will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti.eruption. the small town of grindavik has been evacuated, as has been the blue lagoon geothermal spa, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. lava flows cut off one road overnight, but they've since slowed down. the peninsula has seen increasing activity since december, with the local system of volcanic fissures erupting four times in as many months. steve harley, the frontman of cockney rebel, has died peacefully at home at the age of 73. # come up and see me, make me smile... i? this track's his best known song. it went to number one in the charts in 1975. the musician who had still been touring until recently, had cancelled dates to undergo treatment for cancer. today is st patrick's day — as thousands of people gathered in towns and cities across ireland to celebrate. this was the scene in dublin city centre where 5,000 people took part in the traditional parade. the irish president, in his st patrick's day message, paid tribute to all irish women and men engaged in

i'm also thinking about the people back home >> reporter: this is the airport in cap-haitien.ound and listen. it's eerily quiet here. this should be bustling. today gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in haiti's capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead. bodies can be seen in the streets, some loaded onto trucks. >> we can hear some heavy attack. some people are trying to attack the building of the government. >> reporter: people are still trying to cross the border to safety to the dominican republic. others to get as far away from the nation's capital. authorities in the usa flights for american citizens from this airport in cap-haitien will continue only as long as it is safe to do so, and they say concerns about haitians fleeing this recent turmoil and headed for the u.s. so far have not materialized. norah? >> norah: manny bojorquez, thank you for being there. tonight there's new evidence and the mysterious disappearance of a college student who went missing ten days ago during a fraternity trip to nashville. newly released body cam video shows him

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.n paid to steve harley, who fronted the band cockney rebel, who's died at the age of 73. his best—known song, make me smile, reached number one in the british charts in 1975. he'd been forced to cancel performances last year after being diagnosed with cancer. the m25 between junctions 10 and ii has re—opened after being closed all weekend to demolish a bridge and install a new gantry. the daytime closure of the motorway, which is one of the country's busiest stretches, was unprecedented. national highways says the work was finished eight hours ahead of schedule. a fictional starship has landed on a 50p coin, with the royal mint unveiling its latest collectable star wars pieces. collectors and fans will enjoy a feature on the coin depicting a silhouette of the millennium falcon and the rebel alliance starbird symbol. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has revealed extensive abuse of african women working in oman as domestic servants. dozens of malawian women who have been lu

i'm also thinking about the people back home. >> reporter: this is the airport in cap-haitien.t look around and listen. it is eerily quiet here. this should be bustling. today gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in haiti's capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead. bodies can be seen in the streets, some loaded onto trucks. >> we can hear some heavy attack. some people are trying to attack the building of the government. >> reporter: people are still trying to cross the border to safety to the dominican republic. others to get as far away from the nation's capital. authorities in the u.s. say flights for american citizens from this airport in cap-haitien will continue only as long as it is safe to do o, and they say concerns about haitians fleeing this recent turmoil and headed for the u.s. so far have not materialized. norah? >> norah: manny bojorquez, thank you for being there. tonight there's new evidence and the mysterious disappearance of a college student who went missing ten days ago during a fraternity trip to nashville. newly released body cam vi

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti.l, has died at the age of 73. his best known song, make me smile, reached number one in the british charts in 1975. harley had been forced to cancel performances last year after being diagnosed with cancer. david sillito looks back on his life. # you've done it all, you've broken every code...# steve harley and cockney rebel, and make me smile. it wasn'tjust a huge hit, it was one of those songs that never seems to have gone away. # you spoilt the game, no matter what you say... and right from the beginning, there was a feeling about it. they always ask me, did you know at the time that it would be a big hit? actually, we did think it would be. i knew the managing director of emi at the time who came to abbey road where i was mixing it. he said, "number one." and i said to him, "0k, can i hold you to that?" he said, "yeah." # mr soft, turn around and force the world to watch the things you're going through. ..# during his �*70s heyday, there was more than a touch of glam theatricality

