this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: zimba bwe‘s newly elected president appeals for unity after violence following his election victory. i urge everyone to be calm and peaceful and to look forward. lawyers for harvey weinstein, try to have the criminal case against him alleging rape, thrown out of court. despite the numbers falling of people trying to cross the mediterranean into europe, the un warns the journey has become deadlier than ever before. and britain's theresa may visits the french president at his holiday retreat, to push her vision for brexit. hello and welcome to bbc news. zimbabwe's president emmerson

mnangagwa has called for peace and unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election. opposition leader, nelson chamisa, has refused to accept the result and claims he can prove that the electoral process was rigged. the us has said its observers are reviewing the election‘s outcome and called for "graciousness in defeat". our africa editor fergal keane reports from the capital harare. "open for business", the newly elected president's voice, as the the police order people back to work. this a day after the army pushed them home. who really runs this country and what kind of zimbabwe is it becoming? questions on the morning after victory. we were there in the early hours of the morning when the result was finally declared after days of waiting. emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared

elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the 3rd of august 2018. cheering. there you have it, quarter to one in the morning. the news that emmerson mnangagwa becomes the president of zimbabwe after this highly contested, volatile election. the slenderest of majorities amid claims of rigging, but it is enough for these party loyalists. this is a story of parallel politics. for elsewhere in the city there was terror, soldiers beat civilians in several opposition strongholds. this man told us how they had attacked around 50 people at a bar. "we were just beaten and i don't know why," he says. "i lost consciousness, they beat men and women with rifle butts and whips". he showed us the bruises on his body.

as these reports were emerging, a public relations disaster for the government. riot police arrived at a hotel where journalists had gathered to hear the opposition leader. they were pushed out. "isn't this a democracy," i asked? no luck, there. then, a government minister arrived. at first there were angry exchanges with mdc supporters. a senior zanu—pf figure has appeared. he is arguing with a member of the opposition, trying to get control of the situation. why did you come here? why did i come? yes. because i was told there was going to be a press conference, but the police want to cancel it. i'm saying, let's go ahead. and so the opposition leader was able to appear, partly thanks to a minister's intervention. significantly, he called on his own supporters

to disavow violence. we are a democratic organisation and we do not believe in violence. we do not believe in anarchy. we do not believe in the use of weapons of war. and within the hour, the president himself had decided to speak. no triumphalism, but an appeal to his defeated opponent. to nelson chamisa, i want to say that you have a crucial role to play in zimba bwe‘s present, and in its unfolding future. i watched the press conference with his foreign minister, a keen ally of the president. who is really in charge in this country? the president or the security people? in fact, that question, i can answer it when i am asleep. i know very clearly, it is president mnangagwa who is in charge. and very firm indeed. tonight zimbabwe must hope

for a more tolerant politics. it is by no means guaranteed. the hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, is attempting to have criminal charges against him dismissed. his lawyers say evidence was not disclosed, which they say shows he was involved in a long—term relationship with one of the women he's accused of raping. he denies the charges. let's speak to our correspondent paul blake in new york for more details. what is the argument that harvery weinstein all his lawyers are making and why now? the defence argument is centring around e—mails that came out in court today. in particular, the 2013 case, seemingly the most serious case. they cover up to four

yea rs serious case. they cover up to four years after the alleged rape, one of the charges harvery weinstein is facing. the defence says they show a long—term consensual intimate relationship with the unidentified woman. at no point do they show any assault has happened. they say insurers should have been shown in these e—mails. because the woman is an advent of aid in this case, we cannot know what her version of the events. she made these allegations that led to these charges being made against him. what happens next? looking ahead, the next hearing is september 20th. we are in a pre—trial case. women who have come forward making these allegations are

hoping it goes ahead to a trial and that he is ultimately convicted. if he is, he could face life imprisonment for the most serious charge he is facing. you have to remember, he was one of hollywood's heaviest hitters. the allegations came out in october and from then his career basically imploded. it kicked off the metoo movement. people feeling empowered to come out and make their voice heard. for the moment, and very much. let's get some of the day's other news: at least 25 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in eastern afghanistan. two men wearing women's burqas opened fire on shia muslims attending friday prayers. dozens of people were injured, including children. it's unclear who carried out the attack, although the islamic state group has targeted the shia minority in the past. chile has become the first

