Hello and welcome. Kenyas Opposition Leader has described the countrys Electoral Commission has brought in after the Supreme Court declared last months president ial poll null and void because of irregularities. The selections must be held within 60 days. After the verdict there were celebrations in mr odingas hometown as low as other opposition areas. The president said he disagreed with the ruling but would respect it. Celebrating a new lease of life. Veteran politician raila odinga gets one more chance to run for president. A last minute decision to challenge the result of the president ial election paid off. The president ial election held on the 8th august 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution under the applicable law, rendering the declared result invalid, null and void. A shocking and rare judgment. The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day until the results were announced. Rather they looked at the electoral process in its totality from Voter Registration to Civic Education as well as the campaigning and procurement of election materials. And so, in a sense, thisjudgment sets a strong precedent for election disputes globally and a high threshold for the conduct of elections. Outside the court, celebrations erupted among opposition supporters. Its now back to the drawing board for president ial candidates. As much as i disagree with it, i respect it. I disagree with it, because, as i have said, millions of kenyans queued, made their choice, and six people have decided that they will go against the will of the people. The court directed the Electoral Commission to organise a fresh election. But the opposition says it has no confidence in the current commission. They have committed criminal acts. Most of them actually belong injail. And therefore we are going to ask for prosecution, of all the Electoral Commission officers who have caused this monstrous crime against the people of kenya. The constitution states that a new election must be held within 60 days. For now, though, opposition supporters across the country are basking in the glory of the court victory. Anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. And anne spoke to us earlier. She explained why the International Election monitors, who declared the vote to be free and fair, have come under fire after todays ruling. The International Observers were criticised for rushing to endorse a process , eve n criticised for rushing to endorse a process, even before the final result was announced. But they did also emphasise the importance of seeking legal means of dispute resolution and we believe that that pressure is what led to the petition was decided today. The judges pressure is what led to the petition was decided today. Thejudges made pressure is what led to the petition was decided today. The judges made a radical decision. It goes against the norm even in the commonwealth wherejudges generally the norm even in the commonwealth where judges generally tend to show restraint. But then by so doing they have demonstrated their independence. Anne soy. And you can get much more on this story at our website, including this piece by our correspondent alastair leithead, looking at whats next for kenya. Within the past few minutes, plumes of thick black smoke have been seen rising from a Chemical Plant in texas, which was hit by severe flooding earlier this week. The owners of the plant have warned the cooling systems have failed and it is impossible to stop it catching fire. Authorities have evacuated residents in a 2. 5 kilometre radius around the plant. It is located about a0 miles south east of houston. That information coming in the last few of a chemical fire in texas. The floodwaters around houston itself have begun to recede. President trump will visit the area on saturday. In his weekly address, the president outlined his relief plans for storm harvey. At the request of the governor i declared a major disaster in the state of texas to ensure that federal aid is available for state and local recovery efforts. I also approved a disaster declaration for louisiana. Organisations like the red cross, the Salvation Army and faith based organisations are actively assisting on the ground and they are doing a fantasticjob. President trump, who is heading to texas. Its now believed more than i,a00 people have died, after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. This years annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. In all, around ai Million People have been affected. Thats in bangladesh, nepal and india. Millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. The bbcsjustin rowlatt reports from bihar in northeastern india. Those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. Villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. Budhia devi says her life has been ruined. Translation i have lost everything. I had a cow and a goat. They were both killed. My house is totally broken and im just left sitting here by the side of the road. I have nothing left. I just dont know what to do. The people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most Vulnerable People on earth. The floodwaters have begun to drain back. Only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives. More than 500 people have died just in this one indian state, 17 million affected, and now there are new concerns houses, schools, roads they all need to be rebuilt and then of course there is the danger of disease. Filthy water, hot weather, and the lack of basic sanitation can be a deadly combination. People remained in water three days, four days. Their homes were submerged in the water. They remained in the water but, due to waterborne diseases, they were drinking contaminated water, so its a huge risk. And this is a snapshot from just one tiny part of a catastrophe that is unfolding across much of south asia. The region floods every year, but this is different. Exceptional rains have brought devastation right across the foothills of the himalayas, from bangladesh in the east, across northern india and nepal, and now up into pakistan. The death toll from the collapse of a single building in the indian financial capital, mumbai, rose to 33 today. Police suspect it was weakened by the torrential rains. And 16 people have died in flash floods in karachi, pakistans largest city. But the monsoons fury is not spent yet. More rain is forecast across the region. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, bihar. The British Security company gas has suspended nine workers at an Immigration Removal Centre for allegedly abusing geek any. It follows a bbc investigation claiming officers mocked and assaulted people. It is alleged there was widespread self harm and attempted suicides at the centre, which houses migrants who are about to be expelled. Brook house Immigration Removal Centre sits a couple of hundred metres from the runway at gatwick airport. Its run by the Global Security firm gas. Here, Foreign National prisoners facing deportation at the end of their sentence are detained alongside asylum seekers, Illegal Migrants and those whove overstayed their visas. Covert filming by the bbcs Panorama Programme shows a chaotic place awash with drugs with self harm commonplace amongst the men held there. There are officers doing their best, but the undercover investigation alleges some staff mock, abuse or even assault detainees. The incidents picked up by the hidden camera worn by another officer. Callum tully has worked at brook house for two years. Theres a culture of violence at brook house. When i started working there i was just. Quite quickly became just disturbed by what i was seeing and hearing about. Its the latest scandal to hit gas. Last year, another panorama investigation at Medway Secure Training Centre in kent led to allegations of the mistreatment of some teenagers held there. The company says its waiting to see the brook house footage, but has suspended nine staff and put five others on restricted duties. My initial reaction is im absolutely disgusted by the alleged behaviour. Its totally unacceptable to me, to the organisation, to anybody else who would work in this kind of vocation. What does that tell you about the culture of brook house, but also the culture of gas . Because culture comes from on high. My expectations are very clear. That we care for people, we look after people. On occasion we challenge people. And we do that in a way that is accepted, that is clearly laid down. Its understood an ex gas officer who now works for the home office has also been suspended. The home office decides who is detained in centres like brook house. It says it condemns any actions that put the safety or dignity of detainees at risk. Adding that gas needs to ensure there is a thorough investigation into the allegations. The company says it has alerted the police. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The speaker of the us house of representatives has urged President Trump not to scrap a programme that protects young undocumented migrants, known as dreamers, from deportation. Hundreds of people gathered in los angeles on friday to rally against the roll back. The white house says the president will announce his decision on tuesday. Police in north west england say the former National Football captain, wayne rooney, has been charged with drink driving. They say the everton striker was stopped in his Volkswagen Beetle in the small hours of friday. Last month, rooney announced his retirement from the england team after ia years. The former archbishop of westminster, Cardinal Cormac murphy oconnor, has died. He was 85. Leader of the Roman Catholic church in england and wales for nearly decade, he was created a cardinal by popejohn paul ii in 2001. Stay with us. Still to come as the billion dollar brilliant x ray laser is unveiled in germany, we will tell you what scientific breakthroughs it could lead to. She received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor and dying in indias slums. The head of the Catholic Church said Mother Teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. We have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. Parents are waiting and wives are waiting. Hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. Britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. An Early Morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. This is bbc news. The latest headlines kenyas Electoral Commission has come under heavy criticism after the Supreme Court annulled the results of last months president ial election, citing irregularities. The devastating floods across large parts of South East Asia have killed at least i,a00 people. Our correspondent explains what has been happening across the globe. The monsoon season brings rain is vital to the well being of over i monsoon season brings rain is vital to the well being of overi billion people. But the rains