liz truss says people should trust her to do what it takes — in her first speech to the conservative party conference as leader. after a u—turn on tax, and rows about a possible squeeze on benefits, the prime minister talked about growth and focused on trying to sell her economic vision. whenever there's change, there is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from the results — a growing economy and a better future. applause her speech was briefly disrupted by greenpeace protesters — who were ejected from the hall.

heckling we'll bring all the reaction to the prime minister's speech from birmingham. also this lunchtime... ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. charities say hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are stepped up after the worst drought in a0 years. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever... and the stars come out to celebrate all things james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no.

and coming up on the bbc news channel, all players and staff at premiership rugby club worcester will have their contracts terminated after a winding—up order in the high court. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u—turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted "we must stay the course". the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order

to stimulate growth. she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone would benefit. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas has this report. she damian grammaticas has this report. entered with of she entered with a deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. exactly one month into the job, already faltering premiership. exactly one month into thejob, she has been blamed for economic turmoil, and been forced to u—turn on a signature policy. there has been open dissent within the cabinet. just today a poll suggested she is already less popular than borisjohnson, she is already less popular than boris johnson, theresa she is already less popular than borisjohnson, theresa may orjeremy corbyn ever wear, so this was liz truss a' moment to steady the ship. in these tough times, we need to step up — in these tough times, we need to step up. i'm determined to get britain — step up. i'm determined to get britain moving, to get us through the tempest, and to put us on a stronger— the tempest, and to put us on a stronger footing as a nation. i

believe — stronger footing as a nation. i believe that you know best how to spend _ believe that you know best how to spend your own money to get on in life and _ spend your own money to get on in life and to — spend your own money to get on in life and to realise your ambitions. applause — applause but she was soon interrupted. protesters, unhappy about her plan to arrive at —— allow more fracking for gas, and some in the party are uneasy about it. one of many policies that's their opposition. it policies that's their opposition. it will be difficult. whenever there is change _ will be difficult. whenever there is change there is disruption, and not everybody— change there is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change. _ everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from _ change, but everyone will benefit from the — change, but everyone will benefit from the results. a growing economy and a _ from the results. a growing economy and a better future. so from the results. a growing economy and a better future.— and a better future. so she laid out her ian. and a better future. so she laid out her pian- i — and a better future. so she laid out her pian- i have — and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have to _ and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have to smack - and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have to smack priorities| her plan. i have to smack priorities for the economy, _ her plan. i have to smack priorities for the economy, growth, - her plan. i have to smack priorities for the economy, growth, growth, | her plan. i have to smack priorities - for the economy, growth, growth, and forthe economy, growth, growth, and growth! _ forthe economy, growth, growth, and growth! she _ for the economy, growth, growth, and arowth! ,, ., , for the economy, growth, growth, and arowth! ,, ., ., , . growth! she has already ditched her tax cuts for the _ growth! she has already ditched her tax cuts for the richest _ growth! she has already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in _ growth! she has already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in the - growth! she has already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in the face . tax cuts for the richest in the face of pressure, but said lower taxes

are priority. of pressure, but said lower taxes are priority-— are priority. cutting taxes is the riaht are priority. cutting taxes is the right thing _ are priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to — are priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to do, _ are priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to do, morally - are priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to do, morally and i right thing to do, morally and economically. morally, because the state _ economically. morally, because the state doesn't spend its own money, it spends— state doesn't spend its own money, it spends the people's money. economically, because, if people keep— economically, because, if people keep more of their own money they are inspired — keep more of their own money they are inspired to do more of what they do best _ are inspired to do more of what they do best. that is what grows the economy — do best. that is what grows the econom . ~ . do best. that is what grows the economy-— do best. that is what grows the econom . ~ ., ., , economy. what had spooked the markets was _ economy. what had spooked the markets was this _ economy. what had spooked the markets was this sense - economy. what had spooked the markets was this sense there - economy. what had spooked the markets was this sense there is| economy. what had spooked the i markets was this sense there is but it was not a prudent way to run things. it was not a prudent way to run thins. ~ ~ , it was not a prudent way to run thins. ~ ,, , ., , ., , things. we will keep an eye on grip on the nation's _ things. we will keep an eye on grip on the nation's finances. _ things. we will keep an eye on grip on the nation's finances. i - things. we will keep an eye on grip on the nation's finances. i believe i on the nation's finances. i believe in fiscal— on the nation's finances. i believe in fiscal responsibility. i believe in fiscal responsibility. i believe in getting — in fiscal responsibility. i believe in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe _ in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe in — in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe in sound money and a lean state _ believe in sound money and a lean state. 50— believe in sound money and a lean state. , , believe in sound money and a lean state. ,, , , state. so liz truss says she will shake u- state. so liz truss says she will shake up the — state. so liz truss says she will shake up the status _ state. so liz truss says she will shake up the status quo. - state. so liz truss says she will - shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash _ shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the _ shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full _ shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full potential. shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full potential ofi we can unleash the full potential of our great _ we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build — our great country. that is how we will build a — our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new era _ era. applause still unanswered question is how all this would be paid for, would it be

