11/02/2018 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at ten, Oxfam is told it

could lose tax payer funding,

following the scandal involving aid

workers and prostitutes.

The International Development

Secretary says the charity lied

about the full details

of what went on in Haiti

seven years ago.

If the moral leadership at the top

of the organisation isn't

than we cannot have

you as a partner.

And tonight there are reports other

charities have investigated staff

over sexual misconduct allegations.

Also on the programme...

President Putin orders

a special investigation

into the crash of a Russian

airliner, killing all

71 people on board.

Selling its Brexit plans -

the government is to clarify

the future relationship it wants

to see between the UK and EU.

The fate of South Africa's President

Zuma, mired in corruption scandals,

could be decided tomorrow.

We have a special report.

And Scotland get their Six Nations

hopes back on track, with victory

over France, at Murrayfield.

Good evening.

The government has warned it

will cut funding to Oxfam

if it cannot fully explain

its handling of reports of sexual

misconduct by aid workers in Haiti.

its handling of reports of sexual

The International Development

Secretary, Penny Mordant,

accused the charity of a failure

of "moral leadership," and of having

lied to her department.

of "moral leadership," and of having

Oxfam, which received

£32 million from the government

in the last financial year,

has announced new measures,

for the prevention and handling

of sexual misconduct cases.

Our correspondent Angus

Crawford has the details.

First Haiti, now Chad, one

of the poorest countries on earth.

New allegations that Oxfam workers

paid local women for sex.

The charity says it is shocked

and dismayed but can't

confirm the reports.

and dismayed but can't

The head of the mission at the time,

Roland van Hauwermeiren,

was the same man who,

five years later in Haiti, resigned

after admitting using prostitutes.

five years later in Haiti, resigned

Four others were sacked.

five years later in Haiti, resigned

As the scandal grows,

the International Development

Secretary, Penny Mordaunt,

has sent a strong warning

to all British charities

receiving public money -

they will lose the cash

if they can't show a robust

approach to safeguarding.

if they can't show a robust

I am very clear, it doesn't matter

whether you have a whistle-blowing

hotline, it does not matter

if you have got good

safeguarding practices in place,

if the moral leadership at the top

of the organisation is not there,

we cannot have you as a partner.

She said Oxfam didn't

give her department the full facts

about what happened in Haiti.

give her department the full facts

It's about, was there any harm done?

give her department the full facts

Was there any involvement of

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

Was there any impact on them?

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

And they told us categorically no.

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

And they also told us...

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

That was a lie, wasn't it?

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

They also told us...

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

That was a lie, wasn't it?

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

Well, quite.

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

At a meeting tomorrow,

the charity will be given one last

chance or be stripped

of its taxpayer funding.

BBC News asked Oxfam

for an interview.

The request was refused.

for an interview.

But in a statement, its trustees

announced a series of reforms

to strengthen the vetting

and recruitment of staff,

set up an external whistle-blowing

helpline, and bring in mandatory

safeguarding training

for new employees.

There have been more revelations

about other charities, too.

Reports that Christian Aid,

Save the Children and the British

Red Cross have all investigated

staff over sexual

misconduct allegations.

staff over sexual

Some who know the sector

well aren't 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 very vulnerable,

but aid agencies need to do more

so that the best people

are going into these areas,

they are monitored, and these people

who are very vulnerable,

they have a voice too

in how this unfolds.

The Government is now demanding

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.

charity is now threatening

Angus Crawford, BBC News.

charity is now threatening

Our Diplomatic Correspondent James

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As we were hearing, reports that

it's not just Oxfam who has had to

deal with sexual misconduct

allegations. How big a problem is

all of this for the sector?

I think

it's very serious, there's clearly a

debate about how systemic the

problem is. People like Priti Patel,

the former international Develin

secretary, saying there is a culture

of denial in the aid sector about

exploitation. Others say that Haiti

was exceptional, it is wrong to tie

the whole industry. The problem is

this, aid workers operate in extreme

circumstances and the chain of

command get very stretched.

Temporary workers, local hires,

short-term contract and you have

primarily men with very large

wallets and a lot of influence. In

that environment the abuse is taking

place. Penny Mordaunt, the

international develop the secretary

wants to deal with this when she

falls in the Oxfam senior managers,

to say look, what are you doing

about accountability, safeguards,

vetting, to make sure this doesn't

happen again? The reason Penny

Mordaunt is threatening to withdraw

funding not just from Oxfam but all

charities that receive taxpayers

money is because this has reopened a

political debate about Britain's £13

billion aid budget. To Sun, a

demonstration of global reach and

soft power, but to others, a waste

of money which should be spent at

home -- to some people. The

government says we are spending it

better, less fraud and waste, all of

those things. It's harder to make

that argument when you have Oxfam

workers spending taxpayers money on

orgies with young prostitutes.

