anne soy. let's speak to our senior africa out of nairobi. —— ne soy.ca out of nairobi. —— kenya. drive out of nairobi. —— kenya. this is a boarding primary school, of which there are very few in the country. there were about 156 boys in the dormitory when it caught fire and tragically 17 of them lost their lives. we understand the majority of them, according to the police were burnt beyond recognition. another 13 were rushed to hospital. we are just piecing together the information now. the parents have been going to the school to try and trace their children and many of them would have heard this news first from the media. from the local leaders there, we understand this incident happened just around midnight and the neighbours to this school then rushed to the school to try and put out the fire. �* �* , ., fire. and anne, there is no sense yet _ fire. and anne, there is no sense yet as _ fire. and anne, there is no sense yet as to _ fire. and anne, there is no sense yet as to how - fire. and anne, there is no sense yet as to how this i fire. and anne

anne soy, bbc news.ernment, which means national elections will be delayed. the polls were due to take place this december. president salva kiir�*s office said the election delay was necessary in order to complete essential tasks, including writing a new constitution. some south sudanese see the postponement as further evidence of a political elite being reluctant to give up power. edmund yakani is the executive director at the community empowerment for progress organisation — he gave us his reaction. my reaction is an extension to further suffering of the citizens in this phase of the pressing economic situation, flooding in the country, political instability in some parts of the country and as an extension of practices that some of our leaders are really enjoying. they are in a transitional process where the citizen has no power to hold them to account. mps are working away with thousands of dollars in terms of medical allowances, transform refund. why civil servants have gone for ten months without an

anne soy, bbc news. wants to ban mobile phones for students during the day. the 0rmiston academies trust says it's started phasing out access to smartphones for its 35,000 students because of what it calls the "catastrophic" impact on children's mental health and learning. some parents in england's west midlands are concerned smartphones could be bad for their children's development so they've decided to test out phones that have no access to the internet. 0ur reporter, joanne writtle has been to meet them. in the �*80s, yuppies posed with huge mobile phones. but no—one was glued to screens. in fact, their phones didn't even have screens, they were purely for making calls. imagine that! fast forward to today and ten—year—old twins imogen and toby and their pals are going retro. they have feature phones which are basically a smaller version of the old brick phone with no access to the internet. we can call and text loads and it's really good. there are games and you can call and you can text, but there is

our correspondent anne soy has more.bassadors. sergeant rebecca cheptegei flew her country's flag high across the world in long—distance races, but back in her home, she fell victim to domestic violence. thousands of local residents here turned up for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much—loved member of this bukwo community, and who inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in neighbouring kenya after a former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire. we are guilty as government, but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know, even in the local community, that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where rebecca lived, and so many people are hoping that her death will mark the beginning of the end of this vice, so that elite athletes like her, and women generally, will feel safe in their homes. we have a right to live, and no—one has a right to take over someone's life, someone's daughter, someone whom their family depends on. lo

anne soy, bbc news, bukwo.ith gisele pelicot, whose ex—husband is on trial in an sexual abuse case that has shocked the country. feminist organisations called for some 30 gatherings in cities from marseille to paris. protest banners read "support gisele" and "victims we believe you." ms pelicot�*s ex—husband is accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a nearly ten—year period. she has requested that the trial of her ex—husband and 50 co—defendants be made public, to raise awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. several alleged attackers remain at large. here's what one protester said outside of avignon court. i have total admiration for her. i think what she is doing is very courageous. thanks to her, she carries the voice of so many children and women, and even men, because that happens to. yes, of course i think she has immense coverage to be able to testify like that in an open way. at least four people have died and hundreds more have been evacuated after

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi.wo indecent assault charges brought in 2022 against former hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the assault is alleged to have taken place in august 1996 in london, with police saying it involved a woman, now aged in her 50s. the cps said the case had been dropped because "there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction". in 2022 a court in la convicted him of raping an actress in the city. in the last few minutes, the bavarian german state premier has said a shooting in munich was possibly linked to the anniversary of the 1972 attack on the olympic games. a man was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire near a museum which is close to the israeli consulate. he's been named as an 18—year—old austrian. police say they are not looking for other suspects. what we understand is that he was carrying what the police have described as a long firearm, an old one, that appeared, according to local reports, to have a bayonet attached to it. there was an exchange of fire between the

