this is bbc news. the headlines at 9.00pm. the haitian ambassador tells the bbc his government wants oxfam to explain how it dealt with allegations of aid workers paying for sex. the worst part is when they say if those crimes where reported to the haitian authorities no action would have been taken — it's really an insult. israel asserts that it will defend itself against attack, after one of its f16 jets crashes after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire — the us is "deeply concerned". the foreign secretary borisjohnson is in bangladesh where he's been meeting rohingya refugees, who've escaped violence in neighbouring myanmar. also in the next hour, britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. triple world champion short—track speed skater, elise christie, sets an olympic record

in her opening heat in the 500 metre event. england hang on to beat wales at twickenham in a close—fought match in the six nations rugby. and at 9.30 our world looks at how a0 years of war has affected people's mental health in afghanistan. good evening and welcome to bbc news. at 9.10pm viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the day's news with clive myrie. first, haiti's ambassador to the uk has told the bbc he believes oxfam did try to "cover—up" details of the use of prostitutes by some

of its aid workers in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. oxfam's chief executive said the charity could have been more open about its investigation, but insisted there was no cover—up. downing street says the government is reviewing its relationship with the charity. the ambassador was speaking to my colleague, rachel schofield. first of all let me express the shock of my government after seeing those allegations throughout the investigation by the times. it is really shocking, it is shameful, and it is unacceptable. and the worst part of it is the fact that when they said even though the crimes would have been reported to the haitian authorities, no action would have been taken, it is really an insult. they said the reason they didn't

take it to the haitian authorities is because they didn't believe anything would happen. that is really an insult. these gentlemen left the country and now they would have been able to work for other ngos. you don't know how many other kids are being victimised by this gentleman. therefore it is appalling, i think it is something we should condemn and the haitian government is now about to summon the oxfam representatives in haiti to give and share those reports and to explore those legal steps that have to be taken against those people. clearly mistakes have been made, and oxfam have said they didn't handle it as they should have done, what needs to happen to make this right? i believe "mista ke" is a weak word to use. the fact you have accepted the cover—up of crimes

committed by someone, and not a single employee, the oxfam country director. this is really shameful. i am really pleased at the fact that her majesty's government has stepped in and requesting oxfam to share those files and to see what other measures to be taken. from our part of the haitian government as ijust mentioned to you, my government is going to call and summon the oxfam representative to share those files. it is not acceptable. even in war zones, those actions are reprehensible. when you said that even those actions would have been reported to the haitian authorities no action would have been taken, that means you would have... right now we don't know, we might be

dealing with a paedophile case, because when you said those actions would not have been taken against those people, it is not acceptable. i think oxfam should look into itself deeply. if they want to rebuild that trust, they had, they now need to start to put some orders. no stone should be left unturned in this case. are you confident that oxfam will be ready to hand over whatever material and information they have? have you had any sort of guarantee from them that they are likely to assent to that? that's why i'm telling you, if they want to rebuild the trust we had in them, they have to cooperate and hand over those files so all legal actions will be taken against those who committed those crimes. it is not acceptable. even if it was something committed seven years ago, it doesn't matter. but what matters is the crime that has been committed, because we are dealing

with a situation with a possible case of a paedophile. so therefore, one of my regrets is to know that they left this guy, allowed this guy to leave the country without any punishment, and now he's working for other ngos. you mentioned trust, and clearly that is so important. oxfam has worked in haiti for a long time. there is this case where a number of oxfam workers have come under suspicion. there have been horrifying allegations, but there are also oxfam workers who do a marvellous job. absolutely. how do we restore any trust going forward? that's the most important thing. the most important thing is we have more good people working within those other ngos than the bad ones. but the work of the good ones sometimes can be overshadowed when a small group of them called

something like such a horrendous crimes. i believe my government will be very serious about it... but oxfam are still welcome in haiti? of course, of course oxfam will still be welcome in haiti. we need to take into account the greatjob they've been doing for the last a0 years. but that doesn't mean to close an eye over those very shameful things, actions that some of them have been committing. the situation is also alarming. president moise ordered a review of all ngos in haiti, because we suspected some of those things may have been occurring. you feel the problem may be wider into other charities and ngos? the problem i believe is even wider,

