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These men were jailed for modern slavery.

In an exclusive interview, their victim tells us how

I tried escaping. They would bring you back. They said, you try

escaping again and we will get rid of you. No one will miss you.

Former Wales international Ched Evans will face a retrial

in October, after his rape conviction was quashed.

Ryan Morse died of a rare disease four years ago.

A second doctor is acquitted of his manslaughter.

Two schools are evacuated as police investigate a series of hoax

bomb-threats made across South Wales.

And you may not think shells on a beach would be a problem

but find out why some people in Newquay aren't happy.

Dan Lydiate will captain Wales against England.

Their final game before travelling to New Zealand.

And a nervous weekend for football fans, all hoping

Gareth Bale emerges injury-free from the Champions League Final.

For more than two decades he was kept a slave,

controlled, beaten and kidnapped when he managed to escape.

Now, after these three men were convicted of forcing him

to work against his will, Michael Hughes has spoken

about his experience for the first time.

Caroline Evans has this exclusive report.

For legal reasons we're not allowed to show his face and his words

are spoken by a member of our production team.

He arrived in Cardiff looking for a better life, took up the offer of

work but what happened is almost beyond belief. He says he was traded

from one person to another. Like sold. Sold for money? Yeah. How did

that work? I don't know, like... They just confided in themselves and

said, look, I've got a good workman fair. How much are you going to give

me for him? And you knew about this? Yeah. And you went along with it a

question mark that happen? Well, I was just... They always promised

better and better but they said they would get me somewhere to live, nice

caravan or else put me in a flat. But I ended up in a garden shed.

Yes. Tell me about the types of conditions that you lived in of

those years. I stayed in a garden shed till it was rotted away. There

was no electricity. No toilet. No running water. I had to wash in a

bucket. If I needed the toilet, I had to go in a field.

Last week, three men were convicted of forcing Michael Hughes to work

against his will. The judge told him them -- told them he had been

conditioned to be a safe. I did escape. I was bundled into the boot

of a car and taken all the way back from Aberdeen. I was brought back to

exactly the same place. It had taken me five days to get away from there.

I was beaten them. It's unimaginable for most of us. How did you feel at

that time? I just felt like a slave. I never had a life. I tried

escaping. They bring you back. They said, you try escaping again, we

will get rid of you and no one will miss you. It's just you don't feel

like anything really, just an object. Chief Superintendent Paul

Griffiths, who led the investigation, said supporting

victims is a priority for the officers involved. They are crimes

of a serious nature that occurred in our society but in my experience, I

cannot recall a crime occurring for such a long period of time and that

has certainly affected the officers concerned, in terms of how they felt

towards the victim, the support that was necessary and to make sure the

offenders were brought to justice. Michael Hughes said he shared his

story with me to give other side. If there are any others out there,

please come forward because the police will believe your story. I

didn't believe I would ever get any help. It took me 26 years to come

across but they will help you. They will protect you. That is what I

have come to realise now. The former Wales International

footballer, Ched Evans, will face a retrial for rape

at the beginning of October. The date was set at a hearing

in Cardiff this morning. His original rape conviction

from 2012 was quashed by the Court Chad Evans arrived at Cardiff Crown

Court today for a short hearing to find out about the details of his

retrial. It was ordered last month after his original conviction was

quashed by the Court of Appeal. After a night out in Rhyl in 2011,

he was accused of raping a woman in a hotel room. He was convicted the

following year but always protested his innocence. He was released in

2014, after he served half of a five prison sentence. Before his

conviction, he'd been a promising striker. Called up to the Wales

squad in 2008, he had 13 caps for his country. Once released from

jail, it seemed he would not be able to resume his footballing career.

Jessica Ennis-Hill threatened to pull her support from the football

club. After a ten month investigation, he successfully

appealed his original conviction and has been granted a new trial. Chad

Evans spoke only to say his name and plead not guilty. -- Ched. He was

told his case will be heard on the 4th of October and it will be

expected to last two weeks. He was given unconditional bail.

Police have appealed for help in the search for an Irish Ferries

crewman who, it was initially feared, may have gone overboard off

29-year-old Maarian Neagoo, a Romanian member of the catering

staff, was last seen 45 minutes before the ferry

from Rosslare docked at Pembroke Dock

He hasn't been seen since, despite an extensive search.

The First Minister Carwyn Jones says he had constructive and significant

discussions with senior Tata leaders in Mumbai, about the future

Tata is in the process of evaluating the offers it's received for its UK

assets, which include plants in Port Talbot and Shotton.

