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

—— i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am just as anxious asst years in zimbabwe, ican through in the past years in zimbabwe, i can safely tell you that if people were not on the street, which they were, it's because they we re which they were, it's because they were anxious about whether... young people who are tired and fed up of the system, and they want change. they are tired of being on the streets. and chamisa mentioned that these people do not need to be called on the street, they live on the streets because they're unemployed. harare was quiet today because people are scared, they've been chased out and shot, some people are dead, we have lost lives because the army got involved. but these people... there is undoubted support for the mdc amongst young people, as you say, and on the streets of harare. but in rural areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu—pf?|j areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu-pf? i can tell you might home area belongs to zanu—pf. i have family all around there, i can tell y

a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc alliance. there have been some clashes with police. the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared e—mail evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life, trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well, bluebird k7, has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the wa

paper is not surprisingly pointing the finger at the opposition leader, nelson chamisa and his mdc alliance party. the paper says as the alliance goes on a zimbabwe and paper ist surprisingly pointing the finger at the opposition leader rampage the opposition protesters as hoodlums, drunk, drugged and armed to attack people and property. that's in this opinion piece from the same paper. the writer also takes aim at nelson chamisa. it's unfortunate that to me so thinks he can subvert the will of the people. you have found an independent paper in zimbabwe telling quite a different story. is newsday.ication they say the soldiers drove their armored vehicles into the streets and indiscriminately fired at anyone describing the protesters as singing and dancing. so far from the menacing portrayal we just saw. also some interesting analysis about mnangagwa himself. he has gone to great lengths to open up zimbabwe to the world and if he claims victory and then cracked down on the opposition it would undermine his international credibility so it appears his reaction for the moment is to lay low and

unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc allianceer nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. now on bbc news, it's time for click.

unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc allianceere have been some clashes with police. the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared e—mail evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well, bluebird k7, has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the water

that is what the mdc alliance is challenging. camera a policewoman was wearing, when she attended the fight outside a nightclub where england cricketer ben stokes was arrested. stokes is one of three men accused of being involved in a violent confrontation in bristol last september. all three deny a charge of affray. our correspondentjon kay was at the court and sent us this update. mark speer was the first member of police staff on the scene that night in september last year. he was off—duty but described what he saw as a scuffle and he went to intervene. he describes the man in a green t—shirt, seemingly ben stokes, that‘s what he was wearing, as the main aggressor. he said another man was trying to get away from the man in a green t—shirt, but the man in a green t—shirt was the main aggressor. but the jury has been shown a range of video angles, of cctv, of body camera footage as well that was gathered by another police officer who arrested ben stokes that night. she described him as completely compliant, as calm, and when she

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

they were clashing with supporters of zimba bwe‘s opposition mdc alliance.fficers can be seen here beating protesters. truckloads of anti—riot officers were called in to help clear the streets of harare as tensions escalated. local residents dispersed as protesters lit fires and engaged in running battles with police who fired a water cannon to disperse the crowds. some real scenes of violence there in certain pockets of harare. let me read you this tweet from pro—democracy organisation vanguard africa. "tragic day for the country and for hopes of a democratic transition — as improbable as that ever might have been." earlier the opposition party held a press conference. this is what they said. we condemn in the strongest sense the action that was taken today. there is no justification whatsoever for the brutality we experienced today. let us all maintain peace in the country whilst respecting the rights of citizens. the idea that protesters are violent is a false narrative that cannot be justified. we urge zimbabweans and supporters to exercise their rights

unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc allianceourt. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared e—mail evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union.

the opposition mdc alliance says it plans to challenge the result in court. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life, trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well, bluebird k7 has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the water again. lorna gordon has more. the isle of bute in the firth of clyde has never had a visitor like this. bluebird. the jet—engined hydroplane that held seven world records, restored to its former glory in a journey that has taken 17 years. it's all original material, it has been re—repaired and assessed for strength. modern day rivets, all this kind of thing. just a painstaking and thorough rebuild. donald campbell died trying to break his own record as the fastest man on water, hurtling past at more than 300mph on coniston water in the lake district. his daughter, gina, carrying the teddy bear he had with him, has come to bute to see bluebird take to the water

we hold the opposition mdc alliance, and its whole leadership, responsible for this disturbancy of nationalh was meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets — scenes more reminiscent of a warzone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians, for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. feargal keane, bbc news, harare. the united states has announced sanctions aginst two members of the turkish government it is holding responsible for unfairly detaining an american pastor. andrew brunson was arrested in 2016, accused of links to political groups and helping organise a failed coup against the turkish pre

