today at 5: a high—level resignation at oxfam following the allegations of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. the charity's deputy chief executive said she took full responsibility for the scandal surrounding aid workers seven years ago, as labour demanded more openness. oxfam should have been more open and clear about it at the very beginning. both the charity commission and the department of international development, who were funding part of the work that they do. we'll have the latest developments and we'll be talking to an mp and former aid worker. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: in the grand canyon have been named — three other britons and the pilot were injured when the helicopter went down. the british and irish prime ministers meet in belfast to try to restore devolved

government in northern ireland. the future of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance as the governing anc party meets to discuss next steps. and, lucky to be in one piece, team gb snow—boarder aimee fuller has her dreams dashed as vicious cross—winds affect today's winter olympics. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that penny lawrence has resigned as deputy chief executive of oxfam, saying she takes ‘full responsibility‘ for the behaviour of staff in chad and haiti, which the charity had failed to act upon adequately. it follows allegations of sexual misconduct by disaster relief staff following the haiti earthquake in 2010. penny lawrence said she was ‘ashamed' this had happened ‘on her watch.‘ representatives from oxfam have been meeting the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, who's

threatened to withdraw the charity's government funding. our correspondent matt cole has the latest. in the worst imaginable circumstances, oxfam staff were meant to be in haiti to help. it's now clear some had a very different agenda. amidst claims of sex parties and prostitutes, oxfam sacked three staff and allowed four others to quit, including their country director, who went on to secure work with another aid organisation. ina in a statement, penny lawrence said... oxfa m

oxfam denies trying to cover up the extent of their staffs impropriety, but as details have emerged, so have demands for answers, not least from the government. it is to the department here that oxfam's leaders we re department here that oxfam's leaders were summoned to make the case to the secretary of state, following her threat to cut millions of pounds of funding if she didn't like their a nswe i’s. of funding if she didn't like their answers. emerging afterwards, oxfam's senior leaders didn't stop to talk, but they're not the only ones under pressure to give answers as the regulator, the charity commission, is being asked what it knew, when, and why it didn't do more. they did say that they were investigating some allegations of sexual misconduct. why wasn't that looking to further? because what was not clear was the extent and seriousness of those, which as i have said, they assured us, in fact they categorically said there was no allegations of abuse of beneficiaries. there are also questions for civil servants here after another former secretary of

state, priti patel, suggested they dismissed her efforts to question the wider problem of sexual abuse and predatory behaviour in the charity sector. see the children has volunteered that it tackled 31 claims of sexual harassment last year, but it says everyone must do more. i'm not going to sit here and pretend to you that i can wave a magic wand and eliminate all risk tomorrow, but what i can do is to assure the british public and the british government and the people who were ultimately responsible for, the abuse of these vulnerable women and children, we will give this our best shot. the situation is clearly not a one—off. 1000 incidents have been reported to it from across the sector. oxfam says it has strengthened its safeguarding measures, but it is understood that the secretary of state is now considering what further steps need to be taken in an effort to enforce a zero tolerance approach. 0ur correspondent will grant

is in haiti, where he says it's clear that aid agencies will need to work hard to rebuild trust within the country. by by and large, the reaction in haiti to the 0xfam scandal has been twofold. 0n the one hand, there is the anger and resentment of the fact that this organisation ostensibly here to help the country's most probable after the 2010 earthquake ended up exploiting those people instead, and there is a certain degree of resignation. people here say that the sorts of abuses that we re say that the sorts of abuses that were happening where well—known. we have reached out to people in the charity sector you who say that they have certainly heard rumours and they point to a wider culture of abuse that they say has been happening among international organisations. they point at the un peacekeeping force, for example, a very high—profile case of alleged

sexual abuse of minors, and the fact that the un peacekeeping force were said to have introduced cholera to this country. as for 0xfam, they say they are going to work hard to rebuild public trust in britain in their reputation, but in fact they already have a very, very long way to go to rebuild trust here in haiti again to. that was will brand. we will talking moments to a former aid worker and now labour mp, peter kyle. we a re worker and now labour mp, peter kyle. we are getting a statement from belfast. this is sinn fein. we have stated very clearly that at this juncture what is required now is political will to make that happen. this is now a decisive phase of the process. this is the week for decision time. we made it very clear when we came into this round of talks that we did so on the basis that we would have delivery, that there was clarity on the key

outstanding issues, and that we would not enter into an endless meandering process, because ultimately, for a deal to happen, the parties have you want a deal to happen. we don't believe that there is anything now insurmountable left to resolve. there are matters of clarity and some detail, and we have said very clearly to the government that we expect all parties supported, encouraged by the two governments, facilitated by the two governments, facilitated by the two governments, to demonstrate leadership that is required now, to demonstrate the requisite political will and to move forward in that spirit. we also took the opportunity to speak to both governments on a number of key issues, on the issue brexit‘s and the fact that any

