zanu-pf. zanu-pf. zanu-pf. set up yet. thank you -- zanu-pf. thank you. >> mdc alliance -- brent: we want to remind you what we are looking at, live pictures of the election commission announcing the winner. it appears each member of f that commission is going through each of the constituencies of the country. we will come back to this story a little later on when the numbers for up in the presidential election result. -- firm up in the presidential election result. here in germany, the summer scorching heat wave has depleted some of the country's most iconic waterways. rivers such as the right and -- reine are at far lower levels than usual. take a look. reporter: only a few pleasure boats are still not on the river in dresden. biggerer boats cannot sail. water levels have dropped to 46 centimeters here, 1.5 meters lower than normal. >> we should be up to our knees and water here. reporter: smaller vessels were able to operate until recently but now they are going nowhere. then older boats with -- >> older boats with a shallow draft are still

zanu—pf's base is based on racism.wa is nothing without the army. those are the guys. his vice—president is a general, of course. and by the way, we know that if mnangagwa goes off at the next election, we will see that general putting himself forward. so it's not going to be easy. i've said negotiations, but also a lot of pressure in terms of mass popular protests. we've not seen the end of it yet. thank you all very much. now, you can set your watch by donald trump's tweets. some journalists charged with reporting the us president do just that. wednesday morning, right on schedule, mr trump let rip against robert mueller, the special prosecutor charged with investigating claims that the russians tried to influence the election which elevated mr trump to the white house. with the trial of his former campaign manager under way, and charges laid against a dozen russians, donald trump used his twitter account to tell his attorney generaljeff sessions that the inquiry "should stop". john, given that robert mueller is alre

into zanu—pf and i will support it until the end of.is victory and is backed by the might of the state, but he will rule a deeply divided nation. joining me now from new york is former ambassador michelle gavin, now a senior fellow for africa studies at the council on foreign relations. i was reading an article you wrote a week ago before the election and it is fairto week ago before the election and it is fair to say you are not surprised by the result, the violence or the claims of election rigging.|j by the result, the violence or the claims of election rigging. i am not surprised, but i am disappointed. people of zimbabwe deserve better than this. tell me why you are not surprised. you have come back from a fact—finding mission from zimbabwe? that's right. i joined fact—finding mission from zimbabwe? that's right. ijoined several collea g u es that's right. ijoined several colleagues in a mission to zimbabwe where we talked to the government, we talk to the opposition, civil society, religious leaders, business leaders, to really tr

it's been our liberation since 1980, we were born into zanu—pf and i am zanu—pf and i will support itas his victory and is backed by the might of the state, but he will rule a deeply divided nation. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. other news now: as europe bakes in another heatwave, forecasters say the all—time temperature record could be broken in the coming days. the current mark, 48 degrees celsius, was set more than a0 years ago. but the southern continent, particularly spain and portugal, could see temperatures higher than that. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. speaks spanish the weather forecast could probably summed up in just two words — "very hot". spanish television warning viewers that temperatures were only going one way, up, aided by a surge of scorching air sweeping in from africa. in madrid, there were some enjoying this summer of summers. others trying to find what shade they could. i have a hydration pack, so actually this little straw allows me to just drink water. so i've been trying to drink plenty of water. i put sunscreen on in the morning. ifind shade when i can an

it has been our liberation since 1980, we were born into zanu—pf and i am zanu—pf and i will support the president has his victory and is backed by the might of the state, but he will rule a deeply divided nation. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. earlier i spoke with former ambassador michelle gavin, now a senior fellow for africa studies at the council on foreign relations. i began by asking if she was suprised by the results, the violence or the claims of election rigging? i am not surprised, but i am disappointed. you know, the people of zimbabwe deserve better than this. so tell me why you are not surprised. you have come back from a fact—finding mission from zimbabwe? that's right. i joined several colleagues in a mission to zimbabwe where we talked to the government, we talk to the opposition, civil society, religious leaders, business leaders, to really try and get an understanding of whether or not zimbabwe was ready to turn the page and move past an era of political violence and hold an election that the people, most importantly, would deem credible, free and fair and find a

