this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 2... after on tax and rows 3 after on tax and rows a squeeze the minister talks growth on to sell and focuses on trying to sell her economic vision.— and focuses on trying to sell her economic vision. whenever there is chan . e, economic vision. whenever there is change. there _ economic vision. whenever there is change. there is— economic vision. whenever there is change, there is disruption - economic vision. whenever there is change, there is disruption and - economic vision. whenever there is change, there is disruption and not| 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 ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions.

forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate james bond — on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. 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 entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic turmoil, been forced to u—turn on one of her signature policies. there's been open dissent within her cabinet. just today, a poll has suggested she's already less popular than borisjohnson, theresa may orjeremy corbyn ever were, so this was liz truss's moment to steady the ship. in these tough times, we need to step up. i'm determined to get britain moving, to get us through the tempest, and to put us on a stronger footing as a nation. i believe that you know best how to spend your own money to get on in life and to realise your ambitions.

applause. heckling. but she was soon interrupted, protesters unhappy about her plan to allow more fracking for gas. some in the party are uneasy about it too. it could be just one of many policies that stir opposition. it will be difficult. whenever there's change, there is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from the result — a growing economy and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have three priorities for our economy — growth, growth, and growth! she's already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in the face of pressure, but said lower taxes are her priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to do, morally and economically. morally, because the state doesn't

spend its own money, it spends the people's money. economically, because if people keep more of their own money, they're inspired to do more of what they do best. that's what grows the economy. what had spooked the markets was the sense that this wasn't a prudent way to run things. we will keep an iron grip on the nation's finances. i believe in fiscal responsibility. i believe in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe in sound money and a lean state. so liz truss says she will shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new era. applause. the still unanswered question is how all this will be paid for. will it mean more borrowing and spending cuts? can it really deliver growth?

really terrific speech. very clear on what the tory party stands for. it's a tax—cutting party, but also a party that supports people when they need support, as with the energy bills. but uncertainty hangs over liz truss. how long will both the markets and her own restive mps give her to show that she can deliver? damian grammaticas, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent, ione wells. at the conference. we know what you want to achieve but the question on medical�*s clips is how? that want to achieve but the question on medical's clips is how?— medical's clips is how? that is riaht medical's clips is how? that is ri . ht and medical's clips is how? that is right and one _ medical's clips is how? that is right and one of _ medical's clips is how? that is right and one of the _ medical's clips is how? that is right and one of the big - medical's clips is how? that is. right and one of the big barriers she has faced at the moment as opposition from her own party. she

walked on stage to the song moving on up wear out the lyrics say nothing can stop me but we've seen an example of people doing just that. it started with widespread... about tax for the highest earners leading to a u—turn about that plan. we know the latest row brewing in the parliamentary party is whether or not to raise benefit in line with inflation or raise them in line with rising wages which would be much lower so there are clearly these divisions are players within the last few days and that will be the big challenge going forward is selling what she needs to do. those were unpopular and the problem with politics as you have to baby it popular —— is you have to be a bit popular —— is you have to be a bit popular to pass through policies.

the 80 seat majority in the last general election.— the 80 seat majority in the last general election. that is right, she has been clear— general election. that is right, she has been clear she wants - general election. that is right, she has been clear she wants to - has been clear she wants to change the course we heard a lot in a speech that about plans for growth, the need to do things differently. the plans that are radical to introduce things that are radical to introduce things that in their words move things along quicker so things like we are expecting certainly some strong hints about loosening up things like planning regulations when it comes to more house—building and we know she wants to lift the ban on fracking as well to try and produce more gas in the uk and these are some examples of policies where they want to quite radically change some of what had previously been announced under the former conservative party leader. thank you very much- — joining me now is seb payne, whitehall editor at the financial times. also from the conference was that good to see you. we will stay the

course is the prime minister, what course? �* . . course is the prime minister, what course? , , , ., course is the prime minister, what course? , , ., , course? because she put out is her radical economic _ course? because she put out is her radical economic agenda _ course? because she put out is her radical economic agenda and - course? because she put out is her radical economic agenda and you . radical economic agenda and you heard it in her slogan which was growth, growth, growth, and she set out what she described as having all sorts of political... . the tax—cutting agenda. there was a very ideological speech was also quite a personal one, too. liz truss spoke about her upbringing and shops being boarded up in paisley in scotland where she spent part of her childhood, a comprehensive education in league, so this was meant to be a speech to introduce herself to the wider party and to the nation, and she has done that, she has had to reflect the market turmoil that followed that mini budget last week and it has been a very traumatic conservative party conference, one tory donor i spoke to last night

said probably the worst they had been to in 50 years in terms of party unity and trust but liz truss seems to have stabilised for now and this might push against their when mr —— this might change next week. but could add up? she mr -- this might change next week. but could add up?— but could add up? she says she acce ts but could add up? she says she accepts that _ but could add up? she says she accepts that disruption - but could add up? she says she accepts that disruption is - but could add up? she says she accepts that disruption is prettyj accepts that disruption is pretty inevitable when you bring about change but who will be convinced by the idea she is in lock step with the idea she is in lock step with the chancellor when she appeared to blake that it might blame him for the 45p tax cut? we blake that it might blame him for the 45p tax cut?— blake that it might blame him for the 45 tax cut? ~ ., ., ,, ., the 45p tax cut? we had no less than five ministers — the 45p tax cut? we had no less than five ministers freelancing, _ the 45p tax cut? we had no less than five ministers freelancing, on - five ministers freelancing, on whether benefit should be uprated.

if you look at the liz truss government, you could say she does not have a grip on her cabinet or the pound situation, or the public finance, or ministers, as a grip on mps is very uncertain as well so discipline will be the driving force behind what comes next for liz truss, a lot of the speech was about a unity of purpose, of trying to say the prime minister and chancellor are on the same page despite things going in either direction and whether that is true or not you will find out when we get more details of how this will be paid for loss those supply reforms that the prime minister spoke about in terms of child care, immigration, having to really boost growth and her big gamble is by getting more growth people will accept some of the disruption and the more difficult elements of this but if she does not, cuts to public services and more difficult times ahead. she says eve hint more difficult times ahead. she says everything will _ more difficult times ahead. she says everything will benefit _ more difficult times ahead. she says everything will benefit about - more difficult times ahead. she says everything will benefit about the - everything will benefit about the question is, when? we are weeks and

weeks away from getting the financial statement which is backed up financial statement which is backed up by financial statement which is backed up by the 0br. has financial statement which is backed up by the oer-— up by the 0br. has been some confusion _ up by the 0br. has been some confusion over— up by the 0br. has been some confusion over that, _ up by the 0br. has been some confusion over that, kwasi - up by the 0br. has been some - confusion over that, kwasi kwarteng announced they would do the statement on the 23rd of november which would set out how the tax cuts will be paid for. earlier in the conference, they were brought forward significantly and that was then a u—turn as well so we appear to be back to november 23 at the latest but i imagine we could see something next week because when parliament returns, the labour party will use various voluntary mechanisms to try and get information out of the 0br, for those of you the delightful brexit was and a humble address and also the sa 24 was and a humble address and also the sa 2a emergency debate which could be kind of things that are used to flush out details of the plans but you ask when, i think the wider question is going to be is there enough time before the next election? because liz truss is embarking on a very radical economic programme which will definitely take months if not years to come to fruition she told one interviewer

this week thatjudge me at the end of 2023, that are still quite a big gamble and given the weakness of her political situation, following recent events, you have to wonder, is the party going to go for that much time? i think if she has another big failure in terms of presenting a policy then things could come to a head much sooner but for the moment the speech has stabilised the situation for liz truss. . ~' , ., , . with me now is sally—ann marks, chair of the maidstone and weald conservatives association. thank you very much forjoining us. it looks like you'rejust thank you very much forjoining us. it looks like you're just about to head home so we appreciate you talking to before you do that. how proud are you to be a conservative right now? i proud are you to be a conservative right now?— right now? i am very proud. very ha - to right now? i am very proud. very happy to tell _ right now? i am very proud. very happy to tell other _ right now? i am very proud. very happy to tell other people - right now? i am very proud. very happy to tell other people that i l right now? i am very proud. very i happy to tell other people that i am a conservative. why would i not be? we are a party of aspiration and inspiration in many ways, and i think what we saw this morning with liz truss and her back story, and

equally as impressive, was nadhim zahawi who came from iraq and is now the duchy of lancaster. and the many other parties, i wonder if there is such a journey as either the prime minister or that of nadhim zahawi, that could come to pass. you mention the idea of people _ that could come to pass. you mention the idea of people coming _ that could come to pass. you mention the idea of people coming into - that could come to pass. you mention the idea of people coming into the - the idea of people coming into the country and doing well, so how welcome do you think the idea of having increased immigration would be as a way of promoting growth which would seem to be somewhat contradictory for in comparison with suella braverman's intention and dream of sending people to rwanda? it is all about who is going to come here in the end, what we do not want and what our understanding and determination as to stop the illegal

human trafficking that is coming, mainly apparently from albania at the moment. but mainly apparently from albania at the moment-— mainly apparently from albania at the moment. �* ., , ., ~ the moment. but that is making the victims of trafficking _ the moment. but that is making the victims of trafficking a _ the moment. but that is making the victims of trafficking a victim - victims of trafficking a victim further. if you want to come that badly to this country and give me chance, let them see what they can do to make this country grow. i do do to make this country grow. i do not think if you _ do to make this country grow. i gr not think if you put that forward as a policy to any party at the moment, i think that would get huge traction. what we do need people with great brains, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, with great brains, intelligence, entrepreneurialspirit, inspiration, determination to succeed in business and invest in britain and what we do not want at the moment are more people that will cost us and as meaning the taxpayer, more money to look after them until such time as they are returned to their own homes. ~ . they are returned to their own homes. . ., ., they are returned to their own homes. ~ . ., ., ., homes. what about the idea of giving eo - le who homes. what about the idea of giving peeple who are _ homes. what about the idea of giving people who are waiting _ homes. what about the idea of giving people who are waiting for _ homes. what about the idea of giving people who are waiting for this - people who are waiting for this increase in benefits in line with inflation, which was promised to

people as part of a much wider levelling up agenda, that is how they won the last general election with such a big mandate, the conservatives, so how could you u—turn your back on that? i am conservatives, so how could you u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and _ u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and at _ u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and at the _ u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and at the moment - u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and at the moment not. u-turn your back on that? i am not, not at all and at the moment not by| not at all and at the moment not by minister has, we are waiting to hear what has happened and she has not announced that, and personally i would not want to see the cut in benefits. there is too much else going on but in orderfor us as a country to manage and balance the books, we have to get enough money in to be able to support those most vulnerable people in our society and it is an incredibly difficult situation, almost unprecedented, throughout our country's history. how does she get over it? it’s throughout our country's history. how does she get over it? it's about arowth, how does she get over it? it's about growth. getting _ how does she get over it? it's about growth, getting more _ how does she get over it? it's about growth, getting more business- how does she get over it? it's about i growth, getting more business going, unlocking the barriers to business i think is one of the things she is saying and lord knows there is enough of those. trying to get more

infrastructure going quickly and presumably circumventing long planning deals and so on, and that will appeal to enough a lot of people, others will be a bit nervous about it but unless we... i do not know how this government, this country is going to take that lead to forward... loss of sound. i don't think it will be easy, she was telling us that this morning. when i hear how difficult people are beginning to find it, i do remember hearing my grandparents post second world war talking about the difficulties they faced because we've had so many years of good living, of high growth, of... for

many of us, a good income. brute living, of high growth, of... for many of us, a good income. we cannot com are many of us, a good income. we cannot compare the — many of us, a good income. we cannot compare the situation... _ many of us, a good income. we cannot compare the situation... sorry, - many of us, a good income. we cannot compare the situation... sorry, we - compare the situation... sorry, we cannot compare... we cannot compare situation post—war to what we are going through now and 2022. the gap between the richest and the poorest is wider, far, far wider than it was then. we'vejust seen is wider, far, far wider than it was then. we've just seen the prime minister and chancellor take decisions which created incredible disruption and turmoil. how proud are you have that as a conservative to see the reaction on the market? i'm disappointed to see the reaction on the market and the announcements were potentially ill timed and ill—advised but what i am pleased about is how is it 30 million people in the country will see slightly more money in your pocket, less money going into tax, which hopefully will trickle down. we also

know that it — hopefully will trickle down. we also know that it is _ hopefully will trickle down. we also know that it is hugely _ hopefully will trickle down. we also know that it is hugely controversial| know that it is hugely controversial and many economics do not believe trickle down economics works and what people are seeing is an increase in their... a massive increase in their... a massive increase in their mortgages because of what happened on the market last week, the bank of england had to intervene. ~ �* . week, the bank of england had to intervene. ~ �* , ., , , intervene. well, let's hope things settle down. _ intervene. well, let's hope things settle down, i'm _ intervene. well, let's hope things settle down, i'm sure _ intervene. well, let's hope things settle down, i'm sure they - intervene. well, let's hope things settle down, i'm sure they will. . intervene. well, let's hope things settle down, i'm sure they will. itj settle down, i'm sure they will. it has been... it has not been a... conference. i had two or three commentators and in the journalist say it was a bitter and divided conference, it was naught. for the most part, it was extremely well tempered, well attended, iwent most part, it was extremely well tempered, well attended, i went with some trepidation to conference having not been for about eight years, for all sorts of reasons, and now... i think you've mentioned, i'm the chairman of an association and i've listened to our new prime minister. i didn't vote for her, i

voted for rishi sunak, but actually i think the conference speech that she gave two—day was really good. and i particularly like the idea that she did not stay on the stage for hours waiting. how many minutes and all that, what she did was to go out and get on with stuff. i like that. she is somebody who likes to get things done so i feel very much uplifted in fact, the conference went far better than i had feared, so i am optimistic on my way home from birmingham.— so i am optimistic on my way home from birmingham. brevity is the soul of wit, a from birmingham. brevity is the soul of wit. a wise — from birmingham. brevity is the soul of wit, a wise man _ from birmingham. brevity is the soul of wit, a wise man once _ from birmingham. brevity is the soul of wit, a wise man once said. - of wit, a wise man once said. sallyanne marks from the mason and wields...

