commemorations in normandy despite their long friendship. there've been sporadic clashes in the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, as the military enforces a national curfew to quell anti—government protests which have seen more than 100 deaths in recent days. and disneyland workers have voted in favour of going on strike, saying they are not paid enough at the �*happiest place on earth'. disney insists it's committed to reaching a deal, with talks resuming monday. now on bbc news, the child rescue con. it was probably one of our highlights for the year, rescuing her, and it was really a needle in a haystack type of situation. a one—day—old baby that our awesome team rescued just before being trafficked. millions of children are victims of trafficking around the world. it could have gone both ways,

but we did manage to spot her and rescue her immediately. so that was an awesome effort. in 2022, a charity called project rescue children, said it rescued a newborn baby from a busy marketplace in the gambia, west africa. when you are aware of such an incident, you are supposed to report it to the authorities. the charity said it adopted a baby, placing her in one of its rescue centres. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust with one or two individuals, she is with a family unit. the head of the family is adam whittington, a former metropolitan police officer who now spends his days posting updates of his charity's work around the world. i will also confirm now everything i state is factual, as in all my posts and videos. but the bbc has analysed his social media accounts, uncovering false and misleading posts,

and find that he is exploiting vulnerable people to solicit funds from abroad. translation: it pains my heart that someone is using photos _ of my child to source money. translation: stop it. if they are doing that - in other countries, stop it. it should be stopped. it is a story about deception and manipulation. he wasjust trying to use me and i can feel that he was trying to put me and my family into a problem. a story that adam whittington has tried desperately to stop from being broadcast. i am hayley mortimer, a reporter based in the uk. i first came across project rescue children while working on a different story in the gambia.

i saw their poster stuck to a wall near a beach. curious, i searched the name online and came across adam whittington and all of his videos. hundreds of thousands of children go missing from many countries around the world and never get found, so it is very concerning and that is why i thought i would do a quick video. i was so impressed that i asked him to be part of a documentary i was making. we spoke on the phone and he seemed interested, but then he suddenly changed his mind and blocked me from following any more of his content online. my search to find out why has taken me across africa, uncovering a web of lies. anybody who knows me knows i don't like to sugar—coat things, i like to say it as it is. adam whittington is a british—australian citizen. he started working with children after leaving the police. he set up company retrieving children taken abroad by a parent

following a custody dispute. but his tactics are controversial. what's worse than a paedophile? a uk court described him as a mercenary. he has been accused of pepper—spraying a grandfather in poland and was jailed in singapore after attempting to grab a toddler. but it was in lebanon that adam got himself in real trouble. last month, the authorities in lebanon released an australian mother and a 60 minutes tv crew accused of kidnapping two children involved in a custody dispute. adam's team grabbed the young boy and girl, but the police caught up with them. adam, the mother and the tv crew were all thrown in a beirutjail, facing kidnapping charges. the events were covered extensively in the australian media. now the man at the centre of the operation _ left to rot in a beirut prison. adam whittington. how much of that was your fault? they just want to keep

me quiet, honestly. they don't want the truth to come out. the mother and the tv crew were all released swiftly. adam was never prosecuted but spent four months in jail, where he says he came up with the idea of starting a charity. at project rescue children, we exist to rescue victims of child trafficking and exploitation as we believe rescue is the first step to life of freedom. adam registered prc as a charity in australia in 2017 and has since used social media and his website to raise money around the world. so i just firstly want to thank everybody, all of you, for supporting us. we can't do this without you guys. the amount of support we have received just over the last few months is astronomical. adam's updates are unlike anything i have seen from a charity

working with children. some of it is too graphic to show. but his uncensored approach has seen his social media pages soar to over a million followers and he has attracted celebrity support, like sam faiers. she is a british tv personality with a huge online following. in 2023, she became a prc ambassador and was taken to uganda. ifeel like being here, we really can make a difference. the plan would be to build more. and it just gets the children off the streets. she asked her millions of fans to donate money for a new prc rescue centre in uganda. it eventually reached £137,000. the rescue centre was to be built and run by make a child smile, an ngo in uganda that partnered with prc in 2022.

he asked me about some of the cases i worked on, i sent him some - of the work i have done so far, and then, one day, he actuallyj told me that he would love to come to uganda. - he took pictures. "i'm going to sponsor them, - "i'm going to take care of them." to me, it was like - god answered prayer. adam visited uganda three times. he was taken to meet survivors of trafficking and police officers working on cases. but alexander became concerned about what adam was posting on social media, taking credit for child rescue operations that he had not been involved in. i asked him, please, - we need to be transparent. you have never done this operation. i think it is better that i you tell people the truth. remember, celebrity sam faiers told donors the money raised would pay for the construction of the uganda rescue centre

and its ongoing running costs. i was so excited. i was very happy. we thought this money could even run the shelter for a full year. _ prc began sending money to make a child smile, a few thousand pounds at a time, but it wasn't enough. in the end, alexander received around £58,000 — less than half of what was raised by donors. because i don't know- where the money has gone. and when i talked about it, adam became furious. - he went mad. he went mad! i would confidently say i the rest of the money has

been eaten, by adam... prc, actually. and i am so sorry, actually, for the donors who donatedj to this cause and i apologise l on behalf of of every one of us who are involved in this. construction in uganda is currently on hold until alexander can find a new partner and more money. sam faiers sent us this statement. prc told the bbc it sent funds which it deemed to be sufficient to complete the construction but stopped sending money when it terminated its partnership with make a child smile. it blamed alexander's refusal to sign a contract and accused him of mismanaging the funds. it said the remaining money has been

used to help other children. 300 kilometres away, renovations to another prc rescue centre were apparently already complete. it was time to see for myself. prc says it has a rescue centre for trafficked and abused children on the outskirts of kisumu. it is supposedly run by a woman known as mumma jane and a sponsorship programme allowed people to send monthly payments to the children in its care. within weeks of launch, all the children were sponsored. mumma jane is a lady who invites us into her home. we tell her we are from the bbc and we have questions about project rescue children. she lets us in. this is project rescue children's

rescue centre in kenya. it is meant to be a place where children who have been trafficked, sexually exploited or orphaned can come to be looked after, but there are no children here and the owner of this house says it has never been a rescue centre. in fact, she has shown me around and it is just a house where her and her husband live. she tells me that she has provided food and shelter for some local children in need in the past, but she has never received any funding for that, not from prc or anyone else. jane tells us that her son, cooper, was prc's director in kenya and that he brought adam to visit her home. adam said he wanted to visit a rescue centre on her land. he came with food and footballs and took photographs of local children, but then never came back. she says he sent money to fix the roof, install solar panels and a new gate. he used pictures of this work online to promote

the existence of a rescue centre. translation: i feelvery bad about it because he came - to seduce me with a few kids i gathered. he then goes and says he will come back. he says he will come back to put in waterfor us and i gave him some land to build a home for those children who are orphaned and do not have parents, and so he is defaming me. he should compensate me for damaging my name. the for damaging my name. children are featured on p website the children are featured on prc's website live nearby. joseph's sent eugene was pictured. he was listed as a sponsored child who had been orphaned, homeless, was a victim of trafficking or exploitation. joseph tells me none of this is true. translation:— tells me none of this is true. translation: ,, ., ., , . ., . translation: should i get any chance to meet this person, _ translation: should i get any chance to meet this person, i— translation: should i get any chance to meet this person, i can _ translation: should i get any chance to meet this person, i can ask- translation: should i get any chance to meet this person, i can ask him, - to meet this person, i can ask him, right did you get to take a photo of sent to get money?—

