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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9.003m. a warning that uk charities could lose government funding if they don't co—operate fully with the authorities over safeguarding issues. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, meets the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, for talks which will include the issue of the rojingya muslims a report commissioned by a group of mps warns of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. he smashed all the windows three by the door and he was waving a knife through one of the windows, and the police coming up and taking him away. at the same time as trying to deal with it all, you are also trying to keep it secret, so it is about suppressing it. also this hour, andrew musgrave
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finished seven. and, meanwhile in the arena, the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. people had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together. this was the result. incredible synchronisation. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are the broadcaster lynn faulds wood and the political editor of the sun on sunday, dave wooding. good morning and welcome to bbc news. there's a warning today that charities will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that vulnerable people are properly protected. international development secretary penny mordaunt has described
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as ‘horrific‘ the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy moore reports. after haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from oxfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. oxfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. it said it couldn't corroborate the information but it highlighted unacceptable behaviour by a small number of people. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money that those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues.
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—— receiving public money. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money she said this. she called the behaviour by some oxfam workers in haiti horrific and said it was just one example of a wider issue on which her department was already taking action. the former secretary of state for international trade is also calling for tougher action. this is now an opportunity for everyone to make sure that there are very clear, notjust guidelines, but actions, action, will be taken and money will be withdrawn as well quite frankly if there is inappropriate behaviour. oxfam says that after haiti, it set up a dedicated safeguarding team to deal with such issues. the charity finds itself at the centre of this particular scandal that the british government said is one example
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of a wider problem. andy moore, bbc news. what exactly are the government saying about the way that aid agencies need to be behaving in future? we have had some very strong m essa 9 es future? we have had some very strong messages today. penny mordaunt saying that the charities will be expected to set out their safeguarding guidelines, and told in clear terms that if there are any issues that they would have to be flagged up to the relevant authorities. the consequences of not adhering to this will be that you will lose yourforeign adhering to this will be that you will lose your foreign aid money. of course, that is incredibly important because there have been questions about foreign aid budgets for many yea rs. about foreign aid budgets for many years. in many years, conservative mps saying that it should be cut. another scandal like this, penny mordaunt will know very well that this will only serve to undermine public confidence in the way that foreign aid money is spent. this is
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a story that has snowballed. other allegations as well as haiti, now. yes, they are talking about a wider problem that the department for international development is aware of. we also heard previous ministers talking about this, andrew mitchell, the former secretaries international development secretary was aware of problems. there is clearly a bigger problem, here, how big we are not sure, but it is starting to feel that one of those candles that hits the headlines that casts a light on a wider problem. at the moment —— one of those scandals that hits the headlines. at the moment it is not clear how white that problem is. let's stay with this story. we can speak to peter kyle, who worked as an aid worker back in the 1990s. thank you so much for being with us. what are your thoughts? do you think
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this issue of sexual expedition of people in bono ball places by aid workers... is this a mini have knowledge of? no. i don't have knowledge of? no. i don't have knowledge of? no. i don't have knowledge of sexual expedition of aid workers, but some of the people going into this work in the front line, but also to make sure that the front line work is always managed in the right way. it is extremely difficult to find the very, very best doctors to go into areas where it is crisis, conflict and war. you know yourself, because many of the places that i worked in the 1990s, you were reporting from, and you know how difficult it was to work and live and have a functional life and live and have a functional life and support some of the most very vulnerable people in the world. i did see that in the front line aid work, in the areas of crisis, some dysfunctional people made their way
