tonight at 10:00pm, after a rocky party conference, liz truss says she does have what it takes to take the uk through "stormy days". after a conference marked by division and argument she pledged to deliver on promises to cut taxes and reduce regulations on businesses. 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. the speech was briefly interrupted by environmental protesters asking

who had voted for liz truss�* policies. we will have reaction to the speech inside and outside the hall and we will be looking at the economic challenges ahead. also on the programme... schoolgirls have nowjoined the growing protest against the hardline laws restricting women�*s rights in iran. laws restricting women's rights in iran. �* . , ., , laws restricting women's rights in iran. , ., , ., iran. bad news, the dream is over. the club faces _ iran. bad news, the dream is over. the club faces going _ iran. bad news, the dream is over. the club faces going out _ iran. bad news, the dream is over. the club faces going out of - the club faces going out of business. and we meet the british woman behind some of the most successful hollywood movies. another day of and coming up on the bbc news channel, it takes erling haaland it takes erling haaland the less than seven minutes to score again for manchester city as they look to win three out of three in their champions league group.

good evening. in her first party conference speech as conservative leader and prime minister, liz truss has insisted she has the right approach to take the united kingdon through "stormy days". after a conference marked by division and argument, she admitted her policies would cause "disruption" and that times were tough for many people. there were no new policy announcements in the speech, but the prime minister pledged to deliver on promises to cut taxes and to reduce the regulations on business. the speech was delievered against a backdrop of financial and political turmoil following the government�*s mini budget and the u—turn on cutting tax for the highest earners. our political editor chris mason reports. # moving on up, you�*re moving on out...#. not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last few days, but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with the themes that shape us. we gather at a vital time

for the united kingdom. these are stormy days. we are dealing with the global economic crisis caused 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 remember as a young girl being presented on a plane with a junior air hostess badge. meanwhile my brothers were given junior pilot badges. laughter. it made me angry, and it made me determined. from the personal to the political, and her core objective. for too long the political debate has been dominated by the argument about how we distribute a limited economic pie. instead we need to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice. applause. that is why i am determined to take a new approach and break us out of this high—tax, low—growth cycle. and listen to this —

an acknowledgement not everyone will like what she�*s doing, it�*ll be bumpy, but worth it. whenever there is change, there is disruption. and not everybody will be in favour of change. but everyone will benefit from the result. but this tax—cutting prime minister had to ditch a tax cut for the best—paid and there was contrition. the fact is that the abolition of the 45p tax rate became a distraction from the major parts of our great plan. that is why we are no longer proceeding with it. i get it, and i have listened. the prime minister, at first, appeared nervous but what happened next appeared to galvanise her. environmental activists questioned the legitimacy of a prime minister who hasn�*t won an election. it was a moment that didn�*t wrong—foot her but helped her define who she�*s against with a catch—all label she�*ll hope will stick.

i will not allow the anti—growth coalition to hold us back. labour, the lib dems, the snp, the militant unions, the vested interest dressed up as think tanks, the 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�*s always more taxes, more regulation and more meddling. wrong, wrong, wrong! this is a prime minister plotting a very different course from borisjohnson, but on 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 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 era. 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 era. 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 dysfunction, 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. i thought that was great. that�*s great. that�*s what we needed, was the vision. she�*s put the signal out. we want everyone to get involved. this is what the country needs. i thought that speech was exactly what we want to present the country. clear conservatism. it's been an upbeat - conference full of energy. energy? that�*s what you call it? absolutely. we've got the ideas, we've got the fizz, . we've got the debate here. this is where it's happening. as for the prime minister, she couldn�*t leave quickly enough. she can run away from this conference but not the immense challenges she confronts. chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. the prime minister was addressing supporters and some critics in the hall in birmingham, but there was a wider message to voters at large. high peak in derbyshire returned a conservative mp in 2019, but with a very small majority. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking

to voters and business owners there. 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 yarn 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�*s trying to kick—start the economy and i think she�*s got the right idea. i didn�*t agree with lowering the 45p high rate of income tax. i�*m glad she�*s 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�*s 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�*s clear what is happening, we don�*t have u—turns happening. obviously, we have got the corporation tax allowance but if you�*re 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�*ve 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�*s 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. in a moment we�*ll talk to chris mason who�*s joined me, but first faisal islam is here to spell out the economic challenges facing the truss government. "growth, growth, growth" now provides its own metric by which to judge the effectiveness of the entire truss government,

after that conference speech. but there are more immediate challenges. some of the aftershocks of the financial turbulence after the mini budget are only now reaching the real economy. that can be seen especially in the mortgage market, which normally moves with the bank of england base rate. but look at this chart of the typical two—yearfixed mortgage — that�*s taken off since the mini budget, reaching 6% — the highest level since the financial crisis. that�*s a significant rise — several hundred or a few thousand pounds a year depending on the size of the mortgage. the government argue that most of this rise is other factors, but this very sharp rise is what we have seen since the mini budget. what about the core of all the crisis in the first place? borrowing costs for government which feed into those mortgage rates. this is the rollercoaster on effective borrowing rates

for a five—year loan to government. you�*ll see it�*s calmed over the past few days, but has crept up notably over the past 2a hours, and is still fundamentally higher than it was before the mini budget. some of these trends are seen in other economies, but not to this extent. the markets are still awaiting firm costed hard numbers from the government. but here�*s the big challenge — the truss economic agenda is that you get growth growth growth from tax cuts, planning reform, energy investments and more. the challenge is this — all those take notjust lots of time, but a lot of political capital, as we have seen, and trussonomics may only has limited quantities of both. chris mason was in birmingham earlier. he�*s here in the studio tonight. where does this leave the prime

minister, chris? when we look at the mini budget, the difficulties around that. and the u—turn on that policy, a rather divisive conference in some ways. where does she stand? it was divisive. i think _ ways. where does she stand? it was divisive. i think it _ ways. where does she stand? it was divisive. i think it was _ ways. where does she stand? it was divisive. i think it was dangerous - divisive. i think it was dangerous for the conservatives politically because there was indiscipline within the government. there was near mutiny amongst conservative backbenchers. prompted initially by that tax for the highest paid. and the dangerfor the prime minister, that u—turn, was that it was crushing for her authority. that might be my analysis but it is also the analysis of senior figures in government. they acknowledge how dangerous that was. because they feared it would tempt backbenchers and others to embark on other expeditions to try and change her mind. of course we saw that within hours with this unresolved row around benefits payments with indiscipline in the cabinet some suggesting penny mordaunt ought to be sacked for taking a position that was different from the government�*s

position, and backbenchers making arguments again that the government should move and change its view. when you speak to people at the top of government, they are very, very nervous about the last couple of days. they feel their party, in the words of what is an ungovernable rebel, is that they are fatalistic about election defeat and are therefore willing to rock the boat. they�*re one thing they cling to, seniorfigures in they�*re one thing they cling to, senior figures in government, they�*re one thing they cling to, seniorfigures in government, is that the alternative would be worse. in other words, if mps were to try to topple theresa may or prompt another general election the danger is for them that they go down to a big, big defeat. but it tells you a lot that it is that crutch they have to lean on to feel even vaguely positive. to lean on to feel even vaguely ositive. , , . ., to lean on to feel even vaguely ositive. , . ., ., positive. just a final point on liz truss which _ positive. just a final point on liz truss which is _ positive. just a final point on liz truss which is to _ positive. just a final point on liz truss which is to do _ positive. just a final point on liz truss which is to do with - positive. just a final point on liz truss which is to do with how i positive. just a final point on lizl truss which is to do with how you think she is coping, your reading of the way that she approached that big speech today with a lot of pressure given what has been going on, what�*s

your reading of how she�*s handling it? your reading of how she's handling it? ,, ., , , ~ , ., it? she has been prime minister for 'ust it? she has been prime minister for just over four— it? she has been prime minister for just over four weeks. _ just overfour weeks. an extraordinarily short period of time but one where a lot has happened, not least of course the death of the queen. what we had in that speech today was her reintroducing herself today was her reintroducing herself to the country. here is a prime minister who has been a ministerfor a very long time but isn�*t particularly widely known in the country considering she is the prime minister. they didn�*t want to introduce any new policies in the speech. i city last night, once bitten twice shy given the last couple of days, and so instead during the biographical think of who she is, what she stands for, and her history of what led her to her political philosophy. they will hope that helps with that introduction and they hope that things are a lot more study next week.— and they hope that things are a lot more study next week. thanks very much. -- more study next week. thanks very much- -- more _ more study next week. thanks very much. -- more steady. _ you can get more information

on all of that on bbc news online — that�*s bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. in iran, protests against the government have entered their third week following the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody. schoolgirls and students have been defying the country�*s strict laws on wearing head coverings after mahsa amini was detained for not wearing her hijab correctly. herfamily allege she was beaten by officers in the country�*s morality police. bbc persian�*s rana rahimpour has the story. laughter and giggling. this was nika shakarami. a typical shy teenager, seen here singing karaoke with friends. she was killed by iran�*s security forces a few days before her 17th birthday.

she was one of thousands of teenagers protesting against the islamic republic of iran. opposition is growing. even schoolchildren have joined the protests, including this 14—year—old girl. translation: a lot of teachers do act like they're with us _ but they don�*t dare to say anything. boys have not chanted any slogans yet but they show their protest in some sort of ways, such as writing on the benches, walls, or distributing papers of slogans and collaborating with each other inside the school. pupils are burning the pictures of the leader of the islamic revolution. chasing away pro—government school officials. and showing their middle finger to the ideology that has oppressed them for years. it all started three weeks ago with the death of this woman, 22—year—old mahsa amini. she died in the custody of the notorious morality police.

she was accused of not wearing the hijab properly. 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 here 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, the team can pinpoint the location of the protests. we�*ve analysed more than 1000 videos verifying at least 300 protests since amini�*s death. the protests have continued despite ayatollah ali khamenei�*s warning on monday that they were riots orchestrated by the west. his warning hasn�*t scared these young girls, who no longer want to see his face in their classrooms. instead, they wrote their dreams behind his framed picture. equality and freedom.

to turn this page of iran�*s history. rana rahimpour, bbc news. in russia, president putin has said he expects the situation to stablise in the four regions he says have been annexed from ukraine. these are the four regions here — donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhizhia and kherson — and president putin�*s forces are in control of the area in red. ukraine is regaining ground in the east, shown in purple, with a governor on the ground telling the bbc they�*ve retaken six more villages in luhansk since yesterday. there�*s also been a significant breakthrough for ukrainian troops in the south near kherson with president zelensky saying there have been fast, powerful movements in this purple zone with dozens of settlements

liberated this week alone. our world affairs editor john simpson is in the ukrainian capital kyiv for us. how do you assess the morale there now? $5 how do you assess the morale there now? �* , , ., how do you assess the morale there now? m how do you assess the morale there now? as you say, there is every day a new story — now? as you say, there is every day a new story about _ now? as you say, there is every day a new story about villages, - now? as you say, there is every day a new story about villages, towns, i a new story about villages, towns, being recaptured by ukrainian troops. this is not an excitable kind of place. people are not going round the streets shouting and cheering, but they are quietly pleased with what�*s going on. and now the americans are starting to say, maybe if the ukrainians can capture the city of kherson in the south, it be able to capture the whole crimean peninsula. this comes only a matter of a few weeks, really, since the americans and europeans were saying to president

