emmerson mnangagwa was at the hospitals to visit them a short while ago.ave been injured as a result of this. but there were some serious injuries and many of them, and those allies close to him. thousands of gallons of crude oil have leaked into a river after a train came off the tracks in the american state of iowa. more than 30 train cars were derailed — forcing residents to evacuate. clean—up crews are working to contain the spillage. it's thought the tracks were weakened by recent flooding in the state. new evidence of the devastating effect of plastic pollution on wildlife has been recorded by the bbc. a team filming on a remote island for the bbc one documentary drowning in plastic revealed sea birds there starving to death because there stomachs were so full of plastic that there was no room for food. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. flying through the ocean in search of food, but these sea birds are all too often finding and eating pieces of plastic. tens of thousands of flesh—footed shearwaters nest on this remote island hundreds

fergal: he rules over the capitol and the country, but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive. we met in his harare office four explosion ahis, an few feet from him that killed 2 and injured dozens.te were you frid? president mnangagwa: no, not my character. no, i don't get frightened by these things. i'm a ealdier. i have those sounds for over 15 years. fergal: emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters. he believes it is people from that group who tried to kill him. president mnangagwa: my hunch at thet evidence is people were aggrieved by the new disposition.th is a logical conclusion one may make. fergal: he didn't accuse mrs. mugabe of being involved buthe bristledi asked about it. do you trust grace mugabe and the people who supported her? president mnangagwa i'm not sure what you mean by trust. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used to say things which it is not at all. fergal: emmerson mnangagwa was a close comrade of robert mugabr through the ainst white rule, the invasions of white farms, and the brutal crac

he looms over the capital and the country, but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive.. we met in his harare officejust four days after this — an explosion, a few feet from him, that killed two and injured dozens. were you frightened 7 no, not my character. no, i didn't get frightened by these things. you know, i'm a soldier by background. i've heard those sounds for over 15 years, in the struggle. emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters in the so—called g40 faction. he believes it is people from that group who tried to kill him. my hunch, without evidence, is that the people were aggrieved by the new dispensation of the g40. that is a logical and reasonable conclusion one may make. he didn't accuse mrs mugabe of being involved, but bristled when i asked him about her. do you trust grace mugabe and the people around her, the people who supported her? i'm not so sure what you mean by trusting a person who has insulted me left, right and centre. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used by a cabal to say things

emmerson mnangagwa was at the hospitals to visit them a short while ago.ious injuries and many of them, and those allies close to him. shingai nyoka reporting from harare. the two main candidates in turkey‘s presidential elections have drawn large crowds to their final rallies, on the last day of campaigning before sunday‘s vote. the centre—left opposition candidate, muharrem ince, is challenging president recep tayyip erdogan, who has dominated turkish politics for the past 15 years. from istanbul mark lowen reports. turkey‘s opposition has finally found its voice. for 15 years it has been fractured, unable to challenge president erdogan, but then came muharrem ince, a fiery centre—left man of the people reaching beyond his party‘s elitist image and drawing enormous crowds. this man is giving a powerful turkish president the battle of his political life. he told supporters he would fight for the working class, challenging mr erdogan to a tv debate which he has so far refused. polls suggest mr ince could force the president into a second round run—off afte

but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive. how are you, sir? good to see you.ion a few feet from him that killed two and injured dozens. were you frightened ? no, not my character. no, i didn't get frightened by these things. you know? i am a soldier by background. i've heard those sounds for over 50 years in the struggle. emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters in the so—called g40 faction. he believes it's people from that group who tried to kill him. my hunch, without evidence, is that the people who were aggrieved by the new dispensation of the g40. that is a logical and reasonable conclusion one may make. he didn't accuse mrs mugabe of being involved, but bristled when i asked him about her. do you trust grace mugabe and the people around her, the people who supported her? i'm not so sure what you mean by trusting a person who has insulted me left, right and centre. on what basis would i trust somebody who was used by a cabal to say things which she had no business at all? emmerson mnangagwa was a close

an explosion rocks a stadium in zimbabwe where president emmerson mnangagwa was addressing thousands of people — officials say he wasn't injured. also coming up... tackling the devastating impact of plastic pollution. sir david attenborough launches a new campaign, and says he's been "astonished" by the response to the blue planet series. and the dateline london panel discuss the latest on brexit and take a closer look at the migration crisis. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two years after the brexit referendum, thousands of people are protesting in central london, to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the outcome of the negotiations with the eu. we'll be going live to central london in a moment to hear more about the march. a few thousand people are also demonstrating in the capital in support of a no deal brexit, in what they're calling the uk unity and freedom march. these pictures are from a little earlier. it all comes as the german engineering firm siemens, which employs 15,000 people in the uk, called on the government