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into those jobs, simply because, the dysfunction of the work made them feel very functional. i did see some people and meet some people who i absolutely would not want to be caring for my own family, my own pa rents, caring for my own family, my own parents, for example, if they were everin parents, for example, if they were ever in that situation, and that is, to me was the litmus test. so you are saying that the aid agencies and charities need to work a bit harder about the personnel bay needs to —— personnel they need to recruit. there is a competitiveness that has set into front line aid work in conflict areas which is counter—productive. they need to be sharing resources much more, and expertise much more. they need to be more open when there is a member of staff who fall short of the standards needed. they need to make sure that other aid agencies know about this. and i could say a couple of other things about how they could
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get out of this situation. the united nations, even though it has problems in itself, is the only thing that has legitimacy in these areas. i think the un should put more focus into how it monitors and polices these conflict areas, because these places are i enormous. they are dysfunctional, all of the normal attributes in society have collapsed. so, an organisation needs to be their policing it. i saw from the front line that the british bilic we did extraordinary work, and often the british military was in these areas —— british military was in these areas before the united nations was. there was one area when the refugees arrived initial space of time. it's took six weeks for some of the international bodies to arrive. the aid agencies were left alone, dealing with a difficult situation. people need to realise that the vast majority of aid work in crisis situation is
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extraordinary. it helps people that are very vulnerable and it saves lives, but aid agencies need to do a lot more to make sure that the best people are going into these areas, and that these people who are very vulnerable, they have a voice to in houses and —— how this unfolds. and finally, if you will give me ten seconds, people like priti patel need to get off their high horse. she resigned because of this conduct. the her to go round and start beating the aid agency at a time when they need support, very often, to get these things right, is not right. there are tory mps who are suspended at the moment because of sexual misconduct. she not out there saying that the tory party needs to have its money taken away. these are very, very difficult issues that we are tackling. we in britain had problems in rather and other parts of the country with
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sexual expedition of young women, so it happens in countries even when there is a functional police force, a school system that can care for young people, a social services service that can care for young people, so you can imagine how difficult it is to get these things right inhumanity variant crisis areas, but that means that the onus to get it right is even higher. we can do it, we must do it, and the british forces need to play a big role, the un need to play a much much bigger role, and part of the year two. i know that priti patel would contest some of those things that you said, but she is not here to defend herself for. thank you for your time to stop that is the labour mp, peter kyle. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has met the leader of myanmar aung san suu kyi for talks. nearly 700,000 rohingya muslim refugees have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by the burmese military. reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary, and sent this report, which contains flash photography. there were smiles this morning
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as borisjohnson shook hands with aung san suu kyi in the capital, naypyidaw, but the plight of the rohingya people will be a difficult topic. the burmese leaders has suffered a spectacular fall from grace in international public opinion after failing to defend the rights of the rohingya. boris johnson met some of the refugees on a tour of one of the camps in bangladesh yesterday, and said that international diplomacy needed to focus on a safe and dignified return to home for them. 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. but he admitted that right now that seemed like a distant prospect. later today, mrjohnson will be taken by the myanmar military on a tour of the rakhine state from where the refugees fled, alleging arson, looting, rape, and murder by soldiers
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and buddhist mobs. reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar. theresa may will deliver a major speech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. it is being seen as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. she'll outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers' rights. the north korean leader kimjong—un, has invited the south korean president for talks, 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, because of pyongyang's nuclear
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and ballistic missile programme. laura bicker‘s report does contain 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 is not used to the spotlight. she was usually behind the scenes as pyongyang's pr queen. on this occasion, she is the perfect charmer for this charm offensive. it is quite typical of north korea to actually do this sort of thing. they are stealing a little bit of the limelight from south korea, who has the whole world's press descend on it. they are also trying to control the message between the two. it is very hard for south korea, even though they have been talking about sanctions to basically refuse these kinds of advances from north korea.
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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 that it never thought possible. but, it presents some difficult challenges. does president moon accept the invitation, and if so, under what kind of preconditions. and, he is also discovering that in befriending his neighbour to the north, he risks alienating a key us ally. it also found that nearly all councils had cut their budgets on alcohol support services.
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a dad of six, josh conolly knows first—hand about the damage alcohol can have on a family. his father was an alcoholic and died when he was nine. i remember one example, he smashed all the windows and was waiting a knife through the windows and police came —— waving. at the same time you are trying to deal with it all, you are trying to keep it a secret, repressing it. you naturally get unhealthy coping mechanisms. the impact of parents abusing alcohol in england, outlined in a new parliamentary report. it found more than a third of child deaths and injuries were linked to parents thinking alcohol. it found more than a third of child deaths and injuries were linked
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to parents drinking alcohol. while nearly two thirds of care applicatons involced misuse of alcohol or drugs. and children with alcohol dependent parents had feelings of stigma, shame, and guilt. the report also used data from a freedom of information investigation which found almost all councils in england are cutting back their budgets for this kind of care. when we start to understand this, it is all based on trauma. if we understand that, we can begin to break the the cycles and prevent, you know, addictions of the future. the government says work is under way on a new children of alcoholics strategy. that includes higher duties to cheap alcohol. josh has turned his life around, but he believes many children will end up suffering in silence. charities warned that if they don't cooperate with safeguarding guidelines, they could lose their public funding. boris johnson is in
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myanmar to discuss the return of rohingya muslims. a major study has revealed... energy companies should be allowed to see the personal data of some customers at risk of being in fuel poverty according to the government. the idea is part of a consultation looking at how best to protect people who could be struggling to pay their bills. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. we all hate getting our energy bills, but for some, it can push them into realfinancial difficulties, known as "fuel poverty." now the government wants to find a new way of automatically protecting up to 2 million energy users by letting suppliers know a lot more about them. it's launching a consultation into something called "data matching," which could allow local authorities to share personal information with energy suppliers. but only with their consent,
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and if users are getting state benefits and are in financial trouble. then they could automatically be placed on a cheaper safeguard tariff for their gas and electricity. 4 million people are already on that lower rate. the energy watchdog, ofgem, says anyone placed on the new safeguard tariff could save £66 per year for each if this plan proceeds. that could be valuable as household energy bills are rising. joe lynam, bbc news. a helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon in the us state of arizona, killing three people. at least four others were hurt. the aircraft was thought to be carrying tourists. the cause of the crash isn't yet known. hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to the use of skin creams
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containing paraffin. a bbc investigation has found most of the creams — which are used to treat conditions like eczema and psoriasis — do not carry warnings, despite concerns over their safety. kirsten bicat has been telling us about her dad who died after lighting a cigarette. 22nd of september last year, i got the police call round at my house to tell me to get to the hospital where they have a burns unit, and my dad had just been airlifted, there, after an accident, and when i got there i found that he had more than 50% burns, he had third—degree burns and didn't stand a chance, the doctor told me he wouldn't survive,
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and prepare ourselves for the worst. we think he went onto the balcony for a cigarette, in his dressing gown and pyjamas, and somehow set himself on fire and then couldn't get it out quickly enough, to avoid the third—degree burns, which killed him 14 hours later. kirsten bicat talking about her father, brian. we have been told that a build—up of paraffin on clothing calculated over a long period of time. it can get into fabrics, clothing, dressing and bandages, and it in pregnancy clothing, so over a period of time you are clothing, so over a period of time you a re left clothing, so over a period of time you are left with a paraffin —based and that's clothing, and u nfortu nately and that's clothing, and unfortunately that becomes quite flammable. the medicines regulator
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the mhra says that it is conducting a review: you can hear more you can hear more on you can hear more on that story on bbc five live investigates. now then, valentine's day might still be a few days away, but love was in the airas the a few days away, but love was in the air as the cast and crew screening of the new film... this is the moment that somebody went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, sabrina. it was greeted with cheers by the cinema audience. this was at a cinema in dalston,
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east london. she did say yes, and the couple have reportedly been dating for early —— since early last year. at one stage, andrew musgrave had everybody cheering loudly as he moved up to silver medal position, but unfortunately, he was chased down by norway's finest. joe lindsay supports on —— report on that. training with the best there has
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hardened them. for a while he found his way into a metal case, the man from shetland in a miraculous second. commentator: look at this from andrew, oh my goodness me, what an effort. that's great. but, in scandinavia, they grow up with this sport. the norwegians showed their way with a climb. commentator: it's one, two, three for the norwegians. he had been on a ground without the ski pole. but musgrave's seventh is better than it sounds. the best we have ever managed is 29. wanna i started feeling confident, and i thought i was going to be able to get a medal. i tried to keep up with them on the last lap and went a bit hard, and slipped back through the field. for the uphill skiers, this is the
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gruelling route for history. too much win for the women's snowboard heaves, she goes straight into the final, but the catch is that so does everybody else. before it set in, they can't a new olympic champion. this is the usa's gerard, who is born in 2000. the 17—year—old was never meant to do this. norway and canada tends to dominate this slopes. i was surprised even make it to the finals on the big stand. to get first is... i don't even know what is going on right now. at the olympics, weeks, months and is no knives can be defined in a moment, but sometimes it is the underdogs are some of the performances. wales coach warren gatland claims the decision to disallow his side a try in their i2—6 six nations defeat to england, was a "terrible mistake." england made it two wins out of two with a 12—6 victory. while ireland kept up their perfect start with a 56—19 win over italy.
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our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. don't be afraid to stand out from the crowd at twickenham. six nations means attention, and the cameras are everywhere. two minutes page, high ball, . .. everywhere. two minutes page, high ball,... didn't everywhere. two minutes page, high ball, . .. didn't make everywhere. two minutes page, high ball,... didn't make it ‘s loose ball in the hands of owen farrell who knew exactly where he was kicking it, right in the part of johnny may, who did the rest. well may's second try still followed, but... slipped the ball to his team—mate. so, how did wales respond, pat shall put through a clever kick, and confusion followed. the tv officialjudging if the welsh hand with a bandaged arm touched the ball down with control. no, he said.
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welsh penalties kept them close, they needed a try, and this is how close they came. the line was there and so was sam and hill to grab his man. this kind of commitment wins this kind of match. i2—6 man. this kind of commitment wins this kind of match. 12—6 to england, it finished. so england, two wins from two macs, they maintain their perfect start, but above all else after this enthralling exhausting game, what the teams will relish is a week. ireland can reflect on 23 tries conceded against italy if they want, or more positively, dwell on the eighth that they scored. ireland have two wins from two, too. joe wilson, bbc news. england boss at
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——england's women beat wales 50 —— 52-0. england's women also made it two wins out of two as they thrashed wales, 52—0. scotland meanwhile were overpowered at home by france — they went down 26—3. sergio aguero scored four second—half goals as premier league leaders manchester city thrashed leicester 5—1 at the etihad. with the game at 1—1 at half—time, the argentine striker scored two we tried to create a lots of chances to give them the opportunity to score the goals that he scored. he is always there, and i think it is a big congratulations, because not anybody can score for mac goals. with the game at 1—1 at half—time, the argentine striker scored two
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quick—fire goals after the break and then took full advantage of a kasper schmeichel error for his hat—trick. aguero saved the best till last though, this incredible strike making it 5—1, a result that sees city extend their lead at the top to 16 points. earlier harry kane made it seven goals in seven games against arsenal as his header gave tottenham a 1—0 victory over their north london rivals at wembley. the win moves spurs up to third, seven points clear of arsene wenger‘s side. celtic held a minute's silence ahead of their scottish cup game to remember theirformer player — liam miller who died on friday aged just 36. the holders went—on to beat partick thistle 3—2 to reach the quarter—finals. james forrest scoring a hat—trick. they're joined in the last eight by falkirk, motherwell, hearts, kilmarnock and morton. johanna konta and heather watson both won as britain beat hungary to reach the fed cup world group ii play—off. konta posted this picture of the triumphant team after she beat fanny stollar in straight sets to give gb an unassailable 2—0 lead. there was no need to play the doubles rubber. watson had earlier put gb i—up in the tie. let's just take you briefly back to
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the winter olympics. you might have seen the winter olympics. you might have seen that more than south korea... it was the north korean cheerleaders that stole the show in the arena, and people had to change seat in the venue said that they could all sit together. this was the result. nice bit of north korean synchronisation. the way only north koreans can do it. ok, much more on that coming up in the paper review, we will be talking about the winter olympics, and the north korean detente, but in the meantime, let's look at the weather. much colder than yesterday, but after yesterday's damp weather, at
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least today, there is some sunshine around. it is only one part of the weather story. as this picture behind the indicates, the ras snow showers coming quite frequently towards north—western parts of the uk. north—westerly wind and this speckled cloud are the showers moving in. they are producing some snow, for western scotland, northwest in and added to the pennines. in the hills we will see several centimetres accumulating. especially into western scotland. further east you are today, fewer showers, more in the way of sunshine, so it isjust an indication of some of the showers. but, you get the idea. there are gaps between them, you can see the greenland indicating that you might see some sunshine, the odd shower of either sleep —— either

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