this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: in zimbabwe, state television reports that president mugabe will meet army commanders tomorrow — as thousands of people take to the streets to call for him to stand down. i have watched estate house for the freedom of my children. today is a different day altogether, the dawn ofa different day altogether, the dawn of a new era. and i'm ben brown in harare where demonstrators are calling for a change of leadership. the former trade union organiser richard leonard is elected leader of scottish labour — replacing kezia dugdale. investigators search for clues as to why a light aircraft and a helicopter collided in mid—air in buckinghamshire — killing four men. one of those who died was captain mike green, a helicopter instructor. also in the next hour,

tributes for malcolm young, co—founder of ac/dc, who has died aged sixty four. young played guitar in the australian rock band that he set up with his brother angus in the 1970s. and in rugby, after england's win against australia, scotland are battling it out against new zealand. good evening and welcome to bbc news. zimbabwe's president robert mugabe will meet military commanders for talks on sunday according to the state broadcaster. it follows a tumultuous day with tens of thousands of people marching in the zimbabwean capital, harare, and in the second city, bulawayo, calling on president mugabe to step down. crowds have been singing

at the gates of the president's official residence, urging him to go. mr mugabe has been under virtual house arrest since the army took control of the country four days ago. ben brown is in zimbabwe. good evening. darkness has fallen here in harare but it is a party atmosphere. i can hear cheering in the streets down their baloney. music playing, people losing their horns as well. celebrating what has been they believe a momentous day for this country, and day we have really seen people power out on the streets. tens of thousands of people losing their fear. once upon a streets. tens of thousands of people losing theirfear. once upon a time they would have been terrified to go out on those streets and criticise robert mugabe, let alone demand that he resign. but today they lost all that clear. they said he has to go and go now. not only have the army

said he needs to resign, with their military takeover they showed that, not only have the party said he has to go, now the people have said quite clearly he has got to go. it came out onto the streets in huge numbers and now it looks like he has got very full time left in office. our africa editor fergal keane reports. something happened inside the people today. a shared energy that helped them into the streets. they were there on the big streets and small. a common purpose in a place so long divided. voices that wouldn't have dared speak of robert mugabe a few days ago now sound his political requiem. we have waited for this for 37 years! you have come back from england, you are happy to see this, i'm sure. indeed, i am very happy.

this is a new beginning for the people of zimbabwe. what i am seeing here is the death of a dictator. all of the faces of the nation came into harare. joy was unrestrained. and exubera ntly expressed. who knows what freedom the military coup will deliver? but an army that was once an instrument of oppression this tells you everything, this is what the people are thinking in harare. fear has been cast off and expectations awakened. watching the march i met this man, a paramedic with a young family. do you believe the army will allow you to be free? yes.

if they don't? well, it is difficult for them not to allow us to be free, because we have been free, we just never exercise our freedom. viva the people of zimbabwe. those who forced this moment include many who were ardent supporters of robert mugabe. now they call for the departure of the president and his wife. the people of zimbabwe have spoken, and the people of zimbabwe have said you and your husband should go today and not tomorrow. robert mugabe is under intense pressure, yet this afternoon was refusing to stand down. at one of his official residences the army was pushing back demonstrators, but they would not leave the area. so people are very angry and they want to get through, past these army lines, to this official residence, one of the president's

official residences. this man told me we want to get in and tell these people what we think of them. everybody here is now certain that the moment of robert mugabe's departure is drawing near. we gather that army commanders will meet robert mugabe tomorrow morning to try to persuade him to resign. according to members of his family he has no intention of doing that. his nephew today said that robert mugabe is ready to die for what he believes is correct, and he doesn't believes is correct, and he doesn't believe being removed from office by army generals is correct. as if it doesn't stand down voluntarily, what's likely to happen tomorrow is that zanu—pf, the ruling party, their central committee will dethrone him. their party leader

will depose him. on tuesday, we think that parliament here in zimbabwe is likely to start impeachment proceedings to get rid of mr mcgavin as president of zimbabwe. —— mugabe. thoughts as to who might replace him? the most likely scenario is that emmerson mnangagwa, who was the vice president, he was forced out by mr mcgavin‘s wife, grace, who has been the catalyst for this whole crisis because the army just the catalyst for this whole crisis because the armyjust despise the way she was trying to manoeuvre herself into power, it is thought that he is the favoured candidate of the military would become the new president. he would read a transitional government. we don't know what that would look like but it's thought there would be members of the opposition who have long been opponents of mr mcgavin, a kind of coalition, a transitional authority that would try to guide zimbabwe,

which has been facing economic disaster for so many years, which has been facing economic disasterfor so many years, out which has been facing economic disaster for so many years, out of the mugabe years and into a new future. that's what the people here are hoping for, but real change is coming. thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in sunday mornings front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster and former fleet street editor, eve pollard and the journalist, yasmin alibhai brown. the new leader of scottish labour has promised to offer voters what he called "a message of real hope". richard leonard, a jeremy corbyn supporter who was elected to holyrood 18 months ago, replaces kezia dugdale. she's to take part in the reality tv show, "i'm a celebrity, get me out of here." here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. applause. electing richard leonard as their leader marks a left turn for the scottish labour party as he becomes their fourth leader

injust three years. there is now a settled consensus, established around a radical policy agenda, for the scottish labour party. richard leonard was only elected to the scottish parliament last year. he is a yorkshireman, a former trade union organiser and a committed corbyn loyalist. there are times in the past where it has appeared that the scottish labour party has looked to pick fights with jeremy corbyn. i won't be doing that. we can't afford the luxury of splits and divisions, we need to work together, and i am determined that the scottish labour party, from whom today i have received a mandate, will be working closely and in step withjeremy corbyn and the entire labour party. anas sarwar was the more moderate candidate in what was a fractious race. i think it is obvious to see at times this campaign has been conducted in the most comradely way. i would hope we can come together as a labour party now and focus

on the real opponents — that is the snp and the tories. the labour party are facing a substantial challenge in scotland. they are in third place behind the snp and the tories. they are going to have to fight hard to even regain their place as the official opposition in the scottish parliament. and they are going to have to win a lot more scottish seats ifjeremy corbyn is ever going to form a government in westminster. on our way out, the departing leader kezia dugdale has sprung a surprise. she is to appear on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here, a decision that has been sharply criticised of members of her own party. sarah smith, bbc news. air accident investigators are trying to find out what caused a light aircraft and a helicopter to collide over buckinghamshire yesterday afternoon — killing two pilots and two passengers near the village of waddesdon. captain mike green was conducting a flight captain mike green was conducting a flight in —— captain mike green was conducting a flight in -- flight captain mike green was conducting a flight in —— flight instructor course at the time of the crash. his

company said it was an honour to work with him and he will be greatly missed. air accident investigators are trying to establish the cause of the accident. our correspondent dan johnson is at wycombe air park in buckinghamshire. he sent this update. it was the edge of wycombe that the two aircraft took off from yesterday. we don't know exactly what time they left here, or exactly where they were heading or why they both came together over that patch of woodland, which is about 20 miles from here at midday yesterday. that's when eyewitnesses say they looked up and saw pieces of debris spiralling down to the ground. that is where the crash happened, just on the edge of a country estate. today crash investigators have been going through that patch of woodland, trying to find all the bits of wreckage, trying to work out exactly what caused this crash. we have seen them sifting through the remains of the two aircraft, a light aircraft and a helicopter. they have taken some pieces of evidence away for further examination.

it is difficult, delicate work at the best of times and today conditions are particularly bad. around four o'clock this afternoon, we got an update at the crash scene from thames valley police who are leading the investigation. yesterday, there was an air accident at waddesdon estate, where four people, sadly, lost their lives. i can now confirm that all those people were men — two in each of the aircraft involved. all of the families have now been informed and are being supported by specialist officers in the family liaison arena. three have visited the site today, so they can understand a little bit more about what happened to their loved ones. we remain on site today so that we can work with the air accident branch and a number of other experts from the fire service and military, with a view to using their expert services to recover the bodies of the men, hopefully, before the end of today. our enquiries will continue for the rest of the weekend

and i anticipate that we will remain on site at least until tomorrow evening. confirmation that four men died in this accident. two on each of the aircraft. a pilot and a passenger in the light aircraft and helicopter, too. the officer stating the investigation has got much further to run. they expect to be on at least through tomorrow and on monday, piecing together the evidence that will lead to them getting a full indication of exactly what went wrong in this crash. a difficult time for the families of those who have died and those who knew them as well. nobody here at the airfield was willing to talk about the men who died, but obviously they know the people who have lost their lives and it's really deeply affecting people here. someone told me that instructors came here this morning to be together and to share each other‘s company at such a difficult time. that investigation work still has quite a way to run yet. large numbers of volunteers

are helping dorset police search for the missing teenager gaia pope, who disappeared 11 days ago. the search is focussing on three locations around swa nage. miss pope's family confirmed that an item of clothing found earlier this week matched what she was believed to be wearing on the day she went missing. yesterday, detectives released a 49—year—old man who'd been arrested on suspicion of murder. the headlines on bbc news: in zimbabwe, state television reports that president robert mugabe will meet army commanders tomorrow to talk about his future. tens of thousands protest against him in harare. investigators search for clues as to why a light aircraft tributes are being paid to mike green, who died when the helicopter he was in collided with a light aircraft yesterday in buckinghamshire. three other men we re buckinghamshire. three other men were killed in the crash. the former trade union organiser

richard leonard is elected leader of scottish labour — replacing kezia dugdale. 90 mps — about a third of them conservatives — have signed a letter to the prime minister and chancellor to say that patients are being "failed" by the nhs and social care in england. the politicians who signed the letter — including nearly 30 former ministers — are calling for parties to work together to find a solution. our health editor hugh pym reports. the pressure on the nhs is growing. there are fears that hospitals will continue to struggle to find enough beds to admit new patients, partly because of difficulties discharging elderly patients, caused in turn by problems with social care. a group of mps now says that a long—term sustainable settlement is needed and that only a cross—party nhs and care convention can deliver that. in the letter written to the prime minister and the chancellor, the mps say:

and: senior conservative labour and liberal democrat backbenchers are among those who signed the letter. i think the nhs and social care are huge issues for our generation and we've got to get it right and i think it's bigger than just one party. the mps also call for action in next week's budget to address the short—term pressures on the system. a government spokesperson said it was recognised there was broad agreement across parliament, that social care reform was a priority, and there would be consultation ahead of a policy paper next year. malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of the australian rock band ac/dc has died aged 64 he founded the group in the 1970s with his brother angus, retiring more than forty years later

to receive treatment for dementia. the band were best known for albums highway to hell and back in black, and were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2003. in a statement on the group's website, they described as malcom was ‘a perfectionist' who ‘with enormous dedication and commitment, was the driving force behind the band' with me is the classic rock journalist, jerry ewing. good evening. first of all, just to set us in context, ac/dc goes back a long way, absolutely iconic. very much so. really much the biggest heavy rock band the world has seen. given the changes in the music industry, we probably won't see a band as big as that. inspirational to the big hitters of today my guns and roses and metallica. malcolm young, it was him, wasn't it? he

founded it with his brother.m young, it was him, wasn't it? he founded it with his brother. it was his band and he invited angers to join it very early on. he was the engine who drove them. the style of music, what went on the albums, he wrote most of the material, often with angus. those huge, iconic riffs for which ac/dc are very well—known all come from malcolm. he had a rock steady rhythm section behind him, his driving, relentless keith tarr allowed angus to take the spotlight with his guitar and six. but the engine, absolutely everything ac/dc did came from malcolm young. he wrote the songs? later it was very much malcolm and angus that wrote all the material. he got dementia, so they have been pretty inactive for quite a while? patriots, they did an album after malcolm had retired. —— h word. brian had

hearing problems and was told by doctors he couldn't. he has legal obligations to finish the tour. ac/dc kept going as a tribute to malcolm. what you think the future for ac/dc holds, or doesn't have a future? there are workers who murmur is that something might happen in the future. obviously this throws that into question. i suppose fans will be thinking that a couple of the guys that have retired might get back together for one last hurrah, for malcolm. then again, ac/dc have a lwa ys for malcolm. then again, ac/dc have always played by their own rules. they don't take any notice of the orthodox way of doing things. they might —— you might never hearfrom them again. they might feel that it is right to honour the guy who made the bands. unorthodox but of course big sellers. 200 million album

sales, 50 million of those on back in black. that's phenomenal. i can black is the second biggest selling album by any artist ever. but a lot of people that like a cdc. malcolm young, very much the prime mover of it. -- young, very much the prime mover of it. —— people that like ac/dc. tributes have been paid to fashion designer azzedine alaia, who has died in paris at the age of 77. the tunisian—born designer rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, when models naomi campbell and cindy crawford were among the stars to wear his trademark figure—hugging designs. his dresses have been worn by a host of famous faces, from former us first lady michele obama to pop singer madonna. victoria beckham was among those to offer her condolences today, saying the designer was one of her "biggest inspirations". today marks 30 years since the king's cross fire, when 31 people lost their lives in the worst blaze in the history of the london underground.

it started when a single match was discarded on a wooden escalator. as tom edwards reports, the tragedy brought about monumental changes in fire safety. thousands use this escalator every day and many don't know this is where the worst fire in the history of the tubes started. stewart button is now retired, but nearly 30 years ago he was one of the first firefighters to arrive. we were laying out the equipment and it was then that we heard or started hearing all the screams. i thought there must be loads of people down there. just scream after scream. 30 years on and this official report still makes terrifying reading. it describes how this station, full of commuters, turned into a furnace. it also outlines how the response from the emergency services was hampered, due to a breakdown in communication. and there was a lack of knowledge

of the station layout. even 30 years on, for the families of those who died, the memories are still raw. you cry a lot... for a long time. it's a shocking thing and everytime something like that happens, whether it's grenfell or a terrorist incident, you think of all the people who are getting that news and the shock of it. the following enquiry led to a huge change to the tube and the fire service's safety regimes. among the many recommendations, wooden escalators should be removed, smoking should be banned and heat detectors and sprinklers should be installed. and crucially, the emergency services should be able to communicate with each other underground.