14 men have appeared at Mold Crown Court,

charged with 45 offences, including rape, sexual assault

All the defendants, who are aged between 18 and 31, deny the charges,

The first of two trials will start next January.

A second GP, accused of unlawfully killing a 12-year-

Ryan Morse had undiagnosed Addison's disease when he died in 2012.

The Judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict

Dr Joanne Rudling of failing to prevent his death.

Her colleague - Dr Lyndsey Thomas - was acquitted of manslaughter

Police are investigating a series of HOAX bomb threats made to schools

At the start of this month, two doctors appeared here at Cardiff

Crown Court, accused of manslaughter through gross negligence. The two

doctors were accused of failing to examine Ryan Morse in person, the

day before he died, when he was extremely unwell. The court heard

evidence from Ryan's mother and from a series of experts but then adjust

-- the judge decided there wasn't enough evidence for a properly

directed jury to conflict either of the doctors of the charge of

manslaughter. The case against Doctor Thomas was dismissed some 11

days ago now but the Crown Prosecution Service made an

application to the Court of Appeal to try to continue the prosecution

against a colleague. That application was heard in London

yesterday and dismissed so now today, like her colleague, she has

been found not guilty of manslaughter. There is a second

charge, of perverting the course of public justice. Prosecutors said she

added notes to the records after he died. She denies that the charge but

is likely to face a fresh trial with a fresh jury in the coming weeks.

Police are investigating a series of hoax bomb threats made to schools

It follows similar problems in England and Northern Ireland this

Police say there is nothing to suggest the incidents

This was the scene outside Whitchurch high school in Cardiff

this morning. At 9:45am, the switchboard received a hoax bomb

threat. By ten past ten, 2000 pupils, staff and visitors had been

evacuated as a precaution. The school says everyone was allowed

back in by lunchtime, following discussions. Lots of children were

due to take exams here today and in a statement, the headteacher says

those were allowed take place but steps will be taken to make sure no

candidate is disadvantaged by what happened. In Swansea, police were

called to this school just after ten o'clock, again in response to a

hoax. All pupils and staff were safely evacuated to a nearby school.

It is the latest in a series of what has been described by police as

malicious hoax communications, across the UK this week. A total of

11 schools in Northern Ireland have received hoax bomb threats in the

past few days. In England, 20 schools have been affected. And in

Wales, for schools have been evacuated as a precaution. These

forces are now working together to investigate who is responsible and

whether the incidents are linked. Tonight, people are -- police are

reassuring them public but at this stage, there is nothing to suggest

incidents like this are terror related.

Plans to merge local authorities are no longer sustainable.

That's the message from council leaders, who've discussed the issue

for the first time since a new Welsh government was formed.

Earlier this week the First Minister said it was "obvious" that previous

plans to reduce the number from 22 - to eight or nine, wouldn't get

enough support in the Assembly to go ahead.

Our political reporter Cemlyn Davies is here.

Merging local authorities is an issue which has had a lot of

attention over the last couple of years and especially since those

controversial plans to cut the number of local authorities to eight

or nine were published. Since then, we've had an election and the

minister who was responsible for local government reorganisation, has

lost his seat. Earlier this week, Colin Jones said his plans wouldn't

be going ahead because of a lack of support for them. He is now having

to debate this issue further and try and get support from other parties.

Again, everything is up in the air. What Welsh councils want is clarity

about what is likely to happen next. They are saying that forcing

councils to urge in getting bogged down in a long process is not the

way forward. That wouldn't be sustainable. Instead, the focus

should be on moving quickly and looking at a new, more creative way

of getting councils to cooperate at a regional level.

