welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: chaos and confusion as kenya's deputy president william ruto is declared the winner of last week's presidential election, but claims of vote rigging over the result. there is no room for vengeance, there is no room for looking back, we are looking into the future. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, is told by us prosecutors he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. the taliban celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan, but the picture remains bleak for women and girls.

one big thing among others that challenges the more moderate image they are trying to portray is the restrictions they have imposed on women, the fact they have not allowed girls to go to secondary school in most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and checkmate, with a difference. how underwater chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in east africa, where kenya's deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election,

but amid scenes of chaos and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over 50% of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila odinga. gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two halves and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms

of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque. but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans. i want to promise all the people of kenya, whichever way they voted, that this will be their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence. following the 2007 vote, at least 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr 0dinga is

likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's go to the us. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. i got more details from our north america correspondent peter bowes. i think this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner circle as his personal attorney, the former mayor of new york city but at this time, late 2020, very closely involved as you say in the attempts by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election

result in the state of georgia. the fact that he has been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. clearly, it isn't there yet, but this would suggest based on the evidence so far that it is a distinct possibility that he could find himself in that position. as opposed to someone like senator lindsey graham, again very close to donald trump, he has also been called to appear before this grand jury but purely as a witness. and peter, this comes as the investigation continues into those documents at the fbi took from donald trump's home in florida. it is pressure mounting on the former president? clearly he is under a lot of legal pressure. there is that case which developed in spades last week as we saw, the removal of those sensitive documents and clearly that investigation still

has a long way to go. the trump family business is still under investigation in the state of new york over its tax affairs and other legal issues are mounting up. we've also heard from the fbi now, warning of the repercussions of what happened last week, the warning that is going out across the country that law enforcement officers are being threatened. these are threats that are coming largely through social media as a direct result of what happened in florida last week. let's get some of the day's other news. a russian—backed court in the ukrainian region of donetsk has charged five foreign nationals with being mercenaries fighting alongside the ukrainian army. russian media say three of the men could face the death penalty. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. the area's currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each

other of shelling the site. the organisers of the oscars have apologised to the native american actress, sacheen littlefeather, nearly 50 years after she was booed off stage at the awards ceremony. she'd been asked by marlon brando to decline, on his behalf, the best actor award as a protest at the film industry's treatment of indigenous people. the academy described her treatment as unwarranted and unjustified. football's world governing body has suspended india's federation with immediate effect. fifa cited undue influence from third parties for the decision. the announcement means india has been stripped of the right to host the women's under—17 world cup, which is due to take place in october. fifa rules say its members must be free from legal and political interference in their respective countries. this time last year,

the taliban had swept in to the afghan capital kabul and seized power, after the chaotic withdrawal of international forces. their return prompted a desperate exodus of those who'd worked alongside international forces and agencies trying to flee in fear of their lives. but the vast majority of afghans remain in their homeland — as the country faces an economic crisis, severe food shortages, and the roll back of what progress there had been in particular for women and girls. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye, reports from kabul. a song of defiance. "if they fight us again, we'll pray the world is destroyed." the taliban erupted in a spontaneous celebration. at kabul�*s main square, hundreds gathered to mark one year since they walked into this city and took over afghanistan. carrying american weapons, fighters and their commanders now trying to run a country.

when you compare the taliban this time around to their rule during the 1990s, you perhaps don't hear of the level of brutality that was associated with that regime. but one big thing, among others, that challenges the more moderate image they are trying to portray is the restrictions they've imposed on women. the fact that they haven't allowed girls to go to secondary schools in most of afghanistan — the only country in the world to do so. taliban men displaying their dominance, but women shut down for demanding their rights. two days ago, this group was stopped from marching in kabul. shots fired in the air. mobile phones seized. the protesters threatened. this woman took part in the march. we are hiding her identity to protect her. "we were so scared, we thought we would die. but we'll continue protesting until there is even one woman alive to fight",

she told us. "they took away our rights and we want them back." five months ago, there had been a glimmer of hope. teenage girls were told they would be allowed to study again. in a cruel blow, they were sent back home within an hour. for nine years, this girl attended school under the shadow of war. i'm totally upset because of this situation that i don't have the right to study. they don't consider us as human. and my feel is like humanity has died in this country. i asked taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid when schools would be opened. translation: we have | problems in some places. we are trying our best to solve them and to bring things back to normal. what problems, though? because classes were always segregated for boys and girls even before the 15th of august.