right did you get to take a photo of sent to get money? when the photo was taken, eugene _ sent to get money? when the photo was taken, eugene was _ sent to get money? when the photo was taken, eugene was told - sent to get money? when the photo was taken, eugene was told he - sent to get money? when the photo l was taken, eugene was told he would receive food at mumma jane's house and many to pay for his school fees. and did they pay for his school? translation: m0. and did they pay for his school? translation:— and did they pay for his school? translation: ., ., , translation: no, nothing. there is nothin: translation: no, nothing. there is nothing there — translation: no, nothing. there is nothing there for— translation: no, nothing. there is nothing there for him. _ translation: no, nothing. there is nothing there for him. not _ translation: no, nothing. there is nothing there for him. not long - nothing there for him. not long after eugene's _ nothing there for him. not long after eugene's photograph - nothing there for him. not long after eugene's photograph was| nothing there for him. not long - after eugene's photograph was taken, he became sick and died, but his picture remained online and according to prc's website, people continued to sponsor him. translation: it continued to sponsor him. translation:— continued to sponsor him. translation: , , ., ., translation: it pains my heart that someone is using _ translation: it pains my heart that someone is using the _ translation: it pains my heart that someone is using the photos - translation: it pains my heart that someone is using the photos of - translation: it pains my heart that someone is using the photos of my i someone is using the photos of my child to search for money.- child to search for money. adam whittington _ child to search for money. adam whittington came _ child to search for money. adam whittington came to _ child to search for money. adam whittington came to kenya - child to search for money. adam whittington came to kenya promising to help. instead, he preyed on the people who live here. there is no prc rescue centre because there are no rescue to children, and jane had no rescue to children, and jane had no idea that her name and her house were being used to raise money online. ~ . g . .

were being used to raise money online. ~ ., g ., ., ,. online. mumma jane and the rescue centre is really _ online. mumma jane and the rescue centre is really important _ online. mumma jane and the rescue centre is really important to - online. mumma jane and the rescue centre is really important to us - online. mumma jane and the rescue centre is really important to us and | centre is really important to us and especially myself.— centre is really important to us and especially myself. when we put our findinus especially myself. when we put our findin . s to especially myself. when we put our findings to prc. — especially myself. when we put our findings to prc, it _ especially myself. when we put our findings to prc, it told _ especially myself. when we put our findings to prc, it told us _ especially myself. when we put our findings to prc, it told us that - especially myself. when we put our findings to prc, it told us that it. findings to prc, it told us that it stands by its claim, that jane's home is a prc rescue centre that is used to assist children. it said that all funds and invoices for work carried out they were submitted to the australian charity commission and that they were no missing or misused funds. it described our allegations as completely without merit, misleading and defamatory. it is not long before the news of our visit to kenya gets back to adam whittington and he posts about me on his social media. the whittington and he posts about me on his social media.— his social media. the smear campaign she is directly — his social media. the smear campaign she is directly involved _ his social media. the smear campaign she is directly involved with _ his social media. the smear campaign she is directly involved with gets - she is directly involved with gets more amusing and ridiculous. mortimer will soon learn being a journalist does not make you immune to the law. we are so happy to have declined your request to work with you.

declined your request to work with ou. �* �* . �* , declined your request to work with ou. declined your request to work with you. but adam's reluctance to work with me in — you. but adam's reluctance to work with me in the _ you. but adam's reluctance to work with me in the gambia _ you. but adam's reluctance to work with me in the gambia may - you. but adam's reluctance to work with me in the gambia may have i you. but adam's reluctance to work. with me in the gambia may have been because he had something to hide. three and a half thousand miles away from kenya is a tiny country on the west coast of africa, the gambia. it is here that adam whittington says that he carried out the most unbelievable rescue mission. he says that his team received a tip—off that his team received a tip—off that a newborn baby was going to be handed over to traffickers at a busy market place in the gambia. when they saw two men carrying a basket, they saw two men carrying a basket, they decided to follow. that two men got spooked and ran away, dropping the basket on the floor. inside, a newborn baby. they called her a name that means, a miracle. she newborn baby. they called her a name that means, a miracle.— that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and — that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and she _ that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and she is _ that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and she is going _ that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and she is going to - that means, a miracle. she is doing so well and she is going to be - so well and she is going to be completely taken under prc's wing. after the rescue, adam posted this

