on who was on universal credit. these price rises will make a massive difference to her and she hasn't had the heating on all winter, she said. let's go on to the ft. we've been discussing that. in terms of the rebate for council tax, is that proportionate? because these bands of council tax or set up in 1991, and in some areas, you'll have pretty affluent people living in properties in the a — d band. it would be a matter of researching the entire... . v , would be a matter of researching the entire... . �*, , ., ., entire... that's been long overdue. decades-old _ entire... that's been long overdue. decades-old discussion. _ entire... that's been long overdue. decades-old discussion. i - entire... that's been long overdue. decades-old discussion. i did - entire... that's been long overdue. decades-old discussion. i did this | decades—old discussion. i did this in a—levels politics. the system doesn't reflect warehouse prices are

today. it's a measure that will mean that some people are not going to... it's not quite fair, but i think rishi sunak was saying four out of five households and should be able to get some help from this. it should only be the people with the largest homes and perhaps with the largest homes and perhaps with the largest incomes also that aren't going to be able to get this council tax rebate. in theory, in this country, it should be four out of five in this category. i'm sure as this is rolled out, we'll have lots of people who slip through gaps or are they are normally or think this is grossly unfair or don't qualify for it because of the 1990 ranking on their homes. so, the treasury thinks this is something to try. i've heard from mps today who think it's really novel. they haven't really heard of this council tax application. it'sjust one

really heard of this council tax application. it's just one of those policies to see how it play out. i think what rishi sunak said, this is quicken— think what rishi sunak said, this is quicken relatively simple to impose a. the other thing was the interest rate rise. john, you and i probably remember when interest rates were 50%. i rememberwhen remember when interest rates were 50%. i remember when my entire salary was on on my mortgage. what do you think is the trajectory on this? because the bank of england is saying they think it's going to increase, but maybe to 3%, but nothing like where they were before. do you think a lot of people now just have no real memory of those days? we're in for a very difficult time on that as well.— days? we're in for a very difficult time on that as well. you're right on the memory- _ time on that as well. you're right on the memory. the _ time on that as well. you're right on the memory. the likes - time on that as well. you're right on the memory. the likes of- time on that as well. you're right on the memory. the likes of me | time on that as well. you're right. on the memory. the likes of me and you remember. i recall when it was 50% or— you remember. i recall when it was

50% or more — you remember. i recall when it was 50% or more. this will impact on people _ 50% or more. this will impact on people with more... a lot of people have fixed—rate mortgages. less than 10%, have fixed—rate mortgages. less than 10%. i_ have fixed—rate mortgages. less than 10%. i think. — have fixed—rate mortgages. less than 10%, ithink, are have fixed—rate mortgages. less than 10%, i think, are on variable mortgages at the moment. the prospect— mortgages at the moment. the prospect is going up to two or 3%. with inflation, we said inflation could reach as high as seven and a quarter— could reach as high as seven and a quarter percent any time wages are decreasing. the economic outlook, and i_ decreasing. the economic outlook, and i don't — decreasing. the economic outlook, and i don't begin to understand, i 'ust and i don't begin to understand, i just look— and i don't begin to understand, i just look at— and i don't begin to understand, i just look at the headlines, and the outlook_ just look at the headlines, and the outlook looks bleak. as bleak as it could _ outlook looks bleak. as bleak as it could ever — outlook looks bleak. as bleak as it could ever be.— could ever be. kate, i think they were saying _ could ever be. kate, i think they were saying the _ could ever be. kate, i think they were saying the average - could ever be. kate, i think they were saying the average is - could ever be. kate, i think they| were saying the average is 6.696. could ever be. kate, i think they . were saying the average is 6.6%. in fact, some people would argue that the real inflation rate is on the basket of goods from 15—20 years ago, is much, much higher.

basket of goods from 15-20 years ago, is much, much higher. that's already starting — ago, is much, much higher. that's already starting to _ ago, is much, much higher. that's already starting to hit _ ago, is much, much higher. that's already starting to hit home. - ago, is much, much higher. that's already starting to hit home. i'm l already starting to hit home. i'm one of those people who owns a flat, and i have paid very, very low interest rates, numbers that my parents wouldn't even recognise, they're so minuscule. so there are people in my age group, in their 30s, perhaps you are about to understand a little more about what those mortgage payments have been like over the years. not right on the bottom end of things having mortgage to cope with the same price. mortgage to cope with the same rice. �* , ., mortgage to cope with the same rice. �*, ., . ~ mortgage to cope with the same rice. �*, ., . ,, ., price. let's go back to the telegraph- _ price. let's go back to the telegraph. the _ price. let's go back to the telegraph. the first - price. let's go back to the i telegraph. the first minister resigns over protocol checks. this is the northern ireland first minister. paralysis for the assembly there now, and all ahead of elections, which are perhaps part of the reason for this and this powerplay within the dup. the dup said they've — powerplay within the dup. the dup said they've had _