the headlines on bbc news... ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions. should have said, very sorry about the sound quality there. in her speech, the prime minister stressed that interest rates were rising globally, and were a matter for the independent bank of england. figures released today show that mortgage lenders have increased rates to their highest level for fourteen years. let's get more from our personal finance correspondent kevin peachey. kevin, what has happened? how high have they gone? ii rare kevin, what has happened? how high have they gone?— have they gone? if we look back, we will see a typical _ have they gone? if we look back, we will see a typical two _ have they gone? if we look back, we will see a typical two year _ have they gone? if we look back, we will see a typical two year mortgage | will see a typical two year mortgage has reached the 6% mark since november 2008, has reached the 6% mark since november2008, rememberthe november 2008, remember the financial crisis, but november2008, rememberthe financial crisis, but now it has happened again, it's happened today,

we are at 6.07% for a typical two year fixed we are at 6.07% for a typical two yearfixed rate we are at 6.07% for a typical two year fixed rate deal we are at 6.07% for a typical two yearfixed rate deal and people we are at 6.07% for a typical two year fixed rate deal and people are looking at that of course and seeing it has gone a lot higher than it was backin it has gone a lot higher than it was back in december, we've had a series of interest rate rises, it's gone up steadily since then but of course since the mini budget, just less than two weeks ago, a that you like it has had the boosters put on it. lenders have looked at the situation and pulled deals, hundreds of deals off the shelf to reprice them and they come back at this more expensive rate, and clearly who is it affecting? first—time buyers looking to get their first mortgage for their first looking to get their first mortgage for theirfirst home and looking to get their first mortgage for their first home and about 100,000 or so homeowners coming to the end of their fixed rate deal and looking at something when they remortgage which is considerably higher than they are used to because

of course we have had a decade or so of course we have had a decade or so of extremely low rates, ultralow rates if you're like which would have been corrected in time but this has happened from a lot quicker than many brokers and many any more do that make mortgage sector themselves were really expecting. to that make mortgage sector themselves were really expecting.— were really expecting. to what extent are _ were really expecting. to what extent are mortgage... - were really expecting. to what - extent are mortgage... disappearing? we got these issues on the rates and availability is and what they show is there have been hundreds taken off the shelves, withdrawn and the fallout in the markets, the fallout from the mini budget went down about 40% or so in terms of the number of product that were available and that number has started to creep back in again, starting to come back on and as a result of that, the average,

the average late that make rate has been. . there is clearly, according to brokers, plenty of money still around to lend, plenty of demand from borrowers, too, but the banks and major lenders are looking at people who are, in the words of one broker, squeaky clean so they want people who are definitely going to repay, they had no problems with repaying in the past, and some of the product that are coming back more slowly or at a higher interest rate, are those from more specialist lenders, so these are people that have a more chequered history in their credit and who may be see the choice is not as much as that was previously. choice is not as much as that was previously-— choice is not as much as that was previously.

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. boy, we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. well, localized famine will turn into something much bigger. definitely. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, told us why it's difficult to help those in somalia... frustration, i think, for many aid organizations and governments is that this has not been a surprise. we've known for a couple of years that the rains have been failing and 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 hasn't 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. will they declare a famine soon? that could happen in the meantime. the problem the real problem for somalia is that it's a very difficult country to help. it's in a state of conflict. it means, for instance, in baidoa, the city that we went, trucks with aid can't simply drive along the road from the coast, from the ports, because they'll be intercepted by islamist militant al—shabab. the aid won't be allowed to get through. something like half of those that we understand are in desperate need of aid. families living out in rural areas are in places that are behind the lines, if you like, controlled by the militants of al—shabab. and it's very difficult for aid organizations, somali orforeign, to get through there safely to deliver the aid that is so badly needed.

hundreds of new cases of alleged abuse by officials in the church of england have been uncovered by an independent review. most involve children or vulnerable adults. leading archbishops have apologised — and spoken of their profound shame. we can speak now to our religion editor aleem maqbool, at church house in central london. what does this new report say? the church of england said it is the most extensive review of past cases it has ever undertaken but it has only undertaken this because the last review they did which was published in 2010, was heavily criticised because it came up with a number of 13 cases that needed further action and the independent review said they will go back and do it again because they think it is much more and you have to change the terms of reference so this time they have gone back and come up with a figure of 393 new cases which all need further assessment and in some cases further action, and what we do not have in that report is the cases

themselves and the details but we know that they relate to administrative errors from one diocese to another to cases where they should have referred people to they should have referred people to the police and we are talking about perpetrators which are members of the clergy or church officers who are also volunteers as you rightly say, these cases in the most part refer to abuse that was perpetrated against the children and vulnerable adults and the report also is very damning, bearing in mind we've had all the reports and reviews in the past, it was damning about the culture that still exists in dealing with abuse in the church, talking about inaction, inertia, deference to people in positions of power so a lot still to do. we have heard them promised to take action over issues

of abuse. it affects people's conference and the ability to do it. —— people's confidence. conference and the ability to do it. -- people's confidence.— conference and the ability to do it. -- people's confidence. yes, and the church leaders _ -- people's confidence. yes, and the church leaders are _ -- people's confidence. yes, and the church leaders are hoping _ -- people's confidence. yes, and the church leaders are hoping this - church leaders are hoping this report will send out the message that they are dealing with this but as you rightly say, it will be extremely alarming that without this review that would have been 383 cases that would not have had further action and these are all cases relating to people who are... retired from positions in the clergy oras retired from positions in the clergy or as church officials and volunteers and there are recommendations that are laid out in this report but they do not involve systemic change in the process. they are supposed to prevent abuse so people could look at the report and

say if everything is in place then why is it still going on and who is it that is going to ensure that those processes do take place and that children and vulnerable adults are protected in the future? and there are critics who say there is nothing as yet that they have seen that tells them this will not happen again in the future. for that tells them this will not happen again in the future.— that tells them this will not happen again in the future. for the moment, thank ou again in the future. for the moment, thank you very _ again in the future. for the moment, thank you very much. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. very autumnal weather out there this afternoon. it's cloudy, it's wet, it's windy. but on the plus side, for a while, mild in the south and the east before that rain clears through and introduces some cool and fresher air to all areas. and then it's sunshine and showers. you can see the reason why it's windy. lots of ice bars on the charts associated with this area of low

pressure as that rain band clears away from the southeast, will see plenty of clear spells, blustery showers through this evening and overnight, some of them heavy merging together to produce longer spells of rain across scotland at times stays very blustery and it's going to be a cooler night than what we had the previous night. for most values will be in single digits. so tomorrow is a fresh start, bright with some sunshine around, but it will be blustery. most of the showers will be affecting northern and western parts of the uk. probably the best of the sunshine, eastern scotland, southern and eastern england where we could be up to around 19 degrees i think through the afternoon. so a little bit warmer than this afternoon. further north, it's around the mid teens and it stays very windy for all. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. 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 is 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. dozens have been killed during anti—government protests sparked by the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini after her arrest by the morality police. ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances, and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces 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 james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. iam sure i am sure dame shirley was more powerfulfor i am sure dame shirley was more powerful for that i am sure dame shirley was more powerfulfor that but we i am sure dame shirley was more powerful for that but we have seen to have turned her down. let's have the sports news, full volume from laura. thank you, martin. all

players and staff at premiership rugby club worcester warriors will see their contract terminated. hmrc had been pursuing worcester warriors who are suspended from all competitions since august for unpaid taxes. the arm of the club that employs all players and staff was wound up at a hearing in the high courtand it means wound up at a hearing in the high court and it means all contracts are terminated and all debts remain unpaid and outstanding. as players will be free to leave, what is left of the club remains uncertain with the umbrella company still in administration. the worcester warriors player cameron yelled describes how he believes the club has been run. describes how he believes the club has been run-— has been run. couldn't describe it as anything _ has been run. couldn't describe it as anything else _ has been run. couldn't describe it as anything else a _ has been run. couldn't describe it as anything else a shambles. - has been run. couldn't describe it as anything else a shambles. the j has been run. couldn't describe it - as anything else a shambles. the way the owners have treated players, staff, it's as if they are pieces of meat and there is no recognition, on a human level that these people have to look after their families and

rely on the salaries to be able to get them through life, so it's been terribly wrong. terribly wrong. and i'm glad i don't have do see or speak to them ever again. to boxing, head of his fight _ speak to them ever again. to boxing, head of his fight with _ speak to them ever again. to boxing, head of his fight with chris _ speak to them ever again. to boxing, head of his fight with chris eubank i head of his fight with chris eubank junior, conor ben has brought back a trace amount of a fertility drug and in the past few minute the british boxing board of control have released a statement saying that the contest between chris eubankjunior and benn scheduled to take place on october the 21st 2022 is not in the interest of boxing and is prohibited although benn has not been formally suspended. both fighters expect a fight to go ahead at the 02 suspended. both fighters expect a fight to go ahead at the o2 arena on saturday night. manchester city will be looking to maintain their 100%

record in the competition when they host fc copenhagen tonight. the champions league trophy is the only bit of silverware which has eluded pep guardiola at manchester city so far but he hopes the addition of the man of the moment could prove to be the missing link. $5 man of the moment could prove to be the missing link.— the missing link. as his age, no one can compete — the missing link. as his age, no one can compete with _ the missing link. as his age, no one can compete with him. _ the missing link. as his age, no one can compete with him. no - the missing link. as his age, no one can compete with him. no one. - the missing link. as his age, no one can compete with him. no one. and the numbers speak for themselves, and inside, in the locker room, on the pitch, we see things that are not in the stats that make us happy to have him here.— not in the stats that make us happy to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after — to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after his _ to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after his first _ to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after his first win _ to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after his first win in _ to have him here. meanwhile, graham potter is after his first win in the - potter is after his first win in the champions league as chelsea host italian giants ac milan tonight. they drew with red bull salzburg last month and they lost their opening match in this season's competition at dynamos a grab under previous boss, thomas toggle. it’s previous boss, thomas toggle. it�*s important to win your home games if you can, but it's a top opponent and

we have to play well and create a good atmosphere for the supporters to get behind us, so that is the job, and as i said, we are looking forward to. job, and as i said, we are looking forward to-_ forward to. celtic are also in action and — forward to. celtic are also in action and they _ forward to. celtic are also in action and they are - forward to. celtic are also in action and they are in - forward to. celtic are also in i action and they are in germany forward to. celtic are also in - action and they are in germany to face rb liepzig. both teams still looking for their first win in this years competition. celtic have an aduu years competition. celtic have an adult european match in germany in the 13 previous attempts. netball, and england roses will play the first of three international matches against uganda tonight. this is the first game for them since the birmingham commonwealth games and begins the build—up to the 2023 netball world cup in south africa. their coach says it offers the players a chance to make their mark before it next year's tournament. the fact we are meeting world—class opposition so soon after the commonwealth games turns our attention firmly onto the world cup. it's very much about looking forward now and i think we are playing

brilliant teams, uganda may be ranked sixth in the world compared to australia who are the number one ranked team and have been for such a sustained period of time but the challenges in relative terms are still brilliant for us.— still brilliant for us. that's all sort still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau — still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau and _ still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau and i _ still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau and i will - still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau and i will be - still brilliant for us. that's all sport finau and i will be backj still brilliant for us. that's all i sport finau and i will be back in still brilliant for us. that's all - sport finau and i will be back in an hour with another update. despite the crackdown by security forces, protests in iran are gathering in strength. schoolgirls have beenjoining in, throwing off headscarves and calling for the government to be toppled. but the regime blames the united states and other countries for organising the demonstrations. and iran's foreign ministry summoned the british ambassador in tehran yesterday in reaction to what has been called "interventionist comments" by the british foreign ministry. let's discuss what's happening in iran with rana rahimpourfrom bbc persian. thanks for talking to us. remind our viewers how these protests started? a22—year—old girl was arrested last

month in september for allegedly not observing the strict islamic dress code. she was not naked, but was showing a bit of hair and a few days later she ended up in hospital and then she dies. the authorities said nothing had happened, but her parents believe she was killed. that sparked huge protests in the country and now we are in week three of those protests and originally it was people in their 20s, but in the last three days many schoolgirls have joined these protests as well. how volatile has the situation become? it's become very difficult because the country has shut down the internet, but can it shut down every school in the country? there are about 15 million schoolchildren in the country and if they get together, even if half of them decide to go out and protest and shout their protest against the government, that will be very

