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this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: the international development secretary threatens to cut off state funding to oxfam over its handling of the prostitution scandal involving aid workers. if the moral leadership of the top of the organisation isn't there, we cannot have you as a partner. a russian passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from moscow, killing all 71 people on board. theresa may and senior ministers are to give speeches over the coming weeks setting out the future relationship the uk wants with the eu after brexit. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party says the future of president jacob zuma will be finalised tomorrow. also in the next hour, great britain's andrew marr makes history at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. scotland fight back to earn a first win in this year's six nations
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with a hard fought victory against france. and on the run from the police in mexico — the travel show explains more in half an hour on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has warned it will cut funding to oxfam if it cannot fully explain its handling of reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in haiti. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, says the charity had failed in its moral leadership and lied to her department. she'll meet oxfam representatives tomorrow. in response, they've announced new measures for the prevention and handling of sexual misconduct cases. angus crawford reports. first haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the charity says it is shocked and dismayed, but can't
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confirm the reports. the head of the mission at the time, roland van hauwermeiren, was the same man who five years later in haiti resigned after admitting using prostitutes. four others were sacked. as the scandal grows, the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has sent a strong warning to all british charities receiving public money — they will lose the cash if they can't show a robust approach to safeguarding. i am very clear, it does not matter whether you have a whistle—blowing hotline, it does not matter if you have got good safeguarding practices in place, if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation is not there, we cannot have you as a partner. she said oxfam didn't give her department the full facts about what happened in haiti. it's about, was there any harm done? was there any involvement of the beneficiaries of aid involved? was there any impact on them?
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and they told us categorically no. and they also told us... that was a lie, wasn't it? well, quite. at a meeting tomorrow, the charity will be given one last chance, or be stripped of its taxpayer funding. bbc news asked oxfam for an interview. the request was refused. but in a statement, its trustees announced a series of reforms to strengthen the vetting and recruitment of staff, set up an external whistle—blowing helpline, and bring in mandatory safeguarding training for new employees. there have been more revelations about other charities, too. reports that christian aid, save the children and the british red cross have all investigated staff over sexual misconduct allegations. some who know the sector well are not surprised. people need to realise that the vast majority of aid work in crisis situations is extraordinary. it saves lives, it helps people
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who are very vulnerable, but aid agencies need to do a lot more to make sure the best people are going into these areas, te see that calculates ~ — — — ,, ,,, i was an aid worker, i spent the ‘90s in yugoslavia and rwanda, the 2000s in pakistan and afghanistan, and i know the industry well. the problem is that you have a lot of white men in positions of power, with a lot of wealth, going to underprivileged countries where the rule of law has broken down, and abuse takes place. we've got to understand, for the mums and dads, your good viewers who want their taxpayer dollars or charitable donations to go to good, we have a duty to make sure that good is done. the vast majority of aid workers are good people, but like the catholic church, there is a small number of people who are doing the most heinous acts, and we only know that the charity is taking it seriously not if they report to
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the charity commission, but if they report to the police. these people are breaking british sex tourism laws and need to go to jail. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are parliamentary journalist, tony grew and the entertainment journalist, caroline frost. a russian airliner has crashed near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. the plane, operated by saratov airlines, was en route to the city of orsk in the ural mountains, when it came down near the village of argunovo, minutes after take off. sarah rainsford reports. the remains of flight 703 are scattered in the snow in fields just outside moscow. the fragments of a plane that plunged to the ground minutes after take—off. everyone on board has been killed. the aircraft was an an—148 operated
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by the regional saratov airlines. it says the plane itself, shown here, was just eight years old and the pilot was experienced. the flight took off from moscow heading for orsk in southern russia and it disappeared from radars moments later. there was no emergency call from the crew. in orsk tonight, there is despair. relatives of the 71 passengers and crew have been gathering but they have been told there's no hope of any survivors. medics have been sent to help calm and comfort them. at the crash site outside moscow, the debris is spread over a wide area. it was mid—afternoon and people in nearby villages say they saw the plane fall from the sky. this man says it came down in pieces. others have described seeing a flash or an explosion first. police have now cordoned off the area as teams are sent in to search for bodies. one flight recorder has been found,
