at six... the prime minister says she's ready to make hard choices to get britain moving. addressing her first party conference as leader, liz truss said the government's task was difficult but necessary and they must stay the course. 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. applause. we'll be getting the verdict from voters and businesses in a marginal tory seat. today the pound has fallen against the dollar and the euro — and government borrowing costs have risen again. also on the programme... the average two year mortgage rate

hits its highest level for m years. if you're burgled in england and wales, a police officer will come to your home — the new pledge from police chiefs. and we meet the british woman behind some of hollywood's biggest films who's become one of the most powerful in the movies. and coming up on the bbc news channel... described as their darkest day, worcester warriors players and staff are to have their contracts terminated following part of the club being wound up in the high court. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has said she's willing to make difficult decisions in order to get the uk's economy moving, in herfirst conference speech as conservative leader, liz truss acknowledged that times were tough for many people, but said her plans to cut taxes would benefit everyone.

in a rocky week of conference marked by u—turns and internal divisions, the prime minister made no new policy announcements but promised to help businesses by reducing taxes and cutting regulation. our political editor, chris mason, watched the speech in birmingham. not everyone here has been standing up not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last three days but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with the themes that shape us. we gather at the vital time for the united kingdom. these are stormy days. we are dealing with a global economic crisis posed by covid and by putin's appalling war in ukraine. a prime minister unknown to many, still introducing herself to the country, and explaining what drives her. i country, and explaining what drives her. , ., , ., country, and explaining what drives her. , ., her. i remember as a young girl bein: her. i remember as a young girl being presented _ her. i remember as a young girl being presented on _ her. i remember as a young girl being presented on a _ her. i remember as a young girl being presented on a plane - her. i remember as a young girl| being presented on a plane with her. i remember as a young girl. being presented on a plane with a junior air hostess badge. meanwhile

my brothers were given junior pilot badges. it made me angry and determined.— badges. it made me angry and determined. ., , ., ., determined. from the personal to the olitical. determined. from the personal to the political- and — determined. from the personal to the political. and her _ determined. from the personal to the political. and her core _ determined. from the personal to the political. and her core objective. - political. and her core objective. antifa to long the political debate has been dominated by the argument about how we distribute limited economic pie. instead we need to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice. that is why i am determined to take a new approach and break us out of this high tax, low growth cycle. find and break us out of this high tax, low growth cycle.— low growth cycle. and listen to this, and acknowledgement. low growth cycle. and listen to | this, and acknowledgement not everyone will like what she is doing, it will be bumpy, but worth it. ~ , . ., it. whenever there is change, there is disruption. _ it. whenever there is change, there is disruption, and _ it. whenever there is change, there is disruption, and not _ it. whenever there is change, there is disruption, and not everybody - is disruption, and not everybody will be in favour of change, but everyone will benefit from the result. �* , ., .

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tanks, talking heads, the brexit deniers, extinction rebellion and some of the people we had in the hall earlier. they peddle the same old answers. it is always more taxes and more regulation and more meddling. wrong, wrong, wrong. this is a prime minister putting a very different course from borisjohnson, tom one issue there is continuity. we did not stand up to russia early enough. we will make sure this never happens again. we will stand with our ukrainian friends however long it takes. ukraine can win, ukraine must win, and ukraine will win. just as the must win, and ukraine will win. just as the protesters united this audience, this did too. but behind the applause gloom for many about

this party's future, its leader, its direction, and so a concluding plea. we must stay the course. together we can unleash the full potential of our great country. that is how we will build a new britain for a new error. �* , ., will build a new britain for a new error. ~ , ., ,. , error. after days of indiscipline within government _ error. after days of indiscipline within government and - error. after days of indiscipline within government and near i error. after days of indiscipline - within government and near mutiny beyond it, liz truss and her team are glad this is over. that was the speech of a prime minister trying to hold her party together. have you done enough, prime minister? this has been a conference defined by this function, disagreement, even open civil war. i know that sounds like an exaggeration, it really isn't. in the moments afterwards though, relief here and warm words. was great. that is we was vision, that is we was vision, tha has we twas vision, tha has put we needed, vision, she has put the signal— needed, vision, she has put the signal up. — needed, vision, she has put the signal up, want everyone get signal up, we want everyone to get

