How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will laun
Development has announced it is reviewing work with oxfam after the times revealed documents which suggested the charity had covered up a Sexual Exploitation scandal in haiti. Three Charity Workers including its country director resigned and four more dismissed after an investigation uncovered various examples of inappropriate behaviour, including the use of prostitutes, bullying and intimidation at the height of the relief effort following a devastating earthquake in 2011. Today the former chief executive of oxfam told this programme she was aware of other, earlier cases of Sexual Exploitation by Staff Members whilst she was in charge of the charity. Tonight, questions are being asked about why oxfam failed to warn other aid agencies of the behaviour, as oxfam admitted it could not guarantee the former employees had not taken up otherjobs among Vulnerable People in disaster zones around the world. The 2010 earthquake in Port Au Prince killed 220,000 people and left another 1. 5 millio
Borisjohnson has become something of a hate figure to a chunk of liberal britain who blame him for what they see as the brexit catastrophe. They think he lied in the referendum campaign, and persuaded britain to self harm, all to serve his own political career. So, mrjohnson is bravely trying to appeal to those core remainers tomorrow his is the first in a series of speeches on brexit by cabinet ministers over the next few days. He will argue brexit is basically a liberal project. It is about pulling down barriers, not erecting them so he means its liberal in the sense of free trade. Apart from trying to heal Brexit Division good luck with that its an attempt to reclaim brexit from any suggestion its all about nigel farage. So, does johnsons argument fly . Certainly, there is a lot of illiberalism on the continent but mrjohnsons problem is that its that theres a lot of illiberalism here too, much of it on his brexit supporting side. So whats the foreign secretary trying to do . Our Pol
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
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