so i knew her as a backbencher. welcome to bbc news — i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: a former policeman in thailand kills at least 38 people at a nursery school. most of them children. ~ ., ., children. what could have driven this _ children. what could have driven this man _ children. what could have driven this man to - children. what could have driven this man to carry . children. what could have i driven this man to carry out such a cool and desperate act? missiles had residential buildings in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. our bbc correspondent is there. president biden pardons all americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws and urges state governors to follow his lead. shaken and stirred, the prince and princess of wales take up a cocktail challenge on a visit to northern ireland.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the thai government says the entire nation is in grief after a former police officer killed at least 38 people in a gun and knife attack at a nursery. he then killed himself and his family following the massacre in nong bua lamphu province in the north—east of the country. most of the victims were children. thailand's king is expected to visit the town of utthai sawan. our south—east asia correspondent jonathan head is at the scene. and a warning, his report contains some very distressing images. people crying, wailing this is a community now consumed by grief and shock, that children so young had been deliberately killed by a fellow parent. the children were taking

a midday nap inside the nursery when the attacker turned up to collect his son, who wasn't there, and then opened fire. translation: it all. went down really fast. he was slashing the knife. he didn't use the gun. he kept slashing in there, it's all by knife. translation: he was in the middle of reloading the gun. | i held my hands up and begged for mercy. i didn't know what to do. survivors were taken to the nearest hospital, but there weren't many. the authorities say the attacker was a former police officer who'd been arrested and was being tried on drug charges. they removed the last of the victims from this day care centre a few hours ago, and there's little left now to indicate the horrific events that took place here. but there is a stunned disbelief, notjust in this village but across thailand, that, however troubled his life may have been, this former police officer could have

carried out such a cruel and desperate act. a few distraught family members stayed close by, hoping for answers but there were none. nanticha panchum is lucky to have survived. she is a teacher at the centre. she described hearing the first shots as she was preparing lunch. she recognised the gunmen as a parent, she said. "but we never thought he would attack the children." this country is accustomed to gun crime, but nothing on this scale involving so many children. over the next 2a hours, we expect the families of those who died in this centre to come back here and start trying to process it, ask questions. we're also expecting a visit by thailand's king. that's a rarity but it gives you a sense ofjust what an impact this has had on the country. i think they will be combing through the life of this man

who carried out this extraordinary and shocking crime to see whether they can find an explanation for what he did. there will of course be some talk about access to guns, but he had only one gun that he had legally, and it looks like mostly here he used the knife. i don't think there are explanation people can find. he was clearly a very troubled man but, beyind that, this is something almost inexplicable, and i think it's going to leave a lot of scars on this community. jonathon head reporting from north—eastern thailand. rescue workers in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia are continuing their search for people buried in the rubble, after russian missiles hit residential buildings on thursday. volunteers formed human chains to dig through the debris, and sniffer dogs are being used to try to locate survivors. the attacks come as the ukrainian army continues to make dramatic progress against russian forces in the east and south of the country. our correspondent

paul adams reports. when things go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target. this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it's not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia. we're not that far from russian—controlled territory here and it's not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. but for an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual — and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they're stunned. and furious. translation: i have no words. it really hurts, and it's going to hurt even when i'm gone. i will never forgive russia for this. i won't. we shouldn't forgive russia for killing our children.

we should take revenge and take it to the end. alla has relatives living in the building. she doesn't think they're alive. translation: why are they doing this to us? | what are they trying to prove? killing old people, why? for what? this morning's attacks came with no warning. explosions just a series of huge explosions in the darkness before dawn. not far away, on a quiet residential street, more destruction, more urgent work. a modest house reduced to flames and rubble. at a third building, a miraculous escape. russia is lashing out, firing missiles and drones into cities across ukraine. it feels desperate and dangerous.

