sian lloyd, bbc news, merthyr tydfil.ing body has been discussing whether a commitment to another eu referendum should be part of its european election manifesto and, if so, under what circumstances. the national executive committee decided this evening that the party would support a further referendum on brexit but only under certain circumstances. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster and has more on labour's decision. labour has been accused of sitting on defence when it comes to its exit policies it tries to keep these two factions together, those who think they should be a second referendum in all circumstances and many of those will then campaign to remain in the eu and those who think that would be a total betrayal of the original results of the big question for labour, what on earth were they going to put in their manifesto for these eu elections and jeremy corbyn has really got his way here by broadly sticking to the agreed labour party policy for a referendum but only in some circumstan

sian lloyd, bbc news, merthyr tydfil. let's take a look at some of today's other news.e years for raping a sleeping woman. the ex—worcesterhire player assaulted the victim at his flat after she had consensual sex with his then team—mate in 2017. the number of people taking their own life in england went up by almost 11% in 2018, according to figures published today by the office for national statistics. there were almost 5,000 suicides last year, with the biggest increase being in the number of people aged under 25. police are offering a reward of £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of this man, joseph mccann. he is wanted in connection with the rape and abduction of two women in london last week. this thursday, people across most of england and northern ireland will head to the polls to vote in local council elections. there are around 25,000 people standing to be councillors in england alone. but will the polls be over—shadowed by the still unresolved question of brexit? here'sjon pienaar on why thursday's local elections matter. what? another election? yes,

sian lloyd reports.e maternity units identified in today's report as providing poor care and now placed in special measures. she died just 19 days following complications with her breathing. her motherjessica has questions about what happened during the birth and about the care macie received. very understaffed. because i was induced, we were all on a ward being induced, and they were inducing women, and the women were going into labour too fast. there is not enough staff to deal with that. 0ne lady actually gave birth next to me on the induction ward because there was just no staff and no delivery ward. cwm taf health board provides care out the royal glamorgan hospital in llantrisant and at the prince charles hospital in merthyr tydfil. today's report found a number of serious failings, described as taking place from the board to the ward. some women received poor care which did not meet the standard expected, there were significant staff shortages, and some staff did not behave as they should have tow

our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. when she was just 19 days old. jessica weston gave birth to macy at one of two welsh hospitals where maternity services are being investigated. macy was struggling to breathe properly and her mother has many questions concerning her daughter's birth and care. them doing it is not going to bring macy back but it will give us relief and may be just to feel a bit settled because at the moment we're so full of questions, we're full of anger, everything. and i just... we're full of anger, everything. and ijust... i don't think we're full of anger, everything. and i just... i don't think they we're full of anger, everything. and ijust... i don't think they really understand that. last october, the welsh government commissioned an external investigation into maternity services run by cwm taf health board. it provides facilities at the prince charles hospital and at the prince charles hospital and at another hospital where macy was born. bert is carried out between 2016 and 2018 have been und

sian lloyd reports. measures. she died aged just 19 days, after complications with her breathing. her motherjessica has questions about what happened during the birth and about the care macie received. very understaffed. because i was induced i was on a ward being induced they were inducing women and the women were going into labour too fast. there's not enough staff to deal with that. 0ne lady actually give birth next to me on the induction ward because there was just no staff and no delivery ward. the health board provides care at the royal glamorgan hospital and at the prince charles hospital. today's report found a number of serious failings, described as taking place from the board to the ward. some women received poor care, which did not meet the standards expected. there were significant staff shortages and some staff did not behave as they should have towards patients. deep—rooted cultural failings in leadership were identified and systemic failings in the investigation and reporting of serious i

sian lloyd, bbc news.kyo this morning. a bit ofa a bit of a crowd behind her there. laura, thank you for coming on the programme. a ten day holiday, is that right, to commemorate the event? that's extraordinary in itself here injapan but this is one of the world‘s oldest monarchies and to see a japanese emperor abdicate is something that has not been seen for 200 years. they had to be a special law passed by the government to allow him to do so and in fact he went on television asking the people if he was allowed to abdicate. he is infailing if he was allowed to abdicate. he is in failing health. he asked the japanese people if he could step down and step out off the spotlight and past power and the rain to his son. this is very much a ceremonial role as emperor. they have no political kind of power when it comes to what they do but he is seen very much as an emperor who won over the hearts very much as an emperor who won over the hearts of the japanese people. he changed the way the emperor behaves. after

sian lloyd reports.hing. her motherjessica has questions about what happened during the birth and about the care macie received. very understaffed. because i was induced i was on a ward being induced they were inducing women and the women were going into labour too fast. there‘s not enough staff to deal with that. 0ne lady actually give birth next to me on the induction ward because there was just a no staff and no delivery ward. the health board provides care at the royal glamorgan hospital and at the prince charles hospital. the‘s report found a number of serious failings described as taking place from the board to the ward. some women received poor care, which did not meet the standards expected. there were significant staff shortages and some staff did not behave as they should have towards patients. deep—rooted cultural failings in leadership were identified and systemic failings in the investigation and reporting of serious incidents. 43 cases will be investigated to consider whether the women and

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sian lloyd, bbc news, merthyr tydfil.d scandal have been telling a public inquiry how their lives have been ruined. the hearing is looking at how thousands of people were infected with hepatitis c and hiv from contaminated blood they were given in the 1970s and 80s. many of the victims spoke out about the stigma their faced surrounding hiv and the impact it's had on their lives. we can now speak to mark ward, who was infected with hiv through a blood transfusion the 1980s and the director of policy and campaigns at the national aids trust kat smithson thank you forjoining us tonight. mike, how did you find out that you had hiv? in a brutalway. i had knee surgery so had hiv? in a brutalway. i had knee surgery so i was in hospitalfor six weeks and it was as i was being discharged at my parents were wheeling me through the haemophilia centre, when a nurse popped up behind the hatch and said and shouted across the waiting room actually, do you want to know his hiv result he has positive, see you next time by. how old were you