this is bbc news — i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: police in canada confirm a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing has died after being arrested. nearby, ems record by pleased to attend the scene and he was transported to hospital in saskatoon. he was pronounced deceased at the hospital. president putin steps up his war of words with the west, threatening to let europe freeze. but the european union isn't backing down: it's outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas. and california urges people to conserve energy as a heatwave is leading to demand that could overwhelm power supplies.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the remaining suspect sought by canadian authorities following a weekend stabbing spree went into medical distress after his arrest on wednesday, and was pronounced dead according to police. police say an autopsy will now be conducted to determine cause of death. myles sanderson was arrested four days after 10 people were killed in a stabbing attack in saskatchewan. he was one of two people wanted in connection with the stabbings. the other — his brother — was found dead on monday. a motive for the killings still isn't clear. speaking at a press conference, a spokesperson for the police said myles sanderson was apprehended after appearing outside of a home holding a knife and then stealing a car.

he was arrested by police and taken into custody. a knife is located inside the vehicle. emergency alert was cancelled at 3:50pm once his identity was confirmed and he had been taken into police custody. shortly after his arrest, he went into medical distress. nearby ems record by pleased to attend the scene and he was transported to hospital in saskatoon. he was pronounced deceased at the hospital. the saskatchewan police requested the saskatoon police requested the saskatoon police service and the saskatoon incident response team to conduct the independent incidental investigation into circumstances surrounding the incident. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in melfort, saskatchewan and has been following this for us. in terms of how he died, that is something the police haven't

gone into any details of, there are lots of conflicting reports on the canadian media, the national media on exactly what happened to him. some reports talk about here was rammed off the road, a technique police use here in this country, to try to get someone who is running away like this. so some reports suggest this led to his injuries, other reports saying he had a knife in the car that he had a knife in the car that he died from self—inflicted wounds. lots of speculation, but no confirmation exactly what happened, we heard the police officer saying there will be an autopsy and that will be an autopsy and that will be, we will get the details at some later point, to confirm myles sanderson, the subject of the huge manhunt from sunday is dead. his brother also did damien sanderson founded earlier on the week on monday in the same area most of were killed, how he died is unknown, all police

have said to us about him is his wounds were not self—inflicted. directorfor director for two directorfor two radio director for two radio stations and red told us more. we director for two radio stations and red told us more.- director for two radio stations and red told us more. we got an alert which _ and red told us more. we got an alert which comes _ and red told us more. we got an alert which comes over- and red told us more. we got an alert which comes over smart i alert which comes over smart phones and the tv saying there had been a white shipping truck that had been stolen from a place in that saskatoon ring area, that is the largest city in saskatchewan, within minutes we had a call on our airwaves saying i havejust been we had a call on our airwaves saying i have just been stopped on the side of the highway, highway 11 as i said is a major thorough wear, a four lane fire —— highway all of the vehicles were stopped by officers and it happened in front of the eyes of drivers at the side of the road where they have been spotted this white truck and he

was dragged out of the truck into the ditch, then surrounded and that image of him against the truck with the rcmp offices around him, we know the rosten ambulance has been spotted outside the major hospital in saskatoon, we don't know whether from that moment, was he placed into an ambulance, was he in the back of the police cruiser, they were then travelling south to saskatoon, that's really all we know at this point. the european union has outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas. president putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies if such a step was taken. eu governments have accused moscow of using energy to blackmail them in retaliation for western support for ukraine following russia's invasion. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. announcement in russian in his energy war with europe, a fresh salvo today from russia's president. vladimir putin warned if the west

does what it's threatening and imposes a price cap on russian energy exports, say goodbye europe to russian oil and gas. translation: it's an - absolutely stupid decision. we will not supply anything if it's contrary to our interests. in this case, our economic interests. we will not supply gas, oil or coal, and they are not in a position today to dictate to us. he predicted that europe would freeze like the wolf's tail froze to the ice in a russian fairy tale. speaking of freezing, this sinister music video by the russian energy giant gazprom, shows russia switching off the gas to europe ahead of winter. it's taunting the west after russia did indeed shut down its biggest pipeline to europe.

in its stand—off with the west, the kremlin sees energy as its trump card, and it's playing it very publicly. the calculation is that cutting energy supplies to europe will cause such economic pain, that european governments will drop the sanctions they imposed over russia's invasion of ukraine in exchange for cheaper fuel. scenes like these give the kremlin hope. this was prague on sunday. tens of thousands of people protesting at soaring energy bills and demanding an end to sanctions against russia. so will the european leaders cave in to pressure? it is a full—fledged energy war. if they capitulate, vis—a—vis this blackmail, it is not going to be good for europe because the same methods are likely to be

repeated by the russian government in the future. it's going to take time for europe to reduce its reliance on russian energy. that means that this winter could be a tough one. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, despite threats from moscow, the european union outlined plans to impose a price cap on russian gas as energy prices have soared in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. earlier, i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri how much of a challenge the eu is facing. there are soaring energy prices and this is a huge concern to brussels as well as to member states and that is because winter is approaching. it is possibly going to be very cold and they are therefore concerned that their citizens and families are going to suffer as a result. remember back before russia's invasion of ukraine, the eu was getting about 40% of its gas imports from russia and the eu now believes

that this has allowed russia to weaponise energy, something that president putin denies and has allowed president putin to have this hold over the eu and so their goal now is to weaken that because they are pointing to things like the supply from nord stream i pipeline being cut off indefinitely, something that president putin is blaming on sanctions and certainly these comments he has made earlier about cutting off supply of oil, gas, coal if the eu doesn't do his bidding are going to further that concern so it is an extremely worrying situation. that is why certain countries like germany are considering rationing and the head of shell, one of the biggest energy companies across europe, is saying he doesn't think rationing is going to be a conversation point for this winter, he thinks it is going to be a issue for several winters to come. such is the severity of the situation that that eu is considering possible measures including this price cap we have been talking about. how exactly are they and do they plan to respond? that's right, they are

proposing this energy price cap on russian gas and that is something that president putin is calling stupid and he is threatening to cut off all supply if they follow through with it. but the eu commission chief ursula von der leyen argues that this is because they need to weaken what we were just talking about, that hold president putin has over europe, as well as pointing to a key ethical concern. she actually explains that, we can listen to that now. we all know that our sanctions are deeply grinding into the russian economy, with a heavy negative impact. but putin is partially buffering through fossil fuel revenues, so here the objective is that we must cut russia's revenues which putin uses to finance his atrocious war in ukraine. so she's talking about denting president putin's financial war chest for his invasion of ukraine and she also argued that the eu has taken other steps already. for example, when it

comes to gas storage that is up to 82%. she says the eu has also managed to find other supply from countries like the us, norway, algeria as well as some other countries and remember that 40% figure of eu gas imports from russia 7 she says that has already been brought down to 9% so the eu is continuing to look for major solutions to a major problem and on friday, eu energy ministers are going to be discussing those proposals further. in pakistan, a third of the country is under water and more than 1,300 people have died due to the floods. authorities say waters on the country's largest lake have begun to recede following concerns that lake manchar in sindh province could burst its banks. pumza fihlani reports from islamabad. sindh province is still drowning. it has not rained for days, but most of the land remains waterlogged. on the shoreline,

the boats are still coming. the dangers of manchar lake have been contained for now, authorities say. its banks were deliberately breached to protect urban areas and what remains of the damaged infrastructure there. but the threat is not over, and rescue teams are now working on evacuating thousands stranded in their villages. 125,000 people have been affected by the overflow of water. the people whose homes were sacrificed have been left with nothing. translation: my brother just died in my village because of the water that came. we thought we were going to be able to save him, but we couldn't. around 20 people are still stranded there. some are unconscious, some arejust sitting, waiting for help. water levels in pakistan's biggest lake are starting to recede, officials have told the bbc. but as an additional measure, they are enforcing flood dykes in the area.

as rescue efforts continue, authorities are also under pressure to rebuild what has been lost. climate change minister sherry rehman told the bbc that pakistan will need international expertise. we are going to have to do some very important thinking, notjust on our own, but with the climate specialists, really, for infrastructure. key communication lines naturally have to be restored. the railways have to be restored, all of that. so they've already started their reconstruction, and i was thinking because it has to happen, people have to cross over, most of it will not be resilient. we neither have the money nor the technical capacity at this point. building with the future in mind may be a luxury for those whose entire livelihoods have been lost to the floods. for now, those who make it out of these treacherous waters are troubled by uncertainty,

where they will sleep and what they will eat. pumza filhani, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: stolen from the old world, being returned from the new, the ancient antiquities heading home at last. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, - and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, "enough. of blood and tears. enough!" translation: the difficult |

decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. lam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in canada confirm a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing has died after being arrested. president putin steps up his war of words with the west, threatening to let europe freeze. let's turn to california now, which is grappling with a heatwave, and emergency crews are

fighting numerous wildfires. temperatures are forecast to remain high in the coming days. the heatwave has left thousands of households without power and people are being told to conserve energy. sophie long is in los angeles for us. well, we are now into day five of an intense heatwave here in california, which has pushed temperatures way up into triple digits in fahrenheit and above 44 degrees celsius, smashing records for this time of year. and the stifling heat continues long after the sun goes down, which is putting massive pressure on california's electricity grid. we haven't yet seen the rolling blackouts that people were warning of, but thousands of people have been left without power in places like silicon valley, although not the millions that people were fearing. californians are being asked to conserve energy between the hours of 4pm and 9pm. they're being asked not to crank up the air con, but to keep thermostats above a certain temperature, not to use major appliances, and not to charge electrical cars during those hours. now, these conditions