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but there are no clues yet as to what caused this disaster. the freezing conditions are just one of many factors that investigators are looking at as they continue their work here through the night. sarah rainsford, bbc news, in central russia. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this evening. a man from walsall has been charged with the murder of his eight—year—old daughter. mylee billingham was found with knife wounds at her father's house last month. william billingham has also been charged with making threats to kill. a five—year—old boy who died after falling into a fast—flowing river in county antrim has been named as kayden fleck. pictured on the right with his twin brotherjayden, his parents have thanked the emergency services and everyone who tried to save him. the uncle of an 11—year—old girl has been charged with her murder. delroy forrester was arrested afterjasmine forrester was found seriously injured at a house in wolverhampton in the early hours of friday morning. theresa may and some of her cabinet
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senior ministers are due to give a series of speeches over the next few weeks, which they say will give more details about their plan for brexit. it follows criticism that the government has been too vague about the relationship it wants with the european union after leaving next year. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent iain watson, and began by asking him where the criticism was coming from. the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, said on friday that he is expecting an update from britain on what they want, but apparently there was a diary clash, haven't quite got it, the meeting was cancelled. the government is saying that in effect it was his fault, he gate—crashed a meeting with officials. that's part of it. the opposition here say there should be a clearer vision as well and so do many businesses who have been lobbying, including the cbi. so a lot of pressure on the prime minister. even some backbenchers have been quite critical. effectively, the criticism is that the can has been kicked
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down the road, but now it has to be stopped. she's going to open the tin, we'll see the contents, and she'll be giving a speech on her big vision on the future relationship in the next three weeks, and then we get a range of other ministers filling in more detail. will it be like a roadshow of ministers? i suppose so, because they're calling it the road to brexit. i don't know if it's a straight flowing motorway or more like spaghetti junction, we'll wait and see, but two speeches are already scheduled, borisjohnson on valentine's day, and a speech that is meant to bring together remainders and leavers, and the prime minister with a speech in munich next saturday, and she's always said she isn't linking a future trade deal with security, we'll continue to cooperate on security, but behind—the—scenes people in whitehall think it is a strong card for britain to play, our soft power in these negotiations,
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but then there will be a range of other speeches as well, including one on devolution after brexit, culminating in the big vision picture from the prime minister. what are they going to tell us? some things will be reassurances, i think, to the audience outside and to europe. when david davis speaks, he'll be talking about european union and british standards, some reassurance that the deal we are seeking isn't seeking to undermine or undercut europe on safety standards, workers‘ rights, for example. on the devolution speech that david lidingston will make, we are told there will be some real substance there to try and assure the scottish and welsh government that power which comes back will not be hoarded in whitehall. the really big picture stuff about how far and quickly
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we diverge from european regulations will be left until the prime minister's speech, and she's not giving much detail how difficult to balance will this be, given the fact that, within her own party, theresa may is having to appeal to two different constituencies? she is. but i think, in essence, time is running out, because the eu will be formulating its own negotiating directors, as they call it, ahead of these trade talks. there is no guarantee they will be completed by october, but that's what we are trying to work towards, so within the next three weeks is time for the prime minister to fill in that detail, and she'lljust have to live with some people perhaps not liking it very much, as happened with the florence speech last year, indicating we'd at least pay some kind of brexit bill, perhaps not as much as they wanted, but that also attracted some criticism. she will also have an away day with some key ministers at chequers in her country retreat, hopefully to smooth out some
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of these differences before speaking, but in the short term she has to try and get a transition deal for the two years or so after brexit. a spanner was almost put in the works by the european commission, suggesting there be sanctions put on britain if we didn't continue to follow eu rules in that period but we are told now that there is growing confidence the commission may change that approach in the coming weeks, and brexit secretary david davis will be touring european capitals, essentially to try and get them to put pressure on the commission to make sure it's a good deal. the police in manchester have stepped up patrols in an area where a man attempted to rape a ten year—old girl. the girl was approached at lunchtime on saturday in openshaw after becoming separated from herfriends. she managed to escape before asking a dog—walker for help. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president jacob zuma, will be finalised tomorrow. speaking in cape town at an event marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela, mr ramaphosa made it clear that if the president didn't resign, he'd be asked to step
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down on monday. mr zuma's eight years in office have been marred by numerous corruption allegations. we are currently engaged, comrades, in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues and the position of the president of the republic of south africa. earlier, i spoke to our south africa correspondent, pumza fihlani, who explained whether members of the anc are backing president zuma or the anc leader cyril ramaphosa. they didn't get a warm welcome at the president's house, but it seems the tide has turned. people that the president thought were supporting him, members
