tonight at ten. we have a special report, from one of the most dangerous places on earth. haiti is a place where law and order has collapsed, and violence rules the streets. the united nations warns haiti, is on the verge of an abyss. also tonight. more rail strikes are announced, hitting christmas, as unions reject a new pay offer. the government rows back on setting strict house building targets, after a major rebellion, by tory mps. there's a hierarchy of the family. you know, there's leaking, but there's also planting of stories. harry, meghan and the tell—all documentary that airs this week.

and, breaking through as a young teenager. we talk to superstar billie eilish, about the pressures of growing u,p in the spotlight. so it's really hard to change and grow, and mature, and, like, become a human. as the death of another london school child is confirmed parents are urged to be on the look out good evening. we begin tonight with a powerful report from one of the most dangerous places on earth. the caribbean country of haiti is often the victim of natural disasters and man made corruption. well, now it's criminal gangs, armed to the teeth, who rule the streets. the united nations warns the country of around ”million people

of around 11 million people is "on the verge of an abyss", and the government is asking for international help to restore order. human rights groups say armed gangs control at least 60% of the capital, port—au—prince, and their ruthless tactics often include the use of rape as a weapon. in the first six months of the year, the un documented 934 killings in the city, and 680 kidnappings. so what can be done? let's go live to our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, who's in port—au—prince for us tonight. this contakens this conta kens distressing this contakens distressing images and content. this contakens distressing images and content. this is gang territory in port—au—prince, almost as far as the eye can see. but it seems the world isn't looking. and the haitian capital has become a gangster�*s paradise. it's morning in a middle class suburb. minutes after a shoot out, a show of force by the police.

but usually, it's the gangs who call the shots. there are over 100 armed groups in the city, instilling fear and silence. police are still searching the scene here. there is an ak—47 on the ground and some ammunition. there are also drops of blood. now this is an armoured car. police say they were tracking it for about two weeks. they say it was being used by a kidnap gang. it's about eight in the morning here, and morning and evening rush hours are peak time for the kidnappers. there was a battle with the police officers and the bad guys. one of them died, and we, we got the fake one, and this is one of the weapons the bad guys had in their hands. do they have many armoured vehicles, the kidnappers? and the haitian capital has become

a gangster�*s paradise. nearby, the body of an alleged gang member. the police told us "we stopped them — today." across town, francois st claire has just been patched up at a trauma hospital run by doctors without borders. he saw gunmen holding up two cars, in front of his. when he tried to get away, he got a bullet in the arm. have you ever thought that the violent is so bad here you would like to leave haiti? translation: ten thousand times. i can't even call my mum, to tell her what happened to me, because she's getting older. in the end, the way things are, it's better to leave, if you can. claudette is another recent

victim of the gangs. she was hit by a stray bullet, and lost her leg. translation: idon't| know how i'll manage. i can't run and walk the way i used to. she worries she will never marry now. gang warfare often erupts here in broad daylight. why not? gunmen are in league with corrupt politicians, and have some police on the pay role. that is according to human rights campaigners who say the gangs of port—au—prince have no limits. there are many here with stories that are harrowing to tell and to hear.

like this man. his neighbourhood is controlled by a gang whose rivals came on a killing spree. for his safety, we are not naming the area, or the armed group involved. translation: i was in the house | and i was so scared, i was shaking. i didn't know what to do. they mostly kill young men. my wife took me and hid me under the bed and covered me with piles of clothes. and my nephew was hiding in the wardrobe. soon the gunmen were in his house. when his nephew ran from his hiding place, they chased him and killed him. what hurts me the most is when i was under the bed, i couldn't see, but i could hear the men raping my wife. they were raping her and i was under

the bed and i could say nothing. there are things you would never wish on anyone, he says. his wife is now pregnant and they don't know if he is the father. he tells us haiti has been erased from their hearts. some police here are risking their lives, trying to make the streets safe. but others have actually formed their own gang, and haiti's weak and tainted government is accused of looking the other way, as the crisis deepens. clive, this is a city where many are

