:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight's headlines: Following an inquest
:00:08. > :00:10.into their deaths, the family of Cerys Yemm, unlawfully killed
:00:11. > :00:15.by Matthew Williams, say lessons must be learned.
:00:16. > :00:18.And reports that Ukip's Mark Reckless could join the Conservative
:00:19. > :00:37.group at the Assembly as an independent.
:00:38. > :00:41.The family of Cerys Yemm have tonight called for a new approach
:00:42. > :00:43.to monitor offenders after they are released from prison.
:00:44. > :00:45.Miss Yemm was killed by Matthew Williams
:00:46. > :00:51.He had recently been released from jail and had a history of drug
:00:52. > :00:56.An inquest jury decided Cerys was unlawfully killed.
:00:57. > :01:03.Cerys Yemm was just 22, described by her family as kind,
:01:04. > :01:09.caring and someone who could always see the best in people.
:01:10. > :01:12.She died following a brutal attack in which he sustained
:01:13. > :01:18.Her killer, Matthew Williams, a man just out of prison
:01:19. > :01:21.with a history of drug use and mental health issues, had been
:01:22. > :01:25.given accommodation at Sirhowy Arms by the local council.
:01:26. > :01:31.The 34-year-old was still carrying out the attack when police arrived.
:01:32. > :01:37.He was Tasered four times before he collapsed and then died.
:01:38. > :01:40.After three weeks of listening to the evidence of 40 witnesses,
:01:41. > :01:45.the jury found that Cerys Yemm was unlawfully killed.
:01:46. > :01:48.We feel that there should be reform of the systems of monitoring
:01:49. > :01:51.and information sharing between agencies when offenders
:01:52. > :01:57.He was accommodated in an unsuitable B hostel in Argoed
:01:58. > :02:01.where he resumed his cycle of drug abuse.
:02:02. > :02:03.Matthew Williams was released from Parc prison
:02:04. > :02:09.Within a short time, he had met Cerys Yemm,
:02:10. > :02:15.The night they died they had been at a friends house.
:02:16. > :02:19.Postmortem examinations suggest both had taken drugs.
:02:20. > :02:21.Matthew Williams, the inquest was told, had taken
:02:22. > :02:27.They arrived at midnight, around one hour later,
:02:28. > :02:30.screams were heard coming from Matthew Williams' room.
:02:31. > :02:35.CCTV played to the jury showed residents gathered
:02:36. > :02:38.on the landing and the owner, Mandy Miles, called.
:02:39. > :02:40.Mrs Miles opened the door and saw what she thought
:02:41. > :02:43.was Matthew Williams cannibalising Cerys Yemm's body.
:02:44. > :02:49.In court, experts said that was not the case.
:02:50. > :02:51.30 minutes later, police officers entered the room,
:02:52. > :02:54.one discharged his Taser but said Matthew Williams was so strong
:02:55. > :02:59.he was lifting them up as they tried to restrain him.
:03:00. > :03:03.He then used his Taser three more times within 30 seconds until
:03:04. > :03:11.11 minutes later, paramedics were brought into the room,
:03:12. > :03:13.at which point Matthew Williams was still alive and in
:03:14. > :03:20.He was taken to an ambulance and at some point stopped breathing.
:03:21. > :03:24.Efforts to resuscitate him failed and he was declared dead.
:03:25. > :03:26.Returning a narrative verdict, the jury found that
:03:27. > :03:30.Matthew Williams' death was sudden and unexpected, a culmination
:03:31. > :03:33.of illicit drug use and the struggle against restraint.
:03:34. > :03:37.His family, while offering their condolences to the family
:03:38. > :03:40.of Cerys Yemm, said that he was let down by the services that
:03:41. > :03:45.We hope that this case will highlight the need for better
:03:46. > :03:47.mental health care and lead to the effective sharing
:03:48. > :03:50.of information between state agencies and that another family
:03:51. > :03:52.will not have to go through what the families touched
:03:53. > :03:58.The family of Cerys Yemm have called for Caerphilly Council to work
:03:59. > :04:02.with the owners of the Sirhowy Arms to demolish the side.
:04:03. > :04:08.They have said it serves as an unbearable reminder of their loss.
:04:09. > :04:10.A 24-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion
:04:11. > :04:13.of manslaughter following the death of a baby in New Quay in Ceredigion.
:04:14. > :04:15.Officers were called to a property following reports
:04:16. > :04:21.He was taken to hospital but later died.
:04:22. > :04:25.A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of father of two,
:04:26. > :04:29.He was found collapsed outside a nightclub on Saturday
:04:30. > :04:33.Kieron Roberts was remanded in custody to appear at Caernarfon
:04:34. > :04:41.BBC Wales understands, Ukip assembly member, Mark Reckless,
:04:42. > :04:43.is set to leave the party and join the Conservative
:04:44. > :04:49.Conservative sources say an announcement is due to be made
:04:50. > :04:52.tomorrow after he held talks with the leader of the Welsh Tories,
:04:53. > :04:55.Our political editor, Nick Servini, is here.
:04:56. > :05:10.Sources tell me he will join the Tory group. Crucially though as an
:05:11. > :05:16.independent assembly member and not a Tory party member but he will take
:05:17. > :05:20.the whip. It means he will have two vote with the conservative group and
:05:21. > :05:26.there are clear advantages here for the Conservatives. It means they
:05:27. > :05:30.will become the main opposition group at the assembly. The
:05:31. > :05:35.difficulty will be getting this past Conservative Central office who will
:05:36. > :05:41.not want to have much to do with him after he defected from the
:05:42. > :05:47.Conservatives to Ukip in high profile fashion to add a half years
:05:48. > :05:52.ago. Why does it mean for Ukip? It is devastating as they lost their
:05:53. > :06:00.only remaining MP last month. They have a power base of sorts at
:06:01. > :06:05.Cardiff Bay and Necklaces properly the most high-profile figure they've
:06:06. > :06:12.got. There will only be 80 candidates for Ukip in the elections
:06:13. > :06:16.next month, just to more than the Green party. It contributes to the
:06:17. > :06:23.wider question being asked about the future role of Ukip after Brexit and
:06:24. > :06:26.after the triggering of Article 15, the official progress -- process
:06:27. > :06:29.believing the European Union. An investigation is under way
:06:30. > :06:31.into how ten-year-old Reuben Lewis, from Llanidloes, who's deaf and has
:06:32. > :06:33.autism, has twice been left alone in a minibus
:06:34. > :06:36.depot rather than dropped His parents say they're astonished
:06:37. > :06:39.teachers and bus staff didn't Eight o'clock he goes
:06:40. > :06:48.and it was gone 11 o'clock before they brought him back so he'd been
:06:49. > :06:50.on the bus three hours and some of that time
:06:51. > :06:55.he was on his own on that bus. There's meant to be
:06:56. > :06:58.a register on and off the bus where each
:06:59. > :07:03.child is ticked off. Powys Council arranges
:07:04. > :07:05.the transport. It says it's apologised
:07:06. > :07:07.and is putting immediate safeguards in place to prevent any similar
:07:08. > :07:14.incidents in future. Football and Swansea City have
:07:15. > :07:17.been in action tonight. Match of the Day is coming up later
:07:18. > :07:19.so look away now if you don't Despite leading until the final few
:07:20. > :07:27.minutes of the game, Swansea lost A third defeat in four games
:07:28. > :07:35.means the Swans drop And staying with football,
:07:36. > :07:40.Jess Fishlock has become Wales' The 30-year-old midfielder earned
:07:41. > :07:44.the honour in today's friendly against Northern Ireland
:07:45. > :07:46.in Ystrad Mynach - Fishlock says her family's support
:07:47. > :07:54.has been key to her success. I wouldn't be here without them
:07:55. > :07:56.and they know that. It was really nice for me
:07:57. > :07:59.that they could come and enjoy And they can go home now
:08:00. > :08:09.because it's their name, too, right? This is history they've created as
:08:10. > :08:15.well. Time for a look at the weather -
:08:16. > :08:35.here's Sue with the details. Overnight, largely dry with cloud
:08:36. > :08:40.around. Light wind. Colder in very rural areas. High pressure dominates
:08:41. > :08:46.for most of the UK tomorrow bringing more settled weather. A weak front
:08:47. > :08:53.for North Scotland. Some sunny spells are mostly dry and that's the
:08:54. > :09:00.same across most of the UK. Variable amounts of cloud. Thicker cloud and
:09:01. > :09:10.patchy, light rain across the North West of Scotland. For Wales, another
:09:11. > :09:14.largely fine afternoon and the westerly breeze. Not always sunny
:09:15. > :09:19.but feeling pleasantly warm in any sunshine. More dry and settled
:09:20. > :09:26.weather on Friday with variable amounts of cloud. Some bright and
:09:27. > :09:31.sunny spells for most of us. The warming trend continues into the
:09:32. > :09:37.weekend with the high starting to Woods -- to move more eastwards
:09:38. > :09:43.allowing a subtle change in wind direction. The wind will turn more
:09:44. > :09:50.southerly and that draws up my air from the south. Temperatures will
:09:51. > :09:52.rise. High-pressure dominating and a fine and settled into the wheat and
:09:53. > :09:54.into the weekend. Slightly warmer. We'll be back in Breakfast
:09:55. > :09:56.with updates from around From all of us on the late team,
:09:57. > :10:01.thanks for watching.