we're going to know that, i was speaking earlier, telling him what mr. raila odinga has done was right thing because even for us we are not pretty to the exact workings of what was happening behind the scenes when we were counting the votes. it was an opportunity for us to see through the judicial system do know, things happen or whether the did not happen and they are just crying for no good reason. so basically, yes, i think an issue, specific issue we may need to talk about. i'll be more than happy to share. thank you. >> thank you. thank you very much. actually that's a good point. i just want to underline that i think most observers come certain most observers i've talked to would agree that this was an exceptionally well-run election. and particularly when contrasted with previous attempts we had some pretty severe technical breakdowns which then have led to an absence of all the confidence in the process. that was not an issue at this time. technical breakdowns were not an issue, and that said, i'm not sure that technology is also the answer, technology

have expressed confidence in kenya's electoral process, despite opposition leader raila 0dinga's claim of massive fraud. mrs supporters celebrated in the western city of kisumu after his national super alliance said he should be declared the winner. however, the provisional electronic results give the incumbent uhuru kenyatta a clear lead. german prosecutors say a vietnamese businessman they think was kidnapped the ibc, the election commission, has put in place a process that can provide for the guaranteed integrity of this election. if you follow the rules, and they are doing this now, you can get accounting from each and every polling station and an accurate count as to who won and who lost. we believe this system is accountable so far. if the system is followed, if some run monkeyed with it, we will be able to tell. —— someone. it, we will be able to tell. —— someone. trust in it. that is it. german prosecutors say a vietnamese businessman they think was kidnapped in berlin three weeks ago was probably taken to the vietnamese embassy there en route to vietnam. trinh xuan thanh, who had applied for asylu

uhuru kenyatta has taken an early lead over his long—time opponent raila odinga in the country's elections. with over 40% of votes counted, mrof the national vote. but the electoral commission has urged voters to wait calmly for all the results. french presid ent emmanuel macron is reported to be backing down over plans to create an official first lady position for his wife. the issue became politically awkward for the new president, after thousands of people signed an online petition against the move. hackers have demanded millions of dollars in ransom from the us television network hbo, saying they'll release a huge amount of stolen data if they're not paid. their message came as they uploaded other hacked material, including the script of next week's episode of game of thrones. now this is southwest china, where a man is heading through a bus station security scanner in guizhou province. but once scanned, security officials were alarmed when this showed up — a picture of an arm. the man was transporting two human arms and he was initially detained on suspicion of murder. but it turns outs the arms belonged to his brother,

raila 0dinga. the country‘s election commission says that with nearly 90% of votes counted, mr kenyatta currently standsup? at the moment always said is that they have received information from reliable sources and they say at midnight they hacked the election database midnight they hacked the election data base and so midnight they hacked the election database and so in favour of the opponent. that is about it. they have also written to explain what time and what happened and they believed whatever information they have. thank you very much. it is no surprise that the isle of sky gets tourists. they are struggling to cope with the numbers. it does look beautiful, of course. what is the problem with tourists? tell us more. well, it is a beautiful and tranquil location a lot of the time but sometimes it is very busy. you might just be able to hear announcements in the background. the highland games are happening today, which makes it the busiest day. the town is packed and today you get a sense of how much pressure that is on the infrastructure of this island. skye has a unique and stunning combination o

uhuru kenyatta has a strong lead over opposition leader raila odinga the country's election commission says that with nearly 90% of votes counted, mrowever, the opposition coalition has rejected the figures, and has accused election officials of publishing fake results. our correspondent anne soy is in nairobi. a number of complaints from the raila odinga team. what is at the heart of their concerns? the electoral commission was publishing unofficial results directly from the polling station. these results were killed in by their returning officers at returning stations and updated in real time that could be accessed publicly on the website provided by the electoral commission. that is the result people have been following, and the president has consistently been in the lead, but today the main opposition party said those results we re opposition party said those results were fa ke opposition party said those results were fake and challenged the electoral commission to rely on forms that have been signed by their agents in different polling stations across the country. now, they also provided a list of documents which they say are

kenya's defeated opposition leader, raila odinga, has urged his supporters to boycott work tomorrow following the disputed results of the presidential election. mrital. at least sixteen people are said to have been killed since the result was declared — international observers have described the poll as free and fair. learner drivers are to be allowed onto motorways in england, scotland and wales for the first time next year. they'll need to be accompanied by an approved instructor and in a dual—control vehicle. the government hopes the change of rules will mean drivers will be better prepared to drive on motorways on their own, as daniela relph reports. they can be daunting for young motorists. driving at speed, surrounded by bigger vehicles. from next year, learners will get motorway lessons. sean curley passed his driving test six weeks ago. it took him a further two weeks to brave a motorway on his own. you're going up the slip road. you can see all the cars. you're going to have to move over to the right, and there's cars going 70 miles an hour, sometimes faster, and you've not experienced anything like it. you're on your own. it's terrifyi

candidate, raila odinga, has rejected early results which indicate a strong lead for his rival, president uhuru kenyatta. the election commission says with three—quarters of polling stations counted, mr55% of the vote. the american country music star glen campbell has died. he was 81 and had alzheimers. he was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. as a session musician he also played on some of the biggest records of the 1960s, from frank sinatra to the beach boys. now on bbc news, waheed's wars — saving lives across the world. afghanistan, a country wracked by seemingly interminable war. here, there are always casualties. in the hospitals, they fight their own daily battle against injury and disease, armed with the most basic facilities. on the outskirts of the capital, kabul, lies a refugee camp for around 1000 afghan families displaced by war and poverty. today, they have a visitor, a man who knows how it is to live in the most basic of conditions. it is very sad to see this. it brings all my memories back. in his kitchen in chester, dr waheed arian is taking yet another call from afghanistan. a hospital in kabul has a problem and needs expert help.

