18/11/2017 BBC Weekend News

Good evening.

Tens of thousands of people

have been marching in

the Zimbabwean capital,

Harare, and in the second

city, Bulawayo, calling

on President Mugabe to step down.

Crowds have been singing

at the gates of the President's

official residence,

urging him to go.

Mr Mugabe has been under virtual

house arrest since the army took

control of the country

four days ago.

The country's ruling party,

Zanu-PF has said it'll dismiss

Mr Mugabe as its leader tomorrow

and reinstate the ousted

vice-president.

Our Africa eitor, Fergal Keane,

reports from Harare.

Something happened

inside the people today.

A shared energy that helped

them into the streets.

They were there on the big

streets and small.

A common purpose in

a place so long divided.

Voices that wouldn't have dared

speak of Robert Mugabe a few

days ago now sound his

political Requiem.

We have waited for

this for 37 years!

You have come back from England,

you are happy to see this,

I'm sure.

Indeed, I am very happy.

This is a new beginning

for the people of Zimbabwe.

What I am seeing here

is the death of a dictator.

All of the faces of

the nation came into

Harare.

Joy was unrestrained.

And exuberantly expressed.

Who knows what freedom

the military coup will

deliver?

But an army that was once

an instrument of oppression is now

celebrated.

This tells you everything,

this is what the people

are thinking in Harare.

Fear has been cast off and

expectations awakened. Watching the

march I met this man, a participant

Dick with a young family. Dough you

believe the army will allow you to

be free?

Yes,

If they don't?

Well,

it is difficult for them not to

allow us to be free because we have

been free, we just never exercise

our freedom.

Viva the people of Zimbabwe.

Those

who forced this moment include many

ho were ardent supporters of Robert

Mugabe. Now they call for the

departure of the President and his

wife.

The people of Zimbabwe have spoken,

and the people of Zimbabwe have said

you and your husband should go to

die and not -- today and not

tomorrow.

Robert Mugabe is under

intense pressure, yet this afternoon

was refusing to stand down.

At one of his official residences

the army was pushing back

demonstrators but they would not

leave the area.

So people are very angry and they

want to get through, past these army

lines, to this official residence,

one of the President's official

residence, man told me we want to

get in and tell these people what we

think of them.

Everybody here is now certain that

the moment of Robert Mugabe's

departure is drawing near.

departure is drawing near.

Let's go live now to our

Senior Africa correspondent,

Anne Soy, who's in Harare.

What is the likelihood then, of

Robert Mugabe resigning?

Up until

now, our understanding is that Mr

Mugabe refuses to stand down,

insisting that this is a coup even

though the Muntari says it is not.

He says by stepping down he would be

legitimising an unconstitutional

process and so is ready to continue

leading until the elections we are

scheduled for next year, there are

allegations that are joon going,

Beckett there will be more pressure

on him to resign, tomorrow we expect

a party meeting within his ruling

party, to, in a meeting that is

expected that may recall him as the

party leader and that will have

kick-started the process of removing

him, as head of state, already the

regional organs of that party have

voted, have passed a vote of no

confidence, against the President.

OK, thank you.

OK, thank you.

The new leader of Scottish Labour

has promised to offer voters

what he called "a message

of real hope".

Richard Leonard, a Jeremy Corbyn

supporter who was elected

to Holyrood 18 months ago,

replaces Kezia Dugdale.

She's to take part in the reality TV

show, "I'm a Celebrity,

Get Me out of Here."

Here's our Scotland

editor, Sarah Smith.

APPLAUSE.

Electing Richard Leonard

as their leader marks a left turn

for the Scottish Labour Party

as he becomes their fourth leader

in just three years.

There is now a settled consensus,

established around a radical policy

agenda, for the Scottish Labour

Party.

Richard Leonard was only elected to

the Scottish Parliament last year.

He is a Yorkshireman,

a former trade union organiser

and 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 won't be doing that.

We can't 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 was the more

moderate candidate in

what was a fractious race.

I think it is obvious to see

at times this campaign has been

conducted in the most comradely way.

I would hope we can come together

as a Labour Party now and focus

on the real opponents -

that is the SNP and the Tories.

The Labour Party are facing

a substantial challenge in Scotland.

They are in third place behind

the SNP and the Tories.

They are going to have to fight hard

to even regain their place

as the official opposition

in the Scottish Parliament.

And they are going to have to win

a lot more Scottish seats

if Jeremy Corbyn is ever

going to form a government

in Westminster.

On our way out, the departing leader

Kezia Dugdale has sprung a surprise.

She is to appear on I'm a Celebrity,

Get Me Out of Here, a decision that

has been sharply criticised

of members of her own party.

Sarah Smith, BBC News.

Police have confirmed four men

were killed when two

aircraft collided yesterday

near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

The BBC understands

that was one of four men killed

was Captain Mike Green.

He was in the helicopter.

Air crash investigators have spent

the day at the scene.

Police say it is still too early

to say how it happened.

All the families have now been

informed and are being supported

by specialist officers

in the family liaison arena.

Three of the families have visited

the site today, with our support,

so they can understand a bit more

about what has happened

to their loved ones.

It's been another afternoon

of Autumn Rugby internationals,

Ireland are currently playing Fiji

in Dublin and Scotland are hosting

World Champions New Zealand.

Earlier Wales were given

a scare in their first

international against Georgia,

winning by 13 points

to six, and at Twickenham,

from where our correspondent

Joe Wilson reports,

it was close run affair

between England and Australia.

The bricks and mortar are the same

but English Rugby Union is now

defined by an Australian.

Eddie Jones has rebuilt it

all with a cautious smile.

Eyeing up the posts, Owen Farrell,

back in the starting

line-up, partly to do this.

On a day of persistent drizzle,

any points were gratefully received.

Australia's coach simmered

with officials at half-time.

He had two players in the sin bin.

But it was back to 15 versus 15

when an England clearance kick

suddenly turned into attack.

Rugby's eternal unpredictable

is the bounce of the ball.

Australia's Kurtley Beale waited

for it to go out and,

yet, Daley kept it in.

And the England player had just

enough energy to finish it off.

From one end to the other.

Replays agonised over the touchline.

The ball stayed in, the try stood.

Much of the second half

got stuck in replays.

As Australia crossed

the line, officials decided

the bald-headed maul was offside.

In the way, no try.

Coach Michael Cheika choked.

And England chased towards the try

line again, Jonathan Jones

diffusing the conditions.

Wet grass was made for this.

The match had slipped

from Australia.

Johnny May scored a try and then

made one for Danny Care.

Suddenly, England have 30 points.

To win in this style

could make anyone smile.

Yes, and so coach Eddie Jones

retains his perfect record. He has

won every match as England coach. He

did admit perhapses it was

flattering the score line towards

England but stressed it showed the

importance of keeping going for the

full 80 minutes in a rugby

international. It was very tight to

the finish in -- Cardiff as well as

an experimental Welsh side beat

Georgia by 13-6. In Edinburgh

Scotland have made a strong start so

far against New Zealand, the All

Blacks look if they could force a

victory that would be the store riff

of the day. Maybe the story of year,

but the drizzle has almost stopped

here, on a