the two main candidates are emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf party, and nelson chamisa, leader group, the movement for democratic change, which claims zanu—pf has rigged the election. in the last hour the country's electoral commission said nine out of ten provinces had reported their results, with emmerson mnangagwa firmly in the lead. 0ur africa editor, fergal keane, is in the zimbabwean capital, harare, and sent this report. the city awoke to no result, and the traumatised aftermath of violence. but there was a dramatic public appearance by the leader of the opposition. nelson chamisa had come to visit wounded people in hospital. but international pressure on him to help de—escalate the crisis seems to have had little effect. offered the chance to call for a restraint from his supporters, this was his response. there is no reason for us to ask them to show restraint, because it's always been restrained. our people are peace—loving. we have demonstrated several times and we are peace—loving people. zimbabweans love peace, but they have a very violent government. in the afterm

flake: zanu-pf had advantages that incumbent governments have when it comes to elections. the use of state media, patronage. playingf an unleve field going in. but on election day, the tabulation and the voting and all that seemed to be on the up and up, and i think that the results are checked, that willob prly bear out. rajini: senator, the opposition is saying that these elections were fraudulent and illegitimate. sen. flake: well, i believe they are following through with ang challeto that, which they should. i am just glad they have agreed to do that through legal, established channels. raji: you met both of the candidates. twhat would your message them now? o dayslake: same as ago, to be able to accept the election results. winners be gracious, losers accept defeat and live to fight another day. that is how our systems. if there are legitimate complaints, to follow through legal channels. i should saymb that the we electoral commission has committed to release the results in a granular fashion down to the polling place. they need to do that in order to instilconfiden

mnangagwa emmerson dambudzo, of the zanu—pf party, is therefore duly declared elected president of theof 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

party -- then a pf ruling zanu-pf party has won a majority in congress. it is still not known who out of emmerson mnangagwa who has called for an independent probe and nelson chamisa won the presidential poll. the electoral commission has until saturday to announce the results. >> mayhem in harare. the streets of zimbabwe's capital may be eerily quiet. residents are still in shock after wednesday's deadly violence. hundreds of opposition supporters took to the streets on wednesday to protest against parliamentary results giving the rulings on a pf -- ruling the opposition- has accused the government of tampering with the vote and of deliberately delaying the results of the presidential election. on twitter zimbabwe's incumbent president and zanu-pf incumbent emmerson mnangagwa has called to restraint, promising launch an independent investigation into wednesday's killings. he also said he had been in communication with his main rival nelson chamisa to discuss defuse thediately situation and maintain dialogue. international election monitors have condemned

therefore, emerson mnangagwa of zanu-pf is therefore, emerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf is therefore dulyhe republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises his position following a military coup that ousted former strong man robert mug by last november. the ruling zanu—pf has dismissed allegations of vote—rigging and president emerson mnangagwa has extented an olive branch. to nelson chamisa. i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimba bwe's present say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and in its future, and its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity, in ourland. call for both louder. the opposition is yet to provide solid evidence to prove that the vote has been stolen. it will also be hard—pressed to persuade the international community to turn its back against president emerson mnangagwa. with the results as close as this, there is no doubt that the next few days will be crucial for this 0ur africa editor fergal keane joinsjoins us now. is there any sign parts of the opposition may be able to accept the call for the new nation to come together? ce

if zanu pf was to wind it would not be for mnangagwa, it would be for the dynamics of zimbabwe, wherehistorical party cares about the land issues and so on, whereas the opposition... but i don't think we can really know who has won, but my problem is that mdc, probably made a very graphic mistake, they should not have gone into these elections just because mugabe has gone, it did not take away issues to do with the independent electoral commission. we saw what the police did, shooting people and so on. so, this should have insisted that if we are to take pa rt have insisted that if we are to take part in these elections, these are theissues part in these elections, these are the issues that must be determined, if not... so they should set conditions in advance rather than complain about results? we have are similar situation where there is a very big democracy problem. the bottom line thing that we're seeing for democracy is that once our president goes, there must be a negotiation between different parties, including the ruling party. to make sure we agree that pathway for it. perhap

a short time ago the electoral commission announced that emmerson mnangagwa, the incumbent and zanu—pfte, has won the presidential election. the zimbabwean electoral commission in terms of section 110, subsection 3, sub subsection f, sub subsection 2, do herby declare that the votes received by mnangagwa emmerson dambudzo of the zanu—pf are more than half the number of votes cast in the presidential election, therefore mnangagwa emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with the effect of the third of august, 2018. cheering and applause. just before the remaining provincial result was announced, opposition mdc spokesman denounced election results announced so far, saying the count was "fake". we at mdc totally reject the results that have been announced so far. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the chief election agents of the candidates. the process is very clear. where results are collected, the polling agents should verify. i represent my candidate, nelson chamisa and the chief elect

