0:00:05 > 0:00:07The Oxfam scandal in Haiti.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Now the charity reveals it's investigating 26 more cases
0:00:09 > 0:00:14of alleged sexual misconduct.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Called to account by MPs - Oxfam's boss admits the sex scandal
0:00:18 > 0:00:20has prompted thousands of people to stop making
0:00:20 > 0:00:21donations to the charity.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24I am sorry, we are sorry, for the damage that Oxfam has done,
0:00:24 > 0:00:26both to the people of Haiti
0:00:26 > 0:00:32and also to wider efforts to aid and development.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36It comes amid fresh allegations against another charity tonight.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Also, in the programme...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41EXPLOSION.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44The suburbs of Syria's capital.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Activists say up to 200 are dead as government forces attack the last
0:00:48 > 0:00:50rebel stronghold near Damascus.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The new treatment bringing hope to children with a rare blood
0:00:53 > 0:00:57vessel disorder that causes facial disfigurement.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58COMMENTATOR:And Christie goes down before they reach
0:00:58 > 0:01:00the very first corner.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Team GB's Elise Christie crashes out of the Winter Olympics,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06disqualified from her last event.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Her dreams of a medal are over.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11# I've got new rules, I count 'em...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14And Dua Lipa - the 22-year-old whose career began on YouTube -
0:01:14 > 0:01:17is now leading the way at the Brit awards tomorrow.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Why Barcelona have Chelsea manager Antonio Conte awake at night
0:01:24 > 0:01:27as the two sides prepare to meet in the last 16 of
0:01:27 > 0:01:30the Champions League.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Oxfam has revealed that it's investigating 26 more cases
0:01:57 > 0:02:01of alleged sexual misconduct after it emerged that some
0:02:01 > 0:02:03of its former staff had paid women for sex in Haiti
0:02:03 > 0:02:05when they were dealing with the aftermath of
0:02:05 > 0:02:08the earthquake in 2010.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Bosses from the charity were questioned by MPs
0:02:09 > 0:02:11in the Commons today.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They said the scandal had prompted 7000 people to stop making
0:02:14 > 0:02:15regular donations to Oxfam.
0:02:15 > 0:02:23Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27In 2010, Haiti was flooded with aid workers, most there to help the
0:02:27 > 0:02:32country recover from the earthquake. But seven men from Oxfam were also
0:02:32 > 0:02:36hiring prostitutes and bullying colleagues, men who were eventually
0:02:36 > 0:02:42dismissed or allowed to resign. Today, the charity's most senior
0:02:42 > 0:02:45executives were summoned to Parliament to explain what had gone
0:02:45 > 0:02:49on and why Oxfam hadn't been more open and done more to stop it
0:02:49 > 0:02:52happening again. Sorry wasn't the half of it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I am sorry, we are sorry, for the damage Oxfam has done.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58On behalf of the Council of Oxfam, that we are ashamed of what happened
0:02:58 > 0:03:00in Haiti, we don't think it was well handled.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Please allow me to begin by saying how sorry I am
0:03:03 > 0:03:04about what has happened.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I am ashamed.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12In particular, Oxfam's chief executive apologised for suggesting
0:03:12 > 0:03:15the criticism the charity was getting was disproportionate,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18saying it wasn't as if babies had been murdered in their cots.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19I do apologise.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I was thinking under stress.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I had given many interviews, I had made many decisions
0:03:27 > 0:03:30to try to lead Oxfam's response to this.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Oxfam, he admitted, had not been explicit about what had gone
0:03:33 > 0:03:36on and was now paying the price.
0:03:36 > 0:03:387000 people had cancelled their regular donations
0:03:38 > 0:03:42in the last ten days.