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zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, says a blast at an election rally was an assassination attemptst him. the explosion happened shortly after he left the stage in bulawayo, zimba bwe's second city. at least two senior government officials were injured. 0ur africa correspondent, will ross, reports. the rally in the bulawayo's white city stadium had just ended and it looked as though as a successful day of campaigning was coming to an end when suddenly president emmerson mnangagwa had a close escape. several people were knocked to the ground by the blast and senior government officials, including a vice president, were seriously injured. as emergency workers rushed people to hospital, the politicians were ushered to safety. hours later, president mnangagwa was out in the city's hospitals comforting those caught up in the blast. he appeared unflustered by events and brushed off what he considered to have been an attempt on his life. these are my normal enemies. and the attempts are normal. this is not the first attempt on my life. it doesn't intimidate me. it's normal. it exploded a

president emmerson mnangagwa revelling in the moment. then this happened. terror of this nature are foreign to zimbabwe and so nature are foreign to zimbabwe and so far, it had been one of the most peaceful election seasons in recent memory. the blast has shattered the veneer memory. the blast has shattered the veneer of peace since president emmerson mnangagwa took power with the military‘s helps last november, he was determined to show he could bring stability but this attack happened in an area restricted to his inner circle. he downplayed its significance. this is not the first attempt on my life. it doesn't mean anything. and the show goes on. the vice president headlining a rally in the capital as his wife nursed injuries from the attack at home. what happened in bulawayo means nothing. but if they keep running to the harmonised elections on the 20th ofjuly, then we will give them security. this is a show of defiance after saturday's unprecedented attack. the first rally since then. and the leaders have said the campaigns will not stop and thejuly ele

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escapes unhurt from an explosion, whichopponents within the ruling party might be responsible for the attack. in the world cup, the defending champions, germany, have beaten sweden in a dramatic game, in which they came from behind to win in the final seconds of added time. and, meet new zealand's first baby. prime ministerjacinda ardern has introduced her new daughter to reporters outside the hospital in auckland where she gave birth. the little girl has been named neeve. now, the countdown is on for england in the world cup. at lunchtime on sunday they play panama in the second of their group

we have an exclusive interview with emmerson mnangagwa. a spanish court finds that thousands of babies were stolen decades ago. argentina's world cup hopes are still alive. the last gasp goal sends the team into raptures and into the round of 16. but in the business briefing, the fearfactor. uk businesses increasingly demand a nswe i’s uk businesses increasingly demand a nswers to uk businesses increasingly demand answers to what the brexit deal will look like. but is the government ready to tell? hello. a very warm welcome to the programme, briefing on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. —— global news. 17 us states are to sue president donald trump over what they call the cruel and unusual separation of migrant families as part of his migrant families as part of his migrant policy. earlier, mrtrump celebrated the supreme court's decision to back one of his key initiatives, travel ban against five muslim majority countries. reaction to the ruling from america's i escorted was swift. those demonstrating outside the sup

a bomb exploded moments after emmerson mnangagwa had left the stage.ts first elections since robert mugabe was removed from power. 0ur africa correspondent, will ross reports. the rally in bulawayo's white city stadium had just ended and it looked as though a successful day of campaigning was coming to an end when suddenly president emmerson mnangagwa had a close escape. several people were knocked to the ground by the blast. and senior government officials, including the vice president was seriously injured. as emergency workers rushed people to hospital, the politicians were ushered to safety. hours later, president mnangagwa was out in the city's hospitals, comforting those who were caught up in the blast. he appeared unflustered by events and brushed off what he considered to have been an attempt on his life. these are my mortal enemies. this is not the first attempt on my life. it exploded a few inches away from me. this is a critical time for zimbabwe. the first elections since robert mugabe was ousted. so far, the campaigns have been largely fre

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escaped unhurt from an explosion, whichhe ruling party might be responsible for the attack. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have introduced their new daughter to reporters outside the hospital in auckland where she was born. the little girl, who's just three days old, has been named neeve. now on bbc news, time for dateline london with jane hill.

