a warm welcome to bbc world news today. i'm celia hatton. our top stories... a russian passenger plane carrying 71 people has crashed shortly after taking off from a moscow airport. officials say there are no sui’vivoi’s. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa says he'll ask presidentjacob zuma to step down on monday. oxfam and other global charities under threat in the wake of a widening sex scandal. also in the programme...we‘ll update you on the action on day two of competition at the winter olympics. . .the netherlands celebrates its second gold medal. hello and welcome to world news today. a russian airliner has crashed near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. the plane, operated by saratov airlines, was travelling to the city of orsk

in the ural mountains when it came down near the village of argunovo shortly after first taking 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 antonov148 operated 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. 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, 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. sergei goryashko from bbc russian is near the crash site — he's sent this update. there are a lot of lorries and a lot of cars of rescue services which are trying to reach the place where the plane came down. it's very difficult to do that now for them, because there is a lot

of snow on the roads and the road to the place where the plane crashed down is blocked. will try to find the bodies of the people who died in this really awful airline crash. it is a mess here right now, but we are trying to figure out what is actually happening. as some people told us, all rescue services from the moscow region are now here. there are a lot of workers and a special squad who will try to find the bodies and try to figure out what happened with the plane. 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 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. pumza fihlani is in cape town. she gave us her analysis. he addressed the crowd for about an hour. towards the end of that speech here at grand parade, he addressed the jacob zuma question, promising that there will be a resolution to this tomorrow. this is when the national executive committee of the african national congress

meets, tomorrow afternoon. he has promised that there will be an end to this. he says south africans deserve closure, and there certainly has been anxiety here in south africa about what is happening with president jacob zuma. if that speech is any indication to go by, he's planning on playing tough on corruption and making sure that those who have been linked or alleged to be involved in corrupt dealings will be brought to justice. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has left south korea after a three day trip that some say was a propaganda victory for pyongyang. kim yo—jong flew home on a private jet after attending a concert with the south korean president, moonjae—in. on saturday, she passed on a message from her brother inviting mr moon to pyongyang for a summit. reports from syria say at least a dozen people have been killed in renewed attacks on a besieged, rebel—held enclave on the outskirts of damascus.

activists in the eastern ghouta region said there were air strikes on two towns. syrian state media said government forces had responded to rebel mortar fire that had landed in the centre of the capital. the british government says it will hold talks with the charity oxfam on monday — after more allegations emerged about its staff working overseas. several oxfam employees either left theirjobs or were sacked after claims they hired prostitutes in haiti — and other claims regarding a programme in chad are being investigated. angus crawford reports. first haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that a number of oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the head of the mission at the time, roland van hauwermeiren, was the same man who five years later resigned after admitting using prostitutes. four others were sacked.

oxfam will not confirm the details, but says it is shocked and dismayed by the report, which highlights unacceptable behaviour by a small number of people. 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 cannot 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 did not give her department to full facts about what happened in haiti. at a meeting tomorrow, the charity will be given one last chance, or be stripped of its public funding. today, more revelations

about other aid agencies — 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 who are vulnerable, but aid agencies need to do more so that the best people are going into these areas, they are monitored, and that these people who are very vulnerable, they have a voice in how this unfolds. the government is now demanding that every charity receiving taxpayers‘ money disclose all past and current cases of sexual misconduct. a scandal affecting one charity is now threatening to engulf the entire sector. angus crawford, bbc news. with me is katie harrison, a former aid worker and charity communications director who has spent time in parts of africa. you haven't worked for oxfam, but in

your experience, where do you think things might have gone so badly wrong for oxfam in this case? is difficult to assess that because i haven't been there and i don't know. but any organisation needs leadership at every level. we see sexual expedition across every sector. we see it in church, in hollywood and in corporate companies, and it always comes the leadership at the top and on the front line. every person in a position of responsibility needs to know what is expected of them and what they are leading their teams to deliver and especially in the way they treat people with dignity and they treat people with dignity and they respect women and children. cross—cultu ral they respect women and children. cross—cultural management is important, because there will be people in teams who are from different parts of the world were different parts of the world were different things are acceptable, and then they are all planted in a separate part of the world again, so you have lots of cultures working

together in a volatile situation where lots of things could go wrong. you have worked on the front line a number of times and i understand you have seen sex workers interact with ngo workers? it's not unusual to see hotel lobbies, particularly in places where aid workers and aid officials are staying, to see women approach men, particularly as they go to the lift as they go to bed for the night, which is desperately sad because it tells us that those women know that they can get business in places like that. there is a precedent for it. those women are desperate and they know that some men will buy sex. i have never seen one of my colleagues do that, but perhaps they wouldn't do it in front of me, who knows? the point is that it is very rare for it to happen because people are trained and they know they shouldn't do that, but some people must do it otherwise women would not be touting for business there. the point is that there is a imbalance of power. there isa there is a imbalance of power. there is a wealthy aid worker coming in for a short period of time.