its own results which gave raila 0dinga a quarter of a million more votes than the incumbent uhuru kenyatta. they also demanded that the electoral commission's chairman declares mrission, wafula chebukati, spoke to the bbc‘s anne soy. the independent elections commission is the only body mandated to run elections. running elections means from the process of voting to the counting of the votes and the announcement of the results. it is oui’ announcement of the results. it is our duty to count votes and announce results. so we don't expect a candidate to use our staff member, purport results, and tell us to announce. that is an unusual procedure. they alleged that there was someone procedure. they alleged that there was someone inside the electoral commission who is working with them, who gave them a set of results. do you know who that is? at the moment, we don't know who it is that is working with the opposition. we are told today that one of our staff was giving information and we are still tried to figure out who that could be. but if we do, we shall of course make it public, and take the necessary action against that member of our staff. there were some alleg

very important, so a very important message from mr ken yato but the other important voice that needs to be heard is that of the opposition leader, raila waiting to see what next for him. the opposition did not turn up when these results were announced, why not? well, shortly before the announcement was made the representatives of the opposition coalition called a quick press conference and said that they were dissatisfied with the process. they have held meetings today, including raila odinga himself, with the commission. they raised objections to the results and they say that the commission told them that they can raise the dispute up until the announcement of the results but they we re announcement of the results but they were not happy with that and they wa nted were not happy with that and they wanted them dealt with before the announcement so they walked out in protest a nd announcement so they walked out in protest and said that they were not going to be party to the process. for the moment. thank you very much. eggs from european poultry farms, containing traces of insecticide, have now been found in nearly 20 countries. they'v

candidate, raila odinga, has rejected early results which indicate a strong lead for his rival, president uhuru kenyatta. the election commission says with 80% of polling stations counted, mr kenyatta has 55% of the vote. the american country music star glen campbell has died. he was eighty—one and had alzheimers. he was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. as a session musician he also played on some of the biggest records of the 1960s, from frank sinatra to the beach boys now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. what is going on in poland? injuly, the european union began legal action against the polish government, over controversial proposed reforms, that critics say will politicise the legal system. it's threatening to withdraw funding and suspend poland's voting rights in eu. my guest today is the polish foreign minister witold waszczykowski. it is poland, that was a country held up as a model of post—soviet transition, turning away from liberal democracy? and what does this mean for its people and its place in europe and the world? foreign minister witold waszczykowski, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. 20

kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has told his supporters to stay away from work today, to mourn those killed during protests against what he insists was a rigged election. mred to issue further instructions tomorrow. international observers have urged him to accept the vote or take his grievances to court. us vice president has defended donald trump's comments that military intervention could be an option to solve the crisis in venezuela. mike pence had a peaceful solution is possible, but the country is currently on the path to a dictatorship. mike pence is in colombia on the start of a two. barnaby joyce may barnabyjoyce may be ruled ineligible to be a member of parliament after learning he may have inherited new zealand citizenship from his father. the constitution prevents australians from serving in public office if they have another nationality. mrjoyce, who is confident that he hasn't broken the rules, has referred the matter to the high court. now it is time for all the business news. and good news from japan, ben? yes —japan hasjust released its latest set of growth figures, and there's been some good news for the world's third largest economy. ja

candidate, raila odinga, has rejected early results which indicate a strong lead for his rival, president uhuru kenyatta. the election commission says with 80% of polling stations counted, mrn campbell has died. he was eighty—one and had alzheimers. he was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. as a session musician he also played on some of the biggest records of the 1960s, from frank sinatra to the beach boys now it's time for hardtalk.

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its own results which gave raila odinga a quarter of a million more votes than the incumbent uhuru kenyatta. they also demanded that the electoral commission's chairman declare mrans, from the process of voting to counting votes, to making the announcement. it is our duty to count the votes and announce the results so we do not expect a candidate to use our staff member and collect the purported results and collect the purported results and tell them to us to announce. it is completely illegal and not procedure. a coach has crashed into the wall of a tunnel... in northern china, killing at least 36 people. 13 others were hurt. officials said the coach was travelling from chengdu in the south west to the central city of luoyang. venezuela's president says he wants a face—to—face meeting with donald trump. nicolas maduro was addressing venezuela's newly—elected constituent assembly, dominated by his supporters. he said he'd ordered officials to try to arrange a meeting at next month's un general assembly, and accused his critics, particularly in the us, of imperialism and interference. the former head of m15 lord evans has warned that britain could face a terrori

opposition leader raila odinga has given a defiant he said he would announce his full course of action on tuesday. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in nairobi, anne soy, and i asked her whether mr believe he would have gone to court. the fact that he has had his agents at polling centres and also at the electoral commission headquarters, checking the results, three days before the announcement was made and the fact that nothing came out of that, then possibly they did not find serious discrepancies that would have been enough to go to court with. with regard to supporters and how many will heed his call, already we have seen some voices of dissent within his party. governors, in the western region, his stronghold are really appealing to business leaders, business owners to business leaders, business owners to reopen their shops, so that non—alike can continue. a group has claimed responsible body foran a group has claimed responsible body for an attack on us forces in iraq in which to service people died. the violence occurred west of mosul, a town still under the control of ias. the us military says five other people were injured in the fighting. now to illuminations of a diff