research at deloitte, margaret doyle, in the business briefing. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation — as uber owns up to a hacking cover—up, do you still trust online companies with your personal information? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. zimbabweans have begun a new era in their history. there have been euphoric scenes through the night to mark the departure of president robert mugabe, and attention is now turning to his successor. the vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa, is expected to return to zimbabwe shortly to be sworn in as president on wednesday or thursday. anne soy reports from harare. zimbabweans from across the political divide united in celebration. it has been a long time coming. the end of the near many will rememberfor coming. the end of the near many will remember for its repression and brutality. the man most of these people only avenue as president leaves, disgraced. this is history in the making. we never got to make this was go to happen in zimbabwe. yes! yes! this is history, you guys. this is what we have been fighting for since independence. one man has been taking us back, and we are very happy that he has done, now. the announcement came from an unlikely venue. announcement came from an unlikely venue. parliament was in the process of impeaching robert mugabe, but they did not need to, in the end. the speaker read out the resignation letter. thereby, i tender my resignation as president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. applause. former president robert mugabe's for came from his own party. but for many, this is still a victory. i think it will go down late in 1980, when we got our independence, as a very important occasion. the ruling party plans have the former vice president, emmerson mnangagwa, sworn in to com plete emmerson mnangagwa, sworn in to complete robert mugabe's term, before elections are held, next year. critics say the two men are cut from same cloth. so as zimbabwe celebrate the end of robert mugabe's rural, in the coming days, there will be reflections on the future of the country and whether this political transition is the change that they had hoped for. and saudi, bbc news. —— anne soy, bbc news. judges in the hague at the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia will deliver their verdict in the case of ratko mladic in a few hours' time. the 74—year—old former general, nicknamed the "butcher of bosnia" is blamed for ordering europe's worst atrocities since world war ii, during the 1990s balkan conflict. he's pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. our special correspondent allan little reports from bosnia. for years, he was the most commanding figure on the bosnian battlefield and his men gave to the lexicon of conflict a grim new euphemism — ethnic cleansing. but ratko mladic's son insists the hague tribunal is biased. they are going to try to ignore the second world war in which the serbian people lived through five years of genocide. he was an honest, capable officer, who did hisjob perfectly in this difficult circumstances. if it were not for general mladic, we would have repetition of the second world war. this inherited memory drove the serb war effort. for them it justified the bombardment of sarajevo, were 11,000 died. the murder and extermination, the mass deportations, the concentration camps — all these are charges mladic faces. and at srebrenica, 8,000 men and boys killed. for this, he is charged with genocide. when he took srebrenica, mladic held meetings with local muslims. this engineer is almost too frightened to speak, within days he was murdered. nesib mandzic, then a school teacher, also met mladic, he survived. translation: at one moment he said to me, "nesib, the destiny of your people is in your own hands. you will decide whether they survive or disappear." i took it as a threat, but i didn't think they would kill so many people. but in the end, they even killed children — 1a,15,16 years old, and men over 70. i couldn't believe that they would kill people like that. among serbs who fought for him, general mladic remains a folk hero, but even here there's a weariness with the past and the war the country hasn't recovered from. "you should know that a good percentage of war veterans on both sides", he told me, "become alcoholics or addicts or they commit suicide in poverty. none of us war veterans would want our children to fight another war. we'd rather leave." ratko mladic fought to dismember bosnia, a country he believed had no legitimacy or right to exist. the divisions that war bequeathed are deep and enduring. allan little, bbc news, sarajevo. and we'll have full coverage of the verdict on the bbc both at home and for viewers around the world. that's at 0900 gmt. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. dramatic video footage has emerged of a north korean defector under fire as he crossed the border. guards were only steps behind a north korean soldier when they opened fire and one briefly crossed the border pursuing the wounded defector as he dashed to the south korean side. the soldier, whose rank and identity have not been disclosed, was flown by a us military helicopter to a hospital after his escape. nearly a week after an argentine navy submarine disappeared in the southern atlantic, officials are worried about oxygen levels inside. 