living in fear, few drive after dark. many prefer not to leave their homes at all, in three directions from where i am stanning now, there are gang controlled districts, some distance away, if you take a ten minute drive, to the down town area you come to a gang controlled no—go zone, now that actually includes parliament, so haiti's prime minister can't actually reach his office there. people living in this city are being held hostage by armed groups that are highly organised, and increasingly brutal and the eyes of the international community are now elsewhere. understandable perhaps with the war in ukraine, i was here in 2010 after the devastating earthquake that people may remember, which claimed a quarter of a million live, now at that time, the international community was highly focussed here, there were many offers of help. now haiti is once again deep in crisis,

in the words of the un, on the edge of the abyss, but the sense this time is that haiti is very much standing alone. the government has requested foreign military intervention which is a controversial idea here, so far, no—one is rushing in to be part of that force, much less to lead it, and while all of the delays and discussions go on at the un, the suffering is increasing, tomorrow we will be reporting on the humanitarian crisis here. 0k, humanitarian crisis here. ok, orla, many thanks to you and yourteam ok, orla, many thanks to you and your team for that report. hopes of a breakthrough to avert severe rail disruption this christmas have faded, after the rmt union announced additional strike dates, including on christmas eve. an improved pay deal, which incorporated changes to working practices, has been rejected. the general secretary of the rmt union, mick lynch, says his members are being forced to take tough action.

news came after an increased pay offer which included changes to working practises was rejected. staff are due to walk out on the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th of january. the general secretary of the rmt mick lynch says his members are being forced to take tough action. we've got no choice, because what we've been faced with is an extremely detrimental offer. it is very poor in relation to the pay elements, and our members simply aren't in a position, the feedback we have had to accept the changes that the companies have put on the table. so the action will go ahead, there will be more action during the close down period on the railway over christmas, and all of the other scheduled action in the new year is going ahead. our transport correspondent is at king's cross station in london for us tonight. katie, there had been hopes of a breakthrough today? i4541431111

hopes of a breakthrough today? well there had hopes of a breakthrough today? -ii there had certainly been significant developments over the past couple of day, yesterday for the first time the rail delivery group representing train companies did put forward and offer of a pay rise conditional of changes to working practise, the rmt rejected that yesterday, and said that today it hadn't received any improved proposals, however, rmt members at network rail for example maintenance workers are going to get a referendum, a vote on updated proposals put forward before they employer although the union is advising them to reject them. that closes next monday but that will be too late, whatever the outcome to prevent disruption next week. now, this evening network rail has said that the rmt�*s response to what it called a significantly enhanced offer showed they were using the british public as pawns in a fight with the government. it said the new strike days appears to be targeted

as crucial engineering work, the transport secretary has weighed in this evening, calling the news incredibly disappointing and he said the government played his parts by facilitating a fair and decent offer but the rmt had failed to play theirs. the rmt says there is another meeting in the diary tomorrow with the rail delivery grew but it likes like the strikes are going to go ahead. thank you katie austin live at thank you katie austin live at kings cross. the government is set to water down housing targets for local councils in the face of a growing rebellion from conservative mps. nearly 60 rebels had backed a plan to ban mandatory targets in england, delaying votes on the levelling up bill. housing secretary michael gove has now offered councils more flexibility over meeting the government targets. rebels had argued the targets are excessive and undermine local councils. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the story. where and how to build the new housing needed in england? developments can be divisive. here in wokingham in berkshire

there's strong local opposition to a plan to build 11,500 new homes. we're potentially tearing up valuable farmland and growth space to fill it with concrete. now, to me, that isn't the right way to go. others, like student sheldon, who is also a labour activist, they are building more is their only hope of owning a home. unless i'm prepared to move sort of 100 miles north of here then it's really unlikely i'll be able to get on the housing ladder, particularly because of the prices. here in reading and london are just so expensive. to meet its commitment to build 300,000 new homes a year, the government wanted mandatory targets for local authorities. but dozens of conservative mps objected, and tonight ministers said that targets would be a starting point. what we've always wanted to do, which is to have a reform of the planning system, can now be enacted with colleagues who have looked at the detail, helped us to refine and to improve