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. let's get some of the day's other news. here in the uk, the national grid has warned that households could lose power for up to three hours at a time this winter if gas supplies run extremely low. the company said it was an unlikely scenario, but that supply interruptions were a possibility if the energy crisis escalated. france has raised hopes of a new phase in post—brexit relations with the uk following talks in prague. liz truss met with president emmanuel macron at the inaugural summit of a new club of nations. the pair agreed to step up cooperation on tackling small boat crossings on the channel. the us has imposed more sanctions on the iranian government and security officials in response to the recent death of a young woman, mahasarakham cini. —— musso

us presidentjoe biden is pardoning all priorfederal offences of marijuana possession and is ordering a review of its legal status. mr biden posted a tweet thread on the subject, one of them read. �*i'm pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. there are thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. my pardon will remove this burden.�* here's our north america correspondent peter bowes on the impact of these pardons. this will affect about 6,500 people, people who have a conviction for simple possession of marijuana, as it relates to the federal laws, very distinct from local laws, from state convictions, which is quite separate and may well be addressed in the future. and the president saying he is doing this because, to use his words, the current situation has upended too many

lives, and what he is referring to are the difficulties faced by people with these convictions in getting on with their lives, in getting a job, in getting access to housing or education, how it affects them and their close families. and that is what he wants to bring an end to, and of course the wider implications as well. some people see this as the beginning of the end, in terms of the criminalisation of the use of marijuana. this is going to be — at least not yet — this is going to be a political hot potato because while there are many states, some 19 states across the country, where the use is legal, even more states use it for medicinal states, there are states where the use of marijuana is illegal, and for political and for personal reasons, there will be some opposition to the relaxing of laws, as they relate to marijuana, but while saying that, there is a majority of people, at least according to opinion polls, that believe

the laws should be relaxed. david bowes there in los angeles. us media are reporting that the fbi has gathered enough evidence to charge hunter biden, the president's son, with tax and gun related crimes. he has previously denied any financial wrongdoing, and has acknowledged using crack cocaine. the us attorney in delaware, appointed by former president donald trump, will decide whether to indict him. katie cherkasky is a former us federal prosecutor. she's in new york. the 52—year—old son of sitting president could face tax and gun —related charges. how significant is this?

it is incredibly significant, and this news which is not confirmed news, it was a leak from the fbi at this point, but of the federal prosecutor court was indicting hunter biden, it will be very interesting politically and really in terms of the way that donald trump's cases being handled. i think there's a lot of impact on that as well. you say word if, what is the likelihood of this indictment being made? ebb federal prosecutors reviewing occasionally they have enough evidence to charge they will really want to make sure they can get a conviction and obviously that isn't going to be a guarantee upfront, but it seems that according to the leaked news shows that the case is progressing to a point where an indictment appears to be very possible. whether that actually ends up happening, it is the middle of the fence for me. untilwe is the middle of the fence for me. until we see the charge sheet we will know what will happen but with the trajectory it is on at this point, then

really there would be some notice to defend the case. we have been _ notice to defend the case. we have been used to sing in recent years an element of discord and disconnection between various government departments, between attorneys, the fbi for example. but it seems perhaps that they are coming together, working more closely again? you coming together, working more closely again?— closely again? you are right, there has — closely again? you are right, there has been _ closely again? you are right, there has been a _ closely again? you are right, there has been a lot - closely again? you are right, there has been a lot of - there has been a lot of distrust in us agencies, federal agencies, people saying they are politicised and the fbi and department ofjustice are going after people for purely political purposes, especially donald trump and his allies, but if the department ofjustice through this of justice through this delaware ofjustice through this delaware prosecutor were to end died, ithink delaware prosecutor were to end died, i think that would go a long way, at least that would be the hope from the fact that they send a message there is no politicisation of these agencies, they are neutral, up until the point of indicting a sitting president's son, who by the way the president is ultimately in charge of the department ofjustice, so as

you know it is a very significant move and stronger showing that these agencies are legitimate and they are pursue criminal acts. regardless of the person. it couldn't be worse timing, with the mid—term elections. it will always be political regardless of how neutral they try to be. and they will always be that impact, indirectly or more so directly in the sort of case, on the politics and people close to those in power, so certainly there is no avoiding that, but it prosecutors want to move forward they will do so on whatever timeline they choose, thatis whatever timeline they choose, that is really the unilateral decision at this point. katie cherkasky, thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why are the rich and famous including prince harry and sir eltonjohn taking legal action elton john taking legal action against eltonjohn taking legal action against a british newspaper? we'll find out later.