44 people are on board the sanjuan — better weather is helping the search effort, which has now been narrowed down to a much smaller area. the lebanese prime minister saad hariri is back in beirut after he shocked the country by announcing his resignation in saudi arabia two and a half weeks ago. his statement prompted a political crisis in lebanon. saad hariri had promised to come back to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. it's not clear if he intends to withdraw his resignation or reaffirm it. a federal grand jury in the us has indicted an uzbek immigrant on 22 terrorism and murder charges over last month's truck attack in new york. sayfullo saipov, who's 29, is accused of killing eight cyclists and pedestrians in lower manhattan. uk chancellor philip hammond will deliver his autumn budget today. one of his challenges will be to combat a decade of flat productivity. until 10 years ago, productivity was the motor that drove uk economic growth. not so any more. jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabo bankjoins me now. i'll be speaking to you a little later in the news briefing but first let's talk about this budget. 0n the issue of productivity, either know how much one but it can do to resolve it, but it has become an underlying infrastructure issue, hazard? it has. what we do know is that we will get a revision with respect to productivity from the office for budget responsibility. that immediately means that the chancellor is lately to be dealing with damage revisions to growth forecasts in the medium term. productivity is output per head. 0ften, productivity is output per head. often, it is investment that helps boost that. what we are seeing now in the uk is that we are seeing investment, where is the bank of england says we are seeing less investment them we would otherwise. but this is government investment in roads, rail, is about something?m we are talking about the budget, yes, we are talking about public sector. education is another one. but generally speaking, we could be talking of private sector investment, and it is the private sector investment that has been hit by the political uncertainty. perhaps it is being funnelled into germany or other european countries instead. it is accommodation of both. if we have investment, it does lead tojobs growth, both. if we have investment, it does lead to jobs growth, but also perhaps better quality ofjob. as we are better educated or have better equip them to work with, so we have betterjobs. so this is an investment in our wealth creation in the medium term. has there could be more money for a level students to study maths and things like that. but how much room to see how to manoeuvre? probably not much. we do know the budget is to be balanced. if we do have revisions to productivity, that affects growth in the longer term, and that impacts revenue that the government gets into its covers. thank you, jane. we will hear more from you later in the programme, of course. also, keep your stories coming about the big uber hack. that's our talking point today. keep the conversation going on social media with the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme, we'll be looking ahead to cricket's most intense rivalry — the ashes — which is due to get underway in brisbane in a few hours' time. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black—majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds‘ worth of damage. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: un war crimes judges are expected to hand down a historic verdict today against the former bosnian serb army commander ratko mladic. and our top story. there have been euphoric scenes across zimbabwe following the resignation of president robert mugabe after 37 years in power. let's get more on that. zimbabwe's ruling zanu—pf party says former vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa, will succeed mr mugabe. for more on this i am joined by gilbert nyambabvu, editor of the new zimbabwe, an online newspaper based in the uk. thank you forjoining us. those scenes of euphoria, are they shared in your heart at these? yes, they are, up to a point. in my view, i have a mixture of feelings and emotions. to begin with, relief that robert mugabe has stepped down but also some sadness because of the tragedies of the past 37 years and a mixture of hope and anxiety about the possibilities of the future. what is uppermost in your mind? most people recognise this is not a swinging changing of the guard? no, it isn't. in many ways it is a continuation of the same regime. the man who is supposed to replace in was by his side over the past 37 yea rs was by his side over the past 37 years so was by his side over the past 37 yea rs so we was by his side over the past 37 years so we are not sure how much he has changed over the past two weeks being out of the zanu pf party. people coming out saying they are trying to reform the government from within. now probably, it is a chance to him to show us what he