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Hiding from the traffickers in a tent a special report on those caught up in modern day salvery right here in britain. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dearjune. 100 years young june spencer has played Peggy Woolley in the archers since its First Episode back in 1950. And coming up on bbc news. Scotland seek to make it two wins from two under new manager steve clarke, but can they cause an upset against belgium tonight . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. 0xfam, one of britains biggest and best known charities, has been given a warning by the Charity Commission, thats the official watchdog in england and wales. It follows an inquiry into how 0xfam dealt with claims that some of its staff were involved in Sexual Misconduct, including paying for sex while they were in haiti to help victims of the earthquake in 2010. The report says that the charity failed to investigate fully allegations that children might have been involved. 0xfam has repeatedly apologised and today its chair of trustees described the episode as shameful. Manveen rana reports. Amid scenes of catastrophic damage, the earthquake in haiti in 2010 left hundreds of thousands dead and 1. 5 Million People without homes. But as this report shows, 0xfam, one of the Biggest Charities that went into haiti to help, allowed its staff to sexually exploit desperate and Vulnerable Women and young girls. The report said there was a culture of poor behaviour and rather than helping victims, 0xfam were driven bya helping victims, 0xfam were driven by a desire to protect the charitys reputation and donor relationships. Asa reputation and donor relationships. As a result, victims, whistle blowers and those staff who try to raise concerns, were let down. No charity is more important than the mission it exists to serve other people it exists to serve. No charity, no matter how much good it is doing, can trade off that good against keeping people safe from harm. Roland van hauwermeiren, the head of oxfam in haiti, should have been keeping people safe, but he used his position and 0xfam villa to exploit local women. He was allowed to resign rather than be sacked so he could carry on working in the Charity Sector with his reputation intact. But the legacy he left behind was devastating. That is the absolutely agonisingly, dreadful thing about this. These people were desperate and they came to us for safety, clean water and real help and they were betrayed. And it will bea and they were betrayed. And it will be a source i think, a permanent regret to everyone in 0xfam that this happened to us and by us and by oui this happened to us and by us and by our people. And that it wasnt handle better at the time. But i think we are now going to learn the lessons from that. When the scandal broke, thousands of donors withdrew their support, costing the charity £14 million. Now, 0xfam needs to rebuild trust. But the problems are far broader than the scandal in haiti, according to the whistle blower heaven evans, the head of safeguarding for 0xfam. Whistle blower heaven evans, the head of safeguarding for oxfam. What good are the aid agencies if they deliver aid but leave a legacy of Sexual Exploitation and abuse . My hope is this report is the wake up call the sector needs. There have been a lot of fine words and promises but we need to see action and change. The culture of change will take many, many years. Haiti brought the problem is too light, but incidents of Sexual Misconduct at 0xfam also found closer to home amongst volunteers in high street shops. The report detailed 16 serious incidents in volunteers under the age of 18. It is a source of great regret they happen. We work ha rd to of great regret they happen. We work hard to keep all the young people who work with us safe and give them a good and valuable experience. Safeguarding as everyones responsibility. That is why we put through every member of staff through every member of staff through basic safeguarding training and 95 of them have already done it. The Charity Commission has issued an official warning to oxfam. It will be directing and closely monitoring the charity until those changes are in place. 0ur correspondent will grant joins me from the haitian capital, port au prince, now. Iimagine i imagine this is very difficult reading for people, what is the reaction . I have been speaking to the countrys foreign minister and he said the report unfortunately confirmed the countrys aid sector had been tarnished by what he called a shameful group of sexual predators and paedophiles. Ithink a shameful group of sexual predators and paedophiles. I think it is worth bearing in mindjust and paedophiles. I think it is worth bearing in mind just how big the scandal was here when it broke. Because essentially it seemed to typify two people, something they had suspected for a long time, that people, people in positions of privilege, foreigners, coming in and abusing the people that were here to help. The foreign minister said it is time to move on. They said they need to rebuild trust with the aid sector and have more scrutiny on aid workers and ngos, suggesting i think, they are ready to accept 0xfams apology, especially given how important aid is to the haitian economy. Thank you very much. More conservative candidates have launched their campaigns to replace theresa may as party leader and become the next Prime Minister and brexit remains the defining issue. Andrea leadsom, mark harper and rory stewart are among the 10 candidates vying for the top job. They all now face the first ballot on thursday, when conservative mps cast their votes. The result will be known by lunchtime. The candidates will be whittled down further in more ballots by tory mps, ending on the 20thjune, when just two candidates remain. Then the conservative Party Membership gets its say they can vote from the 22nd june. The final result will be announced in the week ofjuly 22nd when we should have a new Prime Minister. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at their different pledges on how theyll tackle brexit. Good morning, mrjohnson. Good morning, mrjohnson. No time to talk, no time to comb his hair. The silence and that look are still working. Borisjohnsons silence and that look are still working. Boris johnsons front runnerfor tory leader working. Boris johnsons front runner for tory leader and the others are having to catch up. So its show time. Time for big promises, bigger the better, especially brexiteers promising we will leave the eu on time, with or without a deal. Leaving the eu on the 31st of october is, for me, a ha rd the 31st of october is, for me, a hard red line. Parliament will not allow a brexit with no deal. The eu say they will not renegotiate a better one. So although you fear an election and would hate another referendum, will you be honest with the country and admit that they could soon become the only option is left . My managed exit offers sensible measures and it will be agreed to, in my opinion. At the front runners say they take britain out with no deal if they have to. we got to the end of october and the choice was between no deal and the brexit, i would take no deal, thank you very much. The going is harder for michael gove now, saying sorry for michael gove now, saying sorry for taking cocaine two decades ago, saying he might delay an offer too long, before making brexit happen. If you are close to securing a deal, as everyone will know, you take the extra hours, days or weeks to conclude it otherwise all your efforts have been set at naught. More candidates, promises. Jeremy hunt would love to call number ten home so he was saying he would get a new eu deal because he is such a fine deal maker. So does cabinet colleague matt hancock. Esther mcveigh is one who says no need to fear deal. And so does dominic raab who has gathered more support from mps. Rory stewart talks about no brexit. On one hand, a fairy story. 0n the other hand, improvements, thatis 0n the other hand, improvements, that is going to make this so much better, so much happier country. Less fancied contender mark arthurs message, his hands are clean. If rivals in the cabinet couldnt put up rivals in the cabinet couldnt put up brexit, why believe them now . they had a magic plan, a way of getting us out of the european union, my question is, why didnt they speak up over the last three yea rs . They speak up over the last three years . In other words, this campaign is about inflated promises and unrealistic plans to sideline parliament. With big pledges to spend billions and cut taxes, thrown in that would not be approved. Seemingly in politics, the impossible can happen. But can anybody remember a campaign that stretched belief like this one . No sign of key eu leaders softening their line today. Some people in london seem to think that because cummins failed to ratify the agreement, that automatically believes they will get a better one. Commons. That is a terrible miscalculation. Today and tomorrow here, candidates hustings for tory mps, who will narrow the field to two. More pitches, more promises. John pienaar, bbc news, westminster. So thats how our next Prime Minister will be chosen not by the electorate as a whole but by those who have been members of the conservative party for three months or more, about a 160,000 people. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to bracknell. Sandwiches, anybody . Meet some of the men and women who will pick the countrys next Prime Minister. We have the chance to really change things. Its not the party thats going to change, its going to be the whole country. They know whoever wins this contest will have a lot on their plate. The number one item on everybodys lips is deliver brexit. These conservatives from bracknell willjoin members of tory associations across the uk in choosing between the final two candidates. We need somebody who is going to be very, very strong. Members of the public had to join the conservatives three months ago to get a vote. Here, like elsewhere in the country, it has been claimed hardline brexiteers have signed up. One of the Campaign Groups that backed brexit in the referendum, leave. Eu, has been encouraging people, including former ukip members, to join the conservative party so they can vote for the next leader and influence its direction. Some current and former tory mps have claimed its a right wing takeover. The chairman of bracknell conservatives says there is no evidence of that. We have had an increase in membership. Are they right wingers . No, a lot of new members we see, certainly coming into the bracknell Constituency Association as well, have been people who were previously members and have come back again, or they are lifelong conservative voters who are saying, i want to have a say, i want to get involved. Becks rejoined the local Association Last year. I decided to come back in because ive got a voice and i want it to be heard. Some critics say more broadly the party doesnt represent the population. What about the people that say the conservative party is too old and too white . Weve got a very strong group of members who are quite prepared to walk the streets and they are from all ethnic backgrounds. I think all parties have the struggle of age in membership. The conservative Party Average age may be in its late 50s but in labour for example it is in its mid 50s. The Party Chairman insists there is a range of views. Is it fair that a party that is mainly supportive of brexit gets to pick a Prime Minister that will represent a country which is divided . First of all, there are over 160,000 Members Around the country, they have all got their own views on brexit. But this leadership election is, as we are already seeing, about much more wide ranging issues than that. But for members in bracknell a candidate focused on leaving the eu is key. I think we have to stick to the 31st of october deadline. We need to see that they are Strong Enough to take britain through brexit and beyond. And its the tory grassroots who will decide in the end who gets thejob. Alex forsyth, bbc news, bracknell. Wages across the economy grew by 3. 