Jeremy to host final HIGNFY

Jeremy Clarkson is to host the final Have I Got News For You of the series.

The Top Gear presenter will chair the topical news quiz on December 20 - and earn around £10,000.

He is the latest name to stand in for Angus Deayton, who was fired after a string of damaging newspaper stories.

However Deayton will be back on BBC1 over Christmas, hosting another instalment of Before They Were Famous

Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy is in the Have I Got News For You chair next week.

A BBC spokesman said: "We're delighted Jeremy agreed but we are still looking for a permanent host next year."

Published: 7 Dec 2002