which was facilitated by a mediating team, followed an operation mounted by the sinbad way defence forces —— zimbabwehe week that has gone by, and which was triggered by concerns arising from the reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the rulings —— the ruling zanu—pf party. whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i is the president of zimbabwe, and as their commander—in—chief, do acknowledge theissues commander—in—chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. and i do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep anti—patriotic concern for the stability of our nation. —— deep and patriotic concern. as i address you, iam also patriotic concern. as i address you, i am also aware of a whole range of concerns which have come from you all as citizens of our great country. today's meeting with the command element has underscored the need for us element has underscored the need for us to collectively start processes that return our nation to normalcy. so, all our people can go about their business unhindere

not even as commander—in—chief of the zimbabwe defence forces.lement rebhaned respectful and comported with the dictates of constitutionalism. true, a few incidences may have occurred here and there but these have been corrected. i am and there but these have been corrected. iam happy and there but these have been corrected. i am happy that throughout the short period, the pillars of state remain functional. on lappier for me pillars of state remain functional. on lappierfor me and arising — even happierfor me on lappierfor me and arising — even happier for me and arising on lappierfor me and arising — even happierfor me and arising out on lappierfor me and arising — even happier for me and arising out of today's meeting is a strong sense of collegiate and now the in the various arms of our security establishment. this should bring greater peace and also an abiding sense of security in communities and in ourentire sense of security in communities and in our entire nation. among the issues discussed, is that relating to our economy, which, as we a

mugabe earlier and he will now send south africa's defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first—hand. i am hoping that the defence force damage, that they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe. but in the end, this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling party. last week, this man on the left, emmerson mnangagwa, was sacked as vice president. like mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle for independence but in recent years he's found himself up against this up against this woman, grace mugabe, robert mugabe's young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one—time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country. she had wanted to take over as vice president. a divisive figure. listen to the reception. booing. these were boos, not cheers. i don't care. and tonight, a warning from the british foreign office to british nationals in the city. stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a bit. zimbabweans now wonder what lies ahead. change is clearly afoot but whether it's what zimbabweans have

what the zimbabwe defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economicuation in our country, which, if not addressed, may result in a violent conflict. overnight, president mugabe, the world's oldest leader, lost control of the country he has led for 37 years. and though the generals say he remains president, he is clearly no longer calling the shots. the presence of the military is being felt here on the streets of harare and some parts of the city are in lockdown. now, this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves in strategic positions. one, as you can see here, has blocked off access to the president's office. there's another that has blocked off access to parliament. the president still has his supporters, especially in the rural areas, but here in harare, it is a different story. translation: we're going to have a good life now. we're looking forward to christmas because of what has happened. we want to thank those who organised this and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. translatio

his excellency the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander—in—chief of the zimbabwe defence forcesbert mugabe and his family are sound and they are security is guaranteed. we'll be live in the capital harare in the next quarter of an hour. also on the programme — the makers of rap and grime videos hit back at accusations they can glamorise gun and knife violence. people using guns and the stuff that we see on the news, stuff that we see on the press, it is the stuff that we see nail. more from behind the scenes of video shoots in the next half hour or so. and she's one of the favourites to win strictly — alexandra burke and her dance partner gorka marquez will be here after 10am. if you've got a question for them, get in touch. hello and welcome to the programme. we're live until 11am. latest breaking new throughout the programme — we're expecting to hear shortly whether or not scotland can introduce minimum pricing for alcohol, to tackle binge—drinking. the supreme court will be making the announcement in about 45 minutes time and if the scottish government is successful it will h

president jacob zuma also spoke to the zimbabwe defence force. t he is sending envoys to zimbabwe to meet with president mugabe and his zimbabwean defence force. was there any mention in that phone call about robert mugabe‘s wife grace or any mention of her whereabouts? there is no clarity about where president mugabe‘s wife is always she has gone to or whether indeed she is still at home with her husband. it has not been clarified at all. remember, she was in a tight race with the vice president, emmerson mnangagwa before he was fired by president mugabe for the topjob to succeed fired by president mugabe for the top job to succeed president robert mugabe. so it is still entirely unclear where she is at this moment. of course, south africa is home to millions of zimbabweans. what would stability lookalike to them as they watch what is unfolding in their country? would it be with emmerson mnangagwa or would it be with the mugabe family? if emmerson mnangagwa ta kes mugabe family? if emmerson mnangagwa takes over power in zimbabwe, as it is probabl

