:00:00. > :00:00.the weekend while between those heavy bursts of rain it should feel
:00:00. > :00:09.warmer. Our top story: A Welsh MP calls
:00:10. > :00:13.for a review of fixed odds betting Tonight, in a special report,
:00:14. > :00:29.one former gambler tells us My son watched me put ?1500 in the
:00:30. > :00:36.machine one day. When you are in the zone nothing is more important.
:00:37. > :00:38.Also tonight, this former scoutmaster is already in prison
:00:39. > :00:42.The latest from court where he's been given a fresh sentence for sex
:00:43. > :00:46.Are you one of the landlords who could soon be breaking the law?
:00:47. > :00:53.With weeks to go, thousands still aren't registered
:00:54. > :00:59.Considering I had no idea about the scheme I don't think they've had all
:01:00. > :01:02.done a good idea about encouraging good landlord behaviour.
:01:03. > :01:04.And, a rural job in need of 21st century technology.
:01:05. > :01:06.One farmers' union says slow broadband is causing
:01:07. > :01:11.In tonight's sport, it's one of the world's biggest sporting
:01:12. > :01:14.events, but one expert warns there could have been NO economic
:01:15. > :01:40.benefits to Wales hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
:01:41. > :01:41.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:01:42. > :01:44.They generate billions of pounds for the gambling industry,
:01:45. > :01:46.but tonight there's a claim that some betting game machines
:01:47. > :01:48.are causing serious damage to Welsh communities.
:01:49. > :01:52.The Welsh MP who's leading an inquiry into the fixed odds
:01:53. > :01:58.terminals is now calling for a UK government review of the machinesm
:01:59. > :02:00.which are found in bookmakers across the country.
:02:01. > :02:08.With this special report, here's Gareth Bryer.
:02:09. > :02:16.They are essential part of the gambling industry, fixed or what
:02:17. > :02:21.betting terminals. Touch screen machines where you can play casino
:02:22. > :02:27.games, electronic slot games and virtual racing. But unlike other
:02:28. > :02:32.slot machines you can stake up to ?100 bet. After almost 50 years of
:02:33. > :02:36.problem gambling, this man who wanted to remain anonymous, they
:02:37. > :02:43.proved his undoing. His words are spoken a member of our production
:02:44. > :02:48.team. My son watched me put ?1500 in a machine one day and he was
:02:49. > :02:51.physically shaking. It when you are in the zone nothing matters and
:02:52. > :02:59.there's nothing more important than the machine. Nothing could have
:03:00. > :03:02.stopped me. Now, a Swansea MP and chair of the Parliamentary group
:03:03. > :03:08.looking at the machines says the government needs to do something. We
:03:09. > :03:14.need an overhaul and hopefully come up with a solution which will not
:03:15. > :03:17.suit the bookies but it will help the associated problems with these
:03:18. > :03:20.machines. When the bookies were on the high street and they were just
:03:21. > :03:25.doing horse racing and dog racing they were part of the fabric of a
:03:26. > :03:31.community but now they've become the scourge of the community. The
:03:32. > :03:36.terminal 's first appeared in 1999 and last year, customers across the
:03:37. > :03:41.UK, lost a total of ?1.7 billion playing them. Betting shops are
:03:42. > :03:46.restricted to four machines and as things stand there are over 1400
:03:47. > :03:50.terminals in Wales. The UK Government has indicated it will
:03:51. > :03:55.conduct a review of the machines and the maximum stake people can bet.
:03:56. > :04:03.The industry accepts the review is likely but says the bookies shop is
:04:04. > :04:08.the safest place to gamble. We welcome the debate. It's easy for
:04:09. > :04:13.the antigambling lobby to make quite strong false claims about the
:04:14. > :04:17.industry. The shins have been in shops for 15 years and they've been
:04:18. > :04:21.reviewed. When the evidence comes before government they come to the
:04:22. > :04:25.same conclusion, that they should be there. He was using money he's saved
:04:26. > :04:30.for Christmas presents that prompted this gambler to break his habit.
