our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports.l sargeant was a well—known figure in the welsh assembly. his death last year left his family grief—stricken and sent shock waves through the welsh political establishment in cardiff bay. his body was found at his family home four days after he'd been sacked from his post and suspended from the welsh labour party amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied. walking arm—in—arm, mr sargeant‘s wife bernie and sonjack came to his inquest today, where the note that she'd found close to her husband's body was read to the court. directed to family and friends, it said: the inquest heard that carl sargeant had suffered from depression and had been prescribed medication on a number of occasions. a former colleague, leighton andrews, said he was concerned about the impact that tv interviews given by the welsh first minister, carwyn jones, about the alleged complaints, had on his state of mind. he considered it to be irresponsible. the coroner reminded mr andrews that was his opinion,

our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports.arl sargeant was a well—known figure in the welsh assembly. his death last year left his family grief—stricken and sent shock waves through the welsh political establishment in cardiff bay. his body was found at his family home, four days after he'd been sacked from his post and suspended from the welsh labour party amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied. walking arm—in—arm, mr sargeant‘s wife bernie and sonjack came to his inquest today, where the note that she'd found close to her husband's body was read to the court. directed to family and friends, it said: the inquest heard that carl sargeant had suffered from depression and had been prescribed medication on a number of occasions. a former colleague, leighton andrews, said he was concerned about the impact that tv interviews given by the welsh first minister carwyn jones about the alleged complaints had on his state of mind. he considered it to be irresponsible. the coroner reminded mr andrews that was his opinion,

sian lloyd, bbc news, ruthin.aw in parts of the country, following russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy ships off crimea yesterday. russia claims it has acted legally, but ukraine says it's the latest in a series of provocative acts in recent years. in early 2014, popular protests led to the overthrow of ukraine's president, who was close to russia, after he rejected closer links with the european union. president putin then acted swiftly to annexe the region of crimea, which had close links with russia. moscow also intervened in eastern ukraine to create a separatist movement, sparking a violent civil war which has since claimed 10,000 lives. yesterday saw russia sieze vessels in the narrow kerch strait, a marine route important to the ukrainian economy. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot and seize the target and

sian lloyd, bbc news. our top story this evening. leaving the european union without a deal would hit the economy harder than the 2008 financial crash. it's the most anticipated chess match in years. after a record breaking streak of 12 draws, will tonight finally see a new world chess champion? coming up on sportsday on bbc news: liverpool take on the stars of paris st—germain knowing a win would take them into the last 16 of the champions league. it's described as a devastating crime that shatters the lives of survivors and their families. 1.3 million women in england and wales last year were affected by domestic violence. ? and recent figures reveal that disabled women are nearly three times more likely to be affected, enduring physical, sexual and emotional abuse. well now the bbc has found that only 11% of refuge spaces in the uk, are accessible to disabled people. the government says it's invested more than 55 million pounds in domestic abuse services since 2014. 0ur disability news correspondent nikki fox has the story. i real

sian lloyd, bbc news, ruthin. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening.he uk if greenhouse gases aren't cut — with hotter summers, wetter winters and rising sea levels. and we'll be live at nasa mission control in pasadena, as the team waits anxiously to see if their insight spacecraft will make it safely onto the surface of mars in the next two hours. and coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, some big boots to fill. andy farrell will replace joe schmidt as ireland head coach after next yea r‘s world cup. a liverpool fan who was viciously attacked before a match against roma in april still can't sit up and has problems speaking six months later. sean cox's wife says he will never make a full recovery. the 53—year—old from county meath in ireland was injured as he and his brother made their way to the stadium. our sports editor dan roan spoke to his wife, martina cox, and has this report. they were the scenes that shamed football. crowd disturbances outside anfield in april. the violence which overshadowed liverpool's champions league

sian lloyd, bbc news, ruthin.aw in parts of the country, following russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy ships off crimea yesterday. russia claims it has acted legally, but ukraine says it's the latest in a series of provocative acts in recent years. in early 2014, popular protests led to the overthrow of ukraine's president, who was close to russia, after he rejected closer links with the european union. president putin then acted swiftly to annexe the region of crimea, which had close links with russia. moscow also intervened in eastern ukraine to create a separatist movement, sparking a violent civil war which has since claimed 10,000 lives. yesterday saw russia sieze vessels in the narrow kerch strait, a marine route important to the ukrainian economy. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot and seize the target and tw

sian lloyd, bbc news.died in canada at the age of 95. iam harry i am harry leslie smith, i am the world's oldest rebel. . the world war two veteran came to prominence four years ago, after giving a speech to the labour party conference about life growing up in south yorkshire in the 19205, before the advent of the nhs. harry leslie smith, who died today. a pre—fight press conference between boxers deontay wilder and the british fighter tyson fury descended into a brawl this evening. fury, who recently took two and a half years out of the sport, is bidding to win the world council boxing heavyweight title, from undefeated american in los angeles on saturday. it's been another big night in football, as tottenham hotspur beat inter milan to stay in the champions league, but it will be an uphill battle for liverpool to qualify for the knockout stages, after they lost to paris st germain. natalie pirks was watching the action. at wembley, tottenham's job couldn't have been clearer. only a win would do. the lond

sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's ben rich.h? it is touch and go because it is a sunshine and showers date. it is all about where and when and we will keep you posted over the next couple of days. a lot of rain in some parts of days. a lot of rain in some parts of the country today, this is how it looks in the middle of glasgow earlier. we have seen some heavy bursts of rain as you can see from the radar picture across the south—west of england and into wales. we had thunder and lightning for a time. that extending into northern ireland, the far north—west of england and into scotland. 0vernight these areas will see rain, turning lighter and more patchy by the end of the night. elsewhere clear spells but enough of a breeze to stop temperatures dropping too far. into tomorrow we have this stripe of cloud and patchy rain to contend with. that is sliding eastwards so dry weather to start the day but into the afternoon, northern ireland, wales and the south turning wet and windy summer but those winds are coming from the south so i

sian lloyd, bbc news.old baby. when stanley davis died, doctors found he had 42 fractures on his body. police were unable to bring murder or manslaughter charges against his mother roxanne davis and her partner sam davies because they couldn't tell which one had delivered the fatal blow. from winchester crown court, duncan kennedy reports. just a few days old, this was stanley davis in march of last year, at a time when he was not in the violent clutches of those that were meant to love him. they were his mother, roxanne davis, and her partner, sam davies, who were today found guilty of causing or allowing stanley's death. stanley spent his short life in this block of flats in gosport. it was here that he was subject to the violence that killed him. that violence led to 42 fractures to stanley's arms, legs, ribs and skull. but this is one of the rare cases where there wasn't the forensic or other evidence to determine which of the defendants did it. by the time stanley died, he was just 2a days old. there

sian lloyd, bbc news, ruthin. the headlines on bbc news...e five degrees hotter by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut, that's according to new met office projections. after getting her deal signed off by the eu's 27 member states yesterday, theresa may spoke to the house of commons this afternoon to persuade mps to back it. 0ron 0r on brexit, you can't have enough, can you? in the referendum two years ago, leeds was split down the middle. it voted to remain, but by one of the closest margins in the country. so what do people there make of theresa may's deal? 0ur correspondent, fiona trott, has been finding out. a chilly morning at kirkgate market in leeds, but a warm response to theresa may's message. people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. we are fed up of arguing about it. i think everyone is fed up about parliament arguing about it as well. definitely, people will be fed up. are you fed up? i am, because it has been ages. being given the option to get on with it isn't a real option, as if, get on with that a

sian lloyd has been to meet robert winston's granddaughter — who until the build up to the armisticeer bearers, and i used to ask him," what is this... ?" he would say, "oh, it was during the war." using the family history behind a photograph which became iconic in war records. robert winston didn't talk about his service in the medical corps, but his granddaughter norma knew he was one of the stretcher bearers ca ptu red one of the stretcher bearers captured struggling through the mud at the battle of passchendaele, on the 1st of august 1917. every armistice day, you know... but yesterday, you know, so poignant. the whole bit, itjust brought it all back to you. robert winston survived the horror of the trenches, and went back to his job as a telegraphy —— in telegraphy at the end of the war in swansea. norma would now like to know the stories of the other men he was with that day. i would love to know more about them, i would like to know the names and where they came from, and what happened to them. did they survive that work? did they come home safe to their families? —— that work

our wales correspondent sian lloyd joins us from the inquest. what did we hear today?ard just about ten minutes from them before the german financial dog during that time the coroner was trying to get some sense of what is the role of first minister, what other duties and responsibilities and also of the special advisers and the team who surround the first minister. this morning the inquest heard from one of the first minister's special advisers about what was happening within the office of the first minister in the days in the run—up to the decision that he took to sack carl sargeant from his cabinet secretary post last november. and it was four days after he had been sacked following these allegations of sexual misconduct towards women that his body was found at the family home. now the advisers said that in the days in the run—up to that decision to sack him that carl sargeant was not approached for any denial and nothing was said about the allegations against him in advance. earlier this week we heard that the 49—year—old had suffered from depression. the advisor a

sian lloyd has been to meet one family taking part in a pioneering research project at cardiff universitying fun, but this game is helping research is to understand the genetic condition called 22q 11.2 genetic condition called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. the results of the study should help eloise's ma'am, dawn, know more about what the future might hold. parents like her, one of the most common challenges can be getting a diagnosis in the first place. for eloise, that came when she was 11 months old. i had a number of different niggles about feeding, about how quiet she was. sometimes she was lethargic. all of these things that had been dismissed by healthcare professionals, all of a sudden it made sense. having a diagnosis made everything make sense. 22q deletion syndrome, as it is known, is thought to affect one in 2000 babies born in the uk every year, and involves a section of a chromosome being missing. there are as many as 180 possible symptoms, including congenital heart defects, a cleft palate, and slow development. the tee cardiff university has also found that it is linked to a