what the zimbabwe defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economicuntry, which, if not addressed, may result in a violent conflict. overnight, president mugabe, the world's oldest leader, lost control of the country he has led for 37 years. and though the generals say he remains president, he is clearly no longer calling the shots. the presence of the military is being felt here on the streets of harare and some parts of the city are in lockdown. now, this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves in strategic positions. one, as you can see here, has blocked off access to the president's office. there's another that has blocked off access to parliament. the president still has his supporters, especially in the rural areas, but here in harare, it is a different story. translation: we're going to have a good life now. we're looking forward to christmas because of what has happened. we want to thank those who organised this and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. translation: i want to tha

his excellency the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander—in—chief of the zimbabwe defence forcesare in the next quarter of an hour. also on the programme — the makers of rap and grime videos hit back at accusations they can glamorise gun and knife violence.

the zimbabwe defence forces, the zdf, say significant progress has been made in their operation, addinger to bring them to justice since they were committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country while others are still at large. we'll hear from zimbabweans who were forced to flee from the country. and we'll meet the british military dog who's receiving the animal

the military from the zimbabwe defence forces who launched this military ta keover forces who launchedlitary takeover against him last wednesday. these are the pictures from inside statehouse, the official residence. the generals again trying to persuade him to resign with some dignity of his own free world, to leave office. but they failed in those attempts. and the alternative does now look like impeachment, which may begin on tuesday in the zimbabwean parliament. it would require a two thirds majority vote in both houses of the parliament to impeachment him as nobody knows how long the process might take. that's what our southern africa correspondence, a long—time observer who has met robert mugabe down the yea rs. we who has met robert mugabe down the years. we use surprised by his refusal to stand down —— were you surprised? well, in a general sense, i was, but in the true sense, i was not. because robert mugabe, as we have always known him, is a very tough man. he does not give in easily. there was no way, as far as his history is concerned, he was going tojust his history is con

what the zimbabwe defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economicon in our country, which, if not addressed, may result in a violent conflict. overnight, president mugabe, the world's oldest leader, lost control of the country he has led for 37 years. and though the generals say he remains president, he is clearly no longer calling the shots. the presence of the military is being felt here on the streets of harare and some parts of the city are in lockdown. now, this is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves in strategic positions. one, as you can see here, has blocked off access to the president's office. there's another that has blocked off access to parliament. the president still has his supporters, especially in the rural areas, but here in harare, it is a different story. translation: we're going to have a good life now. we're looking forward to christmas because of what has happened. we want to thank those who organised this and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. translation: i

that his excellency the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander—in—chief of the zimbabwe defence forcesrt mugabe, and his family, are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed. we are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice. as soon as we have accomplished our mission, we expect that the situation will return to normalcy. this was president robert mugabe last week, very frail, seriously ill, renaming the country's main airport for himself. hoping perhaps to cement still further a cult of personality and try to make the succession of his wife, race, at his side, more certain. key military leaders now seem unwilling to let that happen, robert mugabe is under house arrest, in office but certainly not in power. grace, a0 years hisjunior, has helped split the entire ruling party, zanu—pf. ten days ago she was booed at a rally and the army clearly blames her for splitting factions. she is reported to be out of the country, apparently seeking protection in namibia. this i

the zimbabwe defence force says significant progress has been made in that operation... has been negotiating with the head of the army here, general chiwenga, but it is not clear whether mr mugabe is trying to cling to power or negotiate a dignified exit in which he would step down in return for guarantees about his safety a nd return for guarantees about his safety and that of his family. if that happened, one scenario could be a transitional government run by zanu—pf but including members of the opposition. zimbabwe, once again, is ata opposition. zimbabwe, once again, is at a crossroads. ben brown, bbc news, zimbabwe. anne soy is in zimbabwe. from where we sit and watch, it is quite surreal situation. what is your best understanding of what is going on, what is being said to robert mugabe? well, what is clear is that the military is micromanaging what is going on here in zimbabwe. they did allow him to leave his steak house and go to attend that ceremony, even though they had said that they had confined him to his official residence. what i can read in this is that th