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a former policeman in thailand has killed at least 38 people at a nursery school. most of them children. president biden has pardoned all americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws and urges state governors to follow his lead. news now on some pioneering surgery in america. baby robbie is one of the first humans to have undergone stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the womb. it is hoped the pioneering research could help others with spina bifida, when the spinal cord and spine do not develop properly. without treatment, spina bifida can sometimes lead to a range of lifelong issues, including problems with mobility because of nerve damage. dr diana farmer, distinguished professor and chair of the department

of surgery at uc davis health and principal investigator of the cure trial, joins us now from sacramento. thank you so much forjoining us. you've managed to perform spinal surgery on a developing foetus inside the womb of a living mother.— living mother. this is remarkable! - living mother. this is remarkable! it - living mother. this is remarkable! it is - living mother. this is| remarkable! it is true living mother. this is - remarkable! it is true and thank you very much. talk to us about how _ thank you very much. talk to us about how exactly _ thank you very much. talk to us about how exactly what - thank you very much. talk to us about how exactly what you've i about how exactly what you've done. ~ . . , about how exactly what you've done. ~ . , done. what was the process? s - ina done. what was the process? spine bifida — done. what was the process? spina bifida surgery _ done. what was the process? spina bifida surgery in - done. what was the process? spina bifida surgery in the - spina bifida surgery in the womb before birth has now been going on since 2011 when the landmark mums trailer was published and showed that children who were operated on before birth had better outcomes than if they were operated on right after birth. but even in that study, only

40% of the children who had that surgery were able to walk, but it was an improvement over not having a surgery. and that lead us back to the lavatory to investigate ways to improve those outcomes and ultimately we ended up discovering that placenta derived stem cells seems to be the ticket, worked in a animalwork seems to be the ticket, worked in a animal work and we have recently received approval from the united states food and drug administration, the fda, to apply these placental stem cells to directly on the spinal cord when we do the fatal surgery, and we have now completed three of those fatal repairs with the stem cells and we are looking forward to finding out whether this will help these children. like you sa , help these children. like you say. three — help these children. like you say, three baby _ help these children. like you say, three baby so _ help these children. like you say, three baby so far, - help these children. like you say, three baby so far, baby| say, three baby so far, baby robbie is a year or so. i know

it's early in the process but what do you hope to see for him? , , ., what do you hope to see for him? ,_, , ., what do you hope to see for him? , , ., ., what do you hope to see for him? , ., him? this is a phase one two a trail so it _ him? this is a phase one two a trail so it means _ him? this is a phase one two a trail so it means the _ him? this is a phase one two a trail so it means the first - trail so it means the first goal is to make it safe. there has never been a circumstance where placental derived stem cells have been put in the foetus in the spinal cord of a foetus, so the first thing is it a safe, isn't going to cause any problems, anything unexpected? we have passed that first hurdle in terms of the initial patients, and then, ultimately, our goaland initial patients, and then, ultimately, our goal and i hope is that we will improve the ability to walk, the bowel and bladderfunction in our human patients as much as we saw good improvement in our animal work that we have done leading up to this. ., ., ~' that we have done leading up to this. ., ., ~ , ., , this. your work is remarkable but let's be — this. your work is remarkable but let's be honest, - this. your work is remarkable but let's be honest, so - this. your work is remarkable but let's be honest, so are i but let's be honest, so are you, because you are the world was my first female foetal surgeon. what does that mean to you as an individual? it