it, and now we have a planning system which will ensure that we can meet our overall need to get more homes for young people. well, yes! as the festive season started in westminster this evening, mps who threatened to rebel said the changes were a gift to get the right homes in the right place. i think this will improve the system. there are still many debates to be had, and no doubt battles ahead, but i think we've got to a good result on this bill. but labour, who had offered to back the government's plans, say ministers have caved in to their own mps. it's completely irresponsible to scrap housing targets altogether in the middle of a housing crisis. we've got a government that is now in the grip of its own backbenchers, far too weak to respond. in the season of goodwill, rishi sunak has given ground to his backbenchers, but the prime minister's authority has been challenged. jonathan blake, bbc news. eight children are now known to have died from an invasive form

of the bacterial infection, strep a. a 12—year—old from london became the first secondary school pupil to die in the outbreak, with cases in the uk currently at a six—year high. downing street is urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms, but says the nhs is well prepared. "no—one knows the full truth — we know the full truth." the words of prince harry in a new trailer for his and meghan markle's six part series which starts on thursday on netflix. there's a hierarchy of the family. you know, there's leaking but there's also planting of stories. there was a war against meghan to suit other people's agendas. it's about hatred, it's about race. it's a dirty game. the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy. i realised, they're never going to protect you. i was terrified. i didn't want history to repeat itself.

no—one knows the full truth. we know the full truth. let's speak to our correspondent nada tawfik in new york where harry and meghan are due to make a public appearance tomorrow. nada, netflix are taking great care to stoke up interest before this series drops, and the trailer doesn't make it look as if it will be particularly flattering to the royal family. no, it doesn't at all, clive, and i think this is set to hang over the royalfamily for some think this is set to hang over the royal family for some time. no doubt they are clearly bracing themselves for any potential fallout. as we saw in the trailer there, it uses dramatic ominous music, images, words such as roller, hatred, dirty games, and i think really it is

clear that this is notjust making a commentary on an internal family dispute but really a much wider one on deep structural problems within the monarchy. what we don't know... while we don't know if there will be any new revelations, the timing has already caused controversy. last week in boston the release of the first trailer and the race row that really echoed much of what the duchess of sussex had said on oprah winfrey, that completely overshadowed the prince and princess of wales' first trip to the united states in eight years, and it looks like harry and meghan�*s comments and feelings will continue to make headlines. as you mention, they will be receiving an award tomorrow and of course prince harry will be releasing his memoir injanuary. nada tawfik live from new york, thank you. the labour leader sir keir starmer has promised a huge transfer

of power from westminster to other parts of the uk if his party wins the next election. labour says the changes will help economy. the house of lords would be abolished and replaced with a smaller, democratically elected second chamber, which would include representatives from the nations and regions. power decentralised away from westminster would mean more clout, says labour, for english mayors, local authorities and the devolved governments. scotland in particular would be given a greater say, including the abililty to sign international agreements, within devolved areas of policy. sir keir starmer says the proposals could be implemented within five years of a new labour government. with more, here's our political editor, chris mason. train message: welcome aboard this azuma to leeds. _ how are we governed, and from where? labour want to convince you that too much power is hoarded in london. sir keir starmer headed to leeds. britain is one of the most centralised systems in europe, and the centre has not delivered.

now, i don't want it to fall apart — i want us to build something new. we are on our fifth prime minister since this man was in downing street. the ideas labour are exploring have come from a report by gordon brown. we are calling a halt to the over centralisation of power- at the centre that has brought us- conservative sleaze and conservative scandal, and we are ending the long era of the man in whitehall- somehow knowing best. what do you say to those who are struggling to pay bills at the moment and who are worried about the strikes coming up, who hear this this morning and just think it's a bit high—minded and academic? whenever any politician sets out an answer to the underlying issue in the medium and long term, everyjournalist says, "but i want an answer to what's going to happen in the next few weeks,"

