targetting the houthi's in the red sea. we're onboard, a us navy warship. nottingham forest drop into the relegation zone of the premier league, docked four points for breaking financial rules. and, a new bit of street art in north london. and, yes, it's a banksy. on bbc london: sadiq khan launches his bid for a third term as mayor, do the people here feel like the economy has turned the corner? join us live 10.30. good evening. there seems little the world can do for the moment, but simply watch, as haiti slides further and further into anarchy. gangs control much of the capital, port au prince, where the bodies of at least a dozen people

were discovered in a wealthy suburb today, amid fighting with machete wielding militias, trying to protect their own neighbourhoods. it's been over two weeks since we saw these scenes, the aftermath of a jailbreak, which triggered a state of emergency in the caribbean nation, with few resources for the police to properly fight back. and now, caught in the middle, are hundreds of thousands of people, made homeless by the fighting, amid dire shortages of food. america is hopeful a transitional council, might be able to restore order, along with the deployment of international troops, but for now the violence continues. will grant, is live in the port city of cap—haitien, for us tonight. yes, it has been another day of shocking violence here in haiti. armed gangs have shaken the capital city to its outer core. the problem

is, however, of the security collapse are just some of the challenges that people here face. a warning that some people may find the images in my report upsetting from the very start. the grisly aftermath of a gang rampage. following a morning killing spree, in which the home of a judge was also attacked, at least a dozen bodies were left on the streets of a neighbourhood in port au prince. and this is supposedly the safe part of town. the latest violence serves as a reminder, if any were needed, that haiti remains closer to anarchy than stability, and that makes it almost impossible for so many here to lead anything that resembles their normal lives amid the chaos. just a day old, baby woodley�*s first cries are the same as those of children born anywhere — for food and for comfort. but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien�*s maternity wing will find such essentials are far from guaranteed in haiti.

this woman tells me she would take her newborn boy out of the country altogether if she gets the chance, but she doesn't have the money to flee. as he shows us around dark and empty wards, dr clervil says the gangs�* control of the roads is making it impossible to find enough fuel to keep the lights on, let alone to bring in the drugs and equipment they need. translation: as you can see, l we have beds and staff but often the patients just can't reach us because of their economic situation. or, more often than not, their safety. for some, it has had terrible consequences. this woman was eight and half months pregnant when she came into hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure and lost the baby. pre—eclampsia is treatable had she been properly monitored or the baby been delivered early. she knows her loss was avoidable.

the head of unicef has called the situation in haiti "horrific" and likened the lawlessness to the post—apocalyptic film mad max. the security situation aside, the humanitarian need here is critical and the aid response so far has been painfully slow. the essential things of life are increasingly hard to find. in port au prince, this woman and her nine children have been forced from their home by the violence and she's struggling to provide the food water they need. "only god can change this place", she says, "because from where i'm sitting, i can't see where any other change is coming from." the gangs have such a grip of haiti, they are, in essence, dictating what happens next in this country — who can govern it, who lives in it, and who dies. shocking pictures in that report. i

mentioned a little early at the possibility of a transitional council on foreign troops trying to calm things down. what do you think the chances are such a council getting up and running? well, it's almost a week or even been over a week in fact since the us state department said that they thought a council would be in place within 48 hours. it is still ambitious to expect they will have it in place in the short term. we are hearing is sort of in the offing but one has to think, what will it be able to achieve? in that violence that we saw in the capital city there, there was also an attack on a judge's house and to me that is a pretty clear message being delivered, that the political elites that would be president, who are making the efforts to work out who would be in power, the gangs are telling them, we are not sure we want any of you and we are not prepared to stop fighting unless we get some kind of administration we agree with, who would potentially for example give them an amnesty.

0k, for example give them an amnesty. ok, thank you for that. will grant in haiti. eight men have been sentenced for their part in disturbances last year outside a hotel in merseyside housing asylum seekers. a protest at the suites hotel in kirkby last february descended into acts of violence, criminal damage, and disorder, as fireworks, rocks and paving slabs were thrown at the police. rowan bridge has that story. violence on the streets of merseyside. the yellow circle shows one of the men sentenced today for his part in the attack on police in a hotel housing asylum seekers. it was sparked by a video appearing to show an asylum seeker asking a teenage girl for a kiss. what started as a peaceful protest descended into hours of trouble. as police try to control the situation, the crowd turns on one of their vans. officers were pelted with petrol bombs, rocks and fireworks. and these are some of the men responsible. today, they were sentenced for their parts in the disorder.

judge anthony watson described the events of the night as "sustained and extremely hostile mob violence", which had brought shame on the town of kirkby, the borough of knowsley and merseyside more generally. three officers were injured, one treated in hospital. more than £83,000 of damage was caused on the night. it was a really complex and lengthy investigation. there was over 150 hours worth of footage from the body—worn video, drone footage, private cctv that had to be reviewed. despite the asylum seekers having been moved from knowsley, today's sentencing highlights broader tensions that haven't gone away. how to deal with asylum seekers continues to be a contentious political issue. rowan bridge, bbc news, liverpool. a victorious president putin, has been addressing supporters in moscow's red square, after his landslide win in russia's presidential election.

the kremlin says he won more than 87% of the vote, but western governments and russian critics have called it a "pseudo election" and a sham that was neitherfree norfair. there was no real opposition on the ballot, with leading opposition figures either in jail, in exile, or dead. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. vladimir vladimirovich putin! after the landslide came the love. vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. at a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. "long live russia," he cried. cue the national anthem, and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. earlier, we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. thousands of russians had been given

free tickets for the putin event. after all, a president who claims to have won 87% of the vote needs a decent audience. western leaders have dismissed russia's presidential vote as neitherfree norfair — a stage—managed election. but the kremlin couldn't care less what the west thinks, it paints a picture of a president who enjoys the overwhelming support of his people. down at the russian election commission, they'd counted all the votes and they presented all their figures. so, it's six more years of president putin. but what does that mean for russia and for the world? it doesn't mean anything good for russia, for ukraine, for the world, because putin will continue this permanent war. putin will continue to suppress civil society inside his country. and in that sense, he becomes

a full—blooded autocrat dictator. and yet the direction of travel for russia under vladimir putin is already clear. more confrontation abroad and repression at home. few here seem to believe that this election will bring a significant change. "if it's the same president", katya says, "then i don't think anything will be different." in a country that's been ruled by the same man for a quarter of a century, russians are starting to forget what change looks like. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. sarah rainsford is in the city of sumy in eastern ukraine, near the russian border. one wonders how the news of six more years of vladimir putin at the helm, has gone down here you are... ukrainians always refer to the

russian elections in quote marks as a so—called election. they always knew that vladimir putin was staying in the kremlin and what that means is very clearfor in the kremlin and what that means is very clear for him in in the kremlin and what that means is very clearfor him in ukraine, it means more missile strikes, more drones, it means more darkness like this, when the curfew falls at night in times like this, sumy up in the north. in moscow for years, the kremlin has been building up this idea that putin is russia. i think the ukraine, putin is all the names synonymous with suffering. i think this invasion of ukraine has become the defining feature of vladimir putin's presidency and it is still going on. we are up here in sumy in the north of the country and there has been intense shelling on the border in recent days. there are people evacuating their homes, they have no idea when or whether they will be going back there. we have been talking to people who have been fleeing from occupied areas of eastern ukraine. those people who don't want to live in russia, to be

part of a country that has invaded their country. nothing here in the ukraine has been normal now but more than two years, since vladimir putin launched that full scale invasion force that now ukraine is facing another six years at least of vladimir putin in the kremlin. they are celebrating that on red square but here in ukraine, it means nothing good at all. sarah, thank ou. nothing good at all. sarah, thank yom sarah _ nothing good at all. sarah, thank you. sarah rainsford, _ nothing good at all. sarah, thank you. sarah rainsford, in - nothing good at all. sarah, thank| you. sarah rainsford, in northern ukraine. a senior member of rishi sunak�*s cabinet, says conservative mps should stop speculating about ousting the prime minister. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, was speaking after a whirlwind of reports that some mps want the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, to take over before the election. chris is here. is it really likely that we could get a change of leadership before the election this year? most conservative _ the election this year? most conservative mps _ the election this year? most conservative mps i - the election this year? most conservative mps i speak i the election this year? most conservative mps i speak to j the election this year? most i conservative mps i speak to do the election this year? ififisii conservative mp5 i speak to do think conservative mps i speak to do think that that idea is bonkers. but these are real spasms of anguish from

conservative mps. almost all i speak to are in a pretty bleak, black mood about the party�* prospects and some are willing to contemplate what some of their colleagues regard as bonkers because they think it is better than sticking with what they have got. why are they saying this? they are saying it because they fear that anything that rishi sunak tries now isn't working. that perhaps people had stopped listening. that he cranks a lever in downing street and even if what he does is popular, it doesn't make any difference to their prospects. take the tax cuts for instance in the budget. other conservative mps say downing street keep making too many mistakes, in their view. they point to how long it took the prime minister to describe those alleged remarks from a donor as racist. they talk about lee anderson, the guy who was flung out of the conservative parliamentary party and went on to join reform uk. they think there is a lack ofjudgment in downing street. rishi sunak makes the argument the economic picture is

improving. he is hoping there might be some good news as far as inflation is concerned on wednesday. tonight in the house of commons, a whole load of amendments to his rwanda migrant plan have been overturned and that looks like it could happen, there could be flights going relatively soon. but again, it comes back to the point, conservative mps say, ok, if that happens it will be good but will it make any difference? those who would like to see the back of rishi sunak look ahead to the local elections coming up at the beginning of may and think that could be a moment of realjeopardy for him because if the conservatives do badly, as is expected, do even more conservative mps conclude it is worth doing their colleagues think is bonkers? qm. colleagues think is bonkers? 0k, thank yom _ colleagues think is bonkers? 0k, thank you. chris _ colleagues think is bonkers? 0k, thank you. chris mason, our political editor. a man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, after two people were shot with a crossbow earlier this month.

the woman and a man were attacked in shoreditch in east london, ten days apart. the 47—year—old remains in police custody. a united nations backed report says famine is imminent in northern gaza, as the war between israel and hamas continues. the un is warning that one million people, that's half of the territory's population, are now facing starvation. the european union's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, accused israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, a claim israel rejects. orla guerin, our senior international correspondent, has more from jerusalem. she had desperation in gaza city today and the tiny window of hope. this crush is to get a few kilograms of flour. most don't manage it. there is nothing to eat or drink, she says. children are dying. there are massacres when planes drop aid

and people die. the eu says israel is provoking famine and has turned gaza into a killing ground. gaza was before the war, _ gaza into a killing ground. gaza was before the war, the _ gaza into a killing ground. gaza was before the war, the greatest - gaza into a killing ground. gaza was before the war, the greatest open l before the war, the greatest open air prison. today it is the greatest open—air graveyard. a graveyard for tens of thousands of people. and tens of thousands of people. and in that graveyard _ tens of thousands of people. and in that graveyard today, _ tens of thousands of people. and in that graveyard today, another - tens of thousands of people. and in | that graveyard today, another round of battle. this time at gaza's largest hospital. teaming with the wounded in these recent pictures and home to many seeking shelter. now the israeli army is back again, hunting i2 hunting hamas, it says. soldiers shot their way in overnight, claiming they came under fire. doctors told the bbc three

patients died because the electricity was cut off. the patients died because the electricity was cut off. the idea of conducting _ electricity was cut off. the idea of conducting a _ electricity was cut off. the idea of conducting a high _ electricity was cut off. the idea of conducting a high precision - conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of the hospital, we know senior hamas terrorists have regrouped inside the hospital and are using it to command attacks against israel. the hospital and are using it to command attacks against israel.— attacks against israel. the army has been here before. _ attacks against israel. the army has been here before. this was - attacks against israel. the army has been here before. this was last - been here before. this was last november, showing off tunnels under the hospital and facing widespread condemnation for raiding a hospital. now it is back again for a fourth time, hardly a sign of victory. and once again, war weary families forced to flee the area around the hospital. this young boy says, we were sleeping when they started bombing. they shelled our home and

they were shooting. afterwards, they let is out. they undressed the men and took them to the tanks. in gaza now, no escape from bombs or from hunger. before the eyes of the world, famine is closing in. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. a senior us navy officer, at the heart of the joint operation with the uk to protect shipping in the red sea, has told the bbc it's one of the most intense missions since world war ii. a task force of british and american ships has been carrying out strikes against iranian—backed houthis from yemen, whose attacks on merchant vessels have seriously disrupted international trade. jonathan beale, is the first british journalist, allowed on board the american aircraft carrier, leading the operation. a us carrier. a potent symbol of american military power. now being used against houthi

rebels, the uss dwight eisenhower operating in the red sea, trying to protect merchant ships and themselves from houthi attacks. we are the first british media on board since it began this mission, flying scores of sorties round the clock. and it's been relentless. yes. yeah. this is probably the most flying i've done on a deployment. it's the most intense so far? oh, yes, absolutely. absolutely. it's every day we're, we're flying a tonne. so shuttle cat three is now over. daylight tells the story of what they've been doing. the bombs and missiles fired at houthi targets on land and the drones they destroyed from the air. on this one carrier alone they've already used hundreds of munitions. but the houthis, too, are developing

more sophisticated attacks, posing the greatest threat to the us navy in recent history. this is deadly stuff, this is the most since world war ii, easily. the most intense? oh, we very much so. you know, ballistic missiles, anti—ship cruise missiles, uavs. now usvs or underwater vessels, uuvs and the game that's all out there. and we've been doing this for almost four months now. houthi attacks on merchant shipping began soon after israel's assault on gaza. us and uk military intervention since has tried to stop them to protect this key trade route. these us jets have been flying missions to target the houthis every single day for months now, and yet all this us firepower still hasn't been able to deter them, let alone defeat them. and america believes the houthis are not acting alone. but there are political concerns about widening this conflict.

we know iran is in some way backing the houthis. and like i said, they're doing it via intelligence support, providing targeting. they're also providing a resupply of weapons and they're providing them expertise as well. well, you're getting at the wrong people, you should be going after iran. well, that's a policy decision. but the root of this does start with iran. the question is how long can the us maintain this military presence? jonathan beale, bbc news, on board the uss dwight eisenhower. nottingham forest have been docked four points, for breaching premier league profit and sustainability rules. the sanction is immediate, and means they drop below luton town, into the bottom three relegation zone. here's laura scott. frustration at the final whistle for nottingham forest

after letting a lead slip against their relegation rivals. "points deduction, it's coming for you," the luton town fans sung. and they weren't wrong. two days on and forest were ruing another result as an independent commission found them guilty of breaching profit and sustainability rules by £34 million. and docked them four points, plunging them into the bottom three below luton with nine games to play. last month, everton were docked six points for breaching the same rules, reduced from ten on appeal and face another possible point deduction this season. within this 50 page judgment, the premier league insisted that sporting sanctions are the only way to meaningfully disincentivise overspending by clubs. but the result is, a team's fate in the league could be determined

by a lawyer's performance in a boardroom rather than players on a pitch. and that doesn't sit well with some. a league exists and excels on its sporting integrity and i think when you have table that may have two asterisks in it and possibly three at some stage, that is a big problem for sporting integrity. but it's been more than a year since champions manchester city were charged with more than 100 alleged rule breaches and forest fans aren't happy that case is yet to be heard. it'sjust disgusting. and what about manchester city, what's happening to them? i just think they are going after the wrong people. l they shouldn't be dishing out sanctions when man city are able to win their treble titles over and over again and we might get relegated. a furious forest have warned this decision threatens the competitiveness of the league at a time when the sustainability of the whole football pyramid is in the spotlight and the government is poised to intervene. laura scott, bbc news. she's britain's most successful female olympian, and now dame laura kenny, has decided it's time to retire from track cycling. she's won five olympic golds

and seven world championship titles in an extraordinary career, and was targeting a fourth olympics in paris this summer. but her mind's been changed, by the birth of her second child. here's dan roan. no british woman in history has savoured as much olympic success as laura kenny. well, it went down to the wire and i can't believe it. one of the faces of london 2012, she won two golds in her first games but they were just the start of the ride. more than a decade at the top of track cycling brought kenny three more olympic titles, but now she says she has crossed the line for the final time. i have decided that i'm going to retire from professional cycling. i always knew deep down that i would know when was the right time. and you're never going to have a perfect time to do it, but i can sit here today and say now is the right time for me. i've just had an absolute blast but now is the time for me to hang that bike up. one half of british sport's golden

couple, laura married team—mate jason kenny, now the country's most decorated olympian. they became parents in 2017 but she came back to win at the tokyo games, keen to show that athletes could juggle the demands of elite sport and motherhood. dominated the racej from start to finish. since then kenny has faced personal trauma, speaking openly about miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. last year she had her second son and with just a slim chance of reaching the paris olympics she decided to put family first. just the sacrifices of leaving your children and family at home is really quite big and the more people asked me what races was i doing, what training camps was i going on, i didn't want to go. and then once i said to jase, i don't think i want to ride a bike any more, i started to feel relief then, to be totally honest. since arriving here at the national velodrome in manchester as a young rider some 14 years ago, laura kenny has firmly established herself as a true british sporting legend. but by speaking openly

about the pain that she's endured away from cycling, she has ensured that her legacy extends well beyond her achievements here on the track. but those achievements are formidable. alongside her five olympic golds over three games, kenny retires having amassed seven world championship titles, 14 european titles and two commonwealth golds. today another british olympic legend paid this tribute. she's never changed, she's always been fun. she's always had an incredibly down—to—earth attitude about it, really made it feel this is something that other people could aspire to do and aspire to be. and i think she has been so influential and so inspirational for mothers who have come back, who still want to be in sport but having children and having a family and she's managed to balance so much. kenny's achievements are all the more remarkable given she was born six weeks premature with a collapsed lung. her determination driving her to the very pinnacle of cycling and a place in british sporting history.

dan roan, bbc news. is it or isn't it? well, the elusive street artist, banksy, has confirmed this mural that suddenly appeared on the side of a building in finsbury park in north london over the weekend, is his latest creation. ellie price has been to have a look. it's not that impressive close—up, but it all makes sense when you see it with the tree. when banksy comes to town so does everyone else. a treat for the locals who just happened to be passing. i think it's amazing, honestly. i've always known about banksy�*s artwork. i didn't actually know there was going to be one so close to home so, yeah, really nice to see. i think it's incredible. we were just out on a little morning walk and just happened to stumble across it and i think it's wonderful. i came inside the house and i started calling - the children, "wake up, - something is going on out there." even by this morning the artwork had already attracted international interest. they'd heard about it

watching telly in the hotel. so we just took the bus, we are living two hours, but we just came here to see it. locals told us that the wall got its makeover in the early hours of yesterday morning and here's another thing they noticed — the green of the leaves is the same colour as islington council's signage. experts reckon banksy�*s message is an obvious environmental one. this is a particularly big thing because of its scale and because of the clarity of the message and the fact that it exists in this built environment in a really clever and smart way. the last time banksy was found it lasted less than an hour before somebody took it down — in broad daylight. also in broad daylight, in fact, in front of a packed auction house, there was this iconic painting that shredded itself in its own frame just after it was sold. and don't forget ten years ago we had slave labour and the owners of the building chipped it off and tried to sell it at an auction. not a terribly popular decision locally.

the local mp here is pretty confident this one will stay put. already it has put us on the map. finsbury park has got a banksy. the wall clearly needed repainting anyway so banksy�*s just helping out. confirmation this work is the real deal will only attract more visitors. and that 30 foot high with a big tree in front, finsbury park's newest artwork is hopefully not going anywhere soon. ellie price, bbc news, in north london. time for a look at the weather.