hywel griffith reports. pulling together to help one of their own. the rescuers�* own pictures tell a story of teamwork in the most challenging conditions. today, as they cleared up, a chance to realise just what they'd achieved. we look after each other, we're an extended family, effectively. we don't know each other, all of us. we are like a big family, but if one of us is in trouble, no matter where it is, we'll go and help. the man they rescued was an experienced caver in his 40s. when he fell, he broke bones in his leg and jaw. there was no way he could make his own way out. it's hard to fathom on the surface, but beneath us here are 37 miles worth of tunnels criss—crossing between the caves. there are only three ways in and out and this tiny metal door is one of them, an entrance to hidden world. it was here at cwm dwr that the caver entered with his group on saturday. they'd travelled around 500 metres when he fell from a ledge. his friends raised the alarm. the route back was too narrow and so the rescuers had to carry him 3km towards the top

hywel griffith, bbc news at the nynnon ddu cave., have applied to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into historical forced adoptions. the inquiry will examine why thousands of pregnant, unmarried women were pressured into giving up their babies in post—war years. duncan kennedy reports. it haunts you. it's like a death, really. this isjoan'5 story. i wanted to keep him. it was cut and dried. there was no way they were going to let me keep him. joan became pregnant in 1961. that's me there. but she wasn't married. and says she was pressured into giving up her baby for adoption by everyone from social workers to matron5. she still remembers the humiliation as she handed over her newborn son. he was taken into matron's office and then they told me to go back into the nursery and... ..take the bedding out of his cot and get it ready for the next child that was going to come along. and matronjust said, "she's only crying because they are taking her baby away today." and i think that was really cruel, really, really cruel. and it's

hywel griffith, bbc news, at the nynnon ddu cave. that's it.ht. hello. the day ahead, this weather fluent in close proximity since my bricks of rain and some low level fog as well as coastal fog. to the north of that, the clouds were broken which means a chilly start on wednesday morning the touch of frost, some of the glands. but then some sunshine comes through and further south, we can see outbreaks of rain and some low level followed even in some of the eastern areas and it's a hazard for drivers and in some of the eastern areas and it's a hazard for drivers and then starting to break through the day it's a little bit brighter ship it's a hazard for drivers and in the coast, many areas under a blanket of clouds. the rain in the clouds starting to break through the day and so little bit brighter here but staying quite grey and damp. bright skies and sunny spells of scotland and northern ireland but a peppering of showers in the northwest from a persistent rain later. contrast of the temperatures in the cloud in the south going to be mounted

our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. list is about managing pain and frustration. 0h! it is almost two years since she was referred for a double knee replacement. she can no longer work and at the age of 50, now needs a wheelchair, but still no date for her operation. my life is running away and i have got no future at the moment until i have a date that i know things are going to start to pick up. everything is deteriorating by the day, and the pain is unbearable. it is unbearable to live with. across wales, a fifth of the population is now on a waiting list, and of those, almost half have been waiting over six months. coronavirus has clearly added pressure on the nhs but the problems here predate the pandemic. surgical waiting times in wales have not been reached at any point in the last decade, despite reforms and investment. surgeons say they too are frustrated. even before the pandemic, i was seeing patients who had waited two years for their surgical treatment. i wouldn't say the pandemic is convenient but it certa

hywel griffith, bbc news, at the nynnon ddu cave. now on bbc news, it's time for our world.summer, greece was on fire. thousands of wildfires were fanned by its worst heatwave in decades. hardest hit was the country's second largest island, evia. the government has blamed climate change. i'm a firefighter for 23 years and as i can remember, there is no similar situation. here, the fires were catastrophic. around a third of the island was burnt. thousands of people had to flee their homes. and a way of life was destroyed. evia, off the coast of mainland greece. dense pine forests, beautiful beaches, and the sea. but this summer, a wildfire tore through the north of the island. it was the largest fire in greece since records began. over 50,000 hectares of woodland were burnt. it took almost two weeks to bring the blaze under control. i was sent to report on the fires this summer. two months on, i've come back to see the aftermath. this is lieutenant colonel stratos anastasopoulos who's responsible for co—ordinating firefighting aircraft across greece. chopper whirrs. he'd offe

