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
From starting out as an iraqi refugee who spoke no english, to becoming a multi millionaire businessman and cabinet minister, nadhim zahawi has had a remarkable rise to political power. but questions about his tax affairs have dominated headlines in recent days. so how serious were the errors made? our analysis editor, ros atkins, explains. nadhim zahawi is the conservative party chairman and a cabinet minister. last year, for two months, he was chancellor of the exchequer the person with ultimate responsibility for tax collection in the uk. and mr zahawi was dealing with some personal tax issues, too. the bbc s chris mason understands that, while chancellor, he paid around £5 million to settle a tax dispute which included paying a penalty. the guardian reports that 30% of the overall amount £1 million was the penalty in question, though the bbc can t confirm that detail. for his part, mr zahawi says hmrc told him the penalty was for a careless and not deliberate error .
For rape and murder. jordan mcsweeney, who was arrested shortly after he killed zara, had already served nine prison sentences. and he had been released from jail just nine days before the murder. today s report by the probation watchdog describes how shortly afterwards, he d been recalled to prison for failing to attend probation appointments. but because he d been wrongly assessed as medium rather than high risk, he wasn t arrested as soon as he could have been. it really is impossible to know if zara aleena would have been alive today if things had been done differently, but certainly, if this risk had been correctly assessed and if more urgent action had been taken to recall him back to prison, that would have maximised the time that the police had to go out and find him. the man was known to the criminal justice system, and to the police. what can we do with criminals who are institutionalised,
Nato s secretary general will meet the german minister of defence this morning, as the country comes under increased pressure to send its tanks to ukraine. our correspondent damien mcguinness is in berlin for us this morning. there is an awful lot of politics going on here, isn t there? that s riaht, it s going on here, isn t there? that s right. it s an going on here, isn t there? that s right, it s an incredibly going on here, isn t there? that s right, it s an incredibly ferocious i right, it s an incredibly ferocious debate here and a fiery one because traditionally germany does not send battle tanks into war zones and you have to ask permission from berlin to do that even if you have bought the tanks yourself. that is why the 2000 leopard tanks across europe, if they are sent to ukraine by the various countries that have bought them, has to ask berlin for permission and that is very controversial here in germany so the german chancellor olaf scholz is under a lot of pressure b
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.