you think it has a particular problem? this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a former police officer armed with a gun and a knife kills at least 3a people including 23 children in thailand before shooting himself. this is the nursery where the attack was carried out in the largely rural part of the country. around five kilometres north of the —— 500 kilometres north of the —— 500 kilometres north of the —— 500 kilometres north of the capital bangkok. liz truss travels to prague for a new european members group — could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the british prime minister is under pressure at home. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action —

the first time in its history. multiple explosions rock the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia with the regional governor blaming russia. a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output. the british home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer after a bbc investigation reveals he'd been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello if you're watching in the uk or around the world. 3a people including 23 children have been killed at a nursery in thailand. it

happened that a child care facility in non bua lam phu province with the gunman fleeing the scene before killing himself, his wife and his children. he has been identified as 35—year—old panya kamrab. after the shooting, the man fled the day centre in a white pick—up truck and thai media are reporting he was sacked by police last year over drugs offences. i'm joined by our thailand editor. thank you for coming in, can you tell is more about what has happened? at coming in, can you tell is more about what has happened? at the prime minister _ about what has happened? at the prime minister has _ about what has happened? at the prime minister has expect - about what has happened? at the prime minister has expect his - about what has happened? at the prime minister has expect his canj about what has happened? at the i prime minister has expect his can -- prime minister has expect his can —— expressed his condolences to the families. they have flown up to the shooting area to find out more information. white make this sound is absently appalling with so many children killed. —— this sound is absently appalling with so many children killed. this is not the first time a mass

shooting as having if every 2020, we had an incident where a soldier with a gun and started a shooting spree, because he had a grudge with the mother—in—law. in that incident, he killed 27 people at least and just last month, there was an incident where the soldier took a gun and shot at his colleagues in bangkok and killed two people, so officers with guns are quite... not that rare, especially in thailand, having weapons like guns, pistols, not difficult to find.— difficult to find. reuters news auen difficult to find. reuters news agency reporting _ difficult to find. reuters news agency reporting that - difficult to find. reuters news agency reporting that the - difficult to find. reuters news i agency reporting that the victims including children as young as two years old, according to a local police official in the superintendent has told a television

channel the government had been discharged from the police force last year. how much security is there in schools generally in thailand? are they quite open places? thailand? are they quite open laces? ,, ., , thailand? are they quite open laces? ,, .,, , , thailand? are they quite open laces? ,, , places? quite open places and this is a nursery — places? quite open places and this is a nursery within _ places? quite open places and this is a nursery within the _ places? quite open places and this is a nursery within the local- is a nursery within the local authority's premises so in this case the local media reporting on him having a grudge on authorities and it's seen as an easy target for him to go after. it's seen as an easy target for him to go after-— to go after. the families involved must be absolutely... _ to go after. the families involved must be absolutely... cannot - to go after. the families involved - must be absolutely... cannot imagine the devastation that has caused. yes, everyone is trying to say what is happening to them, what is going on and you see more detail emerge later. ., ~ on and you see more detail emerge later. . ,, , ., on and you see more detail emerge later. ., ~' , ., , on and you see more detail emerge later. . ,, ,, , . later. thank you very much indeed. welcome. here _ later. thank you very much indeed. welcome. here in _ later. thank you very much indeed. welcome. here in the _ later. thank you very much indeed. welcome. here in the uk, - later. thank you very much indeed. | welcome. here in the uk, hundreds later. thank you very much indeed. . welcome. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of — welcome. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of nurses _ welcome. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of nurses are _ welcome. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of nurses are being - welcome. here in the uk, hundreds of thousands of nurses are being asked . thousands of nurses are being asked if they are willing to walk—out over pgy-

the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union's io6—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5 percent above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now, they're being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people's lives. and that's why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it's like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn't cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself, or even feed your children. if i'm going to work, and i'm... i'm making a difference in people's lives, ifeel like i should be able to be compensated and have enough pay for myself to sustain myself

and even look after my children. the rcn is asking for a pay rise of 5% on top of inflation, something no uk nation has offered. the ballot will open today until the 2nd of november. nurses in northern ireland have been on strike before but, if this vote goes through, it will be the first time in the rcn's pick io6—year history that there's been a nationwide strike. not all nurses would walk out. some, whose work is considered to be life—preserving, or if it wasn't administered would lead to permanent disability, will continue to work, too. but this strike is intended to disrupt, and it's likely to come at a time when winter pressures are starting to build. the rcn say they have no other choice. is this the responsible thing to do — to take strike action when we're coming into winter? you see, this is about nurses trying

to get ministers to actually stand up and listen to the dire straits that they are in, trying every day to look after their patients. the department of health and social care in england has said it values the work of nhs nurses and is supporting them by giving them a pay rise of at least £1,400 a year. scotland's health secretary suggested yesterday that he'd be making an improved offer. other unions are also planning, or have started balloting their health workers. there may be anger over pay, but any form of strike will affect patient care. caroline davies, bbc news. our health editor hugh pym joins me now. if this strike was to happen, what would patients see?— if this strike was to happen, what would patients see? there is a big if the if would patients see? there is a big if they if there _ would patients see? there is a big if they if there is _ would patients see? there is a big if they if there is a _ would patients see? there is a big if they if there is a ballot - would patients see? there is a big if they if there is a ballot result. if they if there is a ballot result in favour of a strike, in early november, then presumably talks will continue and i think the royal couege continue and i think the royal college of nursing will hope there is more engagement from the

government, the government will make the case for the pay offer it has already made and then we will see how that develops and there must be a chance given the normal notice for a chance given the normal notice for a strike. if we get to that point of something happening in november. the royal college of nursing has said if there is walk—out, they will affect routine nonurgent care, not emergency care. staff will stay in that area of hospitals and other parts of the nhs but of course routine, nonurgent care includes operations, it includes a lot of appointments, so it will affect patients if we get to that point and this is one step towards that but there was obviously a lot that might happen between now and any possible calling of a strike. might make what is the pay range nurses have at the moment? what is the likely set of top in all the different parts of the uk on different pay levels?

—— what is the pay range nurses have at the moment? what is the likely set of top in all the different parts of the uk on different pay levels? the average, and it covers a lot of bands,is the average, and it covers a lot of bands, is £35,000 but you would be also at around £20,000 as well and the pay offer made by the government in england and the welsh government has gone down the same route, it is for an average of 4%, that is the £1400 you are hearing about and caroline's piece, but as a percentage it is that much bigger for new entrants to the profession on lower salaries. this is quite unusual because it is a uk wide ballot and healthiest of all. so members of the royal college of nursing will be balloted in all the uk's nations but scotland has offered 5%, the health minister there has said they might go a little bit further, they might be open to more talks in northern ireland has not yet made a formal

offer. in ireland has not yet made a formal offer. ., ., . ireland has not yet made a formal offer. . ., . , ireland has not yet made a formal offer. ., ., ., , ., ., offer. in a word, a big dealfor the nurses to ballot _ offer. in a word, a big dealfor the nurses to ballot if _ offer. in a word, a big dealfor the nurses to ballot if they _ offer. in a word, a big dealfor the nurses to ballot if they have - offer. in a word, a big dealfor the nurses to ballot if they have never done it before. the nurses to ballot if they have never done it before.— nurses to ballot if they have never done it before. the royal college of nursin: , done it before. the royal college of nursing. the — done it before. the royal college of nursing, the biggest _ done it before. the royal college of nursing, the biggest representative| nursing, the biggest representative body, union, has never balloted for strike action across the uk in its 106 year history. there has been an rcn striker northern ireland, that happened about three years ago. thank you. liz truss will attend the first meeting today of the european political community — an informal summit bringing together the leaders of eu states with 17 other countries. at the gathering in prague, ms truss will call for unity to ensure that ukraine can win the war against russia. she'll also say it's time to confront other challenges, such as energy and migration. we had this assessment earlier. i think the alternative to list just think the alternative to listjust being there would be liz truss being the only european reader not to be there so it is important for her to

be round the table with all those other european leaders and that being said, there is a danger i think that the community schoens a do nothing more than a talking shop of 44 leaders in one room for one day implying they were not really get into any great detail. but symbolically, i think there will be the voice of the predecessors. find the voice of the predecessors. and bein: in the voice of the predecessors. and being in the _ the voice of the predecessors. and being in the room with other british ministers are excluding themselves, effectively, from those other meetings post—brexit, that is important, isn't it, for keeping links alive when, as i blog, regionally, the uk is facing pressure is globally on ukraine and other fronts?— other fronts? absolutely in these euro ean other fronts? absolutely in these european leaders _ other fronts? absolutely in these european leaders face _ other fronts? absolutely in these european leaders face many - other fronts? absolutely in these - european leaders face many common challenges so in that sense it is an interesting initiative but bear in mind the greatest opportunity for

many will not be the set piece settings or formal press conferences but the chances they will get to have bilateral meetings so we are expecting liz truss to see president macron, to see the dutch prime minister and possibly the president of the european commission and i think it is those bilaterals away from the cameras were most deals will be done rather than at the plenary is. will be done rather than at the plenary is— plenary is. she is in a very precarious _ plenary is. she is in a very precarious position - plenary is. she is in a very precarious position at - plenary is. she is in a very i precarious position at home. plenary is. she is in a very - precarious position at home. how will that affect how other countries treat her? she is very new in the job. i do not think it will affect how other countries treat her because she is the prime minister of the united kingdom so it gives an opportunity to come across as a stateswoman dealing with big problems in an international stage and i think other leaders will take seriously because there are other issues they want to discuss with

her, notjust the european war and reactions but the stand—off over the northern ireland protocol and brexit. whether she plans to honour a commitment from her predecessor to boost benefit payments to help the poorest cope with the cost of living. despite proposing a tax cut for those on the highest incomes, i'm joined now by mark christie, who is retired and lives in peterborough, he suffers from a condition which means he has to be on oxygen 24 hours a day. how are you coping with the current financial pressures, everyone are seeing higher prices.—

financial pressures, everyone are seeing higher prices.- can | financial pressures, everyone are . seeing higher prices.- can you seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes. _ seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes. i _ seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes, i can. _ seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes, i can. i _ seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes, i can. ijust_ seeing higher prices. hello? can you hear us? yes, i can. ijust wondered| hear us? yes, i can. i 'ust wondered how our hear us? yes, i can. i 'ust wondered howyourfindrng — hear us? yes, i can. ijust wondered how your finding managing - hear us? yes, i can. ijust wondered how your finding managing all - hear us? yes, i can. ijust wondered how your finding managing all the i how your finding managing all the bills and are you gaining enough from benefits? it’s bills and are you gaining enough from benefits?— bills and are you gaining enough from benefits? it's a real struggle. i'm havin: from benefits? it's a real struggle. i'm having to _ from benefits? it's a real struggle. i'm having to choose _ from benefits? it's a real struggle. i'm having to choose between - from benefits? it's a real struggle. i i'm having to choose between heating orfood i'm having to choose between heating or food and at the moment i have the heating off. and i've got to wrap up from my waist down to keep warm. to get food in, with my condition, i've got to be as a core temperature of 24 in the house, but i cannot get it up 24 in the house, but i cannot get it up to that because i cannot afford the heating bill. can up to that because i cannot afford the heating bill.— the heating bill. can you 'ust exlain the heating bill. can you 'ust explain for fl the heating bill. can you 'ust explain for us i the heating bill. can you 'ust explain for us a i the heating bill. can you 'ust explain for us a bit i the heating bill. can youjust explain for us a bit about i the heating bill. can youjust. explain for us a bit about your condition, you have an oxygen tube we can see, is it?— condition, you have an oxygen tube we can see, is it? yes, i have copd, which is chronic _ we can see, is it? yes, i have copd, which is chronic obstructive - which is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. i have emphysema

in my lungs and it is killing my lungs and eventually they will just go away and i won't have any lungs left. the only cure is a lung transplant. but i'm too weak to have the operation, so i'vejust got transplant. but i'm too weak to have the operation, so i've just got to live the way i am. i have lived like this for ten years. i’m live the way i am. i have lived like this for ten years.— this for ten years. i'm very sorry to hear that _ this for ten years. i'm very sorry to hear that but _ this for ten years. i'm very sorry to hear that but you _ this for ten years. i'm very sorry to hear that but you do - this for ten years. i'm very sorry to hear that but you do receive i this for ten years. i'm very sorry i to hear that but you do receive some government support, do you? how much more do you think you need? i government support, do you? how much more do you think you need?— more do you think you need? i would sa we more do you think you need? i would say we need — more do you think you need? i would say we need exactly _ more do you think you need? i would say we need exactly the _ more do you think you need? i would say we need exactly the same - more do you think you need? i would say we need exactly the same as i more do you think you need? i would| say we need exactly the same as what people on universal credit got. they got £650, we didn't get that, we only got £150. got £650, we didn't get that, we only got 950-— got £650, we didn't get that, we onl not £150. ., . ., i. only got £150. how much do you live one er only got £150. how much do you live one per week _ only got £150. how much do you live one per week and _ only got £150. how much do you live one per week and how _ only got £150. how much do you live one per week and how much - only got £150. how much do you live one per week and how much are you| one per week and how much are you short by? roughly? do you know? i’m

short by? roughly? do you know? i'm short by? roughly? do you know? i'm short by? roughly? do you know? in short by about £160 per week. short by? roughly? do you know? i'm short by about £160 per week. and i short by about £160 per week. and that is making _ short by about £160 per week. and that is making you face is very difficult choices. what will happen as winter it gets on and it gets much colder? i as winter it gets on and it gets much colder?— as winter it gets on and it gets much colder? ., ., . ., much colder? i will have to cut down on the food — much colder? i will have to cut down on the food and _ much colder? i will have to cut down on the food and put _ much colder? i will have to cut down on the food and put the _ much colder? i will have to cut down on the food and put the heating i much colder? i will have to cut down on the food and put the heating on. | on the food and put the heating on. it's not an ideal situation but i've got to do it. i've got to stay at a core temperature otherwise i will end up in hospital. haifa core temperature otherwise i will end up in hospital.— core temperature otherwise i will end up in hospital. how warm does the room have _ end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to _ end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to be _ end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to be for _ end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to be for you - end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to be for you to i end up in hospital. how warm does the room have to be for you to be i the room have to be for you to be ok? 2&1 the room have to be for you to be ok? , fit the room have to be for you to be 0k?_ fit falls - the room have to be for you to be 0k?_ fit falls below, | the room have to be for you to be i 0k?_ fit falls below, you ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end u- in ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end up in a — ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end up in a much _ ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end up in a much worse _ ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end up in a much worse state? i ok? 24 degrees. fit falls below, you end up in a much worse state? yes. | end up in a much worse state? yes. if it falls below. _ end up in a much worse state? yes. if it falls below. you _ end up in a much worse state? yes. if it falls below. you seen _ end up in a much worse state? yes. if it falls below. you seen the i if it falls below. you seen the debate this week about whether. .. how do you feel when you see debate happening at a national level like this? it happening at a national level like this? ., ,, , happening at a national level like

this? ., ~ , ., , . this? it makes me angry. the rich are getting _ this? it makes me angry. the rich are getting richer— this? it makes me angry. the rich are getting richer and _ this? it makes me angry. the rich are getting richer and the - this? it makes me angry. the rich are getting richer and the poor i this? it makes me angry. the rich | are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. it is not on. they don't think about the people who suffer having to make choices of food or heating, we should not have to make those choices in this day and age. to make those choices in this day and are. , , , , , to make those choices in this day andaue. , i, , to make those choices in this day andaue., ,, , and age. just very briefly, can you 'ust and age. just very briefly, can you just explain _ and age. just very briefly, can you just explain for— and age. just very briefly, can you just explain for me _ and age. just very briefly, can you just explain for me what - and age. just very briefly, can you just explain for me what benefitsl just explain for me what benefits are payments your own? i am just explain for me what benefits are payments your own?- just explain for me what benefits are payments your own? i am on esa contribution _ are payments your own? i am on esa contribution -based _ are payments your own? i am on esa contribution -based because - are payments your own? i am on esa contribution -based because i - are payments your own? i am on esa| contribution -based because i worked contribution —based because i worked all my life up until ten years ago when i got it down with the condition i've got. that is national insurance that i have paid all my life and i've worked in the army as well. and i'm also on pip at the highest level, which is a personal independence payment, which is for

people who are severely disabled. 0k, people who are severely disabled. ok, that gives us a bit of a picture of what is going on with you, wishing you the very best and thank you very much for speaking to us. mark christie there in peterborough. thank you. now let's go to ukraine. the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia has come under missile attack, with multiple explosions just before dawn and a further three heard in the past half hour. following the first attack, local officials said seven russian missiles had hit infrastructure and residential buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in the rubble. at least two people have been confirmed dead. zaporizhzhia is close to the front line and the capital of a province russia has illegally tried to annex. 0ther non—military sites have been hit across ukraine, including power stations, electricity transmission lines and residential buildings. ukrainian officials say russia is retaliating for recent setbacks on the battlefield.