more borrowing and spending cuts, and cannot really deliver growth? very clear on what the tory party stands for, as —— party that supports people when it needs supports people when it needs support as with the energy bills. i go but uncertainty hangs over this trust, how long will both the markets and her own restive mps give her to show that she can deliver? damian grammaticas, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is in birmingham. what are people saying, how did it go down? it what are people saying, how did it no down? ., , ., go down? it went down well, you would probably — go down? it went down well, you would probably expect _ go down? it went down well, you would probably expect that - go down? it went down well, you would probably expect that with l go down? it went down well, you| would probably expect that with a home crowd, but after the week liz truss has had, i suspect she will take all the victory she can get. now, this wasn't a speech that was filled with policy, with new ideas, and at times it felt high on rhetoric, thin on detail, but, in some ways, that was probably

deliberate, after the tumultuous couple of weeks that the uk economy has had, liz truss wanted to remind her party and voters what her plan was, low tax, low regulation, to drive economic growth. it is no accident that, in that short speech of only about 35 minutes, she mentioned the word growth, no fewer than 29 times. i suspect, as liz truss leaves this conference, she will be relieved at how that speech went, but she cannot be complacent about the challenges ahead, because firstly, delivering that growth she has promised so often is going to be difficult. secondly, she has warned of disruption to come. that will make a lot of voters and her own mps very nervous. what we have seen over the last few days in birmingham is a tory party that is very divided. it is ill at ease with itself. there are big battles still to come over

liz truss' plans, albeit what she does on benefits or her wider economic strategy so in terms of that keynote speech, i think liz truss will be fairly happy stop in terms of how the conference has gone, as a whole, a lot less pessimistic.— gone, as a whole, a lot less pessimistic. gone, as a whole, a lot less essimistic. ., , ., pessimistic. nick early, thank you. -- nick eardley. _ ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his country's forces are making rapid and powerful advances into occupied territory — following successful attempts to disrupt russian supply lines. he says dozens of settlements have been liberated this week, including a string of villages in the southern region of kherson. our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. ukraine is taking back its land. village by village, soldiers are moving forward, also in the south. this is novopetrivka in kherson, now liberated from russian forces. the ukrainian advance

has been quick. president putin's troops have been forced to abandon places they had held since the early days of the war. ukraine is also on the move in the east. we are going to win! but liberation often comes with destruction. lyman, a town in donetsk, was a major logistics hub for the invading forces. as the russians fled, this is what they left behind, anti—tank mines and even some of their own. in his evening address, president zelensky said the offensive was fast and powerful. translation: 0ur warriors do not stop, and it's only a matter of time before we oust the occupiers from all our land. we have seen significant changes on the front lines, but ukraine still faces big challenges to retake its territory as russian forces are digging in new positions, hoping to stop this advance. these setbacks are humiliating

for president putin, who is claiming land his troops don't even control. the losses haven't stopped him. today, he formalised the annexation of four regions of ukraine, including areas where russian forces are retreating, a declaration kyiv says has no legal value. there are forces have now in east of the imm- with witi by sophisticated by and by eifzifl 7.7. “freeze... and is by 27:7 - ......-...-..-... has than the in 77137777 ..7.. 7..7.7..77. . the in i172” package 7

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from stourbridge today, —— the bus, which has taken about two hours, and i would normally get here and about half an hour, so i am half an hour late for work today. i have a restaurantjust on the other side of the train station and it will be a bit slow today, with the lack of footfall. the train drivers' union says its members need a pay rise. drivers are genuinely gutted that we are going on strike but there is pretty much more of a feeling that we need to, to resolve this. nobody wants to be here. there are no winners in this at all. the rail industry is under pressure to save money following the impact of the pandemic. the group which speaks for train companies says reforms must be agreed, to afford higher pay, so that taxpayers and passengers don't pay more. the new transport secretary spoke at the conservative party conference in birmingham yesterday afternoon. let's find a landing zone that we can all work with. punishing passengers and inflicting damage on our economy by striking, is not the answer. as a former trade secretary,

i know something about making deals. and i can tell you that there is a deal to be done between the unions and our train operators. it's a deal that will require compromise. aslef says it's happy to keep talking, but there need to be concrete proposals on the table to discuss, but the union has been clear that, if nothing changes, more strikes could be coming down the track. i ,and many , and many passengers will be wondering how long all this can go on for, but there was another strike on for, but there was another strike on the diary on a national level by the rmt union this saturday. nothing scheduled beyond that at the moment. we have a new transport secretary in place and she has taken a different approach to that of her predecessor, but the question is, whether we are going to see any significant change in the position of any of these sides involved in this dispute that will prevent further strike action, potentially, for months to come.

thank you, katie austen in birmingham. —— katy austin. all 43 police forces in england and wales have committed to sending an officer to every report of a home burglary. it's hoped the pledge will help more cases reach court. the chairman of the national police chiefs' council said the commitment was also aimed at giving people �*peace of mind'. aid agencies are warning that hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless international help is stepped up within weeks. the country is facing its worst drought in a0 years. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on somalia's famine in 2011, and has been back to visit the worst affected area — he spoke to the children's charity unicef. we need more aid. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. or a localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. and andrew harding joins me.

is there any sign that the aid these agencies are calling for will be delivered ? some of it is on the way. a lot of it needs to start coming. the frustration for many aid organisations and governments is that this has not been a surprise. we have known for a couple of years that the rains have been failing, that the rains have been failing, that the rains have been failing, that the forecasts have been very grim, so, somalia has been heading down this road for a while, and there is frustration that the aid has not been there in place before it got to the state it is in now, really on the border of famine in some areas already in the south and south—west. build a declare famine soon? that can happen. in the meantime, the real problem with somalia is that it is a very difficult country to help. it is in a state of conflict. it means that, in the city we went to, trucks with

aid cannot simply drive along the road from the coast, from the ports, because they will be intercepted by the islamist militants al—shabab and not be able to get through. something like half of those that we understand are in desperate need of aid, families living in rural areas, are in places that are behind the lines, if you like, controlled by the al—shabab militants. it is difficult for aid organisations, from somalia or elsewhere, to get there to deliver the aid that is so badly needed. there to deliver the aid that is so badly needed-— there to deliver the aid that is so badl needed. . ., ., ~ badly needed. andrew harding, thank ou. the time is 1:16. our top story this lunchtime... the prime minister, liz truss, says people should trust her to do what it takes in her first speech to the conservative party conference as leader. and still to come... tesco says shoppers are watching every penny amid the rising cost of living. coming up on the bbc news channel, three more british clubs in action in the champions league this

evening, with manchester city looking to continue their 100% record in the competition at home to copenhagen. elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions, according to a new study. researchers who examined the medical records of former rugby union internationals found that they were signficantly more prone to neuro—degenerative illness. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. playing contact sports like rugby always comes with an element of risk. but in recent years, there have been growing concerns about what effect repeated head impacts might have on the brain.

former england rugby star steve thompson, diagnosed with early onset dementia in 2020, has made a bbc documentary that considers the impact the game has had on his health and his family. steve thompson gets the try! you see all this stuff, and people say, was it worth it? and i say, no, it wasn't, because i'd rather not be such a burden on the family. now, a new study throws fresh light on the risks to brain health of top level rugby players. researchers looked at the medical records of more than 400 scottish male rugby players who represented their country. they compared them to 1,200 matched members of the public. they found the rugby players faced more than twice the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, parkinson's and motor neurone disease. all sport has to question its relationship with head injuries and head impacts, and rugby is doing that. rugby is trying to figure out ways to improve the game to reduce the risk of head injuries and head impacts. i think it's a slow pace of change,

and data like this today suggests that the rate of change should be quicker. a study by the same glasgow university team led to concerns about the effect that repeatedly heading a ball might have on the brains of professional footballers, and as the evidence of a link between head impacts and illness grows, campaigners are calling for sport's ruling bodies to move faster. we're learning from people like steve thompson that taking too many hits to the head can destroy your mental well—being by yourforties, and nobody is going to step forward to keep playing this game once we realise how widespread this is. in a statement, world rugby said it was committed to making the sport the most progressive in the world on player welfare. but some will ask how the game like professional rugby, that thrives on collisions between heavily built players, can eliminate the risk of concussion and head impacts without changing the very nature of the game itself.

dominic hughes, bbc news. and there is more on steve thompson's story in the programme head on: rugby, dementia and me — tonight at 9pm on bbc2 and on the bbc iplayer. the crown prosecution service has apologised unreservedly to a woman whose rape case was dropped after defence lawyers claimed she had an episode of a rare sleepwalking condition called sexsomnia. it's believed to be the first case of its kind in the uk. the bbc has been following jade mccrossen—nethercott�*s case as events unfolded over three years. emma ailes has this exclusive report, which starts with police bodycam footage and does contain some distressing details. what's your name, my love? i'mjade. jade. are you able to tell me what's happened, please? yes, i was at a friend's birthday party... it was after a night out thatjade, then 2k,

woke up with a man lying next to her. she felt like she'd been violated, and immediately reported it to the police. do you feel like, that potentially someone had intercourse with you in any way? yes. what we'll have to do now, jade, is report this as what we call rape. asleep at the time, jade had no recollection of what happened, but dna evidence proved intercourse had occurred, and a man was charged with rape. then, just days before trial, the crown prosecution service called jade in for an urgent meeting. two sleep experts had given opinions on her case.

it's been dropped. my case has been dropped. i can't really make head nor tail of it, to be honest. it's mad. it's heartbreaking. the experts said jade could have had an attack of sexsomnia, a disorder which causes people to engage in sexual activity in their sleep. because she'd sleepwalked as a teenager and occasionally sleep—talks, a one—off episode of sexsomnia couldn't be ruled out. dame vera baird is the former victims' commissioner who recently resigned from the role, saying the justice system is in chaos. we spoke to her before she stepped down. it's a very dangerous and risky diagnosis, in the sense that it could be overstated very easily, and if it isn't challenged, if there isn't always a very close look at it, that's an enormous risk. that's an enormous risk. it's appalling if the cps drop a very contested defence and just say, "we're not going to bother with that one". jade appealed, and the cps admitted it was wrong to drop the case,

saying the claims should have been challenged in court. i've just been let down. i've been let down by a system that's there to protect. there's no hope of anyjustice for what happened to me. yeah, i feel like change is needed. the cps says it's committed to improving how rape cases are dealt with. legally, jade's case cannot be reopened because the defendant was found formally not guilty, but she hopes the mistakes made won't happen again. emma ailes, bbc news. you can see jade's full story in the documentary sexsomnia: case closed? on bbc3 at 9pm, and now on bbc iplayer. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, there is information and advice on the bbc�*s action line — bbc.co.uk/actionline

britain's biggest supermarket chain tesco has reported a rise in sales, but a fall in profits. it said people are now "watching every penny" as they try to make ends meet amid the rising cost of living. the company's boss said shoppers are buying more own—label products, and the business is facing significant inflation pressures. our business correspondent, emma simpson, is here — this is another big supermarket chain talking about the pressure that household budgets are under. there is no doubt that there is a big shift under way in consumer behaviour. and of course, we are in the midst of the biggest squeeze on incomes since the 1950s, so it's not surprising that we are trying to save money as we do our weekly shop, because we can see up close the impact of these soaring price rises. and the change has been pretty rapid and dramatic. aldi spoke about it

last week. tesco are doing so today. it has reported a 10% fall in underlying profits in its retail operations, said this was down to of things. as you said, that switch from branded products to cheaper own label ranges. customers putting fewer items in their baskets, people moving into frozen from fresh food, so volumes are down. and of course, tesco, like all the other supermarkets, are trying to absorb a lot of these huge cost price pressures that they are facing. tesco are also saying today that it is increasing pay for staff for the second time in a year. that is an extra 20p an hour, taking total pay up extra 20p an hour, taking total pay up around 8% for the year. it has also announced a price freeze today on more than 1000 products. the ceo of tesco warned about significant uncertainties ahead about how consumers are going to continue to

adapt for christmas. he said there might be people buying fewer, smaller presence, but he did say we would be celibate on christmas, but perhaps more in an affordable way. thank you, emma simpson. the world's richest person, elon musk, has agreed to go ahead with buying the social media website twitter at the original agreed price. he's spent months trying to back out of the $41; billion deal — saying he'd been misled about the number of fake accounts on the site. here's our technology editor zoe kleinman. twitter and elon musk have been locked in a rather tortuous dance for the last six months. both parties have changed their minds at various points as to whether they wanted to go ahead with the deal, which was for more than the firm was actually worth, and in less than two weeks, they were due to face each other in court. elon musk is a prolific twitter user himself, with 107 million followers, and he claims that the platform was more bloated with fake accounts and bots than it was letting on. bots can be malicious and negative, so it's fair to be concerned,

but he didn't know and he said twitter couldn't tell him how many bots there were on the platform, which is quite a crude metric to go by. twitter was worried about musk�*s desire to have less moderation, a tricky line to walk in the face of regulation. lately, he's been uncharacteristically quiet about his ambitions for his favourite social network, apart from a tweet last night about the creation of what he called "x, the everything app". it could be that the world's richest man is eyeing china, where the super—app wechat is a one—stop shop for messaging, social media, making payments and ordering takeaways. there's nothing like that over here — for now. although as always with elon musk, you never know if he'll stick to his plans. zoe kleinman, bbc news. today is the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first james bond film — dr no. to celebrate, a concert was staged last night in london, dedicated to bond themes. none other than dame shirley bassey stole the show —

with renditions of diamonds are forever and goldfinger. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever... dame shirley bassey, belting out bond — the 85—year—old the undoubted star attraction at a royal albert hall concert to celebrate 60 years of 007 themes. he wouldn't take the coat. afterwards, backstage, dame shirley was everything you would hope for... i'm ready. and my diamonds are ready. ..refusing to do interviews until she'd had a massive gold cape attached, and then gushing about the reception she'd received. standing ovation there, dame shirley. oh, how about that? and my musical director had to play it over four times instead of two because i could not start to sing because everybody was standing up and applauding and... and i...

it was... it was so touching, it was fabulous. # goldfinger! what role would you describe those bond songs playing in your life? great! goldfingerfirst — i mean, it went round the world, it made me world—famous. how many have they done? 20...? 25. 25! and we're still waiting for anotherjames bond, yeah. wow. well, keep your fingers crossed! thank you. # the man with the golden gun will get it done! lulu performed her theme to the man with the golden gun — although it turns out it's far from herfavourite bond song. i think mccartney's was fantastic. and i think there'sjust so many great ones that, you know, if you're greedy like me, you think, "oh, i wish i would have done that one." i admire your luck, mr...? bond. james bond. the concert was organised

to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. this way, 007. be careful, it's a trifle slippery. and planning's under way for the 26th — the start of the post—daniel craig era. and how is the search going? it's not going just yet. why not? we have a lot of work to do before we start looking for casting the role. i mean, we have to kind of, you know, reboot the whole series, we have to think about what the storyline is going to be, and the trajectory. and so it's... we've got a lot of work to do. # and ever! and, of course, there will be another bond song. colin paterson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good afternoon. what a wet and windy afternoon, very autumnal across the

country. we have low pressure bringing gales and heavy rain. as