this is bbc news. i'm sharanjit leyl. our top stories: polls have opened in ten year for what is expected to be a very tight election. the president has appealed for calm. defiance from north korea. it says new sanctions won't stop it developing nuclear weapons. the british model allegedly kidnapped for sale on the dark web has returned to the uk. could a vote by secret ballot oust south africa's president jacob zuma? the rand is poised to surge. we talk you through what's at stake. plus formula milk is big business in hong kong. we assess the obstacles there to breast—feeding. in kenya, polls have opened in an election that is expected

to be very close. there are eight candidates running for president, including the incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, and his longstanding rival, raila odinga. this is the scene right now in nairobi. nearly 20 million people are eligible to cast a ballot and people were queuing well ahead of the polling stations opening this morning. ten years ago, a close election result sparked two months of bloodshed as the country divided along ethnic lines. on the eve of the vote the president gave a televised speech urging peace. no matter the result of this election, we must stand together as one people. above all, we must reject intimidation. we must reject

violence, or any attempt to divide us. violence, or any attempt to divide us. while the campaigning for this election has been peaceful, part of thatis election has been peaceful, part of that is because locals are working together to ensure the violence of 2007 is not repeated. a cry for peace from residents who witnessed some of the worst post—election violence in kenny ten yea rs post—election violence in kenny ten years ago. for many, the memories are still fresh in their minds, but they are determined to prevent a repeat of the bloody clashes. actually the violence that started in 2007 started in this county, but now we are saying, in 2007 started in this county, but now we are saying, please look out, we are geared towards peace, so the peace forum is going around the county, creating awareness and making the residents hold their

peace. but tensions on the streets are high. i've come to meetjohn, who is confident the situation will remain peaceful. translation: if there's a problem, we cannot do any business, so i don't feel anything. i hear people talking a lot about violence but i'm not afraid. otherwise i would have shut down my business a long time ago. i don't have a problem with whoever is elected. the recent campaigns have been very divisive. some fear a repeat of what happened ten yea rs some fear a repeat of what happened ten years ago, and even though leaflets have been spread in some parts, religious leaders here have been spreading a message of peace and reconciliation. i want to emphasise that violence is the work of the devil, and there are politicians who have decided to serve the devil. during their campaigns, they have just been spreading hate and evil, so i am

asking you to go home in peace. these pray that we have the peace that comes from god. but with the elections promising to be a tight race, the stakes are high, and the country remains in a prayerful mode. anne soy is in nairobi and joins us now. a lot of nervousness ahead of this election. of course a lot of warnings to prevent the violence that we saw in 2007. are these warnings warranted 7 well, the interior ministry did declare some areas of the country as hotspots. potentially violence could erupt in these areas depending how the vote goes. but then the analysts we have spoken to say they do not anticipate the level of violence that we saw here ten years ago. there have been some changes made to

the constitution. a new constitution, and we saw the first election that was conducted under that constitution in 2013 was relatively peaceful. we also saw in that report a fairly festive atmosphere as kenyon ‘s get ready for the election. how has the country been preparing7 well, there is a lot of enthusiasm. coming here in the morning, i have met so many people coming to polling stations. others have voted and are heading home. isaw stations. others have voted and are heading home. i saw women carrying children on their backs. so there's a lot of enthusiasm. people are showing up in the polling stations to vote, and we anticipate — we do not anticipate very long queues, because the electoral commission reduced the number of voters in each polling station to know more than 700, so no long queues are anticipated today, and we expect that the turnout is going to be quite high. there's been a lot of mobilisation by the political parties as well as the electoral

commission. and we know that the result may potentially be quite close between the two major contenders. there's a new computerised system. do we know if that if will be much help? the electoral system is pegging its hopes on that system. past allegations have had allegations of rigging, and they say this system they are using this time round is very difficult to hack into, and one of the very difficult to hack into, and one the features is that it identifies voters electronically. people input their fingerprints voters electronically. people input theirfingerprints to be identified and that therefore eliminates the possibility of ghost voters, or what they call them here, dead voters. so, in many ways, this system is what people are hoping will help deliver a credible election. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. venezuela's parliament has rejected the sacking of the chief prosecutor,

