this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story — polls are set to open in zimbabwe for the country's first presidential election of the post—mugabe era. 12,000 firefighters battle to control wildfires across california. at least six people have been killed. russia's brutal prison regime: guards go on trial after secret footage shows them viciously beating inmates. celebrating emily bronte‘s bicentennial: why we still love the woman behind wuthering heights. the price of a trade war. bmw says its suvs made in the us and sold in china will be more expensive because of the new tariffs. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — the holiday giant thomas cook has announced it will stop selling trips to animal parks that keep killer whales. so we are asking could this type of holiday face extinction, and should it? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing voters in zimbabwe go to the polls shortly — the first elections since robert mugabe's removal from power in november. his successor and former close colleague, emmerson mnangagwa, is hoping to legitimise his rule. his main challenger is the leader of the opposition mdc, nelson chamisa, who is popular among the young. robert mugabe — the man who led zimbabwe for nearly four decades — said he couldn't vote for those who had tormented him. joining me now from the zimbabwean

capital harare is our southern africa correspondent, nomsa maseko. a very important week and everybody wa nts to a very important week and everybody wants to know, who is going to get thejob. wants to know, who is going to get the job. whether emmerson mnangagwa will be legitimised, as it were. zimbabweans have been queueing since about 2am, wanting to cast their ballots. in terms of who could win oi’ ballots. in terms of who could win or not, the polls in this country are very much, you know, the excellent polls have become unreliable so it remains to be seen. after the people have voted and seven pm when polling stations close

and the voting is counted. we are expecting to get those results five days after today. what impact has robert mugabe's comments that committee think, in the run—up to the selection? well, he explicitly said he will not be voting for his predecessor, president emmerson mnangagwa and hit that he was endorsing —— that he was endorsing chamisa to stop it is very much about robert mugabe. it is about a post robert mugabe democracy and thatis post robert mugabe democracy and that is what people in zimbabwe are looking forward to. and in terms of nelson chamisa, we have said he is very popular among the young. what is the likelihood that he could be elected? widodo at this stage. it

depends how many young people are voted ——a registered to vote. —— we don't know. even though 45% of those registered our young people, we don't know. it remains to be seen, when they start counting the ballots. for now, thank you very much forjoining us. later in the cabinet business reefing, we will look at the zimbabwean economy and getting an expert view on how that because it could be turned around. —— later in the business briefing. huge wildfires are continuing to burn in california. 12,000 firefighters are currently tackling 17 major blazes. six people are now known to have died near the town of redding, as peter saull reports. homes reduced to ash. entire

community is forced to flee in northern california, still, the fire rages on. an area bigger than san francisco has already been wiped out and the number killed is rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence. follows the deaths of two children, emily and james roberts and their grandmother emily bledsloe. i was talking to my grandson and he said, come and get us! i grandson and he said, come and get us! lam grandson and he said, come and get us! i am trying to get in there. help us. i'm right by you. two firefighters has also lost their lives and seven more people are

missing. the worst may be over. we are feeling more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground rather than being in the distance mode on this fire. we are starting to make good progress out there. this is one of 130 major fires burning across north america. from new mexico to alaska. with more dry weather on the way, it could be awhile before flames subside. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. several hundred hikers are trapped up a mountain on the indonesian island of lombok, following an earthquake on sunday. they're unable to come down from mount rinjani because their paths are blocked by landslides. hundreds of emergency workers are trying to get the hikers off the mountain, assisted by helicopters. 16 people were killed by the earthquake. in the next few hours the malaysian government will publish its final report on what happened to flight mh370. the malaysia airlines plane disappeared with 239 people on board as it was flying from kuala lumpur