powerplay within the dup. the dup said they've had enough _ powerplay within the dup. the dup said they've had enough of- powerplay within the dup. the dup said they've had enough of the - powerplay within the dup. the dup. said they've had enough of the 2000 million _ said they've had enough of the 2000 million -- _ said they've had enough of the 2000 million —— £200 million a day. they say they— million —— £200 million a day. they say they want this government to sort this— say they want this government to sort this outrage. so, they have stood _ sort this outrage. so, they have stood down. the deputy minister has to stand _ stood down. the deputy minister has to stand down as well. so, once again. _ to stand down as well. so, once again. more _ to stand down as well. so, once again, more or less, some execs retain— again, more or less, some execs retain their— again, more or less, some execs retain their position. they haven't approved — retain their position. they haven't approved their budget for the forthcoming year. the health service is on his— forthcoming year. the health service is on his knees. there are lots of bil is on his knees. there are lots of big issues— is on his knees. there are lots of big issues to _ is on his knees. there are lots of big issues to resolve, and critics argue _ big issues to resolve, and critics argue that — big issues to resolve, and critics argue that doing this at this particular time is foolish, to put it mildly~ — particular time is foolish, to put it mildly. and dereliction of duty towards — it mildly. and dereliction of duty towards their constituents. sorry,

kate, 20 five _ towards their constituents. sorry, kate, 20 five sevenths _ towards their constituents. sorry, kate, 20 five sevenths -- - towards their constituents. sorry, kate, 20 five sevenths -- 25 - kate, 20 five sevenths —— 25 seconds. i think the checks carried on. ., �* , seconds. i think the checks carried on. . �* , , seconds. i think the checks carried on. ~' on. that's exactly right. i think it's fascinating _ on. that's exactly right. i think it's fascinating that _ on. that's exactly right. i think it's fascinating that this - on. that's exactly right. i think it's fascinating that this is - on. that's exactly right. i think it's fascinating that this is so i it's fascinating that this is so significant for northern ireland. it's proving not to work out the way the government wanted, and yes it —— yet it's the fifth item of the news. how does our government have the bandwidth? with everything going on, it's going to need a lot of time and energy to try and get this relationship back on track and northern ireland. i’m relationship back on track and northern ireland.— relationship back on track and northern ireland. i'm going to stop ou there. kate, john, thank you and see you in 40 kate, john, thank you and see you in a0 minutes for another look at the first additions of the papers. we hope to see you then as well.

good evening, this is your update from the bbc sport centre. the changes continue for england's cricket side. men's head coach chris silverwood has left today, following director of cricket ashley giles. it comes after england's a—0 loss in the ashes in australia — the showing widely criticised, with performances part of a wider run that has seen england win only one of their past 1a tests. sir andrew strauss has temporarily taken overfrom giles, and is set to appoint an interim coach for the tour of west indies in march. you can lose, but you need to compete, and england didn't really compete, and england didn't really compete that strong. you can put some on the players, and some players will lose theirjobs and were deselected. but also, the book does rest with the coach and the captain as well, and in this case, joe root is almost blameless because he's such a fantastic player and he tried his absolute best. there were little strategic decisions that they

got wrong, but i think the selection, the planning and the execution of a lot of the performances were really poor. it's not much better for england's women. they won't be bringing the ashes home, after australia won the opening one—dayer in canberra by 27 runs. england put in a good performance in the field — beth mooney rescuing the hosts here with 73 — but they scraped to 205 for nine from their 50 overs. england lost captain heather knight lbw for a first—ball duck which saw them ten for two. nat sciver top scored with a5, but they were ultimately all gone for 178. with two odis remaining, england can now only draw the series, which means australia keep hold of the ashes. manchester city are through to the women's league cup final after winning beating spurs in their semi 3—0. gareth taylor's side haven't lost since november last year, and were on top from the start. a great goal from jess park gave them a deserved lead. khadjia shaw made it two, before lauren hemp made absolutely sure of the result in the second half. they'll play chelsea in the final on march 5th. egypt won a dramatic penalty

shoot—out to progress to final of the africa cup of nations. they beat the hosts, cameroon. the score was goalless after extra time in yaounde. egypt keeper gabaski had already saved two penalties — and clinical from the spot — putting all the pressure on clinton n'jie, who missed the target. delight for egypt then, who are on course for a record extending eighth african title, and face senegal in the final on sunday. manchester united's interim boss ralf rangnick has admitted the decision to keepjesse lingard at old trafford was partially driven by mason greenwood's current unavailability following his arrest. during the transfer window, lingard was linked with moves to newcastle and west ham, but ultimately ended up staying put. rangnick said today that lingard had been given a couple of days off to "clear his head" and would miss friday's fa cup fourth—round tie with middlesbrough. he asked me and the club if we could

