zimbabwe election winner president emmerson mnangagwa rejects criticism from international observers as the opposition declares the vote a "gigantic faud". and the metropolitan police deals with a potential cyber security breach at one of its suppliers, involving some personal details about force staff members. hello. we start this hour with some breaking news. authorities in russia have confirmed the head of the wagner paramilitary group, yevgeny prigozhin, died in a plane which crashed north west of moscow on wednesday. they confirmed the identities of the bodies recovered corresponded with the flight�*s passenger list, which had named mr prigozhin. the mercenary leader had led an aborted mutiny against the russian military injune amid growing tension with russian commanders over the war in ukraine. he'd since relocated to belarus. you can see him on our screens now speaking a few months ago. live now to bbc monitoring's russia editor vitaly shevchenko. we suspected this was the case, and now we have got confirmation that yevgeny prigozhin has indeed died in that crash? , , , ., th

therefore mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party is declared duly elected president of the republic as "the crocodile" — which referes to his ruthless nature — faces many challenges. zimbabwe still faces high inflation, currently running at an annual rate of over 70%, as well as poverty. the electoral commission say his main challenger, nelson chamisa, secured 44% of the vote. live now to harare and our correspondent shingai nyoka. how are people feeling after this election. — how are people feeling after this election, particularly with these allegations of vote rigging? it�*s a allegations of vote rigging? it's a sunday morning _ allegations of vote rigging? it's a sunday morning here _ allegations of vote rigging? it's a sunday morning here in - allegations of vote rigging? it�*s —. sunday morning here in harare and people arejust going sunday morning here in harare and people are just going about their business, it's very quiet here in the central business district. there is almost a sense of resignation after those election results were announced. i don't believe many people th

president emmerson mnangagwa won close to 53% of the votes.position leader nelson chamisa, got 44% of the votes. but he immediately rejected those results. they said that they... ..that the results were hastily put together, that they weren't validated by them. and so yesterday, when everybody was waiting for the election results, the opposition party had said it wouldn't validate those elections and now we're just waiting now to hear what their step is. the options are very difficult for the opposition. they might go to the courts. they have seven days within which to lodge an appeal at the constitutional court. but this echoes what happened in 2018, with the same two candidates, mr mnangagwa and mr chamisa, who entered the court to try to overturn the results and the constitutional court upheld mr mnangagwa's victory. and so they really don't have confidence in the court system but they said they're going to announce their next step very soon. now to some live pictures from the international space station. as you are aware if you're watching

president emmerson mnangagwa held a press conference a little while ago, where he was also asked aboutve come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women, have imposed on me once again to stand as president of your great country zimbabwe. i am so happy that the vote was won fairly in broad daylight. three us marines have been killed and 20 others injured after a military helicopter crashed during exercises in australia. their aircraft crashed in the northern territory capital darwin. the incident is the second fatal military helicopter crash in the area in less than a month. the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, said what had happened was a "tragedy". the initial reports suggest that the incident involves just us defence force personnel, that there are no members of the australian defence force involved in this incident. our focus as a government and as a department of defence is very much on incident response and on making sure that every support and assistance is given at this difficult time. the main uk opposition parties, l

president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the results, after being re—elected.

the opposition leader in zimbabwe has accused the president — emmerson mnangagwa — of carrying out a— with nearly 53% of the vote. but the opposition leader nelson chamisa has called the official results a sham. independent observers share that scepticism: the southern african development community says the elections �*fell short of the requirements of the constitution of zimbabwe'. while the european union says �*acts of violence and intimidation resulted in a climate of fear�*. zimbabwe�*s leader has dismissed the criticism, and insists the elections were fair. we spoke earlier to zanu pf spokesperson farai marapira who rejects claims that zimbabwe�*s election was unfair. he says any challenges voters faced in getting to the polls affected all parties. these are legal matters. our tallies have shown they are in tandem by the results given. we do not have the numbers —— a problem with the numbers. if there were problems with the results that have come out... i think maybe we need to make it clear we are not zec. at every polling station there were votes for different parties. albeit

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zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism from international observers about the country's recent electio, about the country's recent election, after being declared the winner and securing a second term. the opposition party has labelled the vote a �*gigantic fraud', and observers say the vote fell short of international standards. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. imagine a writer with a blank piece of paper. on the face of it, they're free to take their imagination in any direction they choose, tell any story they like. but it's not that simple. they need money, a commission. they need to win an audience, and for that, they must constantly adapt to changing tastes and technologies. my guest is one of the uk's leading playwrights and screenwriters, lucy prebble. she's had huge hits and one notable broadway miss. for a writer, how daunting can that blank piece of paper be? lucy prebble, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thanks for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you here. now, you are very busy right now, because a p

election officials in zimbabwe say incumbent president emmerson mnangagwa has been elected for a second term. the country's leading opposition party have rejected the result — claiming there had been widespread vote rigging. the head coach of spain's women's football team, jorge vilda, has condemned the behaviour of the country's football federation president. luis rubiales has been suspended by fifa for kissing the playerjenni hermoso. now on bbc news, windrush: portraits of a generation episode three. history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world w

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on saturday, zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa said he had won enough votes to secure a seconddespread vote—rigging, and international observers say the election has fallen short of democratic standards. we have won this election, we are in the lead. we're even surprised why mr mnangagwa has been declared the leader, because he's not. after the results were announced, president mnangagwa held a press conference where he was asked about concerns over the integrity of the vote. the elections have come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women, have imposed on me once again to stand as president of our great country zimbabwe. i am so happy that the vote was won fairly in broad daylight. police have been giving more information after three people were killed in the us state of florida in what authorities are calling a racially—motivated mass shooting. the attack took place in the city of jacksonville at a dollar general store. the city's sheriff says the suspected attacker was a white male in his 20s, who turned the gun on himself.

zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the country's recent election after declared the winner. now on bbc news — talking movies: blockbuster review. hello from the malibu barbie cafe in new york city. i'm tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today's programme we review blockbuster season. hi barbie. we look at why barbie so thoroughly won over over audiences. barbie. icon, timeless icon. i actually wanted to watch today but they sold out. you are the man who gave them i the power to destroy themselves. the season's other big hit, oppenheimer, brought great acclaim to its director, christopher nolan. we hearfrom him. when i looked at oppenheimer's story, it was the most dramatic story i have ever encountered. but oppenheimer and barbie were not met withjoy everywhere. we look at the resistance to each in different parts of the world. translation: men or boys might make feminine gestures, - they might want to put on nail polish, wear earings or do other gestures inspired by barbie. everyone has a barbie story, and the stories are about us. we revisit

the opposition leader in zimbabwe has accused the president, emmerson mnangagwa, of carrying out a coupt was declared the winner sunday with nearly 53% of the vote. but opposition leader nelson chamisa has called the official results a sham. independent observers share that scepticism. the southern african development community says the elections "fell short of the requirements "of the constitution of zimbabwe," while the european union says "acts of violence and intimidation "resulted in a climate of fear." zimbabwe's leader has dismissed the criticism, and insists the elections were fair. earlier, i spoke with david carroll. he leads the carter center's initiative on developing standards and best practices in international election observation. thank you so much forjoining us. i understand you have recently returned from zimbabwe. in terms of what you and your field teams observed, was this a free and fair election? well, ijust got back earlier this morning, and the carter center had a team of about 60 people, and i would say the assessment of the carter center and the other organisat

zimbabwe's election commission says president emmerson mnangagwa has been re—elected with nearly 53% under control. the opposition says there's been widespread vote rigging again this year. spacex made history once again after launching astronauts from four four different nations to the international space station. 3, 2, 1... full power. and lift—off. the four astronauts on the mission include nasa's jasmin moghbeli, who is serving as mission commander, danish astronaut andreas mogensen representing the european space agency, satoshi furukawa of the japan aerospace exploration agency, and russian cosmonaut konstantin borisov. this launch marked the first time in nasa space launch history that each crew member on board represented a different space agency. stay with us here on bbc news. that's all from us here in washington. we leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. hello. saturday was certainly a lively day of weather with lots of showers around, some thunderstorms, and... ..a water spout! well, this was spotted just off the coast of sand