picture of a baby wrapped in a gold blanket on social media. he told his followers that he had adopted her and that she was being looked after at prc's rescue centre in the gambia. , , ., ., , gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is not _ gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust _ gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is not just with _ gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust with one - gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust with one or- gambia. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust with one or two. so she is notjust with one or two individuals, she is in a family unit. , , �* individuals, she is in a family unit. , , ~ ., individuals, she is in a family unit. , m ., ., ., unit. this is alex, a young woman from southampton _ unit. this is alex, a young woman from southampton and _ unit. this is alex, a young woman from southampton and a - unit. this is alex, a young woman from southampton and a social i unit. this is alex, a young woman - from southampton and a social media influencer. she was prc's uk director and adam asked her to adopt a child with him. a copy of a genuine birth certificate was posted on social media and alex told her followers about her new child. she said, ouramazing followers about her new child. she said, our amazing organisation intercepted a beautiful baby girl from being sold to a human trafficking syndicate. we knew she was meant to be with us, raised by us at prc, so adam and i became a mum and dad. us at prc, so adam and i became a mum and dad-—

us at prc, so adam and i became a i mum and dad._ alex mum and dad. baby, i love you! alex visited her at — mum and dad. baby, i love you! alex visited her at prc's _ mum and dad. baby, i love you! alex visited her at prc's rescue _ mum and dad. baby, i love you! alex visited her at prc's rescue centre - visited her at prc's rescue centre in the gambia. she took photos and videos, playing with a beautiful baby girl, and it went viral. her story was seen by more than a0 million people around the world and the money came pouring in. but alex became suspicious when adam asked her to sign a nondisclosure agreement and so she decided to ask questions. i agreement and so she decided to ask ruestions. . . . questions. i am and their direct attack from _ questions. i am and their direct attack from prc _ questions. i am and their direct attack from prc to _ questions. i am and their direct attack from prc to not - questions. i am and their direct attack from prc to not only - attack from prc to not only assassinate my character... but they are unlawfully withholding access to my child _ are unlawfully withholding access to my child. she are unlawfully withholding access to m child. ,, , ., ,, . my child. she stopped receiving u dates my child. she stopped receiving updates about _ my child. she stopped receiving updates about their _ my child. she stopped receiving updates about their baby - my child. she stopped receiving updates about their baby and i my child. she stopped receiving - updates about their baby and adam went on the attack, branding alex a drug addict who was wanted by police

in the gambia. 0f drug addict who was wanted by police in the gambia. of course, this was not true. , . in the gambia. of course, this was not true. _ . ., not true. their baby, the child that i named, not true. their baby, the child that i named. she _ not true. their baby, the child that i named, she pays— not true. their baby, the child that i named, she pays my _ not true. their baby, the child that i named, she pays my middle - not true. their baby, the child that l i named, she pays my middle name, not true. their baby, the child that. i named, she pays my middle name, i named _ i named, she pays my middle name, i named her_ i named, she pays my middle name, i named her that. alex i named, she pays my middle name, i named her that.— named her that. alex really did believe that _ named her that. alex really did believe that she _ named her that. alex really did believe that she had _ named her that. alex really did believe that she had adopted . named her that. alex really did believe that she had adopted a| named her that. alex really did - believe that she had adopted a baby rescued from traffickers. she began looking into prc's activities and discovered this photograph had actually been taken from the internet. it had been posted by a maternity unit long before she had even been born. i’m maternity unit long before she had even been born.— maternity unit long before she had even been born. i'm sorry. how evil ou have even been born. i'm sorry. how evil you have to — even been born. i'm sorry. how evil you have to be _ even been born. i'm sorry. how evil you have to be to _ even been born. i'm sorry. how evil you have to be to put _ even been born. i'm sorry. how evil you have to be to put somebody - you have to be to put somebody through — you have to be to put somebody through this torture. prc you have to be to put somebody through this torture.— through this torture. prc said it used the image _ through this torture. prc said it used the image to _ through this torture. prc said it used the image to protect - through this torture. prc said it used the image to protect the l through this torture. prc said it - used the image to protect the baby's true identity and said it apologised publicly for the confusion. it said it terminated its contract with alex because they felt she was exploiting children for social media again.