but zanu—pf one. definitely do not want zanu—pf any more. but zanu-pf one.will you support him or will the people of zimbabwe get behind him?|j support him or will the people of zimbabwe get behind him? i can't quite talk about supporting because really at the end of the day, if a presidential candidate has one, myself as an individual cannot say anything against that. i still need to live in the five—year term. but what i am sure of is that chamisa wins, there will definitely be a celebration here in zimbabwe, because we are waiting change. yes mnangagwa promises he has a way to bring change. but unfortunately the new dispensation, as we decided to speak as young people in the streets, i say we because a number of young people on the streets have witnessed something that has never ever happened even during the robert mak abe regime. it never happened. people are killed and shot at, and we lose lives. if something happening now while mnangagwa was in power. it leaves a lot of questions for us young people, who will —— would we accept the winner if this had n

at the headquarters of zanu—pf, party officials watched the angry crowd's approach.the president and party leader blamed the opposition. we hold the opposition mdc alliance, and its whole leadership, responsible for this disturbancy of national peace, which was meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets — scenes more reminiscent of a war zone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians, for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. the united states has announced sanctions against two members of the turkish government it is holding responsible f

the electoral commission has said zanu—pf has an overwhelming majority in parliament. ruling zanu—pf party. there is a lot of unhappiness, particularly in urban areas in this country where the mdc is popular. and the new president, whoever it is, the first job they will have to do is calm things down? indeed, they have to calm things down and they also have to create jobs, they have to fix the battered economy that crumbled at the hands of robert mugabe, who held a tight fist for 27 years. they acknowledge there is a huge job ahead for this country if they want to ta ke ahead for this country if they want to take it forward. thank you. leading jewish campaigners have rejected an apology from jeremy corbyn, for appearing at events alongside people whose views could have caused "concern and anxiety". the labour leader hosted a meeting in 2010, where a speaker compared the actions of the israeli government to the nazis. norman smith said that some feel mr corybn‘s apology didn‘t go far enough. it hasn‘t addressed the concerns of many in thejewish community who if anything

minutes ago the electoral commission has announced that emmerson mnangagwa, the incumbent and zanu—pf, has won the presidential election. the zimbabwean electoral commission in terms of section 110, subsection three, sub subs section f, sub subsection... do say that emmerson mnangagwa of the zanu—pf anna more than half the votes cast, therefore emmerson mnangagwa and zanu—pf is therefore elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with the effect of the third of august, 2018. cheering and applause. just before the remaining provincial result was announced, a spokesman said at the count was fake. we totally reject the results that have been announced so the results that have been announced so far. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the agencies of the candidates. the process is very clear. where results are collected, the polling agents should verify. i represent my candidate, nelson chamisa, the results have not been verified by us. i did not sign those results so those results are fake. the results that have just been printed have not been verified

a senior zanu—pf figure has appeared. 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. 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. an appeal to his defeated opponent. to nelson chamisa, i want to say that you have a crucial role to play in its future. and in its unfolding future. i watched the press conference with his foreign minister, a keen ally of the president. who is really in charge in this country? the president or the security people? in fact, that question, i can answer it when i am asleep. i know very clearly, it is president mnanga

zanu—pf. zanu—pf. zanu—pf.ional assembly in the north province. mdc alliance. that is the beginning of the process of the announcement of the elections we are hearing about one particular province, where the sender is of the match —— members of the national assembly. we will go straight back there as soon as we hear a clear picture there from the zimbabwean capital of harare. after months of speculation and anticipation, apple has become the first us—listed company with a market value of over $1 trillion. here it is just holding above that level at the end of nasdaq trading. this is a company that was set up in the garage of its co—founder stevejobs in 1976. business correspondent paul blake joins us now from new york. paul, this has been a long time coming? it started in the garage of steve jobs in 1976 in california. first publicly listed in 1980, and since then its stock value has increased by 50,000%. that is an eye—popping number, especially when you compare to the s&p 500, the stock index here taking into