0:03:42 > 0:03:49Corporate sponsors were reserving judgment.How many more revelations
0:03:49 > 0:03:57have come to your notice?Across Oxfam Great Britain, we have had
0:03:57 > 0:04:04about 26 stories and reports come to us that are either new reports come
0:04:04 > 0:04:09out as a result of these stories, or earlier stories, where people said,
0:04:09 > 0:04:14I didn't necessarily report this at the time.MPs just couldn't hide
0:04:14 > 0:04:19their frustration.You as an organisation are dealing with these
0:04:19 > 0:04:23women and girls as if they are just trinkets, and you can pay for them
0:04:23 > 0:04:28and give them a bit of aid and that's OK. And you don't, when you
0:04:28 > 0:04:33know about it, the organisation does not report it to the Haiti
0:04:33 > 0:04:38authorities. That's pretty shocking. It's really heartbreaking that...It
0:04:38 > 0:04:45is.That we are in this situation. But I want to assure you that we are
0:04:45 > 0:04:49not doing nothing.From our point of view, does it not look like Oxfam
0:04:49 > 0:04:52was more interested in protecting its own brand than protecting
0:04:52 > 0:04:57vulnerable women and girls.It may look like that. I can't do anything
0:04:57 > 0:05:00other than say I think it was wrong. I am conscious of the fact you
0:05:00 > 0:05:04didn't hold responsibility at the time.The committee chairman said he
0:05:04 > 0:05:08would now hold a full enquiry, the fourth Oxfam is now facing, to
0:05:08 > 0:05:15ensure it gets hits house in order. Oxfam is apologising to MPs, it's
0:05:15 > 0:05:18being more transparent. But what is clear from today's evidence is that
0:05:18 > 0:05:22to recover public trust it will have to change a culture that tolerated
0:05:22 > 0:05:27the exploitation of vulnerable women. In the Commons, Oxfam was
0:05:27 > 0:05:30warned if new safeguarding procedures were not in place by the
0:05:30 > 0:05:35end of next week, then current government funding could be cut.The
0:05:35 > 0:05:39UK Government reserves the right to take whatever decisions about
0:05:39 > 0:05:43present or future funding to Oxfam or any other organisation we deem
0:05:43 > 0:05:48necessary.The real test will come not in Haiti but the next time there
0:05:48 > 0:05:52is another natural disaster and the world's aid industry is deployed
0:05:52 > 0:05:53once again. STUDIO:
0:05:53 > 0:05:56James is here now.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Tonight there are fresh allegations involving former boss at charity
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Save the Children.This involves somebody called Justin Forsyth who
0:06:03 > 0:06:07now has a senior position at a Unicef, but who used to be chief
0:06:07 > 0:06:14executive for save the Radio 4 PM programme, there were three separate
0:06:14 > 0:06:19complaints of inappropriate behaviour towards female members of
0:06:19 > 0:06:22staff by Mr Forsyth before he left in 2015 such as inappropriate texts
0:06:22 > 0:06:27and comments. In a statement this afternoon Mr Forsyth says he made
0:06:27 > 0:06:30personal mistakes during his time at save the judgment. He recognises
0:06:30 > 0:06:32that he had an suitable and thoughtless conversations with
0:06:32 > 0:06:35colleagues that I now row caused offence and hurt. When it was
0:06:35 > 0:06:39brought to my attention on two separate occasions I apologised
0:06:39 > 0:06:42unreservedly to the three colleagues are involved. The apologies were
0:06:42 > 0:06:46accepted and thought the issue was closed many years ago. This is the
0:06:46 > 0:06:51second case involving Save the Children in recent days. Over the
0:06:51 > 0:06:55weekend, Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, admitted he had
0:06:55 > 0:06:58made mistakes and behaved in a way that had caused some women hurt an
0:06:58 > 0:07:02offence when he was director of policy at the charity.James
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Landale, thank you.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Almost 200 people - including children -
0:07:06 > 0:07:08have been killed on the outskirts of Syria's capital
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Damascus since Sunday, according to activists.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Syrian government forces have stepped up their bombardment
0:07:11 > 0:07:13of Eastern Ghouta - the last rebel-held
0:07:13 > 0:07:15enclave near the capital.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19The United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Our Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen reports.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25His report contains distressing images.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28This could be the beginning of the end of a rebellion
0:07:28 > 0:07:30in Eastern Ghouta that began in 2012.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32All the other smaller rebel-held enclaves around Damascus have been
0:07:32 > 0:07:34starved and bombed into submission.
0:07:34 > 0:07:42EXPLOSION.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Now, it looks to be Eastern Ghouta's turn as the regime
0:07:44 > 0:07:52pushes for decisive victory around the capital.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Activists say this is as bad as it's been.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05We can hear the shout and crying of women and children
0:08:05 > 0:08:08through the windows of their homes under the missiles and mortars
0:08:08 > 0:08:13dropping on us like rain.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18There is nowhere to hide from this nightmare in Eastern Ghouta.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21A generation has been born into the war.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Dozens have been killed by it in the last few
0:08:24 > 0:08:27hours in Eastern Ghouta.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Over the years of siege, they've set up a network
0:08:29 > 0:08:34of underground hospitals.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36This girl, named in Arabic, Angel, escaped the worst,
0:08:36 > 0:08:42but will have to go back to the streets to get home.
0:08:42 > 0:08:50And this is her area.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56With the regime dropping what appears
0:08:56 > 0:08:58to be a barrel bomb, unguided - an indiscriminate killer.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01The Syrian regime denies attacking civilians.
0:09:01 > 0:09:09It says it's trying to liberate Eastern Ghouta from terrorists.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Eastern Ghouta is a sprawling mix of concrete suburbs and farmland,
0:09:11 > 0:09:19starting about nine miles east of Damascus' city centre.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24The Syrian rebels that have controlled it since 2012 include
0:09:24 > 0:09:26several Islamist militias, including one with its
0:09:26 > 0:09:27roots in Al-Qaeda.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Eastern Ghouta is surrounded by Syrian government forces.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Before the war, it was just a short drive from the Syrian
0:09:34 > 0:09:37presidential palace.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Officially, it's been designated a de-escalation zone,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41that is an empty phrase.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Force decides what happens in Syria.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51After seven years, Syria's war isn't ending, but it's changing.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58President Assad, with the help of Russia and Iran, is now secure,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01but Syria is linked into a web of war and power politics,
0:10:01 > 0:10:09which guarantees more bloodshed.
0:10:11 > 0:10:18How many times in the last seven years have Syrians dug
0:10:18 > 0:10:20through the rubble for survivors?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22There's talk of safe corridors out for civilians,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25but based on past form, the regime once victory
0:10:25 > 0:10:27but based on past form, the regime wants victory
0:10:27 > 0:10:29in Eastern Ghouta and the surrender of the rebels.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Jeremy Bowen, BBC News.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The Brexit Secretary has insisted the UK will continue to meet high
0:10:34 > 0:10:35trading standards when it leaves the EU.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37David Davis, speaking to business leaders in Vienna,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40said the UK wanted to lead a global race to the top in rights
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and standards, not a "competitive race to the bottom".
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Labour claims the UK will face massive de-regulation after Brexit,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48threatening the quality of food and the environment, as well as
0:10:48 > 0:10:49long-standing workers' rights.
