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0:00:04 > 0:00:05Welcome to Wales Today.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Our top stories tonight.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Police arrest a 33-year-old man in the capital on suspicion
0:00:10 > 0:00:13of terror offences and search two houses in the city.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Surgeons warn cancelled operations due to winter pressures
0:00:18 > 0:00:19are becoming the "norm" here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Nearly 85,000 were cancelled last year.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Christine James was murdered at her flat in Cardiff Bay.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Her neighbour Kris Wade is sentenced to life in prison.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Good evening.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Cardiff under the Terrorism Act,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53and two houses in the city have been searched by police.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56The BBC understands the arrest is related to alleged
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Islamist terrorism.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Tonight, police were searching a house in the Riverside area
0:01:03 > 0:01:07of Cardiff believed to be connected with the incident.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11People who live in this street tell me that the operation
0:01:11 > 0:01:14began here at around 3pm.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18It is still ongoing and it looks as if it could go on into the night.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Earlier this afternoon, a 33-year-old man was arrested
0:01:22 > 0:01:25in the city by counterterrorism officers from the Metropolitan
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Police.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30He is being questioned on suspicion of the commission,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33preparation and instigation of terrorist acts.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Police said the arrest was preplanned and was as the result
0:01:37 > 0:01:41of an investigation by the MPS Counter Terrorism Command
0:01:41 > 0:01:45and supported by the Wales Extremism And Counter-Terrorism Unit.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50There was also a police presence at this house in nearby
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Grangetown this evening.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Police have refused to confirm if both or either address
0:01:55 > 0:01:58are linked with the arrest.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Cancelling scheduled operations is becoming routine in Welsh
0:02:00 > 0:02:04hospitals because of overwhelming demand for emergency care.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07That's according to the Royal College of Surgeons,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10which warns that the pressures on the NHS in Wales this winter
0:02:10 > 0:02:14could be as severe as last winter, which was described as one
0:02:14 > 0:02:16of the most difficult in recent history.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18But new figures show almost half were cancelled by
0:02:18 > 0:02:22patients themselves.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28When hospitals become full of patients needing emergency care,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31operations that have been arranged in advance get postponed.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35It happens all year round, but it's a huge issue in winter.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Last winter, according to this leading surgeon, was the worst yet.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It was as bad as I can ever remember it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Certainly the knock-on effect was there in May and early June.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I think there were cases where patients were cancelled
0:02:48 > 0:02:50because of lack of capacity.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52He's worried the pressures in the coming winter
0:02:52 > 0:02:53could be just as severe.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I think that in the past we used to cancel elective operations just
0:02:57 > 0:03:00in extremis, when we had particular pressures we had to cancel
0:03:00 > 0:03:03operations, but that was unusual.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I think it's become now more the norm that this is the pressure
0:03:07 > 0:03:11outlet that we have and we use it more and more.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Previously-unpublished figures show almost 85,000 planned operations
0:03:15 > 0:03:18were postponed last year in Wales.
0:03:18 > 0:03:2111% of those didn't go ahead for clinical reasons.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24For example, the patient wasn't well enough for surgery.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28But 40% were cancelled by the NHS because of problems like no
0:03:28 > 0:03:30beds being available.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33And each cancellation has an impact.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Christine Perkins knows that all too well.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39She's already waited almost two years for surgery
0:03:39 > 0:03:42to repair a hernia, but it keeps getting delayed.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I can hardly walk with it, because it's so big now.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I've had three pre-ops, hoping then that I'd
0:03:48 > 0:03:51have the operation done.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Two of them were fine.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56But no date arranged then for the operation.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59The Welsh Government says it is encouraged that the proportion
0:03:59 > 0:04:02of operations cancelled by the NHS for nonclinical reasons is actually
0:04:02 > 0:04:05going down, although it says the NHS needs to do more
0:04:05 > 0:04:07to tackle the problem.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09And here in the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12they've managed to reduce the number of cancellations for serious
0:04:12 > 0:04:16pre-planned surgery like cancer surgery to almost zero.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's because this part of intensive care hasn't actually got
0:04:20 > 0:04:21any beds to start with.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The patient, once they're in a bed, they own it.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25It follows them.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27They come here post-operatively, and when they're ready