in other words, the ruling zanu-pf party with mr.nangagwa as president is going to get away with an unfaiair election reresult. >> w well, thehahave done thatat fifive times the last 20 years. every electionon i have participated in in this country since independndence has been rigged t to some extent and it s become the norm. it is the norm in many african states. we are struggling to get back to a democratic environment. it is a struggle. this is not something that is just going to happen, because people are going to suffer, in terms of getting back to a democratic country. this is just another step in net direction. brent: we were struck today by how quickly the military was called out to deal with protests relating to the election. i mean, that's an extreme measure for any government to undertake. soldiers firing shots at their own citizens. is that for you, proof that the president has no intention of going anywhere? eddie: no, i don't think so. we had live a ammunition usesedn the food riots in this couountry a long timime ago.

the ruling party, zanu—pf, won the parliamentary vote in monday's general election. the opposition party the mdc is claiming that vote was rigged. police have been on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition. three people are reported killed. our africa editor fergal keane is in harare. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged on state media that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon, and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticipation. it is about an hour to go before the declaration of the result. we've got police water cannon now stationed right outside opposition headquarters, and compared to the celebratory mood yesterday, it really does feel more tense here. in the absence of an official result, the crowds believe the claims of their leader, however premature. chanting: chamisa! chamisa! chamisa is the winner! chamisa has got victory in his hands. but over at the results centre, hopes of an announcement faded, as the declaration of parliamentary results dragged on. and it appeared t

at the headquarters of the zanu—pf, party officials watched the angry crowd's approach., the president and party leader blamed the opposition. we hold the opposition mdc alliance, and its whole leadership, responsible for this disturbancy of national peace, which was meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets — scenes more reminiscent of a warzone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians, for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. feargal keane, bbc news, harare. our other top story: president trump has made his most forceful intervention yet in the investigation into russia

a senior zanu—pf figure has appeared.ng 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 c0 nfe re nce . 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. an appeal to his defeated opponent. to nelson chamisa, i want to say that you have a crucial role to play in its future. i watched the press conference with his foreign minister, a keen ally. who is really in charge in this country? the president or the security people? in fact, that question, i can even answer it. —— i can answer it when i am asleep. it is president mnangagwa who is in charge. t

the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, and president mnangagwa has extendede branch. to nelson chamisa i want to say, you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present, and in its future, and in its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity in our land, call for both louder than ever. the opposition is yet to provide solid evidence to prove that the vote has been stolen. it will also be hard pressed to persuade the international community to turn its back against president mnangagwa. with the result as close as this, there is no doubt that the next few days will be crucial for this deeply divided nation. this is bbc news, i'm xxxx. the headlines: as theresa may meets french president emmanuel macron for talks at his summer retreat in france — bank of england governor mark carney says the risk of the uk leaving the eu with a no deal it's emerged that online retail giant amazon's uk tax bill fell last year despite a near—trebling of profits — it was 4.6 million down from 7.4 million a year ago. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime mi

we've had nine out of ten so far, five have gone to emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf and four to nelson 0pposition. we expect a final result within the next half an hour. they have come at the end of a day of growing polarisation here. the city awoke to no result, and the traumatised aftermath of violence. but there was a dramatic public appearance by the leader of the opposition. nelson chamisa had come to visit wounded people in hospital. but international pressure on him to help de—escalate the crisis seems to have had little effect. offered the chance to call for a restraint from his supporters, this was his response. there is no reason for us to ask them to show restraint, because it's always been restrained. our people are peace loving. we have demonstrated several times and we are peace loving people. zimbabweans love peace, but they have a very violent government. in the aftermath of death and injury, this was the normally bustling centre of harare today. soldiers had warned people to go home. this isn't the typical busy harare of a thursday afternoon. it's an apprehensive place

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our top story today: zimbabwe has declared that emmerson mnangagwa, from the governing zanu—pf party,the winner of the country's presidential election. mr mnangagwa won just under 51% of the vote, against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change alliance, the mdc. mr chamisa rejected the results, and said his party would be challenging them in court. andrew plant reports. cheering. celebrations on the streets of zimbabwe after the country's controversial presidential election. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, a 75—year—old politician nicknamed the crocodile due to his shrewd, some say ruthless, political manoeuvring, winning zimbabwe's first election since the end of robert mugabe's rule in november last year. in the days before the announcement, delays and confusion boiled over into protests, with security forces using tear gas and water cannon and then opening fire with live rounds. six people died in wednesday's violence, with dozens more injured. opposition supporters immediately said they suspected a rigged election, claiming they hadn't be

that was the zanu—pf legal secretary, thank you.that is due. we are complying with all the tax laws everywhere we operate. and it is making the point they have invested billions in the uk and have created thousands of newjobs. what high street retailers are saying is they have another concern that high—street retailers are all paying business rates. amazon pays hardly any of them. they are saying it is not a level playing field. the heatwave in spain and portugal is now the most severe for 15 years. the sweltering temperatures come after weeks of sustained heat across europe. the authorities are on alert forforest fires, and locals and holidaymakers are being urged to take care — because the region could see the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the continent this weekend. tom burridge reports. when they are talking about a heatwave in spain and portugal, you know it‘s really hot, so time to drink a lot and keep a cool head. for some on holiday, it is stifling. you walk out and it is just oppressive, it is like nothing else. i c

pf party.aw ne a plane crashes in mexico soon after takeoff. all 103 people on board survived. dozens were injured. two critically. france's parliament is set for a final vote on a controversial law on asylum and immigration. the senate rejected the bill but the more powerful lower half is expected to give it the green light. the government says it will speed up the asylum application process but according to critics the proposals are harsh on migrants. it's a bill that has bitterly divided french politicians on both sides of the aisle. despite being rejected by the senate on tuesday the lower house of the french parliament which has the final say is expected to sign immigration bill into law the bill proposes doubling the amount of time. awaiting deportation can be detained. another controversial point the fact that children can continue -- critics say they go too far curbing migrants rights. the proposals put forward by emmanuel macron's government have exposed deep divisions within the ruling party. please --day 11 and 11 mps abstained from voting after the bill have been pr

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violence has erupted in zimbabwe's capital, harare, as the ruling zanu pf party has won the parliamentarye following monday's general election. the result of the vote for the next president has not yet been announced. what had been an historic opportunity to welcome a new political era after nearly a0 years of rule by robert mugabe has turned ugly. supporters of the opposition mdc party are claiming the vote has been rigged and the police are on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition rounds. police in zimbabwe say three people have been killed in the protests. our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare. singing. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon. and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticipation. an hour to go until the declaration of the result. we've got police water cannon stationed right outside. compared to the celebrations yesterday, it feels more tense. in the absence of an official result, the crowds believe the claims of their leader, howev

it appears that zanu—pf could well have two thirds majority in parliament.up that ousted robert mugabe is going to be the president of zimbabwe. but they are not happy about this. the belief that the election was rigged and they are calling on the international observers to say as such even though the observer themselves are saying that this election has been relatively free and free of violence and no intimidation. but as i am speaking to you now, there are protests. members of the mdc are all over the streets here in harare. there is a huge police presence. those police officers are instructing members of the mdc to disperse and shop around downtown harare have been ordered to shut down. thank you very much for that. take a look at this — this is the moment two drunken teenagers wrote off a bus they stole and then drove for 9 miles through the cotswolds. harry atley, who s 19, and 18 year old thomas bloomfield were caught on the single decker‘s cctv footage shrieking and swearing as they took turns at the wheel, driving into verges and over roundabouts as

winner with almost 51% -- of the ruling zanu-pf was to go the winner with almost 51% of the vote. he had taken power in november after a brief military intervention which toppled robert mugabe.. chamisa did not think much has changed since. mr. chamisa: we are not accepting this. we want to formal result to be announced. we will pursue all means necessary, legal and constitutional, to m make sure e protect the people's vote. we will not -- they are subverting the wind. we will not allow it. reporter: the ministrations erupted shortly after the election result was announced with the military killing six protesters. the mdc says it lost because its supporters suffered harassment and violence. presidident mnangagwa held his own conference where he called for an investigation into what happened and called for unity. pres. mnangagwa: i pledge to be the president t of all zimbabwes , a president of those that voted for me and those who did nonot. to nelson chamisa, i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and its future. reporter: opposition leader chamisa has

