hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. zimbabwe's leader robert mugabe is detained as the army seizes control of the country — but they insist they are not staging a coup. we are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country. we're going to be live in the us state of alabama as the republican candidate for state's vacant senate seat hits back at historic sexual assault allegations. the tit—for—tat between russia and the united states over allegations of meddling in the 2016 us election continues. russian mps have backed a law that could force foreign media outlets to register as foreign agents. and remember you can always get in touch. the hashtag is #bbcos. welcome to outside source.

we start the programme in zimbabwe, where the army has taken over and where one of the giants of african politics, president robert mugabe, is thought to be under house arrest. the whereabouts of his wife grace mugabe is not clear. it's been a tumultuous 2a hours in the country. these are the pictures we brought to you on os at around this time last night. they show army vehicles on the streets near the capital. we also reported that the ruling zanu—pf party had accused the country's army chief of treasonable conduct. general constantine chiwenga had challenged president mugabe after he sacked the vice—president. a lot has happened since then. early this morning, the army was on the airwaves as well as the streets. troops entered the headquarters of the national broadcaster zbc,

and major general sibusiso moyo read out a statement on national television. zimbabweans were told that while there hadn't been a coup, the army was in now charge. we wish to assure the nation that his excellency the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander—in—chief of his mobile defence forces, can read robert mugabe and his family are safe and sound and that security is guaranteed. —— comrade robert mugabe. i asked the bbc‘s anne soy, who's in zimbabwe, to clarify the point — that that although the military denying calling it a coup, that's exactly what it looks like. absolutely, and there could be some explanations about that. one, they

may not want to alienate mr mugabe's supporters, both in the country, civilians, as well as those in the military. apart from that, zimbabwe isa military. apart from that, zimbabwe is a key member of the african union, and in the past that has expeued union, and in the past that has expelled or suspended countries where coups expelled or suspended countries where coups were expelled or suspended countries where coups were successfully staged, such as you... egypt. to all intents and purposes everyone says it isa intents and purposes everyone says it is a coup, but the military says it is a coup, but the military says it is a coup, but the military says it is not. robert mugabe is under house arrest, what about his wife, grace? that is not known. there has been speculation that the information has not been verified that she might have been allowed to leave the country. what is clear is she has fallen out with the military and her ambition to succeed her husband to lead this country is what could have led to the situation the country is in at the moment. there

isa country is in at the moment. there is a lot of uncertainty. some people he would speak to say they have been waiting for a change in this country, they have been suffering economically, but they did not know in what format change could come, and now that it has, many of them are happy but they are also cautious because they are apprehensive as to what this means. many will not want to have military rule in their country but they want the situation resolved, and there are talks going on, led by regional leaders, to try to resolve the situation. what are we seeing on the streets? the military is calling for calm, is that what we are seeing? there is relative calm in the streets, people are going about their business, children coming back home from school. however, there is a heavy presence of military officers in the streets in key installations in the capital and thatis installations in the capital and that is not a situation that people are used to seeing. so the faster

the political situation is resolved, the political situation is resolved, the better for the people of zimbabwe, who can get back to their daily lives as normal. there's been reaction from around the world to the events in zimbabwe. as you would expect. let's look at what some the key international players have been saying. jacob zuma, the president of south africa — which has a border with zimbabwe — says he's spoken with robert mugabe. he says robert mugabe is safe. president zuma is appealing for calm. i have taken a decision to send an envoy to be able to conduct the leaders of the defence force who have undertaken these operations, but also to meet with president mugabe so that we have a more clear picture of what is happening in zimbabwe. iam hoping

picture of what is happening in zimbabwe. i am hoping that the defence force will not move onto more damage, that they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe, as well as the people of zimbabwe. nigeria is another major power in africa. a spokesperson for president buhari posted this comment on twitter. once again, lots of appeals for calm. the african union has called for the military to stand down. alpha conde, the president of guinea said it "seems like a coup. clearly soldiers are trying to take power by force." but zimbabwe's military is insisting that they have not staged a coup. so what is this? what is happening in zimbabwe? my online team are looking at different content taking place. let's have a look at some of the views from

cartoonists. here's the kenya—based cartoonist victor ndula. it is pretty clear what he thinks. and a cartoonist in south africa with a similar line. if you're still not sure, my colleagues writing for the website have put this guide together — "how can you tell if a coup is happening?" a beginners guide, if you like, comparing various different countries around the world and how what is happening in zimbabwe co m pa res to what is happening in zimbabwe compares to that. zimbabwe was, of course, a british colony before independence. since leading the independence movement and subsequently taking office in 1980, president mugabe has been accusing britain of trying to destroy the country. here's the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, giving his take on events. allbritton has ever wanted the zimbabwe is to be able to decide their own future in free and fair