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we hold the opposition mdc alliance, and its whole leadership, responsible for this disturbancy of nationals meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets — scenes more reminiscent of a war zone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians, for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. fergal keane, bbc news, harare. shortly we will be going live to harare, speaking to another news editor based there, for the selection process. that is later in the programme. moving to the united states, it has announced sanctions against two members of the turkish government is holding responsible for unfairly detaining

we hold the opposition mdc alliance, and its whole leadership, responsible for this disturbancy of nationalich was meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets — scenes more reminiscent of a warzone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians, for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. feargal keane, bbc news, harare. our other top story: president trump has made his most forceful intervention yet in the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election, calling on his attorney general, jeff sessions, to end it right now. mr trump described the special counsel, robert mueller, and his tea

the opposition mdc alliance says it plans to challenge the result in court. us secretary of state mike pompeo has called for pressure to be maintained on north korea as concerns mount about the progress of denuclearisation. speaking at a meeting of southeast asian countries, mr pompeo called on us allies and partners to maintain sanctions against pyongyang. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team is arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell lost his life, trying to break his own water speed record in the lake district. his jet powered vessel was travelling at more than 300mph, when it crashed on coniston water. well bluebird k7, has since been salvaged and painstakingly restored, and is about to take to the water again. lorna gordon has more. the isle of bute in the firth of clyde has never had a visitor like this. bluebird. the j

the opposition mdc alliance had brought the legal challenge, saying the vote was fraudulent, but thisrst election since robert mugabe was ousted from power last year. spain has taken another step towards dealing with the legacy of the civil war after the government approved the exhumation of francisco franco. the late fascist dictator‘s remains have lain in splendour in the valley of the fallen mausoleum near madrid since his death in 1975. the site has long been used as a place to pay tribute to general franco on the anniversary of his death. tens of thousands of people are expected to travel to dublin this weekend to see pope francis — almost a0 years since the last pa pal visit to ireland. in the wake of abuse scandals in the catholic church — what kind of welcome will he receive? 0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir reports. bishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf at leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it is also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an alter has been built along the touchline, but that is as nothing co

the opposition mdc alliance says it plans to challenge the result in court. korea as concerns mount about the progress of denuclearisation. speaking at a meeting of southeast asian countries, mr pompeo called on us allies and partners to maintain sanctions against pyongyang. the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape, dismissed. his legal team is arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. it's little more than 50 years since donald campbell

unity after being accused of winning a "fraudulent and illegitimate" election by the opposition mdc alliancethere have been some clashes with police. the mdc leader nelson chamisa says he'll challenge the result in court. the hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, is trying to have criminal charges against him of rape dismissed. his legal team are arguing that prosecutors should have shared email evidence with the grand jury that indicted him. mr weinstein denies all the charges. britain's prime minister, theresa may, has held informal talks with france's president macron at his summer retreat, to try to push her plan for leaving the european union. it's the latest in a series of british meetings with individual european leaders to try to secure a brexit agreement. the sister of a woman missing for more than a week, has made an emotional appeal for help in finding her. gemma eastwood broke down in tears as she described her older sister, samantha, as her best friend. the 28—year—old midwife was last seen at the end of her shift, at the royal stoke hospital last friday morning. a 32—year—

chamisa has said the mdc alliance isn't necessarily interested right now in contesting the results inndependence in zimbabwe. you are mentioning whether they would organise protest, the question is what would the aim of those peak? —— those bees. —— those be. that is one of the questions at. the question would be what about the rerun of the elections, given the results that were problematic —— problematic. it will be hard to reconcile these differences between the two parties. would they demand a rerun because that would they demand reforms? would they demand a power—sharing government? those are options on the table. the other making —— major question about any organised protest is do they still have the organisational strength to bring zimbabweans out on the street and do so for a protracted period of time? they did in the past organised large—scale time? they did in the past organised la rge—scale protest time? they did in the past organised large—scale protest that were fairly effective in terms of getting turnout, but they didn't have any advocacy in terms of changing the respons

nelson chamisa's mdc alliance party says it will launch a legal challenge because the vote was riggede on the streets of the capital harare, after protests on wednesday left six people dead. our correspondent nomsa mseko reports. zimbabweans have spoken but celebrations the morning after an election have been largely absent in the capital harare. a sense of business as usual has returned with shops reopening. but a large police presence still firmly on the ground. the army, which unleashed rounds of bullets on protesting supporters of the opposition movement for democratic change on wednesday in some of the most violent scenes the country has seen in years with at least six people killed, was not visible on the streets of the capital. in the dead of night the country's electoral commission announced emmerson mnangagwa had retained his seat, legitimising his position following a military coup that ousted former strongman robert mugabe eight months ago. therefore, mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo, of zanu—pf party is, therefore, duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe wi

we hold the opposition, the mdc alliance, and its whole leadership responsible for this disturbance ofe, which was meant to disrupt the electoral process. armoured vehicles on the streets. it seems more reminiscent of a war zone than a nation in the middle of a democratic election, or a city where thousands cheered the armyjust eight months ago. today, we saw the deployment of military tanks and firing of live ammunition on civilians for no apparent reason. civilians are allowed to demand the respect of their rights in a lawful manner. any disorder may be dealt with by the police, who are best trained for public order. in a few hours this afternoon, the great hope that there was for this country was battered. it will take a real will for calm on all sides for it to be restored. studio: fergal, it had all looked so promising on polling day — is it possible to say where this is going to from here? well, look, there is no minimising the sense of shock across this country tonight, or indeed the damage done to the hopes of a democratic transition and indeed to this country's international i