0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is at the site of the attack. it's been a couple of hours already since we heard explosions, several explosions, right here in the centre of zaporizhzhia, an hour or an hour and a half or so before dawn. rescue workers have been here on this main avenue ever since then, and you can telljust by looking around you just what a huge explosion this was, not only has that apartment building being completely demolished, but shops and buildings on the other side have had their windows blown in, and if you look at the iron railing down the middle of this avenue, it has been blown out by the force of the blast. explosions are not unusual here in zaporizhzhia, we are not farfrom russian—controlled territory, and people are used to hearing explosions by night and day. but for something like this to happen, right in the heart of the city, an entire apartment building demolished, that is unusual, and pretty shocking.

and we also had this from hugo bachega. people have been told to... and we do not have details of what has been hit, so we have these attacks in the morning, attacks happening at around 5am and residential buildings were hit in the city of zaporizhzhia, andrew seen an entire block of flats being completely destroyed. the ukrainians are now saying this is the way russia is responded to military

defeats by targeting civilian infrastructure and vicinity of the past few weeks, power stations, electricity lines, residential buildings being attacked across the country and now we are seeing again a civilian area being hit in the city of zaporizhzhia which is fairly close to the front line in the south of the country and it has become a target by the russian forces, it has been frequently targeted in recent weeks. is any of this newly nuclear plant and what is the latest on the safety and that part of ukraine? we safety and that part of ukraine? - should hear from the head of the should hearfrom the head of the international atomic agency later today, he is visiting kyiv today and i think the goal of this mission is to create a safety area around the is a parisian nuclear power plant. despite the name, the complex is away from the city itself. —— mike

around the is a parisian nuclear power plant. there have been concerns —— around the zaporizhzhia power plant. yesterday, president vladimir putin said russia was going to nationalise this power station, zaporizhzhia is one of the regions russia says it is an exiting, for partially occupied regions of ukraine, something that has been dismissed by the ukrainians and international community has —— as illegal. so this is likely to escalate tensions even further when it comes to this nuclear power station. the coastguard in greece says that at least 15 would—be immigrants have died — and dozens more are missing — after two boats sank in separate

parts of the country's maritime waters. the bodies of fifteen people have been recovered off the eastern island of lesbos after their dinghy sank. eight are said to be safe but nearly 20 are missing. in southern greek waters, at least sixty migrants are missing after their boat smashed into rocks near the island of kythira. last week the us state of florida was set upon and made most destructive storms it has ever seen. many businesses are still without power. president biden has visited the state to see the scale of devastation himself. fierce political rivals putting on a rare show of unity. presidentjoe biden and florida's republican governor ron desantis stood shoulder to shoulder, a united front as florida looked to rebuild from the hurricane that pummelled the state. we're the only nation that comes out of it better than we went into it. and that's what we're going to do this time around, come out of it better, because this is the united states of america. and i emphasise �*united'.

president biden and governor desantis sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum. mr desantis is an outspoken supporter of former president donald trump. he's also being touted as a likely presidential contender himself in 2024. but during this latest visit they largely set their differences aside. we are cutting through the red tape and that's from local government, state government, all the way up to the president, so we appreciate the team effort. joe biden pledged federal support for a recovery effort that could cost billions of dollars. everything — everything this historic, titanic, and unimaginable storm just ripped it to pieces. you've got to start from scratch, got to move again, and it's going to take a lot — a lot of time, not weeks or months, it's going to take years for everything to get squared away. it remains to be seen how long the relationship remains civil, but their willingness to work together was appreciated by local residents who are still reeling from the impact of the storm.

well, i think we're happy that the governor reached across the aisle and they're working together in unity for us. that's the most important thing. it's not about politics right now, it's about human life. and human life remains at the heart of ongoing relief efforts. rescuers are still going door to door, diligently checking for survivors. and the death toll is expected to keep on rising. bipartisan efforts are welcome as florida bids to rebuild from the wreckage. but the scale of the challenge is immense. tom brada, bbc news. major oil producing nations have decided to reduce the amount of oil they produce. it's the biggest cut in production by the opec plus group in more than two years and it's already pushed up the price of oil. 0pec plus is the world's

oil—producing cartel. it's made up of the opec group of 13 major oil producing countries plus several other members. they've decided to cut oil production by two million barrels a day from november because of uncertainty in world markets. president biden has called it "short—sighted" and it's being seen as a blow to him because it is likely to push up petrol prices in the us and around the world. while some of the world's most powerful oil producers including saudi arabia and russia imposing the cuts? well, the move is seen by saudi arabia as an attempt to prop up saudi arabia as an attempt to prop up the price of the black stuff. if you take the price of crude, it has dropped to around $90 a barrel from $120 in the past two months, all of it on fears that a slowing global economy will drive down demand. the decision could also undermine a plan by the g7 wealthy nations to cap the

price of oil. president biden's response was sharp and he called the decision short sided —— short—sighted and offer the reduction of barrels it offset the cut. high oil prices have hurt president biden at the polls. this move could affect what motorists pay at the pump right before the us mid—term elections. at the pump right before the us mid-term elections.— at the pump right before the us mid-term elections. earlier, i spoke to cornelia meyer. i asked her what effect the cut in production would have on petrol prices around the world. it isa itisa2 it is a 2 million barrel cut, yes, but it is in reality only about 850 thousand— 900,000 barrels because

they are cut from the quotas and 0pec has under fulfilled the quotas for a long time so the real cut is much smaller and it means for oil prices they have gone up but let's not forget over the last quarter, the third quarter, they've gone down by maybe 25 and 30% so they really calmed down and the price at the pump and it is not only dependent by the input on foot but also the refining capacity and that is also stretched. so for people watching who are thinking, how might this affect me, will they see an increase in prices? affect me, will they see an increase in rices? , , ., . in prices? they may see an increase in prices? they may see an increase in rices in prices? they may see an increase in prices but — in prices? they may see an increase in prices but part — in prices? they may see an increase in prices but part of— in prices? they may see an increase in prices but part of that _ in prices? they may see an increase in prices but part of that is - in prices? they may see an increase in prices but part of that is what i in prices but part of that is what is going on in the defining sector and also if they have this price cap

on russian oil which will come into effect. there is a clear upward tendency. it effect. there is a clear upward tendency-— effect. there is a clear upward tenden. , ., tendency. it is unpopular in the united states _ tendency. it is unpopular in the united states so _ tendency. it is unpopular in the united states so please - tendency. it is unpopular in thej united states so please explain tendency. it is unpopular in the i united states so please explain why. joe biden is going into a mid—term election and pet prices at the pump are extremely important to him because that is a gauge for us voters on whether they like the current administration or not. that is not like biden administration feels that 0pec has sided too much with russia and russia as part of 0pec plus, so they are worried about a russia— 0pec alliance and the political discourse is getting harsher and we can only hope that

calmer voices will prevail. strike action has put nearly two—thirds of oil refineries in france out of action. petrol stations are running out of supplies, especially in the north of the country. wendy urquhart reports. workers at totalenergies downed tools nine days ago, bringing operations at two refineries and two storage facilities to a grinding halt. strikes are also affecting two exxonmobil refineries in france. cgt union representatives are asking for a 10% wage increase, a massive investment plan, and extra temporary workers, but so far totalenergies is refusing to give in to demands. translation: the french are beginning to see the consequences at the pumps, the refineries have shut down and we are beginning to see a shortage of petrol, diesel at all service stations. the french government has already been forced to tap reserves to top up supplies but ministers continue to insist there is no need to panic. translation: we are closely monitoring the situation with industry actors, we have drawn from the strategic stockpiles here and there, in order to supply stations and allow people to fill

up their vehicles and go to work or take children to school. petrol stations are running dry all over the country, especially in the north where one in three stations are suffering shortages. the authorities have slapped a ban on people filling up jerry cans and other containers, with petrol or diesel. wendy urquhart, bbc news. here in the uk, the home office has suspended an immigration official after a newsnight investigation revealed he'd been posting racist content on the messaging site whatsapp. rob lewis, a former metropolitan police officer, is understood to have created the group, which also includes other ex—officers. the home office says it has a zero tolerance policy of discrimination,

while the met said it would be ruthless in rooting out racists and misogynists from the force. newsnight�*s uk editor, sima kotecha, reports. a whatsapp group with several former metropolitan police officers on it. the content is vile — racist, misogynistic, homophobic, pornographic. it's so offensive we have chosen not to show it. this one is horrific. yes. dave eden was a police officer for almost 30 years. he retired in 2010 and has been on the group since it started in 2016 as, what he calls, a silent observer. there is frequent use of the p word. there are references to black politicians which are extremely unpleasant. the entire undertone is one

of racism and misogyny. throughout his career he has collected evidence showing examples of prejudice in policing. if these are former police officers, why should we be worried? it doesn't matter whether they are retired or whether they are serving, we are introducing them into that culture and we are allowing it to continue. the founder of the group and the chief poster of racist content is rob lewis, a former metropolitan police officer. he has now been suspended from a role at the uk border force from a role at the uk border force following this bbc investigation. i called him to ask why he was sharing such offensive material. i'm actually at work at the moment, so i can't give you any time. we've been speaking to a whistle—blower about a whatsapp group with serving and former diplomatic protection officers on it. hello? he has hung up. he did not respond to our messages either.

the home office told us... the new met commissioner has previously acknowledged a problem with racism in the force. while there is no evidence to suggest this whatsapp group includes any current officers, the bbc has heard from serving met police officers that racist content is still doing the rounds. this will be an uphill battle for the met to eliminate this culture. individuals need to be held accountable and made an example of to demonstrate to colleagues that these behaviours and ideologies have no place in the met. i fail to see any substantial improvement within the organisation. the met told us that these messages are abhorrent and have absolutely no place in policing or society. where such behaviour is identified,

it would be dealt with robustly and the force would actually seek out those whose actions brought shame on it. they urged dave eden to talk to them, pointing out that he had declined when asked earlier this year. dave eden has now submitted the evidence he has gathered to an independent inquiry into the force. well, this group tells me that the culture of the metropolitan police hasn't changed. and, in fairness, it's notjust this group, it's other groups, it's what i'm hearing out of the mouths of ex colleagues and what i'm witnessing all the time. sima kotecha, bbc news. one former detective who served for 30 years, i asked her earlier if showers surprised by what she had seenin showers surprised by what she had seen in the reports. i am showers surprised by what she had seen in the reports.— seen in the reports. i am not at all surrised seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by _ seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by what _ seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by what i _ seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by what i have _ seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by what i have heard i seen in the reports. i am not at all surprised by what i have heard in l surprised by what i have heard in the reports, and unfortunately i

think this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better, now that sir mark rowley is in place as commissioner of the metropolitian police. it is different to what i experienced in policing, because what i experienced was disguised in the form of banter, and a lot of it i was complicit in, because i to be part and parcel of that group. what has happened in policing now is these groups, these groups, these officers, who are racist, sexist and misogynistic, have embedded themselves within social media, within private whatsapp groups and they think it's acceptable for them to behave in anyway which they suit because they think they've got a trusted group around them. can you 'ust trusted group around them. can you just explain — trusted group around them. can you just explain for— trusted group around them. can you just explain for me _ trusted group around them. can you just explain for me what _ trusted group around them. can you just explain for me what you - just explain for me what you experienced yourself directly when you talk about banter?— experienced yourself directly when you talk about banter? look, i mean, my experiences _ you talk about banter? look, i mean, my experiences were _ you talk about banter? look, i mean, my experiences were back _ you talk about banter? look, i mean, my experiences were back from i you talk about banter? look, i mean, my experiences were back from 30 i my experiences were back from 30 years ago, i addressed, what was under banter was targeting of nearby cid officers when ijoined the detective arena, as a detective

sergeant, comments, performance issues, a host of issues in order to get me notjust out of the cid office but out of policing. what i did at that time was i challenged grossly offensive messages within a community safety training session, policing race relations, which came about as a result of the mcpherson inquiry. now, idealt about as a result of the mcpherson inquiry. now, i dealt with it, i robustly challenged it, it did to me for the rest of my service, but the fact is i still remained within service, i managed to get ahead with my career, i had a fantasticjourney but equally i can understand why some police officers went to speak out because they are so scared because they won't have those safe spacesin because they won't have those safe spaces in order for them because they won't have those safe spaces in orderfor them to be able to be the whistleblower is. this particular officer didn't pass the information to the metropolitan police, he passed it to the angelina leone inquiry, because maybe he doesn't trust the met police to actually have addressed those issues. .,

issues. you said under the new commissioner— issues. you said under the new commissioner you _ issues. you said under the new commissioner you think - issues. you said under the new commissioner you think it i issues. you said under the new commissioner you think it is i issues. you said under the new. commissioner you think it is going to get worse, why do you say that? well, i think a lot more will be exposed by the new commissioner, he has made some promises, only time will tell, he is increasing his professional standards departments by a number of officers, he is talking about covert operations. i would like to see him more robustly suspend officers for these type of behaviours, the issue is notjust the commissioner or frontline officers, this is around super and the leadership of those who victims report, or complainants report to leaders, who then try to brush it under the carpet, and those areas are where some of those challenges sit. ~ , ., ., ~' are where some of those challenges sit. ~ i. ., ,, ., are where some of those challenges sit. . ., ~' ., are where some of those challenges sit. when you talk about your own experience. _ sit. when you talk about your own experience, that _ sit. when you talk about your own experience, that will _ sit. when you talk about your own experience, that will probably i experience, that will probably strike a chord with a lot of people working in different parts of society in this country, do you think ultimately the police just reflects society or you think it has a particular problem? i reflects society or you think it has a particular problem?— a particular problem? i think the olice a particular problem? i think the police has _ a particular problem? i think the police has a _ a particular problem? i think the police has a particular— a particular problem? i think the police has a particular problem l a particular problem? i think the l police has a particular problem but what you have to remember is that police officers coming into policing our normal numbers of society, they

wouldn't come in with their own views, their own ideologies, verona racist, sexist and misogynistic views, and they might start off with being a model officer but as time goes on, what happens is that they revert to type, by that time, it is more difficult for the organisation to expose them. i think that this type of behaviour that sits in those whatsapp groups is going to be a lot more difficult to expose, you've had officers that were sat on the whatsapp groups post—sarah everard nutmegged, who then came off of those groups. their behaviours won't change, they are not suddenly going to wake up and say i am off that group, iam no longer to wake up and say i am off that group, i am no longer racist or sexist, they will continue to behave in those ways but they will do it in more subtle and aggressive ways, which includes senior officers, as i said before. i

which includes senior officers, as i said before-— which includes senior officers, as i said before. , ., ., , ., said before. i 'ust want to show you some said before. i just want to show you some pictures _ said before. i just want to show you some pictures that _ said before. i just want to show you some pictures that we _ said before. i just want to show you some pictures that we have - said before. i just want to show you some pictures that we have had i said before. i just want to show you some pictures that we have had in i some pictures that we have had in from thailand. we have heard in the last couple of hours of a terrible attack on a young preschool population, at least 34 dead including we believe about 22 children at least in a gun and knife attack. these are just some of the images that have come into us from north—east thailand. it is being reported by reuters that the perpetrator behind this had attended a court hearing, this is an image of him released by police, he had been in court on a drugs charge to opening fire at a daycare centre, according to the local police. it has been reported that the attacker was agitated when he arrived at the daycare facility to find that his child was not there and left, and then he shot at bystanders and drove his vehicle at them, according to police, speaking to local television. the police then say that

the attacker returned and drove home and killed his wife and child. some of the children were as young as two years old. it is being reported around 30 children were at the centre when the gunman arrived. apparently fewer than normal, because of heavy rains in the area, but again it is being reported that the gunmen forced his way into a locked room where children were sleeping and used a knife against those very young children. three of the children killed were aged two. and more than 20 children have been killed in this attack. we will keep you updated on that terrible, terrible attack in thailand. a public inquiry will hear this morning from parents who lost children in what's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. documents seen by the bbc show that

175 children were infected with hiv in the 1980s after being given contaminated blood products for the clotting disorder, haemophilia. the clotting disorder haemophilia. one of the parents giving evidence this morning has been speaking to our health correspondentjim reed. he's always been well—behaved. full of life, as usual, like little boys are, you know. linda's son, michael, was just a toddler when she was told he had haemophilia, a genetic disorder which stopped his blood clotting properly. he was always on the go. he always wanted to keep busy. the haemophilia would stop him sometimes, but... ..he just learned to cope with it. in 1982, here at birmingham children's hospital, michael was switched to a brand—new treatment imported from the united states. but factor viii was made from blood donated by prisoners and other at—risk groups. whole batches were contaminated

with hepatitis, and later hiv. the doctor, of course, he said, michael, is hiv positive. and he just came out with it as though he was talking about the weather outside. you know what i mean? on the way home, i had to tell my husband when we got in the car. and it was silent all the way home. we never spoke. it was such a shock, you know. how did michael react to being told that himself? did he speak to you about it? well, he went very quiet. he went very quiet. and he said he didn't want any family to know. he never told his friends or anything. hejust wanted to be normal, see. there is now a danger that has become a threat to us all. michael was diagnosed with hiv aged 16, in 1986, just as this hard—hitting tv campaign was launched. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. was he angry about what happened? yes. oh, yes, he was.

i mean, i tried to be so positive for him — to think that he wasn't going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, "you know, michael's going to die." and i said, "no, he's not," you know. sorry. it just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn't believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen.

that long—running public inquiry is nowjust months away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones were infected. jim reed, bbc news. on wednesday, north korea launched two more ballistic missiles. the un security council has held an emergency meeting. on tuesday a missile travelled overjapan before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea's first missile launch overjapan since 2017. these missiles were short range, travelling at relatively low altitudes, but they come at a time of increased tensions in the region.

likely because of pyeongchang's firing of a medium—range ballistic on tuesday. the us and its allies stepped up displays of military force in response, withjoint missile drills and the deployment of a us aircraft carrier. something pyongyang sees as proof its enemies are preparing for an attack. washington also called an emergency un security council meeting during which its ambassador accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blunkett protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk's repeated provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions regime. in short, two permanent members of the security council have enabled kim young. thursday's missiles fell short of

japan, but the launch earlier this week was the first to fly over the country in more than five years. that has tokyo rattled.- country in more than five years. that has tokyo rattled. they pose a rave and that has tokyo rattled. they pose a grave and imminent _ that has tokyo rattled. they pose a grave and imminent threat - that has tokyo rattled. they pose a grave and imminent threat to i that has tokyo rattled. they pose a grave and imminent threat to the i grave and imminent threat to the peace and security of not only japan but also the region and beyond. in short, they challenge the very authority of this council. mr president, among these launches, the latest one was especially significant, it flew overjapan and impacted in the pacific ocean for the first time since 2017. i assume we can all imagine how terrifying it must be to see a missile flying overhead. this is absolutely unacceptable and japan condemns it in the strongest possible terms. aha, in the strongest possible terms. a sentiment echoed by officials in washington, who also condemned the launches saying they violate un

security council resolutions and don't come close to comparing with american and south korean military exercises in the region. the us has urged north korea to engage in dialogue, though. officials and analysts say kim jong—un could be preparing for another nuclear test. there were a flurry of missile launches leading up to the last test in 2017. women in iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country. they've been demanding basic freedoms, including an end to the mandatory headscarf. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour has been looking back at archive footage from the wake of the iranian revolution of 1979, and the history of women's protests against the headscarf in the country. different women, different generations, still fighting for freedom. a fight that began soon

after the islamic revolution of 1979. newsreel: there are no tina maze or bars, and very few televisions, most women wear the black cloak... less than a month _ women wear the black cloak... less than a month later, _ women wear the black cloak... less than a month later, iran _ women wear the black cloak... less than a month later, iran had a new dress code for women. they were told that they have to wear a headscarf. it was taken down by force but these people _ it was taken down by force but these people are _ it was taken down by force but these people are putting it up by force. women _ people are putting it up by force. women marched against it. a women marched against it. freedom! a lot of women — women marched against it. freedom! a lot of women realised _ women marched against it. freedom! a lot of women realised under _ women marched against it. freedom! a lot of women realised under this - women marched against it. freedom! a lot of women realised under this new i lot of women realised under this new islamic republic, the new government, they will lose their rights, but unfortunately... a i sat down with a women's rights activist whose aunt was at those protests. brute whose aunt was at those protests. we had a discussion in the house of my aunt that— had a discussion in the house of my aunt that the night before the demonstration, that she wanted to go to this _ demonstration, that she wanted to go to this demonstration, with a black

scarf. _ to this demonstration, with a black scarf. to— to this demonstration, with a black scarf, to show that she is a sad this new— scarf, to show that she is a sad this new situation. i scarf, to show that she is a sad this new situation.— this new situation. i have been lookin: this new situation. i have been looking at _ this new situation. i have been looking at many _ this new situation. i have been looking at many of— this new situation. i have been looking at many of these i this new situation. i have been | looking at many of these videos this new situation. i have been i looking at many of these videos from the first weeks after the islamic revolution of 1979. and it's clear that women wanted freedom and equality from day one, but they were mostly on their own. despite the uproar, the headscarf became a law in 1983. women have rapidly lost many of their basic rights at that time we didn't have the morality police, we had only the committees. they sought to control the women on the street. they started to write, and in every shop it was a sign, the women who have no scarf, they are not allowed to come in. for decades, women showed _ not allowed to come in. for decades, women showed a _ not allowed to come in. for decades, women showed a subtle _ not allowed to come in. for decades, women showed a subtle resistance i not allowed to come in. for decades, i women showed a subtle resistance and wore the hijab more loosely. until 2018, when this woman shocked the

country by taking off her hijab in protest. she became an icon. this action is the _ protest. she became an icon. “in 3 action is the beginning of the courage that the women showed, because everybody knew, i am important. i can do something individually.— important. i can do something individuall. ., ., , ., ., individually. today, many women are riskin: individually. today, many women are risking their — individually. today, many women are risking their lives _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on the _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on the streets - risking their lives on the streets of iran and they are no longer alone. with more men by their side, they are waving their headscarves. just like women did before them. the un development programme says it took less than a year to wipe out $5 billion of gdp in afghanistan since

the coming to power of the taliban. we know that the news can be pretty unrelenting. so we're going to take a break for a minute and discuss poetry. we do have a good excuse, it's national poetry day here in the uk. earlier i spoke to the former worcester poet laureate leena batchelor. i asked her why poetry matters are. it engages people not only with their own cultures but helps them to understand so many others. national poetry day is a national celebration that brings those skills and traditions to the forefront of every day consciousness. reminding everyone of its relevance to every day. it is a medium which we can use to express ourselves and to empathise with other people and other situations and to highlight and support really important causes. it is also a great bridge for communities in the times of social isolation that we are all experiencing at the moment. find isolation that we are all experiencing at the moment. and you are the former _ experiencing at the moment. and you are the former worcester _ experiencing at the moment. and you are the former worcester poet -

are the former worcester poet laurie, what does that mean? that's correct. laurie, what does that mean? that's correet- 50. — laurie, what does that mean? that's correet- 50. for— laurie, what does that mean? that's correct. so, for 2020-201i _ laurie, what does that mean? that's correct. so, for 2020-201i was - laurie, what does that mean? that's correct. so, for 2020-201i was an i correct. so, for 2020—201i was an ambassador in worcestershire for poetry. and it gave me a free rein to build this remit of a community bridging links with people, using poetry as a tool are both young and old, and removing poetry from dusty bookshelves and libraries and bringing it into our every day. find bringing it into our every day. and what are you _ bringing it into our every day. and what are you finding at the moment? obviously we have been through a pretty difficult to three years, most of us, are you finding people are wanting to turn to poetry more because of that?— because of that? yeah, more and more, i because of that? yeah, more and more. i think— because of that? yeah, more and more, i think people _ because of that? yeah, more and more, i think people are - because of that? yeah, more and more, i think people are realising there is such a relevance, and for poetry, from poetry, you can find out that you're not alone, you are not the only person who feels the way you do, it is a way of bringing people together, it is a way of making people think, and so more and more people are returning to poetry. my more people are returning to poetry. my children are huge fans and like

learning poems and have got young brains so they can learn very long pieces off by heart, for those of us who are slightly older it is supposed to be pretty good to try and help the whole dementia problem, because you're engaging the brain? any creative process is good, it is mental gymnastics and it's like any muscle, the more you exercise it, the easier it becomes. being creative is also really good for your mental and emotional well—being. your mental and emotional well-being-_ your mental and emotional well-beina. �* . , ., well-being. and which poems are rovin: well-being. and which poems are proving the _ well-being. and which poems are proving the most _ well-being. and which poems are proving the most popular - well-being. and which poems are proving the most popular with - proving the most popular with youngsters at the moment, are they wanting young, modern poets, or are they still looking at the classics? it's a mixture. it all depends on their own personal interests, what message they want to get through. performance poetry especially around the midlands is huge at the moment, and there is a lot of young emerging talent which is so exciting to see. and getting everybody involved. but it has no age barriers, it has no society barriers at all. find it has no age barriers, it has no society barriers at all.— society barriers at all. and of course in _ society barriers at all. and of course in the _

society barriers at all. and of course in the western - society barriers at all. and of| course in the western literary canon, there is, you know, certain poets that are studied, but across the world, for international literature, you know, my background, in india literature, a lot of the great myths and texts are written almost in poetic form, are those being taught more to a wider audience across the uk? i think certainly people _ audience across the uk? i think certainly people are _ audience across the uk? i think certainly people are becoming i audience across the uk? i think - certainly people are becoming more aware of that, and in the uk ourselves, throughout ancient history, we have a great tradition of this as well, you go right the way back to be a wolf, and that epic tale was written in poetry, and my own culture, my mother is from finland so, a lot of the nordic history's legends were relayed through poetry. that history's legends were relayed through poetry-— history's legends were relayed through poetry. that was leena batchelor. _ through poetry. that was leena batchelor, former _ through poetry. that was leena batchelor, former worcester i through poetry. that was leena l batchelor, former worcester poet laureate. now, take a look at this, the launch of the spacex rocket from cape canaveral in florida. heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members

on board including russian cosmonaut anna kikina. nicole mann, the first native american in space, is the commander of the crew—five mission. this is bbc news. just saying goodbye to our international viewers and for those of you watching in the uk, the city of you watching in the uk, the city of london police have put out a tweet saying that they are aware of an incident this morning on bishopsgate in london, our officers are at the scene, they say, and the london ambulance are in attendance, a cordon is currently in place. we know that there is an incident that is currently ongoing in london, in the bishopsgate area. there are further reports on twitter but we cannot confirm any details at the moment. but we know that there is an ongoing operation in london. in the

bishopsgate area. that is something that we will bring you more on in the coming hours. rebecca is going to be bringing you all the news in a few moments. but first of all, let's catch—up with the weather. hello again. we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery and it will be heavy and thundery and it will be heavy and thundery and it will be another windy day as well. later we will see some rain coming in courtesy of this weather front. the isobars show you that it is going to be windy. the strongest winds will be across the north, especially with exposure, but wherever you are, you will notice the wind. rain is moving across north wales and into northern england today. another band is coming in to the north of northern ireland and in central scotland. there will be a lot of dry weather further south. these are the sustained wind speeds, the gusts will be higher than this, and temperatures will be 11—19. this evening and overnight, if anything

you will find that this band of rain across scotland starts to come a bit further north there is a new weather front coming in across the north—west, and the two will merge ringing some heavy rain, potentially thundery as it travels south. largely dry in the south and cooler, with showers. behind the weather front, in the north. on friday, the band of squally rain continues to edge slowly southwards. eventually eradicating the brighter start. in the far south—east it will not get there until much later. on the other side of the weather front it is sunshine and showers once again. some of the showers could be thundery. and it will still be windy, especially around that band of rain. on friday night we start to see this high pressure coming across us which will be with us on saturday and for some of us on sunday. but on sunday this next area of low pressure is coming in from the atlantic. mist and fog will live

quite quickly first thing on saturday, followed by a lot of dry weather. it will not be as windy. there will be a fair bit of sunshine, cloud building up from the west later on. you can see what is waiting in the wings for sunday, and thatis waiting in the wings for sunday, and that is when the north—west of the country will initially start with some stronger winds and some rain. that will be pushing to all but the south—east during the day. something quieter coming our way during the course of monday.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11: at least 3a people including 23 children at least31i people including 23 children have been killed by a man armed by a knife and a gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two years old. the gunman was a former police officer, dismissed from hisjob last year on a drug offence. police say he killed his wife and child before shooting himself in the attack. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action — the first time in its history. liz truss travels to prague for a new european members group. could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home? a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer

opec agrees it will reduce output. multiple explosions rock the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, with the regional governor blaming russia. the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer, after a bbc investigation reveals he'd been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello and welcome to bbc news. police say at least31i people, including at least 23 children — have been killed, after a mass shooting at a pre—school in north eastern thailand. quoting a local police officer, three of the children killed were just three years old. the attack

took place at a childcare facility in nong bua lamphu. the gunman fled the scene, killing himself, his wife and his children. the shooter has been identifed as 34—year—old panya kamrab. and thai media are reporting he was sacked by police last year over drug offences. thailand's prime minister has expressed his deepest condolences to the victims' families and described the victims' families and described the shooting is a shocking event. we will be talking to our correspondent on this subject in just a few minutes, so do stay with us for more details on that story. in the meantime... hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they're willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union's 106—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies, has more.

through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now, they're being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people's lives. and that's why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it's like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn't cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself, or even feed your children. if i'm going to work, and i'm... i'm making a difference in people's lives, ifeel like i should be able to be compensated and have enough pay for myself to sustain myself and even look after my children. the rcn is asking for a pay rise

of 5% on top of inflation, something no uk nation has offered. the ballot will open today until the 2nd of november. nurses in northern ireland have been on strike before but, if this vote goes through, it will be the first time in the rcn's 106—year history that there's been a nationwide strike. not all nurses would walk out. some, whose work is considered to be life—preserving, or if it wasn't administered would lead to permanent disability, will continue to work, too. but this strike is intended to disrupt, and it's likely to come at a time when winter pressures are starting to build. the rcn say they have no other choice. is this the responsible thing to do, to take strike action when we're coming into winter? you see, this is about nurses trying to get ministers to actually stand up and listen to the dire straits that they are in, trying every day to look after their patients. the department of health and social care in england has said it values the work of nhs nurses and is supporting them by giving

them a pay rise of at least £1,1i00 a year. scotland's health secretary suggested yesterday that he'd be making an improved offer. other unions are also planning, or have started balloting their health workers. there may be anger over pay, but any form of strike will affect patient care. caroline davies, bbc news. let's return to the story of a mass shooting in thailand. police say at least 3a shooting in thailand. police say at least31i people, including at least 23 children have been killed. we can speak to our editorfrom 23 children have been killed. we can speak to our editor from thailand now. i know this only happened in the last few hours but what more can you tell us? we the last few hours but what more can you tell us?— you tell us? we can tell you the latest death _ you tell us? we can tell you the latest death toll _ you tell us? we can tell you the latest death toll now _ you tell us? we can tell you the latest death toll now is - you tell us? we can tell you the latest death toll now is 36 - you tell us? we can tell you the i latest death toll now is 36 people and there are about 12 people injured. the gunman himself is found ljy injured. the gunman himself is found by the police in his house, he shot

himself dead with his wife and his child. at the moment, the most casualties happened at this childcare centre, where around 2a people were killed. sorry, 22 were children and two women. 50 people were killed. sorry, 22 were children and two women.— people were killed. sorry, 22 were children and two women. so we have 36 --eole children and two women. so we have 36 people that _ children and two women. so we have 36 people that have _ children and two women. so we have 36 people that have been _ children and two women. so we have 36 people that have been killed - children and two women. so we have 36 people that have been killed and l 36 people that have been killed and 22 children, that is your latest understanding? what more do we know about the gunman, because we are having these reports that he was police officer who was dismissed because of drug offences. correct, he was caught _ because of drug offences. correct, he was caught whilst _ because of drug offences. correct, he was caught whilst dealing - because of drug offences. correct, | he was caught whilst dealing drugs and dismissed from that and the report in the local media is he took this grudge on the childcare which is under the premises of that local area. , , ., . , is under the premises of that local area. ,,., . , :::: ., area. this province is 700 and eight because several— area. this province is 700 and eight because several hundred _ area. this province is 700 and eight because several hundred miles - area. this province is 700 and eight| because several hundred miles from bangkok, what kind of place is a? it is a ruralarea, a

bangkok, what kind of place is a? it is a rural area, a very sleepy town. it is in the north—east, which is kind of known for its drought and poverty stricken but it has developed a fair bit now. but it's kind of like a very, very small town. , ., , , ., ., , town. gun ownership in thailand is leral but town. gun ownership in thailand is legal but how— town. gun ownership in thailand is legal but how rare _ town. gun ownership in thailand is legal but how rare are _ town. gun ownership in thailand is legal but how rare are these - kinds of mass shootings, these tragic events? fi kinds of mass shootings, these tragic events?— kinds of mass shootings, these tragic events? a similar incident happened. _ tragic events? a similar incident happened. a _ tragic events? a similar incident happened, a shooting _ tragic events? a similar incident happened, a shooting spree, . tragic events? a similar incident happened, a shooting spree, in | happened, a shooting spree, in february 2020 when a disgruntled soldier took a grudge against his boss, his mother—in—law. he had a business dispute, he shot them and went on a shooting spree with different kinds of weapons and killed 27 people. and evenjust like last month, there was also a soldier in bangkok that has some mental problem and he shot his colleague in the office and killed two people.

0k, the office and killed two people. ok, thank you for that update. i know you will bring us more news as you get it. thank you. the prime minister liz truss is attending the first meeting today of the european political community, an informal summit bringing together the leaders of eu states with 17 other countries. at the gathering in prague, ms truss will call for unity to ensure that ukraine can win the war against russia. she'll also say it's time to confront other challenges, such as energy and migration. let's speak to our political correspondent. back to work for the prime minister in prague and back to work in getting prime minister is trying to sing from the same hymn sheet back at home, how difficult will it be? this is interesting because it is a new grouping. i think we have a picture of them arriving now, the leaders, in prague, the 44 countries. it was the initiative of the french president, emmanuel

macron. he floated the idea in may so it has come about pretty quickly. his idea was to have a grouping of those european countries, eu countries, and all of their neighbours. forsome, it's a countries, and all of their neighbours. for some, it's a way of the eu talking to neighbouring countries, particularly those aspiring to join and wanting ways of discussing things with the block. emmanuel macron shaped it a bit broader than that. the eu itself is only there in a smaller capacity. individual countries are meeting here, which is why the uk, which was initially sceptical, has agreed to go. as you say, the uk interest aligning with france and many of the others since the crisis in ukraine, to discuss broader security issues in europe. the arming of ukraine, support for ukraine. that is something that all of those leaders will be wanting to push and, of course, discussing the energy crisis that has been the result of that war

in ukraine and russia's actions limiting energy supplies to europe. so the list leaders will be talking about actions to counter that, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to secure energy supplies, actions tow actions to secure energy supplies, actions to share energy supplies, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to share coming supplies, 2,5, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to 1 of re coming supplies, 2,5, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to 1 of re comir in;upplies, 2,5, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to 1 of re comir in parties, 2,5, europe in it europe in it is europe in it is efirsta in had a uk leader these since gfggese european. events since afieese eereeeerr. events since a sort efieese eereeeen events since indication... t are ie are in the wake of russian in the wake of russian invasion i the wake of that russian invasion of ukraine. practical things on the table. the uk looking to try to be there to shape the sort of practical discussion and there will be meetings amongst the leaders but also on the sidelines, so liz truss meeting emmanuel macron. but for some there will be questions about

this will be unwieldy, 44 plus countries, many with their own issues and their own tensions between them. so can it achieve much customer there won't be any formal agreements or any statements at the end of this, this is a first meeting but it could grow to be something. good to talk to you.— good to talk to you. damian grammaticus, _ good to talk to you. damian grammaticus, at _ good to talk to you. damian i grammaticus, at westminster. and our correspondent jessica parkerjoins us from prague now. let's pick up on that point, 44 national leaders in a room for one day. realistically, what can be achieved?— day. realistically, what can be achieved? ., ., ., achieved? not even a day, one afternoon- _ achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so _ achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so i— achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so i think _ achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so i think there i achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so i think there is i achieved? not even a day, one afternoon. so i think there is a | afternoon. so i think there is a huge question over what could be achieved. before we go more into that, just to bring you an update. liz truss the uk prime minister has arrived. when through the courtyard there. didn't seem from what i could tell from my position here to speak to reporters here. we didn't expect her to say the words on arrival. quite a significant moment of this

european elliptical community does... and is seen as worthwhile by leaders. the idea is it will be meet once or twice a year but today is a test to see whether people from across the european continent think it is worthwhile and that when i think to some extent depend on whether there are outcomes from this meeting that people think can be deliverable, make a difference. what is on the table, what are they discussing? we know they are keen to discussing? we know they are keen to discuss migration. liz truss will have bilaterals with the french president emmanuel macron and energy security as well. europe is facing a tough winter after the squeeze on energy supplies following the invasion of ukraine. but more broadly, i think this is quite a big political experiment today. over a0 countries around the table in one room for the afternoon, in something that officials have been very keen to stress from brussels is not an eu led body. liz truss i think will try and do her best to ensure that as

well. obviously the uk has left the european union but this will be an interesting development, uk cooperation within the wider european sphere. irate cooperation within the wider european sphere.— cooperation within the wider european sphere. we will leave it there, european sphere. we will leave it there. the — european sphere. we will leave it there, the line _ european sphere. we will leave it there, the line is _ european sphere. we will leave it there, the line is breaking - european sphere. we will leave it there, the line is breaking up i there, the line is breaking up a little bit but we were able to hear you and we are seeing pictures of liz truss arriving there at this group in prague, as you werejust describing in the last few minutes. jessica parker, for now, many thanks. the ukrainian city separator has come under missile attack with multiple explosions heard before dawn. following the first attack, local official said seven russian missiles had hit infrastructure and residential buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in the rubble. at least two people have been confirmed dead. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is at the sight of the attack and has more. it

is a couple of hours already since we had explosions, several explosions in the centre of zaporizhzhia. an hour or an hour and a half before dawn. rescue workers have been here on this main avenue ever since then. you can telljust ljy ever since then. you can telljust by looking around you just what a explosion this was. not only as an apartment building been completely demolished but shops and buildings on the other side have had their windows blown in. there is a lot of damage there. if you look at the iron railing down the middle of this avenue, it's been blown out by the force of the blast. explosions are not unusual here in zaporizhzhia. we are not far from not unusual here in zaporizhzhia. we are not farfrom russian —controlled territory and people are used to hearing explosions by night and day. but for something like this to happen, right in the heart of the city, an entire apartment building demolished, that is unusual and pretty shocking. let's

update it with the headline is now on bbc news. at least 3a people, including 23 children, were killed by a man armed with a knife and a gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two years old. the royal couege just two years old. the royal college of nursing his ballot in all its members across the uk for striking action. that is the first time in its history. liz truss arrives in prague for a new european members group. could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home? let's stay with news of the prague let's stay with news of the prague summit. liz truss is attending the first meeting today of the european political community. it is an informal summit, political community. it is an informalsummit, bringing political community. it is an informal summit, bringing together the leaders of eu states with other countries. the managing director of europe at the eurasia group, a political risk consultancyjoins us

now. good to have you with as. the european political community, what exactly is it for?— exactly is it for? nobody really knows at this _ exactly is it for? nobody really knows at this stage. _ exactly is it for? nobody really knows at this stage. all - exactly is it for? nobody really knows at this stage. all we i know is it is a new format that affords leaders across the european continent an opportunity to get together to talk about pressing issues of the day. the 27 heads of state from european union are going to be accompanied by a further 17 heads of state from the continent. and whether or not there will be a second meeting, the amount of progress that is made across a range of issues that is talked about today remains to be seen. just of issues that is talked about today remains to be seen.— remains to be seen. just a small oint, remains to be seen. just a small point. those _ remains to be seen. just a small point. those 17 _ remains to be seen. just a small point, those 17 non-eu - remains to be seen. just a small| point, those 17 non-eu members remains to be seen. just a small- point, those 17 non-eu members who point, those 17 non—eu members who just mentioned, including the uk, of course, how are they selected? think the idea, this — course, how are they selected? think the idea, this is _ course, how are they selected? think the idea, this is an _ course, how are they selected? “in “ya; the idea, this is an initiative of the idea, this is an initiative of the french president emmanuel macron. i think there are two big objects in mind. i think that first

was about the uk. it was seeking to put in place a new context, a new format that would enable not only the french but the european union to engage with the uk over a whole swathes of issues, migration will be talked about today, security and defence to a lesser extent. the economic situation, migration. so that i think it is one key objective. the second was to think about what to do with third countries looking to join the eu over time, countries looking to join the eu overtime, ukraine being countries looking to join the eu over time, ukraine being the most obvious and whether the format could front those and benefit those countries that would take about ten years or so. i think those were the two big objectives to advance in today's meeting. but two big objectives to advance in today's meeting.— two big objectives to advance in today's meeting. but as you say, aa countries there. _

today's meeting. but as you say, aa countries there. as _ today's meeting. but as you say, aa countries there. as our _ countries there. as our correspondentjessica parker was saying, she is in prague at the moment, they will only be in a room togetherfor moment, they will only be in a room together for one afternoon. is moment, they will only be in a room togetherfor one afternoon. is it too unwieldy to actually achieve anything? too unwieldy to actually achieve an hint ? . , too unwieldy to actually achieve an hint? . , , anything? that is the risk but i think part _ anything? that is the risk but i think part of — anything? that is the risk but i think part of the _ anything? that is the risk but i think part of the reason - anything? that is the risk but i | think part of the reason leaders anything? that is the risk but i i think part of the reason leaders are attending, firstly, is because the overarching objective is undefined so countries can project what they want to see from this meeting into this discussion. i think that's one reason lots of people have turned up. it allows them to feel as though they a role and shape in what it will ultimately become. i think that was one of the key reasons that the uk side has decided to attend. the second point i would make is there will be a lot of opportunity, two to three hours i think, of free time four litres to set up bilateral meetings with each other. so you will imagine there will be many interesting conversations taking place in those bilaterals come across different leaders in different countries. i think for

that reason, many leaders have decided to turn up and attend. i5 decided to turn up and attend. is that review ultimately as to why liz truss has opted to attend question that only confirmed she would attend at the end of last week, didn't she? the eu thought she wouldn't go. liz the eu thought she wouldn't go. l2 truss the eu thought she wouldn't go. lz truss had a number of concerns. i think the first is this doesn't do anything to cut across nato, nothing to undermine the g7 or the g20 but it can be seen as a de facto or shadow european union. i think the french in particular worked extremely hard to reassure the uk government that this format is different, the role of the european commission has been actively minimised. the role of the european council has been actively minimised. there will be no principles from european union chairing any of the meetings. i think all these things worked to reassure the uk government that this is a completely different format. this is not about the eu and actually does represent and will

present a potentially collaborative and interesting a new way of working together. so i think that is part of the reason liz truss turned up. the other is there is a set of objectives i think she wants to make common cause with with the eu and the other countries attended, whether it is the russian war in ukraine, whether it is migration, whether it is the question of security and energy supply, when countries like norway will be attending, it will be interesting from that perspective. i think it is both substantive and political end i think that is the reason liz truss has decided to turn up.- has decided to turn up. mu'taba rahman, really i has decided to turn up. mu'taba rahman, really good i has decided to turn up. mu'taba rahman, really good to i has decided to turn up. mujtaba rahman, really good to talk i has decided to turn up. mujtaba rahman, really good to talk to l has decided to turn up. mujtaba i rahman, really good to talk to you, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. major oil producing nations have decided to reduce the amount of oil they produce. it's the biggest cut in production by the opec plus group in more than two years — and it's already pushed up the price of oil. opec+ is the world's oil—producing cartel. it's made up of the opec group of 13 major oil producing countries — plus several other members.

they've decided to cut oil production by two million barrels a day from november — because of uncertainty in world markets. president biden has called it �*short—sighted' and it's being seen as a blow to him because it's likely to push up petrol prices in the us and around the world. i'm joined by carole nakhle, energy analyst and chief executive of the consultancy crystol energy. energy analyst and chief executive very energy analyst and chief executive good to have ya you very good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us. cutting 2 billion barrels of oil a day, that sounds a lot. why are some of the world's biggest oil producers imposing what seem to be such deep cuts in oil production? inieii. cuts in oil production? well, the 're cuts in oil production? well, they're pretty _ cuts in oil production? well, they're pretty similar- cuts in oil production? well, they're pretty similar most l cuts in oil production? well, i they're pretty similar most obvious reason is to put an upward pressure on prices because oil prices started to get on a high and actually they peaked roughly $1 and 30. when the

war in ukraine started, they have been going down orfalling, practically in the last two months. opec plus wanted to be more active. they said they are fearing an economic recession. they don't want to see a repeat of the crash to $35 in a few months. and what what they want to see, and don't forget, within opec plus you have the most important player, that is russia. so they want to see oil prices going higher to sustain the revenues that are really the backbone at the moment for the economy. russia and also oil —dependent economies. that also oil -dependent economies. that is interesting. _ also oil -dependent economies. that is interesting, so _ also oil —dependent economies. that is interesting, so are you therefore suggesting we are not going to see a reduction any time soon? inieii. suggesting we are not going to see a reduction any time soon?— reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify the - reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify the 2 - of all we have to clarify the 2 million barrels a day sounds a lot, first of all. but this is really the

paper reduction. but the actual reduction in oil production is going to be much less than that, almost half of that amount. it is still significant ati million barrels a day but it is not 2 million. the reason being is opec plus members have a quota allocated to them and most of the members accept the likes of saudi arabia and the uae have been the ones producing fully at their quota but all the other members have been struggling to meet their quota. so as a result, the reduction of 2 million will actually mean a reduction of almosti million barrels a day. now that is enough to put an upward pressure on prices. how long will that continue? it also depends on other factors in the market, particularly the economic outlook for the fear of a recession. if it materialises a major economies that might counterbalance the action of opec plus. that might counterbalance the action of 0pec plus-— of opec plus. let's talk about etrol of opec plus. let's talk about petrol prices. _ of opec plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what _ of opec plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what will i of opec plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what will it i of opec plus. let's talk about i petrol prices, what will it mean for them, in your view?—

petrol prices, what will it mean for them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import — them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import for _ them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, _ them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so _ them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so this i them, in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so this is i is an import for petrol, so this is where you get petrol from. higher oil prices, higher petrol prices. this is bad news, particularly for the us, for the administration for joe biden because they are heading towards a midterm election. typically, if you plot the president's popularity with oil prices or petrol prices, they are related. when prices go up, the popularity of the president goes down and the opposite is true, when prices go down, the popularity increases. this is really the last outcome president biden would have liked to have seen before the mid—term elections. that said, the us is also the world's lord largest oil producer. so not good news for the us or the biden administration ahead of mid—term elections. cami ahead of mid-term elections. carol nakhle from _ ahead of mid-term elections. carol nakhle from crystol _ ahead of mid—term elections. carol nakhle from crystol energy, thank you for being with us. the home office has suspended an immigration official after a newsnight investigation revealed he'd been posting racist

content on the messaging site, whatsapp. rob lewis — a former metropolitan police officer — is understood to have created the group, which also includes other ex—officers. the home office says it has a zero tolerance policy of discrimination, while the met said it would be ruthless in rooting out racists and misogynists from the force. newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha reports. a whatsapp group with several former metropolitan police officers on it. the content is vile — racist, misogynistic, homophobic, pornographic. it's so offensive, we have chosen not to show it. this one is horrific. yes. dave eden was a police officer for almost 30 years. he retired in 2010 and has been on the group since it started in 2016 as, what he called, a silent observer. there is frequent use of the p word. there are references

to black politicians which are extremely unpleasant. the entire undertone is one of racism and misogyny. throughout his career he has collected evidence showing examples of prejudice in policing. if these are former police officers, why should we be worried? it doesn't matter whether they are retired or whether they are serving, we are introducing them into that culture and we are allowing it to continue. the founder of the group and the chief poster of racist content is rob lewis, a former metropolitan police officer. he has now been suspended from a role at the uk border force following this bbc investigation. i called him to ask why he was sharing such offensive material. i'm actually at work at the moment, so i can't give you any time.

we've been speaking to a whistle—blower about a whatsapp group with serving and former diplomatic protection officers on it. hello? he has hung up. he did not respond to our messages either. the home office told us... the new met commissioner has previously acknowledged a problem with racism in the force. while there is no evidence to suggest this whatsapp group includes any current officers, the bbc has heard from serving met police officers that racist content is still doing the rounds. this will be an uphill battle for the met to eliminate this culture. individuals need to be held accountable and made an example of to demonstrate to colleagues that these behaviours and ideologies have no place in the met. i fail to see any substantial improvement within the organisation.

the met told us that these messages are apparent and have absolutely no place in policing or society. —— are abhorrent. they urged dave eden to talk to them, pointing out that he had declined when asked earlier this year. dave eden has now submitted the evidence he has gathered to an independent inquiry into the force. well, this group tells me that the culture of the metropolitan police hasn't changed. and, in fairness, it's notjust this group, its other groups, it's what i'm hearing out of the mouths of ex colleagues and what i am witnessing all the time. sima kotecha, bbc news. let's speak to parm sandhu, who's a former chief superintendent in the met police. thank you forjoining us. how

surprised are you by what newsnight has uncovered? l am surprised are you by what newsnight has uncovered?— surprised are you by what newsnight has uncovered? i am not surprised at all. i am saddened _ has uncovered? i am not surprised at all. i am saddened but _ has uncovered? i am not surprised at all. i am saddened but not _ all. i am saddened but not surprised, i know that this still goes on and i know of other incidents where serving officers have raised these issues, only to have raised these issues, only to have those brushed under the carpet or the day themselves to be the targets of future activity. i think that the problem here is that police officers, serving police officers and retired officers, they don't trust the police system to actually root out this corruption, this misogyny and sexism and racism. they don't trust the police systems because they are not independent. you say i know this still goes, can you give us a sense of how you know and what is going on, then? l am and what is going on, then? i am still a mental— and what is going on, then? i am still a mental for _ and what is going on, then? i am still a mental for a _ and what is going on, then? i am still a mental for a number i and what is going on, then? l —n still a mental for a number of serving still a mentalfor a number of serving officers and i am still listening to the same issues that i had when i started. i've only been out of the job just over two years, so i know that this is still going on. i was at a meeting last week,

supporting one of my mentees because when they raised their head above the parapet, they become the targets. dave reed is right that he has highlighted this in the media because if he went through any other route, it wouldn't have been noticed and it wouldn't have mattered. so tell us a little more about what your experience was.— tell us a little more about what your experience was. well, i have written a whole _ your experience was. well, i have written a whole book— your experience was. well, i have written a whole book about i your experience was. well, i have written a whole book about it i written a whole book about it because itjust doesn't stop. and where dave reed and the others have mentioned those incidents, what happens is if you raise your head, if you say something, you are then denied work opportunities. you are denied work opportunities. you are denied lateral development, you are then targeted. you are almost sent to coventry and you then become the target, because it's not acceptable. and when people raise these issues, they keep getting told it is a few bad apples. that is not the case. and when i talk about these officers being former officers, those former officers are then taken back into

the met as contractors, taken back into the home office as contractors. they don't just stop into the home office as contractors. they don'tjust stop working, they then are given certain jobs because then are given certain jobs because the clearances they have got, because of vetting procedures they have been through. so they don't just disappear off with their racist, sexist and misogynistic views, they are still there in the workplace and in that environment. so as you say, this isn't new. if there is to be change, what needs to be the top priority, what would make a difference? mark rowley has already said he would like to talk to people who have constructive anger. i offered to be one of those people and i have spoken to his senior management team, one of them in particular and i was never called back to say, can i was never called back to say, can i give my view? because i wanted to be part of that learning and training and i also contacted the organisation and said this is what happened to me and i want to be part of the learning that comes from this. i was never contacted. so it's

all very well to say, let's make a difference and this is what i will do to root out the sort of people, but it's easy to say that, but it's not so easy to do it. and there doesn't seem to be an appetite to actually make those differences. qm. actually make those differences. 0k, we have to leave _ actually make those differences. 0k, we have to leave it there. mark rowley, of course, the new metropolitan police commissioner but thank you so much forjoining us and it's good to talk to you. i want to bring you some news coming in. this is a tweet from the city of london police, you can see it there. so, officers clearly at the scene within minutes.

but reports of three stabbings and a person pushed to the floor in the city of london earlier this morning. we will, of course, bring you more details on that as soon as we get it. let's catch up with all of the sports news and for a round up, he is laura. good morning. graham potter has his first champions league victory as chelsea head coach with a comfortable 3—0 victory over ac milan last night. wesley fofana put the blues ahead at stamford bridge before pierre emerick aubameyang made it 2—0. but the goal of the game came soon after from reece james. chelsea are a point behind leaders salzburg. milan are third.

manchester city beat fc copenhagen 5—0 with erling haaland amongst the goals again. it took the norwegian just seven minutes to open the scoring with a second coming just after half an hour. he's now scored 19 goals in 12 games this season. it's now three in three for city who maintain their 100% record to stay top of group g. celtic were beaten 3—1 away at rb leipzig, meaning they are bottom of their champions league group. jota did equalise to make it 1—1 just after half time but leipzig would wrap the game up with a brace from forward andre silva. ange postecoglou's side can exact some revenge in a weeks time when the two play again in glasgow. manchester united travel to cyprus in the europa league tonight, as the talk about the future of cristiano ronaldo intensifies. he was kept on the bench, during sunday's 6—3 derby defeat to manchester city. united boss erik ten hag said after the game,

that he didn't bring on the five—time ballon d'or winner "out of respect". oh, he is not happy that he was not playing. don't get me wrong, but that wasn't the question. the question was, on the training pitch, what is his mood when he is around? and he is happy. but, of course, he wants to play. beth mead says she's 'honoured' to be voted england women's player of the year. the arsenal striker also won the golden boot and the player of the tournament during the lionesses' historic euros victory. the 27—year—old has been shortlisted for the ballon d'or, she holds the record for most england goals scored in a single season with 1a. (lewis hamilton says it's "imperative" suitable punishments are given to any team found to have broken formula 1's budget cap. hamilton's mercedes team and ferrari both said at last weekend's singapore grand prix

it was an open secret two teams broke the cost cap last season. the british driver says it will be "bad for the sport" if action isn#t taken and the sports governing body — the fia — has delayed the publication of its inquiry, and fellow driver fernando alonso says he understands why they have to wait. i think it is a very difficult topic, because there is a lot of things that, you know, we need to make sure they are controlled and the budget cap is one thing, but we maintain different structures with different things, their own circuit on their own factories. you know, things we need to control. and a lot. it has to be really well done. saturday night's big fight between conor benn and chris eubankjunior is in serious doubt

after the british boxing board of control refused to sanction it saying it wasn't "in the interests of boxing". it follows benn returning what is being called, an "adverse analytical finding, for trace amounts of a fertility drug". promoters say he's not been suspended, and is free to fight in london because his b sample has yet to be tested. however, without the blessing of british boxing's governing body, the promoters will have to find another organisation to sanction it. tennis, and british number two dan evans has been knocked out of the japan open in tokyo in the second round by miomir kecmanovic. after fighting back from a set down, evans looked on course for victory, but failed to take any of his six match points. one of which saw kecmanovic produce a stunning shot between the legs to save the point. and the serbian would then go onto win the deciding set on a tie—break to reach the quarterfinals. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back within the next hour with another update.

universities are being urged to do more for students with mental health problems. universities uk says institutions should be obliged to contact relatives, carers or friends if they have "serious concerns" about a student's wellbeing, even without their permission. let's get more on this with our education correspondent, hazel shearing, whojoins me now. good to have you with us, hazel. what is this guidance going to be and what does it mean for students? this is guidance that has been issued to universities across the uk. what does it mean for students? well, it means if i'm a student signing of for university, i get to the registration desk and they asked me, or the online version, and they ask me for a trusted contact to hand over details of a trusted contact and they tell me that does not have to be a parent or my mum or dad, you could be a friend or a housemate and that trusted contact could be reached out to in the event that they develop serious concerns about mental health. now, they will also

explain to students that they will make every reasonable effort to be able to get their permission before reaching out to those contacts, but that might not always be possible. so what has been the reaction to this guidance? l’ere so what has been the reaction to this guidance?— so what has been the reaction to this guidance? so what has been the reaction to this auidance? �* , , , ., ~ ., this guidance? i've been speaking to bereaved families _ this guidance? i've been speaking to bereaved families and _ this guidance? i've been speaking to bereaved families and friends - this guidance? i've been speaking to bereaved families and friends who . bereaved families and friends who broadly welcomed the guidance but they do have three concerns. the first is that this has taken too long to get to the stage of the guidance being issued, it has been too slow. the stipend is that it's all very well for universities to have this guidance but the difference will be made if they actually act on it and that brings us onto the third concern, that this is not enforceable and is just guidance. a white so some universities might not think it is a job for them to be getting involved with this. what happens if a student doesn't want to hand over a trusted contact? because it's not legally binding, they cannot force students to hand over the trusted contact and

the national union for students has said that they are concerned that they want to make sure that universities are doing everything they can so they don't put off vulnerable students from handing over their trusted contacts and speaking out and reaching out for help. speaking out and reaching out for hel. . ~' , ., speaking out and reaching out for hel. ., ~ i., ., ., and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in our discussion. there is information and advice on the bbc�*s action line. the address is bbc.co.uk/actionline. legislation is expected to pass today which would freeze rents in scotland until the end of march next year. it's been fast tracked through the scottish parliament following reports of rent soaring by as much as 30 per cent. let's get more on this from our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie. tell us more about what these rent rises will mean first of all. this

is bein: rises will mean first of all. this is being seen _ rises will mean first of all. this is being seen as _ rises will mean first of all. tl 3 is being seen as emergency legislation and you mention the rate rises and there has definitely been concern about rises in rents, and you mention 30% of their and there have been reports of 30% increase, but that would be very unusual and very steep. there have been other reports of around 8%, and also some landlords don't increase the rent every year. they are allowed to increase it every year with three months' notice to do that and this legislation we expect to see go through the scottish parliament at around 6pm tonight is being considered to be emergency legislation that has been fast tracked through parliament, and partly because of the cost of living crisis. it is called the cost of living protection of tenants scotland bill and patrick harvie, the tenants rights minister from the scottish green party said that it was an emergency response to the cost of living crisis. in the final

stage will be voted through the scottish parliament and this will mean a freeze in rent with some exceptions. it gives ministers temporary power, until the end of march, to put a cap on a rent increase of zero, and that also includes student accommodation as well, but there could be a chance that this could be extended as well for a period of another six months and another six months beyond that, so possibly another year beyond the initial six months. evictions will also be prevented over the winter period as well, so that fear of losing your home for many people, that will go away because evictions will not be allowed, but there will be certain circumstances as well that people could be evicted if a landlord wanted to sell a home, or if they wanted to move into the property. also there are some

exceptions with the rent increase as well. rents could possibly be increased by 3% of a landlord if they are facing a huge increase in their mortgage or if they have a huge increase in their bill, so they could apply to have a rent increase but that would be capped at 3%. not everyone is happy about this. some landlords have welcomed it, but other landlords have said it is unfair and there have been lots of restrictions on landlords already during the rotem three period and there is some concern that more landlords will end up selling properties and there could be a further lack in good rental properties within scotland. some landlords have said they are being singled out and other companies are not being told even during the cost of living crisis to freeze their prices, and the scottish conservatives are not happy about this and have warned that rent freezes will reduce the availability

of housing and ultimately result in less money for new departments. alexandra mckenzie there. a public inquiry will hear this morning from parents who lost children in what's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. documents seen by the bbc show that 175 children were infected with hiv in the 19805 after being given contaminated blood products for the clotting disorder, haemophilia. one of the parents giving evidence this morning has been speaking to our health correspondent, jim reed. he's always been well—behaved. full of life, as usual, like little boys are, you know. linda's son, michael, was just a toddler when she was told he had haemophilia — a genetic disorder, which stopped his blood clotting properly. he was always on the go. he always wanted to keep busy. the haemophilia would stop him sometimes, but... ..he just learned to cope with it.

in 1982, here at birmingham children's hospital, michael was switched to a brand—new treatment, imported from the united states. but factor viii was made from blood donated by prisoners and other at—risk groups. whole batches were contaminated with hepatitis, and later hiv. the doctor, of course, he said, michael, is hiv positive. and he just came out with it as though he was talking about the weather outside. you know, what i mean? on the way home, i had to tell my husband when we got in the car. and it was silent all the way home. we never spoke. it was such a shock, you know. how did michael react to being told that himself? did he speak to you about it? well, he went very quiet. he went very quiet. and he said he didn't want any family to know. he never told his friends or anything. hejust wanted to be normal, see. there is now a danger that has become a threat to us all.

michael was diagnosed with hiv, aged 16, in 1986, just as this hard—hitting tv campaign was launched. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. was he angry about what happened? yes. oh, yes, he was. i mean, i tried to be so positive for him — to think that he wasn't going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, "you know, michael's going to die." and i said, "no, he's not," you know. sorry. it just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment.

just couldn't believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen. that long—running public inquiry is nowjust months away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones were infected. jim reed, bbc news. at least 3a people — including 23 children — were killed by a man armed with a knife and gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two years old. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action — the first time in its history. liz truss arrives in prague for a new european members group.

could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home? protests against the iranian regime 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. a number of demonstrators have been injured or killed as protests spread across the country. rana rahinpour reports. this was nika shahkarami. 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 ia—year—old girl. translation: a lot of teachers do agree with us, but they don't i dare to say anything. boys have not chanted any slogans yet, but they show their protests 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 1,000 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 lighter news, today is national poetry day. an annual event held in celebration of new and old poetry, across the uk. and this year's theme is the environment. i'm joined now by award—winning poet, cecilia knapp, on making sense of difficult times, and bringing some cheer to our lives. no pressure then, cecilia. national poetry day, why does poetry need its own special day? fig poetry day, why does poetry need its own special day?— own special day? as you said, national poetry _ own special day? as you said, national poetry day _ own special day? as you said, national poetry day is - own special day? as you said, | national poetry day is basically own special day? as you said, i national poetry day is basically an excuse to just celebrate poetry and bring poetry to new audiences and honestly this year the theme is the environment and there is a different theme every year and it's basically

just about celebrating the power of poetry to connect with, well, life, essentially and to encourage people to reflect on their own lives and the world around them. haifa to reflect on their own lives and the world around them. how much does oet the world around them. how much does poetry connect — the world around them. how much does poetry connect to _ the world around them. how much does poetry connect to younger _ the world around them. how much does poetry connect to younger people i the world around them. how much does poetry connect to younger people in - poetry connect to younger people in particular? because i remember at school you read a lot of poetry by, dare i say it, dead, white, old men and i learned it and i enjoyed it but i can't really honestly say to you that i have carried that through with me into adult life. what do you do to really attract younger people? i think that's a really fair point. there has been an increase in young people engaging with poetry, particularly over lockdown which is really interesting and an example of why poetry is such an amazing tool. is that different platforms rather than reading it in books? i was the ounu than reading it in books? i was the young peeple's _ than reading it in books? i was the young people's laureate _ than reading it in books? i was the young people's laureate for - than reading it in books? i was the|

young people's laureate for london for a year and that role entailed going round to schools and working with young people and saying, look, poetry is there for you if you want it and almost every single young person i encountered said, no, i'm not really into poetry. it is difficult. they felt shut out of it and i think so much of the work of poets nowadays, particularly poets who work in education like i do, is to say, actually, it does not have to say, actually, it does not have to be that kind of restrictive or formal or difficult thing. you can actually use poetry to inquire into yourself and use poetry in your own voice and language to talk about the things you want to talk about. and i think during lockdown, young people started to wake up to that and see poetry on the internet or on youtube and see that contemporary poetry, poetry being written now is so diverse and is about such a range of things, and i think that is really

