katy watson reports from caracas.l witticism grows over the vote, nicolas maduro appears defiant. there were more than 10 million venezuelan soon came out onto the street and 8 million could vote. the rest faced the barricades. the company that provided the vote said the government inflated the numbers of those who turned out. based on the robust nature of our system, we know without any doubt that the turnout of the recent election for a national constituent assembly was manipulated. the head of the electoral authorities in venezuela said these claims are baseless and irresponsible. they are not bowing to pressure here or abroad, saying the country is now at peace. fewer grey. this man drives a taxi. translation: opposition protesters broke in. translation: 0pposition protesters broke it when i went through a road block because this taxi was given to me by the government. i am fed up. politics is like a marriage, both sides need to sit down and talk. the oppositionjust thinks about themselves. venezuela would be bett

katy watson, bbc news, caracas.l lansberg—rodriguez is a political columnist for the venezuelan newspaper el nacional and a lecturer at northwestern university's kellogg school of management. where do you see the situation heading in venezuela? thank you for having me on the show. this is a tragedy that has been long foretold. it isa tragedy that has been long foretold. it is a country whose political system was designed to run around the larger than life personality of president maduro's predecessor. there were very high oil finances, they allowed the government to promise big, deliver less but fill that gap with personality and the ability to create programmes. those sorts of things, mr maduro, who inherited a series of bad debts from his predecessor and lacks the charisma and the connection with either the people all the military, has struggled to hold up a parliament that was designed for a different man. that break down is what we have been seeing more and more, both in plummeting approval ratings, chavez was a

katy watson is in caracas.io ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn't the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social media criticising the weekend's vote. he called the vote a fraud, saying public powers had become a political machinery at the service ofa political machinery at the service of a totalitarian regime, a tyranny. leopoldo lopez also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked their house arrest because they have made political statements and they'd also received intellig

katie watson in caracas.t remind us why the attorney general wants to do this, what are the claims? the claims are that the vote on sunday, the numbers we re that the vote on sunday, the numbers were inflated, the government said more than 8 million venezuelans voted for the constituent assembly. but the voting company says actually that was inflated by around 1 million. that is being generous, that some people, some independent polls, saying the number was far lower than that. but president maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuelans maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuela ns want to vote maduro is defiant, saying 10 million venezuelans want to vote but 2 million were held back by fires, barricades and bombs. so he is justifying it saying these numbers are correct. that is the fallout, the government is being accused of fraudulent voting and the government says it's not true. so they want to carry out a full investigation, how much power will she has and how will she be able to do what she wants?

katy watson reports from caracas.side the parliament building, you'd never guess this was a country in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is neverfar away, but today it was about his successor. president maduro, who has remained defiant despite the criticism heaped upon him about what many have called a fraudulent election. "criticism has always been here", this woman told me. "that the people have been on the street 18 years, first supporting hugo chavez and now president maduro, who was legitimately elected by us." this new assembly will have the powers to rewrite the constitution. there's little detail as to what that means in practice. but the new president gave a hint of what was to come. we've not come to destroy the constitution, she said, adding they wanted to remove obstacles from the government's path. the assembly has been justified as the only way to bring peace to the country after months of often violent protest, but earlier on friday the pope warned it would only encourage a climate of tension, no

the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas.io ledezma screams for help as he's taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic, while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn't the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader who was released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the constitution. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social media criticising the weekend's vote. he called the vote a fraud, saying public powers had become a political machinery at the service of a totalitarian regime, a tyranny. leopoldo lopez also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked their house arrest because they'd made political statements and they'd also received intelligence the two men were try

that report from katie watson.oits a mosquito's attraction to sweet substances and makes it believe it is drinking a sugary treat. over1 million people die from malaria each year, mostly children under five years of age. 90% of malaria cases occur in sub—saharan africa. the drug called vectrax has successfully eradicated malaria in several tanzanian villages where it's been trialled. agenor mafra—neto is a chemical ecologist who has developed the new product — he explains how it works. usually people think about mosquitoes taking a blood meal. we found out that mosquitoes go for flowers a nd found out that mosquitoes go for flowers and other sugar solutions, and nectar is basically the daily fuel. they need constantly to take a little bit of sugar everywhere. what we decided to do was to work with the smell of lavender, the smell of this nectar sources. the interesting thing about the sugar, the flower smell, is that it attracts mosquitoes outside the house, and allows us to manipulate their behaviour and induce th

katy watson, bbc news, caracas.es is on the brink of disaster. a leading charity says a change in government policy has led to demands from the taxman for backdated payments for workers. mencap says the total bill could top £400 million. the game of thrones star, kit harrington, has been raising awareness about the issue and he's been speaking to our health editor, hugh pym. do they go together in groups to do their activities? with time out from his filming commitments, kit harington is campaigning for a cause close to his heart. he's concerned about a financial threat to charities which run supported homes like this for residents with learning disabilities. what is her favourite song? he is worried about the future care of his cousin, who has downs syndrome and learning disabilities. he needs to live the life that he loves living. when my aunt cannot care for him in the way that she has, we need to find that for him, my worry is that we will not be able to. care workers who stay overnight used to get a flat rate o

katy watson, bbc news. the time is 1:17. 30 people, including the botswanan medal hopeful isaac makwala, have been hit by an outbreak of gastroenteritis at the world athletics championships in london. and still to come on the programme. . . an insight into why some british women from a south asian background are delaying getting treated for cancer, because of a perceived stigma. and coming up in sport... england's world cup cricket star anya shrubsole will miss the super league next week. she's out for at least two weeks, suffering from side strain. south africa's parliament will vote in secret later this afternoon on a motion of no—confidence in president jacob zuma. it was tabled by the opposition in response to his sacking of his finance minister earlier this year, a move which sparked nationwide protests. mr zuma has survived several votes of no—confidence in the past — and the governing anc party says it will back the president this time. nomsa maseko reports from cape town. hundreds protesting outside south africa's pa

katie watson, bbc news.copenhagen, he's been detained for questioning in connection with the killing a swedish journalist who had been travelling with him on the vessel. forty—six—year—old peter madsen has denied the manslaughter allegations of the 30—year—old woman, kim wall, who disappeared 0ur europe regional editor, danny aeberhard reports. looking out from the home built nautilus as it leaves copenhagen. the woman, apparently seen here, the only passenger. that much is clear. what happens next is not. the freelance journalist boyfriend reported her missing. and a huge search was launched. he was spotted by witnesses on friday aboard the nautilus. but soon after it sank. fast. it was located at a depth of seven metres and efforts to recover it are under way. are you 0k? he was rescued, reportedly as the sun went down, by a private boat. he said he was fine, although a little sad seeing the nautilus go down. he had hit the headlines in 2008 when he managed to build the nearly 80 metre long vessel using on

katy watson, bbc news, caracas.ennifer mccoy is a distinguished university professor at georgia state university and a venezuela expert and shejoins me now from atlanta. what do you make of this situation? we are in for a potential dramatic constitutional clash this week as we watch to see whether the newly elected constituent assembly tries to displace and take the authority from the existing legislature, or whether they will coexist. that's the first thing to watch. and secondly whether there are more political arrests as we saw with the two opposition leaders as they were hauled off last night, if more of that continues then we will see greater escalation and potential clashes in the streets as well. first of all if you could on that dramatic constitutional clash as you put it, how do you think that's likely to go? we had heard mixed signals before the vote on sunday from different representatives of the government and candidates for that, some saying they willjust coexist, others saying they are going to replace

our south america correspondent katy watson reports.y tense, both have had harsh words to say to each other in recent weeks. but on friday afternoon that tension escalated. what options are on the table to deal with venezuela? many options for venezuela and by the way i will not rule out a military option. we have many options for venezuela. this is our neighbour, you know, we are all over the world and we have troops all over the world in places which are very, very far away, venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and dying, we have many options for venezuela including a possible military option if necessary. talking on tv soon after, the country's information minister was defiant. translation: i insist it's the most serious threat ever rendered against the sovereignty and independence of the republic of venezuela. in the nearly two weeks since a new government body was installed to rewrite the constitution and potentially override the opposition—controlled parliament, the venezuelan government has had criticism he

katie watson, bbc news.ekend. the victim was stabbed in the head and neck while walking his dogs in woodland. the man was described as a family man from the local area. police said he was seen as well—mannered, well—natu red and well—liked. officers have appealed for information. 0ur correspondent kim riley is in east harling, close to where the murder took place. what is the latest? the latest is the lot of police activity here. we are three miles south of the village. this is the scene where the body was found. we have had police dogs here. a lot of activity. a large area of woodland sealed off. the murder hunt was started after a walker raised the alert. beside the path they discovered the body of this 83—year—old man, a father of two. the police described it as a very brittle attack. his two dogs, he had taken them out for a walk on saturday morning. they were found nearby fit and well, say the police. unharmed not far from the body and very close to the body. the body was less tha n very close to the bo

