07/04/2017 BBC Wales Today

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The leader of the Conservatives in Wales denies he suspended

the party's rules in the Assembly to allow the former Ukip AM,

This isn't an argument between MPs and AMs.

This is argument between the volunteers and the voluntary

party of the Conservative Party, and it is their party.

The Champions League final will be the biggest sporting event

The man in charge of policing it says there'll be a

Nice and Berlin are still at the forefront of our

planning assumptions and considerations when we're talking

about the policing and security and safety.

Three women are cleared of force-feeding and manhandling

young children at a nursery in Port Talbot.

And it's being called Wales' largest living art installation

and it's part of a project to encourage us all to Get Creative.

The leader of the Conservatives in Wales has denied

that he suspended the party's rules in the Assembly to allow the former

Andrew RT Davies has told us it "wasn't in his gift" to do so.

It comes after UK Conservative sources told BBC Wales that Tory AMs

have now put their positions in jeopardy and could be deselected.

The latest from our political correspondent, Arwyn Jones.

The leader of the Conservatives in Wales welcoming the

There's no love lost between the Conservatives and

Mark Reckless after he defected to Ukip three years ago.

Conservative Party rules are clear, only party members

It has been made very clear that Mr Reckless

Even his new leader didn't want him two years ago.

I have to say, as you go out today, there will be collection

buckets at the door so that you can give generously so that we can boot

But instead of booting him out, he has welcomed Mr Reckless back in.

The answer we were told was the group in the Assembly

suspended the constitution, bypassing the rule book

to allow Reckless into their ranks and become

But surely, a political party can't just bypass the rule book?

He's got to explain himself and explain what his group are up to.

This is a key ingredient for an elected politician

that represent our party that they are a member.

This isn't an argument between MPs and AMs, this is an

argument between the volunteers and the voluntary party of the

Sources within the UK Conservative Party told BBC Wales

they were furious that any AM who voted to bypass the rules could

be refused the right to stand again at the next election.

But today, during a radio interview, the leader in Wales said they'd

It wouldn't be in our gift to suspend the Conservative Party

Mark Reckless has not applied to be a member of the

Mark Reckless has said that, we have said this.

This is what is confusing a lot of people, that you have got a

nonmember of the party sitting in your group.

It happens in democracies across the world and

council chambers across the world as well.

Last year, they got seven AMs elected to Cardiff Bay.

Mark Reckless wrote the manifesto and is now the second AM to turn

Mark Reckless is a regional Assembly Member for South Wales East,

an area which includes Newport and the theatre where

they launched that manifesto last year.

That means he wasn't voted in as an individual,

How do voters here feel now he has turned his back on that party?

He's gone with what is best for him, hasn't he?

He could be with the Lib Dems or Labour next week.

I don't think he should have done it.

On the one hand he is right in that Ukip was

set up to get us out of Europe and effectively

Ukip really should pack up their bags and cease to exist.

There is an overused saying that a week is a long time in politics,

the past 24 hours have shown that events can move a lot more quickly

Arwyn, where does the party go from here?

They add in a bit of a pickle. As far as they are concerned, they

definitely is the ascent -- Presiding Officer and she is happy

for Mark Reckless to sit as a Tory Assembly Member. The problem comes

with the internal Conservative Party rules. Andrew RT Davies said it

wasn't in his gift to bypass those rules but I'm informed that a vote

was held about precisely that issue. If those rules haven't been bypass,

where does that leave Mark Reckless? He can't set as a Conservative

Assembly Member. Andrew RT Davies this morning taste is language a Mr

Reckless would they -- vote with the Conservative group. I am told that

Conservative Party bosses in London are happy to bide their time but

will not tolerate Mark Reckless on the Conservative benches in here. We

also know Andrew RT Davies isn't a man to shy away from a fight. There

are the ingredients therefore political turmoil ahead.

Cardiff will be at "its busiest ever" when it hosts

the Champions League final on the 3rd June

with a "ring of steel" in the city according to the officers in charge

of policing the biggest sporting event in the world this year.

More than 170,000 fans are expected to travel

to the capital for the match, and it'll be broadcast to

Around 12,000 staff will be working at the event.

It is billed as the best of the best come on the ultimate stage. The

Champions League final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on

June the 3rd. Today, organisers revealed detailed plans for the

biggest sporting event Wales has ever hosted. A four-day festival of

football starting with the women's final on June the 1st. We're not

shying away from the fact if you are a small city don't have the

infrastructure or the 24 hour were underground or hotel rooms. We knew

that we had to find solutions. We worked with Uefa on that. 100

private jets will transport the APs to Cardiff to watch the match was

that fans will make 60,000 train journeys, that is 15,000 more than

during the Rugby World Cup. 1500 officers from around the UK will

police the event. They say they have never planned for anything like it.

