theresa may tries to bring her party together, with a promise of a moderate, patriotic government for everyone. music: dancing queen by abba. no cough and some unexpected dancing as theresa may calls for unity on brexit. if we all go off in different directions, in pursuit of our own visions of the perfect brexit, we risk ending up with no brexit at all. applause she tells the party faithful there'll be more for public services as better times lie ahead. a decade after the financial crash, people need to know that the austerity it led to is over and that their hard work has paid off. applause it was a confident performance, but has theresa may done enough to unite herfractious party? we'll bring you the latest on her new pledges, and reaction to them. also tonight: a coroner says a police officer's death may have been prevented, as he criticises security at westminster during

the terror attack last year. desperation increases in indonesia as aid fails to get through to remote areas devastated by the tsunami. the shot at the ryder cup that blinded one spectator in one eye. she tells the bbc she's lucky to be alive. and the duke and duchess of sussex make their first visit to the county that bears their name. and coming up on bbc news, we'll look ahead to tonight's champions league action. the pick of the ties — spurs against barcelona. could this be tottenham's best chance for a win against the spanish giants? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. moderate, patriotic, decent and for everyone —

that's how theresa may has described the conservatives as she closed her party conference. she danced onto the stage to abba and tried to put behind her the coughing, gaffe—prone speech of last year. on brexit, she stuck to her plan and, in a rebuke to some of her tory critics, she pledged to deliver a deal that works for britain, not in 50 years‘ time but now. on the economy, she said people need to know their hard work has paid off and austerity is over. she announced an end to a cap on local authority borrowing in england, to kick—start the building of new council houses. amid warm words about the nhs, there was a pledge to increase early detection rates for cancer from 50% to 75% by 2028. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, was watching the speech. that really is abba. that really is

the prime minister dancing onto the stage, laughing with herself, when her political situation has been anything but funny. # you can dance, you canjive... in a time of division, a plea, to her party and the country, to stick together. let's make a positive case for our values that will cut through the bitterness and bile that is poisoning our politics, and let's say it loud and clear. conservatives will always stand up for a politics that unites us rather than divides us. applause we need to be a party for the whole country, because today millions of people who have never supported our party in the past are appalled by whatjeremy corbyn has done to labour. they want to support a party thatis

labour. they want to support a party that is decent, moderate and patriotically, one that puts the national interest first. we must show everyone in this country that we are that party. first, with a personal story, a new plan for cancer testing. if you years ago, my god daughter was diagnosed with cancer, she underwent treatment and it seemed to be working, but the cancer came back. last summer, she sent me a text to tell me she was hoping to see another christmas. but she didn't make it. today, i can announce a new cancer strategy, funded through our 70th birthday investment, which will form a central part of our long—term plan for the nhs. there was no hiding from the fact her brexit plans have been trashed by some at this conference. we have had disagreements in this party about britain's membership of the eu for a

long time, so it is a price we've had a range of different views expressed this week, but myjob as prime minister is to do what i believe to be in the national interest, and there plenty of prominent people in british politics, in parliament and out of it, who want to stop brexit in its tracks. we had the people's and the people chose to leave. —— we had people's vote. what about beyond brexit, making it easierfor councils to build more houses, and a direct promise to the public that might be hard to keep. because you make sacrifices, there are better days ahead because, a decade after the financial crash, people need to know that the austerity could lead to is over and that their hard work has paid off. —— —— they need to know that the austerity it led to is over. quite some claim. there is no

sign the chancellor is in much of a mood to write bigger checks, and the country's fate will be shaped by the final stages of the brexit talks in the next few weeks. we stand at a pivotal moment in our history. together, let's seize it. together, let's build a better britain. applause relief written on her face, and heard in their applause. her moment, then his moment, to. theresa may's dilemmas don't disappear. but today she found her voice again. that was a hub of congratulation, not comfort. —— a hug of congratulation.

for a prime minister who has been almost permanently under attack, this was a day to show you and them in the hole that she thinks she still has a case. what you saw was a prime minister coming onto the stage, bursting with energy, dancing literary onto the stage, comfortable in her own skin. do you think the speech changed the mood?” in her own skin. do you think the speech changed the mood? i think definitely. you can feel it now. this is a leader to take us through this critical moment in our history. she has found her mojo. this job done, she leaves birmingham seeming less at the mercy of events. many here still wonder if she can really make it through. but now it's back to work. after today, she has a little more space to try. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, birmingham. one of the prime minister's key pledges this afternoon was to allow local authorities in england to spend more money on building more council houses. our home editor mark easton is here. what did you make

