0:00:04 > 0:00:09Haiti's ambassador tells the BBC he believes Oxfam did cover up
0:00:09 > 0:00:13a scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The charity alerted UK authorities to what happened
0:00:16 > 0:00:19after the earthquake in 2010, but the Haitians claim
0:00:19 > 0:00:21they were never informed.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26The fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country
0:00:26 > 0:00:31without any punishment, without even informing the Haitian
0:00:31 > 0:00:37authorities about that, it was a cover-up.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Boris Johnson tells Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
0:00:39 > 0:00:42everything is being done to get them back home.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44And early tries give England the edge against
0:00:44 > 0:00:52a battling Welsh side in the Six Nations at Twickenham.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Good evening.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Haiti's ambassador to the UK has told the BBC he believes Oxfam
0:01:13 > 0:01:17did try to "cover up" details of the use of prostitutes by some
0:01:17 > 0:01:21of its aid workers in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24The charity's chief executive admits they could have been more open,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Downing Street says the Government is now reviewing its
0:01:30 > 0:01:33relationship with Oxfam.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Angus Crawford reports.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40It was an earthquake that devastated Haiti,
0:01:40 > 0:01:47killing more than 200,000 people and affecting millions more.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Oxfam, with more than 70 years' experience, had hundreds
0:01:53 > 0:01:54of staff in the field.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58But an investigation by The Times found that in 2011,
0:01:58 > 0:02:03four staff members were sacked and three others resigned over
0:02:03 > 0:02:04allegations of misconduct, including paying local
0:02:04 > 0:02:09women for sex.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12The NGO says it launched an investigation and kept
0:02:12 > 0:02:14the Charity Commission fully informed, something
0:02:14 > 0:02:18the commission now disputes.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Oxfam's leadership denies there has been a cover-up.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Oxfam was actually proactive in going to the British
0:02:26 > 0:02:28public, the Department for International Development
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and the Charity Commission, to explain that there had been
0:02:32 > 0:02:36serious misconduct and that we had taken action.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41More than £30 million of taxpayers' money is given to Oxfam
0:02:41 > 0:02:42by the Government every year.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Today Downing Street called the allegations truly
0:02:44 > 0:02:52shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Today, fresh claims that some of the disgraced staff got jobs
0:03:01 > 0:03:02at other aid agencies
0:03:02 > 0:03:07because Oxfam failed to warn them about the misconduct.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It is clear that it's a cover-up case.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country
0:03:12 > 0:03:18without any punishment, without informing the authorities
0:03:18 > 0:03:26in Haiti about that, it was a cover-up.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30And now the fact that they did such a crime, or there
0:03:30 > 0:03:31was such a cover-up,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33now we are wondering how many of those cases
0:03:33 > 0:03:35are still happening in Haiti?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37We do not know.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The authorities in Haiti want Oxfam to hand over all relevant documents
0:03:40 > 0:03:43so justice can be served there.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46The behaviour of a few has stained the charity's past reputation,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48and now threatens its work in the future.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Angus Crawford, BBC News.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Tensions between Israel and Syria have intensified
0:03:52 > 0:04:00after Israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids
0:04:00 > 0:04:06across the border following the shooting down of one
0:04:06 > 0:04:07of its fighter planes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Israel says it's been targeting Iranian positions
0:04:08 > 0:04:10on Syrian territory used to fly drones
0:04:10 > 0:04:11over Israeli airspace.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Our Middle East Correspondent Tom Bateman reports.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19What was left on Israeli soil of one of the country's most
0:04:19 > 0:04:20advanced fighter jets.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said Israel,
0:04:22 > 0:04:23amid Syrian anti-aircraft fire.
0:04:23 > 0:04:31One pilot was left severely injured.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39a drone allegedly sent by Iranian forces in Syria
0:04:39 > 0:04:43into Israeli airspace.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It was destroyed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51before further strikes against what it called
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Iranian targets in Syria.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I've been warning for some time about the dangers of Iran's military
0:04:55 > 0:05:03entrenchment in Syria.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Iran seeks to use Syrian territory to attack Israel for its professed
0:05:06 > 0:05:08goal of destroying Israel.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Israel is wary about the threat across its northern border,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17with the Syrian regime, backed by Iran and its proxies
0:05:17 > 0:05:21like these Hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Syria's conflict has drawn in her neighbours.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27There have been dozens of Israeli air strikes
0:05:27 > 0:05:30in Syria in recent years.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33In December, Israel hit what it said was a newly built
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Iranian military site.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36As recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons
0:05:36 > 0:05:40factory was targeted.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Iran has accused Israel of lies, claiming it has only
0:05:42 > 0:05:46military advisers in Syria.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Israel says it doesn't want an escalation in Syria.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54But in a highly volatile atmosphere,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56where any of the players is capable of miscalculation,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Tom Bateman, BBC News, Jerusalem.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has been
0:06:04 > 0:06:12in Bangladesh, where he's visited Rohingya refugees, escaping violence
0:06:12 > 0:06:17in neighbouring Myanmar.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Nearly 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes
0:06:20 > 0:06:22after a military crackdown began six months ago.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Reeta Chakrabarti was with the Foreign Secretary as he visited
0:06:24 > 0:06:29the Balukhali camp.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Welcome!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Cries of "welcome" to a guest from a people who have been
0:06:33 > 0:06:34kicked out of their home.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37We're going to try and get you back home, guys.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Boris Johnson came to see and hear for himself from the victims of this
0:06:40 > 0:06:41huge man-made disaster.
0:06:41 > 0:06:49He heard story after story of arson, rape and murder.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52committed, say the Rohingya victims, by the military
0:06:52 > 0:06:54and Buddhist mobs in Myanmar.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I'm very sorry.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01What do you think of what you've heard so far?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Well, it's overwhelming and obviously, these people have seen
0:07:04 > 0:07:09some pretty horrifying things and you're very conscious
0:07:09 > 0:07:11when talking to them, the young people, you don't
0:07:11 > 0:07:17want to trigger terrible memories for them.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22It was very clear with the case of the guy who'd only narrowly
0:07:22 > 0:07:26escaped and who'd almost lost his daughter,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28who'd been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31He kept breaking down in tears.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35The people that Boris Johnson is meeting here are all in limbo.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Bangladesh doesn't want them here permanently,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39but they can't go back to Myanmar without guarantees of safety.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42So what can Britain do to help?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46It's about finding a political solution, finding an answer
0:07:46 > 0:07:48in Myanmar, from Burma, creating the conditions for a safe,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51dignified return for these people.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52That's what they want.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57They do want to go back but they don't feel safe.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00That's the message the Foreign Secretary is taking to Myanmar,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03where he landed tonight.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05He admits a safe return for the Rohingya presently
0:08:05 > 0:08:11looks unrealistic.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Reeta Chakrabarti, BBC News, on the Myanmar/Bangladesh border.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans to transfer utilities
0:08:20 > 0:08:23like water and energy and the postal service
0:08:23 > 0:08:25back into public ownership.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28The Labour leader said the UK should be following "a global tide"
0:08:28 > 0:08:30of nationalisation.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35We need to put Britain at the forefront of the wave
0:08:35 > 0:08:37of international change, in favour of public,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40democratic ownership and control of our services and utilities.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44From India to Canada, across the world, people are waking
0:08:44 > 0:08:47up to the fact that privatisation has failed and taking back control
0:08:47 > 0:08:53of their public services.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Our political correspondent Iain Watson is here.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Iain, Labour say their plans won't cost the taxpayer anything -
0:08:59 > 0:09:02have they done the sums?
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Well, Labour are saying that plans to take the water industry for
0:09:06 > 0:09:10example back into public ownership would be cost free, because they
0:09:10 > 0:09:14would be treading existing shares for government bonds, and any future
0:09:14 > 0:09:19borrowing would be more than met future profits. That said, there was
0:09:19 > 0:09:22a report, partly commissioned by some of the water companies, which
0:09:22 > 0:09:26suggested that costs could be as high as £90 billion. So there is
0:09:26 > 0:09:31clear blue water there, if you like. Talking of which, the Conservatives
0:09:31 > 0:09:34are not so much attacking this on ideological grounds. They are
0:09:34 > 0:09:38keeping their focus also on the potential price Labour would have to
0:09:38 > 0:09:43play. It's no secret that Jeremy Corbyn, all his political life, has
0:09:43 > 0:09:46believed that the utility companies should be in public ownership. But
0:09:46 > 0:09:50he do now believes this is an idea whose time has come. He believes the
0:09:50 > 0:09:54collapse of Carillion, the private company that was providing so many
0:09:54 > 0:09:58public services, was a watershed moment. In his speech, he suggested
0:09:58 > 0:10:02that more than 800 privatisations have been reversed elsewhere. We
0:10:02 > 0:10:05heard that phrase, it's time to take back control. I'm not sure where he
0:10:05 > 0:10:09borrowed that from, but I do seem to remember it was effective at the
0:10:09 > 0:10:12time.Ian Watson, many thanks.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Gerry Adams' 34-year leadership of Sinn Fein came to an end today,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17as Mary Lou McDonald formally took over as party president.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21In her first speech as leader, she told delegates in Dublin
0:10:21 > 0:10:24it was time for the party to embrace fresh thinking and bold ideas.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26She also said she wants to secure and win
0:10:26 > 0:10:29a referendum on Irish unity.
0:10:29 > 0:10:37A five-year-old boy has died after being swept more than four
0:10:43 > 0:10:45into a river in Northern Ireland.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47A major search was launched after the child fell
0:10:47 > 0:10:50into the Braid River near Skye Park in Ballymena this afternoon.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52The boy, who hasn't been named, was dragged out more
0:10:52 > 0:10:53than 45 minutes later.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Police say he died in hospital.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57The father of an 11-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed
0:10:57 > 0:10:58in Wolverhampton yesterday
0:10:58 > 0:11:00says he is "utterly devastated" by her death.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Jasmine Forrester's father Simeon said she
0:11:01 > 0:11:03"was a shining star and a huge part of us".
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Detectives are questioning a 51-year-old relative
0:11:05 > 0:11:06on suspicion of murder.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited the South Korean
0:11:08 > 0:11:12president to visit him at the earliest date possible.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The invitation was given by Kim Jong-un's sister,
0:11:15 > 0:11:20who's visiting the south for the Winter OIympics.
0:11:20 > 0:11:28As he left the games, the US vice president Mike Pence
0:11:30 > 0:11:32insisted Washington and Seoul were united in their desire
0:11:32 > 0:11:34to isolate the North until Kim Jong-un abandons his
0:11:34 > 0:11:35nuclear and ballistic missile programme.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Laura Bicker's report contains some flash photography.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38This is no ordinary messenger.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the North Korean leader,
0:11:40 > 0:11:45is the first of her family to set foot on South Korean soil.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49As the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a blue folder.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Within it, a handwritten invitation to travel north
0:11:51 > 0:11:57and for the two leaders to meet.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Kim Jong-Un's younger sister's not used to this spotlight.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02She's usually behind the scenes as Pyongyang's PR queen.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07On this occasion, she is the perfect charmer for this charm offensive.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13It's typical of North Korea to do this sort of thing.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15They're stealing a bit of the limelight away
0:12:15 > 0:12:18from South Korea as the whole world's press descends on it,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23and they're also trying to control the message between the two.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It's very hard for South Korea, even though they've been talking
0:12:26 > 0:12:28about pressure and sanctions, to basically refuse these kinds
0:12:28 > 0:12:29of advances from North Korea.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34The US vice president has looked increasingly isolated on this visit,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36refusing to even greet the North Koreans while pushing
0:12:36 > 0:12:37for tougher sanctions on the regime.
0:12:37 > 0:12:44These Winter Games have provided South Korea
0:12:44 > 0:12:46with a diplomatic breakthrough they never thought possible.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47But it also presents serious challenges.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Does President Moon accept this invitation and if so,
0:12:51 > 0:12:52under what kind of preconditions?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And he's also discovering that in defending his neighbour
0:12:55 > 0:12:57to the north, he risks alienating a key US ally.
0:12:57 > 0:13:05Laura Bicker, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09And with all the action from the Winter Olympics
0:13:09 > 0:13:13and the rest of a busy day of sport, let's join Lizzie Greenwood Hughes
0:13:13 > 0:13:14at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Thanks very much.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Good evening.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Ireland are top of Rugby Union's 6 Nations table after a big win over
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Italy.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23But England's hopes of the Grand Slam are still alive -
0:13:23 > 0:13:26they won a tense and gritty match against Wales 12-6 at Twickenham.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Our correspondent Joe Wilson reports.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31If you come to Twickenham, you want a good view.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Can you see them?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Wales arrived wearing tracksuits and headphones,
0:13:33 > 0:13:38blocking out the background noise.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Rhys Patchell had his bottle questioned by England.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44We will get the cameras ready.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Two minutes played, high ball, Patchell
0:13:45 > 0:13:47underneath it, didn't make it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50The loose ball was in the hands of Eoin Farrell, who knew exactly
0:13:50 > 0:13:52where he was kicking it, right into the path
0:13:52 > 0:13:59of Johnny May, who did the rest.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01COMMENTATOR: Jonny May is going to win the race!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04May's second try soon followed, but watch Joe Launchbury,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06two Welsh players on top of him, still slipped the ball
0:14:06 > 0:14:10to his team-mate.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Inside pass, a second try for Jonny May!
0:14:12 > 0:14:13So how could Wales respond?
0:14:13 > 0:14:21Patchell put through a clever kick and confusion followed.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24the TV official judging if the Welsh hand with the bandaged arm touched
0:14:24 > 0:14:26the ball down with control.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30No, he said.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Welsh penalties kept them close, they needed a try and this
0:14:33 > 0:14:34is how close they came.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38The line was there and so was Sam Underhill to grab his man.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40This kind of commitment wins this kind of match,
0:14:40 > 0:14:4212-6 to England it finished.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45So, after this win at Twickenham, England are still two
0:14:45 > 0:14:47wins from two games, perfect record and the same
0:14:47 > 0:14:48applies to Ireland.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The game in Dublin was rather different.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Eight Irish tries and 56 points against Italy.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58If this Six Nations is to come down to England
0:14:58 > 0:15:00or Ireland, it's on track.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Joe Wilson, BBC News.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04England's women are also the defending champions,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07but they demolished Wales 52-0 to top their table,
0:15:07 > 0:15:12teenager Ellie Kildunne scoring two of their eight tries at the Stoop.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Scotland lost to France.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17There were six matches in the Premier League today.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Match of the Day and Sportscene are on later, so if you want
0:15:20 > 0:15:23to wait for the results, You know what to do.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Sergio Aguero scored four goals for Manchester City
0:15:25 > 0:15:28as they extended their lead at the top of the table
0:15:28 > 0:15:31to 16 points, beating Leicester 5-1 at home today.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Elsewhere, there were wins for Everton, Swansea,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Tottenham and West Ham.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Celtic held a minute's silence ahead of their Scottish Cup game
0:15:41 > 0:15:43to remember their former player Liam Miller, who died
0:15:43 > 0:15:46yesterday aged 36.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Celtic went on to beat Partick Thistle 3-2 to reach
0:15:50 > 0:15:52the quarter-finals, James Forrest scoring a hat-trick.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54They'll be joined by Falkirk, Motherwell, Hearts,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Kilmarnock and Morton.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The Winter Olympics in South Korea are in full flow, and it's been
0:16:02 > 0:16:08a mixed day for Team GB.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10The men's snowboarders crashed out in the slopestyle heats, but speed
0:16:10 > 0:16:12skater Elise Christie is safely through to the quarter-finals
0:16:12 > 0:16:14of the 500m short track.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Our correspondent Andy Swiss reports from Pyeongchang.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25She is Britain's biggest medal hope. And Elise Christie was soon showing
0:16:25 > 0:16:29precisely why. She led her 500 metres heat from start to finish,
0:16:29 > 0:16:36setting a new Olympic record. It was some statement of intent, and after
0:16:36 > 0:16:40her disqualification of the last games, what relief.I was so
0:16:40 > 0:16:44nervous! I was like, maybe I'm not going to do this, but actually, it
0:16:44 > 0:16:50was fine. I was excited. I am just glad I got to race in front of
0:16:50 > 0:16:56everyone again.But British hopes in the snowboarding came crashing down.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Jamie Nicholls and then team-mate Billy Morgan both tumbled out of the
0:16:59 > 0:17:05slopestyle event. The women's cross-country skiing, meanwhile,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10produced the first gold medallist of the games. Victory for Sweden's
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Charlotte Connor. It was a first gold medal for the hosts, though,
0:17:13 > 0:17:19that brought the loudest cheer, their skater sparking euphoria as
0:17:19 > 0:17:22South Korea celebrated its own Olympic champion. But the Team GB,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27this was an opening day of decidedly mixed fortunes. Disappointment on
0:17:27 > 0:17:31the snow, but Elise Christie's hopes of gold are off to the perfect
0:17:31 > 0:17:35start. Andy Swiss, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36That's it from me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38There's much more on the BBC Sport website, including
0:17:38 > 0:17:41news of an important win for Britain's Fed Cup team.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Back to you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49That's all from me.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Good night.