On the same day the uk and Republic Of Ireland will now bid unopposed for euro 2028, unopposed for euro 2028, after turkey withdrew to focus on a joint bid with italy for euro 32. Turkey agreed to merge their bid with italy injuly and that has now been approved by uefa. In april, 10 venues were selected for the uk and ireland bid, including glasgows hampden park, cardiffs principality stadium, dublins Aviva Stadium and wembley in london. Uefa will award the hosting of Two European Championships next tuesday. Liverpool Managerjurgen Klopp wants their Premier League game against tottenham to be replayed after luis diazs goal was wrongly disallowed by the video assistant referee. The var team failed to overrule the decision when diaz was flagged offside when the game was still goalless. The referees body, the pgmol, released the audio of discussions between the match officials as they made the decision and when they realised the mistake that had been made. Liverpool went on to lose 2 1. Not as a manager of liverpool, so much more as a football person, i think the only outcome should be a replay. That is how it is. It would happen again. I think a replay would be the right thing to do or the referee has the opportunity to bring both coaches together and say, sorry, we made a mistake, but we can sort it. And we start from there. Champions League Football will return to St James Park for the first time in 20 years later, as eddie howes newcastle take on paris st germain. Newcastle drew their first game on their return to the competition against ac milan and will now face the french champions, who won their first game against borussia dortmund. Howe says the Clubs Progress has been rapid since the saudi led takeover two years ago. I think initially nothing like this was in our thoughts at the speed at which it has happened. The only thing in our thoughts was staying in the Premier League. The swing of momentum has shifted so powerfully and quickly and in a positive direction for us. I think my only sort of thought is to try and keep that momentum for as long as we can. There are seven other fixtures in the Champions League later, with holders Manchester City in germany taking on rb leipzig. Celtic will be looking to get their campaign back on track. They host lazio and barcelona play porto. Both england and new zealand have suffered injury blows ahead of their Cricket World Cup opener tomorrow, with ben stokes and Kane Williamson set to miss the match. England Captainjos Buttler confirmed the news that stokes is a serious doubt with a hip injury, as the squad look to manage his fitness. Meanwhile, williamson has been included for the tournament, but will not play in the first game as he works his way back from a knee injury. Iv e ive just ivejust ive just hes just got a little niggle with his hip. We will obviously no more today and after training this evening, but it is a long tournament so we wont take undue risk, but we will know more a little bit later. It isjust undue risk, but we will know more a little bit later. It is just a slight niggle. It is just a slight niggle. Thats all the sport for now. Lets remind ourselves of what is happening today at the tory Party Conference. The Prime Minister has confirmed he is scrapping the leg of the h52 confirmed he is scrapping the leg of the hs2 leg towards manchester. It was a chance for the Prime Minister to make his pitch to voters ahead of the next general election. This page also covered education and the cost of living. I also covered education and the cost of livina. ~. , also covered education and the cost of livina. ~. , i. Also covered education and the cost of livina. ~. ,. Also covered education and the cost of livin. ~. ,. ,. , also covered education and the cost oflivinu. ~. ,. ,. ,. , of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them to of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them to and of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them to and we of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them to and we will of living. I know you want tax cuts, i want them to and we will deliverl i want them to and we will deliver them, but the best tax cut we can give people right now is to have inflation and ease the cost of living. First, lets cross to westminster and vicki young. This was an important speech for the Prime Minister. In your view, important speech for the Prime Minister. In yourview, how important speech for the Prime Minister. In your view, how did important speech for the Prime Minister. In yourview, how did it land . It minister. In your view, how did it land . , minister. In your view, how did it land . ,. , minister. In your view, how did it land . ,. Land . It was important because many eole land . 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Of course, finally after days, weeks of speculation about hsz, days, weeks of speculation about hs2, we finally got the answer on that. He talked about using that money for lots of other Transport Projects. He talk about post 16 education in england and phasing out smoking over many years. How quickly any of this can be done is really up in the air. That is the problem he has got, he is trying to say i can bring about this great change, but of course there has been a tory government for 13 years, so how credible is that when he says it . I just want to look at some of the other issues mentioned in that speech. Of course, the hs2 announcement, confirming that the leg that would have lent to london to birmingham stretch of the line to manchester has been axed. He said that the money will be spelt elsewhere. I that the money will be spelt elsewhere that the money will be spelt elsewhere. ,. , elsewhere. I am ending this long runnina elsewhere. I am ending this long running saga elsewhere. I am ending this long running saga i elsewhere. I am ending this long running saga. I am elsewhere. I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling elsewhere. I am ending this long | running saga. I am cancelling the rest of the hs2 project and in its place we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new Transport Projects in the north and the midlands across the country. This means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. Life now to our reporter in manchester piccadilly. What have you been hearing in reaction to this news . , , been hearing in reaction to this news . ,. ,. , news . There has been a huge reaction to this news news . There has been a huge reaction to this news today. News . There has been a huge reaction to this news today. Plenty news . There has been a huge reaction to this news today. Plenty of to this news today. Plenty of speculation over the last few weeks. Andy burnham the metro mayor of manchester, wrote to rishi sunak last week asking for clarity on this issue. They, like all of us, had to wait you today to hear the confirmation that the leg from birmingham to manchester has been scrapped. In manchester piccadilly, thatis scrapped. In manchester piccadilly, that is where hs2 would have reached the north. Reaction notjust from andy burnham. He says he feels frustrated and angry about this. Is that this is no way to treat northern leaders. But it is notjust about treatment and politics, it is the economic impact. For example, a local Economic Partnership said losing the stretch of hs2 is going to cost this region around £2 billion. Henry morrison, the chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse partnership, said this is the national tragic tragedy, economically at least. The chair of transport of the north, a former transport of the north, a former Transport Minister in the conservative government, his words say that this was a missed opportunity, notjust for this opportunity, not just for this region before opportunity, notjust for this region before the country as a whole. He said that we needed not just this leg of hs2, but also Northern Powerhouse rail in full, but no real mention of what that will be now. The Prime Minister is now talking about Network North, not just leaders in manchester, the reaction in liverpool as well, the dependency on that East West Linkup is really important. He said that it doesnt work from east to west or north to south. So a lot of anger here in this part of the country to the news that hs2 has been scrapped. Any talk of Network North has not been met well by the network of leaders here in the north. People here at piccadilly station, a lot of them say that a lot of their concentration isnt about getting to london, it is making sure that they have a viable connection across the north and across. The second of the three big policy moments concerned health. Rishi sunak once the age at which people can buy cigarettes and tobacco in england to rise by one year every year, so that eventually no one can buy them. Ii year, so that eventually no one can bu them. , year, so that eventually no one can bu them. ,. , buy them. If we could stop the starch, then buy them. If we could stop the starch, then we buy them. If we could stop the starch, then we would buy them. If we could stop the starch, then we would be buy them. If we could stop the starch, then we would be on. Buy them. If we could stop the i starch, then we would be on our buy them. If we could stop the starch, then we would be on our way and think the biggest cause of preventable death and disease in our country, so i propose that in future we raise the smoking age buy one year every year. That means a 1li year old. Applause that means a11i year old today will never legally be sold to cigarettes and that they and their generation can grow up smoke free. Sophie hutchinsonjoins generation can grow up smoke free. Sophie hutchinson joins us generation can grow up smoke free. Sophie hutchinsonjoins us now with more on this. How has this news gone down customer because this expected . There had been a few trails that this might happen today. It certainly is a very big moment in terms of smoking policy. It has been widely praised by many scientists, but some parts of the Conservative Party are not at all pleased with it. The main thought behind it is that really smoking, although over the decades it has dropped dramatically, it is still one, if not the biggest cause, of preventable illness and death, as you heard from the Prime Minister there. The idea is that by increasing the legal age that you can buy cigarettes by one year every year, eventually there will be a whole generation of children, as they become adults, who have never been allowed to buy cigarettes in the first place. The Research Shows that most smokers have started smoking before the age of 20, so it is about trying to tackle that ongoing process. Education was another major theme in the speech by the Prime Minister as he announced a string of new policies aimed at boosting the prospects of 16 19 year olds. He has called for a levels to be replaced by a new qualification for all School Leavers in england. If we want to change all School Leavers in england. If we want to change the all School Leavers in england. If fine want to change the direction of all School Leavers in england. If in2 want to change the direction of our country and build a better future, nothing is more important than making our Education System the best it can be. When our party came to power in 2010, our schools were slipping down International League tables. Now they are rapidly rising. What we have done in government since 2010, what i am proudest of, is a on education. Is a on education. With me is our education is a on education. With me is our education editor. Is a on education. With me is our education editor. How is a on education. With me is our education editor. How significantj is a on education. With me is our. Education editor. How significant is what is being proposed . What is being proposed . These are bi , what is being proposed . These are big. Radical what is being proposed . These are big. Radical and what is being proposed . These are big, radical and ideas. What is being proposed . These are big, radical and ideas. It what is being proposed . These are big, radical and ideas. It tells what is being proposed . These are big, radical and ideas. It tells you | big, radical and ideas. It tells you something about the scale that the idea is to consult on plans that would take a decade to introduce. So childrens Tarleton Primary School this year in england would be the first to eventually sign on for this new qualification when they were 16. It would entirely replace a levels and other similar qualifications. Students would be studying for more hours every week and they would be expected to study more subjects, so instead of three a level subjects you might be studying five, for example. It would bring england much more into line with the rest of the world. There is one big challenge, more teaching hours means more teachers and we dont have enough at the moment. Lets go back to our deputy political editor, vicki young. It is an understatement to say that it has been a turbulent time for the Conservative Party over the last few years. How would you assess the Prime Minister and whether what he had said today, well it unify the party, bring those factions together . Party, bring those factions touether . , �. ,. , party, bring those factions touether . , �. ,. , together . You cant look at any of at any together . You cant look at any of at any of together . You cant look at any of at any of this together . You cant look at any of at any of this without together . You cant look at any of at any of this without looking l together . You cant look at any of| at any of this without looking at at any of this without looking at what has happened. Conservative mps are very much splits. There are plenty that think that the next election is already lost and they will lose their seats themselves, thatisif will lose their seats themselves, that is if they have not already announced they are standing down. The best you will get out the people are saying the polls will tighten, this is a damage limitation exercise. There are those who think that if the party has any chance of winning, they are saying that labour is playing it very safe, but i do think the Prime Minister is going to have to come forward with a lot more than this, including what tory mps one, which is tax cuts. It is than this, including what tory mps one, which is tax cuts. One, which is tax cuts. It is often said u one, which is tax cuts. It is often said tip party one, which is tax cuts. It is often said up Party Conference one, which is tax cuts. It is often said up Party Conference is one, which is tax cuts. It is often said up Party Conference is that l one, which is tax cuts. It is often i said up Party Conference is that the main points are made and the powers and what is happening behind the scenes. Pictures met rather pirate the other night of nigel farage seeming to get a rather warm welcome. Is that a surprise to see him at a conservative Party Conference . I see him at a conservative Party Conference . See him at a conservative Party Conference . I guess it was to see him there conference . I guess it was to see him there. There conference . I guess it was to see him there. There are conference . I guess it was to see him there. There are plenty conference . I guess it was to see him there. There are plenty in. Conference . I guess it was to see | him there. There are plenty in the Conservative Party who agree with a lot of the things he talks about. He has had a huge influence on british politics and it has caused a large amount of disruption in the Conservative Party