welcome to bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: the un says it's one of the most dangerous places on earth. we have a special report from haiti where law and order has collapsed and gang violence rules the streets. translation: i was in the house and i was so scared, _ i was shaking. i did not know what to do. they mostly kill young man. ukraine continues to suffer black outs and casualties as russia fires a new barrage of missiles targetting the country's power grid. translation: both i of my neighbours died. they were stood by the car while seeing off their son and daughter—in—law. they went outside to wave them off. they were killed. the american actress

kirstie alley, who starred in the long—running tv sitcom cheers, and the hollywood film look who's talking, has died from cancer at the age of 71. there was a hierarchy in the family. there was leaking and planting of stories. harry and meghan release the latest trailer for their six—part series which starts this week. and at the football world cup, the five—time winners brazil reach the quarter finals with a 4—1 win. but the remaining asia teams crash out. we begin with a special report from haiti, where the united nations says it is on the verge of the abyss as heavily armed gangs expand their control of the country. human rights groups say armed gangs control at least 60%

of the capital port au prince and the surrounding areas. and they warn that rape is being used as a weapon. in the first six months of this year, the un has documented 934 killings in the capital and 680 kidnappings. most of the victims were not directly involved in gangs. violence has escalated since the assassination of the country's president jovenel moise in july 2021, a crime for which no—one has been put on trial for. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from the haitian capital. and, a warning, it contains distressing material. 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's 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 police officers and the bad guys. one of them died. and we got the vehicle and this is one of the weapons the bad guys had in their hands.

do they have many armoured vehicles, the kidnappers? i don't know, there are plenty. i'm sure there are plenty. nearby, the body of an alleged gang member. the police told us, "we stopped them today." across town, francois sinclair 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 violence is so bad here that you would like to leave haiti? 10,000 times, he tells me. "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. "i don't know how i'll manage", she says. "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 payroll. that's 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. translation: what hurts me the most is that when i was i 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. he sobs. 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. 0rla guerin, bbc news, port—au—prince. earlier, i spoke with journalist harold isaac, who lives in the haitian capital port—au—prince. the situation remains very complicated in the capital, port au prince, despite a certain sense of reprieve, thanks for the welcome. it is this complicated reality we have to navigate every day, to be honest, the win from brazil sent positive waves here but we are aware there was a massacre no later than the weekend, so it is surreal, in that sense. one of the most recent lines is the canadian government have announced these sanctions against three haitian businessmen accused

of financing these gangs, just how significant do you think this is, do you think it will necessarily make a difference? this is a new set of sanctions against new individuals, there has been many sanctions so far by canada and the us but this time around they are attacking the economic elite, which has been rumoured to be backing gangs as well. it is very early to assess the impact of the sanctions, but we have already seen that some lines are moving at least in the political stalemate the country has known since the death of president moise last year. there have been electricity blackouts in parts of ukraine after russia fired a new barrage of missiles aimed at disrupting the country's power grid.

they came hours after explosions at two military air fields in russian territory— which moscow has blamed on kyiv. an alleged ukrainian drone attack, deep in russian territory. unmanned drones were intercepted over two russian airbases in saratov and ryazan, hundreds of kilometres from the border. translation: the kyiv regime, in order to disable russian - long—range aircraft, made attempts to strike with unmanned aerial vehicles at two military airfields. according to russian officials, three servicemen were killed and four more were injured. ukraine has not officially commented on the explosions. however, its airforce tweeted what happened, together with an emoji and images of what looked like a badly damaged aircraft. satellite images from sunday appeared to show a fleet of russian bombers atan airfield. they are capable of firing cruise missiles, one of the key weapons against ukraine. president putin wanted to show he was still in the driving seat.

earlier that day, president putin was visiting the scene of another recent attack. in a show of supposed its strength, he drove across the bridge linking russia to annexed crimea less than two months after it was torn apart by an explosion. reports of this latest attack are likely to embarrass the kremlin, and just hours after the news broke, russia launched a fresh wave of missiles. translation: both i of my neighbours died. they were stood by the car whilst seeing off their son and daughter—in—law. they went outside to wave them off and were killed. ukraine claims it shut down the majority of russian missiles. moscow, meanwhile, claims it struck all of its targets. beyond the human casualties, a major victim once again was ukraine's power grid. areas in the south were left entirely without electricity, a potentially deadly problem, as winter weather arrives.

russian strikes are powerful not only to us but the entire region. russia's coordinated assault on ukraine's power grid began on october 10th, just days after the bridge attack in crimea. this latest alleged attack is perhaps another sign that the war is not going quite as the kremlin would have hoped. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we talk to teen superstar, billie eilish, about the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.

