12/02/2018 Breakfast

Hello. Good morning.

This is Breakfast, with Dan Walker

and Louise Minchin.

Oxfam comes under increasing

pressure, as the charity's bosses

try to convince government ministers

they should keep millions of pounds

of public funding.

The aid agency will have to say

what it knew about allegations

of sexual misconduct by some

of its staff in Haiti and what it's

doing to stop it happening again.

Good morning.

It's Monday the 12th of February.

Also this morning:

Oh, something just fell.

Three British tourists who died

in a helicopter crash

in the Grand Canyon

are named by US police.

Three other Britons were injured.

Details of Prince Harry

and Meghan Markle's

wedding are announced.

A midday ceremony means it's

unlikely to clash with the FA

Cup final.

Good morning.

An inquiry is being launched

into the imminent collapse

of the East Coast rail franchise

which connects London King's Cross

with Edinburgh and carries nearly 38

million passengers a year.

I'll be finding out what's

gone wrong and what it

means for passengers.

Good morning.

In sport, "absolutely brutal" is how

the conditions in Pyeongchang

have been described.

Most of the snowboarders fell

in the Winter Olympics slopestyle,

knocked off course by strong winds.

Joanna Lumley, host of this

year's BAFTA Awards,

tells Naga how the Me Too

and Times Up movements are changing

the world of film and entertainment.

I hope this opens windows and floods

light into every part of the

industry and all industries.

And Matt's admiring

the snowdrops at RHS Wisley.

And Matt's admiring

the snowdrops at RHS Wisley.

Good morning. Snowdrops appearing.

Widespread frost this morning across

the UK. More sunshine, lighter

winds, and fewer snow showers

compared to yesterday. Excellent,

and wearing gloves as well.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Senior officials at Oxfam

will today try to convince

the International Development

Secretary that they should

keep their millions of pounds a year

in government funding

despite the revelation that aid

workers used prostitutes in Haiti

after the devastating

earthquake there.

The charity's been accused

of concealing the full findings

of an investigation in 2011

which resulted in seven

sackings and resignations.

Oxfam denies claims of a cover-up.

Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Landale, reports.

The allegations of sexual misconduct

by Oxfam aid workers in Haiti

in 2011 have threatened not just

the charity's reputation,

but also the £32 million it gets

each year from the government.

The International Development

Secretary, Penny Mordaunt,

has threatened to withhold the cash,

unless Oxfam shows the moral

leadership she thinks it's lacked

in the way its handled

the scandal thus far.

The charity has been accused

of covering up the full scale

of the allegations, that

includes staff holding

parties with prostitutes.

Today, Ms Mordaunt will meet senior

figures from the charity and ask

them to hand over everything

they know about past

and current abuses.

I'm affording them the opportunity

to tell me in person what they did

after these events, and I'm

going to be looking to see

if they are displaying the moral

leadership that I think

they need to now.

Ms Mordaunt wants to know more

about the concerns staff had

about the recruitment

of workers in Haiti,

and she wants to know

what Oxfam is doing to stop it

ever happening again.

Ms Mordaunt would also meet

the Charity Commission to discuss

what more can be done to regulate

non-governmental organisations.

Oxfam has apologised and says it

will take further action to improve

the safeguarding, vetting

and recruitment of staff.

James Landale, BBC News.

After 7am this morning,

we'll be speaking to the boss

of Save the Children,

another charity who faces questions

over allegations they investigated

staff over claims of sexual

misconduct.

Three British tourists have been

killed in a helicopter crash

in the United States.

It happened on a sightseeing trip

in the Grand Canyon.

They've been named by police

in Arizona as 27-year-old,

Becky Dobson, Jason Hill,

who was 32, and 30-year-old,

Stuart Hill.

Three other British nationals

and the pilot were injured.

Our first responders had a 20 minute

hike, 20 minute hike, to get to the

scene. They were right on... We were

notified of the crash at 540, and

first responders were on the scene

within the first 30 minutes. And

first responders were on the scene

within the first 30 minutes. And we

attribute that quick response to

what help save lives.

-- helped.

Russian investigators are searching

fields near Moscow for clues to find

out why a passenger plane crashed,

killing all 71 people on board.

The Saratov Airlines jet went down

just a few minutes after taking

off yesterday afternoon.

Officials say they are

considering weather conditions,

human error and technical failure

as possible causes but they did not

mention the possibility

of terrorism.

Theresa May and the Irish Prime

Minister, Leo Varadkar,

are to visit Belfast

today for talks with

Northern Ireland's main parties.

There are growing indications

that the Democratic Unionist Party

and Sinn Fein may be close to a deal

to restore devolved government.

Let's speak to our political

correspondent, Ben Wright,

who's in Westminster.

This has gone on for so many months.

What is the latest?

13 months.

January last year is when the DUP

Sinn Fein government in Belfast

imploded among a public spending

scandal. There was a deep rift among

the two parties preventing a

succession of talks making any

progress in the months since then.

Things have split between them,

including same-sex marriage and

enshrining language. Talks have gone

nowhere. There is hope they could be

on the verge of a breakthrough.

Theresa May and Leo Varadkar, they

would not be going to Belfast today

if they did not think an agreement

was in reach. It is in the interest

of both sides to get it done. London

does not want direct control over

Northern Ireland. They want the

power-sharing agreement back up and

running. It feels like that could be

getting close.

OK, well, we will

see. Thank you very much.

Parents should take their children

to see a pharmacist if they only

have a minor illness.

That's the message of

a new health campaign.

NHS England says easily treated

conditions are adding

to the pressure on GP surgeries

and Accident and Emergency

departments, as our

health correspondent,

James Gallagher, reports.

Morning.

How can I help?

I'd like some advice

on my daughter, please.

When the kids are ill

and you need medical advice,

do you think of the pharmacy?

This NHS campaign says

tummy troubles, teething,

and coughs are all best dealt

with by a high street pharmacist.

It's part of a drive to relieve

pressure on doctors' time.

Figures released as part

of the Stay Well Pharmacy campaign

estimates around 18 million GP

appointments each year and more

than 2 million A&E visits

are for patients that could be

treated with over-the-counter

medication.

It says the appointments cost

the NHS more than £850

million each year.

Pharmacists are highly trained

healthcare professionals.

They train for five years in the use

of medicines and how to get the best

out of using medicines,

but also in how to treat minor

illness, minor disease,

and, really importantly,

how to understand when perhaps it's

more serious and people need

to seek extra help.

I feel so dreadful!

The Patients Association said

the campaign had some merits,

but said anyone with a health

concern should feel able to turn

to their GP.

The pharmacy is just

around the corner.

I can go and see a fully trained

healthcare professional,

no appointment needed!

James Gallagher, BBC News.

South Africa's governing party,

the ANC, says the fate

of President Zuma will be

decided within 24 hours.

There is mounting pressure

for him to stand down,

following allegations of corruption.

Speaking at a rally in Cape Town,

the leader of the ANC,

Cyril Ramaphosa said the key aim

of any transition of power

was to unite South Africans.

London City Airport has been closed

until further notice

after the discovery of an unexploded

Second World War bomb.

The device was found

in the River Thames.

Passengers are being urged to check

with their airlines before

travelling this morning.

Kensington Palace has announced more

details of the wedding

of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

at Windsor Castle.

The service will start at midday,

meaning there's good news

for football fans as it is unlikely

to clash with the FA Cup final.

Our royal correspondent,

Nicholas Witchell, reports.

They are said to be closely involved

in the arrangements for their

wedding which is now a little less

than 14 weeks away. It will take

place in the historic setting of St

Georges chapel within Windsor Castle

on Saturday the 19th of May. The

service will begin at midday with

the Dean of Windsor officiating.

Room within the chapel is limited,

with space for around 800 guests. At

one o'clock, the couple, married, as

they will be by then, will set off

in a carriage procession back to the

castle for a reception in Saint

Georges Hall. The carriage

procession, they hope, will fulfil

the pledge they made at the time of

their engagement to make it possible

for members of the public to feel

part of the occasion. Nicholas

Witchell, BBC News.

This is not important, what I am

going to say about the FA Cup.

Somebody will be on that day, it

won't be me.

BBC One at 12 o'clock.

That is our spot! You cannot take

our spot!

Apparently they have. We

will come on later. Who knows.

Have a look at this amazing image.

It's of a single glowing atom

of the metal strontium and it's won

first prize in a science

photography competition.

Can you see that?

Right in the

middle. Amazing.

The image, taken by David Nadlinger

was captured through the window

of a vacuum chamber

in an Oxford University laboratory,

using an ordinary digital camera.

Two metal electrodes placed two

millimetres apart held the strontium

as it was illuminated

with a blue-coloured laser.

It looks like a tiny little star.

It

is not very often you are

speechless, but that is one time.

Good morning. We have to start

somewhere. Pyeongchang. Did you

watch any?

Quite a lot.

So much of

it is so brave.

People are saying we

should send over an average Joe to

try all the sports to give us

something to measure against.

Perhaps Mike Bushell. The triathlon

yesterday. Cross-country skiing,

mixed with shooting! Why not? Why

would you not? Totally bonkers!

Absolutely. More than that, if you

are waking up this morning to frosty

and snowy weather, spare a thought

for them over there. Incredible

conditions.

Britain's Aimee Fuller said

the conditions were "absolutely

brutal" for the slopestyle

snowboard competition.

Qualifying was cancelled yesterday,

but if anything, the winds

were worse today in the final.

Fuller finished 17th.

Gold went to Sochi

champion, Jamie Anderson.

More Six nations

action this weekend.

Yesterday, former captain,

Greg Laidlaw, kicked Scotland

to victory in their

match against France.

He kicked 22 points for his side,

as they came from behind

to win at Murrayfield.

Next for Scotland is England,

in two weeks' time.

Newcaslte United have

won their first Premier League

home game since October,

and it was Manchester United

who were on the receiving end.

Matt Ritchie scored

the only goal of the game.

And Rangers smashed six past

Ayr United as they made it

into the quarter-finals

of the Scottish Cup,

striker, Alferdo Morelos,

hitting two of them on his return

to the side.

He was very happy with that. A

horrible miss. Right in front of all

of the Ayr United fans.

We will be

live in Pyeongchang through the

morning. And hang about for the

papers.

It is totally addictive,

watching it. I cannot turn it off.

I

am lacking sleep.

It is called here

as well. -- cold.

Here's Matt with a look at this

morning's weather at RHS Wisley.

Good morning. We are in amongst the

snowdrops. A sign of positivity that

spring is never far away. The RHS is

saying over the past decade, the

snowdrops have appeared earlier and

earlier. Is in this winter, which

has been average, snowdrops made

early appearances. Sometimes as

early as December. They may be the

sign that spring is not far around

the corner. I do not think we are

done with winter yet. Certainly this

morning, it is a cold, cold start.

The forecasts. A frosty start across

the country this morning. A day of

sunshine and if you showers. Not as

many as three the weekend. Light

winds. Not as chilly. The UK. The

best of the sunshine, central and

eastern areas. Snow showers across

south-western Scotland and Northern

Ireland and parts of northern

England. A covering of snow during

the morning rush-hour. Taking a look

to the south-west and Wales, showers

will be a mixture of rain, sleet,

and hail. Not too many in the

forecast. Dry and sunny weather in

between. Some slippery conditions.

Temperatures up a little bit on

yesterday given the fact winds are

lighter. A chilly day by and large.

Not a bad start for many of you.

Frost will form the night. A weather

front working in from the west.

Strengthening winds. Snowfall in

Northern Ireland and eventually into

parts of Scotland and northern

England. Not just on the hills, we

could see it at lower levels as

well. That could cause problems on

Tuesday morning rush-hour in central

and southern Scotland and the final

of England in particular. -- far

north. Sleet and snow over higher

ground. Especially Wales to be

pushing east through the day with

strong to gale force winds. How far

that goes, it is uncertain at the

moment. We will brighten up with

sunshine in the afternoon. Snow

flurries in western Scotland. The

windfall in lighter compared to the

morning. A fairly cool day by and

large. Tuesday night. A risk of

frost and ice around. Wednesday,

another weather system pushing its

way in. Not as potent as that.

Tomorrow, snow is limited to the

higher ground of Scotland and

Ireland. Milder air. Outbreaks of

rain and drizzle. Hill snow for many

of us. Strong to gale force winds to

the 11 degrees in the far

south-west. That clears through

Wednesday night. Patchy frost on

Thursday. Cloud across southern and

eastern parts of the country, but

many parts are back to sunshine once

again. Slightly lighter winds to be

back the cold air by Thursday with

snow showers around, especially in

the north of the country.

I spotted lots of snowdrops. It is

hard to see them. Holly is staying

around. Should go with a front page

of the Telegraph? Boris Johnson. He

is on a tour of Asia. He has been

visiting a burnt out village in

Burma. Lots of the papers talking

about this. This is about Oxfam.

Ministers have launched an

investigation. Foreign aid officials

brushed off allegations of child

abuse. We are talking about that

through the programme. And take your

sick children to a pharmacy, not a

GP.

The front page of the Guardian,

the Oxfam crisis is the main story.

In Cape Town, South Africa, the

ruling party can force President

Jacob Zuma to step down this week.

The Daily Mail is talking about

Oxfam. The Daily Mirror have a story

there about botched operations

abroad. The NHS spending £30 million

in the last five years fixing

botched plastic surgery done on the

cheap abroad.

Some tapes from Ian

Huntley. They've got access to these

recordings. In the Daily Express,

icy storms.

icy storms. Deep snow. Are you OK?

We have a silent sneeze. We had that

guy who was a sneeze expert, you got

to let it out.

It's not nice for

everybody waking up and having their

Breakfast.

Always better out than

in.

There is a rumour doing the

rounds that Tesco might be opening a

Budget store to

Budget store to rival Aldi and Lidl.

They are working on a secret plan

for a new secret discount grocery

chain. Tesco is still the biggest

supermarket in the UK. It has a huge

share of the grocery sector but the

other two have been slowly chipping

away at their market share. It would

be interesting to see what happened.

They can neither confirm nor deny it

has happened. Interesting when we

get that kind of thing happening.

A

lot of the papers focusing on this

this morning. He has been one of the

shocks so far. He won gold in the

snowboard slope style and he is just

17 years old.

You did brilliantly.

It's like he can literally fly. At

17, he looks about 14 or 15. He just

looked so uncomfortable. He didn't

know if he was supposed to wave,

shake hands. We did it all

simultaneously. He has the best

name.

name. His name is Red Jerrod. A lot

of Liverpool fans getting excited. I

hope he is a Liverpool fan.

We were

talking about job titles. This is

from the Telegraph.

from the Telegraph. What is a

hygiene technician?

A cleaner.

hygiene technician?

A cleaner.

What

is the media distribution opposite?

A newspaper person. In the Victorian

era, they also had quite interesting

job titles.

You can guess what these

are. What is a manciple? No idea.

It's a servant. The next one, what

is a couranteer?

This is a gel in

the cash journalist.

In the last

one, I love this one,

one, I love this one, what is a

Professor of the Natatorial Art?

What is it going to be?

What is it going to be? It is a

swimming instructor.

What a

ridiculous title.

ridiculous title.

My wine that I

like is a person who makes washable

weeks. Absolutely -- my one.

Absolutely brilliant. I need to

invest.

We often hear about children's

academic performance

at school being measured.

What you might not realise is that,

in England and Wales,

their weight is also under review.

In a bid to tackle childhood

obesity, Public Health England

weighs every child as they join

and leave primary school.

But statistics don't

tell the whole story -

and when one mother received

a letter to say that her cricket-mad

daughter was "very overweight",

she chose to speak out.

This is 11-year-old Daisy from

Christchurch. She plays cricket the

Dorset County youth team and is

pretty active but a so-called fax

letter was sent home scene based on

how age, height and weight, Daisy

was very overweight.

Soon after

that, I noticed that she was

skipping Breakfast and she didn't

want to play cricket. She thought

she was too large.

I lost my

confidence and I didn't really want

to play anything.

Like cricket. The

letters are sent as part of a scheme

run by Public Health England

tracking the measurements of all

primary school children.

If we

weren't measuring children in the

way that we currently do, the first

thing is we wouldn't know the scale

of the problem that we currently

have, we wouldn't know that 20% of

children leaving primary school are

classified as obese and winner the

problems of those children as they

grow up.

But leading sport scientist

Doctor Gavin Sandakan is

unconvinced.

One thing we do know

about seeing Daisy as she is very

active and of course, muscle weighs

a lot more than that does and this

BMI measurement doesn't take into

account how muscular she is. At the

best, a waste of time and money and

money and at the worst, it's the

labelling and a form of body

fascism.

Daisy and her family agree.

I want Public Health England to stop

waiting and measuring our children

and stop wasting taxpayers money and

taking away of our confidence.

Children shouldn't be worrying about

their weight. They've got more

important stuff to think about.

Rather than sending a letter, it

would be better to do more sports.

We will be talking about that a

little bit later. That was John

Cuthill reporting.

You can see more on this tonight

on BBC Inside Out on BBC1

in the south at 7.30pm

and everywhere else

on the iPlayer afterwards.

Also, if you have had one of those

letters about your children, let us

know what you think. Do you think

it's a good idea? Is it damaging?

So

many questions. We will also be

speaking to Jill and Daisy Elizabeth

later or more of a discussion.

Still

to come on the programme, would you

take your child to a pharmacist

rather than A&E for illness?

I went

to a pharmacist last year itchy IMA

solved it.

I just don't know where

to go with that story.

I had an

itchy eye and it was swelling up and

rather than bulk billing, she was

amazing.

Magic? Not magic.

bit milder as we head towards the

end of the week.

More travel news on BBC Radio

London. Back in half an hour.

Hello.

This is Breakfast with Dan Walker

and Louise Minchin.

Welcome back.

We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment,

but also on Breakfast this morning.

As fresh reports emerge of charities

investigating staff over sexual

misconduct, we'll speak to the head

of Save the Children,

one of the agencies

caught up in the scandal.

Also this morning, it's been a tough

brutal start to competition this

morning, we'll have all the latest

winter Olympics action.

My job is like a headmistress. I say

off you go...

She'll be hoping she can keep

order at the BAFTA's!

Joanna Lumley speaks to Naga ahead

of her hosting duties about taking

over from Stephen Fry and her

new film, "Finding Your Feet."

Good morning.

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

Senior officials at Oxfam

will today try to convince

the International Development

Secretary that they should

keep their millions of pounds a year

in government funding

despite the revelation that aid

workers used prostitutes in Haiti

after the devastating

earthquake there.

The charity's been accused

of concealing the full findings

of an investigation in 2011

which resulted in seven

sackings and resignations.

Oxfam denies claims of a cover-up.

Three British tourists have been

killed in a helicopter crash

in the United States.

It happened on a sightseeing trip

in the Grand Canyon.

They've been named by police

in Arizona as 27-year-old,

Becky Dobson, Jason Hill,

who was 32, and 30-year-old,

Stuart Hill.

Three other British nationals

and the pilot were injured.

Our first responders

had a 20 minute hike,

20 minute hike, to get to the scene.

They were right on...

We were notified of the crash

at 540, and first responders

were on the scene within

the first 30 minutes.

And we attribute that quick response

to what helped save lives.

Russian investigators are searching

fields near Moscow to try to find

out what caused a crash killed in

all people on board. It went down

just a few minutes after taking off

yesterday afternoon. They are

considering mechanical issues, human

failure, I did not mention the

possibility of terrorism.

Theresa May and the Irish Prime

Minister, Leo Varadkar,

are to visit Belfast

today for talks with

Northern Ireland's main parties.

There are growing indications a deal

is close that would see

devolved government restored.

Northern Ireland has been run

by civil servants since the power

sharing agreement between Sinn Fein

and the DUP collapsed last January.

Parents should take their children

to see a pharmacist if they only

have a minor illness.

That's the message of

a new health campaign.

NHS England says easily treated

conditions are adding

to the pressure on GP surgeries

and Accident and Emergency

departments and going to

the pharmacy could save the health

service £850 million a year.

London City Airport has been closed

until further notice

after the discovery of an unexploded

Second World War bomb.

The device was found

in the River Thames.

Passengers are being urged to check

with their airlines before

travelling this morning.

Kensington Palace has announced more

details about the wedding

of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

at Windsor Castle on the nineteenth

of May.

The service, in St George's Chapel,

will begin at midday,

which means it is unlikely to clash

with the FA Cup Final.

It's been confirmed

that the Archbishop of Canterbury

will marry the couple,

and that the Dean of Windsor

will conduct the service.

800 guests will be there.

The newlyweds will then embark

on a short carriage procession

around Windsor at one o'clock.

You are up-to-date with the latest

news. However many times you mention

your programme, I do not think they

will move the wedding.

You have to

consider these things.

When you got

married...

You plan your day is very

carefully and look through the

sporting calendar and say you cannot

do that one, you cannot do that one,

it has to be that once a bite that

is how you do it.

is how you do it. -- has to be that

one.

You should put that in a letter

and send it off to the palace and

see what they think. I cannot

believe Meghan Markle did not think

of that. Flabbergasted. I am sure

they will have a lovely day.

Not so

lovely in South Korea. The wind has

been incredible.

-16 degrees. I know

it is the winter Olympics, it is

going to be cold. It looks stunning.

But it can get very cold. But

this... It is taking it to another

extreme. Some of the events have

been cancelled and delayed over the

weekend. Very difficult. It makes

for awkward discussions to be had,

whether or not some of the events

can be continued. On a world stage

like this, it is not easy.

You want

to do your best.

Exactly. It has

been an incredible weekend of sport.

We will look at some of the action.

Those incredible winds on day three

have interrupted the action.

Embracing the elements is the way of

these athletes. Even they have their

limits. The wind blows in from

Siberia, bringing chill and danger.

We are already 30 minutes delayed.

It puts the women's slope style

final in doubt. But after waiting an

hour, conditions are cleared. The

wind had only subsided, not gone

away.

My goodness.

This was

Slovakia's Claudia. She was OK,

remarkably, and went against.

We are

absolutely on the limit of this

contest.

For Aimie Fuller of

Britain, this was an unexpected run

at the medals. With one run left she

tried to take on the wind.

She has

got huge.

-- win. It is out to be

brutal. It is not how I planned and

how I visualised for years of prep

work to go today. I do not think it

was a true show of women's female

slope style. That is a shame for the

sport. Amid the dusts and balls,

Jimmy Anderson took the right amount

of risk. -- gusts. A final, clouded

by controversy.

Things are more

serene inside the ice rink. Know

whether problems here. The first

three days have seen the team

competition, with Canada looking for

gold with synchronised brilliance.

In these Games, you are offered up

against the elements. Turning danger

into an style. -- often. Kozinski,

BBC News. -- Joe Lynskey.

He called it serene, but to me, it

is so dangerous, with those blades.

But it is so beautiful.

And back

home.

And back home.

Greg Laidlaw was the main man

for Scotland as they beat France

32-26 at Murrayfield

in the Six Nations.

He scored 22 of their points,

including six penalties,

as they got their first win

of this year's competition.

They face reigning champions England

at Murrayfield next,

in two weeks' time.

Ireland claimed their first win

of this year's Women's Six Nations,

beating Italy by 21 points to eight.

After a failing to score a single

point in their first game,

against France, the Irish

were dominant from the start,

scoring three tries,

including this, from winger,

Megan Williams.

Newcastle hadn't won a home game in

the Premier League since October,

but they put that right yesterday,

and it was Manchester United who

suffered. Matt Ritchie scored the

only goal of the game to lift his

side two points clear of the

relegation zone, and leave United 16

points behind leaders, Manchester

City.

We could be hit ten hours and we

would not score a goal. I think it

is fair to say that Newcastle had a

clean sheet. They scored. They said

they would defend with everything.

Rangers and Aberdeen completed

the line up for the quarter-finals

of the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen beat Dundee United 4-2,

while Rangers looked

in trouble against Ayr.

They were already a goal down

when Alfredo Morelos missed

an absolute sitter.

But he did redeem himself,

scoring twice in a 6-1 victory.

Now, who remembers Big

Break from the 1990s?

Well, snooker has returned

to it the fun side with

the Shoot Out Tournament,

where the players have ten minutes

to complete a frame.

And we are looking forward to

incredible pictures from the winter

Olympics.

You are watching every

moment.

moment.

Some of the sports are easy

to work out, but sometimes you need

to find explanations.

I am into

curling.

I am not yet.

You will be

soon.

soon.

Good morning. You are watching

Breakfast.

It was a routine flight on a modern

plane with an experienced pilot.

But yesterday a Russian airliner

crashed shortly after taking off

from Moscow Airport,

killing all 71 passengers and crew.

Investigators said they were looking

into various possible causes

including weather conditions,

human error and technical failure.

David Learmount is an

aviation journalist.

He joins us from our

London newsroom.

Good morning. Thank you for your

time. There is limited evidence so

far, but from what you have seen and

read, what is your interpretation of

what took place?

I think you have

just said it. You have to keep your

mind open on this one. There are

several indicators. It is a new

aeroplane. But it is a modern

aeroplane, made in Russia. It is...

Umm... It is very well... The

wreckage is very, very well

scattered. So that means... And we

also know that it came down

extremely fast. In the last stages

of its descent, it was coming down

very, very fast. Umm... The most

likely thing at this point, because

the wreckage is so scattered, it

suggests that the aircraft broke up

in the air. Now, the obvious thing

to look out would be sabotaged, a

bomb on board, terrorism, it is a

possibility. Otherwise, we are

looking at things which are really

rather more unlikely. Weather has

been mentioned, yes. It is a typical

Russian winter. But Russian pilots

and aeroplanes are used to Russian

winter. I would not put that on my

list. I mean, we have got ghosts

from the past like the Germanwings a

cup of tea go to the I do not think

there is direct evidence for it an

attempt of pilots oversight. --I do

not think. -- pilot suicide.

We

could see how bad the weather was.

We have seen some pilots banned due

to cockpit security. Could that be a

potential line of investigation as

well?

Umm, I mean, I don't think we

can rule anything out. In 2004, out

of the same Russian, Moscow, error

port, Domodedovo Airport, two planes

took off for different destination.

-- airport. Both of them blew up in

the sky because there was a hijacker

on board. Since that time,

Domodedovo Airport has improved its

security hugely. So, you know, it

would be surprising if add that

airports now you could get a bomb or

explosives through as an on board

passenger. -- at that airport. That

is what happened then. But, of

course, a couple of years ago, there

was a Russian aircraft blown out of

the sky over Sinai. That was a bomb

which got on it probably through

ground crew at the airport. So,

really, what we are looking at more

than anything else at the moment,

because there are still other

possibilities, it is this scattering

of the wreck it. And you have to be

careful with looking at nonaviation

people who are eyewitnesses saying

there was an explosion in the sky.

-- wreckage. Often the trauma of the

crash is enough to jerk the

imagination. But nonetheless, people

said it wrote up in the air.

Thank

you for that interesting

information. -- broke up in the air.

There were no air crashes last year.

There was also a crash in the Grand

Canyon which we will also bring it.

Good morning. It is pretty cold.

Yes, the sun rises over half an hour

away but it is a fine start here. We

are at RHS Wisley in Surrey. The

latter

latter name fur for snowdrops is

galanthis navalis which helps with

pollination, in reference to plants.

It is certainly a cold start this

morning. At the some of you, a cold,

frosty and icy start. Lots of dry

and sunny weather. Still a few snow

flurries here and there. We have

them in western Scotland, Northern

Ireland as well. And a few isolated

showers towards the south-west. It

will turn icy pretty quickly. We saw

showers last night. Many central and

eastern areas, having a dry and

sunny day. Southwest England and

Wales will see one or two showers.

Further north into northern England

and Scotland and Northern Ireland,

we will see snow, given a further

centimetre or two in places. Leading

up to a cold evening. Many places

today, from what we saw yesterday,

the wind is a little bit lighter. We

have the sunshine on you, it might

not be too bad. As we go into

tonight, frost will form very

quickly. We have got a weather front

pushing in from the West. Expect

some snow in Northern Ireland. By

the end of the night, the snow

becomes that bit more extensive.

Tomorrow morning, Arbeiter start to

the south and east. Elsewhere --

elsewhere, parts of seven --

southern and Central Scotland, a few

issues for the rush-hour. Rain

further south with a little bit of

sleet mixed in. It does clear off

its way eastwards. Brighter skies

into the West. It's going to be a

rather chilly feeling date. Some

pretty strong winds touching gale

force in places. That leads to frost

and ice to take us through the night

into Wednesday morning. Strong to

gale force winds. This time, snow

may be limited. Outbreaks of rain

coming and going through the day.

It's not going to be the best of

days on Wednesday. Temperatures will

be on the rise. 11 degrees towards

the south-west of the country. Then

through Wednesday into Thursday,

that weather system gets out of the

way. It might linger with cloud but

the most, back to sunny spells on

Thursday. A few snow showers around

but a lot of dry and bright weather

as well. Don't forget, you won't

have the wind quite as strong as we

will have seen them. It's still

going to be a bit chilly by the end

of the week. Nothing too untoward.

We got a bit of a cloudy day to come

on Wednesday. Some snow through

tomorrow morning. Some try and

bright weather to get out and enjoy.

An inquiry is being launched

into the imminent collapse

of the East Coast Rail franchise.

Steph has more on what's gone wrong

and what it means for passengers.

We're talking about the railway line

from London through to Edinburgh

and onto Aberdeen.

It's a line that has changed

hands a lot in recent

years and that is the problem.

For a long, time it was run by GNER.

But in 2007 it got into

financial difficulties

and the franchise to run the line

was handed to National Express.

Then at the height of

the financial crisis in 2009

there were more problems

and the service was re-nationalised

and put under the control

of a government backed operator.

Fast forward to 2015, the coalition

government reprivatised it.

This time handing the keys

to Virgin Trains East Coast

90% owned by Stagecoach and 10%

owned by Richard Branson's Virgin

Group.

The consortium paid over £3 billion

to operate the franchise until 2023.

But now they say they're

running out of money.

And that passenger numbers have been

much lower than predicted.

So what will it mean for passengers?

Tony Miles is from

Modern Railways Magazine.

When you hear all that about hammy

times has changed hands, what is

going on? Why is it such a problem?

It appears the most difficult thing

is predicting passenger numbers.

East -- each of those businesses

which is about to end have been

profitable businesses. The struggle

they are having to make the extra

premium and they have committed in

their bids. Part of that is you are

trying to predict what people will

do a lot -- on the long-distance

railway. That is difficult. There is

no big part of the Lok tin market.

It's not like a commuter railway.

The business market, the

long-distance market is vague and

it's not grown in the way that each

of the companies expected it to do.

Because of this, ministers are

saying this franchise could collapse

within a matter of months but what

does it mean?