We will be putting in road closures to stop the vehicle attacks we saw

in Westminster, Berlin and Nice and considerations around pedestrians

and also ticket holders coming to the stadium. Wales is no stranger to

hosting global events and the deception they bring. Three years

ago the Nato conference brought the road closures and security fences.

Most of the rows in the city centre will close at midnight on Saturday

June the 3rd and reopen in the early hours of Sunday morning. Cowbridge

Road East between Cathedral Road and Castle Street will be shut from

Thursday the 1st of June, opening again at 6am on Monday. They will be

plenty of closures to in Cardiff Bay where the fan zone will be based,

from Thursday the 1st of June until the Sunday night. This is how the

champions festival with looking Cardiff Bay. It won't actually be

showing the men's final but will host events of the highlights a

floating football pitch. Instead of boats here on the water, they will

be boots, great was at that. The team sheets last year included

Carlos. In Milan, they were 20,000 people to watch the Legends match.

This was Milan last year. There were 65,000 hotel rooms in the city,

Cardiff has 4000. The festival will take up a lot of space. There's

Cardiff park will transform into a campsite and not everyone is happy.

We're going to get thousands of people camping in the parks.

Hundreds of vehicles parking, tents, toilets refreshments, all of the

paraphernalia that go on. We're talking about taking the away from

the people for weeks. Organisers say this is an event for the whole of

Wales with bilingual branding for the first time ever. But to be seen

around the world by a reported 1.3 billion people. The journey to the

final four teams, fans and planners is well and away. From now until

June, all roads lead to Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court has heard a man