alex told me she was recruited to prc to bring social media attention to the organisation. she refutes the claims against her and says she has always acted with honest and pure intentions. so what happened here? a baby has been registered in the gambia and alex did meet a baby. you cannot ick gambia and alex did meet a baby. you cannot pick up that child and give it to someone, _ cannot pick up that child and give it to someone, that _ cannot pick up that child and give it to someone, that is— cannot pick up that child and give it to someone, that is illegal- cannot pick up that child and give it to someone, that is illegal and| it to someone, that is illegal and it to someone, that is illegal and it is a _ it to someone, that is illegal and it is a criminal— it to someone, that is illegal and it is a criminal offence. _ it to someone, that is illegal and it is a criminal offence. but- it to someone, that is illegal and it is a criminal offence.— it is a criminal offence. but the authorities _ it is a criminal offence. but the authorities in _ it is a criminal offence. but the authorities in the _ it is a criminal offence. but the authorities in the gambia - it is a criminal offence. but the authorities in the gambia have| it is a criminal offence. but the i authorities in the gambia have no knowledge of a newborn baby being rescued from traffickers. that knowledge of a newborn baby being rescued from traffickers.— knowledge of a newborn baby being rescued from traffickers. at the end ofthe rescued from traffickers. at the end of the day. — rescued from traffickers. at the end of the day. you _ rescued from traffickers. at the end of the day, you don't _ rescued from traffickers. at the end of the day, you don't have - rescued from traffickers. at the end of the day, you don't have an - of the day, you don't have an organisation _ of the day, you don't have an organisation that— of the day, you don't have an organisation that can - of the day, you don't have an organisation that can simplyl of the day, you don't have an- organisation that can simply take care of— organisation that can simply take care of a — organisation that can simply take care of a trafficked _ organisation that can simply take care of a trafficked person - organisation that can simply take i care of a trafficked person without involving — care of a trafficked person without involving the — care of a trafficked person without involving the authorities, - care of a trafficked person without involving the authorities, so - care of a trafficked person withoutl involving the authorities, so having to fail— involving the authorities, so having to fail to _ involving the authorities, so having to fail to report _ involving the authorities, so having to fail to report its _ involving the authorities, so having to fail to report its concealment, . to fail to report its concealment, and concealment— to fail to report its concealment, and concealment is— to fail to report its concealment, and concealment is a _ to fail to report its concealment, and concealment is a crime. - to fail to report its concealment, and concealment is a crime. 50 i to fail to report its concealment, and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day — and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day as _ and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day as we _ and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day as we begin _ and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day as we begin our- and concealment is a crime. so today is a big day as we begin our search i is a big day as we begin our search for the baby. 0urfirst stop is the

location of project rescue children's rescue centre, around an hour or so's drive from the tourist area in the gambia, and this is where adam whittington says their babyis where adam whittington says their baby is being looked after, along with other children who have been taken into their care. we were able to work out a rough location by piecing together information from photographs and documents adam whittington had posted online. so this is a project rescue children's rescue centre in the gambia and it is the same story as we found in kenya. it is not a rescue centre. no children have ever lived here. and the man who owns this property has told us it is just a family home. the property belongs to david. his son was recruited as prc's director in the gambia. prc came here, it fixed the roof and installed a fresh water supply, volunteers put footballs and food for the children who live nearby, and it was all documented on the charity's social

