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
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 through the process but some leaseholders there say they re sick with worry and claim much of the work isn t necessary. it makes me anxious. like, i do wake. similarly, i wake up thinking about it. there s probably not a day goes by when i m not thinking, oh, can i do this? because of this looming bill. the mayor s issued a warning about high levels of air pollution expected today. sadiq khan says the cold, foggy weather over the last two or three days means emissions from vehicles haven t been able to disperse properly. let s take a look at the tubes now.