so people do see cap—haitien as a safe place to come.f cap—haitien has said to us that the numbers in the end won't be sustainable. we don't know exactly how many people have come to cap—haitien, but we do know that more than 30,000 people have fled port—au—prince. in people have fled port-au-prince. , ., port-au-prince. in terms of what happens _ port-au-prince. in terms of what happens next, - port-au-prince. in terms of what happens next, the - what happens next, the transitional council has said it has almost formed but the gangs are warning that the violence will get worse before they get better. what is the view on the ground as to what lies ahead?— lies ahead? well, people are waitin: lies ahead? well, people are waiting to — lies ahead? well, people are waiting to see _ lies ahead? well, people are waiting to see exactly - lies ahead? well, people are waiting to see exactly what l waiting to see exactly what this council will do. it has had its delays. it was supposed to formally be established a couple of weeks ago. tonight, one

——in cap—haitien.was the location of choice for the far—right national rally�*s second stop on the campaign trail for the european parliament elections. keen to build on the growing success they've enjoyed in recent years, particularly with young voters, their leader — marine le pen's young protegejordan bardella — is slick, charismatic and embodies the transformation the former national front is keen to promote. mark urban has been to the industrial town of montbeliard to speak to people there about why the far—right speaks to people's politics. montbeliard, a place on the mountainous fringes of france. they bought a land close to germany and switzerland. we've got here is typical of what they call a friend is profound, deep france. the rural areas wherejob deep france. the rural areas where job losses, deep france. the rural areas wherejob losses, economic dislocation, unhappiness with the way things are have created opportunities on the far left it is true but mainly to the far right. the questionna

citizens from the less chaotic northern city of cap-haitien. but getting on one of these flights is not easy. the journey from port-au-prince to cap-haitien, where flights are taking off, is an extremely dangerous trip by road, with gangs setting up checkpoints along the way. those who did make the flight relieved to be back on american soil after weeks of uncertainty. >> i think everybody want to see if they can get out of there. >> it's mixed emotion. it's good to be back here. but i also need to think about the people back home. >> reporter: this is the airport in cap-haitien, and just look around and listen. it is eerily quiet here. this should be bustling. today gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in haiti's capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead. bodies can be seen in the streets, some loaded onto trucks. >> we can hear some heavy a attacks, some people trying to attack the building of the government. >> reporter: people are still trying to cross the border to safety to the dominican republic. others to get as fa

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti. prime minister fumio kishida has called the launch �*unacceptable�*. it comes as south korea hosts the third �*summit for democracy�*, aimed at discussing ways to stop the erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. 2024 in itself has been called the biggest election year in history, with more than 60 countries, representing nearly half the world�*s population, going to the polls. these elections are taking place against a backdrop of authoritarian regimes in many nations. peter lee, a research fellow, at the asian institute for policy studies told me more about what would be at the top of the agenda at the �*summit for democracy�* in south korea. this summit is the third - since it started in 2021 under president biden in the first international host of this . and really, it is a case - of showing the importance of democratic solidarity in determining - working close together. and a country that made i the transition to democracy and it is really a contrast - with what we see in only a

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ews. a senior cabinet minister has denied the conservative party has a problem with race after it accepted at least £10 million from a donor who is accused of racism. transport secretary mark harper told the bbc he was in "the most ethnically diverse cabinet there has ever been". tory donor frank hester apologised after reportedly saying ex—labour mp diane abbott made him want to quote, "hate all black women". princess diana's brother earl spencer said he needed residential treatment to deal with trauma after writing his recently released memoir. in the book, he talks about the violent abuse he suffered when he was sent to boarding school at the age of eight. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, he said his research for the book led to a breakdown. work on the m25 in surrey is on schedule for completion before rush hour begins injust a few hours time. the unprecedented daytime closure of one of the country's busiest stretches came into force on friday night, with the motorway due t

juliette fled to cap—haitien, carrying her belongings and bullet scars.ns in port—au—prince. translation: at the beginning, our political leaders didn't do - anything to stop these gangs. they let them grow and grow and grow. and now it's too complicated to stop them. the gangs are everywhere. more than 30,000 people have fled the capital, paying high prices to take the bus to cap—haitien. there's a moment of relief as this father sees his 14—year—old son has made it safely. translation: the “ourney was very long. _ more than six hours. i was praying the whole way. there were a lot of gunshots in one area. our busjust missed them. another passenger has a message for america. translation: all the guns here are from the us. - if the us want to stop this, i they could do it in one month. there is no exact number for how many trafficked firearms are currently in haiti. a un report said some estimates put it at half a billion legal and illegal weapons here as of 2020. weapons are being smuggled into haiti by air, land, and sea. there have been seizures in the

