in england are facing long waits for treatment. and la palma smashed my lava from a nearby volcano. there's ash falling on my clothes, i can taste it in the air, and the whole time, there's the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... england are hit for six — they lose the third one—day international against new zealand by three wickets in leicester. good evening. after emergency talks, the government has struck a deal with the us company, that supplies most of the carbon dioxide used in food production in the uk. the gas is a by—product of the manufacture of fertiliser, but the recent sharp rise in gas prices, forced one of the country's biggest suppliers, cf industries, to stop production. carbon dioxide is used in the drinks industry, as well as to prolong the shelf life of food. ministers are giving limited financial support to see industries to restart production. —— cf industries. one food industry group has warned that without government intervention, gaps could appear on supermarket shelves within days. our business editor, simonjack, has the very latest. when you think of cheese, you probably don't consider carbon dioxide a vital ingredient. if not in the cheese itself, but like many otherfood products, c02 is used in the packaging process to extend shelf life. the boss of this cheese producer has been told by his supplier his c02 deliveries are in jeopardy at a crucial time of year. we're now pretty near empty on our stocks and we are living hand to mouth on a day—to—day basis. so, at a time of year when we should be packing more and more products for export, ready for christmas, we are having to cut back production based on some sort of forecast for c02. cf industries, a us owned company with plants in cheshire and teesside, produces 60% of the uk's c02 as a by—product of manufacturing fertiliser. it may be a by—product to them, it's absolutely crucial to the economy, which is why the government had to do a deal to restart production fast. from the farm yard gates to the supermarket door, c02 finds its way into processes and packagings throughout the food supply chain, and the fact the government has been locked in talks trying to figure out how to subsidise one company's gas bill shows just how urgent the situation is and how pervasive and damaging high gas prices can be for the entire economy. wholesale prices are now higher than companies are allowed to charge under a government cap, so many suppliers are going bust, leaving customers like stacey having to pay more to a new supplier. when i looked for a comparable deal on sunday night, the price was going to cost me £550 more, if i was going to get a 12 month fixed tariff, it was going to cost over £900. those prices have increased already, and many of the deals have actually disappeared, so i am now shackled to my gas meter. the government price cap has already been increased and will take effect in october, but the calculation of that new cap didn't capture a 70% surge in wholesale prices in august. the regulator says it is likely that prices will rise again. we have already announced a rise in the price cap coming in in october, so that is already in play and although there is a lot of cost pressure and, yes, that will feed through, it is very early in the cycle and it is too early to predict what will happen next year. but ultimately, that cost feeds into bills. as smaller companies go bust, the boss of a challenge company that rivals the giant says we must not go back to the days when a handful of powerful companies dominated the market. we do not want an energy market that i has insufficient competition, right? i we don't want an energy market which is made up of companies. basically all the same. what we need to have - is the diversity of customer offering that we got - used to with competition. the government insists that help for carbon dioxide producer cf is a one off as co2 is critical to nuclear reactors, medicines and vaccines, the wider crisis in the energy market remains unresolved. simon jack, bbc news. borisjohnson says the government will do all it can to protect consumers. but with prices rising for energy and food, and reductions to universal credit on the way, some conservatives are warning of a tough winterfor many people. however, speaking in washington, where he's due to hold planned talks with president biden, mrjohnson said he rejects fears of difficult times ahead. the talks in america are expected to focus on the cop26 global climate conference in glasgow later this year, and the ongoing challenges in afghanistan. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has sent us this report. even prime ministers have to use the sidewalk sometimes. the united nations gathering snarls at new york's crazy traffic, but boris johnson can't look away from real problems close to home. the energy price rise as dizzying as this view. we will do what we can to protect consumers in this interim period and i want to stress that it is an interim period. and i think what people want to see is the medium to long—term strategy. what people at home want to know, prime minister, is what is going to happen to their energy bill, what is going to happen in the next few weeks and months? people at home are hearing about possible shortages on supermarket shelves, people are seeing energy companies go under. first of all, the market across the world is going to start clearing these problems and they will rectify themselves. but secondly, what it's showing is why it is absolutely right to be investing in wind, to be investing in solar and to be putting in nuclear. if you look at our ten point plan... forgive me, prime minister, i think at the moment, people would like to know how they are going to put food on the table in the next few weeks and months rather than thinking about a long term, ten point plan. on that, laura, if i may, i don't believe people will be short of food, and wages are actually rising now under this government if that is what you are driving at? they are seeing a government that, for millions of people, are going to take away £20 a week. it's all very well for you to stand on the top of a skyscraper in new york and say you understand. if you really understood... you're also on top of a skyscraper and we are here to get the world to focus on tackling climate change. and one of the things we're doing is trying to get people to move away from hydrocarbons, from reliance on hydrocarbons, to putting in clean, green energy sources