media pages. bhd documented on the charity's social media pages-— documented on the charity's social media pages. and here, the whole surrounding _ media pages. and here, the whole surrounding village _ media pages. and here, the whole surrounding village children - media pages. and here, the whole surrounding village children will i surrounding village children will spend _ surrounding village children will spend the whole day... surrounding village children will spend the whole day. . .- surrounding village children will spend the whole day... david did not know that spend the whole day. .. david did not know that prc— spend the whole day... david did not know that prc had _ spend the whole day... david did not know that prc had used _ spend the whole day... david did not know that prc had used money - spend the whole day... david did notl know that prc had used money raised for a rescue centre to renovate his house. there is no doubt it has improved life for his family, but it was meant to help rescue children, including the baby. and there is no sign of her here. but david says she does exist. but she does not live here? ., does exist. but she does not live here? ida. she lives nearby? does exist. but she does not live here?- she lives nearby? here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on here? no. she lives nearby? yes. itack on the _ here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on the road, _ here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on the road, we _ here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on the road, we arrive - here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on the road, we arrive at i here? no. she lives nearby? yes. back on the road, we arrive at a l back on the road, we arrive at a small village. we are just out of the cup when we see a toddler. we recognise her immediately. is about her? ijust can't believe she is here. it is quite emotional, actually. and she isjust here. it is quite emotional, actually. and she is just so beautiful. she is wearing the same

necklace in pictures we have seen of her online. so we have found their baby and nothing we have been told about her is true. she was not rescued from traffickers at a busy market place, she was born right here and she has been living here with her mother ever since. their mother did not want to be identified but told us that prc approached her, saying there was a potential sponsor who wanted to meet her baby, which she agreed to. she never received any money but she was given a small amount of groceries. she money but she was given a small amount of groceries.— money but she was given a small amount of groceries. she is doing so well and she — amount of groceries. she is doing so well and she is _ amount of groceries. she is doing so well and she is going _ amount of groceries. she is doing so well and she is going to _ amount of groceries. she is doing so well and she is going to be _ well and she is going to be completely taken under prc's wing. their mother was in complete disbelief about the stories being told about her child. so word spreads really fast in the gambia. it has been just a couple of hours since we left the location of the rescue centre and the sun has given us a call. he has conferred much of

what we already know, the rescue centre is just his family's house, and the story about the baby is completely untrue. that and the story about the baby is completely untrue.— and the story about the baby is completely untrue. at the end, he was “ust completely untrue. at the end, he was just trying _ completely untrue. at the end, he was just trying to _ completely untrue. at the end, he was just trying to use _ completely untrue. at the end, he wasjust trying to use me, - completely untrue. at the end, he wasjust trying to use me, and i i completely untrue. at the end, he l wasjust trying to use me, and i can feel that _ wasjust trying to use me, and i can feel that he — wasjust trying to use me, and i can feel that he is trying to put me at my family— feel that he is trying to put me at my family into a problem. he feel that he is trying to put me at my family into a problem.- feel that he is trying to put me at my family into a problem. he is no loner my family into a problem. he is no longer prc's _ my family into a problem. he is no longer prc's director— my family into a problem. he is no longer prc's director in _ my family into a problem. he is no longer prc's director in the - my family into a problem. he is no. longer prc's director in the gambia. he has stopped talking to gambia and says he is willing to tell us everything. who's idea was it to say that she had been trafficked? it is adam's idea. _ that she had been trafficked? it is adam's idea, to _ that she had been trafficked? it is adam's idea, to be honest. it is adam's — adam's idea, to be honest. it is adam's idea. adam was like, yeah, we definitely— adam's idea. adam was like, yeah, we definitely need to put it in the media — definitely need to put it in the media. ~ , , ., definitely need to put it in the media. ~ , i. ., definitely need to put it in the media. . , ., ., ., media. why did you go along with that? i did media. why did you go along with that? l did not _ media. why did you go along with that? i did not help— media. why did you go along with that? i did not help adam - media. why did you go along with that? i did not help adam with i media. why did you go along with| that? i did not help adam with the liuht. i that? i did not help adam with the light- i was — that? i did not help adam with the light- i wasjust — that? i did not help adam with the light. i was just trying _ that? i did not help adam with the light. i wasjust trying to _ that? i did not help adam with the light. i wasjust trying to be - that? i did not help adam with the light. i wasjust trying to be true i light. i wasjust trying to be true to the _ light. i wasjust trying to be true to the child, try to support the child — to the child, try to support the child. ., . , . to the child, try to support the child. .,. ,. ., ., child. prc faced the rescue of a newborn baby _ child. prc faced the rescue of a newborn baby and _ child. prc faced the rescue of a newborn baby and found - child. prc faced the rescue of a newborn baby and found a - child. prc faced the rescue of a newborn baby and found a childj child. prc faced the rescue of a i newborn baby and found a child to use as a prop, exploiting a vulnerable young mother to raise money. they pretended to house her in a rescue centre that does not