-ive he asked me and the club if we could give him _ he asked me and the club if we could give him a _ he asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days offjust to clear — give him a couple of days offjust to clear up his mind, and he will be lrack— to clear up his mind, and he will be back in_ to clear up his mind, and he will be back in the group, i suppose, next monday, _ back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back fortraining, and back in the group, i suppose, next monday, back for training, and then be a regular— monday, back for training, and then be a regular part of the squad again — but tonight lingard has tweeted to say, "the club advised me to have time off due to personal reasons! new everton manager frank lampard has called on his squad to prove they're good enough to win matches in the premier league. his former chelsea teammate ashley cole hasjoined his coaching team, with everton 16th in the table, having only won five matches all season. lampard believes the players are up to the task. the job will be the players. what i found _ the job will be the players. what i found in_ the job will be the players. what i found in the — the job will be the players. what i found in the last _ the job will be the players. what i found in the last three _ the job will be the players. what i found in the last three days - the job will be the players. what i found in the last three days is - the job will be the players. what ij found in the last three days is that there are — found in the last three days is that there are very. _ found in the last three days is that there are very, very— found in the last three days is that there are very, very good - found in the last three days is that there are very, very good group i found in the last three days is that there are very, very good group inj there are very, very good group in terms _ there are very, very good group in terms ofm — there are very, very good group in terms ofm it's_ there are very, very good group in terms of... it's written _ there are very, very good group in terms of... it's written all- there are very, very good group in terms of... it's written all over - terms of... it's written all over their— terms of... it's written all over their faces, _ terms of... it's written all over their faces, to— terms of... it's written all over their faces, to perform - terms of... it's written all over their faces, to perform at- terms of... it's written all over their faces, to perform at their best _ west bromwich albion have appointed steve bruce

as their new manager on an 18—month deal. bruce replaces valerien ismael, who was sacked yesterday, afterjust one win in west brom's last seven games. bruce left premier league newcastle in october after their saudi arabia—backed takeover. tom curry has been named england captain for their six nations opener against scotland this weekend. with owen farrell out of the tournament injured and courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfield. at 23, he's the youngest england captain since will carling. kind of when you grow up, you want to play for england, and to be captain, it's really special. got to make sure we lead by example. and at the winter olympics in beijing, after two wins from two, great britain's mixed doubles team have suffered their first defeat in the curling — losing 8—7 to switzerland. with the match level, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage — and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win over

jen dodds and bruce mouat. they are back in action tomorrow against australia, when they'll try to secure a semifinal spot. and in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb�*s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday, in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men's event. and that is all the sport from us for now. good evening. a change is taking place in our weather, something colder is working in from the north behind a weatherfront, a band of rain is sinking its way south eastwards, heavy rain at that. some wintriness tucking into the back edge over high ground as that cold air makes its presence felt. ahead of the weather front, mild night behind it turning much colder with wintry showers and ice likely to cause issues tomorrow morning across parts of scotland

and northern ireland. our weatherfront, as it continues its journey southeastwards across england, will continue to bring the potential for some wintry weather on its back edge. rain mostly at low levels and behind that, it's a sunshine and showers day. some of the showers wintry over high ground in the north. gusts of wind 30—a0 maybe 50 mph in northern parts. nothing extreme, butjust adding to a cold feel, certainly feeling colder than it has done during today, highs between a—9 degrees. what about the weekend? well, we will see some rain for many places, it will be quite windy. some wintry showers in the north where it will be cold. the mildest weather down towards the south.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... downing street is in turmoil afterfour senior aides to borisjohnson resigned within hours of each other. president biden gives details of how the head of the islamic state group was killed during a raid by us special forces in syria. the us says the kremlin has plans to broadcast fake images of the ukrainian army shooting russian sympathisers, as a pretext for an invasion. also in the programme, we look at the tight restrictions on chinese citizens, as covid threatens to disrupt beijing's winter olympics. live from our studio in singapore.

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