there's been a lavish birthday party for zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, who turned 93 this weekd said this week that "the majority of the people feel that there is no acceptable replacement". shin—gai nyoka reports. organisers are saying they want to throw one of the biggest parties in africa. what does it take for such a big budget birthday? 150 cattle have been slaughtered for food and thousands of people brought in to join the celebrations and there is plenty of cake for officials, but not everybody is celebrating. some groups said the party abused power and forced impoverished people to make donations. a protest group said the feasting should stop until the country is fixed. as we speak hospitals are in crisis, doctors have been on strike the last two weeks. the government said this is not an weeks. the government said this is notan ordinary weeks. the government said this is not an ordinary party, that they wa nt to not an ordinary party, that they want to revere an african icon that is president robert mugabe. the latest sport. thanks. scotland have secured a long—awaited

zimbabwe's president robert mugabe — who's the world's oldest head of state — has been celebrating his throw one of the biggest parties in africa. what does it take for such a big—budget birthday? for officials, but not everybody is celebrating. some groups said the party abused power and forced impoverished people to make donations. a protest group said the feasting should stop until the country is fixed. as we speak hospitals are in crisis, doctors have been on strike the last two weeks. this the government said this is not an ordinary party, that they want to revere an african icon that is president robert mugabe. nothing beats a trip to the cinema to see the latest films, but a family outing can get quite pricey. now a young entrepreneur has come up with a new idea to fix that. she's converted a bus into a cinema to screen films to children in deprived areas of the uk. caroline davies went to have a look. it doesn't look like a normal bus, does it? and it isn't. this is the movie—mobil. any parent knows just how expensive it is. i live on a housing estate. i thought, wouldn't it be

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a zimbabwean pastor, who started a grassroots protest movement against president robert mugabe, has appearednt. if convicted, evan mawarire faces up to 20 years in prison. it comes as president mugabe prepares to celebrate his 93rd birthday with a lavish party against a backdrop of economic hardship, as our harare correspondent shingai nyoka reports. this is the man who dared to demand that zimbabwe's ruling elite stepped down. don't worry, justice will be served. he believes he's paying the price for speaking the truth. he is accused of being behind some of the biggest protests against president mugabe in over a decade. his online rants against corruption went viral. they tell me that the black is for the majority, people like me. and yet for some reason i don't feel like i am a part of it. and soon, other zimbabweans were venting their anger, using his hashtag, thisflag. protests erupted around the world. he left the country fearing for his safety. but in the last six months the government has clamped down on civil rights. evan mawarire hasn't received the same level of public support that

there are certainly others like robert mugabe who could claim that role more than him. special relationship, which in this prose brexit scenario is very important to us. and he has also applauded trump's decision to put persecuted christians at the front... this to the former archbishop? yes, absolutely. and inside is about what trump might give the queen on the state visit thatis give the queen on the state visit that is coming up, which i'm sure the queen is looking forward to. that is coming up, which i'm sure the queen is looking forward tom course we don't know when it is happening. but if it does he is going to give her a lovely western saddle, when he isn't busy tweeting and doing selfies and he doesn't just want to give them something that will be gathering dust on the mantelpiece. this is what a source says. he wants to give them something that he knows they will enjoy and use. of course a keen horse woman. he is going to in grave on one side... on one side the queen's seal and the other side with the president's cup group three. he is big gestures. i was sent

a pastor from zimbabwe who led protests against robert mugabe's government last year has been chargedawarire, who started a movement criticising the government, using the zimbabwean flag will stand trial later this month. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. it comes as president mugabe prepares to celebrate his 93rd birthday with a lavish party against a backdrop of economic hardship. as shingai nyoka reports from harare. this is the man who dared to design demand that zimbabwe's ruling he believes he's paying the price for speaking the truth. mugabe must go! he is accused of being behind some of the biggest protests against president mugabe in over a decade. his online rants against corruption went viral. they tell me that the black is for the majority people like me. and yet, for some reason, i dead feel like i am a part of it. and soon, other zimbabweans were venting their anger using his hashtag, #thisflag. protests erupted around the world. he left the country fearing for his safety. but in the last six months, the government has clamped down on civil rights. evan ma

a pastor from zimbabwe who led protests against president robert mugabe's government last year, has appearedn mawariray, who started the this flag movement, will stand trial later this month. if convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. it comes as president mugabe prepares to celebrate his 93rd birthday with a lavish party against a backdrop of economic hardship, as our harare correspondent shingai nyoka reports. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, i have been arrested again. this is how the state responded to government critic evan mawarire, as he stepped off the plane after six months of self—imposed exile. he's in chains, but defiant, despite facing serious charges. the charge sheet says he incited the public locally and internationally to revolt and overthrow the government. they were some of the most violent protests in over a decade, anger targeted at the long—time leader president mugabe, and corruption in his administration. let them see that zimbabweans are rising up... the state say mawarire's social media posts calling for work stoppages incited a series of violent protests, even

there has been a lavish birthday party for robert mugabe who turned 93 this week. after nearly four decades. the world's allders head of state said this week that the majority of people feel that there is no acceptable replacement. over the united states. tom perez has been elected as the new national chairman of the us democratic party. he is a former member of president obama's cabinet. the role of chairman is seen as critical, especially now that the republicans hold majorities in both the senate and house of representatives. after his election mr perez addressed party delegates in atla nta. some day they are going to study this era in american history and study it alongside the know nothing movement and will ask the question of all of us, where were you in 2017? when we had the worst president in the history of the united states, and we will all be able to say, whether you are sitting here, outside, or whether you are looking across america, we will be able to say, the united democratic party led the resistance, ensured that this president was a one term presid

zimbabwe's president robert mugabe says both the governing party, zanu—pf, and the country's people seem in next year's elections. mr mugabe — who turns 93 on tuesday — has been in power since 1980. his wife says he's so popular voters would support him even if he were dead. malaysian police are hunting for at least four more suspects in the death of kimjong—nam, the half brother of north korea's leader. in the death of kimjong—nam, the half brother of north korea's leader. he died on monday after apparently being poisoned at kuala lumpur airport. four people have already been arrested over the death but many questions remain unanswered, including what will happen to his body. celia hatton reports. the assasination of this man appears to have involved a widening cast of characters. four have already been detained in the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnamese passport who could be this person from the crime scene, and this woman who says she was tricked into participating. she says she thought she was on a television prank show. one north korean citizen is in cu