elections. mugabe's consuming ambition was also to rash was always to deny them a choice, and this house will remember the brutal litany of his 37 years in office. the elections he rigged and stole, the murder and torture of poland ‘s —— opponents, the illegal seizure of land leading to the worst hyperinflation in recent history, measured in the billions of percentage points in forcing the abolition of the zimbabwe dollar. that was the british foreign secretary boris johnson that was the british foreign secretary borisjohnson giving us some information. robert mugabe has been in power since the liberation war of the 19705 and this, the country's declaration of independence in 1980, which ended white minority rule. historic images. he's now 93 years old and people have begun considering who will succeed him. two main candidates have emerged. the first is emmerson

mnangagwa, vice president until last week — who is backed by the military and his fellow veterans of the 19705 liberation war that dominate the government. the other is the president's wife, grace mugabe. she enjoys the support of the youth wing — known as generation a0 — and, of course, her husband. the fierce rivalry between the two has split the ruling zanu—pf party. it all came to a head last week when emmerson mnangagwa was sacked as vice—president, after he was accused of plotting against mr mugabe. the army's commander, and close ally to mr mnangawa, sent this warning on monday. it is pertinent to restate that the

forces remain the major stockholder in respect to the gains of the reparations struggle. we must remind those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our evolution, the military is right to step in. focus on africa presenter nancy kacungira spoke to me earlier. she gave us a little bit of detail. we must remember that the military has been instrumental in keeping robert mugabe in powerfor the last 37 years, and they have been very involved within the zanu—pf party. we are seeing a split between what you could call the old guard, who are the ones who fought in the liberation struggle, and the new guard, which you could say is now calling themselves the ge 40, generation a0. calling themselves the ge 40, generation 40. many of them seem to support grace mugabe as a successor to president robert mugabe, the old

guard would prefer it be someone from their country, basically. so there is a power struggle when this succession issue arose. when it seemed like grace mugabe, who used to be mugabe's typist, would now be able to take over, the army had a very different view to that. why are people concerned? there have been many years of corruption, what do people want to see now? since the year 2000 there have been lots of economic issues in zimbabwe. between 2000 and 2008 the economy shrank by a third, at its highest unemployment was at about 80%. it is difficult to get imports into the country, the currency has crashed multiple times, it isa currency has crashed multiple times, it is a very difficult economic picture. millions of zimbabweans have gone to look for opportunities in south africa and further afield. what people really want is change, and the question they are asking now

is did the military do this just to prevent grace mugabe from succeeding the president, or did they do it to bring about change? that is the question that most zimbabwe and are concerned about, we'll just question that most zimbabwe and are concerned about, we'lljust be power shifting within the same group or are they going to cede real solutions to the problems within the economy, the problems within the colla pse economy, the problems within the collapse of the agricultural sector, to the currency? will they start to see real transformation? we are continuing to monitor those events. but we have the story still to come. tit—for—tat between russia and america. russian mps have backed a law that could force foreign media outlets to register as foreign agents just days after the us forced a kremlin backed news channel to do the same. scotland is set to become the first country in the world to set a national minimum price for alcohol — that's after the supreme court rejected a legal challenge from the scotch whisky association.

first minister nicola sturgeon says she is delighted with the ruling. this has been a very long road. i introduced the legislation to the scottish parliament, took it through parliament, when i was still health secretary. five years have passed as it has been held up in court challenges, so to get to the end of the process with minimum pricing now able to proceed is really good. the policy is by its very nature controversial, again, this is an example of scotland's leading the world. it will continue to have its critics but it is the kind of bold and necessary policy that we need to tackle our public health challenges. the health secretary will set out a statement to the scottish parliament next week setting up the steps we will now take towards implementation. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.

our lead story is... zimbabwe's leader robert mugabe is detained as the army seizes control of the country — but they insist they are not staging a coup. let's turn to the us state of alabama, where the race is on to become the next senator, replacing jeff sessions, who's now the attorney general. this is roy moore. he's the republican politician who's currently campaigning for the post. but his campaign has been marred by allegations of sexual misconduct. a number of women have accused mr moore of sexually assaulting them decades ago, when they were teenagers. he denies the claims. nonetheless, he's been told to step down by a number of senior republicans, including house senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. rajini vaidya nathan is in montgomery, alabama.