desperate women have had their whole lives uprooted in a tragedy, and yes, they are looking for a way out and away to meet the needs of their children and the people they are looking after. they do know that these men are trained not to do that. so this is very common in every ngo's training and orientation briefing. you are specifically told not to have sex with people who have experienced the tragedy, not to marry children. you are told that specifically. these people will have been trained and they will know that this is not what they are supposed to be doing. so it is massive misconduct. what effect do you think this will have on uk charity donations and beyond? it's sad because millions of people in the uk give so generously. they make

personal sacrifices because they feel as though they are part of something bigger than themselves. even with a £20 a month, they are contributing to making the world a better place. they will feel slapped in the phase. this is a travesty, because most aid workers do not do this and it is such a desperate shame that some people behaving badly will tar us all with the same brush. thank you forjoining us. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... it's bed rest, but all in the name of science — how researchers are testing the effects of zero—gravity. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: a russian passenger plane has crashed just outside moscow. officials say all 71 on board were killed. the new leader of the african national congress, cyril ramaphosa, says the party will ask president jacob zuma to step down. british foreign secretary boris johnson, has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi, focusing on 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. our correspondent reeta chakra barti is travelling with the foreign secretary. among the burnt out remains 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, we are in a very bad situation and unhappy". he didn't dare tell me who had burnt his 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. the myanmar government calls this a reception centre. to date, no one has returned to live here. reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar. pakistani human rights activist and lawyer asma jahangir has died at the age of 66. she braved death threats and beatings to become one of asia's most respected human rights advocates. ms jahangir served on the un team that conducted an enquiry into human rights violations in sri lanka. earlier, i spoke to pakistan's ambassador to the us, mr hussain haqqani, who had known asma for 25 years. i began by asking how she felt speaking up about the pakistani military? well, she had an illustrious father who had opposed the first martial

law in pakistan in 1958, one of the few who did. and she basically said that when the military takes over a country, all civilian norms fall by the wayside. she also did not like the idea of a highly militarised pakistan, because she thought that that essentially compromised the human rights of everybody by giving the military the ability to ride roughshod over the people. and she did not like the idea of permanent animosity with any of pakistan's neighbours. so she stood firmly against the dictatorship of general yahya khan, whom she challenged as a very young woman in a civilian court and then against general zia ul—haq. and when zia ul—haq started discriminating against women in the name of religion, she gathered pakistan's women to resist it. again, the idea was, let us at least make it clear that there is resistance to dictatorship, whether it's in the name of religion

or in the name of nationalism. and now, when pakistan has a civilian government, she wanted civilian supremacy, not rules by colonels and brigadiers who operate in the shadows as part of the deep state. remarkable. you knew ms jahangir for 25 years. is there one snapshot you can give to us, one example that summarises her passion for her work? well, i, after resigning as pakistan's ambassador to the us, was wrongly implicated in an affair in which i was falsely accused by the pakistani intelligence service of having communicated with the americans and trying to forestall a coup. lawyers were afraid that the deep state would not abide by their taking up my case. and ms jahangir volunteered to take

up that case and fought for me. time for a look at the sport. to south korea, where red gerard was the star on day two of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the teenage snowboarder won gold in the slopestyle on a day when seven gold medals were at stake — nick marshall mccormack rounds up the action. it's a mark of red gerard's styled at the age of 17 he was regarded as one of the favourites going into this event at pyeongchang. on the slopes, it's hard to believe the youth that lies under the clothes, but when the moment of glory had passed and he was at the centre of the world's media, the youth was what struck. it was crazy. it was really wild to me that i got first place. it was jaw—dropping. really wild to me that i got first place. it was jaw-dropping. hard to believe? yeah, i am still having a ha rd believe? yeah, i am still having a hard time believing it. maybe gerard

will age when he has to overcome obstacles like the one sim and kruger did in the 30 kilometres skiathlon. crashing early and looking down and out. but the norwegian is made of sterner stuff and he regrouped one of the winter games' great comebacks and to lead home a norwegian 123. sven kramer secured a one to three of a different kind. his victory in the 5000 metre speed skating completes his domination of this olympic event since 2010. plus this time was an olympic record. in the english premier league, manchester united are now 16 points behind leaders and rivals manchester city after a 1—0 defeat at newcastle on sunday. matt richie's first goal of the season in the second half gave rafael benitez‘s team the win, and lifted them out of the bottom three and up to 13th in the table. united bossjose mourinho has still never won at st james's park. my

my verdict is that we could be here than ours and we wouldn't score a goal. but i also want to say it is fairto goal. but i also want to say it is fair to say that newcastle played and defended with their lives a clea n and defended with their lives a clean sheet. they were trying to get a pointand clean sheet. they were trying to get a point and a point for us would result in their relegation fight. they got us in a defensive mistake and they scored, and at that moment they just thought, we and they scored, and at that moment theyjust thought, we are going to give our lives and defend with everything. better luck for liverpool, who moved back into third position thanks to two first half goals at southampton. mo salah has now scored 22 league goals this season and he got the second after setting up roberto firmino for liverpool's first. jurgen klopp's team missed a number of chances in the second half to extend their lead, while southampton rarely threatened, and drop into the premier league relegation zone. huddersield town hadn't won in 2018,