to beijing in march 2014. it's believed it crashed in the southern indian ocean. malaysia has said it would consider resuming the search if new clues came to light. a number of landslides have been triggered by heavy rainfall in southwest china. in yunnan province cars were submerged and houses flooded after five centimetres of rain fell in three hours. hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes. and in sichuan province landslides swept away houses leaving thousands of tonnes of mud and rocks blocking off roads. the publisher of the new york times has warned donald trump in a white house meeting that the president's attacks on the news media are "dangerous and harmful to the country." president trump's meeting with arthur g sulzberger took place on the 20th ofjuly, following a request from the white house for what appeared to be a routine

get—to—know—you session. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more details. well, if this meeting between the new york times and donald trump was intended to mend or build bridges, well, the relationship is not lasted very long. the first thing we actually knew about the meeting was when president trump tweeted about it, even though it took place over a week ago. he said they had a very good and interesting meeting at the white house and that they discussed, "the vast amounts of fake news being put out by the media" and how that fake news has morphed into the phrase, "enemy of the people." that is what president trump on occasion calls the press and it has led to a very strong statement coming back from the new york times in which they say that is not how they saw the meeting. ag sulzberger, who is a publisher of the new york times, says he went there to speak about

president trump's anti—press rhetoric and the damage it was doing. he says that there are concerns that other regimes are using it to justify their own media crack—downs. he says it is proving to be damaging and devisive in terms of the us. and he says it is undermining democratic ideals in the united states, particularly those of a free press and free speech. now, he goes on to say that as far as he's concerned president trump can criticise the new york times can criticise, can criticize their coverage, if he feels it is not fair but he is very concerned about the broader attack onjournalism which he says has been harmful and damaging to the country. he also says it is risking violence and putting lives at risk. he says there are journalists was are going to be threatened as a result of what president trump is saying and that he needs to be more careful with his language. there has, of course, been a response from president trump. he says freedom of the press comes with a responsibility to report the news accurately. and he is concerned that

what he says is 90% of the coverage is negative but there have been some positive things from the administration that have not been reported fairly, for example, he really believes the economy and good economic news in recent months has not been properly reported. but there is some name—calling as well. he talks for example about the "failing new york times" and also singles out the washington post for criticism. it gives you a real idea that this hostile relationship between donald trump and the press is not going to be solved and is not going to be resolved very easily. german carmaker bmw says it will raise the prices of two of its crossover suvs that are made in bmw factories in the us and then exported to china. this is to cope with the additional cost of tariffs on us car imports into the world's biggest auto market. priya lakhani is founder

and ceo of century tech — a uk based education technology platform and joins me now. this is a company coming out saying that we have to raise our prices because of tariffs. the chinese are lucky because it is only 3% increase. kessler earlier this month increased prices on the model x and model s by 20%. you can see how the ta riffs model s by 20%. you can see how the tariffs can really hit the consumers. it goes both ways because in may, before this happened, beijing slapped the tariffs and kessler passed on the saving to chinese can set —— chinese consumers but now things are turning around. it will either hit consumers or you end up with supply chain shifts. china has taken over the production

of the ex three. you can understand, from the point of view of china, it is retaliating against the us and initially. but in a way, although the chinese are having to pay a little bit more, in the long—term, china could be a beneficiary? you can see how countries benefit. does it end up in a situation where you look at who is exporting the most and they figure out who loses? anyone watching the brexit debate in terms of what no deals and tariffs do, this is a real—life example. it hits consumers and deflects the supply chain. we have some other stories that we can get our teeth into later. also, the first welsh winner of the tour de france. geraint thomas celebrates his triumph, saying it's "the stuff of dreams". the us space agency, nasa,

has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot — drudgery and danger — now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anybody, i don't really see why these people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park, and already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they're cute. you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines: polls open in zimbabwe in less than an hour's time, for the country's first presidential election of the post—mugabe era. 12,000 firefighters are battling battle to control wildfires across california. at least six people have been killed. six prison staff in russia have been detained after video footage emerged showing the brutal and prolonged beating of an inmate by guards. the recording, from one of the mandatory cameras worn by prison guards, has shocked the country. human rights groups say it exposes a culture of institutionalised violence. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been speaking to the prisoner's mother. just a warning — there are distressing images from the start of this report. they use the prisoner as a punchbag.

