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 mawarire has not received the same level of public support that he did when he stood on these same court grounds last year, but his supporters believe that his case, which will be heard here, will test the limits of freedom of expression in this country. i think a lot of people are still a little bit upset, disappointed and feel let down by the fact that he left in the first place, and perhaps they fear that he might do it again. but i think at its core, what must be remembe

mr mugabe is seen here at last year's birthday. he says mawarire is being sponsored by western countries wanting to end his 37—year rule. the thisflag pastor has not ruled out running for office, but his immediate fate lies in the hands of mugabe's government. many music fans are choosing to go back to vinyl so we're taking you to a store leading the way. but it's not in brooklyn or la. instead there's a market stall in nairobi which is determined to keep people spinning the decks and we've gone to meet the man behind it. my name is james. everybody around here knows me asjimmy. i collect records and vinyl. i have had this since 1989. this username wrote these markets. —— this is nairobi's markets. we have over 6000 records. there's blues, there is a rum but, there's country, instrumentals, soundtracks —— ramba. there's country, instrumentals, soundtracks —— rambalj there's country, instrumentals, soundtracks -- ramba. i really like this one. a record player, yes. i was wondering where to get this kind of music. a lot

paying the price for speaking your mind in mugabe's zimbabwe. we profile the pastorfacing up to 20 years injail. his supporters believe that his case which will be heard here, will test the limits of freedom of expression in this country. plans for a helping hand at one online supermarket, rory cellan jones investigates the rise of the robot. the question is, just how many people are going to see theirjobs taken by robots and what will happen to them? and eyesore or icon? as paris' pompidou centre celebrates its 40th birthday, will gompertz meets its creators. everybody hated it. it was only when it opened and people started to line up and started to come in and the figures were fantastic, it changed. the un has appealed for $2 billion to provide life—saving assistance to millions in yemen, who it says face the threat of famine. almost 3.3 million people are now suffering from acute malnutrition. more than 2 million of them are children. aid workers say the situation is catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating. now there is a new complication. w

paying the price for speaking your mind in mugabe's zimbabwe. we profile the pastorfacing up to 20 years injail. his supporters believe that his case, which will be heard here, will test the limits of freedom of expression in this country. plans for a helping hand at one online supermarket, rory cellan jones investigates the rise of the robot. the question is, just how many people are going to see theirjobs taken by robots and what will happen to them? and eyesore or icon? as paris‘ pompidou centre celebrates its 40th birthday, will gompertz meets its creators. everybody hated it. it was only when it opened and people started to line up and started to come in and the figures were fantastic, it changed. the un has appealed for $2 billion to provide life—saving assistance to millions in yemen, who it says face the threat of famine. almost 3.3 million people are now suffering from acute malnutrition. more than 2 million of them are children. aid workers say the situation is catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating. now there is a new complication

the pastor facing up to 20 years in prison for protesting against for protesting against mugabe's government in zimbabwe. and, the original headbanger bows out. we speak to ozzy osbourne as black sabbath bring an end to half a century of metal. coming up in sportsday: we will have the latest from the davis cup. and, ireland's women beat scotland in the six nations. scotland haven't won in the tournament since 2010. good evening. eu leaders have made a show of unity at a summit in malta against what they see as a potentially hostile us president. donald trump has previously praised the uk for voting for brexit. today, eu leaders declared the importance of a strong europe in the face of a newly uncertain relationship with america. theresa may offered to act as a bridge with the us following her visit to washington — though one eu leader responded it's impossible to build bridges with the us when communication is done mostly on twitter. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports from malta. this report contains some flashing images. a stroll in the sun among europe's leaders, but soon t

mr mugabe is defying calls to resign. the oldest president in the world 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. sc

president robert mugabe turned 93 on tuesday. my family and i thank almighty god that i was able to live from 92 last 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 factori

zimbabwe's president robert mugabe, who's the world's oldest head of state, has been celebrating his 93rd birthday. and he showed no signs of being ready to stand down. shingai nyoka reports. organisers are saying they want to throw one of the biggest parties in africa. now, what does it take for such a big—budget birthday? well, 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. but not everybody is celebrating. some civil power groups said the party abused power and forced impoverished people to make donations. and 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 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

zimbabwe's president robert mugabe — who's the world's oldest head of state — has been celebrating his 93rd birthday. and he showed no signs of being ready to stand down. shingai 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? 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

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 custody, thought to be the man escorted here by malaysian police. and now the authorities h