Thank

you for joining us.

President Putin has ordered

a special investigation

into why a Russian airliner crashed

near Moscow, killing

all 71 people on board.

near Moscow, killing

The plane, operated

by Saratov Airlines,

was en route to the city of Orsk

in the Ural mountains, when it came

down near the village of Argunovvo,

minutes after take off.

Our correspondent Steve Rosenberg

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian investigators

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian investigators said

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian investigators said they

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian investigators said they are

is in Moscow for us tonight.

Russian investigators said they are

keeping an open mind about what

caused the crash, was it bad

weather, pilot error or mechanical

failure or were there, as

investigators they are rather

cryptically, other possible causes?

One of the aircraft's black box

white with -- flight recorders has

been recovered and it's hoped it

will vital clues.

In frozen fields near Moscow, this

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras captured

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras captured the

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras captured the moment

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras captured the moment the

is all that remains of flight 703.

CCTV cameras captured the moment the

aircraft smashed into the ground and

exploded in a fireball. Its

wreckage, strewn for a mile across

the Russian countryside, half buried

in snow.

Conditions were treacherous.

in snow.

The emergency services

struggled through

snowdrifts to reach the crash scene.

struggled through

But it quickly became clear this

was no rescue operation.

Their job was to recover the bodies.

was no rescue operation.

The Saratov Airlines

flight had taken off from

Moscow's Domodedovo Airport

with more than 70 people on board.

It was bound for Orsk,

900 miles south-east

of Moscow in the Ural Mountains.

900 miles south-east

But minutes after take-off,

the plane disappeared from radar.

It had crashed near

the Russian capital.

"We saw it burning up

in the sky," she says.

"Then it fell, there

was a blast, a loud boom."

It's unclear what caused

the Antonov 148 jets to

fall out of the sky.

the Antonov 148 jets to

The Kremlin has ordered

an urgent investigation and

President Putin today

offered his condolences

to the families of the victims.

offered his condolences

But that is little comfort

to the relatives and friends of

those on board flight 703.

to the relatives and friends of

At Orsk Airport, grief

mixed with disbelief,

as people realised they'd been

waiting for loved ones who would

never arrive.

waiting for loved ones who would

The recovery operation

will continue through the night.

Emergency teams are still searching

for victims of this crash and the

clues to what caused it.

for victims of this crash and the

Steve Rosenberg, BBC News, Moscow.

for victims of this crash and the

The Prime Minister and senior

members of her Cabinet

are to give a series

of speeches in the coming weeks

giving more details

of the government's Brexit plans.

It follows criticism that not enough

is known about what the future

relationship might be,

once the UK leaves

the European Union.

once the UK leaves

Our Political Correspondent Iain

Watson is in Downing

Street for us tonight.

Watson is in Downing

The

Watson is in Downing

The government

Watson is in Downing

The government is

Watson is in Downing

The government is keen

Watson is in Downing

The government is keen to

Watson is in Downing

The government is keen to get on the

Watson is in Downing

The government is keen to get on the

front foot in all of this. What are

their chances of success?

Their

critics have been saying the Prime

Minister has been clicking the can

down the road on the Brexit

negotiations. That., in the next

three weeks the political equivalent

of a tin opener will be brought out,

she will set out her vision of the

relationship she wants with the

European Union and between now and

then, ministers will be filling in

the detail. There is a snag, before

you can get to that, the tricky task

of negotiating a transition period

immediately after Brexit for up to

two years must be completed and it

looked as if a span was thrown in

the works by the European Commission

when they produced a paper

suggesting Britain would face

sanctions unless it followed all EU

rules during that time. David Davies

the Brexit secretary accused them of

bad faith. Tonight I'm holed there

is growing confidence that the

European Commission will change its

approach. David Davis is going to

tour the European capitals, putting

pressure on them to pressure the

commission to get a good deal.

Tonight the European Commission

repeated that it was sticking to its

line that a transition period is not

a given and that phrase sends

shivers up the spine of British

businesses.

