Y BYD AR BEDWAR ARCHIVE

Haiti's heartache 01.02.10

Why are the people of Haiti still waiting for essential aid in the aftermath of the worst disaster the United Nations have ever faced?

This week, in the only Welsh report from Haiti, Y Byd ar Bedwar are in the midst of the chaos left behind by the enormous earthquake that killed over 150,000 people and left millions homeless, helpless and starving.

Further information regarding the Haiti appeal can be found at www.dec.org.uk

Rugby Injuries 25.01.10

As the nation prepares for this year’s Six Nations Championship, this Monday Y Byd ar Bedwar talks to one of Wales’ rugby stars, who’s been forced to retire from the game after being dogged by injury problems.

As Warren Gatland’s injury-hit squad comes together for the opening Six Nations encounter against England, we speak to medical experts and ex-players who are worried the game has become too dangerous. But what can be done to protect top-flight professionals?

Let it Snow? 18.01.10

Following the worst winter in a quarter of a century, Y Byd ar Bedwar asks why the cold weather brought Wales to a standstill, and will search for answers following complaints from farmers, the elderly, and parents of school children.

This week, we also travel to Oslo to see how the Norwegians carry on with their daily lives, where temperatures drop to as low as -24˚c.

Drug Driving 11.01.10

Cliff ‘bach’ Jones was killed in a horrific car accident on Anglesey a year ago. Two teenage girls also died in the crash.

The driver had been drinking and had also taken a cocktail of drugs. He has now been jailed.

But this week Cliff’s mother calls for stiffer sentences for those convicted of causing death after drink driving, and asks why more isn’t done to catch drivers on drugs.

Updates 2010 04.01.10

New allegations of racism against one of the BNP’s leaders in Wales.

New evidence of multiple animal carcasses at a farm on the Llyn peninsula.

And action taken by English local authorities in response to our secret filming investigation at Welsh puppy farms. The latest on some of Y Byd ar Bedwar’s most memorable stories.

Sheep Tagging 14.12.09

There are over nine million sheep in Wales, with the Welsh lamb industry worth over a hundred thousand pounds to the economy.

As of January, each farmer will have to tag their sheep electronically. European ministers insist that change is crucial to protect against diseases like foot and mouth. But the scheme is a waste of time and money, according to some farmers.

This week, Y Byd ar Bedwar speaks to one farmer who says that the future of the Welsh lamb industry is under threat.

Organ Retention 7.12.09

Since the organ retention scandal at Bristol Royal Infirmary and Alder Hey, the right to retain body parts of the dead has been under the spotlight. Strict new rules have been introduced to prevent it happening again.

But on this week’s Y Byd ar Bedwar a Pembrokeshire mother tells of her fight to find why her son was buried without his brain. In an emotional interview she asks why nobody told the family, why they had to wait almost two years to bury the brain with his body, and who was to blame for the shambles?

Anglesey Aluminium 30.11.09

This Christmas promises to be a tough time for Peter Owen and hundreds of others who lost their jobs when the Anglesey Aluminium factory closed in September. The young dad feels they’ve been betrayed by the company.

This week Y Byd ar Bedwar will try to get answers from one of the men in charge, and will follow Peter’s attempts to find work.

But how easy is it to get a job in one of the most deprived areas in Wales?

The rise of Tesco 23.11.09

With Tesco proposing to build a store in Machynlleth, as well as four other branches in Powys, the company is facing accusations of colonising mid Wales.

The issue has split the high street. Whilst some hope for jobs and cheap goods, others are worried that small, unique shops will disappear.

Is Tesco killing Wales’ market towns?

The Labour Leadership Campaign 16.11.09

Within weeks the First Minister Rhodri Morgan will have retired, and will have vacated his position as leader of the Welsh Labour Party.

But who will succeed him?

In a special edition from the Senedd, Y Byd ar Bedwar will quiz the three candidates - Huw Lewis, Carwyn Jones and Edwina Hart.

Who would you like to see in the top job in Wales?

