18/11/2017 BBC Weekend News

Good afternoon.

Tens of thousands of people have

taken to the streets

of Harare in Zimbabwe calling

for the resignation

of President Robert Mugabe.

He's been under house arrest -

apart from one public

appearance yesterday -

since the army seized

power on Wednesday.

Our Senior Africa Correspondent,

Anne Soy, reports from Harare.

This is not the typical coup,

it's more like a carnival.

Zimbabweans here are already

celebrating the end

of President Robert Mugabe's rule.

This is an unprecedented show

of defiance against the strong man.

These soldiers are

the new heroes in town.

Zimbabweans are ecstatic.

They say the soldiers have granted

them their second independence.

A moment they've all

been waiting for.

Years of emotion poured

out on the streets.

What does this mean for you?

New Zimbabwe, freedom

has finally come!

CHEERING

What about you?

I don't have to express it

because I can't believe it,

it's like I'm dreaming.

CHEERING

First Lady Grace Mugabe

hasn't been seen in public

since the military took control

of the country.

Neither has the former vice

president, Emmerson Mnangagwa,

the man tipped to succeed Robert

Mugabe.

These people fought for independence

led by Robert Mugabe.

Now they are asking him to resign.

This is all choreographed to put

pressure on the president

to leave and to give

the transition some legitimacy.

Like many Zimbabweans, Rachel has

only ever known Robert Mugabe has

president.

It means a new Zimbabwe,

a new era, and I'm fighting for my

children so they can have a better

future. I'm happy that she will grow

up knowing a different president

from the one I grew up knowing. Yes.

Thousands of Zimbabweans are out to

make a strong statement. They want

change. For now, any change would

do.

Live now to Harare and our

correspondent, Shingai Nyoka.

Is there any sense that that

pressure and was talking about being

brought to bear on President Mugabe

might force the president to leave

office?

It's difficult to see how he

wouldn't be affected by the scenes

he is no doubt watching from his

home under house arrest. Probably on

TV. Hundreds of thousands of people

have been pouring through the

streets with one message that

President Mugabe must go. Moments

ago we understand that some of those

protesters not only marched to the

official residence, but also his

private house, that they were

singing at his gate, telling him

that his 37 years in office is up.

We've not heard anything for more

from him. But his nephew, also a

Cabinet minister, spoke to the

voters agency earlier today. The

latest we have is that he said

President Mugabe will not legitimise

the coup and he won't break the

constitution by stepping down. --

spoke the Reuters news agency.

Thank

you very much.

Richard Leonard has been elected

the new Leader of Scottish Labour.

Mr Leonard, who's backed

by most trade unions,

replaces Kezia Dugdale

who resigned in August.

In his victory speech, he called

for "a vision for the future -

and a vision for hope again."

Our Scotland Editor,

Sarah Smith, reports.

APPLAUSE.

Electing Richard Leonard

as their leader marks a left turn

for the Scottish Labour Party.

He says his victory means

they will now follow

a more radical agenda.

There is now a settled consensus

established around a radical policy

agenda for the Scottish Labour Party

of extending public ownership,

tackling inequality and poverty,

a more progressive taxation system.

APPLAUSE.

Hello, Ben, it's Richard Leonard...

Richard Leonard was only elected to

the Scottish Parliament last year.

He is a Yorkshireman who has

spent his adult life working

in Scotland as a trades union

organiser and he is

a committed Corbyn loyalist.

There are times in the past

where it has appeared

that the Scottish Labour Party has

looked to pick fights

with Jeremy Corbyn.

I certainly will not be doing that.

We cannot afford the luxury

of splits and divisions.

We need to work together

and I am determined

that the Scottish Labour Party,

from whom today I have received

a mandate, will be working closely

and in step with Jeremy Corbyn

and the entire Labour Party.

Anas Sarwar, the defeated candidate

in a fractious race,

says the party must now unite

around their new leader.

The departing leader,

Kezia Dugdale, has surprising

news of her own today.

She is to appear on "I'm

a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!",

a decision that has been sharply

criticised by members of the party.

Sarah Smith, BBC News.

Air accident investigators

are trying to find out what caused

a light aircraft and a helicopter

to collide over Buckinghamshire

yesterday afternoon.

Two pilots and two passengers died

near the village of Waddesdon.

Let's speak to our reporter

Dan Johnson who's there now,

Dan what's the latest?