zimbabwe election winner president emmerson mnangagwa rejects criticism from international observers a "gigantic faud". and the metropolitan police deals with a potential cyber security breach at one of its suppliers, involving some personal details about force staff members. hello. we start this hour with some breaking news. authorities in russia have confirmed the head of the wagner paramilitary group, yevgeny prigozhin, died in a plane which crashed north west of moscow on wednesday. they confirmed the identities of the bodies recovered corresponded

zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the country's recent election aftereing declared the winner. now on bbc news — click. this week, we're in edinburgh for all the fun of the festivals and to find out how you put on a high—tech tattoo in an ancient city. it's too narrow. it's on a hill. there's no straight lines anywhere. it's really quite a tricky space to work with. shiona's scouring the globe for new ways to make data look great. and at the fringe, the machines are waking up. you are not alone. you cannot be alone. nick tries on the very latest wearable tech... all: engage the cube! ..and meets the most advanced robots ever. is that a shopping bag?! every august, the city of edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from around the world as scotland's capital becomes festival central. the festival fringe bills itself as the single greatest celebration of arts and culture on the planet. everything becomes a stage here — not just traditional comedy clubs and theatres, but street corners and university buildings, lecture theatres, too, where arti

zimbabwe's election commission says president emmerson mnangagwa has been re—elected with nearly 53%ng at an annual rate of over 70% — under control. the opposition says there's been widespread vote—rigging again this year. american game show host bob barker has died. his career spanned six decades best known as the host of the us�*s longest—running game show the price is right, where contestants test their knowledge of consumer items in return for prizes. he retired in 2007 after hosting the show for 35 years. he was also known for his dedication to animal rights and exposing animal cruelty. barker died at his los angeles home on saturday. he was 99 years old. you are watching bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington. thanks for your company. hello. saturday was certainly a lively day of weather with lots of showers around, some thunderstorms, and... ..a water spout! well, this was spotted just off the coast of sandown in the isle of wight. looks kind of terrifying, doesn't it? now, the day's showers were particularly widespread across all of the uk. the wettest spot was crosby,

supporters of zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa celebrate his election win — but the oppositionhree marines have been killed in a military aircraft crash in northern australia. 23 people were on board the 0sprey military craft, which was taking part in exercises near the remote melville island, off the coast of darwin in the northern territory. five marines have been transported to darwin in a serious condition. here's the australian prime minister, anthony albanese. the initial reports suggest that the incident involves just us defence force personnel, that there are no members

on saturday, zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa said he had won enough votes to secure a secondalition for change, claims there's been widespread vote—rigging, and international observers say the election has fallen short of democratic standards. we have won this election, we are in the lead. we're even surprised why mr mnangagwa has been declared the leader, because he's not. after the results were announced, president mnangagwa held a press conference where he was asked about concerns over the integrity of the vote. the elections have come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women, have imposed on me once again to stand as president of our great country zimbabwe. i am so happy that the vote was won fairly in broad daylight. london's metropolitan police say they're angry and concerned after a suspected data breach at one of the force's it suppliers. names, ranks, photos and vetting levels of potentially thousands of officers and staff may have been hacked. a spokesperson for the met says the breach has been reported to the natio

zimbabwe election winner president emmerson mnangagwa rejects criticism from international observersthe opposition declares the vote a gigantic fraud. hello. i'm vishala sri—pathma. we start this hour with some breaking news. authorities in russia have confirmed the head of the wagner paramilitary group, yevgenny prigozhin, died in a plane which crashed north west of moscow on wednesday. they confirmed the identities of the bodies recovered corresponded with the flight�*s passenger list, which had named mr prigozhin. the mercenary leader had led an aborted mutiny against the russian military injune amid growing tension with russian commanders over the war in ukraine. he'd since relocated to belarus. in a statement released on telegram channel the spokeswoman of russia's investigative committee, svetlana petrenko, said genetic tests had established the identities of all those on board. translation: as part - of the investigation of the plane crash in the tver region molecular genetic examinations have been completed. according to their results, the identities of all ten dead were esta