country in south america to ban the commercial use of plastic bags. president sebasti n pinera said chile was willing to move away from a throwaway culture. the legislation gives small shops two years to phase out the bags. in the meantime, customers will be limited to two plastic bags each. china says it will levy new tariffs on more than 5,200 us products if the white house moves forward with its latest threat. the duties would range from 5% to 25% on $60 billion worth of american products. chinese officials have accused the us of "unilaterally" heightening tensions between the two economic giants. united nations 0fficials say more than 1500 migrants have died already this year trying to cross from africa to europe. the numbers of people attempting to make the crossing has fallen compared to last year but a higher percentage are dying as smugglers use increasingly unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels.

andrew plant has the story. another night, another rescue. there are fewer this year attempting to ci’oss are fewer this year attempting to cross the people smugglers overloading boats aren't suitable for the seat means it is high risk for the seat means it is high risk for those on—board. for the seat means it is high risk for those on-board. around 60,000 people have crossed the mediterranean, half as many as last year. however, one in every 31 people attended the crossing died or a missing. almost 250 people are being rescued every day. 15,000 this summer being rescued every day. 15,000 this summerand being rescued every day. 15,000 this summer and this is now the most popular route, between morocco and spain. these migrants are being

taken to reception centres. spain setting up a central command unit to cope with the summer surge. the prime minister in talk with morocco to try and stop the smugglers. translation: we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with morocco and into use our 30 million euros emergency plan. we have increased the number of places and a new co—ordination unit to help migrants. it has become more difficult for migrants to get here but those face an increasingly perilous journey. but those face an increasingly perilousjourney. thousands but those face an increasingly perilous journey. thousands more migrants in morocco are waiting to try and cross the water. as europe sweats its way through another heatwave, people in portugal and spain are bracing themselves for the continent's highest—ever temperatures. on friday thermometer readings nudged 46.1; degrees in el granado in southern spain,

near the portugese border. but, forecasters say the current european record of 48 degrees could be broken in the coming days. sima kotecha reports from cordoba. a city exhausted by the heat. in monduro, there is little movement today. and the sweltering conditions are having an impact on the younger and older generations. translation: i drink a lot of water. i go to the swimming pool and i have a siesta in the afternoon. translation: old people do not go out, between three and half six or seven in the evening here. you will see nobody on the streets. everyone is at home with their fan and these days, air conditioning. if you can afford it. temperatures here have been the highest in the country over the last few days. with the gauge peaking

at 45 degrees yesterday. an hour or so away in cordoba, in the southern region of andalusia, there is concern about those who are visiting. of course, people coming to cordoba, they want to see everything, they want to visit all the places in cordoba, but they are not used to these temperatures, so, it is ok if they are inside the places, but do not walk around in the midday, it is dangerous for them. of course, summers in this part of the world are hot, but this heat is exceptional. most of it is down to the hot air coming in from northern africa and stagnating over the iberian peninsula. the great mosque dominates the centre of this city. its ancient heritage, an intricate detail that attracts tourists from across the world. for those from britain, the torrid weather is unbearable. we just feel like we are absolutely melting. it is so hot, i think we are just kind of dodging the sun and trying to find some shade, get some ice creams, trying to stay hydrated,

it is absolutely boiling. we just got in the car, put on the air con, we had just travelled for an hour. we will get back into the car soon. is that ice cream cooling you down a bit? yeah. yeah? in neighbouring portugal, it has also been intense, with similar temperatures. it is often said that britons like complaining about the weather, but now it seems even the spanish are catching the habit. sima kotecha, bbc news, cordoba. more than a thousand people have been affected by flooding in india. water is painting a dramatic

