tonight at ten, boris johnson's dream of a high—wage, high—productivity, low—tax economy. on the last day of the conservative conference in manchester, he spoke of remodelling the economy and of levelling up the different parts of the uk. that is the direction in which this country is going now — towards a high wage, high skill, high productivity and, yes, thereby, a low—tax economy. mrjohnson was speaking against the backdrop of rising of rising inflation, a shortage of workers and problems with fuel. gas prices hit a record high today, rising by nearly 40% in a day until president putin of russia promised more supplies. john atkinson, a care worker who died in the manchester arena

bombing in 2017, might well have lived had medical help arrived more quickly. and in africa, millions of children are set to be vaccinated against malaria for the first time. and coming up, sam kerr on target as chelsea get that women's champions league campaign under way against two—time winners wolfsburg. good evening. the conservative party conference, which took place against the backdrop of rising inflation, problems with supplies of goods and shortages of workers and fuel, has ended with a bullish speech by the prime minister. boris johnson, whose address was said by critics to be light on policy, outlined his vision of a high—wage, high—skilled economy. and he defended planned tax rises to pay for the nhs,

while pledging to resolve the problems with social care. the main theme was levelling up between different parts of the uk, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from manchester. they waited from early. the yawn worth it for the faithful. the first self—described super fan there before dawn. as one cabinet minister said, it is all about him. five and a half hours later, the moment borisjohnson has been waiting for for more than two years. isn't it amazing to be back here in person? the first time conservatives have been cheek byjowl since beating jeremy corbyn. we finally sent that corduroy communist cosmonaut into orbit, where he belongs! jokes aplenty, he used the spotlight to entertain as much as set out his ambition to change the country in ways he claims his predecessors weren't brave enough to do.

after decades of drift and dither, this reforming government, this can—do government, this government that got brexit done, that's getting the covid vaccine roll—out done, is going to get social care done and we are going to deal with the biggest underlying issues of our economy and society, the problems that no government has had the guts to tackle before. there is some tory discomfort about what the party's front row is doing, as families and firms face different pressures this autumn. but borisjohnson is promising a new way for the country to do business, using the moment to remake an old argument. the answer is to control immigration, to allow people of talent to come to this country, but not to use immigration as an excuse for failure to invest in people, in skills, and in the equipment, the facilities, the machinery. taxing, borrowing and spending right now are high, but he's tried to cast himself as an economic radical, stirring memories of mrs thatcher.

she would have wagged her finger and said more borrowing now isjust higher interest rates and even higher taxes later. he was cheered for low taxes one day but the mission for now, levelling up, to make lifejust as good in every postcode, with extra cash for new science teachers in less well—off areas to help. but then he reminded his home crowd why his personal and the public�*s experience means more cash for the nhs. the nhs saved me and our wonderful nurses pulled my chestnuts out of that tartarian pit and front line care workers battled against a new disease selflessly, risking their lives, sacrificing their lives, and it is right that this party that has looked after the nhs for most of its history should be the one to rise to the challenge. there were pleasers for this crowd as well. a crackdown on protesters. i say they are a confounded nuisance who are blocking ambulances, stopping people going

about their daily lives. priti is taking new powers to insulate them snugly in prison where they belong! pushback to calls for the country, for all of us, to reassess how we see ourselves. and so we conservatives will defend our history and cultural inheritance, not because we're proud of everything, but because trying to edit it now is as dishonest as a celebrity trying furtively to change his entry in wikipedia, and it is a betrayal of our children's education. borisjohnson might have waited a long time to give this speech but he seemed in a rush to make it. a country that is proud to be a trailblazer, tojudge people not by where they come from but by their spirit and by what is inside them. that is the spirit that is the same across this country, in every town and village and city, that can be found in the hearts and minds of kids growing up everywhere, and that is the spirit we are going to unleash.

his wife's verdict? you were really good. the ultimate judgment of course is yours. after the agonies of brexit and the perils of the pandemic, borisjohnson wanted to use this week to turn to what is next. there could be hard times ahead but his political dominance here is unchallenged. his party, cast in his image now. this party believes it is marching to a fifth term in office. fantastic. a leader in command. top drawer, laura, thank you. very positive, looking forward to the future. never short on ambition. he can lead this country for 20 years. but as the cabinet cars turn back for westminster they're speeding towards the country's problems. optimism here is one thing — reality another. looming political dangers wait at journey�*s end. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester. how will borisjohnson�*s promise of levelling up the economy resonate with voters and businesses?

