with a funding gap of £500 million. the result has been a series of budget cuts, the latest of which hit the news division on wednesday. although more money is being put into digitaljournalism and some broadcast services are being expanded the news at one doubling in length to an hour, for instance elsewhere, savings are being made. newsnight is losing half its staff, shortening its duration, and instead of the current magazine format with filmed reports and investigations, will become an interview, debate and discussion show. gabriel gatehouse, a former correspondent on the programme, had this response. but viewer david wright pointed out. while terry pearson questioned the thinking behind this week s changes. well, we ll be discussing the logic behind wednesday s announcement in a moment. but first, if this is the end of newsnight as we know it, what exactly is being lost without any dedicated correspondents and i should say, i was one of them in the 1990s or a bud
he is taking a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family s mental wellbeing . farrell, who ll continue to play for his club side saracens, is england s all time leading points scorer and has been capped 112 times since making his debut 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup and to the semi finals this year. he missed the first two games of the tournament through suspension after a dangerous tackle in a warm up game. he was booed by sections of england supporters on his return and his father andy, the ireland head coach, described the vilification of his son on social media as disgusting and a circus . england say they fully support farrell s decision. the head coach steve borthwick says, since making his debut, he has been an integral part of the england set up for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging. he is an exemplary player, captain and leader and always gives his all for his country. i
so, why do they i cooperate with us? look, maybe one answer is because they re greati and they ve reformed - and they re in a better place. maybe one answer is to look at it and say, well, - for public perception reasons, also for legal reasons, - also for financial reasons, . $200 million is not nothing. they have every reason to talk. about how negatively about how negative the previous regime were~ 0k. well, fifa will be showcased again in qatar over the next few weeks, and we re going to come back to the practicalities of covering qatar later. but let s go to this story. you know, last week the bbc announced that it was going to radically change the sound of its local radio stations in england. programmes after 2pm on weekdays will be shared across multiple stations. various mps said the bbc is doing a disservice to local radio listeners. that side of the story got a lot of coverage less scrutinised at the bbc s plans to redirect its resources towards more digitaljournalism and w