involved. _ signal up, we want everyone to get involved, this is the country needs. i involved, this is the country needs. ithought— involved, this is the country needs. i thought that speech was exact what we want _ i thought that speech was exact what we want to— i thought that speech was exact what we want to present _ i thought that speech was exact what we want to present the _ i thought that speech was exact what we want to present the country, - we want to present the country, ciear— we want to present the country, clear conservatism. _ we want to present the country, clear conservatism.— clear conservatism. it has been an ubeat clear conservatism. it has been an upbeat _ the bounty. | upbeat conference for the bounty. that is what you college? absolutely, we have the ideas and here, this is where it is �*the prime minister happening. as for the prime minister she couldn't — happening. as for the prime minister she couldn't quickly _ happening. as for the prime minister she couldn't quickly enough. - happening. as for the prime minister she couldn't quickly enough. she - happening. as for the prime minister she couldn't quickly enough. she canj she couldn't quickly enough. she can run away from this conference but not the immense challenges mason, bbc news, so what did voters make of the prime minister's speech? high—peak in derbyshire voted in a conservative mp in 2019 but with a tiny majority. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and business owners. after a rocky start, an attempt to get back on track and the view of voters is key. in the peak district, this village woolshop is run by karen. people are starting to buy to make blankets because they are worried about the energy. she says things have picked up

since help with energy bills was announced. a conservative voter last time round, she is prepared to see how things unravel for the new prime minister. i think she is trying to kick—start the economy and i think she has got the right idea. i didn't agree with lowering the 45p high rate of income tax. i am glad she has listened to people and changed her mind. but for some, things feel a bit more bleak. the market town of glossop has been home to this butchers for 100 years. john has had to adapt in the current economic climate, even closing his local abattoir, and he is not convinced government rhetoric yet matches reality. what do you think when you hear liz truss talk about growth? growth comes from having a stable environment where it is clear what is happening, we don't have u—turns happening. obviously, we have got the corporation tax allowance but if you are not making any money, that is not much use to you, is it? and i don't think the environment is conducive to growth for a small business like us. this constituency is often

a symbol of the wider political mood, changing colour with the national picture. it narrowly turned conservative last time. the test will be whether the new prime minister can command similar support. these are stormy days... watching her speech, cathy, who runs glossop business network, and accountant catherine, were sceptical. we have had a cut in tax which is positive for everyone struggling at the moment, but how that is funded by us as a country, it has a knock—on effect somewhere, it is just where it has a knock—on effect. i am not convinced she has got the right priorities. they are too much into trickle down and i don't think trickle down will work. the people on the lower and probably a lot of people on middle incomes are struggling. and on liz truss herself? i think she needs to start doing her homework and she needs to think before she opens her mouth! yeah, she's very optimistic about the future and what she can do but i think we need to wait the time

and see if what she hopes will happen does actually happen. many will be waiting to see the shape of things to come, which will of course determine how this political landscape looks down the line. alex forsyth, bbc news, high peak. the interest rate on a typical two—yearfixed rate mortgage has passed 6% for the first time since the financial crash in 2008. it'll affect first—time buyers and people who want to remortgage their home. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. the situation is changing very quickly. the situation is changing very cuickl . . the situation is changing very cuickl . , ., ., ., quickly. this growth, growth, growth mantra has some _ quickly. this growth, growth, growth mantra has some immediate - quickly. this growth, growth, growth i mantra has some immediate challenges and what we are seeing is the after—shock of the financial turbulence we saw at the mini budget, it takes a bit of time to filtering two corners of the economy, but you can see it most clearly in the mortgage market. let's look at a chart. typically these sorts of mortgage rates move with the bank of england base rate normally and that is the black line

there, at the bottom, we expect that actually to go up a little bit more in the future but it is 2.25%. if you look at the average typical two year mortgage fix, that has gone up faster, topping 6%, the highest we have seen since the financial crisis. the government will point out what was already going up, until the mini budget, but it is the chopper increase we are seeing that you can say in part is down to the turbulence after the mini budget. that is the turbulence after the mini budget. that is the short—term. turbulence after the mini budget. that is the short—term. this turbulence after the mini budget. that is the short—term. this speech was about the long—term, some of these growth plans take time to come to fruition and as we saw from chris's report you need both time and political capital, something liz truss might not have too much of. faisal islam, thank you. there is plenty more information on all of that online. you can also use the

app. pressure has been building on forces to improve their response if your home is burgled in england and wales, a police officer will come to investigate — that's what police chiefs are now pledging. some forces already do that but others only go if the victims are vulnerable or elderly. it is all about building more public confidence in the police. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. do they have enough police officers to do that? 20,000 new officers are being recruited but it is not yet clear if that will be enough to meet the new promise. 0verall burglaries are at low levels compared to previous years. you can see the trend here moving down from nearly 900,000 burglaries recorded by police to decades ago, dropping to 270,000 last year. but despite the pull in the number of cases only 4.1% in all deaths in england and wales resulted in someone being charged last year.

some diets have shown promising results. last year greater manchester police committed to attend every report of burglary. they made 430 arrests between august 2020 and july 2021, which nearly doubled to 842 the year after. officers are now hoping that can be replicated across the country. it is one of the most intrusive crimes — burglars breaking into your house and ransacking it, taking precious belongings like jewellery and computers and leaving behind damage and distress. it happened to alex catino, who was burgled on his birthday last year. he explained to me that he reported it immediately but was told in his first phone call that the case was being closed. and the conversation was along the lines that, "i'm sure you understand that we will have to close this investigation." this is before anyone arrived at the scene. a police officer did come around

the next day, but only gave him crime prevention advice. it was just a doorway conversation, which was mainly about the security measures that i have in place for this home. so, "i should cut the hedge" and so forth. the next day, a forensic team arrived, but it was too late. police response to burglaries has been in the spotlight, with a critical report from the police inspectorate and political pressure from the new home secretary, so now all the forces in england and wales say they'll attend all burglaries of people's homes. we've found that the forces that already have this policy in place, that's leading to a greater number of burglary offences reaching charging condition, charging outcomes, so we're detecting more offences of burglary. we're finding that victims of burglary have a greater level of trust and confidence in their local police force. but rank and file officers warn that attending every burglary may have a knock on effect on how

they respond to other crimes. police chiefs say they're talking to the home office about reducing pressures on forces. a recent report found that 64% of calls to police have nothing to do with crime and often relate to things like people needing support from social services or who are having mental health crises. daniel sandford, bbc news. the time is 6.15pm. our top story this evening. liz truss has addressed her first conservative conference as leader, and said the government's task was difficult but they coming up, we speak to the woman who's received an apology from the crown prosecution service after a rape case was dropped. and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel, the british boxing board of control says saturday's fight between conor benn and chris eubankjr is prohibited and not in the interests of the sport, following benn�*s failed drugs test.

hundreds of thousands of people in somalia are facing starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. aid agencies say many more could be affected if international aid does not arrive soon. somalia, in the horn of africa, has a long history of droughts. but a succession of them have been driven by climate change, and have driven many people from their homes. those that remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. al—shabab militants, who control parts of the country seen here in black, regularly launch brutal attacks, and it's in these areas where more than half of the people affected by the current drought live. the threat from the militants met our africa correspondence andrew harding could only reach the

affected area by air. he spent this special —— sent this special report. the parched plains of southern somalia, and the heart of what could soon be declared a famine. we've come to the dusty city of baidoa, in a region plagued for years by conflict and now by the worst drought in four decades. child cries in the main hospital, severely malnourished children in every bed. some fighting for breath. this crisis has been years in the making, and yet it feels like a distracted world has been caught off guard. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. 0r localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. 0n the outskirts of baidoa, hundreds of thousands of people have already gathered in search of food.

50—year—old habiba is building a shelterfor herfamily. "there's nothing left on our farm," she says. "there's no reason to go back there." climate change is to blame for much of this, but there are other factors. as you can't fail to notice, most of the adults here and around these camps are women. and that's because of somalia's conflict, which has ground on for three decades or so in one form or another. and, indeed, the front lines, such as they are, are about four kilometres away from where we are now. this footage shows somali government forces advancing further north, seizing territory from a formidable islamist militant group, al—shabab. but in much of the countryside, communities remain trapped by the conflict, unable

to receive aid. this two—year—old girl has made it to safety in baidoa and is finally getting help. but her mother, too afraid to reveal her identity, told us that her relatives at home had just called to say they were now in hiding after more fighting broke out in their village. and so a fragile nation grapples with climate change and drought, against a backdrop of unending conflict. andrew harding, bbc news, baidoa, somalia. a ia—year—old boy who was stabbed and killed in gateshead has been named by police. tomasz 0leszak died in the early hours of tuesday morning after being injured on monday night. a ia—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. rail services across the uk are being disrupted again as around 9,000 train drivers from the aslef union take part in another large—scale strike. the 2a—hour walkout is about the continuing row over pay. these are the companies that are either offering no services or limited services. some stations are also closed. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at birmingham's new street station. is there any sign of this being sorted out?— is there any sign of this being sorted out? ~ ,., , .,, , sorted out? well, so they has been no trains here _ sorted out? well, so they has been no trains here today _ sorted out? well, so they has been no trains here today and _ sorted out? well, so they has been no trains here today and many - no trains here today and many passengers around the country are wondering, how long can this go on for? the rmt has another strike planned on saturday and over the next few days, the tssa union has further action planned in some areas as well but unions have made it clear that further strikes could follow, although they have also said that they really do want to try to reach agreement with the rail employers through the talks and

negotiations. there is also a new transport secretary in place who has said that she has listened to the unions putt concerns and she thinks there is a deal to be done with compromise. but the question now is whether that means we are on the cusp of any significant change in position by both sides in this dispute, that will lead to a breakthrough and prevent further strike action and the disruption that comes with it. the crown prosecution service has apologised unreservedly to a woman whose rape case was dropped, after it was claimed she'd an episode of a rare sleepwalking condition called sexsomnia. defence lawyers argued that it meant she may have appeared to be awake and consenting. it's believed to be the first case of its kind in the uk. emma ailes has been following the story for three years. her report starts with police bodycam footage and does contain some distressing details. what's your name, my love? jade. jade, are you able to tell me what's happened, please? yes. i was at a friend's birthday party, i... it was after a night

out thatjade, then 2a, 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, potentially, someone had intercourse with you in any way? yes. what we're going to have to do now, jade, is we have to go through... report this as what we call rape. asleep at the time, jade had no recollection of what had 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. what they're basically saying is that you were in an act of

it's been dropped. my case has been dropped. i can't really make head nor tail of it, to be honest. just mad. it's heartbreaking. the experts said that jade could have had an isolated attack of sexsomnia, a disorder which causes people to engage in sexual activity in their sleep. jade had sleepwalked once or twice as a teenager and occasionally sleep talks, something she had mentioned in passing to the police. this later became central to the defence's argument. 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, very close look at it, then that's an enormous risk.

but 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. it'sjust being let down, being let down by a system that's there to protect. like, there's no...no hope of anyjustice for what happened to me. yeah, ijust, 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 bbc three 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 —

she's one of the most powerful women in hollywood. donna langley is the first british woman to run a major american film studio. and she's been behind some of hollywood's biggest films. now she has big plans for tom cruise which will take him into a whole new orbit. not bad for a woman who grew up on the isle of wight and arrived in la 30 years ago to chase the hollywood dream. our culture editor katie razzall has been to meet her. the back lot at the oldest surviving movie studio in america, and i'm taking a ride, la style, with one of the most powerful people in hollywood. donna langley is the boss here at universal and the first british woman ever to head a us film studio. iam a brit, i'm english. you know, i love my marmite sandwiches and a good packet of crisps. this is the biggest day of my life! langley�*s turned universal�*s fortunes around with lucrative

