a long—term growth. and we speak to a member of the russian protest group pudsey right about the death of alexei navalny and their hopes for the future. and we're live in rafah and doha. and will look at the story that donald trump supporters have been creating and sharing fake ai generated images of black voters to encourage african—american people to vote republican. welcome to the programme. we start in haiti as thousands of prisoners have escaped from jail there and we now have a 72 hour state of emergency around the capital port—au—prince. this is the scene on the streets, a gang attacked two prisons and reporters say most of

those inside, could be up to 4000 people. dozens have been killed and one inmate describing people massacred in their cells. this state of emergency is in the capital and the surrounding areas and curfews are in force until wednesday. this person is in the centre of port—au—prince, the largest prison in the country and the second in a nearby town also hit over the weekend. the gangs say they want the prime minister out of power and it is thought ariel henry is in haiti as of sunday. had been visiting kenya talking about a kenya—led multinational security force. we can

speak to our correspondent. what is the latest? , ., ., ., the latest? there is a lot of expectation _ the latest? there is a lot of expectation at _ the latest? there is a lot of expectation at this - the latest? there is a lot ofj expectation at this moment the latest? there is a lot of - expectation at this moment since the first day of this emergency, measures have been taken place but the key thing here is to see how these gangs that have been controlling around 80% of port—au—prince in the past days are going to receive the president and prime minister who is returning to the country after he was signing a deal is to try and bring a multinational force into haiti deal is to try and bring a multinationalforce into haiti to try to overcome this spiral that people have been going through for the past weeks and years. find people have been going through for the past weeks and years.— the past weeks and years. and who are these gangs? _ the past weeks and years. and who are these gangs? are _ the past weeks and years. and who are these gangs? are key - the past weeks and years. and who are these gangs? are key name -

the past weeks and years. and who i are these gangs? are key name here is jimmy cherizier, _ are these gangs? are key name here is jimmy cherizier, known _ are these gangs? are key name here is jimmy cherizier, known in - are these gangs? are key name here is jimmy cherizier, known in haiti - isjimmy cherizier, known in haiti as jamie barbecue. he is a former security forces officer and now the head of a gang. this is a group of criminal gangs that has been accused of human rights groups of attacking groups in katie. jimmy cherizier has been sanctioned by the united states and what is asking for is the president not to come to the country or to be overthrown because, in his words, he's a revolutionary leader trying to overthrow a corrupt elites in katie. he is saying his weapons are not to threaten a people of haiti but to change the country. we are speaking to a senior research fellow at a think tank. thank you

for coming on the programme. thank ou for for coming on the programme. thank you for having _ for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. _ for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. how _ for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. how out - for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. how out of - you for having me. how out of control is _ you for having me. how out of control is the _ you for having me. how out of control is the country - you for having me. how out of control is the country and - you for having me. how out of control is the country and who j you for having me. how out of l control is the country and who is running it?— control is the country and who is runnina it? _, ., running it? the government in haiti has been minimal— running it? the government in haiti has been minimal for— running it? the government in haiti has been minimal for decades - running it? the government in haiti has been minimal for decades now, | has been minimalfor decades now, even during the un mission that lasted from 2004 and the value that was left —— vacuum that was left in haiti since the un left has been a massive and was undermined by criminal gangs who have taken control of different territories. there is a lot of vulnerability in haitian society, massive youth unemployment and little opportunity for haitians other than joining a criminal gang, which seem to be running a large part of the territory. iii running a large part of the territory-— running a large part of the territo . , ., �* ., . . territory. if you've got criminal ans territory. if you've got criminal gangs running _ territory. if you've got criminal gangs running large _ territory. if you've got criminal gangs running large parts - territory. if you've got criminal gangs running large parts of i territory. if you've got criminall gangs running large parts of the territory, how under threat is the

