:00:00. > :00:00.tomorrow's talks when he will try to persuade Russia to end
:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to Wales Today - our headlines tonight
:00:09. > :00:17.Now a trial to fast track cancer diagnosis -
:00:18. > :00:26.It is the word cancer. When people bandied at around it is kind of
:00:27. > :00:38.frightening. Joseph Smith
:00:39. > :00:40.killed in a head on car crash. His stepfather is found guilty
:00:41. > :00:46.of causing his death is convicted using DNA -
:00:47. > :00:55.in the first investigation Beautiful Bodnant
:00:56. > :00:59.- now even bigger - as twenty acres of lost garden
:01:00. > :01:04.are restored - after a decade Tipped to lead the Lions
:01:05. > :01:12.this summer Sam Warburbon out And Welsh Cyclists in
:01:13. > :01:16.Hong Kong making their World We have some of the worst cancer
:01:17. > :01:25.survival rates in Europe. For lung cancer - the most
:01:26. > :01:27.common cancer world wide - Wales ranked second worst
:01:28. > :01:29.in a landmark study, coming 28th out of 29
:01:30. > :01:33.European countries. If survival rates here were as good
:01:34. > :01:36.as Belgium and Switzerland - the best performing countries -
:01:37. > :01:39.an extra 190 people a year might survive for at least five years
:01:40. > :01:42.following diagnosis. A year ago Welsh doctors visited
:01:43. > :01:50.Denmark to see how cancer services Owain Clarke looks at
:01:51. > :02:00.the ground-breaking new trial - hoping to catch cancer
:02:01. > :02:10.in its early stages. I know my own body and I knew
:02:11. > :02:17.something was wrong. But Dennis wasn't sure what. Persuaded to go to
:02:18. > :02:25.his GP, he found out he had prostate cancer. That cancer word is
:02:26. > :02:30.frightening. But an early diagnosis means he has a much better chance of
:02:31. > :02:36.making a recovery. But the picture is not rosy above the board. Cancer
:02:37. > :02:43.rates survivals are lower than many other European countries. It has one
:02:44. > :02:46.of the worst rates for cancer mortality. We are urgent about
:02:47. > :02:53.tackling this issue and doing something different to deal with it.
:02:54. > :02:59.Last spring this group from Welsh NHS travel to Denmark where they
:03:00. > :03:03.have invested heavily in specialist by rustic centres like this one
:03:04. > :03:08.where patients who have vague symptoms can have scans and tests at
:03:09. > :03:13.the same time. People had to wait too long within the health care
:03:14. > :03:19.system. From when they attended health care to the start of
:03:20. > :03:23.treatment. The group came back from Denmark confidence that the system
:03:24. > :03:28.they saw saved lives and that it could be adopted right here in Welsh
:03:29. > :03:35.NHS. To be fair, they didn't hang about. Here around 40 GPs are taking
:03:36. > :03:40.part in a new trial builds on the principles of the Danish model. What
:03:41. > :03:45.will they be looking for? We go through gaps where we don't see
:03:46. > :03:49.people. It's like if you see people in the street after a long time and
:03:50. > :03:53.they looked different. We get the same signals when people come in. We
:03:54. > :04:01.can see whether people reminders of whether they look like they did last
:04:02. > :04:05.time. So a patient won't have to wait for a series of individual
:04:06. > :04:12.tests. Instead, they will be sent within a week to a diagnostic
:04:13. > :04:17.clinic. As many tests and scans as necessary will be performed, where
:04:18. > :04:23.possible on the same day. Will there be enough staff and resources to
:04:24. > :04:25.make it work? There is fewer radiologists, not enough
:04:26. > :04:32.endoscopists. We don't have enough scanners. We need a completely
:04:33. > :04:36.different way of working. Currently, we are concentrating on a smaller
:04:37. > :04:40.group of cancer patients. I would like to provide the same level of
:04:41. > :04:45.high quality of care for all patients. Even before the trial is
:04:46. > :04:52.under way, one group of patients are already seeing the benefits. This is