luisa ortega. she was dismissed by the country's new constituent assembly, appointed by the ruling party, but the parliament is dominated by the opposition. ms ortega says she lost herjob because of investigations into alleged corruption and human rights abuses. germany will start sending asylum seekers back to greece. the policy was on hold because of a ruling by its constitutional court. but the european union's dublin convention states an asylum claim should be processed in the country where the migrant first enters the eu. berlin says it's asked athens to receive nearly 400 people so far. a team of 15 volunteer firefighters on the italian island of sicily have been accused of fraud. it's alleged they claimed state payments for putting out fires they started. some have also been charged with arson. they, or theirfriends and relations, are said to have called the emergency number to report these fires and other non—existent ones. north korea's state news agency has

said america will pay the price a thousand times over for what it calls the crime of drafting new un sanctions against pyongyang's missile and nuclear weapons programme. the un security council voted unanimously at the weekend for new sanctions, which aim to reduce north korean export revenues by a third. at a summit in manila, a spokesman for the regime sought to blame the us for the rising tensions. translation: is our nuclear possession a threat to the world orjust a threat to the united states? we want to make it clear that the worsening situation on the korean peninsula as well as other nuclear issues were caused by the united states. we're firm that we'll never place our nuclear and ballistic missile programme on the negotiating table and won't budge an inch on strengthening our nuclear armaments. the us secretary of state was at that summit and said the united states is not looking for regime change in pyongyang or an excuse to send the us

military into north korea. those comments were welcomed by china. now rex tillerson has moved on to bangkok. he is the most senior american official to visit thailand since the coup in 2014. our south—east asia correspondent jonathan head joins me from bangkok. jonathan, tillerson in thailand — and interest in forging close relations7 restoring lotions is the key here, i think. if you think about the obama yea rs, think. if you think about the obama years, and president obama was very engaged in this region, but because of the coup in thailand, relations we re of the coup in thailand, relations were scaled down. he was focused much more on building up relations with non—traditional partners of the us, indonesia and vietnam. i think rex tillerson is in many ways offering a reset and some clarity

about what the trump administration means for this region, which we haven't had in the first seven months. he is focused in the philippines, where relations were afraid with obama. less focus on human rights and values, more on transactions. he wants thailand back on board as a close us ally. he is looking for support across southeast asia for the hard line the us is taking against south korea. remember, the whole asean region has come under china's sway, and it wa nts to come under china's sway, and it wants to show itself a power in the region, and there are other issues. mrtrump wants to region, and there are other issues. mr trump wants to rebalance trade, which is in thailand's favour. it's a short visit but there's a lot to talk about. as you say, we haven't seen this sort of interest from the trump administration in southeast asia, so why the sudden change now? i think north korea has focused minds. the administration is alarmed

at the escalating nuclear programme in north korea. it and china profoundly disagree on how to approach north korea, although they've come together on sanctions, and there's a realisation that in this region the us has lost a lot of ground that needs to be recovered. rex tillerson has really led the charge with a very nuanced, diplomatic approach, very different from his boss, and president trump really hasn't said very much. it's the first time really we've seen rex tillerson taking a very strong initiative in foreign policy without the obvious influence of his president. thank you. sally is here with all the business news. we are focused on south africa today. president zuma of south africa faces another vote of no confidence in parliament. this time it will be a secret ballot. mr zuma has been under constant pressure over everything from corruption allegations to a controversial cabinet reshuffle that saw his widely respected finance minister, pravin gordhan fired earlier this year. that prompted two credit rating

agencies, standard & poor‘s and fitch, to downgrade south africa's credit worthiness to junk, hugely increasing borrowing costs. and injune, the economy, once the continents largest, fell into a second recession in a decade. figures out yesterday show the country's unemployment rate remained unchanged at close to 28% in the second quarter. that's about five million more than in 2009. we'll be getting annexed the view on south africa, what might happen if jacob zuma is ousted. interestingly, the value of the south african rand jumped on the news of a secret ballot yesterday. and in world business report, we will be showing you the next instalment of our business of birth series. today we focus on the great debate about breast—feeding and formula milk.

in hong kong formula is proving to be a lucrative business and breast—feeding rates are among the lowest in the world. find out why in 20 minutes. also we will have the other business stories as well. i'll see you thank you for that, sally. a 20—year—old british model who says she was kidnapped and held for nearly a week in italy has returned to the uk. italian police believe chloe ayling was attacked and drugged before attempts were made to sell her in an online auction. a polish man who lives in the uk has been arrested. held captive inside this isolated italian farmhouse, the bizarre and elaborate kidnap allegation centres on how 20—year—old model chloe ayling, from south london, was duped into leaving the uk for a photoshoot in milan. once inside this fake studio, she is said to have been snatched by three men and injected with the drug ketamine. unconscious, she was bundled into this bag, placed in the boot of a car and driven away.

while chloe ayling was held captive in this house behind me, the police statement says she was tied to furniture, a chest of drawers, whilst the kidnappers tried to sell her on the dark web, and then raise a ransom. three weeks ago, chloe ayling finally fled her captors but stayed in italy to help investigators. she is back in the uk and the details are only now coming to light. i've been through a terrifying experience. i feared for my life second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. i am incredibly grateful to the italian and uk authorities for all they have done to secure my safe release. italian authorities say she was freed after being driven to the british consulate in milan by this man, lukasz herba, a polish national living in the west midlands, now charged with kidnap and extortion offences. but there are conflicting reports about this case, why chloe was seen shopping with her captor before she was freed. she was told that she was going to be sold to somebody in the middle east for sex. she was told that people were there,

watching her and ready to kill her if she tried anything. so she thought that the best idea was to go along with it and to be nice, in a way, to her captor, because he told her that he wanted to release her somehow and sometime. milan, the world's fashion capital, has always been a draw for aspiring models and unscrupulous agents are not uncommon, although this rare case has shocked and baffled italian and british police, now working to piece together exactly what happened. gavin lee, bbc news, milan. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a backlash against president macron's plan to create an official first lady post for france, and his support takes a tumble. the invasion began

at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: the polls havejust opened in kenya for a general election that's being closely watched amid fears the result could trigger communal violence. north korea has said tough new un sanctions will not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal, as it angrily rejected proposals for negotiations. the french president is facing a backlash against plans to create an office of first lady. more than a quarter of a million people have signed an online petition saying emmanuel macron should not give his wife brigitte a formal position. it's nowjust three months since the election, but the new president has seen his support in opinion polls fall sharply. looking at the story, russel trott reports. herfans may

her fans may have shattered her name at husband's victorious election campaign, but despite her many detractors, one thing is for sure: france as first lady will not be ignored. the media called on the president, said that a chart has been drawn up to got a fighter role. a petition against it has more than a quarter of a million signatures. translation: the president is at the top of the pyramid because he is elected by citizens. but you cannot say that his wife comes before all other women, too. the title of first lady is very sensitive. it is important and it resonates with citizens because they feared as an injustice, and a special privilege, too. critics compare her with her

american counterpart, who they say is used as and important appendage. opinion polls suggest the president's popularity has fallen sharply in the three months since he was elected. his supporters say that madam macron could be an important base for the emmanuel macron show. —— face. three brazilian footballers who survived a plane crash that killed the rest of their team—mates have taken part in an emotional friendly against barcelona. 19 of chapecoense's players died when their plane crashed in colombia last year. the club were at the nou camp stadium last night for barcelona's annual invitation game where they unveil their squad for the new season. greg dawson reports. barcelona may be a team of global superstars, but on this night, they we re superstars, but on this night, they were humbled by three men. their reappearance on a football pitch outweighed any sporting achievement.

before the start, a moment to remember theirfriends before the start, a moment to remember their friends who did not make it. the goalkeeper lost part of his leg in the crash, and he was still asked to kick off the match, before being applauded off the field. 19 of shabby truancy‘s players were killed, along with more than 50 others, when their plane crashed in colombia. —— chapecoense. one of those pulled alive from the wreckage was the defender who would captain the side for its comeback game. he was able to complete more than half an hour of football before getting a standing ovation as he was substituted. translation: the most exciting thing for me was when i entered the field and everything went through my head like a movie, about how i had struggled to get here today. there we re

struggled to get here today. there were tough times. it has left a big scar. i think my teammates who are no longer with us. barcelona was dominant in possession. lionel messi was ruthless in front of goal. the final score was 5—0. but this is the place where the sporting cliche of it is not be winning, but the playing that counts, was true. to look at the world athletics championships now. omar mcleod has given jamaica its first, while kenya's faith kipyegon won a dramatic 1500 metres final. looking at the action, andrew lindsay reports. i hate plus field as bible from the start. predicting a winner in the women's1500 metres would not be easy. it is rarely. a host of athletes had gold in their sights, including caster semenya. after tass

six and puzzles can be mad dash for medals. —— tactics. laura muir desperately tried to hang onto third ina dramatic desperately tried to hang onto third in a dramatic finish. caster semenya got the bronze. jessica simpson got the silver. after the disappointment of the men's and women's100 metres, atjamaica of the men's and women's100 metres, at jamaica finally has one of the men's and women's100 metres, atjamaica finally has one thing to cheer about. omar mcleod led from start to finish in the 110 metre hurdles, adding the world title to his olympic gold. defending champion sirjacob and off got de silva, with a surprise bronze. time for overdue celebrations. anita wlodarczyk was the overwhelming favourite to win gold in the hammer, and there were no surprises. the pole showed her dominance to win a third world title. the recordholder, she's unbeaten in more than three years.