difficult. are they going to use brute force to stop them? that's also not going to be very easy. we have seen international condemnation from many countries around the world. what is the iranian government's reaction likely to be? as usual they have blamed the west and said many of the protesters are influenced by the west, but there condemnation probably won't stop the iranian authorities from cracking down on these protests. neither will the crackdown stop the protesters. what are the signs of which direction this is going to go in? that's a very difficult question. so many scenarios are possible at this moment. we hear reports that security forces are very tired and it's now weeks of ongoing it's now three weeks of ongoing restaurant that —— ongoing process, but on the other hand the number of protesters are growing and at this stage because they don't have a leader, is difficult to think who

could negotiate with the government if there could be a negotiation. so what direction it will take really depends on how much energy the what direction it will take really depends on how ml to energy the what direction it will take really depends on how ml to carry y the what direction it will take really depends on how ml to carry y t and �* much force government will use? i-to use? i - to get an idea decide to use? i want to get an idea ofthe decide to use? i want to get an idea of the range — decide to use? i want to get an idea of the range of— decide to use? i want to get an idea of the range of people _ decide to use? i want to get an idea of the range of people involved - decide to use? i want to get an idea of the range of people involved in i of the range of people involved in the process. you mention schoolchildren and schoolgirls, but what about older people? what about men? in what about older people? what about men? . what about older people? what about men? , , ., , men? in the street protest, there are a lot of _ men? in the street protest, there are a lot of men. _ men? in the street protest, there are a lot of men. two _ men? in the street protest, there are a lot of men. two days - men? in the street protest, there are a lot of men. two days ago i men? in the street protest, there i are a lot of men. two days ago there were some boys schools, because the boys schools are segregated in iran and you don't have mix schools and some boys during the protest but when they are on the street there are people from all sorts of ages, but as usual, those who have the energy to go out on the street and run away from the security forces are often young girls, so according to uranian officials, the majority out on the street between 15 and 25.

we really appreciate you talking to us. 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 sleep walking 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. but how does that tie in with someone's capacity to consent? 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 that 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, very close look at it, 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 the headlines on bbc news. in herfirst in her first conference speech as

leader, the prime minister talked about growth and focused on trying to sell her economic vision. ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers as 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay and conditions. 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 a 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. i'm nowjoined by the lead of that study who you saw in that report, professor willie stewart, a consultant neuropathologist and honorary professor at the university of glasgow. thank you forjoining us. what struck you in particular about your findings? struck you in particular about your findinus? . . struck you in particular about your findinus? , , ., ., findings? this is part of our onauoin findings? this is part of our ongoing research _ findings? this is part of our ongoing research looking i findings? this is part of ourj ongoing research looking at findings? this is part of our - ongoing research looking at the relationship between head injuries, head impacts and lifelong brain health. and what we really saw was in many respects, not unexpected. 0ur in many respects, not unexpected. our experience from looking at the pathology of rugby players brains with dementia and looking at footballers and the risk of dementia in footballers told us we might expect to see a problem within this group of rugby players, so in that respect it wasn't a great surprise

but what surprised us was the data we received and that the risk was so high. we received and that the risk was so hi h, . ., ., we received and that the risk was so hm... ., ., ,, we received and that the risk was so hiuh.~ . ., ,. ., we received and that the risk was so hiuh.~ . ., , high. what do you do next with this research? that's _ high. what do you do next with this research? that's a _ high. what do you do next with this research? that's a very _ high. what do you do next with this research? that's a very good - research? that's a very good question- — research? that's a very good question. with _ research? that's a very good question. with motor - research? that's a very good l question. with motor neurone research? that's a very good - question. with motor neurone disease we have to act quickly and with wider research we need to roll up our sleeves and find out what is happening here and is this just a cluster of cases with scottish rugby players or is it something that needs to be considered and then we needs to be considered and then we need to get some more information on head injuries and the exposure relationship it has but we need to encourage sport to minimise risks as much as possible. haifa encourage sport to minimise risks as much as possible.— encourage sport to minimise risks as much as possible. how do you demise risks in a game _ much as possible. how do you demise risks in a game like _ much as possible. how do you demise risks in a game like rugby? _ much as possible. how do you demise risks in a game like rugby? a - much as possible. how do you demise risks in a game like rugby? a very - risks in a game like rugby? a very aood risks in a game like rugby? a very good question- — risks in a game like rugby? a very good question. we _ risks in a game like rugby? a very good question. we know- risks in a game like rugby? a very good question. we know that - risks in a game like rugby? a very| good question. we know that head injury impact is important in this, so we are taking measures to try to reduce exposure to head injuries and head impacts and less contact training during the week, american

football was reducing exposure to head impacts by doing away with it in the professional season and the number of matches being played over the season has gone up to an incredible level now and maybe we need to think about seeing less rugby at the highest level and as fans seeing fewer matches a year but we are preserving the lifelong health of our players.- health of our players. what difference _ health of our players. what difference does _ health of our players. what difference does it _ health of our players. what difference does it make - health of our players. what difference does it make if l health of our players. what i difference does it make if you wear some sort of head protection because your brain is still rattling around inside your skull. yes your brain is still rattling around inside your skull.— your brain is still rattling around inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot. inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot- head — inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot. head protection, _ inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot. head protection, the - inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot. head protection, the kind - inside your skull. yes that comes up a lot. head protection, the kind of. a lot. head protection, the kind of protection sport is great for protecting your scalp, so scalp lacerations are great but it's not so good as protecting the brain and doesn't seem to do anything and data from rugby will show that where people wear these soft head guards that the risk of concussion and head impact is not that much different and in some cases it might go up. how far down the game should you now be looking? we are talking about

elite players at the height of their skill and speed and power, but small children begin playing rugby comments not contact, it is tag, but by the time they get to their teams, there is some contact.— there is some contact. exactly and that's an important _ there is some contact. exactly and that's an important point - there is some contact. exactly and that's an important point to - that's an important point to emphasise from the data we have today and even in football a couple of years ago, that is just applying to the professional, elite level, people playing at the highest level. what we don't really know is the risk in the amateur and youth levels and what robins might be stocking up but i think the message is similar that wherever possible, if there are ways to reduce head impacts and better recognise and magic head —— manage head injuries, we should embrace them. manage head in'uries, we should embrace them.— manage head in'uries, we should embrace them. ., , ., ,, , ., embrace them. professor, thank you for talkinu embrace them. professor, thank you for talking to — embrace them. professor, thank you for talking to us. _ 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 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 44 billion dollar deal — saying he'd been misled about the number of fake accounts on the site. the surprise reversal comes just weeks before the two sides were due in court. let's speak to vivian schiller, former head of news at twitter, now executive director of aspen digital. from the aspen institute which is a think tank based in washington. welcome. how welcome is this reversal, vivian? i welcome. how welcome is this reversal, vivian?— welcome. how welcome is this reversal, vivian? i think that begs the question. _ reversal, vivian? i think that begs the question, how _ reversal, vivian? i think that begs the question, how welcome - reversal, vivian? i think that begs the question, how welcome is - reversal, vivian? i think that begs the question, how welcome is it i reversal, vivian? i think that begs| the question, how welcome is it to whom? it is certainly welcome to their twitter board of directors, although we should note that this deal is not completely done yet. they have not cancelled the mitigation yet, so it's never over till it's over —— litigation yet.

but it will be welcome news to shareholders and stock holders. less welcome these perhaps too many twitter users and definitely a sad day in many ways, although probably a sense of relief or twitter employers. a sense of relief or twitter employers-— a sense of relief or twitter employers. a sense of relief or twitter emlo ers.~ , ., ., em employers. why do you say that? elon musk almost — employers. why do you say that? elon musk almost immediately _ employers. why do you say that? elon musk almost immediately after - employers. why do you say that? elon musk almost immediately after he - musk almost immediately after he announced a deal to buy twitter began very publicly on twitter criticising the management and their practices and everything about what the people at twitter are doing today. it's a very strange approach towards a company that you are planning to buy, that you just say the whole thing is a disaster. so i can imagine, that's not great for at twitter where many people have left and without a doubt many more people will leave if and when the deal closes. ., , . ._

will leave if and when the deal closes. ., ., closes. people are saying on twitter that they are — closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy _ closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy with _ closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy with it _ closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy with it as - closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy with it as it - closes. people are saying on twitter that they are happy with it as it is i that they are happy with it as it is but the idea they are turning it into platform x that does everything, what does it mean as far as you understand it? i everything, what does it mean as far as you understand it?— as you understand it? i would be surprised. _ as you understand it? i would be surprised, elon _ as you understand it? i would be surprised, elon musk— as you understand it? i would be surprised, elon musk has - as you understand it? i would be surprised, elon musk has made. surprised, elon musk has made allusions to reach out with everything where you can conduct everything where you can conduct every aspect of your life and whether he can turn twitter into something like that, it remains to be seen. i'm not sure there is a fully thought out strategic plan, and certainly we see no evidence of that, and also the release of the text that came out the other day which did not really show any particular strategic foresight. i suppose we have got used to the statements from elon musk which are slightly opaque, one where you could describe it, but how likely are people to vote with their feet? if they don't like what he does, they will find somewhere else, don't

they? will find somewhere else, don't the ? . will find somewhere else, don't the ? , ., , , ., they? yes there really is nothing like twitter, _ they? yes there really is nothing like twitter, but _ they? yes there really is nothing like twitter, but i _ they? yes there really is nothing like twitter, but i imagine - they? yes there really is nothing like twitter, but i imagine the i they? yes there really is nothing i like twitter, but i imagine the more immediate moves we will see will not be about turning it into we chat, but there will be content decisions. those who are banned today such as former president trump, will he remove other restrictions that twitter has in place today that protects us from violence and speech, harmfulspeech, protects us from violence and speech, harmful speech, abuse of speech, harmful speech, abuse of speech, spurn, ads, all kinds of things that are not on the platform because it would make it an unpleasant experience. if that's the case it could drive many people away. case it could drive many people awa . ., ., ., , ., away. former head of use at twitter, thank ou away. former head of use at twitter, thank you very _ away. former head of use at twitter, thank you very much _ away. former head of use at twitter, thank you very much for _ away. former head of use at twitter, thank you very much forjoining - away. former head of use at twitter, thank you very much forjoining us. l thank you very much forjoining us. thanks for having me. sorry about the sound quality. we seem to have a few problems. it's a bit annoying,

isn't it? 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.

every actor's age are now getting on the phone. —— agent. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav typical autumn weather today, blustery, cloudy outbreaks of rain, some of that quite heavy at times. but mild in the south and east before the rain clears through and introduces some cool and fresh air to all areas and then it is sunshine and showers. you can see the reason it is windy, lots of isobars associated with the low pressure and associated with the low pressure and as the rain clears from the south—east we will see plenty of clear spells, south—east we will see plenty of clearspells, blustery south—east we will see plenty of clear spells, blustery showers through the evening and overnight in some of them heavy, merging together to produce longer spells of rain across scotland and it stays very blustery and it will be a cooler night than we had the previous night for most and values will be in single digits. tomorrow, a fresh start, bright with pressure sunshine, blustery and most of the showers will affect northern and western parts of the uk, probably the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland and southern and eastern england where we could get to 19

degrees, so warmer than this afternoon, and further north it is about the mid—teens and it stays very windy for all.

this is bbc news. the headlines... after a u—turn on tax and rows about a possible squeeze on benefits, the prime minister talks about growth and focuses on trying to sell her economic vision. whenever there is change there is disruption and not everybody will be in favour of change but everybody will benefit from the result. a growing economy and a better future. ukraine's president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances. another day of disruption for rail passengers is 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pat’-

drivers take part in a strike about pay. and police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests that elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. 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 entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic turmoil, been forced to u—turn on one of her signature policies. there's been open dissent within her cabinet. just today, a poll has suggested she's already less popular than borisjohnson, theresa may orjeremy corbyn ever were, so this was liz truss's moment to steady the ship. in these tough times, we need to step up. i'm determined to get britain moving, to get us through the tempest, and to put us on a stronger footing as a nation. i believe that you know best how to spend your own money to get on in life

and to realise your ambitions. applause. heckling. but she was soon interrupted, protesters unhappy about her plan to allow more fracking for gas. some in the party are uneasy about it too. it could be just one of many policies that stir opposition. it will be difficult. whenever there's change, there is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from the result — a growing economy and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have three priorities for our economy — growth, growth, and growth! she's already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in the face of pressure, but said lower taxes are her priority.

cutting taxes is the right thing to do, morally and economically. morally, because the state doesn't spend its own money, it spends the people's money. economically, because if people keep more of their own money, they're inspired to do more of what they do best. that's what grows the economy. what had spooked the markets was the sense that this wasn't a prudent way to run things. we will keep an iron grip on the nation's finances. i believe in fiscal responsibility. i believe in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe in sound money and a lean state. so liz truss says she will shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new era. applause. the still unanswered question is how

all this will be paid for. will it mean more borrowing and spending cuts? can it really deliver growth? really terrific speech. very clear on what the tory party stands for. it's a tax—cutting party, but also a party that supports people when they need support, as with the energy bills. a really wonderful speech. go, liz, lo. a really wonderful speech. go, liz, to. . a really wonderful speech. go, liz, to. ~ . a really wonderful speech. go, liz, .o, . , ., a really wonderful speech. go, liz, go. we will see in a few weeks. at the moment. _ go. we will see in a few weeks. at the moment, i'm _ go. we will see in a few weeks. at the moment, i'm pretty— go. we will see in a few weeks. at the moment, i'm pretty confident| go. we will see in a few weeks. at. the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last_ the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at— the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at least _ the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at least for— the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at least for christmas - the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at least for christmas at - will last at least for christmas at the moment _ so uncertainty hangs over liz truss. how long will both the markets and her own restive mps give her to show that she can deliver? damian grammaticas, bbc news.

certainly one of the big barrier she has faced at the moment as opposition from her own party, walking on stage to the song moving on up which the lyrics say nothing can stop me but we've seen at this conference an example of people doing just that. it started, remember, with widespread opposition among her own party to have plans to cut the top rate of tax for the higher earners leading her to perform a u—turn over that plan and we know the latest row brewing within the parliamentary party is whether or not to raise benefits in line with inflation one or two raise them in line with rising wages which would be much lower so there are clearly these divisions playing out and that we be her challenge going forward is selling what you want to do, not only to the people of the country but also to her own mps, saying she is willing to be unpopular but the problem of politics as you have to be a bit popular to pass the policies you

want to achieve. bud popular to pass the policies you want to achieve.— popular to pass the policies you want to achieve. and the policies that are part _ want to achieve. and the policies that are part of— want to achieve. and the policies that are part of the _ want to achieve. and the policies that are part of the mandate - want to achieve. and the policies that are part of the mandate that delivered the 80 seat majority at the end of the last election. yes. the end of the last election. yes, and certainly _ the end of the last election. yes, and certainly she _ the end of the last election. yes, and certainly she has _ the end of the last election. yes, and certainly she has been - the end of the last election. yes and certainly she has been clear that she wants to change the course quite significantly so we have seen a lot about plans for growth, the need to do things differently of which the logic behind the tax—cutting plans, and the reforms they want to introduce to make things in their words kind of move along quicker so things like we were expecting, certainly strong hints there that there might be a loosening of things like planning regulations when it comes to more house—building as we know if wants to lift the ban on fracking as well to lift the ban on fracking as well to try and get more gas in the uk. these policies the role they want quite radically change what had previously been announced under the former conservative party leader. in her speech, the prime minister stressed that interest rates were rising globally, and were a matter for the independent bank of england. figures released today show that

mortgage lenders have increased rates to their highest level for 1a years. 0ur personal finance correspondent kevin peachey gave us more details. yeah. well, if we look back, then we would see a typical two—yearfixed rate mortgage that's breached the 6% mark since november. —— that hasn't reached. you remember that financial crisis. but now that's again, it's happened today. so we're at 6.07% for a typical two year fixed rate deal. and people are looking at that, of course, and saying it's got a lot higher than it was back in december. we've had a series of interest rate rises, and so it's gone up steadily since then. but of course since the mini budget just less than two weeks ago, there's been boosters put on it. really it's meant that lenders have looked at the situation, have pulled deals,

hundreds of deals off the shelf to reprice them and then they come back at this more expensive rate. and and clearly, who's that affecting? well, it's affecting first time buyers who are looking to get their first mortgage for theirfirst home. and it's affecting about 100,000 or so homeowners who are coming to the end of their fixed rate deal. and they're looking at something when they remortgage, which is considerably higher than they used to. because, of course, we've had a decade or so of extremely low rates, ultra low rates, if you like, which many say would have been corrected in time. but this has happened probably a lot quicker than many brokers, many, many in the mortgage sector themselves were ever expecting. 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. translation: our warriors do not|

stop, and it's only a matter of time before we oust the occupier from all our land. we've seen significant changes on the front lines, but ukraine still faces big challenges to retake its territory as russian forces are digging in at new positions, hoping to stop this advance. these setbacks are humiliating for president putin, who is claiming land his troops don't even control. vladimir vladimirovich putin! 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. this is how ukraine is responding, by bringing back its flag to places president putin said would be forever russian. 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 returned to visit the worst affected area — he spoke to the children's charity unicef. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. 0r localized famine will turn into something much bigger. definitely. well andrewjoined us earlier — and told us why it's difficult to help those in somalia. frustration, i think, for many aid organisations and governments is that this has not been a surprise. we've known for a couple of years that the rains have been failing and 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 hasn't 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. will they declare a famine soon?

that could happen in the meantime. the problem the real problem for somalia is that it's a very difficult country to help. it's in a state of conflict. it means, for instance, in baidoa, the city that we went, trucks with aid can't simply drive along the road from the coast, from the ports, because they'll be intercepted by islamist militant al—shabab. the aid won't be allowed to get through. something like half of those that we understand are in desperate need of aid. families living out in rural areas are in places that are behind the lines, if you like, controlled by the militants of al—shabab. and it's very difficult for aid organizations, somali orforeign, to get through there safely to deliver the aid that is so badly needed. the headlines on bbc news... 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. ukraine's presents ss troops are making rapid and powerful it van make advances and liberating villagers from russian forces and another day of rail disruption for rail passengers is 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. more on that now. rail passengers across britain are facing further disruption because of another 2a hour strike. about 9,000 train drivers, who are members of the aslef union, have walked out in a long—running dispute about pay. some members of the tssa union are also taking part in strike action today. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports from birmingham. train services have been brought to a halt again across much of the country as the latest strike hits the railway. with drivers on strike, the train companies affected can only run limited services or nothing at all, and some major stations, including birmingham new street, are closed, no trains coming in or out today.

we had to get the bus from stourbridge today, which has taken about two hours when i'd normally get here in about half an hour, so i'm half an hour late for work today. i have a restaurantjust on the other side of the train station and it'll 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 they are going on strike. i think there's a feeling that we need 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 which 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. with me now, is sian elliott, senior policy officer at the trades union congress. thank you forjoining us. what impact do you believe that these strikes are actually having? they are going on for quite some time. yes, and no one takes the decision to take strike action or industrial action lightly. we understand convenience but people are taking it

to go without pay, we are all affected by this current economic crisis that we are seeing where working people across the country are in the midst of a cost—of—living crisis and workers are taking action today and asking for a fair pay deal at work. these are private companies that have made record—breaking levels of profit during the pandemic and in the years before it and what workers are simply asking for is a fair deal from workers are simply asking for is a fair dealfrom that workers are simply asking for is a fair deal from that wealth that they've helped to create. that fair deal from that wealth that they've helped to create. at what oint do they've helped to create. at what point do you _ they've helped to create. at what point do you recognise _ they've helped to create. at what point do you recognise that - they've helped to create. at what point do you recognise that you l they've helped to create. at what i point do you recognise that you have annoyed the train using public to the point where you have lost any support they might have hadn't have to call time on it?— to call time on it? we've been pleasantly _ to call time on it? we've been pleasantly surprised _ to call time on it? we've been pleasantly surprised by - to call time on it? we've been pleasantly surprised by the i to call time on it? we've been - pleasantly surprised by the amount of support we've seen from people out on the picket lines for those taking action but also across different sectors, we've seen students out supporting lecturers

and university staff currently taking industrial action. that su - ort taking industrial action. that support will _ taking industrial action. that support will wear _ taking industrial action. that support will wear thin. - taking industrial action. that support will wear thin. how do you assess whether it is worth continuing?— assess whether it is worth continuing? assess whether it is worth continuina? ~ . , assess whether it is worth continuina? . ., , ., continuing? we have been coming to the table, the _ continuing? we have been coming to the table, the unions _ continuing? we have been coming to the table, the unions representing i the table, the unions representing those in rail have continually come to the table as has the employer side during the summer to try and resolve this dispute. what has been missing is the government to have been secretly holding the reins lines behind closed doors, not coming to the door, and after coming on getting involved, as you play the clip from her saying there is a landing zone and a compromise to be made and there is always a deal to be done. up until now, the government had been stoking this

fire and not letting them get on with resolving it. find fire and not letting them get on with resolving it.— fire and not letting them get on with resolving it. and we are asking if the are with resolving it. and we are asking if they are losing _ with resolving it. and we are asking if they are losing public _ with resolving it. and we are asking if they are losing public support. . if they are losing public support. we assess it every day.- if they are losing public support. we assess it every day. how? gel miaht we assess it every day. how? gel might use — we assess it every day. how? gel might use it _ we assess it every day. how? gel might use it from _ we assess it every day. how? gel might use it from the _ we assess it every day. how? gel might use it from the support - we assess it every day. how? gel might use it from the support of i might use it from the support of people out in the public, and people bring messages of solidarity and of course there are things where we have members taking action and cost—of—living crisis. the mess that they have got us into what working people need is to stand together in solidarity. whether they are in hospitals or schools in that solidarity and support is what we

see and assess every day we are out picking it apart. the government has proposals to curb strike action. if successful, what impact would that have on the action we are seeing taken? �* . have on the action we are seeing taken? 3 , ., taken? it's unthinkable that in the middle of this, _ taken? it's unthinkable that in the middle of this, the _ taken? it's unthinkable that in the middle of this, the government i middle of this, the government created... would weaken people's ability to get a fair pay deal. and part of the british society as a last option of last resort and nobody goes for it at first thought, nobody goes for it at first thought, nobody takes the decision lightly and it's a really important part of the bargaining tool that workers haveif the bargaining tool that workers have if their employer are simply refusing to come to the table and negotiate things like pay and passenger safety, pensions, the right to have a secure contracted work, it's really important we hold onto that fundamental right to strike. . ~' , ., , onto that fundamental right to

strike. ., ,, , . 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�*. let�*s speak to alex mayes from the charity victim support. an independent charity supporting victims of crime in england and wales. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of this idea? thahk what do you make of this idea? thank ou for what do you make of this idea? thank you for having — what do you make of this idea? thank you for having me _ what do you make of this idea? thank you for having me on _ what do you make of this idea? thank you for having me on to _ what do you make of this idea? thank you for having me on to talk _ what do you make of this idea? t�*ia�*ia; you for having me on to talk about this. straight off the bat, it is a very welcome news. it might be a bit overdue but let me tell you why. as you said, it might drive up prosecutions but victims of crime when they�*ve been a victim of burglary have the misfortune of being a victim of burglary and you deserve a police response, you have someone come out and investigate the crime, selling to provide reassurance and i think it�*s fair to

say in recent years that has not always happened to victims of burglary, not in every case. this announcement today that it will change is positive news.- announcement today that it will change is positive news. which other crimes are going _ change is positive news. which other crimes are going to _ change is positive news. which other crimes are going to miss _ change is positive news. which other crimes are going to miss out - change is positive news. which other| crimes are going to miss out because we only have so many officers to go around? i we only have so many officers to go around? ., �* ., , , , .,, ., around? i don't really see this as a name around? i don't really see this as a game where _ around? i don't really see this as a game where you — around? i don't really see this as a game where you work— around? i don't really see this as a game where you work on - around? i don't really see this as a game where you work on one - around? i don't really see this as a| game where you work on one crime around? i don't really see this as a - game where you work on one crime you take away from another. if you are a victim of crime and you go to the, you deserve that response and i think if you look at burglary in particular, it is really fair to say that the response to burglary has not been great with the policing inspectorate publishing a pretty damning report that found that many cases of burglary are not being investigated in victims not being given support and if you look at statistics around prosecutions, they are certainly poor, around 4% resulting in a charge so it�*s quite clear that there is a change needing to be made and things need dancer

making this announcement day, i really welcome it but i do not see it as taking away from victims of other crimes by supporting victims of burglary. ii other crimes by supporting victims of burglary. if it other crimes by supporting victims of burn la . . other crimes by supporting victims of burn la . , ., other crimes by supporting victims of burglary-— of burglary. if it is that easy what, why _ of burglary. if it is that easy what, why has _ of burglary. if it is that easy what, why has it _ of burglary. if it is that easy what, why has it not - of burglary. if it is that easy what, why has it not been l of burglary. if it is that easy - what, why has it not been done before? ., , ., before? nothing in life is that eas . before? nothing in life is that easy- sorry. _ before? nothing in life is that easy. sorry, you've _ before? nothing in life is that easy. sorry, you'vejust - before? nothing in life is that easy. sorry, you've just said i before? nothing in life is that. easy. sorry, you've just said that easy. sorry, you've 'ust said that ou do easy. sorry, you've 'ust said that you do not h easy. sorry, you've 'ust said that you do not think _ easy. sorry, you've just said that you do not think other _ easy. sorry, you've just said that you do not think other crimes - easy. sorry, you've just said that| you do not think other crimes will be neglected as a result of this, so where is this elasticity in the system? we are told they are trying to recruit tens of thousands more officers and yet you are saying it�*s perfectly possible to keep doing what they are doing and visit everyone who is a victim of burglary without incident or problem? the; everyone who is a victim of burglary without incident or problem? as you sa , there without incident or problem? as you say. there are _ without incident or problem? as you say, there are more _ without incident or problem? as you say, there are more police - without incident or problem? as you say, there are more police coming i say, there are more police coming into the force, and what this is about is giving victims the response they deserve and it is looking at where the problems are of the system and being adapted, making those

changes, so sending out an investigator to look at burglary doesn�*t necessarily have to mean something is taken away from victims of the crime. it is important to note that they are not playing different crimes of each other here but of course there are strategic decisions needing to be made and the police cannot do everything they are expected to do more and more with less and absolutely if you look at theissues less and absolutely if you look at the issues that are outlined with the issues that are outlined with the response to burglary, i think what you�*re seeing as well as incompetence in the criminaljustice system, cracks appearing across the process, victims waiting many years, sometimes five years for their case to come to court so it is quite clear that something needs to be done to help rebuild some of that trust in the system and make sure victims get a response and i�*m not saying what happens today is a magic pill that will cure all the ordeals with the criminaljustice system but it�*s a step in the right direction

to give victims a basic response when they come to the police. thank ou ve when they come to the police. thank you very much _ when they come to the police. thank you very much for — when they come to the police. thank you very much for talking _ when they come to the police. thank you very much for talking to - when they come to the police. thank you very much for talking to us. - you very much for talking to us. thank you. a 14—year—old boy who was stabbed and killed in gateshead has been named. tomasz 0leszak died in the early hours of yesterday after being injured on monday night. a 14—year—old boy arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody — as does a 13—year—old girl who is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. 0ur correspondent, mark denten, has been in gateshead where police searches have continued today. they tell us, the sunderland police, that their investigation is very much ongoing —— northumberland police. they named the 14—year—old who died as tomasz 0leszak, tomasz told was a keen sportsman and member of a local and a fifteens football club and had just played his last match on sunday, just the day before he died. tomasz was attacked and stabbed around eight o�*clock we are

told on monday night, he was taken told on monday night, he was taken to hospital but sadly died in the early hours of tuesday morning and police at the moment are continuing to question two teenagers, the first a 14—year—old who was arrested on suspicion of murder and the second a 13—year—old girl who is being detained on suspicion of assisting an offender, both those teenagers at the moment are still in custody. police have thanked people on this housing estate here in gateshead for their assistance of information that they provided what they�*ve asked people not to speculate about the death of tomasz saying what might seem as an innocent social media post could actually hamper the investigation. they do tell us the family of tomasz are devastated beyond belief. new images show an asteroid deliberately struck by a nasa spacecraft has left a stretch of

debris across thousands of kilometres. a telescope in chile saw the plymouth —like material, with scientists crashing the probe as part of a... —— the material. to see if it could be knocked off course. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. very autumnal weather out there this afternoon. it�*s cloudy, it�*s wet, it�*s windy. but on the plus side, for a while, mild in the south and the east before that rain clears through and introduces some cool and fresher air to all areas. and then it�*s sunshine and showers. you can see the reason why it�*s windy. lots of ice bars on the charts associated with this area of low pressure as that rain band clears away from the southeast, will see —— lots of isobars on the charts associated with this area of low pressure as that rain band clears away from the southeast, will see plenty of clear spells, blustery showers through this evening and overnight, some of them heavy merging together to produce longer spells of rain across scotland at times stays very blustery and it�*s going to be a cooler night than what we had the previous night.

for most values will be in single digits. so tomorrow is a fresh start, bright with some sunshine around, but it will be blustery. most of the showers will be affecting northern and western parts of the uk. probably the best of the sunshine, eastern scotland, southern and eastern england where we could be up to around 19 degrees i think through the afternoon. so a little bit warmer than this afternoon. further north, it�*s around the mid teens and it stays very windy for all.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. after a u—turn on tax and a row about a squeeze on benefits, the prime minister talked about growth and try to focus on selling her economic vision at the conservative party conference.— economic vision at the conservative party conference. whenever there is chan . e, party conference. whenever there is change. there _ party conference. whenever there is change. there is— party conference. whenever there is change, there is disruption. - party conference. whenever there is change, there is disruption. and - party conference. whenever there is change, there is disruption. and noti 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. from the results. a growing economy and a betterfuture. the ukrainian president says his troops are making

rapid and powerful advances and have liberated dozens of villagers from russian forces.— russian forces. another day of disruption _ russian forces. another day of disruption for _ russian forces. another day of disruption for rail— russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers i russian forces. another day of. disruption for rail passengers as 9000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay and conditions. police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests elites rugby players are more than twice as likely than the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions. and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, doctor no. we will we will start we will start with we will start with boxing, we will start with boxing, and we will start with boxing, and another twist in the connemara temple on versus chris eubankjunior tale with the british boxing board of control announcing between the

two is prohibited. conor benn has had what was had and adverse analytical finding traces on a fertility drug. promoters say he has not been suspended and remains free to fight in london because his b sample has yet to be tested. but british boxing�*s governing body has released a statement which appears to place the fight in doubt. it says the british boxing board of control... all players and staff at premiership rugby club worcester warriors will see their contract terminated. hmrc had been pursuing worcester warriors who are suspended from all competitions since august for unpaid taxes. the arm of the club that employs all players and staff was wound up

at a hearing in the high court and it means all contracts are terminated and all debts remain unpaid and outstanding. players went out on loan to bath on monday, and the others in the squad are free agents and can sign for any club. 0ne are free agents and can sign for any club. one player has described his experience of how the club was run. couldn�*t describe it as anything else a shambles. the way the owners have treated players, staff, it�*s as if they are pieces of meat and there is no recognition, on a human level that these people have to look after their families and rely on the salaries to be able to get them through life, so it�*s been terribly wrong. terribly run. and i�*m glad i don�*t have do see or speak to them ever again. manchester city will be looking

to maintain their 100% record in the competition when they host fc copenhagen tonight. the champions league trophy is the only bit of silverware which has eluded pep guardiola at manchester city so far but he hopes the addition of the man of the moment, erling haaland, could prove to be the missing link. he has scored 26 goals in 21 champions league games for salzburg, dortmund and manchester city. meanwhile, graham potter is after his first win in the champions league as chelsea host italian giants ac milan tonight. they drew with red bull salzburg last month and they lost their opening match in this season�*s competition at dinamo zagreb under previous boss, thomas tuchel. celtic are also in action and they are in germany to face rb liepzig. both teams still looking for their first win in this years competition. celtic have an adult european match in germany in the 13 previous attempts.

kadeena cox says living with hidden disabilities can feel like fighting a losing battle. new research shows 83% of people with less visible conditions receive a lack of understanding and negative attitudes when accessing public spaces. she has multiple sclerosis although says people have accused her of faking her disability. molar people have accused her of faking her disability.— her disability. now i've got this disabili , her disability. now i've got this disability. my _ her disability. now i've got this disability, my mental- her disability. now i've got this disability, my mental health i her disability. now i've got this disability, my mental health is| disability, my mental health is strong because people are commenting on my disability and you feel like you are fighting a losing battle, so it can be really tricky and there are some days when i am like, why am i here, what am are some days when i am like, why am i here, whatam i are some days when i am like, why am i here, what am ifighting for, but the reality is i�*m fighting for the people in this position and feel like there is nothing to fight for, so i keep doing what i am doing to encourage people that there is light at the end of the tunnel and they can live a great life aside from all of these ignorant people, the people that think it is ok to comment. we can still crack on, and i will be in your corner fighting trying to educate people so people with disabilities, mainly invisible illnesses can still live a better

life. . . . illnesses can still live a better life. ., , ., ., illnesses can still live a better life. . , ., ., , ., life. that is all of the sport for now. i life. that is all of the sport for now- i will _ life. that is all of the sport for now. i will be _ life. that is all of the sport for now. i will be back— life. that is all of the sport for now. i will be back in - life. that is all of the sport for now. i will be back in an - life. that is all of the sport for now. i will be back in an hour. i the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini at the hands of iran�*s morality police has sparked unprecedented protests across the country. videos have emerged across social media showing young protesters, often women, demonstrating in defiance and often facing violent responses from the police. the iranian government says protesters are a dangerous threat, and has blamed the us and israel for spreading the unrest. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour looks at why this movement is unlike any the country has seen before. these are the videos iran doesn�*t want you to see. police firing in the streets. women cutting their hair, burning hijabs in rage. students�* demonstrations. people have taken to the streets across iran, angry at the government after a woman died while in police custody. the bbc has been tracking

and analysing hundreds of videos, mapping the unprecedented spread of this protest movement. the iranian government has tried to shut down internet access. disinformation is spreading across state and social media. here�*s why this movement is unlike any iran�*s seen before. it all started with the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini, arrested by the morality police in tehran for wearing her hijab loosely. multiple sources said she was beaten in a police truck while in custody. the state released cctv footage claiming no violence occurred and she collapsed from a heart attack. the news sparked fury. at herfuneral, women ripped

their headscarves off in solidarity. with restrictions on reporting on the ground, videos shared online are vital evidence in understanding how things are unfolding. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran, butjournalists across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses, tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. by using landmarks like this monument and these signs and checking it against satellite images and pictures of the streets, the team can pinpoint the location of protests. we�*ve analysed more than 1000 videos and compared our work to reporting from the armed conflict location and events data project, verifying at least 300 protests since amini�*s death.

in just 16 days it�*s clearjust how quickly and widely civil unrest has spread across iran. but it�*s also the nature of these protests that has been unprecedented. women publicly cutting their hair off, defying iranian modesty laws, confronting the riot police, plainclothes officers travelling with police, stopping to violently beat protesters. these images have struck a chord with iranians. today�*s authorities are suppressing mobile data access in an attempt to control the narrative and stifle the ability to share videos online. we could track this by looking at key hashtags used by protesters. they drop off significantly as these restrictions increase. the government have painted protesters as vandals, accusing them of destroying ambulances. the bbc team has found footage showing this isn�*t the whole picture. people have warned that ambulances are being used by security forces

to transport detainees. you can see people escaping from them. video also shows ambulances driving into police stations. the situation remains volatile. dozens have reportedly died in the demonstrations, fuelling the fury against escalating government oppression. mahsa�*s death has created a tidal wave of opposition unlike anything seen in iran for decades. hundreds of new cases of alleged abuse by officials in the church of england have been uncovered by an independent review. most involve children or vulnerable adults. leading archbishops have apologised — and spoken of their profound shame. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool has been at church house in central london to hear the details.

the church of england says it is the most extensive review of past cases it has ever undertaken but it�*s only undertaken this because the last review they did, which they published in 2010, was heavily criticised because it came up with a number of 13 cases that needed further action and an independent reviewer said, further action and an independent reviewersaid, go further action and an independent reviewer said, go back and do it again because we think it is much more and you need to change the terms of reference. this time they have gone back and come up with a figure of 383 new cases which all need further assessment and in some cases, further action. but what we don�*t have in the report is details of the cases themselves and we know that they range from all kinds of things from administrative errors in passing on information from one diocese to another, or cases when they should have referred people to

they should have referred people to the police and we are talking about perpetrators who are members of the clergy, church offices and also volunteers and these cases, the most part, refer to abuse that was perpetrated against children and vulnerable adults, and the report also is very damning, bearing in mind we have had all of these reports and reviews in the past, it was damning about the culture that still exist in dealing with abuse within the church and it talked about in action, inertia, deference to people in positions of power, so a lot still to do. we to people in positions of power, so a lot still to do.— a lot still to do. we have heard them promised _ a lot still to do. we have heard them promised to _ a lot still to do. we have heard them promised to take - a lot still to do. we have heard them promised to take action i a lot still to do. we have heard - them promised to take action over issues of abuse in the past but to find new cases that still need to be dealt with, it affects people�*s confidence and ability to do it. yes, the church leaders we�*ve spoken to this morning hope that the report will send out the message that they are serious about dealing with this,

and as you rightly say on the other hand it would be that without the review there would have been 383 cases that and these are all cases relating to people who are still living, although many have now retired from positions in the clergy oras retired from positions in the clergy or as church officials or volunteers. and there are recommendations that are laid out in the report, but they don�*t involve systemic change in the processes that there already are within the church that are supposed to prevent abuse, so people could look at the report and say, if everything is in place, why is it still going on and who is going to ensure that those processes take place and that children and vulnerable adults are protected in the future and there are critics who say there is nothing as yet that they have seen that

tells them that this is not going to happen again in the future. fiur happen again in the future. our relirion happen again in the future. our religion editor _ happen again in the future. our religion editor there. 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. 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 a 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 headlines on bbc news. 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 ukraine�*s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay let�*s bring you some breaking news. you may recall the case of the cinematographer, helena hutchins who died after being shot on a film set by the actor alec baldwin during a production of the film rust and

there was some confusion over how this happened and why this firearm which should have not been live was able to cause injury to helyna hutchins. we are hearing via alec baldwin�*s instagram page that they are pleased to announce today the settlement of a civil case filed on behalf of the family of the cinematographer, helyna hutchins. throughout this difficult process everyone has maintained a specific desire to do what is best for her son. we are grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful situation. we don�*t know what the resolution of that civil case looks like, but it has now been settled. 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 44 billion dollar 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. let�*s speak to imran ahmed, chief executive of the center for countering digital hate. 0h, he was there. we can still speak to you. that�*s fine. hello, imran. we lost you for a moment and couldn�*t work out where you are, but you are there. thank you. let�*s start the interview. how much does elon musk really want this deal. well not much as he spent several months trying to back out of it. let�*s be frank he�*s been forced into

this because he cannot back out of the case or buying twitter and he offered a massively inflated price for an let�*s remember, twitter is the least used of the major social media platforms. it�*s never been particularly economically profitable and the truth is that in the age of er where facebook is betting the farm on virtual reality, he�*s bought a service where you can send 280 text characters. it does feel like a bit of a mistake. 50 text characters. it does feel like a bit of a mistake.— bit of a mistake. so if it is a mistake _ bit of a mistake. so if it is a mistake and _ bit of a mistake. so if it is a mistake and his _ bit of a mistake. so if it is a mistake and his heart - bit of a mistake. so if it is a mistake and his heart is - bit of a mistake. so if it is ai mistake and his heart is not bit of a mistake. so if it is a - mistake and his heart is not really in it, what are the risks to users? the truth is that this platform has already had serious problems with abuse. we know that in particular women, people of colour, suffer a disproportion amount of abuse on the platform and it is important and it is used byjournalists, politicians

and affects our national discourse, our discussions and debate and our news, every day, so if abuse can be used to force women of the platforms, gay people, black people, people of colour, other minorities, then a safe space for abusers is an unsafe space for other people but what we also find at the centre countering digital hate and looking at things like islamicjihad as it and russian disinformation, in the cells, even anti—he waxes who spread information that might lead to loss of life is that they have a serious bad actor problem. there are lots of bad actor problem. there are lots of bad people using the platform gaining the system to amplify their fringe narratives to hundreds of millions of people, and he�*s never really understood the dangers of taking on a platform and saying he wants to expand free speech on the platform. what does it mean in reality? does it mean more free

speech for anti—vaccine protesters and incels. it is basically a man who hates women and thinks that women should be punished for their lot in life. it�*s an extremist misogynist movement. lot in life. it's an extremist misoa nist movement. . ~' , ., misogynist movement. thank you. do we need a billionaire _ misogynist movement. thank you. do we need a billionaire to _ misogynist movement. thank you. do we need a billionaire to save - misogynist movement. thank you. do we need a billionaire to save us - we need a billionaire to save us all? . , ., we need a billionaire to save us all? ., , ., ., , all? clearly not. the last billionaire _ all? clearly not. the last billionaire didn't - all? clearly not. the last billionaire didn't do - all? clearly not. the last billionaire didn't do a - all? clearly not. the last i billionaire didn't do a great all? clearly not. the last - billionaire didn't do a great job. billionaire didn�*t do a greatjob. the new one appears to have already botched the job before he even bought it. the truth is that we need fewer billionaires involved in controlling our speech, and we need more democratic accountability for the vast companies that have planet wide impact and we have an online safety bill in the uk that is actually going through parliament for over a year now and the government has been dilly—dallying over it, slightly stalling over the

summer while they have debated who should be the leader of the tory party and the prime minister, but hopefully now it will be back on track. because the truth is we need more democracy on those platforms, not more billionaires telling us how and what we should think. hour not more billionaires telling us how and what we should think.- not more billionaires telling us how and what we should think. how do you make a platform _ and what we should think. how do you make a platform like _ and what we should think. how do you make a platform like twitter— and what we should think. how do you make a platform like twitter more - make a platform like twitter more democratic?— make a platform like twitter more democratic? ~ ., . . ., ., , ., democratic? make it accountable, not 'ust to democratic? make it accountable, not just to legislators _ democratic? make it accountable, not just to legislators and _ democratic? make it accountable, not just to legislators and regulators - just to legislators and regulators but also for the harms it produces. at the moment twitter, for example, can artificially amplify certain speeches. you don�*t see a timeline, you see an artificially constructed list of content that they decide they want you to see based on how engaging it is. they want you to see based on how engaging it is— engaging it is. that's not entirely true. you have _ engaging it is. that's not entirely true. you have a _ engaging it is. that's not entirely true. you have a choice - engaging it is. that's not entirely true. you have a choice of - engaging it is. that's not entirely true. you have a choice of who i engaging it is. that's not entirely i true. you have a choice of who you follow and who you block.- true. you have a choice of who you follow and who you block. sure, but they construct _ follow and who you block. sure, but they construct the _ follow and who you block. sure, but they construct the timeline, - follow and who you block. sure, but they construct the timeline, in - they construct the timeline, in terms of the order of what you see on the platform, it is a construct timeline based on engagement and thatis

timeline based on engagement and that is the way all social media platforms work. if you had a raw feed of what was the most recent thing it would be unusual, and most of it would be nonsense and you would log off quickly, so they realised a long time ago that they had to create artificial timelines and those artificial timelines are then picking and choosing what winds and what doesn�*t. they are making decisions like a publisher, like a broadcaster, like the bbc makes about whose voices it puts on its network. twitter makes just as important decisions and they do that using algorithms rather than people, produce, whatever else, but nevertheless they make active decisions on a minute, second by second basis as to what content wins and does not. and when the content that wins, as we heard from whistle—blowers, is actually the most contentious content, the stuff that make society more angry and more brittle, less trusting, that has a deep impact on the rest of our

society, and that is why so many people all the way from nobel peace prize winners, who won the peace prize for exposing the damage that was done to filipino democracy by facebook, to people like francis haugen who explained why it can do damage to young people�*s mental health. i damage to young people's mental health. , , damage to young people's mental health. _ ., health. i will say by way of explanation, _ health. i will say by way of explanation, we _ health. i will say by way of explanation, we make - health. i will say by way of - explanation, we make decisions at the bbc based on hundreds of years of editorial guidelines and woe betide if we stray from them. that's really important. — betide if we stray from them. that's really important, because _ betide if we stray from them. that's really important, because you - betide if we stray from them. that's really important, because you are i really important, because you are making active decisions and you take response polity for them. it�*s time for the platforms to take responsibility for their decision as well. . ~ responsibility for their decision as well. . ,, , ., responsibility for their decision as well. . ~' , ., , responsibility for their decision as well. . ,, y., , . responsibility for their decision as well. . ~ , ., , . ., well. thank you very much. i thought i had well. thank you very much. i thought i had better— well. thank you very much. i thought

i had better explain. _ well. thank you very much. i thought i had better explain. many _ well. thank you very much. i thought i had better explain. many people . well. thank you very much. i thought i had better explain. many people in | i had better explain. many people in florida remain with access —— without access to power and wrestlers are still searching for survivors. police in northern india say at least ten people have confirmed to have been killed in an avalanche that hit climbers in the himalayas. ia people have been rescued but teams are looking for 20 others. they were part of a group of a1 others. they were part of a group of ai trainee mountaineers and their instructors from a state run mountaineering institute. 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.

this is bbc news. the headlines... 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 is change, there is disruption. and not everybody will be in favour of change but everyone will benefit from the result. a growing economy and a better future. ukraine�*s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay.

police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions and the stars come out to celebrate james bond — on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. 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 entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic turmoil, been forced to u—turn on one of her signature policies. there�*s been open dissent within her cabinet. just today, a poll has suggested she�*s already less popular than borisjohnson, theresa may orjeremy corbyn ever were, so this was liz truss�*s moment to steady the ship. in these tough times, we need to step up. i'm determined to get britain moving, to get us through the tempest, and to put us on a stronger footing as a nation. i believe that you know best how to spend your own money to get on in life and to realise your ambitions.

applause. heckling. but she was soon interrupted, protesters unhappy about her plan to allow more fracking for gas. some in the party are uneasy about it too. it could be just one of many policies that stir opposition. it will be difficult. whenever there's change, there is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from the result — a growing economy and a better future. so she laid out her plan. i have three priorities for our economy — growth, growth, and growth! she�*s already ditched her tax cuts for the richest in the face of pressure, but said lower taxes are her priority. cutting taxes is the right thing to do, morally and economically.

morally, because the state doesn't spend its own money, it spends the people's money. economically, because if people keep more of their own money, they're inspired to do more of what they do best. that's what grows the economy. what had spooked the markets was the sense that this wasn�*t a prudent way to run things. we will keep an iron grip on the nation's finances. i believe in fiscal responsibility. i believe in getting value for the taxpayer. i believe in sound money and a lean state. so liz truss says she will shake up the status quo. together, we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new era. applause. the still unanswered question is how all this will be paid for. will it mean more borrowing and spending cuts? can it really deliver growth? really terrific speech. very clear on what the tory party stands for. it�*s a tax—cutting party,

but also a party that supports people when they need support, as with the energy bills. a really wonderful speech. go, liz, go. we will see in a few weeks. at the moment, i'm pretty confident she will last at least for- christmas at the moment. so uncertainty hangs over liz truss. how long will both the markets and her own restive mps give her to show that she can deliver? damian grammaticas, bbc news. earlier we had from said pain who told us about the message the prime minister wanted to convey in her speech. because she put out as a

radical economic agenda and you heard in her slogan that she said growth, growth, setting out an anti—growth coalition and all sorts of political enemies from the labour party, snp, trade unions, environmental activist and all the people who have really come out opposing the tax—cutting agenda, the small state programme she�*s been trying to pursue, so it�*s been a very ideological speech but a personal one, two, talking about shops being boarded up during her upbringing in paisley in scotland where she spent part of her childhood, a comprehensive education in leeds, so this was meant to be a speech to introduce herself to the wider party and to the nation, she has done that but of course had to reflect the market turmoil following that mini budget last week and it has been a very traumatic conservative party conference with one tory donor i spoke to licensing possibly the worst he had been due in 50 odd years in terms of party unity and strife of purpose, but the

liz truss has stabilised the situation for now and there will not be this immediate push against her westminster returns next week but still questions about this big economic agenda, will it work and will it add. , , , ., , will it add. disruption is inevitable _ will it add. disruption is inevitable when - will it add. disruption is inevitable when you're l will it add. disruption is - inevitable when you're bringing inevitable when you�*re bringing about change what you will be convinced by the idea she is in lockstep with the chancellor when she appeared to blame him for the decision on abolishing the a5p tax rate which has now been rolled back. it is notjust the prime minister and chancellor, yesterday we had no less five cabinet ministers freelancing on government policy with different ideas on the a5 rate of tax —— a5p rate of tax being eventually cut or uplifted in line with inflation so there is a real discipline problem because if you look at the liz truss government at the moment, you can say she does not have a grip on her cabinet or the

pound situation, or the public finances, or ministers, the group of mps is very uncertain as well so discipline will be a driving force behind what comes next. a lot of speeches about unity of purpose and the prime minister and chancellor being on the same page despite the briefings in either direction, whether that is true or not, we will find out when you get more detail about how this will be paid for plus the supply side reforms that the prime minister has spoken about in terms of childcare, boosting growth, and those big gambles are about getting more growth than people accepting some of that disruption, the more difficult elements of this but if not, we will end up seeing big cuts to public services and even more difficult times ahead. she says eve one more difficult times ahead. she says everyone will — more difficult times ahead. she says everyone will benefit _ more difficult times ahead. she says everyone will benefit the _ more difficult times ahead. she says everyone will benefit the question i everyone will benefit the question is when because we are weeks away from getting this financial settlement which was backed up by the 0br. ., , , ,.,

the 0br. there has been some confusion _ the 0br. there has been some confusion over _ the 0br. there has been some confusion over that _ the 0br. there has been some confusion over that with - the 0br. there has been some confusion over that with kwasi | confusion over that with kwasi kwarteng saying they will do the statement on november 23 setting out how the tax cuts will be paid for and earlier, there was a suggestion that would be brought forward significantly which was then u—turn so we appear to be back to november 23 latest but i imagine we could see something next week because when parliament returns, the labour party will use various parliamentary mechanisms to try to get information out to the 0br, if for those of you who remember the brexit was, something called a humble address, those are the kind of things parties will do to try to flush out the fiscal details of liz truss�* plans but you ask when, the wider question about this will be if there is enough time before the next election because liz truss has embarked on a very radical economic programme that will take months if not years to come to fruition telling one interview this week, judge me at the end of 2023, still quite a big

gamble and given the weakness of her political situation following recent events, you have to wonder if the party will differ that much time and if she has another big failure in terms of presenting her policy then things could come to a head much sooner but for the moment the speech has stabilised the situation for this trust. joining me now is has ahmed. he�*s a member of the conservative party, and was a campaign adviser for rishi sunak during the tory leadership race. thank you forjoining us. what did you make of liz truss�* speech this afternoon? has she done enough to save her own skin? i afternoon? has she done enough to save her own skin?— save her own skin? i don't think it's about _ save her own skin? i don't think it's about saving _ save her own skin? i don't think it's about saving her— save her own skin? i don't think it's about saving her own - save her own skin? i don't think it's about saving her own skin. i save her own skin? i don't think i it's about saving her own skin. we it�*s about saving her own skin. we thought given the week liz truss has had, the u—turn on the a5p tax rate, we thought that they would unite behind liz truss and we know as previous people before me havejust