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. michel barnier, will be the next prime minister of france. in the past half an hour, he is been meeting with the current prime minister for the formal handover of power. mr barnier has been asked for the president to form a new government to end weeks of deadlocked negotiations between the rival parties. nearly two months ago, mr macron called snap elections that failed to produce a clear winner. we can show you now some live pictures of the hotel which is the official residence of the prime minister of france in paris, where that meeting is under way. we were hearing earlier from the that meeting is under way. we were hearing earlierfrom the uk prime minister keir starmer, a spokesperson saying that the announcement about mr barnier, that he wanted to wish them all the best in his new role and that the uk enjoys a strong relationship with france and the spokesperson also said that the prime minister visited paris just last week and we are committed to working collaboratively on our s

anne soy, bbc news, bukwo.d for a budget for the nhs saying it needs billions more in annualfunding or it will face inevitable decline. sir ed willl deliver his address to his party's annual conference in brighton today. from there, our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. election may be done but here comes one political leader who is still pulling his stance. sir ed davey enjoying himself as much as ever as he and some of his newly elected mps made their entrance to their party conference. when it comes to policies, the liberal democrat leader is also sticking to the same themes that were part of the formula that brought him electoral success, saying his party will aim to be a constructive force in parliament.- constructive force in parliament. , ., , parliament. we will priority health and _ parliament. we will priority health and care, _ parliament. we will priority health and care, will - parliament. we will priority health and care, will be - health and care, will be campaigning on that and

anne soy, bbc news, bukwo. let's turn to some other important news around the world.ting logistical and security challenges as the reason for the delay. president salva kiir, who has been president since 2011, says essential tasks like writing a new constitution have to happen befoe the election can take place. south sudan has not held national elections since its independence in 2011. at least 16 people were killed by a fuel tanker explosion in haiti's western city of miragoane. 40 others suffered serious burns. on saturday afternoon the tanker hit a broken—down truck and began leaking fuel onto the road. residents rushed to the site to collect the spilt fuel and ended up triggering the explosion. for the first time since 1988, zimbabwe will allow the culling of 200 elephants for human consumption. officials say they will dry the meat, pack it and deliver it to communities in need of food. the controversial decision comes amid food shortages and a severe drought in the country which the world food programme says is the worst in more than 40 years. france has bid a fi

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. the time is 6.16pm.is treatment of steve dymond, a guest who died days after appearing on his itv show. do you have any pain anywhere? no. thousand suffer sudden hearing loss in britain every year. a new study coming up on bbc news, england cricket coach brendon mccullum has been laying out his expectations for the future ahead of theirfinal test against sri lanka tomorrow, and he has some bold ambitions for global success. in paris today on the eighth day of the games, with a silver for the youngest team member in the pool, and a bronze for a 14—year—old in table tennis. from paris, andy swiss reports. representing great britain, iona winnifrith! _ she isjust 13. the remarkable iona winnifrith, britain's youngest athlete at these games, but this was the day she proved age is no barrier to brilliance. winnifrith started swimming after watching her brothers train at her hometown in kent. earlier this year, she won two european titles, and in the 100 metres breaststroke, although she couldn't catch the win

anne soy, bbc news. we also want to take you to lima in peru.e the funeral is being held for the country's former president. alberto fujimori. he was criticised for his human rights record in peru. his daughter said his father was finally free from those who had persecuted him. life pictures coming in from peru and the funeral of fujimori, former president of the country. hello — a busy saturday of sport. let's look at the football first and the premier league, because liverpool's perfect start to the season has been halted by nottingham forest, who beat them at anfield — the first time they've won there since 1969. substitute callum huson—0doyi was the only scorer with a lovely curling goal. the win moves forest — who are unbeaten — are up to 4th. we know it's massive. since the final whistle, you could tell everyone's emotions, i think. we're happy with it now. the fans were amazing. you heard them throughout the whole game. they were buzzing, they were delighted. the morale from everybody — the whole club, the fans, is up. we are going to kee

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi.n killed in an israeli strike on a car in the occupied west bank. the israeli military said they posed a threat to its troops. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is injerusalem. tell us more about what happened. i think the attack over night is significant because it is a reminder that this is significant israeli military operation in the west bank is still ongoing. for a week now, raids across towns in the west bank. overnight, this particular attack, five men killed, we understand in israeli air strikes on a vehicle. the israelis say that these men were terrorists, to use their language, that they were posing a threat to israeli troops who were conducting a raid in the area. also significant, the israelis claim that one of the dead was the son of a senior commander of one of the palestinian armed groups. i think it is also significant simply because western capitals are growing increasingly concerned by the risk that this fighting in the west bank could spiral and spread. all

our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo.ecca cheptegei was a much loved member of this community, and you can see that from the turnout today. there were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. earlier in the day, local councillors met here at bukwo district and passed a motion to name a street and a sports venue after her. earlier, we heard from paris, which is the city she ran her last marathon that they are also planning to to name a sports venue after her. her death, atjust 33, has shocked many members of this community. she is the third athlete to die as a result of domestic violence in kenya, where she lived in just three years, and therefore this death has cast a spotlight on an endemic issue in the country. and those conversations are going on here today. fellow athletes are wearing black t—shirts with the inscription, say no to gender based violence. pre