Thank you for joining

us.

The uncle of an 11-year-old-girl who

was stabbed

to death in Wolverhampton has been

charged with murder.

Jasmine Forrester was found

seriously injured in a house,

in the early hours of Friday morning

and died later in hospital.

Delroy Forrester is due

to appear at Walsall

Magistrates Court tomorrow.

to appear at Walsall

The leader of South

Africa's ruling ANC

party Cyril Ramaphosa,

says the future of the country's

President Jacob Zuma,

will be decided tomorrow.

He made the announcement

at a rally in Cape Town,

marking the centenary of the birth

of Nelson Mandela.

Our Africa Editor

Fergal Keane reports.

Cape

Fergal Keane reports.

Cape Town

Fergal Keane reports.

Cape Town in

Fergal Keane reports.

Cape Town in the

Fergal Keane reports.

Cape Town in the building.

Fergal Keane reports.

A new day begins.

Fergal Keane reports.

This was the place where

South Africans first

greeted a free Nelson Mandela.

South Africans first

And they knew their land

was on the verge of transformation.

Today, the man who's

promised to restore

Mandela's legacy, Cyril Ramaphosa,

walked in his footsteps.

28 years ago on this

day, Ramaphosa stood

alongside Mandela on this balcony

and introduced him to the world.

Long live the spirit

of Nelson Mandela.

Long live.

of Nelson Mandela.

Now, very deliberately,

strategically, Mandela

is invoked, to condemn the excesses

under President Jacob Zuma.

Nelson Mandela was totally committed

against corruption, against theft,

against the robbery

of the assets of our people.

We will continue with his legacy.

of the assets of our people.

For the last week, Cyril Ramaphosa

and Jacob Zuma have been

negotiating the state

president's exit strategy.

It seems to come down

to the sequencing of his departure.

This is a commemoration

but frankly it feels

like the beginning of

a

coronation because Cyril Ramaphosa

has given the clearest signal yet

that the age of Jacob Zuma

is coming to an end.

Tomorrow, the ANC's National

Executive Committee meets and many

people here expect and hope that

very soon, Cyril Ramaphosa will be

this country's president.

very soon, Cyril Ramaphosa will be

I caught up with him

as he left Cape Town.

Mr Ramaphosa, is tomorrow D-Day?

as he left Cape Town.

We'll talk to you after that.

as he left Cape Town.

Thank you.

as he left Cape Town.

Bye-bye.

as he left Cape Town.

There's still the potential

for Jacob Zuma to say no but by now,

he's aware the mood

of the people is for change.

The organisation does not belong

to a family, does not

belong to me, does not

belong to this lady.

It belongs to everybody

in this country.

We are degree graduates,

we have no jobs.

We go door-to-door handing out CVs.

we have no jobs.

We have no jobs.

we have no jobs.

What about us?

we have no jobs.

What are we going to do?

we have no jobs.

What are we going to eat?

we have no jobs.

Today, the benign memory

of Mandela was summoned to

inspire but hard politics lie ahead

in a party divided and a nation

that's seen the promises

of freedom betrayed too often.

Fergal Keane, BBC News, Cape Town.

of freedom betrayed too often.

A helicopter has crashed in the

Grand Canyon in America killing five

people. At least four others were

hurt. The cause of the crash is not

yet known.

A report commissioned

by MPs says many councils

in England don't offer adequate

help to the children of parents,

with serious drink problems.

help to the children of parents,

It says alcohol is a factor in 37%

help to the children of parents,

of cases of children dying

or suffering serious injury

at the hands of their parents.

or suffering serious injury

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

or suffering serious injury

has held talks with Myanmar's leader

Aung San Suu Kyi over

the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Aung San Suu Kyi over

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.

Mr Johnson has called

for the safe return

of all refugees to their homes,

and a full investigation

into the violence in Rakhine State.

and a full investigation

Reeta Chakrabarti is travelling

with the Foreign Secretary.

Her report does contain

some flash photography.

Among the burnt out remains

of a Rohingya home,

Boris Johnson took in a chilling

sight, the charred

remains of a former life.

sight, the charred

He found this 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 is 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.

in the area were filmed

You genuinely have

no idea who did it?

Some Rohingya are still here

and were brought out by the Myanmar

authorities to speak to Boris

Johnson.

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 this village.

