here is will grant. as the - nowjoining forces. here is will grant.is i will grant. as the hours class in this state of emergency in the haitian capital, so does the haitian capital, so does the uncertainty grow on the streets. barricades have been erected around certain gang control areas to stop the security forces encroaching on their territories. so, too, police have set up checkpoints and, of course, there is a nighttime curfew in place. throughout it all, despite the fact that so many inmates managed to escape in the present break over the weekend, still there is no clarity on the whereabouts of the prime minister, ariel henry. that is adding to the stress of ordinary people who simply don't know when some semblance of normality will return to their communities. schools remained closed. businesses are shuttered. there is still sporadic looting taking place in some neighbourhoods. is there any kind of diplomatic or strategic way out of this? the white house have already talked about the importance of free and fair elections, saying that violence

will grant there, returns to the capital. will grant there. one _ returns to the capital.ns to the capital. will grant there, one of the first _ there, one of the first international journalists there, one of the first internationaljournalists reporting now inside haiti, good to talk to. florida officials say a boat carryng 25 migrants from haiti was intercepted by state law enforcement. the boat was stopped near the sebastian inlet in brevard county, florida on february 29th. florida fish and wildlife released a statement saying the boat was quote "carrying 25 individuals, including five unaccompanied children." officers also discovered firearms, night vision gear and drugs aboard." when briefing the public, florida governor ron desantis said the migrants were turned over to the us coast guard for deportation. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some top stories in the uk. police in the city of hull say they've now identified the 35 bodies found at a funeral directors, which is at the centre of a major police investigation. detectives have

anchor: will grant reporting from the border. thank you so much. n the far east of the country are heading to the polls in a three-day-bond presidential election and vladimir putin will likely easily secure another term as he faces no serious challenges in the opponents call the vote neither free nor fair. steve rosenberg went to one town south of moscow where two different pictures of pressure on display. correspondent: these days when he paints russia, the result is very dark. from a mountain of skulls and a dictators ambition, to this, russia's were in ukraine, likened to stalin's terror. the 86-year-old ardis had taken his antiwar message onto the streets. graffiti, stop the war, all these paintings were scrubbed out, and vladimir was find twice for discrediting the russian army in the bed he continues to speak out against the invasion of ukraine. >> i believe that this is a crime against the territorial integrity of a neighboring country. it is a crime. and if i keep silent about it, it is like i'm condoning it. anchor: last month after the dea

will grant of our partners -- will grant, rather, of our partners at the bbc is there and filed thister 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 route out for some americans, but haitians are still stuck here to deal with the ongoing crisis. will

will grant their on the border of _ happy. will grant their on the border of haiti. _ happy.—year—old man has beenjailed for at least 21 years for the murder of a man in newtownabbey, northern ireland two years ago. 54—year—old roy reynolds was beaten and stabbed to death. his remains were placed in a car boot and taken to a reservoir. ajudge described the murder as "merciless" and "brutal in the extreme". official figures show hundreds of refugees were left homeless in london during a cold snap after being evicted from home office accommodation. london councils say more than 300 refugees had to sleep rough injanuary because their claims had been closed. the home office says it's working with authorities to improve the system. a headteacher in southampton has admitted he's disgusted by the state of the food served at his own school. in a despairing letter to parents, jason ashley, head of redbridge community school in southampton, said meals served in its canteen were "completely unacceptable" and asked, "how difficult is it to bake a potato?" you're live with bbc news. lithu

will grant, bbc news, haiti.son for humanitarian aid organisation medecins sans frontieres. they've been operating in haiti since 1991. hearing that haiti has been literally buried under the violence of the last few days. fighting has spread to every few days, the hospitals face a massive influx of patients with gunshot wounds. the port was pillaged over the weekend, luckily we were able to retrieve our containers just before that happened but we are hearing that the containers of many aid agencies have gone. containers of many aid agencies have one. . , containers of many aid agencies have ione, ., , , containers of many aid agencies have one. . , , ., ., gone. the un has been warning of around 3000 _ gone. the un has been warning of around 3000 pregnant _ gone. the un has been warning of around 3000 pregnant women - gone. the un has been warning of| around 3000 pregnant women who gone. the un has been warning of- around 3000 pregnant women who may give birth amid all of this, could you tell us more about the he

