Attack on a beach. And scientists rush to antartica to catch a glimpse of a giant iceberg before it melts. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The deputy chief executive of oxfam has resigned following allegations the charity tried to cover up the full details of a sex scandal in haiti involving its aid workers. Senior figures in the organisation have been meeting the International Development secretary, offering assurances over the future handling of Sexual Misconduct allegations. The charity has been asked to produce all its evidence relating to what happened during the humanitarian relief effort after the haitian earthquake in 2010. Our special correspondent lucy manning has the details. Haitis red light district. Prostitution is illegal here, but that didnt stop some of oxfams staff. The charity now admitting it knew knew about concerns about its team and prostitutes, not just in haiti, but also in chad and that nothing was done. Widza bryant worked in Human Resources in haiti fo
The warning from the first minister. And a woman from shotton in flintshire goes on trial accused of murdering her baby son. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Senior officials from oxfam are in emergency talks today with the International Development secretary, to try to prevent government funding being cut, following the scandal involving some of its aid workers and prostitutes. Its claimed the charity failed to give the government full details of what happened, in the wake of the devastating earthquake in haiti in 2010. Oxfam denies theres been a cover up. Matt cole reports. In the worst imaginable circumstances, oxfam staff were meant to be in haiti to help. Its now clear son had a very different agenda. Amidst claims of sex parties and prostitutes, oxfam sacked four staff and allowed three others to quit including their country director who went on to secure work with another aid organisation. Oxfam denies it has covered up what happened but now it has emerged the
And welcome to bbc news. The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into oxfam, citing concerns the charity might not have fully and frankly disclosed all the details about some of its workers in haiti in 2011. Earlier today, oxfams deputy chief executive resigned following allegations of Sexual Misconduct involving some of its staff. Penny lawrence said she took full responsibility and said she was ashamed this had happened on her watch. Our special correspondent lucy manning reports. Haitis red light district. Prostitution is illegal here, but that didnt stop some of oxfams staff. The charity now admitting it knew knew about concerns about its team and prostitutes, notjust in haiti, but also in chad, and that nothing was done. Widza bryant worked in Human Resources in haiti for oxfam from 2009 for three years. She says she flagged concerns and was ignored. There was a lot of rumours on the ground about management and leaders exploiting the locals, sexually and in other w
And the Ruling African National congress has decided to recall or remove president jacob zuma as head of state. Earlier, after a 13 hour meeting of the partys top leadership, theyd given him 48 hours to resign. He has long been under pressure over corruption allegations. Local media are reporting a late night visit by the partys new head, Cyril Ramaphosa, to mr zumas house. The bbcs milton nkosi is in pretoria, and sent this report earlier. What we now know is that since we have him here, the president of the anc, Cyril Ramaphosa, drove out and he went to president jacob zumas official residence, and when he arrived there, there was some delay at the gate. They said it was too late, but eventually they were let in. And after a very brief period, the convoy returned back here and they were still talking, i suppose, at that time, he had been coming back for president jacob zuma at that time, he had been coming back for president jacob zuma on whether he would voluntarily resign or whethe
Victim, a 19yearold woman from tracy was able to tell investigators who attacked her before she died. A motorist made a horrifying discovery on tesla road outside liver moore at 2 00 in the morning there is a female crawling on the road. She is missing an arm and she is bloody. Turned out sche wasnt missing an arm. A 19yearold woman was left for dead after she was stab and likely had her arms bound by the yellow rope found at the scene. We think she was likely tied up she fought for her life in chilly weather on a desolate road. She was able to crawl backwards about 100 yards to the area where she was spotted by the motorist. She was taken by helicopter where she died at about 4 00 in the morning, but not before she gave investigators what is known as a dying declaration, critical information that led to the alleged killers. Both men 19, were airszed by also meet ta investigators and alameda investigators and police. Any time that is given, they are considered credible and those are he