Initially Stagecoach

has been propping up the business

and would put in about £200 million

of its money. They are not running

away from it initially. The most

important thing is, the trains will

never stop running. The government

has two options. It can transfer the

business back to a group of

companies which is appointed to take

over, which is operator last resort.

Or it is looking at whether they

would ask Stagecoach virgin to carry

on. That is quite keen. The team

that is running it has come top of

the national survey of satisfaction.

The actual company performance is

doing a fine job. It's the finances

behind it.

It's not something that

passengers to use that Hyam -- that

line

passengers to use that Hyam -- that

line would want.

There will always

be someone to step in and take over

if the business operating cannot

continue. The trains will still be

there on the day.

And is it likely

someone else will want to run it? As

you said, it is a profitable line.

There is a view the government is

finally waking up to the idea that

you don't let rail contracts that --

contracts on the promise of running

it. The new south-western railway

contract that started last August --

last August as breakpoints as to

whether promise should be rethought

and they are now looking at the

quality of promises. The re-electing

of it will be a different way of

looking at financial promises.

That

is it to me right now.

She's one of our best loved stars

whose been in everything

from Paddington 2 to

Absolutely Fabulous.

But on Sunday, Joanna Lumley

takes on a new role.

She's taking over from

Stephen Fry as the host

of the Bafta Film Awards.

Naga caught up with her to find out

how she was feeling ahead

of the big event.

Joanna Lumley, thank you so much

talking to us. To be here. A pledge

to have it.

How excited are you? So

excited and thrilled. It was such an

honour to be asked and I said yes

with a beating heart, rang up

Stephen Fry he was a friend of mine

anyway...

Thank you.

He said he was

thrilled and that nobody ever

complained, an awards ceremony is

too short. And the second thing is

to keep it tight and entertaining

and light. My job is just to be a

host of which is hello, welcome,

blah blah blah. And then you say and

to present the first award is...

Swap come to massive movie stars in

my job is like a headmistress. Off

you go, next category.

What are you

going to bring to it? What is that

Joanna Lumley touch?

I'm going to

bring address.

What colour? Black.

What do you think of the campaign to

wear black to stand up to inequality

and harassment.

It combines a whole

lot of things. In the Royal Albert

Hall, the 100 years that the

suffragettes are signs that things

so that people over 30 could get the

vote for the first time is that is

hugely powerful and strong and it

bounced on through people, women

being allowed to work in munitions

factories in the war and bouncing

off this, the times up thing. And I

hope this is opening windows and

flooding light into every part of

our industry and all all

professions. So that we can now look

forward into the outer world, the

greater world, to wider countries

and cultures, where women are

appallingly treated. Really abused

and marginalised. That great

strength, that men are looking

forward to the injuries to women in

the greater world. This is terrific.

How did your Internet date go at the

weekend?

I got more than I bargained

for. He showed up with his wife in

tow. It turns out I kicked kicked

swinging in the of swimming. It's a

lovely story, a late flowering love

story, an unexpected love story. A

family, an abrasive thing which is

resolved. All that is set against

the backdrop of a senior citizens

dance class. We have seen it on

strictly. The audiences watch it.

The people have been it, you've met

it, they are bewitched by dance.

Many older people will get out and

cure their loneliness and inability

by going to dance classes. I hope it

works because we all absolutely

adored it. We have been talent

spotted. We are going to Rome, city

of lovers. Would you be on the

dancefloor?

My won't dance. I would

have to dance with him.

That's an

idea. I dance but I don't go to many

dance parties.

I wish you all the

best for the Baftas.

Thank you

indeed. Thank you.

She is going to

be excellent at it.

The BAFTAs are on BBC One

this Sunday at 9pm.

A slightly longer version later.

Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

Like normally how you have a body in

you work out who they are and who

might want to kill them?

That's the procedure. If you say so.

This time, we don't know who is

meant to have been killed.

A race against time to find the

truth. We will speak to the stars of

the latest crime thriller

Collateral.

of the week.

More travel news

on BBC Radio London.

Hello.

Good morning.

This is Breakfast, with Dan Walker

and Louise Minchin.

Oxfam comes under increasing

pressure, as the charity's bosses

try to convince government ministers

they should keep millions of pounds

of public funding.

The aid agency will have to say

what it knew about allegations

of sexual misconduct by some

of its staff in Haiti and what it's

doing to stop it happening again.

Good morning.

It's Monday the 12th of February.

Also this morning: Oh,

something just fell.

Three British tourists who died

in a helicopter crash

in the Grand Canyon

are named by US police.

Three other Britons were injured.

Details of Prince Harry

and Meghan Markle's

wedding are announced.

A midday ceremony means it's

unlikely to clash with the FA

Cup final.

Good morning.

Three years after it was introduced,

only 2% of eligible fathers have

taken up shared parental leave,

that's according to government

figures out this morning.

I'll be finding out why.

Good morning.

Conditions at the winter Olympics

are causing problems. The women's

slope style went ahead as planned,

but was that the correct choice?

And Matt's admiring

the snowdrops at RHS Wisley.

Good morning.

Good morning.

After clear skies during the night,

a frosty start to Monday morning.

Snow showers in the west, but also

icy. The full forecast in 15

minutes. Take care on the roads.

They will

minutes. Take care on the roads.

They will be

They will be slippery.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Senior officials at Oxfam

will today try to convince

the International Development

Secretary that they should

keep their millions of pounds a year

in government funding

despite the revelation that aid

workers used prostitutes in Haiti

after the devastating

earthquake there.

The charity's been accused

of concealing the full findings

of an investigation in 2011

which resulted in seven

sackings and resignations.

Oxfam denies claims of a cover-up.

Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Landale, reports.

The allegations of sexual misconduct

by Oxfam aid workers in Haiti

in 2011 have threatened not just

the charity's reputation,

but also the £32 million it gets

each year from the government.

The International Development

Secretary, Penny Mordaunt,

has threatened to withhold the cash,

unless Oxfam shows the moral

leadership she thinks it's lacked

in the way its handled

the scandal thus far.

The charity has been accused

of covering up the full scale

of the allegations, that

includes staff holding

parties with prostitutes.

Today, Ms Mordaunt will meet senior

figures from the charity and ask

them to hand over everything

they know about past

and current abuses.