had taken cocaine at some point before crashing a car in Cardiff

which resulted in the death Joseph Smith was travelling

in the car driven by The jury was told it wasn't possible

to say how the drug would have He denies causing death

by dangerous driving. The boss of the NHS in Wales has

rejected the idea that patients could end up waiting longer

for planned treatment as a "trade-off" for quicker

emergency and cancer care. The suggestion was made last week

by the head of the English NHS. But Andrew Goodall says the health

service here should keep making "steady and sustained improvements,

across the board". It comes as his annual

report is published. The owner of a Port Talbot nursery

and two other staff members have been found not guilty of causing

cruelty to children. It took a jury at Swansea Crown

Court just over eight hours to acquit Katie Davies,

Christina Pinchess and Shelbie Forgan of allegations of

force feeding and manhandling young children at the Bright

Sparks nursery. Innocent of any wrongdoing, these

three nursery workers wept as a jury of five men and seven women

acquitted them of causing Outside court, a statement read

on behalf of the Bright Sparks owner, Katie Davis,

and two of her colleagues, Christina Pinchess and Shelbie

Forgan, described the impact the allegations have

had on their lives. It has been a very sad and emotive

case for all concerned. Three women who stand next to me

here have completely unblemished characters and have

had their lives turned upside down. The nursery Bright Sparks is

a wonderful environment for children and that business was set up first

and foremost to care for children The Bright Sparks nursery opened

in 2014 after its owner Katie Davies It closed last year

after Miss Davies voluntarily suspended her registration in light

of claims that some of the children there were

being ill treated. South Wales Police that

investigation after allegations were made by four students

who were on work experience placements at the nursery

in the latter half of 2015. During the course of the trial

the jury heard these students, who had very little or no previous

experience working in child care, had either misinterpreted

or exaggerated what they had seen. It's not yet clear whether

the nursery will reopen. The three women say they hope

to move on and continue to It's part of a project to encourage

us all to try something And some places are in

for the warmest weekend But how long will the warm,

sunny weather last? It's crucial Wales has access

to the EU digital single market after Brexit,

according to a leading voice The sector is growing more quickly

here than anywhere else Now, in the third report

in our special series, Jordan Davies looks at how Wales

could tap into this Not silicon valley, an allotment

in the Rhondda Valley. It's a place you may not

ordinarily find Mark Thomas, He is here to sell

the idea of farm bot. If you could connect

technology which could plant and water and weed and harvest food,

it could be a really good way of utilising the green space

in, say, South Wales. Farm bot is an example

of the digital economy You could order your veg

online from places like The potential is phenomenal,

isn't it, really. Mark is willing to spread

the word far and wide. He knows how transformative

the digital world could be. His Wales-based online survey

company operates in 500 cities. The digital economy will allow

us to create a number of jobs which could far

outgrow the number of spaces within Additionally, it'd be

great to see people stop going down to Cardiff and more

people going up to Tylorstown. But what about selling to places

like Toulouse or Turin, Europe? The EU's looking to introduce one

set of rules for digital products It is called the EU

Digital Single Market. It hasn't happened yet

and may not happen But David here, a former director

for Digital Wales at the Welsh Government, who is now

creating successful digital businesses, believes

access to it is key. I think it's pretty crucial,

I think we need to be part of it. If we are not, we've got to get

on with exporting elsewhere. As I said, in many ways,

for digital businesses, proximity is actually slightly less important

than it is for some. The Economy Secretary also

believes access is vital. If we don't have access

to the digital single market, the single market for goods

and services, then we do face huge challenges in terms

of our competitiveness. But at IQE, where their

semiconductors are used in close to every smartphone in the world,

Brexit isn't a concern. They are aiming to attract more

global businesses to create a Welsh semiconductor kingdom

known as a cluster. I suspect Brexit will not

have a strong impact on the cluster because compounds and

conductor technologies are global so we could certainly start

to build a cluster that would attract the size of,

in the region of 5000 Will Wales become a small

clever nation like this Those working in the digital

and tech economies are convinced. Much like the endless

possibilities for this device, the potential for Wales' digital

future is almost limitless. S4C has called for major changes

to its finances and its remit if it's to avoid becoming

a second class service. The channel's chief executive

has outlined his vision for the next ten years

but says a radical shake-up is needed to ensure it can meet up

with the changing demands He's been speaking to our arts

and media correspondent Huw Thomas. The new face of S4C,

online only as part of the channel's early efforts

to reach new audiences. S4C wants to do more of this

in future to ensure its content reaches everyone no matter

where or how they watch. But the man in charge

of the channel says it will need millions of pounds in

new investment at a time when it is still dealing with years

of cuts to its budget. We don't have a choice,

we have to target those viewers on the platforms of their choice

and the platforms they want to use. That costs and therefore we need

sufficient finance to do that. If we can't, then S4C might

turn into a second-class There is a warning that

programmes will suffer There is only one place we can find

that finance and that is to Now, I don't think that would be

fair, it would mean cutting part of Most of S4C's budget

comes from public funds. Around 75 million from the TV

licence fee and almost It wants 6 million more to pay for

the technology to reach every new digital device and an unspecified

sum to spend on new programmes. Its future will be considered

by an independent review later this year but securing more money seems

far from certain. It could be a struggle

to get the money. The government has laid down

cuts over the years. One thing that is important

is to get some sort of stability because there are a number

of reports that we are expecting on S4C including the government's

independent report on S4C which may come later this year and maybe

at that point we will have an answer to the financial situation.

