some though are already managing to chill out. the supporters who are coming here are in for a very different tournament experience and notjust because of the weather. there are 32 countries all playing in one city. the authorities are trying to keep everything tightly controlled. we are live on danish television. security guards tried to take this danish journalist off air as he broadcast live. qatar's supreme committee later apologised. sensitive subjects are being raised. earlier, england's players met a group of migrant workers. they've also discussed the rights of gay and lesbian fans. we've come to a country where we respect rules and respect everything that goes on in this country. listen, we are all here for one thing and that's to play football. but in terms of what we believe in as a team and what we believe in as players, that's football for all and everybody to be included our great sport, yeah. in this tournament, cultures as well as countries will collide. concerns over bringing the world cup

to qatar are far from over. hywel griffith, bbc news, doha. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. it's been a mixed weather picture out there today, dry enough in the south but we've had rain pushing northward and it was nice weather for ducks in barnsley are a bit earlier on. if we look at the rain over the next 2a hours, this is the expected accumulation of rain. not too much around southern parts of england and wales but look at the green colours across the east of scotland. that is where the weather red rain is going to be heavy and persistent. the met office has issued an amber warning for rain across aberdeenshire, parts of perth and kinross, where they could be of 100 millimetres of rain and potential flooding issues. elsewhere, wet weather around, this area of low pressure is drifting northwards and with the winds

rotating around that area of low pressure they are driving the rain into north—east england and scotland overnight. elsewhere, a few showers around but drier conditions the further south and west you are. most of us frost free in the morning but temperatures already down to freezing across north—western parts of northern ireland. friday, we have the persistent rain for eastern scotland drifting further west during the day. one or two showers for the likes of dumfries and galloway and north england but elsewhere, clearer, drier weather and temperatures 9—12, not as warm as it has been recently. through friday evening still some rain lingering close to the east coast, most other areas tending to up. on saturday, the front sits close to the east coast and another front tries to squeeze in from the west, so in between there will be drier weather. they could be frost and fog around early on saturday most of us will see cloud, some outbreaks of rain and it's going to be feeling colder than it has done recently.

thanks, sarah. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are baroness ros altmann, who's the former pensions minister under david cameron's conservative government, and kevin schofield, the political editor at huffpost uk. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. the autumn statement dominates the front pages. the metro reworks harold macmillan�*s famous phrase to deliver its judgement on the

chancellor's speech. another sombre headline in the ft. it says the chancellor's main aim was to reassure the markets after the "chaos" of his predecessor's mini budget. the i newspaper opts for a graphic to illustrate the scale of the situation facing the country. "one of the most punishing budgets in modern history" is the mail's sobering verdict forjeremy hunt. and another bleak verdict in the guardian — which says britons are facing the "biggest hit to living standards on record". the daily telegraph tells its readers that workers are paying the price to protect pensioners against inflation. and the sun notes that the economic news might be grim — but at least we can look forward to the football world cup.

so, let's begin. great that you both on. long stories dominating we've been warned for weeks and tough decisions needed to be made in that time is come. ross, let's look at the metro. you can never have it so bad, the play on the line from the 50s. what you make of it? good news in terms of pensioners splits open it up a bit. it's almost as if the chancellor and all these comments are trained about his —— pain despite a picture as possible so everyone is prepared for bad news. —— paint as bad a picture. as far as the experience, we don't want to surprise the market, you want to surprise the market, you want to surprise the market, you want to travel ahead of everything out of time. for the chancellor was

saying today and what are the reports are suggesting is that the fall in living standards that is facing us over the next two years is going to be pretty unprecedented, extraordinarily difficult with inflation staying high, entering a recession, unemployment rising. everything you can think of, almost that you might suggest is a mark of economic difficulty has been thrown into the mix. once hope perhaps of a political perspective that this is an attempt to make things look terrible so perhaps by the time the 2024 election comes, things to be painted as actually having turned out better than was being forecast to give the government some more credibility which clearly it is going to need to have a chance at the next election. imilli