attempt to coerce the north out of the single market and the customs union will be to our mind disastrous and reckless. we have argued and pressed again the case for what we refer to as special status. we are not really bothered what it's called. we are bothered that we protect the livelihoods, that we protect the livelihoods, that we protect the livelihoods, that we protect the economy, the social and political fabric of the north of ireland and indeed the island as a whole. we raised issues around legacy. legacy funding, the need for the infrastructure and the apparat us to give some level of comfort and relief to victims and survivors of the conflict, the need obviously far legacy inquest funding, as identified by the chiefjustice. we are also mindful of the fact that todayis are also mindful of the fact that today is the anniversary of an event

that requires a public enquiry. we also will raise the issue of another anniversary which requires a report. may i ask you, would you be confident to go to your grassroots with this position and do you believe the dup are in the same position? we have made it very clear that we will read from the front on this. we believe that functioning institutions, that power—sharing, grounded in respect, is in the best interests of all our people across all communities. we believe that we are all communities. we believe that we a re close all communities. we believe that we are close to an agreement which certainly we can put to our grassroots, and to the community as a whole. we are not exactly there

just yet, but let me repeat, there is nothing insurmountable. if there is nothing insurmountable. if there is the political will. if there is the political will to reach an agreement, we certainly have that determination and that resolve. this has been a long process. we are now 13 months in this position. the issues have been important, the issues have been important, the issues have been difficult in some respects, but they were never beyond resolution, so what we want now is to finalise a deal, a deal that delivers on the core issues that have been clear from the get go. but be in no doubt that we are serious about functioning power—sharing. we are serious about a democratic platform that serves all of our people. we are serious about working in good faith, in partnership with others, and be in no doubt that we expect the same leadership and the same political will to be

demonstrated by our partners in unionism, by the dup, and indeed by the two governments, and this is the week and this is the time now to decide. this is the time to decide. i spoke about give and take in any negotiation and that has to be the case. for us, the issues are clear. an irish language act is clear. that is what we have set out to achieve. when you look at a whole range of issues, what we are trying to do here is resolve those issues at the heart of the current political impasse, but we need to ensure that there is public confidence once again. the only way that can happen is that people feel that the institutions are going to reflect the interests of all people. do you meet the dup today and did you have

any discussions? today, we met with both governments. we didn't have the opportunity to meet with the dup. clearly, we need to meet. we need to resolve the outstanding issues. as i said, iam resolve the outstanding issues. as i said, i am absolutely confident that that can happen. for our part, we stand ready to lead. i hope that position is reflected equally in the leadership of the dup because we know that despite the shortcomings at times of these institutions, despite the fact that people sometimes look to the folks on the hill with the raised eyebrow, the reality is that functioning institutions, as michelle has said, that deliver for people, are in the best interests of everybody so we wa nt best interests of everybody so we want that to happen and we need the deal to be agreed and delivered that

can make that happen in a way that is credible, in a way that builds public confidence, and in a way that says to every section of our community that good governance year in the north of ireland can deliver for everybody, for every citizen. we are confident that that can happen and we will have to engage with the dup to bring that over the line. you are watching bbc news at five of this is live coverage from stormont at the moment where talks have been taking place between the british and irish governments on trying to restore devolved government to northern ireland. this is the sinn fein contingent and that is the president of sinn fein giving us an update on the talks. she is saying nothing insurmountable to resolve in the view of sinn fein. we are not exactly there just yet. we are close to agreement, she says. and then she added that despite having had talks with both governments, theresa may, and the taoiseach, did not have a

meeting with the dup. and of course without the agreement of the dup, there will be no agreement. so despite the fact that they say they are despite the fact that they say they a re close despite the fact that they say they are close to agreement and there is nothing insurmountable, as they go back into their offices there in stormont, we are not at the point where there is a formal agreement in place and of course if we get any more updates for you there from stormont we will bring them to you as soon as we can. 0ur stormont we will bring them to you as soon as we can. our main story is the scandal that is engulfing 0xfam because of allegations of sexual misconduct against some of its aid workers in haiti and some in chad. we have had the deputy chief executive resigning today, saying that she takes responsibility because it happened while she was responsible for this area. i'm joined now by the labour mp for hove, peter kyle, who is also a former aid worker. sorry to keep you waiting. we had to go to that opted there in belfast.

what do you think of the way that 0xfa m what do you think of the way that 0xfam has handled this? what do you think of the way that oxfam has handled this? well, i am glad that somebody has accepted responsibility, but i am not sure what she has accepted responsibility for yet. it is clear, although they deny it, that there was a cover—up. the clear obligation is that when this was discovered there wasn't a spirit of openness around it. there was a culture of trying to keep this quiet, trying to keep it within their organisation, to downplay it in their communication with the charity commission and probably the government and others. if one lesson that we have learned from when this has happened in this country, in rotherham and withjimmy savile in the bbc, it is that we need to be public about it for the simple reason that other organisations need to learn from it. we know these things goes on. we know there is this cancer in our society which is about sexual explication and paedophilia, but where it exists and we need to root it out we need to make sure that every other organisation and we as a society

