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George Osborne has suggested the Government will be looking for more savings from the welfare budget so that other public services can be spared even more savage cuts in the autumn spending review. But how much and how easily can the welfare bill be cut? Richard Watson has spent the day in Stockton with a family who could not survive without state aid.

And our economics editor Paul Mason will look more deeply into the budget figures to try to see where it leaves Britain in relation to the global economy. Are we likely to see a double dip recession? As world leaders start gathering for the G8 and G20 meetings in Toronto tomorrow, we'll be talking live to the eminent Japanese economist Richard Koo.

We'll have the latest on the Rolling Stone magazine row between President Obama and his top US military commander in Afghanistan Gen Stanley McChrystal. The General held a one-on-one meeting with the President earlier today which lasted about 30 minutes. There are reports the General has offered his resignation - as was predicted yesterday by our diplomatic editor Mark Urban. Mark will bring us up to date with all today's developments.

We also have a special film tonight on Sierra Leone. Allan Little returns 10 years after the civil war which he reported on at the time. The hoped for economic benefits of peace are few and far between and the ex-colonial power Britain is back trying to help lift the country out of poverty. Allan looks at what has changed in Sierra Leone over the last 10 years and asks what Sierra Leoneans feel about having Britain back.

Do join Jeremy at 10.30pm on BBC Two.