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. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himalayan nation of nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. nepal is now the only country to have achieved that goal. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it's an honour, you know, it's a privilege. it's a small victory in a battle to bring them back

from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species.

chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly stationed at bardiya national park in western nepal. herjob here is to protect the park's endangered elephants, rhinos and tigers.

after morning exercise, her unit heads off on patrol. we've been given rare access to go with them. one of the key factors of nepal's success has been strong enforcement against poaching and that's involved the military. armed units like this one patrol across the park daily. her unit's captain is ayushjung bahadur rana.

tigers are the majestic creatures. there are two types of feeling when you come in head to head with them. it is "oh my god, what a majestic creature is that!" and the otherfeeling is "oh my god, am i dead?" so, that's the type of feeling you get when you encounter when you encounter a tiger. so, being assigned in the protection duties, it's an honour. it's a privilege to be part of something that is really big, you know. so, what are you looking for on this patrol? i mean, like, we're looking for any illegal encroachment of people or domestic animals. these are the basic things that we look at while we're on patrol. do you have the power to shoot? only — only if we have any life—threatening encounters with the wild animals or it is the poachers. but that is the last resort. that is the last thing we would want to do. just outside the national park, indigenous leader bhadai tharu

patrols his community forest. it's part of a key corridor that allows tigers to move between protected areas in nepal and neighbouring india. this used to be a grazing area for cattle but was reforested by bhadai's community.

he was cutting grass here in the forest with over 100 other people when a tiger attacked. he lost his left eye.

he sings this whole area used to be a royal hunting ground. he sings this whole area used to be a royal hunting ground. newsreel: this is a land whose people have always lived underl the menace of marauding tigers. when queen elizabeth visited the country in 1961, she took part in a tiger hunt.

newsreel: and, yes, there was a tiger. - king mahendra had fulfilled a time honoured obligation of a host in nepal and provided the royal party with a tiger to shoot. but there was more hunting to come. the next prey was a rhino. the rhino was also killed. hunting, poaching, and habitat loss has pushed tigers towards extinction. and that was the end of another animal. since the beginning of the 20th century, their numbers globally have dropped by more than 95%. but here in nepal there are signs of a remarkable recovery.

the rangers are taking part in a nationwide tiger census. over 800 camera pairs have been hidden across the park. you just installed this camera. how long will you keep it here for? so you are going to be having over 1,000 hours of footage look at? and when you're analysing the footage, how do you make sure that your count is accurate?

with fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left in the world, every tiger counts. the census results show that tiger numbers here in nepal have more than doubled in the last ten years. the area where tigers were once hunted is now being managed so that they can recover and thrive. this grassland is cut and burnt and there's man—made waterholes here. it's to attract the deer, the tigers' main prey. before this area became a national park there was a village here. bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it's a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more spaces, more tiger numbers.

and you're also looking at water sources, increasing water sources on the national park. yes. until now we have created 180 water ponds here. 50 water pond is with solar. is there a chance that with these interventions that you're pushing the tiger population beyond what's sustainable for the size of the park? no. we are creating many water pond and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger. we have sufficient space and prey density in the park, so we are managing the tigers in a sustainable way. that evening we see signs of the return of the tiger close to where we're sleeping. just behind our camp, fresh tiger footprints have been found in the sand here.

we think they are from an adult female tiger — we saw a lot of deer last night on the grassland and there's water here, so the footprints in the sand here lead all the way to the water. this camp is run by conservationist manoj gautam. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without a cost. and it has been costing the lives of people and so much more. the common area that the tigers and prey species and humanity shares is so tight. we head out into the villages just outside the park's boundaries, into the communities that live with the tigers.

here in these villages, the lives of humans and tigers are intertwined. some in the community live off the tourism industry that's built around the park. others have to take the risk of entering the jungle for their livelihood. samjhana lost her mother—in—law in a tiger attack last year.

she was deep inside the national park, cutting grass for their cow. samjhana heard the story from those who were there. the government pays around us$8,000 in compensation to tiger victims' families. but because samjhana's mother—in—law was inside the national park, she has been told she doesn't qualify for it. she is still fighting for some

kind of financial help to put towards her boys' education. this is the tiger that is believed to have killed her mother—in—law and two other people. now behind bars in kathmandu zoo. right now the national park is actively trying to increase protests broke out injune after a leopard attacked villagers, a week after a woman

was killed by a tiger. the community demanding authorities do more to protect them. the protests turned violent. police opened fire on the crowd, killing an 18—year—old girl and injuring others, sparking further outrage. the community lives in terror. so, there is a price that the community has paid for the world to rejoice with the news that nepal has successfully doubled its tiger numbers. when a tiger kills a human, authorities track them down and take them captive. 16 people have been killed by a tiger in nepal

in the last 12 months. one of the tigers now in captivity is being held behind the chief warden�*s office. this tiger killed one human in the last year in the rajipur area, so we captured and kept in this tiger holding cage. how do you know it's the right tiger? we closely monitor through camera in the incident area, after identification, we captured and put it in holding cage. do you do that because there is pressure from the community? or is there a real threat that once a tiger has killed a human, that they will attack again? there is a chance to attack the human again, by the tiger, if the tiger killed one person previously. so, this tiger has been here for one year now, you can see it's not happy about being in captivity. what is the long—term plan for this tiger? we have ordered a satellite collar for this tiger. after consultation with our department we will do something regarding his release.

bhadai tharu calls a meeting of his community protection unit.

this is a generation that will have to navigate the return of the tigers. susila, who is also part of the community protection unit, runs this after—school class. susila also worked as a tour

guide in the national park. you have to see tigers in the wild to fully appreciate them, she says. so, we head back into the park together. i'm looking for tiger and leopard, this is the track that they will come to the river to drink. and sometimes we get also elephant. susila takes us to a spot near the river. and after hours of waiting, a tiger suddenly appears. it is magnificent to see a male tiger walking along here, one of over 100 tigers now here in bardiya national park, part of a growing tiger population here in nepal.

it is definitely something to be celebrated, because as we know everywhere around the world, the conservation stories that we often get to read are loudly depressing, and the number of species we are losing on a daily basis, the habitat loss that we see every day. and nepal brings a freshness to the arena of conservation. music and chanting. they have participated in this, they have rejoiced in the success as well, and they are paying with their lives and terror, and that i think needs to be acknowledged more. because if it is not acknowledged, the world cannot come together to find a solution for that. despite what happened to her mother—in—law, samjhana continues to risk entering the national park.

for the soldiers, the challenge is to keep the peace. we are the mediators, so it's our duty to bring peace between two species. and so it's the both — i would say the protection of the tiger is our responsibility, but at the same time protection of civilians is also our main responsibility.

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 westerlyjet 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 thatjet 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.

you're watching 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. (cheering) 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