and we go on and on. we will go on with this sticking plaster approach forever. we've been doing it for 12 years, it's one of the reasons we haven't got anywhere. at this toddler group, parents appeared open—minded, if a little sceptical about the ideas. i mean, it would be really good. i'm not sure how realistic it is. it would be great, though, to have a bit more representation up north because it is very different to when you go to london. you know, you see the services they have there and you come up here and you try and get the train to sheffield and it can take absolutely ages. i see the value of a second chamber, even an unelected second chamber. yeah, i think there is a place for having experts scrutinising policy. yeah, i mean, i'd like to believe it. | i think it would be great to bring a bit more life to these - places, notjust london. ministers claim labour is late to the party. this government has devolved more power out of london than any government before it, we've created regional mayors across england and we're continuing to do that. we have also extended the powers of the welsh government and the scottish government. devolution is something this government is absolutely committed to.

the next stop for them as edinburgh, is part of their plan to give scotland more tower powers and part of their plan for independence. the scottish national party is not impressed. it scottish national party is not impressed-— scottish national party is not impressed. it will not change osition impressed. it will not change position regarding _ impressed. it will not change position regarding the - impressed. it will not change position regarding the eu, i impressed. it will not change | position regarding the eu, the fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so _ fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so i _ fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so i think in that context our offer_ uk, so i think in that context our offer of— uk, so i think in that context our offer of independence is the one that will— offer of independence is the one that will cut it with the people of scotland~ — let's be honest, when politicians talk about structures of government, how politics works or doesn't, it doesn't exactly set that many hearts racing because what really matters are outcomes rather than processes. labour's bet is you have to change who takes decisions and where they are taken for things to get better, but how much of this with they actually deliver if they won? because they're not committing to itjust yet. will have to wait till labour's

manifesto as proposed programme for government to find out which ideas they actually want to implement. chris mason, bbc news. in today's world cup matches, japan put up a valliant fight before losing to croatia on penalties but the favourites brazil had little trouble brushing aside south korea. the two will now meet in the quarter—finals. olly foster watched the action. is there any other shout for a brazil fund to wear? they arrived at their knockout match waiting for good news that the real neymar had recovered from an ankle injury. he had, and the five—time world champions were far too strong for south korea. when viniciusjunior picked his spot, samba time started and simply didn't stop. with a swagger and shimmy, neymar doubled the lead. it was four by half—time. and with a finish so sweet from paqueta, the dance floor was all his. the best goal of the night was for south korea. another consolation is that they might have gone out to the eventual winners, although this win was dedicated to a truly legendary number ten,

pele, who is ill in hospital. doha's corniche will feel like the copacabana later tonight. we're still waiting for our first upset in the knockout stage, butjapan came very close earlier... they stunned germany and spain in the group stage, and daizen maeda's goal gave them a half—time lead against croatia. ivan perisic scored in the world cup final four years ago and his header pushed the match into extra time and penalties. that's where dominik livakovic saved three times in the shoot—out. he was croatia's matchwinner, although it was mario pasalic on the spot to send them through to face brazil on friday. forjapan, another tournament cut short before the quarterfinals, but they have played a huge part in this world cup story. olly foster, bbc news, doha. england's cricketers have produced one of their most memorable performances — to win the first test in pakistan by 7a runs. with the sun setting after tea,

the hosts still had five wickets standing on the final day — but they were bowled out for 268. jack leach taking the final wicket with only minutes of the match remaining. it's only the third test match england have ever won in pakistan. wales' rugby union head coach, wayne pivac, is stepping down, after a disappointing autumn campaign. he'll be replaced by his predecessor, warren gatland, who was wales' most successful and longest serving coach, winning three grand slams. there are renewed calls for equalities legislation to be updated to include what is called class as a characteristic. campaign as they put in class in the same category would help improve social mobility. the legal sector is one chronically lacking in diversity with middle—class applicants significantly more likely to get a

place in a law firm than those from working—class backgrounds. here is amol rajan and my... —— amol rajan... the inns of court. long a bastion of privilege populated by those with an elite education, and the london epicentre of the legal profession. it's a long way from mansfield where paige tugby, a working class graduate, is the first in her family to go to university. the evidence suggests the odds are stacked against her. i think that everybody had an idea of what they think a barrister is, and i don't often think it's me! to become a barrister, once you've got your law degree and bar qualification, you need to be accepted by a chambers for a probationary period called pupillage. there are 13 applicants for every pupillage place. in 2021, men were more likely than women to get an offer. white candidates did better than ethnic minorities, and middle class applicants were significantly more likely to get pupillage than those from working class backgrounds. yet some triumph against the odds.

