But could be harming the kids health. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Zimbabwe plasma military leaders are doing their utmost to make to persuade the world that their ta keover persuade the world that their takeover from Robert Mugabe persuade the world that their takeoverfrom Robert Mugabe is not a clue. Robert mugabe, the man who has ruled zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, is under house arrest tonight. It follows an intervention by the countrys army. There are military vehicles on the streets of the capital and the state broadcaster has been taken over. The army says this is not a coup but an attempt to deal with what were described as criminals around the ageing president. Thats widely seen as a reference to mr mugabes much younger and controversial wife shes made no secret of wanting to take power. Heres our zimbabwe correspndent, Shingai Nyoka. This is what zimbabweans woke up to this morning, tanks on the streets of their capital city. Something that has never happened in nearly a0 years of independence. So, whats changed . The answer came early this morning with a statement from the military on state tv saying that the mugabe family were safe and that this was not a coup. What the Zimbabwe Defence forces is doing is to pacify a degenerating political, social and Economic Situation in our country. Which, if not addressed, may result in violent conflict. 0vernight, president mugabe, the worlds oldest leader, lost control of the country he has led for 37 years. The generals say he remains president but clearly he is no longer calling the shots. The presence of the military is being felt here on the streets of harare and some parts of the city are in lockdown. This is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that have stationed themselves at strategic positions. 0ne, as you can see, blocking access to the president s office and another has blocked access to parliament. The president still has his supporters, especially in rural areas but here in harare, its a different story. Translation were going to have a good life now, were looking forward to christmas because of whats happened. We want to thank those who organised this and we want them to remain until our problems are resolved. Translation i want to thank the general for removing this tyrant. He was ruling the country as if it belonged to his family. Much will depend on how zimba bwes neighbours react, especially south africa. Its president jacob zuma spoke to mr mugabe earlier and he will now send south africas defence minister to zimbabwe to assess the situation first hand. I am hoping that the Defence Force will not move and do more damage, that they will be able to respect the constitution of zimbabwe as well as the people of zimbabwe. But in the end, this was all about a power struggle within zimbabwes ruling party. Last week, this man on the left, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was sacked as Vice President. Like mugabe he was a veteran of the countrys struggle for independence but in recent years hes found himself up against this woman, grace mugabe, Robert Mugabes young, ambitious and some would say ruthless wife, a one time typist and now one of the most powerful political figures in the country. She had wanted to take over as Vice President. A divisive figure. Listen to the reception. Booing. These were boos, not cheers. I dont care. And tonight, a warning from the British Foreign office to british nationals in the city. Stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things settle down a bit. Zimbabweans now wonder what lies ahead. Change is clearly afoot but whether its what zimbabweans have been yearning for is far from clear. Robert mugabe is the last in a generation of african politicians who fought for freedom from the old colonial powers in this case britain. That role assures him a place in the countrys history. But the one time liberation hero will also be remembered for taking a country that was once the bread basket of the region and turning it into a place where millions live in poverty and millions more have sought refuge abroad. Heres our africa editor fergal keane. Robert mugabe is a leader who has outlived his epoque. From icon of the struggle against racist rule to a symbol of excess and repression, he has fallen hard and inflicted untold damage on his country in the process. There was a deceptive calm in salisbury, capital of rhodesia, on the day of udi, the declaration of independence. It was this world of White Priviledge and black exclusion he and other revolutionary leaders fought to overthrow. Robert mugabe went to jail for ten years, and later fled tojoin his guerrillas in the bush. A revolutionary war led to thousands of casualties, but when apartheid south africa withdrew support from the regime in rhodesia, it was forced into negotiations. Whether they accept it or not is immaterial to us, really. They have to accept it, inasmuch as they must accept political domination. Under the stewardship of the old British Colonial power, there were elections which Robert Mugabe won, promising forgiveness and tolerance. And bear true allegiance to zimbabwe. But in power, a ruthless nature swiftly asserted itself. My government will never rest until those within that party who are responsible for organising this are crushed, and crushed fully. In one matabeleland province, he used the army to crush supporters of a rival guerrilla army. It was a pitiless campaign of massacre, as i discovered when i went to investigate the atrocities. This is a country in a state of fear. Everywhere you go there are militia and police roadblocks and of course the spies whom you cant see. The west stayed silent then, believing that Robert Mugabe was good for stability and had kept his promise to allow white farmers to keep their lands and lifestyle. But as opposition to his rule grew amid economic