said that it will take time. very ambitious but she is very ambitious and want to get things done and get the country moving.— and want to get things done and get the country moving. where was rishi sunak? he was _ the country moving. where was rishi sunak? he was in _ the country moving. where was rishi sunak? he was in yorkshire. - the country moving. where was rishi sunak? he was in yorkshire. why - the country moving. where was rishi| sunak? he was in yorkshire. why not in birmingham? _ sunak? he was in yorkshire. why not in birmingham? i _ sunak? he was in yorkshire. why not in birmingham? i cannot— sunak? he was in yorkshire. why not in birmingham? i cannot comment i sunak? he was in yorkshire. why not| in birmingham? i cannot comment on that but he was _ in birmingham? i cannot comment on that but he was in _ in birmingham? i cannot comment on that but he was in yorkshire - in birmingham? i cannot comment on that but he was in yorkshire and - in birmingham? i cannot comment on that but he was in yorkshire and he i that but he was in yorkshire and he is behind the prime minister. white might have we heard them say that? i�*m not saying that, i�*m saying he was in yorkshire. you i'm not saying that, i'm saying he was in yorkshire.— i'm not saying that, i'm saying he was in yorkshire. you 'ust said he was in yorkshire. you 'ust said he was behind * was in yorkshire. you 'ust said he was behind the h was in yorkshire. you 'ust said he was behind the prime _ was in yorkshire. you just said he was behind the prime minister . was in yorkshire. you just said he was behind the prime minister as| was behind the prime minister as well. you asked where he is and i said he was in yorkshire and of course he is behind the prime minister but i�*m not speaking for rishi sunak, let�*s be clear. lets rishi sunak, let's be clear. lets 'ust be rishi sunak, let's be clear. lets just be clear... _ rishi sunak, let's be clear. lets just be clear... white _ rishi sunak, let's be clear. lets just be clear... white make a show of support would require him to be at the conservative party conference. he could not make it there. it is not about whether he is

behind her or not. i run a supporting the prime minister, but a lot of things are happening outside in their own lives and they cannot make it to this particular conference.— make it to this particular conference. �* ., , ., ., ., conference. i'm not sure a lot of --eole conference. i'm not sure a lot of people believe _ conference. i'm not sure a lot of people believe that _ conference. i'm not sure a lot of people believe that but - conference. i'm not sure a lot of people believe that but anyway. | conference. i'm not sure a lot of| people believe that but anyway. i just do not know how true it is to say everyone is behind the prime minister because we are yet to see that mps on the back benches in particular will accept her plan and vote with her. the element we all wait and see on that but speaking to members today, at the conference, we felt like she really has come back stronger and given the party some hope. and of course everyone is looking right now. there is a lot of time to talk about the things she has said. she has thrown her chance on the boss saying he was response before the a5p tax cut which has now been abolished. between them, they

caused immense turmoil because they followed a route that rishi sunak has said this is not a good idea. how good an idea issue presenting now? ,, , , , ., ., , now? she is presenting an idea she believes in and _ now? she is presenting an idea she believes in and like _ now? she is presenting an idea she believes in and like you _ now? she is presenting an idea she believes in and like you said - now? she is presenting an idea she believes in and like you said if- believes in and like you said if there is room for listening, as were set out, the prime minister listened to what was said and is willing to make difficult decisions and did make difficult decisions and did make a u—turn, she has done it and you just make sure the country keeps moving and there was a bit of a distraction but other things. they are focusing on a few other things. the lack of policy might be what we are trying to highlight.— are trying to highlight. policy is there but perhaps _ are trying to highlight. policy is there but perhaps the... - are trying to highlight. policy is there but perhaps the... is - are trying to highlight. policy is| there but perhaps the... is not. thank you forjoining us.

in her speech, the prime minister stressed that interest rates were rising globally, and were a matter for the independent bank of england. figures released today show that mortgage lenders have increased rates to their highest level for fourteen years. 0ur personal finance correspondent kevin peachey gave us more details. yeah. well, if we look back, then we would see a typical two—yearfixed rate mortgage hasn�*t reached the 6% mark since november 2008. you remember that financial crisis. but now that�*s happened again, it�*s happened today. so we�*re at 6.07% for a typical two year fixed rate deal. and people are looking at that, of course, and saying it�*s got a lot higher than it was back in december. we�*ve had a series of interest rate rises, and so it�*s gone up steadily since then. but of course since the mini budget just less than two weeks ago, there�*s been boosters put on it. really it�*s meant that lenders have looked at the situation, have pulled deals, hundreds of deals off the shelf

to reprice them and then they come back at this more expensive rate. and and clearly, who�*s that affecting? well, it�*s affecting first time buyers who are looking to get their first mortgage for theirfirst home. and it�*s affecting about 100,000 or so homeowners who are coming to the end of their fixed rate deal. and they�*re looking at something when they remortgage, which is considerably higher than they used to. because, of course, we�*ve had a decade or so of extremely low rates, ultra low rates, if you like, which many say would have been corrected in time. but this has happened probably a lot quicker than many brokers, many, many in the mortgage sector themselves were ever expecting. 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. slava ukraini. 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: our warriors do not stop, and it's only i a matter of time before we oust the occupier 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 at new positions, hoping to stop this advance. these setbacks are humiliating for president putin, who is claiming land his troops don�*t even control. vladimir vladimirovich putin. 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. this is how ukraine is responding — by bringing back its flag to places president putin said would be forever russian. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.

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 returned to visit the worst affected area — he spoke to the children�*s charity unicef. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. 0r localized famine will turn into something much bigger. definitely. well andrewjoined us earlier — and told us why it�*s difficult to help those in somalia... frustration, i think, for many aid organizations and governments is that this has not been a surprise. we�*ve known for a couple of years that the rains have been failing and 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 hasn�*t 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. will they declare a famine soon? that could happen in the meantime. the problem the real problem for somalia is that it�*s a very difficult country to help. it�*s in a state of conflict. it means, for instance, in baidoa, the city that we went, trucks with aid can�*t simply drive along the road from the coast, from the ports, because they�*ll be intercepted by islamist militant al—shabab. the aid won�*t be allowed to get through. something like half of those that we understand are in desperate need of aid. families living out in rural areas are in places that are behind the lines, if you like, controlled by the militants of al—shabab. and it�*s very difficult for aid organizations, somali orforeign, to get through there safely to deliver the aid that is so badly needed.

rail passengers across britain are facing further disruption because of another 2a hour strike. about 9,000 train drivers, who are members of the aslef union, have walked out in a long—running dispute about pay. some members of the tssa union are also taking part in strike action today. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports from birmingham. train services have been brought to a halt again across much of the country as the latest strike hits the railway. with drivers on strike, the train companies affected can only run limited services or nothing at all, and some major stations, including birmingham new street, are closed, no trains coming in or out today. we had to get the bus from stourbridge today, which has taken about two hours when i�*d normally get here in about half an hour, so i�*m half an hour late for work today. i have a restaurantjust

on the other side of the train station and it'll 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 they are going on strike. i think there�*s a feeling that we need 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 which 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.

all a3 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�*. earlier i spoke to alex mayes from the charity victim support... let�*s speak to alex mayes from the charity victim support. —— straight off the bat, it is a very welcome news. it might be a bit overdue but let me tell you why. as you said, it might drive up prosecutions but victims of crime when they�*ve been a victim of burglary have the misfortune of being a victim of burglary and you deserve a police response, you have someone come out and investigate the crime, selling to provide reassurance and i think it�*s fair to say in recent years that has not always happened to victims of burglary, not in every case. this announcement today that it

will change is positive news. which other crimes are going to miss out because we only have so many officers to go around? i don�*t really see this as a game where you work on one crime you take away from another. if you are a victim of crime and you go to the, you deserve that response and i think if you look at burglary in particular, it is really fair to say that the response to burglary has not been great with the policing inspectorate publishing a pretty damning report that found that many cases of burglary are not being investigated in victims not being given support and if you look at statistics around prosecutions, they are certainly poor, around a% resulting in a charge so it�*s quite clear that there is a change needing to be made and things need dancer making this announcement day, i really welcome it but i do not see

it as taking away from victims of other crimes by supporting victims of burglary. if it is that easy what, why has it not been done before? nothing in life is that easy. sorry, you�*ve just said that you do not think other crimes will be neglected as a result of this, so where is this elasticity in the system ? we are told they are trying to recruit tens of thousands more officers and yet you are saying it�*s perfectly possible to keep doing what they are doing and visit everyone who is a victim of burglary without incident or problem? as you say, there are more police coming into the force, and what this is about is giving victims the response they deserve and it is looking at where the problems are of the system and being adapted, making those changes, so sending out an investigator to look at burglary doesn�*t necessarily have to mean something is taken away from victims of the crime. it is important to note that they are not playing different crimes of each other here but of course there are strategic decisions needing to be made and the police cannot do everything they are expected to do more and more with less and absolutely if you look at the issues that are outlined with

the response to burglary, i think what you�*re seeing as well as incompetence in the criminaljustice system, cracks appearing across the process, victims waiting many years, sometimes five years for their case to come to court so it is quite clear that something needs to be done to help rebuild some of that trust in the system and make sure victims get a response and i�*m not saying what happens today is a magic pill that will cure all the ordeals with the criminaljustice system but it�*s a step in the right direction to give victims a basic response when they come to the police. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. i think it is a step in the right

direction. i think it is a step in the right direction-— i think it is a step in the right direction. “ , ., ., ., i think it is a step in the right direction. “ ., ., direction. a1a-year-old boy who has been stabbed _ direction. a1a-year-old boy who has been stabbed and _ direction. a1a-year-old boy who has been stabbed and killed _ direction. a1a-year-old boy who has been stabbed and killed in _ direction. a1a-year-old boy who hasl been stabbed and killed in gateshead has been named. tomasz 0leszak died in the early hours of yesterday after being injured on monday night. aia—year—old boy arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody as does a 13—year—old girl head being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. they tell us, northumberland police, that their investigation is very much ongoing. as you said, if you hours ago, naming the ia—year—old who died as tomasz 0leszak. we are told he was a keen sports person, having played his last match for his under 15 is football club on sunday, the day before he died, and tomasz 0leszak was attacked and stabbed around 8pm told on monday night, taken to hospital where he sadly died in the early hours of tuesday morning. police at the moment. aia—year—old

boy arrested on suspicion of murder and the second a 13—year—old girl detained on suspicion of assisting an offender. both teenagers in custody. police thanking the community in this housing estate for their assistance but asking people not to speculate about the death of tomasz 0leszak saying what might seem as an innocent social media post could actually hamper their investigation. they do tell us the family of tomasz devastated beyond belief. actor alec baldwin has reached a settlement with the family of halyna hutchins who was killed on the set of his movie �*rust�*, according to his lawyer. a2 year old halyna hutchins was shot when a live round was discharged from a gun on set

being used by mr baldwin. a civil case had been brought by halyna hutchins family against mr baldwin and others involved in the production of the film, accusing them of reckless behaviour and other measures which led to her death. let�*s cross now to washington and speak to our correspondent emma vardy. just remind us of the background of this. . . . just remind us of the background of this. . , ., , ,, this. that is right, a shocking incident when _ this. that is right, a shocking incident when this _ this. that is right, a shocking incident when this happened | this. that is right, a shocking . incident when this happened just under one year ago now. the western movie rust in new mexico and the death of halyna hutchins happened when a live round was discharged from the weapon that was being held by alec baldwin, he was visibly devastated at the time, always maintaining he never pulled the trigger and there are still a lot of unanswered questions about exactly what led to this tragic incident happening but in the wake of that, this civil case was brought by the family and loved ones against alec baldwin and other producers of the film basically alleging reckless behaviour and accusing them of having cost—cutting measures which

would have maybe reduced the safety on set and could have led to this tragic incident and that cases the one which has now been resolved today, being settled with a joint statement from the lawyers of alec baldwin and the husband, widower of halyna hutchins said today they had reached that settlement subject to court approval for a wrongful death case against the producers of rust and is part of that settlement that case will be dismissed but something key, he said here, because i have no interesting and engaging in incrimination or attribution of blame, all of us believe that the death of halyna was a terrible accident and filming with all the original cast of the movie will now resume injanuary and halyna hutchins, herwidower, her husband himself will be now taken on board as an executive producer of this film is that this may not be the end of the story, the investigation is still ongoing and i could possibly be a criminal prosecution. and

still ongoing and i could possibly be a criminal prosecution.- still ongoing and i could possibly be a criminal prosecution. and a lot of reflection — be a criminal prosecution. and a lot of reflection within _ be a criminal prosecution. and a lot of reflection within the _ be a criminal prosecution. and a lot of reflection within the film - of reflection within the film industry about how this happened in the hope that it will never happen again. the hope that it will never happen aaain. . . the hope that it will never happen aaain. . , ., , again. that is right. not the first accident and _ again. that is right. not the first accident and not _ again. that is right. not the first accident and not the _ again. that is right. not the first accident and not the first - again. that is right. not the first accident and not the first tragic i accident and not the first tragic accident and not the first tragic accident to happen on a film set. this echoes memories of when brandon lee was killed during the filming of the film, the crow. it sometimes leads to changes in practices, changes in policies and when this happened, of course it was very shocking, people visibly devastated and for alec baldwin himself in interviews saying his career was possibly now over. but now some time has passed, the crew are now remarkably you might say all getting back to now film once again to continuing the production of the movie, rust and something the husband of halyna hutchins said