0ne they use the prisoner as a punchbag. one by one, first with feasts, then their transients. 18 guards against one man. this was the swearing at a warden. 0ne one man. this was the swearing at a warden. one man beats him so hard he exhausts himself. now that guards and five others have been detained. 0ne and five others have been detained. one has admitted his part in the violence but only after the shocking video was leaked to the press. before then, the victims official complaint went nowhere. his mother told me she cried watching the footage. she is the nervous to show herface footage. she is the nervous to show her face but footage. she is the nervous to show herface but she footage. she is the nervous to show her face but she cannot get the site and sounds of her son suffering out of their head down. translation: i

wa nt of their head down. translation: i want everything to be exposed at last advertisement to be punished and judged. that is what i want. the man has been moved for his safety. his lawyer, who got hold of the incriminating video, has left russia after being threatened. the footage is so shocking and clear that it has forced the authorities to investigate but russian human rights groups say violence in prisons is common, even routine, it'sjust that the evidence doesn't usually get out. if an‘s horror story is from the same prison. they use their hands and legs and rubber sticks. he is now study in the us but last year he was in an adjoining cell and says he was in an adjoining cell and says he too was beaten by guard. they do not follow the law of the country. they follow tradition. if a prisoner

uses a swear word, the prisoner will be beaten 100%. the local human rights official denies human rights abuse is systemic year but admits prosecution is very rare. the video footage from a body cameras of guards is usually missing or incomplete. translation: itold vision stuff they were obliged to film so i could defend them. they started using the cameras but did it selectively, actually to cover up crime. this time the truth came out. what is not clear is whether holding abuses the account is still the exception all the new rule. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm holly hamilton. coming up on your monday sport briefing: a return to the top spot for thailand's ariya jutanugarn, a welsh dragon on the champs—elysee, and some questionable choices

in the fashion stakes at manchester city. andy murray hits the hardcourts on monday, for the first time in nearly 17 months. the former world number one — now ranked 838th — faces american mackenzie mcdonald at the washington 0pen. murray's practice routine didn't look particularly taxing when he found time for a knock about with wayne rooney who's recently signed for dc united. the three—time grand slam champion admits to feeling a lot of anxiety having not played on a hardcourt for so long. he looked pretty relaxed here though. golf's world rankings are updated on monday, and they'll be pleasant reading for thailand's ariya jutanugarn. she's back to world number one after winning the scottish 0pen. the 22 year—old finished 13—under par, a stroke ahead of australia's minjee lee. it couldn't come at a better time

with the british open just around the corner. the lpga's best players head to royal lytham & st annes this week for the 11th women's major of the year. now the games might not matter too much to fans in europe, but the international champions cup is drawing in some big crowds across north america and asia. atletico madrid face paris saint—germain in singapore on monday. head coach diego simeone will fancy atletico's chances — they beat arsenal on penalties in their first match, while psg lost 5—1 to arsenal on saturday. for so many years geraint thomas played a key role in helping team sky at the tour de france. most of that time was spent supporting other riders — first sir bradley wiggins, then chris froome. on sunday it was his turn to sip champagne on the champs—elysees in paris. he's the first welshman to win the sport's most famous grand tour.

it's mental. it looks like it's gone crazy back home, so i'm looking forward to getting back and celebrating with everyone, but at the same time looking forward to a bit of normality as well, watching breakfast tv in bed with a coffee and having some toast on the sofa, simple things, and then realising i've won the tour is just crazy. lewis hamilton got off to a great start in hungary and controlled the race to win his 5th grand prix of the season. ferrari's decision to delay a pit stop for sebastian vettel appears to have cost them dear, although the german managed to pass valtteri bottas to claim second place. hamilton now has a 2k point championship lead as formula one heads into its 4 week break. now, in the past when manchester city travel away,

the squad generally all wear the same thing, almost like a uniform. but today, they revealed their latest outfit for their current preseason tour and some people on social media aren't quite sure about it. the players were dressed head to toe in black with a clearly branded t—shirt, but many tweeted their confusion over the shorts, socks and smart shoes combo. like this one from jack who said, "look like they forgot their pe trainers so had to do it in their school shoes." you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, that is your monday sport briefing. brazilian footballer neymar is trending on social media. the reason is he's tweeted a video done for one of his sponsors and in it he admits exaggerating his reactions at the world cup. translation: i fell but only those

who fall can get back up. you can keep going stones or you can help me. because when i stand up the whole of brazil stands up. it's been 200 years since the birth of emily bronte, author of the iconic wuthering heights, a novel that has enchanted and inspired readers, writers and musicians, ever since it was first published. her life and work is being celebrated at her home, in haworth this week, our arts and entertainment correspendent colin paterson has more. it isa it is a big bronchi birthday, emily bronte celebrated with how it's and fields... so bleak and old...

displays of falconry because she had a pet hawk, called nero. with events centred at the place where she wrote her only novel, wuthering heights, before dying from tuberculosis at age 30. people have loved it for generations and it continues to inspire artists and writers and that is what we wanted to elaborate on her 200th birthday. people have come from all over. there is this wildness and beauty. you have to come here and pay homage because it was everything into perspective and brings it all to live. celebrations also included the unveiling of a tribute stone featuring a new poem by kate bush who famously had a number one with wuthering heights. but the time she explained her

inspiration. i saw a series under television late at night, ten years ago and a court literally the five minutes of the series when she was at the window trying to get in. and it really struck me. it was so strong. another famous fan it really struck me. it was so strong. anotherfamous fan is lily cole, who has directed a short film ina cole, who has directed a short film in a modern setting. they have to go home. the babies are too sick. he will get a second chance. why does she mean so much to you? she wrote the book when women found it hard to be taken seriously. she published it under a pseudonym which has always intrigued with. she is really a

mystery and what we know is mostly hearsay and oral tradition. but the book is the reason really. as to what emily would have made of all this... she was an incredibly private writer so i wonder if she would have found this level of scrutiny perhaps an into rebel. 0h, well, happy birthday, emily. we will be looking at zimbabwe and economy. stay with us, i will see you send. —— soon. good morning. we saw some welcome rain across the

uk. but that is not the weather story for the week. more sunshine about throughout this coming week. not quite as windy. the rain mainly in the form of showers. the wettest at times to the north and west. gradually things will warm up because of the low pressure. that will start to fizzle out. the cooler air drifting north and we start to tap in the ink —— and increasing warmth from europe. single figures across parts of scotland and northern ireland. a fair bit of sunshine. showers increasing through the morning as will the cloud. across scotland, heavy and thundery rain possible. some areas will stay

dry. more sunshine around and lighter winds in the afternoon compared to the weekend. we finished monday, the skies will start to clear. very few showers per time. a few heavy showers across the south—east of england. fresher to ta ke south—east of england. fresher to take us through the night. scotland and northern ireland into single figures to start the day. lots of dry sunny weather through the morning. cloud of the morning. in northern ireland and we concede more in the way of assistant but maybe light rain. temperatures similar to monday. by wednesday a sunny start after a fresh start to the day. cloud increasing across ireland and southern parts of scotland and into the west of wales. temperatures climbing into the upper 20s for some

in the south and east. into thursday, high pressure building across that means showers limited to the north—west. south and east increasing amount of sunshine with temperatures of about 30. this is your business briefing. i'm sally bundock. the polls open in zimbabwe in half an hour. we take a look at the country's troubled economy and what reforms the government should put in place. the price of a trade war. bmw says its suvs, made in the us and sold in china, will be more expensive because of the new tariffs. in financial markets in asia have started the week in rent as investors prepared for one per week ahead of central bank action.