what the zimbabwe defence forces are doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and economic, and not tomorrow. i, robert mugabe, under section one of the constitution of zimbabwe, is hereby formally tendered my resignation as president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. todayis today is victory, victory in our hearts, victory for our children!” can't even believe what i'm seeing. it was a happy day today, independence is finally here. time for the latest update from bbc weather on a day that has produced some rain, very mild for some of us but we've noticed the wind picking up. rain and wind will be the significant features as we go on the wednesday and snow on thursday. just wa nted wednesday and snow on thursday. just wanted to show you a picture from today, a cow standing up in the rain! still some rain around although the south is dry overnight. a windy night for most of us. a little bit cold in northern scotland, the chance of some snow in the higher hills but many of us getting off to a mild start. concerned about the next area of rain coming in which m

mugabe earlier and he will now send south africa's defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first—hand. i am hoping that the defence force do more damage, that they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe. but in the end, this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling party. last week, this man on the left, emmerson mnangagwa, was sacked as vice president. like mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle for independence but in recent years he's found himself up against this woman, grace mugabe, robert mugabe's young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one—time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country. she had wanted to take over as vice president. a divisive figure. listen to the reception. booing. these were boos, not cheers. i don't care. and tonight, a warning from the british foreign office to british nationals in the city. stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a bit. zimbabweans now wonder what lies ahead. change is clearly afoot but whether it's what zimbabweans have been yea

that his excellency the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander—in—chief of the zimbabwe defence forcesamily, are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed. we are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice. as soon as we have accomplished our mission, we expect that the situation will return to normalcy. this was president robert mugabe last week, very frail, seriously ill, renaming the country's main airport for himself. hoping perhaps to cement still further a cult of personality and try to make the succession of his wife, grace, at his side, more certain. key military leaders now seem unwilling to let that happen, robert mugabe is under house arrest, in office but certainly not in power. grace, a0 years hisjunior, has helped split the entire ruling party, zanu—pf. ten days ago she was booed at a party rally and the army clearly blames her for splitting factions. grace mugabe is reported to be out of the country, apparently seeking protection in namibia. this is th

the zimbabwe defence force says significant progress has been made in that operation...l chiwenga, but it is not clear whether mr mugabe is trying to cling to power or negotiate a dignified exit in which he would step down in return for guarantees about his safety and that of his family. if that happened, one scenario could be a transitional government run by zanu—pf but including members of the opposition. zimbabwe, once again, is at a crossroads. ben brown, bbc news, zimbabwe. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy is in zimbabwe. what do you know about the state of the negotiations? file they have been going on, it is a delicate process given that mr mugabe is hesitant to step down at the moment. he would rather wait until december when he steps down as they leader of the party when the schedule elections are to take place. he would not defend his seat. however, the end looks imminent, there are already talks with in his ruling party for a possible vote on sunday to decide whether he remains and if that passes, they may vote to impeach him. we understand the offer i

the zimbabwe defence forces, the zdf, say significant progress has been made in their operation, addinghat they have accounted for some of the criminals around president robert mugabe in order to bring them to justice since they were committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country while others are still at large. we'll hear from zimbabweans who were forced to flee from the country. and we'll meet the british military dog who's receiving the animal equivalent of the victoria cross for saving lives in afghanistan. hello, welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. we're also talking about how you can protect yourself against online fraud this morning. it's expected to be a major problem this christmas with so many of us shopping online. if you've been targeted, tell us what happened to you. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning. use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today — the brexit secretary, david davis, has told the bbc it's time for o

nation, the republic of zimbabwe, in the capacity of president and commander—in—chief of zimbabwe defence forces the many zimbabweans from our close political ethnic and racial divide who have helped make this day and the legitimate expectations of the office i now occupy. the decision of my party is merely for the purpose of political identification, as i intend, nay, and required, to serve our country as the president of all citizens, regardless of colour, creed, religion, tribe, totem or political affiliation. applause let me at this stage pay special tribute to one of and the only surviving founding father of our nation, comrades robert mugabe. he led us in our struggle for national independence. he assumed the responsibilities of leadership at a very challenging time at the best of our nation. that is to be lauded for all times. whatever errors of commissioner or omission might have occurred during that critical phase in the life of our nation, let us all accept and acknowledge his immense contribution

defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first—hand. iam hoping to assess the situation first—hand. i am hoping that the defence forcel as the people of zimbabwe. but in the end this was all about a power struggle within zimba bwe's the end this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling party. last week this man on the left, emerson mnangagwa, was sacked as vice president. like mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle for independence but in recent yea rs struggle for independence but in recent years he has found himself up against this woman, robert mugabe's young, ambitious, and some would say ruthless, wife. one of the most important figures in the country. she is a divisive figure. listen to the reception. these were boos, not cheers. i will do it, i don't the reception. these were boos, not cheers. iwill do it, i don't care! she had wanted to take over as vice president. tonight a warning from the british foreign office to british nationals in the country. stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a little bit. zimbabweans wonder what lies ahead. president robert

that his excellency, the president of the republic of zimbabwe and commander in chief of the zimbabwe defence forcesuaranteed. we are only targeting criminals around him. who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them tojustice. suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice. the so-called criminals are widely thought to refer to the so—called criminals are widely thought to mr mugabe's much younger and controversial wife grace — she's made no secret of wanting to take power. nicknamed ‘gucci grace' by her critics over her love for designer labels, she is 41 years her husband'sjunior. she's now reportedly fled to namibia. her rival for the succession was mugabe's deputy emerson mnan—gagwa who was sacked by the zimbabwe president last week — a man popular and respected by zimbabwe veterans. so zimbabweans now face an uncertain future and are playing a waiting game to see what happens next. mugabe is the only president the country has known for the past 37 years — he's ruled zimbabwe with an iron grip since it gained independe

his excellency, the president of the republic of zimbabwe, and commander in chief of the defence forcesin zaghari—ratcliffe had been training journalists when she was arrested in tehran in april of last year. her family says the comments could result in another five years added to herjail term. the meeting will focus on the uk government‘s efforts to secure her release on humanitarian grounds. the government has defeated several amendments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. however, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes, as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. more contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks, relating to ministerial powers, and enshrining the date for brexit in law. australians have overwhelmingly backed legalising same—sex marriage, in an historic poll. people took to the streets to celebrate the result, after more than 60% voted in favour of allowing same—sex couples to wed. more than 12.7 million people took part in the non—binding referendum. the govern

defence of accusations they forced him to resign. the times says google has made millions of pounds in advertising from videos that exploit young children on youtube. it also features prominently a photo of zimbabwe'sse arrest in harare. the i says a tax on takeaway plastic, like food boxes and coffee cups, could be introduced when the government announces its budget next week. the daily mirror reports on a father's fight to clear his name after he punched an intruder in his home. the telegraph says europe is threatening to withhold britain's final rebate payment of five billion euros as part of negotiations over the brext bill. the sun claims an exclusive on the controversy surrounding pornography found on damien green's computer at westminster. it says content is violent and would have been illegal if found a week later. it also says it is unclear who downloaded the material. the daily mail has the story of british explorer benedict allen, who was rescued from a papua new guinea jungle after going missing on an expedition. and the guardian says parents who divorce could be denied access to their children if they try to turn one against the other. three stories connected to the budget which of cou

zimbabwe. it was the most significant event since the country's independence in 1980. this in public defence forcefree to march saturday and so they did. previously, we were never allowed to walk on the street but todayit allowed to walk on the street but today it is a different day altogether. the dawn of a new irra. the military often feared here, received a rapturous welcome as they monitored the protest against president robert mugabe's 37 years in power. after being silenced so long, zimbabweans can finally raised their voice. they have poured out onto the streets. they are calling for president mugabe to go. he hasn't spoken for days but his nephew says he is prepared to die and will not be pushed out of power through a coup. the party's supporters are ready desert in him and are expected to meet sunday to strip him of his party position and later in the week to remove him as head of state if he continues to refuse to resign. critics say this is essentially a military coup, dressed up as a people ‘s revolution but the opposition leader disagrees. in the interests of the people of zimbabwe. m