this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven - charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines . the united nations warns haiti is now one of the most dangerous places on earth as law and order has collapsed and gang violence rules the streets. ukraine continues to suffer black outs and casualties — as russia fires a new barrage of missiles ta rgetting the country's

power grid. the american actress kirstie alley has died. she was 71. she rose to fame when she played rebecca howe in the sitcom cheers, for which she received an emmy award and a golden globe. she also appeared in many films including look who's talking and drop dead gorgeous. a family statement said she had been suffering from cancer. let's cross live now to los angeles and speak with our correspondent david willis. thank you so much forjoining me. many people will recognise herfor me. many people will recognise her for the role she played me. many people will recognise herfor the role she played in the sitcom cheers. talk us through what she will be remembered for and some of her highlights. remembered for and some of her hiuuhlihts. ., ., highlights. you mentioned there some of the _ highlights. you mentioned there some of the films _ highlights. you mentioned there some of the films for _ highlights. you mentioned there some of the films for which - some of the films for which kirstie alley will be best remembered but undoubtedly it was her role as rebecca how in

the nbc hit sitcom cheers that will register her in the minds of most people, i think. you will hear this news of her passing. shejoined the will hear this news of her passing. she joined the series, a successful series, one of the most successful sitcoms in american tv history, in fact, five years into its run and she stayed with the show right until the end and in 1991 she collected both an emmy and a golden globes for best actress for her role in cheers. as you mentioned she went on to feature in films such as dropdead gorgeous and star trek two. but for many people here and around the world you will be best known for her role as rebecca in cheers.— be best known for her role as rebecca in cheers. clearly she leaves behind _ rebecca in cheers. clearly she leaves behind a _ rebecca in cheers. clearly she leaves behind a big _ rebecca in cheers. clearly she leaves behind a big legacy - rebecca in cheers. clearly she | leaves behind a big legacy that her career has not always been plain sailing has it?— plain sailing has it? that is riuht. plain sailing has it? that is right- at— plain sailing has it? that is right. at times _ plain sailing has it? that is right. at times she - plain sailing has it? that is right. at times she was - plain sailing has it? that is l right. at times she was quite

frank about about food and the fact that she had put on weight. at one point she said that it started to accumulate after she hit menopause where she lost £75 and she attributed that to the jenny she lost £75 and she attributed that to thejenny craig diet and went on to become a prominent spokeswoman forjenny craig. she also featured in dancing with the stars and attributed some of her weight loss to the exercise that she put into rehearsing for that tv show as well and kirstie alley also featured in a number of her own weight loss products a little later in her life as well. a , little later in her life as well. , , ., ., well. many people are taking to social media _ well. many people are taking to social media to _ well. many people are taking to social media to pay _ well. many people are taking to social media to pay tributes. . social media to pay tributes. what are some people saying? her children, true and lilly issued a statement on social media saying of their mother, as iconic as she was on—screen she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother. and

john travolta who starred alongside kirstie alley in the film look who's talking and its sequel took to social media and wrote on instagram to say that their relationship was, as he put it, one of the most special that he had ever had.- that he had ever had. david willis there. _ that he had ever had. david willis there. thank - that he had ever had. david willis there. thank you - that he had ever had. david| willis there. thank you very much. prince harry has said there is a "dirty game" with "leaking" and "planting of stories" within the royal household — in a new trailer for his and meghan�*s upcoming netflix series. the streaming platform has released a second one minute teaser, which contains a number of accusations. prince harry: 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. i it's a dirty game. the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy.

meghan: 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. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik is in new york, and she gave us this update. this has really captured the interest of media and people here in this country, as well as around the globe. i mean, people in the united states are just as divided over harry and meghan, i would say, as the british public. some criticising them, talking about the timing of this. on one hand, it is when king charles is in the first few months of his reign, but also we saw last week, already, how the timing of this had overshadowed the prince and princess of wales' first trip to the united states in eight years, and, really, their attempt to put a mark, a stamp on the legacy

in that new title. but on the other hand, you have those who are celebrating them, who are saying it is incredibly brave of them for speaking out about what is perceived, allegedly, as structural racism, deep—rooted problems within the monarchy, and about the misunderstanding about mental health, and, in fact, as you mentioned there, they are receiving an award tomorrow night, they are being honoured by the robert f kennedy human rights foundation for that very reason. so i would say a very mixed response here in the united states, but, nevertheless, with the drama we saw in that trailer, it has certainly intrigued a lot of people. we willjust have to see how many actually do tune in. more migrants than ever before have been arrested trying to cross the us mexico border this year and thousands more have

died trying to get there. a new exhibition of the belongings and clothes they left behind has opened in los angeles. most of the deaths happened after the us border patrol policy was introduced back in 1994. the idea was that _ introduced back in 1994. the idea was that of _ introduced back in 1994. tue: idea was that of people introduced back in 1994. tte: idea was that of people have to walk 65 miles across a harsh desert they will be deterred because it is an extreme experience and if enough people die then word—of—mouth will spread and people will stop coming. but what happened was that people would follow through the desert and you have an enormous leap in the number of people. a few dozen deaths are geared to now hundreds in any given year. but this is all linked up to the policy of prevention deterrence which is the primary security paradigms in place right now and the policing of the border right is through this policy. brazil have turned on the style and cruised into the quarter finals of the world cup with a 4—1 victory over south korea.