can also bring misery. Floods this year have been particularly bad in north india, bangladesh and nepal. But it is not the only part of the world hit a severe flooding this summer. In earlyjuly, unprecedented rain hit southern japan, with an astonishing 77 centimetres of rain falling in just nine hours. Floods and landslides killed over 30 people with over half a million are advised to evacuate. Africas sierra leone was hit by torrential rain on the night of ia august, with the ensuing mudslides killing over night of 1a august, with the ensuing mudslides killing over 1000 people in the capital, freetown. Then Tropical Storm harvey dunt the largest amount of rain ever seen from a single storm in mainland United States, with the record smashing one metre, 30 centimetres of rain seen in houston. An unprecedented amount of rain. Other any links with these floods around the world . Well, they all involve storm sped a rich, tropical, moist air, which in all cases came over ocea ns air, which in all cases came over oceans which are unusually warm, with temperatures in the east china sea, the indian ocean, the tropical atla ntic sea, the indian ocean, the Tropical Atlantic and the gulf of mexico or warmer than normal. Convergent wins lock the storms into the same location and concentrated the extreme rainfall overjust that area. Then of course there is Climate Change. This graph of rain in the United States using American Weather service data shows that extreme rainfall has become more common since the 1960s. The International Panel on Climate Change expect such events to become more common in a change expect such events to become more common in a warmer change expect such events to become more common in a warmer world. It is well known that warmer air holds more water, so as the planet warms up more water, so as the planet warms up his extreme events have the potential to give even more rain than they would have done in previous decades. The plight of Myanmars Rohingya minority risks becoming a humanitarian catastrophe, according to un secretary general antonio guterres. He is urging the countrys Security Forces to exercise restraint, and says he is concerned by reports of what he called excesses during Security Operations in Rakhine State. According to the un, nearly a0,000 refugees from Myanmars Rohingya minority have crossed into neighbouring bangladesh over the past week. A00 have died. They are fleeing fighting between rohingya insurgents and burmese Security Forces. Here is the bbcs South East Asia correspondentjonathan head. This is the naf river, dividing bangladesh from myanmar. It is two days ago, and people are swarming across, wading, swimming, carrying what they can. This dramatic exodus of ethnic rohingyas, continuing even now, speaks of a terrible conflict on the other side. Inside Rakhine State, rohingyas are watching, and recording from a safe distance, the destruction of village after village. It is a scorched Earth Campaign by myanmars Security Forces, as they wipe out the communities which they believe harbour rohingya militants who, last week, launched a series of armed attacks on the police. Bangladesh doesnt want them, but the rohingyas havent stopped coming. A stream of humanity, all telling the same terrible stories, of homes burnt, husbands shot dead and of flight on foot to the border. But, where the river is widest, some of the boats floundered. Men, women and children drowned. The death toll in six days of violence right across northern Rakhine State can only be guessed at. Years of repression and discrimination have led to this. Public sentiment inside myanmar towards the rohingyas is almost universally hostile. Now, a new generation of militants have armed themselves and attacked the myanmar Security Forces in multiple locations. And the civilian population is feeling the backlash. Over the river, the smoke from wrecked communities sends an ominous warning, that this conflict isnt over, that it might get a lot worse. It is now a week since Hurricane Harvey slammed into south east texas, and some people in houston have been making their way back to their devastated homes. The bbc has been following some of them. These streets i couldnt see, everything was under water. It looked like a big lake. It is pretty bad. I dont know what to say about it. Whole lives ruined. You have got to start over. That is how deep the water was. Pictures on the wall havent made it. Have made it. Thank god. I am not going to stay in the house. I am going to go ahead and fix it up, and sell it. I love the house, i loved everything in it, but you know, there is a time to say lets move on, and that is what i wa nt to lets move on, and that is what i want to do. It is the only thing that will keep me sane. Otherwise i will second guess myself, what could i have done to. For this not to happen. The things i could have done. Man, this has changed the whole lot. This is a disaster. Trying to find everything to put it backin trying to find everything to put it back in place, and i dont know where to start it. Im good to see them. They didnt drown. They made it through. So ive still got cats on the roof. Looks terrible in here. Stuff everywhere. Looks like its been floating. This is where it started coming in first, the water. I never thought my house would be looking like this. I live down at the corner. Very few people here have flood insurance. They probably didnt tell them when they bought in here that the houses would f