she can give as reaction from alabama. roy moore is very defiant? yes, he is. he's spoke at a rally last night. he has been tweeting today saying we will not quit. he says he is going to stay as candidate, but as you mentioned there is huge pressure from the republican leadership for him to step aside in the wake of these allegations. let's take a look at the story and some of the allegations made against him, which, of course, he denies. out on the campaign trail, roy moore was defiant as he heads back at allegations of sexual assault. was defiant as he heads back at allegations of sexual assaultlj was defiant as he heads back at allegations of sexual assault. i am i'iow allegations of sexual assault. i am now facing allegations, and that's all the press want to talk about. but i want to talk about the issues. i want to talk about where this country is going. in the past week five women have accused him of sexual misconduct

dating back several decades. he denies the claims. the youngest say she was just 14 when she was sexually assaulted. beverly young nelson says she was 16 when he forced himself on her.|j thought he was going to rape me, i was twisting and struggling and begging him to stop. the formerjudge is no stranger to controversy. he is pro—gun, anti—gay, doesn't believe in evolution and one said islam was a false religion. ata false religion. at a gathering at montgomery country clu b at a gathering at montgomery country club the majority of voters we talked to were not troubled by the allegations. you cannot tell how world anybody is in the south, for sure, some of these girls look like they are 20, some like they are 14. i don't know, that is why i say i feel it is very suspicious it took 40 yea rs feel it is very suspicious it took 40 years for anybody to come forward. i think they have been put up to it. that may have been problems 40 years, i don't know, butjudge moore

isa years, i don't know, butjudge moore is a gracious man, a good man and he wants to win for this country. u nfortu nately, wants to win for this country. unfortunately, in this state, i think he will still win. i don't think he will still win. i don't think he will still win. i don't think he should. here and across the states there is still huge support for roy moore. many say they do not like being told what to do and believe it is apolitical conspiracy conceived by the democrats. but beyond these quarters, there is growing pressure on roy moore to step aside. backin on roy moore to step aside. back in washington, senior republicans have been lining up to denounce him. roy moore should step aside. the women who have come forward are entirely credible, he is obviously not fit to be in the united states senate. fresh from his trip to asia, donald trump will have to decide how to deal with the unfolding scandal. a year ago he himself was the subject of sexual assault allegations, which he denied, but they did not hurt his path to the

white house. with roy moore still ahead in the polls, it might not make a difference in this race, either. well, the latest opinion polls that have just been released this afternoon and alabama suggest that actually the democrats, and remember this is a solidly republican state, could actually be gaining ground in the wake of these allegations. that does not reflect the people i have spoken to, the republicans who say they are still very much behind roy moore. the local republican steering committee here is due to speak within the hour to discuss what to do about roy moore's candidacy. of course there is pressure from the republican leadership for him to step aside in this race, but roy moore, a bit like president trump, likes to make his views known on twitter and has been tweeting this afternoon. he says we are everything the washington elite hates, we will not quit. we also expect to hear

from roy moore's lawyer in the next couple of hours as well, not sure what that statement might be. but the tweets suggest he is not going anywhere. rajini, thank you. those elections coming up in december. the tit—for—tat between russia and the united states over allegations that the kremlin meddled in the 2016 us election has taken a new turn. russian mps have backed a law that could force foreign media outlets to register as foreign agents. it's in response to the states exerting pressure on the kremlin—backed tv channel rt america to do the same, which it did on monday. the us decision was in part based on this report released injanuary. in it, us intelligence agencies accuse the channel of involvement in a campaign of russian interference in the election won by donald trump. from moscow, sarah rainsford explains what the retaliation

from the russians means. the deputies here in russia's lower house of parliament have voted unanimously in favour of the law which gives the government the right and ability to label all foreign media operating in russia as foreign agents. what does that mean, it sounds sinister? it means any media company, whether funded by sounds sinister? it means any media company, whetherfunded by a sounds sinister? it means any media company, whether funded by a foreign state or private individuals, could 110w state or private individuals, could now be blacklisted, meaning any information that foreign media producers would have to be labelled as funded from abroad. it is a stigma, essentially. it means there will be all sorts of audits and bureaucratic hoops to jump through. russia and the deputies in parliament say they have been forced into this, it is a response to a step in america where the russian

state funded arty, russia today, has been forced to register as a foreign agent. so they say the law was passed unanimously in the lower house, it needs to go to the senate. and then has to be signed off by president vladimir putin. let's hearfrom russian politician alexander yushenko about why it was so well supported. translation: we were forced to adopt the law by those who today do not allow russian media to work openly at the territory of other states. the united states of america has clear double standards towards freedom of speech. they either like it or not and they suppress what they want to suppress. so who could this law affect? well, us media such as voice of america and its sister broadcaster radio free europe, or radio liberty, are thought to be among the targets — they both receive funding from the us congress.

