welcome to bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. 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. 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. mnangagwa emmerson dambudzo, of the zanu—pf party, is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with affect from the 3rd of august, 2018. cheering there you have it, at 12:45

in the morning, to muted cheers from a few supporters, 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 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 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. none of you police, don't stop the president. a senior zanu—pf figure has appeared here and 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 and i'm saying, "no." 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 mnangagwa ally. who is really in charge in this country, the president or the security people? in fact, that question, i can even answer it when i'm asleep, because i know very clearly, that it is ed mnangagwa who is in charge. and very firm indeed. tonight zimbabwe must hope for a more tolerant politics. it is by no means guaranteed. fergal keane, bbc news, harare.

let's get some of the day's other news. 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. former the hollywood producer harvey weinstein is seeking to get the criminal case against him thrown out of court. his lawyers are citing dozens of e—mails they say mr weinstein received from one of his accusers after an alleged rape. his team argue prosecutors should have shared the evidence when he was was indicted. weinstein has pleaded not guilty to six charges involving three different women. well, theresa may's talks with president macron came as the governor of the bank of england warned that the chance of no agreement with brussels, was "uncomfortably high".

mark carney‘s comments though have been criticised by some brexiteers. our business editor simonjack 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. are 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 potential disruption. certainly it does mean disruption to trade as we know it and as a consequence of that, a disruption to a level of economic activity changes higher prices for a period of time. the governor of the bank of england does not say anything by mistake.

he knows his every utterance is carefully scrutinised. so this was a very deliberate intervention at a crucial moment for a governor who thinks it is hisjob to highlight risks to the financial system, a governor that others think is too political by half. the bank manager, the canadian bank manager who won't be here in a while or so, has told us that everything is going to be terrible and the end of the world. well, he said that before, but the british people have said, no, we are coming out of the european union. and i'm afraid people like the manager of the bank of england has got to accept it. but the boss of rbs said today the uncertainty of how we leave is affecting the value and prospects of the bank still largely owned by the taxpayer. so we are preparing this bank for a very slow time in 2019. no matter what happens through brexit, we are able to look after our customer base.

it does bear down on the share price. so there is a brexit discount on uk—focused stocks? there definitely is. i mean, any uncertainty brings some sort of discount. the bank of england may be sweating over the brexit outcome, but the governor also today offered this 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 the french president, emmanuel macron, is entertaining a guest on a mission. not the holiday either would have hoped for. simon jack, bbc news. the sister of a woman missing for more than a week has made an emotional appeal for help in finding her. gemma eastwood broke down in tears as she described her older sister, samantha, as her best friend. the 28—year—old midwife was last seen at the end of her shift, at the royal stoke hospital last friday morning. a 32—year—old man, arrested in connection with her disappearance, has been released on bail. phil mackie reports. samantha eastwood was described

by herfamily as happy, bubbly, and smiley and an amazing midwife. today, her sister made a tearful appeal for help tracing her. she's my best friend and partner in crime. without her, half of me is gone. samantha, if you're listening, please get in touch, we all love you and miss you very much. we just need you home where you belong. this was the last confirmed sighting of samantha. she's on the left, leaving work after a night shift at 7:1i5am last friday morning. then driving away in her car, a few minutes later. she hasn't been seen since. this is where they found samantha's car and her keys were inside her house. neighbours have reported hearing a scream at around two o'clock last friday afternoon. police have said that is one of many different lines of inquiry. a 32—year—old man who was arrested

on suspicion of kidnap has been released under investigation. dozens of officers are involved in the search and they hope the appeal willjog someone‘s memory. they are also trying to find samantha's distinctive radley purse, which is missing. samantha was jovial, talking about future plans. there were no concerns about her mental state, so, you know, to disappear isjust totally out of character and that has obviously ramped up the concern from everybody. police have described it as a high—risk missing—person enquiry. friends and family still hope that samantha will return to them soon. if she is out there or anyone knows where she is, just please get in touch. get her home. phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. united nations officials 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. this spanish ship helping 87 migrants. there are fewer this year attempting to cross ? from north africa to europe. but people smugglers overloading boats unsuitable for the sea means it is high risk for those on—board. around 60,000 people have crossed the mediterranean so far this year, around half as many as during the same period last year, and return to pre—2014 levels. however, one in every 31 people attempting the crossing injune and july died or are missing, compared to one in 49 during the course of 2017. almost 250 people are being rescued every day. 15,000 this summer. and this is now the most popular route, between morocco and spain. the strait of gibraltar between tangier and the reception

