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
Was jailed for killing the law graduate as she walked home in ilford lastjune. the report found he was wrongly assessed as medium risk . we ve been warning for years that mistakes are going to be made when the right information is not in the right place, and the wrong risk assessment is made by others. so there are a lot of mitigating circumstances among them, as reported by the inspector, not enough staff, inexperienced staff, and many staff under severe stress trying to do their work properly. the government s apologised to zara s family for what it calls unacceptable failings and says it s taking immediate steps to address the issues raised. leaseholders living in ex local authority homes say they re facing refurbishment bills of tens of thousands of pounds. campaigners have told bbc london many boroughs have issued section 20 major works bills. in islington, the council says it s determined to support residents
Hello, good morning from bbc london, i m alice salfield. a report by the probation watchdog has highlighted a catalogue of failings that left a man with a history of violence free to murder zara aleena, nine days after he was released from prison. jordan mcsweeney, who had 28 previous convictions, was jailed for a minimum of 38 years for killing the law graduate as she walked home in ilford lastjune. the report found he was wrongly assessed as medium risk . we ve been warning for years that mistakes are going to be made when the right information is not in the right place, and the wrong risk assessment is made by others. so there are a lot of mitigating circumstances among them, as reported by the inspector, not enough staff, inexperienced staff, and many staff under severe stress trying to do their work properly. the government s apologised to zara s family for what it calls unacceptable failings and says it s taking immediate steps to address the issues raised.