here's jeff trimble of the broadcasting board of governors. first of all, what we do in us/ international media is not propaganda, it is fact —based, independent, balancedjournalism. second, what we are looking at might happen from the russian side, it would simply further constrain and close what is already an extremely difficult, almost closed market for us international media in russia. that, as opposed to what the russians have in the united states, where they can freely disseminate content via cable television, radio and other outlets. iam sure i am sure we will get more reaction on that. let's turn to australia, boaters have overwhelmingly supported legislating same—sex marriage. roughly 80% of eligible voters took part in the non—binding survey, with 61.6% saying they support changes to the marriage laws. lots of celebrations and

scenes across australia after the result was announced. thousands of supporters of same—sex marriage took to the streets to celebrate the results. there were, of course, tea rs. results. there were, of course, tears. this is penny wong, the leader of the australian labour party in the nation's upper house, an openly gay woman. the result was so an openly gay woman. the result was so much for her, she was unable to hide her emotions. both sides of the debate have reacted to this decision. this is a little of what we have heard. i was nervous today. for me, it was something that i was really anxious about, because it is such an important outcome for so many people right across the country, and we just wanted to get it right. the decision of the public should be respected by the parliament, but i think it is also very important that quite legitimate concerns that were raised by many people, including me

and my friend and former deputy prime ministerjohn anderson about the protection of parental rights, religious freedoms and freedom of speech, these are not small matters. the australian people have declared overwhelmingly australia is ready for marriage equality! cheering they voted yes for love. and now it is up to us here in the parliament of australia to get on with it, to get on with the job the australian people have tasked as to do and get this done, this year, before christmas. soa before christmas. so a clear message, you heard the australian prime minister saying he wa nts australian prime minister saying he wants same—sex marriage legislation passed before christmas. how realistic is that? let's speak to hywel griffith, a la sydney correspondent. early in this campaign the government gave pledges it would

bring legislation, a change in law by christmas. that does not leave very long, but there is a bill ready and drafted to go. but there is a cancer bill being put forward by some 01’ conservative cancer bill being put forward by some or conservative politicians who we re some or conservative politicians who were no voters and did not want the change, what they want measures put in to ensure the rights of religious freedoms and freedom of speech, potentially to measures against changes in education and gender, all the things they say a liberal elite wa nts to the things they say a liberal elite wants to bring on the back of same—sex marriage. the debate is not over but the pledge has come from the prime minister and his cabinet that they expect a change in law before the end of the year. hywel griffith in sydney. he will monitor whether a change in law happens, whether they get it through before christmas. lots more coming up in the next edition of outside source, so stay with us. here's your nightly look at some of

the big weather stories. if you were with me this time yesterday we spoke about pollution across parts of india, that is ongoing at the moment. also going as this area of cloud, the developing weather system pushing in from the bay of bengal, parts of north—east india in particular will seek flooding rains through thursday and friday, damaging winds as well, spreading to other parts of north—east india and bangladesh. if you are planning a trip to north america very soon, something is going on at the moment. a weather system clearing away from the north—east, lots of rain and mountain snow in the west, but the big story is how temperatures oscillate from one extreme to the other, a little bit like we have seenin other, a little bit like we have seen in the uk as we continue to see ripples of caldara mark roe push across canada and the northern us, but crucially in the run—up to thanksgiving, is very cold air pushing into the north—east, including new york and washington. if you have a trip plan to the caribbean, unusually heavy rainfall

for the time of year across an essential parts, clusters of thunderstorms easing away from parts of cu ba thunderstorms easing away from parts of cuba and jamaica, that haiti, dominican republic and puerto rico are particularly wet, around costa rica and panama, the potential of flooding rains over the next few days. there are flooding rains in the mediterranean, this cloud has spiralled, produced well over a month's worth of rain in 24 hours to the east of italy, and we have seen snow fall and damaging winds. here is the scene in greece through parts of this week. torrential thunderstorms, flash flooding, damaging transport disruption. nop damaging transport disruption. no p at, the central mediterranean, the area of low pressure circulates, could strengthen further, bringing cold air across sardinia, more rain across sicily and southern parts of italy and sporadic but intense thunderstorms on thursday across greece. through thursday into friday, those

bright colours could mount up to several hundred millimetres of rain in parts of greece and southern italy and the winds strengthened. this circulation might get returned by friday in which the low pressure system has some of the characteristics of a hurricane, instead of being driven by strong seasit instead of being driven by strong seas it is a contrast. the wind is not as strong as a hurricane boat is enough to cause damage and destruction, perhaps more problems with frequent lightning and flash flooding. back to the uk, turning brighter tomorrow but also colder, because we have a band of rain. it starts early doors in scotland and northern ireland, sweets towards southern england and wales and by the end of the day sunshine follows in its wake, temperatures dropping. more details and your weather for the week ahead in half an hour. hello, i'm kasia madera. this is outside source, and these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom: zimbabwe's leader robert mugabe is detained as the army seizes

control of the country — but they insist they are not staging a coup. we are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country. remember you can always get in touch. the hashtag is bbcos. hello, welcome. after nearly 40 years as leader of zimbabwe, president robert mugabe has been detained in the capital. the army has taken control in harare — armoured vehicles are on the streets. the military‘s denied it's a coup, but it seems to be a move to thwart the ambitions of mr mugabe's wife grace to become the next president. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka is in zimbabwe.

this is what zimbabweans woke up to this morning, tanks on the streets of their capital city. something that has never happened in nearly 40 yea rs of that has never happened in nearly 40 years of independence. so what has changed? years of independence. so what has changed ? the answer years of independence. so what has changed? the answer came early this morning, with a statement from the military on state tv, saying that the mugabe family was safe and that this was not a coup. what this defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerated political, social and economic situation in our country, which is not addressed may result in a violent which is not addressed may result in a viole nt conflict. which is not addressed may result in a violent conflict. overnight, president mugabe, the world's oldest leader, lost control of the country he has led for 37 years. the generals say he remains president, but clearly there is no longer

calling the shots. the presence of the military is being felt here on the military is being felt here on the streets of harare, and some parts of the city are locked on. this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves in strategic positions. one, as you can see here, has blocked off access to the president's office. another has blocked off access to parliament. the president still has his supporters, especially in rural areas, but here in harare it is a different story. translation: we are going to have a good life now. we looking forward to christmas because of what has happened. we want to thank those who organise this, and we wa nt thank those who organise this, and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. we want them to remain until our problems are resolvedlj we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. i want to thank the generals for removing this tyrant. he was ruling the country as if it belonged to his family. much will depend on how zimbabwe's neighbours react, especially south africa. its president jacob neighbours react, especially south

africa. its presidentjacob zuma spoke on the telephone to mr mugabe earlier. he will now sensor that the's defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first—hand. iam hoping to assess the situation first—hand. i am hoping that the defence force will not move and do more damage, that they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe. but in the end this was all about a power struggle within zimba bwe's the end this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling party. last week this man on the left, emerson mnangagwa, was sacked as vice president. like mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle for independence but in recent yea rs struggle for independence but in recent years he has found himself up against this woman, robert mugabe's young, ambitious, and some would say ruthless, wife. one of the most important figures in the country. she is a divisive figure. listen to

the reception. these were boos, not cheers. i will do it, i don't the reception. these were boos, not cheers. iwill do it, i don't care! she had wanted to take over as vice president. tonight a warning from the british foreign office to british nationals in the country. stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a little bit. zimbabweans wonder what lies ahead. president robert mugabe remains in the country while the whereabouts of his wife is not clear. shingai nyoka, zimbabwe. a lot of confusion but it is important to stress the military in zimbabwe are calling for calm. the us secretary of state has called for a credible and independent investigation into abuses against myanmar‘s rohingya muslims. rex tillerson's comments came on a visit to the country and a meeting with its de facto leader, aung san suu kyi. he pledged more aid for the rohingya refugees who've fled to bangladesh. mr tillerson called what's happened "horrific." it's hard to watch what's happening.

so that's the sense of urgency, as we want to see the human suffering relieved. the crisis itself won't end until a lot of very deep issues are addressed, and that will take time. barbara plett—usher is at the state department in washington and told me about the questioning of aung san suu kyi. she was asked point—blank about why she had stayed silent about the atrocities committed, and she said i wasn't silent, ijust atrocities committed, and she said i wasn't silent, i just wasn't interesting or exciting. i was trying to be accurate, suggesting in general she had been trying not to further inflame the sectarian tensions behind the violence. her defenders also say she has to tread carefully because if she provoked the army it may roll back further the army it may roll back further the democratic gains that have been made, and it was interesting she

said that myanmar could co—operate with the united states and the international community in addressing this crisis is the focus was on peace and security and not on punishment, which seems to have been mr tillerson's approach, because she thanked him for keeping an open mind and for his understanding. briefly, if you would, the issue of sanctions, he said it was something not advisable at this stage. quite surprising? said targeted sanctions might bea surprising? said targeted sanctions might be a possibility if there was more evidence about who exactly is the perpetrators called for these investigations, but he said broad—based sanctions would not solve the crisis. it was a very complex crisis that needed time to be resolved, so he said that was not the answer. but he said what was the a nswer the answer. but he said what was the answer was for the humanitarian crisis to be resolved immediately and he called on the government and the army to act on statements they had made about bringing refugees back safely. of course we have had the burmese military investigation.

how does that fit into all of this. that is something he was dressing before he came, that there should be a credible investigation of what happened so that those responsible could be held to account. he repeated that quite a lot during his comments after meeting with both the head of the army and with aung san suu kyi. ithink head of the army and with aung san suu kyi. i think he said about six times there should be a credible and independent investigation, no doubt a response to the military‘s ever, it's an internal investigation which found out it has done absolutely nothing wrong, and it an edge those detailsjust nothing wrong, and it an edge those details just before he games, nothing wrong, and it an edge those detailsjust before he games, so that would be his answer to them. of course the military has also refused un investigators to do this independent investigation as has the civilian government headed by aung san suu kyi but washington has been careful to hold the military accountable for what is happening and to express support for the civilian government, and rex tillerson did that too. again and again during his comments he said we support the elected government, we are committed to the democratic transition and working through this crisis is a big part of that and

thatis crisis is a big part of that and that is the us goal, so that was his message. barbara plett-usher at the us state department, thank you. time for a bit of history. there are fewer than 20 surviving paintings by leonardo da vinci — most of them are held in the world's great museums. there isjust one in private hands, salvator mundi — a painting of christ as the saviour of the world. the work is expected to fetch at least $100 million at auction in new york in a few hours' time. martin kemp is an art history professor at oxford university and said that the work might not fetch the price that the current owner paid out for it. he paid over 136 million for it, and we know he was sold at by a man who ru ns we know he was sold at by a man who runs tax—free facilities for storing works of art. and he paid 15 million less for it, so if the price is between the two it will struggle to make 100, but we will see. it is

being put in a celebrity modern picture, so they hope to boost it that way. it was incredibly badly damaged and heavily restored, but when it was all cleaned and tidied i think there is no doubt about it. what happened was at some point it got badly damaged. it was on a panel that sort of lifted and somebody has shaved off the bits lifted which was a hideous thing to do, then repainted over the top of it to make it look like a picture again. horrible things happen to pictures, they haven't the heart —— horrible things have happened to pictures in the past and they certainly have to this one. two dealers noticed it and thought it might be worth a punt, just to see what we have got here, and when they started cleaning it and when they started cleaning it and taking off this terrible over painting, they began to see, wow, this is really quite something. you can keep an eye on that and all of our stories on our website.

the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has held his first meeting with the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british citizenjailed in iran. mrjohnson pledged to leave no stone unturned in trying to free her. mr ratcliffe described the meeting as "positive and constructive". lucy manning reports. he has waited 19 months. richard ratcliffe finally on his way to meet the foreign secretary, with his wife still in prison in iran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a dual citizen, was accused of trying to overthrow the iranian regime. today her husband said the meeting was positive, but there were reservations about giving his wife diplomatic protection and he's still waiting to hear if he can travel to iran with the foreign secretary. he said, "listen, i'm open to the idea, you know, i would love you to come. but i need to check both

with the foreign office officials, whether they think it is a good idea, and also with iran." how closer do you think you are now to your wife coming home for christmas? well, the foreign secretary did not make any promises. he promised to do his best. and, you know, i could not ask for more than that. in terms of how close do i feel, it feels like with all the attention and concern, that can only be a good thing. but the foreign office has always been reserved that more attention makes it more complicated. mrjohnson upset the family two weeks ago, appeared to contradict her claim that she was just in iran on holiday. he spoke ahead of the meeting. people here in the foreign office and across government has been working very hard over the last 19 months to secure the release of nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe, and indeed to solve some other very difficult consular cases in iran. and we are going to continue to do that. and we will leave absolutely no stone unturned. if you ask me if nazanin is still cross with him, yes, she is still cross with him.

if you ask me if i am cross, i'm not cross. me, i'm focused onjust bringing her home. and to bring home his three—year—old daughter gabriella who is also still in iran. mr ratcliffe now has the publicity and the political profile, but will it help to ensure the release of his wife? the kind of concessions that the iranians want of the british government cannot be done publicly. it is much better to try and do these things behind the scenes, just as the kind of concessions that they have to give goes through a similar sort of stages. but with reports the charity worker's health is deteriorating, her husband hopes there can be a diplomatic solution. lucy manning, bbc news. let's turn to afghanistan now. in particular to poppy production, opium production. a report by the united nations has revealed opium production hasjumped to record level,

increasing by 87% in 2017. let me show you this map. it shows the change in opium production in the last 12 months. the yellow shows provinces where things stayed the same, the pink — an increase of 11 to 39%, and the red are areas where opium cultivation has increased by more than 40%. the white are provinces that are "poppy free". afghanistan's opium drives most of the world's supply of heroin. secunder kermani travelled to kabul, he found children as young as nine are becoming opium addicts. they seem happy enough, but these children are some of afghanistan's youngest heroin addicts. we are not showing their faces at the request of the centre they r:n.. most are here with their mothers, also being

treated for addiction. —— the centre they are in. this nine—year—old began smoking heroin three months ago. translation: we were living with our aunt, she was an addict. one day i had a toothache and she said, spoke this and you will get better. after that i became addicted and so did my mum and my dad. it was really ha rd and so did my mum and my dad. it was really hard for me to give up at first. my body hurt and i used to cry a lot. children spend 45 days in the clinic, undergoing counselling and medical treatment, but the number of admissions is rising, and some end up back here. translation: once they leave our ce ntre translation: once they leave our centre they go back to their homes, where they got addicted in the first place. so they end up coming back here. some children have returned three or four times. there are over 1000 reported child addicts in

afghanistan and only ten centres like this one to treat them. a report by the united nations says more opium than ever is being produced in the country, which means more children will end up here, and it means more heroin in the streets across the world. the vast majority of the global supply of heroin is made from opium cultivated in afghanistan. for some farmers it is the easiest way to support their impoverished families, and it is believed to be one of the main sources of income for the taliban. until we really main sources of income for the taliban. untilwe really start fighting with opium the way we are doing with terrorism, these two, they either two sides of the same coin, so it is a concern. if there isa coin, so it is a concern. if there is a rise, most definitely, they are getting more money for the war. ina getting more money for the war. in a squalid camp underneath the bridge in kabul hundreds of heroin users gather every day. if they are not treated, this is where the child addicts will end up living, too. drugs adding to the misery in a

troubled country. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. as secunder kermani alluded to, the implications of this massive increase in opium cultivation travel well beyond the borders of afghanistan. here's the un's angela me — who was part of the team behind this report. this is a record high and will have tremendous implications, both inside afghanistan, but also outside afghanistan, in its neighbouring countries, but also on the streets of london or other european cities, where there will be much more heroin available cheaper, and so more affordable, and so this may cause an increase in drug use and heroin used throughout the world. there are underlying causes why farmers have turned to opium in afghanistan, and this is the weak rule of law, of limited economic opportunities that farmers have in afghanistan. but this year this has been exacerbated by the deterioration in political stability and an security, particularly in the north of afghanistan, where we see there has been a large increase in production. angela part, of the un team behind

that report. —— angela me, part of the un team. leading politicians are heading to germany today to join the world's annual talks on climate change. they're trying to finalise the details from the big climate change accord in paris two years ago. one controversial element is the attempt by president trump to sell american coal technology at the conference. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. are we changing the climate? well, scientists are more convinced than ever that it's mainly our fault that the planet is heating. 13 us agencies say there is no other realistic cause. scientists say carbon dioxide emissions from our society didn't trigger the california wildfires, for instance, but it did make them worse. the oceans are also absorbing some of that carbon dioxide

and that is making sea water more acidic. scientists warn that all marine life will be affected. the vast majority of the countries in the world understand that climate change is real, that it's caused by humans, that it's already doing great damage to life, health, property, economies and ecosystems. and that it's in everybody‘s interest to work together to reduce the threat. so what are we doing about it? in paris, world leaders promised to hold the world's temperature rise as close as possible to 1.5 celsius. that is thought to be a danger point. that would mean very steep cuts in greenhouse gases. but look, this is what the politicians‘ pledges in paris will give us. a steadily increasing level of greenhouse gases. so there's a huge gap between what politicians are doing and what they admit they need to do. and unless things improve, scientists think we're heading for a dangerous temperature rise of three celsius. so what is this meeting about?

chanting: save the world! this year, governments, led by fiji, have gathered to agree the fine print of the paris climate accord. every nation is on board, except the usa. my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. we're going to have clean coal, really clean coal. but environmentalists are furious that president trump is trying to promote coal at the climate talks. some developing countries do want the energy that coal can bring. but scientists are clear that the climate cannot be stabilised if nations invest heavily in coal. nobody said it was easy. roger harrabin, bbc news. and now for some history

from the witness team. today we're going back to a very different era — and the closure of a national institution here in the uk. the windmill theatre in london's soho was — for a long time — one of the few places in britain you could see naked women onstage, due to a loophole in the censorship laws. former windmill performer jill millard shapiro talks about her memories of performing at the theatre. archive footage: a particular blend of glamour and tattiness, sweat and eau de cologne. something seedy, yet also touching and innocent... it was a national institution. there was nowhere else like it. they never can be. there never can be. whatever it was, it has a great story... it was by accident.

i was walking along archer street, and i saw the sign saying, "windmill theatre, stage, door. " sol so i walked in, i don't know why, andl so i walked in, i don't know why, and i said to the stage door man, cani and i said to the stage door man, can i have an addition, please? so the phoned upstairs to the office, andl the phoned upstairs to the office, and i went upstairs, and vivian didn't audition me, but he just said, ilike didn't audition me, but he just said, i like you, and i will take a chance on you. what he didn't know is that i was 14 and a half years old. he signed the contract, then realised my age and told me to go home and come back when i was 15 and a half, so i did. i didn't realise it was naughty. looking back at it, i think, yes, it was naughty. looking back at it, ithink, yes, it it was naughty. looking back at it, i think, yes, it was! it was naughty. looking back at it, ithink, yes, it was! the it was naughty. looking back at it, i think, yes, it was! the windmill was nonstop review, it was called revudeville, so it was a review