Throughout all of this, the priority should be on delivering public

services in these times of austerity. What we are hoping for

and I know all leaders reunited today, is that we can see a positive

negotiation with the new minister. A fresh start to face challenges which

are coming our way. Financial pressures and austerity are

overwhelming. What response has there been? We've

had a statement from the new Cabinet member responsible for local

government. That is Mark Drake foot. He says he understands the need for

clarity and reorganisation of the next few weeks and months. He will

be meeting local government leaders and others to hear what they have to

say on this issue. He is trying to gather as many opinions and views as

possible. Today, the W LGA has made it quite clear how they think things

should proceed. Still to come in the programme: Some

of the thousands of Belgians, forced to flee to Britain

during the First World War. Now an appeal to find out more

about those who came to Wales. And still a few showers for the bank

holiday weekend but warmer People living in the seaside village

of New Quay in Ceredigion claim shellfish waste from a local fish

factory is ruining their beaches The factory Quay Fresh

and Frozen Foods is hoping to renew its marine licence

to deposit clean, crushed whelk But Matt Murry's been meeting local

people, who say the shell waste has The golden beaches of Newquay have

always been a attraction for holiday-makers the people living

here feel they are not as golden as they used to be. With large sections

of the beach covered with shells from a local factory, which deposits

crushed whelks shells into the sea. The company is looking for a renewal

of its licence to keep on carrying out this practice but locals feel

the problem is getting worse. Fiona Best and his son, Thomas, are happy

to look at shells on sale but feel the crushed ones on the beach are

dangerous. The main thing is it's the children running in and out of

the sea. They kept their feet. Therefore, they didn't have that

problem. When I was running, it hurts my feet and my daddy told

me... When you walk along the speech, it does actually crunch and

that is the welcome shells and my feet breaking up. When you pick up

one of the shells and feel it, it's quite sharp. You can understand why

some parents are concerned about their children playing on the

speech. There is also concern about wildlife and the damage these things

are doing to boats. Brenda Grainger lives next door to the fish factory.

She supports the company as it is good for the local economy but

believes they could dispose of their shells in a different way. I think

it is spoiling the beach. There are too many shells around and it's

aggravating engines in boats. It's getting people's feet. The problem

is, if the fish factory aren't allowed to dispose of them in the

sea, we can't have more traffic going up Rock Street because that is

too much. A public consultation will decide whether to renew the licence,

allowing the factory to continue to put shall waste into the sea. We

need to look at the impact on the environment. We need to look at the

impact on wildlife and human health. And a wide range of things concerned

with how people use the sea. The company say they will not comment

while their application for a licence is under review. The

consultation will continue on whether these shells are a blight or

adding to the beauty of this popular tourist spot.

Dan Lydiate will captain Wales in the absence of the injured

Sam Warburton against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

Lock Alun Wyn Jones returns from injury.

There's one change in the backs from the side that beat

Italy in the Six Nations, with Scott Williams partnering

Coach Warren Gatland says it's an important game ahead of three

tests against world champions New Zealand next month.

Sometimes, you go to the southern hemisphere and play in the first

Test match and the guys haven't played for four weeks. We just go to

the game to try and get is up to speed, to what we're going to

encounter in the southern hemisphere.

It's a big weekend for Gareth Bale and a nervous one for the rest

of us, hoping he'll emerge from the Champions League Final unscathed.

His Real Madrid side take on Atletico Madrid.

Bale is aiming to emulate Ryan Giggs and Joey Jones, the Welshmen who've

He scored to help Real win the Cup two years ago.

We know we can do it and now we just have to go and prove it again that

we can. Confidence is high but we know it is going to be very

difficult game. We know that they are a very difficult team and we're

confident but we will go the game with spirits hoping to win. Just

don't get injured! His Wales team-mate, Joe Allen,

is a doubt for the warm-up match in Sweden because of a minor knee

injury but he's expected Meanwhile, Allen, who's

with the Wales squad on a training camp in Portugal, says he'll only

discuss his future at Liverpool The midfielder, who has one year

left on his contract, says he's determined to concentrate

only on Wales for the next No, it's not on my mind at all. As

soon as the season was done with Liverpool, I was 100% focused on

Wales. I said to myself, that's the way it's going to be. I'm here to

represent my country. Anything with regards to my future will come after

that. Tonight, unions in France

are warning they'll disrupt traffic and public transport in cities

where Euro 2016 matches will be held in protest

at controversial labour laws. Well, it all kicks off

in a fortnight and in the year when Wales will be playing

tournament football for the first time since the '50s, there's a call

for a Welsh National Football The Wrexham supporters' Trust wants

it to be in the north east of Wales, as none of the National Museums

and Galleries are based there. Future of Welsh football has never

been brighter. While the players prepare for a summer in France,

there is a campaign back home are aimed at bringing together elements

of our footballing past. Peter Jones is Wrexham football club's

historian. The doubting where he wants to see the museum established.

In 1877, when Welsh football is played here, in America, General

Custer was fighting the battle of little Bighorn. History is here, at

the racecourse. Many regard Wrexham is the of Welsh football, after all,

Wales's first home match was played back here in March 18 77. The

racecourse is the oldest surviving international ground in the world.

Exactly 140 years ago, the football Association of Wales was formed here

at this hotel in the town. Scotland has one and the National Museum in

Manchester is one of the biggest football collections in the world.

Even Robbie Savage's ponytail is on display there. The local council

helped fund at, ?2 million a year. And many from the Heritage lottery

fund covers the cost of buying the collections. How feasible would

setting up a similar museum in Wales B? This is John Charles's debut

shirt... In Wrexham, A conference of archive is stored in the museum. An

exhibition to coincide with Euro 2016 is planned here. But from the

man in charge, a word of caution. Starting a museum from scratch is

great fun but running a museum from day-to-day is a tricky business.