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday with thousands of supportersivities, which have been taking place all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country. mr mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand in elections next year. malaysia police say they want to to sweep kuala lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals following the attack on kim jong—nam. mr kim, the half brother of north korean leader kimjong—un, died last week after he was accosted by two women at the airport in the malaysian capital. tests show mr kim was killed with a highly toxic nerve agent huge rallies have been held in the south korean capital seoul in protest calling for the impeachment of president park geun—hye to be sped up following a major corruption scandal. thousands of protesters held a candlelight vigil and performed mexican waves in what has become a regular sight in the city. south korea's parliament voted in december to impeach president park but the constitutional court is reviewing the legality of the decision. the united nations' clim

when he was archbishop of canterbury, he was asked to supper with some rather odious people like robert mugabe here so we should not put him in the same bracket as those people? absolutely not but there is a greater point here, people taking to the streets about donald trump tend to be people of the left, you don't see them taking to the street about the president of hungary who was criticised and built a wall of his own against immigrants, and rehab slovakia, similar outspoken... but we are just a few days into the trump presidency and we have this legal battle starting to unravel on this travel ban between the president and the courts. what strikes me is how cataclysmic it appears, after only two weeks, it seems there is almost a massive culture war going on in the us, and resonating throughout the us, and resonating throughout the world. when you have chuck schumer, the democrat minority leader in the house, in tears talking about the travel ban, the long serving democrat saying he has served with every president since forward and have never seen such catastrophic... donald trump said they

president robert mugabe turned 93 on tuesday.ast year, to 93. he is noticeably frail, but it is not the two vice presidents, but is relatively young wife, who is taking centre stage in zimbabwean politics. at 93, he is the world's oldest statesman. for most people here, is the only leader they have ever known. mugabe says that most of these people have failed to find a replacement that is acceptable to them, and that he will stand again for election next year, aged 94. there is a visible difference between the wealth displayed at party functions, and how the majority of zimbabweans live. only one in every five zimbabwean has a formaljob. this is how some of the others are surviving. they sit on the side of the road daily, waiting to be hired. this man is a young graduate, with lots of qualifications, but he has not had a job for three years. he believes the costly birthday celebrations were a misplaced priority. imagine if a million had been put into two factories. that is like 200 young people. critics say mugabe's policies to t

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his ninety—third birthday with thousands of supportersfestivities, which have been taking place all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country. mr mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand in elections next year. hull is enjoying its moment in the spotlight as the uk city of culture. but in the 17th century it was the focus of national attention for very different reasons. it was the place where the english civil war began in 1642, and the royal shakespeare company has moved to the city to commemorate the story in a new play featuring a number of household comic names. anne—marie tasker has been behind the scenes. war is inevitable now. it's a comedy about hull, penned by a writer from hull. so where else to stage the royal shakespeare compa ny‘s new play than in the city? the english civil war starts now. who then makes the first advance? since january, the cast of the hypocrite have been rehearsing in a disused church in hull. including the stars — caroline quentin and mark addy. for people who don't know, it

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday.ave criticised the lavish festivities, which have been taking place all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country. mr mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand in elections next year. dozens of coptic christian families in egypt have fled northern sinai after a number of killings this week by suspected islamist militants. at least seven coptic christians have been killed since the end of january. russell trott reports. an exodus of christian families taking flight from egypt's north sinai province after the so—called islamic state group killed the seventh member of their community in just three weeks. families gathered with their belongings at the evangelical church in the suez canal city of ismailia, with church officials saying up to three quarters of those living in northern sinai are now fleeing. more than 200 students studying in arish, the province's capital, have also reportedly left. sectarian incidents are nothing new in egypt. more than 20 people

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday.riticised the lavish festivities, which have been taking place all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country. mr mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand in elections next year. huge rallies have been held in the south korean capital seoul in protest calling for the impeachment of the president to be sped up following a major corruption scandal. thousands of protesters held a candlelight vigil and performed mexican waves in what has become a regular sight in the city. south korea's parliament voted in december to impeach president park but the constitutional court is reviewing the legality of the decision. the president's supporters have also held their own protest, waving the korean flag while demanding that park's impeachment be nullified. it's 0scars weekend in los angeles with the academy awards showcasing more breakthrough movies with diverse casting — in it's history. however the event is likely to become an arena for political discontent. keith adam

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday. with thousands of supporters the city of bulawayo. activists and opposition leaders have criticised the lavish festivities, which have been taking place all week, despite severe economic hardship in the country. mr mugabe has been in power since 1980 and says he will stand in elections next year. with all the sport, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. claudio ranieri has been at the leicester city training ground this morning to say his goodbyes to the players and staff. he was joined by the club's thai owners, who flew in by helicopter to help with the goodbyes, after they sacked the italian on thursday. speaking to the media afterwards, ranieri said he hoped that leicester could one day repeat their title success. i don't speak to anybody, just to say to the fans they are fantastic. how do you feel? i feel good. of course, what we achieved in leicester, i hope can happen again. was it emotional with the players? it was normal. do you feel badly treated? and it was normal. do you feel ba