will grant, bbc news, haiti.peal against a judgment in his civil fraud case in new york. mr trump said that securing a bond of that size was "practically impossible". he now has to find the money through other means, or new york state authorities could begin seizing his properties. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes this is a case in which donald trump was accused of inflating what he was worth, the value of his properties, to get preferential interest rates for loans. well, he lost the case. now he's in a position where his lawyers are saying he doesn't have the cash, the available cash, to pay the $1164 million judgment against him. now, clearly, he is still wealthy, he has property around the worth to the tune of billions, but he requires cash to pay this judgment. he has now less than a week to do that. and if he can't, well, that's why he needs a financial company, a bonding company, to come up with a bond of that amount. actually, a little bit more than that, about half a billion dollars to,

will grant, bbc news, haiti.national health service in scotland has identified tiny breast cancer tumours in 11 women, which had been missed by doctors. the technology was piloted alongside nhs clinicians and analysed the mammograms of more than 10,000 women. our technology editor zoe kleinmann has more details. so this is one of the extra cancers that was picked up by the ai. that is so tiny. yes, it is, indeed. and you can see why two human readers would have just looked through, compared it, it looks very much the same, and would have said that that's normal. here in aberdeen, dr gerald lip has just led the first nhs evaluation of an artificial intelligence tool called mia, designed to help improve breast cancer diagnosis. the initial results are encouraging. it's almost like another colleague, and someone, a second, sort of second opinion looking over your shoulder and helping you. so one human reader and ai doing the next read, we could move our turnaround time from 1a days down to three days. and you know t

will grant reports.ty, nor politics in a power vacuum, or economics in a collapsing economy. these students are doing all three. those schools in gang—controlled port—au—prince are mostly shut. classrooms in the calmer city of cap—haitien remain open to its young people seeking an education against the odds. the dean says everything from the law school's curriculum to its salaries have been affected by the anarchy. translation: whether it's the upkeep of the building or the materials, - we haven't had any support from the state in covering it. we even haven't been able to pay our teachers properly, or bring in any visiting professors from outside. "at this time i feel lucky to have a university place at all," says this student. "all we can do is keep studying." for weeks now, the haitian capital has resembled a war zone. as the gangs advance into new neighbourhoods, the national police are struggling to repel them. an exodus of people from the city is heaping pressure on an already overstretched educatio

will grant there with the latest.and democracy in haiti. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what is your take on the hope of a transitional council being in place within the next few days, how likely is that? thank you for having me on and for covering the situation in haiti. i think that is important to note that in your framing of the story that the us government was one of the first that you mentioned, because what that shows is the us has been calling the shots in haiti and mostly setting the policy pursued by other international actors that tend to be involved in affairs. it was us and foreign support for a series of corrupt and repressive and unconstitutional governments that is rooted in direct ways in the crisis. these are the actors who with international support deliberately dismantled the institutions, exchanged in corruption and suppress popular democratic and anticorruption mobilisation throughput a by once using some of the very actors terrorising today such as jimmy actors terrorising today such asjim

will grant, bbc news, haiti. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.rom bbc news. a generation of women born in the uk are owed apologies and thousands of pounds in compensation — that's the finding of an independent investigation into pension changes. the campaign group, women against state pension inequality — or waspi — say many have suffered financially because of those changes. i got igota i got a letterfrom i got a letter from the i got a letterfrom the department for work and pensions in march 2012 telling me that i would receive my state pension in march 2020. almost six years later than expected. in order to find out that something has changed, you have to have some idea of what you're looking for. they could have given me 15, 16 years�* notice to my pension age, but they chose not to, and i don�*t know why they made that choice. there�*s more women dying every 13 minutes, and that�*s why we�*ve always asked for fair and fast compensation. the government doesn�*t have to act on the findings and so far has not committed to paying compensation.

