0:00:02 > 0:00:16That's all from the BBC News at One - so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Questions remain about the sacking of former minister Carl Sergeant,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24as Assembly Members pay tribute to their late colleague.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And a watchdog criticises serious failings at the mortuary
0:00:27 > 0:00:33of Wales' biggest hospital - families receive an apology
0:00:33 > 0:00:37after some entire organs were kept too long.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Good afternoon.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43A senior Labour MP has said an independent investigation is not
0:00:43 > 0:00:49needed into how Welsh Labour handled allegations against Carl Sargeant.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Yesterday, Mr Sargeant was found dead days after he was sacked
0:00:52 > 0:00:56as Communities Secretary following claims about his conduct.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Our political editor Nick Servini is at the Senedd.
0:00:59 > 0:01:08How much pressure is there for an independent inquiry?
0:01:10 > 0:01:17That is from a man called Sir Alex the Graham who believes there should
0:01:17 > 0:01:21be one. Slightly more than a mixed picture from the Labour Party.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Earlier today the saddle equalities minister for the party at UK level
0:01:25 > 0:01:30said that it did not sound as though everything that should have happened
0:01:30 > 0:01:35in this case actually happened. She's said they should be an
0:01:35 > 0:01:40independent review. Within the past half an hour we've had qualification
0:01:40 > 0:01:45in which she has gone back on that statement saying, she was satisfied
0:01:45 > 0:01:49everything and all the appropriate processes were followed through.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54This goes to the heart of the matter in terms of the way Carl Sargeant
0:01:54 > 0:01:58sacking was handled on Friday. The thrust of the criticism is he was
0:01:58 > 0:02:06not told about the full details of the patient. He was not aware of the
0:02:06 > 0:02:09full details of the applications against them right up until his
0:02:09 > 0:02:16death. Jenny Rathbone a former colleague of Carl Sargeant, a Labour
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Assembly Member, Wales this morning says she did not feel that was fair
0:02:20 > 0:02:25at a basic level. It increases the pressure and Carwyn Jones to explain
0:02:25 > 0:02:30and justify the way his sacking was handled. We have not heard from the
0:02:30 > 0:02:35First Minister yet. Chris Davies, the Brecon and Radnorshire
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Conservative MP, has called for him to resign in the past half an hour.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43He is a political opponent and we should not necessarily be surprised
0:02:43 > 0:02:48by that but it shows the angle the Conservatives are taking on this.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52People have continued to pay tribute to Carl Sargeant today.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58That is right. It is only 24 hours since news of his tragic death
0:02:58 > 0:03:02unfolded. A book of condolence has been opened up an Jane Hutt has been
0:03:02 > 0:03:05among those who have come to sign the book.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09He brought such a fresh, new outlook. I am wearing my white
0:03:09 > 0:03:14ribbon because he was passionate about tackling violence against
0:03:14 > 0:03:18women. He gave himself to this whole Assembly can he was widely
0:03:18 > 0:03:22respected. He had a huge sense of humour but he drove through some
0:03:22 > 0:03:29important legislation in terms of housing. I remember him visiting my
0:03:29 > 0:03:36constituency and relating to people and he was so widely admired.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39All political activity here at the Senate cancelled as a mark of
0:03:39 > 0:03:42respect for the rest of the week.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Cardiff and Vale Health Board have "apologised unreservedly"
0:03:45 > 0:03:47after an inspection discovered "significant" failings at the
0:03:47 > 0:03:50mortuary of Wales' biggest hospital.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It meant tissue samples from 42 individuals,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56including in some cases entire organs, were kept longer
0:03:56 > 0:03:59than the University Hospital of Wales had permission to do so,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01following the conclusion of investigations by
0:04:01 > 0:04:03the police or coroner.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05The Human Tissue Authority, which conducted the inspection,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08says a significant amount of work needs to be done to bring
0:04:08 > 0:04:09standards up to scratch.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Our health correspondent Owain Clarke has been
0:04:12 > 0:04:15following developments.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18The report out today highlights what are described as critical
0:04:18 > 0:04:21failings in the way the mortuary in the hospital behind me worked.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I am joined by Len Richards, chief executive of the
0:04:24 > 0:04:28local Cardiff and Vale health board.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31What in your view is the biggest failing here?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34The report highlights some critical failings and I would suggest
0:04:34 > 0:04:40they relate to we have held onto 42 organs and tissues
0:04:40 > 0:04:43for longer than we were authorised to do so.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44What went wrong?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Did you just forget you had tissue stored somewhere?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Did you forget you were holding onto them
0:04:48 > 0:04:50or was it record-keeping and processes?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It is record-keeping and processes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56We hold onto these tissues and samples under the authority
0:04:56 > 0:04:59of either the coroner or the police force under which they were seized.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04It is our duty then to liaise with those police forces
0:05:04 > 0:05:08or the coroner to understand whether the cases have been
0:05:08 > 0:05:10conducted and concluded so we can then dispose of those
0:05:10 > 0:05:13tissues sensitively.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I understand the person designated to be responsible has now left
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the post, you have appointed a new designated individual.
0:05:18 > 0:05:25Some people might be asking, how are we back in this position?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28In 2009, the mortuary here was closed down for a period of
0:05:28 > 0:05:29time because of similar concerns.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31The focus of our detention since the report was published
0:05:31 > 0:05:34in September has been to put things right within the organisation.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Last week, I authorised an investigation to look
0:05:39 > 0:05:43at why we had deteriorated since the 2012 position.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Once we have the outcome of that investigation
0:05:46 > 0:05:48we will act accordingly.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Your message very briefly to families who think
0:05:50 > 0:05:51they might be affected.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55We apologise, we know this report will cause distress.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58We have improved our systems and processes, we have been
0:05:58 > 0:06:03working very closely with the human tissue authority around that.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08We hope to establish those processes much more substantively
0:06:08 > 0:06:09going forward.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Thank you very much.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Tata is to invest £30 million in its Port Talbot steelworks.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20The company says it'll install a 500 tonne steel-making vessel
0:06:20 > 0:06:23and make other upgrades which will help it produce
0:06:23 > 0:06:27advanced material for electric and hybrid cars.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Unions are welcoming the investment but want Tata to commit
0:06:30 > 0:06:34to the relining of one of the blast furnaces which they believe
0:06:34 > 0:06:38will secure the long-term future of Port Talbot.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Ten thousand crosses have been laid out in the grounds
0:06:41 > 0:06:45of Cardiff Castle to create a Field of Remembrance for those who died
0:06:45 > 0:06:47while serving in the Armed Forces.
0:06:47 > 0:06:57Organised by the Royal British Legion, the event
0:06:57 > 0:07:00in the Welsh Capital is one of six across the UK, to remember those
0:07:00 > 0:07:07who died in conflicts in the distant past and more recently.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I think it is important for the Welsh nation
0:07:09 > 0:07:13but it is important for the whole of the United Kingdom as well
0:07:13 > 0:07:15that we don't forget the sacrifices made in both the world wars
0:07:15 > 0:07:21and all the other conflicts by both those who fought and those who
0:07:21 > 0:07:24remained at home and also suffered.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27The price they paid for our freedom is just something as nations
0:07:27 > 0:07:31we should not forget.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32A mentoring project which has doubled the uptake of modern foreign
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Bluestone wants to turn the 19th century Black Paul Miller into a
0:07:46 > 0:07:51heritage attraction with a narrow gauge steam railway. But planning
0:07:51 > 0:07:54officers at the Pembrokeshire coast national park authority recommended
0:07:54 > 0:07:59refusal of the plan because of the potential harmful impact on the
0:07:59 > 0:08:01environment and the tranquillity of the area.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Football and Wales will play in the 2018 China Cup
0:08:04 > 0:08:06alongside China, Uruguay and the Czech Republic.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09The line-up was announced at a press conference in Beijing.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12The four-team competition will be held in the southern Chinese city
0:08:12 > 0:08:15of Nanning next March.
0:08:15 > 0:08:15Football.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Let's get the weather forecast now.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Behnaz, is the sunshine going to last for the rest of the afternoon?
0:08:25 > 0:08:29We will start to see the cloud increasing. This is a chilly start
0:08:29 > 0:08:35the morning, the temperatures went down to minus three. Cloud is
0:08:35 > 0:08:40already increasing across parts of north and west, all thanks to a
0:08:40 > 0:08:42weather front which is bringing this cloud with it. The further south and
0:08:42 > 0:08:48east you are well hang on to the best of the sunshine. It should stay
0:08:48 > 0:08:53dry from much of daylight hours even though the cloud is increasing. This
0:08:53 > 0:08:57weather front is responsible for the rain that will see later on tonight.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Temperatures getting up to about 10 Celsius. Tonight, the cloud will
0:09:01 > 0:09:05thicken. We were sea mist and fog forming. Patchy rain coming into the
0:09:05 > 0:09:14north and west and gradually pushing south eastwards. It shouldn't be as
0:09:14 > 0:09:18chilly as last night. Tomorrow we have a ridge of high pressure but
0:09:18 > 0:09:23also a weather front nearby. We will see some rain later on in the day.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26First thing tomorrow morning, we've got a little bit of cloud and patchy
0:09:26 > 0:09:32rain but that will clear. It will start to brighten up. We will get
0:09:32 > 0:09:36some sunshine in the afternoon. It'll be blistering along coastal
0:09:36 > 0:09:41areas but temperatures up to about 14 Celsius so it should feel milder
0:09:41 > 0:09:46than today. Tomorrow night, we will see some rain coming in from the
0:09:46 > 0:09:49west. Strong winds to go with it as well with temperatures ranging six
0:09:49 > 0:09:50to 10 Celsius.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I'll be back with all the latest headlines in Wales Today at 6:30pm.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56But for now, from everyone on the lunchtime team,
0:09:56 > 0:09:57have a lovely afternoon.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Goodbye.