welcome to bbc news. residence zelensky urges russians to make a stand against the war. mil a stand against the war. all that putin _ a stand against the war. all that putin is _ a stand against the war. fill that putin is afraid of, it is not even a nuclear strike. he is afraid of his own society, he is afraid of his own people. the nobel peace prize is jointly awarded to two ukrainian and russian civil liberties groups. brief beyond measure. families mourn the deaths of 36 people murdered in a nursery school in thailand. france urges all of its nationals to leave around as

soon as possible as they now face a high risk of arbitrary detention.— face a high risk of arbitrary detention._ and | detention. liverpool. and jubilation _ detention. liverpool. and jubilation as _ detention. liverpool. and jubilation as liveable - detention. liverpool. and jubilation as liveable is i jubilation as liveable is picked to host next year's eurovision song contest. hello, welcome to the programme. president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia's nuclear threat. speaking to the bbc, ukraine's leader warns that russian officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons. it comes as ukraine's army has been making big gains, recapturing large swathes of territory from russia in a major counter offensive. mr zelensky was speaking in kyiv to our world affairs editor, john simpson.

yesterday, president zelensky alarmed a lot of people by seeming to say he wanted a preamp abstract to stop russia using battlefield nuclear weapons. today he was keen to say he had just been talking about pre—emptive sanctions against russia, but he says that russia is preparing people for the use of nuclear weapons. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to do it, to use it but they begin to communicate. you mean re are begin to communicate. you mean prepare society — begin to communicate. you mean prepare society for _ begin to communicate. you mean prepare society for using - begin to communicate. you mean prepare society for using the - prepare society for using the nuclear weapons?— prepare society for using the nuclear weapons? they don't know if they _ nuclear weapons? they don't know if they will _ nuclear weapons? they don't know if they will use - nuclear weapons? they don't know if they will use or - nuclear weapons? they don't know if they will use or if - know if they will use or if they will not, they think it is dangerous even to speak about it. you have to do preventive things, not a tax, we are not terrorists. we don't fight on another territory. terrorists. we don't fight on anotherterritory. even terrorists. we don't fight on another territory. even our attitude to russians after this

invasion, after all this eight years war, eight years tragedy, even after this attitude us to them, to society, we are not ready to kill people. like russians do it. do ready to kill people. like russians do it.— ready to kill people. like russians do it. do you think that president _ russians do it. do you think that president putin - russians do it. do you think that president putin is - russians do it. do you think. that president putin is capable of launching nuclear weapons and using them. translation: it and using them. translation: if i would say for example, they are incapable of using nuclear weapons, and adequate person would say really, why can't? and therefore use it. if i say he can use it, it can cause panic mode is in many countries including ukraine. all that putin is afraid of, it's not even a nuclear strike. he is afraid of his own society, he is afraid of his own people. because only these people can

replace him, strip him of his power and give it to another person. d0 power and give it to another erson. ,, ~ power and give it to another erson. ~ , person. do you think they should stand _ person. do you think they should stand up - person. do you think they should stand up against l person. do you think they - should stand up against him? translation:— should stand up against him? translation: , , ., �* , translation: they shouldn't be afraid. let them _ translation: they shouldn't be afraid. let them not _ translation: they shouldn't be afraid. let them not fight - afraid. let them not fight against somebody but for themselves.— against somebody but for themselves. �* ., ., ., themselves. and he had a word for the russian _ themselves. and he had a word for the russian soldiers - themselves. and he had a word for the russian soldiers who - for the russian soldiers who are sent here. translation: those mobilised kids now, they come with nothing, without guns or body armour. they are being thrown here at like cannon fodder, not people. if thrown here at like cannon fodder, not people.- thrown here at like cannon fodder, not people. if you do win, will— fodder, not people. if you do win, will vladimir— fodder, not people. if you do win, will vladimir putin - win, will vladimir putin survive? translation: i don't care. survive? translation: i don't care- you _ survive? translation: i don't care. you don't _ survive? translation: i don't care. you don't care _ survive? translation: i don't care. you don't care whether . survive? translation: | don't| care. you don't care whether he is still in power _ care. you don't care whether he is still in power or— care. you don't care whether he is still in power or if— care. you don't care whether he is still in power or if he - care. you don't care whether he is still in power or if he is - is still in power or if he is thrown out? translation: plat is still in power or if he is thrown out? translation: not in the slightest- _ thrown out? translation: not in the slightest. mr _ thrown out? translation: not in the slightest. mr zelensky - thrown out? translation: not in the slightest. mr zelensky has - the slightest. mr zelensky has developed _ the slightest. mr zelensky has developed into _ the slightest. mr zelensky has developed into an _ the slightest. mr zelensky has developed into an impressive | developed into an impressive war leader but he knows the war is now entering its most dangerous phase.