exist. ii in a rescue centre that does not exist. , ., ., ., ., , ., in a rescue centre that does not exist. i. ., ., .,, ., ,., exist. if you want to operate, you don't have _ exist. if you want to operate, you don't have to _ exist. if you want to operate, you don't have to operate _ exist. if you want to operate, you don't have to operate dubiously l exist. if you want to operate, you | don't have to operate dubiously in this country — don't have to operate dubiously in this country. normal— don't have to operate dubiously in this country. normal process - don't have to operate dubiously in this country. normal process andl this country. normal process and normal— this country. normal process and normal registration. _ this country. normal process and normal registration. this - this country. normal process and normal registration.— this country. normal process and normal registration. this man says multi - le normal registration. this man says multiple laws _ normal registration. this man says multiple laws may _ normal registration. this man says multiple laws may have _ normal registration. this man says multiple laws may have been - normal registration. this man says l multiple laws may have been broken and is now working with the authorities in the gambia to investigate adam whittington and project rescue children. far investigate adam whittington and project rescue children.— project rescue children. for how lona project rescue children. for how long have _ project rescue children. for how long have they _ project rescue children. for how long have they been _ project rescue children. for how long have they been in - project rescue children. for how long have they been in the - project rescue children. for how i long have they been in the country? where _ long have they been in the country? where would — long have they been in the country? where would be _ long have they been in the country? where would be their— long have they been in the country? where would be their official - where would be their official address— where would be their official address or— where would be their official address or location? - where would be their official address or location? if- where would be their official address or location? if these where would be their official - address or location? if these things are not— address or location? if these things are not known— address or location? if these things are not known to _ address or location? if these things are not known to me, _ address or location? if these things are not known to me, then - address or location? if these things are not known to me, then that- are not known to me, then that raises _ are not known to me, then that raises an— are not known to me, then that raises an issue _ are not known to me, then that raises an issue of _ are not known to me, then that raises an issue of suspicion. i are not known to me, then thatl raises an issue of suspicion. prc insists that _ raises an issue of suspicion. prc insists that the _ raises an issue of suspicion. insists that the story is raises an issue of suspicion. pit”. insists that the story is true raises an issue of suspicion.- insists that the story is true and told us that she was rescued by prc in collaboration with the gambian authorities. it maintains that the home of david is a prc rescue centre and says that the baby was not at the property because she was overseas visiting relatives. it has not been possible to find out what

