a former oxfam aid worker tells the bbc she was physically abused and sexually assaulted by colleagues. she alleges one of the attacks took place in haiti, during the earthquake relief effort, in 2010. he literallyjust pinned me up against the wall, he was groping me, grabbing me, kissing me, and i wasjust trying to shove him off. the revelations come on the day the global head of oxfam apologised for the crisis. i'm inviting anyone who's been a victim of abuse to come forward, we're going to do justice, we'll atone for the past. but she admitted there's no guarantee sexual predators aren't still working for the charity. also on the programme. this is impossible, my girl, my 14—year—old baby. the anguish of parents, calling for tougher gun controls, after america's latest mass shooting. now, just a quarter of under—35s can

afford their own homes, the lowest level in two decades. saving borneo‘s orangutans from extinction. chester zoo joins the fight to help the primate. and team gb wins its first medal at the winter olympics, bronze, in the men's skeleton. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a second spell in charge of scotland for alex macleish ...he says wait to get started. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a woman employed by oxfam as a junior aid worker, during the relief effort in haiti after the 2010 earthquake, has told the bbc she was physically

abused and sexually assaulted by a more senior male colleague. she also claims she was the victim of another sexual assault by an oxfam worker, at a party in south sudan in the same year. it comes as the head of oxfam international announced a plan to deal with allegations of abuse. winnie bya nyima says the charity has been shamed. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the full story. his report contains some distressing details. haiti in 2010. and the chaotic aftermath of an earthquake. a country heaving with humanitarian workers. some of them there to help like this young woman working for 0xon for the first time. like this young woman working for 0xon for the first timelj like this young woman working for 0xon for the first time. i studied 0xfa m 0xon for the first time. i studied 0xfam in university in england and learned about them, they are the lead in the world, after unicef, a lot of humanitarian response. i a lwa ys lot of humanitarian response. i always dream of working for them. but her dream turned sour as a more

senior colleague became over — friendly and then not so friendly. you will understand why we have protected her identity. he literally pinned me against the wall, he was groping me and grabbing me, kissing me andi groping me and grabbing me, kissing me and i wasjust groping me and grabbing me, kissing me and i was just trying to shove him off. i got him off eventually anti—got mad and through his glass at me and it shattered on the floor, and later on we got in the car to go home and he got in next to me and i was scared so i got out and i went to sit on the back. i didn't fall out of my seat, he threw me out of my seat and then pinned me to the ground. 0ne my seat and then pinned me to the ground. one of my colleagues, a woman, also my room mate, reached back and tried to grab me and pick me out. i was hitting him, kicking him. she helped me and i got back into the middle seat and ijumped into the middle seat and ijumped into the middle seat and ijumped into the front seat, on the passenger side. as soon as we got home i ran out of the car and went up home i ran out of the car and went up to home i ran out of the car and went my home i ran out of the car and went up to my room, i didn't want to say

anything. and then in south sudan she was assaulted by another 0xfam colleague after a new year party. she was assaulted by another 0xfam colleague after a new year partylj colleague after a new year party.|j went to my room and i was starting to undress and go to sleep and he just walked in, shoved me on the bed, he tried to rip, he did rip some of my clothes off, he got naked, forced and soft... i was shoving him, kicking him and screaming for anyone. i know that the man next door heard because in next morning he even said something like, hey are you all right after what happened last might. nobody came to help and ijust pushed him and kicked him and kicked him, and eventually he got up and walked outside for a bit and i ran to the door and shouted. and i stood at the door and shouted. and i stood at the door with all my might, keeping it pushed shut as it was pushing from the other end. it felt like, for so, so long. i was exhausted. i don't know, i was just crying. so long. i was exhausted. i don't know, i wasjust crying. i didn't know, i wasjust crying. i didn't know what to do. i was screaming for help. i thought someone would come help. i thought someone would come

help me. but nobody came. today 0xfa m help me. but nobody came. today 0xfam announced they had said at the new commission to investigate cases like these. there will also be tough and ajax on staff references and three times more money spent on internal safeguarding procedures. but can you guarantee that there are no sexual predators working for 0xon today? —— for 0xfam? no sexual predators working for 0xon today? -- for oxfam? we have cases that we are investigating today, and iam that we are investigating today, and i am determined that we deliver justice in those cases. thousands and thousands of oxfam staff, doing the right thing in the most dangerous places in the world. protecting people, saving lives, that work must go on. you cannot give that guarantee that there are no sexual predators working for your organisation? how would i be able to guarantee that there is no one who

is going to offend? what i can guarantee is that we will build a new culture that doesn't tolerate bad behaviour. what went on in haiti has cost 0xfam donations and public trust. so it is promising justice and changing its rules. but its future depends on changing a culture that seems to tolerate sexual misconduct. james comey you have breaking news in the last few minutes. in the last few minutes the department for international development has is it a statement, announcing that 0xfam has agreed to withdraw from making any further applications for government funding until the government funding until the government is satisfied that 0xfam meets what the government calls the highest standards that it requires of its partners. that means from now on, although 0xfam will continue receiving previously agreed government funding, it's in the region of £30 million each year, it

will not bid for any future projects until the government is satisfied that it has put its house in order. james, thank you. more funerals are taking place in parkland in florida, for the victims of wednesday's mass high school shooting, when 17 people died. last night thousands attended a candlelit vigil, with many in the crowd calling for tougher gun controls. president trump is heading to florida today, and is expected to visit the scene. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool has sent us this report. they are coming to mourn a girl shot dead inside her school. 0ne they are coming to mourn a girl shot dead inside her school. one of the 17 victims of america's latest mass shooting. alyssa had been passionate about playing football and had been about playing football and had been a popular and talented people. earlier, thousands had gathered to remember all of those who died, in many cases friends that only a few days ago they had shared classrooms

with. they included 14—year—old jaime guttenberg, all family members say stood up for those who were bullied. herfather spoke say stood up for those who were bullied. her father spoke at the vigil. i sent her to school yesterday. she was supposed to be safe. among the others who died, meadow pollock, who was going to university next year, joachim 0liver a basketball player who loved writing poetry. nicholas, a promising swimmer and academic, and 14—year—old cara, who herfamily says was a great student who loved being at the beach. all lives cut short by a former student at their own school who had returned with a gun. this is where nikolas cruz bought his weapon. all he had to do was produce his driving licence, give the most basic of personal details and then answer a question to say that he was not mentally ill. he was 18 at the time, too young to

buy alcohol here but old enough to walk out of this job within the 15 rifle. young survivors are insisting on better gun control but feel many adults are letting them down. the fa ct adults are letting them down. the fact that i have to say this is horrifying but i feel the need to because this is the blood of children that is on the floor of the school now. these are 17 children that are dead. those children are the future, the feature of this country. and what are we telling our children and showing the feature of our country when they have to come to school and worry about being shot? politicians again promised change. you call this a talking point, why would this be any different to all the atrocities that have gone before, what makes you feel this is different?” feelthis is different? i have never seen students speak out as boldly as they have. maybe this is the turning point. close to the school students demonstrated to demand a solution to stop this type of tragedy happening

again. in truth america remains a long way off finding a way to end its problems with guns. there's been a big development in this story in the last half—hour. a statement from the last half—hour. a statement from the fbi. it says that someone close to the gunman, nikolas cruz, did contact the agency at the beginning of january, talking about his erratic behaviour, his gun ownership, his desire to kill people and even the possibility that he was going to carry at a school shooting. and the fbi admits it did not follow up and the fbi admits it did not follow up on that tip—off in the way it should have done and that is something it is now deeply regrets. no apology from the fbi is going to be enough for those parents and all of those who have been touched by this appalling tragedy. aleem maqbool, live in florida, thank you. german chancellor angela merkel has insisted she is not frustrated by the lack of detail from the uk about

its post—brexit plans despite its office warning this week that time was running out the negotiations. yet speaking alongside theresa may after meeting in berlin angela merkel did say she was curious about how britain pictured its future relationship with the eu. the prime minister repeated her desire to maintain the closest possible economic ties with germany and the eu. vicki young is in berlin this evening. with her cabinet is divided theresa may has been under pressure from brussels and berlin to put more flesh on the bones, to lay out exactly how she sees britain's future relationship with the european union. tamara mrs mabel had to europe where she will make an important speech on security. —— tomorrow mrs they will head to europe. she was a brexit should not be a reason to hold back on co—operation. she wanted to come here and emphasise the shared by liberty in the uk and germany particularly when it came to their trading relationship. but it isn'tjust a one—way street.

i think that's what's important. actually i want a future economic partnership that is good for the european union, is good for germany, is good for the other remaining members of the european union and is good for the united kingdom, and i believe that through negotiations we can achievejust that economic relationship. angela merkel may have been weakened by recent election results, she has spent the last few man's stitching together a coalition government but she is still a very influential figure within the eu and no one thinks that much will happen with brexit negotiations that she does not agree with. today she was asked if she was frustrated by britain not set out in of detail. she said she was not frustrated, just curious about how it would work. downing street will be pleased that the tone that pretty warm. translation: in the end the outcome needs to be a fair balance. that deviates from the single market and

not as close a partnership as we've had. but i think one can find that. and we, as 27, will be very carefully vetting that process. and see to it that it is as close as possible but that it's different to what britain currently has as a member. which is what they want. so sounding positive, warm words although they don't hide the fact that there are some difficult negotiations to come if they are to try to find a way through a lot of unresolved issues. vicki young, our chief political correspondent in berlin, thank you. new figures show a dramatic reduction in the number of young people buying their own homes across the uk, in the last 20 years. the institute for fiscal studies found that only a quarter of those aged 25 to 3a, and earning average incomes, were able to buy a property, compared with two—thirds in the 1990s. simon gompertz has the details. i've been living here a couple of years now. aged 30, keen to buy, but shut out of the market. so this is my room.

tom bourlet says renting here in brighton is money down the drain. but the house prices are beyond him. it's mission impossible at the moment, there's not a chance of being able to get the deposit. it's such a cost and with utility bills, with the cost of trains going to london, with my rent prices, it's just unachievable. and my friends, they are all around the same age, and none of us are on the property ladder yet. the institute for fiscal studies looked at young people like tom, aged 25—34, on middle incomes of around £22 to £30,000 a year fratricide after tax although most of them were couples with children, over two decades the number of young owners has dropped across britain from 5a to 44% in the north—east and cumbria, the smallest move, from 66% in east midlands, in london from 47 to just 20%.

there's been a collapse in the home ownership rates of young adults across the country and it has been concentrated on middle income families. if this continues into their later life, they're going to be paying rent forfar longer, potentially into their retirement, and mean, they have less real resources for other spending when they are in old age. the huge increase in house prices is the reason why it's become so difficult. 20 years ago, a young family would need four times their income in order to buy. now it's more like eight times, so for increasing numbers, buying a home isjust a nonstarter. the government's help to buy scheme is helping people afford more, particularly new homes. and first time buyers have had their stamp duty cut. but the problem is also one of supply. councils complained that developers are sitting on planning permissions for more than 400,000 homes which have not been built, and that's aggravating the shortage. it's really hard to see how

we can make this better when we are still seeing huge demand for housing, and that housing demand is not being met with the right number of houses. so i think that it's all coming down to the individual now. they are having to make their choices, they are having to decide for themselves, do i want to rent and have the flexibility but pay more for ed or till i want to make a lot of difficult decisions and get on the housing ladder sooner? my mother always says she got on the property ladder at 25, 26, and she says tells me her deposit price and how cheap the deposit was. tom is aggrieved that is missing out, part of a generation in which most people like it or not stuck with renting. simon gompertz, bbc news, brighton. the time is 6:16.

our top story this evening: a former 0xfam aid worker has told the bbc she was sexually assaulted by colleagues. and still to come — in the wake of football's crisis, how grassroots clubs are keeping young players safe. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: more medals could be on the way for team gb in pyeongchang. lizzy yarnold and laura deas are very well placed in the skeleton. now, orangutans are one of the world's most endangered species, under threat from deforestation and hunting. now a study has revealed that on the island of borneo, which is one of their last natural habitats, there could bejust 70,000 of the primates left, and that's a fall of around 50% in less than 20 years. well, an international team, including researchers from chester zoo, is working on new projects to help save the apes from extinction. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. hanging onto survival. zoo programmes like this preserve small populations of bornean orangutans. but in the wild, they are being pushed rapidly towards extinction.

their rainforest home continues to be cleared for agriculture and mining, but a 16—year—long study has now revealed that borneo's orangutans are disappearing from areas where the forest is untouched. they are being targeted by hunters. even in the areas where we think they're safe, we are losing them. and in some of the large populations where we have measured this loss, it's 50% over 16 years. it is an astonishing decline at the population level. even without animals being deliberately killed, scientists estimate that deforestation alone could wipe out another 115,000 orangutans here in the next three decades. but this bridge—building project is a much—needed sign of hope. where the forest is fragmented by agricultural drainage ditches, a team from chester zoo and the malaysian charity hutan is physically reconnecting it with tough polyester straps. this remarkable footage captured by a tourist is the project's first sign of success.

when these animals use their arms, they move around, they move that height, they swing in the forest canopy and that's what they rely on in the wild. the zoo has learned from that to build bridges that will reconnect that habitat, just like the ones in the zoo enclosure. to actually see them using them and moving more freely across this habitat, that is so fragmented, is a really positive sign. this is very much a short—term solution. the long—term solution is to reforest the area. palm oil grown here makes its way into a huge variety of our food and other products, so conservationists are urging us consumers to check its

sourced sustainably. 0ur choices, scientists say, could decide whether there is a future for these critically endangered apes. victoria gill, bbc news. some news coming in from washington in the last few minutes. robert mueller has announced charges against 13 individuals and three companies. lets talk to our north america editorjon sopel. jon, what more do we know? is the 37 page indictment against these people. the mueller investigation has been going on for some time about russian interference and this is a dramatic move to suddenly bring charges against these 13 named individuals, and in one of the indictment it speaks about early to mid—2016, operations including supporting the presidential campaign of their candidate, donald j trump, presidential campaign of their candidate, donaldj trump, and disparaging hillary clinton. it also goes on and says they want to sow discord and post derogatory information in the election. so the mueller investigation has now cranked up a gear with the charge that these —— information that these

are being brought against 13 individuals and these organisations, as you say. donald trump has insisted there has been no collusion, but in this document it shows there certainly was interference. that is explosive. if the charge of collusion is made, thatis the charge of collusion is made, that is nuclear. thank you for that, jon sopel, live from washington. the manchester city boss pep guardiola has expressed his sympathy for the victims of barry bennell, the former club scout convicted of more than a0 counts of child abuse yesterday. when victims began coming forward two years ago, the football association brought in changes to its safeguarding procedures at grassroots level. so should the parents of young players starting out now in the game be reassured? here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. good feet, daniel. my football dream is to play in a cup final with lionel messi. my footballing idol is cristiano ronaldo. my ultimate dream is to play for chelsea... dreams.

it's what sport is all about. can you drop in? then we'll look to try and play live — ready? coaches in charge of shaping these youngsters believe football's duty of care is of the utmost importance. it's making sure that the children develop to the highest and full potential, and the way they are going to do that is if they feel valued and safe, and they feel appreciated. whilst it was the revelations of former professional footballers which forced the subject of abuse into the spotlight, it's in amateur it's in amateur settings where the majority of survivors were abused. the scandal has forced the fa to, in their own words, take a look in the mirror. football clubs already had safeguarding procedures like designated safety officers, but in the wake of andy woodward's interview in 2016 the fa implemented six further changes, including offering counselling to anyone affected by abuse, monitoring all 7903 youth football clubs in england to ensure they're compliant with safeguarding rules,