translation: our leader scholars have issues with the safety of girls travelling to and from schools. we cannot only make decisions based on the situation in kabul. we also have to consider villages and districts, where people don't want girls to go to school. so, after one year in power, you are not able to commit a time at which all girls will be able to go to secondary schools? translation: when we came to power, - there were a lot of problems. these things take time. the decisions on women have far—reaching effects. international recognition and funding is tied to them. crucial, in a country where a majority are going hungry each day. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. we can now speak to amir handjani who's a fellow with the quincy institute for responsible statecraft. he joins us from new york. welcome to the programme how

does it make you peel seeing these pictures that have come out today of the taliban out in the streets celebrating their one year anniversary of taking back the country? it’s one year anniversary of taking back the country?— back the country? it's good to be with yom _ back the country? it's good to be with you. incredibly - back the country? it's good to be with you. incredibly sad. . be with you. incredibly sad. it's clear to the international community that they have failed afghanistan. they pulled out and whatever progress was made in the last 20 years, propping up in the last 20 years, propping up even though it was a corrupt regime, there was progress, with women going to school, the security situation had gotten better. afghanistan was starting to somewhat get back on its feet having an economy that treated reasonably with its neighbours. to now going back to being a country run by essentially fanatical organisation that is not able to give its people basic services, cheaply among them

having half their population uneducated. it is a tragic, tragic situation.— uneducated. it is a tragic, tragic situation. these are national — tragic situation. these are national community - tragic situation. these are - national community highlights the rights of women and girls as you point out, malnourishment and economic problems, at the same time the economic immunity has stirred up economic immunity has stirred up the financial tap. can the taliban placate western nations to get some of this money coming back into the country? it doesn't seem that they can because their failure is so, heads of across the board. not only societal issues like women going to school, but or other minorities like child trafficking. even the security situation, something the taliban used to be good at was fighting but they are not able to do that very well right now will stop you have the islamic isk in afghanistan which is

challenging them, they have al-qaeda which is a big group in afghanistan. the united states recently killed a leader in kabul. if he is free enough and feels comfortable enough to be in kabul when the taliban said they would not allow al-qaeda to come back as a measure of the us withdrawal, that tells you they are not in control of the situation. they are not able to deliver on the things they said they would deliver on. iii things they said they would deliver on.— things they said they would deliver on. if afghanistan is auoin to deliver on. if afghanistan is going to remain _ deliver on. if afghanistan is going to remain isolated i deliver on. if afghanistan is i going to remain isolated from most western nations as it is at the moment, what do you predict in the year ahead for the country?— the country? unfortunately, more tragedy. _ the country? unfortunately, more tragedy. it is - the country? unfortunately, more tragedy. it is a - the country? unfortunately, | more tragedy. it is a country that doesn't have a functioning economy, they are unable to access foreign direct investment. it is not able to maintain security for its people, for its minorities, for its children, for its women. it

seems to go backward. and one wonders what the last 20 years was four. it continues to go back, right back to where it was before the us invasion, which is as a failed state. it is on its way to becoming a failed state.— is on its way to becoming a failed state. we will have to leave it there. _ failed state. we will have to leave it there. amir - failed state. we will have to i leave it there. amir handjani, thank you for your time. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what do chess and diving have in common? we'll be telling you all about this underwater partnership injust a moment. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last 10

days, 500 have died. crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," - chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so, you want me to desert. rome?" claire this is bbc news. the latest headlines — chaos and confusion, as kenya's deputy president william ruto is declared the winner of last week's presidential election, but claims of vote—rigging over the result.

donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, is told by us prosecutors he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. the us state department says iran's response to the attack on the author salman rushdie is despicable and disgusting. iran said on monday that the author was to blame for the attack, which left him critically injured, because he'd denigrated the world's muslims. iran has also denied any links to the man who stabbed the 75—year—old. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbalsent this report from pennsylvania. as salman rushdie continues to receive care inside the hospital, outside, the attack on him has become anotherfault line in the decades—long row between iran and the us. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has hit out at tehran. it was in 1989 when the country's then spiritual leader issued a death sentence on salman rushdie for his book,

the satanic verses. in a statement, the us secretary of state denounced iran for inciting violence against the author for generations. mr blinken also accused the country's state media of gloating, calling it "despicable". after news emerged of the attack, many outlets called it "divine retribution". iran's government has now reacted, saying it categorically denies any link with the attack, adding that no—one has the right to accuse tehran of anything. translation: we don't see j any other parties that should be blamed or condemned, other than him and his supporters. freedom of expression and such slogans cannotjustify insults against religious beliefs and fundamentals of islam and other divine religions. iran also says it knows nothing about the 24—year—old american suspect arrested at the scene

and later charged with attempting to murder mr rushdie. hadi matar has pleaded not guilty. there are allegations he was sympathetic to the iranian regime, but the suspect�*s motive has not been officially established. at the new york state institution, where mr rushdie was attacked, writers and artists say they're not deterred. they continue to gather in solidarity, as salman rushdie starts his long road to recovery. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has gone on trial, accused of eight counts of rape, one of attempted rape, and one of sexual, assault against seven young women. the jury at chester crown court heard the offences are alleged to have taken place at mr mendy�*s cheshire home, between october 2018 and august 2021. the 28—year—old french international denies

all charges. judith moritz has this report. benjamin minjee was described as a reasonably famous footballer. the court heard about his world cup victory with brunson 2018 and about his success with manchester city, which the jury heard gave success with manchester city, which thejury heard gave him wealth and status, but the prosecutions of this case has little to do with football. instead, another chapter in a very old story. thejury the jury was told that this man, lewis saw her maturity was a friend of him and acted as his fixture demographics. it is said by the prosecution a stream of women were brought to his mansion in cheshire and their many were raped and sexually assaulted. each man is