franchises like despicable me, jurassic world and fast and furious. no matter how fast you are... you are listening to i compton's very own... she championed movies like straight 0utta compton for audiences hollywood used to ignore. # mamma mia...#. and famously backed mamma mia when colleagues weren't keen. now she is planning something truly out of this world. are you taking tom cruise to space? i think tom cruise is taking us to space. we have a great project in development with tom that does contemplate him doing just that, yeah, taking a rocket up to the space station and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station. the hollywood sign�*s just had a lick of paint, as the movie industry this city was built on is going through huge transformation. the pandemic, the cost of living crisis and the rise of the streaming platforms means for the average movie lover, there is no place like home. i think we can enjoy things at home on streaming, of course.

but in order to make movies matter, to create movie stars and to create, you know, directors and careers, it really does need that theatrical experience. ..the power to destroy themselves... langley has wooed big—name directors like christopher nolan. his new film 0ppenheimer will be released by universal. stephen spielberg, too, is back at the studio where he made 80. at the studio where he made et. back to the future was filmed here, is that right? back to the future, to kill a mockingbird. it is all a long way from the isle of wight where langley, whose biological father was egyptian, was adopted and grew up. back then, you probably weren't seeing, you know, yourself reflected back in many of the people on that island. no, i was, um... i think what they would describe me as is exotic, and it gave me a great sense of independence and, you know, i was bullied a little bit in school as well, and so i had to really tough it out. my tour guide is now dame donna for services to film and entertainment, a brit who is redefining showbusiness on earth

and perhaps even in space. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. you can hear the full interview on the media show on bbc sounds. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller, we may have ended the day with sunshine but before that it was a different story, this picture from anglesey says it all, notjust different story, this picture from anglesey says it all, not just a different story, this picture from anglesey says it all, notjust a lot of rain in places today but so far this week as well, over 100 millimetres across parts of north—west scotland and a big dose in north—west england, into north wales and across northern ireland as well but there are winners and losers when it comes to the rainfall. cardiff and of course much of south—east england and anglia, barely a spit which won't do anything to address the drought concerns and there isn't much in the forecast either. this is what happened today, the wet weather has been moving south and east but weakening as it does so. then we saw brighter skies but if you got caught in a shower today you will know about it and still sundry this evening in northern england. showers fade as we go into tonight. some will continue in scotland and the

wind stays up as well but for many places it will become dry and clear and much cooler than it was last night, especially in wales and england. you will notice that heading out in the morning, 5—10 degrees compared with last night but early sunshine. a few showers continuing in scotland and northern ireland in the morning. cloudy zone from north wales across the north midlands and into northern england producing some outbreaks of rain. the chance of a shower in south wales and south—west england but most will avoid them. south—east england and east anglia with a dry day with sunny spells but rain gathering in western scotland to end the day. average wind speed gusts are higher, another windy day but if you are out of the wind and in the sunshine, there will be wants particularly across eastern and south—east england, maybe 20 or 21 somewhere. it will be turning wetter tomorrow evening and night again in scotland and northern ireland. 0n scotland and northern ireland. on friday, the rain moved south and at the weekend, a ridge of high pressure to start with most places looking dry but on sunday, the wind

picks up again and some rain pushing into northern and western parts of the uk though throughout the weekend, towards southern and eastern england, you may well stay dry. thanks, nick. and that's bbc news at six on wednesday the 5th of october. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, chetan pathak this wednesday night. coming up on the programme: described as their darkest day — worcester warriors players and staff are to have their contracts terminated, following part of the club being wound up in the high court. it has been a very tough hour, but it has been an even tougher few months. conor benn�*s fight with chris eubankjr is in doubt following benn�*s failed drugs test.

we'll tell you what british boxing's governing body had to say today.