most of the recommendations have since been implemented. these types of exercises are now part of training and legislation ensures minimum staffing levels on deep line stations. there isn't a month goes by in myjob where we don't reference the king's cross fire. it had such a phenomenal and beneficial effect on the organisation. so out of a desperate tragedy, good things have actually come. the unions say they will resist anything that they think could compromise safety. and these changes only happened after the deaths of 31 londoners. the government is considering a tax on single—use plastics that are used in packaging and polystyrene takeaway boxes. the chancellor, philip hammond, is expected to use next week's budget to announce a consultation on the measure to cut waste and pollution.

an estimated 12 million tonnes of plastic enters the oceans each year. scientists say residues are routinely found in fish, sea birds and marine mammals. too many of the animals had bred in the national parks after conservation efforts there proved too successful. the liwonde national park, in southern malawi, is home to some big animals. notjust hippos and crocodiles, but also elephants. lots of them. too many, in fact. conservation efforts have led to the elephants breeding prolifically. now they are straying more and more into local villages. but in nkhotakota wildlife reserve, over 400km to the north, the situation is very different. poachers here virtually wiped out the local elephant population.

so, african parks, a non—profit conservation organisation, embarked on the world's biggest elephant translocation. it is no mean feat — darting and moving these massive animals takes skill and determination. to complicate matters further, families have to be moved together to reduce the stress of being transported and waking up in unknown surroundings. over two years, the $1.6 million project moved over 500 elephants to nkhotakota from overpopulated national parks in the south. now the area has been made safe with regular patrols and 400km of electrified fencing. this used to be an elephant country and it has been without elephants for some time, so the vegetation, the habitat is just perfect for elephants. we can see that most of the elephants are carrying young ones. there might be 520 elephants

here now, but they are still not easy to find in such a big area. we venture out to look for them and after an hour of searching, success! tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done here in central malawi, and these 500 elephants now have a new home — 1,800 square kilometres of pristine forest. local people have been hired to protect and manage the park and local communities are being educated about the benefits of local wildlife. it's hoped they can be convinced that these majestic animals are worth more alive. good evening. i'm not sure the elephants would like the weather that we have here at the moment.

even when we have the rain in the south today, it just even when we have the rain in the south today, itjust felt like winter. temperatures really struggled. we did have some sunshine further north. ending the day on a final note. many parts of northern england, scotland and parts of northern ireland have unfair to banbury. this weather front is what sustains the misty low cloud. but for the most part it should clear overnight. under clearing skies, it's going to be called. it will ta ke it's going to be called. it will take time to clear, when the cloud brea ks take time to clear, when the cloud breaks are maybe a few pockets of fog. you can see the blue hue and that chilly wind, so quite a biting frost in the north with temperatures widely in the countryside getting below freezing. frosterley in the morning. perhaps a little mist and fog and had the ring today. otherwise it promises to be quite a nice day kris commons. a few showers

continuing in the north—east with that quite strong wind. but not as strong as today. similar across northern england, southern and eastern parts of england. hopefully those temperatures should recover in the sunshine. but not as much sunshine potentially in the south. in the south—west, the rain creeping back in. before that the cloud likening the skies across wales and northern ireland. this time of year, even though it is slightly milder aircoming from even though it is slightly milder air coming from the atlantic, the sun is so low. it will feel cold and grey in these areas. none within six or seven in the east under that ridge of high pressure. as the next area of low pressure comes in, snow across parts of scotland could cause across parts of scotland could cause a few issues. possibly into the rush—hour. timing will be very intricate as to weather this is going to be a concern or not. hopefully it will happen overnight from most. even so, travel overnight could be an issue. that introduces

slightly less cold air. i don't think it will feel too pleasant. and while there will take awhile to establish itself. in the far northern scotland, it never really gets in, it stays wintry here and it looks as if later in the week that come through. there is a concern for later in the week that the will be some severe gales. plenty to keep your eye on. you can find more on the website. hello, this is bbc news with nicholas owen, the headlines. president robert mugabe is to meet army leaders for talks on his future tomorrow, according to zimbabwe

state television. thousands have protested against him in harare. the former gmb trade union organiser richard leonard is elected the new leader of scottish labour. he takes over from kezia dugdale, who makes her debut tomorrow on i'm a celebrity get me out of here. tributes have been paid to captain mike green, a helicopter instructor who died when the helicopter he was in collided with a light aircraft on friday in buckinghamshire. three other men were killed in the crash and tributes for the co—founder of the australian rock group ac/dc. malcolm young has died aged 64. now on bbc news — sportsday.