saturday and is said to be too badly injured to make his own way out. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith the conditions there are 250 volunteers who have turned out to help with this rescue underground, working step—by—step, inch by inch to manoeuvre a stretcher through an obstacle course of boulders and ledgers and streams. we understand the casualty is a man in his 405, an experienced keeper who slipped and fell. he has multiple injuries but he is con5ciou5 multiple injuries but he is conscious and communication, all adding to the optimism that this will end in a successful rescue. are after are, through bleak winter weather, volunteers are working in shifts to bring the injured caver back to the surface. he is being carried on a stretcher, and doctors are with him as they pass through some of the most challenging caves in britain. it has been protracted because we've had to take the long way out, if you like. hypothermia, keeping people warm. here's su5an powell. it's a pretty quiet start to the weak out there and for the next few days nothing will happen in a hurry but the end of the

they drew 1—1 against belgium in cardiff, and hywel griffith was watching.ard. a win or draw would ease their path into the play—offs. standing in their way, the worlds number one team. belgium arrived without some of the biggest stars. wales lined up without their galactico, gareth bale. his team—mates started confidently but couldn't resist when 12 minutes in the ball fell to kevin de bruyne. unbowed, wales fought back. danieljames relentless, eventually finding kieffer moore. if they were playing for a draw, it didn't show. james the provider again but roberts couldn't finish. next, neco williams driving at belgium. nearly. it stayed 1—1. toe—to—toe with the best in the world, wales barely put a foot wrong. world, wales barely put a foot wron._ ., .,, . world, wales barely put a foot wron, ., . , world, wales barely put a foot wron. ., . , �*, ., wrong. fantastic result, it's what we all wanted. _ wrong. fantastic result, it's what we all wanted. absolutely - wrong. fantastic result, it's what i we all wanted. absolutely fantastic, adrenaline through _ we

hywel griffith, bbc news.is a major crossing point, as secunder kermani and cameraman malik mudassir report. afghans are leaving in their thousands. smuggled out from this remote corner of the country, headed for the desert through pakistan into iran. no visas, no immigration, just people smugglers who pay a small fee to the taliban. most, desperate men hoping to find work. but there are whole families here, too. aren't you worried about going with all these young children? at times, it feels as if the whole of afghanistan is trying to find a way out. in this dusty car park, passengers wait to start a journey that will take more than a week. the economy is collapsing and few have faith in the new taliban government. at least 4,000 leave here every day, we're told. this is a deeply surreal sight — a huge people—smuggling hub, operating completely openly. the taliban say that rising poverty here means that it's not possible to stop all these people from trying to leave the country. they say all they can do is co

let's go live to cardiff where our correspondent, hywel griffith who has the latest.. ben, yes, it is almost two years now suns that flight which i was due to bring emiliano sala from france to wales to play in the premier league disappeared over the channel. two weeks later it was found on the sea bed alongside with his body, that of the pilot was neverfound. it should never have taken place because the pilot wasn't qualified to fly at night, or have a commercial license, now the operator david henderson knew all that, but carried on regardless. the 67—year—old, the court was told, worked, despite knowing the regulations meant the pilot shouldn't have been flying. now he was found guilty at a trial last month. thejudge now he was found guilty at a trial last month. the judge today in sentencing him said he had been reckless, that he had shown a cavalier attitude, reckless, that he had shown a cavalierattitude, knew reckless, that he had shown a cavalier attitude, knew he was breaching the rules but carried on. he said there was no choice gou sentence him to 18 months

hywel griffith reports. pulling together to help one of their own. after each other _ just what they had achieved. we look after each other and _ just what they had achieved. we look after each other and we _ just what they had achieved. we look after each other and we are an - after each other and we are an extended family, effectively. we don't know each other, all of us. we are like a big family, but if one of us is in trouble, no matter where it is, we will go and help.— is, we will go and help. the man they rescued _ is, we will go and help. the man they rescued was _ is, we will go and help. the man they rescued was an _ is, we will go and help. the man| they rescued was an experienced caver in his �*40s. when he fell he broke bones in his leg and jaw. there was no way he could make his own way out. it's hard to fathom on the surface, but beneath us here are 37 miles worth of tunnels crisscrossing between the caves will stop there are only three ways in and out and this tiny metal door is one of them, and entrance to hidden world. it was here t