:04:53. > :05:00.an MRI of a gentleman's prostate this morning. Those with prostate
:05:01. > :05:06.cancer get a routine MRI scan and biopsy on the same day. We were
:05:07. > :05:11.having weights of 60-100 days to get through the biopsy with the results
:05:12. > :05:16.and everything. Now results show that we occasionally have delays but
:05:17. > :05:22.they are coming through the pathway within 15-20 days. When it comes to
:05:23. > :05:26.cancer, speed often matters. Because of his early diagnosis, Dennis is
:05:27. > :05:33.confident he will long be able to see his young family grow up. I have
:05:34. > :05:41.four children under seven. I have to keep fit for those. If the new trial
:05:42. > :05:44.helps others diagnostic centres might become a feature of the NHS,
:05:45. > :05:46.like in Denmark. 16-years-ago Denmark
:05:47. > :05:48.revolutionised cancer care - Why is it taking so long
:05:49. > :06:04.to improve cancer care? The stats are very bleak. Ten common
:06:05. > :06:11.cancers, on all of them survival rates in Wales are well below the
:06:12. > :06:17.average in Europe. When Denmark found out it was doing badly, there
:06:18. > :06:24.was proper. It set about transforming its cancer care. Some
:06:25. > :06:29.might be asking why is it taking so much time for Wales to be starting
:06:30. > :06:33.to do something similar. Others will ask, if I don't live in a pilot
:06:34. > :06:39.area, what's in it for me. If they were, they are likely to be rolled
:06:40. > :06:44.out. What about the cost? It is cheaper to treat cancer at the
:06:45. > :06:49.earlier stages not to mention the most important fact that patients
:06:50. > :06:55.are more likely to live. We often hear fact-finding trips that come to
:06:56. > :07:00.and good ideas forgotten. At least a year on from Denmark, things appear
:07:01. > :07:02.to be moving forward. Now the rest of the day's news.
:07:03. > :07:05.A 24-year-old man, who killed his own stepson in a car crash
:07:06. > :07:07.has been found guilty of causing death
:07:08. > :07:12.Joseph Smith suffered multiple injuries when the car driven
:07:13. > :07:16.by Dean Collins hit oncoming traffic on a busy road in Cardiff.
:07:17. > :07:21."Erratic, and weaving in and out of traffic."
:07:22. > :07:23.That's how witnesses at the trial described Dean Collins' driving
:07:24. > :07:27.in the moments leading up to this crash.
:07:28. > :07:30.The car he was driving crossed the central reservation,
:07:31. > :07:32.into oncoming traffic on Western Avenue in Cardiff
:07:33. > :07:38.His stepson five-year-old Joseph Smith suffered
:07:39. > :07:43.Today at Cardiff Crown Court the jury
:07:44. > :07:50.and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
:07:51. > :07:53.His partner, Joseph's mum Laura Bright,
:07:54. > :07:55.seen here by his side, was in the car with him,
:07:56. > :08:00.and the couple's two-year-old daughter.
:08:01. > :08:01.Also in the car was five-year-old Joseph Smith,
:08:02. > :08:05.a young football fan on his way to training.
:08:06. > :08:08.The court heard he sat in the back not in a booster seat,
:08:09. > :08:13.a legal requirement for children under 12, or under 135cm tall.
:08:14. > :08:17.The seat belt crossed his neck, instead of his body.
:08:18. > :08:20.The trial also heard how Collins had small traces
:08:21. > :08:26.although it's not known whether this would have
:08:27. > :08:32.who passed his driving test three months before the accident -
:08:33. > :08:34.says he has no memory of what happened.
:08:35. > :08:36.And that it was an unavoidable tragic accident.
:08:37. > :08:44.On hearing the jury deliver all five guilty verdicts, Dean Collins turned
:08:45. > :08:47.towards his family at the back the back of the court.
:08:48. > :08:49.He held their gaze, gesturing towards them as he
:08:50. > :08:57.He's been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing
:08:58. > :09:01.Kate Morgan, BBC Wales today, Cardiff Crown Court.
:09:02. > :09:04.More than a hundred and twenty jobs are being lost at an aviation
:09:05. > :09:07.company in Flintshire - after it failed to find a buyer.
