alastair leithead, bbc news, kenya. now time for a look at the weather forecast. end in terms of some sunny we got there in the end in terms of some sunny spells and warmth but not everywhere. just look at northern ireland a few hours ago in county fermanagh, torrential downpours and that rain still keeps coming. some of that will be happy over the next few hours and it pushes into west of scotla nd few hours and it pushes into west of scotland overnight. but elsewhere today we started off misty bob mcleod broke up and then the sunshine got to work and the one that triggered those temperatures, highs of 25 degrees in cornwall. 0vernight tonight the story is going to be this rainfall, some of that heavy. it gradually moves east. the risk of thunder will ease, but look at this, 1a, risk of thunder will ease, but look at this, 14, 70 risk of thunder will ease, but look at this, 1a, 70 degrees the overnight low in the south. so warm start but for scotland a wet start. the rain clearing away during the early half the morning quickly drifting east. a lovely start to nor

alastair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.k of its protected status in order to allow a new highway to be built through it. the highway plan was cancelled six years ago following a national march by indigenous people. however, president morales, who is also of indigenous heritage, has accused his critics of colonial attitudes. celebrations from at least some of bolivia's indigenous peoples. but this occasion has provoked political fireworks in those same communities. at the rally in the city of trinidad, president evo morales signed into effect a law intended to allow development in a national park, created over 50 years ago, to protect the rights of indigenous peoples. the new law's been condemned by environmental activists but the president dismissed their objections. translation: this so-called colonial environmentalism is not interested in the indigenous movement having schools, hospitals, they‘ re not interested in the indigenous movement having electricity or that we have highways. the government wants to build a highway

alastair leithead, bbc news, can you.c news, kenya. in the english premier league, manchester city needed a late equaliser against everton to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. the match finished 1—1. but wayne rooney opened the scoring for everton, his 200th premier league goal. substitute raheem sterling saved the day for city — grabbing a late equaliser. both sides though had a man sent off two—time grand slam winner victoria azarenka has withdrawn from the us 0pen due to a custody battle with her former partner which is preventing her son leaving the state of california. the bela rusian player returned to action injune, after the birth of son leo last december. she had been hopeful that legal arrangements could be worked out to allow her to compete. the 27—year—old said in a statement "i am sadly unable to compete in this year's us 0pen due to my ongoing family situation that i am working through." the total solar eclipse which wowed the united states on monday actually began more than 800 miles from its sho

alastair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.ies making the news: an earthquake has killed at least nine people and injured more than 160 in china's south—western province of sichuan. the quake measured 6.5 in magnitude, but because the region is so remote it's not immediately clear how serious the damage is. it's reported the french president is backing down from plans to create an official first lady position for his wife. the issue has become politically awkward for emmanuel macron, since thousands of people signed an online petition against the move. hackers are demanding millions of dollars in ransom from the us television network, hbo, saying they'll release a huge amount of stolen data if they're not paid. 0ther hacked material has already been uploaded, including the script of next week's episode of game of thrones. south africa's president jacob zuma has narrowly survived the latest vote of no confidence in his leadership. the secret ballot in parliament was the eighth no—confidence vote he has faced in less than a decad

from nairobi, alastair leithead reports. all chant: no peace!aken to the streets. 0pposition presidential candidate raila 0dinga toured his strongholds in the capital, the first time he has appeared in public since losing the election. he urged his supporters not to accept the result. "they knew they would be defeated, and would have to steal," he told the crowd. "that's why they've come to kill innocent people, shoot them, put them in body bags and take them away." dozens have been injured and some people killed this weekend, in clashes with police. well, the question was whether or not the opposition were going to accept the results of the election. it is pretty clear now that they are not. they're calling for mass action, and for people to reject this result. but it won't be national. these are small pockets of protest. much of the country has accepted the result. i therefore wish to declare for uhuru kenyatta... president uhuru kenyatta was declared winner on friday night, beating his old rival by a wide margin, and now has a second term in