in moscow, president putin has been celebrating his 70th birthday, with rallies of support and praise from the head of the orthodox church — but there is now open criticism of the ukraine war on russian television. and this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to human rights campaigners from russia, belarus and ukraine. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. 70 today, vladimir putin was hosting regional leaders — a little summit in a large palace. his guests, of course, had brought him gifts, including, bizarrely, a mountain of melons. out on the streets, a highly choreographed happy birthday. "putin's my president", they spell out. but apart from a little organised adoration, no widespread celebration. perhaps this is why. pro—kremlin commentators are now admitting that russia's

doing badly in ukraine. "it's not going our way", the presenter says. "we must stop lying", says this mp and retired general. "certain leaders need to understand that." no present here for putin. in oslo, the nobel peace prize went to defenders of democracy and civil society. russian rights group, memorial, belarus activist ales bialiatski, and ukraine's centre for civil liberties. they have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power. for more than 30 years, memorial has been cataloguing the victims ofjoseph stalin's terror and rights abuses in modern russia. the authorities have

shut it down but it's still trying to operate. translation: will the prize lead to less pressure on us from the authorities? no, it will only increase. i'm sure that in the current climate, our authorities will say, "right, the fifth column, and they also got a nobel prize. "we'll show you how we'll restore order in our country." a prestigious peace prize for a russian rights group will not impress russia's president. vladimir putin still seems determined to secure victory in ukraine and against the west. but at the very least, it's a show of solidarity to those inside this country who still believe it's possible to build here a civil society. don't expect the kremlin to help. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's get some of the day's other news. at least three people have died following an explosion in county donegal in northern ireland. emergency services are continuing to search the area in case there are others

trapped under debris. a number of others are being treated in hospital. the blast caused significant damage to a petrol station although it's not clear yet where the centre of the blast was from. in texas, the entire police department in the uvalde school district has been suspended, following the mass shooting in may. 19 students and two teachers were killed at robb elementary school. the delayed police response has been widely criticised and is under investigation. a trade minister in the british government, conor burns, has been sacked after a "complaint of serious misconduct" against him. he has also been suspended from the conservative parliamentary party. the mp says he has not been given any information about the allegation and that he looks forward to clearing his name. in thailand, distraught families have been mourning the deaths of 36 people, including more than 20 children, murdered by a former police officer in their nursery school yesterday.

the country's prime minister hasjoined grieving parents placing flowers on the steps of the centre in the town of uthai sawan, where the attack took place. jonathan head sent this report. how do you deal with a loss like this? in this temple, not far from the school where so many young lives were ended in the most brutal way imaginable... ..it was with heart—tearing howls of anguish. as mothers and grandmothers saw the undersized coffins — and, for the first time, the little bodies they contained. what we've been witnessing at this temple is grief on an immeasurable scale,

as the full impact of the inexplicable horror visited on this community has hit home. it is grief that's being shared among friends and neighbours and by much of the country. but it is still grief as raw and as harrowing as it gets. this couple rushed back here on news of the attack. jobs are scarce in this part of thailand, and they have to work far away. their three—year—old son, phubet, who lived with his grandmother, was one of the victims. this is a national tragedy for thailand, and the big names in thai politics came to pay their respects at the gate of the nursery building where, just 2a hours before, the former police officer had gone on his mindless killing spree. the prime minister then handed out giant cheques

to the bereaved — a sign, he said, that the state would take care of those who had lost so much. probably a welcome gesture in a poor region which usually gets little attention from the central government. but this community has been profoundly shaken by a terrible event which as yet cannot be explained. jonathan head, bbc news, north—eastern thailand. let's turn to new york where the mayor has declared a state of emergency after an influx of asylum seekers being bussed there by republican governors. more than 17,000 have arrived in the city since april. republican states have been sending migrants to democratic areas in recent months as part of a row with the biden administration is the number of

people arriving at the us and mexico border growth. we can now speak to a political analyst who joins us from new york. what exactly does declaring this state of emergency do in terms of helping the situation? this 0 ens helping the situation? this opens up _ helping the situation? this opens up certain _ helping the situation? ti 3 opens up certain emergency funds for the city to use and it also shows, gives a signal to the state and to the federal government that they should also be opening up their offers to help with this situation and it is really interesting seeing the language that is being used today around the state of emergency with new york city mayor and the democrats in new york city saying that the immigrants aren't the problem, the migrants aren't the problem, this is about helping those people, not stopping them from coming. the republicans on the other hand saying that this is essentially a state of emergency declared against president biden's immigration policy. 50 president biden's immigration oli . ., , president biden's immigration oli ., , ., ,, policy. so how big an issue will this be _