are central america and caribbean correspondent will grant is standing by. very good to see you. easy to get into haiti at the moment. can you tell us what that journey was like? will: yes, we had quite a long and difficult few days at the border but now we are among the first international journalists to make it into haiti since the latest crisis began. we have come two hours' drive to a coastal town. it remains clear that this is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. additional humanitarian need created by this crisis is abundantly clear. statistics alone give us a sense of the grim picture. 360,000 internally displaced people in haiti. some 3000 women due to give birth in the coming weeks can expect no maternity care whatsoever with so many hospitals in the county over shuttered. it remains very difficult. you mentioned the aid premises. some aid is beginning to trickle in but it seems, particularly to those who need it most and the most desperate, that it is just not enough for a crisis of this scale. sumi: we know the situation remains volatile in the capital. tell u

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 drawing new scrutiny tonight, including from president joe biden's campaign. cbs's skyler henry is at the white house with more on that. >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. president biden spent st. patrick's day here at the white house. the rhetoric from him and donald trump is under the microscope with some slamming the former president's comments this weekend on several different issues. while their respective re-election campaigns also traded barbs as this likely rematch takes shape. president biden sounded off on donald trump at the annual gridiron dinner in washingto

sumi: will grant reporting for us there. thank you so much for that update. e house announced an emergency package of 300 million dollars in security assistance for ukraine. the stop gap measure will provide some of the weapons and ammunition that ukrainian troops need. the biden administration is still urging congress to pass a bipartisan national security package that has been stalled for months. it would provide $60 billion of aid to the country. pro ukraine militia launched a series of drone attacks across seven regions in russia overnight. many of the targets were fuel depots and power stations. th re are reports of strikes in moscow. in st. petersburg there are fires on the grounds of one of the city's biggest power stations. this footage shows an alleged drone attack on a russian-armored military vehicle in a village. take a look at these, remote-controlled sea drones that had been taking the fight to the heart of the black sea fleet. they are widely used by kyiv to attack and destroy russian warships. the bbc gained a rare access to a secret unit that

let's go to our central and caribbean correspondent will grant standing by for us at the border. see you again. tell us more about what you have been seeing and hearing today. >> it feels like there is a steady stream of migration tracks coming into this border area. basically, deporting undocumented haitians back to haiti. there are 60-80 on each truck. it is a constant flow of trucks coming in from all over the dominican republic during the day. i see that as a message from the dominican authorities to say,, no matter how bad things get in haiti, don't expect refuge here. they can't get much worse in haiti. danes are at a critical level. it is facing an acute humanitarian crisis. you mentioned some things already. food security, violence, gang violence. other thin. hospitals, schools being closed. simply, the political vacuum, the power vacuum at the heart of government following the resignation of prime minister ariel henry. >> we have seen the transitional council is expected to take place in the coming days. to name a new prime minister. that help quell some of the violence

will grant, it is a trickle, if that. will grant. our _ it is a trickle, if that.rrespondent. a reminder of our top story. most polls have closed in russia in the presidential election in russia. voting continues in some parts of the country and in russian embassies overseas. about 74 people have been arrested across russia. there have been protest votes including a noon against putin. people being called out to spoil their ballot papers. we have seen long lines at russian embassies around the world. including in london, tokyo and in washington, dc. that's it from me for now. i'll be backin that's it from me for now. i'll be back in a minute. bye—bye. hello, wants this morning because my cloud and rain with the way we started to see things warming up, especially as we got some sunshine coming through. temperature is widely 14, some sunshine coming through. temperature is widely14, 15 degrees, 17 degrees across southern parts of england so warmer than it was yesterday. we are still in this mild air as we head over night and into monday. this weather system here even

will grant, bbc news. was supposed to set sail from cyprus to gaza over the weekend with 200 tonnes of food has yet to leave its port. the spanish ship will be the first to sail along a humanitarian marine corridor announced by the eu, the us, the uk, cyprus and the uae. the reason for the delay was unclear. it marks another setback to international aid delivery to gaza as the un reports hundreds of thousands face famine. the bbc�*s quentin sommerville reports from cyprus. there is no functioning port in gaza. the israeli offensive, the bombardment has devastated infrastructure there, so there is nowhere for this aid to land. so the charity involved, world central kitchen, has hired heavy lifting equipment, is moving huge boulders, and is building its own pier, its own jetty out into the mediterranean to get ready to receive aid. the problem is that thatjetty may not be ready yet. thejourney from larnaca, where i am now, to gaza, it usually takes about 15 hours, but is is expected to take this boat and the

will grant there. to the us next.l fraud case in new york. the former us president has to find $464m in cash, or the new york state authorities can start seizing his properties. the lawyers say they've spent countless hours trying to negotiate with 30 bond companies, but with no success. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told me more about donald trump's situation. he simply doesn't have the cash. simply,. yes, he does have properties all around the country, but will settle this is hard cash. he is a week to either pay the fine or at least persuade a bonding company, as you've explained, that would essentially secure that m64 billion. the problem is, they cannot find a company that is willing to do that. they've discussed it with sums 30 different companies and donald trump's people are saying it's a practical impossibility and insurmountable difficult he. they say to persuade a company to cover such a colossal amount of money. to cover such a colossal amount of money-— of money. winter does. where does le

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

will grant, bbc news, haiti.o reuters news agency, the country's gang leader ti greg was reportedly killed in the capital on thursday. he escaped prison in a jailbreak earlier this month. breaking news coming just from reuters at the moment. patient gained the leader ti greg was killed in the capital on thursday. —— haitian gang leader. a japanese baseball sensation who plays for the major league in america has been caught up in a scandal, with his representatives alleging he'd been the victim of a �*massive theft�* at the hands of his english interpreter. shohei 0htani's team said the interpreter — ippei mizuhara — had been fired by the los angeles dodgers after a theft reportedly involving millions of dollars. it's alleged mr mizuhara stole money from the player to place bets with an illegal bookmaker. adam yamaguchi from our partner station cbs has this report. commentator: here it comes. that wasn't — commentator: here it comes. that wasn't shohei _ commentator: here it comes. that wasn't shohei ohtani's - co

will grant, bbc news, haiti. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.un is warning that water scarcity could fuel conflicts around the world, unless countries co—operate better. today marks world water day, when the united nations highlights the issues facing people around the world who lack access to safe drinking water — which is around 2.2 billion people. in asia, some of the most bitter disputes are taking place over dams and other projects. for more i'm joined by pichamon yeophantong, who's head of research at the centre for future defence and national security, at deakin university. how serious is the risk of armed conflict over water and what are the most worrying potential flashpoints? the risk of conflict over water is a very serious one. historically, war over water has not occurred, when i say was, in full—scale wars. however, we have been seeing with greater frequency of the occurrence of low intensity as well as internal or local conflicts over scarce water resources. the more water becomes scarce in this region, the more we will see people

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

will grant supporting barefoot it is our top story online so take a look —— reporting there.e wizard of oz are to go on a world tour before being sold at auction. the shoes — one of four surviving pairs used in the film — previously made headlines when they were stolen from a museum in 2005, before being recovered 13 years later. they will go on display in cities including new york, london and tokyo before being sold in december. hello. where the sun has put in an appearance over the last couple of days, we have felt some spring warmth. certainly, it has been a mild start to the week, but there is a change on the way. it will turn colder later in the week, and between now and then we have some spells of wind and rain to contend with — the wettest and windiest weather towards the north and the west of the uk. this chart shows the rainfall we are expecting to accumulate through the course of this week. you can see the green colours just showing up there in western scotland indicating more than 50 millimetres of rain, and there is a bit of rain to take us through the first part

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

will grant, bbc news.cin, a journalist in the capital port—au—prince, and asked him what the situation on the ground is like. in 2023, over 3,000 people had to flee their homes in haiti. now 80% of the capital of haiti, port—au—prince, is under the control of gangs. at the end of the last month, february, two largest prisons in haiti have been emptied. nearly 4,000 prisoners escaped — amongst them, there are notorious gang leaders. the largest hospital in the country is not functioning now. the international airport, businesses, schools remain closed. the ports and main wards are blocked now, and people are confronted with a highly challenging situation. and as the international media reported since the last days, there are a lot of people that are leaving their homes that are forced to leave their homes because of gang harm. so i think that haiti is facing a very difficult situation now. it sounds like it could be chaotic for people living in port—au—prince. you yourself are there, can you tell us what yo

