you are watching bbc news. a former policeman in thailand kills at least 30 people at a nursery school, most of them children. ~ ., 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 cruel and desperate act? president biden pardons all americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal and urging federal laws and is urging state to follow his federal laws and is urging state the to follow his federal laws and is urging state the us to follow his federal laws and is urging state the us imposes ow his lead. the us imposes more on iran in sanctions on iran in response to its on

to its crackdown on protest sparked by death of a young sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police. and find out how robbie's life was transformed while he was still in the womb. 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. most of the victims were children. thailand's king is expected to visit the town and our asia correspondent jonathan head is at scene. a

warning, this report contains distressing images. people crying, wailing this is a community now consumed who wasn't there, and then opened fire. 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, 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. 0ur 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. us presidentjoe biden is pardoning all priorfederal offences of marijuana possession and is ordering a review of its legal status. he said that thousands of people have been denied employment housing or education because of their past offences. he also urged state governors to follow suit. here is peter both on the impact. 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, nwhich 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. us media are reporting that the fbi has gathered protests in iran have grouped dozens of iranians cities amid a widespread challenge to the leadership. we speak to the board chair of the u iran human rights committee. thank you for joining us. what is your take on what the us has announced?— announced? they announced a round of targeted _

announced? they announced a round of targeted sanctions i announced? they announced a round of targeted sanctions on individuals who are responsible for the shutdown of lahri's internet access and also continued violence against peaceful protesters. the interesting thing about the sanctions is that at least one of the seven people who were sanctioned had previously been sanctioned had previously been sanctioned for nuclear activities and other reasons but now is being sanctioned because of human rights violations. and so, symbolically that is very important. i symbolically that is very important-— symbolically that is very important. symbolically that is very imortant. ., , , important. i cannot help but think, however, _ important. i cannot help but think, however, of- important. i cannot help but think, however, of the - important. i cannot help but i think, however, of the historic relationship between the united states and iran, that there will not be too many business nor finance dealings between the countries. are there, there for, arguments that other countries should join in to bring the fullest impact of the sanctions?— sanctions? absolutely. many eo - le sanctions? absolutely. many peeple might _ sanctions? absolutely. many people might be _ sanctions? absolutely. many people might be surprised i sanctions? absolutely. manyj people might be surprised to note that despite years of targeted sanctions and other kinds of sanctions that the us government has imposed upon the islamic republic, there are

still people in the regime and people who are linked to the regime who have significant assets in the united states. so assets in the united states. so a lot of time many people would not know that and it is quite surprising. the same can be said for the united kingdom, for canada, france so it happens to be the case that these individuals who are responsible for human rights violations often also send their children to live, work and study in the countries that they often publicly denounce. and so it would be very helpful, for example, if global ski type magnets. ski tune saectie'zi are macnetf sic tee fender" are applicable eu, —m ulgand canada. if they would be with gigand canada. if they would be with more gigand canada. if they wedtd be with more �*and if used with more rigour and if were actually there were actually designations issued on individuals who are violators of human rights.— of human rights. from their art, of human rights. from their part. how — of human rights. from their part. how do _ of human rights. from their part, how do you _ of human rights. from their part, how do you think - of human rights. from their part, how do you think the l part, how do you think the iranian authorities will see this? i

iranian authorities will see this? ~ , iranian authorities will see this? ~' , ., ., this? i think they are dealing with a raft — this? i think they are dealing with a raft of _ this? i think they are dealing with a raft of challenges - this? i think they are dealing with a raft of challenges at i with a raft of challenges at the moment so i think this will just be added to that. but what would really start, if sanctions are meant as a behaviour modification tool, there is also a school of thought that says that they can also be used as accountability tools and that can actually drive real change. right now, the first thing would be to actually issue more designations, targeted sanctions on those who are human rights violators but they can also be efforts to try to seize some of those frozen asset and repurposed them to rehabilitate victims and survivors of those individuals crimes. many countries do not have the legal framework to support that yet but canada has recently signed into law the ability to do that. and i think, in this case, it should be strongly considered by countries that have islamic

republic of iran officials and their close allies keeping their close allies keeping their assets offshore while their assets offshore while their own population suffers. thank you so much for your time. good news now on some pioneering surgery in america. baby robbie is one of the first to have undergone stem cell patch surgery to mend spina bifida in the wound. in the womb. it is hoped that the condition could be tree —— treated. surgeons have already use

keyhole surgery on babies in the womb to mend the spinal canal. now the us team have gone one step further, fitting an implant to breach the repair. it is a patch that complain —— contains immature stem cells can grow with the baby. stem cells can grow with the bab . ~ ., ., , . baby. we are really excited about the _ baby. we are really excited about the placenta. - baby. we are really excited about the placenta. this i baby. we are really excited about the placenta. this is| baby. we are really excited i about the placenta. this is an amazing organ that grows and does itjobs in nine months and thenit does itjobs in nine months and then it is over. and we think there is a lot of potential to use these cells for a variety of neurodegenerative, neuroprotective indications. and we're looking that as well. three of the babies in the trial have now been born. the team will monitor them for at least six years. it is not known what causes spina bifida but prevention is better than a cure and expert stress the importance of women taking

supplements around conception and pregnancy. a cheap and easy intervention that can help prevent cases of spina bifida. robbie and the other babies will have regular checkups to see their progress with skills such as potty training and walking. she still has a long way to go but herjourney to a more mobile future is well under way. stay with us on bbc news because still to come, piling on the pounds. why alaska's brown bears are igneous. —— big news. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on, they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be,

before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade _ was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiers - jumped from a military truck taking part in the parade, and ran towards the president, but even as divers worked to buoy her up, cheering and applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a former policeman entitlement is at least 38 people at a

nursery school. president biden has pardoned all americans convicted for marijuana possession under federal laws and has urged all state governors to follow his lead. two ukrainian soldiers who deserted the army have landed on a remote island near alaska, about 50 miles east of russia. the department of homeland security said the men are seeking asylum in the us and being flown to anchorage for processing. this is an extraordinary story, they fled russia, arriving at saint lawrence island, closer to russia than the rest of alaska. the state's republican senators confirmed this

happened and that also referred to the department of homeland security. the department has vetted the two men and it's up to them to determine if they will get full admission to the us. the men are seeking asylum but it's ready tricky given the heightened tensions that exist between the us and russia. both senators have also expressed their desire for more security in the american arctic circle given alaska's proximity to russia, they want more infrastructure to combat any type of threats from russia. it's thought around about 700,000 men have fled russia ever since vladimir putin announced this partial draft last month. we know that most people have been fleeing to countries like kazakhstan and georgia and other neighbouring european countries. in fact two men from russia have come to america is a first.

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 and his partner david furnish, 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 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. so, it is a gross invasion of privacy if these things occurred and it would be absolutely right and proper, if they did occur that associated newspapers — and, hopefully, some of their 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's all heading for court and it's likely to take yea rs to resolve. if the mail's owners are to lose, well, the stakes are enormous. tom symonds, bbc news. the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature, annie ernaux, has called the award "a great honour". the french president congratulated her, calling her the voice of the forgotten. she has dedicated her body of work to examining her own life as well as women's lived experiences and now the skill annie erneaux brought to those

novels has been awarded for the nobel prize for literature, making her the first french woman to win the award. itheiith woman to win the award. with couraue woman to win the award. with courage and — woman to win the award. with courage and clinical— woman to win the award. ti courage and clinical acuity, she covers the contradictions of social experience, describing shame, humiliation, jealousy, or the inability to see who we are, she is achieved something admirable and enduring. something admirable and enduring-— something admirable and endurina. ., , ., enduring. her novels have rewritten _ enduring. her novels have rewritten the _ enduring. her novels have rewritten the rules - enduring. her novels have rewritten the rules of - enduring. her novels have rewritten the rules of the | rewritten the rules of the memoir. and trace own memories of class struggles and gender disparities. her debut was les armoires vides, first published in the 70s. it was an account of the illegal abortion she had from herfamily. she revisited that 25 years later in the happening, which was turned into a film which won the prize of last year �*s venice film festival. this has been able to

explain spy people of all ages. translation: she talked about having an abortion and that is something that is hard to understand if we haven't experienced it in the way she spoke about it was very realistic.— spoke about it was very realistic. ,, , , ., realistic. she seems a fitting choice in _ realistic. she seems a fitting choice in a — realistic. she seems a fitting choice in a year _ realistic. she seems a fitting choice in a year that - realistic. she seems a fitting choice in a year that has - realistic. she seems a fitting | choice in a year that has been marked by attacks on women's rights around the world. annie erneaux said accepting the prize was also accepting responsibility to defend women. she said she would fight for a woman's right to abortion and praised women who are putting their lives on the line. translation: of the current feminist movement continues and is not repressed, things will change and we will say to ourselves, how is it possible that things like this can happen? annie ermaux says she uses language as a knife to tear apart the veils of imagination, a knife she will now wield against rights she never thought would be under

attack. in the northern hemisphere, it is autumn familiars animals and soon time to hibernate, sleeping through the winter months and waiting for spring. at the kkatmai national park 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. it has been said you can never be too rich or too thin. well, tell that to the brown bears of southern alaska. they have to pile on the pounds in preparation for their winter hibernation stop park rangers decided to encourage them, coming up with what they called fat bear week. in coming up with what they called fat bear week.— coming up with what they called fat bear week. in early summer, the bear fat bear week. in early summer, the beer was _ fat bear week. in early summer, the bear was skinny _ fat bear week. in early summer, the bear was skinny and - fat bear week. in early summer, the bear was skinny and then - fat bear week. in early summer, the bear was skinny and then it i the bear was skinny and then it was fat and wouldn't it be fun if we decide to find out which was the fattest and most successful bearer of the year. this is 0tis, the reigning four times champion, seen at the start of summer in 2021. here

he is a little more than six weeks later, a diet of mostly fresh salmon saw him balloon in size. brown bears can reach a weight of nearly 550 kilograms but getting to those sort of proportions is no easy feat. this is an opportunity to reflect on the work that brown bears need to put in to survive heare heed te get in. te edryiye winter and heard heed te deft ih te edryiye winter and to consider the in winter and to consider the different ways they survive, different ways they survive, different challenges they face their lives. wide fat bear week will last until next tuesday when the fat bear of the year will be unveiled. there prize? not much, except for a very long sleep. tim allman, bbc news. i shouldn't take sides but i'm going to vote for 0tis. two arctic rules have been cloned by a company in china. this will pop is playing with

her surrogate mother, who is a beagle. the arctic will is a subspecies of the wharf related to the bear. 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. the 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 ship are as foster mother and wales through the course of the day and some of this 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. 0vernight, 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, and 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 we you move into next week, monday and tuesday look fine for many of us, 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.

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