current political leadership? political leadership has always been under threat in haiti, since the crisis of 1994, where the first un mission was established and later by the us but then about other latin american countries. we have to remember that in 2021, the president of haiti was killed by outsiders who ransacked the presidential palace. that caused a massive international awareness of the situation in haiti, where it couldn't go any further than a downward spiral of violence and mismanagement in politics. that the situation now has gone very deep into the criminal aspects, so every sign of returning to a full democracy for the country has to be some sort of an answer to the crime

situation, so there'll be little political leadership of crime isn't solved first. political leadership of crime isn't solved first-— solved first. so, how do you go about solving _ solved first. so, how do you go about solving the _ solved first. so, how do you go about solving the crime - solved first. so, how do you go about solving the crime first, l solved first. so, how do you go . about solving the crime first, what kind of measures needed to be taken? haiti has been calling for international help for a number of years now. none of the american countries that are participated with the un mission have returned so the kenyans are willing to send a trip of about 1000 police officers. haiti already has about 10,000 police officers who have been quite useless to respond. so we'll see if the kenyans go into haiti and then if there is any sort of pacification with this international emission. thank you.

in qupt, representatives from hamas, israel and international mediators are there. israel says it wont attend meetings, until hamas comes up with a list of hostages still alive. hamas took 253 hostages when gunmen launched an attack on october 7th. it says it can't provide the information because of israel's continuing bombardment of gaza. it says hostages are being held by different palestinian groups and in different areas of the gaza strip. also, us vice president kamala harris is calling for an immediate ceasefire to get hostages out of gaza. she's also called on israel to do more to improve aid, saying people there are starving.take a listen. they must open new border crossings. they must not impose any unnecessary restrictions on the delivery of aid. they must ensure humanitarian personnel, sites and convoys

are not targeted, and they must work to restore basic services and promote order in gaza, so more food, water and fuel can reach those in need. let's speak to professor mahjoob zweiri, director of gulf studies center, at the qatar university. thank you for coming on the programme. we heard from the us vice president and president, how much influence does america have now? very little, unfortunately. ithink we are reaching a point where the americans are saying all politics is local, at the world is stuck now with israel where there is a serious division within the government, netanyahu basically cannot function without the radical voices within

his government. gantz in washington, his government. gantz in washington, his visit is upsetting netanyahu a lot. within the military there is also different views, the military spokesperson has resigned already, so there is something going on in israeli politics which is complicated the issue of getting anywhere with negotiations, unfortunately.— anywhere with negotiations, unfortunatel . �* ., ., unfortunately. and what therefore with these negotiations, - unfortunately. and what therefore with these negotiations, one - with these negotiations, one timescale was that would be announcement today, that came from us presidentjoe biden, that looks unlikely now. what are your thoughts with the days and weeks ahead? i think it is obvious there are two main issues on the table now. one is the return of hostages from gaza and

the return of hostages from gaza and the return of gazan people from the south to the north. those two elements are a major conflict because the six weeks ceasefire seems to be approved by both sides and the number of captives and the ratio has been approved, so the issue now is basically about what would happen in northern gaza. 0f would happen in northern gaza. of course, there is also a problem with humanitarian aid which has not been resolved. . ~ humanitarian aid which has not been resolved. ., ~ , ., the kremlin says intercepted wiretaps show that the west is on the side of ukraine. germany has denied earlier reports that its russian ambassador has been summoned by the kremlin.

0ur russian editor gave us details of germany's reaction to the leak. germany has accused russia of waging an information war by publishing what appears to be intercepts of these conversations which really should be highly classified. however, what germany did not do, it didn't deny that the hack or wiretap happened. that there were early reports suggesting that germany could not confirm that everything contained in this published audio is authentic, possibly parts could have been manipulated, but the impact of this publication is pretty significant. it shows that russia has the capability to tap into these

highly classified meetings and also, it would put more pressure on the german chancellor 0laf scholz potentially to deliver these highly capable, long—range missiles. 0r capable, long—range missiles. or maybe it would make it more difficult for germany to consider these requests coming from ukraine to get these missiles. and russia's been exploiting this leak endlessly since friday, when it first appeared. for general outline are coming out of the kremlin and kremlin—controlled media is that thisjust kremlin—controlled media is that this just shows how the west is involved in ukraine, how it's using ukraine to attack russia. but this is the kind of line that we've been getting from moscow for years now. we quickly go to westminster because

wednesday is budget day. so all eyes on the chancellor atjeremy hunt, what he will be planning. we will be taking a look at what potential measures could be on a carry on away when it comes to spending, tax cuts, potentially, we will see and speak to those details a little later. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. there are calls for an independent inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the uk. a report by the now former chief inspector of borders claims basic bread and butter checks to keep children safe were not being done. the home office says the safety of unaccompanied children is its utmost priority. a charity has warned that former coal—mining areas are falling further behind the rest of britain decades on from pit closures. 40 years after the miners' strike, the coalfields regeneration trust said communities had been let

down by a lack of investment since the loss of an industry which employed more than 220,000 people. the media regulator 0fcom says an episode of dan wootton tonight on gb news broke broadcasting rules. comments made during the programme by laurence fox about a female politicaljournalist prompted nearly 9,000 complaints. the regulator said his remarks constituted a highly personal attack and were potentially highly offensive to viewers. you're live with bbc news. france is set to become the first country to put a woman's right to an abortion in its constitution. members of the french parliament have been summoned to a special assembly at the palace of versaille, where a three—fifths majority is needed to pass the legislation. the move has been seen as a reaction to the rolling back of abortion rights in the united states

by its supreme court two years ago. for more, let's speak to sophie pedder, paris bureau chief for the economist. why is emmanuel macron doing their ski? . , , why is emmanuel macron doing their ski? ., , , ., ., why is emmanuel macron doing their ski? , ., ., ski? there has been a move across different parties _ ski? there has been a move across different parties in _ ski? there has been a move across different parties in france - ski? there has been a move across different parties in france to - ski? there has been a move across different parties in france to bring | different parties in france to bring this about. it is something that is felt very strongly on the left. if you followed what has been going on in france, the government has been seen as moving to the right so it's being seen as balancing that with a constitutional provision that will be meeting demand from the left. it's notjust about politics, when you're dealing with the constitution it's about fundamental rights and there is a lot of concern in france about what happened in the us but also places like poland where abortion rights were severely restricted. if at some point in france you had a government trying to do that, it would be a lot harder

to do that, it would be a lot harder to unpick if the right to abortion is enshrined in the constitution. it's looking forward and trying to future proof the french constitution from that type of attempt. what from that type of attempt. what about arguments _ from that type of attempt. what about arguments that _ from that type of attempt. what about arguments that this - from that type of attempt. what about arguments that this is an issue for legislation and not the constitution? it’s issue for legislation and not the constitution?— constitution? it's already in the legislation _ constitution? it's already in the legislation and _ constitution? it's already in the legislation and that _ constitution? it's already in the legislation and that a _ constitution? it's already in the legislation and that a strong i constitution? it's already in the i legislation and that a strong songs you have a government that respects the body of law is written into french jurisprudence. the body of law is written into frenchjurisprudence. the problem for france as it is clear that in the future that might not be respected and if there was a parliamentary majority to overturn that sort of legislation, it might take place. this is gazing into the future and imagining those sorts of scenarios. at the moment, if in the far right national rally, as it's a matter, is not calling for an end to abortion rights in france but it is abortion rights in france but it is a case of making sure these rights are protected in the most waterproof, absolutely as tight as