One government minister accompanying

us told me it was what he called

Rohingya terrorists who turned

on their own people and set

fire to their homes.

on their own people and set

What do you think happened here?

on their own people and set

A terrorist attack against them.

on their own people and set

Definitely that.

on their own people and set

Earlier in the capital,

a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi,

who has attracted international

condemnation for not speaking

up for the Rohingya.

condemnation for not speaking

We were told we couldn't

question her.

I tried but we were stopped.

question her.

Could we just ask what you are

expecting from these

talks?

expecting from these

We would be happy to

talk to you afterwards.

Later, I asked the Foreign Secretary

what came of their talks.

I don't think it has come

through to her, the whole extent,

the horror of what has happened.

through to her, the whole extent,

It is absolutely devastating

and I think what is needed

now is some leadership.

and I think what is needed

Some calm, but some leadership,

working with the UN agencies to get

these people back home.

working with the UN agencies to get

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 Chakrabarti,

BBC News, Myanmar.

Now, with all the sport,

here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes,

at the BBC Sport Centre.

here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes,

Thanks very much, Clive.

here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes,

Good evening.

here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes,

Scotland staged an impressive

fightback to beat France

for their first victory of this

year's Rugby Union

Six Nations Championship.

year's Rugby Union

They won 32 points to 26

in a tight game at Murrayfield

as John Watson reports.

in a tight game at Murrayfield

Murrayfield roused for the first

time in this year's Six Nations.

France the first to find their flow,

Teddy Thomas quietening the Scottish

faithful but endearing himself

to his teammates.

If much was expected

before defeat to Wales,

much was now demanded,

Sean Maitland answering the call.

Having found his stride,

Thomas collected his kick.

Greig Laidlaw didn't.

Thomas collected his kick.

A response again was needed.

Thomas collected his kick.

Huw Jones found it, and a hole

in the French defence.

Tries were the tale of the first

half, points from penalties

the story in the second.

half, points from penalties

Greig Laidlaw nerveless,

edging Scotland in front.

If errors cost them in Cardiff,

Laidlaw punished French

mistakes at Murrayfield

to revive their campaign,

Scotland proving that

they're happiest at home.

Well, Scotland are now 4th

in the table after two games.

Ireland are top

on points difference.

Ireland's women are third

in their Six Nations table.

They beat Italy 21-8 in Dublin -

Megan Williams scoring not only

Ireland's first try but also

getting their first

points of the tournament.

getting their first

There were three games

in the Premier League today.

Match of the Day 2 follows the news

so if you want to wait -

you know what to do.

so if you want to wait -

Newcastle stunned second-placed

Manchester United 1-0 -

for their first home win

in the league since October.

The result means United

are still 16 points behind

leaders Manchester City.

are still 16 points behind

Elsewhere, Huddesfield beat

Bournemouth and Southampton

lost to Liverpool.

Bournemouth and Southampton

Rangers are into the quarterfinals

of the Scottish Cup,

recovering from a poor start

in the snow to thrash

Ayr United 6-1.

in the snow to thrash

Josh Windass scoring twice.

in the snow to thrash

Aberdeen are also through.

in the snow to thrash

There still no medals yet for Team

GB at the Winter Olympics

but Andrew Musgrave came very

close in the skiathlon.

The Scotsman, who learnt his sport

on roller-skis, finished 7th

after helping set the pace for most

of the 30 kilometre race.

Our correspondent Andy Swiss

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone chilling

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone chilling wind

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone chilling wind but

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone chilling wind but Andrew

was watching in Pyonchang.

Bone chilling wind but Andrew

Musgrave was about to warm the

spirits. Cross-country skiing isn't

one of Britain's traditional Olympic

strengths, their previous best was

Musgrave's 20 night in Sochi where

he said he skied like a

tranquillised badger. Not here, with

one lap to go he was in silver medal

position. Could he hang on? Not

quite as the Norwegian raced to God,

Musgrave slowed but with his best

events to come, this is some feat.

-- raced to gold. Musgrave couldn't

get a medal for Britain but he gave

the performance of his life.

With a

lap and a half to go I was feeling

confident of getting a medal but I

couldn't keep up the pace. Last

night was pretty tough.

On a day

when some events were postponed

because of high wind, one-man

soared. At the age of 17, Red Gerard

getting snowboarding gold, a teenage

triumph to light up the games.

Day 3 of the games is

just a few hours away -

you can follow the action on the BBC

Sport website.

But from me for now -

back to you, Clive.

That's it.

back to you, Clive.

You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel.