is expected to double in the next 40 years,

and although it is commonly associated with old age,

around 5% of people develop the illness earlier in life.

Scientists here in Cardiff have already helped identify 30 genes

linked to Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia,

which they hope will lead to new treatments,

and they are about to make another big breakthrough in understanding

how the immune system could be playing a part.

What we are saying now is, look at something different,

because our immune response is about how the brain

keeps us safe, you know, it is about getting rid of things

that might invade the brain, getting rid of nerve cells

It is a very complex set of activities and some

of those are actually, I think, dismantling

On the left-hand side we have the brain...

And across the road from the geneticists,

researchers will soon be using the most sophisticated brain

scanner in Europe to figure out how and why brain cells become damaged.

It has been dubbed the Hubble telescope of neuroscience because it

just will allow us to probe the biological properties

Decades ago, few people lived long enough to get dementia.

Now one person on average is diagnosed every three minutes

With health, social care and society as a whole facing a big challenge,

this Bangor University expert is world-renowned for trying

Some of the work we have done has begun to pick up on ways

in which people who can't communicate verbally are actually

communicating nonverbally, but we need to be better ourselves

at picking up those small indicators.

It can be an eye movement, a small movement of the body or hands.

For each person it is different and we need to tune

Welsh science is making great leaps in trying to get to

Back in Ebbw Vale, Gavin acknowledges any cure might

I know it is going to come, it is five years, I can't go

It is going to start to deteriorate, but just get myself ready for it

and I want to do as much as I can for other people and bring

that forward before I go too far down the line.

Gavin Watkins ending that report from our

The changing face of Welsh communities, by the photographer

who's captured rock stars and royalty.

And, keep the waterproofs handy - there is more rain on the way.

But I do have some good news as well.

With less than five weeks until we vote on whether to leave

the European Union or remain, campaigning across Wales has

stepped up this week, with both sides trading blows over

whether a so-called Brexit would help or harm our steel industry.

But if you're still confused about why we're having

a vote on our membership of the EU, help is at hand,

from our parliamentary correspondent, David Cornock.

This is the back of the furnaces and after about eight hours

Its roots lie in two iconic Welsh industries.

With memories of World War II fresh, the

idea behind the European Coal and Steel Community was to stop more

war between Germany and France by

getting the two countries to share their heavy industries

rather than use them to make weapons.

Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and

Luxembourg also signed up to what became the European Economic

Community in 1957, but it wasn't until 1973, under the Conservative

Prime Minister Edward Heath, that Britain joined, alongside Denmark

Two years later the then Labour government was so split

over Europe it held the first referendum on whether to stay or go.

The pro-Marketeers are trying to scare you into voting yes.

If we were to come out now we would be going into

Some of the arguments then may be familiar now.

One of the reasons I'm against Britain remaining

in the Common Market is that it does mean in the long run

that the control of our own steel industry is handed over

Wales and the rest of the UK voted to stay in Europe.

These days Labour's largely in favour of the

EU, as are Plaid Cymru, who largely wanted out last time.

This time it is the Conservatives who are split,

as they have been since the 1990s, when John Major faced a revolt by

his own MPs after signing Britain up to closer

Do you want to be citizens of the European Union?

One reason perhaps why David Cameron has

The arrival of the UK Independence Party as a political force.

Ukip won seven Assembly seats in this month's election.

Ukip have been the most vocal critics about

the scale of immigration from some new EU countries.

Poland, the Czech Republic and Cyprus were among ten

countries to join in 2004, allowing their citizens to work in Britain

Today's Welsh high streets confirm that the modern

European Union with 28 members is rather different from the original

The question for June the 23rd is whether we are better

Jade Jones has won the gold medal in the 57-kilo category

at the European Tae Kwan Do Championships in Switzerland.

She says she is over the moon to tick the European Championship

off her list, and is now looking ahead to the Olympics in Rio.

I am absolutely just over the moon. You know, the road to reopen as been

harder than it was to London but to take this, being European champion,

I feel on top of the world. -- the road to reopen. -- Rio.

Cricket - Glamorgan has confirmed the signing of South African

The 32-year-old will play in their first seven T20 games,

once he has finished his spell for Indian Premier League

More than 12,000 cyclists will make their way around

a 140-kilometre course in South Wales this Sunday.