surgeon. what does that mean to you as an individual?— you as an individual? it means i've 'ust you as an individual? it means i've just been _ you as an individual? it means i've just been amazingly - you as an individual? it means i've just been amazingly lucky| i've just been amazingly lucky in my career. i was on the right place at the right time when foetal surgery was invented at uc san francisco, i was a train either and it was fascinating to see that we could make lifelong changes, changes that were operating in utero, we could make changes that would be impact the full life of a child, and that was just a really exciting opportunity, so i think i was lucky to be with an incredibly exciting intellectual millier at the right time at the right place. at the right time at the right lace. . at the right time at the right lace. up , at the right time at the right lace. , ., _ place. lucky but obviously extremely _ place. lucky but obviously extremely adequately - place. lucky but obviously i extremely adequately skilled place. lucky but obviously - extremely adequately skilled as well. laterthose extremely adequately skilled as well. later those skills take you now? what else are you working towards?— you now? what else are you working towards? really excited about the placenta. _ working towards? really excited about the placenta. here - working towards? really excited about the placenta. here this i about the placenta. here this amazing organ that grows and does its job amazing organ that grows and does itsjob in nine months and

that it's over. and we think there is a lot of potential to use these cells for a variety of neurodegenerative, neuroprotective indications and are looking into that as well. dr diana farmer, thank you so much forjoining us. we appreciate _ much forjoining us. we appreciate it. _ much forjoining us. - appreciate it. thank you! prince harry, baroness doreen lawrence, sir eltonjohn and elizabeth hurley are part of a group who've launched legal action against associated newspapers, publishers of the daily mail, the mail on sunday and the mail0nline for alleged gross breaches of privacy. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has the story. they are veterans of the fight against media intrusion. now prince harry, sir eltonjohn, liz hurley and sadie frost have combined forces to take on the mail, along with, and this was a surprise, baroness doreen lawrence. she has had a warm relationship

with the daily mail, two of her son's stephen's killers were jailed in 2012. for more than a decade, the mail helped keep the case in the headlines, but this is what lawyers now say associated newspapers journalists have been involved with. more serious allegations even than phone hacking, according to a lawyer who has been involved in legal action against associated newspapers. they are highly intrusive. they are means of delving into the private lives of people and private lives which are protected by statute under the human rights act and by convention by the european convention of human rights. it is a gross invasion of privacy if these things occurred and it would be right and proper, if they did occur, that associated newspapers and hopefully some of the seniorfigures are held to account.

phone hacking was not practised by the mail on sunday or daily mail. that was the former editor in 2012. today's statement from associated newspapers: "baroness lawrence had been persuaded to endorse lies," the company said. it is all heading for court and is likely to take years to resolve. if the mail's owners are to lose, the stakes are enormous. tom symonds, bbc news. the prince and princess of wales were shaken and stirred as they took up a cocktail—making challenge during a visit to northern ireland. it was a light—hearted moment in a day which also included a visit to a charity

which helps young people dealing with issues of self—harm. charlotte gallagher reports. 0n the menu in belfast, cocktail making. and the new prince and princess of wales got into the spirit with a friendly competition. fiur friendly competition. our champion! _ friendly competition. our champion! (applause) | friendly competition. our champion! (applause).| champion! (applause). they also _ champion! (applause). they also spent - champion! (applause). they also spent time - champion! (applause).| they also spent time with champion! (applause). i they also spent time with a mental health charity that helps people in the city. this is the couple was my first visit to northern ireland since they received their new titles. and in the seaside town of carrickfergus, a warm welcome despite the weather. as soon as word got out that the royal couple are coming here, crowds have been lining the streets, some have been here for hours for the chance to see the new prince and princess of wales. 0thers rush out as soon as school had finished with their children, and you can see for yourself the reaction the couple are getting. it

