15/07/2016 BBC Wales Today

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Welcome to the programme.

The Senedd building in Cardiff is lit up with the colours

of the French flag tonight in a show of solidarity

following the terror attack in Nice.

And former South Wales Police detective Jeffrey Davies is jailed

for 18 years for raping two women.

Good evening.

Police forces in Wales have been asked to review security

for all major events here following the terror attack in Nice.

At least 84 people were killed after a lorry was driven into

a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.

Tonight the Senedd building has been lit up with the French Tricolour.

Earlier, a vigil was held to remember those who died.

Caroline Evans reports.

At times like this, there are no words to adequately

express the horror we feel.

But together, these people in Cardiff hope to show solidarity

with the people of Nice.

It is an appalling thing to happen.

You cannot imagine it, can you?

Words fail you.

It is such a dreadful thing to happen.

This is beyond the pale.

I just feel so sorry.

And I want the French to know that we really are terribly,

terribly hurt for them.

I can't believe why this has happened some many time

in France now.

So we are with them.

We want to show them our support.

The vigil has been organised by the Honorary Consul of France.

The French community here in Wales has been really affected recently

and we all suffered a lot from the Brexit.

Our people are very anxious about their future.

And a terrorist attack on top of that is making it very difficult

emotionally for most of us.

On behalf of the nation, leaders here have spoken

to express their shock.

The people of Wales stand shoulder to shoulder with them,

not just in sympathy but, of course, in looking to ensure that

attacks such as this don't destroy the free society that we all enjoy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been

directly affected in Nice and the communities

associated with them.

We have been in touch with the Honorary Consul's Office

in Wales and of course the Foreign Office is on-site

supporting any British and Welsh nationals for any support

that they may well need.

The attack happened last night as hundreds gathered

to celebrate Bastille Day.

At least 84 people were killed after a lorry was driven into the crowd.

Edward Jenkins from Ferryside in West Wales now lives in Nice.

Images on the news, we see places that we go every day.

And it is also our hometown that we love very dearly.

So it is heartbreaking to see this type of thing happening.

I just spoke to a client, actually, who said she was actually

on the beach and that they had to run away.

It is that fear in our gut at the moment that we're dreading

finding out somebody we know has been killed.

This Cardiff University student says he is lucky to be alive.

I was feeling that I was going to die, I was feeling really scared.

I didn't know what to do.

I just gave up on that moment.

So it was really, really close.

The thing that was between me and the truck was a bench,

it was a small bench.

SHE CONVERSES IN FRENCH.

The news from home is hard to watch, says Claudie, who runs this

creperie in Cardiff.

But her customers have been calling in to offer their support.

It is very sad, I am really sad.

It is terrible.

I would like so much for it not to happen again, you know?

To think of all the children who died for what?

For nothing.

Tonight, the flags at the Senedd and public buildings

across Wales remain at half mast as a mark of respect.

In response to the situation in Nice, the Pontypridd MP,

Owen Smith, postponed the official launch of his campaign

for the Labour leadership.

The former Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary was due

to make a speech explaining his decision to run but said

he wouldn't go ahead because of the "heartbreaking"

news from France.

A former South Wales Police detective has been jailed for 18

years after being found guilty of raping two women.

Jeffrey Davies from Aberdare was serving in the Rhondda Valley

when he raped his victims in 2002 and 2003.

Davies was dismissed from the force in 2013 after being convicted

of other sexual assaults.

Here's Paul Heaney.

A sex offender hiding in the police force.

The victims of Jeffrey Davies only felt they could come forward over

a decade after their ordeal.

Only after they saw he had been caught, jailed and sacked

from his job for sexually assaulting other women.

A South Wales Police detective who sexually assaulted two women

while on duty has been jailed for three years.

We now know his offending started in 2002, as a 31-year-old working

for South Wales Police.

One of Davies' victims thought she was getting the police car

with him to go to the local station.

Instead, he drove up this remote mountain road and had sex

with her against her will.

He told her it would make her feel better.

The judge said today Davies hadn't shown a shred of remorse

for his victims, accusing the women of lying right until the end.

The court heard Davies' second victim was a woman he had recently

started a relationship with.

He had been trusted to stay at her house one night,

trusted not to go into her bedroom.

But he went in anyway - forcing her onto the bed and raping her.

He mocked the idea that she might go to the police.

He felt untouchable as a police officer.

After the verdict today, the police complaints body praised

South Wales Police and the victims for coming forward.

It means women who are brave enough, and who are courageous enough

to come forward under such circumstances will get justice.

And it really means there is no hiding place in the Police Service

for officers who abuse public trust placed in them

in such a disgraceful way.

Davies will serve at least nine years of his 18-year sentence before

being released on licence, notifying police of his whereabouts

for the rest of his life.

A 47-year-old man from Gorseinon has been jailed for an abusive tweet

he sent to Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood.

David Begley said he hoped she would be raped by immigrants

after she appeared on a television debate about the EU referendum.

Begley was jailed for 12 weeks by Swansea magistrates

after admitting sending a communication conveying

an indecent, offensive message.

An independent public inquiry into the M4 relief road around

Newport will begin on November 1st.

It will examine the Welsh Government's controversial plans

to build a ?1.1 million motorway to the south of the city

and alternative proposed routes.

-- ?1.1 billion.

Around 100 pro cyclists took to the roads in Abergavenny today

in the British Cycling Elite Circuit Series.

Champion Ian Bibby secured his second win in a row.

Newport's Jon Mould finished third.

The race was part of the town's Festival of Cycling.

Time for a look at the weather for the weekend now.

Here's Derek...

Hello, noswaith dda, good evening.

Well, the weekend is upon us once again and we're

in for the usual mixed bag.

In other words, some rain and drizzle, feeling muggy, too.

But we should see an improvement on Sunday.

Tonight, mostly cloudy, some mist, hill fog and drizzle,

then later in the night a cold front will bring some heavy rain

to the far north.

And we're in for a muggy night, with temperatures not falling below

13 to 16 Celsius.

And it's more of the same tomorrow morning.

In other words, mostly cloudy, some rain in the north,

spots of drizzle in the south with mist and hill fog.

It should be dry, though, in the east.

Across the rest of the UK, a front line through central areas

will bring occasional rain.

To the north of that, brighter and fresher with a mixture

of sunshine and showers.

In the south it will brighten up in places, with the odd heavy

shower in the afternoon and feeling humid in the south.

25 Celsius in London compared to 15 Celsius in Glasgow,

with more of a breeze.

Wales tomorrow afternoon, some rain in the north

will spread into mid-Wales, some heavy rain on the mountains.

Further south, a few spots of drizzle.

Some dry weather, too, and it may even brighten up

in the far south-east with a little sunshine.

And everywhere it will tend to feel muggy.

Tomorrow evening and overnight, the rain and drizzle

will spread further south.

In the north, becoming dry and clear and turning fresher in the north.

Remaining muggy, though, in the south with mist and hill fog.

On Sunday, a dull and damp start in the south but through the day it

should gradually improve, becoming drier and brighter.

The best of the sunshine in mid and north Wales on Sunday afternoon,

as it will feel warm.

So a mixed bag of weather this weekend and then next week looks

like we could be in for a taste of summer.

Very warm on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

You can keep up-to-date with events in France online at bbc.co.uk/news.

We're back tomorrow evening at 5.55pm.

From all of us here - goodnight.

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