our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to the marginal parliamentary seat of hastings in east sussex to find out. hastings is a town of contrasts. affluent areas sit alongside some of the country's most deprived. this community group offers play sessions and practical support to local parents. but some upbeat messages can feel a world away when higher bills are beckoning. as you go, you're checking prices, get to the till and it's £15, £20 more a week. for those who help struggling families, there is real worry about the loss of £20 a week in universal credit. i fully understand people should be aware that it was going to be taken away — it wasn't something that was going to be here forever — but there are a lot of parents that have relied on that very small amount of money. do you think the government gets it? do you think it's going to help communities like yours? we do get, "it is really hard to get up in the morning," i from a lot of people. it has been rough but it is good to see things are getting better.

for some small businesses, economic optimism can feel far from reality in the face of shortages and disruption. the yard in hastings is home to start—ups and independent traders. here, rory runs a burger restaurant where staff earn more than the minimum wage and salaries have increased but he says the onus cannot all be on business. the high wage economy, it's a good idea to aim for that but you have to be realistic about things like the service industry. not everybody has the ability to pay those kind of wages. what you might find at the end of all this is price rises. this clogs and swedish lifestyle business says both brexit and supply chain issues have caused real problem and while they are trying to shift production here, it's not easy. you can only do so much. we're taking on one person to help us with the production. you know, how are we supposed to ramp up without any support or advice? it is not that we don't - have the skills — it's that we're taking a lot of time trying to figure things out - which aren't very clear. this coastal community is one of those that can feel overlooked so the promise of attention

in borisjohnson�*s speech was cautiously welcomed by some. i think he has the right idea because this does need regernating. it all comes down to one thing — money. doing a lot of talking but not much action on things. - for this conservative councillor, any investment must match on local needs. we've got inflation on the horizon so i just feel that attention to detail on local issues is what central government has to do. the root cause of a lot of deprivation in hastings is our lack of educational achievement. communities like this have been made big promises about the long—term today, though some here are more focused on the prospect of a choppy few months. alex forsyth, bbc news. boris johnson's speech outlined his long—term vision for the economy, promising a high—skill, high—pay future. but with the conference taking place against a backdrop of concerns

over rising inflation, supply chain problems, many businesses are warning of a difficult run—up to christmas. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, is here with me now. what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of _ what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of a - what is the outlook? we got a vision from the prime minister of a high - from the prime minister of a high wage economy but not necessarily a new plan to boost productivity which really matters because if you raise wages without making workers more productive, what you get is higher prices. we already have a lot of inflation in the system from various sources, a big example of the day was from the international energy market and we can see the wholesale gas price now which is the price that big companies pay for the gas they supply to homes. you can see it going up and away, we know that energy companies have gone bust, up to £2.70 it's normally about 50p. what that means for customers is although they are protected from some of that, up until april, because of the energy cap, that has already gone up in the past couple of weeks, and it will go up again in april and analysts, economists and

insiders tell us by hundreds of pounds, 30—a0% which is a huge amount. and it raises questions about whether the government, as other governments have done around europe, will intervene but that could be costly and could cut against climate change considerations so it is a real test of the prime minister's rhetoric from the energy markets almost immediately. from the energy markets almost immediately-— from the energy markets almost immediately. many thanks, faisal islam. as immediately. many thanks, faisal islam- as we _ immediately. many thanks, faisal islam. as we mentioned, - immediately. many thanks, faisal. islam. as we mentioned, wholesale gas prices in the uk hit a record high, rising nearly 40% in a single day. they went on to fall after president putin indicated that russia might boost supplies to europe. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has more on russia's contribution to the volatile price of gas. europe is facing an energy crisis. spiking gas prices, soaring electricity bills. it is a perfect storm. low gas stocks after a cold winter, a shortfall in wind power, and a surging demand as countries emerge from the pandemic. but is part of the problem russia?

critics say russia is not supplying europe with as much gas as it could for geopolitical reasons, to pressure the eu into using this. russia's new pipeline, nord stream 2. it bypasses ukraine and opponents say it will give russia's gazprom more power over europe's energy market. gazprom can supply more gas to europe. but refuses to do that, saying that we will do that if you accept gazprom's terms of handling nord stream 2. it's very simple. this is pure blackmail. today, president putin hit back. it was europe's fault, he said, that prices were ten times higher than last year, because the eu didn't want to sign long—term energy contracts.

no wonder the russians are smiling at their annual gas forum. they know the eu relies heavily on russian gas exports. britain imports very little natural gas from russia but the uk has been hit too by the skyrocketing prices on the energy markets. russia's position is very simple. we've got the gas you need, we've got a brand—new pipeline to deliver it, so let's do the deal. and considering how acute the energy crisis is becoming in europe, that puts russia in a very strong position. and since europe has committed to a greenerfuture, it may, for a time, need more gas as coal—fired plants are phased out. so long as europe is using as much energy as it is, so long as it is determined to reach the climate reduction targets that it has set, it is hard to see a future where europe is not more dependent on russian energy, particularly russian gas,

over the next one to two decades. like gazprom's headquarters, europe's tallest building, russia's dominance of the energy market is set to continue. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. millions of children in africa are set to be vaccinated against malaria for the first time when the vaccine is rolled out across the continent. every year, hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five in africa die of malaria, a disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. this is a milestone in public health. after decades of research and trials, this one in kenya — at last, a vaccine against one of the world's deadliest infections, malaria.

the disease is spread by mosquitoes which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever and, in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rolled out across africa. this long—awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control. using this vaccine in addition to existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year. malaria is a global threat but around 95% of deaths are in sub—saharan africa. every year, more than a quarter of a million african children under the age of five die from malaria. that's one child every two minutes. for more than 30 years, the british pharma giant gsk has been working on a vaccine.

and, since 2019, more than 800,000 children in ghana, kenya and malawi have been immunised. trials have shown that it cuts cases of malaria by 40% and those of severe malaria by 30%. but it requires four doses and further booster shots may be required as immunity wanes over time. so it is much less effective than other childhood jabs but, even so, the vaccine, known as rts,s, should have a huge impact. the rts,s vaccine is a game—changer and it's arriving at the right time. progress in reducing the malaria burden in africa has stalled in recent years and innovative tools and approaches are urgently needed to get the global malarial control effort back on track. more effective malaria vaccines are in the pipeline,

including one developed by oxford university. bed nets, insecticides and antimalarial treatments will also continue to play a crucial role in tackling this ancient scourge which, despite today's positive news, is farfrom being defeated. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the official data shows there were 39,851 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, the highest daily number for a month. on average, just over 311,000 new cases were reported per day in the last week. 6,836 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 143 deaths of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. 110 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week.

the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has heard that one of the victims may have survived if he'd been given medical treatment more quickly. john atkinson, who was a 28—year—old health—care assistant, was bleeding heavily after the attack but was not helped by any paramedics for nearly an hour. our correspondent judith moritz reports. john atkinson was a care assistant who helped autistic children and was a big music fan. he'd been to watch ariana grande at manchester arena and walked into the foyer 12 seconds before it was bombed. as the smoke cleared, john crawled across the floor on his hands and knees. a member of the public, ronald blake, went to his side and called 999. i'm with a man that is really injured. his leg's pumping.

ronald blake helped john despite having no first—aid training. had you ever seen a tourniquet ever used by anybody? just like everybody else, on telly. ronald blake held onto the tourniquet for nearly an hour, during which time no paramedics came to help. those injured by the bomb were being carried out of the room to medics, who were waiting downstairs at the train station next door. there were no stretchers, sojohn atkinson was moved onto a merchandise display board, but it broke as he was being dragged out of the room. he was then put onto a metal barrier. john atkinson's family thanked ronald blake for his heroism but it was an extremely difficult day for them in court, hearing harrowing details about the wayjohn gripped onto the metal barrier as he was being carried, to stop himself sliding off — and, heartbreakingly, that he several times asked those

with him if he was going to die. the public enquiry will consider whetherjohn atkinson could have survived. the court has been told that experts believe that quicker medical intervention could have made a real difference to him. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the high court in london has ruled that the ruler of dubai authorised the hacking of his former wife's phone as well as her lawyers' phones as part of a "sustained campaign of intimidation and threat" during a custody battle over their children. our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. together no longer. dubai's ruler, sheikh mohammed al maktoum, and his ex—wife, jordan's princess haya, now fighting a custody battle in the high court. it's been revealed today that sheikh mohammed ordered illegal phone hacking during a crucial phase of the hearings. princess haya's phone was hacked.

so were those of her personal assistant, hersecurity and legal team, and even that of baroness shackleton, her barrister and a member of the house of lords. princess haya, in white, fled dubai two years ago after learning of her husband's abduction and mistreatment of two of his daughters. she applied for court orders to prevent her children from being returned to dubai. thejudgment, published here today, revealed the extraordinary lengths that one middle eastern ruler and a close ally of britain has gone to to exercise total control over the women in his family. the measures have been described as an abuse of power and a serial breach of criminal law here in britain. the court heard how agents of the dubai ruler used intrusive spyware called pegasus, sold by israel's nso group to the united arab emirates, to infect the mobile phones of the sheikh�*s opposing legal team. what's remarkable about this case is that it shows starkly that