. —— cap—haitien. we spoke to one man who was really angry about what's happening.oming from the us and it's worth mentioning that haiti is the money — make world that does not manufacture a gun or i'm a nation and the us is said that these illegal weapons are been trafficked from the us and they want a solution, they want — the big question here is can these gangs are spread? it was in that we put to the chief prosecutor of cap—haitien and he said they have measures in place, they will with an iron fist here, he did go into all the details but he said that they have measures in place to stop gangs from spreading beyond the capital so, people do see cap—haitien as a safe place to come, having said that, the mayor of cap—haitien cassettes was that the numbers in the end won't be sustainable, we don't have many people have come to cap—haitien know more than 30,000 people have led port—au—prince. in have led port-au-prince. in terms of — have led port—au—prince. in terms of what happens next, the transitional council said it's on was formed by the gangs are warning tha

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti.ic missile. japan's prime minister, fumio kishida, has said there's no damage reported from this. no other details are immediately available but it's something we are keeping an eye on, because south korea is currently hosting the third �*summit for democracy�* — aimed at discussing ways to stop the erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. 2024 in itself has been called the biggest election year in history, with more than 60 countries, representing nearly half the world 5 population, going to the polls. despite a potentially record number of people casting their vote — these elections are taking place against a backdrop of authoritarian regimes in many nations. peter lee, a research fellow, at the asian institute for policy studies told me more about what would be at the top of the agenda of the �*summit for democracy�* in south korea. this summit is about would started under— this summit is about would started under 2021 - this summit is about would started under 2021 under. started

the aircraft flew to the city cap-haitien, about a five-hour drive from the capital port-au-prince.ers -- will grant, rather, of our partners at the bbc is there and filed this report. >> reporter: after weeks of a security and humanitarian crisis in haiti, during which embassies from around the world have already airlifted out all non-essential staff, now the u.s. state department has laid on a charter flight for americans still stuck in haiti who are looking to leave the country. some u.s. citizens have taken hem up on that offer in one man we spoke to who said he was in need of medical attention in miami. meanwhile, this city, cap-haitien, has become the safe haven for people fleeing the capital and the gang violence there. an estimated 360,000 people are currently displaced in haiti, and the situation in the capital is constantly getting worse. gang violence is worsening. food insecurity is severe. and there is no sign of any serious amounts of aid making it in just yet. so with the political vacuum continuing and the criminal gangs in control of most of the capital, this is a r

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ews. a senior cabinet minister has denied the conservative party has a problem with race after it accepted at least £10 million from a donor who is accused of racism. transport secretary mark harper told the bbc he was in "the most ethnically diverse cabinet there has ever been". tory donor frank hester apologised after reportedly saying ex—labour mp diane abbott made him want to, quote, "hate all black women". princess diana's brother earl spencer said he needed residential treatment to deal with trauma after writing his recently released memoir. in the book, he talks about the violent abuse he suffered when he was sent to boarding school at the age of eight. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, he said his research for the book led to a breakdown. work on the m25 in surrey is on schedule for completion before rush hour begins injust a few hours time. the unprecedented daytime closure of one of the country's busiest stretches came into force on friday night, with the motorway due

that is the reason i believe cap—haitien will be safe.t and security — it's education that is perhaps the most tragic. it speaks of the loss of a generation of haiti's young people unmoored from their futures, uncertain as to what kind of country the violence will leave behind for them. will grant, bbc news, cap—hatien, haiti. a 34—year—old it worker who fatally poisoned a couple with the opioid painkillerfentanyl, and rewrote their will, has been jailed for a minimum of 37 years. stephen baxter and his wife carol were found dead at their home in essex, in april last year. luke d'wit used fake identities to manipulate the couple before he laced their medication with the drug. rishi sunak launched the conservative party's english local election campaign in derbyshire today. the prime minister raised the issue of cash—strapped labour—run councils, saying that in birmingham "labour have saddled their constituents with a 21% council tax rise." here's our poltical correspondent, ben wright. a dash to derbyshire for rishi sunak this morning, ge