will grant willgrant in haiti.ctures from iceland. a volcano in iceland has erupted for the fourth time since december, spewing lava into the air. police declared a state of emergency for the area, which is just south of the capital, reykjavik. it has been badly affected and evacuated. i am it has been badly affected and evacuated. iam helena humphrey. we will have more at the top of the hour so join humphrey. we will have more at the top of the hour sojoin me. hello there. at last some beautiful spring sunshine for much of the uk on saturday including here in cumbria. it wasn't long before we saw the cloud thicken from the west before outbreaks of rain moving northwards and eastwards. this will come down as rain over wales for a time into central and southern england and eastern england so a soggy start to the day but it is a mild one, milder than it was on saturday morning. temperatures between 5—11 degrees. double figures in the south still. a mild start of the day, more sunshine on offer throughout the day on s

with warning of widespread famine as will grant reports.ng to haiti and is closest the border. in terms of your understanding of what is actually happening in the capital, elsewhere, the security situation, give us your latest assessment. it the security situation, give us your latest assessment.— latest assessment. it remains not 'ust the latest assessment. it remains not just the security _ latest assessment. it remains not just the security situation - latest assessment. it remains not just the security situation to - latest assessment. it remains not just the security situation to be i just the security situation to be deteriorating by the hour and certainly by the day but also the huge humanitarian crisis going on and we are talking about 1.5 million people in the capital, port—au—prince, coming through the programme. there was a celebration when the announcement by ariel henry came in that people took to the streets and let off fireworks but it is a brief moment of respite, of breathing space. it is a moment of violence and humanitari

will grant, bbc news, haiti.rrently in lockdown in our compound at the— compound at the minute, i'm not allowed out _ compound at the minute, i'm not allowed out of _ compound at the minute, i'm not allowed out of the _ compound at the minute, i'm not allowed out of the compound. . compound at the minute, i'm not| allowed out of the compound. we opened the office yesterday, but we were aware there was a shooting incident relatively close to the area where our office and our compound is. so staff safety is always a priority for us, so we had to close the office and make sure that our staff could get home safely. so yeah, and it's a constant daily occurrence that we can hear shooting — and like i said, it's disrupting our services, or office opening hours, and it's disrupting everybody�*s lives. so yeah, it's pretty scary. everybody's lives. so yeah, it's pretty scary-— everybody's lives. so yeah, it's pretty scary. mark drakeford has held his last _ pretty scary. mark drakeford has held his last session _ pretty s

will grant, bbc news, haiti. — a humanitarian aid programme — phil gelman. what is really stark from that report from haiti is that there were already severe problems before this latest crisis?— latest crisis? yes, that's correct. malnutrition _ latest crisis? yes, that's correct. malnutrition rates _ latest crisis? yes, that's correct. malnutrition rates have - latest crisis? yes, that's correct. malnutrition rates have been - latest crisis? yes, that's correct. | malnutrition rates have been high over the last couple of years and we kick off of a more severe crisis in port—au—prince particularly was in 2022 with a combination of high inflation, gang violence and then the return of a cholera epidemic. it really created a much more severe food insecurity situation in the greater metropolitan area of port—au—prince. a lot of work over the past year stabilised that situation, and now there is a lot of uncertainty over the limitations being imposed over the current chaotic situation on the streets. could those numbe

will grant willgrant in haiti.ign stop since becoming the presumptive republican nominee for president. mr trump spoke at a rally to endorse republican 0hio senate candidate bernie moreno in a primary race. 0hio, once seen as a swing state, has shifted to the right over the years after voters voted for trump in 2016 and 2020. mr moreno, seen here on the left, is running against matt dolan, who has the backing of the state's established conservative base. he's spent millions of his own money on his campaign. a surveyusa poll says that they're both in a statistical tie, with moreno at 29% and dolan 27%. the ohio republican primary is 19 march. as the two lead candidates face off, democrats are running ads in support of mr moreno, with the hope that he'll be a weaker challenger to their candidate come november. the highly anticipated senate election is an important one and mr trump's support could possibly propel mr moreno to victory in the primary. while backing mr moreno, donald trump also made his case for another

