Park here are the thoughts of Newcastle Legend and Match Of The Day analyst alan shearer who played the last time the magpies payed in the Champins League against barcelona back in 2003. Iam i am excited and i cant wait for tonight, like everyone else in newcastle, the stadium will be rocking tonight. These were the nights at stjamess park we were thinking of, 20 years, such a long time and the fans have had some real ups and downs over the years. Bear in mind two years ago we were still thinking is the takeover going to happen . To be this far ahead already and having nights like this already is an incredible achievement and that tells you how well eddie and the players have done. I have been lucky enough to travel all over and i have never seen anywhere like newcastle than in terms of the mums or dad and the nanas boyfriends or girlfriends with the newcastle tops on. Stjamess park on girlfriends with the newcastle tops on. St jamess park on saturday whether newcastle win or not, it m
Has already been scrapped. The cabinet will meet in manchester shortly. In his Party Conference speech shortly, rishi sunak is expected to set out alternative projects in the north of england and wales. He is likely to argue they amount to a better use of public money and can deliver improvements more quickly. Speculation over the future of hs2, beset by long delays and spiralling costs, has dominated the tory conference. The West Midlands mayor, andy street, a tory, ones that the prior minister is about to make an incredible political gaffe and he has not ruled out resigning over the issue. Nick eardleyjoins us from manchester. Nick, announcing that the line is going to be scrapped in the line is going to be scrapped in the city that it was supposed to get to. What is the prior minister expecting to get from this, politically . It expecting to get from this, politically . Expecting to get from this, politically . It is pretty bold, isnt it . The politically . It is pretty bold, isnt i
Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conservative, was said to be distraught. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports from the conference in manchester. Pushing his way through the late night conference crowds, rishi sunak, relaxed and smiling. He has, it seems, made his mind up. Its the end of h52 to manchester. This was what the pm was saying 2a hours ago. What i want to do is make the right decision for the country. This is an enormous amount of peoples money, taxpayers money, everybody watching, billions and billions
Birmingham is probably not ideal. Partly its about the pandemic and inflation. Construction costs have gone. Inflation. Construction costs have gone. Construction costs have gone absolutely through the roof, every form of rail construction, but especially rail construction. Plaque, when we get the decision, it will put pressure on labour to come up will put pressure on labour to come up to an answer to the question that they will be asked, what would you do with the birmingham to manchester leg. What will their strategy be be . They say they will continue and build they say they will continue and build the they say they will continue and build the entire they say they will continue and build the entire project they say they will continue and build the entire project as they say they will continue and build the entire project as planned. It build the entire project as planned. Ll depends build the entire project as planned. It depends who build the entire project as planned. It depends
Rainfall. But indications are that temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s for most parts of the uk. Thanks, helen. Now here, at the Tory Party Conference in manchester, the government appears to have lost control of the messaging on high speed rail to manchester. Were live from the conservative Party Conference here in manchester, where ministers keep repeating, when asked what the decision is on hs2, there are spades in the ground. Have you got any idea whats happening on hs2 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Happening on hst . Jeremy has ust discovered happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking i happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking speech. H here for the government is treasury minister Gareth Davies. Also at conference today, the former pm liz truss, whose government this time a year ago was imploding, is urging her successor to cut the hig