important. things, and i think that is really important-— things, and i think that is really imortant. ., , ., ., important. how did you get into oet important. how did you get into poetry and _ important. how did you get into poetry and who _ important. how did you get into poetry and who were _ important. how did you get into poetry and who were the - important. how did you get into poetry and who were the poets | important. how did you get into - poetry and who were the poets that captured your imagination?- captured your imagination? similar to what you — captured your imagination? similar to what you just — captured your imagination? similar to what you just said, _ captured your imagination? similar to what you just said, i _ captured your imagination? similar to what you just said, i didn't - captured your imagination? similar to what you just said, i didn't feel. to what you just said, i didn't feel inspired by poetry at school and i didn't think it was a career. i went to a workshop accidentally, sol sort of stumbled into the creative writing workshop thinking it was like a drama workshop. and it was run by a poet called polar bear, a writer called stephen camden, who writes novels and poetry, and he was reading a poem about growing up in birmingham andi reading a poem about growing up in birmingham and i thought it was on his own terms. and i thought, oh, wow, poetry can be like this too. you have a book there on your lap. aha, you have a book there on your lap. a book of your poems? yes, _ you have a book there on your lap. a book of your poems? yes, published j book of your poems? yes, published toda . book of your poems? yes, published today. congratulations. _ book of your poems? yes, published today. congratulations. have- book of your poems? yes, published today. congratulations. have you - book of your poems? yes, published | today. congratulations. have you got a oem today. congratulations. have you got a poem you — today. congratulations. have you got a poem you could _ today. congratulations. have you got a poem you could read _ today. congratulations. have you got a poem you could read something . a poem you could read something from? i a poem you could read something from? ., ., ~ ., from? i wrote a poem during lockdown and it is a poem _ from? i wrote a poem during lockdown and it is a poem about _ from? i wrote a poem during lockdown and it is a poem about yearning - from? i wrote a poem during lockdown and it is a poem about yearning for- and it is a poem about yearning for different places and yearning for something else. it is called

everywhere else is always better. sleep without the guilt. the terrible green dreams. drive down a farm road wearing a hat. eat a cherry in a light breeze, listening to the type of music only heard through windows. watch a grandfather cry softly on a plastic chair, moved by a violin. you want to be exhausted from growing vegetables, leaning against an upright fork. a scarecrow waving from the next field. ., �* , scarecrow waving from the next field. ., �*, ., , ~ �* field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm . rateful, field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm grateful, because _ field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm grateful, because i _ field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm grateful, because i know - field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm grateful, because i know you i field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm i grateful, because i know you came field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm - grateful, because i know you came in halfway through that poem, which is not always easy. it has been such a relentless, relentlessly difficult ti me relentless, relentlessly difficult time and you mention you wrote that in lockdown. a difficult winter ahead, i guess, as well. can poetry really help us? really?— really help us? really? yes, i think it can, absolutely. _ really help us? really? yes, i think it can, absolutely. i— really help us? really? yes, i think it can, absolutely. i think _

really help us? really? yes, i think it can, absolutely. i think poetry i it can, absolutely. i think poetry is not only an opportunity to discover what you need to say and find the language for it, but it's also a tool for empathy and i think thatis also a tool for empathy and i think that is why so many people connect with it. that small little thing, that distilled moment where you can dream and imagine and truly express without having to adhere to the normal logic of how we speak every day. a poem can be completely different to our everyday language. it is such an important thing for connecting with ourselves and sharing it with other people as well. . ., �* , sharing it with other people as well. . ., v , sharing it with other people as well. . . �*, , ., , sharing it with other people as well. . . ., well. cecilia, it's been lovely to talk to you _ well. cecilia, it's been lovely to talk to you on _ well. cecilia, it's been lovely to talk to you on this _ well. cecilia, it's been lovely to talk to you on this national- well. cecilia, it's been lovely to i talk to you on this national poetry day. thank you so much and good luck. thank you. now, take a look at this — the launch of the spacex rocket — from cape canaveral, in florida. heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members

on board — including russian cosmonaut, anna kikina. nicole mann, the first native american in space, is the commander of the crew—five mission. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. the weather will remain changeable over the next few days, frequent showers in north—western parts of the uk and quite brisk winds. the jet stream remains strong over the atlantic and it is pushing in weather fronts day by day, and here it is, the jet stream at around 30,000 feet. low pressure here, but to the south, high pressure, so from the tip of cornwall to kent and across east anglia, the weather is fine and you can see on the satellite picture we had clear skies it early on, where is out towards the west and north—west, closer to the west and north—west, closer to the weather fronts on the low pressure, a different picture and you can see strong winds will

continue to push in longer spells of rain through the evening and overnight, into northern ireland and parts of scotland. a few showers elsewhere, but many central, eastern and southern areas will be dry over night and not particularly cold, and in some areas temperature no lower than 11, i2, in some areas temperature no lower than 11, 12, 13 in some areas temperature no lower than 11, i2, 13 degrees. it was the forecast for tomorrow, band of rain showers crosses northern england and wales early in the day then reaches the midlands, east anglia and the south. behind it, risk atlantic winds, feeling quite fresh if not chilly. ii winds, feeling quite fresh if not chilly. 11 degrees in glasgow and occasional showers, and then on friday night that band of showers crosses the extreme south—east and moves away further east and then we are left with brisk winds and a few showers and clear spells. high pressure makes a brief appearance this weekend on saturday, so if you have any plans, saturday is the best day of the two, overall looking across the uk. light winds across england and wales, so fine weather and it will feel very pleasant

indeed. i6 and it will feel very pleasant indeed. 16 or 17 degrees and a bit cooler in the north—west and in glasgow, around 13 celsius and then a change on sunday. the high pressure moves into germany and the jet stream pushes in a weather front, so that spells rain for northern ireland and other parts of the north west, whereas further east and south of the weather is fine and the winds are coming in from the south—west, so temperatures holding at around 18 degrees. the weather should remain fine for many southern areas through the weekend and into next week. you can see further north, a lot more changeable and a little cooler as well. goodbye.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines: at least 3a people — including 23 children — were killed by a man armed with a knife and gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two—years—old. the gunman was a former police officer, dismissed from hisjob last year over drugs offences. police say he killed his wife and child — before shooting himself after the attack. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action — the first time in its history. liz truss arrives in prague for a new european members group — could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home? a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output.

multiple explosions rock the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia — with the regional governor blaming russia. the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer, after a bbc investigation reveals he'd been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello and welcome to bbc news. police say at least 3a people, including at least 23 children — have been killed, after a mass shooting at a pre—school in north eastern thailand. quoting a local police officer — three of the children killed were just two—years—old. the attack took place at a childcare facility in nong bua lamphu province. the gunman fled the scene before killing himself, his wife and his children.

the shooter has been identifed as 34—year—old panya kamrab. and thai media are reporting he was sacked by police last year over drug offences. thailand's prime minister has expressed his deepest condolences to the victims' families and described the shooting as a "shocking" event. a little earlier, our thai editor nopporn wong—anan gave us this update. you've got about 12 people injured, all together, 48. and the gunman himself was found by the police in his house, he shot himself dead with his wife and his child. at the moment, the most casualties happened at this childcare centre, where around 2a people were killed. sorry, 22 were children and two women. ok, so we have got 36 people that

have been killed and 22 children, that's your latest understanding? mm—hm. what more do we know about the gunman, because we are having these reports that he was a police officer who was dismissed because of drug offences? correct, yes, he was caught whilst dealing drugs and he was dismissed from that and the report from the local media is he took this grudge on the childcare, which is under the premises of the local authority in that area. yes. this province is north eastern thailand, it's several hundred miles from bangkok, what kind of place is it? it is a rural area, it's a very sleepy town. it's in the north—east, which is kind of known for its drought and poverty stricken but it's kind of been developed a fair bit now. yes. but it's kind of like a very, very small town. gun ownership in thailand is legal but how rare are these kinds of mass shootings, these tragic events? if you remember, a similar incident happened, a shooting spree,

in february 2020, when a disgruntled soldier took a grudge against his boss, his mother—in—law. he had a business dispute, he shot them and then he went on a shooting spree with different kinds of weapons and killed 27 people. and evenjust last month, there was also a soldier in bangkok that has some mental problem and he shot his colleague in the office and killed two people. hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they're willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union's106—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. 0ur correspondent,

caroline davies has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk's nurses were some of the nation's heroes. now, they're being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people's lives. and that's why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it's like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn't cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end up having not enough money to feed yourself, or even feed your children. if i'm going to work, and i'm... i'm making a difference in people's lives, ifeel like i should be able to be compensated and have enough pay for myself to sustain myself and even look after my children. the rcn is asking for a pay rise

of 5% on top of inflation, something no uk nation has offered. the ballot will open today until the 2nd of november. nurses in northern ireland have been on strike before but, if this vote goes through, it will be the first time in the rcn's 106—year history that there's been a nationwide strike. not all nurses would walk out. some, whose work is considered to be life—preserving, or if it wasn't administered would lead to permanent disability, will continue to work, too. but this strike is intended to disrupt, and it's likely to come at a time when winter pressures are starting to build. the rcn say they have no other choice. is this the responsible thing to do, to take strike action when we're coming into winter? you see, this is about nurses trying to get ministers to actually stand up and listen to the dire straits that they are in, trying every day to look after their patients. the department of health and social care in england has said it values the work of nhs nurses

and is supporting them by giving them a pay rise of at least £i,a00 a year. scotland's health secretary suggested yesterday that he'd be making an improved offer. other unions are also planning, or have started balloting their health workers. there may be anger over pay, but any form of strike will affect patient care. caroline davies, bbc news. we can speak to shaun williams, a nurse and councilmember of the rcn. good to have you with us. will you be supporting strike action? yes. good to have you with us. will you be supporting strike action? yes, i will. wh be supporting strike action? yes, i with why is _ be supporting strike action? yes, i will. why is that? _ be supporting strike action? yes, i will. why is that? because - be supporting strike action? yes, i will. why is that? because it's i be supporting strike action? yes, i l will. why is that? because it's more than 'ust will. why is that? because it's more than just about _ will. why is that? because it's more than just about pay. _ will. why is that? because it's more than just about pay. in _ will. why is that? because it's more than just about pay. in a _ will. why is that? because it's more than just about pay. in a general i than just about pay. in a general sense, the fact of the matter is there is an enough nurses, there isn't enough nurses and if the pay doesn't improve and conditions don't improve, then recruiting and retention of nurses will not improve. therefore there will be

fewer nurses which will put patients at risk. so it is more about pay, it is about patient safety. imilli is about patient safety. will atients is about patient safety. will patients not _ is about patient safety. will patients not be _ is about patient safety. will patients not be put - is about patient safety. will patients not be put at risk if nurses are on strike? i patients not be put at risk if nurses are on strike? i think it is important _ nurses are on strike? i think it is important to _ nurses are on strike? i think it is important to bear _ nurses are on strike? i think it is important to bear in _ nurses are on strike? i think it is important to bear in mind i nurses are on strike? i think it is i important to bear in mind patients are already at risk because of the huge, you know, very significant vacancy rates. around one in ten nurse posts aren't failed at the moment. that is only increasing. there is evidence out yesterday, statistics out, which said in the last year, 40,000 nurses have left the nhs and probably the profession. so we need to do something about that. so, yes, i understand that services will be disrupted that if we look at what happened in northern ireland, it was planned methodically and around those principles that disruption would be minimised and safety preserved, so it can be done

safely. safety preserved, so it can be done safel . , , safety preserved, so it can be done safel. ,,,, safety preserved, so it can be done safel. ,, safety preserved, so it can be done safel. safely. this is because nurses have been on strike _ safely. this is because nurses have been on strike in _ safely. this is because nurses have been on strike in northern - safely. this is because nurses have been on strike in northern ireland, j been on strike in northern ireland, thatis been on strike in northern ireland, that is what you are referencing, isn't it? you have experience of this but i understand you have left your nursing job recently. why was that? i your nursing 'ob recently. why was that? , ., , , �* that? i left nursing 'ob but didn't leave the that? i left nursing job but didn't leave the profession _ that? i left nursing job but didn't leave the profession totally i that? i left nursing job but didn't leave the profession totally but i j leave the profession totally but i left because of the staffing situation. i was routinely the only nurse on shift and being a newly registered nurse, that is a lot of pressure on me and on any other newly registered nurse or nurse in general in that situation, where you are relying on yourself to effectively run a unit. and the pressures of that are immense and i decided to leave thatjob. at the time, i did have ajob decided to leave thatjob. at the time, i did have a job to go to, i found another post, which i am starting soon, which i am looking forward to. hopefully, the staffing situation there will be better. but back to the point, if we don't

improve pay and conditions, what this industrial action ballot is about and possible industrial action in the future, then... you are not going to have nurses, are you? the government— going to have nurses, are you? the government has said it has matched what they were told to award in terms of pay by the pay awarding body, so what is it that you are actually wanting in terms of pay? welcomer pay is always, especially in the nhs and public sector in general, is a political choice. at the moment, the rcn would like a 5% above inflation, of course. but, as you know, this sort of task is to do with getting government ministers around the table to discuss how we can improve the situation. so that is where we are at. in terms of pay, it needs to be substantial, a substantial increase to maintain recruitment and retention. shaun williams, councilmember- recruitment and retention. shaun williams, councilmember of i recruitment and retention. shaun williams, councilmember of the i recruitment and retention. shaun i williams, councilmember of the royal couege williams, councilmember of the royal college of nursing, thank you for talking to us and good luck with the

newjob. the prime minister liz truss is attending the first meeting today of the european political community, an informal summit bringing together the leaders of eu states with 17 other countries. at the gathering in prague, ms truss will call for unity to ensure that ukraine can win the war against russia. she'll also say it's time to confront other challenges, such as energy and migration. earlier, our political correspondent damian grammaticus updated us on the news summit. this is interesting, i think, because this is a new grouping. i think we have a picture of them arriving now, the leaders, in prague, of these 44 countries. it was the initiative of the french president, emmanuel macron. he floated the idea in may, so it has come about pretty quickly. his idea was to have a sort of grouping of those european countries, eu countries, and all of their neighbours. for some, it's a way of the eu talking to neighbouring countries, particularly those who are aspiring to join and wanting ways

of discussing things with the bloc. emmanuel macron has sort of shaped it a bit broader than that. the eu itself is only there in a sort of smaller capacity. the individual countries are what are meeting here, which is why the uk, which was initially sceptical, has agreed to go. as you say, the uk interest here aligning very much with france and many of the others since that crisis in ukraine, is to discuss broader security issues in europe. the arming of ukraine, support for ukraine. that's something that all of those leaders will be wanting to push and, of course, discussing the energy crisis that has been the result of that war in ukraine and russia's actions limiting energy supplies to europe. so these leaders will be talking about actions to counter that, actions to secure energy supplies, actions to share energy supplies, to get through the coming winter. it's a sort of useful indication,

i think, if you like, of the uk, in part of this broader crisis, is sort of seeking cooperation with europe in areas like this and it's the first time we've had a uk leader at one of these european events since brexit. so we have a sort of interesting indication of the way matters are shifting in the wake of that russian invasion of ukraine. practical things on the table — the uk looking to try to be there to shape the sort of practical discussion and there will be meetings amongst the leaders but also on the sidelines, so liz truss meeting president macron. but for some, there will be questions about this will be quite unwieldy, really, 44 plus countries, many with their own issues and their own tensions between them. so can it achieve much? there won't be any formal agreements or any formal statements at the end of this, this is a first meeting but it could grow to being something.

that was damian grammaticus, our political correspondence. we will say goodbye now to viewers on bbc two. thank you for your company here on bbc news. staying with the prague summit, earlier i asked what the european political community was set up for. nobody really knows at this stage. we know is it is a new format that affords leaders across the european continent an opportunity to get together to talk about pressing issues of the day. the 27 heads of state from the european union are going to be accompanied by a further 17 heads of state from the continent. whether or not there will be a second meeting, the amount of progress that is made across a range of issues that are talked about today remain to be seen. just a small point _ today remain to be seen. just a small point but _ today remain to be seen. just a small point but i _ today remain to be seen. just a small point but i will— today remain to be seen. just a

small point but i will be - today remain to be seen. just a i small point but i will be interested to know, the 17 non—eu members, including the uk, how are they selected? i including the uk, how are they selected? ~ ., including the uk, how are they selected? ~' . , , selected? i think the idea, this is reall an selected? i think the idea, this is really an initiative _ selected? i think the idea, this is really an initiative of _ selected? i think the idea, this is really an initiative of the - selected? i think the idea, this is really an initiative of the french | really an initiative of the french president, emmanuel macron. ithink there were two big objectives in mind. the first i think was about the uk. it was seeking to put in place a new context, a new format that would enable not only the french but the european union to engage with the uk over a whole swathe of issues, migration will be talked about today. security and defence to a lesser extent, but softer elements of the security agenda. for example, the economic situation and as i said, migration. that i think is one key objective. the second was to talk about what to do with candidate countries, third countries that are looking to join the eu over time, ukraine being the most obvious one, and whether the cpc format could potentially front

some of those benefits of membership which will take a very long time, ten years or so. sol which will take a very long time, ten years or so. so i think they were the two big objectives to advance in today's meeting. but as ou sa , advance in today's meeting. but as you say. 44 — advance in today's meeting. but as you say, 44 countries _ advance in today's meeting. but as you say, 44 countries there. i advance in today's meeting. but as you say, 44 countries there. as i advance in today's meeting. but as| you say, 44 countries there. as our correspondentjessica parker was saying, she is in prague at the moment, they are only going to be in a room togetherfor one moment, they are only going to be in a room together for one afternoon. is it too unwieldy to achieve anything?— is it too unwieldy to achieve an hinu? . , . anything? that is of course a risk but i anything? that is of course a risk but i think— anything? that is of course a risk but i think part _ anything? that is of course a risk but i think part of _ anything? that is of course a risk but i think part of the _ anything? that is of course a risk but i think part of the reason i but i think part of the reason leaders are attending, firstly, it is because the overarching objective of the epc is undefined, so countries can project what they want to see from this meeting into these discussions. i think that is one reason lots of people have turned up, it allows them to feel as though they have a role and shape to mark they have a role and shape to mark the epc will ultimately become. i think that was one of the key reasons the uk side has decided to attend. the second point i would make it there will be a lot of opportunity, two to three hours i

think of free time for leaders to set up bilateral meetings with each other. so you can imagine there will be many interesting conversations taking place in those bilaterals across different leaders in different countries. i think for that reason, many leaders have decided to turn up and attend. we can catch up with all the sports news now and laura joins us from the bbc sport centre. manchester united travelled to cyprus in the europa league tonight as the talk about the future of cristiano ronaldo intensifies. he was kept on the bench during sunday's 6—3 derby defeat to manchester city. the manchester united boss said after the game that he didn't bring on the five—time ballon d'or winner out of respect. he is not happy that he wasn't playing. don't get me wrong, but that wasn't the question. the

question was, what his mood is when he is around? he is happy. but, of course, he wants to play. beth mead says she is honoured to be voted england women's player of the year. the arsenal striker also won the golden boot and was named player of the tournament during the lioness is a famous victory. she has also been nominated for the ballon d'0r. she holds the record of 14 goals. lewis hamilton says it is imperative suitable punishment are given to any team found to have broken formula i's budget cap. his mercedes team and ferrari both said at last weekend's singapore grand prix it was an open secret two teams broke the cost cap last season. the british driver says it will be bad for the sport if action isn't taken and the sports governing body the fia has delayed the publication of its inquiry. fellow driver fernando

alonso says he understands why they have to wait. i alonso says he understands why they have to wait-— have to wait. i think it is a very difficult topic— have to wait. i think it is a very difficult topic because - have to wait. i think it is a very difficult topic because there i have to wait. i think it is a very difficult topic because there is| have to wait. i think it is a very | difficult topic because there is a lot of things that we need to make sure that they are controlled. the budget cap is one thing but there are many teams with different structures, with different things, with their own circuit and their own factories, things that we need to control a lot. so it has to be really well done.— control a lot. so it has to be really well done. saturday night because my _ really well done. saturday night because my big _ really well done. saturday night because my big fight _ really well done. saturday night because my big fight between l really well done. saturday night i because my big fight between conor benn and chris eubankjunior is in serious doubt after the british boxing board of control refused to sanction it, saying it wasn't in the interests of boxing. it follows conor benn returning what is called an adverse analytical finding for trace amounts of a fertility drug. terra motors say he has not been suspended and is free to fight in

london because his b sample is yet to be sampled but without the blessing of british boxing's governing body, they will have to find another organisation to sanction it. that is all the sport for now, more on our website but i will be back later with a another update. lovely, thank you for that. major oil producing nations have decided to reduce the amount of oil they produce. it's the biggest cut in production by the opec plus group in more than two years — and it's already pushed up the price of oil. opec plus is the world's oil—producing cartel. it's made up of the opec group of thirteen major oil producing countries — plus several other members. they've decided to cut oil production by two million barrels a day from november — because of uncertainty in world markets. president biden has called it 'short—sighted' and it's being seen as a blow to him because it's likely to push up petrol prices in the us and around the world. earlier i spoke to the energy analyst and chief executive of the consultancy crystol energy. i asked her why oil

producers were cutting the amount they produce. they're they�* re pretty they're pretty simple and obvious reason is to put an upward pressure on prices because oil prices started the year on a high and actually they peaked at roughly $1.30 when the war in ukraine started. they have been going down, falling, in the last two months and opec plus wanted to be productive. they said they are fearing an economic recession, they don't want to have to see a repeat of the 2008 scenario when oil prices crashed to $35 within a few months. that's really what they want to say, and don't forget, they're very important player in the plus is russia. they want to see oil prices going higher to sustain the revenues that are the backbone at the moment

for their economy. that are the backbone at the moment fortheir economy. i'm that are the backbone at the moment for their economy. i'm talking about russia but also the rest of the oil —dependent economies. that russia but also the rest of the oil -dependent economies.- -dependent economies. that is interesting _ -dependent economies. that is interesting so _ -dependent economies. that is interesting so are _ -dependent economies. that is interesting so are you - -dependent economies. that is| interesting so are you therefore suggesting we are not going to see a reduction any time soon? isigheiiii. suggesting we are not going to see a reduction any time soon?— reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify _ reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify that - reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify that the i reduction any time soon? well, first of all we have to clarify that the 2 i of all we have to clarify that the 2 million barrels a day sounds a lot, first of all. but this is really the paper reduction. but the actual reduction in oil production is going to be much less than that, almost half of that. it is still significant at i half of that. it is still significant ati million barrels a day but it is not too many. and the reason being is because opec plus members have a quota allocated to them and most of the members, except them and most of the members, except the gcse countries, the likes of saudi arabia and the uae have been producing fully at their quota. but all the other members have been struggling to meet their quota. so as a result, the reduction of 2 million will mean a reduction of almosti million barrels a day. that is enough to put an upward pressure on prices. how long will that

continue? it also depends on other factors in the market, particularly the economic outlook and the fear of a recession. that would maybe counterbalance the action of opec plus. �* , ., ~ counterbalance the action of opec plus. �*, . ~ . , ., plus. let's talk about petrol rices, plus. let's talk about petrol prices. what _ plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what is _ plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what is going - plus. let's talk about petrol prices, what is going to i plus. let's talk about petrol i prices, what is going to mean for them in your view?— prices, what is going to mean for them in your view? very simply, oil is an import — them in your view? very simply, oil is an import for _ them in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, _ them in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so - them in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so this i them in your view? very simply, oil is an import for petrol, so this is i is an import for petrol, so this is where you get petrol from, so definitely higher oil prices, higher petrol prices because of this is bad news for the us, for the administration ofjoe biden because they are heading towards mid—term elections. typically, if you plot the president's popularity and oil prices are petrol prices, you see they are inversely related. when the prices go up, the popularity of the president goes down and the opposite is true, when prices go down, the popularity increases. so this is really the last outcome president biden would have liked to have seen before the mid—term elections. that said, the us is also the world's largest oil producer so it is not

all bad news for the us but it's not really good news for the biden administration ahead of mid—term elections. pm administration ahead of mid-term elections. �* . . i, ., i, ., elections. an analyst from crystol enera elections. an analyst from crystol energy talking — elections. an analyst from crystol energy talking to _ elections. an analyst from crystol energy talking to me _ elections. an analyst from crystol energy talking to me earlier. i i elections. an analyst from crystoli energy talking to me earlier. i want to return to our top story first place in thailand say at least 34 people, including at least 23 children, have been killed after a mass shooting at a preschool in the north—east of the country. quoting a local police officer, three of the children killed are said to bejust of the children killed are said to be just two years old. joining us now with the latest developments is that journalist and now with the latest developments is thatjournalist and producer now with the latest developments is that journalist and producer who now with the latest developments is thatjournalist and producer who is in bangkok. very good to have you with us and thank you forjoining us. what more can you tell us about this, what is a developing story? so this, what is a developing story? ’ir an incredibly this, what is a developing story? sr an incredibly devastating and shocking news coming out of thailand today. the death toll has now... is now at 38, including 24 children. victims were as young as two years

old. the suspect has been identified as at 34—year—old ex police officer, who was allegedly fired from the force last year due to drug offences. he was allegedly at a court hearing for his drug offences prior to showing up at the nursery end looking for his child and when he did not find them, he got angry and started attacking the people that were present. he reportedly was armed with a pistol, a knife and a shot gun. police said he shot and stabbed his victims before fleeing the scene in a white pick—up truck, before returning home and killing himself as well as his wife and child. this is really, really devastating for thailand. the entire country online, as well as on the ground, everyone is reacting. everyone is shocked. while gun ownership and gun crimes are common, mass shootings, especially at this

scale, especially involving children and students, are really, really uncommon in thailand. just and students, are really, really uncommon in thailand.- and students, are really, really uncommon in thailand. just to rewind because you — uncommon in thailand. just to rewind because you are _ uncommon in thailand. just to rewind because you are bringing _ uncommon in thailand. just to rewind because you are bringing us _ because you are bringing us information we didn't have before. am i right when i say a police spokesman has said the gunman was at court in relation to these drug offences that he has been charged with prior to going to the school? that is the sequence of events? yes. that is the sequence of events? yes, accordin: that is the sequence of events? yes, according to — that is the sequence of events? yes, according to police _ that is the sequence of events? us: according to police spokesperson earlier this afternoon, the gunman was at a court hearing. you earlier this afternoon, the gunman was at a court hearing.— was at a court hearing. you have talked about _ was at a court hearing. you have talked about some _ was at a court hearing. you have talked about some of _ was at a court hearing. you have talked about some of the - was at a court hearing. you have l talked about some of the reaction. the prime minister of thailand has also been speaking, what has he had to say? the also been speaking, what has he had to sa ? ~ , to say? the prime minister said he will launch an _ to say? the prime minister said he will launch an urgent _ to say? the prime minister said he will launch an urgent probe - to say? the prime minister said he will launch an urgent probe into i to say? the prime minister said he| will launch an urgent probe into the attacks, the tragedy and offered condolences to the families of the victims. he posted a facebook post condemning the violence and promising to get to the bottom of how this tragedy occurred. qm.

promising to get to the bottom of how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank ou so how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much — how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much for— how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much for your _ how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much for your time. _ how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much for your time. good i how this tragedy occurred. 0k, thank you so much for your time. good to l you so much for your time. good to talk to you from bangkok. thank you. thank you very much.— thank you very much. here, millions of households _ thank you very much. here, millions of households could _ thank you very much. here, millions of households could end _ thank you very much. here, millions of households could end up - thank you very much. here, millions of households could end up paying . of households could end up paying more following the government's mini—budget, despite headline grabbing tax cuts. that is according to the institute for fiscal studies. the think tank warned the freeze on the threshold from which people start paying a certain percentage of their incomes will mean a real terms rise on their tax bill. it is estimated that the average household will pay £2 for every £1 cut from the headline rate. for more on how to manage the cost of living crisis and the latest financial turmoil, join us tomorrow at 11.30 for a special edition of your questions answered, when we will explore many of the issues around the cost of living crisis and a range of experts

will form a panel to answer the questions you want answered. we will focus on issues such as practical ways to cut bills, what support is out there, the strain on food banks and the difference it makes when certain benefits are linked to average wages rather than to rising prices. so do e—mail us. 0r, average wages rather than to rising prices. so do e—mail us. or, of course, you can tweet, using the hashtag bbc your questions. let's catch up with the weather now. hello, a mixed bag today, sunshine and showers. showers in the north—western parts of the uk, in northern ireland, western scotland, the best of the weather has been across east anglia and the south and thatis across east anglia and the south and that is how it will remain through this afternoon. temperatures in the high teens or may be nudging up to 20 but where we have the more frequent showers, longer spells of rain in western and central scotland, only 14. ifanything,

rain in western and central scotland, only 14. if anything, the showers will continue through this evening and overnight in the north—west of the uk. the winds remained brisk, whereas eastern, central and southern areas remained dry through the early hours of friday fuzzed up temperatures will be around double figures. tomorrow, this band of showers crosses other parts of their country, it should reach lunchtime lincolnshire, parts of the midlands, eventually the southin of the midlands, eventually the south in the evening and behind it, a mixture of clear spells, showers and blustery winds.

hello, this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines. at least 34 people — including 23 children — were killed by a man armed with a knife and gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two years old. the gunman was a former police officer dismissed from his job last year over drugs offences. police say he killed his wife and child, before shooting himself after the attack. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action, the first time in its history. liz truss arrives in prague for a new european members group. could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home? a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output. multiple explosions rock the southern ukrainian

the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer after a bbc investigation reveals he'd been posting racist content on whatsapp. the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia has come under missile attack, with multiple explosions heard just before dawn and a further three mid—morning. following the first attack, local officials said seven russian missiles had hit infrastructure and residential buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in the rubble. at least two have been confirmed dead. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is at the site of the attack and has more it's been a couple of hours already since we heard explosions, several explosions, right here in the centre of zaporizhzhia, an hour or an hour and a half or so before dawn. rescue workers have been here on this main avenue ever since then, and you can telljust by looking

around you just what a huge explosion this was, not only has that apartment building being completely demolished, but shops and buildings on the other side have had their windows blown in. avenue, it has been blown out by the force of the blast. explosions are not unusual here in zaporizhzhia. we are not far from russian—controlled territory, and people are used to hearing explosions by night and day. but for something like this to happen, right in the heart of the city, an entire apartment building demolished, that is unusual, and pretty shocking. a public inquiry will hear this morning from parents who lost children in what's been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. documents seen by the bbc show that 175 children were infected with hiv in the 1980s after being given

contaminated blood products for the clotting disorder, haemophilia. one of the parents giving evidence this morning has been speaking to our health correspondent, jim reed. he's always been well—behaved. full of life, as usual, like little boys are, you know. linda's son, michael, was just a toddler when she was told he had haemophilia — a genetic disorder, which stopped his blood clotting properly. he was always on the go. he always wanted to keep busy. the haemophilia would stop him sometimes, but... ..he just learned to cope with it. in 1982, here at birmingham children's hospital, michael was switched to a brand—new treatment, imported from the united states. but factor viii was made from blood donated by prisoners and other at—risk groups. whole batches were contaminated with hepatitis, and later hiv.

the doctor, of course, he said, michael, is hiv positive. and he just came out with it as though he was talking about the weather outside. you know what i mean? on the way home, i had to tell my husband when we got in the car. and it was silent all the way home. we never spoke. it was such a shock, you know. how did michael react to being told that himself? did he speak to you about it? well, he went very quiet. he went very quiet. and he said he didn't want any family to know. he never told his friends or anything. hejust wanted to be normal, see. there is now a danger that has become a threat to us all. michael was diagnosed with hiv, aged 16, in 1986, just as this hard—hitting tv campaign was launched. if you ignore aids, it could be the death of you. was he angry about what happened? yes. oh, yes, he was.

i mean, i tried to be so positive for him — to think that he wasn't going to pass away. and even in the hospital, the woman had me on one side and she said, "you know, michael's going to die." and i said, "no, he's not," you know. sorry. it just seems like yesterday still. michael died a week before his 26th birthday. he was one of 175 children infected with hiv after being given the same contaminated treatment. just couldn't believe what was happening, you know. today, linda will give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster. i felt as though i needed to do it to help get to the bottom of it, because i think we all want to know why it was allowed to happen. that long—running public inquiry is nowjust months

away from concluding. many families will finally be hoping for some answers decades after their loved ones were infected. jim reed, bbc news. the home office has suspended an immigration official after a newsnight investigation revealed he'd been posting racist content on the messaging site, whatsapp. rob lewis — a former metropolitan police officer — is understood to have created the group, which also includes other ex—officers. the home office says it has a zero tolerance policy of discrimination, while the met said it would be ruthless in rooting out racists and misogynists from the force. newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha reports. a whatsapp group with several former metropolitan police officers on it. the content is vile — racist, misogynistic, homophobic, pornographic. it's so offensive we have chosen not to show it. this one is horrific.

yes. dave eden was a police officer for almost 30 years. he retired in 2010 and has been on the group since it started in 2016 as, what he called, a silent observer. there is frequent use of the p word. there are references to black politicians which are extremely unpleasant. the entire undertone is one of racism and misogyny. throughout his career he has collected evidence showing examples of prejudice in policing. if these are former police officers, why should we be worried? it doesn't matter whether they are retired or whether they are serving, we are introducing them into that culture and we are allowing it to continue. the founder of the group and the chief poster of racist content is rob lewis, a former metropolitan

police officer. he has now been suspended from a role at the uk border force following this bbc investigation. i called him to ask why he was sharing such offensive material. i'm actually at work at the moment, so i can't give you any time. we've been speaking to a whistle—blower about a whatsapp group with serving and former diplomatic protection officers on it. hello? he has hung up. he did not respond to our messages either. the home office told us... the new met commissioner has previously acknowledged a problem with racism in the force. while there is no evidence to suggest this whatsapp group includes any current officers, the bbc has heard from serving

met police officers that racist content is still doing the rounds. this will be an uphill battle for the met to eliminate this culture. individuals need to be held accountable and made an example of to demonstrate to colleagues that these behaviours and ideologies have no place in the met. i fail to see any substantial improvement within the organisation. the met told us that these messages are apparent and have absolutely no place in policing or society. where such behaviour is identified, it would be dealt with robustly and the force would actually seek out those whose actions brought shame on it. they urged dave eden to talk to them, pointing out that he had declined when asked earlier this year. dave eden has now submitted the evidence he has gathered to an independent inquiry into the force. well, this group tells me that the culture of the metropolitan police hasn't changed.

and, in fairness, it's notjust this group, its other groups, it's what i'm hearing out of the mouths of ex—colleagues and what i am witnessing all the time. sima kotecha, bbc news. earlier i sopke to prem sandhu, who's a former chief superintendent at the met police. i asked herfor her reaction to this story. iam not i am not surprised at all. i'm saddened. — i am not surprised at all. i'm saddened, but _ i am not surprised at all. in saddened, but not surprise and i know it still goes on. i have heard of incidents where serving officers have raised theissues where serving officers have raised the issues only to have them brushed under the carpet or for them themselves to be the targets of future activity. and i think the problem here is that police officers, serving police officers, and retired officers, they don't trust the police system to root out this corruption, this misogyny and sexism and racism. they don't trust the police system because they are not independent. you the police system because they are not independent.—

the police system because they are not independent. you say i know this still aoes not independent. you say i know this still goes on- — not independent. you say i know this still goes on. can _ not independent. you say i know this still goes on. can you _ not independent. you say i know this still goes on. can you give _ not independent. you say i know this still goes on. can you give us - not independent. you say i know this still goes on. can you give us a i still goes on. can you give us a sense of how you know what is going on then? i sense of how you know what is going on then? ., , sense of how you know what is going on then? . , ., sense of how you know what is going on then? . , . ., sense of how you know what is going on then? . , . . ., . on then? i am still a mentalfor a number of _ on then? i am still a mentalfor a number of serving _ on then? i am still a mentalfor a number of serving officers, i on then? i am still a mentalfor a number of serving officers, and l on then? i am still a mentalfor a number of serving officers, and i | on then? i am still a mental for a i number of serving officers, and i am still listening to the same issues that i had when i started. i've only been out of the job just over two years, so i know this is still going on. i was at a meeting last week supporting one of my mentees, because when they raise their head above the parapet, they become the targets. david and his right and he's highlighted this with the media because had he gone through any other route, it would not have been noticed or acted on. teiiii other route, it would not have been noticed or acted on.— noticed or acted on. tell us a bit more about _ noticed or acted on. tell us a bit more about what _ noticed or acted on. tell us a bit more about what your _ noticed or acted on. tell us a bit| more about what your experience noticed or acted on. tell us a bit i more about what your experience was. i've written a whole book about it, because itjust does not stop. and where dave eden and the others have mentioned these incidents, what happens is, if you raise your head and you say something, you are then denied work opportunities, you are denied work opportunities, you are denied lateral development, and you are then targeted and almost sent to

coventry. and then you become the target. because it's not acceptable, and when people raise these issues, they keep getting told it is a few bad apples will stop that is not the case. and when we talk about these officers being former officers, those former officers are then taken back into the met as contractors, taken back into the home office as contractors. they don'tjust stop working. they then are given certain jobs because the clearances that they have got, because of the vetting procedures they've been through. they don'tjust disappear off with their racist, sexist and misogynistic views. they are still there in the workplace and in that environment. figs there in the workplace and in that environment.— there in the workplace and in that environment. as you say, this isn't new. if environment. as you say, this isn't new- if there _ environment. as you say, this isn't new. if there is _ environment. as you say, this isn't new. if there is to _ environment. as you say, this isn't new. if there is to be _ environment. as you say, this isn't new. if there is to be change, - environment. as you say, this isn't} new. if there is to be change, what needs to be the top priority? what would make a difference? mark rowley has already said he would like to talk to people who have constructive anger. i offered to be one of those people and i have spoken

to his senior management team, and one of them in particular and i was never called back to say, can i give my view? because i wanted to be part of that learning and training and i also contacted the organisation and said this is what happened to me and i want to be part of the learning that comes from this. i was never contacted. so it's all very well to say, let's make a difference and this is what i will do to root out the sort of people, but it's easy to say that, but it's not so easy to do it. and there doesn't seem to be an appetite to actually make those differences. universities are being urged to do more for students with mental health problems. universities uk says institutions should be obliged to contact relatives, carers or friends if they have "serious concerns" about a student's wellbeing, even without their permission. earlier i spoke to our education correspondent, hazel shearing, and began by asking her what this new guidance means for students.

this is guidance that has been issued to universities across the uk. what does it mean for students? well, it means if i'm a student signing up for university, i get to the registration desk and they ask me, or the online version, and they ask me for a trusted contact to hand over details of a trusted contact and they tell me that does not have to be a parent or my mum or dad, it could be a friend or a housemate and that trusted contact could be reached out to in the event that they develop serious concerns about mental health. now, they will also explain to students that they will make every reasonable effort to be able to get their permission before reaching out to those contacts, but that might not always be possible. so what has been the reaction to this guidance? i've been speaking to bereaved families and friends who broadly welcomed the guidance but they do have three concerns. the first is that this has taken too long to get to the stage of the guidance being issued,

it has been too slow. the second is that it's all very well for universities to have this guidance but the difference will be made if they actually act on it and that brings us onto the third concern, that this is not enforceable and is just guidance. so some universities might not think it is a job for them to be getting involved with this. what happens if a student doesn't want to hand over a trusted contact? because it's not legally binding, they cannot force students to hand over the trusted contact and the national union for students has said that they are concerned that they want to make sure that universities are doing everything they can, so they don't put off vulnerable students from handing over their trusted contacts and speaking out and reaching out for help. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in our discussion. there is information and advice

on the bbc�*s action line. the address is bbc.co.uk/actionline. at least thirty four people — including 23 children — were killed by a man armed with a knife and gun at a nursery in northern thailand. three of the children were just two years old. the royal college of nursing is balloting all its members across the uk for strike action — the first time in its history. liz truss arrives in prague for a new european members group — could it pave the way for a changing relationship with the eu, even whilst the prime minister is under pressure at home> women in iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country. they've been demanding basic freedoms, including an end to the mandatory headscarf. bbc�*s rana rahimpour has been looking back at archive footage from the wake of the iranian revolution of 1979, and the history of women's protests against the headscarf in the country.

women will stop different generations, still fighting for freedom. —— different women. there are no televisions or bars, and very few televisions. less than and very few televisions. less than a month later. _ and very few televisions. less than a month later, iran _ and very few televisions. less than a month later, iran had _ and very few televisions. less than a month later, iran had a _ and very few televisions. less than a month later, iran had a new- and very few televisions. less than | a month later, iran had a new dress code for women. they were told that they had to wear a headscarf. the? they had to wear a headscarf. they char: ed they had to wear a headscarf. they charged us — they had to wear a headscarf. they charged us down _ they had to wear a headscarf. they charged us down by _ they had to wear a headscarf. he charged us down by force, they had to wear a headscarf. iie charged us down by force, but they had to wear a headscarf. ““iie1: charged us down by force, but we they had to wear a headscarf. iie1 charged us down by force, but we are putting it up by force.— putting it up by force. women marched against _ putting it up by force. women marched against it. _ putting it up by force. women marched against it. a - putting it up by force. women marched against it. a lot - putting it up by force. women marched against it. a lot of. putting it up by force. women - marched against it. a lot of people realised under _

marched against it. a lot of people realised under this _ marched against it. a lot of people realised under this new _ marched against it. a lot of people realised under this new islamic - realised under this new islamic republic, the new government that they would lose their rights, but unfortunately... i they would lose their rights, but unfortunately. . .— they would lose their rights, but unfortunately... i sat down with a women's rights _ unfortunately... i sat down with a women's rights activist _ unfortunately... i sat down with a women's rights activist whose - unfortunately... i sat down with a. women's rights activist whose aunt was at those protests. we women's rights activist whose aunt was at those protests.— was at those protests. we had a discussion _ was at those protests. we had a discussion in _ was at those protests. we had a discussion in the _ was at those protests. we had a discussion in the house - was at those protests. we had a discussion in the house of - was at those protests. we had a discussion in the house of my i was at those protests. we had a i discussion in the house of my aunt the night before the demonstration, that she wanted to go to this demonstration with a black scarf to show that she is sad of this new situation. �* , ., ., ~' show that she is sad of this new situation. �* , ., ., ~ ., ., , situation. i've been looking at many of these videos _ situation. i've been looking at many of these videos from _ situation. i've been looking at many of these videos from the _ situation. i've been looking at many of these videos from the first - situation. i've been looking at manyi of these videos from the first weeks after the islamic revolution of 1979, and it is clear that women wanted freedom and equality from day one. but they were mostly under pressure. despite the uproar, the headscarf became a law in 1983. women rapidly lost many of their basic rights. fist women rapidly lost many of their basic rights-_ basic rights. at that time, we did not have the _ basic rights. at that time, we did not have the morality _ basic rights. at that time, we did not have the morality police. - basic rights. at that time, we did not have the morality police. we| basic rights. at that time, we did - not have the morality police. we had only the committees. they started to

control women in the street. they started to write in every shop a sign that women who have no headscarf are not allowed to come in. ., . . , ., headscarf are not allowed to come in. for decades, women showed a subtle resistance _ in. for decades, women showed a subtle resistance and _ in. for decades, women showed a subtle resistance and wore - in. for decades, women showed a subtle resistance and wore the - in. for decades, women showed a l subtle resistance and wore the hijab more loosely. until 2018, when this woman shocked the country by taking off her hijab in protest. she became an icon. off her hi'ab in protest. she became an icon. , ., , an icon. this action is the beginning _ an icon. this action is the beginning of— an icon. this action is the beginning of the - an icon. this action is the beginning of the courage| an icon. this action is the - beginning of the courage that the women showed, because everybody knew i am important. women showed, because everybody knew iam important. i can women showed, because everybody knew i am important. i can do something individually. i am important. i can do something individually-— i am important. i can do something individuall. ., ., , ., ., individually. today, many women are riskin: individually. today, many women are risking their — individually. today, many women are risking their lives _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on the _ individually. today, many women are risking their lives on the streets - risking their lives on the streets of iran, and they are no longer alone. with more men by their side, they are waving their headscarves, just like women did before then.

now, take a look at this — the launch of the spacex rocket — from cape canaveral, in florida. five, four, three, two, one. heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members on board — including russian cosmonaut, anna kikina. nicole mann, the first native american in space, is the commander of the crew—five mission. in lighter news, today is national poetry day. an annual event held in celebration of new and old poetry, across the uk. and this year's theme is the environment. well, earlier i spoke to the award—winning poet, cecilia knapp, on making sense of difficult times, and bringing some cheer to our lives through poetry.

it is an excuse to bring poetry to new audiences on the theme is the environment and there is a different theme every year and it is basically about celebrating the power of poetry to connect with, you know, life, essentially and to encourage people to reflect on their own lives and the world around them. how much does poetry connect to younger people in particular? because i remember at school you read a lot of poetry by, dare i say it, dead, white, old men and i learned it and i enjoyed it, but i can't really honestly say to you that i have carried that through with me into adult life. what do you do to really attract younger people? i think that's a really fair point. there has been an increase in young people engaging with poetry, particularly over lockdown which is really interesting and an example of why poetry is such an amazing tool. is that different platforms rather

than reading it in books? i was the young people's laureate for london for a year and that role entailed going round to schools and working with young people and saying, look, poetry is there for you if you want it and almost every single young person i encountered said, no, i'm not really into poetry. it is difficult. they felt shut out of it and i think so much of the work of poets nowadays, particularly poets who work in education like i do, is to say, actually, it does not have to be that kind of restrictive or formal or difficult thing. you can actually use poetry to inquire into yourself and use poetry in your own voice and language to talk about the things you want to talk about. and i think during lockdown, young people started to wake up to that and see poetry on the internet or on youtube and see that contemporary poetry, poetry being written now, is so diverse and is about such

a range of things, and i think that is really important. how did you get into poetry and who were the poets that captured your imagination? similar to what you just said, i didn't feel inspired by poetry at school and i didn't think it was a career. i went to a workshop accidentally, so i sort of stumbled into a creative writing workshop thinking it was like a drama workshop. and it was run by a poet called polar bear, a writer called stephen camden, who writes novels and poetry, and he was reading a poem about growing up in birmingham and i felt it was on his own terms. and i thought, oh, wow, poetry can be like this too. you have a book there on your lap. a book of your poems? yes, published today. congratulations. have you got a poem you could read something from? i wrote a poem during lockdown and it is a poem about yearning for different places and yearning

for something else. it is called everywhere else is always better. sleep without the guilt. the terrible green dreams. drive down a farm road wearing a hat. eat a cherry in a light breeze, listening to the type of music only heard through windows. watch a grandfather cry softly on a plastic chair, moved by a violin. you want to be exhausted from growing vegetables, leaning against an upright fork. a scarecrow waving from the next field. oh, that's lovely. and i'm grateful, because i know you came in halfway through that poem, which is not always easy. it has been such a relentless, relentlessly difficult time and you mention you wrote that in lockdown. a difficult winter ahead, i guess, as well. can poetry really help us? really?

yes, i think it can, absolutely. i think poetry is not only an opportunity to discover what you need to say and find the language for it, but it's also a tool for empathy and i think that is why so many people connect with it. that small little thing, that distilled moment where you can dream and imagine and truly express without having to adhere to the normal logic of how we speak every day. a poem can be completely different to our everyday language. it is such an important thing for connecting with ourselves and sharing it with other people as well. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weather will remain changeable over the next few days, frequent showers in north—western parts of the uk and quite brisk winds.

the jet stream remains strong over the atlantic and it is pushing in weather fronts day by day, and here it is, thejet stream at around 30,000 feet. low pressure here, but to the south, high pressure, so from the tip of cornwall to kent and across east anglia, the weather is fine and you can see on the satellite picture we had clear skies early on, whereas out towards the west and north—west, closer to the weather fronts on the low pressure, a different picture and you can see strong winds will continue to push in longer spells of rain through the evening and overnight, into northern ireland and parts of scotland. a few showers elsewhere, but many central, eastern and southern areas will be dry overnight and not particularly cold, and in some areas temperatures no lower than 11, i2, 13 degrees. the forecast for tomorrow, a band of rain showers crosses northern england and wales early in the day then reaches the midlands, east anglia and the south. behind it, brisk atlantic winds, feeling quite fresh if not chilly.

11 degrees in glasgow and occasional showers, and then on friday night that band of showers crosses the extreme south—east and moves away further east and then we are left with brisk winds and a few showers and clear spells. high pressure makes a brief appearance this weekend on saturday, so if you have any plans, saturday is the best day of the two, overall, looking across the uk. light winds across england and wales, so fine weather and it will feel very pleasant indeed. 16 or 17 degrees and a bit cooler in the north—west and in glasgow, around 13 celsius and then a change on sunday. the high pressure moves into germany and the jet stream pushes in a weather front, so that spells rain and other parts of the north west. whereas further east and south of the weather is fine and the winds are coming in from the south—west, so temperatures holding at around 18 degrees. the weather should remain fine for many southern areas through the weekend and into next week. you can see further north,

a lot more changeable and a little cooler as well. goodbye.

today at one — a gunman in thailand shoots dead at least 3a people shoots dead at least 38 people at a nursery school, many of them children some of the victims were as young as two. thai police say the gunman was a former officer dismissed from hisjob because of drug use. we'll bring you all the latest and our other main story this lunchtime. at least one person is killed in southern ukraine after missiles hit residential buildings in the city of zaporizhia. pa rents parents who lost children after they were given infected blood products have given evidence that a public inquiry into the disaster. he went very quiet and he said he didn't want any family to know. he never told his friends or anything. hejust wanted to be normal, see. nurses across the uk are