policy. so how big an issue will this be in _ policy. so how big an issue will this be in the - policy. so how big an issue| will this be in the mid-term will this be in the mid—term elections which are rapidly approaching. we elections which are rapidly approaching-— elections which are rapidly a--roachin~.~ . ,, . elections which are rapidly auroachin-.~ . ,, ., ., approaching. we are less than a month from _ approaching. we are less than a month from the _ approaching. we are less than a month from the mid _ approaching. we are less than a month from the mid terms, - approaching. we are less than a month from the mid terms, of. month from the mid terms, of course president biden is not on the ballot but the fate of the us congress is and i think people are going to be looking very closely at this immigration issue, at what is happening in new york and other cities and states around the country. one area that comes to mind for me is arizona where there is a very competitive us senate race happening, that one senate race happening, that one senate seat could flip the entire senate. there's a few competitive races like that throughout the country but really looking at arizona which is a border state, they are dealing with this immigration issue as well so people there are probably going to be looking at what is happening in new york. that is why i think the new york city mayor, the democrats again are being very careful with the language they are using. i spoke with a former new york city councilmember about an hour ago. he told me that this is an opportunity for new york city to really be a leader in the

whole nation in terms of dealing with the immigration crisis. so again, that is how they are, the democrats are positioning this. when the mayor was in city council he chaired on immigration, so he knows this stuff well. republicans are making this not about new york city but about the nation and about president biden and they are saying this isn't about the texas governor's busting of immigrants to places like new york city, this is about biden and his policies and how many people they are allowing in and how they are dealing with people who are coming across the southern border. the estimate _ the southern border. the estimate is _ the southern border. the estimate is that - the southern border. the estimate is that new - the southern border. the estimate is that new york will spend something like $1 billion this fiscal year because of the situation and the share numbers that they are grappling with arriving. what impact does that have on other services within

the city? 50 have on other services within the ci ? ,., ., have on other services within the ci ? ., , the city? so the point of this state of emergency - the city? so the point of this state of emergency is - the city? so the point of this state of emergency is so - the city? so the point of this| state of emergency is so that it doesn't have as much of an impact as it would, so that it is opening up these emergency services. but this news came along with the news that the shelter system in new york city, the homeless shelter system is at record occupancy and is completely overwhelmed so one has to think that when you have those sorts of numbers, these services are going to be stretched thin and this is something that new york city isn't quite used to dealing with, the bussing from texas has only been happening since april, it has been happening even more in recent weeks and months so this is something that is new for new york city and i think it is also new for voters and it is a new way for voters to think about it because this is no longer an issue that is happening in the south or in texas, this is an immigration issue right in the city for new york city voters. mil

issue right in the city for new york city voters.— york city voters. all right max, thank _ york city voters. all right max, thank you - york city voters. all right max, thank you very - york city voters. all right | max, thank you very much joining us from new york, thank you. this is bbc news, a reminder of our headlines: in interview with the bbc ukraine's president zelensky has urged russians to stand up against the wall. the nobel peace prize has beenjointly awarded to a ukrainian and a russian civil liberties group, and a belarusian activist. the mother of a teenage girl who died during protests in iran has accused authorities of murdering her daughter. authorities say the girl who was 16 appears to have been thrown from a building, possibly by workmen. but her mother says she had seen injuries on her daughter's body that contradict an official statement. meanwhile an officialforensic report statement. meanwhile an official forensic report has set a woman whose death sparked the protest died from ill

health. the parents of mahsa amini say she died as a result of being beaten by morality police. meanwhile, france is urging all its nationals to leave iran "as soon as possible", and said they now face a high risk of arbitrary detention. this comes after iranian state television aired what it says were confessions by two french citizens of spying in the country. iran has continued to claim that widespread protests led by women, are orchestered by the west and israel. we'rejoined now by our news reporter azadeh moshiri. firstly this warning by france, it must have real concerns but is not alone, it is not the only country urging its citizens to leave.- only country urging its citizens to leave. yes, france as well as _ citizens to leave. yes, france as well as the _ citizens to leave. yes, france as well as the netherlands i citizens to leave. yes, france | as well as the netherlands are concerned that iran is going to use a tactic it has used before, the arbitrary detention of your nationals. this comes

