Pushing for a un backed police force. The Transitional Council announced by the Caribbean Community bloc will be in charge of nominating a new Prime Minister, but haitis gangs are demanding a seat at the table. Our Central America correspondent will grant is just outside of haiti and sent us this report. This is the Border Crossing between the Dominican Republic and haiti and we have already seen dominican authorities deporting patients back to the poorest country in the americas at a time it is facing an acute humanitarian crisis, since the 2010 earthquake. They are being deported into applicable vacuum. Prime minister ariel henry stood down citing the fact his situation was untenable due to the violence in the capital Port Au Prince. The caricom and the us Secretary Of State held an emergency meeting Injamaica Emergency Meeting in jamaica and Emergency Meeting Injamaica and made clear that they saw the roadmap towards the transmission of administration in haiti starting with his resi
Forward on a political process that will lead to the establishment of a president ial Transitional Council that will lead to elections. And we think that it lead to elections. And we think Thatitis Lead to elections. And we think that it is urgent, that it is urgent that he moves forward in that direction and starts the process of bringing normalcy back to the people of haiti. Meanwhile, the violence in haiti is worsening. The un high commissioner for human rights, volker turk, is calling for International Action and says the situation is beyond untenable. Since the beginning of the year, 1,193 people have been killed and 692 others wounded by the gang violence. The uns humanitarian coordinator in haiti told the bbc that gang members are killing and raping indiscriminately, and that bodies can be seen on the streets of the capital. The un says that gangs have stepped up their campaign of violence since the Prime Minister travelled to kenya a week ago. For more on the situation, i spoke
Coming up in the next half hour concerns that the brexit bill is a government power grab. What this house being asked again and again his take on trust that ministers will not abuse these powers. Ministers will not abuse these powers. A desperate call for better funding of refuges. The bare minimum is that someone someone should be no more than a phone call away, these people are at risk, they are in danger. Phone call away, these people are at risk, they are in danger. And on National Postal workers day, one mp suggests a quite radical gift. Renationalize. But first, were now three quarters of the way through the detailed deliberations of the European Union withdrawal bill. And tuesday was all about henry viii well, not so much him, but the powers he held. In 1539 the statute of proclamations was passed. This gave henry the power to legislate by proclamation. What on earth has that got to do with brexit . Well, there are henry viii powers in the eu withdrawal bill. These would enable
This bill simply brings European Union law into uk law, ensuring that, where ever, possible the rules and laws are the same after exit as before. Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue to pour into bangladesh from neighbouring myanmar. And Prince George is dropped off for his first day at school by his dad. And coming up in the sport on bbc news an early wicket forjames anderson in the deciding test against west indies at lords, as he edges ever closer to becoming the first englishman to take 500 test wickets. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. One of the most powerful storms on record Hurricane Irma is continuing to devastate parts of the caribbean. It has almost completely destroyed the islands of barbuda and st martin ten people, including a child, have been killed and its feared that number will rise. The storm has now moved past puerto rico, where it knocked out power for around a million people. It is currently heading for the Dominican Republic, a
We leave is not. This bill invites us we leave is not. This bill invites us to surrender all power and influence over that question to the government and ministers. That would betray everything that we were sent here to do. Imjane hill and its emerged that dozens of tory mps have signed a letter warning the government not to keep the country in the eu by stealth. Also in the next hour. The crisis in myanmar continues. Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue fleeing the country after nearly two weeks of violence. And Prince George arrives for his first day at school with his father Prince William and his mother is too ill with morning sickness to accompany him. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms on record Hurricane Irma is continuing to devastate parts of the caribbean. It has almost completely destroyed the islands of barbuda and st martin thirteen people, including a child, have been killed across the caribbean and its feared that th