:00:10. > :00:13.The former leader of Plaid Cymru, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas,
:00:14. > :00:16.says he left the party because it wasn't serious about working
:00:17. > :00:18.with the Labour-led Welsh Government.
:00:19. > :00:20.There are now calls for a by-election in his
:00:21. > :00:26.More from our political correspondent, Aled ap Dafydd.
:00:27. > :00:29.Hours after quiting his party, Dafydd Elis-Thomas was fulfilling
:00:30. > :00:34.Relations between the Dwyfor Meirionnydd assembly member
:00:35. > :00:37.and Plaid Cymru have been been fractious for a long
:00:38. > :00:50.It was clear to me that the group in the National Assembly was not
:00:51. > :00:56.willing to Sergei Potters abate in the government and to give Wales a
:00:57. > :01:08.stable government -- serious debate. Davitt Millar Thomas has represented
:01:09. > :01:13.Plaid Cymru as an MP and a member of the House of Lords for 40 years. He
:01:14. > :01:18.led the party in the mid-80s and is best ever been the public face of
:01:19. > :01:25.the assembly, as deciding office of 12 years. Before the election, he
:01:26. > :01:30.was challenged by his party locally about his loyalty to them and to
:01:31. > :01:37.Plaid Cymru in general, not quite the correct thing is for him to call
:01:38. > :01:45.a by-election. Dafydd Elis-Thomas has a long list of disagreements, as
:01:46. > :01:49.the assembly's presiding officer, he called her out. More recently, he
:01:50. > :01:54.lost the party whip after handing out degrees instead of attending a
:01:55. > :01:58.crucial vote. Two years later, Leanne young Woods sat down with
:01:59. > :02:02.Thomas as chair of an assembly committee. He said he won't be
:02:03. > :02:10.standing down, so what do those who elected him make of the decision? I
:02:11. > :02:15.feel strange our ribs and but the Independent, it's not the party --
:02:16. > :02:21.Ara represented. He's not allowed to say anything. I want someone who
:02:22. > :02:25.will speak their mind. Davitt Ellis Thomas says he might support the
:02:26. > :02:29.Welsh government and future but maintains he hasn't been approached
:02:30. > :02:33.to join the Labour benches here, and wouldn't do so if asked. But he
:02:34. > :02:37.could of course join the Welsh government as an independent member.
:02:38. > :02:42.It is one job which is so far eluded him.
:02:43. > :02:44.A former solicitor general has said the footballer Ched Evans' trial has
:02:45. > :02:48.Vera Baird said details of the woman's sexual history should
:02:49. > :02:53.Yesterday, Evans was cleared of raping a 19-year-old woman
:02:54. > :02:57.Referring to an alleged rape victim's sexual historyis banned,
:02:58. > :03:04.but the Court of Appeal said this case was exceptional.
:03:05. > :03:16.Army veterans involved in the Aberfan disaster have been
:03:17. > :03:19.back to the community to pay their respects.
:03:20. > :03:22.They led a parade to the memorial gardens this morning,
:03:23. > :03:24.50 years after the coal waste tip collapsed, submerging a school -
:03:25. > :03:30.For many it was the first time back, the first time to see the site of
:03:31. > :03:35.the school, now transformed into a memorial garden. Among them were the
:03:36. > :03:39.veterans from the Kings own border Regiment. In October 1966, they
:03:40. > :03:44.returned from weekend leave to answer a call for volunteers to
:03:45. > :03:49.travel from Devon to Aberfan. 700 men stepped forward. Over lunch,
:03:50. > :03:57.they shared their memories. When we turned the corner, you could see
:03:58. > :04:07.across the body beautiful sedums. Like someone had painted it. --
:04:08. > :04:14.scenes. You suddenly realise it was so quiet. Because there were no kids
:04:15. > :04:22.running around. We took the greys and everything. It is so emotional.
:04:23. > :04:29.Grown men crying. It never leaves you. 50 years on, the day's service
:04:30. > :04:30.was a chance for the community to thank the servicemen who worked so
:04:31. > :04:32.hard to support them. A quick look at today's
:04:33. > :04:34.football results - and Swansea lost 3-2 away to Arsenal
:04:35. > :04:37.in the Premier League. In League Two, Newport County lost
:04:38. > :04:41.1-0 at Yeovil after a late goal, and in the FA Cup, Wrexham drew away
:04:42. > :04:49.to Stamford in the fourth round, It'll be a day of sunny spells
:04:50. > :04:53.and scattered blustery showers, But those showers will ease
:04:54. > :04:57.into the afternoon, leaving It'll feel warmer - with a top
:04:58. > :05:01.temperature of 15 Celsius. Jenny Rees is here
:05:02. > :05:03.tomorrow at around 6.05.