katie watson, bbc news.e warning that systems currently used to measure greenhouse gas emissions around the world are seriously flawed. a bbc investigation has found that not all gases which are produced are actually recorded. a group of leading researchers in the field, have told the counting carbon programme, on bbc radio four, that the issue poses a major threat to the paris climate agreement. south african mps will vote in secret later on a motion of no—confidence in president jacob zuma. the motion was tabled by the opposition in response to mr zuma's sacking of his highly respected finance minister earlier this year, a move which sparked nationwide protests. mr zuma has survived several previous votes of no—confidence in the past. the welsh government has announced plans today, to invest over £1 million in dental health. that means, 10,000 new nhs dental places will be created, in some of the most deprived parts of wales. however, critics including the british dental association, say the welsh governme

parliament well for more on this i speak a brief time ago with all south america correspondent katie watson. who joined us from caracas? katie people have died there have been protests how tense is the atmosphere that tonight in advance of the swearing in. well few days we haven't seen widespread protests but because it is a feeling of uncertainty sadness to its to what. to expect in the coming weeks cinda especially on friday with the integration of this assembly as you mentioned that the opposition heads it delayed around ebay once it's the right to coincide with the inauguration sadat's happening on friday. and what what we'll see were not sure i mean that people are very unsure about what the numbers will be than the time out because there is a concern as to you know how these. it with a big confrontation how will escalate certainly so i'm you know going forward the opposition is more defeats its. then defeated both said that that's likely not giving off the not wanting to you know stop. putting the pressure on the government and to be able to you know try and try and influence in any w

katie watson spoke to me earlier about the sao paulo reaction. this bears out what has been heard.overnment has been very firm up until now saying that these protests have been carried out by what they call terrorists and they have not been backing down on that. but there is more and more criticism which —— heaped on the administration that they have used excessive force and protesters have said that these confrontations have turned violent because of the force from the security authorities and the police on the ground in venezuela. remind us on the ground in venezuela. remind us what the government in venezuela has been doing to crackdown on political opponents? well, according to this report, more than 5000 arbitrary detentions have taken place. more than 1000 still detained. the government has been very strong on trying to clamp down on what they call disruption and the opposition say that they are getting their voices heard. they are on the streets to protest against what they call the creeping dictatorship. that the only place they can protest is on the streets because all the

from caracas, the bbc‘s katy watson.ism of the vote, this time from the company that provided the voting system. they said the government inflated the numbers of people who turned out by overi million, although many believe it to be more. based on the robustness of our system, we know without any doubt that the turnout of the recent election for a national constituent assembly was manipulated. opposition politicians have called for a criminal investigation to be open. they have criticised the new assembly from the start, arguing that a body designed to rewrite the country's constitution was undemocratic, a power grab. the head of venezuela's electoral authorities say that the voting company's comments are "irresponsible and baseless." the maduro administration is not bowing to pressure either here or abroad, saying that the country is now at peace, but few agree. clemente drives at taxi in a shanty town outside the city. i asked what happened to his windscreen. translation: opposition protesters broke it when i went thro

from caracas, the bbc‘s katy watson. viva la patria! for president maduro, this was a big win.ngth but for the millions of people who boycotted the vote, it was a hollow victory - if that. this morning, caracas felt like a normal city, people getting back to work after a difficult weekend, but still venezuelans are divided. luis voted because he says he's had enough of the protests, but adelaida didn't. as a venezuelan, she says she feels so hurt, she's worried about her family. agustin has been managing this taxi rank for 17 years. he says people here are fed up with food shortages and spiralling inflation. he didn't want to be identified but he said he voted out of fear. i had to vote, he tells me, worried about rumours the government would remove his subsidised food if he didn't. the late hugo chavez is still an icon here, his face a constant reminder that he was the leader who started venezuela's socialist revolution, but high oil prices helped support him. with an economy now in crisis, president maduro is losing friends at home and abroad, not least in the us which today

katy watson reports from caracas.s this was a country in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is neverfar away, but today