possible way, and that means writing them into the constitution and i think that's what a lot of women in france will feel on when congress votes on whether or not to do this, the expectation is it well, and a lot of people who fought for this for a long time on the political left in france. fin for a long time on the political left in france.— for a long time on the political left in france. on the politics of it, ou left in france. on the politics of it, you talked — left in france. on the politics of it, you talked about _ left in france. on the politics of it, you talked about part - left in france. on the politics of it, you talked about part of i left in france. on the politics of it, you talked about part of thatj it, you talked about part of that balancing act for emmanuel macron, it is something he is clearly prepared to do, is it is a political reason or is the straight ideology? i don't think you change the french constitution for electoral reasons, that would be trivialising what it means to change the french constitution. this would be only the 25th revision under the fifth republic since it was founded in 1958, so it's not a trivial matter but it is nonetheless partly, i think, about embodying a balance in

the politics that isn'tjust about what is seen at now is increasingly right—wing measures but also about fundamental rights that are considered traditionally left—wing measures. we'll see this afternoon it but i think it will get cross—party support, including on the right, even if it was a measure that originally came very strongly from the political left in france. thank you. jeremy hunt is under pressure to introduce tax cuts. in homes across the country and public services on the country and public services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. we have everyone is crying out for cash. - have good roads full of potholes. lam doing

i am doing everything i can, and short_ i am doing everything i can, and short of— i am doing everything i can, and short of laying siege to his own home — short of laying siege to his own home |— short of laying siege to his own home. . , short of laying siege to his own home. ., , ., , . ., , home. i want us to be cutting taxes in a responsible _ home. i want us to be cutting taxes in a responsible way. _ home. i want us to be cutting taxes in a responsible way. under- home. i want us to be cutting taxes. in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers _ in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers and _ in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers and with - in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers and with less i from backbenchers and with less money than we hoped for, the chancellor scrambling for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice.— pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. today, and going to cut out of — voters will notice. today, and going to cut out of the _ voters will notice. today, and going to cut out of the remaining - voters will notice. today, and going to cut out of the remaining 12% i voters will notice. today, and going to cut out of the remaining 12% rate of employee national insurance. last ear, he of employee national insurance. last year. he chose _ of employee national insurance. last year. he chose to — of employee national insurance. last year, he chose to put out a national insurance contributions and it is thought he may do that again. tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. the number crunching going on inside number 11 place is not about the state of the nation's finances, it's a political technician as well. there is a limited amount of money for the chance to spend, the people want to see more going into public services or more cash in their own back pocket. what the government is today

announcing millions for manufacturing, investing in medicines research and zero carbon aircraft, laboursay medicines research and zero carbon aircraft, labour say they would have aircraft, labour say they would have a focus on getting young people into work, with careers advisers, mental health support and new technical excellence colleges to cut youth unemployment. businesses say there is a rear side but there is more that could be done to encourage growth. that could be done to encourage urowth. ~ ., ~' that could be done to encourage urowth. ~ ., ., ., that could be done to encourage urowth. . ., 4' ., , that could be done to encourage urowth. ~ ., ~ ., , , growth. would like to see the rising tide to lift all _ growth. would like to see the rising tide to lift all boats _ growth. would like to see the rising tide to lift all boats and _ growth. would like to see the rising tide to lift all boats and measures l tide to lift all boats and measures in the budget such as changing a vat on international visitors, changes to the vat threshold and changes to business rates that could help all businesses grow and prosper. whatever the chancellor chooses to do on wednesday the tax burden is historically high. it is pretty much impossible to imagine he could do anything to prevent households from paying more tax than in 2019, and that may come with a political price.

the russian protest group pussy riot rose to fame more than a decade ago after storming a moscow cathedral in protest against vladimir putin and the orthodox church. they were arrested after storming the 2018 world cup final in russia and in 2021 they were listed as foreign agents by the russian government. now, most members of the protest group have left russian — continuing their activism from afar — this week they're touring north america to raise money for a children's hospital in ukraine 0lga borisova is part of pussy riot. she's been detained three times in crimea, and shut down trump tower with a protest. she told our reporter meghan 0wen that following the death of the russian opposition activist alexi navalny, fear is counterproductive. i was 19 years old and i was a policewoman in russia and then i have quit after realizing what kind of place is it and that the system itself is designed in a way not to protect people or help them, but protect government's interests.

