our wales correspondent, sian lloyd reports.ock star and a hero to his fans across the world, but in private ian watkins was a paedophile, his behaviour was described as "having plumbed the depths of depravity." his sexual interest in children was reported by his former girlfriend. watkins had sent indecent images tojoanne mjadzelics‘ mobile phone, but when she took it to the police, her allegations were not followed up. the police watchdog, the independent police complaints commission, has found officers‘ bias against her meant watkins was able to carry on abusing children. joanne mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken. she said... "the ipcc report finally vindicates me and accepts that from the outset i was telling the truth and trying to bring a serious criminal sexual predator to justice." south wales police didn't begin investigating ian watkins until four years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children. he was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in pontypridd. what they then found on

hello, this is breakfast, withjohn maguire and sian lloyd.n 30 people are injured in violence at a white nationalist rally in the united states. a car is driven into a crowd of anti—fascist protestors, following a day of clashes in charlottesville, virginia. go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. good morning, it is sunday 13 august. also ahead: ecstasy and agony at the world athletics championships. great britain's men claim the ax100m relay gold, but usain bolt pulls up in his last race on the world stage.

sian lloyd, bbc news. report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. and coming up, i'm live in las vegas with the build—up to this weekend's mega fight between connor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: conor mcgregor and floyd maywetaher junior weigh—in this evening for the fight that's got everybody talking. the stage is set in las vegas for a record breaking bout. the great bank holiday getaway is on and there are more problems than usual. major engineering work on the railways is expected to add to the disruption. london's euston station — one of the main lines into and out of the capital — will be completely closed over the weekend. there's also disruption on routes serving london bridge, london liverpool street, cardiff and bristol. adina campbell is at euston station and dan whitworth is on the m6 motorway near knutsford. deli. well, you only have to look behind me to see just how busy it is here at euston station tonight. hun

sian lloyd, bbc news.ey have broken through the defences of so—called islamic state and reached the centre of the city of tal afar. close to the syrian border, the city is one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds in iraq after they were driven out of the city of mosul. the iraqi offensive to liberate the city has been under way for six days. sarah corker reports. iraqi soldiers fire rockets at is positions in tal afar. so—called islamic state has held the city in northern iraq since 2014. the battle in alleys, streets, and houses is fierce. iraqi forces say they have now seized about three quarters of the city, breaking through is defences. translation: the units move towards the neighbourhood, which has only about 5% left to retake from islamic state. then we will announce the liberation of this area. what remains is one neighbourhood, the citadel known as the old city of tal afar. sitting on a main road between mosul and the syrian border, the city was once a main supply route for is, and is one

sian lloyd, bbc news, monmouthshire.eat — fewer than 7% of patients make it beyond five years after diagnosis. nowa team based in birmingham believe that moving to surgery earlier than is currently the case could improve success rates. over 9,500 people are diagnosed with the cancer each year in the uk. in a pilot scheme involving 32 patients, the average waiting time from diagnosis to surgery was cut from two months to two weeks. in the vast majority of those cases — 31 patients — tumours were successfully removed. doctors say it will be two years before they can be really sure if operating earlier does extend life chances. there's been a second day of trouble at a prison in hertfordshire where armed inmates have taken over a wing and smashed windows. riot—trained teams were sent to hmp the mount in bovingdon village. the ministry ofjustice says the disturbance is now under control. yesterday at least 50 cells were thought to have been damaged in two wings at the jail. no—one was said to have been injured in that initia

hello, this is breakfast, withjohn maguire and sian lloyd. a woman has killed and more than 30 people are injured in violence at a white nationalist rally in the united states. a car is driven into a crowd of anti—fascist protestors, following a day of clashes in charlottesville, virginia. go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. shame on you. good morning, it is sunday 13 august. also ahead: ecstasy and agony at the world athletics championships. great britain's men claim the axioom relay gold, but usain bolt pulls up in his last race on the world stage. it didn't go to plan for sir mo farah, either, here at the london stadium. in his last major race on the track, he is beaten into second place in the final of the 5,000m. we will be speaking to him later. learner drivers will be allowed to have lessons on motorways from next year. and it has been clear enough for many to be able to see the perseid meteor shower lighting up the sky overnight. philip can tell us if it is going to stay clear on sunday. hello, very good morning to

