emma thomas.ross has said the recent revelations of sexual misconduct by aid agency workers is a watershed moment for the charity sector. yves daccord's comments came as he revealed that more than 20 of his staff have been dismissed in the last three years for sexual misconduct. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. the red cross emblem is seen as a symbol of protection around the world. like here in south sudan. and, most of the time, it is. but the icrc has now revealed behaviour it says was a betrayal of the people it was set up to serve. since 2015, 21 members of staff either resigned or were dismissed for paying for sex. the head of the icrc spoke of the silence around sexual misconduct being shattered in what is a watershed moment for the humanitarian sector as a whole. yesterday, 22 british aid organisations came together to write a joint letter promising to root out staff who abused their power, and saying they were truly sorry. among them was oxfam. revelations about the

that was emma thomas. a general election, thousands of italians have marched in rival demonstrations focusing on differing views of migration. in recent years, 600,000 migrants, many from africa, have landed on the country's shores. our italy correspondent james reynolds reports from rome. these demonstrators have a simple message — we reject fascism. the fact that they feel compelled to say this more than seven decades after italy's fascist government fell says a lot about the atmosphere in this country right now. translation: our family has told us what it was like. the history of fascism still is to close to us. we can't remain indifferent in front of the new fascism of 2017 and 2018. translation: above all in this electoral campaign, hate is increasingly invading our society. and that hate has turned to violence. at the start of february, a far right campaigner drove through a central italian town, shooting at migrants from africa. the gunman entered his assaults by giving a fascist salute. italy's pri

are we put in coventry, emma thomas, was in court.is morning lasted around a quarter ofan this morning lasted around a quarter of an hour. a this morning lasted around a quarter ofan hour. a man this morning lasted around a quarter of an hour. a man and woman are both underjoint enterprise of an hour. a man and woman are both under joint enterprise under two cou nts under joint enterprise under two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. mr brown has also charged with driving while disqualified and uninsured. it was alleged that woman assaulted a member of the public in the moments after the collision. due to the serious nature of the offences, this case must be dealt with at crown court. the two had been told they will reappear here by video link on the 27th of march. until that date, they will remain in custody. there has been a large community reaction in coventry to the deaths of these two others on thursday afternoon. yesterday, of bikers arrived at the scene of the crash to pay their tributes.|j bikers arrived at the scene

emma thomas is bloomberg's brexit editor.meeting, is it actually going to yield any kind of compromise, or is it just going to be discussion? earlier: david davis this week joked that theresa may was going to lock them up and not give them the key until they decided anything, but they are playing down the chances of a final agreement. there are still areas where perhaps there will be a bit of blurring or fudging of the really difficult issues. what we've also heard the last day or so is that the european commission has sort of taken the initiative to some extent and has put out flyers on his website that make very clear that what they think is the u.k. position it comes to the future trading relationship, the eu is saying this is not acceptable. this goes back to what may said in september in florence, that there are areas where we will do verge and areas where we will say the same and you have to manage that process. if this is the approach that you are going to pitchfork, the answer is no. nejra: was this also a response to

and a ross thomas -- and a ross s,omas -- emma ross-thoma thank you.onnie: paul manafort pled not guilty. the new charges in the mother probe -- in the mueller probe. his trial date is scheduled for september 17. we are joined by kevin cirilli. what happened -- happens between now and september? kevin: a lot of back-and-forth with mueller's investigation continues. former campaign chairman paul manafort is pleading not guilty, a clear departure from what his deputy has decided to do. rick gates pleading guilty last week to the charges that he faced in connection with paul manafort. metaphor through an attorney released a public statement following that guilty plea, saying that he himself is disappointed that rick gates has decided to plead guilty, that he does not believe and is maintaining his is a dense -- his innocence. and ears for deleting that rick gates might provide new information to the authorities it are about paul manafort or something else -- to the authorities, either about paul manafort or something else. vonnie: the more time there is,

kate winslet, emma thompson and dame kristin scott thomas, are three of the women who signed an open e end of harassment and abuse. emma watson has donated one million pounds to the fund, and keira knightley and tom hiddleston have each given 10,000 pounds. food could become more expensive in british shops in the event of a hard brexit, according to a committee of mps. mps on the environment, food and rural affairs committee predict that would be the result of trading under world trade organization tariffs. it also warned against accepting lower food standards to secure new free trade deals. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. the peace and bucolic splendour of uk farmland could be dramatically upset if britain fails to get a comprehensive free—trade deal pressed bricks that. but for post that. the key groups as consumers may also end up paying more forfood if the uk reference to world trade 0rganization rules. the environment food and rural affairs committee of mps says a so—called hybrid would have a devastating effect on rural communities. it is because 60% of uk food exp

kate winslet, emma thompson and dame kristin scott thomas, are three of the women who signed an openfor the end of harassment and abuse. a super saturday yesterday in pyeongchang. lizzy yarnold won gold in the skeleton, laura deas came third while the acting kind great britain's first—ever medal in the skiing event with the slopestyle bronze. —— is the acting. if you're wondering how bbc commentary team keep their composure on days like yesterday, the answer is they kind of don't really. flock goes fourth! yarnold wins gold again! laura deas have won bronze as well! the brilliantjohn hunt, on the microphone, along with john jackson and amy williams going nuts in the middle as you can see. herself a former skeleton of competitors while. not containing their excitement at all and it was in fact watching austria's jeanine excitement at all and it was in fact watching austria'sjeanine flock slipping into force, immense laura deas got the bronze medal and that is what they were celebrating. the upturned on the floor. —— the chair. it was quite something. that is going to go well and socia

dame kristin scott thomas, kate winslet and emma thompson are three of the women who signed an open letterg for the end of harassment and abuse. emma watson has donated one million pounds to the fund, and keira knightley and tom hiddleston have each given 10,000 pounds. church spires are going to be used to help people in rural areas get better access to mobile networks, broadband and wifi services. a deal between the government and the church of england aims to make it easier to put communication masts in spires and towers, as james waterhouse explains. the church spire can often be the highest point of the village and given that the church of england has more than 16,000 buildings of different kinds, government ministers are hoping this will give the perfect infrastructure to help more parts of the uk get better signal. they say this deal will make it better for vickers to get this technology installed and there is cash to be made. the rental is typically between five and £10,000. which can be equivalent or more to a normal income for a church for one year. conservationists are not like

francine: thank you, m emma ross-thomas.will be back with mark burgess and mike bell. ♪ francine: economics, finance, and politics. this is bloomberg. the new chairman of the federal reserve has open the interestaising the rates. shape thatny factors economic outlook, some of the turned intove headwinds. fiscal policy has become stimulative, foreign demand for u.s. exports is on a firm trajectory. nejra: in the u.k., eight conservative lawmakers have called for britain to keep close european ties. the lawmakers want to keep britain in a customs union after brexit. the number has risen since the amendment was published. trump's son-in-law and senior advisor has lost his top-secret clearance. jared kushner can no longer attend to some meetings at the national security council, see the daily brief or war-related intelligence. it raises questions as how it trump'sect his role as peace administrator. jpmorgan's ceo will fight for the deal -- the same deal amazon is expected to win when it fights were its new headquarters. jamie d