of the announcement? well, that was a surprise! a tory prime minister's big announcement — letting english town halls build a lot more council housing. not since harold macmillan has the conservative party sounded as enthusiastic about the subject as theresa may did this afternoon. solving the housing crisis is the biggest domestic policy challenge of our generation. it doesn't make sense to stop councils from playing their part in solving it, so today i can announce that we are scrapping that cap. at the moment, the amount councils in england can borrow to build new homes is capped. local authority housing debt is currently about £26 billion. but once the cap comes off they can use their housing stock as collateral against much more — probably an additional £io—15 billion of borrowing. that money could be used to build an extra 15—20,000 new council homes every year for ten years. to put that in perspective,

in the last year for which we have figures, fewer than 6,000 social rent homes were completed in england. so today's announcement could triple supply — although, with a million families on the waiting list for a council house, that's still well short of demand. this is great news, no doubt about it. this is a really positive step. what we hope is that councils will now take up the gauntlet and really build more social housing so that this can help the people who are really suffering at the sharp end of the housing crisis. the extra borrowing would be ring—fenced for housing, and most of those new homes look likely to be traditional council houses at a social rent, although some may be shared ownership. it'll take time for councils to take full advantage of their new freedom, so it is unlikely the boost to social housing supply will happen for some years yet. in a moment, we'll speak to our political editor laura kuenssberg in birmingham.

but first our economics editor kamal ahmed is at the treasury. theresa may said austerity is over. were the people in the building behind you expecting that? let's say it's certainly a different tone from the prime minister. ahead of the budget, i think the treasury and the chancellor want a more sober message. there is still that brexit risk to the economy and tax rises, it is suggested, will be needed to pay for that nhs pledge. here today, there is the prime minister saying she is ruling out a big tax rise on fuel, and announcing the end of austerity, if she gets a good brexit deal, and that is a pretty big if. many economists said today, and the figures bear this out, that. ready —— that austerity isn't over yet, next year or the year out of that. the amount we are spending per

person on schools, libraries and the police is falling every year, those cuts already announced, and benefit cuts already announced, and benefit cuts up to 2020 total £12 billion. i think the prime minister was talking about the future, but the treasury knows that, at the moment, it is a future promise, not the reality today. laura, the prime minister is under extraordinary pressure. as she done enough with that speech to unite the party behind her? not quite, fiona. if only it were easy for the certainly today it looked like she had a good day at the office. last year at this time, it seemed that her career was collapsing around her, just as they are collapsing the set in the conference centre. it was a successful performance that cheered up the tory party and number ten, but remember, she's returned to westminster with a horrific inbox. westminster with a horrific inbox. we are now in the vital stages of

the brexit negotiations, and she faces conflict with brussels, still some conflict in her party and plenty of conflict in parliament in the weeks ahead so, in terms of the last 2a hours, it has certainly been a good outing for theresa may will stopjob done in a good outing for theresa may will stop job done in that sense. but is it the end of her woes? does it suddenly mean that, this time next year, she will be dancing? not at all. laura kuenssberg and kamal ahmed, thank you both. the coroner at the inquest into the westminster bridge attack has criticised shortcomings in security at westminster, and says the death of pc keith palmer may have been prevented. relatives, survivors and the police have been giving evidence at the old bailey during the three—week hearing into the attack last year, which killed five people. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. the last calm moments of what had been just another westminster spring day. american tourist kurt cochran with his wife melissa, pensioner leslie rhodes returning from hospital, aysha frade texting her husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andrea cristea,

a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmer manning the main gates to parliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife said he was left alone and unarmed at the gates of the house of commons. his attacker, khalid masood, were shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer's family listening in, the chief coroner said today, due to shortcomings in the security system, the armed officers were not aware of a requirement to remain in close proximity to the gates. another big issue was the lack of protection for pedestrians on westminster bridge.

khalid masood used a rented hyundai 4x4 to run people down. the first people he hit were melissa and kurt cochran. he died saving her life, pushing her out of the way. knowing that he saved me sure makes me want to make him proud and... recover the best i can and just go on and do what i can for my family and... and myself. the bereaved families think attacks on pedestrians in nice and berlin the previous year should have led to barriers on westminster bridge. the third big issue in the inquest was what the security service, m15, already knew about khalid masood. the inquest heard that in 2003 masood stabbed someone in the face, and a senior member of m15 told the coroner that the security service had linked him to an al-qaeda bomber