the opposition mdc alliance had brought a legal challenge, saying the vote was fraudulent, but this wased from power last year. spain's government has passed a decree to disinter the remains of the late fascist dictator francisco franco from a huge mausoleum near madrid. the general was laid to rest in the valley of the fallen near madrid, after his death in 1975. fascists still use the site as a place of pilgrimage. but many on the left argue that it glorifies his regime. now a story which could be every child, and some adults', dream come true. 13—year—old lewis cram loves fire engines but he wanted more than a toy, so he started saving. now he's the proud owner of not one but two full—sizedworking engines. robby west has been to meet him. for as long as he can remember, lewis has always wanted a fire engine. i have my own generator ran speyer fire helmet. it is notjust the kit inside, he owns the whole truck. how does a 13—year—old afford a fire truck. how does a 13—year—old afford afire engine? truck. how does a 13—year—old afford a fire engine? he worked hard for it. i did housewor

i want to congratulate the mdc alliance for running a fantastic campaign.uch. i want to congratulate those who one in the free and fair election, particularly in the parliamentary election. we have no problems with that, that is democracy, it is give and take. but we do not believe in a democracy where it is take and take. that we do not believe in. thank you very much. may god bless you. yes, we have happier times coming. we must all be ready to celebrate and celebrate in our thousands. thank you very much. that is nelson chamisa, the leader of the opposition in zimbabwe, the defeated candidate, but he said the election had been raped and manipulated. he said it was a coup and that zimbabwe and emmerson mnangagwa is a dictatorship, and oppressive regime. interestingly, this news conference by the opposition was almost stopped by the opposition was almost stopped by riot police just before it was beginning. they moved in. these are pictures from earlier on around lunchtime. riot police moved in and told journalists to get out amidst extraordinary scenes in

however, the opposition party the mdc alliance is claiming that vote was rigged. presidential poll has yet to be announced. 0ur africa correspondent nomsa maseko is in harare. just bring us right up to date. we saw those images of considerable violence. what is the situation now? there was indeed violence yesterday afternoon here on the streets of harare, as youths supporting the opposition party movement for democratic change took to the streets saying that they were demonstrating because they think that the election has been rigged. at this moment here in harare it is quiet, it is calm. a police are still out there on the streets. the military has still not returned to the barracks. also there was a press briefing, a late—night press briefing, a late—night press briefing, either minister in charge of police yesterday, who said that the police and the army will not hesitate to use what he described as necessary force to get rid of people who were protesting violently on the streets, and that has been condemned, of course, by the international community. we also h

of the vote, against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change alliance, the mdcejected the results and said it would be challenged in court. fergal keane sent this report from harare. after a wait in which the country was plunged into crisis, at last, the moment of decision. the votes received by emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf party are more than half the number of votes cast in the presidential election. therefore, emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with effect from the third of august 2018. cheering. the newly elected president is the man who overthrew robert mugabe last november. today we are witnessing the beginning of a new democracy. his victory is the culmination of 50 yea rs of his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. for the man named the crocodile, patient and ruthless. to those characteristics described new? —— to those characteristics described you? i am as soft as all. iama described you? i am as soft as all. i am a very soft person in l

the opposition mdc alliance shown in red has 58 seats, including majorities in zimbabwe's two biggestare and bulawayo. nomsa maseko is in harare. these elections were meant to be a real watershed in zimbabwe since the removal of robert mugabe from power. the violence is most unwelcome and in the words of amnesty international, the militarisation of the aftermath of these elections is a real concern. is it calm now? indeed it is a real concern, and those are also the words echoed by the commonwealth observer mission who denounced the use of excessive force on civilians by the military. it is, though, calm at this stage. i took a drive earlier to see what was it looking like around the streets of harare, and outside the headquarters of the ruling is ef party there was a military presence. 0utside party there was a military presence. outside the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change, there were water tankers there, also a huge police presence and many shops remain closed at this hour. injust and many shops remain closed at this hour. in just the last few minutes,

of the vote against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change alliance, the mdcd the results and said it would be challenged in court. fergal keane sent this report from harare. after a wait in which the country was plunged into crisis, at last, the moment of decision. the votes received by mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party are more than half the number of votes cast in the presidential election. therefore, mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with effect from the 3rd august, 2018. cheering the newly—elected president is the man who overthrew robert mugabe last november. today we are witnessing the beginning of a new and unfolding democracy. his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. for the man nicknamed the crocodile — patient and ruthless. do those characteristics describe you, do you think? i'm as soft as wool. i am a very soft person in life, my

of the vote, against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change alliance, the mdc chamisa rejected the results, and said his party would be challenging them in court. andrew plant reports. cheering. celebrations on the streets of zimbabwe after the country's controversial presidential election. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, a 75—year—old politician nicknamed the crocodile due to his shrewd, some say ruthless, political manoeuvring, winning zimbabwe's first election since the end of robert mugabe's rule in november last year. in the days before the announcement, delays and confusion boiled over into protests, with security forces using tear gas and water cannon and then opening fire with live rounds. six people died in wednesday's violence, with dozens more injured. opposition supporters immediately said they suspected a rigged election, claiming they hadn't been allowed to verify the votes. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the chief election agents of the candidates. zimbabwe saw decades of rule by robert mugabe, under