but the fact that what's really a shame is that oxfam is one of the most respected ngos in haiti. to have such a cover—up, not to report those crimes. because when she said after the earthquake there was a situation of chaos and something, but the state of haiti did not stop to exist. haiti wasn't a lawless country. i don't understand how come you do not report those kind of crimes, and because you believe no action will have been taken, it's really shameful and i believe action will be taken, and hopefully oxfam people will be cooperative. haiti's ambassador tells the bbc he believes oxfam did cover up a scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes. the charity alerted uk authorities to what happened after the earthquake in 2010, but the haitians claim

they were never informed. the fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment, without even informing the haitian authorities about that, it was a cover—up. borisjohnson tells rohingya refugees in bangladesh everything is being done to get them back home. and early tries give england the edge against a battling welsh side in the six nations at twickenham. good evening. haiti's ambassador to the uk has told the bbc he believes oxfam did try to "cover up" details of the use of prostitutes by some of its aid workers in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010.

the charity's chief executive admits they could have been more open, but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth. downing street says the government is now reviewing its relationship with oxfam. angus crawford reports. it was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and affecting millions more. aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. oxfam, with more than 70 years‘ experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. but an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four staff members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. the n60 says it launched an investigation and kept the charity commission fully informed, something the commission now disputes. oxfam's leadership denies

there has been a cover—up. oxfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for international development and the charity commission, to explain that there had been serious misconduct and that we had taken action. more than £30 million of taxpayers‘ money is given to oxfam by the government every year. today downing street called the allegations truly shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. today, fresh claims that some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because oxfam failed to warn them about the misconduct. it is clear that it's a cover—up case. the fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment, without informing the authorities in haiti about that, it was a cover—up.

and now the fact that they did such a crime, or there was such a cover—up, now we are wondering how many of those cases are still happening in haiti? we do not know. the authorities in haiti want oxfam to hand over all relevant documents so justice can be served there. the behaviour of a few has stained the charity's past reputation, and now threatens its work in the future. angus crawford, bbc news. tensions between israel and syria have intensified after israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids across the border following the shooting down of one of its fighter planes. israel says it's been targeting iranian positions on syrian territory used to fly drones over israeli airspace. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. what was left on israeli soil of one of the country's most

advanced fighter jets. it crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti—aircraft fire. one pilot was left severely injured. israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by iranian forces in syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. i've been warning for some time about the dangers of iran's military entrenchment in syria. iran seeks to use syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying israel. israel is wary about the threat across its northern border, with the syrian regime, backed by iran and its proxies like these hezbollah fighters,

back in control of much territory. syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours. there have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. in december, israel hit what it said was a newly built iranian military site. as recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. israel says it doesn't want an escalation in syria. but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has been in bangladesh, where he's visited rohingya refugees, escaping violence in neighbouring myanmar. nearly 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes

after a military crackdown began six months ago. reeta chakrabarti was with the foreign secretary as he visited the balukhali camp. welcome! cries of "welcome" to a guest from a people who have been kicked out of their home. we're going to try and get you back home, guys. borisjohnson came to see and hear for himself from the victims of this huge man—made disaster. he heard story after story of arson, rape and murder. committed, say the rohingya victims, by the military and buddhist mobs in myanmar. i'm very sorry. what do you think of what you've heard so far? well, it's overwhelming and obviously, these people have seen some pretty horrifying things and you're very conscious when talking to them, the young people, you don't want to trigger terrible memories for them. it was very clear with the case of the guy who'd only narrowly

escaped and who'd almost lost his daughter, who'd been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back. he kept breaking down in tears. the people that borisjohnson is meeting here are all in limbo. bangladesh doesn't want them here permanently, but they can't go back to myanmar without guarantees of safety. so what can britain do to help? it's about finding a political solution, finding an answer in myanmar, from burma, creating the conditions for a safe, dignified return for these people. that's what they want. they do want to go back but they don't feel safe. that's the message the foreign secretary is taking to myanmar, where he landed tonight. he admits a safe return for the rohingya presently looks unrealistic. reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar/bangladesh border. jeremy corbyn has set out plans to transfer utilities