autocrats will take this technology, which is allegedly for fighting crime and terror, and use it to do exactly what you'd expect. they target people who they find to be problematic and, of course, it's not a surprise that, yet again, a partner is targeted with this kind of spyware. sheikh mohammed has now issued the following statement. sheikh mohammed's global reputation will have taken a hit from these allegations. a billionaire racehorse owner, he remains a giant figure in the equestrian world. but, with the court having found that uk law has been broken here, this case poses extremely awkward

questions about one of britain's closest friends in the middle east. frank gardner, bbc news. ajudge in the us has given permission for prince andrew's legal team to get access to a confidential settlement agreement, which they believe will negate a civil claim being pursued against him. the claim was based on allegations of sexual assault made by virginia giuffre. prince andrew has always denied those allegations. our correspondent nada tawfik is in new york with the latest. it's now with the judge's prince andrew's legal team will soon get their hands on this confidential document that they believe will end this civil lawsuit against him. in a previous court hearing, the prince's lawyers said a settlement agreement reached between virginia giuffre and the six offenderjeffrey epstein essentially absolved anyone

associated with apps time from any and all potential liability. but you need just three, her little team and abstain�*s estate have consented to hand it over the document, and now they have thejudge hand it over the document, and now they have the judge or sign up to do that, but her lawyer has said that he believes this settlement is irrelevant to prince andrew's case. he says that essentially they have the right to review it and make whatever arguments they want based on it but he doesn't believe their characterisation is accurate. there will be arguments in this case and another hearing early next month. thank you for the update from new york. tomorrow will mark 20 years since the united states launched airstrikes on al-qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan in response to the attacks of 9/11 in new york. it signalled the start of the western military mission in afghanistan. for military families who have lost relatives in the conflict, it will no doubt be a poignant moment. private conrad lewis

was killed in helmand in 2011. the bbc�*s fergal keane has been to meet his parents to hear their thoughts, now that the taliban is once again in control in afghanistan. that other country, the place that took their son, is always with them. and they were watching when the end came... gunshots. ..in panic—stricken, humiliating defeat. the shambles that happened at the end is incredible. i don't know how western powers with ourjoint pedigree and history and military might could actually let that happen. all those poor people who were hoping to get out, get to the west somewhere, just snatched away at the last minute. just terribly sad, terribly sad.

conrad was sandy and tony's oldest child. at the age of 22, he was the 353rd british soldier to be killed in afghanistan. what would conrad have thought of it, do you think? he'd have been quite angry at the situation. but i think he, and quite a few of the other soldiers that i know from that time, they're sort of contemplating what they actually achieved as opposed to what they didn't achieve. you know, they achieved 20 years of hope for people out there. it's for others who've destroyed that at the end. seven years ago, we went with tony lewis to afghanistan. for him, a journey in search of meaning and every day a reminder of loss. didn't know it was here. bloody hell, son.

tony visited a school. back then, girls of all ages could attend. there were 4,000 here, many with big ambitions. i want to be a really good doctor in the future. how utterly brilliant was she? her english skills, her ambitions. she just wants to live, become a doctor. back in warwickshire, we had news of the school for the lewises. when a bbc reporter visited this week, he found only girls up to the age of 12 are allowed to attend and numbers going to school there have halved. it's a ludicrous state of affairs. again, you are taking people up to a certain age and then snatching that opportunity away from them. how are they going to rebuild a country when all the girls are educated to just one level? that word, afghanistan,

what does it mean to you? "waste" comes to mind, doesn't it? waste of lives, waste of money, waste of time. but you just have to hope that somewhere in all that is... the afghan people are strong enough to get over it somehow, and how much longer that will take, who knows? the lewises say conrad died fighting for what he believed in. but they also know now what it is to raise a child, to see them through the joy and challenge of life, and then to see them changed by war, lost to war. fergal keane, bbc news. that was a special report from the bbc�*s fergal keane, and tomorrow morning on bbc breakfast will be full coverage of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

this is bbc news. the headlines — a breakthrough in the global fight against malaria — the world health organisation has approved a vaccine after trials which could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in africa. ajudgement from the high court in london has found that the ruler of dubai, sheikh mohammed al maktoum, secretly hacked the phones of his ex—wife, princess haya ofjordan. he denies any involvement. and the bbc has found evidence of the taliban carrying out systematic evictions of hazara people in afghanistan. more than 1000 families were targeted in central afghanistan. the taliban claim the mainly shia hazaras were living there illegally. survivors of an islamist attack on the bataclan concert venue in paris nearly six years ago have been recounting their ordeal in court for the first time.