centre at algeciras, just a few dozen kilometres. these migrants are being taken to reception centres. spain now setting up a central command unit to cope with the summer surge. prime minister pedro sanchez in talk with morocco to try to stop the smugglers. translation: we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with morocco and we will introduce a 30 million euros emergency plan, to increase the number of places in reception centres, and for a new central command unit to co—ordinate migrant arrivals. it has become more difficult for migrants to get to the north african coast, but those that do face an increasingly perilous journey, with 850 deaths estimated this summer so far and thousands more migrants in morocco waiting to try to cross the water. andrew plant, bbc news. more than 500 people have died in heavy rains in india so far this

year, and there's still a month of the monsoon season to go. the north—eastern state of assam has been badly hit with more than 100,000 people affected by flooding. because of the devastation, several camps have been set up for those who've lost their homes. nick beake reports. water is painting a dramatic 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 mother of two, pompy. 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 venture to more remote starts of assam state, it feels like an aquatic ghost town. but then signs of life and we meet those who refuse to abandon their homes. translation: what willl do if i leave this place? i have my house, my field is here. somewhere else, i'll have nothing. i stayed here because i want to protect my house and all that i have. 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 just 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're 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 in patna — a hospital deluged. fish swim among the patients in their beds. many are furious that 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 have, 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 put some of the world's the world's poorest and vulnerable people at the greatest risk. nick beake, bbc news, north—east india. our main headline on bbc news:

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. well, let's stay with that story now. alexander noyes is senior associate with the africa programme at the centre for strategic and international studies. i began by asking ‘what next‘ for zimbabwe? i think it is not going to be the end of the matter. you are going to have ndca pursuing a legal challenge through the courts, which have a long bias in favour of the ruling party and against the opposition, and also continuing street demonstrations. peaceful protests are a constitutional rights and this must be respected. but the continued deployment of the military under the repressive security act, in combination

with further protests, will certainly raise already high tensions. does emmerson mnangagwa have international credibility on the basis of this election? not yet. it would be wise to wait until the election results are verified by both local and international observers. at the moment things are still up the air. as you know, the commission announced results but the opposition is contesting them, and i think they will do that in two ways, one through the courts and two to restrict demonstrations. let's just say hypothetically that the opposition have a case. do you really think that the zanu—pf governing party, will give up the reins of power at this stage? no, that's highly unlikely. as i said, a legal challenge in the courts is unlikely to bear fruit for exactly the reasons you said. the people at the top have changed, the system has not.

when you say the people at the top have changed, president mugabe was kicked out of office in november last year, and emmerson mnangagwa took over. has anything changed on the ground in zimbabwe? do people feel a difference there? i think this election was a step forward and a step back. political space opened briefly and allowing the opposition to open the campaign against former zanu—pf stronghold, this certainly marked a departure from the mugabe regime. that it was an unfair playing field and that remains the case through the election period. media bias, vote buying, voter invitation and voter suppression. is this the time for zimbabwe to move on and rejoin the international fold? does this kind of, despite the challenges, does this draw a line under things? i think the post—election violence in which we saw the military deployed, six killed and dozens injured, suggests the answer is no.

in the post—coup zimbabwe, the military has been on the ascendancy. the crackdown on wednesday was straight out of the mugabe playbook. this heavy—handed response was certainly a step back for the country which will hurt, though not fatally, president mnangagwa's efforts to re—engage with the international committee. it would be wise for international actors do not re—engage until the results are validated and the necessary political and economic reforms included, including the repeal of repressive legislation. 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 portuguese 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, 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,

and 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 because it but do not walk around in the midday because 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, and intricate detail 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. 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. four days the rains have come. 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 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 breach, 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 remains stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gate to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. 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. the weather now, with sarah keith lucas. 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 coloursreturning. 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 highesttemperatu res. 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. bye bye. 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 e—mail 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. it's little more than 50 years

since donald campbell lost his life, trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district.