independent, and fearless, memories of zara aleena,...ack. jordan mcsweeney had only been out of prison for nine days and had breached his licence conditions above the inquest heard there were a number of missed opportunities to arrest him when he was recalled to prison. mcsweeney was released from prison. mcsweeney was released from prison onjune the 17th 2022 and after missing a number of probation appointments, is recall was initiated onjune the 22nd, but the paperwork was kind of today's later. on june the paperwork was kind of today's later. onjune the 24th. police being given the powers to arrest him just after 4pm on the same day. he murdered zara aleena in the early hours of the morning onjune 26. zara aleena in the early hours of the morning on june 26.- the morning on june 26. jordan mcsweeney? — the morning on june 26. jordan mcsweeney? you _ the morning on june 26. jordan mcsweeney? you are _ the morning on june 26. jordan mcsweeney? you are under- the morning on june 26. jordan i mcsweeney? you are under arrest the morning on

here is what happened two years ago to zara aleena. brute two years ago to zara aleena.sessment, isn't it? it is, and we have approached the i theirassessment, isn't it? ft 3 and we have approached the ministry ofjustice for a response to that. ian lawrence, the general secretary of the probation union, he told us that since her murder, the probation service has been under significant strain and things haven't really changed that much. there is increasing pressure, high workload for staff working in the probation service, high stress and there is also an issue with pay and he said thatis also an issue with pay and he said that is something that is very well known within the probation service, but just known within the probation service, butjust going back to what has happened here today at this inquest, the jury has been assessing the procedures, the processes in place, the way thatjordan mcsweeney wasn't managed and dealt with by the police and the probation service in the run—up to his release. ——jordan mcsweeney was managed. he murdered zara aleena nine days after he

an inquestjury has found that failures "across multiple agencies" contributed to the death of zara aleena and had already broken the terms of his probation. his licence was recalled, but attempts to locate him failed. he abducted, raped and killed zara two days later. the chief probation officer has apologised to her family and friends, and said significant steps had been taken to address the issues identified. soldiers and armoured vehicles have encircled government buildings in bolivia's main city, la paz. the president has denounced the irregular presence of army units and has called for democracy to be respected. the former left—wing president, evo morales, says that a military coup is under way. he has urged community and union leaders to take to the streets to defend democracy and the rule of law. the trial has finally begun of evan gershkovich, an american journalist for the wall streetjournal who the russian authorities have accused of spying. he's been imprisoned for nearly fifteen months, but today he appeared in court, head shaven and standing in a glass cage. 0ur russia editor

an inquest has opened into the death of zara aleena, who was sexually assaulted and murdered as she walkedleased from prison on licence. he was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 38 years. the number of children moving to home education in the uk is at its highest level since the pandemic. a bbc investigation found that councils received almost 50,000 notifications in the last academic year from families wanting to take their children out of school. the latest government figures suggest mental health is the biggest reason for the rise. the royal college of nursing says the number of nhs patients being treated in corridors and other crowded places now amounts to a national emergency. one in three nurses who replied to a uk—wide survey said that — on their latest shift — they ended up providing care in a waiting area, side room or corridor. our health reporter jim reed has more. paul simms had a heart attack injanuary. he describes his treatment that day in a&e as excellent. but he then had to spend almost two days being cared for in this small corridor because there was no space in th

zara aleena was brutally murdered two years ago.es of each other. harry was found in plaistow in september 2017, abandoned shortly after he was born. newborn roman came 16 months later, injanuary 2019, in a park close to the roman road, after which she was named. and elsa, also newborn, was discovered this year, a few hundred yards away. all three children's names have since been changed. this is where baby harry was found back in 2017. since then, two of his siblings have been abandoned in very similar circumstances, just hours after they were born. judge carol atkinson said it was very, very unusual for one baby to be abandoned in modern britain. for three babies to be left in this way, by the same parents, was, she said, of enormous interest. i asked one of the leading experts whether she'd come across a similar case. well, i've done research in various ways for over 20 years and the answer is absolutely no. but i personally have never come across three brand—new newborns from the same parents, both parents, it seems. the three c

the inquest into the death of zara aleena has heard cctv cameras which captured footage of the hourscloud at times, but it will feel warm in the sun as during the afternoon temperatures will climb up to the low twenties quite widely. we�*re looking at highs of around 22, possibly 23 celsius, with light to moderate northeasterly winds. into the evening, too. a fine evening to come. plenty of sunshine, a bit more in the way of cloud, perhaps in places overnight. but it will be dry with some clearer skies as well. and temperatures dipping down to around 10 to 13 celsius with lighter winds. and into tomorrow morning, again, plenty of fine dry weather. now there is this weather front that will bring some outbreaks of rain as it spreads from west to east overnight on friday and to start saturday. but during the day on friday, there will be a lot of dry weather, just perhaps one or two isolated showers. and once that rain clears through saturday, too, may see one or two showers at first, but becoming drier and warmer for the rest of the weekend. head to our website to find out more about th