president emmerson mnangagwa rejected criticism about the results, after being re—elected.bbc news — talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. across europe, more than half a trillion dollars was spent in the last year protecting people from the high cost of energy. as the colder months come down the pipeline, and the war in ukraine shows no signs of stopping, is there still an energy crisis for europe and america? how much has changed in the market? and will governments have to spend billions again to protect us from massive bills? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two — there they are — the man behind the official research which europe uses to figure out the direction of energy bills. and a global market specialist who sits on the council that advises the united states government on energy strategy. plus, it's a year since president biden announced hundreds of billions of dollars for the push to clean energy. just months later, europe followe

the opposition leader in zimbabwe has accused president emmerson mnangagwa of carrying out a coup.sident was declared the winner on sunday, with nearly 53% of the vote. but the opposition leader nelson chamisa has called the official results a sham. independent observers share that scepticism. the southern african development community says the elections fell short of the requirements of the constitution of zimbabwe. the european union says acts of violence and intimidation resulted in a climate of fear. zimbabwe's leader has dismissed the criticism and insists the elections were fair. well, let's turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. this map shows the current state of the conflict, with the areas in red controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv�*s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines after months of fierce battles and only modest gains. here's paul adams. picking up the pace. could ukraine's counter—offensive, slow—going sincejune, be

a quarter of polling stations opened on time in the capital, harare. 80—year—old president emmerson mnangagwaigh unemployment. you're live with bbc news. turning to us politics and we have two major stories this hour — one in the state of georgia, and the other in milwaukee wisconsin, where we hand over to the bbc�*s caitrionia perry who's there. we are live here in milwaukee where eight candidates are currently on the debate stage vying for their chance at becoming the 2024 republican presidential nominee. former president donald trump who is the party's leading contender has decided to skip the debates. trump instead has opted for a pre—recorded interview with ex—fox news host tucker carlson which was released just minutes before the start of the debate. well, earlier, ispoke with jason miller, a senior advisor in trump's inner circle, about his absence. jason miller, senior advisor for former president donaldj trump for his campaign, thank you forjoining us this evening. i suppose the first question is why is the former presence skipping the debate? trump had by 50 points in the republican

president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the results, after being re—elected.bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. darwin's late winner saves the day forjurgen klopp�*s side, against newcastle, in a thrilling comeback. the perfect send off for shrubsole — the southern braves pay tribute to their retiring captain in winning the women's hundred at lord's. and a record—equalling ninth win in a row for max verstappen, after rain causes chaos in the netherlands, on fi's return. welcome to sportsday. what late drama we saw at st james�* park, as two goals from darwin nunez helped liverpool beat newcastle 2—1. newcastle had opportunities to kill the game, but were punished by darwin, whose two goals late on gave liverpool a vital away win. all the more sweet, given they were reduced to ten men early on. dan ogunshakin reports. it ended with the response to the travelling support, but for the majority of this match, liverpool looked a little punch drunk. with just four minutes showing on the clock, trent alexander—arnold was shown a y

zimbabwe's election commission says president emmerson mnangagwa has been re—elected with nearly 53%flation — currently running at an annual rate of over 70% — under control. the opposition says there's been widespread vote—rigging again this year. hundreds of people have descended on the scottish highlands this weekend in what's been described as the biggest search for the loch ness monster in 50 years. the modern myth of nessie has been capturing imaginations ever since the first sighting was reported 90 year ago. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivorjoined the search. just what works in one of scotland's deepest box? the legend of the loch ness monster dates back centuries and it is 90 years since the first alleged sighting of nessie in modern times but nobody has managed to solve the mystery of the loch, at least so far. still, the keenest nessie hunters remain under turn, the biggest operation to monitor the surface of the loch since the surface of the loch since the 19705 is under way. llrrul’ith the 1970s is under way. with this new technology - the 1970s is under way. tn th