on which our country can rely for generations to come. but prime minister, if you really say you understand the pressure on the people at home, is there any chance the government might think again on universal credit, or is that decision absolutely closed? we think, laura, the best thing we can do is to help people into high wage, high—skilled jobs. that is what is happening. unemployment is falling very rapidly, jobs are being created and wages are rising. a senior industry source told me, the prime minister on his travels simply hasn't understood how serious the squeeze on energy and supply chains really is. yet a journey of a few hundred miles to the white house, his priority tonight. the vice president, kamala harris, was the welcoming party. the first time they've met, seeming a friendly duo. mr prime minister, it is an honour to welcome you to the white house. and as you will discuss with the president, the relationship between our two countries is a long and enduring one... even if the prime minister's delight at british beef exports seemed to cause her something of a chuckle. the ban on beef, your curious ban on british beef has been removed, which is a wonderful thing. yet there isn't much hope an actual trade deal could be done between the two countries first. for british prime ministers, this location is about as box office as it gets. the main event — a one—on—one with the president. getting under way. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, washington, dc. president biden has told the united nations, he'll double the amount of money the us is giving, to help the developing world adapt to global warming. £8 billion will now go to a special fund. our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. after criticism of his afghanistan strategy, isjoe biden trying to show that america can still be counted on in a crisis? jae show that america can still be counted on in a crisis? joe biden wanted to _ counted on in a crisis? joe biden wanted to show _ counted on in a crisis? joe biden wanted to show that _ counted on in a crisis? joe biden wanted to show that america - counted on in a crisis? joe biden wanted to show that america is. counted on in a crisis? joe biden - wanted to show that america is back on the world stage and that it is working with its allies and the announcement that came today on climate change in this $11 billion deal that will go to developing countries is what britain had been lobbying for and what borisjohnson in the white house behind me is probably thanking joe biden very much for that. there has been a lot of criticism over afghanistan but joe biden wanted to turn a page and say, and he did, this is the first time in 20 years that an american president has been able to stand up and say, we are not at war, and he has talked about going from relentless wars to relentless diplomacy. he did not mention by wood china by name but that is what he meant by that he did not mention china by name but he's was clearly referring to them when he talked about the fact they did not want to go into a cold war. joe biden said they do not want to act again and they do not want to act again and they want to act with their partners but that did not happen over afghanistan and that is why his speech today got to choose rather than the full throated three cheers. thanks forjoining us. a third russian man is facing charges over his alleged involvement in the salisbury poisonings three years ago, which left one woman dead and three others critically ill. security sources believe denis sergeev, led the team on—the—ground in salisbury, when novichok poison was used against sergei skripal, a former russian spy, and his daughter yulia. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has more details. the third man, denis sergeev, today charged with the salisbury poisonings. it was march, 2018, when deadly nerve agent was deployed on the streets of the city. the target — former russian spy sergei skripal. he and his daughter fell ill after novichock was smeared on his door handle. four months later, dawn sturgess fell ill when she came into contact with a discarded perfume bottle used to carry it. today, the prime minister called on russia to act. they should recognise our sense that justice must be done is not abated, and dawn sturgess, an innocent member of the british public, died in that event, and we want to see those suspects handed over. police today released a new image of sergeev arriving at heathrow on the friday before the poisoning. the other two members of the team flew into gatwick hours later. they were spotted heading to salisbury and around the town. sergeev stayed in london the whole weekend, including spending time near here. but police say the three men did meet on multiple occasions in the city. and security sources have told me that sergeev was the on the ground operational commander for the team. sergeev is then seen leaving heathrow for moscow, almost immediately after the poisoning. police today confirmed all three were members of russian military intelligence, the gru, and had operated internationally. so who is denis sergeev? he is a veteran of russian special forces, who then joined unit 29155 of the gru, where he is now thought to be a major general. the unit is said to be tasked with sabotage, subversion and assassination. since salisbury, european security services have been tracking its movements. this year, it was linked to an explosion at a czech arms depot, which killed two people in 2014, and to the attempted assassination of a bulgarian arms dealer. the man seen in this cctv may well be denis sergeev, suspected of smearing poison on car handle. the first two salisbury suspects appeared on russian tv to claim they were just tourists visiting the cathedral, and moscow has consistently denied any involvement. that means that despite today's accusation, the third man, also believed to be in russia, is unlikely to face a british court. gordon corera, bbc news. and moscow has rejected what officials call an "unsubstantiated" ruling by the european court of human rights, which found that russia was responsible for the killing of the former kgb officer, alexander litvinenko, in london in 2006. mr litvinenko, who became a british citizen, was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium—210, which was put in his tea. a public inquiry conducted a decade later concluded that the killing was "probably approved" by president putin. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has ordered an investigation, into a data breach which could threaten the safety of more than 250 people in afghanistan. they include dozens of afghan interpreters, who worked for british forces. the mod, has referred itself to the information commissioner's office and one person, has been suspended. our special correspondent, lucy manning's report, contains some flashing images. it was an e—mail that was supposed to reassure. instead, it might have put afghan interpreters at greater risk. when the ministry of defence sent the message to those still stranded, all 250 e—mail addresses, some names and photos, could be seen by everyone receiving it. an interpreter we can't identify, currently in hiding in afghanistan, received the e—mail. i felt shocked. i really felt disappointed. how could they afford to make this serious mistake? just when you think it can't get worse than this... i'm100% sure that it will have a negative impact on our safety. the interpreters have been told to change their e—mail addresses. the defence secretary had to come to the commons to explain. it was brought to my attention at 20:00 last night there had been a significant data breach. to say, i was angered by this was an understatement. i immediately directed an investigation to take place. one official has been suspended. i apologise to those afghans which is affected by this data breach. the stranded interpreter also received the e—mail. do you accept the defence secretary's apology for this? the apologies are not helping at the moment. as i say, we need to take action now to start the process of evacuation. these mistakes can cost an interpreter's life. the mod�*s apology is sincere, and staff are said to be distraught, but while the military evacuation was praised, the reality is, hundreds of interpreters and others have been left behind in increasing fear and desperation, with no clear path to get them out. the government admits it's lost contact with eight interpreters it couldn't evacuate, and it's notjust the data breach but the perceived breach of trust that's left lives at risk. when i see their carelessness and their neglect, i don't think we're going to be in the uk in the nearfuture. britain promises to get them out, however long it takes, but every day is dangerous on the run from the taliban. lucy manning, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 31,564 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, across the uk. that means in the past week, there was an average of 31,083 new cases per day. more than 7,700 people are in hospital with covid,according to the most recent data. another 203 deaths have been recorded in the latest 2a hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. the average number of deaths per day in the last week, is 144. on vaccinations, 89.4% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 81.9%, are now double vaccinated. children with mental health problems, are facing long waits for treatment in england, with parents saying they're desperate for help. a bbc investigation has found that a fifth of patients had to wait longer than 12 weeks. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has been meeting some of those desperate to get help for their children. her report contains some details, you may find upsetting. when things get tough this is where sue comes. her teenage daughter, who's self—harmed, has been waiting for mental health treatment for almost two—and—a—half years. when she does receive that help, you know, we don't know now how she's going to engage with that because of the wait. and as i say, you know, i do wonder if, as a result of those delays, you know, she might end up needing medication because the anxiety is now so high. it's estimated in england, 1.5 million under—18 year—olds have a probable mental health disorder, but in the year to 2021, the child & adolescent mental health service — camhs — sawjust under a third of them. your teachers here really, really care about you... some teachers are so concerned, they're telling parents not to bother with camhs. we now have parents that are in a really desperate situation. i'm often reluctant to refer them on to these services because i know the length of time that they will wait. and sometimes, there just isn't that opportunity to wait. you need that support right there, right then. the government says, due to the pandemic, it's treating more under—18s than ever and extending help to an additional 345,000 children and young people. we have a young girl. who is set upon dying. sandra — not her real name — has to lock away the knives and medicines at home. her 16—year—old daughter has waited three years for treatment, despite attempting suicide 17 times. the consequence of having to wait this long is that it's done an awful| lot of psychiatric damage to her, really. _ how painful is that to you? it's devastating. she is so talented. she is amazing at art and music. she's really creative. but when you are constantly trying to just keep your daughter alive i another day, to hope that someone will give her some therapy... - sorry... after five suicide attempts this summer, sandra's daughter was referred for therapy, and sue's daughter has finally got an appointment, but it's thought many hundreds of thousands of other children are still being left without the help they need. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. and if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, for help and advice, just go to our website, bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call forfree, at any time a helpline on, 0800 066 066. the parents of a teenager, who died after being struck by a car in northamptonshire in 2019, say they've reached a civil settlement for damages, against the woman alleged to have killed their son. harry dunn who was 19, died when his motorbike was hit by a car driven by the wife of an american diplomat, near raf croughton. anne sacoolas then left uk, claiming diplomatic immunity. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, says preventing women from accessing education in neighbouring afghanistan, would be un—islamic. he's calling for the taliban to respect human rights. in an interview with our world affairs editor, john simpson, the prime minister laid out the conditions that would need to be met, for pakistan to formally recognise, any new taliban government. in peshawar, on pakistan's north west frontier, afghanistan feels very close. the streets are thronged with afghan refugees. in the 1990s the taliban had their origins in the afghan refugee camps here and pakistan has always been accused of setting up the taliban and helping them take power in afghanistan. something pakistan denies. but when the taliban were thrown out in 2001, pakistan's influence in afghanistan fizzled out for 20 years. in our interview, imran khan clearly didn't want to seem to be too close to the taliban but he was careful not to be too critical of them either, over the question of the rights of afghan women, for instance. the women are very strong. i feel, give them time. they will assert their rights. how much time? years? a year, two years, three years. three years? but at the moment, john, it's just too early to say anything. because it has barely been a month. after 20 years of civil war, they have come back into power. the taliban — the word just means islamic students — originally owed their existence as a movement to religious schools in pakistan like this one, the zuberia in peshawar, where they were recruited and radicalised. the main teacher, sheikh rahimullah, even helped the taliban to distribute the weapons they captured from american soldiers. "the previous taliban government did not understand the system," he says. "this time they do understand politics and international relations. "they are not as harsh now as they were before." the new taliban leaders in afghanistan are certainly trying to give the outside world the impression that they have changed. imran khan hopes they have. it is very encouraging. they have said they will have an inclusive government. they have said that women can work, can have education. they will give amnesty to everyone. the soil will not be used for terrorism by anyone. you know, these are encouraging statements. so you are approving the way the taliban operating? no, i'm approving of what they have said. no one can tell where afghanistan goes from here, but what we hope and pray, that finally, after 40 years, the people of afghanistan will have peace and stability. but the taliban did not bring peace and stability before and there is no evidence they can do it this time. in that case, it wouldn'tjust be afghanistan that suffered, it would be pakistan, as well. john simpson, bbc news, islamabad. another village on the canary island of la palma, has been evacuated, because of the ongoing eruption of a nearby volcano. residents were ordered to leave el paso, after lava flows, from the cumbre vieja volcano. more than 6,000 people have fled, and hundreds of homes have already been destroyed since last sunday. our correspondent danjohnson is on la palma for us tonight. yes, we have had this amazing natural fireworks show for three days and three nights now. it is absolutely mesmerising, it is hard to take your eyes off it but it is destructive. you can see the lava flowing downhill and it has scarred the landscape and touched everything in its path. there have been more earth tremors and further lava flows which suggest this spectacular show will not be open any time soon. —— over any time soon. on la palma's volcanic hill sides it is time to move. more families and more communities are packing up and getting out. "i don't even know where to take my things," this woman says. we were allowed to drive the road to a village evacuated on sunday, now being cleared by its residents in a last dash to grab whatever they can before the lava consumes their homes. the flames and the lava are really close, that's why there's such a risk to these properties, and why people are making every effort to get out. being here forjust a couple of minutes, you get a sense of the risk, because there's ash falling on my clothes, i can taste it in the air, and the whole time, there's the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background, so that is why people are loading up and going. so far, people are safe, but leaving is painful, because it's notjust buildings... we are angry with the authorities, we could have done this without so much stress, without running. i don't know where i am going to go. more homes destroyed and more communities that will have to be abandoned. here is the molten lava on the move, a slow motion menace, inching relentlessly downhill. this is a live geology lesson in nature's unstoppable forces. it is notjust property. everything here has been shaken. danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. temperatures got above 22 degrees for some of us today, not bad for this point in september. there is more warmth to come for most of us over the next few days. but through tonight, where we have these clear skies across southern and central parts of the uk, it will turn a little bit chilly, down to seven, eight or nine degrees with the odd mist patch in places. further north, northern england, northern ireland, scotland seeing more in the way of cloud. it'll be milder here, quite windy with some outbreaks of rain into the north west of scotland. and as we go through tomorrow, this band of cloud and increasingly light and patchy rain will stagger southwards across scotland, getting down into northern ireland through the day. for much of england and wales, we'll see some spells of sunshine, potentially a bit more cloud in the mix than we had during today. it's going to be quite windy across northern areas particularly. turning cooler across northern scotland, as well, 13—14 degrees here. 20—22 down towards the south. quite a cool day in the north on thursday, warmer further south, and it warms up again for all of us on friday. this is bbc news. the headlines. president biden has used his first address at the united nations general assembly to promise a new era of "relentless diplomacy" instead of " relentless war". he said that battling climate change and coronavirus will not be defeated by a force of arms. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, opened the proceedings. he portrayed a world in which billionaires were joyriding into space while millions went hungry on earth. the british government says it will meet the full operating costs of a fertiliser plant in the uk, which had been closed due to rising gas prices. the plant plays a vital role in producing carbon dioxide, which is widely used in food production. authorities in la palma, in the canaries, are stepping up evacuation efforts as a volcano on the island continues to erupt. at least 100 homes have already been destroyed , and more are being threatened by flowing lava.