like water and energy and the postal service back into public ownership. the labour leader said the uk should be following "a global tide" of nationalisation. we need to put britain at the forefront of the wave of international change, in favour of public, democratic ownership and control of our services and utilities. from india to canada, across the world, people are waking up to the fact that privatisation has failed and taking back control of their public services. our political correspondent iain watson is here. iain, labour say their plans won't cost the taxpayer anything — have they done the sums? well, labour are saying that plans to ta ke well, labour are saying that plans to take the water industry for example back into public ownership would be cost free, because they would be cost free, because they would be cost free, because they would be treading existing shares for government bonds, and any future borrowing would be more than met future profits. that said, there was

a report, partly commissioned by some of the water companies, which suggested that costs could be as high as £90 billion. so there is clear blue water there, if you like. talking of which, the conservatives are not so much attacking this on ideological grounds. they are keeping their focus also on the potential price labour would have to play. it's no secret thatjeremy corbyn, all his political life, has believed that the utility companies should be in public ownership. but he do now believes this is an idea whose time has come. he believes the colla pse whose time has come. he believes the collapse of carillion, the private company that was providing so many public services, was a watershed moment. in his speech, he suggested that more than 800 privatisations have been reversed elsewhere. we heard that phrase, it's time to take back control. i'm not sure where he borrowed that from, but i do seem to remember it was effective at the time. ian watson, many thanks. gerry adams‘ 34—year leadership of sinn fein came to an end today, as mary lou mcdonald formally took over as party president. in her first speech as leader,

she told delegates in dublin it was time for the party to embrace fresh thinking and bold ideas. she also said she wants to secure and win a referendum on irish unity. a five—year—old boy has died after being swept more than four into a river in northern ireland. a major search was launched after the child fell into the braid river near skye park in ballymena this afternoon. the boy, who hasn‘t been named, was dragged out more than 45 minutes later. police say he died in hospital. the father of an 11—year—old schoolgirl who was stabbed in wolverhampton yesterday says he is "utterly devastated" by her death. jasmine forrester‘s father simeon said she "was a shining star and a huge part of us". detectives are questioning a 51—year—old relative on suspicion of murder. the north korean leader kimjong—un has invited the south korean president to visit him at the earliest date possible. the invitation was given by kim jong—un‘s sister, who‘s visiting the south for the winter olympics. as he left the games,

the us vice president mike pence insisted washington and seoul were united in their desire to isolate the north until kim jong—un abandons his nuclear and ballistic missile programme. laura bicker‘s report contains some flash photography. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong, the sister of the north korean leader, is the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil. as the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a blue folder. within it, a handwritten invitation to travel north and for the two leaders to meet. kim jong—un‘s younger sister‘s not used to this spotlight. she‘s usually behind the scenes as pyongyang‘s pr queen. on this occasion, she is the perfect charmer for this charm offensive. it‘s typical of north korea to do this sort of thing. they‘re stealing a bit of the limelight away from south korea as the whole world‘s press descends on it, and they‘re also trying to control

the message between the two. it‘s very hard for south korea, even though they‘ve been talking about pressure and sanctions, to basically refuse these kinds of advances from north korea. the us vice president has looked increasingly isolated on this visit, refusing to even greet the north koreans while pushing for tougher sanctions on the regime. these winter games have provided south korea with a diplomatic breakthrough they never thought possible. but it also presents serious challenges. does president moon accept this invitation and if so, under what kind of preconditions? and he‘s also discovering that in defending his neighbour to the north, he risks alienating a key us ally. laura bicker, bbc news, pyeongchang. and with all the action from the winter olympics and the rest of a busy day of sport, let‘sjoin lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good evening. ireland are top of rugby union‘s 6

nations table after a big win over italy. but england‘s hopes of the grand slam are still alive — they won a tense and gritty match against wales 12—6 at twickenham. our correspondent joe wilson reports. if you come to twickenham, you want a good view. can you see them? wales arrived wearing tracksuits and headphones, blocking out the background noise. rhys patchell had his bottle questioned by england. we will get the cameras ready. two minutes played, high ball, patchell underneath it, didn‘t make it. the loose ball was in the hands of eoin farrell, who knew exactly where he was kicking it, right into the path ofjohnny may, who did the rest. commentator: jonny may is going to win the race! may‘s second try soon followed, but watch joe launchbury, two welsh players on top of him, still slipped the ball to his team—mate. inside pass, a second try forjonny may! so how could wales respond? patchell put through a clever kick and confusion followed. the tv officialjudging if the welsh