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escaped unhurt from an explosion, which ruling party might be responsible for the attack. tens of thousands of people have marched through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. meanwhile, senior cabinet ministers have stressed the government will walk away from talks if the deal isn't good enough. let's take a look at some of sunday's front pages.

an explosion rocks a stadium in zimbabwe where president emmerson mnangagwa was addressing thousands of people. officials say he wasn't injured. inside mali — we follow the un soldiers battling al-qaeda and islamic state in the world's most dangerous peacekeeping mission. also coming up: tackling the devastating impact of plastic pollution. sir david attenborough launches a new campaign and says he's been "astonished" by the response to the blue planet series. in half an hour, the click team visit america's first sustainable solar—powered town. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. two years after the brexit referendum, thousands of people are protesting in central london to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the outcome of the negotiations with the eu. we'll be going live to central london in a moment to hear more about the march. a few thousand people are also demonstrating in the capital in support of a no—deal brexit in what they're calling the uk unity and freedom march. it all comes as the german engineering firm siemens, which employs 15,000 people in the uk, called

the country's new leader, emmerson mnangagwa, ison campaignin promise of economic recovery and a pledge to end the violence that occurred under the former leader. our africa editor fergal keane sent this report from the camprggn trail. fe: ready for the fight, but this timit is promised without a campaign of beatings and torture animprisonment. more than six months after the army overthrew robert mugabe, the new president, emmerson mnangagwa, and his trademark scarf is trying to reinvent himself and his country. he was instrumental in the brutalities of the oldegime, but knows that despite the revolutionary gestures, what the people want now are jobs. president mnangagwa: we are a new zimbabwe. we are a new era. we want a new future. fergal: president mnangagwa believes he will win the electi because people will be grateful to him for getting rid of mugabe. even if they don't forgive or , they will each one side of their memories -- they will leave to one side their memories of the party's brutality and corruption. consider this, an opposition rally ght outside a police station. they wa

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president emmerson mnangagwa believes he will win this election because enough people will feel gratefulert mugabe but even if they are not willing to forgive, they will set aside memories of his party's brutality and corruption. and consider this. an opposition rally. right outside a police station. they watch where once they might have attacked. the movement for democratic change is struggling to overcome internal divisions. its leader is a lawyer and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign.” and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign. i am confident. there is no way he is going to defeat me in this election. the people support me. away from the cheering crowds, this is a badly wounded country and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zimbabwe. this woman —— this woman's ludlam was killed during a crackdown and she has asked us to protect her identity. they were no clothes on him. he wasjust lying on the road. they tortured him. he had bruises all over his body. i don't think there wasjust bruises all over his body. i don't think

emmerson mnangagwa, who's been in power since robert mugabe was removed last year, is campaigning on foreign investment, after yea rs of economic mismanagement. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from the campaign trail. ready for the fight, but this time — it's promised — without a campaign of beatings, torture and imprisonment. more than six months after the army overthrew robert mugabe, the new president, emmerson mnangagwa, in his trademark scarf, is trying to reinvent himself and his country. he was instrumental in the brutalities of the old regime but knows that despite the revolutionary gestures what his people want now are jobs. we are a new zimbabwe. we are a new era. we want a new future. president mnangagwa believes he will win this election because enough people will feel grateful to him for getting rid of robert mugabe and that even if they don't forgive or forget, they'll be able to set to one side their memories of his party's brutality and corruption. and consider this — an opposition rally right outside a police station. they can but watch when once they might

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escapes unhurt from an explosion, which he's described as an assassination attempt. mr mnangagwa hinted that political opponents within the ruling party might be responsible for the attack. in the world cup, the defending champions, germany, have beaten sweden in a dramatic game, in which they came from behind to win in the final seconds of added time. and, meet new zealand's first baby. prime ministerjacinda ardern has introduced her new daughter to reporters outside the hospital in auckland where she gave birth. the little girl has been named neeve. now, the countdown is on for england in the world cup. at lunchtime on sunday they play panama in the second of their group games at the world cup. they know a victory will put them through to the last 16 of the tournament. here's our sports editor, dan roan having won their opening world cup match for the first time in 12 yea rs, match for the first time in 12 years, england arrived here tonight with momentum behind them. with temperatures set to exceed 30 degrees tomorrow, m

fergal: emmerson mnangagwa came to powerfter a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters. he believes it is people from that group who tried to kill him. president mngagwa: my hunch without evidence is that the people were aggried by the new disposition. that is a logical conclusion on ke. fergal: he didn't accuse mrs. mugabe of being involved but bristled when i asked about it. do you trust grace mugabe w and the peop supported her? president mnangagwa: i't m not sure wu mean by trust. on what basis wld i trust somebody who was used to say things which it is not at all. fergal: emmerson mngagwa was a close comrade of robert mugabe through the war against white rule, the invasions of white farms, and the brutal crackdown on opposition. but since the mitary paved his way to power, he's opening up zimbabwe, pledging free elections. you were in the cabinet when opposition leaders were beingbe en and tortured. you were part of all that. why should people believe youha haveed?an president gwa: what they should believe is the actions i am doing. not the perceptions which they ha

more than six months after the army overthrew robert mugabe, the new president, emmerson mnangagwa, and his trademark ryscarf isg to reinvent himself and his country. he was instrumental in the brutalities of the old regime, but knows that despite the revolutionary gestures, what the people want now are jobs.t presidangagwa: we are a new zimbabwe. we are a new era. we want a new future. fergal: president mnangagwa w believes he wi the election because people will be grateful to him for getting rid of mugabe. even if they don't forgive or , they will tch one side ir memories -- they will leave to one side their memories of the party's brutality and porruption. consider this, an tion rally right outside a police station. they wched, where once they might have attacked. the movement for democratic change is struggling to overcome internal divisions. its leader is a lawyer and a stor.er this an evangelical fervor about his campaign. you feel confident? >> yeah,'m very confident. there is no way mnangagwa is going to defeat in this election. fergal: but away from the cheering crowds, this is

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escaped unhurt from an explosion, which he's described as an assassination attempt. mr mnangagwa hinted that political opponents within the ruling party might be responsible for the attack. tens of thousands of people have marched through london to demand a vote on the final deal before britain leaves the eu. meanwhile, senior cabinet ministers have stressed the government will walk away from talks if the deal isn't good enough. let's take a look at some of sunday's front pages. the mail on sunday reports that the defence secretary, gavin williamson, has warned the prime minister that if she doesn't commit an extra £20 billion on defence spending then he would vote down the next budget, which would effectively be a motion of no confidence in her. the sunday express leads on a letter that has been written by 60 mps, economists and business leaders that urges theresa may to walk away from negotiations and not pay any divorce bill money if britain did not get a good trade deal at the eu council meeting next week. the sunday te

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escaped unhurt from an explosion, which he's described as an assassination attempt. mr mnangagwa hinted that political opponents within the ruling party might be responsible for the attack. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have introduced their new daughter to reporters outside the hospital in auckland where she was born. the little girl, who's just three days old, has been named neeve. now on bbc news, time for dateline london with jane hill. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week our major topic for discussion is migration, and how's it's handled across europe and in the united states. plus, as major companies rang alarm bells in the uk, what are the prospects for striking a proper deal with the eu before britain leaves? lots to discuss, and around the table with me this week, the sunday telegraph columnist janet daley, the portuguese writer and lecturer eunice goes, thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany's die welt. and, from b

zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escaped unhurt from an explosion, whiche's described as an assassination attempt. mr mnangagwa hinted that political opponents within the ruling party might be responsible for the attack. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern and her partner, clark gayford, have introduced their new daughter to reporters outside the hospital in auckland where she was born. the little girl, who's just 3 days old, has been named neeve. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: robot hunts killer starfish, hurricane in a tube, and gravity train runs out of steam. florida, america's sunshine state — and home to the us's first sustainable town. this is babcock ranch. powered, befittingly, almost entirely by that big burning ball in the sky. it's 33 degrees. that humidity, i believe, about i,000,000%. and i've come to a solar field, so you don't have too 343,000 solar panel spent some 440 acres, providing 75 megawatts of electricity. that's enough to power 15,000 homes. one of the big problems with solar energy has been when the cloud

say 49 people were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwaestigation is under way at bulawayo white city stadium, where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the headlines on bbc news: england's footballers have got off to to perfect start in their second world cup group game against panama — thanks to a john stones goal. victory would guarantee england a place in the knock—out phase of the competition. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. voting is under way in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections — the biggest challenge to president erdogan‘s fifteen years in government. the health secretaryjeremy hunt has also been talking about brexit and described the warnings by airbus about uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union, with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show,

sreenivasan: in zimbabwe, a bomb exploded at an event attended by the country's president, emmerson mnangagwain what he called a "cowy act." state media is calling it an assassination attempt. itn's john ray reports. >> reporter: wearing his trademark scarf in the color ofa the nation l, this was a close escape for president mnangagwa. in the smoking confusion, he was schered to safety, apparently hed. but there were injuries to senior government figures including the wife of his deputy. the president met her and other ialer survivors and on soc media said, we will not allow this cowardly act to get in our way as we move towards elections. the strongest response to violence is peace. angagwa came to power in november when the military moved the leader since independence. many called it a coup, so a keenly contested election next month is vital to confer legitimacy on a newov grnment. mnangagwa had been addressing al in the second city of llowwayo, a stronghold. some will blame the blast on rogue elements on the old regime. zimbabwe's panel -- path is fraught with danger. >> sreenivasan: in br

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zimbabwe is in shock after its president, emmerson mnangagwa, escapes unhurt from an explosion, which he's described as an assassination attempt. the defending champions, germany, have beaten sweden in a dramatic game, in which they came from behind to win in the final seconds of added time. and meet new zealand's "first baby." prime ministerjacinda ardern leaves hospital with her new bundle ofjoy. let's take a look at some of sunday's front pages. the mail on sunday reports that the defence secretary gavin williamson has warned the prime minister that if she doesn't commit an extra £20 billion on defence spending then he would vote down the next budget, which would effectively be a motion of no confidence in her. the sunday express leads on a letter that has been written by 60 mps, economists, and business leaders that urges theresa may to walk away from negotiations and not pay any "divorce bill" money if britain did not get a good trade deal at the eu council meeting next week. the sunday telegraph front page reports on the comments of the conservative mp oliver letwin, who says th

say 49 people were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwas under way at bulawayo white city stadium, where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the headlines on bbc news: england have scored five goals for the first time in a world cup after a blistering 45 minutes against panama in russia. the second half is under way now. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. voting is under way in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, the biggest challenge to president erdogan‘s fifteen years in government. let's get more on the world cup. england have scored five goals against panama. let's speak to sarah rainsford who's outside the nizhny novgorod stadium, where the match is being played. talk us through the ambience there and what is going on. the mood, at least from the england fans, is fantastic. there is a packed stadium at nizhny novgorod, the brand—new city stadium, 45,000 seats, very few of them empty

more than six months after the army overthrew robert mugabe, new president emmerson mnangagwa with hisvent himself and the country. he was instrumental in the brutalities of the old regime but knows that despite revolutionary gestures, people wantjobs. we are a new zimbabwe, we are a new era, we want a new solution. president mnangagwa believes he will win this election because enough people will feel grateful to him for getting rid of robert mugabe and even if they don't forgive orforget, they will set aside memories of his party's brutality and corruption. and consider this. an opposition rally. right outside a police station. they watch when once they might have attacked. the movement for democratic change is struggling to overcome internal divisions. its leader nelson chamisa is a lawyer and passed. there is an evangelical fervour about his campaign. i am confident. there is no way mnangagwa is going to defeat me in this election. the people support me. but away from the cheering crowds, this is a badly wounded country and victims of past violence find it hard to trust in a new zim