Samoa's Tsunami 09.11.09

On September 29th a tsunami hit the islands of Samoa.Almost 200 people were killed, thousands are homeless and they're still looking for bodies.

Alice Lawrence from Pwllheli lives in Samoa and was there when the waves struck.

While Samoa's rugby team make their way to Cardiff to take on Wales next friday, Y Byd ar Bedwar brings you an exclusive report from the disaster zone.

Penmachno's Rambo 02.11.09

In May, a Royal Marine from north Wales was killed following a road-side bomb blast in Afghanistan. Martin Richards, known as Rambo by friends, was aged 24.

In a new series of Y Byd ar Bedwar eye-witnesses speak for the first time about the explosion, and we’ll see the effect of his loss on a family, community and football team back home in Conwy.

Sunbeds 14.07.09

This year two school girls from south Wales suffered serious burns after using sun beds.

It’s feared that UV rays from sun beds can cause skin cancer, and new guidelines say that no-one under eighteen should use them.

This week ‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’ puts tanning salons on test and exposes the businesses that are willing to offer their services to two 14 year olds.

Police car accidents 07.07.09

Over the last five years over 150 people have been killed in accidents involving police cars.

This week, one young man raises questions about the involvement of the police in an accident that resulted in the death of his father.

With families having to wait many months for a police investigation, some complain that they are being kept in the dark about what happened.

Scraping a living in Calais 30.06.09

Hundreds of refugees have gathered in Calais to try and get to the promised land – Great Britain. Economic migrants aiming for a life on benefits according to tabloid headlines.

‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’ has met some of the people behind those headlines struggling to live in a shanty town called the ‘jungle’.

And in the dark lorry parks near the port of Calais we shed some light on the role of the mafia who smuggle people across the Channel.

Retirement homes 23.06.09

With people living longer than ever the need for nursing homes is on the increase, but are the residents being properly respected and cared for?

Following complaints Y Byd ar Bedwar has secretly filmed in one home in north Wales.

This week on Y Byd ar Bedwar – shocking pictures that raise questions about the standard of care for the elderly.

Jailed in Ghana 16.06.09

Following one of the biggest drug trials ever in western Africa, a man from Carmarthenshire has been sentenced to twenty years’ hard labour in a Ghana jail.

Even though journalists are not welcome in the country’s jails, ‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’ still managed to get inside to speak to him. Alan Hodgson insists he’s innocent of conspiring to smuggle drugs. What chance has he of being freed?

BNP Wales - gaining ground? 09.06.09

In the face of the economic crisis and the MPs’ expenses scandal, the British National Party, the BNP, claims it is gaining ground. But is the party growing in Wales?

‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’ has been following BNP Wales since the beginning of the year. Has the party modernised or is it still racist?

Tonight we’ll be talking to some of the party’s supporters in Wales.

The Welsh in Afghanistan 02.06.09

Two Welsh Guardsmen have been killed in Afghanistan in the last two months, bringing the total of British soldiers lost to 162.

But is the price too high in the war against terror?

Y Byd ar Bedwar spent two weeks on the frontline with the Welsh Guards.

What do the boys have to say about the battle?

Devastation in Gaza 24.02.09

Over 1300 dead.

Over 5000 injured.

And 20,000 buildings destroyed.

And all in just 22 days of military action against the Palestinians by Israel's military forces.

This week ‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’ films the devastation in Gaza.

Shauna's shocking story 17.02.09

Shauna was six months old when she was severely harmed by her mum’s boyfriend. She died when she was seven years old.

Now, in a ground breaking trial in north Wales, Owain Huw Owen has been jailed for a second time for the same attack.

In an exclusive interview for Y Byd ar Bedwar, Shauna’s adoptive parents demand an increased sentence.

Welsh not? 10.02.09

A plan to combine secondary schools is in danger of creating a split amongst parents in Carmarthenshire.

In Cwm Gwendraeth one parent says that they should fight tooth and nail to save Welsh medium education, whilst others accuse the county of forcing the Welsh language down children’s throats.