0:04:27 > 0:04:30to go back to the ward, the space is empty.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33And the ward, the bed just moves straight back into it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Essentially, we took about 250 people into intensive care
0:04:36 > 0:04:39in the year following high-risk surgery.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We used to have about 500 people booked.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Unfortunately, out of that proportion, about 80 didn't
0:04:44 > 0:04:46have their operations.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Since the system started, in first 12 months afterwards,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52we've cancelled no patients at all.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54But the Welsh Government insists patients also have to take
0:04:54 > 0:04:57their share of responsibility.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01And that's because, of the 85,000 postponed operations last year,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04almost half were cancelled by patients, and it's
0:05:04 > 0:05:05a growing trend.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And if we look in detail at south-east Wales, for example,
0:05:08 > 0:05:1328% of those types of cancellations had been because patients
0:05:13 > 0:05:15didn't turn up on the day.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I think it's the height of selfishness, to know
0:05:17 > 0:05:20you have one and simply not turn up on the day.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23However, I don't like the Welsh Government's chip that
0:05:23 > 0:05:25it's all down to the patients.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I don't like the way they put all the emphasis on the patient.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Because this is a logistics problem that we have had for years.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And we should be able to resolve it by now.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38But according to the Royal College of Surgeons, the situation is now
0:05:38 > 0:05:42so critical, politicians from all parties need to accept
0:05:42 > 0:05:44things have to change.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47This is where difficult decisions may have to be made about the siting
0:05:47 > 0:05:50of emergency departments and whether we have all of our
0:05:50 > 0:05:53hospitals doing both emergency and elective work.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The difficulty is people are often worried that would mean
0:05:56 > 0:05:59downgrading their local hospital.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02And similar plans in the past have been hugely controversial.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04But with cancelled operations now becoming the norm,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08the question is, are difficult decisions inevitable?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11A man who admitted killing a grandmother
0:06:11 > 0:06:15in a sexually-motivated attack has been jailed for life.
0:06:15 > 0:06:1836-year-old Kris Wade from Cardiff Bay killed Christine James
0:06:18 > 0:06:20after she rejected his advances.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Cardiff Crown Court heard how he lived in the flat above her
0:06:24 > 0:06:28and targeted her as he knew she lived alone.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Christine James had only been living in her apartment in Cardiff Bay
0:06:33 > 0:06:36for about four months when she was killed in a brutal
0:06:36 > 0:06:37and sustained attack.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39She had recently separated from her husband and moved
0:06:39 > 0:06:42out of the family home.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44At the end of February, the 65-year-old grandmother
0:06:44 > 0:06:47was about to fly to Florida on holiday, but when she did not
0:06:47 > 0:06:50arrive at Gatwick, her family became worried and asked
0:06:50 > 0:06:52police to check her home.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56When officers arrived at her flat, they found it unlocked.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Her body was lying on its side in the hallway in a pool of blood.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04The prosecution counsel Paul Lewis QC told the court she had been
0:07:04 > 0:07:06the victim of a brutal attack with a knife.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09A postmortem examination found that Mrs James had severe
0:07:09 > 0:07:11bruising to her head.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15The cause of her death was described as a cut to the throat.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Kris Wade, who lived in the flat above her,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21had already admitted the murder at an earlier hearing.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Today, he appeared in court via video link to be sentenced.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It is believed the motivation for the attack was sexual,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30but Mrs James had not been sexually assaulted.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33When police searched Wade's flat, they found bondage gear and a black
0:07:33 > 0:07:37handcuff which had the blood of Christine James on it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:44The defence said his client had no memory of the attack,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but said his sexual advances were probably rejected,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and that's when violence erupted.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Christine's son said, "We mourn her daily
0:07:54 > 0:07:57and feel constantly numb."
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Police read out a statement from the family.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Not a day has gone by when Mum is not in our thoughts.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Our hearts are broken and we as a family have been trying
0:08:08 > 0:08:11to come to terms with the events of that weekend ever since.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Kris Wade has never shown any remorse or given any account
0:08:14 > 0:08:16or explanation for his actions.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Sentencing Wade to life in prison, the judge said, "You went
0:08:21 > 0:08:24to her flat with a suitcase containing a number of items
0:08:24 > 0:08:27which I would describe as sex toys.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Your intent was to engage in sexual conduct with her.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32You targeted Mrs James as a potential victim
0:08:32 > 0:08:34of your sexual desire.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37When she rejected your advances, you subjected her to a brutal,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40sustained and ferocious attack."
0:08:40 > 0:08:43The judge recommended Wade serve at least 21 years before
0:08:43 > 0:08:47he was eligible for parole.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53A steelworker was seriously injured yesterday in an industrial accident
0:08:53 > 0:08:56at one of Celsa Steel's sites in Cardiff.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00The ambulance service was called at around 8:30 to the Castle works.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02The man was then airlifted to Morriston Hospital.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06The Health and Safety Executive is investigating.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09A fell-running champion from Machynlleth has admitted
0:09:09 > 0:09:12attempted murder and assault after an unprovoked attack on staff
0:09:12 > 0:09:15at a stadium in Birmingham.
0:09:15 > 0:09:1842-year-old Lauren Jeska stabbed former Bristol Rugby player
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Ralph Knibbs in the head and neck at the Alexander Stadium in March.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26She also attacked two other members of staff at the head office of UK
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Athletics.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31She'll be sentenced in November.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32They've been roaming the Carmarthenshire countryside
0:09:32 > 0:09:36for more than a thousand years, but these White Park cattle
0:09:36 > 0:09:38could soon be a sight of the past.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41The breed is said to be more rare than the giant panda,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44so the National Trust is trying to raise money to buy a new bull
0:09:44 > 0:09:48to replenish the herd.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53White Park cattle roaming the grounds of this park,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57as they have done for over 1,000 years.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Back in the day, they were even used to pay fines.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Large ones.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06But centuries later, the breed is in danger.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09They have been here since 920 AD.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12But there are just 750 breeding heifers left in the world,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16and this herd needs a new bull to keep the bloodline alive,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20so the National Trust have launched a campaign to save the herd.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26After four years of service, the bull is about to retire.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28He is not the only one.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32The man in charge is retiring as well, after 18 years.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38You get to know them individually, and they have more character,
0:10:38 > 0:10:44they have distinctiveness, independent spirit,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48attitude, which you don't get in modern cattle.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52As part of the campaign to save the breed, today local
0:10:52 > 0:10:55schoolchildren have been learning about the herd.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00They were from Ireland.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03When the King moved here, he brought the cows with him.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07We have come here to raise money for a new bull,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10as they are getting old and tired and they cannot have
0:11:10 > 0:11:11any more babies.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16The National Trust hopes to raise ?36,000 to buy a new bull and cows
0:11:16 > 0:11:20to try to secure the future of this very Welsh breed.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Let's take a look at what the weather has in store.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It has been a lovely day for the first day of autumn.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32We can look forward to another fine day tomorrow, mostly dry and bright.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35A bit more cloud by the time we get into the afternoon.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39We will see showers from the west, but the bulk of the country will be
0:11:39 > 0:11:43dry with clear skies, so some mist and fog patches.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47A chilly night.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Tomorrow will see high pressure pushing up from the south to bring
0:11:52 > 0:11:53a fairly settled day.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Mild air coming from the south, so it will feel different,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58compared with today.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01The first thing tomorrow morning, it is a chilly start,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03showers clearing parts of the south.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It will brighten up through the morning and as we head
0:12:06 > 0:12:09into the afternoon.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11A lot of dry and bright weather to look forward to,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13the weather front brings rain into Northern Ireland
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and parts of Scotland as we go through the day.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Brisk wind along western parts.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Here in Wales, tomorrow afternoon will see a bit of cloud bubbling up
0:12:25 > 0:12:26across western parts.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29The best of the sunshine further inland, but much
0:12:29 > 0:12:33milder air across us.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Tomorrow night, you will notice the breeze, variable
0:12:37 > 0:12:39cloud, and clear skies.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43A few isolated coastal showers.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Brisk southerly wind, and a windy start to Saturday.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It is dry with sunshine, we start to see rain
0:12:51 > 0:12:54pushing in from the west, reaching most areas through
0:12:54 > 0:12:56the afternoon.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Mild air.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It is coming in from the south.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The rain band will clear through Saturday night,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and a lot of dry weather on Sunday, just the risk of a few blustery
0:13:06 > 0:13:10showers across Mid and North Wales.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16The wind should ease as we head into Sunday night.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18For the start of next week, a cloudy start, with rain
0:13:18 > 0:13:23arriving later in the day.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25We'll be back in Breakfast from 6:25am tomorrow morning,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27but until then, from everyone on the programme,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28thanks for watching.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Nos da, goodnight.