welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: the big announcement zimbabwe's been waiting for — emmerson mnangagwa is the new president, but can he heal a divided nation? a trillion us dollars — apple becomes the first american company to reach that stratospheric value. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. also in the programme: keeping it upbeat — south east asian leaders meet in singapore this weekend with top diplomats from north korea and the us in attendance. popping champagne and they're celebrating now but this scottish couple saw their winning lotto ticket ripped up, as they were about to claim a huge jackpot. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.

it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1 o'clock in the morning in harare, where a few minutes ago the electoral commission has announced that emmerson mnangagwa, the incumbent and zanu—pf candidate, has won the presidential election. the zimbabwean electoral commission in terms of section 110, subsection three, sub subs section f, sub subsection... do say that emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf anna more than half the votes cast, therefore emmerson mnangagwa and zanu—pf is

therefore elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with the effect of the third of august, 2018. cheering and applause. just before the remaining provincial result was announced, a spokesman said at the count was fake. we totally reject the results that have been announced so the results that have been announced so far. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the agencies of the candidates. the process is very clear. where results are collected, the polling agents should verify. i represent my candidate, nelson chamisa, the results have not been

verified by us. i did not sign those results so those results are fake. the results that have just been printed have not been verified by the polling agents. let's get the latest from zimbabwe from our correspondent. good to have you with us. correspondent. good to have you with us. we are hearing a little bit about how it played out but how much pressure with a commission under the get this decision and result out? the pressure was notjust from the locals, especially the movement of democratic change, and the main opposition supporters who demonstrated violently yesterday, demanding those results be writ release. the international community watching this election had warned that if these results were not released quickly that this country

could descend into violence and anarchy. there has been a lot of concern anarchy. there has been a lot of concern about the electoral commission accusations by the opposition supporters that it was highest in favour of zanu—pf. now that this result has been announced we wait to see what the next step is. a very critical fewdays lie ahead for the future of zimbabwe. there have been calls for restraint and it remains to see whether those opposition supporters, especially nelson chamisa, will concede defeat. he said he believes he has won this presidential vote so we wait to see what course of action he will take. it is interesting because they're re—elected president, emmerson mnangagwa, was reaching out to the opposition, tried to form so sort of

relationship with them but i guess that did not work and it might be headed more towards the courts? we understand there was informal discussion not between emmerson mnangagwa and nelson chamisa but between ministers with calls for the two of them to sit down and make some negotiations. and for supporters not to engage in violence. we will see over the next few days whether nelson chamisa we'll be able to restrain his supporters but he has said he will defend the vote. it is not clear what that means either rat concerns on the ground. it is one o'clock on the ground so many zimbabweans are sleeping but tomorrow morning they will wake up to this result and we wait to see how they will respond to

it. i wondered about that, it is so late in the night time or morning. the people sit up and watch on the television at this result at such a critical time or do you think people went to bed? i am sure they did. that is the question on people ‘s minds since the vote on monday the top this has been a highly anticipated election. the figures which we got from the management bodies suggests that as many as 75 — 85% of the registered voters turned out. it is one of the highest figures since independence. zimbabweans were on the street asking when the presidential results will be announced. we will wait to see tomorrow whether ordinary people are happy with it or not. maybe he will get a couple of hours sleep tonight for we speak to you again tomorrow.

also making news today: china and a bloc of southeast asian nations have agreed on a draft code of conduct over the disputed south china sea. the agreement was announced at a meeting of foreign ministers in singapore on thursday. beijing has been accused of assertively building up its military presence in the south china sea, which has some of the world's busiest shipping routes. bangladesh shut down high schools across the country thursday as tens of thousands of students protested for a fifth straight day after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. authorities had pleaded with students to call off the protests that have near—paralysed dhaka and beyond, and prompted foreign embassies to issue travel alerts. a high—ranking chinese monk has denied accusations he sexually harassed nuns and coerced them into sex by allegedly controlling their minds. the accusations against abbot xuecheng were detailed in a report sent to government officials. he's the latest public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct as part of a growing metoo movement in china. the roman catholic church has

