Gary Lineker bid an emotional goodbye as he signed off hosting Match Of The Day after 26 years, saying it had been an “absolute privilege” and “utterly joyous” to front the show.

Lineker opened the show with a light-hearted reference to the recent social media controversy which brought forward his departure from the BBC.

Sir Keir Starmer is said to be considering “tweaks” to welfare cuts planned by his Government, according to the Times newspaper.