function new-SPOnlineList {
#variables that needs to be set before starting the script
$siteURL = "https://***.sharepoint.com/sites/bsr"
$adminUrl = "https://***-admin.sharepoint.com"
$userName = "spoadmin@***.onmicrosoft.com"
$listTitle = Read-Host "Please enter the name for the doc library"
$listDescription = $listTitle
$listTemplate = 101

# Let the user fill in their password in the PowerShell window
$password = Read-Host "Please enter the password for $($userName)" -AsSecureString

# set SharePoint Online credentials
$SPOCredentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($userName, $password)

# Creating client context object
    $context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($siteURL)
    $context.credentials = $SPOCredentials

#create list using ListCreationInformation object (lci)
    $lci = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListCreationInformation
    $lci.title = $listTitle
    $lci.description = $listDescription
    $lci.TemplateType = $listTemplate
    $list = $context.web.lists.add($lci)
    $context.load($list)
#send the request containing all operations to the server
    try{
        $context.executeQuery()
        write-host "info: Created $($listTitle)" -foregroundcolor green
    }
    catch{
        write-host "info: $($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor red
    }

#Load list and break inheritance
    $web = $context.web.Lists.GetByTitle($ListTitle)
    $context.load($web)
    $web.breakroleinheritance($false, $false)
    $web.update()
#send the request containing all operations to the server
    try{
        $context.executeQuery()
        write-host "info: Broken inheritance for $($web.title)" -foregroundcolor green
    }
    catch{
        write-host "info: $($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor red
    }
}

new-SPOnlineList