mark robinson was one of those. he grew up in the care system and didn't do particularly well at school, but when accused of a crime in his former life as a music dj he decided to represent himself in court, and found his calling. i googled what the offence was. i stayed up until about 1.30 in the morning, prepping my questions, came back the next day and totally took them apart in the witness box, and at the end of the cross—examination of the complainant, the prosecutor took off his wig, he looked at me, he went like that with his wig, and said, "you need do this for a living." he taught himself the law, and qualified as a barrister. paige tugby, bachelor of law, university of nottingham. for paige, years of study and hard work paid off when she was called to the bar, a moment of immense pride for her mum. but being called to the bar is not the same thing as landing

a precious pupillage at one of the barrister�*s chambers. on that score, her future remains uncertain. one radical idea is to update equalities legislation to make class a protected characteristic. it sound a bit removed from the day—to—day, but actually it would, i think, be a hugely positive development for social mobility in britain. i think, you know, government has the power to pull different levers. if you want to kind of level up, then... pull your biggest lever. absolutely. several industries and institutions are working hard to improve prospects for working class young people. the bar council and the inns of courts are doing a lot of outreach work and run various campaigns around social mobility. ultimately, there may be a need for new policies at the national level, to help more people crack the class ceiling. amol rajan, bbc news. you can find out how things turned

out for paige. you can watch both episodes of how to crack the class ceiling now on bbc iplayer. from signing a record deal at the age ofjust 1a to winning a record—breaking collection of awards, billie eilish has gone on to become a superstar. this year, she was the youngest artist to ever headline glastonbury, and she won an oscar, for best song for the bond film "�*no time to die'. in an exclusive interview for the �*bbc 100 women�* season, she discusses everything from imposter syndrome to identity. here's megha mohan. imposter syndrome amidst a sea of awards. thank you for this. billie eilish caught the music industry's attention at the age 1a when a song she uploaded on soundcloud went viral. she's now the first artist born in the 21st—century to hit number one in the billboard and win an oscar. some parts of last year and the year before arejust, like, whoo! i was just on a downward

spiral impostor syndrome. 15 was when people decided that that was who i was, so it's really hard to change and grow and mature and, like, become a human, when people decided that you are one thing. it absolutely drives me insane that you can look up billie eilish and videos that come up are things i said when i was 15. almost nothing i said before two months ago i still believe! a young artist who's still finding her own identity with each new album and magazine profile. one thing you did say, though, was when you think about your identity you like sort of amalgamating masculine and feminine. do you think about yourself like that still, in terms of your identity? yeah, ifeel the most powerful when i feel masculine. what you mean by masculine? i don't know. like, depending on how i walk and stand, and my clothes and, like, right now i'm wearing a tighter shirt and i'm wearing more a more low—cut shirt and, you know, the older me would have been like, "eurgh! please don't!" but i like it. it makes me feel good now. and it'sjust the balance

of the two, you know? having already carved out her own record—breaking career, she's excited about the future of female artists in a previously male—dominated music industry. you said a couple of years ago that you don't take our any headlining opportunities for women. and look at you, the youngest person to headline glastonbury. i know! what do you think has changed for women in that time? being a female at all, and especially being a very young female, especially in this industry, its really hard to make people believe in you. i mean, i'm just in awe of the time we're in right now because women arejust, like, at the top right now. i mean, at the top of all the charts it's women, women, women. i mean, it's, like, the most incredible thing for me to see. megha mohan, bbc news. billie eilish is one of the bbc�*s 100 women for 2022, and you can watch the full interview with her on the bbc iplayer

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