You're trying to set up a business that won't make money but you don't

want too big a loss. There are no museums and galleries in the

north-east, so people say it will only be fair. There is a Slate

Museum in North Wales and another one looks at coal. We've even got in

National wool Museum for Wales. It quite strange that would haven't got

anything that looks at popular culture or any aspect of that, and

the way popular culture and more specifically sport has shaped the

history of Wales. With the European Championships just a fortnight away,

campaigners insist there has never been a better time to celebrate

Wales's part in developing the beautiful game.

Chris Coleman will name his squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday, Sony dash

more from me next week. An appeal is underway

for information about a group of refugees who made their home

here a century ago. A quarter of a million Belgians came

to Britain to escape the First World 4,500 of them ended up

in Wales but little These were some of the 250,000

Belgians forced to leave their country and flee to Britain

at the start of the First World War. Christophe Declerque's great

grandfather was one of them and he's spent the past decade tracking down

as much information as he can Many thousands came to Wales

and their arrival generally There is an iconic picture at Rhyl,

where more than 800 people turned up for two dozen Belgian refugees,

providing a very warm welcome. There was a lot of hassle as well.

Everyone wanted to carry their luggage. Everybody is going wild

about refugees. This only a few dozen in the entire country, whereas

at the time, they were like thousands.

Some of the Belgian refugees made their mark in unusual ways.

One Eugeen Vanfleteren designed and built the so-called Black Chair

awarded posthumously to the poet Hedd Wynn who was killed

Elsewhere there are commemorative plaques like this one in Bangor

or monuments to repay the kindness of strangers.

This is the Belgian promenade near Menai Bridge, built a century ago

the refugees as the thank you for the hospitality they received year.

It was rebuilt in the 60s and reopened by one of those original

Belgians. But despite these landmarks, little is known about the

refugees as few decided to make Wales their permanent home. One

historian is trying to increase our awareness of the time they spent

here. It is an overlooked group. There are reasons behind that. When

the war ended, the government was eager to have jobs available for

returning soldiers in the Belgian government was very eager to have

their people back at home to start rebuilding their country. The body

just got on with their business. The Wales for peace Heritage Project,

set up to ask questions, wants people to research their own

communities to uncover more about Wales's Belgian guests.

The bank Holiday weekend is nearly here. What is the weather got in

store for us? It's not looking too bad. Feeling

warmer heading into the bank holiday weekend. Image of sunshine and

showers. Showers are more likely on Saturday. Drier on Sunday. Tonight,

if you showers pushing up from the side. Some could be thundery. Easing

through the night. Some mist patches. It quite muddy night --

muggy night with temperatures remaining in double figures.

Tomorrow, is low-pressure systems circling around the UK. The shower

risk is never too far away. Really low cloud and mist will lift and

break. Then it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. This showers

could develop further through the afternoon. A warning this humidity

could trigger the odd thunder shower but like today, they will be hit and

miss. Many places avoiding them completely. Sunny spells in between.

Like, south-easterly winds introducing some warmer air. Top

temperature of 15 in Gwynedd. Tomorrow night, if you showers which

could be heavy before they gradually ease away overnight. Clear spells

and light winds will allow mist patches and coastal fog to develop.

Overnight lows of between eight and 12 Celsius. Through the weekend,

these low-pressure systems should move away eastwards, allowing high

pressure to build from the West. Things will start settle down until

this feature heads westwards late on Monday. Sunny spells and if you like

to showers on Sunday. Temperatures in the high teens everywhere. If you

places possibly even reaching the low 20s. Similar on Monday. Cloud

and rain could spread in from the east. It is that mixture of sunshine

and showers through the bank holiday weekend. More in the way of sunshine

on Sunday. Feeling quite close and milder by night. Finally, one of our

weather watchers took this picture. Caroline's view in Mountain Ash.

Turning warmer everywhere over the next few days. You have any photos

you want to send this, upload pictures to the website. As always,

keep up with the detail of the bank with a weekend on the smartphone or

the website. A man who has kept a slave for two

decades has spoken about his experience for the first time.

Earlier this week, these three men were convicted of forcing Michael

Hughes of working against his will. He has told us how he was

controlled, beaten and Pip -- kidnapped when he managed to escape.

I will be back with a quick update at eight o'clock for you and with

more after the ten o'clock News. Thanks for your company. Have a

great weekend. Goodbye.