11/02/2018 BBC Weekend News

The Government warns Oxfam

it could lose funding,

over it's handling of a scandal

involving aid workers

and prostitutes.

The International Development

Secretary says the charity lied

to her, 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

there than we cannot have

you as a partner.

A Russian airliner has

crashed near Moscow,

killing all 71 people on board.

In Myanmar Boris Johnson sees

for himself the villages burned

down, forcing Rohingya Moslems

to flee to Bangladesh.

And, Scotland overcome

France at Murrayfield,

to revive their Six Nations

campaign.

Good Evening.

The government has warned it

will cut funding to Oxfam,

if it cannot adequately explain it's

handling of reports of sexual

misconduct, by aid workers in Haiti.

The International Development

Secretary, Penny Mordant,

says the charity had failed

in its moral leadership,

and lied to her department.

She'll meet Oxfam

representatives tomorrow.

In response, they've

announced new measures,

for the prevention and handling

of sexual abuse cases.

Angus Crawford reports.

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.

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.

Four others were sacked.

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.

I am very clear, it does not 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.

It's about, was there any harm done?

Was there any involvement of

the beneficiaries of aid involved?

Was there any impact on them?

And they told us categorically no.

And they also told us...

That was a lie, wasn't it?

They also told us...

That was a lie, wasn't it?

Well, quite.

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.

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.

Some who know the sector

well are not 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 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.

Angus Crawford, BBC News.

A Russian airliner has

crashed near Moscow,

killing all 71 people on board.

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 Argunovo,

minutes after take off.

Sarah Rainsford has the details.

The remains of the flight are

scattered in the snow in fields just

outside Moscow. The fragments of a

plane that plunged to the ground

minutes after take-off. Everyone on

board has been killed. The aircraft

was An-148 operated by Saratov

Airlines. It says the plane itself

shown here was just eight years old

and the pilot was experienced. The

flight took off from Moscow heading

for Orsk in Southern Russia and it

disappeared from radar is moments

later. There was no emergency call

from the crew. In Orsk tonight there

is despair. Relatives of the 71

passengers and crew have been

gathering but they have been told

there is no hope of any survivors.

Medics have been sent to help calm

and comfort them. At the crash site

outside Moscow, the day breed is

spread over a wide area. It was

mid-afternoon and people in nearby

villagers say they saw the plane

full from the sky. This man says it

came down in pieces. Others have

described seeing the flash of an

explosion first. Police have now

cordoned off the area as teams are

sent in to search for bodies. One

flight recorder has been found but

there are no clues yet as to what

caused this disaster. The freezing

conditions are just one of many

factors that investigators are

looking at as they continue their

work here through the night. Sarah

Raynsford, BBC News, in central

Russia.

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 in court tomorrow.

A five-year-old boy who died

after falling into a fast-flowing

river in County Antrim,

has been named as Kayden Fleck.

It happened yesterday

on the Braid River at Ballymena.

His body was recovered

an hour and a half later,

four miles downstream.

Theresa May and some

of her senior ministers,

are expected 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.

Our Political Correspondent Iain

Watson is here with me ....

Will the Prime Minister be able

to silence her critics?

Is this likely to work? They are

hoping that is the case. The

government has been accused of

kicking the can down the road on the

negotiations but within three weeks,

that will stop. The tin opener will

come out and we will see the

contents, the Prime Minister will be

setting out her future vision and

some of her ministers will be

filling in details. It is a rather

tricky task before we get there, to

negotiate a transition period for

the couple of years after Brexit and

a spanner

a spanner was put into the works

last week when the commission

suggested that Britain could face

sanctions if it did not apply EU

rules during that time. David Davis

accused them of acting in bad faith.

Tonight there is growing confidence

that the commission will rethink its

approach and David Davis has been

revisiting European capitals to

persuade them to persuade the

commission to reach a reasonable

deal. The commission is sticking to

its line, they are saying that a

transition period is still not a

given and that phrase will send a

shiver up the spine of British

businesses.

Thank you.

The leader of South Africa's ruling

ANC party Cyril Ramaphosa,

says the future of the country's

President Jacob Zuma,

will be finalised tomorrow.

Speaking in Cape Town at an event

marking the centenary

of the birth of Nelson Mandela,

Mr Ramaphosa made it clear that

if the President didn't resign,

he'd be asked to step

down on Monday.

Mr Zuma's eight years in office have

been marred by numerous

corruption allegations.