and members of the banned group al—muhajiroun, and in 2010 had listed him as an extremist and an official subject of interest, before he dropped off the radar. aysha frade's death left two daughters without a mother, and her husband told me he felt m15 had failed to protect her. the one thing that i absolutely want to do is to ensure that no other family goes through the horrendous pain that myself and my family have gone through. though, of course, despite the police shortcomings, the man who killed the five people was khalid masood. daniel sandford, bbc news. the sandwich chain pret a manger says it will clearly label all ingredients including allergens on its freshly made products following the death of a teenager who died after eating a pret sandwich. 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse's family have given the move

a cautious welcome. her dad said natasha died because of "inadequate food labelling laws", and the family called for a change in the law to save lives. one of the last survivors to escape the grenfell tower fire has given evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. he's one of the first residents of the block to do so. antonio roncolato said he only realised how serious the fire was when his son sent him a photograph of the burning building from outside. our correspondent tom symonds has been hearing evidence from him and one other survivor. i swear by almighty god... today, the first—hand evidence of two people, among the first and the last to escape the grenfell tower fire. antonio roncolato lived in the tower for 27 years. he was woken at night by a call, and later this photo from his son outside. antonio took his own pictures of his flat filling with smoke, of the approaching flames reflected by surrounding buildings, and then went to the door of his flat. i felt like...

the moment i opened the door, ifelt like i'd been hit by gas, as well as smoke, so basically it would stop me from breathing. it was really intense and... yeah, a killer, to me that was a killer. firefighters managed to stop the flames as they licked at his window. i was continuously thinking that i would not be able to breathe properly, and therefore it's very risky, and that is why, you know, i will stay put. it worked — he was rescued just after 6am. when fatima alves and her husband came home after a night out, by chance, the lift opened on the smoke—filled floor of the fire. they left fast, with their children, despite the stay—put policy. and today she told the inquiry this. people's lives will be saved... thank you. ..if they were evacuated.

in coming weeks, we'll hear more from those who stayed put and those who got out, and from those trapped for hours as the fire raged out of control. tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. our top story this evening: the prime minister calls for unity on brexit and says austerity is over as she closes her party conference in birmingham. and the shot at the ryder cup that has blinded a spectator in one eye. she tells the bbc she intends to take legal action. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the championship loses its first manager of the season. steve bruce is sacked by aston villa after one win in ten matches. authorities in indonesia have set a deadline of friday to find anyone still trapped

under rubble following last week's earthquake and tsunami. after that, they say there is little chance of finding survivors. 1,400 people are known to have died. the uk government has just announced that it is sending shelter kits, solar lanterns and water purifiers to the region, but help is arriving slowly, and aid agencies say it's not getting through to the most remote areas. our correspondentjonathan head is in palu, one of the worst—hit areas on the island of sulawesi. from there, he sent this report. even now, five days after the earthquake, the tsunami and the mudslides, the damage they wrought on this city still has the power to shock. some buildings crumpled. others were literally swallowed by mud. it was the mud that did for petobo, a neighbourhood to the east of the city. fields of rice, shaken loose by the earthquake, that poured down the hillside. it buried the mother

and baby sister of fiona, not yet two years old, who was pulled from the mud by her older brother. she's being cared for by her aunt. translation: she often asks, "where's my mum?" "where has my mum gone?" i tell her we're still looking for her, or i say, "your mother has gone on a long journey." if she hears a loud noise or a plane going overhead, she's scared. she's still traumatised. over here, it was even worse. a road, and all the houses along it, obliterated by mud. astonishingly, this cornfield has travelled more than a mile. and this mad jumble of wreckage is the remains of at least two villages. they scarcely know where to begin recovering the bodies of the victims. this was a christian study centre. there were 200 students there when it was torn from its foundations.

just try to imagine the terrible force that uprooted these front pillars of the church and toppled them over and that flattened this massive concrete roof here. even now, they don't know how many victims may still be underneath. and all of this was dragged by the mudslide from right over there, behind those palm trees. one of the students was martin's 17—year—old son, gabriel rean. he's already resigned himself to the near certainty of his death. "every parent hopes for a son," he said. "now ijust want to recover his body for a proper burial in my hometown." the collective loss suffered by the people of this city is incalculable. help is on the way now — it will be needed for a very long time. jonathan head, bbc news,

palu, indonesia. a spectator at the ryder cup who was blinded in one eye after she was hit by a golf ball says she was lucky not to be killed and is planning to sue the organisers. corine remande was struck as golfer brooks kepka teed off on the sixth hole. she's been speaking to our sports correspondent david ornstein. this time last week, golf fans corine and rafaela arrived in paris thrilled at the prospect of witnessing the world's leading players in action. instead, their enjoyment was cut short by a life changing injury. as american brooks koepka teed off at the sixth hole in the ryder cup, with thousands lining the ryder cup, with thousands lining the fairway, no—one could have

foreseen the devastating effect is wayward shot would have. and suddenly i feel something on me, but i don't realise what is it. it is all the people around me said, oh, look, this lady, the ball catch this lady. corine underwent emergency surgery on lady. corine underwent emergency surgery on her right eye but has been told she will never regain sight. there is nobody that feels worse about this than i do, you know, it is a tragic accident, what happened. i mean, i know, it is a tragic accident, what happened. i mean, lam heartbroken, lam all happened. i mean, lam heartbroken, i am all messed up inside. as the couple come to terms with the accident, they want answers from the golf authorities. i hope that, with this terrible accident, to improve this terrible accident, to improve this kind of safety for all the public. the european tour's chief

executive told the bbc they take fan safety extremely seriously and will continue to offer corine and her family their support. to most, this ryder cup will be remembered for the right reasons. for corine, it won't. but the hope is their misfortune will not be repeated. david ornstein, bbc news, lyon. the duke and duchess of sussex have made their first official visit to the county that bears their name. visiting some of its most well—known sites, the couple saw a rare sussex copy of the american declaration of independence and spoke to a charity that supports survivors of rape and sexual assault. our royal correspondent sarah campbell was there. chichester. the first sussex city to fly the flag for the new duke and duchess. there were handshakes with as many people as possible. even those with four legs didn't miss out. in a nod to meghan's country of birth, the couple were shown the rare sussex copy of the american declaration of independence. wow!

to bognor regis and a musical interlude at a new university technology park. with the obligatory... ..and fairly low—tech plaque unveil. in brighton, a change of pace. knitting with a charity which works with survivors of sexual abuse. before today, meghan hadn't set foot inside this county, and now she's here as the first ever duchess of sussex. it continues to be quite a year for the former actress from los angeles. she's good at the job, she's really nice and everything. meghan is beautiful. i like it because they're not so royalty. they will give people high fives and everything. a hit in sussex. later this month, the couple will be taking their high fives down under as they embark on their first majorforeign tour. sarah campbell, bbc news, brighton. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. forjust

for just about all the day, it forjust about all the day, it has been cloudy, but in the last few hours the clouds have broken up, and we have seen quite a bit of sunshine come through across england and wales, and in many ways it is an all or nothing forecasts, if you have seen or nothing forecasts, if you have seen sunshine, there very little cloud, but where the cloud has stuck around, it has been quite grey and gloomy. you can see how the break developed in the south—west and spread across england and wales. we are not done with the cloud yet, it come in again overnight, ultimately murky and damp, with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle around western coasts and hills, but the south—westerly winds will also be bringing us pretty mild air, so overnight your low is between ten and 12 celsius for most of us. a mild start, then, for thursday, a cold front approaching the uk will ultimately bring rain to scotland and northern ireland as well, to the south of this it is going to be a cloudy start, the odd fog patch

first thing in the morning that will tend to clear. brighter spells are possible, but the rain will be really setting in through the afternoon across scotland and northern ireland, the winds are strengthening, patches of rain working into the north of wales and northern counties of england as well. even if the sunshine doesn't come out, still mild, 70—19 degrees, cold air feeding into the north west of scotland, behind the cold front, which will become slow—moving across northern england and wales. to the south of this, dense fog patches to start the day on friday, but pretty mild. were the sunshine comes out, temperatures as high as 21 degrees towards london and the south—east. contrast that with the 10—12dc that will have further south. big contrast to finish the week, as we head into the weekend, it turns wet and windy across england and wales, scotla nd and windy across england and wales, scotland and northern ireland having a dry start. sunday is a reversal of

fortunes, most of us will have dry weather, but going downhill in the north and west. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister calls on conservatives to unite — as she promises better days ahead for britain in her speech at the end of the party conference. ours is a great country. ourfuture is in our hands. together, let's seize it. together, let's build a better britain. the coroner at the inquests into the westminster terror attack says it's "possible" pc keith palmer's death could have been prevented. pc palmer's widow says her husband was left "in a vulnerable location, with no protection, to die". the widower of aysha frade also responded to the findings. we hope that, as part of her legacy, lessons will be learned preventing

other families from being in this situation in the future. aysha will be forever our guiding light and even though our family will never be the same without her, we will continue to fight against the injustice of her futile death. the first grenfell tower survivor to give evidence to the inquiry descibes being pushed back by thick black smoke as he tried to escape. time's running out for survivors of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami, as rescue teams struggle to reach remote areas that were hit. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news...