0:10:49 > 0:10:56Here's our political correspondent Vicki Young.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01The UK has decided to carve out a different path to the European
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Union. But ministers don't seem to be preparing for a sharp change in
0:11:04 > 0:11:10direction. The message here in Vienna was more about reassurance.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14David Davis denying accusations from Labour that the government plans to
0:11:14 > 0:11:18sweep away rules that protect workers or the environment.They
0:11:18 > 0:11:23fear that Brexit could lead to an Anglo-Saxon race to the bottom.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Britain plunged into eight Mad Max style world borrowed from dystopian
0:11:26 > 0:11:32fiction. These fears about a race to the bottom are based on nothing.He
0:11:32 > 0:11:36argued that high standards could help ensure trade with the EU
0:11:36 > 0:11:40remained as frictionless as possible with both sides recognising each
0:11:40 > 0:11:44other's rules and institutions.Is that these goals will not change the
0:11:44 > 0:11:50kind of country Britain is. A dynamic and open country. That
0:11:50 > 0:11:55supports businesses like yours to grow, to invest, and to innovate in
0:11:55 > 0:11:59a competitive, open and fair market. Some of the business leaders in the
0:11:59 > 0:12:04audience who want to keep close ties to Britain were encouraged by David
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Davis' words.I think his tone is now different to what it was maybe
0:12:08 > 0:12:15one year ago. In reality, hopefully it will bring us together.In the
0:12:15 > 0:12:18end there will be closer relationships between the EU and UK,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23otherwise nobody will win.David Davis' words today are a far cry
0:12:23 > 0:12:28from what many in his own party have been saying about the needs to break
0:12:28 > 0:12:32away from the burden of EU red tape that has been stifling British
0:12:32 > 0:12:37business for decades. He prefers to talk now about ongoing cooperation
0:12:37 > 0:12:42and mutual trust with the European Union after Brexit. Cabinet
0:12:42 > 0:12:46ministers have been touring European capitals in recent days, urging EU
0:12:46 > 0:12:50leaders to be pragmatic about Brexit negotiations. But Labour say it's
0:12:50 > 0:12:55the British government that needs to make some decisions.The problem is
0:12:55 > 0:12:58that you have David Davis saying one thing, Boris Johnson saying
0:12:58 > 0:13:02something else, and the Prime Minister saying almost nothing. It
0:13:02 > 0:13:06has got to be resolved. There is a basic question here, do you want to
0:13:06 > 0:13:10stay close in trading terms to the EU, or do you want to be distant and
0:13:10 > 0:13:14different question what David Davis says he is certain that a good deal
0:13:14 > 0:13:18with Brussels is on the cards. But discord among his colleagues need to
0:13:18 > 0:13:25be dealt with first.Vicki Young, BBC News, Vienna.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28The parents of the seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans have
0:13:28 > 0:13:30lost their bid to prevent doctors from withdrawing
0:13:30 > 0:13:32life-support for their son.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36The judge said he accepted medical evidence that showed further
0:13:36 > 0:13:42treatment for 21-month-old Alfie, who doctors say is in a vegetative
0:13:42 > 0:13:46state, was futile. The judge said he reached his conclusion with great
0:13:46 > 0:13:51sadness. Adina Campbell is at the High Court for us.This was not the
0:13:51 > 0:13:54news Alfie Evans' parents were hoping for. Bayard Italy
0:13:54 > 0:13:59disappointment with today's ruling at the High Court. When the judgment
0:13:59 > 0:14:03was read out it took approximately two hours. -- they are bitterly
0:14:03 > 0:14:08disappointed. Alfie Evans' father sobbed uncontrollably. He was
0:14:08 > 0:14:11bitterly disappointed to find out his son's life support would be
0:14:11 > 0:14:15withdrawn this Friday. They had hoped to take their son Alfie to
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Italy where doctors there had potentially, were going to see if
0:14:20 > 0:14:23they could prolong his life by providing treatment, but that will
0:14:23 > 0:14:27not happen. The life support will be withdrawn on Friday. This is what
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Alfie's Father Tom Evans had to say outside court earlier.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34This isn't over, this is just the start.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35I'm going to take this absolute NHS down.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36I'm not giving up.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38My son ain't giving up.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40No one, and I repeat, no one in this country's
0:14:40 > 0:14:42taking my boy away from me, no one.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45And they're not violating his right, and they're not violating my right.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48My son's two years of age and he's been sentenced to the death penalty.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51How wrong is that?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Alfie's parents are now coming to the end of this legal process. We
0:14:54 > 0:14:59believe they are going to appeal this decision, but the life support
0:14:59 > 0:15:02machine is expected to be turned off this Friday and with time running
0:15:02 > 0:15:05out, they have just three days to go.