it is pertinent that the defence forces remain in respect to the games of the struggle and when these are threatened we are obliged to take corrective measures. zimbabwe'seen at the helm. he is the world's oldest sitting head of state and many believe his power has been derived from the military and war veterans. they said they would not salute a leader who did not fight in the war against colonialism. elections with the opposition have been disputed and often violent and in return for their loyalty they have been rewarded with lucrative mining deals such as this in the diamond fields, once jointly operated with the chinese military. but their position is threatened now. and because of her, grace mugabe is 52 and had never fought in the war. she is on unapologetic about it. at this rally a few weekends ago she volunteered herself for an executive post. sharp tongued, she has often scolded military and war veterans for holding the party to ransom. grace mugabe has the backing of the youth who said they will defend the party against threats from the military. defending the revolution and leader of the president is a principle we are prepared to die for. t

defence of accusations they forced him to resign. the times says google has made millions of pounds in advertising from videos that exploit young children on youtube. it also features prominently a photo of zimbabwe'ssident robert mugabe emerging from house arrest in harare. the i says a tax on takeaway plastic, like food boxes and coffee cups, could be introduced when the government announces its budget next week. the daily mirror reports on a father's fight to clear his name after he punched an intruder in his home. the telegraph says europe is threatening to withhold britain's final rebate payment of five billion euros as part of negotiations over the brext bill. the sun claims an exclusive on the controversy surrounding pornography found on damien green's computer at westminster. it says content is violent and would have been illegal if found week later. it also says it is unclear who downloaded the material. the daily mail has the story of british explorer benedict allen, who was rescued from a papua new guinea jungle after going missing on an expedition. and the guardian says parents who divorce could be denied access to their children if they try to turn one against the other. now on bbc new

defence forces and the leadership of the general... cheering have been able to manage this process very peacefully. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka was at the rally. this is what she recorded. zimbabwe'snangagwa has made his first public appearance since he fled the country last week. now he left as a villain, he has come back as a hero to take over leadership of zimbabwe. there is an expectation he will be sworn in on friday as the interim president. thousands of people have gathered here to welcome him, most of them party supporters. there is a huge expectation on his shoulders right now. the economy is challenged and they expect he will be able to fix that. most families survive on street vending, students who have graduated from university have not been able to find jobs. there is a huge expectation that he might be the change that zimbabwe needs. while many are greeting president in waiting, some have been paying tribute to robert mugabe. an editorial in the state—owned herald read, "fare thee well, comrade president." it called the former leader a hero. the former president of ghana said, "a sad ending for a liberation hero, a patriot and a great pan—africanist. i pray the drama

zimbabwe. he sent two envoys from south africa this afternoon to go and speak to president robert mugabe directly and to the zimbabwean defence forcedrican union and a sub region do not accept the on constitutional change of government, and therefore those who are running zimbabwe now from the military would know that, but they would be com pletely know that, but they would be completely suspended if the names they are in charge. the likelihood is the going to announce that the vice president who was sacked a week ago will be in charge. therefore, the party that was elected by the people in the previous election will still be in of government. milton, thank you so much. with me is george shire, a zimbabwean political analyst, who was in the country as recently as september. does what‘s happened in the last 2a hours, is a huge surprise to you? no, not at all. what has been going on has been a struggle of power within zanu—pf, about what could happen or it should have post—2008 election. i think the kind of purges that have been going on begins in 2015, they are not an event of the last week. what i was able to notice in zimbabwe is t

mugabe earlier and he will now send south africa's defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first—hand. i am hoping that the defence forcehat they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe. but in the end, this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwe's ruling party. last week, this man on the left, emmerson mnangagwa, was sacked as vice president. like mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle for independence but in recent years he's found himself up against this woman, grace mugabe, robert mugabe's young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one—time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country. she had wanted to take over as vice president. a divisive figure. listen to the reception. booing. these were boos, not cheers. i don't care. and tonight, a warning from the british foreign office to british nationals in the city. stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a bit. zimbabweans now wonder what lies ahead. change is clearly afoot but whether it's what zimbabweans have been yearning for is far f