katie watson reports. gunfire on the streets of rio.and new victims. according to rio's state security ministry, nearly 3,500 people were murdered in the first six months of this year. the number of people killed by police in shootouts rose by 45%. thousands of soldiers have been deployed on the streets in recent weeks. a show of force, but with an economic crisis and police budget cuts, not everyone is convinced they will make a difference. translation: the violence has increased a lot in the last year and i think it's because the state of rio is in crisis. that affects the people and employment, which increases the number of criminals on the streets. translation: things are out of control here. we don't even want to leave the house because we don't feel safe. in my neighbourhood yesterday, eight vehicles were robbed and now the crossfire can be heard everywhere. insecurity is everywhere. every day the newspapers have new headlines, as the number of victims rises. some journalists are calling this a war in rio and this newspaper has cr

from caracas the bbc's katie watson reports. nnova. until you know doesn't screams for help because he's taken away in his pajamas by the venezuelan intelligence at this. someone else yells that venezuela is now is it take to ship. he was nearly one to be taken away offices also sees leopold and loeb as an opposition leader who was released from prison a few weeks ago. but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela off the election of a new assembly. that would effectively rewrite the constitution the been violent protests in recent months. and on monday former man mr ledezma released a video on social media criticizing the weekends but. i believe i mean if we let everybody that i sent folder he called the vote to forward saying public powers have become a political machinery. at the service of a totalitarian regime a tyranny. you pulled a lupus also made his voice heard while under house arrest. the supreme court said on tuesday it had revoked the house arrest because they'd made political statements. did also r

tampered with and the government inflated the number of voters from caracas our correspondent katie watson reports. nnova. shouting for help this was the moment former caracas mayor and ten unidades but was directed way and his pajamas by that dissuade us intelligence service. his panic well someone screams the country is now a dictatorship. i believe i mean if we missed a does mahood criticize sunday's vote in a video posted online. under house arrest for allegedly plotting a coup. the government said he'd broken the rules by speaking out. and so i sent him back to prison. but mr letters must also told me he had no choice. he's so. i kind. a stay. a. quiet and not. when i sold these is more they're. more than. one hundred and two any more their. way out policemen and they treat. you and your stepfather with the union and. their mother is in madrid. he feels cats yeah. night more criticism of the vote this time from the company that provided the voting system. they said the government had inflated the numbers of people who tagged out by over billion. although many believe it to be able bas

in an exclusive interview with the bbc‘s katy watson ms rousseff warned brazil's democratic process forasn'tjust a single clue, it was a whole process. it didn't finish the day i was removed from office, it started before when they didn't have a way to get the power through the right democratic elections. democracy wasn't viable from their point of view. you have the opposition facing corruption charges. if the workers party any better? what do they accuse lula of? with temer there is video evidence. the first chapter of the coup was my impeachment but the second chapter is stopping president lula from the —— becoming a candidate for the next elections. he is a front—runner. —— becoming a candidate for the next elections. he is a front-runner. do you think that lula will be the a nswer to you think that lula will be the answer to brazil's problems? does it not need a new leader? a change? how do we know brazil needs a new leader and a change? since when is new necessarily a good thing? new could be hitler. there is no guarantee. why do people recognise lula? because people live better d

his daughter oriette ledezma has been speaking to our south america correspondent katy watson, who askede for herfather, who's been under house arrest since 2015. he can't talk and no videos, no interviews. don't talk to phone, nothing. more than two years. but in the last days, he talked to his family and he say he can't stay quiet and in silence when i saw more than 120 policemen in the street. i can't stay quiet and silence. with almost 500 political prisoners right now. he knew it is a big risk to take a video himself but he thought, i'd take the risk. because venezuela, i speak the truth. now you and your stepfather were the only members of the family who live in caracas. your mother is in madrid. do you feel scared? yes, but day after day, their regime becomes more weak, ok? and we expect more and more people open their eyes in the international community. we know that the venezuelan people, we stay in the streets and fight for our country. the conservative mp and foreign office minister, alan duncan, has criticised jeremy corbyn for stance on venezuela. speaking earlier, mr duncan

s katie watson is in caracas into sent this report. i. side the parliament building you'd never guess that. train crisis. hugo chavez his face and influence is never far away. but today was about his sesame. prison maduro who's remained defiant despite the criticism heaped upon him. over what many have called the fujian connection. eat the. she'll need god god will be endless yet that exceed the. criticism was always being here this woman told me. that the people have been on the streets eighteen years first supporting chavis and now my daughter who was legitimately elected by us. this new assembly will have the powers to rewrite the call tuition. this little detail as to what that means in practice what i can never. forget it equitable so it an easy money but the new president gave a hint of what was to come many iraqi. we've not come to destroy the constitution she said adding they wanted to remove obstacles from the government's policy. the assemblies being justified is the only way to bring peace to the country often months of often v

s katie watson reports. maduro this was a big win state tv brown his victory speech outlet. but for the millions of people who boycotted the vote it was a hollow victory if that. this morning correct has felt like a normal city people getting back to work after a difficult weekend. but still venezuelans a divided that enables all who wrote it down louise voted because he says he's had enough of the protests but i donated didn't. want any sort and i miss him doesn't let us wait and she says she feels so hurt to think she's worried about have finally got on the. alright i go steam has been managing this taxi rank for seventeen years. he says people hit a fed up with food shortages and spiraling inflation. he didn't want to be identified but he said he voted out to fia boycott i have devoted tells me all the worried about rumors that the government would remove his subsidized food if he didn't. the late hugo chavez is still an icon here. his face a constant reminder that he was the leader he started venezuela socialist revolution. but high oil prices helped support ten. with th

katie watson, bbc news.ey below. the accident happened when the car drove through a set of safety barriers. the driver was treated at hospital but is expected to be ok. the other motorist was unhurt. extraordinary. i should say that although someone was treated in hospital the other motorist was unhurt, relief that nobody was hurt but please do not try that at home. a small village in the cotswolds has been taking part in a landmark dna study to trace their family histories — with some surprising results. more than a hundred villagers from bledington were tested as part of the genetics experiment asjeremy stern reports. everyone seems to know each other in bledington, but it turns out that people in this tiny cotswolds village are even more close—knit than they thought. brenda found out herfriend graham is also her fourth cousin. definitely a surprise, yes. i mean, i had no idea. all of them were surprises because we have only been here 12 years. and they said i was the most related person in the village. th

his daughter, 0riette, has been speaking to our south america correspondent katy watson, who asked whatews. don't talk to phone, nothing. more than two years. but in the last days, he talked to his family and he say he can't stay quiet and in silence when i saw more than 120 policemen in the street. i can't stay quiet and silence. with almost 500 political prisoners right now. he knew it is a big risk to take a video himself but he thought, i'd take the risk. because venezuela, i speak the truth. now you and your stepfather were the only members of the family who live in caracas. your mother is in madrid. do you feel scared? yes, but day after day, their regime becomes more week, 0k? ——weak. and we expect more and more people open their eyes in the international community. we know that the venezuelan people, we stay in the streets and fight for our country. the conservative mp and foreign office minister, alan duncan, has criticised jeremy corbyn for stance on venezuela. speaking earlier, mr duncan said venezuela is being brought to its knees and that jeremy corbyn, who had previously s

katy watson, bbc news.ll in the number of passes in higher exams this year. 77 % achieved grades a—to—c, down very slightly on last year. more than a third of students signed up to an email or text alert to get their results, rather than waiting for the post. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. after all the hard work, the wait is over for these pupils at the eastbank academy in glasgow, as they find out how they have done in their exams. i got the results i needed so that's really good. how are you feeling? really, really happy. i got one a, two bs and cs, i know i know i lost maths but that's what i'm expecting. i happy with that and i can come back and take maths next year if i want. i failed maths but i was expecting that so i'm 0k. i got an a in classics, how did that happen? across scotland, the pass rate this year in the higher exams sat by 16 and 17—year—olds, was broadly in line with last year. there was, though, is a significant drop in the number of candidates entered for national fo

katie watson, bbc news. coming up in a moment, digital news. but first hello there.ere. we have had some showers in scotland, and more particularly earlier on today across northern england and wales. those showers will continue for a little while longer. still some sunshine to end the day for many areas, and a decent the day. we will keep those showers into the evening across northern and eastern scotland and the north east of england down to lincolnshire. then those fade away. generally the wind is more like the skies were clear. it's going to turn chilly quite quickly. especially in the countryside. it could be quite cold across the northern half of the uk. wrap up well if you're heading outside to see the perseid meteor shower. should be a good see that across most parts of the uk tonight. tomorrow night, maybe not quite as good, more clouds spilling out from the west. not a great deal of cloud to begin the day on sunday. a nice, sunny start for most of us. a few showers from the word go in the west of scotland. and it's going to be across scotland, mainly north o