I'm affording them the opportunity

to tell me in person what they did

after these events, and I'm

going to be looking to see

if they are displaying the moral

leadership that I think

they need to now.

Ms Mordaunt wants to know more

about the concerns staff had

about the recruitment

of workers in Haiti,

and she wants to know

what Oxfam is doing to stop it

ever happening again.

Ms Mordaunt will also meet

the Charity Commission to discuss

what more can be done to regulate

non-governmental organisations.

Oxfam has apologised and says it

will take further action to improve

the safeguarding, vetting

and recruitment of staff.

James Landale, BBC News.

In a few moments' time, we'll be

speaking to the boss of Save the

Children, another charity who faces

questions over allegations they

investigated staff over claims of

sexual misconduct.

Three British tourists have been

killed in a helicopter crash

in the United States.

It happened while on a sightseeing

flight over the Grand Canyon.

Three other Britons,

and the pilot, were injured.

Our North America correspondent,

James Cook, reports.

The helicopter came down in rocky,

remote terrain, bursting into

flames. It appears the survivors

were able to get out despite

suffering serious injuries. But

three Britons on board died at the

scene. Becky Dobson, Jason Hill, and

Stuart Hill. For the survivors,

three young Britons in the pilot,

the ordeal was far from over. --.

Military personnel were flown in but

had to walk to the crash site using

night vision. It was more than eight

hours before the injured were flown

to hospital in Los Angeles.

We were

not able to extract anyone until the

morning. There were difficult

conditions. You need special

training and people.

It is not clear

what caused the crash which involved

a helicopter. The tour company says

it is the world's largest aerial

sightseeing outfits, flying 600,000

people a year. In 2001, six people

died when another of the firm's

helicopters crashed. The Foreign

Office says it is now providing

support to the British families of

this weekend's victims. James Cook,

BBC News, Los Angeles.

Russian investigators are searching

fields near Moscow for clues to find

out why a passenger plane crashed,

killing all 71 people on board.

The Saratov Airlines jet went down

just a few minutes after taking

off yesterday afternoon.

Officials say they are

considering weather conditions,

human error and technical failure

as possible causes but they did not

mention the possibility

of terrorism.

Theresa May and the Irish Prime

Minister, Leo Varadkar,

are to visit Belfast

today for talks with

Northern Ireland's main parties.

There are growing indications

that the Democratic Unionist Party

and Sinn Fein may be close to a deal

to restore devolved government.

Let's speak to our political

correspondent, Ben Wright,

who's in Westminster.

That is one element of the talk,

what else is on the table?

Restoring

power-sharing at storm wind is top

of the list. There has not been a

devolved government in Northern

Ireland since January last year. --

Stormont. That is when the

power-sharing relationship between

the DUP and Sinn Fein imploded.

There have been a number of issues

going from whether or not the Irish

language should have legal

protection in law, same-sex

marriage, many issues, with the two

parties in disagreement. The new

Northern Ireland Foreign Secretary,

only appointed at the end of last

year, has tried to put new momentum

in these talks. They may be on the

cusp of a breakthrough. Theresa May

going to Belfast, along with Leo

Varadkar, they would not do this if

they did not think they could make a

difference. Both Prime Minister's

want to get this devolved government

back up and running. Theresa May

especially with Brexit and

negotiations and

negotiations and sensitivities with

the Irish border. She does not want

direct control from Westminster,

which is a possibility if these

talks do not succeed.

Parents should take their children

to see a pharmacist if they only

have a minor illness.

That's the message of

a new health campaign.

NHS England says easily treated

conditions are adding

to the pressure on GP surgeries

and Accident and Emergency

departments, as our

health correspondent,

James Gallagher, reports.

London City Airport has been closed

until further notice

after the discovery of an unexploded

Second World War bomb.

The device was found

in the River Thames.

Passengers are being urged to check

with their airlines before

travelling this morning.

Kensington Palace has announced more

details of the wedding

of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

at Windsor Castle.

The service will start at midday,

meaning there's good news

for football fans as it is unlikely

to clash with the FA Cup final.

Our royal correspondent,

Nicholas Witchell, reports.

They are said to be closely

involved in the arrangements

for their wedding, which is now

a little less than 14 weeks away.

As already announced,

it will take place in the historic

setting of St Georges Chapel

within Windsor Castle on Saturday

the 19th of May.

The service will begin

at midday with the Dean

of Windsor

officiating, and the Archbishop

of Canterbury, Justin Welby,

leading the service itself.

Room within the chapel is limited,

with space for around 800 guests.

At one o'clock, the couple, married,

as they will be by then,

will set off in a carriage

procession, and then a long walk

back to the castle for a reception

in Saint Georges Hall.

The carriage procession, they hope,

will fulfil the pledge they made

at the time of their engagement

to make it possible for members

of the public to feel

part of the occasion.

Nicholas Witchell, BBC News.

The sexual misconduct by Oxfam aid

workers in Haiti has threatened not

just the charity's reputation

and cash-flow, but also raises

questions over how the UK's £13

billion overseas aid

budget is spent.

There have been revelations

about other charities too.

Reports say Christian Aid,

Save the Children,

and the British Red Cross have

all investigated staff over

sexual misconduct allegations.

Kevin Watkins is the Chief Executive

of Save the Children,

and joins us from our London studio.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Thank

you for joining us. Could you give

us your views and comments and

confirm with us these reports, 31

allegations of sexual

allegations of sexual misconduct at

Save the Children in the past year.

Is that the case?

Let me start by

saying we are outraged at the

reports out of Haiti. The figure you

are citing is a figure we reported

on, that we publicly disclosed.

These were cases of sexual

harassment that we investigated, 31

cases. We acted on 16 of them and

handed the dossier on ten of them

over to legal authorities. Now, this

is an example of a system working.

This is us subjecting our

organisation to the greatest

possible scrutiny precisely in order

to protect these vulnerable women

and children that our staff are

working with on the front line in

Syria, in South Sudan, with Rohingya

refugees, in Cox's Bazar, and other

places.

Can you give us details of

the 16 people. Where they dismissed

as a result of this? What happened?

All 16 were dismissed. Ten of the

cases we regarded as sufficiently

serious to hand the dossier over to

legal authorities, either in the

country of which the offence took

place or to the host country.

What

happened with the ten tasers? Were

they prosecuted?