0:15:05 > 0:15:12The time is 6:15. Our top story this evening:
0:15:12 > 0:15:15The Oxfam scandal in Haiti - the charity reveals
0:15:15 > 0:15:17it's investigating 26 more cases of alleged sexual misconduct.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Both at home and abroad.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And still to come, the local council that's going to start giving
0:15:22 > 0:15:25thousands of kids a free meal, every day of the year.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Chelsea have the unenviable task of stopping Barcelona as
0:15:30 > 0:15:38the two sides meet in the last 16 of the Champions League tonight.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Nikki Cristou is 13 years old - she was born with a rare blood
0:15:49 > 0:15:52vessel disorder that makes part of her face swell causing
0:15:52 > 0:15:56serious disfigurement. And it can be life threatening.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Now research, involving Great Ormond Street Hospital,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05has found the genes responsible for the condition,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07which affects hundreds of children in the UK.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09And it also identifies existing cancer drugs
0:16:09 > 0:16:10as a possible treatment.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh reports
0:16:11 > 0:16:13on the ground-breaking research.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17OK, so we need to do the eggs. And froth the eggs.
0:16:17 > 0:16:1913-year-old Nikki Cristou never knows when her face
0:16:19 > 0:16:22will start to bleed.
0:16:22 > 0:16:30She has a rare disorder, which means high pressure blood
0:16:31 > 0:16:34in her arteries feeds directly into her veins.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35It causes swelling, facial disfigurement and life threatening
0:16:35 > 0:16:40bleeds from her nose, and even her tear ducts.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's very scary, because you don't really know if it's going to stop,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47how much blood you're losing, and if it is really bad,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49then I can, you know, become very light-headed
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and things like that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So I think when these bleeds happen, you just know that
0:16:56 > 0:16:58it's time for an ambulance.
0:16:58 > 0:17:06Nikki has not let her condition, known as AVM, hold her back.
0:17:06 > 0:17:13The winner of Junior Bake Off is...Nikki.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16As well as winning Junior Bake Off in 2016, she's also interviewed
0:17:16 > 0:17:17the Prime Minister for CBBC.
0:17:17 > 0:17:24So what were you like as a teenager? Oh, gosh.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Nikki has had hundreds of appointments at Great Ormond Street
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Hospital, and 30 operations.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30How are you doing? It's lovely to see you.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31You, too.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I'm just going to have a little feel of your face.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35And is now part of ground-breaking research,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38which is led by her consultant.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41The team at UCL's Institute of Child Health sequenced the DNA
0:17:41 > 0:17:44of more than 150 children with her condition, and found
0:17:44 > 0:17:49it could be triggered by four faulty genes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:57This is really an enormous step for us, having discovered
0:17:59 > 0:18:01the genetic causes of these in individual patients,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03we're now able to suggest treatments, which could
0:18:03 > 0:18:04potentially slow the growth, stop the growth,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07or perhaps even reverse the growth of this condition
0:18:07 > 0:18:08in the longer term.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11And those drug treatments come from an unlikely source.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17The gene mutations discovered in this lab, which are responsible
0:18:17 > 0:18:19for these faulty blood vessels also play a key role
0:18:19 > 0:18:23in the growth of some cancers.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Now, the good news is, there are several cancer drugs,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29which inhibit these faulty genes, which can now be repurposed
0:18:29 > 0:18:30to treat Nikki's condition.
0:18:30 > 0:18:38This is your right eye. And this is the AVM.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Nikki's one of two patients who are taking
0:18:40 > 0:18:41the targeted cancer drugs.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Today, she is finding out the results of some new scans.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45This looks good.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It looks exciting that, after six months, it seems
0:18:47 > 0:18:49to be holding the growth.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51That's really good, isn't it. Yeah, that's so good.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Thank you.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58It will be at least a year before doctors know for sure
0:18:58 > 0:19:00whether the cancer drugs Nikki is taking are working.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03But the discovery of the faulty genes has given hope to patients
0:19:03 > 0:19:11with this debilitating condition. Fergus Walsh, BBC News.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16KFC says disruption is expected to continue across many of its
0:19:16 > 0:19:19restaurants for the rest of the week after a change of delivery supplier
0:19:19 > 0:19:24meant they ran out of chicken. The company said that half of its 900 UK
0:19:24 > 0:19:27outlets remain closed. The KFC crisis has even prompted calls to
0:19:27 > 0:19:31the police in London's Tower Hamlets, they say it is not a police
0:19:31 > 0:19:33matter.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36One of Scotland's largest councils is going to start providing free
0:19:36 > 0:19:40lunches every day of the year for thousands of children
0:19:40 > 0:19:42from low income households.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45North Lanarkshire council says it will use sports centres and other
0:19:45 > 0:19:50facilities to provide meals when schools are closed.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Our Scotland Editor Sarah Smith has been talking to some primary
0:19:53 > 0:19:54school children.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Yeah, there's all different things you can get.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58My favourite's chicken curry.
0:19:58 > 0:19:58It's tomato pasta.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00So this is your favourite meal you've got the day?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Yeah.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05You get lettuce, and you have tomato and you have all the pasta.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07When I was at school, school lunches were not something
0:20:07 > 0:20:09you looked forward to, but are they actually could you?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Yeah. Really good.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13All the kids here do seem to really enjoy their school meals,
0:20:13 > 0:20:17and the teachers know that, for some of them, it's the best meal
0:20:17 > 0:20:18they're going to eat all day.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20When the schools close, quite a few of these kids
0:20:20 > 0:20:23do, sadly, go hungry.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27That's why North Lanarkshire Council are to pilot a scheme providing free
0:20:27 > 0:20:29lunches to kids who need them, not just on school
0:20:29 > 0:20:31days, but every day.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Every so often, you can spot that someone's hungrier
0:20:34 > 0:20:37than we would like them to be after a weekend, or after late
0:20:37 > 0:20:38holiday period in particular.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It can be individual children, we know that food is an issue.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43If you're hungry, you won't learn and you won't achieve.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Other councils in the UK provide meals during school holidays.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50North Lanarkshire will be the first to make free lunches
0:20:50 > 0:20:55available 365 days a year, from primary one up to the third
0:20:55 > 0:20:56year of secondary school.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I know there are children out there that don't get a meal.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Some adults go without to give their kids during the holidays.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06The children get full meals at school, so in the holidays
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and that, you give them a piece for lunch, and they're, like,
0:21:09 > 0:21:14"Where is my hot dinner?" Ken?
0:21:14 > 0:21:1640% of these children qualify for free school meals.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19But the school works hard to make sure it's not obvious
0:21:19 > 0:21:20who to avoid any stigma.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23For the same reasons, kids won't be coming into school
0:21:23 > 0:21:25at weekends and holidays, meals will be served in leisure
0:21:25 > 0:21:27centres or community halls.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34It will cost around £500,000 a year to feed children who might not
0:21:34 > 0:21:36otherwise eat a proper meal over the weekend.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39We know that when children leave school on a Friday,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41sometimes they're not eating again until they return to
0:21:41 > 0:21:42school on a Monday.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44And that has a significant impact on cognitive development,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48it has an impact on behaviour and concentration levels.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50And we're hoping that this will help close the poverty
0:21:50 > 0:21:52related attainment gap.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Hungry children can't learn properly or achieve their full potential.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58North Lanarkshire might be one of the most deprived areas
0:21:58 > 0:22:01in the UK, but they hope that doesn't mean that kids
0:22:01 > 0:22:06here have to go hungry. Sarah Smith, BBC News, Wishaw.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09She was one of Team GB's big hopes at the Winter Olympics,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12but Elise Christie's dreams of taking home a medal are over
0:22:12 > 0:22:14after she was disqualified in her 1000 metres short track
0:22:14 > 0:22:15speed skating heat.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17It was the last chance for the triple world champion
0:22:17 > 0:22:20after she crashed out of her two other events.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Our Sports Correspondent David Ornstein reports from Pyeongchang.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Just three days after leaving the ice on a stretcher, Elise Christie
0:22:27 > 0:22:30was back, her a wing tip hopes on the line.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Away they go.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And Christie goes down before they reach the very
0:22:33 > 0:22:35first corner.
