the actorjohn challis, best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses, has died at the age of 79. good evening. one of england s greatest footballers, jimmy greaves, has died at the age of 81. he was tottenham hotspur s most prolific strikers, netting 266 goals. he was remembered with tributes ahead of their game today and by other clubs he had played for. greaves also went on to become a television pundit. katie gornall looks back now on the life of a man who was a member of the squad that won the world cup in 1966. and although he missed out on the final he remains one of england s all time top goal scorers. he was one of the most natural finishers ever to play the game. perhaps even the greatest goal scorer that england has produced. it s greaves! oh, and a hat trick for greaves! he was devilishly funny as well, with his wit and his personality. so charismatic. but on the field of play, people will remember him most, those of us who are old enough to have witness
this is bbc news. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment but first our top stories. the england and tottenham footballing legend, jimmy greaves, has died. he was 81. the government says it s confident there s no risk to energy supplies for customers, amid soaring gas prices and warnings more businesses could go bust. sir ed davey says only the lib dems can deprive borisjohnson of a majority, at the next election, and he urges activisits to reach out to voters, in traditional tory heartlands. the presidents of france and america are to speak in the coming days to try to ease tensions caused by a new security pact involving the us, the uk and australia. the actorjohn challis, best known for playing boycie in only fools and horses has died, at the age of 79. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is sian elvin, assistant news editor at metro.co.uk and iain anderson, who s executive chairman of the
most of the papers reflect on the genius of greavsie in one way or another as the world of football pays tribute to the passing of one of its greats. and next to a photo of a young jimmy greaves the metro headlines crisis? watt crisis? , with a play on what , because the paper says despite emergency talks between government and energy company leaders, a cabinet minister insists there s no need to panic . hospitals cancelling operations and food supplies being hit, reports the guardian, which says there will be an emergency meeting with the business secretary and energy chiefs tomorrow morning after a weekend of frantic meetings. the i says energy firms are demanding an end to the price cap. the financial times says the uk s largest energy suppliers are requesting a multi billion pound emergency support package from government. and the times reports that with energy suppliers on the brink of collapse, taxpayers will face a bill for propping up energy firms. borisjohnson w
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with similar backing. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason has this report. how do you save your local pub? many were already closing permanently before the pandemic. how many more might follow now we are out of the habit of propping up the bar? in the budget tomorrow, the chancellor will announce that communi