We are currently engaged, comrades,

in discussions around the transition

to a new administration

and specifically to resolve

the issues and the position

of the President of the Republic

of South Africa.

The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson,

has held talks with Myanmar's

leader Aung San Suu Kyi,

over the Rohingya refugee crisis.

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.

Reeta Chakrabarti is travelling

with the Foreign Secretary.

Her report does contain

some flash photography.

Among the burnt out remains

at a Rohingya home,

Boris Johnson took in a chilling

sight, the charred

remains of a former life.

He found the site himself

although his visit to this region

was heavily controlled

by the Myanmar authorities.

Can you work out where the house

was?

He travels from village

to village by helicopter,

from the air you could see whole

areas raised to the ground.

It is where the Myanmar military

and Buddhist mobs are accused

of pogroms against the Rohingya.

These pictures of burning villages

in the area were filmed

by the BBC last year.

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.

What do you think happened here?

A terrorist attack against them.

Definitely that.

Earlier in the capital,

a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi,

who has attracted international

condemnation for not speaking

up for the Rohingya.

What came of their talks?

I don't think it has come

through to her, the whole extent,

the horror of what has happened.

It is absolutely devastating

and I think what is needed

now is some leadership.

Some calm, but some leadership,

working with the UN agencies to get

these people back home.

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.

Thanks very much.

Good evening.

Scotland fought back to beat France

for their first win in this year's

Rugby Union 6 Nations Championship.

They won 32 points to 26

in a tight game at Murrayfield

as John Watson reports.

Murrayfield roused for the first

time in this year's 6 Nations.

France was the first to find their

flow. Thommo questioning the

Scottish faithful. This much was

expected before defeat to Wales,

much was demanded. Shauna Maitland

answering the call. Having found his

stride, Thommo collected his kick,

Laidlaw did not. A response again

was needed, Huw Jones bandit and a

hole in the French defence. Tries

the tale of the first half, pal --

points from penalties in the second.

Greg Laidlaw nervous edging Scotland

in front. If errors cost them in

Cardiff, Laidlaw punished French

mistakes at Murrayfield to revive

their campaign. Scotland proving

they are happiest at home. John

Watson, BBC News.

Ireland beat Italy in

the women's 6 Nations...

Megan Williams scored their first

try and first points

of the tournament in the 21-8 win

in Dublin.

Newcastle stunned second-placed

Manchester United in

the Premier League for...

Their first home win

in the league since October...

Matt Ritchie scored the only goal

of the game in the second half.

The result means United

are still 16 points behind

leaders Manchester City.

Elsewhere Huddesfield beat

Bournemouth 4-1 and Liverpool are 2

- 0 against Southampton.

Rangers recovered from a poor

start in the Scottish Cup

to thrash Ayr United 6-1

and reach the quarter-finals.

Josh Windass scoring twice

in the snow at Somerset Park.

Aberdeen are also through .

Now on a freezing-cold day 2

of the Winter Oympics

in South Korea, cross country skier

Andrew Musgrave very nearly

gave Team GB its first

medal of the games...

The Scotsman, who learnt his sport

on roller-skis, finished 7th

in the ski-athlon after helping set

the pace until the final lap

of the 30 kilometre course.

Our Correspondent Andy Swiss

was watching in Pyeongchang.

The winter Olympics at their most

wintry, -16 and bone chilling winds

but Andrew Musgrave was about to

warm the spirits. And they are

underway. Cross-country skiing is

not a traditional Olympic strength

for Britain, their previous best,

the 20 Ninth Place in Sochi for

Andrew Musgrave. With barely a lap

to go, there he was remarkably in

silver medal position. Could he hang

on? Not quite as the Norwegian raced

to the old, Musgrave faded to seven

but with his best events still to

come, that is some feat. What a

result for Andrew Musgrave, he could

not quite get that first medal for

Britain but even so, the performance

of his life.

With a lap and a half

to go, I was pretty confident and I

thought I would be able to get a

medal. I just could not quite keep

up that pace.

It was pretty tough.

On a day when some events were

postponed due to high winds, one man

sword. At the age of just 17, the

American spinning to snowboarding

gold, a teenage triumph to light up

these games. Andy Swiss, BBC News.

There's much more on the Winter

Olympics on the BBC Sport website

where you can also watch

all the action and highlights...

But from me for now - back to you.

That's it.

I'll be back with the late news

at Ten, but now on BBC1,

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