:09:08. > :09:10.Marshall Aviation Services says - its closing its site in Broughton -
:09:11. > :09:12.which has been open since 1930 because of significant
:09:13. > :09:24.The Unite Union says - the closure is devastating for North Wales.
:09:25. > :09:35.A brother has a committed to sending abusive text messages to four
:09:36. > :09:36.schoolgirls who he thought were bullying his sister. One of them was
:09:37. > :09:47.found dead. Nyah A sheep rustler from Garnant has
:09:48. > :09:50.been given a suspended jail term - after Police used DNA evidence
:09:51. > :09:53.to prove that - newborn lambs had been born to stolen ewes -
:09:54. > :09:55.the first investigation Andrew Thomas had previously pleaded
:09:56. > :10:00.guilty to handling 18 stolen sheep. He was ordered to pay
:10:01. > :10:02.a thousand pounds Newborn lambs, full of the joys
:10:03. > :10:14.of spring but they proved to be the undoing of sheep rustler
:10:15. > :10:16.Andrew Thomas. Swansea Crown Court heard that
:10:17. > :10:18.Thomas was himself a sheep farmer Suspicions were raised
:10:19. > :10:22.at a livestock market after sheep with damaged ears
:10:23. > :10:26.were sold by Thomas. There was concern that
:10:27. > :10:28.had been tampered with, To prove Thomas's guilt,
:10:29. > :10:37.police used DNA tests on the sheep, They waited for pregnant ewes
:10:38. > :10:44.that have been sold to give birth. Blood was then taken
:10:45. > :10:47.from the newborn lambs which proved they'd been fathered by the rams
:10:48. > :10:50.on the victim's farm. It's believed to be
:10:51. > :10:51.the first investigation Up to 15 lambs, we had,
:10:52. > :10:59.nine of those could be proven to be directly linked to the rams
:11:00. > :11:07.that the victim had. There were rams that the victim bred
:11:08. > :11:10.himself and they were rams that hadn't been used on the sheep
:11:11. > :11:12.anywhere So, the fact that they directly
:11:13. > :11:22.linked those rams back to the farm stock proved that were used,
:11:23. > :11:24.their mothers were the stolen ones. His honour Judge Geraint Walters
:11:25. > :11:27.said the farming community had pulled together to defeat those
:11:28. > :11:29.seeking to deceive it. He added that Thomas had caused
:11:30. > :11:32.a great deal of hurt and had stolen The judge said, it would take a long
:11:33. > :11:37.time before they forgave him. Unions say livestock thefts can
:11:38. > :11:39.have a devastating impact on farmers and they hope this case will act
:11:40. > :11:42.as a deterrent to rustlers. DNA testing is new technology,
:11:43. > :11:44.we haven't seen this And I hope it will be a deterrent
:11:45. > :11:50.against these people who take part part in these acts and will think
:11:51. > :11:54.twice before doing it. Andrew Thomas declined
:11:55. > :11:58.to comment as he left court. After receiving an eight-month
:11:59. > :12:00.suspended jail term and an order to pay ?1000 in compensation
:12:01. > :12:07.to the victim. Much more to come
:12:08. > :12:09.before seven o'clock It isn't much to look at -
:12:10. > :12:12.and it only cost a pound. Could this ferry be restored
:12:13. > :12:14.to carry passengers And the weather's
:12:15. > :12:19.been kind to us today. Dry with a mix of clouds
:12:20. > :12:22.and hazy sunshine. Not so nice tomorrow, though,
:12:23. > :12:32.with a cold front on the way. It's 20 acres of woodland
:12:33. > :12:43.and meadow - and it's taken From today the public will be able
:12:44. > :12:47.to explore the whole of Bodnant Garden near Llandudno
:12:48. > :12:49.for the first time. Mathew Richards is
:12:50. > :12:58.there for us tonight. thanks very much. A familiar scene
:12:59. > :13:03.if you've been here but if you look beyond the house and gardens, a
:13:04. > :13:09.previously hidden world full of thousands of flowers, plants, and
:13:10. > :13:10.trees. The National Trust is hoping it will attract visitors of all
:13:11. > :13:12.species. 140 years old, the Bodnant Garden
:13:13. > :13:15.still has a few surprises. 20 acres of woodland