Welsh medium education in the balance again in Carmarthenshire.

Woolworths 27.01.09

This year one of our high streets’ most famous names should have been celebrating its centenary. But Woolworths’ stores across Wales lie empty having shut their doors for the last time at the beginning of the month.

Y Byd ar Bedwar has followed ex-members of staff in their pursuit of a new job, and tonight we’ll ask who’s to blame for Woolworths’ demise?

National Parks 20.01.09

John Phillips and his family have lived in a caravan for over 30 years. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park has refused him permission to build a house on his land, and instructed the farmer to remove his mobile home.

The National Parks aim to protect the rural landscape. But do they obstruct people who want to live and work in their communities?

Fighting for life 13.01.09

Emyr Price has kidney cancer. He needs a drug called Sutent to prolong his life. But it’s expensive, and his Local Health Board has refused to fund the treatment.

Why do patients battling for their lives have to fight for the best treatment?

Puppy farms part 2 16.12.08

The second of a two part special investigation into the murky world of puppy farming in Wales.

Breeding dogs is a profitable business for hundreds of licensed operators.

Tonight Y Byd ar Bedwar’s secret camera evidence uncovers the dreadful conditions facing some dogs kept in filthy sheds in rural Wales.

Puppy farms 09.12.08

The first of a two part special investigation into the dark side of puppy farming in Wales.

Breeding dogs is a profitable business for hundreds of licensed operators.

Tonight Y Byd ar Bedwar tries to get answers from one pedigree dog breeder who’s accused of misleading his customers.

Traffic wardens 25.11.08

Traffic wardens are a plague on Welsh streets, according to some drivers.

Since many local authorities took the responsibility from the police, the number of parking tickets issued has increased substantially. Now some accuse Welsh councils of using wardens to raise funds.

Tonight, we join one warden on the frontline with motorists.

The gift of life - a long wait 18.11.08

Liberty is 14 years old, and has been waiting for a heart transplant. She’s kept a video diary of life on the waiting list.

Almost eight thousand people in Britain need a transplant, but due to a shortage of organ donors, three people die each day while waiting.

Why the long wait for the gift of life?

Welsh - is a new Language Act necessary? 11.11.08

The Assembly Government in Wales is expected to publish a Welsh language bill. Campaigners are demanding the inclusion of private companies in any new legislation.

But Y Byd ar Bedwar’s astounding new statistics show that very few Welsh speakers use the services already provided in Welsh.
Is there sufficient demand for a new Welsh Language Act?

Zimbabwe 04.11.08

Journalists are not welcome in Zimbabwe. But Y Byd ar Bedwar has been there, secretly filming, to gather evidence of the oppression and hardship under Robert Mugabe’s rule.

Unbeknown to the authorities we interview young men who were beaten, families on the brink of starvation, the Welsh woman battling to survive in Harare and leader of the opposition Morgan Tsvangirai.

The silent killer 28.10.08

Sonia is 10 years old and suffers from type 2 diabetes. The condition usually strikes in middle age.

But now it’s feared that the disease is affecting increasing numbers of children, due to their lifestyle and diet. In Wales, 138,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes, with another 40,000 thought to be undetected.

For more information on diabetes, click here: www.diabetes.org.uk

Debt 29.07.08

More than 13 million people in the UK are in debt, and as the credit crunch bites many turn to debt management companies to discover a way out.

Tonight Y Byd ar Bedwar investigates complaints that one company, Debt Matters, is taking advantage of people’s misfortune, and that for some the financial predicament can go from bad to worse.

Human rights in China 15.07.08

Less than a month before the Beijing Olympic Games, Y Byd ar Bedwar is in China, investigating alleged human rights abuses in Chongqing.

The Welsh Assembly Government has signed an agreement of co-operation with this region, to strengthen business links. But should Wales go ahead with the twinning while questions are still being asked about human rights? Is there a human price to the economic gain?

UFOs 08.07.08

Over the past two months there have been numerous alleged sightings of UFOs in Wales.