at the headquarters of zanu-pf, party officials watched the angry crowds approach. tonight, the president and party leaders blamed the opposition. >> we hold the opposition and its leadership is responsie disturbing of national peace, which was meant to vesrupt the electoral process. fergal: armored cles on the streets, scenes more reminiscent of a war zone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election. a city where thousands cheered the ar just months ago. >> today we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder b maydealt with by the police, who are trained for public order. fergal: in a few hours thisrn afn, the great hope for this country was battered. it will take real will on all sides for it to be restored., fergal keabbc news, harare. laura: for my spoke a brief time ago with the director of the africa center at the atlantic council. peter, those scenes of violence we saw in harare, do they risk undein

the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote—rigging and president mnangagwa has extented nelson chamisa. i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and in its future, and its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity in our land. call for both, louder and even. the opposition is yet to provide solid evidence to prove that the vote has been stolen. it will also be hard—pressed to persuade the international community to turn its back against president mnangagwa. with the results as close as this, there is no doubt that the next few days will be crucial for this deeply divided nation. i've been speaking to a former adviser to the opposition mdc party, alex magaisa. he says the result is still too close to call. it's been an incredibly close election, very highly contested, no opposition leader who has obtained 2 million votes, that is a huge credit to the effort of him and his team, what is important is to understand that the people of zimbabwe, the people uploaded, should have their well—respected and if there are any disputes or any is

the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote—rigging and president mnangagwa has extentedchamisa. i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and in its future, and its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity in our land. call for both louder and even. the opposition is yet to provide solid evidence to prove that the vote has been stolen. it will also be hard—pressed to persuade the international community to turn its back against president mnangagwa. with the results as close as this, there is no doubt that the next few days will be crucial for this deeply divided nation. let's speak now to alex magaisa, who was chief adviser to morgan tsvangirai, the former prime minister of zimbabwe and president of the opposition mdc. he joins us from washington. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us this evening. do you think the opposition is justified us this evening. do you think the opposition isjustified in trying us this evening. do you think the opposition is justified in trying to challenge this resul

anger on the streets of harare as election results suggest the ruling zanu—pf party has retained powerbwe. former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson, is freed on bail after partially winning an appeal against a contempt of court finding. jeremy corbyn says he apologises for the concerns and anxiety caused after he hosted a meeting where the israeli government was compared to the nazis. and, an emergency drought summit — the national farmers union tells the government the prolonged hot weather is affecting food production. it's five o'clock — our top story. northamptonshire county council is about to begin an extraordinary meeting to discuss cutting up to £70 million worth of services, because of a budget shortfall. after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months, the council is warning it may now have to cut even the most basic services. one of the commissioners appointed by the government to oversee the authority has described the situation as ‘truly perilous‘. our political correspondent tom barton reports. looking after older people, ca

emmerson mnangagwa, zimbabwe's incumbent and zanu—pf candidate has won the presidential election.erson mnangagwa says he will try to bring the divided nation together. earlier, zimbabwe's main opposition party refuted the result ina opposition party refuted the result in a vote marred by controversy and violence. president trumps‘ national security team lined up to say they have evidence that russia is trying to interfere in the us's election process. mr trump's top official said he had been taking decisive action to defend the country's election system from interference. and apple has become the first company to reach $1 trillion us in market value. the iphone maker's value reached the figure in late wednesday morning trading in new york as its share rose to a new record high. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. in august, it will be 20 years since more than 200 people were killed when simultaneous bomb attacks were carried out at the us embassies in kenya and tanzania. my guest is the acclaimed kenyan filmmaker wanuri kahiu who made an award—w

it is disrespect to the zanu—pf, it is disrespect to the people's choice.eep it that way. fergal keane, bbc news, zimbabwe. in pakistan, a group of young women and girls in karachi's once troubled neighbourhood liyari are breaking barriers and taboos around women sports by developing their boxing skills. they hope that boxing can give them success, better future and above all self—confidence. bbc‘s shumaila jaffery reports. every day after school, these girls gather here at this boxing club to pursue their dream. boxing is a new love for dozens of liyari girls. 13—year—old aliya is one of the most passionate boxers. a fighter who remains unbeaten. her inspiration is mohammed ali and she has high hopes for the future. translation: i watched mohammed ali fighting, it was amazing. especially the way he was using his right hand. i want to be like him. he won three championships. i want to win five. liyari is one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods of pakistan's commercial capital, karachi. it's home to diverse ethnic groups, who have just one thing in