The bbc understands that he was appointed to run the london trust despite nhs england in the north west effectively blocking him from running a trust locally due to how his tenure in chester had ended. after leaving london, mr chambers got two other interim chief executive roles in cornwall and in sussex. the bbc understands nhs england approved bothjobs, despite letby s trial having started when the second appointment was made. nhs england said tony chambers was appointed to his posts after a competitive process and that sir david sloman was not aware of the events of the countess of chester trust when mr chambers was appointed to the london trust. michael buchanan, bbc news. the russian authorities say an airport in the north western city of pskov has been attacked by drones. russian state media says four military transport aircraft were damaged. two of the aircraft are reported to have burst into flames. the area is close to the border with estonia.