the triple jump was a fight between colombia's catarine ibarguen and yulimer rojas. the experienced olympic champion against her young rival from venezuela. the 21—year—old set the mark, 14.91m the distance to beat. ibarguen came close with her final jump, but rojas found the time to shine and take venezuela's first ever world title. andrew lindsay, bbc news. in cricket, england sealed victory by 177 runs in the fourth and final test against south africa at old trafford, to complete a 3—1 series win. patrick gearey was watching on in manchester. so, england wrapped up an impressive win with more than a day to spare, which is just as well because we're expecting rain tomorrow in manchester. we did get a bit of rain earlier in the morning session, that happened after england had finished their second innings.

moeen ali left not out and south africa set 380 to win, that always looked unlikely and it looked even more so when they lost wickets before lunch. elgar, kuhn and bavuma all gone. we then got the period of rebuilding, led by hashim amla and faf du plessis, the south africa captain. amla is one of the few players in world cricket capable of batting for long periods of time and frustrating teams and the key moment today came when he was dismissed lbw after a review by england, it all came down to whether amla had hit the ball before it hit his pad, the third umpire decides he hadn't and he was given out and from that moment he knew south africa couldn't get through this. moeen ali ripped through the remaining batting order, he got five wickets, man of the match and man of the series, it's been a superb summerso farfor him. where does this leave the sides? plenty of doubts around south africa especially after a poor champions trophy earlier in the summer. england move ahead of australia in the world rankings ahead of the ashes this winter, but there are significant doubts over their batting lineup. jennings and malan in particular haven't convinced in this series.

having said that, in his first series as captain and without a series win at all for england in the past year, joe root will be pretty happy this evening. finally, we leave you with this stunning footage of a lunar eclipse. the phenomenon was visible in many parts of the world on monday night, delighting sky—watchers. well, and the last 2a hours, we have had a mix on the weather front. we have had some sunshine, and some sunny spells. there is a nice picture from monday in cambridgeshire. some showers around. that is exactly what we are going to get on tuesday. today, tuesday, will bea get on tuesday. today, tuesday, will be a mixture of rain and sun. the best of the sunshine will be across northern areas. this is the satellite picture from the last few hours. some clear whether in the north. but across the midlands and

lincolnshire, through the early hours of tuesday morning, you could get some downpours and thunder. the contrast could be stuck. 15 in london, but some rural spots in the north could be as low as one degree. soa hint north could be as low as one degree. so a hint of autumn in the air. as far as tuesday goes, there will be some rain around. i think the southern half of the country is at risk of catching most of the downpours. close to the low pressure there, generating showers in france, as well. here is tuesday's weather. rain in the midlands and parts of northern england, too. through the course of the morning and into the afternoon, heavy downpours will start brewing, breaking out, across some southern start brewing, breaking out, across some southern areas start brewing, breaking out, across some southern areas of the uk. looking at the south—west and wales, he showers are on the clouds. sunshine around too. this rain pattern has broken up a little. this is the kind of weather where it

chops and changes a lot in the day, from brightness to rain, downpours active sunshine. viewers to make fewer showers in cumbria. in the lowlands, it could be a fine day all day long. —— fewer showers in cumbria. tuesday into wednesday, that weather close by. it is hovering around our vicinity. it is the south and south—east that will get most of the downpours during the course of wednesday. not a grey couple of days for people living from lincolnshire to the south—east. wednesday, we will also have some rain. looking at wales in northern england, scotland, and northern ireland, a different story. it stays mixed as we go into thursday and friday. we will all get at least one or two spots of rain from time to time. goodbye. this is bbc world news. the headlines: polls have opened in kenya

in a general election that's being closely watched across east africa amid fears the result could trigger communal violence. residents say there's a tense atmosphere in the capital, nairobi. north korea has said tough new international sanctions will not stop it developing its nuclear and missile programmes. a spokesman said what he called america's hostile policy would have to change before it would enter talks. venezuela's opposition—led parliament has rejected the sacking of the chief prosecutor by the new constituent assembly. luisa ortega claims president maduro wanted to stop her investigating allegations of corruption. then the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, has arrived in thailand for talks. he