in sport today, delight for scottish side darvel. how the sixth tier side upset all the odds to knock out premiership side aberdeen in what s being called the biggest upset in scottish cup history. 0k, set, and. . .action. and it s one of the biggest hits of the year so far. we go behind the scenes with star of happy valleyjames norton. there s an energy about tommy. there s a kind of animal, vital and unstoppable kind of force. and so when he s allowed to let rip, like he was yesterday, it s so fun. good morning. the northwest, southeast split in the weather once again today. the north and the west and cloudy with some patchy rain, and cloudy with some patchy rain, and the south has patchy fog and frost. it s tuesday 24th january. failings by the probation service left a serial offender free to commit murder, just days after he was released from prison, according to a damning watchdog report. the chief inspector of probation said a catalogue of errors led tojordan mcsweene
offer of a truce, now ended, was deceitful. he said peace in ukraine would only be restored when russian forces were expelled. kevin mccarthy has been sworn in as speaker of the us house of representatives, after 15 rounds of voting. a small group of republican rebels had derailed each previous attempt. the new speaker says it was the influence of former president trump that helped him secure the position. iran has been widely condemned after executing two more anti government protesters. mohammad mahdi karami and seyed mohammad hosseini had appealed against their sentences for killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests against the government last year. they said they d been tortured into making false confessions. now on bbc news, talking business. 100 years ago, oil was the most sought after commodity. today, it s these chips that run the world. they provide the processing power for everything we use, from smartphones to aircraft and cars to microwave
let s start here in the uk, where prime minister liz truss is no longer promising to increase state pensions in line with surging inflation, and has asked ministers to look for more spending cuts. two weeks ago, the prime minister said she was committed to what s known as the triple lock. that means payments rise by whatever is higher between prices, average earnings or 2.5%. however her spokesman said truss was now not making any commitments on government spending. inflation figures are out in a few hours time and expected to show its at 10 percent, whilst the figure for average earnings is just below 5.5%. joining me now is dan kemp global chief investment officer at morningstar investment management. this investment management. will be a real concern foi many this will be a real concern for many pensioners, this trust when asked about the triple lot can my colleague asked her she said she was committed to that? you are correct, it will be of great concern to pension