P197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:40/48 1/8 DAMNING DRAFT REPORT INTO EMPRESS SPILL "Avoidable failures" behind disaster EMPRESS Reaction to leaked report GAS Source of explosion is traced PRISONER Dying man chained to bed FACTORY Buzjt found for toy firm SEX CCTV offender's new conviction IN BRIEF Toshack tipped for Newcastle A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:48/18 "AVOIDABLE FAILURE" IN TANKER SPILL The govjrnmjnt's draft report into the Sea Empress disaster will highlight a catalogue of avoidable failures. BBC Wales understands that the report bz the Marine Accident Investigation Board, dui to bj published next month, will detail failed communications and unreliable charts of waters around Milford Haven. It is almost a year since the 147,000 tonne tanker ran aground outside the port, spilling more than 70,000 tonnes of oil into the Pembrokjshire waters. A-Z 199 Letters 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:43/27 3/8 REACTION TO SEA EMPRESS REPORT There has been widespread condemnation for offical agencies in the wake of the leaked Sea Empress report. The Pembroke MP Nick Aingjr says govjtnmjnt ministers should bj held accountable for the disaster. He blames them for the confusion between govjrnmjnt agencies and the lack of political direction. The Dyfed Wildlife Trust has renewed its call for a public inquiry into the oil spill, describing as "unnecessary" the loss of 70,000 tons of oil from the grounded tanker. A-Z 199 Letters 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/ News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/47 4/8 SOURCE OF EXPLOSION GAS LEAK TRACED Health and safety officers have traced the source of a gas leak which caused an explosion in a south Wales village. Officers working with engineers from British Gas say they are satisfied the gas leak originated from the house that was djstroyjd by the blast in Commercial Street, New Tridjgar. They are still trying to isolate the cause of the gas escape. The mothjt and son injured in the blast remain in critical conditions at Morriston Hospital in Swansea. TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A-Z 199 Letters 145 Headlines 101 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:49/16 5/8 DYING PRISONER CHAINED TO HOSPICE BED A mother protested today after her dying son was kept chained to his bed in a Welsh cancer hospice. Geoffrey Thomas, 25, of Cajtphilly, who was on remand on burglary charges, was only released three hours before hj died of stomach cancer at the Holmj Towers hospice in Penarth, south Wales. Doctors say prison authorities refused to lit him bj freed earlier despite their advice that hj was gravely ill and was not a security risk. His mother Marina Davies said hj should have been allowed to die with dignity. A-Z 199 Ljttets 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:44/25 6/8 WORKERS CELEBRATE TOY FIRM SALE A toy factory in Holyhjad on Anglesjy which went into receivership last week, has now been saved. Sixty full time workers and 100 seasonal staff at the former Wells Kilo plant lost their jobs after the firm collapsed. Details of the dial are currently being finalisjd, but the terms of the dial mean that the new ownjt must take on the factory's old employees. A-Z 199 Ljttets 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/05 7/8 DEATH The body of a man in his 20s has been found on the railway track near Colwyn Bay station after hj was hit by a train. He has not yet been identified. SOCCER Welsh soccer legend John Toshak is the new bookies' favourite to take over as managjt of Newcastle United. DRUGS South Wales Police have carried out a second sjties of dawn drugs raids in the Pontypridd and Rhondda areas. Six people have been charged following raids yesterday, and eight people were arrested this morning. A-Z 199 Letters 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP197 CEEFAX 1 197 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/25 8/8 CCTV SEX OFFENDER'S NEW CONVICTION A Welsh ex-soldier who exposed himself to girls escaped jail after claiming hj has post-traumatic stress disorder. Cardiff crown court heard Northern Ireland veteran Barry Owen, 38, flashed at the girls, aged nine and 10, from his car. Mr Owen, of Rowans Lane, Bryncithin, Bridgjnd, admitted two charges of gross indecency. The court heard hj had recently been convicted of making obscene phone calls while working as a CCTV opjtator. His barrister said Owen djvjlopjd a mental disorder after sjrvjng in Ulster. A-Z 199 Letters 145 Headlines 101 TV 600 Front page 100 Subtitles 888 A/Z Index TV/Radio News Heads Main Menu