our wales correspondent hywel griffiths is at the cardiff city stadium.le bit more rose. absolutely. win or draw against belgium — absolutely. win or draw against belgium wells are guaranteed second in that— belgium wells are guaranteed second in that group second so significant because _ in that group second so significant because it — in that group second so significant because it would mean a home fixture in the _ because it would mean a home fixture in the first— because it would mean a home fixture in the first run of the playoffs. if they— in the first run of the playoffs. if they lose — in the first run of the playoffs. if they lose to what is the highest ranked — they lose to what is the highest ranked team in the world in belgium it's time _ ranked team in the world in belgium it's time to _ ranked team in the world in belgium it's time to get the correct letters out the _ it's time to get the correct letters out the final whistle. it will all come — out the final whistle. it will all come down to goal difference not 'ust come down to goal differ

hywel griffith, bbc news. when you compare those falling asleep between 10 and 10:59pm at night, comparing that group to individuals who were falling asleep either before then or after that time. and they found the real risk area, the highest risk for incident cardiovascular disease, or future cardiovascular disease, were those falling asleep in, kind of, the wee hours of the morning, so 12 o'clock in the morning or earlier in the morning — or later, depending on which way you're thinking about it. and the authors were very thoughtful about controlling for other things in the model — gender, age. they also did a sensitivity analysis, looking at other other sleep variables like sleep duration. looking at other other sleep variables like sleep duration. and so all of those things give us good confidence in these results, but i have to mention that this is an associational study, so we can't say from the study that we should all go out and start that we should all go out and start to, you know, adjust our sleep s

our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, sent this report from the scene. mission accomplished.s throughout. when you consider how long he has been in the cave, how long he has been in a stretcher, he is doing very well indeed. so he's been talking to the medics along the way and they have been having a conversation, but we are waiting for them to come out now. this is what draws enthusiasts here. a sculpted subterranean world, in places almost 300 metres deep. it attracts cavers from across the uk. after 50 hours underground and the efforts of 250 volunteers, the casualty is now safe and on their way to hospital, bringing this rescue operation to a successful conclusion. for the volunteers, days of endeavour and years of training have tonight brought their reward. paul taylor from the gloucester cave rescue group, who was involved in the rescue, described the scale of the operation. it was absolutely a brilliant, response, over the days that it took. a massive team effort by everybody and not one person complain. —— a massive team effort by everybody and not one person complain

hywel griffith reports from cardiff.y wimbledon next year. he hasn't played since losing the wimbledon quarterfinals injuly and is recovering from multiple knee surgeries. and fallon sherrock has become the first woman to advance to the knockout stages of the grand slam of darts. she beat gabrielle clemens in the final group game to advance. that is all the sport for now. news coming in in the last couple of moments, amazon has told its customers it is going to stop accepting payments using visa credit cards in the uk from january next year. just looking into the detail, amazon is saying the high fees charged by visa to process transactions made using visa credit cards is the reason behind the move. they say they will still use visa debit cards and other non—visa credit cards for payments, but telling customers that they are stopping accepting payments using visa credit cards in the uk from january next year. after an unprecedented year of cyber—attacks against companies, institutions and even hospitals, an international

hywel griffith reports. pulling together to help one of their own.e are 37 miles worth of tunnels crisscrossing between the caves will there are only three ways in and out, and this tiny metal door is one of them. it was here that the caver entered as part of a group on saturday. they travelled around 500 metres when the cave investigator gave way on the road back was too narrow, so teams of rescuers had to carry him 3km towards the top entrance. manoeuvring the stretcher meant it took ten times longer than usual, clocking up 54 hours, the longest carry in uk caving history. if you can imagine lots of passages, some big, some small, chamber stacked on top of each other and overlapping each other. tom is one of the 300 volunteers who put in a shift and says one of the biggest challenges was taking a floating stretcher through a long, perilous section of water. it has lots of little cascades and waterfalls and also very deep potholes full of water. you would be out of your depth going into it and potentially having to swim across. and you had to carry

