Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the military takeover in zimbabwe where president mugabe remains in confinement at home and armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets of the capital, harare. Appearing on state television, an army general denied that a coup had taken place and said they were targeting what he called criminals associated with Robert Mugabe, whos 93 and has ruled zimbabwe since independence from britain in 1980. The atmosphere on the streets is said to be calm but tense. The British Embassy in zimbabwe has advised british nationals to stay indoors until the situation becomes clearer, as our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Snatched video filmed furtively tells some of the story, troops on the streets of harare, as the generals take control after 37 years of president mugabes increasingly dictatorial rule. Heavy gunfire could be heard in parts of the capital early this morning, but the picture overall is of uncertain quiet. It looks as if the bulk of the a
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