changed its position on the death sentence. the vatican said it would work to abolish the death penalty across the globe. south korea is battling with what's been described as a spy porn epidemic. hidden cameras and phones capture mostly women in a state of undress in changing rooms and bathrooms and the videos are posted online. thousands of women will protest in the streets of seoul this weekend calling for more to be done to stop it. nearly 6,500 victims went to the police last year and activists warn, that as technology develops, this type of crime could spread to other countries. laura bicker reports from seoul the cameras are almost impossible to

detect and the criminals difficult to catch. south korea is battling with what has been described as a spy with what has been described as a spy cam epidemic. even cameras in changing rooms and public bathrooms. the videos are then posted on line. translation: when i first saw the video of me i was so shocked. my mind went blank and i started crying. kim was secretly filmed in a restau ra nt crying. kim was secretly filmed in a restaurant by men she thought were herfriends. restaurant by men she thought were her friends. they even took footage of her skirt under the table. she reported it to police but that left feeling even more vulnerable. reported it to police but that left feeling even more vulnerablelj reported it to police but that left feeling even more vulnerable. i feel lonely, as if the men were looking at me asa lonely, as if the men were looking at me as a piece of meat, a sexual object. i was frightened. i was afraid of being blamed, i was afraid of my family, friends and people around me would look at me as this

man looked at me. women feel not enough has been done and the demanding better treatment and tougher penalties for criminals but catching them is part of the problem. police teams have examined thousands of bathrooms but failed to find a single camera. translation: the problem is they install and uninstall the cameras quicker than we can find them. south korea has the fastest internet speed in the world that means cripples can upload the video is undetected. prosecutors have also told the bbc that when caught they are not always severely punished. 0nly caught they are not always severely punished. only 2% go to prison. in this basement, a small coup of women use their skills to find and take down the videos. they say south korea may need help to stop this

crime becoming a global problem. translation: there have been cases in sweden and the us but south korea is so advanced technologically which meet these on line crimes have become a big issue here first. it will not be long before this becomes a big problem in our country —— in other countries. we need to solve theissue other countries. we need to solve the issue internationally. women here are determined to continue the fight to prevent the spread of spy cam pornography in the hope that one day they will not have to worry about being watched. apple has become the world's first public company to be worth $1 trillion. the iphone maker's market value reached the figure in late wednesday morning trading in new york as its shares rose to a new record high above $207. technology correspondent dave lee reports. some people are writing off this

milestone as simply being nothing more than a nice round number but the significance is important. it shows a company that has had a blistering growth over the last decade or so since launching the iphone. they passed the trillion dollar mark on thursday morning in new york and at the way they did it was by selling iphones at a higher cost. last year released 999 pounds in the uk for iphone x. it has gone up in the uk for iphone x. it has gone up dramatically. even though the company is selling fewer of the devices overall. it has also managed to divert the products it offers. cloud services, music streaming and others. it is giving investors hope that what the smartphone era moves

on, apple has something else to offer. it right not the plain sailing for the rest of apple history, up ahead and emerging threat from china were cheaper device makers could eat into their bottom line. more broadly, analysts here say apple's nextjob is to predict the future. they may have been at the king of the smartphone era but thejury been at the king of the smartphone era but the jury is still out as to what the next competing platform may be. whether it is a wearable technology, artificial intelligence oi’ technology, artificial intelligence or something similar. apple need to figure that out and tried to leave the pack again if it is continue to see the kind of narration it is seeing today. —— numeration. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: after that summit, it is now the chance for regional powers to meet this weekend in singapore. the question was whether we want

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

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. our top stories: the big announcement zimbabwe's been waiting for — the electoral commission has begun announcing the results of monday's presidential poll. emmerson mnangagwa is the new president. apple becomes the first american company to be valued at a trillion us dollars. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of china daily reports on beijing's warning to the us. if washington is going to double the earlier proposed levies on chinese goods, china's foreign ministry says that china would inevitably take counter measures.

he has said that us blackmail on trade won't work. the international edition of the new york times talks about how a dam collapse in one country is affecting people in another. after the collapse of a dam last week in neighbouring laos, floodwaters has now rushed downstream into cambodia. the flooding has upended life for the people there, with little help forthcoming from the government. the gulf news carries a wonderful picture a baby whale shark that lost its way. the three metre long shark was found in dubai creek. luckily divers from dubai's marine protection agency safely transported the juvenile animal back to the arabian gulf. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes let's looks at what is trending right now. police in the swiss city of zurich are urging owners to buy shoes for their dogs to protect their paws in high temperatures. the agency has launched

the "hot dog campaign" — aimed at educating dog owners on how to protect their four—legged friends from overheated pavements. here in singapore, the asean regional meeting is getting underway this weekend — and representatives from non—member states are going to be here too. north korean foreign minister ri yong—ho will be here, as will be the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, who has been to north korea a few times since the summit between president trump and kimjong—un here injune. but it's not clear whether the two foreign ministers will actually meet on this occasion. with me is james crabtree, associate professor at lee kuan yew school of public policy. welcome to the programme. mike pompeo is in town, what is he likely to achieve at this meeting, considering there has been a code of conduct that china has finally agreed to that will lay the groundwork for how to behave in the

south china sea. he has a lot of work to do. he is trying to damp down fears about the trade war, try to make progress on north korea, as you said, china and asean are playing nice, but there is a bigger issue, all around asia, former friends of america are now increasingly sceptical about america's security guarantee and its commitment to the region and he has to find a way of making people believe that america is here for the long—term and won't give up on asia. let's go back to the notion of asia are little later. let's focus on north korea. returning 55 cases of us soldiers and their remains this week. we know mike pompeo has been several times to north korea, what has he achieved so far? he seems to be making a tiny bit of progress. there had been reports over the last

couple of weeks that there had been facilities dismantled, this is fairly cosmetic stuff. nonetheless, it is better than nothing. the fix he finds himself in, this is his big priority and what matters to donald trump and the americans are in a difficult position because in the end they will not get kim jong—un to give up his nuclear weapons but they have to try and nudge them in the right direction and make it look like this huge gamble he took in singapore is going to work. looking at asia, would talk about mike pompeo here to increase america's influence in this region are. earlier this week he pledged $130 million of investments into asia, a drop in the ocean compare to how much china has been spending on its belt and rogue initiative in the region are. it looks like these two powerhouses are battling it out in a tug of warfor powerhouses are battling it out in a tug of war for influence powerhouses are battling it out in a tug of warfor influence in powerhouses are battling it out in a tug of war for influence in this region, who is at head? well we saw the headline figure of the tiny

amount that the americans had rustled up, it is hard not to think that the people in this region will look at that and think it is laughable. america is —— has other strengths, military, trade relations, but at the moment it looks like america is on the back foot. and very briefly, how do you see all these geopolitical dynamics playing out in the months and years to come? the question is, can america maintain the confidence of its friends in this region? to these countries believe that under donald trump america is in asia for the long—term, or do they think he is not to cut and run? that is what he will convince people, if you can't do that, people will make other plans. thank you for coming in. it's almost two years since the so—called islamic state were ousted from the north african libyan city of sirte. it was their base in north africa and they put up an intense fight. residents have returned but they say

the government has done little to rebuild their city. the bbc‘s sally nabil went to the city, which was also the birthplace of the late libyan ruler muammar gaddafi, here's her special report. it looks like a ghost town, the libyan city of sirte was once a stronghold for the so—called islamic state trip. they are dawn, but it is still struggle to survive. we visited an area which witnessed the final days ofa area which witnessed the final days of a deadly fight. this place was once full of life. if we walked here, we can see that someone wrote on the wall, the islamic state will remain, god willing. scale of damage in this neighbourhood absolutely shocking. it is as if the battles have just ended yesterday. it is ha rd to have just ended yesterday. it is hard to believe that fighting has stopped here more than a year and a half ago. everything here is dead. western backed pro—government forces fought for seven months to oust the

extremists who were based here for nearly a year. fierce battles forced civilians to flee. most families are back now, but they miss the city they once called home. translation: we wish we hadn't returned to see the city like this. some people fell ill when they returned. 0ne the city like this. some people fell ill when they returned. one of my relatives died of a heart attack when he saw his house in ruins. libya has been in a deep financial crisis years, residents only receive government salaries once every 3—4 months of. sirte was the birthplace of libya's long—time ruler muammar gaddafi. during the 2011 operating, it was heavily damaged as the city was trying to rebuild, is militants moved in the. the coastline looks peaceful, but peace is very much missed here. residents believe the