will grant, bbc news.live is robert fattonjunior, professor of government and foreign affairs at the university of virginia. thank you forjoining us. that meant there is a much in recent years. how critical a moment is this for haiti? this is really as critical as it can get. the government has essentially disappeared, the prime minister ariel henry is stranded in puerto rico and will be here now is the international community has essentially decided that he should resign and as a proposal for presidential college composed of different put a call factions. those factions comprising, they are alleged the presidential college. would comprise most political forces except those who are involved in crimes, that would mean obviously the armed and it is. this is a real problem because we established peace so that new government if it does come to the four you would need order in haiti and that's why there is an emphasis on this nation that was authorised by the united nations with the arrival of officers and some

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

will grant, bbc news, haiti.e stories from the people he met. here in th uk — a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the fourth—longest river— river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government's nature watchdog said the river's health was declining — with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england's favourite river, and now it's like something out of charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his coracle out on the river wye. if you'd have come here four years ago and we'd have been stood here, you could have seen the bottom of the river right the way across. people'd shout from the bank to me and i'd encourage them down and show them how to paddle a coracle. it broughtjoy notjust to me, but to lots of people. but the joy for pete has gone. the declining health of the river means go

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 there.e nuclear weapons — if russia's sovereignty or independence is threatened. the comments came just days before the country's presidential elections in a wide—ranging interview with russian state television released on wednesday. mr putin also said russia will deploy troops and strike systems near the border of finland and sweden, which have eachjoined nato. the russian president singled out neighbouring finland, arguing its accession to the military alliance was at odds with the country's own interests. translation: why they needed this, ifrankly don't understand. this is an absolutely meaningless step from the point of view of ensuring their own national interests. but nevertheless, it's up to them to decide. that's what they decided. we didn't have troops there. now they will be there. there were no systems of destruction there. now they will appear. so why? the finnish prime minister rejected mr putin's comments, saying that russia under his leadership poses an existential threat to

will grant reporting- _ the risk of death from alcohol, drugs or suicide is higher in more deprived areas according to a new study. death rates are worst in blackpool — six times higher than the area with the lowest rate — barnet in london. the report is based on deaths recorded by coroners courts across england. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports now from blackpool. hugging my mum again. yeah. i'd love that. paul's had a long struggle with alcohol, but this could be a moment of change. i need to do it. i know you do. his support worker has played a key role in getting him this far. been more than a worker to me. but now paul is about to enter detox, then a stint in rehab. it's time to move on. yeah. it's a chance to live my life a different way. i'm taking it, i'm doing it. and this is where a lot of our service users hang around. there's a lot of drug using round the town. steven knows exactly what paul is going through. after all, it's a life he too has lived, and against the odds has somehow survived. i didn't know that people recovered. you either went to prison, you got

will grant, bbc news, haiti. stability, but which critics fear will further erode civil liberties. the tough penalties include life imprisonment for treason and insurrection. here's the hong kong chief executivejohn lee. translation: safeguarding l national security ordinance can help us effectively prevent, suppress and punish acts and activities endangering national security, including infiltration and sabotaging activities by external forces. we can effectively guard against colour revolution and also those advocating hong kong independence. we will never be afraid of mutual destruction again. for rioters to have petrol bombs and vandalise properties in hong kong, endangering the lives of hong kong people. from now on, hong kong people will never have to experience the pain that we've experienced before. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s martin yip in hong kong and asked him to explain more about this legislation. yeah. so this has tactically been stipulated in hong kong's meaning constitution to hong kong basic l

will grant in haiti.en sentenced for their part in disturbances last year outside a hotel in merseyside housing asylum seekers. a protest at the suites hotel in kirkby last february descended into acts of violence, criminal damage, and disorder, as fireworks, rocks and paving slabs were thrown at the police. rowan bridge has that story. violence on the streets of merseyside. the yellow circle shows one of the men sentenced today for his part in the attack on police in a hotel housing asylum seekers. it was sparked by a video appearing to show an asylum seeker asking a teenage girl for a kiss. what started as a peaceful protest descended into hours of trouble. as police try to control the situation, the crowd turns on one of their vans. officers were pelted with petrol bombs, rocks and fireworks. and these are some of the men responsible. today, they were sentenced for their parts in the disorder. judge anthony watson described the events of the night as "sustained and extremely hostile mob violence", whic