Is there any update at all on this

investigation? Not really. The

police say it is too early to tell

what caused this crash. They are

piecing together what happened but

it will take more time. It is

difficult, complicated work and it

isn't being helped by the conditions

on a wet, miserable day. Air

accident investigators have been

going through the piece of wreckage

this morning, which are spread

through woodland down the road on

the edge of a country estate. People

who were here yesterday at midday

described how they heard a loud bang

and saw two objects spinning out of

the sky to the ground before there

was another loud crash and the

wreckage is now spread through that

woodland. Work for investigators to

do. Police he said it would be

releasing the identities of the four

people who died in this crash until

they have spoken to their families

and until they have been officially

identified. Investigators expect to

be here at the crash scene, probably

over the weekend, and until Monday.

Thanks very much indeed.

Hundreds of volunteers have

are helping Dorset police search

for the missing teenager Gaia Pope,

who disappeared 11 days ago.

The search is focussing

on three locations around Swanage.

Miss Pope's family confirmed that

an item of clothing found

earlier this week matched

what she was believed to be wearing

on the day she went missing.

Yesterday, detectives released

a 49-year-old man who'd been

arrested on suspicion of murder.

Tens of thousands of people on low

incomes are facing the prospect

of receiving no Universal Credit

payments in December.

The government has confirmed that

claimants who work and are paid

weekly could find their benefit

stopped, as there are five

paydays in the month -

which could tip them

over the threshold.

Now, with all the sport -

here's Katherine Downes

at the BBC Sport Centre.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon, Matthew.

The North London derby

is the big fixture in

the Premier League this lunchtime -

Arsenal hosting Tottenham

at the Emirates.

It is currently 1-0 to Arsenal

approaching half-time.

There's another full

schedule of rugby union's

Autumn Internationals.

Scotland face the toughest

test of the day -

they take on New Zealand,

while Wales face Georgia

and Ireland play Fiji.

For England, its Australia

at Twickenham - our correspondent

Joe Wilson is there for us:

It is a measure of how far Eddie

Jones has raised the bar as

England's coach. People don't just

expect England to win these days but

to win with style. Last time out

against Argentina they did not need

to be at their best for victory.

Today against Australia I think they

will need to be. Farrell comes back

into the team to maybe install

fluency, but it is a grey and

slippery day at Twickenham, not the

occasion to be throwing the ball

about. Remember, Eddie Jones has won

all of his games as England coach at

Twickenham. And that proud record

will be tested here this afternoon.

Thanks for now.

England's women have thrashed

Canada 79-5 in the opening

match of their three test series -

Harlequins wing Jess Breach scoring

six of their 13 tries, on her debut.

The sides play again next

Tuesday and Saturday.

English motorcyclist Daniel Hegarty

has died after crashing

at the Macau Grand Prix.

He was 31.

The race was stopped and leader

Glenn Irwin declared the winner

but there were no anthems played

or celebrations on the podium.

The Para Badminton Championships get

underway in South Korea this week.

Great Britain is one of the leading

nations in the sport,

which will make its Paralympic debut

at Tokyo 2020.

Krysten Coombs is hoping

for medals at both events -

Kate Grey has been to meet him.

Game Of Thrones is one

of the biggest TV shows

in the world, watched

and loved by millions.

But I bet you didn't know it's also

featured one of the world's best

para-badminton players,

Krysten Coombs, hot favourite to win

a medal in Tokyo when the sport

makes its Paralympic debut.

There is a real focus now.

Before, obviously you wanted

to do well and still go

to World Championships

and Europeans, but to be able

to go to the Paralympics

is the biggest and best

thing, isn't it?

For now, he's training

towards the World Championships

and his coach is feeling pretty

confident about his chances.

He's dominated in the last 12

months, he has done really well,

he's world number one

in singles and doubles.

Moving forward, he's got

to be looking to becoming

double world champion.

Krysten moved to Sheffield this time

last year to play alongside

many of his British team-mates.

But it is challenging times

for these players as para-badminton

currently has no funding

to support its elite programmes.

It has been really tough, you know.

It has meant I have had

to have a job at the same time,

which, you know, I have managed

to balance it out.

I have got a great job

at IKEA which is awesome

and they are really supportive.

As well as his day job,

to help fund his badminton caree,

Krysten has become known

for his acting abilities.

I have done panto for the last

five years at Christmas.

I've also done Game Of Thrones.

Being on the set was amazing.

We went out to Croatia to film

as well which was awesome.

What are your future

plans for acting?

Is that something you want to have

alongside your para-badminton?

Maybe, I suppose.

There is a lot of waiting around,

I find, because there isn't hundreds

of dwarf roles every year,

it is very small, specific things.

At the moment, I think I will put it

on hold a bit and concentrate

now on the badminton.

But with winter coming, will it be

enough to take that world title?

That's all the sport for now

but there's much more

on the BBC Sport website,

including news of the Rugby League

World Cup quarter-finals,

and England's final Ashes warm-up

match - plus all the latest scores

from today, of course.

It is now 2-0 to arsenal in the

north London derby, just approaching

half-time.

You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel.