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katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. newsnight is starting now over on bbc two with more budget analysis and reaction. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. england emperors will be parts of across eastern budget day is not over yet. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of the think tank demos, and tom newton dunn, who's chief political commentator at times radio. there's only one story in town. the yorkshire post says the region has got a £200 million share from the government's levelling up funds from the budget. big spenders sue neck takes tax burden back to the 19505, the headline of the eye, it also criticises groups charging air duty for uk flights. after limiting his budget help to deal with a winter co5t—of—living cri5i5. we will look at the financial time5 co5t—of—living cri5i5. we will look at the financial times to begin. 0n the front page there of the chancellor holding the

velits katie, talking of something else we believe that. inflation already being slated to rise, bank of england rising figures, quite a lot of this is not under government control, is it? i under government control, is it? i think having just come back from the conservative party conference in manchester, really positive mood for the prime minister and a speech full ofjokes but on the sidelines a lot ofjokes but on the sidelines a lot of his own supporters asking questions about really what the tone of the government is right now if it's the right one because we are hearing as we touched on earlier borisjohnson talking about a temporary shortage, saying this is not anything to worry about. we also previously had the christmas is not under threat being toned down slightly now and ultimately the i is now saying notjust slightly now and ultimately the i is now saying not just a winter of discontent but it could last well into the spring. this is an issue here which is lots of factors between what is known as the energy fuel and food crisis an

cycling world championships in france — and once again it came in the omnium, ethan hayter following katie archibald's success by dominating the points race, the final event of the four—race contest. it's his first individual world title. a couple of years ago, the last time i took part in the world ominium, i was leading literally until 20 laps to go. that was obviously quite hard to do. i was 50 laps in and i had built up a bit of a lead, i felt good still and i thought i was in control 7 crazy feeling. that's all the sport for now. hello and welcome to our look at what this morning's papers are saying. with me are the social commentatorjoanna jarjue, and dave wooding, the political editor of the sun on sunday. welcome to both of you. let's have a look at the front pages. amid rising covid infections, the observer says the uk health security agency — formerly public health england — has written to local councils to canvass their level of support for the rollout of �*plan b�* covid rules. the independent has been speaking to health professionals who warn the nhs faces its hardes

charge, with the club second from bottom in the premier league table without a win. 0ur correspondent katie gornall has more. managing newcastle was steve bruce's dream job. but, no matter how badly he wanted to work at his hometown club, it always felt like an uphill battle. bruce's departure had been widely expected. our new chairman... cheering he was under pressure even before the saudi arabian—led takeover, with his side second from bottom without a win all season. on sunday, in front of the new owners, his team failed again. newcastle stay in the bottom three. in a statement confirming his departure, bruce said... he admitted... bruce succeeded rafa benitez at stjames' park in 2019, but, despite keeping a lmited squad in the premier league the past two seasons, the manager proved a deeply unpopular appointment with fans. i think it's about time, just cos the club wasn't going forward. i feel quite sad for him, but for the club, it'll be good. i think he had to go - for the club to progress, in the way that the new owners want it to go _ assistant head coach graham jones will take in

katie archibald has won britain's first gold medal at this year's world track cycling championships in france. it's been a great yearfor archibald. she won olympic gold in the madison with laura kenny, three gold medals at the european championships earlier this month and she's now world champion in the omnium, where individual riders compete in four different events. i was so nervous at the start of the day. you know it's not every that we have qualifiers at omnium. i was sat there feeling like too nervous to eat thinking i'm never going to do this again, this is too much i can't take this feeling. and suddenly i thought, "this is your last race and just, whatever. " obviously it went well enough i think i'll come back again. just one game in the premier league tonight — and arsenal have comfortably beaten aston villa at the emirates. thomas partey got them going midway through the first half with this header. then pierre—emerick aubameyang doubled arsenal's lead just after the break — scoring the rebound after martinez saved his spot kick. emile smith rowe made it three with th