Tonight we interview witnesses who say they’ve seen these unexplained crafts in the sky, and one man who even claims he was kidnapped by aliens.

Reliable witnesses or simply an over active imagination?

Yobs? 01.07.08

Tags, yellow cards and ASBOS are designed to stamp out anti-social behaviour on our streets. But do they really work?

Barry Bishop has had 14 yellow cards, and now he’s been given a curfew and a tag.

Tonight we hear from the young offenders who are laughing in the face of the law.

AWOL 24.06.08

Craig Roberts is AWOL for the third time after being blown up in Iraq. The Queen's Dragoon Guards have ordered him to return to the base in Germany to be disciplined.

But tonight the young soldier speaks out against his superiors, accusing the army of bullying and neglecting him since he was injured on the frontline.

Paedophiles 17.06.08

How to deal with paedophiles?

The big question that’s back in the headlines following the murder of a man in Trimsaran. He’d been accused of having indecent pictures of children on his computer.

Tonight on ‘Y Byd ar Bedwar’, an exclusive look at the life of another man under siege in a Welsh village, after pleading guilty to possessing indecent pictures of young girls.

Trucking overseas 10.06.08

Foreign haulage companies are threatening lives on our roads according to one Welsh trucker. Now Yogi Jones has decided to blow the whistle on his Irish employers, Breen International Transport, claiming he was forced to break the law by driving dangerously long hours.

Y Byd ar Bedwar spent a week in the cab with Yogi gathering evidence, and tonight travels to Ireland to confront his boss.

Bullying in the workplace 26.02.08

The Children’s Commissioner for Wales was appointed to fight for the rights of children. But in an extraordinary interview for Y Byd ar Bedwar, one ex-officer claims the organisation failed to protect its own staff from intimidation.

Mair Jones claims she was bullied by bosses at work, and that she was let down by former Commissioner Peter Clarke.

Planning Pain 19.02.08

Gary Jones was hoping to build a home for his wife and four kids in near Ffostrasol, where he was born and bred. Ceredigion’s planning committee gave him the go ahead, but the Assembly then stepped in to put an end to his dream.

Tonight he accuses Assembly officials of failing to understand the needs of rural Wales.

Medical negligence 12.02.08

Vanessa Bright Williams claims that Ysbyty Gwynedd is to blame for her daughter Ayesha’s death. She’s set to claim compensation from the NHS for what she considers to be negligence.

Last year the NHS in Wales paid out over £20 million in compensation and costs to patients.

But how easy is it for families to get justice?

'Y Byd' 05.02.08

Ned Thomas has a dream to establish a Welsh language daily newspaper. Supporters have contributed £350,000 from their own pockets, but now there are concerns that the paper will never be published.

Is there sufficient demand for a Welsh language daily? Is the business plan too optimistic? And should the Assembly Government fund the enterprise?

Not Welsh? 29.01.08

Three weeks ago, a 20 year old prisoner from Anglesey was deported to the Philippines. Even though he’d lived in Wales since the age of four, he was sent home when it was discovered that he didn’t have British citizenship.

In tonight’s special report from Manila we discover what’s facing John Garcia.

Methadone 22.01.08

Nine young people have died of a methadone overdose in north Wales in a year. Methadone is given by prescription to those trying to kick a heroin habit.

But tonight in an investigation into black market methadone, Y Byd ar Bedwar discovers how easy it is to buy the lethal drug on the street.

Violent attacks 15.01.08

Paul Pugh was left for dead after a vicious assault.

After spending two months in a coma, the former football captain is learning to eat, walk and talk again at the age of 28.

In his first interview since the incident Paul asks if enough being done to prevent attacks on innocent people?

Updates 2008 08.01.08

How many valleys people are still unemployed following the closure of the Burberry factory?

How did thousands of drivers in north Wales manage to get their money back after a speeding fine?

And what kind of Christmas did two heroin addicts have on the streets of Cardiff?

The latest on some of Y Byd ar Bedwar’s most memorable stories.

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