0:22:35 > 0:22:42After crashing out of the 500 and 1500 metres, Christie's
0:22:42 > 0:22:47bid for 1000 metre gold got off to the worst possible start.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49But having been tripped, she earned a reprieve,
0:22:49 > 0:22:50the heat would be rerun.
0:22:50 > 0:22:58An ankle injury meant her participation was
0:23:01 > 0:23:04only confirmed in the hour before the race, and although slow to get
0:23:04 > 0:23:05going, she fought back impressively.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08With half a lap to go, Christie's in position to qualify here.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Battling through a physical contest to finish
0:23:10 > 0:23:11second and reached the quarterfinals.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Or so she thought.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14As Christie was carried away in pain,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17her night would take another turn for the worse, the judges spotting
0:23:17 > 0:23:19two infringements and disqualifying the triple world champion.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21So it's heartbreak for Elise Christie yet
0:23:21 > 0:23:25again after failing to win a medal at the last Olympics four years ago,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27history has repeated itself here in Pyeongchang, her dreams ending
0:23:27 > 0:23:35in bitter disappointment.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Right now, I'm a bit shell-shocked.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42I worked so hard to come back from this injury.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I think a thousand people wouldn't have skated
0:23:44 > 0:23:46with my ankle the way it was.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49The only thing I can say is, I promise Britain I will fight back
0:23:49 > 0:23:51from this, and I will come back for Beijing.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54And hopefully, you know, I can do Britain proud then.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55It's going to come in nicely...
0:23:55 > 0:23:59There was better news for Britain's curlers as the men out dazzled
0:23:59 > 0:24:05the colourfully dressed Norway, and like the women who beat Japan,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07can progress to the semifinals with victories tomorrow.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11In the figure skating, Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland
0:24:11 > 0:24:18finished 11th in the free dance final, an event that will long be
0:24:18 > 0:24:20remembered for the world record display of Tessa Virtue
0:24:20 > 0:24:21and Scott Moir.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Skating together since childhood, the Canadians took a stunning
0:24:23 > 0:24:26second gold of the games, and are now the most decorated
0:24:26 > 0:24:33skaters in Winter Olympics history. David Ornstein, BBC News.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37And finally to the singer, songwriter and model Dua Lipa.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39She's just 22 years old but already she's the most streamed
0:24:39 > 0:24:47female artist in the UK.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51She started her musical career at the age of 15 -
0:24:51 > 0:24:55posting clips on YouTube.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And it paid off because tomorrow night she's up for five
0:24:58 > 0:25:00awards at the Brits - a record for a female artist
0:25:00 > 0:25:01as Mark Savage reports.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03# One, don't pick up the phone
0:25:03 > 0:25:06# You know he's only calling because he's drunk and alone
0:25:06 > 0:25:08With more than 1 billion views on YouTube, New
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Rules has become Dua Lipa's signature song, inspiring hundreds
0:25:10 > 0:25:11of covers and tributes.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14# I've got new rules, I count 'em...