going to need to have a chance at the next election.— the next election. will go to the minutia and _ the next election. will go to the minutia and admitted. - the next election. will go to the minutia and admitted. but - the next election. will go to the - minutia and admitted. but coinciding with the budget responsibility report which is grim and also the bank of england forecast that growth is not going to return to pre—pandemic levels into 2025 and so, politically, how balanced and nuanced was this, do you think? i thinkjeremy hunt is trying to make the best_ thinkjeremy hunt is trying to make the best of— thinkjeremy hunt is trying to make the best of a truly awful situation but i _ the best of a truly awful situation but i think— the best of a truly awful situation but i think if i was a conservative mp, _ but i think if i was a conservative mp. iil— but i think if i was a conservative mp. i'll be — but i think if i was a conservative mp, i'll be really worried because the news — mp, i'll be really worried because the news is — mp, i'll be really worried because the news is bad right now it's not going _ the news is bad right now it's not going to — the news is bad right now it's not going to get any better as the forecast — going to get any better as the forecast is to be believed. the next election— forecast is to be believed. the next election is— forecast is to be believed. the next election is in a couple of years away— election is in a couple of years away and _ election is in a couple of years away and yet, we're effectively going _ away and yet, we're effectively going to — away and yet, we're effectively going to be in recession all the way through— going to be in recession all the way through and unemployment is going to be up in _ through and unemployment is going to be up in 2000 2411 experienced effectively a decade of falling living — effectively a decade of falling living standards and people won't be any better—

living standards and people won't be any better off come the next election— any better off come the next election than they were ten years previously— election than they were ten years previously and so, i think those are pretty— previously and so, i think those are pretty awful conditions for the conservatives to head into the next election _ conservatives to head into the next election and jeremy hunt would like people _ election and jeremy hunt would like people to _ election and jeremy hunt would like people to believe this is because the war— people to believe this is because the war in— people to believe this is because the war in ukraine and said it was a recession— the war in ukraine and said it was a recession made in russia and talked about— recession made in russia and talked about the _ recession made in russia and talked about the aftereffects of the pandemic and trying to play down effectively, the conservatives on rule and — effectively, the conservatives on rule and the economic difficulties in experiencing. i think people really. — in experiencing. i think people really, come the next election, there _ really, come the next election, there going to be walking around looking _ there going to be walking around looking at the fall in living standards, the higher prices, the higher— standards, the higher prices, the higher interest rates and they will look for— higher interest rates and they will look for some of the blame and they're — look for some of the blame and they're going to blame the government, i think that's going to be very— government, i think that's going to be very difficult for conservatives heading — be very difficult for conservatives heading into the next election. this is a debate that has been hired and is being had on the tree back benches at the moment as well. in that argument could be made, could

be made, couldn't? looking at some the stats that uk has 2 million people and benefits of the moment in job vacancies are at a record high and with the welfare systems, welfare to work system at the moment, it means that someone on universal credit earning above the threshold will only take 45p in the pound back. we look at it like that, that would underline the headline in the mail, what do you think? i that would underline the headline in the mail, what do you think?- the mail, what do you think? i think that if ou the mail, what do you think? i think that if you assume _ the mail, what do you think? i think that if you assume only _ the mail, what do you think? i think that if you assume only people - the mail, what do you think? i think that if you assume only people who| that if you assume only people who earn more money are the ones who are striving, then maybe you could come to that conclusion. but that seems odd to me because a lot of people on lower incomes are working really hard and as of course, people at the higher end. with the chancellor was saying and i agree, you need to try to raise the money from the people

who were earning more rather than looking to raise it from people lower down the income scale. the big cup came for people with thousands of pounds and cutting that 45 limited to £125,000. again, you cannot say that people earning that kind of money would be unable to afford paying some extra tax and in the meantime, with the cost of living crisis, it is impossible to argue that a civilised society should take away inflation protection from the poorest members of its population. so, i'm not sure i would agree entirely with the weight the daily mail paints this. i understand why they're doing that but the middle class average earnings is around £32,000. and the