jeremy bates, the former british number one and a coach of katie and also british national is helping her out here in the desert. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. hello there. it was a quieter story on wednesday with some decent spells of sunshine coming through. largely fine and dry for many through the course of the day on thursday, but this weather front introducing some cloud and rain. more importantly, it's changing the wind direction to a south—westerly, and that is going to drive up some pretty warm air across the country. it will be a cloudy start for many on thursday, the cloud thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle. some nuisance rain into northern ireland and western scotland in particular, but where the cloud breaks up, it will be pleasantly warm with temperatures peaking at 20 degrees. that's 68 fahrenheit. and that is above the average for the time of year. this unseasonable warmth is set to continue actually for the next few days, so little in the way of change on friday. 0ur weather front stubbornly sit

this brilliant chip from katie mccabe the pick of the bunch. after some tumultous times, including relegation last year as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches, saracens supporters have some good news with a consortium of investors agreeing a 32 million pound takeover of the club. but there was disappointment on the pitch, as they suffered their first defeat since returning to the premiership. a penalty try deep in added time saw leaders leicester tigers snatch victory by 13 points to 12 and maintain their one hundred percent start to the season. and britain's cameron norrie is into the final of the san diego open, after he beat the top seed andrey rublev. norrie recovered from losing the first set to take the next two. forjust his second career win over a top five player. norrie, who is currently the world number 28, will now face another big challenge, playing second seed casper ruud of norway in the final. that is it from me for now. it is over to a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

for watching papers back tomorrow evening. with the independent�*s james moore and the spectator�*s katy balls. dojoin us then. goodnight. good evening. i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your sports news, where we start with football and a saudi arabian—backed takeover of newcastle united has today been completed. the premier league approved the takeover after receiving "legally binding assurances" that the saudi state would not control the club. there were jubilant scenes outside stjames's park, where fans had gathered to wait for the news. the sale went through after the deal passed the premier league owners' and directors' test, bringing to an end mike ashley's 1a—year spell as newcastle united owner. we have to try and stay patient, but absolutely be excited, be happy, because fans have had nothing really to cheer for 1h years and our fansh've not really mattered for 1h years. and now that, i'm sure, will change. if any sets of fans deserve it, and i know i'm biased, but i think it's the newcastle united fans who were very close number of years ago. kevin keegan, who's a legend in

josie knight, neah evans, megan barker, and katie archibald claimed the final medal of the night for britain. they comfortably beat canada by five—and—a—half seconds to claim bronze in the women's team pursuit. earlier, oliverwood, charlie tanfield, ethan vernon, and ethan hayter won bronze in the men's team pursuit beating the reigning champions denmark by almost two seconds. and it was bronze again in the men's 60—lap scratch race. 22—year—old rhys britton showed his endurance and determination, finishing third behind france's donavan grondin and belgium's tuur dens. and in tennis — andy murray's been knocked out in the second round of the european open in antwerp. he lost to second seed diego schwartzman 6—4 7—6. the world number 14 came from 4—1 down to take the first set, before winning a tight battle in the second. and that's all from me and the team at the bbc sport centre. goodnight. hello. where skies have been clear, temperatures have been allowed to drop, but there is quite a lot of cloud in the mix as well. that cloud spilling down from the northwest i

olympic and european champion katie archibald will headline a 19—strong gb squad at the upcoming track cycling world championships. having collected three golds at the last week's european championships and gold in the maddison at the tokyo olympics, she heads up the team in roubaix in france. the 27—year—old will be joined by fellow olympic silver medallists neah evans and josie knight in the women's endurance squad, while academy riders megan barker and ella barnwell make their world debuts. discussions will take place over the viability of developing a women's british and irish lions team. england and harlequins prop shaunagh brown will form part of a 13—member panel to be chaired by the former lion ieuan evans. the board will assess the financial viability, strength of opposition and scheduling, in weighing up the merits of starting a women's equivalent to the men's side that has toured since 1888. the nfl has confirmed that dusseldorf, frankfurt and munich are the three german cities in talks to stage regular season games. the move is part of a bid to expand its internationa