Who knows? The vision S4C outlined

today will be part of the evidence it submits

to the independent review. The UK Government has struggled

to find someone to chair the review which has delayed the start but S4C

hopes the work will be completed by the autumn and at least

some of the conclusions will support its own

vision for the next ten years. It's been a dramatic start

to the cricket season, here's Tomos. First day of the season and yes,

the wickets have been tumbling. Glamorgan endured a terrible

start to their In a nightmare first

morning against Northants, In reply, Northants lost three early

wickets but ended the day Swansea City have just seven games

to maintain their status The Swans, who've picked-up

just a point in the last four league games, travel

to West Ham United. They're on an even worse run of form

with five straight defeats. The Swans are two

points from safety. Head coach Paul Clement

thinks their relegation fight will go to the last game

of the season. There's going to be some

tense moments ahead, Every game is really important,

every game has got a lot at stake. It's not going to surprise me now,

I think, if we have that right up until West Brom on the last day

of the season. Elsewhere, Cardiff City

are home to Brentford. Wales' women have beaten

Northern Ireland 3-1 in a friendly Elsewhere, Cardiff City

are home to Brentford. Striker Ricky Lambert faces

an uncertain future. Manager Neil Warnock says he does

not feature in his plans. The England international has only

scored four goals since August. It's another massive

game for Newport County. They're five points from safety

at the bottom of League 2 Wrexham travel to Bromley

in the National League. After crashing out of

the European Challenge Cup last weekend, the Blues are hoping

to bounce back in the Pro12 tonight. Coach Danny Wilson says he was left

frustrated after their second half He's called on his players

to "toughen up" ahead of tonight's Liam Williams' fight

for the interim WBO super welterweight title

is still on despite his opponent Williams, who's from Clydach Vale,

can still win for the title but his opponent Liam Smith can no

longer win it and will be fined. You know, when you are tied

to the weight it is hell. Liam Williams has to be strict

in order to make the weight. He took a bit of weight off this

morning and so it wasn't easy So, obviously Liam Smith struggled

that little bit more, didn't he. Three Cardiff Devils players

have been named in ice Hockey's Elite League All Star Team

- they are Ben Bowns, After winning the Elite League

and Challenge Cup the Devils could clinch

the treble this weekend They face Dundee Stars

tomorrow in the semis Win that and they'll play

in the final on sunday. And finally good luck to welsh

trainers, Rebecca Curtis and Nigel Twiston Davies with horses

running in tomorrow's It's being called Wales' largest

living art installation. Around a hundred people gathered

in the Brecon Beacons earlier - to outline a map of of the country,

and other shapes on the It's part of a project

called Get Creative encouraging people to

try something new. There are more than 200 events

happening across Wales over the next three days and it

all started on Pen y Fan What better way to spend a glorious

Friday by hiking up one of Wales's most beautiful mountain ranges. This

group is heading for this, a 2-D map of Wales outlined in nature friendly

red hessian. All in the name of being creative. Thousands of people

climb the peaks of the Brecon Beacons every year but today it is

unjust hikers who are here, the mountain has never seen anything

quite like this. Named in the heart of us, the volunteers transformed

the slope into a living art installation. The shifting series of

images. Spelling out the words Get Creative, moving to the centre to

throw some shapes to mimic a beating heart and outlining Wales's main

artery, the 8470. All in the days work for these participants. I'm

glad it isn't right at the top! It is getting people together, it

getting people out. I am extremely concerned we are losing our

creativity. It is lovely to see young people here. It is really fun.

There was a bit of waving your arms around and a bit of dancing or

movement. Arms up. This art installation has been thrown

together, it has been carefully planned by this man. Phil Williams

has teamed up with the local theatre. He directed all from this

little amount at the foot of the mountain. What I wanted to do was do

something around blood and the beating heart of creativity that

Wales has. Creativity is often seen as something elitist and we want to

open that out everybody. Today's installation kick start a whole

weekend of creative activities as part of the BBC Wales and Arts

Council of Wales project. More than 200 events are being held across

Wales from tailoring in Llandudno to young rapping in Llantrisant.

Whatever you fancy trying, it is about celebrating Wales's creative

side whatever shape it takes. Perfect weather to get creative

today. It is looking like a beautiful weekend.

There's more lovely weather to come this weekend.

Saturday the best day for a picnic but there's a fly

The sky clear and it will turn chilly again.

Cold enough in some rural spots for a touch of frost.

One or two fog patches forming as well.

Tomorrow high pressure will be centred just to the east of the UK.

The wind will turn more into the south and warmer air

A few mist and fog patches in the south and Powys.

Fine and sunny with a clear, blue sky.

During the morning any mist and fog will soon burn off.

The whole country then dry and sunny.

A gorgeous afternoon and it will end-up warmer than today.

Temperatures soaring into the mid to high teens.

A cracking day tomorrow for climbing Snowdon.

A cool breeze on the summit and don't forget your hat and suncream.

And lovely tomorrow for a trip to the seaside.

17 in New Quay with a breeze off the land.

Cooler in Colwyn Bay with a light breeze off the sea.

The sky clear and it will turn cool again,

Fine and sunny for a while but cloud will spread from the west

Warm in mid and east Wales but cooler in the north west.

Cooler too on the south and west coast with an onshore breeze.

Next week, Monday and Tuesday dry but cool

Later in the week drier and more settled again.

In the meantime, enjoy the sunny and warmer weather this weekend.

A reminder of the top stories from the BBC.

Russia has promised to strengthen Syria's anti-aircraft defences

after the US bombarded a Syrian air base with missiles.

American officials say the base was used to launch

a chemical weapons attack that left dozens of people dead.

Russia, which backs the Syrian president, condemned the US strike.

And the leader of the Conservatives in Wales has denied

that he suspended the party's rules in the Assembly to allow the former

Andrew RT Davies has told us it "wasn't in his gift" to do so.

It comes after UK Conservative sources told BBC Wales that Tory AMs

We will have a quick update at eight in jeopardy and could be deselected.

We will have a quick update at eight o'clock. More after the news at ten.

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