brazil were already 4—0 up by half time. in the day's other match croatia beatjapan in a dramatic penalty shootout. let's get the latest from nesta mc gregor in doha. well, as you can see, following the full—time whistle, fans are streaming out of the stadium. naturally, the brazilian fans are a lot happier than their south korean fans after a convincing 4—1 victory. all goals from brazil coming in this first half, south korea bravely battled and if there is a consolation, they won the second half 1—0. it does mean there are no more countries from the asian continent left in the tournament. that is because earlier japan lost their last 16 match against croatia. it was 1—1 after extra time, the first penalty shoot—out of this tournament and japan lost it 3—1. it is worth saying, the japanese team and the fans have been a credit to the world cup, they will be missed. we can remember those images of the japanese fans cleaning the stadium after matches

and the team left the dressing rooms spotless on several occasions. japan, definitely one of the best supported teams in doha, and fans have been given their reaction after that brave, brave defeat. so disappointed. this time, we japanese team have a lot of talented players as well, and also experienced players as well. no words to explain my feeling. japan. yes, we proud. thank you, japan and croatia. japanese fans that they're reacting to that defeat to croatia in the last 16. it is worth saying that the japanese football association has plans to win the world cup by 2050. 0ur rifle some might call that ambitious but what this tournament has already shown, japan were in a group with spain and germany so they can compete with the best teams in europe, south america, and africa. now, after signing a record deal at the age ofjust 14, billie eilish has gone on to become a superstar.

this year she was the youngest artist to ever headline glastonbury and she even won an oscar. it was in best song for the bond film �*no time to die'. in an exclusive interview for bbc 100 women she discusses her 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 14, 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 charts, and win an oscar. some parts of last year and the year before arejust, like, whoo! i was just in 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 were 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! laughter. 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 do you mean by masculine? i don't know, i've... 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 a more low—cut shirt and, you know, the older me would have been like, "eww! 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 think there are many headlining opportunities for women. and then, 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, it's 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 are just, 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. a reminder of our top story. human rights groups in haiti have told the bbc that the country is currently one of the most dangerous places on earth as law and order has collapsed

and heavy armed gangs now control 60% of the capital and surrounding regions. you are watching bbc news. hello. it is getting much colder as we go through the rest of this week. there is some snow in the forecast across the uk but will you see it? probably, if you are across the far north of scotland. here, snow at times, which will eventually give some good coating of snow in places. around the peripheries of southern scotland, hit and miss, those snow flurries, but only a small chance through much of the population. what will be widespread is the cold. we'll all feel it, those northerly winds bringing that chill right south across the country, daytime temperatures for a few barely getting above freezing later this week, and the frost by night will be fairly widespread, and quite sharp, too. the frost to start tuesday, though, a bit more hit

and miss, mainly across some western areas, skies clearing, best of the sunshine. there will already be a few wintry flurries across northern scotland, which will turn more to sleet and snow through the day. rain showers down eastern counties of england, with a fair bit of cloud at times, but cloud across southern areas should break up a bit more, although we will continue to see showers in the channel islands. temperatures around five to 8 degrees, starting to drop a bit lower than we would normally expect at this time of the year. tuesday night into wednesday, the snow showers keep coming around the edges, but certainly northern scotland will start to see a little bit more in the way of snowfall to lower levels by this stage, the breeze keeping temperatures up in stornoway, but a more widespread frost to take us into wednesday morning, the exception being through some eastern counties of england. still a weather front here, which will bring a bit more cloud and a few showers, mainly of rain, but that northerly wind around an area of high pressure in greenland means that showers in northern scotland will turn increasingly to snow. a few wintry flurries possible along these sea districts of eastern england, and mainly rain showers towards the west, but along here, particularly northern ireland there will be sleet and snow at times. the vast majority will have a dry day with crisp, winter sunshine. it will feel cold, though, even with that sunshine.

this is what it will feel like in that northerly breeze. for many, feeling sub—zero. and another surge of even colder air comes through the night, wednesday into thursday. it will bring a zone of cloud southwards. we are not expecting too much of the showers at the moment, but there is some around the edges once again, and what does fall from the sky will be mainly a mixture of sleet, hail, or rain. it is going to feel cold out there, as well, with that added wind—chill. as we go through into friday, a slight change in wind direction means some eastern counties have less of a chance of some showers, perhaps more showers into the west, but many will be dry, sunny, and, once again, pretty cold. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: human rights groups in haiti have told the bbc that the country is currently one of the most dangerous places on earth as law and order has collapsed. and heavily armed gangs now control 60% of the capital and the surrounding regions. there have been electricity blackouts in several parts of ukraine after russia fired a new barrage of missiles aimed at disrupting the country's power grid. 40% of the kyiv region is now without power and the city of 0desa has been left without any electricity. the american actress kirstie alley, who starred in the long—running tv sitcom cheers, has died from cancer at the age of 71. she became a household name in the mid �*80s when she first