after state media on thursday at an apparent confession of two french citizens who sent they work —— said they were spies sent by the french government to sow dissent within the country as well as lay the groundwork for a revolution. france has of course cold for their release, says they are hostages who were arrested back in may, and that they are in fact coerced into these confessions. it is important to remember that the supreme leader as well as the government have regularly said that widespread protest within the country are in fact orchestrated by the west and by israel. and so these apparent confessions fit neatly into that argument, and the timing is particularly opportune for the government. but this hasn't deterred western countries from taking strong actions in response to the violent crackdown we are seeing now, and that includes expanded sanctions by the us as well as canada this week against leaders in iran.— canada this week against

leaders in iran. and within iran itself, _ leaders in iran. and within iran itself, that _ leaders in iran. and within i iran itself, that development that the medical examiner's report on the death of mahsa amini, what more do we learn from that?— amini, what more do we learn from that? , , ., , , from that? yes, the protests we are seeing _ from that? yes, the protests we are seeing today _ from that? yes, the protests we are seeing today are _ from that? yes, the protests we are seeing today are protests i are seeing today are protests that were galvanised by the death of mahsa amini in custody by the morality police, it was after allegations and reports that the police had in fact beaten her and that she had received blows to the head. now this medical report that has finally been released confirms what the government said from the beginning, but in fact she had an underlying health condition. but herfamily had an underlying health condition. but her family has regularly denied this to bbc persian, as has her lawyer through public statements, and they have called for an independent enquiry. the question is also, who is this report for? who is the audience here, because this wasn'tjust about the morality police's tactics, these protests on the streets are about what the

protesters say is a system that represses women's rights, that denies them fundamental rights and it is also about a government that the protesters say they are simply rejecting right now. so if this was meant to calm them down, to calm the unrest in the country, that seems unlikely to happen. but what is more likely is that this is one piece of the islamic republic's strategy to deal with the current dissent, and that is why the supreme leader has also been supporting the security forces in their violent crackdown against protesters. liverpool is celebrating another win — but not on the football pitch. it's been revealed the city will host the eurovision song contest next year, beating its rival glasgow. britain is holding the competition in may after organisers decided the winning country fromn this year, ukraine, was unable in current cicumstances. our correspondent david sillito reports.

liverpool, and fingers were being crossed. the choice of which uk city would host eurovision was down to a battle between the mersey and the clyde. the city... ..that will host the 67th eurovision song contest in 2023 is... and the winner, announced on this evening's one show... ..liverpool. congratulations! cheering. what fantastic news! i'm absolutely over the moon. when graham was opening that envelope, iwas like, "oh, my goodness, please, please!" oh, i'm ecstatic, it's marvellous! of course, this eurovision should be taking place in ukraine, and it is now for liverpool to prove that while it can't take place in ukraine, this is going to be a eurovision for ukraine. liverpool's already had the endorsement of its twin city, odesa, and this year's winner, the kalush orchestra have offered their congratulations to a city that wants eurovision to be a citywide party and a celebration

of music and peace. wejust had a real moment, haven't we, in this city, where we've won eurovision, and it feels like the whole city kind ofjumped in the air at exactly the same time tonight. and now we've got seven months to deliver something that will be truly astonishing, incredible for ukraine, our sister city odesa, but also incredible for the whole uk, so we are delighted. but tonight in liverpool, it will be absolutely buzzing, it will be incredible. cheering and in the bars, watching the announcement, you could see what this means. the place that prides itself on being a party city... # and celebrations...# ..now has a lot to organise. david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. we can now speak to eurovision superfan alasdair rendall, who's promoter of the uk's biggest eurovision club night as well as a board member of the british branch of the eurovision fan network. he is in cardiff where he has

been attending the annual eurovision uk fan club convention. so what was the verdict about the choice of liverpool? i verdict about the choice of liverpool?— verdict about the choice of liverool? . , . . liverpool? i was watching the live reveal — liverpool? i was watching the live reveal earlier _ liverpool? i was watching the live reveal earlier this - live reveal earlier this evening with a bunch of other eurovision fans here in cardiff, and the reception was great. whatever city had won, glasgow or liverpool, it would have been an amazing choice, but there were big chairs in the room when liverpool was announced, i think it is going to be a fantastic host city. you say cheers for liverpool, lulu said her heart sank when the announcement was made that it wasn't glasgow. how could they do that to her! i it wasn't glasgow. how could they do that to her!— they do that to her! i know, oor they do that to her! i know, poor lulu! _ they do that to her! i know, poor lulu! but _ they do that to her! i know, poor lulu! but then - they do that to her! i know, poor lulu! but then sonia i they do that to her! i know, i poor lulu! but then sonia was cheering for liverpool, so the big eurovision heavyweights were up against each other. alister, we are speaking, clearly there is a bit of shared enthusiasm for eurovision here, but they will be some people who look at this and say, goodness, it is going to cost liverpool millions and millions of pounds to host this — is it worth it? it