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' climate chief has admitted that she's worried about the election of president trump because of his threat to pull the us out of international agreements. but patricia espinosa says

seen that level of hysteria around other politicians that he would say were far worse, like robert mugabe, or president assad. but one of the interesting things i find from his particular intervention is he welcomes one particular proposal that donald trump has introduced, which is his refugee policy, where he is actively christian persecatea qt“*1§*i§’ir‘fi‘fifi‘l€‘:fii==

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 badly treated ? and off it was normal. do you feel badly treated? and off he went. it's a crucial day in the six nations with scotland hosting wales in the first match at murrayfield. our reporter patrick gearey is already at murrayfield, on a day when we'll get a better

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday. with thousands of supporters attending a party outside 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. 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

the zimbabwean president robert mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday. with thousands of supporters attending a party outside 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. 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 d

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 is all about the beginning of the civil war, which happened in hull. beverley gate is the kind of centre point of that moment. the play is frantic, funny and there's a lot of us i

we have had mugabe, we have had the bahraini and is, the chinese. it is not like we strangers to people we do not agree with. i sure the queen could have organised state banquet. you do not hear about the queen being a remain or a brexiteer, do you? i know lots of people think that the house of commons is very old—fashioned. it is. it is those things, there are plenty of ways of dealing with these things without you having to be personal. you have both been knocking around westminster for quite awhile. you have seen a series of speakers in the nicest possible way. you have seen a range the nicest possible way. you have seen a range of speakers that you go back to jack whether or, before. is john bercow so unusual. has he done things differently? one thing he has tried to do is try to modernise the place. he has brought in a young family. that is something people do not remember before. i think it is rather uncomfortable for him. he has tried to do that. what he has achieved quite a bit is to stand up for the right of backbenchers. we have made sur

there are certainly others like robert mugabe who could claim that role more than him. but ultimately there has been an hysterical outpourings could really undermined, as you were saying, the 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

with mugabe at the helm, populist decisions have destroyed the once thriving agriculture sector. the matter the figures, the country's organizing national celebrations. state media, radios, tvs and newspapers praised the president , still venerated by many as one of the country's founding fathers. many believed him when he said western sanctions are the reason the population is suffering. >> and possible sanctions by , we might come up with better policies. french police have arrested three men suspected of planning a terrorist attack. police raided homes in paris on tuesday. a judicial source said the plot was sufficiently advanced four police to make arrests. the country remains on high alert following a wave of deadly attacks that began in january 25 teen. januarych -- began in 2015. the former minister says he wants to door skilled workers to france after the u.k. leaves the european union. today's trip was about getting french ex-pats to the ballot box to vote for him. i reporter has more from london. this presidential candidate positions himself as neither from the left or

amin and mugabe and everything. and when i saw the comparison, i thought this is a joke. but he is not a joke. you'd elected as president of the united states. no one has seriously challenged his legitimacy. he may have been elected by the american people, but what he is doing and how he's doing it, and i can tell you that personally i believe that all the things he has been saying, being an amin type of person, look at what is happening with the travel ban. i'm sure very soon he will discover that he cannot do it, and he will retract. for example, following isis on social media. they are celebrating what trump is saying. this is the american... we told you they hate us as muslims, but you never believed us. this is the proof. you raise very important points, and i agree with you. it is notjust terrorists coming together, there was a time in the late 70s and early 80s when america was hated in so many parts of the world, when you were burning the flags. he is taking america back to that place, where americans will not be safe in the world. and because, notjust terrorism,

an american programme where they actually did that comparison between donald trump and idi amin and mugabe. it was so interesting for me when i saw the types of comparisons. this man is a joke. when i saw the types of comparisons. this man is ajoke. he is when i saw the types of comparisons. this man is a joke. he is not a joke. he is elected as president of the united states. nobody has seriously challenged his legitimacy. i don't know, he may have been elected by the american people, but what he is doing and how he is doing it, andl what he is doing and how he is doing it, and i can tell you that personally i believe that all of these things he has been saying, i am going to do this, i am going to do that, i am going to do this, being an amin type of person, he will not do those things. look at the ban. soon he will realise he cannot do it and retract it. for example, iam cannot do it and retract it. for example, i am following islamic state on social media. you cannot imagine. they are celebrating what donald trump is saying. look, this is america, these are the people we told you they

he was archbishop of canterbury, he was asked to supper with some rather odious people like robert mugabe, he mentions north korea, sudan, assad, other people... but we are talking about the leader of the free world 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

there has been a lavish birthday party for robert mugabe who turned 93 this week. but he is defying calls to resign 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 th