learn from it. it is very difficult in the front line of aid work when you are surrounded by absolute chaos sometimes and a completely lawless environment to give the same kind of oversight you would, for example, in the bbc or the nhs or in education, but it means that there is an additional bonus on organisations like 0xfam to make sure that we can have the learning from it so that other organisations do not repeat the same mistake. do you blame ministers for even raising the prospect publicly of having a look at funding for prospect publicly of having a look atfunding foran prospect publicly of having a look at funding for an organisation which in this area seems to have failed in terms of its compliance? in this area seems to have failed in terms of its compliance ?|j in this area seems to have failed in terms of its compliance? i think the government needs to be very, very careful about how it uses its money asa careful about how it uses its money as a stick to beat 0xfam with going forward. for two reasons. the first is that there are people who are the beneficiaries of work that 0xfam does, and the majority of work that it does, the overwhelming majority, is absolutely superlative. there are people working in the front line of

0xfa m people working in the front line of 0xfam and across the aid community and former aid workers like myself who take huge pride in what we have achieved and what we achieved every day in thatjob, you are bitterly let down by this as much as everybody else. don't punish them, and don't punish the very vulnerable people who rely on them at the very front line of this, and secondly i think there is a culture in the aid world which is very competitive for funding, and is territorial. they are sometimes at war with each other to try and hide what's going on and to try and hide what's going on and to hide the expertise that they have and to use it to get more money to do more good work. so if government now threatens them with cutting money for this, it's going to be a perverse incentive to other organisations who might have a similar thing who are making a decision about whether they should be open about it or not. i think of it needs to be very responsible to say, look, we want to be a partner with you for putting out this type of behaviour and if it is something

criminal bringing it to justice of behaviour and if it is something criminal bringing it tojustice but also sharing this practice and making sure that we as an aid community of which government is the key player and we are acting together on this, so government shouldn't try and use this as a test of political virility. i need to see them being very mature and how they respond to this. do you have any thoughts on recruitment policies, the kinds of people who may be attracted to work for good reasons or maybe not so good reasons? i am discovering that idea for you to comment on and indeed the way people are managed. i have got an awful lot to say on this. from my experience of working in the front line of aid work and working for a very small organisation called children on the edge that i had a very small hand in founding back in 1990, we saw all of these different organisations are close. because aid work in crisis situations is absolutely tumultuous, it is very, very chaotic and lawless, some people gravitate towards that because they are dysfunctional, and they actually feel very comfortable and normal in

very dysfunctional situations. they are of the people that aid agencies need to be rooting out. there are lots of other people who go there because they have fantastic skills and expertise and experience they wa nt to and expertise and experience they want to bring to bear in the most chaotic situations and difficult situations. they are the ones we need to keep. some people make it to the very top you simply wouldn't have that sort of responsibility in any other walk of life. but what you can't tap in a war zone, for example, is people walking in trying to do appraisals in that situation. it is very difficult, so don't pretend it is like any other situation. it is exceptional. it is extreme. but it deems to be tackled and very quickly. government should be hopping charities to get a very, very best people into these jobs because we are dealing with the most vulnerable people not just because we are dealing with the most vulnerable people notjust in our country, the most vulnerable people in the world. people in the uk traditionally give very generously to charity and do it time and again

and that is a very good thing for us to reflect on today. i am wondering whether you have concerns that this kind of incident, this kind of scandal, were actively discourage people who might otherwise have given to stop giving. this is a great taboo that we have and that is criticising aid work. when i was an aid worker, i once went up in kosovo when that country was in crisis, i went up to a producer for a very well—known news network and told them about something i thought was happening, which should be exposed by the media and reported on, which was happening within the aid community, and i say this in verbatim what he said to me, which is his words: we don't report this sort of thing because we are not going to be the people who blow the lid on an old lady giving money to a charity that isn't well spent. we're not going to break that personcard. there has been a kind of complicity

all the way out there between the media and aid organisations and also government agencies that want to protect those people who are giving money into this world, but ijust say and i said back then, 20 years ago, what i say now. the way you can trust is to be open about the stakes as well as the good things because thatis as well as the good things because that is normal. everybody accepts that is normal. everybody accepts that mistakes happen. we as humans but also organisations and we are judged on our response to mistakes and helping other organisations to learn from those mistakes. not judged by how well we had things. very good to talk to you and thank you so much for coming in. in america, three british tourists who died in a helicopter crash in the grand canyon have been named by police. becky dobson, jason hill and stuart hill died on saturday evening. three other britons,

and the pilot, were injured. the helicopter came down in rocky, remote terrain, bursting into flames. it appears the survivors we re flames. it appears the survivors were able to get out, despite suffering serious injuries. but three britons on board died at the scene. 30—year—old stewart hill and his 27—year—old girlfriend becky dobson, his brother 32—year—old jason hill was also killed. the couple seen on the left of this picture, ellie millworker, who is 29, and 32—year—old jonathan were injured and are being treated in hospital. becky dobson‘s father has said his daughter was always happy and full of life and was looking forward to celebrating her boyfriend's birthday in las vegas. katie saw the crash and rushed to help. when we finally got some

medical equipment down there, i started helping with putting iv lines in. then another crew came down with pain medications so i started administering that and give them fluids to stop them from going into shock and kept a close eye on them and did what i could do. but it was more than eight hours before the injured were flown to hospital in las vegas. we weren't able to extract everybody from the crash site until two this morning. high winds brought out dust conditions, rugged terrain, and as you know, when you fly in treacherous conditions like this, you have to have special training and special people. it's not clear what caused the crash, which involved a euro co pter the crash, which involved a euro copter ec 130. the tour company pavillion airways says this is the world's largest aerial sightseeing outfit, flying around 600,000 people per year. in 2001, outfit, flying around 600,000 people peryear. in 2001, six outfit, flying around 600,000 people per year. in 2001, six people died when another of the firm's grand ca nyon when another of the firm's grand canyon helicopters crashed. the

foreign office says it is providing support to the british families of this weekend's victims. but rescue workers in russia say they've recovered the second black box but red the second black box from the passenger plane that crashed yesterday near moscow. all 71 people on board the regional jet died when it came down shortly after take—off. it's not yet known what caused the crash, as our correspondent steve rosenberg reports from moscow. slowly, painstakingly, they searched in the snow. 1,000 emergency workers, in the countryside outside moscow. the recovery teams formed lines, and inch by inch combed frozen fields, looking for body fragments, and pieces of the antonovjet. the russian winter had concealed much of the horror of this crash. in deep snow this place even looks like a winter wonderland, but it is the scene of the tragedy.

there were no survivors. all 71 passengers and crew were killed. so why did this russian passenger jet crash — minutes after take—off? well, among the possible causes investigators are focusing on are bad weather, human error and mechanical failure. in the town of 0rsk, where the plane was heading, the list of the victims of flight 703 has become a makeshift memorial, a place for laying flowers and lighting candles, and for remembering those who didn't make it home. katya lost her mother natalya in the air crash. "to the very end, i hoped she'd be alive," katya says. "then i saw the list — my mother was the last name but one." it is an official day of mourning in 0rsk, a russian town that is struggling to come to terms with its loss. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.

the leadership of south africa's ruling anc is meeting to decide on the future of president zuma. he has remained in office despite repeated calls for him to stand down amid allegations of corruption. the new anc leader — cyril ramaposa — has issued an ultimatum that mr zuma must stand down or be forced out. theresa may and the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, are visiting belfast for talks with northern ireland's main political parties. there are suggestions the democratic unionists and sinn fein could be close to a deal to restore devolved government after the failure of several previous rounds of negotiations. power—sharing at stormont collapsed

more than a year ago. we have a statement from the dup and arlene foster who spoke just after meeting theresa may. there is some flash photography coming up. we fought an election last march. we wa nted fought an election last march. we wanted to come back in here immediately to set about the programme for government. but sinn fein decided to have a long list of demands and so we have been in negotiations since then, but we want to make sure that what we get is a good dealfor all of the people of northern ireland and one that is sustainable into the future because it is quite clear to me that the people of northern ireland do not wa nt to people of northern ireland do not want to be back in this place any time soon. where are the issues of this agreement and what was the talk of the discussions you had today? well, the poem was very good. as you can see, my colleagues are all with me. we continue to have those

conversations, and we will continue to have conversations with sinn fein around the outstanding matters and indeed with whom government has well. we want devolution, letters be very clear about this. body has a lwa ys very clear about this. body has always been the party of devolution for northern ireland because it has to be an accommodation that is good for everybody and it has to be an accommodation that is sustainable. for everybody and it has to be an accommodation that is sustainablelj think accommodation that is sustainable.” think that that is key. arlene foster speaking just a short time ago and those talks still ongoing, but for the latest, let's go to stormont. bring is up—to—date on where you think we are. good evening. you heard arlene foster there. just behind me a short time ago. it was interesting her saying that there is not a deal yet but good progress has been made. all day, there has been speculation that some sort of deal could be reached here. we had the two prime ministers, the taoiseach theresa may here sitting around and talking to each other, talking to the parties,

and there was speculation that a deal could be made but clearly that deal could be made but clearly that deal has not been made. there is still more work to do and the two parties seem to be quite clear on that. sinn fein gave a statement here a short while ago. mary lou mcdonald, the new leader of sinn fein, said we believe we are close to an agreement we can put to our grassroots. we are not there yet, but there are no insurmountable problems. so clearly there is progress being made but we are not there yet. so when they say there are no insurmountable problems, clearly there are some problems we would have a deal today. what are we focusing on? at this later stage in the talks. well, one big obstacle is the talks. well, one big obstacle is the irish language bill. that is something sinn fein want. they want a stand—alone bill that would put the irish language on an equal footing would put it up there as an official language of government here in northern ireland. arlene foster, the leader of the dup, has said previously that that would not