will do differently without mugabe. he has his background in the military and intelligence, and a background within government. from some points of view, he is pretty well—placed to pull something together. yes, he would have experience to pull something together. those who know him describe him as a pragmatist. he is not a democrat but a very pragmatic man and knows what needs to be done to fix the economy which is uppermost in the minds of zimbabwe. from that | is it something to hope for. is it reasonable to think that this does put to bed many of the reefs and rivalries between zanu pf. put to bed many of the reefs and rivalries between zanu pfi put to bed many of the reefs and rivalries between zanu pf. i doubt it. people who were expelled along with mugabe might challenge. you can argue that the process itself was illegal but that is a problem the zanu pf until the elections. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank you for having me. the actor and singer, david cassidy, has died. he was sixty—seven. mr cassidy had been in intensive care in hospital in florida after suffering multiple organ failure. he shot to fame when he starred in the 1970s sitcom the partridge family, before embarking on a solo career which made him one, for a while, one of the most sought after performers in the world. david sillito looks back on his life. here he is! # i think i love you... it wasjust mass hysteria. i couldn't walk down the street, i couldn't go anywhere. in 1970, a young actor called david cassidy became the star of a new tv programme, the partridge family. over the next four years, he made 96 tv episodes, recorded 15 albums, and toured the world. when 20, 30, 40, 50,000 people are screaming at the top of their lungs, "i love you!" it's so overwhelming. it's, like — whoa! at one concert in london a girl died and another 800 were injured in the hysteria. in 1974, exhausted and overwhelmed, he retired from show business. he was 24. to be honest with you, i've been touring about three, three and a half years, and i'm, ah... i'm really tired. perhaps sometime i'll come back and do it again, but it won't be as the david cassidy as we know him today, you know? # she's looking through the eyes of love... david cassidy‘s parents were actors, not that he saw much of them when he was growing up. behind the happy family life of clean—cut keith partridge, the real david cassidy hung out with alice cooper and yearned to move on from his teen idol image. # if this is the last kiss... by the time he returned to the pop charts in the 1980s, there had been many ups and downs. struggles with money, drink, and the aftermath of fame. but there were also great successes — the broadway production of blood brothers, his show in las vegas, and he continued to tour. then, aged 66, he made an appearance on television to talk about his health. you have been diagnosed with dementia? i have. hi there. david cassidy: actor, singer, but above all — even 40 years on — for a certain generation he would always be their teen idol. here's our briefing on some of the other key events happening later. we start at the european court of human rights in strasbourg where the former italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi, will be trying to overturn a ban on holding public office. the 81—year—old billionaire is hoping to make a comeback and stand in elections next year. later, russian president vladimir putin will be hosting a summit on syria with the leaders of turkey and iran. that's at his official residence in sochi — and a press statement is expected in the afternoon. finally watch out for this: the ashes, one of the world's greatest sporting contests, starts in brisbanejust after midnight gmt. england's cricketers have won four of the last five ashes series and currently hold the famous urn. now with a bit more news about the ashes and the champions league and more besides, over to our sports centre. hi i'm nick marshall—mccormack with your sport briefing for wednesday where the ashes are almost here you can smell the freshly cut grass at the gabba. plus we look ahead to juventus's champions league conundrum. there's just hours to go until the start of one of cricket's most intense rivalries. the ashes begins in brisbane between australia and england. australia have called up glenn maxwell as batting cover for david warner but the opener should be ok to play. aussie bowler nathan lyon gave reporters something to write about. saying he wants to end the careers of some of england's players. all the talk, all the stuff that's happened this morning, just makes you chuckle. it's about what happens at 10:00am on thursday, and for the next five days, and whichever side plays better, whichever side bowls better, bats better, takes the catches, will unsurprisingly dominate the game. we're looking forward to another top billing of european champions league football with two heavyweights going head to head in turin. juventus host five—time champions barcelona. a win for the italians will send them through to the last 16. but if they lose to barcelona and sporting lisbon beat 0lympiakos, then they're in danger of missing out on the group stage! atletico madrid are two