yourself the reaction the couple are getting. it was treat, couple are getting. it was great. they _ couple are getting. it was great, they were - couple are getting. it was great, they were so - couple are getting. it was great, they were so nice l couple are getting. it was i great, they were so nice as well. it great, they were so nice as well. ., , great, they were so nice as well. . , ., ., , . great, they were so nice as well. ., . �*, well. it was fantastic. it's expected _ well. it was fantastic. it's expected the _ well. it was fantastic. it's expected the couple - well. it was fantastic. it's expected the couple willl well. it was fantastic. it's - expected the couple will make more across the uk, now charles is king. and some of the most popular members of the royal family, towns like carrickfergus are thrilled to have them. love you! charlotte gallagher, bbc news, carrickfergus. the winnerfor this the winner for this year's nobel prize has caught the award and honour and responsibility. the swedish academy to the french writer received the prize for courage and clinical activity when she uncovered the root of collective restraint of personal memory. her literary work is mainly autobiographical, drawing on personal experience of her family, class and gender. in the northern hemisphere it is autumn familiars animals and soon time to hibernate, sleeping through the winter months and waiting for spring. but in the us state of alaska

it is also known as fat bear week as bears in the katmai national park gorge themselves on someone had of the winter admirers of to crown one lucky bear as the fattest of them all. voting is open until the 11th october, known as tuesday when the champion will be crowd. two articles have been cloned by a company in china last month. here is mya, the first will pop to be born, playing with her surrogate mother who was a bigger. it's a subspecies of grey wolf native to canada apps northern arctic archipelago, conservation site is considered low but climate change increasingly threatens its food supply while human development like roads, pipeline and other things encroach on their territory. remarkable images. you can go to our website, bbc.com/news,

to our website, bbc.com/news, to see the fat burners for yourself. you can also find me on twitter. thanks for watching. hello there. the unsettled theme is lasting through the end of the week, but into the weekend it looks like high pressure will build in to settle things down for many of us, though. more wet and windy weather will arrive across the north and the west of the country during sunday. friday, though, is another windy day with sunshine and blustery showers. could even see a spell of rain associated with this weather front, which will spread southwards across england and wales through the course of the day. some of this rain could be quite heavy and squally for a short time, maybe some rumbles of thunder with it as it continues to advance southwards. ahead of it, the odd shower, but some sunny spells, quite breezy, quite warm here. behind it, cooler, fresher, with a mixture of sunny spells, scattered showers. some of them could be

quite heavy even across western scotland. and it will be a windy day, these are mean wind speeds. gusts will be higher than that, particularly along that weather front and across northern and western scotland. so cool, mid teens in the north but warm in the south—east — 18 or 19 celsius. that squally line of heavy rain moves out of the south east eventually during the evening. overnight, it's drier, southern and eastern areas, more showers. into the north and the west of scotland, not as many as the last few nights. and again, it'll feel quite chilly, but the winds will start to ease down. that's because we've got this ridge of high pressure building in for saturday. so fewer isobars on the charts, lighter winds, still a few showers affecting the north and the west of scotland closer to the area of low pressure, which will be sitting across scandinavia and denmark. there'll be a lot of dry, settled, sunny weather on saturday. very pleasant indeed for england and wales — highs of 17 or 18 degrees. lots of sunshine here, a bit more cloud further north. temperatures here 13 to 15 celsius. doesn't last long in the north and the west through sunday, the next area of wet and windy weather moves in here.

but for much of central, southern and eastern england, we're still under the influence of that area of high pressure. so even part two of the weekend will be nice here with a lot of dry and sunny usable weather to get out and about. further north and west, it will be wetter and windier, some heavy rain at times here so that'll impact the temperatures — around the low teens, i think, for most. that doesn't last long either because as you move into next week, monday and tuesday look fine for many of us, thanks to a ridge of high pressure before more wet and windy weather moves in later in the week. so we start next week off on a fine note for many, very pleasant in central and southern areas with a good deal of sunshine around, variable cloud but make the most of it before it turns unsettled again.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the thai government says the entire nation is in grief after former police officer killed at least 38 people in an attack at a nursery. he then killed himself and his family following the massacre. most of the victims were children. president biden has pardoned all americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws. he has urged federal government to follow his lead. he has treated i am pardoning all private relevance is a simple marijuana possession. building

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