that is the reason i believe cap—haitien will be safe. — food provision, housing, government and security — it's education that is perhaps the most tragic. it speaks of the loss of a generation of haiti's young people unmoored from their futures, uncertain as to what kind of country the violence will leave behind for them. will grant, bbc news, cap—hatien, haiti. the union fears rohingya refugees may have lost their lives when a boat sank. others are thought to have been swept away. the un refugee agency has urged indonesia to keep looking for survivors. media reports say the authorities have already given up. they were fleeing persecution in myanmar and refugee camps in bangladesh. the head of the local government in delhi appeared in court to challenge his arrest. hundreds of people held a protest about him and several were detained. his supporters described the arrest as a political conspiracy orchestrated by the governing bjp ahead of elections next month. he will be held until at least the 28th of march. round the world and across th

that is the reason i believe cap—haitien will be safe.ion, housing, government and security —, it's education that is perhaps the most tragic. it speaks of the loss of a generation of haiti's young people, unmoored from their futures, uncertain as to what kind of country the violence will leave behind for them. the sports giant nike he says it has no plans to recall a change the new england football shirt following a decision to change the colour of the cross of st george on the back of the shed. traditionally red and white, the new design features navy, light blue and purple. mikey describes the design is a playful update and save the colours were inspired by the training kit worn by england's 1966 world cup winners —— nike describes. the labour leader sir keir starmer has criticised the change, saying that the flag was a unifier and to urge the company to change it back. uk viewers can see more on that debate in the next half hourin more on that debate in the next half hour in the bbc news channel. police in west yorkshire have opened a

that is the reason i believe cap—haitien will be safe.'s education that is perhaps the most tragic. it speaks of the loss of a generation of haiti's young people unmoored from their futures, uncertain as to what kind of country the violence will leave behind for them. will grant, bbc news, cap—hatien, haiti. thousands of patients in england with suspected lung cancer are being offered a blood test which can show if they can get early access, to alternative therapies. the test can identify genetic variations in tumours, which can be treated with tablets, rather than standard chemotherapy, often leading to fewer side effects. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. oh, headaches for two weeks. i thought it was a migraine. my gp just said, "you need to go to hospital right now." kat robinson is 33 and lives in dorset with her daughter, paige. a non—smoker, six months ago she was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. i've got three tumours in my lungs, which then spread on to lymph nodes. they said, "we can see you've got seven tumours in you

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.net minister has denied the conservative party has a problem with race after it accepted at least £10 million from a donor who is accused of racism. transport secretary mark harper told the bbc he was in the most ethnically diverse cabinet there has ever been. tory donor frank hester apologised after reportedly saying ex—labour mp diane abbott made him want to hate all black women. princess diana's brother earl spencer said he needed residential treatment to deal with trauma after writing his recently released memoir. in the book, he talks about the violent abuse he suffered when he was sent to boarding school at the age of eight. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, he said his research for the book led to a breakdown. work on the m25 in surrey is on schedule for completion before rush hour begins injust a few hours time. the unprecedented daytime closure of one of the country's busiest stretches came into force on friday night, with the motorway due to reopen fully at 6am monday

the officials in charge of cap—haitien, the country's main safe haven, must now provide basic serviceslation, its newcomers, and keep the gangs at bay. i believe in the public population. the people who live in cap—haitien have to collaborate with the municipality and the police department, thejustice department. that is the reason i believe cap—haitien will be safe. of everything on the list of haiti's failing infrastructure — food provision, housing, government and security — it's education that is perhaps the most tragic. it speaks of the loss of a generation of haiti's young people unmoored from their futures, uncertain as to what kind of country the violence will leave behind for them. will grant, bbc news, cap—hatien, haiti. we will try to bring you a little bit more on the row over the england football shirt that has been animating people here. let's speak to our correspondent ben woolvin, who is outside wembley for us now. what is this row bouts? it is all about something on the back of the collar of the shirt. the st george's cross is not great but a combination of blues and p