our correspondent anne soy has more rebecca cheptegei was a much loved member of this community, militarykers say farewell to rebecca cheptegei. back in her home she fell victim to domestic violence. thousands of local residents turned out for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much—loved member of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in kenya after her former boyfriends poured petrol on her and set her on fire. we are guilty _ on her and set her on fire. we are guilty as _ on her and set her on fire. - are guilty as governments but also the community is guilty. it is not know even in the local community that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where she lived so many are hoping her death will mark the beginning of the end of this so elite athletes like her and women in general will feel safe in their homes. we have a right to live and no one has a right to take someone's life or daughter, someone's life or daughter, someone whose family depends on. president zelensky has again stressed ukraine needs mo

for more, here's our senior africa correspondent, anne soy.domestic violence and the toll it is taking on communities. this is the third elite female athlete to fall victim to domestic violence in just three years in kenya. and therefore there is a lot of outrage and anger, a disturbing sense of deja vu, and people are asking what more can be done to end it? i've spoken to lawyers who have been involved in cases of domestic violence, dealing with victims, and they say that the laws exist to protect them and to deliver justice. however, the implementation is where the problem is. we have two previous cases of elite athletes who are killed as a result of domestic violence. but to this day, the families are still seeking justice. in one case, the suspect is still at large. it was somebody who is close to her and therefore the discussions are ongoing both in kenya and in uganda and calling on the authorities and the governments and theirjudiciaries to put in more resources to do more to make sure that victims are protected and the loft follows its

our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo.anjust see how many people are here today. in my estimation, thousands. they have dozens of tents set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up and there are many, many more people standing everywhere here. this is a very sad day for this community. they have remembered her as a humble member of this community who inspired many children to take up athletics, and who was ready to help many people. herfamily has been remembering her as a pillar of their family, of their large family. she was supporting many of them, and so this is a big blow for them and also for the community in bukwo. earlier in the day, the counsellors met and passed a motion to name a road and a stadium in honour of rebecca cheptegei. so the chart is currently running the funeral programme, but this is very much also a military event. they will be honouring her. we understand with a gun salute where she will be buried not too far from here at her father's homestead. rebecca's violent death has prompted a

our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo.the turnout today. there were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired

let's speak to our senior africa correspondent anne soy.is important to underscore this point that missing doesn't necessarily mean presumed dead. that is because we understand from witnesses that some children ran, somewhat taking in by neighbours because people who live nearby the score came in, early in the morning, as soon as they had the disgrace called to try and put out the fire —— distress call. as of now, as the deputy president in adding 70 peoples are reported missing. adding 70 peoples are reported missinu. , ., , missing. the president has already been _ missing. the president has already been commenting, i already been commenting, describing it as horrific, devastating, has ordered an investigation. but what do we know about the circumstances surrounding this fire?- know about the circumstances surrounding this fire? what we know is that — surrounding this fire? what we know is that it _ surrounding this fire? what we know is that it broke _ surrounding this fire? what we know is that it broke out - surrounding this fire? what

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi.terview they are colleagues at bbc news that work with the minister of spore in uganda, and in that interview, he said that rebecca said she wanted to talk to me. she said she had a family problem. and in the interview, he asked that he did notjust have concerns about rebecca. he said he had a plan to visit female athletes families because i is in the performance of my daughters representing my country was not good, so wanted to understand what pressures they were facing. what pressures were they facing and tell us more about what he means by that.— tell us more about what he means by that. well, this is really the — means by that. well, this is really the challenge - means by that. well, this is really the challenge of - means by that. well, this is i really the challenge of dealing with a — really the challenge of dealing with a very talented individual, but then having some _ individual, but then having some of— individual, but then having some of the challenges that they— some of t

let's speak to our senior africa correspondent, anne soy.ca being honoured today question is a very much loved member of the community. you can see how— member of the community. you can see how many _ member of the community. 7m. can see how many people are here. my estimation is thousands. dozens of tents are set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up. many more people are standing everywhere. this is a very sad day for this community. they have remembered her as a humble member of this community, who inspired many children to take up athletics and was ready to help many people. herfamily has been remembering her as a pillar of theirfamily, of their large their family, of their large family. theirfamily, of their large family. she was supporting many of them, so this is a big blow for them. and also for the community in bukwo. earlier today the councillors met and passed a motion in honour of may, so the charges currently running the funeral programme —— honour of may. it is a military event, honouring her. she will be buried

herformer partner has since died of his injuries. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy has more fromof tents set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up and there are many, many more people standing everywhere here. this is a very sad day for this community.

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. let's talk to a felon ugandan athlete and one of rebecca's friends.at the hospital earlier, give me your reaction to everything that has happened. reaction to everything that has happened-— happened. what happens is so sad and so _ happened. what happens is so sad and so shocking _ happened. what happens is so sad and so shocking to - happened. what happens is so sad and so shocking to all- happened. what happens is so sad and so shocking to all of. sad and so shocking to all of us, it's a little bit shocking i got a phone call in the morning and i was shocked she was transferred, we have been together and i used to visit her daily, yesterday we were together and yesterday in the evening she was improving and her breathing was settled and then i came back home and i received a phone call and the doctor told us that we had lost her. it's very sad. it doctor told us that we had lost her. it's very sad.— her. it's very sad. it is quite desnerate. _ her. it's very sad. it is quite desperate, tell _ her. it's very sad. it is quite desperate, tell me - her.

herformer partner has since died of his injuries. 0ur correspondent, anne soy, has more for militaryestic violence. dozens of local residents here turned up for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much loved member of this committee and who inspired many children to take up inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in neighbouring kenny after her former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set on fire. we former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set on fire.- on her and set on fire. we are uuil on her and set on fire. we are guilty as _ on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a _ on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a government, - on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a government, but l guilty as a government, but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know, even in the local community, that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where it rebecca lived, and so many people are hoping that her death will mark the beginning of the end of this advice so that elite athletes like her and women generally

let's speak to anne soy who is in nairobi. just tell us more details, what more is known on this.understand _ more is known on this. we understand that _ more is known on this. - understand that about 300 children were boarding in that school, it has a population of just over 800. 156 were boys, and they were ill dicke in the ill—fated dormitory. the area residents responded quickly and tried to save as many as they could, unfortunately 17 died from the fire. another 1a were rushed to hospital. we are told many have now been discharged from hospital. they had minor injuries. the parents and the pupils are undergoing psychosocial support within the school. the kenyan red cross have said they have set up service and tracing with analysts to try and find the cause of the fire. obviously, devastating _ cause of the fire. obviously, devastating news _ cause of the fire. obviously, devastating news for - cause of the fire. obviously, devastating news for all - cause of the fire. obviously, devastating news for all the | devastating news for all the families involved there. how long migh

he spoke to our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, in nairobi.efine that, they have to have the core values of democratic norms. and respect for human rights, all the things that are core values that are within a responsible governance for the people of civil society. protections of rights and freedoms.- civil society. protections of rights and freedoms. you say ou are rights and freedoms. you say you are reading _ rights and freedoms. you say you are reading getting i rights and freedoms. you say you are reading getting with. you are reading getting with the countries in the sahel are premised on the democracies, is that what you are saying? we are still that what you are saying? - are still engaged but in a deeper maddick than right now as far as how much we can do because there's a number of restrictions and sanctions with limits what we can do for security cooperation. what ou're security cooperation. what you're saying _ security cooperation. what you're saying generally i security cooperation. what you're saying generally it | security coop

here's out deputy africa editor, anne soy. cheptegei's family in mourning. across the world. but once back home, rebecca became the victim of domestic violence, it's reported. herfamily is demanding justice. translation: we urge the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. the 33—year—old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in western kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. we've done all that we could for her. she had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi—organ failure. in 2021, kenyan athlete agnes tirop was found dead in the same region with multiple stab wounds in the neck and abdomen. her husband is facing murder charges, which he denies. a year later, damaris mutua was killed and her partner identified as a suspect. he is still at large. the loss of three elite female athletes to domestic violence in as many years in kenya has raised serious concerns and discussions about their safety. the eu

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international red cross and the school, so that we know where that child is. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soydren _ people who may have taken children away from the school to make — children away from the school to make sure they are added to the camp— to make sure they are added to the camp because it was late in the camp because it was late in the evening that they started trying — the evening that they started trying to account for every child _ trying to account for every child. enough at least 70 at the time _ child. enough at least 70 at the time the dippy president made — the time the dippy president made the address had not been accounted for. they explained that some parents had common taken _ that some parents had common taken their children without reporting. some neighbours had also given refuse to some of the children who ran away as a result— the children who ran away as a result of— the children who ran away as a result of this incident. so there _ result of this incident. so there is— result of this incident. so there is still confusion on that— there is still confusion on tha

our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo.

let's speak to our senior africa correspondent, anne soy who's at the local council in bukwo.s about to get a takeaway. they are moving a motion to name a road at a sports venue after cheptegei, someone who they remember as being very friendly to the people here, encouraging children tojoin in people here, encouraging children to join in with athletics. her death is a big blow to the entire community here. ., ., , blow to the entire community here. ., .,, ,_, here. her death has underscored that there are _ here. her death has underscored that there are high _ here. her death has underscored that there are high levels - here. her death has underscored that there are high levels of- that there are high levels of violence against women in kenya. what is being done to address that?— kenya. what is being done to address that? ., , ., address that? there have been a lot of conversations _ address that? there have been a lot of conversations that - address that? there have been a lot of conversations that are i lot of conversations that are still ongoing about how women can be prote