times champions league finalists in the past four seasons. but they are staring at an embarrassing and financially damaging champions league exit. unless they beat an in—form roma on wednesday. translation: we have never been in this situation. we have to learn to live with it. we need to think about winning. and then to wait but first to win the game which is the most important thing. in tuesday night's champions league real madrid went through to the next stage with a 6—nil thrashing of apoel nicosia. that included two goals for cristiano ronaldo. monaco and borrussia dortmund were knocked out in the group stages. monaco were semi finallists last year but lost 4—1 to rb leipzig. while dortmund went out with a 2—1 loss to tottenham. spurs are already through to the last 16. fantastic achievement. top of the table and we qualify for the champions league. liverpool fans were scratching their heads after the reds blew a 3 nil lead against against sevilla in the game of the night. jurgen klopp said it was not a mental issue in the end. it seems a world cup isn't the holy grail in football. australia's socceroos coach, ange postecoglu, has resigned — saying the job took a toll on him both personally and professionally. the coach had guided australia into russia 2018 with victory over honduras. 0ne one of the biggest privileges of my life and not the ending i envisage but at the same time i know it is the right time for me and the right decision. the ashes is trending on social media. especially nathan lyon's fiesty comments that he wants to end more england careers. graeme swann never played another test following the 5—nil whitewash in 2014. matt prior only lasted 4 tests after the drubbing. but he's hit back on twitter saying lyon has embarrassed himself and the game has a funny way of biting back. he continues: they are fighting words! but at least we know australia will be fastest between the wickets after drafting in usain bolt. the fastest man on the planet said cricket was his first love growing up watching the west indies play. you can follow the ashes with ball by ball commentary on our website — that's bbc.com/sport. i'm nick marshall—mccormack and that's your sport briefing for wednesday. if you have seen the uber story, you confident on having companies having your data. keep your it data close to your chest is one advice from one of our viewers. hello there. a lot happening over the next few days, some really cold air waiting in the wings but for the time being it's either wet or it's windy. we've got this succession of low pressure waving wiggling weather fronts spilling in across the uk and near those this is where we're going to find some particularly wet weather, again spilling beginning to arrive off the atlantic by the morning. to the north of that, cold air, to the south, winds picking up and a mild start to wednesday. this is how it looks for the rush—hour and for much of southern england it will be dry, the winds are strengthening, very mild, 12 or 13 to start the day but we're likely to find some rain in wales and particularly wet in west wales. in the north—west of england the rain arriving in northern ireland could be heavy and beginning to push into the south—west of scotland. some wet weather in the far north of scotland but many in between across scotland, it may well be dry for much of the morning. however, wet weather for northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england, north—west wales, could be 100 millimetres by the end of the day of the higher ground and look at the winds picking up over the bulk of england and wales. it may will be dry in the south—east and east anglia, it will be windy and mild, a chilly air arriving across the northern has of scotland. as we head into the evening the rain continues and gets heavier and more widely, accompanied by squally winds heading eastwards across england and wales and we start to see snow arriving in the north of scotland, maybe even settling at lower levels as well. that temperatures to ease off during the day on thursday. some sunshine around, there could be bands of showers. cold air notjust for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, still pretty mild in the south and south—east in particular. as we head into friday, this could be the last of the areas of low pressure coming in from the south—west. not sure how far north that rain is going to get, the moment it looks like it could be southern england. the last of the mild days here because the colder air in the north and north—west continues to sweep southwards just in time for the weekend. many places may well be dry, seen some sunshine, but there will be showers particularly in the north—west. a mixture of rain, sleet and possibly even some snow. hello. this is business briefing. iam i am david iam david eades. personal data on 57 million uber customers and drivers were breached in a hack attack that uber concealed for more than a year. and it's budget day here in the uk, but what measures will the chancellor of the exchequer present to bolster britains's low productivity? and let's just look at the markets for you, today. the nikkei back on the screen here. hang seng up. that all the of record