alastair leithead, bbc news, nairobi. beaches, in total, as congealed palm oil washes ashore. the oil appeared after a collision between two ships near the pearl river estuary in southern china. official cleaning teams have been sent to clear the beaches, but there is mounting criticism of the government's response. nichola carroll reports. it is the time of year when hong kong residents normally head for the beach but many are now off—limits after this latest incident spilt a huge amount of palm oil into the sea. you could easily mistake these snow—like balls as fossils from the ocean, but this is the palm oil that has hardened, following last week's accident. groups of volunteers have been arriving to help with the cleanup. they are worried about the length of time it may take to clear. this is the third time this beach has been cleaned and i come back in the morning, before it is a really sunny, and it looks like it has snowed here. every morning it looks like it snowed in hong kong, and every afternoon it has all melt

alastair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.lace in the last half an hour without one of the favourites, isaac makwala. it was won by the world and olympic champion south africa's wayde van niekerk, as andy swiss reports. beside the empty lane of his stricken challenger, the champion. wayde van niekerk is a 400 metres phenomenon and in the absence of isaac makwala com his closest rival, surely this would be a stroll? after all, he smashed the world record at last yea r‘s all, he smashed the world record at last year's olympics and the man tipped to replace usain bolt as the sport's figurehead produced a suitably commanding display. he is starting to look for the line, wayde van niekerk, the world champion again. no record this time but he is chasing a double here, in the 200 metres as well and on this evidence, he will take some stopping. for the thousands of fans here, there has not been much british success to cheer at these championships and denied their hopes rest on a 21 year rolled in his first major finals. kyle langford'

but, as our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports, monitors say the poll was largely free andoming. preliminary results had given their man an unassailable lead. but first, there was an electoral process to follow, and it was a lengthy one. the result from every county had to be read out, before the moment the nation had been waiting for. i wish to declare uhuru kenyatta as president—elect. after three days of holding their breath, kenyans have now finally had confirmation that uhuru kenyatta will have a second term in office, by a considerable margin. the question now is how the opposition will react in defeat, having claimed this was rigged. would they accept this result? will they challenge it in the courts? or will they go to the streets? before the results were even released, the opposition alliance had walked out, repeating allegations the vote was rigged. i think this has been an entire charade. this is a disaster. they had run a parallel counting centre, and claimed discrepancies, that the election commission computer was hacked, that the vote was fraudulent. president

from nairobi, alastair leithead reports.rought out the injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bullet wounds. others, machete cuts and head injuries. it is hard to know how many people have been killed or injured in the police crackdown in these opposition strongholds. the clashes continued throughout the day. rock—throwing youths confronting tear gas—firing police. they‘ re dramatic images and they were intense. but this was largely contained to small areas. well, there have certainly been violent clashes. we have seen people who have been killed and injured. but it is very much just back and forth between local youths and these special units you can see, who are quite well—armed. much of what was fired was tear gas. but there is plenty of evidence live bullets were used. monica lost her nephew, thomas, this morning. i had thought he was shot dead by the police officers. was it a bullet wound in his body? yes, there is a wound, a bullet wound in the chest. kenya's human rights commission said the police were usi

in the first of a series of bbc reports this week on population change in africa, alastair leithead examinesos is africa's largest city. an ever expanding mega—city of more than 21 million people. across the continent, people are pouring into towns and cities, and many end up in slums. lagos has always had that mixed blessings of having to deal with the influx of people. unfortunately for us, in the last two or three years, it has been a deluge. this is what an african mega—city looks like. it's crowded, it's chaotic and it's crumbling. lagos is already struggling to house, to look after, and to educate the way over 21 million people already living here, let alone the millions more that are predicted to crush into this city. but there's an incredible energy about the place and it is a matter of tapping that and using creative thinking to turn it into an opportunity. this festival celebrates the historic old lagos, the masquerades represent the spirits of the dead, returned to cleanse the streets of evil and to pray for its prosperity. emerging from the downtown slums is one answer to the fes

