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
After admitting to carrying out a terrifying and ruthless attack on zara, as she walked home lastjune. the report highlighted a catalogue of errors that led to his crime but it s also outlined the need for standards to improve across probation services in england and wales. many teams are said to be short staffed especially in london with some filling fewer than half of the available positions. also in the capital, officers are routinely dealing with 80 to 100 cases where 50 is thought to be the acceptable limit. but the government says it has recruited 2,500 officers in the last two years and is promising to recruit a further 1,500 by march. of probation, and the report author, justin russell. good morning. thank you forjoining us. shall we start on that issue of