happen on her watch. so clearly to very polarised sides there on a very polarised issue in northern ireland. what we may see and maybe these difficulties and problems that are now no longer insurmountable is that there is some sort of compromise being reached where maybe there is a number of different bills travelling through the assembly here at the same time, maybe to be joined together at the end, which would give both parties what they want and both parties would be able to say that they achieved their goals and did what they set out to do. the other issue is same—sex marriage and the legacy of the troubles. both sides, how they want to see funding and investigations and how they are dealt with, the legacy of the troubles. so these are some of the issues that are there. the exact details of it we don't know. they have only been hinted at by these news co nfe re nces , have only been hinted at by these news conferences, but they are saying that there is progress, but there is a feeling here that maybe there is a feeling here that maybe the prime minister and the taoiseach come to belfast just the prime minister and the taoiseach come to belfastjust a little too early. we shall see. thanks very

much for the update there. this is where we are expecting a statement from prime minister theresa may pretty soon, i think, within the next few minutes. we are expecting to see to raise a emerging to give us a progress report. hopefully in the next few minutes. we will have the headlines any moment, a look at the sport and see what is going on in south korea in the winter olympics, but the latest on the weather. it seems to need to be the winter that just on the weather. it seems to need to be the winter thatjust keeps on giving in terms of heavy snow, more of that to come tonight and tomorrow as well for some of us. across england and wales, strong winds overnight, gusts potentially reaching 70 miles an hour, causing some tree branches to be blowing down, further north a band of rain

turned to snow particularly over higher parts of northern ireland, scotla nd higher parts of northern ireland, scotland and northern england. as we look at tomorrow morning's rush hour, we could see a raid 5—10 centimetres, and even lower down in the central belt a few centimetres, worried than enough to cause transport disruption. although the worst of the snow will be easing away from northern ireland, the hill? , away from northern ireland, the it%% will , 27,2; wing over 27,2; will 2 over the ..;;§;>‘3: ... .: , ..: ..;;§;>‘3: ..l .l l l.l and ..;;§;>‘3: ll .l l l.l and the pennines. this band peaks and the pennines. this band works used words, slowly lingering a crust east england, slow to use off here and will feel cool. there is some sunshine, but temperatures only around 4 degrees. that is your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: 0xfam's deputy chief executive penny lawrence resigns amid a scandal surrounding aid workers seven years ago, as labour demanded more openness.

0xfam should have been more open and clear about it at the very beginning. both, too, the charity commission and to the department of international development, who were funding part of the work that they do. the three britons killed in helicopter crash in the grand canyon have been named. three other britons and the pilot were injured when the helicopter went down. theresa may and the irish prime minister have been holding talks with the main political parties in northern ireland, to urge them to restore devolved government. the democratic unionists and sinn fein say they've made progress in discussions during the past few days. the future of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance as the governing anc party meets to discuss next steps. if we have that stood in front

theresa may, we will come to it immediately. first to the bbc sports centre. good afternoon, the weather has played havoc in the pyeongchang, despite postponement of two major events, one that did happen today did so after a delay and amid controversy, the women snowboarding slopestyle went ahead after an evens slopestyle went ahead after an ever‘s dillane and nearly all of the athletes fell over at some point. there have been numerous complaints. 0ne there have been numerous complaints. one of them to tumble was great britain's aimee fuller, finishing 17th after a heavy crash on what was her second run in pyeongchang earlier today. as i was powering into thejump, i was like, i've got this, and then i felt a glass, it was like riding into a wind tunnel, bristol. it's not how i would have expected and how i had planned and how i had visualised for years of prep work to go into days. i don't

think it was a true scholz of women's female slope start which is a real shame. jamie anderson of the united states, he won the gold, managing the conditions better than anybody, a winning score of 83 in his last time—out, his winning score was 95.25 this time. elsewhere, canada winning the team figure skating gold, beating russia, who took silver. us claimed bronze, becoming only the third women to land that triple axle at the winter 0lympics, land that triple axle at the winter olympics, and incredibly difficult move, she went on to neil eight more triplejumps. move, she went on to neil eight more triple jumps. let's have move, she went on to neil eight more triplejumps. let's have a look at the other medals that have been one today. history was made in the biathlon, she won the eight kilometre pursuit title. she is the first woman to wind both the sprint and proceed double after picking up her first gold and proceed double after picking up herfirst gold on and proceed double after picking up her first gold on saturday. he was

already has come to's most decorated winter 0lympian, that brings his tally to three and takes them record with the title holder who dominated skiing back in the 1960s. this is the men's moguls champion, the second gold for the nation after the figure skating gold earlier, he has dominated since winning silver four yea rs dominated since winning silver four years ago, winning 13 straight world cup wins coming into the schemes. he has added 0lympic cup wins coming into the schemes. he has added olympic gold. ireen wust became the most successful that 0lympian of all time, she won the women's 1500 0lympian of all time, she won the women's1500 metre speed skating. she became the most successful 0lympic speed skater in history. in the women's ski jump, the favourite won gold with a massive finaljump of 110 metres. she held her nerve on

the last leap to win gold by 1a points as norway's second gold of the games and the first in women's skijumping. the games and the first in women's ski jumping. elsewhere, ireland's robbie henshaw has been ruled out the rest of the six nations, he desecrated his shoulder whilst scoring his second try during ireland's bonus point win against italy in dublin. he has undergone an operation but will not recover in time to play a further part in the tournament. there is plenty to play for in the premier league tonight for in the premier league tonight for both sides involved in the monday night fixture, west brom are five points behind stoke, seven from safety but there host chelsea lost heavily at home to bournemouth and then away to watford. they have slipped from second to fifth. the club's fans have been behind the manager antonio conte. they try to stay behind me in every game and they continue to do this. i am very

proud. they understand that i am doing it all myself and maybe more for this club, i want to give thanks to the fans because they deserve the best and i try with my players to give them the best satisfaction. that is obvious port for now, join me at 634 more. straight to belfast to storm into you the statement being made by leo varadkar. the two main parties in the north, the dup and sinn fein, are working together in the hope of finding an accommodation which will allow the executive assembly to get back up and running again, the irish government is here to support them in their work government is here to support them in theirwork in government is here to support them in their work in any way we can. i had a chance to meet one—to—one with prime minister to reason may and the

two tea ms prime minister to reason may and the two teams met to discuss northern ireland and the future relationship that might exist between britain and the uk after brexit and to speak about brexit itself and the two governments, but the british and irish, i very much of the view that the agreement that was made back in december it stands and that we both preferring option a as the best option by which we can avoid a hard border in ireland and that is through a comprehensive trade and customs agreement involving britain and ireland, that's the best way we can avoid any new barrier is north and south and east and west. we have worked together to see that we can explore solutions to see how that can be achieved. fry it has been a very useful day—to—day, an opportunity to reinforce with all the parties the irish government's commitment to the re—establishment of devolved government for northern

ireland. that really is the heartbeat of the good friday agreement which we are a call guarantor for. having the tee shot here today and the prime minister here today and the prime minister here today and the prime minister here today has reinforced the partnership that the two governments had to work with the parties, in particular the two largest parties in northern ireland, to help them find accommodation for each other through a negotiation that has been ongoing now for a number of months. i think you have probably heard from the leaders of both of those parties that progress is ongoing. we will continue this week to work with the two parties as we have, but also if those two parties can find accommodation of each other to allow an executive to be formed to ensure the other three parties are involved ina very the other three parties are involved in a very real way in putting together an agreement that can

result in an all party executive in northern ireland, which is something i think all parties want and something both governments want as well. mary lou mcdonald said she wa nts well. mary lou mcdonald said she wants the power—sharing completed this week. an brexit, the agreement in december... i heard what mary lou mcdonald had to say earlier and the differences that exist between the dup and sinn fein are not insurmountable and we are hopeful that two parties can come together to an agreement this week, and the other parties. an inclusive executive involving as many parties as possible would be more sustainable and beneficial for northern ireland as a whole. in terms of what was agreed last december, between the eu and the uk,

there is the protection and preservation of the common travel area, there is maintaining joint citizenship rights, the reciprocity of civic rights that i irish and british people to access housing, studying, education, it means retaining eu citizenship for people who were born here in northern ireland and agreements on things like peace funding. all that is bullet—proof. the tricky part isn't going to be how we deliver on the commitment to avoid a hard border, the agreement in december sets out three mechanisms as to how that can be done. it is a review that needs to be stitched into the legal text of that agreement. that is very much on track and it is the view of what the british government and the irish government are found here today the best solution is not to backstop in the last resort as to reason may cause it, but option a, ensuring we can have a new relationship between

the uk and the eu that involves a comprehensive free trade agreement and customs arrangement that allows us to avoid notjust a hard border north and south but new barriers to trade east and west and we agreed we would work together at an official level as to how that can be achieved. lots of work to do but things are going in the right direction. it was an opportunity to visit belfast, that is always a pleasure and the opportunity to meet the prime minister. an opportunity for nietzsche meet with some of the parties. that is always a valuable engagement. you frustrated this is dragging on? we have to be patient. if there is going to be an executive established, if it's going to get up and running again, it requires an agreement and an accommodation between the dup and sinn fein, that

is something we really need to work on themselves. 0ur role as the government as a call guarantor of the good friday agreement is to provide the support and facilities for that. did you form an opinion they are prepared to work with each other's difficulties? we didn't meet the dup, all of the other parties, but i think you've heard what they had to say today. i think the comments from both mary lou mcdonald and arlene foster were positive and i'm hopeful they can make an accommodation in the days ahead. it doesn't necessarily require the prime minister and i returned from that but in our role as call guarantor is of the good friday agreement we will of course support and try to facilitate any agreement.

i don't think it's helpful to start talking about specific issues while two parties are trying to find accommodation for each other on a whole series of issues. particularly over the last number of weeks, we have not commented publicly on the detail of the negotiations because it is sensitive, it is difficult. you are watching bbc news. live cove rage you are watching bbc news. live coverage from stormont between talks between the irish and british governments and the parties are trying to restore devolved government there after 13 months of a blockage, a bit of a stalemate. they have been discussing the implications brexit for northern ireland and the republic in terms of what that border would look like, lots of interesting facets. we expect to reason made to make a statement in the next 20 minutes. a prominent city fund manager and mother—of—nine believes that rethinking the city's macho culture and putting gender equality

at the heart of modern companies and working practices would mean women and men might all benefit. dame helena morrissey, founder of the boardroom campaign the 30% club, chair of the diversity project and legal & general investment management's head of personal investing says she is optimistic about what is next for women in the city and beyond, but emphasises that changing the landscape for women will also benefit men. i am pleased to say dame helena morrisseyjoins us now. your book is called and it is a title that will resonate, a good tank can to b like a girl, slightly paradoxical as we have been discussing equality in the workplace. —— a good time to be a girl. my optimism is based on progress i have seen in my early career, particularly in the city, we have moved a long way in 30 years. i

think in the digital age, the ways of working are very old—fashioned for men as well as women. the young generation expect a work life balance, that wasn't even coined when i was at university, the expect to play a part in bringing up their children and i think employers are recognising that diversity, including gender diversity, is much more thanjust including gender diversity, is much more than just one of that, one of that, it improves decision—making. to what extent has that seeped into the culture, such as that of 30 yea rs the culture, such as that of 30 years ago in the city, because lots of gu ests years ago in the city, because lots of guests we have come on and see there is lots of ambitious and worthy talk about it, but the measurable change is not so evident. what would you say? i'm not going to pretend we've achieved everything we need to, we see lots of headlines about the gender pay gap or sexual harassment, there is the death throes of an old regime. icb will to

change which is quite different. i see it on the part of men in a scene murals and because they see this as the only way to attract the best and brightest young men as well as women, this is not about squeezing a few women into an antiquated system, this is about shaking up how we work and interact with each other. even ina and interact with each other. even in a profession where it is hugely competitive, people want to perform better, and that traditionally has made really devoting most of your existence to that job. made really devoting most of your existence to thatjob. i do seeing people are actively backing away from that. when i first had my children, the oldest ones, i had to be in the office to work. now i can do my work often, any time, any place in the world, a colleague of mine said today i am going to go home and work in this presentation at two o'clock. it is not about working less but differently. what do you say to employers who say they don't have the resources or capacity

orfreedom of don't have the resources or capacity or freedom of manoeuvre to deliver what they would like to deliver but they don't feel they can within the financial constraints? that is a very short—term approach. if they don't do something about this, they will wither on the vine, because people expect something different now. let's talk about parental leave, something we have discussed a lot and the fact the concept of shared parental leave is certainly know a much more relevant and powerful concept. what is your experience of the way that is being shadowed? and the take—up? that is another interesting facet, i have spoken to people who see it as they are but they have chosen not to take it up. the take-up has been very low, less than 2% at present. there are some societal issues, my husband has stayed at home since we had our fourth child, he is unusual still. but there is the key issue. men who ta ke but there is the key issue. men who take the shared parental leave are

often disadvantage compared with their wives are partners. there is a court case that a father one last june which is now in the appeal courts, depending on the outcome of that appeal, i think lots of companies will have two reasons that their policies. is that a culture change? you are asking people to think ina change? you are asking people to think in a different way and that ta kes a think in a different way and that takes a long time engineer.m think in a different way and that takes a long time engineer. it does. the other trend, something that is indisputable, is the fact that longevity is increasing and in the scheme of things if we are going to live to 100 years, three months to help look after your child is very small and it's going to change the chronology about careers. we have two c gender equality in the context of these bigger trends, notjust think of it in terms of helping some more women to progress or so more fathers to get home. if progress has been limited, this 30% club which aims to get 30% of women into boa rd rooms, aims to get 30% of women into boardrooms, what is the progress on

that? we are up to 2896 in the top 100 companies in the country, and 12.5% when we started in 2010. there are now know all—male fit seaports. we are making good progress. have you encountered, i don't want to see opposition, but resistance? huge. it is now regarded as, why wouldn't you join an? it is modern. but in the beginning i got a lot of hostility, i wrote letters and got a lot of pushback. we said was a women's issue, not a business issue. that dynamic has changed and it's about making the right decisions, notjust having a few more women in the place. who is the book aimed at? the book is aimed at actually young women coming up and starting a career, but also there is a device for its ceos and those who are frustrated about the lack of progress, there is a lot of will but a sense of, how can we do this? we all need to pitch in. i hope you don't mind, there are silly things i

would like to about. the city is under very sharp focus because of its status, not least of the brexit processors are unfolding, and giving you are part of legal and general, what is your perspective on the way the brexit processes unfolding? my personal perspective is we need to have a bigger vision for the country and we need to be quite confident about the capabilities we have. a lot of people feel that at present. we are getting on as usual. the stock market has been incredibly volatile in the last week, ten days, more concerned about rate rises than geopolitics are brexit. this isjust one issue among many, and lots of companies are just getting on with the day—to—day but thinking about how we can take advantage of whatever the outcome of the brexit negotiations are. i think that would

bea negotiations are. i think that would be a bit ambitious. what we need is a strong vision, i hate the infighting and the way the country is being done down by many people in the media, many people in politics. i think that is sabotaging the process and i hope the people see through for the greater good. did you foresee the city of london would retain its status as a prime financial centre post brexit? absolutely. the reason why we are number one at present are today with the eu or our membership of the global outlook, an innovative approach, we are number one in saint tech, the feature interstates. that has been the reason behind our success for many years, many years before the eu was even envisaged. you have a very broad perspective on what's going on in the city over the last few decades. if there was a young women watching today, there will be, thinking, why would they go

into the kind of industry profession you are in, what would you say to them? just because it is mostly male dominated doesn't mean it is a bad environment. i have realised i was noted for being a women, all my capitation weren't just noted for being a women, all my capitation weren'tjust men. —— competition. i still wonder if i would have got more awards, because i stood out. work your difference. thank you for coming in and sharing your views. very interesting. thank you. some interesting perspectives there. talking of brexit, i am sure to reason may will have some questions on brexit in at stormont injusta questions on brexit in at stormont injust a few questions on brexit in at stormont in just a few seconds in belfast. we are expecting the prime minister to emerge now that leo varadkar and the foreign minister have gone back in. we expect to emerge quite soon. i'll be in luck? maybe not quite yet. i

got terribly excited a moment. hopefully it would be too long. that's where we are in at stormont at the moment in belfast after the latest stage of the talks, we will get to reason may‘s own take on how close they are to agreement there to try to restore the power—sharing executive after 13 months of deadlock. let's see what they tell us. it is five to six. prosecutors in new york state have filed a lawsuit against the company of the film producer harvey weinstein, who's been accused of sexual abuse by more than seventy women. the state's attorney general alleged that the firm had been guilty of vicious mistreatment of employees. barclays bank has been charged over a 2.2 billion pound loan it made to qatar ten years ago.

the serious fraud office believes the loan was unlawful alleging that the money was used to buy shares in the bank. barclays says it will defend the charges. london city airport has been closed today —— after a world war 2 bomb was found nearby. all flights have been cancelled or rerouted —— and local residents were asked to leave the area. the bomb was discovered by divers in the thames. police hope to give the all clear tomorrow. kensington palace has announced more details of the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle at windsor castle. the service —— in st george's chapel —— will begin at midday on may the 19th —— avoiding a clash with the fa cup final. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. they are said to be closely involved in the arrangements for their wedding which is now a little less than 16 weeks away. it will take place in the historic setting of st george's chapel within windsor castle on saturday the 19th of may. the service will begin at midday with the dean when surface heating

and the archbishop of canterbury conducting the manage itself. rumoured in the chapel is limited, space for around 800 guests. after the service is over at 1pm, the couple will set off in a carriage procession through the centre of windsor and then along the long walk and back to the castle for a reception into st george's hall. the carriage procession they hope will fulfil the player to be made at the time of engagement to make it possible for members of the public to feel part of the occasion. reports that uk's chairman paul 0akton says he will resign from his role after the saturday's emergency general meeting which will decide the fate of the current leader henry bolton. paul lawton said chairing the meeting would be his last act as chairman but he would be remaining in the party as a member. he said he

had intended to resign last september but stayed on because mr bolton asked him to remain. he says he is going to be stepping down as chairman after 18 months as uk's chair, paul 0akton making that statement earlier this afternoon. let's have a look at the weather. the weather is causing some problems overnight and into tomorrow. the winds are going to start to pick up quite quickly during this evening across england and wales and parts of scotland. the strongest winds down to the south—west. 70 mile and hour gusts. the rain is turning to snow. that's the other half of tonight's weather story. across northern ireland, scotland, northern england, the rainbow turned to snow with significant accumulations as we

head into the morning rush hour. even down lower levels to the central belt, more than enough snow to cause some issues. similar amounts in northern ireland but that will ease as we go through the first pa rt will ease as we go through the first part of the morning. the weather will improve and this the will become slow moving across south—east england were it will feel quite cool england were it will feel quite cool. further west, the sunshine coming out but staying cold. temperatures between 3—4d. that's your weather. 0xfam's deputy chief executive has resigned,

over the scandal surrounding aid workers using prostitutes in haiti. penny lawrence stepped down following allegations the charity failed to reveal the full details of what happened seven years ago. 0ne former 0xfam aid worker in haiti says claims of sexual misconduct were well known. there was a lot of rumours on the ground, about management and leaders exploiting the locals, sexually and in ways. sexually and in other ways. charity‘s bosses have been meeting the international development secretary today, amid fears the government funding may be cut because of the scandal.