:04:31. > :04:34.I've been gamble free for two years but the addiction below was be part
:04:35. > :04:38.of my life. It will never disappear and the thought of going into a
:04:39. > :04:42.betting shop is frightening because I know if I walk back into a betting
:04:43. > :04:47.shop the machines will make me have that feeling again. He made a break
:04:48. > :04:50.from his past but for other individuals it is still at the heart
:04:51. > :04:52.of our high streets and the stakes are high.
:04:53. > :04:55.A former scout leader, who's already in jail for abusing
:04:56. > :04:58.boys in the 1960s and '70s, has been given a further 11-year sentence.
:04:59. > :05:02.Mold Crown Court heard how more victims of 70-year-old Martyn Tucker
:05:03. > :05:07.came forward after seeing news reports of the previous case.
:05:08. > :05:09.Our reporter Chris Dearden joins us now.
:05:10. > :05:27.Well, the church described his behaviour as deviant and wholly
:05:28. > :05:34.representative -- reprehensible. He admitted to 28 offences of indecent
:05:35. > :05:38.assault or gross indecency. It involved eight victims aged as young
:05:39. > :05:41.as 12 and one of the victim said he was left with long-term injuries
:05:42. > :05:47.after he was sexually assaulted by Martyn Tucker. Another victim said
:05:48. > :05:53.he was on a canoeing holiday with Martyn Tucker who I work in a tent
:05:54. > :05:57.in the middle of the night and found he was being sexually assaulted.
:05:58. > :06:02.Another said he was groomed between the ages of 12 and 14 by Martyn
:06:03. > :06:06.Tucker in the 1980s and he was indecently assaulted several times
:06:07. > :06:11.as well. Martyn Tucker had been a canoe instructor and Scout leader
:06:12. > :06:17.but the judge said the -- that he had inflicted things on his victims
:06:18. > :06:22.that they would suffer for three years. Reminders of his previous
:06:23. > :06:28.convictions. In 2014 he was given 12 years in jail for offences against
:06:29. > :06:34.five other victims. The court heard today that one man saw a news report
:06:35. > :06:39.about that case in 2014 and broke down in tears in his kitchen. He
:06:40. > :06:43.rang the police and spoke about it for the first time because he too
:06:44. > :06:48.had been abused by Martyn Tucker. These were the charges on the sheet
:06:49. > :06:52.today for which he was sentenced. There was another man in court,
:06:53. > :06:58.Malcolm Gould, who was sentenced for assault on one of Martyn Tucker's
:06:59. > :07:01.victims and the police have welcomed the sentences saying they hope there
:07:02. > :07:04.is some justice for the victims who can get some closure on this.
:07:05. > :07:06.The design of Swansea's Kingsway was a contributory factor
:07:07. > :07:09.in an incident which resulted in the death of a 41-year-old woman
:07:10. > :07:12.Sergeant Louise Lucas died in March 2015 after being hit
:07:13. > :07:15.from behind by a bus when she attempted to
:07:16. > :07:22.Road safety expert, Mark Steventon, said it was likely
:07:23. > :07:29.Mrs Lucas momentarily forgot about the unconventional
:07:30. > :07:33.Since Mrs Lucas' death metal barriers have been placed along
:07:34. > :07:39.The Caerphilly MP, Wayne David, is returning to the Labour front
:07:40. > :07:43.He originally left the shadow cabinet, in protest
:07:44. > :07:46.at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, but has agreed to go back IF he can
:07:47. > :07:48.continue to support the renewal of the Trident nuclear system,
:07:49. > :07:57.A former police superintendent who is on trial for historical sex
:07:58. > :08:00.offences has told Mold Crown Court he's the victim of a "conspiracy
:08:01. > :08:03.Gordon Anglesea, who's 78, denies abusing two boys
:08:04. > :08:14.There are fears that thousands of landlords will soon
:08:15. > :08:17.be breaking the law, when a new central licensing
:08:18. > :08:22.Welsh Government figures suggest only one in four landlords have
:08:23. > :08:25.undertaken the Rent Smart Wales training, with the deadline
:08:26. > :08:32.It's hoped the scheme will raise standards,
:08:33. > :08:34.but opponents say rogue landlords will slip through.
:08:35. > :08:38.Here's our economics correspondent, Sarah Dickins.