The ten cases we

handed over to legal authorities,

those investigations are ongoing by

legal authorities. We will certainly

provide all and any evidence legal

authorities require. What we have to

face up to see is that we have a

problem across institutions of

powerful men abusing their position.

We have a responsibility because of

the vulnerability of the people we

are working with. These are

people... I was in Cox's Bazar in

Bangladesh a few weeks ago, these

are people who have lost everything,

impoverished, traumatised. We need

to protect them from the predatory

people who will try to enter our

organisation. We have very tough

background checks. But we have to

come together as a sector to work

collectively to ensure that these

people do not get into our

organisations, but they do not get

access to these incredibly

vulnerable populations.

Are you

saying then that charities are being

targeted by predators?

Well, I think

many institutions are being targeted

by predators, and that includes us.

That is why we have introduced

incredible era bust background

checks. We have the same background

checks for humanitarian employment

that any teacher in the UK would

face. We have incredibly strong

whistleblowing in place. Were also

proposing that has a sector we

establish a registry of workers,

humanitarian workers. We introduce a

sort of passport system, if you

like. If there is any indication of

an offence, that passport will be

withdrawn. We have also set out

measures which we have put to the

department for International

Development of how we could come

together to make sure that we

support the victims, that we are

quickly and decisively acting in

these occasions, and we discharge

our responsibility to these people,

and to the UK public, and the UK

government which gives us the

finance that we need to make a

difference in their lives.

I want to

go back to something you talked

about, these vulnerable women and

children that charities work with.

Are you saying that they have been

victims in this?

Well, I think there

is no, there is absolute in question

there are risks. When risks arrive,

we have a child safeguarding team.

We have teams that will investigate

with proper rigour any complaint

that is made. And if we regard the

complaint as sufficiently serious,

it will be referred to serious

authorities. We will pass the

dossier to the police, we will

contact the Charity Commission and

provide full disclosure to them. We

are an organisation... We have over

70,000 staff working on 100

countries. -- 17,000. Many are,

effectively, they have no

government. These are areas

controlled by warlords, warring

factions. It is inevitable that

there are threats and risks facing

vulnerable people, and our staff...

You know, we lost four of my

colleagues in Afghanistan working on

the frontline trying to provide a

education to Pakistanis. These are

the people who reflect the real

values of my organisation and our

sector. I want to make sure we

project and respect their values.

One last question about...

Financially, I read concerned about

the impact this could have, both

from government funding and members

of the public?

I am absolute

confidence we have some of the

strongest most robust systems in

place that it is possible to design.

I am confident we are enforcing both

systems effectively. And I am also

confident the British public knows

how difficult this is. This is an

incredible it difficult thing to do.

We are trying to do the right thing,

fighting for children at the sharp

end of the opportunity divide in our

world. I think the public will look

at what we do, they will judge us on

our results. And our results include

reaching over 60 million children in

the last year alone.

Kevin Watkins,

thank you.

It's a bit chilly out there in

places which would you like to see a

beautiful sunrise? That is RHS

Wisley, when that has the weather.

Doesn't it look spectacular? A

beautiful start to the morning. Of

course, the earlier sunrise, it

means that spring is not too far

away. They've been peering across

the country. The RHS have been

telling us that snowdrops are

appearing earlier and earlier. They

never made their first appearance

since debris. Some varieties

appeared all the way back in

December. Even with the hint of

spring in the air, which are still

has us in its grips. A light start

are many but it is a frosty one.

We've seen some showers through the

night. The story of sunshine and

showers today. There could be a bit

of sleet and snow mixed in. We've

got that at the moment in parts of

Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Many

central and eastern areas start the

day dry with some sunshine. Lots of

sunshine to take a sober way through

the as well. Let's take a look at

the quick detail. Many areas staying

dry. Rain, sleet, hail showers. The

snow continues to get a few

centimetres here and there.

Temperatures still down in single

figures. Given the fact the winners

with a bit light than yesterday, it

might not be as chilly as it did.

Temperatures will drop away quite

quickly. The weather front is going

to push in. It will take us into

tomorrow morning. Even to lower

levels, Scotland and the far north

of England, we could see snow

causing problems for the morning

commute. Some parts of the high

ground of Scotland and northern

England. Frosty and bright.

Producing snow over the hills of the

north and even a few flakes mixed

in. There is going to be rain more

than anything else. Brightening up

through the afternoon. It should be

better into the day then we start.

Factoring in the wind, snow in

places. It's going to feel rather

cold. A frosty and icy night will

follow while we have a bit of

sunshine around the far south-east,

a lot of cloud on Wednesday. Strong

to gale force winds, maybe severe

gale force in places. Any slow

limited to the higher ground.

Temperatures up to about 11 degrees.

The temperatures drop a little bit

for Thursday. Overnight cloud clears

away. Sunshine back the many on

Thursday. There will be some snow

showers pushing back into the

north-west the UK. Temperatures down

a little bit on Wednesday that many

should see some sunshine once again.

A lovely, lovely start. When he got

clear skies to start the day, the

coldest part of the night, the

morning is half an hour after

sunrise. Still another 45 minutes to

go until you see those temperatures

rise.

go until you see those temperatures

rise.

There is nothing like being on

an outside broadcast. I did not know

that.

I just know it by bitter

experience.

We often hear about children's

academic performance

at school being measured.

What you might not realise is that,

in England and Wales,

their weight is also under review.

In a bid to tackle childhood

obesity, Public Health England

weighs every child as they join

and leave primary school.

But statistics don't

tell the whole story -

and when one mother received

a letter to say that her cricket-mad

daughter was "very overweight",

she chose to speak out.

Her name is Gill and she joins us

now, with her daughter Daisy.

Good morning to you. Thank you to

all of you for joining us. Tel is a

little bit about the letter, Gill.

It was addressed to you but you

chose to share it with Daisy.

It was

quite detailed, had a pie chart and

I could see her expression when she

done it so put it to one side and

said, that is a load of rubbish,

don't at it. I could tell she was

really upset by looking at it.

Daisy, talked to be about cricket.

You love cricket. Did this but are

put to a little bit? Why?

I felt

like I was not like fitting in.

Did

you stop playing cricket for a

while? I know you are good at

cricket in you love it. You are back

plating. That is really devastating

to hear. But that sort of letter has

that sort of impact.

It's not good.

It's had the adverse effect. She