has happened to all the money raised for prc, or where it has been spent. adam whittington as companies and charities set up in multiple countries, many of which have never filed any detailed accounts. but we do know that donations have not reached their intended targets. adam whittington is currently living in russia. he did not respond to our request for an interview. since we started our investigation, content has been removed from prc's website, adam's this site has been banned from instagram and he instructed solicitors in kenya, where he tried, unsuccessfully, to block this programme being broadcast. he has also launched an online campaign against me, calling me a liar and a rogue journalist. against me, calling me a liar and a roguejournalist. we against me, calling me a liar and a rogue journalist. we also against me, calling me a liar and a roguejournalist. we also had news from the australian charity commission. they told us prc's

charity status has been revoked. more countries are wanting our services, more requests for help from different parts of the world. adam whittington is currently travelling back and forth to the philippines, where he is raising money for another rescue centre, and he has plans to expand. ta money for another rescue centre, and he has plans to expand.— he has plans to expand. to be honest, he has plans to expand. to be honest. if— he has plans to expand. to be honest, if we _ he has plans to expand. to be honest, if we had _ he has plans to expand. to be honest, if we had enough - he has plans to expand. to be - honest, if we had enough manpower and enoughfunding, honest, if we had enough manpower and enough funding, we would be in every single corner of the globe. that is our goal. long term. stand every single corner of the globe. that is our goal. long term. and if ou that is our goal. long term. and if you would — that is our goal. long term. and if you would like _ that is our goal. long term. and if you would like to _ that is our goal. long term. and if you would like to hear _ that is our goal. long term. and if you would like to hear a _ that is our goal. long term. and if you would like to hear a longer i you would like to hear a longer version of this documentary, search file on four, the child rescue con, on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. many of us are feeling the humidity today. it is still quite warm but the sunshine in some parts of the country will soon give way to rain

clouds, if the rain has not reached you already. the weather front is currently across western parts of the uk. you can see the rain earlier on on the radar across western parts of scotland, moving to ireland, reaching west in wales and also south—western england, but to the east we have had dry weather. it was a beautiful start to the day. quite murky with all that humidity. this is a picture from norfolk. we will keep feet dry weather the further east you are pretty much of the rest of the day. let's zoom into the details. this is what it looks like in the short term. extensive cloud in the short term. extensive cloud in the short term. extensive cloud in the south—west of england, outbreaks of rain, temperatures hovering around 19 or 20 celsius. similarfor wales and the irish sea. but from london, across east anglia, central england and yorkshire, hazy skies, dry for many, but they will be a few isolated storms so you may see those lightning. some sunshine for eastern parts of scotland but for eastern parts of scotland but

for the western isles, fresher conditions coming in after the passage of that cool front. 15 there in stornoway. and it will be relatively fresh in the west of the uk with some clear skies, but in the east, a lot of humidity, so temperatures in london, norwich will be around 17 or 18 degrees first thing on sunday. not quite so warm and humid towards the west. that means lots of sunshine towards the west. but then this little weather front moves in and drifts in cloud and some outbreaks of rain. the rest of the uk should have a fine day. just the odd shower. and pleasant temperatures. high teens into the low 20s. how about early next week? whether france are moving in but then we have a ridge of high pressure so that means more settled conditions. any whether france will be generally weak and brushing north—western parts of the uk, so it is a bit of a mixed bag depending on

where you are, but overall, it is actually not looking bad at all and those temperatures are around the average for the time of year. live from london, this is bbc news. warnings that criminals may try to exploit friday's global tech outage, with concerns

over the vulnerability of it systems worldwide. should he stay or should he go? joe biden insists he won't quit the race for the white house, despite growing pressure from democrats. the government in bangladesh imposes a nationwide curfew following violent protests in which dozens of people were killed. and ray reardon, one of the world's greatest ever snooker players, dies at the age of 91. hello. there are warnings that cyber criminals looking to exploit yesterday's global it outage could cause further disruption. the boss of crowdstrike, the cyber—security firm responsible for the worldwide meltdown, has warned against what he called bad actors, while officials

in australia have issued alerts that hackers are sending out fake software fixes.