hand with the bandaged arm touched the ball down with control. no, he said. welsh penalties kept them close, they needed a try and this is how close they came. the line was there and so was sam underhill to grab his man. this kind of commitment wins this kind of match, 12—6 to england it finished. so, after this win at twickenham, england are still two wins from two games, perfect record and the same applies to ireland. the game in dublin was rather different. eight irish tries and 56 points against italy. if this six nations is to come down to england or ireland, it‘s on track. joe wilson, bbc news. england‘s women are also the defending champions, but they demolished wales 52—0 to top their table, teenager ellie kildunne scoring two of their eight tries at the stoop. scotland lost to france. there were six matches in the premier league today. match of the day and sportscene

are on later, so if you want to wait for the results, you know what to do. sergio aguero scored four goals for manchester city as they extended their lead at the top of the table to 16 points, beating leicester 5—1 at home today. elsewhere, there were wins for everton, swansea, tottenham and west ham. celtic held a minute‘s silence ahead of their scottish cup game to remember their former player liam miller, who died yesterday aged 36. celtic went on to beat partick thistle 3—2 to reach the quarter—finals, james forrest scoring a hat—trick. they‘ll be joined by falkirk, motherwell, hearts, kilmarnock and morton. the winter olympics in south korea are in full flow, and it‘s been a mixed day for team gb. the men‘s snowboarders crashed out in the slopestyle heats, but speed skater elise christie is safely through to the quarter—finals of the 500m short track. our correspondent andy swiss reports from pyeongchang. she is britain‘s biggest medal hope.

and elise christie was soon showing precisely why. she led her 500 metres heat from start to finish, setting a new olympic record. it was some statement of intent, and after her disqualification of the last games, what relief. i was so nervous! i was like, maybe i‘m not going to do this, but actually, it was fine. i was excited. i am just glad i got to race in front of eve ryo ne glad i got to race in front of everyone again. but british hopes in the snowboarding came crashing down. jamie nicholls and then team—mate billy morgan both tumbled out of the slopestyle event. the women‘s cross—country skiing, meanwhile, produced the first gold medallist of the games. victory for sweden‘s charlotte connor. it was a first gold medalfor the charlotte connor. it was a first gold medal for the hosts, charlotte connor. it was a first gold medalfor the hosts, though, that brought the loudest cheer,

their skater sparking euphoria as south korea celebrated its own olympic champion. but the team gb, this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes. disappointment on the snow, but elise christie‘s hopes of gold are off to the perfect start. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. that‘s it from me. there‘s much more on the bbc sport website, including news of an important win for britain‘s fed cup team. back to you. you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. good night. pa rt part one of our weekend was pretty disappointing. a lot of rain moving

across the country with bad conditions on the roads too. things will quiet down for a while. it‘s going to be quite a wild one with strong gale force winds, some rain and snow in the forecast as well. this is the band of rain spreading east during the course of the day. this starts to bring some heavy rain to northern ireland. it‘s this developing area of low pressure continuing to move east and tightening isobars meaning wind will continue to pick up across england and wales. gail is developing inland. it looks like there could be very strong winds over north wales, north—west england and in towards northern england. maybe 70 mph for a time. rain in the southbound snow in the north. southern scotland could see pretty heavy snow. a chilly

night too. as we head into sunday morning it‘s going to be a windy start, certainly across the east and the south—east of the countries. the gales will ease off. actually it‘s looking better than on saturday. many central southern and eastern parts of the uk should see plenty of sunshine. further west blustery showers and wintry temperatures. further accumulations of snow across much of western scotland. temperatures 3—7 celsius. there will be some sunshine to compensate. on monday we are in the blue colour so it stays cold with the wind is coming in from the west. always of the atlantic our weather fronts will be bringing a feud showers at times. many across the north—west of the uk. for much of the country on monday it should be quite a decent day with lengthy spells of sunshine. it's day with lengthy spells of sunshine. it‘s going to be a cool one, 5—8

celsius at best. there will be a speu celsius at best. there will be a spell of wet and fairly breezy weather. driver for another spell of rain before wednesday and slightly milder too. —— dryer before another speu milder too. —— dryer before another spell of rain.