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of the african national congress, are now singing a different tune, and everybody seems to be siding with cyril ramaphosa, wanting to bring an end to this. that is perhaps why tomorrow's meeting is happening, it is a show of force by cyril ramaphosa and his supporters that he is the man in charge of the anc, and effectively the next in line to run south africa, should they win the election. tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary. her report does contain some flash photography. among the burnt out remains
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of a rohingya home, borisjohnson took in the chilling sight, the charred remains of a former life. he found the site himself, although his visit to this region was heavily controlled by the myanmar authorities. can you work out where the house was? he travelled from village to village by helicopter. from the air, you could see whole areas razed to the ground. it's where the myanmar military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya. these pictures of burning villages in the area were filmed by the bbc last year. you genuinely have no idea who did it? some rohingya are still here and were brought out by the myanmar authorities to speak to borisjohnson. all denied any knowledge of who had destroyed their village. this habitation has clearly been burnt out and deserted. one of the rohingya villagers that i spoke to a little earlier told me in english, "i hope you understand,
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we are in a very bad situation and unhappy". he didn't dare tell me who had burnt this village. one government minister accompanying us told me it was what he called rohingya terrorists who turned on their own people and set fire to their homes. what do you think happened here? a terrorist attack against them. definitely that. earlier in the capital, a meeting with aung san suu kyi, who has attracted international condemnation for not speaking up for the rohingya. what came of their talks? i don't think it has come through to her, the full extent, the horror of what has happened. it's absolutely devastating and i think what is needed now is some leadership, some calm, but some leadership, working with the un agencies to get these people back home. but this is what awaits any rohingya who do come back. a settlement with high fences and barbed wire.
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the myanmar government calls this a reception centre. to date, no one has returned to live here. reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar. the headlines on bbc news: the international development secretary threatens to cut off state funding to oxfam over its handling of the prostitution scandal involving aid workers. a russian passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from moscow, killing all 71 people on board. theresa may and senior ministers are to give speeches setting out the future relationship the uk wants with the eu after brexit. time for a check on the sport. good evening. jose mourinho said his manchester united side could have played for 10 hours and still not scored as they were beaten 1—0 by newcastle at st james's park. drew savage reports on a win that
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moves newcastle two points clear of the relegation zone. this is a feeling that doesn't come along often. newcastle united have only one at home to manchester united three times in the last 17 yea rs. united three times in the last 17 years. they may be short of resources , years. they may be short of resources, but rafa benitez‘s side are big on effort. an early taste of things to come withjonjo shelvey giving the second died in the premier league and early scare. at the other end, martin dubroff khashoggi was able to equal anything david de gea was capable of. and he wasn't newcastle's only saving grace. alexis sanchez was clean through on goal, but a moment of hesitation helped keep things square. maybe it wasn't to bejose mourinho's bay. a point would have done for the geordie nation as they battle to stay in the premier league, but if you have the chance, why not take it? and matt ritchie certainly did. his first goal of the season certainly did. his first goal of the season was a popular one. the trademark of this mourinho side is
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that they usually manage a goal even when not playing well, but not today. a great day between the newcastle posts, and an afternoon for the fans to say, i was there. more than just three vital points in their battle to avoid the drop. liverpool are nowjust two points behind united after they defeated southampton 2—0 at st mary's. mohamed salah made it 22 goals for the season with liverpool's second. roberto firmino also scored for liverpool. in the day's early kick off, huddersfield town clawed themselves out of the relegation zone with a 4—1win over bournemouth. rangers hit six against ayr united to book their place of the 6th round scottish cup. the scottish premiership side had to come from behind for victory — a mistake from rangers' keeper wes foderingham gifting the opening goal of the game to alan forrest. alfredo morelos levelled things at half—time before this goal from jason cumming made it 2—1. that was quickly followed by the first ofjosh windass's double. morelos added a second of his own to help rangers
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to an eventual 6—1 win. elsewhere, aberdeen beat dundee united 3—1. now to the rugby, where scotland got their first win of this year's six nations with a hard fought 32—26 comeback victory over france at murrayfield. john watson has more. the murrayfield roused for the first time in this year's six nations. francis i to find airflow. —— to find —— france were the first to find —— france were the first to find airflow. much was now demanded. sean maitland answering the call. having found his stride, teddy made his own luck here, his kick evading greig laidlaw. the response again was needed. huw jones greig laidlaw. the response again was needed. hquones found it and a hole in the french defence. tries we re hole in the french defence. tries were the tale of the first half. points from penalties the story in
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the second. greig laidlaw nerveless, edging scotland in front. if errors cost them in cardiff, laidlaw punished french mistakes at murrayfield to revive their campaign. scotland proving that they are happiest at home. ireland have claimed their first win of this year's women's six nations with a 21—8 victory over italy. this score from winger megan williams the first of three irish tries. at the winter olympics, andrew musgrave recorded the best result by a british cross—country skier, with a seventh place finish in the men's 30 kilometres skiathlon. the scot beat his own previous best, when he was finished 29th in sochi four years ago. he was in second place as the skiiers entered the final lap, but the pace proved too much for him in the end. his best event is yet to come in the 15 km freestyle. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. the leading pakistani human rights
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activist, asma jahangir, has died at the age of 66. she was one of asia's most respected human rights advocates and helped found the human rights commission for pakistan. she also served with several united nations' missions. nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai called her a "saviour of democracy". south korea's prime minister has indicated that certain conditions need to be met before the country's president can accept an offer to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. more talks were held on sunday with the delegation from pyongyang — the south said they were "frank and candid". kim jong—un's sister, kim yo jong, has now left south korea — after the highest level visit from the north since the korean war. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in seoul and has more. opinions are definitely divided here in seoul and right across south korea as to the way forward in terms
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of how the government here should treat north korea. essentially, the debate goes, more engagement or keep trying to freeze them out? of course, it's more complicated than that and some would say you can still have a dialogue while maintaining maximum pressure in terms of sanctions. and i guess this is what the government of moonjae—in would say to the trump administration. they had essentially urged the south korean government to not up its dialogue with the north, and yet moonjae—in came to power here saying he would try and communicate with the north. so he would say "i have a mandate to at least attempt some kind of communication". you mentioned the sister of the north korean leader, kim yo—jong, and the fact that there has been so much attention on her here. part of it is just seeing her. we know nothing about these leaders in north korea. there has been a bit
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of a misunderstanding from some in the general public about "why are you giving this despotic regime so much coverage?" well, because it is such big news here. it doesn't mean a lot of people like the north korean government or that they are letting them off the hook in terms of human rights abuses or their nuclear weapons. it's just that they would love to know... you mentioned before that she had said that she expected the south to be more unusual. that's because people in north korea are... well, brainwashed into thinking that there are all sorts of evils to be found in the south. you would love to know what she really thinks about what's going on here. that's why wherever she goes, the cameras are following her facial expressions, trying to guess what is going on in her mind, because she will be going back and reporting to her brother, "i saw this and that, and this is the type of response we got".
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so, absolutely game—changing communication between north and south korea at these winter olympics, nothing short of that. a helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon, killing three people. at least four others were hurt. it was thought to be carrying tourists. the cause of the crash isn't yet known. more than a third of child deaths and serious injuries caused by neglect in england are linked to parents who drink too much, according to a new parliamentary report. it also found that nearly all councils have cut their budgets for alcohol support services. our health correspondent adina campbell has more. dad of sixjosh connelly 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 particular incident, he smashed all the windows through
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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 i was trying to deal with it all, you're also trying to keep it secret, so it is about just suppressing it, and then you naturally get unhealthy coping mechanisms. the impact of parents abusing alcohol in england is outlined in a new parliamentary report. it found more than a third of child deaths and serious injuries through neglect were linked to parents drinking alcohol. while nearly two—thirds of all care applications involved 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. the government says work is under way on a new children of alcoholics strategy, in addition to new higher duties to target cheap alcohol.
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josh has turned his life around, but he believes there are many children who will end up suffering in silence. adina campbell, bbc news. hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to the use of skin creams 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, brian, from bradford, who used skin creams for dry skin and a leg ulcer. he died last september after accidentally setting himself alight while smoking a cigarette. 22nd 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
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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, 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 1a hours later. chris bell is a watch commander at west yorkshire fire and rescue service. he told us that the build—up of paraffin on clothing can accumulate over a long period of time. they‘ re vitally important for medical conditions, but unfortunately they get into fabrics and clothing
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and dressings and bedding, and the paraffin impregnates the clothing, so you are left with a paraffin base in that fabric and it gets flammable. the medicines regulator, the mhra, says it "is conducting a review of paraffin—based skin creams and is working closely with manufacturers and the fire service to further reduce the risks associated with products." time for a look at the weather now. at least the second half of the weekend was better, more sunshine but plenty of snow in the north and west. that will continue overnight and it will turn cold particular in central, southern and eastern parts under cold skies with a widespread frost. the showers continued in western scotland and northern ireland, heavy in places with further accumulations of
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