emissions, target date, forward and increase the size of the senedd. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith cooperation, not a coalition. it does not deliver any ministers, not even deputy ministers but it does give a plan for the next three years i had hundred and six months potential or a year and six months of the next election depending on what's decided in the term of the parliament. what will it benefit for the people of wales, how much difference will they see? what are some of the headlines you heard earlier on, free school meals for all, and then setting up of a national care service, something that's also been worked on in scotland. but also there are two things that they don't agree on and certainly what they don't agree on is what this should mean next. is it a stepping stone towards an independent wales? no is the answer from the first minister. the biggest awards ceremony in british music — the brits — has decided to scrap categories for different genders. it will no longer give out prizes for best male or best female — but instead choose 0ne, �*artist of the year'. the brit a

our wales correspondent, hywel griffith has been giving more details about the agreement. it is.t deliver any ministers, not even deputy ministers for plaid cymru, but it does give a plan for the next three years ahead and will end six months potentially or a year and six months ahead of the next election depending on what is decided, in terms of the term of parliament. what will it deliver for the people of wales, vitally how much defence with a see? some of the headlines you heard earlier on, some free school meals for all, primary age children, also the setting up of a national care service, something that has also been worked on in scotland but also as you heard from adam price, there are key things they don't agree on, and certainly what they don't agree on is what this should mean next. is it a stepping stone towards an independent wales? well, no is the answer from the first minister mark drakeford. rugby league legend kevin sinfield has set off to run 101 miles in 2a hours. he's trying to raise money for the motor neurone disease assocation — and for his friend and former

our correspondent hywel griffith has more.all that, but carried on regardless. the 67—year—old, the court was told, worked despite knowing the regulations meant that the pilot should not have been flying. now, he was found guilty at a trial last month and the judge today in sentencing him said he had been reckless and that he had shown a cavalier attitude, knew he was breaching the rules but carried on anyway. he said there was no choice but to sentence him to 18 months injail, a sentence which mr henderson's legal team said they would challenge. now, it is important to note that his actions aren't... he is not accused of causing the death of either two men. emiliano sala's inquest and the cause of his death will be investigated next year. ajudge in los angeles is expected to start the process of freeing britney spears from the legal arrangement that has controlled her life for the last 13 years. the conservatorship was originally put in place because of fears for the singer's mental health. but britney spears said the arrange

our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, sent this report from the scene. mission accomplished.o the medics along the way and they have been having a conversation, but we are waiting for them to come out now. this is what draws enthusiasts here. a sculpted subterranean world in places almost 300 metres deep. it attracts cavers from across the uk. after 50 hours underground and the efforts of 250 volunteers, the casualty is now safe and on their way to hospital. bringing this rescue operation to a successful conclusion. for the volunteers, days of endeavour and years of training have tonight brought their reward. the england and manchester united striker marcus rashford has been given his mbe at windsor castle. the award recognised his campaigns to support vulnerable children. our correspondent, danjohnson, is in windsor. this was to recognise marcus rashford�*s charity work, his campaigning, because his efforts last year during the pandemic actually changed government policy on free school meals vouchers for children, extending that through the summer holidays was the prime focu

200 people from around the uk worked in shifts to bring him to safety. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffitholutely amazing. the cooperation, the professionalism. everybody dealt with it. the controllers, down to the grunts on the sharp end, it was just amazing. it's the biggest rescue any of us have done, i hope will ever do. the casualty is an experienced caver in his 40s. on saturday, he fell and suffered multiple injuries, but could talk to his rescuers throughout. when you consider how long he has been in the cave, how long he has been in the stretcher, he is doing very well indeed. so he's been talking to the medics along the way and they have been having a conversation, but we are waiting for them to come out, now. this is what draws enthusiasts here. a sculpted subterranean world, in places almost 300 metres deep. it attracts cavers from across the uk. after 50 hours underground and the efforts of 250 volunteers, the casualty is now safe and on their way to hospital. bringing this rescue operation to a successful conclusion. for the volunteers, days of endeavour and years of training

i spoke to our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, a little earlier — and i started by asking him if primary age children, i also the setting up of a national care service, something - that has also been i worked on in scotland but also as you heard from _ adam price at played camera, there are key things _ they don't agree on, _ and certainly what they don't agree on is what this should mean next. is it a stepping stone _ towards an independent wales? well, no is the answer- from the first minister mark drakeford. how will they work at those disagreements? the last one they talked about, independence, that is a profound disagreement between the two parties. absolutely, and i asked both really what they i thought this changed with the - increase potentially of senedd seats from 60 to maybe 80 or 100, they talk about, could mean. | is it a stepping stone or is it a way of- cementing wales and the union? the answer differedj from both, they say they don't have to agree - on everything, they got their 46 points from their- priorities, particularly as wales tries to come out of the pande