new picture in many corners of india. rice fields, now sprawling lakes. schools submerged. communities cut off. coping with the annual monsoon floods is a way of life here, but this year, it is the threat to life that is causing such alarm. at this relief centre, the strain of flood after flood is taking its toll on this mother of two. translation: this happens to us every year. i am so tired of it. my entire family was crying last night, because the water was neck high and no one came to rescue us. as we ventured to more remote parts of assam state, it feels like an aquatic ghost town. but then, signs of life and we meet those who refused to abandon their homes. translation: what willl do

if i leave this place? i have my house, my field is here. somewhere else, i would have nothing. i stayed here because i want to protect my house and all that i have. well, they tried to bring as many of the animals inside as possible, along with the scooters, but the floor here is completely caked with thick mud where the water came rushing in. if you have a look inside the bedroom, you will see that they have tried to stack up as much of the furniture as possible, but really they are fighting an extremely difficult battle and this is why. we are told the river normally is about half a kilometre away from here. today, the water has rushed all the way towards us. it now completely surrounds this house, leaving the owner totally isolated. some of india's biggest cities have also been inundated. this, mumbai. and here, a hospital deluged.

fish swim among the patients in their beds. many are furious they have not been better protected. the indian authorities deny they have neglected their people and even criticised these flooded protesters. they are simply miscreants and we were able to disperse them and no relief camp is without relief. many scientists say climate change will bring more flooding, from increasingly destructive storms. and it is some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people at the greatest risk. nick beake, bbc news, north east india. stay with us on bbc news. elsewhere in the world, heavy rain lashes the us state of virginia, and there are growing fears a dam may burst.

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 bbc news, the latest headlines: zimba bwe's newly re—elected president insists the country's election was fair, free and credible — but calls for calm after violence that's left six people dead. harvey weinstein's lawyers are trying to get the criminal rape case against him thrown out of court. thousands of people have fled their homes in the us state of virginia as heavy rains cause major flooding. there are concerns a dam near the city of lynchburg could give way, releasing millions of gallons of water. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. four days, the rains have come. —— for days. a relentless torrent battering much of the east coast of america. millions have been warned

about the possibility of flash floods. but in certain places, the flooding has already arrived. roads have been closed, some buildings and vehicles damaged or destroyed. as bad as things are, they could get worse. there are concerns about couege worse. there are concerns about college lake dam, which holds back a nearby reservoir. in its path, a city of some 80,000 people, a danger dramatically spelled—out on us television. the worst-case scenario, if that dam does reach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchberg and it could drown that city, at least parts of it, in 17 feet of water in about seven minutes. already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remained stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gates to try to relieve the

pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. president macron of france has described talks with the british prime minister as friendly, after the two leaders met on friday to discuss theresa may's brexit proposals. theresa may cut short her holiday for the meeting, having already spoken by phone to the head of the european commission. it came as governor of the bank of england intervened in the brexit debate, warning that the chance of a no deal is, in his words, uncomfortably high. simon jack reports. wish you were here. this is no holiday. government ministers are touring the scorching capitals of europe, hoping to persuade leaders to get behind its proposed deal with the eu. the prime minister even cut short her own holiday to join the french president on his. meanwhile, the governor of the bank of england

cranked up the temperature at home with this strongly worded warning. the possibility of a no deal is uncomfortably high at this point. it does mean that potential disruption, certainly it does mean disruption to trade as we know it. and as a consequence of that, a disruption to the level of economic activity, changes higher prices, for a period of time. the governor of the bank of england doesn't say anything by mistake. he knows his every utterance is carefully scrutinised, so this was a very deliberate intervention at a crucial time from a governor who thinks it is his job to highlight risks to the financial system, a governor who people think is too political. the canadian bank manager who won't be here in a while or so has told us that everything that is going to be terrible and the end of the world. he said that before but the british people said "no, we are coming out of the european union" and i am afraid people like the manager at of the bank of england have got to accept it.