zelensky here, you have to be really careful, you have to do a deal, you have to be realistic, you can�*t win. we saw the richest man on earth, elon musk, just a day or so ago talk about giving up cry permanently to russia, which infuriated them here. the problem that president zelensky has is that he mustn�*t allow people to start feeling that it is a walkover, that the russians are hopeless and they are bound to win. he has to keep the support of the west both in arm�*s terms and finance terms. west both in arm's terms and finance terms. , ., ,, ,,., ., , terms. john simpson with the latest anal sis in terms. john simpson with the latest analysis in kyiv. _ terms. john simpson with the latest analysis in kyiv, thank _ terms. john simpson with the latest analysis in kyiv, thank you. - a look at some other stories today. a 14 year—old boy who was stabbed and killed in gateshead has been named by police. tomasz oleszak died in the early hours of tuesday morning 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. there have been renewed calls today for more aid to help the victims of drought in somalia, following our special report last night. hundreds of thousands of people there are facing starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. the republic of somalia, in the horn of africa, has a long history of droughts. but there�*ve been more and more recently, driven by climate change, and many people have been forced from their homes. those that remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running insurgency by islamist forces. getting aid to them is dificult because al—shabab militants, who control parts of the country seen here in black, regularly launch attacks. the whole country is affected, but it�*s the areas in brown,

that are controlled by militants, where people are suffering the most as famine looms. our africa correspondent andrew harding has been working on this report for months. the threat from militants meant he could only reach the city of baidoa by air. 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. or localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. on 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.

worcester warriors rugby club has been at the heart of the city for 150 years, but today players and staff at the club learned that their contracts are being terminated. it follows a high court hearing which wound up part of the troubled premiership side which has been suspended from the league. hmrc had been pursuing worcester for a £6 million unpaid tax bill. the court ordered that the company which pays the salaries be liquidated. our sports editor, dan roan, has been following the story: and here are the history—makers. just five months ago worcester warriors were celebrating winning the premiership cup, one of the greatest days in the club�*s long history. but today, surely its worst. bad news, eh? the dream�*s over. shell—shocked players exchanging farewells this morning just minutes after learning they and hundreds of had lost theirjobs after part of the stricken club was wound up. i�*m devastated. i�*m absolutely devastated. i can�*t believe it�*s got to this point. forward joe batley telling me of the toll this had taken.

i�*ve had a tough call with my partner, explaining our worst fears have come true. seeing the boys�* faces today has been super emotional. it�*s like, it�*s the heartbeat of the city, almost. it�*s got the foundation, which do amazing work around the city. it�*s got the community side, that do a lot with the kids and schools. the overriding feeling is devastation, really. the first premiership team to go into administration for 23 years, worcester has debts of £25 million, including 14 million to the government in the form of a covid loan. i�*m colin, this is my business partnerjason, and we are the owners of the warriors. co—owners jason whittingham and colin goldring now deeply unpopular with players and fans over their management. the plight of worcester warriors has left fans, players, the staff and the wider community in shock, but it�*s also reinforced

mounting concerns over professional club rugby union�*s finances, governance and sustainability. and it�*s not the only club in difficulties. one of rugby�*s biggest names, wasps, also being pursued by hmrc over unpaid tax, and on the brink of administration themselves. they are loss—making institutions. they are often propped up by wealthy benefactors who are willing to foot the bill, but that�*s not a model of self—sustainability. what the pandemic has done is kind of shine a bigger light on that and it�*s accelerated the situation. after their final training session together, these players now face an uncertain future and the game�*s authorities must tackle a mounting crisis. dan roan, bbc news, worcester. donna langley is one of the most powerful women in hollywood, the first british woman to run a major american film studio.

and she�*s been behind some of hollywood�*s biggest films. it�*s a remarkable story for a woman who grew up on the isle of wight and arrived in la 30 years ago. 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 outta 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�*s 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 oppenheimer will be released by universal. steven spielberg, too, is back 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,