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Finished seven. And, meanwhile in the arena, the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. People had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together. This was the result. Incredible synchronisation. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35 this mornings reviewers are the broadcaster Lynn Faulds Wood and the Political Editor of the sun on sunday, dave wooding. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Theres a warning today that charities will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that Vulnerable People are properly protected. International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has described as horrific the behaviour of some of oxfams workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. The charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. Andy moore reports. After haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. They date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. The head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from oxfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. Oxfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. It said it couldnt corroborate the information but it highlighted Unacceptable Behaviour by a small number of people. The international Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money that those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues. Receiving public money. The international Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money she said this. She called the behaviour by some oxfam workers in haiti horrific and said it was just one example of a wider issue on which her department was already taking action. The former secretary of state for International Trade is also calling for tougher action. This is now an opportunity for everyone to make sure that there are very clear, notjust guidelines, but actions, action, will be taken and money will be withdrawn as well quite frankly if there is inappropriate behaviour. Oxfam says that after haiti, it set up a dedicated safeguarding team to deal with such issues. The charity finds itself at the centre of this particular scandal that the British Government said is one example of a wider problem. Andy moore, bbc news. What exactly are the government saying about the way that aid agencies need to be behaving in future . We have had some very strong m essa 9 es future . We have had some very strong messages today. Penny mordaunt saying that the charities will be expected to set out their safeguarding guidelines, and told in clear terms that if there are any issues that they would have to be flagged up to the relevant authorities. The consequences of not adhering to this will be that you will lose yourforeign adhering to this will be that you will lose your foreign aid money. Of course, that is incredibly important because there have been questions about foreign aid budgets for many yea rs. About foreign aid budgets for many years. In many years, conservative mps saying that it should be cut. Another scandal like this, Penny Mordaunt will know very well that this will only serve to undermine Public Confidence in the way that foreign aid money is spent. This is a story that has snowballed. Other allegations as well as haiti, now. Yes, they are talking about a wider problem that the department for International Development is aware of. We also heard previous ministers talking about this, andrew mitchell, the former Secretaries International Development Secretary was aware of problems. There is clearly a bigger problem, here, how big we are not sure, but it is starting to feel that one of those candles that hits the headlines that casts a light on a wider problem. At the moment one of those scandals that hits the headlines. At the moment it is not clear how white that problem is. Lets stay with this story. We can speak to peter kyle, who worked as an aid worker back in the 1990s. Thank you so much for being with us. What are your thoughts . Do you think this issue of sexual expedition of people in bono ball places by aid workers. Is this a mini have knowledge of . No. I dont have knowledge of . No. I dont have knowledge of . No. I dont have knowledge of sexual expedition of aid workers, but some of the people going into this work in the front line, but also to make sure that the Front Line Work is always managed in the right way. It is extremely difficult to find the very, very best doctors to go into areas where it is crisis, conflict and war. You know yourself, because many of the places that i worked in the 1990s, you were reporting from, and you know how difficult it was to work and live and have a functional life and live and have a functional life and support some of the most very Vulnerable People in the world. I did see that in the front line aid work, in the areas of crisis, some dysfunctional people made their way into those jobs, simply because, the dysfunction of the work made them feel very functional. I did see some people and meet some people who i absolutely would not want to be caring for my own family, my own pa rents, caring for my own family, my own parents, for example, if they were everin parents, for example, if they were ever in that situation, and that is, to me was the litmus test. So you are saying that the aid agencies and charities need to work a bit harder about the personnel bay needs to personnel they need to recruit. There is a competitiveness that has set into front line aid work in conflict areas which is counter productive. They need to be sharing resources much more, and expertise much