theatre, with nudes. once you bought your first ticket, that was it, so the audience could sit there all day. the proudest years of the windmill were during the second world war. it allowed nothing to interfere. it was only west end theatre open throughout the london blitz. and really brave girls who stood there while the bombs landed, all around them. the house manager came out onto the stage, stops the show, and ask the audience if they wa nted show, and ask the audience if they wanted the performance to continue. almost every time the answer was yes. one of the most important things, and they think the audience would come to see, it was the nude poses at the back of the stage. it was the obscenity laws, and you were not allowed to move in the nude on a

london stage or on any stage in the country. it was censorship. you can't be sexy if you stand still. well, i don't know... saw the lord chamberlain's office, they'd come. very happily. they were very pleased to come to the shows and say, no, that's a bit too much, you can't say that, but they always kept us off on their way. that, but they always kept us off on theirway. —— that, but they always kept us off on their way. —— tipped us off. 1964, and by then so —— soho had changed a lot with the strip clubs. three streets away, where we weren't allowed to move, she did she get about as much as she liked, so we lost a lot of the audience. people who perhaps wanted to see more, they could go to the clubs, whereas we we re could go to the clubs, whereas we were still a theatre, and we thought it was better to close. while we

we re it was better to close. while we were still respected, than to even attempt to change, and the girls wouldn't have done it. so we closed. with our heads held high. we're all friends to this day, those of us who are still living. being windmill girls. goodness, what memories, but certainly a different a row. that was a fantastic character. the former windmill girljill millard shapiro talking about her memories of performing at the windmill theatre. here in london. what's more is a lwa ys here in london. what's more is always on our website and you can get in touch with me and the team on social media. i am kasia madera. thanks for watching. goodbye. thanks forwatching. goodbye. hello. time to find out what the weather is up time to find out what the weather is up to the next few days and in the short term we fairly confident. when

it comes to roundabout sandez time, that period, that is when the confidence goes downhill little. in the short time —— when it comes to around about sunday time. still missed and mark —— mark around. this is the cold front and it will be introducing shots of colder air over the next 24 hours or so and that process will be happening through the early hours of thursday. these are our cold fronts. rain marching into ireland and scotland and behind that atlantic wind striking that polarair, that atlantic wind striking that polar air, sea that atlantic wind striking that polarair, sea can that atlantic wind striking that polar air, sea can see temperatures slipping down to six in glasgow. still relatively mild across the south, 10 degrees. let's have a look at the weather on thursday morning. in the south it is still a male star, temperatures around double figures. you can see 10 degrees in london, living in southampton. still a little drizzle around, then we get to roundabout the north—west of

england, the lake district here, and into newcastle, where the cold front is, and the other side of that is quite a marked drop in temperature. the wind is quite strong as well, possibly up to gale force, and a number of showers moving to parts of north—west scotland. our front makes its journey further south over the course of thursday, bringing a spell of rain. for some of us, but really by the end of the day the northern two thirds of the country are in that crisp cold here, whereas in the south it is still relatively mild. eventually thursday night into friday, the cold front moves out of the way, some of that touching scotla nd the way, some of that touching scotland but the main message is the high pressure builds so across most parts of the country, and in fact friday will be a beautiful day apart from scotland where you will have a number of showers. a mini cold front moving through and some blustery showers brought through across the hills. friday night is expected to be clear which means saturday morning will be frosty, particularly out of town. there will be a lot of

dry and bright weather around apart from a few showers perhaps closer to the east, and those temperatures typically between 7—10 degrees. saturday, after a relatively decent day, come sunday, this low pressure sta rts day, come sunday, this low pressure starts marching in, we think. it looks like rain will eventually reach western areas sometime on sunday, but many central and eastern areas may get away with dryness. the timing is proving a little tricky without rain, but eventually what will happen with this low here, later on sunday it moves through so this sunday night. most of us getting a bit of rain, then on monday that clears out of the way saw on monday we are in between weather systems, so we think monday should be a fairly decent day. once again that sort of dodgy period between sunday monday that we're not entirely sure when the rain will clear through. beyond that, the thinking is a low pressure might move in saw about westerns daytime and it will be a typical picture

where they will be drying up slightly milder airfrom where they will be drying up slightly milder air from the south, and behind the backside of that we will see colder and polar air coming in so will see colder and polar air coming insoa will see colder and polar air coming in so a very typical scenario for this time of year so that the message for next week, chilly and blustery across the north, what you would expect for this time of year, then that little bit wetter and milder given the lows further south. bye— bye. tonight at ten, robert mugabe's decades in power seem to be over, following a military takeover in zimbabwe. the 93—year—old president, seen here last week, is now under house arrest in the capital, harare. armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets but military leaders claim they haven't mounted a coup. we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of government. some parts of the city are in lockdown. now this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves

in strategic positions. we'll be reporting from the capital, and we'll be looking back at the abuses and the economic collapse of mugabe's years in power. also tonight. scotland is to become the first country in the world to set a minimum price for alcohol, following a ruling by the supreme court. our second special report on the suffering in yemen,