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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
Rather than be with people you know, rather than dying at 83 demented, catheterised in your bed, muttering to themselves, they would die at 106 on the tennis court, while winning, or killed by a jealous lover at 113. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also later in the programme we will be talking about so called fat letters letters sent to parents in england and wales if their children are classed as overweight after being weighed at school. One 11 Year Old Girl has said that she lost the confidence to play sport after her mum received such a letter. Wed love to hear from you if you got one of these letters about your kids are they a bad thing . Aid workers used prostitutes in high et. The charity has been accused of this in 2011 which led to four people being sacked and others resigning. The allegations of Sexual Misconduct by aid workers in haiti in 2011 have threatened notjust the charitys reputation but also the £32 million it gets each year from the gover
Coming up in the next half hour the government confirms it wont appeal a High Court Ruling on benefit payments for people with mental illness. Labour reckons its good news for ha rd pressed claimants. The cuts that have been brought on disabled people by this government is an absolute disgrace. Also on this programme the former chair of the social Mobility Commission says ministers werent willing or able to put their shoulders to the wheel to tackle the problem. And an mp says its time to put an end to rip off rickshaw rides in london. Charging £200 £300 to go the half mile from Oxford Circus. But first the work and pensions secretary has confirmed that up to 220,000 people could have their benefits restored to a higher level following a High Court Ruling. Ministers announced on friday that they would not appeal against a high courtjudgment on disability benefits. The row is over those with Mental Health conditions and whether they should qualify for higher rates of personal independ