accused of eight rape offences was that they were described as predators, between them attacking 13 women. the court heard that behind the gates of the mansion the girls were rendered vulnerable, they have their phone is taken away and that some were attacked inside rooms with high security locks. the jury was told there is little dispute about whether or not six took place, and that this is a case that rests on consent. they were told that the defendant say the women were willing and enthusiastic. but the prosecution case is that there is abundant evidence to the contrary. it was said that benjamin mendy and louis saha matturie turned the pursuit of women into a game, repeatedly ignoring the fact they hadn't consented. tim cray qc said... both men deny all the charges against them. the trial is expected to last for nearly four months. judith moritz,

bbc news, chester. the uk has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine to tackles both the original covid virus and the newer omicron variant. the government says it will now form part of the autumn booster campaign for people over the age of 50. so how will this so—called bivalent vaccine work? here's ofer levy, director of vaccines at boston children's hospital. you know, i think the key point to your viewers is that we are in a better place now, in regards to this pandemic. we have vaccines, medications, etc.. but the coronavirus has not gone away and if i understand the data correctly we still about 150 per day in the united kingdom still dying of this virus. with fall and winter approaching, can we do any better than we are now?

the bivalent vaccine that moderna is offering contains an mrna for the spike protein for the original virus that causes this pandemic. as well as the new omicron variant. it is bivalent, it targets both. the data i reviewed on this vaccine, the bivalent vaccine, it suggest safety and immunogenicity, the vaccine induces antibodies for protecting the body against omicron, protecting those who receive this new bivalent vaccine against infection. this is a practical approach, and we salute the united kingdom being the first country to authorise a vaccine that targets two variants. searing temperatures in the uk have made playing any kind of games a bit of a challenge, to say the least. but a new version of chess has competitors more worried about the cold than the heat, as wendy urquhart reports. it's chess, but not

as we know it. in this version, the board is submerged in a swimming pool and all the pieces are weighted and magnetic. the players had to hold their breath while they made their move, which meant they did not have a whole lot of time to take in their opponent's last move, or to determine what advantage their next move might give the opposition. that was a huge challenge for the 10 players who took part in the world dive chess championships in the pool at the leonardo royal hotel in london. trying to see the pieces, keep yourself down, there's a lot more and once you play a long game, you are doing 30, a0 moves and every time you are going down or coming up, it is a marathon in itself. the pool is reawlly cold and spending a lot of time underwater hurts your oxygen intake so it becomes harder and harder to find good moves as the game goes on. after four hours, it was

checkmate from poland's michal mazurkiewicz who beat south africa player alain dekker to win the competition. i think that 60% is chess and 40% is other skills, swimming, keeping the body under control and the pressure and your breath. the world dive chess championships were invented by chess master etan ilfeld, who thought making the game more physical would also make it cool. wendy urquhart, bbc news. residents of dundee in tayside in scotland didn't get much sleep on sunday night. so a massive electrical storm raged for hours, and torrential rain battered the city, as thunder boomed, and bolts of lightning lit up the night sky. after weeks of scorching temperatures, britain's met office is forecasting flash floods and heavy thunderstorms across much of the uk in the coming days. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @richpreston. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that unfortunately may come at a price for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure, which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front with slightly lighter rain, but more widespread rain, crossing parts of the uk, but no guarantee, as far as rain is concerned further south. and then that

westerly jet stream brings fresher conditions later on in the week. now, here's the rainfall accumulation over the next 48 hours or so. the computer models tend to smooth out the rainfall and average it out, so i think if you take a closer look, actually, some areas get very little rainfall. you can see it's just at the bottom of the scale — 5, maybe 10mm, no more than that — and some spots won't get any rainfall at all. so let's get onto the forecast, then, for tuesday, and quite a warm start in the south and the southeast — 18 degrees. fresher in scotland, and in scotland and northern ireland, quite cloudy in the morning, with some light rain, i think, in central and eastern scotland, which should eventually peter out. and then we've got those scattered, heavy showers and thunderstorms developing across england and wales, and that risk of flash flooding. but remember, some of us will miss the storms altogether. mid—20s across the south, around 18 or so in newcastle, and a very fresh 1a there in aberdeen, with that northerly breeze. here's wednesday's weather forecast, and, again, a chance for some showers across parts of england and wales, but further north, the weather's looking dry and bright. i think a very pleasant day

on the way for scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures of around 18 celsius. now, i talked about that jet stream at the start pushing in a weather front, and here's that area of low pressure approaching the uk during the course of thursday. it'll spread, thursday night into friday, across the country, bringing thicker cloud, and perhaps some outbreaks of rain, early hours of friday, but no guarantee of rain further south. here's the outlook for the middle of the week, into the weekend. you can see it's generally set fair towards the end of the week.

this is bbc news. the headlines: high drama has accompanied the result of kenya's closely—fought presidential election, with protests and claims of vote—rigging. kenya's deputy president william ruto has been declared the winner and has said it's time to look to the future, with the country needing all hands on deck to move forward. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been told by us prosecutors he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine.

the area's currently under russia's control.