:00:10. > :00:13.The Labour MP, Owen Smith, has formally launched his leadership
:00:14. > :00:16.campaign, pledging "a new deal" for Britain.
:00:17. > :00:19.Speaking to supporters at Coleg y Cymmoedd in Nantgarw,
:00:20. > :00:22.the MP for Pontypridd said that while he supports Jeremy Corbyn's
:00:23. > :00:24.anti-austerity agenda, he doesn't believe Mr Corbyn
:00:25. > :00:27.could ever be elected as Prime minister.
:00:28. > :00:32.Our political correspondent, Arwyn Jones reports.
:00:33. > :00:34.I am so proud to be stood here before you today.
:00:35. > :00:38.Owen Smith launched his campaign at his Pontypridd constituency
:00:39. > :00:40.he drew on his valleys background background,
:00:41. > :00:43.pleased his parents, wife and children were with him.
:00:44. > :00:46.And proud of an area which has shaped his Labour politics.
:00:47. > :00:49.He spoke of his grandparents Jack and Aggie, people who were not party
:00:50. > :00:53.members but benefited from past Labour governments who created great
:00:54. > :00:58.I think many of us feel in the movement that we have
:00:59. > :01:02.lost our way from those old times and those great ambitions and those
:01:03. > :01:10.And I think Jack and Aggie would have looked at the party right
:01:11. > :01:15.now and would have been horrified that we are not on the pitch,
:01:16. > :01:19.we're not fighting for our people in the way in which we ought to.
:01:20. > :01:22.The town of Pontypridd is named after the bridge that
:01:23. > :01:25.sits over the River Taff and according to his supporters,
:01:26. > :01:29.Mr Smith could also reconnect the party and the electorate.
:01:30. > :01:33.What Owen possesses that Jeremy doesn't is the leadership skills
:01:34. > :01:37.and I think you need that to unify the party,
:01:38. > :01:42.If we have Owen as our leader, we will have somebody
:01:43. > :01:45.who is credible in government but also someone who will take
:01:46. > :01:49.the party in the direction clearly many people, especially the people
:01:50. > :01:55.But in Pontypridd there are also plenty of people who support
:01:56. > :01:58.the current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
:01:59. > :02:01.He has done a lot of good things in the last year,
:02:02. > :02:03.in a short period of time and with real opposition
:02:04. > :02:08.You have Owen Smith coming out with anti-austerity
:02:09. > :02:11.and so is Angela Eagle, they're copying him to get supporters.
:02:12. > :02:14.Mr Smith said he wanted tackling inequality to be at the heart
:02:15. > :02:17.of his campaign as he tries to become the first Welshman in over
:02:18. > :02:24.The mother of Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has died
:02:25. > :02:26.after a collision with a car while she was cycling
:02:27. > :02:30.Carol Boardman was taken to hospital with serious injuries following
:02:31. > :02:31.the collision in Connah's Quay yesterday afternoon.
:02:32. > :02:41.A racing cyclist in her own right - Carol Boardman gave up competitive
:02:42. > :02:47.Today her son - Olympic gold-medallist Chris Boardman -
:02:48. > :02:51.tweeted this picture of his mother, saying she never lost
:02:52. > :03:01.hours of this morning - following a collision
:03:02. > :03:03.at a roundabout in Connah's Quay shortly before two o'clock yesterday
:03:04. > :03:07.Police say a white Mitsubishi L200 pick-up was also involved,
:03:08. > :03:17.Great Britain at two Olympic games - said his mother continued her
:03:18. > :03:19.passion for cycling well into her 70s, and would take groups
:03:20. > :03:23.He described her as the "most positive, outgoing person
:03:24. > :03:26."you could ever hope to meet" - and his family cannot yet conceive
:03:27. > :03:36.The President of the Royal Welsh Show has said this year's event
:03:37. > :03:41.is taking place at a time of unprecedented uncertainty
:03:42. > :03:45.Richard Jones told BBC Wales that there was "no plan" for life
:03:46. > :03:48.outside the EU - and Welsh Government ministers need
:03:49. > :03:51.to prioritise listening to the views of farmers and people
:03:52. > :04:19.I wanted to be about opportunities as well.
:04:20. > :04:21.Significant improvements have been made at North Wales's health board
:04:22. > :04:23.following an outbreak of C-difficile three years ago.
:04:24. > :04:25.There were 96 cases at Glan Clwyd Hospital
:04:26. > :04:28.The latest report says, despite improvements,
:04:29. > :04:29.staffing issues have created "a potentially unsafe clinical
:04:30. > :04:36.The Health Board will consider the report on Thursday.
:04:37. > :04:39.A quick look at the weather, and cloud and mist will soon break
:04:40. > :04:42.up, leaving us with a mostly dry, humid and very warm day -
:04:43. > :04:44.with widespread sunshine in the afternoon.
:04:45. > :04:51.We're back with updates from 6.25 tomorrow morning.
:04:52. > :05:11.Thanks for watching - goodnight.
:05:12. > :05:12.Hello. Hot weather on the way. Not just by day. Overnight