4 in the three months to april beating economists expectations. The biggest increases were in the construction and Financial Services industries. Figures from the office for National Statistics also show employment remains at an all time high in the uk, and the rate for women hit a fresh record. The Unemployment Rate was unchanged, at 3. 8 the lowest since the mid 1970s. The inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal has heard evidence from a man whose five haemophiliac siblings were infected. Four ofjohn cornes brothers have died. They were among thousands of nhs patients who were given blood infected with hepatitis c or hiv in the 1970s and 80s. The inquiry has now moved to leeds, from where our health editor, hugh pym, reports. I cry when i think of me nephews and me nieces that havent got dads. Luckily, im still here. I dont know how long im going to be here for. John was one of six brothers with haemophilia. Three died because they were infected with hiv through blood products provided by the nhs. One of his brothers infected a girlfriend and the family was hounded by reporters, even at one of the funerals in the early 1990s, as he explained to the enquiry. We had them hiding in the bushes, there was lots, at least 50 reporters in the bushes. And it made us really infuriated, knowing they were taking pictures, they didnt ask permission or anything. All they wanted was to get the grieving aids family. He said his mother never recovered after the shock of her losses. Shed be alive if it wasnt for what happened. Because she was a strong woman, and the tragedy has brought. Ripped her heart out. John and two other brothers contracted hepatitis c as a result of their treatment. 0ne died two years ago. John himself has struggled with depression. Ive always been a positive person and i think everybody public goes through a spell in their lives. I really felt like just getting in the car and smashing into something. It was a big decision to actually give evidence. What does it feel like now youve done that . Its a massive thing. But i havent come just for myself. Its for the whole of the family, to represent them. My dead brothers. I felt they were in the room with me. My sister, me brothers that are alive whove been through hell. Hugh pym, bbc news, at the infected blood enquiry in leeds. Our top story this evening. 0xfam gets an official warning over its failure to properly investigate sex abuse allegations following the devastating earthquake in haiti. And still to come. Whatever happened to flaming june . Well have the floods and the forecast before the end of the programme. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Defending champions the United States start their World Cup Campaign in reims this evening and well bring you all the latest from the england and scotland camps. Modern slavery preys on the most Vulnerable People in society here in britain. Even when they escape, the victims greatest fear is that the traffickers will find them again. Today we report on six new pilot schemes in england that aim to prevent that from happening. There are an estimated 136,000 victims of modern slavery in the uk. Campaigners say the governments existing programme does not provide adequate support to those who escape the grip of the slavers. Tonight, theresa may will tell World Leaders at a conference in geneva that they have a moral duty to deal with modern slavery. 0ur uk affairs correspondent, jeremy cooke has more. It was terrifying. If i didnt do what they wanted, i got beaten up. I couldnt get away from it. Fred is a free man now, but he still lives in fear. Fear of being tracked down, after years of being exploited and enslaved. All they wanted was for someone to do their dirty work for them. Many trafficking victims are from overseas, but freds an englishman, picked up in his own hometown by men promising honest graft and decent pay. It didnt work out that way. How many days a week would they make you work . Seven days a week. Nonstop. How many years did this go on . 15 years. It sounds like hell. Literally hell. Fred was rescued in a Police Operation and, like all victims of modern slavery, he got official help for 90 days, but its what happens after that thats a real problem. The risk of returning to the traffickers. Its so easy to fall back into something that is known to you, if the unknown is fearful, and this is whats happening. So, theyre still vulnerable and that makes them targets. The perpetrators of modern slavery just go back and sweep them up and pick them up again. This isjohn. He ended up homeless after escaping a life of modern day slavery. Another survivor whos trusted us with his story. Another survivor who must be anonymous. Hes still living in fear. Wow, its hidden away. Living out here putjohn in danger, and still with the mental trauma of what he suffered at the hands of the traffickers. He stabbed me. He put a gun in my face. Im still running from him, yeah. Nobody knows where i am. For victims, these can be moments of maximum vulnerability. John was determined not to go back. My heart, my guts tell me, no, you cant do it again because you dont know what will happen next time. Maybe i will be dead, you know, and nobody know about it. A young family, a new start. After they escaped years of exploitation. Theyve been helped by the pilot pathway scheme. There are six of them across england. What we can do, as a pathways pilot. This one is in leeds. The charity, palm cove society, working closely with the city council. Theyve already helped 60 victims. Is everything all right with your housing . Because traffickers control people by taking their passports, their ids, there a mountain of paperwork to overcome, to help victims with housing, training, with re entry to the real world. Its the first time theyve been asked, even thought about what theyre going to do next because that has been taken away from them. So its just a fresh start, really. With the right help, things can change. Fred is happy now, after his 15 year ordeal. If i was still there now, i wouldnt be alive and walking. Now i am living a free life. Ive got friends here. What more could anybody want . The new pathways project aims to save lives. And if they work, they could soon be rolled out across england, providing stability and safety for those who so badly need it. Jeremy cooke, bbc news. A woman whose three children were murdered by their baby sitter says she feels terrible after she was told he was freed from prison. He killed paul, ralph, dawn and samantha at their home in worcester in 1973. Mcgrady would be on licence for the rest of his life. Their mother said he was angry about the decision. More annoyance more than anything i suppose than anger. Anger i suppose a lot of it was to think that after all the fighting i have been doing to keep him in they let him out. Heavy downpours across england are causing disruption. Network rail said some areas of the country have seen two months worth of rainfall in one day. The rail operator southern has advised people to avoid travelling, delayjourneys or use alternative routes. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in horncastle in lincolnshire this evening, where one of 31 flood alerts has been issued. It is looking pretty awful where you are. George, it is still raining and this is where the heaviest rainfall has been so far today. This river has been so far today. This river has a Flood Warning in place and you can see by the gate over my shoulder that it can see by the gate over my shoulder thatitis can see by the gate over my shoulder that it is about six foot above normal at the moment, so this river is running extremely high. It was worse earlier on today, this river burst its banks in parts of the town centre, leaving roads flooded. This evening there are a lot of Properties Around me that i still sandbagged, but the worst is over hopefully. 24 hours ago it was the south east corner of england bearing the brunt of this, heavy rainfall in kent overnight. It led to Railway Lines being flooded and motorail is being closed. Looking forward, there is likely to be more rainfall up until thursday lunchtime, still a met Office Warning in place going ahead for the next couple of days. We have had concerns over the last few weeks over the lack of rainfall after a dry winter and last summer. But this could make a huge difference. George. Danny, thank you very much. Danny, thank you very much. Shes the longest serving cast member in the worlds longest running radio drama and this week the actress june spencer, who plays Peggy Woolley in the archers, turns 100. She was presented with a cake by her fellow actors at the studios in birmingham where the series is recorded. Satnam rana has been to meet her. The archers theme. She is radio royalty, the matriarchs of the bbc radio four drama, the archers, and shes the voice of Peggy Woolley. I know whats going on, brian. Of course you do, peggy. Im sure you think its easy to fool me, that id hardly notice you trying to pull the wool over my eyes. I wouldnt dream of it. Well, now i know. And today, a special recording of a mock scene at the bbc birmingham studios, celebrating her long career. She was a Great Success in in schools radio, childrens hour and radio drama, working regularly on the home service and then radio 4. Radio 4, how posh and then serving up a sweet surprise, current and past cast members. Happy birthday, june. 0h, bless your heart. Oh, what a lovely surprise. June spencer was in the First Episode of the archers in 1951. Shes the only original cast member still working on the show. Whats the secret to turning 100, then . Well, i suppose its inheriting good genes, for a start. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life, and ive always enjoyed life pretty well, and i still do now, more than ever, i think. And still working at 100 i think thats what keeps me going and i love it, you see, i love all the cast. Well, shes warm, she is generous, she is good fun. She helps the other actors and ill tell you the thing about june, she never, ever fluffed her lines. All happy birthday to you although its a milestone week, june spencer will be recording episodes of the archers. Off air, though, its party time. Satnam rana, bbc news, birmingham. Time for a look at the weather. Heres sue powell. It doesnt look too good. It is not looking great im afraid, i wish i had good news. We still have got that rain sitting in place in lincolnshire at the moment. Further south we have seen skies like these in recent hours and this is gosport in hampshire. Heavy showers broke out in a quite compact little line stretching from lyme bay through hampshire and surrey and now stretching into london and essex, producing intense rainfall. The showers are potent enough to give off as much rain as this front has done over a longer period of time. That front bought rain over the south yesterday. This is going through the midlands, england and wales. By the time we get to the end of the night hopefully some of the wettest weather will be in the irish sea but still wet in northern england. First thing tomorrow a glimmer of hope perhaps because it looks drier and brighter. But here is the low on the continent and is one front pivots to the west, another one starts to come in from the east, so more heavy rain in eastern england. Rain pushing into southern scotland and wetter weather for northern ireland. Further west there is a perfect recipe to break out into intense thunderstorms. If anything thursday could be even worse. The front will be sitting across scotland, but then really ta ke across scotland, but then really take your pick. You could see an intense shower just about anywhere on thursday, maybe even some hail and rain again. Thats all from the bbc news at six so its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello, this is bbc news. 0xfam is given an official warning by the Charity Watchdog following allegations of serious Sexual Misconduct of staff in haiti. This is one of our best known charities in the uk, it is there to put people first and it failed to live up to expectations. Three more conservatives set out their stalls in the leadership contest. Rory stewart is the latest to make his pitch. The nhs contaminated blood inquiry hears how six siblings from one family were infected, and the impact on their

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