. >> reporter: another day at cap-haitien international airport as americans are desperate to flee antry in crisis. 82-year-old gregoire leconte is one of hundreds of u.s. passport holders trying to leave. he is hoping to get home to his wife in new york, but still no luck securing a seat. you are back here waiting to see when the next one will go? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but no idea right now when it might happen? >> right, right. >> reporter: this woman, who did not want her identity revealed, came to the airport early this morning with no baggage in hand, scared for those she leaves behind. >> the thing is, people go inside your house, killing, raping, all of those things, burning your house, you don't know tomorrow what's going to happen. >> reporter: cbs miami reporter tania francois was also in cap-haitien, where she was on board one of the several missionary flights bringing aid and evacuating people. >> airport workers tell me that this is the first flight to come in from the united states with passengers, also with supplies. >> reporter: residents in the capital of port-au

juliet fled to cap haitien, carrying her belongings and bullet scars. have taken over the home she owns in port—au—prince. at the beginning, our political leaders didn't do anything to stop these gangs. they let them go and go and go and now it is too complicated to stop them. the gangs are everywhere. more than 30,000 people have fled the capital, paying high prices to take the bus to cap haitien. there is a moment of relief as this father sees his 14—year—old son has made it safely. translation: the journey was very long, more - than six hours. i was praying the whole way. there were a lot of gunshots in one area. our bus just missed them. another passenger has a message for america. translation: all the guns here are from the us. - if the us wants to stop this, they could do it in one month. there is no exact number for how many trafficked firearms are currently in haiti. a un report injanuary said some estimates put it at half a million weapons here as of 2020. weapons are being smuggled into haiti by air, land and sea. there have been seizures in t

. >> reporter: another day at cap-haitien international airport as americans are desperate to flee antry in crisis. 82-year-old gregoire leconte is one of hundreds of u.s. passport holders trying to leave. he is hoping to get home to his wife in new york, but still no luck securing a seat. you are back here waiting to see when the next one will go? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but no idea right now when it might happen? >> right, right. >> reporter: this woman, who do not want her identity revealed, came to the airport early this morning with no baggage in hand, scared for those she leaves behind. >> the thing is, people go inside your house, killing, raping, all of those things, burning your house, you don't know tomorrow what is going to happen. >> reporter: cbs miami reporter tania francois was also in cap-haitien, where she was on board one of the several missionary flights bringing aid and evacuating people. >> airport workers tell me that this is the first flight to come in from the united states with passengers, also with supplies. >> reporter: residence in the capital of port-au

will grant, bbc news, cap—haitien, haiti.d be a ballistic missile. no other details are immediately available bit it's something we are keeing an eye on because south korea is currently hosting the third �*summit for democracy�* — aimed at discussing ways to stop the erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. 2024 has been called the biggest election year in history, with more than 60 countries, representing nearly half the world s population, going to the polls. despite a potentially record number of people casting their vote — these elections are taking place against a backdrop of authoritarian regimes in many nations. for more on the �*summit for democracy�* in south korea i�*m joined now by, peter lee— research fellow, at the asian institute for policy studies. what will be at the top of the agenda at this summit? hello, steve. the summit, the summit started _ hello, steve. the summit, the summit started under_ hello, steve. the summit, the summit started under 2021 _ hello, steve. the summit, the summit started under 2021

our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from cap haitien.are now a war zone, flooded with guns and gangs. haiti is a country that doesn't manufacture weapons, yet its people are living in a state of terror perpetuated by hundreds of armed gangs. juliette points to where she was shot. gangs ambushed an event she was working at in port—au—prince. translation: | said - to everyone, "run, run, run" because they are shooting, and then i was shot twice. ten people were killed, including her business partner. she struggles to talk about what happened. juliette fled to cap haitien, carrying her belongings and bullet scars. this shared space is all she has. gangs have taken over the home she owns in port—au—prince. translation: at the beginning, our political leaders didn't do anything i to stop these gangs. they let them grow and grow and grow. and now it's too complicated to stop them. the gangs are everywhere. more than 30,000 people have fled the capital, paying high prices to take the bus to cap haitien. there's a moment of relief as this father