more. They need to be more open when there is a member of staff who fall short of the standards needed. They need to make sure that other aid agencies know about this. And i could say a couple of other things about how they could get out of this situation. The United Nations, even though it has problems in itself, is the only thing that has legitimacy in these areas. I think the un should put more focus into how it monitors and polices these conflict areas, because these places are i enormous. They are dysfunctional, all of the normal attributes in society have collapsed. So, an organisation needs to be their policing it. I saw from the front line that the british bilic we did extraordinary work, and often the British Military was in these areas British Military was in these areas before the United Nations was. There was one area when the refugees arrived initial space of time. Its took six weeks for some of the International Bodies to arrive. The aid agencies were left alone, dealing with a difficult situation. People need to realise that the vast majority of aid work in crisis situation is extraordinary. It helps people that are very vulnerable and it saves lives, but aid agencies need to do a lot more to make sure that the best people are going into these areas, and that these people who are very vulnerable, they have a voice to in houses and how this unfolds. And finally, if you will give me ten seconds, people like priti patel need to get off their high horse. She resigned because of this conduct. The her to go round and start beating the aid agency at a time when they need support, very often, to get these things right, is not right. There are tory mps who are suspended at the moment because of sexual misconduct. She not out there saying that the tory party needs to have its money taken away. These are very, very difficult issues that we are tackling. We in britain had problems in rather and other parts of the country with sexual expedition of young women, so it happens in countries even when there is a functional police force, a School System that can care for young people, a social Services Service that can care for young people, so you can imagine how difficult it is to get these things right inhumanity variant crisis areas, but that means that the onus to get it right is even higher. We can do it, we must do it, and the British Forces need to play a big role, the un need to play a much much bigger role, and part of the year two. I know that priti patel would contest some of those things that you said, but she is not here to defend herself for. Thank you for your time to stop that is the labour mp, peter kyle. The foreign secretary borisjohnson has met the leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi for talks. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by the burmese military. Reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary, and sent this report, which contains flash photography. There were smiles this morning as borisjohnson shook hands with Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital, naypyidaw, but the plight of the rohingya people will be a difficult topic. The burmese leaders has suffered a spectacular fall from grace in International Public opinion after failing to defend the rights of the rohingya. Boris johnson met some of the refugees on a tour of one of the camps in bangladesh yesterday, and said that International Diplomacy needed to focus on a safe and dignified return to home for them. Its about finding a political solution, finding an answer in myanmar from burma, creating the conditions for a safe, dignified return for these people. Thats what they want. They do want to go back, but they dont feel safe. But he admitted that right now that seemed like a distant prospect. Later today, mrjohnson will be taken by the Myanmar Military on a tour of the Rakhine State from where the refugees fled, alleging arson, looting, rape, and murder by soldiers and buddhist mobs. Reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar. Theresa may will deliver a major speech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. It is being seen as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. Shell outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers rights. The north Korean Leader kimjong un, has invited the south korean president for talks, at the earliest date possible. The invitation was given by kim jong uns sister, whos visiting the south for the winter olympics. As he left the games, the us Vice President mike pence, insisted washington and seoul, were united in their desire to isolate the north, because of pyongyangs nuclear and Ballistic Missile programme. Laura bickers report does contain some flash photography. This is no ordinary messenger. Kim yo jong, the sister of the north Korean Leader is the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil. As the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a blue folder. Within it, a handwritten invitation to travel north and for the two leaders to meet. Kim jong uns younger sister is not used to the spotlight. She was usually behind the scenes as pyongyangs pr queen. On this occasion, she is the perfect charmer for this charm offensive. It is quite typical of north korea to actually do this sort of thing. They are stealing a little bit of the limelight from south korea, who has the whole worlds press descend on it. They are also trying to control the message between the two. It is very hard for south korea, even though they have been talking about sanctions to basically refuse these kinds of advances from north korea. The us Vice President has looked increasingly isolated on this visit, refusing to even greet the North Koreans, while pushing for tougher sanctions on the regime. These winter games have provided south korea with a diplomatic breakthrough that it never thought possible. But, it presents some difficult challenges. Does president moon accept the invitation, and if so, under what kind of preconditions. And, he is also discovering that in befriending his neighbour to the north, he risks alienating a key us ally. It also found that nearly all councils had cut their budgets on alcohol support services. A dad of six, josh conolly knows first hand about the damage alcohol can have on a family. His father was an alcoholic and died when he was nine. I remember one example, he smashed all the windows and was waiting a knife through the windows and police came waving. At the same time you are trying to deal with it all, you are trying to keep it a secret, repressing it. You naturally get unhealthy coping mechanisms. The impact of parents abusing alcohol in england, outlined in a new parliamentary report. It found more than a third of child deaths and injuries were linked to parents thinking alcohol. It found more than a third of child deaths and injuries were linked to parents drinking alcohol. While nearly two thirds of care applicatons involced misuse of alcohol or drugs. And children with alcohol dependent parents had feelings of stigma, shame, and guilt. The report also used data from a freedom of information investigation which found almost all councils in england are cutting back their budgets for this kind of care. When we start to understand this, it is all based on trauma. If we understand that, we can begin to break the the cycles and prevent, you know, addictions of the future. The government says work is under way on a new children of alcoholics strategy. That includes higher duties to cheap alcohol. Josh has turned his life around, but he believes many children will end up suffering in silence. Charities warned that if they dont cooperate with safeguarding guidelines, they could lose their public funding. Boris johnson is in myanmar to discuss the return of Rohingya Muslims. A major study has revealed. Energy companies should be allowed to see the personal data of some customers at risk of being in fuel poverty according to the government. The idea is part of a consultation looking at how best to protect people who could be struggling to pay their bills. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam explains. We all hate getting our energy bills, but for some, it can push them into realfinancial difficulties, known as fuel poverty. Now the government wants to find a new way of automatically protecting up to 2 Million Energy users by letting suppliers know a lot more about them. Its launching a consultation into something called data matching, which could allow local authorities to share personal information with energy suppliers. But only with their consent, and if users are getting state benefits and are in financial trouble. Then they could automatically be placed on a cheaper safeguard tariff for their gas and electricity. 4 Million People are already on that lower rate. The energy watchdog, ofgem, says anyone placed on the new safeguard tariff could save £66 per year for each if this plan proceeds. That could be valuable as Household Energy bills are rising. Joe lynam, bbc news. A helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon in the us state of arizona, killing three people. At least four others were hurt. The aircraft was thought to be carrying tourists. The cause of the crash isnt yet known. Hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to the use of skin creams containing paraffin. A bbc investigation has found most of the creams which are used to treat conditions like eczema and psoriasis do not carry warnings, despite concerns over their safety. Kirsten bicat has been telling us about her dad who died after lighting a cigarette. 22nd of september last year, i got the police call round at my house to tell me to get to the hospital where they have a burns unit, and my dad had just been airlifted, there, after an accident, and when i got there i found that he had more than 50 burns, he had third degree burns and didnt stand a chance, the doctor told me he wouldnt survive, and prepare ourselves for the worst. We think he went onto the balcony for a cigarette, in his dressing gown and pyjamas, and somehow set himself on fire and then couldnt get it out quickly enough, to avoid the third degree burns, which killed him 14 hours later. Kirsten bicat talking about her father, brian. We have been told that a build up of paraffin on clothing calculated over a long period of time. It can get into fabrics, clothing, dressing and bandages, and it in pregnancy clothing, so over a period of time you are clothing, so over a period of time you a re left clothing, so over a period of time you are left with a paraffin based and thats clothing, and u nfortu nately and thats clothing, and unfortunately that becomes quite flammable. The medicines regulator the mhra says that it is conducting a review you can hear more you can hear more on you can hear more on that story on bbc five live investigates. Now then, valentines day might still be a few days away, but love was in the airas the a few days away, but love was in the air as the cast and crew screening of the new film. This is the moment that somebody went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, sabrina. It was greeted with cheers by the cinema audience. This was at a cinema in dalston, east londo

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