today, the continuation of the filming will be a tribute to her memory in what would have been her last production but they will come as you say, be more questions rumbling along about whether there is some body criminally liable for what happened. is some body criminally liable for what happened-— is some body criminally liable for what ha ened. . ~ ,. , . what happened. thank you very much. time for a look — what happened. thank you very much. time for a look at _ what happened. thank you very much. time for a look at the _ what happened. thank you very much. time for a look at the weather. - good afternoon. it has been wet, windy, right across the board, very autumnal in fact and temperatures have come down through the course of the day as the cooler air mass has moved in behind the rain but it stays blustery tonight and there will be lengthy clear spells but also some blustery, heavy showers and you can see the low pressure in the north of the uk and that has cleared away from the south—east with lots of isobars on the charts and the showers well rattling from the west. most of them affecting northern ireland and western scotland and fewer showers in the south and east, so a dry night across the south—east but with the

slightly fresher air and clear skies, temperatures cooler than what we had the previous night and quite a lot cooler as we were down to around 15 or 16 degrees last night. through tomorrow starts chili, bright, sunshine, lots of isobars on the charts and a blustery day to come. these are the mean wind speeds and gusts will be high and it will be a day of sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them heavy in the north and west but milder across southern areas, up to 19 degrees, the mid—teens further north. see you later. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines. 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 is change, there is disruption. and not everybody will be in favour of change. but everyone

will benefit from the result. a growing economy, and a better future. ukraine�*s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances — and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long—term brain conditions and the stars come out to celebrate james bond — on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. we will start with boxing and there has been another twist in the conor benn versus chris eubankjunior tale with the british boxing board of control announcing in the last

hour saturday�*s fight between is "prohibited and not in the interests of boxing". conor benn has returned what is being described by promoters as an "adverse analytical finding for trace amounts of a fertility drug". they also say he has not been suspended and remains free to fight in london because his b sample has yet to be tested. but british boxing�*s governing body issued a statement which has appeared to place the fight in doubt. benn�*s promoter eddie hearn spoke earlier. as we stand right now, the british boxing board of control are not sanctioning the fight. that does not necessarily mean the fight is off, but there is a process we have to go through. as i said, he is not suspended. generally you can only not fight under the jurisdiction if you are suspended and there�*s been a lot of precedents in the past where other agencies have found adverse

findings but fighters of the uk are not suspended because the uk is the testing agency used and all of his tests have come back negative, so this is quite fresh and we are dealing with as we go. there�*s lots going on with the lawyers at the moment, but i would certainly like the british boxing board of control to be comfortable with the bout. the fighters are comfortable, but so does the governing body need to be. worcester warriors players and staff are to have their contracts terminated, following part of the club being wound up in the high court. hmrc had been pursuing worcester, who are suspended from all competitions, since august for unpaid tax of around six million pounds. the arm of the club that employs all players and staff was wound up at a hearing in the high court this morning. it means all contracts are terminated and all debts remain unpaid and outstanding. four players who went out on loan to bath on monday and the rest of the squad are now free agents so can sign for any club. worcester warriors player cameron neild has been describing his experience of how the club was run.

couldn�*t describe it as anything else a shambles. the way the owners have treated players, staff, it�*s as if they are pieces of meat and there is no recognition, on a human level, that these people have to look after their families and rely on these salaries to be able to get them through life, so it�*s been terribly run. terribly run. and i�*m glad i don�*t have do see or speak to them ever again. chelsea manager graham potter is looking for his first win in the champions league tonight, as the blues host italian giants ac milan. they drew with red bull salzburg last month, and they lost their opening match in this seasons competition at dinamo zagreb under previous boss thomas tuchel. meanwhile, manchester city will be looking to maintain their one hundred per cent record in the competition playing fc

copenhagen at home whilst scottish champions celtic have travelled to germany to take on rb leipzig. britain�*s paralympic gold medallist kadeena cox says living with hidden disabilities can feel like "fighting a losing battle". new research shows 83% of people with less visible conditions experience a lack of understanding and negative attitudes when accessing public spaces. cox has multiple sclerosis although says people have accused her of "faking" her disability. there are some days when i am like, why am i here? what are my fighting for? but the reality is i�*m fighting for? but the reality is i�*m fighting for people in this position who feel there is nothing to fight for and i keep doing what i�*m doing to encourage people that there is light at the end of the tunnel and they can still live a great life apart from all of these ignorant people who think it is ok to comment, we can crack on, and i will be in your corner fighting can crack on, and i will be in your cornerfighting and can crack on, and i will be in your corner fighting and trying to educate people so people with

disabilities and invisible illnesses can still live our best life. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll be back in around an hour with another sport update. hundreds of new cases of alleged abuse by officials in the church of england have been uncovered by an independent review. most involve children or vulnerable adults. leading archbishops have apologised — and spoken of their profound shame. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool has been at church house in central london to hear the details. the church of england says it is the most extensive review of past cases it has ever undertaken but it�*s only undertaken this because the last review they did, which they published in 2010, was heavily criticised because it came up with the number of 13 cases that needed further action and an independent reviewer said, well, go back and do it again because we think it is much more and you need to change the terms of reference. this time they have gone back and come up with a figure of 383 new cases which all need further assessment and in some

cases, further action. but what we don�*t have in the report is details of the cases themselves and we know that they range from all kinds of things from administrative errors in passing on information from one diocese to another, or cases when they should have referred people to the police and we are talking about perpetrators who are members of the clergy, church offices and also volunteers and these cases, the most part, refer to abuse that was perpetrated against children and vulnerable adults, and the report also is very damning, bearing in mind we have had all of these reports and reviews in the past. it was damning about the culture that still exists in dealing with abuse within the church and it talked about inaction, inertia, deference to people in positions of power,

so a lot still to do. we have heard them promise to take action over issues of abuse in the past but to find new cases that still need to be dealt with, it affects people�*s confidence and ability to do it. yes, the church leaders we�*ve spoken to this morning hope that the report will send out the message that they are serious about dealing with this, and as you rightly say on the other hand it would be alarming that without the review there would have been 383 cases that wouldnt have further action and these are all cases relating to people who are still living, although many have now retired from positions in the clergy or as church officials or volunteers. and there are recommendations that are laid out in the report, but they don�*t involve systemic change in the processes that there

already are within the church that are supposed to prevent abuse. so, people could look at the report and say, if everything is in place, why is it still going on and who is going to ensure that those processes take place and that children and vulnerable adults are protected in the future. and there are critics who say there is nothing as yet that they have seen that tells them that this is not going to happen again in the future. 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 this 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! 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 a00 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 a 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. despite the crackdown by security forces, protests in iran are gathering in strength. schoolgirls have beenjoining in, throwing off headscarves and calling for the government to be toppled. but the regime blames the united states and other countries for organising the demonstrations. and iran�*s foreign ministry summoned the british ambassador in tehran yesterday in reaction to what has been called "interventionist comments" by the british foreign ministry. earlier i spoke to rana rahimpourfrom bbc persian. she told me the unrest began last month when a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, was arrested for allegedly not observing the islamic dress code.

she was showing a bit of hair and a few days later she ended up in hospital and then she dies. the authorities said nothing had happened, but her parents believe she was killed. that sparked huge protests in the country and now we are in week three of those protests and originally it was people in their 20s, but in the last three days many schoolgirls have joined these protests as well. how volatile has the situation become? it�*s become very difficult because the country has shut down the internet, but can it shut down every school in the country? there are about 50 million schoolchildren in the country and if they get together, even if half of them decide to go out and protest and shout their protest against the government, that will be very difficult. are they going to use brute force to stop them? that�*s also not going to be very easy. we have seen international condemnation from many countries around the world.

what is the iranian government�*s reaction likely to be? as usual they have blamed the west and said many of the protesters are influenced by the west, but there condemnation probably won�*t stop the iranian authorities from cracking down on these protests. neither will the crackdown stop the protesters. what are the signs of which direction this is going to go in? that�*s a very difficult question. so many scenarios are possible at this moment. weeks of ongoing process, but on the other hand the number of protesters are growing and at this stage because they don�*t have a leader, is difficult to think who could

i want to get an idea of the range of people involved in the process. in the street protest, there are a lot of men. two days ago there were some boys schools, because the boys schools are segregated in iran and you don�*t have mixed schools and some boys joined the protest but when they are on the street there are people from all sorts of ages, but as usual, those who have the energy to go out on the street and run away from the security forces are often young girls, so according to uranian officials, the majority out on the street are between 15 and 25. 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 saa 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. the parents of a newborn baby say a miracle dna test changed their life after it ruled out cancer. 0liver bell from st neots in cambridgeshire was born with a large tumour on his leg. traditional tests indicated he had cancer and had to have chemotherapy. but a new test on the dna of the tumour found it wasn�*t cancerous. now it�*s hoped whole genome sequencing will more accurately diagnose children across the country. nicki fox reports. baby 0liver at home without a feeding tube and free from drugs.

all thanks to what his parents call a wonder test. he was still in his mother�*s womb when a tumour on his leg was first noticed. when he was born, it was six centimetres wide. you kind of felt numb, you didn�*t really know what to do and being told that there is potential chemotherapy around the corner was just heartbreaking, honestly, honestly, it really was. you just think about how it's going to affect straightaway all the things that you wanted to do when he was first born. he'sjust not going to be able to do. 0lder tests would have indicated cancer, so 0liver would have automatically been placed on chemotherapy. but the nhs now offers whole genome sequencing, which tests the children to make sure it�*s definitely cancer they have got. when it came back, it was like a miracle, really. to come back and actually, oh, everything that you have been told, we'll backtrack and actually, he doesn't have to have any

of the chemotherapy, the pain, hurt. so how did the test work? all tumours have dna and genetic codes in 0liver�*s tumour was compared to the dna in his blood. it showed a mutation that couldn�*t be spotted on traditional tests. it completely changed his diagnosis. we didn't actually. have to do anything. we didn't have to consider- a therapy, we didn't have to cut it out, the tumourjust started to shrink on its own. - adam brooks was one of the first hospitals to offer whole genome sequencing. it is hoped that even more young people with different conditions will be able to be tested at the planned new children�*s hospital in cambridge. the east is the only region without a dedicated paediatric hospital. if you are going through this with a child with a tumour, please ask for this test. they can offer it in different places as well, but it is so, so important to do it, because obviously we don�*t have to go through any of that heartache and he does not have to go through any of the pain either. it�*s changed our

lives completely, hasn�*t it? personalised care that is accurate and works. the nhs at its best. nicky fox, bbc look east. north korea�*s launch of a ballistic missile overjapan has issued —— launched a response from coriander japan. both have fired missiles of the japanese coast. for weapons were used to deter further provocation from pyongyang. washington and sale also carried out a precision bombing strike to show their reaction readiness with more than just words. north korea�*s missile was the fifth in the last few days and travelled about a500 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. the prince of wales has been visiting england�*s national football centre at saint georges park to mark its tenth anniversary as the home of football. prince william met some young players at the grounds and took over from prince andrew as president of

the fa in 2006. 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.

i can�*t beat that, but maybe you can with the weather. no, not at all, but i can bring you better weather for the weekend. it�*s looking better on saturday and we will have drier, sunnier weather and lighter winds but in the next few days it�*s looking on settled and it will stay blustery with further heavy showers and a very autumnal. we hold onto showers across northern and western parts and it will be clearer further south and east but the isobars indicate it�*s going to stay blustery for the evening and overnight, all tied in with areas of low pressure, so we had the heavy rain clear away from the south—east and it stays drier and clearer further south and east across the country and lots of showers rattling into scotland and northern ireland. it's into scotland and northern ireland. it�*s going to be cooler than the previous night. here is the thursday pressure chart with lots of isobars on the chart across the north of the

country and this is where we will see most of the weather fronts moving through and it moves through enhancing the shower activities. there will be a batch of showers pushing through and some of them could be heavy and in north and west wales, but south—eastern— problem stained rail together with good spells of sunshine and a blustery days. these are the mynd —— mean wind speeds and close to the coast over the hills, and when the showers arrive, mid—teens, buta over the hills, and when the showers arrive, mid—teens, but a warmer day across the board up to 19 degrees across the board up to 19 degrees across the board up to 19 degrees across the south and east given the air source coming from the south—west. thursday, another blustery one and we will see bands of rain spreading southwards, chili and the north, but otherwise turning milder again to start friday for the rest of the country, but this rain band sinks south and east and there will be blustery showers and isobars and a windy one, the rain band is

sinking south and we could see squally rain and a head, still dry and bright, sunshine for the south—east up to 19 degrees, but an sunny spells sums it up. that moves away during friday and the ridge of high pressure builds in and it will bring lighter winds and sunny weather but it won�*t last long because it comes the next area of low pressure mainly to the north and west of the country, so lighter winds, drierwith west of the country, so lighter winds, drier with more sunshine around on saturday and that will be nice to get out and about, but sunday in the north and west, turning wet and windy and in the south—east, it will stay dry and sunny on both days of the weekend. see you later.

this is bbc news. i�*mjane i�*m jane hale. i�*m jane hill. the headlines: 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 result — a growing economy and a better future. ukraine�*s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part

in a strike about pay. police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend