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ITV has announced that Paul Brand will take over from Julie Etchingham as the new presenter of its weekly current affairs programme, Tonight<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brand who is ITV News\u2019 UK Editor, will remain in his post while also taking over as the lead presenter on Tonight from April, which will see him present around 40 episodes a year.<\/p>\n Etchingham, who has been the host of the long-running current affairs programme since 2010, is leaving to concentrate on the News at Ten, and ITV has revealed that she also has other major documentary projects in the pipeline.<\/p>\n Recently, Brand exclusively revealed the video showing Downing Street staff joking about a Christmas party, and was named Political Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2020.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be continuing with my duties as UK Editor for ITV News, while adding half an hour of Tonight every Thursday evening.