will grant, bbc news, haiti.h accuses the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition. the justice department alleges that apple used its control of the iphone to illegally limit competitors and consumer options. 0ther complaints in the suit allege apple blocks the presence of cloud gaming services on the app third—party digital wallets by blocking financial institutions the functionality of smartwatches not made by the company. apple denies the claims and is vowing to "vigorously" fight the lawsuit. our business correspondent michelle fleury has the latest from new york. more than a billion of us around the world own an iphone. for many people it's almost unthinkable that they would use any other sort. for me, apple works a little bit better than android. i have had an android before. it didn't do too well with me. it's just what my parents always got me and it'sjust easy to stick with it. the rest of my family also has an iphone so they're - just very compatible. all of which makes

will grant, bbc news.ned nato, the swedish flag has been raised in a ceremony at the alliance's headquarters in brussels. both sweden and finland, which have cast aside their neutrality, have been taking part in the largest nato military exercise since the end of the cold war. all this amid warnings of a renewed threat to europe from russia, following its full scale invasion of ukraine. jonathan beale reports from the arctic circle. alarm blares. nato says it's a bulwark for peace, but it's preparing for war. this just part of its massive military exercise taking place right across europe. and with newest members sweden and finland in no doubt as to why theyjoined. being alone against russia it's like, why take that risk when you canjoin nato? i personally feel a lot safer because now we have allies to depend on. in this scenario, they've come to defend northern norway after it's been invaded. they're not calling the enemy russia, but it is a near neighbour. the aim of this exercise is to demonstrate how n

will grant, bbc news, haiti.ursing fans disappointed by the non—appearance of the argentine striker lionel messi six weeks ago. 46,000 fans attended the friendly between messi's inter miami and a local hong kong team, only for messi to sit out the match because of injury. ticket holders will be entitled to a fifty—percent refund. hello again. many of us started the day on a cloudy note with a fair few showers. a lot of the showers will ease through the course of the day. but as we go through the next few days, well, we are still looking at spells of wind and rain. it's going to be mild by day and by night, but it will turn colder at the end of the week. we'll be talking about significant wind chill, for example, by the time we get to the weekend. this is the kind of rainfall you can expect. we're looking at accumulations, especially in the west where you see the dark blues and greens. this is the key. so up to 50 millimetres, possibly a bit more in places, falling on already saturated ground. now, today, a lot of

will grant, bbc news, haiti.f premier league clubs during greedy new financial package for the rest of the game. new financial package for the rest of the game-— of the game. earlier i spoke to a football finance _ of the game. earlier i spoke to a football finance expert - of the game. earlier i spoke to a football finance expert at - of the game. earlier i spoke to a football finance expert at the . football finance expert at the university of liverpool. i asked him if it was a historic moment for fans. i if it was a historic moment for fans. ~' ,., if it was a historic moment for fans. ~ ,., , , , fans. i think so in the sense it is the first time _ fans. i think so in the sense it is the first time that _ fans. i think so in the sense it is the first time that football - fans. i think so in the sense it is the first time that football fansl the first time that football fans effectively will have a greater say, orsay effectively will have a greater say, or say at all in terms of the administration governance a

our central america and caribbean correspondent will grant reports.ns in port—au—prince as "precarious" is an understatement. this 20—year—old student and her family had to flee their home because of gang violence and now live in a temporary camp inside an abandoned theatre. on some days, she says, they do not eat at all. "i go to school with no food, spend the day hungry and then go to bed with nothing in my stomach," she says. now she sees no choice but to abandon her studies. the daily struggle to find enough food in haiti is nothing new. the difference now is the scale of the emergency in food insecurity. potentially millions of people are in danger of falling into malnutrition and already do not know when or where the next meal is coming from. there are some success stories. this child was deemed dangerously malnourished a few weeks ago but a local ngo second mile was able to hospitalise him and he is thankfully putting on weight. over the years, their residential malnutrition centre has pulled hundreds of children back from the brink. mothers ty

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