there's been an explosion at an election rally in zimbabwe where president emmerson mnangagwa was speaking. the blast went off as he left the stage in the white city stadium in bulawayo, zimba bwe‘s second city. at least two senior government officials have been injured in what mr mnangagwa suggested was an attempt on his life. it exploded a few inches away from me but it was not my time. it was not my time. those are likely to go before me. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the capital, harare. she explained more about the president's comments. he has said he is awaiting further information but he seems to suggest that he suspects this is the work of people who have previously tried to assassinate him and the inference for many people who follow zimbabwe in politics is he suspects this is likely to be factions within his own party and those allied to the former president robert mugabe. but the videos we had seen from the stadium earlier on today suggest that there was likely a device that was thrown towards the vip stage but as he says, the government is saying we are awaiting further

say 49 people were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwaity stadium where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. eu leaders are meeting in brussels for talks on migration. jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, welcomed national leaders before they posed for a group photo. the talks are taking place ahead of an official european council summit of all 28 leaders later this week. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the warnings by airbus about brexit uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats, for one simple reason — we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that

say 49 people were injured in the explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagwaunder way at bulawayo white city stadium where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. eu leaders are meeting in brussels to discuss europe's strategy on migration. 16 of the bloc‘s 28 member states have gathered to try to mend the rifts that have emerged over the arrival of african and middle—eastern migrants. the talks are taking place ahead of a european council summit of all 28 leaders later this week. let's cross live now to our correspondent kevin connolly in brussels. there is a lot riding on this. for some of the actors at the summit and the eu, particularly angela merkel. i think that's right. the whole issue of migration is an enormous problem for the eu. i suppose it's one of the great historical phenomena of our age and it has left this generation of day to day politicians to try to find an answer. angela merkel is under particular immediate pressure because some of her coalition partners want her to do a lot more at the e

the blast targeted a stadium where president emmerson mnangagwa was addressing thousands of supporters

say 49 people were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagway at bulawayo white city stadium where the blast took place. president mnangagwa says next week's elections will still take place. the headlines on bbc news. england fans celebrate after the lions make it through to the knock out stages of the world cup in russia thanks to a record—breaking win over panama new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. polls have closed in the turkish presidential election, and local media is reporting president erdogan has in the lead after about half of the votes have been counted. president trump has called for illegal immigrants to be deported from the united states "with nojudges or court cases" immediately. the president said the current system was "a mockery to good immigration policy." our correspondent, chris buckler has the latest from washington. this week has seen donald trump having to back down on that policy of family separations, something he did not want to do. there

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zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has been speaking to the bbc about the recent attempt on hisosion. two people were killed and more than forty wounded. mnangagwa overthrew robert mugabe last year, and says he suspects that a faction loyal to the former first lady, grace mugabe, was behind the plot. with out evidence we know that people were aggrieved of the new position and that is a conclusion one may make. we have to down these criminals and only when we have caught them, are we going to be able to assess the extent to which the network spreads. grace mugabe still has her allies. former ministerjonathan moyo said, "the bomb tragedy smacks of an inside job." "...the target was more the electoral process than mnangagwa who apparently wanted a poll delay! " the vote is next month. since the incident president mnangagwa has been trying to show that everything is back to normal. here he is earlier today, wearing a hard hat, attending a ground—breaking ceremony for a new power station. these are supporters at another campaign rally nearby he was due to attend afterwards. however,

say 49 people were injured in an explosion yesterday at a political rally held by president emmerson mnangagware the blast took place. ina president mnangagwa says next week‘s elections will still take place. saudi arabia has become the last country in the world to permit women to drive. the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women‘s rights activists, who challenged the ban, are still in prison. from riyadh, 0rla guerin reports. 0n the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment, and driving into the history books with a smile that says, it is our turn now. and plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. teacher kareema seen off by her daughters. in six months it will be your turn. the only hazard she faced, male drivers. there is a stop sign, we have to stop. he did not want to stop. oh, my god. kareema has been taking us for a spin around the neighbourhood. today, she and other saudi women are finally behind the wheel. it has been a long time coming, and many women here are hoping there will be m