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
the city to russian forces in early may, ukraine has embarked on a flanking maneuver to surround it from the north and south. if they re successful in surrounding bakhmut, that may be able to give them a deeper push into donetsk and luhansk region. ukrainian forces say they ve advanced more than half a mile towards the end of july and were making progress. these are the two main objectives of the southern counteroffensive. and of course, chris, thanks to all the western supplies, ukraine has put up a really valiant fight, but so far those western supply tanks and armored vehicles haven t really been able to tip the balance very decisively into ukraine s favor, and it s important to listen to what the ukrainian generals are saying. they re warning not to underestimate the russians and that they re struggling to overcome multilayered mine fields and very heavily fortified defensive lines that
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.
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 few days means emissions from vehicles haven t been able to disperse properly. londoners are being asked to avoid unnecessary carjourneys and not burn garden waste during the alert. let s take a look at the tubes now. the district line has severe delays eastbound. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there, good morning. you ll start to notice milder air across the capital really from thursday onwards. until then, it s going to stay chilly, but it will be mostly dry with high pressure dominant for much of the rest of the week. now, this
subway stations. nbc s news correspondent richard engel was there. this is one of kyiv s main subway stations and you can t get more central than this. in some ways, it shows that russia is expanding its military breach. hitting life into the heart of kyiv. but it s also a sign of weakness because russia s front lines is tanks and armored vehicles haven t been advancing. so, instead, russia is relying on its long range weapons, it s rockets and artillery. and carry on a text like this which are generally undecided and just hit civilians. upstairs, the station is ruined. but down below, ukrainians are hiding from russian attacks. in a parked subway car that has been her home for more than a week, tanya heard the blast up above. why do you think russia is doing this? attacking the center of the city, attacking the people, places where people are trying to hide from the bombings? [interpreter]