are, of course, perfect for wildfires to spark and for those already burning to do so more intensely. in the north of california, two fires have burned through thousands of acres. in the south, about 80 miles from where i am in los angeles, the fairview fire has burned through thousands of acres, killed two people, and burnt down several structures. now, the two victims have not yet been identified, but authorities say they were found in a vehicle, indicating that they were perhaps trying to flee the fires, and an illustration ofjust how dangerous and how quickly these fires spread. now, the heat is expected to ease off by the end of the week, butjust over the horizon are santa ana winds, and when they come in autumn, as they always do, if they combine with intense heat and a tinder dry vegetation that has been baked all summer, then the conditions are perfect for wildfires to spark and for them to spread very, very quickly, so while some respite might briefly be insight, the fear is that things could get much worse. somalia could slide into famine

if humanitarian support is not stepped up urgently. those were the words of the special representative of the un secretary general to somalia informing the security council. the country and the whole of the horn of africa region have been badly affected by four failed rainy seasons. tens of millions in east africa are now considered to be at risk of food insecurity. the bbc�*s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. the harrowing impact of the drought in somalia. fresh graves of children. yet this is just a snapshot. in a country long beset by insecurity, the full picture is hard to know. the un children's agency, unicef, says 730 children have died so farfrom unicef, says 730 children have died so far from malnutrition. but that number is only what has been verified and recorded. malnutrition has reached an

unprecedented level. we have 1.5 children, they are likely to have acute malnutrition, and of them, 355,000 will need treatment was fear acute malnutrition. it treatment was fear acute malnutrition.— treatment was fear acute malnutrition. it comes are congested- _ malnutrition. it comes are congested. numbers - malnutrition. it comes are congested. numbers have malnutrition. it comes are - congested. numbers have more than doubled in recent weeks. many arrive here with nothing, having walked four days in such of water and food. the drought has displaced at least a million people and is only getting worse.— million people and is only getting worse. million people and is only cuettinworse. ., ., getting worse. salmon is on our doorsteps _ getting worse. salmon is on our doorsteps and _ getting worse. salmon is on our doorsteps and we're _ getting worse. salmon is on our doorsteps and we're going - getting worse. salmon is on our doorsteps and we're going to i doorsteps and we're going to witnessing the death of children in an unimaginable scale in the last months of 2022 if we don't act fast. millions of people here rely on their livestock for a living. the animals have been it hard. numbers have trindall sharply. agencies say the race on to save lives and livelihoods. irate save lives and livelihoods. we are doing _ save lives and livelihoods. - are doing this through at scale cash distributions, putting

money into the hands of the most vulnerable so they can buy what they need, and importantly, we are doing it through support to animals. we have to keep livestock alive. animal treatment, animal fodder, and water animals to be able to survive. this is a core part of roman prevention and response. part of roman prevention and re5ponse-_ response. that is the goal, to -revent response. that is the goal, to prevent famine. _ response. that is the goal, to prevent famine. but - response. that is the goal, to prevent famine. but with - response. that is the goal, to l prevent famine. but with every passing day, without enough resources, somalia is inching closer to it. anne soy, bbc news. the city of new york is returning millions of dollars worth of looted antiquities to their rightful home in italy. the stolen items were linked to a number of illegal trafficking rings. among the antiquities was a marble head of the goddess athena that dates back more than 2,000 years. the bbc�*s tim allman has the details. treasures from the old world taken illegally to the new. dozens of ancient artefacts,

bowls and parts and masks, worth millions of dollars. today we are repatriating 58 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19 million to their home country of italy. these antiquities were seized from investigations into several different trafficking rings connected to michael steinhart. who is he? he is american billionaire who had amassed a huge collection and agent antiquities, it's believed many of them were taken illegally from churches and museums in italy before being imported to the us. late last year he agreed to give most of the back, in exchange for not being prosecuted. for more than a decade, the authorities here have been waging war against organise the looting. this office has recovered

almost 11,500 priceless, extraordinary antiquities, testaments, monuments to the shared cultural heritage of humanity. if you have to put a dollar value on it, it is valued at more than $250 million. these items will be returned to where they belong, cherish by local communities for now and for generations to come. tim allman, bbc news. well, earlier, ispoke to art theft investigator anthony amore who's director of security and chief investigator at the isabella stewart gardner museum in new york. i asked how artefacts such as these find themselves in new york in the first place. there is a wide network of looting and trafficking that is pretty enormous, it surprises most people to learn about, so that's one problem.

