The decision to declare both a State Of Emergency and a night time curfew in the Haitian Capital comes after fierce fighting by armed gangs who are now in control of most of the city. During the fighting, gunmen entered the main prison in Port Au Prince and quickly overwhelmed the guards, allowing some 4,000 inmates to escape. Eyewitnesses report seeing several bodies inside and around the prison compound. The gangs in haiti which oppose mr henrys rule sense a possible power vacuum and an opportunity to force him from office. A notorious gang leader, a former elite Police Officer called jimmy cherizier, also known as barbecue, has claimed responsibility for the latest outbreak of violence. He has warned mr henry to stay away from haiti, saying the armed groups in the provincial towns and the armed groups in the capital are united. Given the strength of those gangs, enforcing a curfew may prove extremely difficult. That was our carribean correspondent will grant reporting. Harold isaac
has caused a lot of concern to people working across the bbc in relation to how they respond to the impartiality guidelines which, in our view, they need to be both proportionate and applied consistently. proportionate and applied consistently. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank uk, which is heading for insolvency after the failure of its parent company in the us. the german interior minister, nancy faeser, is leading calls to tighten the country s gun ownership laws, after six people were shot dead in hamburg on thursday. eight others were wounded in the attack on a group of jehovah s witnesses. the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several sports presenters walked out in support of their colleague gary lineker. he was suspended for comments about the government s migration policy. lineker, the bbc s hightest paid presenter, won t be hosting match of the day toni
valley bank. and those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah s witness meeting hall was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presen
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