a. earnings is around £32,000. and the a, obviously, will be hated by income threshold freezes by the tax rates have not gone up and there are other areas of spending that are going to try and protect them as well. so, this is a very difficult job, but i do still think there is some plan somewhere to have better news coming up after a year of pain as we build up to another election and it will look as if the government is managed to exceed forecast and create a better picture coming into 2024.— forecast and create a better picture coming into 2024. when you look at the facts, the _ coming into 2024. when you look at the facts, the top _ coming into 2024. when you look at the facts, the top earners _ coming into 2024. when you look at the facts, the top earners i - coming into 2024. when you look at the facts, the top earners i think- the facts, the top earners i think at the moment, because of the increase for the threshold of 150 285000 and 45p, the pension restrictions and the tax rises, it means that i think one commentator

suggested that 47% of their income would not be taken up. is it right? is a fair? is incrediblejeremy hunt says that those with the broader shoulders will carry the biggest burden? s shoulders will carry the biggest burden? ,, , , ~' , shoulders will carry the biggest burden? , ~ , ., burden? 5 yes, ithink it is fair. i think ross _ burden? 5 yes, ithink it is fair. i think ross is _ burden? 5 yes, ithink it is fair. i think ross is correct _ burden? 5 yes, ithink it is fair. i think ross is correct in _ burden? 5 yes, ithink it is fair. i think ross is correct in a - burden? syes, ithink it is fair. i| think ross is correct in a civilised society, those who are in the most those should be allowed to chip in more _ those should be allowed to chip in more to— those should be allowed to chip in more to help those who are struggling and i think on the front pa-e struggling and i think on the front page itself, what a difference eight weeks _ page itself, what a difference eight weeks makes an we have the many budget and — weeks makes an we have the many budget and a true tory budget, that was the _ budget and a true tory budget, that was the best thing since sliced bread — was the best thing since sliced bread and clearly, that did not work out so _ bread and clearly, that did not work out so welt — bread and clearly, that did not work out so well. so if you check the positive — out so well. so if you check the positive gloss on it, you'll see where — positive gloss on it, you'll see where they called it wrong the last time and _ where they called it wrong the last time and perhaps they can call it wrong _ time and perhaps they can call it wrong this— time and perhaps they can call it wrong this damsel. but if you're conservative chancellor, you want a paper— conservative chancellor, you want a paper like _ conservative chancellor, you want a paper like the mail on side and the

telegraph— paper like the mail on side and the telegraph and there is none of the traditional— telegraph and there is none of the traditional tory papers that are giving — traditional tory papers that are giving this budget with effectively it was— giving this budget with effectively it was a _ giving this budget with effectively it was a budget, the thumbs up and i would _ it was a budget, the thumbs up and i would be _ it was a budget, the thumbs up and i would be worried about that politically if i was a conservative prime _ politically if i was a conservative prime minister or chancellor. from bad to worse, delivering that statement, your speciality as an adviser or minister in terms of pensions, could jeremy hunt have been more imaginative when you think of all the billions sloshing around in pension funds in opening up more imaginative ways, perhaps of investing through there? certainly, there has been _ investing through there? certainly, there has been some _ investing through there? certainly, there has been some good - investing through there? certainly, there has been some good news i investing through there? certainly, | there has been some good news for pensioners themselves and adding millions will be breathing a sigh of relief that they are going to see inflation increase next year and the government is not going to break his

promise on the triple lock but in terms of pension funds, there was a measure which hasn't seemed to be carried on the front pages which could encourage insurance companies that have pension teams to invest more imaginatively and creatively to boost growth. i would very much like to see the approach taken for the massive amounts of money in pension schemes which is supposed to be investing for the long term be used far more to build infrastructure, to boost social housing in green growth in the future the environmental friendly products and energy products and so on and there is institutional money and what we saw

at the budget, the market punish the government to the extent that highlighted too much in this with leverage rather than doing that, i would have been calling this, for the government to make sure pension schemes are really good at investment opportunities to invest investment opportunities to invest in the long—term and get better returns to save the government having to fund those projects itself or overseas pension schemes and government funding them. he did not really see that which is a shame because we did see some for the insurers on the side of pensions that should help them, invest more creatively. fix. that should help them, invest more creativel . �* , ., , that should help them, invest more creativel. . , . , ., ., creatively. a grim few years ahead, the word cream _ creatively. a grim few years ahead, the word cream used _ creatively. a grim few years ahead, the word cream used in _ most papers. ——