the second problem is the lack lack of due diligence that you see notjust in new york, but around the country and around the world, when acquiring pieces. talking about that due diligence, say i am a vendor who has got some art for sale. you are a museum, you may be slightly suspicious or not suspicious at all. either way, what should you do? the short answer is employ or contract researchers. museums work really hard to tackle risk when it comes to security, fire, conservation, investments, you name it, but they don't do enough in my estimation, due diligence when acquiring antiquities, and that's how you run into problems and that's why we see so many stories of, especially in the media, about antiquities having to be returned to their home country. i'm interested then what the impact is for the museums

on their reputations, and equally, for the countries who are receiving these works back. you are taking a large risk, reputation, large financial risks when you don't do the due diligence that this sort of work demands, and that's why to have a proven researcher working on behalf orfor your institution is so very important, just for your own ethical considerations, but also, just to protect your organisation from liability. 58 pieces of stolen art are being handed back, an estimated value of about $90 million, but this is just part of a much wider project to return pieces. give us an overview of the scale of this. you said it very well. this is, first of all, my compliments to the manhattan das office for doing this, but this is a small fraction of a multibillion—dollar

operation that occurs worldwide related to the illicit trafficking of antiquities, and really taking away cultural heritage from countries, especially countries that have been colonised in the past, so this is a massive worldwide problem, and it's great to see law enforcement and homeland security included to rectify it. that was anthony amore in new york. there are precious few perks in life if you're a minor local dignitary, but you do occasionally get to open things. so then imagine the disappointment when this happened. just as the ribbon was being cut on this footbridge in the congolese capital, kinshasa, the bridge collapsed. vips and guests scrambled for safety as the whole thing fell apart. thankfully, there were no reports of any injuries, other than to the reputation of the builders of the bridge. thankfully, everyone escaped

that. there are plenty more details on our website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @garethbarlow. hello there. over the last few nights, mother nature has been putting on a pretty impressive display of thunder and lightning. late in the day on wednesday, we had a number of storms move across northern england, and that was one of them late in the day in county durham. and recently, the storms have been forming thanks to this area of low pressure just to the south of the republic of ireland. we've had these trough features, these organised bands of showers being thrown in from the south and west, and for wednesday night, we had two clutches of storms — one affecting north wales, the north midlands, northern england. that really was the most active. but we also have another area of storms in the south—east as well. here's the weather picture over the next few hours. there will be a few more downpours coming and going, one or two mist and fog patches forming as well. perhaps some more persistent

and heavier rain setting in across some central and eastern areas of scotland, these are the kind of temperatures you'll have to start the day heading into thursday. thursday is another day of sunshine and showers, broadly speaking, but i think we could see an area of persistent heavy rain affecting central and eastern areas of scotland and perhaps lasting through thursday into friday as well, bringing the risk of some localised flooding here, but otherwise, it's another day of showers. for many of you, there'll be quite a lot of showers, so most of you will see at least one or two, perhaps more than that through the course of the day, and by the afternoon, some of them, again, will be turning thundery in nature. the area of low pressure driving this lot will continue to bring showery weather across all parts of the uk through friday. again, some hefty downpours, but notice there's that zone of heavier, more persistent rain still affecting some central and eastern areas of scotland, with a heightened risk of seeing some localised flooding as those rainfall totals continue to build up during the course of the next couple of days. beyond that, we'll take a look at the weather pattern into the weekend. that area of low pressure

finally clears out of the way — good, it's been with us all week. we get this ridge of high pressurejust for a time on saturday, but then we see more rain arriving from the west. so, saturday looks like being a dry day for the vast majority. make the most of that because sunday sees a return of some heavy rain, particularly across western areas. now, one thing you might have noticed — i certainly have recently — is that it's been getting dark pretty quickly. at this time of the year, we're losing daylight at its fastest rate. that means in london, we're losing, well, nearly four minutes of daylight each and every day, but it gets worse the further north you go. in lerwick, we're losing nearly 5.5 minutes each and every day. that's the latest.

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in canada have confirmed a man suspected of killing ten people in the mess stabbing his died after being rested. . myles sanderson had been on the run since sunday, prompting a huge man—hunt. a police spokesperson described him as being in "medical distress" during his detention. the european union's outlined plans to introduce a price cap on russian gas. president putin threatened to cut off all energy supplies if such a step was taken. eu governments have accused moscow of using energy to blackmail them in retaliation for western support for ukraine following russia's invasion. officials in california have urged consumers to reduce their electricity usage as demand has soared

because of an extreme heatwave. people in the us state are being urged to turn