Olympics in pyeonchang. Finishing 7th place in the mens skiathlon the best performance by a briton in an olympic Cross Country event. Meanwhile in the arena north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. In halfan in half an hour, Rebecca Jones meets Award Winning irish author roddy doyle. They will be talking books. A good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The government has threatened to cut off all state funding and help for oxfam, and other charities, if they fail to ensure that Vulnerable People are properly protected. The 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 chair of trustees at the charity says oxfam prides itself on being a Transparent Organisation working hard to improve the lives of the poor and has apologised unreservedly, saying i share the anger and shame that
Thats at 7 30. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has warned it will cut funding to oxfam if it cannot fully explain its handling of reports of Sexual Misconduct by aid workers in haiti. The International Development secretary, penny mordant, says the charity had failed in its moral leadership, and lied to her department. Shell meet oxfam representatives tomorrow. In response, theyve announced new measures for the prevention and handling of Sexual Misconduct cases. Angus crawford reports. First haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. New allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. The charity says it is shocked and dismayed but cant confirm the reports. The head of the mission at the time, roland van hauwermeiren, was the same man who five years later in haiti resigned after admitting using prostitutes. Four others were sacked. As the scandal grows, the International Development secretary, penny mordaunt, has sent a strong warning to all B
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This time in chad. It follows allegations against some of oxfams workers in haiti in 2011. More allegations have emerged from chad and the charity says it is shocked and dismayed. 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 0xfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. 0xfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. It said it can corroborate the information but highlighted Unacceptable Behaviour by a small number of people. The British International those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues. She called the behaviour by some 0xfa m she called the behaviour by some 0xfam workers in haiti horrific and said it wasjust 0xfam workers in haiti horrific and said it was just one example of a wider issue on whic
Cross country event. Meanwhile, in the arena, north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. And scotland fight back to earn a first win in this years six nations, with a hard fought victory against france. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A russian domestic passenger plane has crashed on the outskirts of the russian capital, killing all 71 people on board. It took off from Moscows Domodedovo airport. Some witnesses say it broke up in midair. The black box recorder has been recovered. Our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been giving us the latest. Its early days and all of those things are being looked into right now. There doesnt appear to have been any extra ordinary weather conditions. The wind was fairly light, according to reports ive read, and although it is the depth of winter, its extremely cold, there was no heavy snowfall. No obvious reason for the weather to have caused this. We dont know if it was a technical failure. This w