sian lloyd, bbc news.afeez is wanted in america for importing heroin and meth—amphetamine. known as the sultan — he's thought to run a global drug production and distribution network. a court has found two white south african farmers guilty of attempted murder after they forced a black man into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive. the judge said it was clear willem oosthuizen and theo jackson had intended to kill victor mlots hwa. the two farmers were arrested after a video of the attack was posted on social media. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko was in court. the video of the assault caused outrage here in south africa. it once again highlighted racial tensions in farming communities. two white farmers shoving a black man in a coffin, threatening to bury him alive. they accused him of trespassing on their farm. alive. they accused him of trespassing on theirfarm. the alive. they accused him of trespassing on their farm. the two men were arrested after the video of the attack was widely circulated on social m

sian lloyd, bbc news.torm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the storm which has strengthened to a category two with winds of upto 110 miles per hour is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. denee koonce is in pearland, just south of houston in texas. she joins us via webcam now. with some children, i see. tell others, how far away is the storm at the moment? it is going to be making la ndfall the moment? it is going to be making landfall a couple of hours south of oui’s landfall a couple of hours south of ours at corpus christi. we are in a suburb of houston, not in the flood zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, where just preparing zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, wherejust preparing in case we may not be able to get out of our house for up to three or four 01’ of our house for up to three or four or five days at a time. we have gassed the cars, we have cash. we

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after admitting sexual offences, including the attempted rape of a baby. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloydcardiff. a rock star, whose music earned him fa ns a rock star, whose music earned him fans around the world, but in private, ian watkins was a paedophile. his behaviour was described as having plumbed the depths of depravity. he was convicted in 2013, but according to the police watchdog, the independent pleats complaints commission, he could have been stopped sooner if reports about his sexual interest in children had been followed up. bias, whether unconscious or conscious has no place in 21st—century policing. it doesn't matter who someone is, what someone is. what is really important is what that person is saying. that's what was missing in this case. that is what meant that ian watkins was free to offend for yea rs ian watkins was free to offend for years longer than he needs have been, and that is what so important to put right. joanne mjadzelics had first reported ian watkins to the authorities. she had worked as an escort and had been in a relationship with the singer. she had

after admitting sexual offences, including the attempted rape of a baby. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, whose music earned him fans around the world, but in private, ian watkins was a paedophile. his behaviour was described as having plumbed the depths of depravity. he was convicted in 2013, but according to the police watchdog, the independent police complaints commission, he could have been stopped sooner if reports about his sexual interest in children had been followed up. bias, whether unconscious or conscious has no place in 21st—century policing. it doesn't matter who someone is, what someone is. what is really important is what that person is saying. that's what was missing in this case. that is what meant that ian watkins was free to offend for years longer than he need have been, and that is what so important to put right. joanne mjadzelics had first reported ian watkins to the authorities. she had worked as an escort and had been in a relationship with the singer. she had messages on her phone in which he spoke of wanting to abuse children, but officers didn't think she was

our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports.k star, whose music earned him fans around the world, but in private, ian watkins was a paedophile. his behaviour was described as having plumbed the depths of depravity. he was convicted in 2013, but according to the police watchdog, the independent police complaints commission, he could have been stopped sooner if reports about his sexual interest in children had been followed up. bias, whether unconscious or conscious has no place in 21st—century policing. it doesn't matter who someone is, what someone is. what is really important is what that person is saying. that's what was missing in this case. that is what meant that ian watkins was free to offend for years longer than he need have been, and that is what so important to put right. joanne mjadzelics had first reported ian watkins to the authorities. she had worked as an escort and had been in a relationship with the singer. she had messages on her phone in which he spoke of wanting to abuse children, but officers didn't think sh