world and their government have failed them and their hopes for a bright future are fading away. anyone who has ever bought a lottery ticket has probably dreams of living the winner ‘s lifestyle. few of us have lived the nightmare of matching all the numbers and then having to get thrown away before retrieving it to argue your case. get thrown away before retrieving it to argue your case. that is what happened to eight couple in scotland. a warning, there are some flashing images of. celebrating the win that almost never was, fred and leslie higgins are nearly £16 million richer, even though a shop assistant initially through their ticket away by mistake. he checked it. he tore the ticket up in half, put it in the bin and then the machine printed out the winning slip that you normally get. but no

figures on it, just the contact of the lottery headquarters of. the couple kept their ticket in an envelope while the claim was investigated, confident it would pay out. i had written on the envelope in red letters, money worries over! holding his hands up to his mistake, the 18—year—old who had been behind the 18—year—old who had been behind the counter, he never thought it would win that much, and is relieved the winnings came through. would win that much, and is relieved the winnings came throughlj would win that much, and is relieved the winnings came through. i didn't find out until last night, to hear it was 57 million, just amazing for a local couple it is even better. the higgins had dreams of winning big on the lottery, now they have, new hobbies, homes are broad and rare malt whiskeys are among their plans for the future. good on them. you are watching is a. we have lots

of teams spirit trying —— coming up. companies are relying on young people in the work force as people t people in the work force as people opt out of pricey higher education. a reminder of our top story, the president of zimbabwe has won monday plus the presidential election. he wonjust under 51% plus the presidential election. he won just under 51% of the vote, against 44% for the opposition parties. moments before, the electoral commission declaration appeared on stage and said they rejected the results because they had not been verified properly. security officers did remove them from the room. stay with us on the bbc for more details on this story as it develops. hello there. 0ver recent days we

have seen real contrast helping in whether north—east to the south—east and that contrast will continue. this is the scene as the sunset in braintree in essex on thursday evening. we have seen more clout and more weather across northern and western parts of the country. as we had through the next few days, most of us looking dry. the heat will build in the south but there will be a little bit of showery rain through friday, particularly across northern england. a fairly cool flow of air coming in from the west across parts of northern ireland and scotland. meanwhile, this warm flow of air from the south is affecting the southern parts of england and wales too. the dividing line between those matters is clout and on friday that will bring some sharp outbreaks of rain to parts of north wales, the isle of man, northern england and perhaps into southern scotland. also the chance of a few sharp showers breaking out across eastern scotland, should be dry in the west

but it is further south with all that sunshine we will be seeing. the red colours returned to the map and colours are bright afternoon likely to reach 31— 32 degrees, could hit 33 degrees in one or two places. further north, a different feel with bridges in the 20s. through friday at evening and into saturday, most places looking dry and that showery rain clear is off to the wet easter. quite warm and humid wherever you are moving to the early hours of saturday morning. those of us, to riches between 12— 19 degrees and it is high pressure that takes hold heading to the weekend, building its way in from the west. is looking dry for much of the country, not everywhere, a chance of seeing a few showers and a bit more clout across north—western parts of the uk. further south, clearer skies, white wind and it will feel quite warm and muggy. saturday afternoon we are likely to see those temperatures across southern parts of england

reaching around 29 or 30 degrees. further north or scotland and northern ireland, around 19 and 21 celsius. a similar picture through the day on sunday. lots of dry weather, if you are a fan of the sunshine, more of that on offer. a chance of more rain into the western isles, the highlands of scotland later in the day but most faces looking dry. top temperatures ranging between 18 in aberdeen to around 29 in london this topic looking ahead to monday and tuesday, mostly dry for most parts of the country, the south we will seek a bridges staying around 30 degrees right through into monday and tuesday. this is bbc news, the headlines: emmerson mnangagwa incumbent has won zimbabwe and presidential election. he says he will try to bring a nation united. earlier the main opposition nelson chamisa said he had won in a vote now marred by

controversy and violence. apple has become the company to reach a trillion in market values. this video is trending on bbc .com. 0ne of australia's biggest supermarkets, coles, has reversed a decision to stop giving customers free plastic bags. 0thers stop giving customers free plastic bags. others said the band was good for the environment. state with the bbc.