how overstretched it seems probation officers are in many places, it securely in london? how significant do you think that was in the case of zara? ., ., ., ., , zara? you are right, london is chronically zara? you are right, london is chronically understaffed - zara? you are right, london is chronically understaffed in - zara? you are right, london is i chronically understaffed in terms zara? you are right, london is - chronically understaffed in terms of promotion probation services. last time we found they had over 500 vacancies and that some key grades in some boroughs in london, over 50% of key probation posts are vacant. in this particular case we found a very heavily overloaded senior probation officer supervising a probation officer supervising a probation officer supervising a probation officer who had 50% more workload than they should have had. so if there had been more probation officers, could this murder have been avoided? it officers, could this murder have been avoide
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. calls for conservative chair nadhim zahawi to be sacked after questions over a multi million pound tax settlement. more questions over claims that bbc chairman richard sharp was involved in securing a loan for the then prime minister, borisjohnson. in an interview, mr sharp says he welcomes a review into his appointment. iam i am comfortable that i was appointed on merit, and i m also comfortable that a result of my discussion with simon case that i avoided a conflict or potential conflict because i was not party to any transaction. a report has found failings by the probation service left a serial offender free to commit the murder of zara aleena, just days
to zara s family for the failings in the case, saying there would be better training to improve risk assessment and investment to recruit thousands more probation officers. june kelly, bbc news. opposition parties have called for the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, to be sacked now, rather than wait for the outcome of an investigation. the government s independent ethics advisor has been asked to look into mr zahawi s financial affairs after it emerged he paid a penalty to hmrc over previously unpaid tax while he was chancellor. he maintains he acted properly. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. are your tax affairs a distraction for the party, mr zahawi? the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, insists he s not on his way out, but he is under pressure. last summer he insisted reports that he was being investigated by the tax authorities were smears. but in a statement at the weekend, he said he d reached a settlement
no, i m confident that he will determine that i was appointed on merit. that s obviously for him to conduct that investigation and process. it was a highly rigorous process, i can tell you being part of it. a very tough interview, a very tough process to be part of and so i m comfortable. there was an independent committee of people doing the interview and they were asking very searching and challenging questions of me and the other candidates and i m sure that process was fully and carefully recorded so it can be minuted and seen whether my appointment was done on merit, and i m confident it will be seen that that was the case. let s talk to our arts and media correspondent david sillito. break down the key issues here for us, david. , ., , us, david. the first one is the conversation us, david. the first one is the conversation between - us, david. the first one is the j conversation between richard us, david. the first one is the - conversation between richard sharpe and sam blyth