going into the game against 10th placed bournemouth, but two goals in each half helped them to a 4—1 home win. david wagner's team had lost their previous five matches, and are now out of the bottom three. to rugby union's six nations, where scotland put defeat by wales last week behind them to overcome france 32—26 at murrayfield and revive their campaign. france were 10—0 and then 20—14 up before scotland took the lead late into the second half. greig laidlaw kicked six penalties, and scotland will face reigning champions england at murrayfield on saturday 24th february. and that's all the sport for now. here's a science experiment you might want to sign up for: a group of volunteers have been spending three days in bed. it's hoped their experience will will shed light on how weightlessness affects the human body. this is the nearest i'll ever

be to being in space. it's life, but not as we know it. these are two of ten volunteers spending three days in a bed that is tipped by minus six degrees, the head lower than the body to simulate the effects of zero gravity. pillownauts is the term used for healthy participants that undertake bed rest studies and they immitate being astronauts, but lying in bed. on earth, our bodies are continually working against gravity but in space, weightlessness creates problems. they have muscle wasting and develop osteoporosis. they also come back to earth prediabetic and that is because they are being so inactive in space, they are not contracting their muscles. the trial is running alongside a project by the european space agency. blood tests and muscle biopsies monitor how the body is coping, but how are the pillownauts themselves getting on? you're slightly upside down, so it's not like literally hanging upside

down, but there's a weird distribution of sensation in your body. after a while ijust got used to it and then you didn't really have any discomfort. itjust feels like you're lying in bed. i watched an entire netflix series yesterday. that got me through the day. today, i've got more freedom with my arms, so i'll be writing my thesis. mars and earth are neighbours, but it is estimated it could still take nine months for us to get there. with scientists wanting humans on mars by the 2030s, they are working to make sure our bodies can withstand the journey. all the money's being funnelled into these long—term bed rest projects at the moment because we're rapidly trying to develop the best interventions we can to make sure if we get an astronaut to mars, that they can undertake their duties. after three days in bed, there will be three days of rehab to observe the return—to—earth effect. a small step in the world of space exploration, but all part of the giant leap towards manned missions to mars. hannah meredith, bbc news, nottingham.

before we go, if you have ever wondered why combat sports have weight categories, take a look at this footage from japan. it's a charity fundraising event featuring some of the biggest stars of sumo wrestling and their young fans. keep in mind that the average sumo wrestler weighs about 150 kilograms, over 300 lbs. the little boy is trying to get him out of the ring and finally succeeds! you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. bye—bye for now. sunday was a better day than saturday for most of us. there was more sunshine in the forecast, despite it being cold and blustery.

this evening, wintry showers will continue across western areas and for many eastern areas, it will turn frosty. the speckles on the satellite picture are all those wintry showers pouring down from the north—west on a cold, polar maritime airstream. it really will be cold tonight and tomorrow. plenty of snow showers across the west, particularly western scotland and northern ireland, where the accumulations will continue. the odd one may travel into the midlands, but generally, central and southern parts of england and eastern scotla nd parts of england and eastern scotland should stay dry and very cold. sub zero values across the board, with a risk of ice on monday morning. monday is not looking too bad. we have a ridge of high pressure in south—west ahead of this weather system which will arrive on monday evening. monday itself will be cold, but there will be sunshine for england and wales and much of eastern scotland. a few wintry showers across the western hills,

mostly across western scotland. looks drier in northern ireland by the end of the day, but the wind will pick up here ahead of the weather front which will come sweeping in during the evening to bring a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. disruptive snow is likely as it continues to move eastwards over the higher ground of northern england, the pennines and central and southern scotland. it will be windy, with gales around, a0 to 60 mile an hour gusts, particularly over the hills. tuesday morning could bring disruption from the snow and ice across northern england, central and southern scotland. keep an eye on your weather forecast before you head out. eastern areas will stay damp as the weather front clears the way for the west and it brightens up again with some trying and wintry showers. we do it all again on wednesday. the next weather system again on wednesday. the next weather syste m co m e again on wednesday. the next weather system come sweeping in from the south—west to bring windy weather with gales and rain, sleet and snow. the sleet as to who will be confined

to the hills of the far north of england and scotland again as we see a little less cold air associated with this weather system, but there will be a lot of rain around. still cold in the north. this is bbc world the headlines a russian eleanor has crashed near moscow killing all 71 people on board. the plane was travelling when it came down shortly after first taking off. —— russian airline. the will of the african anc party has said that if jacob will of the african anc party has said that ifjacob zuma will of the african anc party has said that if jacob zuma refuses to step down he will be asked to on monday. its type in office has been overshadowed by allegations of corruption. the british government will hold talks with oxfam this week after more allegations emerged about several staff members including a director hiring prostitutes in both haiti and chad. british foreign

secretary boris johnson haiti and chad. british foreign secretary borisjohnson has met with myanmar leader aung san