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I never expected New Rules to do what it did.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21You never expect it to take a world of
0:25:21 > 0:25:24its own, and it turns into memes, and you have people, like,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30recreating the dance moves.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Born in London to Kosovan Albanian parents,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Dua Lipa returned to Pristina when she was 13.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42She lasted just two years before flying the nest back to London.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I didn't feel like there was enough opportunity for me to be able
0:25:45 > 0:25:49to do this from Kosovo.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53So when I moved back to London at the age of 15,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I thought that I'm going to, kind of, use social media
0:25:56 > 0:25:57to my advantage.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59And I'm just go to put some covers online.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Before long, the teenager had a starring role in this
0:26:02 > 0:26:03X Factor advert.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06But her music career took longer to get going.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Dua's debut album was delayed several times
0:26:09 > 0:26:11while she built up a huge live following.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Are you guys ready to sing with me?
0:26:15 > 0:26:19# Oh baby, come on, let me get to know you
0:26:19 > 0:26:22# Just another chance so that I can show...#
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I think her record label have, kind of, kept the faith
0:26:24 > 0:26:28and let us spend a long time making a debut album, and develop her
0:26:28 > 0:26:30perspective and the kind of pop star she wants to be.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33And that kind of faith, I think, is in short supply in
0:26:33 > 0:26:35the music industry at the moment.
0:26:35 > 0:26:41We're backstage here at the Brit awards, where tomorrow night,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Dua Lipa will find out if she can turn her five nominations into
0:26:44 > 0:26:45actual prizes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47But whatever happens, she says she hopes she is the
0:26:47 > 0:26:49first in a new wave of British female stars.
0:26:49 > 0:26:56# If you don't like the way I talk, why am I on your mind...? #
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I feel like there are a lot more female artists on the rise,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01and there's going to be a lot more.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03And we're going to see a lot more females on those stages.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05# If we don't mess this whole thing up
0:27:05 > 0:27:07# Guaranteed I can blow your mind # Mwah...#
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Mark Savage, BBC News.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Time for a look at the weather. Here's Susan Powell.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17We have had a good look at the sunshine across the British Isles
0:27:17 > 0:27:21today, particularly to the north and west, with clear skies allowing the
0:27:21 > 0:27:26warmth through the day we gained today to radiate away. We will see
0:27:26 > 0:27:30widespread frost developing tonight. In the east, thicker cloud, and a
0:27:30 > 0:27:33weather front that will feed drizzle into eastern areas for the small
0:27:33 > 0:27:38hours, but the temperatures are above freezing for frost.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40hours, but the temperatures are above freezing for frost. We can see
0:27:40 > 0:27:46the blue on the map behind me, -2 or three as a starting temperature.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Frosty but a lovely looking start for Scotland and Northern Ireland
0:27:49 > 0:27:54with sunshine, always more cloud around for England and Wales,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56hopefully some brightness, but perhaps cloud thick enough to bring
0:27:56 > 0:28:02rain into the Midlands in the afternoon. Top temperatures, 7-9, so
0:28:02 > 0:28:05cooler than today. High pressure is going to be keeping our weather
0:28:05 > 0:28:08settled as we look into the foreseeable future. The weather
0:28:08 > 0:28:12front is the last one we will see for some time. If you are a regular
0:28:12 > 0:28:16viewer, you will get bored of the higher pressure charts. Thursday,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20high-pressure stored in the west to the Atlantic, a fine day in the
0:28:20 > 0:28:25main, but cloud around on Thursday, hopefully bright spells as well with
0:28:25 > 0:28:30easterly wind starting to nag to the south of the British Isles. Four in
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Norwich, it will feel considerably colder, and that is a taste of
0:28:33 > 0:28:36things to come. The area of high pressure will not do to keep it
0:28:36 > 0:28:42settled, it will build and build three Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45moving up to Scandinavia, follow the isobars back as a pipeline to show
0:28:45 > 0:28:51you where the air coming our way will come from. It start in Siberia.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56That cold air will drift across to the British Isles. Monday and
0:28:56 > 0:29:01Tuesday next week, it will feel raw with a biting wind.
0:29:01 > 0:29:19That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me.