today's many tributes to the football manager gerard houllier, who has died at the age of 73.’ newsnight is on bbc two in about seven or eight minutes‘ time. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster, john stapleton and the political editor of politics home, kate proctor. welcome kate proctor. to you both. let's have a flick welcome to you both. let's have a flick through some that are already the news that an additional 11 million people across london and south east england are to be plunged into the highest level of covid restrictions is the lead for the telegraph — the paper says up to 150,000 thousands jobs in the capital are at risk. that story also the lead for the guardian — which also dedicates some of its front page to the renewed optimism surrounding a possible post—brexit trade deal with the eu. we will come to that in a minute. the yorkshire post claims leeds could move down from tier 3 to tier 2 covid restri

the world of football pays tribute to gerard houllier, as the former liverpool manager dies at the ageernoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. london and essex — an area covering more than nine million people — looks likely to be moved into tier 3 of covid restrictions. health ministers and officials are understood to be "deeply concerned" about the sharp rise in virus cases across the capital. it comes as the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for secondary schools and fe colleges to close early if there's no mass testing available — ahead of christmas. schools in greenwich became the first in england to move to online. downing street says it expects all schools and colleges in england to remain open until end of term on thursday. andy moore reports. mobile testing units have been sent the parts —— parts of london, kent and essex which have expensed recent rapid rises in infection rates. london is currently in tier 2 and could go into tier 3 f rights continue to escalate. if the government decides to move london to tier 3 they must provide additional financial support of those bus

if it wasn't for gerard houllier, i wouldn't have... england was because of him. to be an england player and a liverpool player and win trophies at the club i love was because of him. whenever he said anything, you never doubted it, because he said it in such a way and he backed up his opinions that you knew that it was going to be the best for the team. and it certainly worked out that way. you know... obviously won the five trophies in 2001. the 2005 champions league was his team, more or less. i know rafa was there, but it was gerard's team. he was there after the game, in the changing room, celebrating it like he should have been because it really should have been him. but he just had this way about him. you know, he helped make players better. tributes there to gerrard houllier, who‘s died at the age of 73. ireland and scotland have been drawn in the same rugby world cup pool for the second time in a row. ireland qualified for the quarterfinals of the world cup last year while scotland missed out, and they also won the side‘s six n

the former liverpool manager gerard houllier has died aged 73.he club said they were ‘deeply saddened' — with players past and present paying tribute. houllier‘s last managerial job was at aston villa, but he left in 2011 afterjust nine months, following health problems. 0ur sports correspondent, katie gornall reports. in the pantheon of great liverpool managers, gerard houllier is often overlooked, and yet the former schoolteacher transformed the club's fortunes and modernised their approach to the game. i came but i didn't make a revolution. ijust wanted to have a sort of evolution of things and to convince people you could do things differently and be more performant. having managed psg and the french national team, houllier arrived at anfield in 1998, initially as a joint manager with roy evans before taking sole charge just four months later. he oversaw a major rebuilding of the squad and brought through young players such as steven gerrard. the high point of his six years with liverpool came in the 2000—2001 campaign, when he guided them to

rangers manager steven gerrard says he's finding the death of his former boss at liverpool gerard houllierllier gave gerrard his liverpool debut in 1998, and made him captain five years later. the rangers boss spoke about him with great admiration and emotion today. he was a special man, a caring man, a loving man, more than just a manager. he did an incrediblejob for me in terms of where i was at from an age and also as a player. gerard was at the forefront of that in terms of shaping me into a better player, into a better person, a better leader. i have an awful lot to thank the man for and i'm finding it really hard to come to terms with it right now. to rugby now and there are more developments in the dementia crisis affecting the sport with ex—clermont auvergne playerjamie cudmore adding his voice to the issue. after a number of concussions he decided to take legal action against the french club. cudmore says he's been speaking to the group of english players preparing to launch a class action against the sports governing bodies. laura scott has this report. asa as a naturally combat

some sad news breaking in the last hour — the former liverpool manager gerard houllier has died, at theg tribute, michael owen described him as "a great manager and a genuinely caring man". jamie carragher said he was absolutely devastated and he'd recently been in touch with him to arrange a visit to liverpool. gerrard houllier, who's died at the age of 73. hasjust been made, and here's how they came out. let's look at the english sides first — chelsea will face atletico madrid, manchester city will take on borussia moenchengladbach, and liverpool also have german opposition in rb leipzig, who knocked out manchester united last week. other notable ties there, 13—time winners real madrid will play atalanta; last year's runners up paris saint germain will take on barcelona; and holders bayern munich will face lazio. the first legs will be played in mid to late february. arsenal will be in the europa league draw later but their problems in the premier league just keep building, they've now made their worst ever start to a season . last night's1—0 defeat at home to burnley leaves them down

former liverpool manager gerard houllier has died at the age of 73.five major trophies including a cup treble in 2001. later that year, he underwent emergency heart surgery, but returned to the dugout. in a statement, liverpool said they were deeply saddened, while many of their former players have paid tribute, including chris kirkland who played under him at liverpool for three seasons. when he said anything, you never doubted that, because he said it in such a way and he backed up his opinions that you knew that that was going to be the best for the team, and it certainly worked out that way. 2005, obviously won the five trophies in 2001, the 2005 champions league was his team, more or less, i know this set was there, but it was —— i know rafa was there, but it was —— i know rafa was there, but gerard was in the dressing room afterwards celebrating at the way it should have been. he helps to make players better. chris kirkland a member and former liverpool manager gerard houllier who has died at the age of 73. —— remembering former liverpool manage

rangers manager steven gerrard says he's finding the death of his former boss at liverpool gerard houllier gerrard his liverpool debut in 1998, and made him captain five years later. debut in 1998, and made him he debut in 1998, and made him was a special man, a a he was a special man, a caring man, a loving man, more thanjust a manager. he did an incrediblejob for me in terms of where i was at from an age and also as a player. gerard was at the forefront of that in terms of shaping me into a better player, into a better person, a better leader. i have an awful lot to thank the man for and i'm finding it really ha rd to thank the man for and i'm finding it really hard to come to terms with right now. it really hard to come to terms with right now. arsenal have all sorts of problems at the moment — but granit xhaka isn't one of them, according to manager mikel arteta, who says he still has a future at the club. they're 15th in the premier league after their worst start to a season for 46 years and there's speculation linking the swiss midfielder with a move in the january transfer window. h

gerrard admits he's struggling to come to terms with the death of his former liverpool boss, gerard houllierntry to introduce strict lockdown measures throughout the festive period. from today all nonessential shops, including garden centres, diy and clothing stores in the country will be closed in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. in italy, too, new travel restrictions are to be imposed — though prime minister giuseppe conte stressed that father christmas would be exempt. anna holligan reports from the hague. the dutch had been dreaming of a relatively relaxed christmas, but over the weekend, photos of crowds cramming into city centres combined with an infection rate that's now almost double the dutch government's worst case scenario has meant there's a sense of inevitability about the christmas crackdown, which ironically means the dutch will be celebrating under what constitutes the country's toughest lockdown yet. translation: i'm sad that it has to be done, but it is important. yeah, i think that it's necessary. yeah, unfortunately. so, from today, all non—essential stores are

and a tide of tributes to the manager who brought five major trophies to liverpool, gerard houllier,d at 73. and coming up in sport, on bbc news... more on tier 3 restrictions in london and how it will affect events, as frank lampard calls for fans to be allowed to stay in football stadiums. good evening. from wednesday 3a million people in england will be living with the highest level of restrictions in tier 3. new areas, including the whole of london, are being moved into the top tier because of a very sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections. the measures were announced as ministers revealed that a new variant of the virus has been seen in the uk but experts say they believe the new vaccine is effective against it. so, greater london and parts of the counties of essex and hertfordshire are to be placed in tier 3 from wednesday, facing the most severe restrictions. there can be no socialising indoors with anyone, other than the people you live with, or those in your support bubble. bars, pubs and restaurants will have to close, though they can provide takeaways and delive

we start with the news that former liverpool manager gerard houllier has died, at the age of 73. 1998 and he was in charge for six years, leading liverpool to five major trophies, including a cup treble in 2001. later that year he underwent emergency heart surgery but returned to the dugout. in a statement, liverpool said they were "deeply saddened" while many of his former players have paid tribute, including chris kirkland who played under him at liverpool for three seasons. he made my dream come true. my first game was when i was... he made my dream country signing me. he was a special man, not just dream country signing me. he was a special man, notjust about football, but as a human being. you could go and see him any time, his door was always open. he just had this warm feeling about him that when you were talking to him, he was a special man and he will be sadly missed. chris kirkland, remembering the former liverpool manager gerrard houllier, who's died at the age of 73. liverpool will face last season's semi—finalists rb leipzig in the last 16 of the champions league, th

overwhelming feeling you get from hearing friends and players talking about the former liverpool manager gerard houllierf 73, transformed liverpool in his six years in charge. he was one of the first foreign managers to make a real impact in english football. the club's current bossjurgen klopp said he'd never be forgotten. he's a true liverpool legend and he's a true coaching legend, if you want. he was really influential in the game. a great coach, but a human being with a really warm... a really warm feeling when you were around him. so, yeah, for all of us, it's a big loss and a really sad day. much of houllier‘s success came from the changes he made, bringing in new players, making sure they ate healthily, restricting how much alcohol they drank, and revamping the training facilities as well. and it's no wonder that everyone has been speaking of him with such affection and admiration. i was coming through with stevie g, michael owen, jamie carragher, davey thompson — young lads who wanted that guidance and discipline and needed that. so we moved forward and progressed really quickly as a club. i be

that's the feeling you get from the tributes that have been paid to the former liverpool manager gerard houllierand it's no wonder that everyone has been speaking of him with such affection and admiration. i was coming through with stevie g, michael owen, jamie carragher, davey thompson — young lads who wanted that guidance and discipline and needed that. so we moved forward and progressed quickly as a club. but, in answer to your question, he, i believe — and i know the other players do, as well — that what he did at liverpool at that time was definitely the foundation, the platform, for what they are going on to achieve now. 0ne one of many tributes paid to gerard houllier. what a debut it was for alim kim at the us women's open golf in houston. she began the last round five shots off the lead, but finished with three straight birdies to win by a shot and take a first major victory. kim, who's from south korea, went in as the world number 94, but has rocketed up to world number 30. some performances though are not so memorable. 18 months after his last competitve appearance, goalkeeper petr ce

tributes are being paid to former liverpool manager gerard houllier who has died at the age of $73.00 in his native france here enjoyed a decorated career where he took charge of person to man and the french national team but it was at liverpool where he enjoyed most of his success in 2001 he led the club to an f.a. cup league cup a new way for cup trouble he was named european coach of the year for that achievement a club tweeted saying they mourned his passing michael owen who was part of the trouble winning liverpool sign posted this photo of him with a saying he was heartbroken over the loss of a genuinely caring man while another former teammate jamie carragher said he was devastated as saying he changed me as a person and as a player and got liverpool f.c. back winning trophies french champions p.s.g. say initial tests on a mars ankle are reassuring the brazilian twisted it in sunday's defeat neymar was in tears as he was carried off on a stretcher at the end of their one no loss to leon it was also pistes force league defeat of the season meanwhile p.s.g. have been handed a big

jurgen klopp has described gerard houllier as a "true liverpool legend" as he paid tribute to the club'sted with unearthing new players, changing their diets, even revamping the club's training facilities. klopp says he had a huge influence on the club and on the game. he's a true liverpool legend and he's a true coaching legend, if you want. he was really influential in the game. a great coach, but a human being with a really warm... a really warm feeling when you were around him. so, yeah, for all of us, it's a big loss and a really sad day. england's women will begin the defence of their cricket world cup title against australia in 2022. they will meet in hamilton on 5th of march. england took the crown on home soil in 2017 with victory over india. the 50—overs competition was moved back a year due to the covid—19 pandemic, with the same six venues in new zealand hosting the 31 matches. posing for a selfie is proved costly for england's new call—up dan lawrence and brisbane heat captain chris lynn. they have been fined over £5,000 each for breaching their big bash bio—bubble after agr