. >> reporter: cbs miami reporter tonya francois was also in cap-haitien, where she was on board one of the several missionary flights bringing aid and evacuating people. >> airport workers tell me that this is the first flight to come in from the united states with passengers, also with supplies. >> reporter: residents in the capital of port-au-prince see no end to a crisis that has their city plagued by gang violence. more than 86,000 people are displaced with no access to food or gas. people on the streets are on the brink of starvation. widespread power outages are leaving some stranded and still hoping for a way out. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, cap-haitien, haiti. >>> now to an alarming new study that estimates in chicago that nearly 70% of children under 6 years old are exposed to lead contaminated drinking water. cbs's charlie de mar reports on the latest major city to face this widespread problem. >> reporter: tonight danger lurking in chicago's drinking water according to a new study that used a.i. to estimate lead levels in unfiltered tap water over a seven-year period. ben

meanwhile, this city, cap-haitien, has become a safe haven for people fleeing the capital and the gang violence there. an estimated 360,000 people are currently displaced in haiti, and the situation in the capital is constantly getting worse. gang violence is worsening. food insecurity is severe, and there is no sign of any serious amounts of aid making it in just yet. so with the political vacuum continuing and the criminal gangs in control of most of the capital, this is a route out for some americans, but haitians are still stuck here to deal with the ongoing crisis. will grant, bbc news for cbs news, cap-haitien, haiti. >>> tonight a landslide election victory for russian' vladimir putin. voting took place over three days. there were protests at some polling stations, but the outcome was never in doubt. putin has held power as president or prime minister there since 1999. >>> to u.s. politics now. this weekend on the campaign trail, former president donald trump said some migrants are, quote, not people and warned of a quote, bloodbath, if he loses in november. his rhetoric is draw

here's will grant, reporting from cap—haitien. baby crying.dley�*s first cries are the same of 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. markinsonjoseph 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. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a half months pregnant when she came into hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure, and lost the baby. pre—ecl

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials aref 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, 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 b

we have come and driven to the coastal city of cap—haitien.is is creating so much more humanitarian need and what was already an extremely complex picture. some statistics lay out how difficult and how grim the picture is. 360,000 people internally displaced in haiti at present. some 3000 women due to give birth may receive absolutely no maternity care whatsoever with so many hospitals closed. particularly in the capital of port—au—prince. yesterday at the development wing of the us government promised millions more in aid and in truth, some is now trickling in, some aid make and into the country and yet it is nowhere near sufficient to cope with the scale of this emergency. in the political realm, the transitional council has been agreed by the gangs that control the capital port—au—prince do not recognise the council and have threatened its members in very dark language. haiti remains stock in a complex and dangerous situation and the civilian population caught between the politicians and the games. let's go a bit further north now. a team o

our latin america and carribean correspondent, will grant, is in cap—haitien and sent us this report.sly 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 farfrom 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 t

here's will grant, reporting from cap—haitien.mfort. but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials are far from guaranteed in haiti. markinsonjoseph 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. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a 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. loui

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien�*s maternity wing will find such essentials are out of the country altogether if she gets the chance. but she doesn't have the money to flee. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a 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. louisemanie 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

will grant, reports from cap—haitien. the grisly aftermath of a gang rampage. 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 farfrom 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

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien�*s maternity wing will find such essentials areells 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. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a 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. louisemanie knows her loss was avoidable. the head of unicef has called the situation in haiti horrific, and likened the lawlessness to the post—apocalyptic fil

but for now, the violence continues, as will grant reports from cap—haitien. baby crying.are the same of 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. markinsonjoseph 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. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a half months pregnant when she came into hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure, and lost the baby. pre—eclampsia is treatable, h

here's the bbc�*s will grant, reporting from cap—haitien. baby crying.t cries are the same of 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. markinsonjoseph 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. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a half months pregnant when she came into hospital. by then, she had dangerously high blood pressure, and lost the baby. pre—eclampsia is tr