but the boss of rbs today said the uncertainty over how we leave is affecting the value and prospects of a bank still largely owned by the taxpayer. so we are preparing this bank for a very, very slow time in 2019. no matter what happens through brexit, we are able to look after our customer base, it brings down the share price and stocks. so there is a brexit discount on uk focused stocks? there definitely is. any uncertainty brings a discount. the bank of england might be sweating about the brexit outcome, but the governor also offered reassurance. the financial system will be ready for that undesirable and still unlikely possibility. the financial system will be ready. ready, but hardly willing. tonight, french president emmanuel

macron is entertaining a guest on a mission. not the holiday either would have hoped for. simon jack, bbc news. there might be a lot going on in the world right now, but most of us haven't got to the stage of building a nuclear bunker to escape from it all. but canadian bruce beach has been preparing for the worst case scenario in a pretty unusual way. he's created a shelter using more buses. let's take a look. well, i thought for years this is it. i keep saying that they can't get any worse than this. but they do. we put the first four buses in in 1980. initially, this shelter was built

for 1000 people and the government standard at that time was ten square feet per person. then they halved the standards, so now it is 500. ok, so i'lljust lead you through. this is the key corner of any shelter, because this is what stops the radiation and thatjust comes down the hallway and runs into that wall, radiation won't turn corners. these are for people coming in with sidearms, so they drop hit so they don't take them on. we leave a guard over the arms here. decontamination tub, the decontamination table, that decontamination shower. this bunker is for 96 kids,

we sleep then here 48 at a time on two shifts. well i expect it will serve people mostly in the local community, i don't think people would have the opportunity to come any great distance to get here. there is a big question of whether the community will come in and join me, so i don't know! rather than seeing these catastrophes that are going to happen as being the end of the world, we see it as the beginning of a new age. humanity is going to, after that then hopefully re—establish so there will be world peace and humanity will move forward from this point. it is just at the bottom edge right now. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @benmbland. hello there.

we had a bit of rain around on friday across parts of northern england, north wales, into the midlands as well, but for most places it was another warm and dry day. this is how weak ended the day in topsham in devon. heading towards the weekend we will see scenes a little bit like this, more spells of sunshine around and it is looking dry and warm wherever you are. just the chance of the odd shower across northern and western parts of scotland, but it should be a dry weekend elsewhere. heading through the day on saturday, we have high pressure building its way in from the west, a couple of weak weather fronts pushing further south across the uk, introducing slightly fresher conditions to northern and western parts. down towards the south—east of england, that this where we keep the heat and humidity through the day on saturday. most places dry, best of sunshine towards the south and east, particularly for northwest scotland we will have a bit more cloud, perhaps the odd shower. temperatures not quite as hot, the yellow colours on the map, but down towards southern england we will see those red colours returning. the heat building once again in the south—east, temperatures of 33 celsius on fridays at the 29 or 30 degrees

by the time it gets to saturday, not quite as hot as recent days and slightly fresher further north. overnight into sunday and most of us are staying dry with light winds, pretty warm but not as quiet as humid as it has been recently. a few showers towards the north—west of scotland, dry elsewhere and temperatures falling between 12—16 degrees for most towns and cities as sunday morning. the second half of the weekend and it is high pressure once again that is going to be driving our weather, moving its way in from the west and holding on for the next few days. sunday looks like another dry day for most, northern scotland seeing a bit more cloud, bringing the prospect of a few more showers to the highlands of scotland too.

sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, on spells of sunshine for england and wales and it is towards the south—east that we see the highest temperatures. generally 18—29 degrees for most of us on sunday. into monday and we will start to see a bit more cloud, with a weak front into northern ireland and the west of scotland, one or two showers and perhaps in the far north of england. further south again, a dry day with lots of sunshine and light wind. we could see 31 celsius, a little bit more warmer over time it gets to monday and a touch fresher north. to the middle part of the week and those temperatures will get down a little bit, most places staying dry. a few showers in the west. this is bbc news. the headlines: zimba bwe's newly re—elected president emmerson mnangagwa has called for peace and unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc alliance. there have been some clashes with police. the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer

harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. now on bbc news, it's time for click.