the president's critics say the election was rigged, but as our africa correspondent alastair leithead free and fair. uhuru kenyatta's supporters knew this was coming. preliminary results had given their man an unassailable lead. but first there was an electoral process to follow — and it was a lengthy one. the result from every county had to be read out, before the moment the nation had waiting for. i wish to declare uhuru kenyatta as president—elect. after three days of holding their breath, kenyans have now had confirmation that uhuru kenyatta will have a second term in office by a considerable margin. the question now is how the opposition will react in defeat, having claimed this was rigged. would they accept this result? will they challenge it in the courts? or will they go to the streets? before the results were even released the opposition alliance had walked out, repeating allegations the vote was rigged. i think this has been an entire charade. this is a disaster. they had run a parallel counting centre and claimed discrepancies. that the election commission commuter was hack

our africa correspondent alastair leithead is in nairobi. the polls have been open for a few hours.uple of hours to go before they close. still queues of people. a big turnout, we think, and so far everything has gone very well. the key thing has been about the system of voting, it's a electronic, the first time this has been rolled out to this extent and seeds to be working so far. people put some down or show their ids, found of the folders voters roll and they can vote, it has slowed things down a bit but as long as it works, things are set to go well. the key things are set to go well. the key thing for success in this election is that that system to work and for whoever loses, and this is basically a two horse race between the current incumbent president uhuru kenyatta and his opponent, raila oding. if it is very close its the latter of which of them takes that defeat well. whoever loses, if they stay back and say, yes let's bring this country together, things will go well. if they don't, that is where the questions live. that is why people here are afraid, because there has be

this from the bbc‘s africa correspondent alastair leithead in nairobi.e gets upset about the election result, the violence will break out here, and so they're urging restraint, respect and unity. rachel mwikali is a feminist and an activist in mathare, one of the biggest slums in the capital. the march is straddling two wards with different politics. if kenyans are told the election was free and fair, they won't go to violence. of that, i'm sure. even in the slums, as much as they are using words to criminalise us, telling us it's a hotspot, if they know the election is free and fair, they cannot disturb. rallies have been romping across the country for weeks. this is opposition orange, and green, and blue and white. the national super alliance, they're called, nasa, five opposition parties on one ticket. raila 0dinga is their presidential candidate, son of the country's first vice president. since then, the 0dingas have always been in opposition. it's his fourth attempt to get the top job, and at 72,

from nairobi alastair leithead reports. injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bullet wounds. 0thers, machete cuts and head injuries. it is hard to know how many people have been killed or injured in the police crackdown in these opposition strongholds. the clashes continued throughout the day. rock—throwing youths confronting tear gas—firing police. they‘ re dramatic images and they were intense. but this was largely contained to small areas. well, there have certainly been violent clashes. we have seen people who have been killed and injured. but it is very much just back and forth between local youths and these special units you can see, who are quite well—armed. much of what was fired was tear gas. but there is plenty of evidence live bullets were used. monica lost her nephew, thomas, this morning. i had thought he was shot dead by the police officers. was it a bullet wound in his body? yes, there is a wound, a bullet wound in the chest. kenya's human rights commission said the police were using excessive f

states in in the first of a series of bbc reports this week on population change in africa, alastair leitheadn 21 million lagos is africa's largest city. population 21 million an ever expanding mega city of more than 21 million people. across the continent, people are pouring into towns and cities, and many end up in slums. are pouring into towns and cities, lagos has always had that mixed blessings of having to deal with the influx of people. blessings of having to deal unfortunately for us, in the last two or three years, it has been a deluge. in the last two or three years, this is what an african mega city looks like. it is crowded, it is chaotic and it is crumbling. lagos is already struggling to house, to look after and to educate the way over 21 million people already living here, let alone the millions more that are predicted to crush into this city. are predicted to crush but there is an incredible energy about the place and it is a matter of tapping that and using that creative thinking to turn it into an opportunity. creative thinking to turn it this festival celebrates old histori