hywel griffiths is in cardiff. taken a very, very long _ agreed upon there? yes, and it's taken a very, very long time - agreed upon there? yes, and it's taken a very, very long time to i agreed upon there? yes, and it's i taken a very, very long time to get here. the welsh election was back in may but over the last five and a half months, labour have been talking to plaid cymru not about a coalition, but a deal. labour won 30 of the '605 seats and it was enough to form a government could not guarantee an overall majority to get their policies through, so they talked through a huge raft of policies. you mentioned a few there. notably increasing the size of the senate from 60 up to 80, may be 100 seats. something which politicians have spoken about for several years lois failed to get much public support. in other areas, lois failed to get much public support. in otherareas, energy policies setting up a publicly owned energy company in wales and also the issue of second homes. whether there should be a cap on the nu

our correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. 18 month jailterm. it's to sentence david henderson to an 18 month jail term. it's important to point out that he is not accused of causing the death. indeed, the inquest into emiliano sala's death is due to take place next year and we know that he had a large amount of carbon dioxide in his body. what david henderson was accused of was ignoring, wilfully ignoring the rules surrounding flights and showing a cavalier attitude, as the judge put it, towards those regulations and ultimately arranging this flight which resulted in two deaths. an inquest has heard how the ten year old boy — who was killed by a dog in caerphilly — died as a result of 'severe injuries to the head and neck�*. jack lis suffered what were described as 'unsurvivable' injuries when he was attacked by the animal on monday. the opening of the inquest today heard how jack was outside playing with a friend before going to their home where he was attacked by the dog. today the court heard that jack was playing outside

joining me now is our wales correspondent hywel griffith. what is the latest?nd speaking. he has received medical treatment from keepers who have medical training. from the top entrance of the cave complex, about one kilometre away from me. one of the people who has been here since saturday is paul taylor from south and mid wales rescue team. he described to meet the scale of the operation and how everyone is helping out. the operation and how everyone is helping out-— operation and how everyone is hel-itn out. . , ., ., helping out. the incident started at approximately _ helping out. the incident started at approximately half _ helping out. the incident started at approximately half past _ helping out. the incident started at approximately half past two - helping out. the incident started at approximately half past two on - approximately half past two on saturday afternoon. so, we are now into monday. i think my brain is a little _ into monday. i think my brain is a little bit _ into monday. i think my brain is a little bit fuzzy to work those out but we — li

our correspondent, hywel griffith, is at the scene for us...ad torches to put in a shift and slowly bring the casualty to the surface. we know this all started on saturday lunchtime, when that caver slipped and fell, injuring themselves. the message was sent back out to land and eventually to rescue teams from across the uk, who had come here to try and help the effort. at no timeline yet as when they expect that person to come to the surface. we know they have been carried on a stretcher. we know that they are conscious and lucid and breathing, able to take on some water, may be food, as well. but the difficulty is taking them through very challenging subterranean terrain. it may be ours yet until they can come. if the condition is clear, they could potentially be helicoptered to a hospital. otherwise, there is an ambulance on standby not far from where i am standing in order to finish the rescue effort. but, at the moment, everyone feels upbeat and optimistic this will reach a successful conclusion. theyjust can't tell us when. successful con

hywel griffith sent this report. mission accomplished. caerphilly at around four o'clock yesterday afternoon. our reporter tomos morgan is there for us this morning. what more can you tell us? ijust what more can you tell us? i 'ust soke to what more can you tell us? i 'ust spoke to locals i what more can you tell us? i 'ust spoke to locals who i what more can you tell us? i 'ust spoke to locals who live i what more can you tell us? ijust spoke to locals who live here, i spoke to locals who live here, completely torn apart by what happened yesterday afternoon when the police and emergency services were called at around 3:55pm to an incident here, just outside caerphilly, when the welsh ambulance service and paramedics arrived, a ten—year—old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. it is believed he was attacked by a dog. the dog was destroyed straightaway. this morning, there has been police presence. gwent police continue investigations here and we expect an update at some point in the next hour or two from gwent police as to how their inv