Organisers say the event will bring a ?2 million boost to the area,

but after widespread disruption last year Velothon Wales is not welcomed

by all, with some unhappy about the extent of

A last-minute training session, just a handful out of the 12,000 who will

be peddling around the Velothon Wales route on Sunday. They are in

for a climb of over 1800 metres. The tumble is synonymous with

long-distance cycling, probably from the tougher side from Caerphilly. It

is always tough at the 17 mile mark on Caerphilly Mountain that it adds

to the fun. Having the ability to race along quiet roads free from

traffic is a major appeal for amateur cyclists but with roads

closed across five local authority areas be prepared for disruption

from 3am and to 6pm on Sunday. It may be a necessary part of major

from 3am and to 6pm on Sunday. It events but some local people are

unhappy, with businesses preparing to take a financial hit. Sunday we

all looking at around ?6,000, ?7,000 worth of sales, maybe food. This

coming Sunday we expect around 15% decline in food sales. If it is

coming Sunday we expect around 15% will have to park quite far away.

Last year pins were thrown on parts will have to park quite far away.

the word, no. Such will have to park quite far away.

of feeling against the will have to park quite far away.

with specific criticism of a lack of organisation and communication. This

year 's over 2000 people affected along the route. It has been a

constructive dialogue. We have to look at the overall economic impact,

what events like this do for the profile of Wales and our reputation.

We have always been a sporting nation and I think it is important

to add a major cycling event to that portfolio. People are still

registering for Sunday's race with organisers saying nearly half the

cyclists will come from outside of Wales, giving local tourism a

significant boost. The ?2 million boost according to organisers, with

charities set to gain from sponsorship money. It will be

criticised despite the effort set in -- put-in to deal with last year's

It is about trying to make a picture that somebody,

instead of looking at it for one second, looks at it for

the most prestigious photographic agency in the world.

They are a slice of life. returned to a series of images he

but they are also a snapshot in time.

Children using parts from a

colliery as a sledge or riding their bikes on the site

Photography has this unique quality, that by definition

it always gets better with time, because it takes on a sort of

David Hurn first made his name in the 1950s, with his

By the '60s he was one of London's top fashion and film set

photographers, working with stars like Sean Connery and the Beatles.

where he captured customs and traditions that have gone by the

wayside, like this Easter procession to the local chapel.

40 years on the shops and houses are long gone.

What has replaced them is a monument to the

collieries that built this community.

It has been years since David Hurn walked the streets

of Abertillery camera in hand but he has returned because this

is where he has chosen to open his new exhibition.

He could have had his choice of venues but he

opted for this small space next to a butcher's

The Kickplate Gallery is run entirely

by volunteers and receives no public funding.

We felt that art galleries shouldn't just be in big cities,

they can be in former mining towns like Abertillery

they can be in former mining towns like Abertillery and that

David Hurn's exhibition opens tonight.

His images are both art and social history, moments in time

Derek's here now - not looking good for the weekend?

There is more rain on the way but not a washout.

Sunday the better day of the weekend with a mixture of

This picture from one of our weather watchers near Builth Wells.

Grey skies in Pembroke this afternoon with a warm front

This evening, a dry start for some but outbreaks of rain

The cloud lowering, with mist and hill fog.

Here's the picture for eight in the morning.

One or two places dry but for most damp or wet.

Mild and breezy, especially on the coast.

So some wet weather tomorrow but during the afternoon the rain

Much of the country becoming dry and brighter away

Top temperatures 14 and 17 Celsius with a south to

In the Vale of Glamorgan, some dry weather tomorrow

Becoming dry and brighter in the afternoon.

The Cader Idris Fell Race is taking place tomorrow.

After a wet morning in Dolgellau, it should become dry

in the afternoon but windy and foggy on the summit.

Tomorrow's chart shows low pressure on our doorstep with a cold front

Tomorrow evening should be drier and brighter.

A better end to the day and dry overnight bar one or two showers.

Some mist, and a cooler, fresher night.

Sunday, some sunshine but a few scattered showers.

Catch one and it could be heavy with thunder but some places

For the Velothon, some dry weather and sunshine but be

Next week, some fine weather but also some rain and showers.

The bank-holiday weekend probably mixed and warm.

By the start of June there are tentative signs of more

settled conditions and high pressure.

Our top story. Families and friends of Richard Osman, the Welsh victory

of the EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea yesterday,

have described him as kind and loving.

I will have an update for you at eight and more after the ten o'clock

news. That's Wales Today -

enjoy your weekend, goodbye.