you one of the most vocal critics of putin. how safe do you feel at the moment? well, i feel pretty safe because i'm in you know, i'm not in russia and i think, in general, if you will be paranoid all the time, fear is very counterproductive. i feel more for people in russia right now. so, if you were to go back to russia, what would happen? i cannot say exactly because russia is a very unpredictable country. sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's just terrible. yeah, but i don't have any plans to go now. how do you view navalny�*s death? after the first shock passed, we realized that we should be more vocal and more loud and more, erm... sorry. take your time.

yeah. ..now because he was a leader for so many people. lots of people felt that we don't have a leader any more. so the hope is that as well. whenjulian navalny came and said, i'm going to continue his work, that really inspired lots of people. navalny clearly meant a lot to you. how do you see your role in the wake of his death? it's like basically a signal to us that we can kill each of you one by one, and you can't do anything because we already kill the loudest of you, the bravest of you. and i think as russian artist or russian activist, it's our duty, this is what we need to do, be vocal about this regime and try to help ukraine. pussy riot�*s methods have divided opinion.

some critics have called them childish, some have said that the cathedral storming was sacrilege. what would you say to critics who don't approve of the methods that you use? well, we don't ask for approvement, i think we just act the way we feel it. if we look at the early protests of pussy riot, the bright, provocative punk, i think it's just very beautiful because this energy, it's completely opposite of this grey, bleak energy of those kgb agents that running our country. do you still have hope for the future of russia? if right now, for

example, i don't know, no putin, i don't know, he disappeared, he got killed, we still have the society and i'm scared of the society. but i do still have hope. i still have hope because i know so many beautiful, good people like alexei navalny and people that are right now coming to say goodbye to him. they do that because they have hope and they live in russia right now in those conditions and they still have this hope. so i don't think i have a right to to not have one. the russian government denied killing lex and ivana. this is bbc news. hello again. some of us got off to a frosty and also a foggy start to the day. that's now lifting quite nicely and most of us will have a dry day, but there is some rain in the forecast. we've got a weather front draped across the northern isles that will bring rain on and off through the day. and also rain which has been coming in from the southwest that's moving northwards and eastwards. but in between we do have the sunshine.

at times the rain in shetland will drift towards 0rkney and we also have the rain which has been coming into the southwest, pushing northeastwards with cloud building ahead of it. and the wind picking up in the southwest and the english channel. temperatures, seven to about 11 degrees. through this evening and overnight this band of rain continues to push northwards and eastwards, fragmenting in doing so. follow the curl round, you can see the rain coming back into northern ireland by the end of the night. and we also have some heavy showers which could be thundery in the channel islands, drifting in the direction of hampshire. these are our overnight lows, but actually as the cloud and rain pushes northwards and eastwards, temperatures will rise by a degree or so. so, into tomorrow, we've got this weather front draped across us. we also have high pressure out towards the east and as the weather front bumps into the high pressure, it really is a fairly weak affair. so, we've got some showers across the far northeast of scotland, a lot of dry weather. and then we've got some showery rain moving out of northern ireland into western scotland, western parts of england and wales. the showers that came into hampshire overnight look likely to drift over towards the southeast. they could be heavy and thundery. and these are our temperatures,

6 to 12 degrees, but windy through the north channel and western scotland. as we head into wednesday, high pressure is effectively blocking all these fronts coming in from the atlantic. there will be quite a bit of cloud at times across eastern scotland and eastern parts of england. push further west, this is where we'll see the lion's share of the sunshine. but having said that, there will be some showers and a bit more cloud at times across northern ireland and also south—west england. temperatures, six to about 13 degrees, and it will be breezy in northern ireland and also western areas too. towards the end of the working week there'll be a lot of dry weather around. will be one or two showers at times in the west. but what you find is after chilly starts, these temperatures are roughly where they should be at this stage in march.

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