:08:39. > :08:43.Ffion Paschalis works for a Cardiff letting agency and shows me
:08:44. > :08:49.The landlord has ten or 12 properties altogether.
:08:50. > :08:55.He's converted this building into eight self-contained flats.
:08:56. > :08:58.A mixture of two and one bedroom flats.
:08:59. > :09:01.So that's someone who would be counted as a professional landlord?
:09:02. > :09:04.Landlords and agents have to register within six weeks.
:09:05. > :09:07.A central licensing scheme, Rent Smart Wales, has been set up
:09:08. > :09:12.The scheme involves landlords being trained about
:09:13. > :09:17.and responsibilities online or in a classroom and they get
:09:18. > :09:23.Another option is not do the training, pay for
:09:24. > :09:26.a letting agent but still register as a landlord.
:09:27. > :09:30.Many landlords do not see themselves as businesses.
:09:31. > :09:34.They just let out a home they've inherited or grown out of.
:09:35. > :09:39.I fully agree with protecting tenants but there's not an awful lot
:09:40. > :09:40.sometimes to protect landlords because there's an assumption
:09:41. > :09:44.every landlord is bad and they have multiple properties.
:09:45. > :09:51.I don't think Rent Smart has done a good job in helping to encourage
:09:52. > :09:56.This is one of many events in which landlords are being
:09:57. > :10:02.It takes eight weeks to be trained and registered for the scheme
:10:03. > :10:04.so with six weeks before the government's deadline and three
:10:05. > :10:21.quarters of landlords in Wales not registered that's quite a challenge.
:10:22. > :10:22.The Residential Landlords Association says it advised
:10:23. > :10:24.the Welsh government against this type of licensing.
:10:25. > :10:27.It's incredibly bureaucratic and has proven not to be successful
:10:28. > :10:30.Scotland hasn't taken up more than 15% of the problems.
:10:31. > :10:32.The Welsh government hopes the scheme will increase
:10:33. > :10:34.the reputation of the private sector here and attract more
:10:35. > :10:45.There are a fair few accidental landlords in particular who have
:10:46. > :10:48.maybe inherited property who aren't aware they have the same obligation
:10:49. > :10:52.as someone who has maybe a hundred properties.
:10:53. > :10:55.The fear is those people may find themselves the wrong side
:10:56. > :11:03.A man who claims he slept with a woman just days before
:11:04. > :11:05.she was allegedly raped by footballer Ched Evans,
:11:06. > :11:09.has told a court he was "shocked" by her sexual behaviour.
:11:10. > :11:12.The former Wales international denies raping the 19-year-old woman,
:11:13. > :11:15.at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan in Denbighshire, five years ago.
:11:16. > :11:19.He was found guilty of rape in 2012, but had his conviction
:11:20. > :11:35.Jed Evans has always maintained his innocence. His retrial has heard in
:11:36. > :11:41.graphic detail about consensual sexual relationships but it's
:11:42. > :11:47.claimed his alleged victim had with other men on other occasions -- that
:11:48. > :11:54.it's claimed. It was in 2011 that the 19-year-old went back to a held
:11:55. > :11:57.-- hotel room after a night out. The prosecution say that Mr Evans also
:11:58. > :12:03.had sex with the woman here but she was too drunk to be able to consent
:12:04. > :12:07.with him. She remembers nothing. The court heard today from a witness who
:12:08. > :12:12.can't be named for legal reasons but he explained he also went back after
:12:13. > :12:16.a night out with a moment when she was also drank but on a separate
:12:17. > :12:21.occasion. He explained the direction and the words she used with him. The
:12:22. > :12:26.court heard those words and direction were similar or identical
:12:27. > :12:32.to the ones that Chad Evans said she used during their encounter at that
:12:33. > :12:36.hotel that weekend. The witness added the woman was expecting sex as
:12:37. > :12:44.soon as they got into the house. "She Turned and said... You're not
:12:45. > :12:48.even going to rip my clothes off". Another witness explained he also
:12:49. > :12:53.went back after a night out. He told the court that the 19-year-old
:12:54. > :12:58.didn't appear to be able to remember what happened between them the night
:12:59. > :13:05.before either. Defending Mr Evans, the QC asked why he was giving
:13:06. > :13:10.evidence? The answer was because he believed she was lying. This was
:13:11. > :13:21.extra evidence given to the Chad Evans legal team after Woods. Mr
:13:22. > :13:24.Evans denies rape and the trial continues.
:13:25. > :13:34.A look at some of the more unusual ways of sparking interest among
:13:35. > :13:39.girls to follow a career in science and technology.
:13:40. > :13:42.And there was a record medal haul for Wales in Glasgow,
:13:43. > :13:45.but a report sets out some of the reasons a bid to host
:13:46. > :13:53.the Commonwealth Games HERE was dropped.
:13:54. > :13:56.The head of National Museum Wales has warned that proposals to merge
:13:57. > :14:00.some of its commercial work, would tie it "by the legs".
:14:01. > :14:03.Director General David Anderson told the assembly's culture committee
:14:04. > :14:08.he feared a loss of effectiveness, if the plans involving Cadw,
:14:09. > :14:10.the body in charge of historic sites in Wales, went ahead.
:14:11. > :14:13.The Welsh government says it wants the institutions to become
:14:14. > :14:29.It is hard to beat effective as an entity even though it may look as
:14:30. > :14:37.though only certain functions are being taken. In practice, commercial
:14:38. > :14:42.activities and non-commercial call work are deeply integrated with each
:14:43. > :14:43.other and require savage surgery to separate them out.
:14:44. > :14:45.Let s speak to our Arts Correspondent, Huw Thomas,
:14:46. > :14:48.who is at the National Museum for us tonight.
:14:49. > :14:54.Huw, how strongly is the museum resisting this plan?
:14:55. > :15:02.It's fair to say that the museum is raising questions about the proposal
:15:03. > :15:06.while also accepting some form of collaboration could ultimately be
:15:07. > :15:10.beneficial to the museum and other institutions like it in Wales.
:15:11. > :15:14.They're raising questions about a plan that could ultimately see its
:15:15. > :15:22.commercial operations merged -- merge with those of Cadw. And also
:15:23. > :15:26.attention you with the National library in Aberystwyth. We heard
:15:27. > :15:30.from Mr Anderson saying how hard it would be to separate the commercial
:15:31. > :15:35.function of the museum from the call work it does and they are
:15:36. > :15:39.essentially fairly intertwined. He hinted that in the long term it
:15:40. > :15:42.could be damaging to the museum. But the government has said it's at the
:15:43. > :15:47.beginning of a consultation process to work out what the role of
:15:48. > :15:53.Historic Wales would be when it's created and once the discussion to
:15:54. > :16:00.take place in the coming months. But national Museum Wales aren't the
:16:01. > :16:03.only one to debate this. They all claim it could be a threat to the
:16:04. > :16:10.museum 's independence if the merger went ahead. Creating Historic Wales
:16:11. > :16:16.was a Labour manifesto, wasn't it? Yes. In a sense it helps explain a
:16:17. > :16:20.bit of the museum's stance as they feel that perhaps some of the ideas
:16:21. > :16:27.about what Historic Wales should do have already been taken. The
:16:28. > :16:30.government say a group will look at the business case for Historic Wales
:16:31. > :16:36.in the next few months. In the meantime, you can expect National
:16:37. > :16:42.Museum Wales to put its case for its own independence. Thank you.
:16:43. > :16:44.A minute's silence will be observed across Wales next Friday morning
:16:45. > :16:47.to remember the victims of Aberfan exactly 50 years after the disaster.
:16:48. > :16:50.Earlier today, pupils from three local schools planted a tree
:16:51. > :17:02.On October 21st 1966 - a colliery waste tip collapsed
:17:03. > :17:13.onto Pantglas Junior School, killing 144 people.
:17:14. > :17:18.There's a widening digital divide between rural Wales and the west of
:17:19. > :17:24.the community according to the managing director of the farmers
:17:25. > :17:28.union of Wales. Davies says businesses in farming are suffering
:17:29. > :17:32.and unable to diversify. The Welsh government says it remains committed
:17:33. > :17:37.to offering fast reliable broadband to every property here.
:17:38. > :17:39.Gareth Lloyd is a sheep farmer in Talgarreg in Ceredgion.