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president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the results. this is bbc news.n bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. liverpool leave it late — darwin's winner saves the day forjurgen klopp�*s side, against newcastle in a comeback. the perfect send—off for shrubsole — the southern braves pay tribute to their retiring captain, in winning the women's hundred at lord's. and a record—equalling ninth win in a row for max verstappen, after rain causes chaos in the netherlands, on fi's return. hello and welcome along to sportsday. what lay drama you saw at st james�*s park, sportsday. what lay drama you saw at stjames�*s park, as two sportsday. what lay drama you saw at st james�*s park, as two goals from delbert nunez helped liverpool beat newcastle two goals to one, after bouts being fortunate to still be on the pitch, trent alexander—arnold's mystic a lot anthony gordon a clear run at the liverpool goal and the former evertonians made no mistake there. liverpool's afternoon went from bad to worse as captain virgil van dijk was show

voters are heading to the polls in zimbabwe for nationwide today, as president emmerson mnangagwa and his ruling zanu-pf party face another challenge from nelson chamisa. in 2018, he contested his loss to mnangagwa and six people were killed in post-election protests. mnangagwa was previously a liberation fighter and came to power in 2017 by leading a coup which ousted robert mugabe. jim issa has c --hamisa has vowed to implement economic reforms and bring zimbabwe out of isolation stemming from eu and u.s. sanctions over human rights concerns. chamisa addressed supporters at a rally sunday. >> [indiscernible] this time i will not accept to allow him to still the election. amy: the african union has suspended niger over the july 26 coup military coup. the au also said it would "evaluate the repercussions" of possible military intervention by the west african bloc ecowas but rejected any military action from outside the african continent. earlier this week, ecowas rejected a three-year transition back to civilian rule proposed by the head of niger's junta general abdourahaman tchiani.

emmerson mnangagwa as you mentioned said this was a peaceful election, transparent and happened in broaders from the southern african community and european union and also the u.s. government have posed questions about the leadup to this election, in terms of intimidation. there's also huge technical issues with the voting that was much delayed. the opposition said they didn't even get an up-to-date voters roll which is critical to understanding the efficacy of i election in that country. here's the leader of the opposition. >> and i think it is clear that we are rejecting the election as a sham, the result. the process itself was disregarded. and is in line with what the observers say. we reject this result and flawed process then on the disputed figures. >> reporter: multiple individuals in zimbabwe are still under u.s. sanctions. the president coming in said he will reach out to the opposition to work with them. but at this stage, it's very much open to question where they're willing to do that. omar. >> david mckenzie, thank you so much. >>> quick hits around the globe right now, at

amy: in zimbabwe, president emmerson mnangagwa was declared the winner of last week's election, securing another five-year term after a delay in polls and accusations of a rigged election. european election observers said the vote fell short of established standards, noting "acts of violence and intimidation resulted ultimately in a climate of fear." zimbabwean opposition leader nelson chamisa called the election a gigantic fraud and asked neighboring countries to intervene. >> it is clear we are rejecting the election as a sham, the result. the process itself -- we reject the sham results and flawed process. amy: the western african nation of gabon shut down internet access and imposed a curfew following its national elections saturday amid voting delays and as opposition leader albert ondo ossa denounced fraud in his challenge against incumbent president ali bongo ondimba. bongo has already served two seven-year terms and his family has been in power for over a half-century. critics accuse bongo of not using gabon's oil wealth to improve the lives of the third -- one third of the popul

the race pits incumbent emmerson mnangagwa against opposition leader nelson chamisa for the second time after mnangagwa held on to power in 2018 in elections the opposition accused of being rigged. chamisa has already accused his opponent of attempting to steal this election. mnangagwa came to power in 2017 after leading a coup that ousted robert mugabe. widespread delays during voting forced polls to stay open for a second day. police on thursday raided and arrested 41 local election monitors, prompting condemnation and accusations of interference by the ruling party. this is a voter in the capital harare. >> ballot papers are supposed to be at polling stations 48 hours before the elections start. and come election day, there is no ballot papers. we have to wait here for 12 hours and there are no ballot papers. amy: china has banned imports of seafood from japan after officials began pumping treated radioactive water into the pacific ocean from the site of the wrecked fukushima nuclear power plant. it's part of a plan to release more than 1 million metric tons of wastewater over the ne