downturn, he turned on the white farmers, harnessing anger over long festering grievances among the landless poor and veterans of the guerrilla war. His political opponents were terrorised too. None of this troubled the army or the man tipped to succeed mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, another veteran of the liberation war, and has been implicated in past massacres and corruption. What forced him and his military allies into action was the inexorable rise of grace mugabe. Her ostentatious spending shocked even some of the corrupt elite around the president. But it was her political plotting which finally forced the old revolutionaries of the army and the ruling party into action. It is massive change, in the sense that the head of zanu pf since the mid 1970s is literally out of power. There is among an older generation of africans some residual affection for a man once seen as an icon of liberation, but his old regional allies are gone, and many in his own country will beglad to see the end of the age of mugabe. You will understand that people are anxious about their safety in harare. We will stick to a lady who lives there and we will not give her real name, you will understand the sensitivity. We will speak to a lady. What has been different in harare, tell me about your day . Hi. I woke harare, tell me about your day . Hi. Iwoke up harare, tell me about your day . Hi. I woke up at around 4am because my friend had sent me a Whatsapp Message to find out if i was fine. And so i turned on the tv and saw the statement that the army was making. So we watch tv from that time until around breakfast time, and we were not really sure what was going on. In the end, because they said everything was fine, we went into town. And that is that we saw the inaudible . Everything else seem normal, but then we realise that something was really going on. We spent the day on twitter trying to get a sense of the situation and figure out. So you have had communications with one another. Tell me how you personally feel about Robert Mugabe . We have just watched the history of his life, of course he was a Freedom Fighterfor his life, of course he was a Freedom Fighter for many years, but how do people in harare feel about him now . It is complicated. It is a mixed legacy, i think. It is complicated. It is a mixed legacy, ithink. Because he it is complicated. It is a mixed legacy, i think. Because he is a hero, he has done many things, but in the last few years his government doesnt seem to care about us as much as they used to. I think many of us wanted to see a change. It is a mixed legacy, i think. 0k, taf, thank you for your thoughts this evening. Im joined in the studio by the zimba bwe born journalist georgina godwin. You get a sense when you listen to people in harare that there is that sense of anxiety . I think there is, but it does not seem to have been particularly violent. I know some security guards have been killed, which largely bloodless, which is wonderful. I know the un and various others and british residents have been told to stay hotel rooms, which is sensible, but i personally have a feeling that this will not be directed at civilians, that there will be no massive violence on the streets. What do you think happens next . I think there will be some sort of transitional arrangement. Everybody is saying that emerson and gargoyle will be vital to that, but they also think we should look at they also think we should look at the defence minister, he was not involved in this not a coup, i think he will be in the cross hairs as someone who would be acceptable. What is key is whether mugabe goes willingly or not. If he does not thenit willingly or not. If he does not then it becomes a coup, which violates the constitution of the African Union, which would mean that due to various mutual defence pact they have to get involved. Mugabe needs to step down in next couple of days. They are careful not to describe it as a coup but it is interesting how quiet the western powers have been, they are happy to let this unfold . Powers have been, they are happy to let this unfold . I am quite sure they are, this is what everybody has wanted, including zimbabwe and is for a long time. I think this is being billed as a zimbabwean solution to zimbabwe in trouble, there is a whole organisation which exists to promote National Harmony and make sure it happens in a very inclusive way. It sends a message to the west that they are not important in this, but we must not forget the east, china is key, it has been bankrolling zimbabwe for a very long time. I think many more funds were pledged, contingent on much was mugabe go. He didnt. This would not have happened unless china approved. I read today that the head of the army had been to china in the last week, the chinese say it has not been discussed but they must have had reassurances . And a delegation was sent to the Chinese Party c0 ng ress was sent to the Chinese Party congress which just happened, i think zimbabwe were looking at what has happened to corrupt chinese politicians, and there has been an enormous crack about, and i think china was saying we will give you the money but this is what has to happen. There has been an enormous crackdown, though. The hope that things are going to change, that things are going to change, that these people will slot into his role, will there be a massive change or will it be more of the same . This is the old guard, Emmerson Mnangagwa was very much involved in the massacres of the 1980s, they have blood on their hands but if they are prepared to go forward in this inclusive way, if perhaps the movement for democratic change, the main opposition, is involved and they are prepared to open up to new blood and hold democratic elections, i think there is reason for hope. Thank you very much, zimbabwe and journalist georgina godwin. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 a0pm in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are the journalist and broadcaster aasmah mir and the political commentator and former tory adviserjo anne nadler. The headlines. The army in zimbabwe seizes control of the country, with president Robert Mugabe thought to be under house arrest. Scotla nd arrest. Scotland will become the first country in the world to set a minimum price for alcohol following a ruling by the Supreme Court. The husband of love the scenes at Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe has finally met the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. She finally met the foreign secretary, boris johnson. She is finally met the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. She is the british womanjailed in borisjohnson. She is the british woman jailed in iran. Lets get some sport with holly. Good evening. Sir Bradley Wiggins says his life was a living hell during an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at british cycling and team sky. Uk Anti Doping Agency has closed its enquiry into a package delivered to him during the 2011 criterium du dauphine. The jiffy bag contained a legal decongestant, according to his team management. Uk anti doping say they cannot confirm or refute the claim but that they dont intend to issue any anti doping charges in relation to the package. Wiggins has responded on social media saying there are still questions to be answered about the way the investigation was handled. Northern ireland manager Michael Oneill is a popular man the scottish fa has made an official approach to speak to him about the head coachjob. 0neill, who guided Northern Ireland to the euros last year and narrowly missed out on world cup qualification this week, is now the preferred candidate to succeed gordon strachan. In an attempt to keep him in belfast, the irish fa has offered him an improved contract. Meanwhile, its believed 0neill is also in the frame for the vacant managers position at sunderland. Chelsea ladies are through to the quarter finals of the Womens Champions League after beating rosengard 4 0 on aggregate. Chelsea extended their three goal advantage from the first leg throuthhi so yuns second half strike in sweden. Peterborough are currently 2 0 up against tranmere rovers, who are down to ten men in the fa cup second round replay. The winners will travel to woking. It was a night of shock last night, with two non league sides knocking out league sides. France are the surprise choice to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 news that came as a bit of a shock to many. It was south africa who were the favourites after they were recommended by world rugbys board. France has staged it twice before in 1991 and 2007. There was disappointment for ireland too who also entered a bid but dropped out in the first round. Could go very disappointed, a lot of work has gone into this but when you come third of three, you have to ta ke come third of three, you have to take your medicine and congratulate france. I am sure they will do a greatjob in 2023, they have hosted big tournaments before, congratulations to them, i suppose we will go home and lick our wounds. Grigor dimitrov thrashed seventh seed david goffin at londons o2 arena to make it through to the last four on his atp finals debut. The bulgarian made it two wins out of two in the Pete Sampras Group with a 6 0, 6 2 victory over the belgian seventh seed. Dominic thiem has just got under way against Pablo Carreno busta in this evenings match. In the doubles, britain has myjamie murray and brazils bruno soares kept their hopes alive with victory over ivan dodig and marcel granollers. Defeat would have ended their chances of reaching the last four but they won their second round robin match 6 1, six 51. They will face lucas cobo and marcelo melo next. The man who coached jadejones to two 0lympic titles has resigned from gb taekwondo. Paul green guided jones to success in london 2012 and helped her retain her title in rio four years later. Green, who himself competed in the 2004 athens 0lympics, has not worked with jones since disagreeing with her decision to take part in channel 4s thejump programme late last year. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in sportsday at 10 30pm. Thank you, holly. The foreign secretary borisjohnson has held his first meeting with the husband of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british citizen jailed in iran. Mrjohnson pledged to leave no stone unturned in trying to free her. Mr ratcliffe described the meeting as positive and constructive. Our special correspondent lucy manning reports. He has waited 19 months. Richard ratcliffe finally on his way to meet the foreign secretary, with his wife still in prison in iran. Nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, a dual citizen, was accused of trying to overthrow the iranian regime. Today her husband said the meeting was positive but there were reservations about giving his wife diplomatic protection and hes still waiting to hear if he can travel to iran with the foreign secretary. He said listen, im open to the idea, you know, i would love you to come. But i need to check both with the Foreign Office officials whether they think it is a good idea and also with iran. How closer do you think you are now to your wife coming home for christmas . Well, the foreign secretary did not make any promises. He promised to do his best. And you know, i could not ask for more than that. In terms of how close do i feel, it feels like with all the attention and concern, that can only be a good thing. But the Foreign Office has always been reserved that more attention makes it more complicated. Mrjohnson upset the family two weeks ago, appeared to contradict her claim that she was just in iran on holiday. He spoke ahead of the meeting. People here in the Foreign Office