:13:16. > :13:17.alongside the Conwy history was previously overgrown
:13:18. > :13:19.for all but the most determined. But a decade's worth
:13:20. > :13:21.of work by the head gardener and his team, clearing
:13:22. > :13:23.diseased trees and cultivating new plants means the public
:13:24. > :13:33.finally get a look. These had to be micro-propagated
:13:34. > :13:35.from tiny little cuttings in a laboratory, grown
:13:36. > :13:37.for years in the laboratory and gradually weaned in the nursery
:13:38. > :13:40.before, several years later, we can The naturalist and broadcasting
:13:41. > :13:43.Iolo Williams says it's a rare opportunity to see this
:13:44. > :13:48.kind of land preserved. I can hear robins
:13:49. > :13:50.singing, I can hear song thrush, so it's
:13:51. > :13:52.an oasis for wildlife. We've lost 98% of our
:13:53. > :13:56.Meadows in my lifetime, our hay meadows, full
:13:57. > :13:58.of wildlife, I remember walking
:13:59. > :14:02.through them as a child, full of butterflies,
:14:03. > :14:03.grasshoppers The official opening of this
:14:04. > :14:09.previously private land was no mere It became a very public
:14:10. > :14:14.place for visitors of all shapes and sizes to enjoy the
:14:15. > :14:17.scenery, put their feet up, or take a leisurely stroll stop like these
:14:18. > :14:20.California holiday-makers. It's nice you have the
:14:21. > :14:22.views of the house and Once everything grows up,
:14:23. > :14:28.it'll be just as beautiful I like the views on the back
:14:29. > :14:33.side of the hill too, out towards the meadows
:14:34. > :14:38.and the sheep. The custodians say
:14:39. > :14:39.it's important that preservation work
:14:40. > :14:42.like this continues. What they've done here sums up
:14:43. > :14:45.what the National Trust is Great conservation, restoring
:14:46. > :14:49.nature, playing our part in one of the greatest conservation
:14:50. > :14:52.challenges of the moment which is This wild garden will
:14:53. > :14:58.blossom over the coming decades with or without
:14:59. > :15:00.the assistance of volunteers. The past ten years
:15:01. > :15:14.of hard work was, it 88 acres of land in total with five
:15:15. > :15:22.more acres still hidden to the public. Hoping to open those in two
:15:23. > :15:27.years. It's taken ten years to get here because 60 diseased trees had
:15:28. > :15:34.to be removed and then cultivating began. 16,000 bulbs were planted,
:15:35. > :15:39.many other plans as well. Some of them I'm not a good enough gardener
:15:40. > :15:46.to identify myself. Now, back to you.
:15:47. > :15:48.Climate-change scientists from Aberystwyth -
:15:49. > :15:51.are travelling to Everest in a bid to become the first team -
:15:52. > :15:53.to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier.
:15:54. > :15:56.The group will use a drill adapted from a car wash -
:15:57. > :15:58.to cut into the glacier in the Himalayas.
:15:59. > :16:02.In the foothills of a breast, the world's highest glacier.
:16:03. > :16:04.The Khumbu has never been drilled before but a
:16:05. > :16:06.team of climate change scientists from Aberystwyth University
:16:07. > :16:09.They are making last-minute checks before they
:16:10. > :16:13.travel to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first team to
:16:14. > :16:16.Once done, the team will be able to take
:16:17. > :16:17.temperature readings, measure
:16:18. > :16:21.how it flows and how water drains through it.
:16:22. > :16:23.In order to predict what will happen to that water supply,
:16:24. > :16:29.We need the people to model these glaciers so we
:16:30. > :16:32.can predict what is going to happen in the future in the scenario of
:16:33. > :16:35.changing precipitation and a warming climate.
:16:36. > :16:37.Those computer models need accurate data relating to the
:16:38. > :16:44.To drill into the ice they will need to use hot
:16:45. > :16:46.pressurised water so they'll be using machinery you usually find in
:16:47. > :16:53.This is the adapted car wash mechanism.
:16:54. > :17:00.They will produce a jet of hot water through this tiny hole.
:17:01. > :17:01.The pressure is high enough to tear through
:17:02. > :17:06.They will need three generators to do it because they
:17:07. > :17:15.will be working on 50% capacity because of the lack of oxygen
:17:16. > :17:18.The group from Aberystwyth University
:17:19. > :17:25.will be working at an altitude of 16,500 feet
:17:26. > :17:29.and drilling the ice as far down as 650 feet.
:17:30. > :17:30.Ph.D. Student Katie Miles will be
:17:31. > :17:42.It's coming from high up on Everest, it could be minus 30.
:17:43. > :17:44.But it could also be nearer zero because
:17:45. > :17:46.it's coming down to a lower elevation and getting warmer.
:17:47. > :17:48.So, were hoping to find out, obviously,
:17:49. > :17:51.when we drill the borehole but also over time as we leave it there
:17:52. > :17:55.The Khumbu and the surrounding areas are source of
:17:56. > :17:58.water for about 40% of the world's population so this work will be seen
:17:59. > :18:01.as vital to find out how the glacier reacts to climate change.
:18:02. > :18:03.Let's get tonight's sport now, here's Tomos.
:18:04. > :18:10.He's been tipped by some to lead the Lions this summer
:18:11. > :18:14.but the Wales and Cardiff Blues flanker
:18:15. > :18:21.is expected to be out because of
:18:22. > :18:24.Warburton injured his knee on friday night
:18:25. > :18:26.and is likely miss the rest of the domestic season
:18:27. > :18:30.but his coach at the Blues says he should be fine for the Lions Tour
:18:31. > :18:32.of New Zealand the squad will be announced a week tomorrow.
:18:33. > :18:39.He knows his body and he knows if he gets it right, he will be back
:18:40. > :18:40.relatively quickly. This is good news bearing in mind how bad it
:18:41. > :18:46.could have been. The former Wales and Lions
:18:47. > :18:48.scrum half Mike Phillips has announced he's retiring
:18:49. > :18:49.from rugby. The 34-year-old played
:18:50. > :18:51.94 times for Wales will hang-up his boots at the end
:18:52. > :19:00.of the season. The Olympic Champion
:19:01. > :19:01.Elinor Barker will lead an inexperienced British team
:19:02. > :19:03.at the World Track-Cycling Welsh cyclists Manon Lloyd and
:19:04. > :19:07.Lewis Oliva will make their senior Barker says new faces in the squad
:19:08. > :19:11.has helped maintain morale amid allegations of sexism
:19:12. > :19:25.and bullying at British Cycling. For years, the story was one of
:19:26. > :19:29.success but in recent months British cycling has been damaged by a series
:19:30. > :19:34.of allegations, all have been denied. An investigation will
:19:35. > :19:37.release its findings next month. Preparing for the World
:19:38. > :19:44.Championships in Hong Kong Elinor Barker has said that negative
:19:45. > :19:48.headlines haven't hampered the team. It's nice to have the freshness in
:19:49. > :19:52.the squad, people doing it for the first time. It's a different
:19:53. > :19:59.experience when you do a massive competition for the first time. She
:20:00. > :20:04.won gold in the team pursuit last year. With established as missing,
:20:05. > :20:16.an opportunity for the likes of man on Lloyd. The Olympics in Tokyo is
:20:17. > :20:21.the ultimate aim. Before that, her first senior World Championships.
:20:22. > :20:27.What are her expectations? No idea. It's difficult, the year after the
:20:28. > :20:32.Olympics. People coming in, going out, retiring. You don't know what
:20:33. > :20:39.the standard is going to be like. Lewis Oliver never made it to the
:20:40. > :20:49.squad while training with British cycling. Now, he's concentrating on
:20:50. > :20:52.the events he's good at. It's a one-to-one relationship, there are
:20:53. > :20:58.not many riders on the team compared with Great Britain. Although the
:20:59. > :21:02.budget for Great Britain is enormous, here, per capita, you can
:21:03. > :21:08.have more of a one-to-one input with riders which helps no end. Reaching
:21:09. > :21:13.the podium in Hong Kong over the next five days is the target for
:21:14. > :21:16.these athletes. The pressure is on the next generation to continue
:21:17. > :21:19.Great Britain's success on the international stage.
:21:20. > :21:23.See how they get on in Hong Kong on BBC Two Wales and the Red Button
:21:24. > :21:28.Its been more than 30 years since summer travellers sailed
:21:29. > :21:32.Now - a team of ferry enthusiasts are hoping to re-introduce
:21:33. > :21:39.The Endeavour project - bought an old German ferry
:21:40. > :21:42.for just a pound last year - and believe they can
:21:43. > :21:53.She certainly isn't much to look at. Not surprising after more than 20
:21:54. > :21:59.years sitting in Liverpool docks. Still capable of carrying 400
:22:00. > :22:05.passengers on day trips? There is quite a lot of work to do and it has
:22:06. > :22:11.to be 100% perfect to get our passenger certificate, which we are
:22:12. > :22:16.well aware of. We are looking around launching in around 2020-21.
:22:17. > :22:21.Definitely for the summer of 21, we want to be at sea carrying
:22:22. > :22:26.passengers. She began life as a harbour ferry in Germany. Her future
:22:27. > :22:31.is in the hands of dedicated volunteers who are unfazed by the
:22:32. > :22:36.challenge they've taken on. The engines need to be stripped down and
:22:37. > :22:39.reconditioned but you realise how well maintained this ship has been
:22:40. > :22:44.and you start to believe that perhaps in three or four-year 's
:22:45. > :22:48.time, the endeavour will take to the seas again. Progress is already
:22:49. > :22:55.being made in other parts of the ship. The ceiling was down, the
:22:56. > :23:01.paint was ripping off. We have got it civilised and the best place on
:23:02. > :23:07.the ship so far. Even with volunteer labour, the cost of restoring the
:23:08. > :23:09.Endeavour is ?3 million. Some of that will come from private
:23:10. > :23:15.investors who believe there is a market for trips along the coast.
:23:16. > :23:19.There is a great deal of work to do if the ship is going to sail again
:23:20. > :23:24.but last autumn the ship was about to be scrapped so you can realise
:23:25. > :23:32.how far the volunteers have already come to realising their dream. I'm
:23:33. > :23:42.not sure if he runs to the shipping for cast. But here is the weather.
:23:43. > :23:46.Dry and bright with a moderate to fresh breeze.
:23:47. > :23:47.Plenty of sunshine in Penycwm near Newgale.
:23:48. > :23:50.Partly cloudy in Bethesda this afternoon with a high of 12C.
:23:51. > :23:58.Maybe the odd light shower in the south but no more than that.
:23:59. > :24:04.Tomorrow's chart shows a cold front lying through northern England
:24:05. > :24:06.and Ireland and that will move southwards during the day.
:24:07. > :24:20.Bright in places but cloudier than than today.
:24:21. > :24:22.Some rain to the north over the Irish Sea.
:24:23. > :24:26.During the day, a little rain will spread south.
:24:27. > :24:29.Turning light and patchy and in the north it will brighten-up
:24:30. > :24:33.during the afternoon with odd shower.
:24:34. > :24:36.Breezier than today and feeling cool.
:24:37. > :24:55.Some dry weather but spots of rain in the afternoon.
:24:56. > :25:10.Bright in places but generally a lot of cloud.
:25:11. > :25:12.A few showers but some places will stay dry.
:25:13. > :25:24.Some drier spells as well and feeling a touch milder
:25:25. > :25:28.So a little more changeable over the next few days.
:25:29. > :25:35.One or two showers but a good deal of dry weather as well.
:25:36. > :25:40.Bank holiday Monday may turn out to be the best day.
:25:41. > :25:47.Not that warm but feeling pleasant in the sunshine.
:25:48. > :26:00.The headlines. A new trial is hoping to diagnose patients more quickly
:26:01. > :26:04.for cancer. They will refer patients who don't show obvious symptoms to a
:26:05. > :26:07.one-stop diagnosis centre to be examined and tests on the same day.
:26:08. > :26:09.I'll have an update for you here at eight o'clock -
:26:10. > :26:14.That's Wales Today - thank you for watching -
:26:15. > :26:18.from all of us on the programme, good evening.