and an independent review, to look at the fa's role in safeguarding and child protection up to 2005. football and other sports have put huge amounts of effort in to try and improve their safeguarding environments. what happened in the last year has been a wake—up call for everybody. but for some the changes still don't go far enough. so i think a predatory adult would definitely go to the easiest setting where they can gain access to children. ian ackley was the first footballer to give evidence about barry bennell‘s crimes in england. the former youth player says he was raped by the serial paedophile more than 100 times, from the age of 11 to 13. and he was the original whistle—blower in a channel a documentary about abuse in football. he believes parents need to understand what the fa do monitor, and crucially what they don't. the advice actually, if you want to start a football team, is get some bids, get some balls and some cones — but until that club registers and starts playing games in a week,

it's not even classed as a regulated activity. so how does the fa actually police and monitor those? do i think they have an obligation to invest in employing people to look at those areas and those gaps that are still there, leaving children vulnerable ? absolutely, yes, i do. but ultimately the first line of defence lies with parents. have recent revelations made us think twice about where we leave our children? you need to make sure that your child is in a happy environment, and that when you're leaving them there is no concerns, no anxiety and no worries. it definitely makes me think about other coaches that the children might be involved with. in hindsight, we probably were very trusting. you know, five and a half years ago, yeah, but it would be different now. i would definitely do more research. football's popularity is also its weakness. the task the fa faces is huge. but by being forced to examine its past, it's hoped football can better protect its future. natalie pirks, bbc news. at the winter olympics

in south korea, dom parsons has secured team gb's first medal of the games. the 30—year—old took bronze in the skeleton, after the hot favourite messed up his final run. from pyeongchang, andy swiss reports. from a 100—1 outsider to olympic medallist. in the sport of eventfuljourneys, dom parsons takes some beating. his final run was an emotional roller coaster. beginning in bronze position, his supporters, including parents judith and david, were starting to dream. to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but... slower by a mere two hundredths of a second. can you believe it? well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons. in second place, but with two more athletes still to go, has he done

enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next to go, martins dukurs, the world champion. but, against the odds, he faltered, and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. parsons unbelievably has his medal! from despair to delight in the blink of an eye. i thought i had lost it, and made a couple too many mistakes in that run. but, martins made some more mistakes, and he was the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it — the last 11 years, he has dedicated his life to skeleton. as his mum, how proud are you feeling right now? i could not be prouder. and here is the proof.

the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for the weather with stav. hello. a lovely end to the day for many of us. some good weather watcher pictures sent in, you this one from essex. some high cloud streaming in from the west but at least places stay dry. the first half of the weekend looks drier and brighterfor half of the weekend looks drier and brighter for many of us before things turn cloudier and milder on sunday. there is the cloud streaming and across much of the country, and behind that a more substantial band of rain. this will continue to move into western areas. this is the overnight period. bringing hill snow to scotland and the far north, and certainly across the pennines and the cumbrian fells. where we have the cumbrian fells. where we have the cloud, not too cold obviously

because of the cover but for the south—east of england, another chilly nights to come with clear skies, some frost and fog around as well. it is saturday, that front continues to move east, fizzling out as it moves, so some remnants of cloud affecting central and eastern parts of england but that should tend to clear away. most clear away. m ost pla ces clear away. most places will be fine and dry. sunshine around, a few showers in western scotland and northern ireland. ten or perhaps a living cells is across the south. milder into sunday because we will see this warm front moving in off the atla ntic warm front moving in off the atlantic —— or perhaps 11 celsius. this will bring a band of often low cloud with some breaks of rain particularly to western areas. could be heavy at times of western hills and we could start with some brightness across eastern areas before through the afternoon it looks like it will be pretty disappointing, cloudier and damp for most of us. temperatures around nine

celsius. that's it, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one let'sjoin our news teams where you are — have a very good evening. bbc news, our latest headlines: the fbi said it received a warning last night from someone close to the florida school shooter nikolas cruz that he was a danger but failed to act. 17 people died on wednesday. 0xfam has agreed to stop bidding for funding until the government are satisfied it can meet the expected standards. theresa may says she is determined to strengthen ties with germany after brexit, describing it as a vital partner of the uk. south africa's new president cyril ramaphosa is addressing south africa a day after being sworn into office. the number of young people owning their own home has fallen

dramatically in the last 20 years. ina dramatically in the last 20 years. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but a look ahead to what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as the fbi admits it received a warning about the florida school gunman but failed to act, we will