0:00:06 > 0:00:08Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories: As many as 1000
0:00:08 > 0:00:11people turn out in Merthyr to see Jeremy Corbyn -
0:00:11 > 0:00:15will his message persuade Labour supporters to back him in Wales?
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And his country ripped apart by war - medical student Mohammed
0:00:18 > 0:00:22was studying in Syria - now Universities here want to help.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Good evening.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41He stepped onto the balcony of Merthyr Tydfil's Old Town Hall -
0:00:41 > 0:00:43to the cheers of hundreds of supporters.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Jeremy Corbyn - the Labour leader - was in town to launch the Welsh leg
0:00:47 > 0:00:50of his campaign to keep his job.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53His key pledge - that no community would ever be left behind
0:00:53 > 0:00:55under his leadership.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Our reporter, Cemlyn Davies was there.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01This is how Jeremy Corbyn made his appearance
0:01:01 > 0:01:03in Merthyr today to the
0:01:03 > 0:01:08delight of hundreds of supporters who had gathered to see him.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Jeremy Corbyn and his team chose this
0:01:11 > 0:01:15location deliberately for today's event.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The red house is where the
0:01:18 > 0:01:21party's first leader would address his constituents when he was the
0:01:21 > 0:01:24local MP at the start of the 20th century.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27This square was also the
0:01:27 > 0:01:31scene of the Merthyr rising in 1831 when
0:01:31 > 0:01:32the red flag, a symbol of the
0:01:32 > 0:01:34working class cause, is said to have been
0:01:34 > 0:01:37flown for the first time.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40But today was about the current fight
0:01:40 > 0:01:45within Labour and before he addressed his supporters, I asked
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Jeremy Corbyn what his message is for the party members who decide
0:01:47 > 0:01:51if he stays or goes.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Labour will be a party of investment, growing the
0:01:54 > 0:01:57economy, and leaving no community behind.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58We need investment across
0:01:58 > 0:02:02the entirety of the UK, including many parts of Wales that have
0:02:02 > 0:02:04suffered grievously ever since the end of
0:02:04 > 0:02:06the mining industry.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Owen Smith says you're going backwards if
0:02:10 > 0:02:13you look at some of the Assembly election results?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15In the Assembly election results we gained some
0:02:15 > 0:02:16seats as well as losing one.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Labour Party membership hasn't grown without a
0:02:18 > 0:02:20reason.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22People are coming into Labour because they see something of
0:02:22 > 0:02:24themselves in the party, the possibility of a party
0:02:24 > 0:02:27speaking for them.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Yes, more people have joined Labour under Jeremy Corbyn, but
0:02:30 > 0:02:33despite his claims the party failed to win
0:02:33 > 0:02:34any new assembly seats in
0:02:34 > 0:02:37May, and these supporters are confident he can lead the party to
0:02:37 > 0:02:45success.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Since the Blair thing, I haven't touched it,
0:02:47 > 0:02:48politics has just been one Tory
0:02:48 > 0:02:49thing after another.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Now there is a man who we can get together behind.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Can he win an election?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Yes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56This is a leadership contest, as we saw in
0:02:56 > 0:02:59last night's first head-to-head debate, when Smith said only he can
0:02:59 > 0:03:02get Labour back into power.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I think I'm the person who has the ideas in
0:03:04 > 0:03:08this debate and I think I'm the person who has the energy and I
0:03:08 > 0:03:10think I see very clearly that we have not been
0:03:10 > 0:03:12what we need to be in
0:03:12 > 0:03:16recent months.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18In a blow to Mr Corbyn's campaign this evening, the
0:03:18 > 0:03:21main union at the Port Talbot steelworks community said it is
0:03:21 > 0:03:24supporting Owen Smith, however other major unions
0:03:24 > 0:03:28are expected to back the current leader.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30He and his supporters intend on keeping their
0:03:30 > 0:03:34flag flying.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38The front man of rock band Iron Maiden says -
0:03:38 > 0:03:42his Vale of Glamorgan aviation firm is losing millions of pounds worth
0:03:42 > 0:03:45of business because of a dispute with the MOD over landing rights.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Bruce Dickinson says -
0:03:47 > 0:03:50when he located at RAF St Athan he was assured by the Welsh
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Government they'd be able to use MOD technology to allow planes to take
0:03:53 > 0:03:59off and land day and night.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02There has been a long-term failure to provide the use of an instrument
0:04:02 > 0:04:10landing facility, which exists and was paid for by the taxpayer at vast
0:04:10 > 0:04:14expense and is used by the RAF.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But they don't permit civil aircraft to
0:04:17 > 0:04:18use it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21The Welsh Government says it'll discuss the issue with Mr Dickinson,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24and is lobbying the Ministry of Defence to ensure
0:04:24 > 0:04:25a "favourable outcome".
0:04:25 > 0:04:29The MOD has been asked to comment.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Some Welsh universities are considering offering
0:04:31 > 0:04:35scholarships to refugees who've fled here from war zones.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37The Syrian-Welsh society says - students who've been forced
0:04:37 > 0:04:40to flee their homeland face barriers when it comes to entering
0:04:40 > 0:04:43higher education.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Carwyn Jones reports.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Daily life on the streets of Aleppo.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Syria's largest city has become a battle ground with civilians
0:04:53 > 0:04:55caught in the crossfire.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Many have simply left there lives behind and fled the
0:04:58 > 0:05:03city, seeking refuge and safety in other countries.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06One of those refugees is 21-year-old Mohammad
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Hadi Saleh, who arrived in Wales last year.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11At home he was a medical student and would like to continue
0:05:11 > 0:05:14his education at somewhere like the School of Medicine at Cardiff
0:05:14 > 0:05:16University.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19He was two years into his studies in Syria, but the war
0:05:19 > 0:05:21cut that short.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25It was very difficult for all the Syrians living in
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Aleppo, everything is destroyed, there is no water, no electricity.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34There is not anything for the means of life.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Cardiff University already offers financial support
0:05:38 > 0:05:42for asylum seekers,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44while Bangor University offers a scholarship scheme for
0:05:44 > 0:05:46international students.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Now two further institutions in Wales say
0:05:47 > 0:05:50they want to do more to help refugees in particular who want to
0:05:50 > 0:05:51study here.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Aberystwyth hopes to offer five scholarships to refugees,
0:05:53 > 0:05:58the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
0:05:58 > 0:05:59said it was committed to a
0:05:59 > 0:06:00similar scheme.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Both institutions want to give refugees like any other
0:06:02 > 0:06:05students the chance to gain qualifications and skills.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08We'll be looking for potential students that
0:06:08 > 0:06:12would benefit from the opportunity and who could bring something to the
0:06:12 > 0:06:14University and potentially give something back to the UK once they
0:06:14 > 0:06:17complete their qualification.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19But universities here could be doing a
0:06:19 > 0:06:23lot more, according to Doctor Mohammed Al Hadj Ali, chair of the
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Syrian Welsh Society, and who is also a research fellow at Cardiff
0:06:26 > 0:06:27University.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Some universities do not accept refugees as a transfer from a
0:06:31 > 0:06:34university in Syria to a university in the UK.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It is one of the major problems.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Mohammed still hopes to find a university in Wales that will
0:06:42 > 0:06:44allow him to complete his medical degree.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47One year after he was forced to abandon his education and flee to
0:06:47 > 0:06:50safety.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Every home in Caerphilly county is to be visited
0:06:52 > 0:06:54by a council official - to ensure they're recycling
0:06:54 > 0:06:56their food waste properly.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Recycling advisors hope to call in on nearly eighty thousand
0:06:59 > 0:07:04properties in coming weeks.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06The council says - it could save nearly ?200,000
0:07:06 > 0:07:11a year - if everyone recycled waste.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Football, and Swansea City have completed the signing of striker
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Fernando Llorente from Sevilla, for an undisclosed fee.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21The 31 year old Spanish World Cup and European Championship winner has
0:07:21 > 0:07:26signed a two-year contract.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29A record number of Welsh athletes are preparing to take part
0:07:29 > 0:07:31in the 2016 Olympic Games - which gets underway
0:07:31 > 0:07:34in just over an hour.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Rehearsals have been taking place at Rio's Maracana stadium,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40where the Olympic cauldron will be lit at the opening ceremony.
0:07:40 > 0:07:4223 Welsh sportsmen and women are ready to compete
0:07:42 > 0:07:45across 11 sports.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48First in action - double olympic champion Geraint Thomas -
0:07:48 > 0:07:53who competes in the road race tomorrow.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Coverage of the opening ceremony begins here
0:07:56 > 0:08:00on BBC One Wales at 11.35pm tonight.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Let's see what the weekend weather has in store -
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Derek has the forecast.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Hello.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I have some good news about the weekend.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12I can promise some fine and warm weather, but it is not
0:08:12 > 0:08:15all plain sailing, damper on Saturday and windy on
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Sunday.
0:08:18 > 0:08:25Tonight, dry with clear spells and patchy clouds.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Tomorrow shows a ridge of high pressure over the UK, meaning a
0:08:30 > 0:08:32window of good weather, but this deep low
0:08:32 > 0:08:34will bring strong wind on
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Sunday.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Tomorrow morning looking dry with patchy cloud
0:08:37 > 0:08:38and otherwise bright
0:08:38 > 0:08:40with good spells of sunshine.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Across the rest of the UK, a fine sunny day
0:08:44 > 0:08:47for many places, sunny spells and warming up
0:08:47 > 0:08:50nicely, the exception is
0:08:50 > 0:08:53the far north and north-west of Scotland, some rain here in the
0:08:53 > 0:08:58afternoon with increasing wind.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04A lovely afternoon in Wales tomorrow,
0:09:04 > 0:09:09plenty of sunshine and dry, more like summer and warmer than today.
0:09:09 > 0:09:17It might cloud over in Pembrokeshire by evening.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It will be a cracking day tomorrow for the last day in Abergavenny.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Dry tomorrow evening and dry start, but clouding over from
0:09:23 > 0:09:25the West and turning damp and misty overnight with low cloud.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29The wind
0:09:29 > 0:09:33picking up as well on Monday night into Sunday, damp and
0:09:33 > 0:09:40misty start in the South first thing, but it will soon drive
0:09:40 > 0:09:43-- dry and brighten up, the rest of the day is dry
0:09:43 > 0:09:44with sunny spells, it will be
0:09:44 > 0:09:45breezy and feeling fresh.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Saturday is the best day of the weekend, next
0:09:47 > 0:09:48week turning colder and breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54That's Wales Today - have a lovely weekend -
0:09:54 > 0:09:57from all of us on the programme, goodnight.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13The Girl From Ipanema -
0:10:13 > 0:10:16nothing says Rio de Janeiro quite like it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20So I've come here to Rio to explore the culture and the people
0:10:20 > 0:10:21behind the hit song.