Speed skater Elise Christie sets an olympic record in her opening heat in the 500m event. And a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. Tax Authorities Say elderly and Vulnerable People are becoming victims. And carillion bosses are lost for words, as mps ask why they should be believed. Thats in the week in parliament, in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0xfam has rejected claims that it covered up an investigation which found some of those sent to help in haiti in the aftermath of an earthquake there exploited local people for sex. 0xfams chief executive said it did inform the Charity Commission, but admitted more could have been done to spell out the details of what happened. Downing street says the government is reviewing its relationship with the charity in light of what it called the truly shocking reports. Angus crawford reports. It was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting mil
0xfam says the behaviour of some staff was totally unacceptable. The n60 insists it did inform the Charity Commission, even issuing a press release at the time, and denies a cover up. 0xfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for International Development and the Charity Commission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and wed taken action. The government, which gives 0xfam more than £30 million a year, says. The way this appalling abuse of Vulnerable People was dealt with raises serious questions that 0xfam must answer. Today, fresh claims some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because 0xfam failed to warn them about the misconduct. This is a shudderingly awful tale, terrible on every single level. And, of course, it eclipses the fact that 0xfam is one of the most brilliant humanitarian organisations in the world. 0xfam has worked in haiti for a0 years, helping more than half a million desperately poor people. Now the b
An olympic record in her opening heat in the 500m event. A warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. Tax Authorities Say elderly and Vulnerable People are becoming victims. And taxi by air click looks ahead into the future of passenger travel. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 0xfam has rejected claims that it covered up an investigation downing street has said that it is reviewing its relationship with the charity 0xfam in the light of claims that some of its staff in haiti exploited people for sex following the earthquake there in 2011. 0xfam dismissed some workers and reported the matter to the charity to mission, but critics say it didnt do enough to deal with the situation. Thanks crawford reports. It was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. Aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. 0xfam, with more than 70 years experience, had hundreds of s
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