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien�*s maternity wing will find such essentials areoy out of the country altogether if she gets the chance. but she doesn't have the money to flee. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a 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. louisemanie 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 as

the current wave of fighting began and we have driven a couple of hours to the coastal town of cap—haitienestern hemisphere and the additional humanitarian need created by the current crisis is abundantly clear so statistics make for dire reading, 360,000 internally displaced people and 3000 women due to give birth in the expect no maternity care to the situation remains critical and the us development arm of the government has promised millions of additional aid and some of that is beginning to trickle through now but it is nowhere near sufficient for the scale of the crisis under the political realm, a transitional council has been named but the gangs that control port—au—prince do not recognise them and have threatened them in stock language so 80 remains mired in a dangerous, complicated mess with the civilian population caught between the populations and the gangs. caught between the populations and the hans. . ~ caught between the populations and the hans. ., ~ i. caught between the populations and the hans. ., ~ , caught between the populations and theuaans. . , . ~ the gangs. thank

our latin america and caribbean correspondent, will grant, is in cap—haitien and sent us this report.sly 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 farfrom 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 t

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien�*s maternity wing will find such essentials arethe 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, 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

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials are have the money to flee. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight—and—a—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. louisemanie knows her loss was avoidable. he said the health system in haiti is collapsing. the he said the health system in haiti is collapsing-— he said the health system in haiti is colla-usin. ., ., ., . is collapsing. the ongoing violence, the direct victims, _ is

we have seen these buses that regularly come to cap—haitien.e in order to get refuge. and, you know, many of them tell us that they want to try and rebuild their lives here. we spoke to one man who was really angry about what's happening. he said to us that, you know, guns are coming from the us and is worth mentioning that haiti is a country that does not manufacture guns or ammunition and the un has said that a lot of these illegal weapons are being trafficked in from the us. they do want a solution. i think one of the big question cera scan these gangs are spread? it was something we put to the chief prosecutor of cap—haitien and he said they have measures in place, they kind of role with an iron fist here. he did go into all the details, but they said they had measures in place to stop gangs from spreading beyond the capital. so people are waiting to see exactly what this council will do. it's had its delays. it was supposed to formally be established a couple of weeks ago. one of the sort of bases of haiti's descent into lawlessness, a man

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials aretake her newborn boy out of the country altogether if she gets the chance. but she doesn't have the money to flee. the first ward for pathology. 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, 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. louisemanie was eight and a 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. louisemanie 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 secu

will grant, is live in the port city of cap—haitien, for us tonight.es, 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

but as they get older, the children born in cap—haitien's maternity wing will find such essentials are'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, 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 th

and we have a special report from cap—haitien in haiti — where displaced people from the gang violenceewsday. we start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russia's presidential election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. he was the only serious candidate and now has a fifth term in office, after a landslide 87% of the vote.

there have been seizures in the main port, including here in cap patient -- cap-haitien. end up in violent hands. the u.s. state department wants to work with haitian police to truckle gun trafficking. but with no head of state and effectively no government, gun violence is yet another vicious circle haiti is trapped in with no way out. naomi, bbc news haiti. >> the lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a new draft of a law that gave equal marriage rights to all couples regardless of gender. under the law, same-sex couples can have their marriages legalized and have the same legal rights as everyone else. our southeast asia correspondent jonathan has the details. jonathan: it is the first time in this region any government has come so close to passing the law, giving completely equal rights to marriage. something lgbtq q plus groups have been campaigning for for a very long time. they have come close to it before. it has been years and years of campaigning. tylan has a very open and accepting attitude toward lgbtq, but the law has always been the hardest to ge

here where we are in cap haitien the way it is seen is the fact there are so many people arriving from, we have seen just now in fact while we are waiting to come on air to speak to you, a bus coming from port—au—prince. there are very few running because it is so dangerous. it took extra hours because it had to go out of its way because of the police operation and the response by the gangs, adding on ours to the journey. it is extremely frightening for those who were on the bus and travelling this way. but it's less frightening to get here and make thatjourney frightening to get here and make that journey than frightening to get here and make thatjourney than it is to remain at home. we are seeing more than 360,000 internally displaced people, and of course the aid to deal with the humanitarian emergency is simply not coming in at the pace it should. it is a trickle, if that. imilli it is a trickle, if that. will grant, it is a trickle, if that. will grant. our _ it is a trickle, if that. will grant, our central - it is a trickle, if that. willl grant, our central america corresponden