:17:40. > :17:42.He was brought up on the farm so learnt the business
:17:43. > :17:45.at a very early age, but it's changing quickly but it's
:17:46. > :17:47.battle to keep up when his broadband is still painfully slow.
:17:48. > :17:50.Gareth is also often without mobile signal which makes it hard to run
:17:51. > :17:55.This widening digital divide between rural Wales and the rest
:17:56. > :18:11.You register cattle online and more and more people are coming online so
:18:12. > :18:14.it is being more technologically advanced -- advanced. The ability
:18:15. > :18:18.isn't there for a lot of people to do that because they haven't got
:18:19. > :18:25.broadband Internet connection or the speed they have got means it takes
:18:26. > :18:29.an age. It is the slow Internet connection that farmers say it is
:18:30. > :18:34.making things difficult as they look to expand what they do. With Ning a
:18:35. > :18:38.living off the land becoming increasingly hard, many farmers look
:18:39. > :18:42.to diversify but that can be virtually impossible if you have a
:18:43. > :18:46.slow Internet connection as you need it to market your business and take
:18:47. > :18:51.bookings and for customers to use Wi-Fi when they are staying. At in a
:18:52. > :18:56.poor mobile signal and it becomes increasingly frustrating when you
:18:57. > :18:59.see other parts of the country seeing vast improvements. Alan
:19:00. > :19:08.Davies Is The Managing Director Of The Farmers Union of Wales. He is
:19:09. > :19:13.asking for a review. We are not getting anything in terms of
:19:14. > :19:15.investment on local development because the connectivity isn't
:19:16. > :19:20.there. Something serious needs to change, not least of which should be
:19:21. > :19:25.a review of technological options available within superfast broadband
:19:26. > :19:30.programmes. The Welsh government says they are continuing to make
:19:31. > :19:36.solid progress on their superfast programme. There are whole counties
:19:37. > :19:45.in Wales who have nothing at all. So, through superfast, we got to the
:19:46. > :19:49.end of June and properties did get superfast broadband. But with many
:19:50. > :19:51.parts of rural Wales still failing to see improvements, this is a
:19:52. > :19:55.digital divide which seems to be getting wider.
:19:56. > :20:04.Why do many women decide not to pursue a career inside and
:20:05. > :20:10.technology? Research shows it is often a lack of confidence putting
:20:11. > :20:16.girls are. An event today aims to inspire 15 to 22-year-old.
:20:17. > :20:25.Making music with a glass bottle, a piece of wood and a string. It's all
:20:26. > :20:26.to try and get girls more interested in subjects like science,
:20:27. > :20:47.technology, engineering and maths. This social enterprise supports
:20:48. > :20:51.girls considering a Stem career. This young woman says you don't need
:20:52. > :20:58.to be as gifted as heard to work in the sector. Actually, the myth has
:20:59. > :21:03.got a lot to do in the way of getting in the way. There's a
:21:04. > :21:06.perception you must be amazing at maths to do anything related to it
:21:07. > :21:15.but there are semi-different options. At an event today, a
:21:16. > :21:19.practical demonstration to get girls interested in science and
:21:20. > :21:27.technology. This is just a guitar string which vibrates. The vibration
:21:28. > :21:33.is then picked up on this. If they can see how things actually come to
:21:34. > :21:40.life... And it's about practical applications. Many pupils here are
:21:41. > :21:44.seriously considering a Stem career and say encouragement often begins
:21:45. > :21:48.at home. My grandad is a doctor so I've been inspired by him to pursue
:21:49. > :21:55.a career in medicine or other sciences. I'm thinking of something
:21:56. > :21:59.to do with technology as I enjoy computer work and designing
:22:00. > :22:04.products. But women are still underrepresented when it comes to
:22:05. > :22:07.so-called Stem subjects. In sectors like engineering, Wales has some of
:22:08. > :22:17.the lowest numbers of women working will stop in Wales, the number of
:22:18. > :22:21.chartered engineers stands at 5.6%. Far lower than other European
:22:22. > :22:27.countries such as Sweden where 25% of engineers are women. The Welsh
:22:28. > :22:31.government says it has spent ?2.2 million over the last couple of
:22:32. > :22:36.years on science academy and has funded over 20 major programmes of
:22:37. > :22:42.work with the aim of getting young people, especially girls, interested
:22:43. > :22:46.in science technology. It hopes that at events like this it's a path that
:22:47. > :22:54.more of them choose in the future. And now for the sport.
:22:55. > :23:02.Hosting the Commonwealth Games in Wales in 2026 may have had no
:23:03. > :23:07.economic benefits according to the Welsh government's chief economist.
:23:08. > :23:11.A study into a possible bid released to BBC Wales following a Freedom of
:23:12. > :23:15.information requests also warns that dropping the bid could damage the
:23:16. > :23:21.reputation of Wales. The big events just keep coming...
:23:22. > :23:29.Glasgow 2014, showcasing Scotland and not just its athletes, to the
:23:30. > :23:32.world at a cost of ?425 million. It was under budget and considerably
:23:33. > :23:37.less than what Wales would have spent to host the games in 2026. The
:23:38. > :23:44.Welsh government study looked at a range of options and prices. In
:23:45. > :23:48.third place at ?1.3 billion was the games in south-east Wales with the
:23:49. > :23:54.new athletics stadium and velodrome in Newport. The second most hotly
:23:55. > :24:02.was the game is split between South and North Wales. In first place, the
:24:03. > :24:08.ministers' preferred options was an all Wales game costing ?1.5 billion.
:24:09. > :24:12.The report says the main economic return would be from building
:24:13. > :24:17.facilities like these. But it says that can be done without hosting the
:24:18. > :24:21.games. It also says there is no clear evidence that hosting big
:24:22. > :24:25.sporting events will get many of us out on the track and participating.
:24:26. > :24:37.Some disagree with putting a price on moments like these. A gold fall
:24:38. > :24:41.cyclist Geraint Thomas. But those behind Commonwealth Games Wales says
:24:42. > :24:44.there will be another bid in the future and now there's plenty of
:24:45. > :24:51.time to bring the cost down. Glasgow built a lot of its venue going into
:24:52. > :24:57.the games whereas that wasn't the case for Wales. Some venues could
:24:58. > :25:03.still be built and host single sport competitions. If those are done and
:25:04. > :25:06.we were to come back, as we would like to come it would bring the cost
:25:07. > :25:13.down. The Welsh government dropped their bid in July citing high cost
:25:14. > :25:17.and funding and uncertainties over Brexit but the report says that may
:25:18. > :25:23.damage the sporting reputation of Wales around the world. But winning
:25:24. > :25:31.on this occasion might just have been too high a price to pay.
:25:32. > :25:36.Cardiff won't host a marathon until 2018, a year later than originally
:25:37. > :25:42.announced. Ten days ago, run for Wales said they would announce a
:25:43. > :25:43.marathon next April, saying they don't want to rush a route.
:25:44. > :26:01.Now for the weather. Thank you. Beach weather in some
:26:02. > :26:04.parts today. Not everywhere has date dried today with a few showers
:26:05. > :26:09.drifting in from England this afternoon. One or two showers around
:26:10. > :26:18.tonight but most of the country is dry. Cloud and missed in places.
:26:19. > :26:27.Temperatures will be cool. Tomorrow morning, parts of the North will be
:26:28. > :26:34.cloudy and misty. Much of the country will be dry with lovely
:26:35. > :26:38.sunshine in the south and West. During the day cloud will spread
:26:39. > :26:43.across the country bringing one or two showers in the afternoon. Most
:26:44. > :26:52.of the showers will be in the North and East and the Marches. Cooler
:26:53. > :26:56.than today. The breeze from the east or Northeast. In Pembrokeshire
:26:57. > :27:11.tomorrow, dry with sunny spells. Tomorrow evening, a few showers will
:27:12. > :27:18.die away so generally dry overnight. Ground frost in places. Saying --
:27:19. > :27:22.staying clear in parts of the South and West. On Friday, much of the
:27:23. > :27:31.country will be dry with bright spells of sunshine. On Friday, the
:27:32. > :27:36.chart shows low pressure in -- towards Ireland which will influence
:27:37. > :27:37.our weather for the weekend. Heavy showers but some sunshine as well
:27:38. > :27:42.and turning milder.