millions of pounds to host this - is it worth it?— - is it worth it? it is absolutely - - is it worth it? it is absolutely worth i - is it worth it? it is absolutely worth it. | - is it worth it? it is | absolutely worth it. it - is it worth it? it is - absolutely worth it. it will be the focal point notjust absolutely worth it. it will be the focal point not just for europe but for the world for that week in may next year. it is going to be an absolutely amazing experience, they will be people travelling from across europe and beyond to descend on liverpool to watch the show, to soak up the atmosphere, all the host cities have done an amazing job over the last few years and i just know liverpool is going to do just a fantastic show. the atmosphere, we are months away already and the atmosphere is really building, it is going to be incredible. flit really building, it is going to be incredible.— really building, it is going to be incredible. of course one of the big difficulties, _ be incredible. of course one of the big difficulties, not - the big difficulties, not difficulties, one of the logistics to sort out is all the acts that were scheduled to be in the arena, they have got to schedule those dates. so presumably they have to send some big apologies to fans who are looking forward to seeing some of our favourite popstars? i know, there will be a few difficult conversations to be had, but it is eurovision, absolutely worth it. one of those global superstars who was

preparing to play on liverpool, if that were me, i would be happy to give it up, because it is the world's biggest music event after all.— event after all. the next challenge _ event after all. the next challenge will _ event after all. the next challenge will be - event after all. the next challenge will be to i event after all. the next challenge will be to get | challenge will be to get people's hands on not only hotel rooms but putting it as well, that is the big challenge. it well, that is the big challenge.- well, that is the big challenge. well, that is the big challenue. , ~ well, that is the big challenue. , ,, ., challenge. it will be like gold dust trying — challenge. it will be like gold dust trying to _ challenge. it will be like gold dust trying to get _ challenge. it will be like gold dust trying to get tickets i challenge. it will be like gold dust trying to get tickets for| dust trying to get tickets for liverpool this year. every year it is a real battle for fans to get tickets to the show but i think this year, even more so for 2023. think this year, even more so for2023. but think this year, even more so for 2023. but for those lucky people it is really going to be worth it. even if you don't get tickets for the grand final, there is the semifinals, the jury there is the semifinals, the jury finals, you will hopefully be able to watch on big screens in the city so it is going to be a great show nonetheless. and here is hoping they can do something that is worthy of course as a tribute to ukraine, the winning country that would in other circumstances have wanted to host it. alasdair, thank you very much. a eurovision super span —— superman speaking to us from cardiff. —— superfan.

you can reach me on twitter, i'm @benmboulos. i will be back with the headlines injust i will be back with the headlines in just a few minutes. hello there. brief respite on the horizon across the whole country to start the weekend, thanks to a ridge of high pressure building in. that'll settle things down to bring quite a lot of sunshine around and lighter winds on saturday for all areas. but it will be turning wet and windy again on sunday across scotland and northern ireland, tending to stay drier further south. so here it is, our area of high pressure, building in for saturday. fewer isobars on the charts, as well, so winds will be lighter, as well. so it's a chilly start to saturday, maybe a little bit of mist and fog across southern areas, but plenty of sunshine around. however, the far north and west of scotland will tend to remain breezy. more cloud here with a few showers at times, and there could be the odd shower, northern ireland, north—west england too, but most places dry — temperatures reaching 14—17 celsius. feeling quite pleasant in the south, with lighter winds. through saturday night,

conditions start to deteriorate across the north and west of the country. winds pick up, cloud starts to push in, so temperatures recover, but central—southern eastern england could be really quite chilly by sunday morning with some mist and fog in places. well, the temperatures recover across the north and the west because we've got this area of low pressure sweeping into scotland and northern ireland throughout the day on sunday. so it turns much wetter here, winds picking up to gale force, maybe even severe gale force and exposure. few showers getting into the north and west of england, and into north—west wales at times, too. but for the rest of england, it'll stay dry with plenty of sunshine after that chilly start. a breezier day in the south, but very windy across the north and west with gales or even severe gales, like i mentioned. those temperatures ranging from around the mid teens in the north, again up to 17—18 celisus in the south. that band of rain spreads across all areas during sunday night, but into monday, it will eventually clear away from the south—east, and then we're into another ridge of high pressure.

so, many places will be dry across central and southern areas on monday. a bit more of a breeze, though, across scotland, perhaps northern ireland, the far north—west of england, one or two showers here. we've got the low teens here, quite a cool feel — in fact, up to 16 or 17 celsius further south. the area of high pressure continues to bring fine weather through tuesday and wednesday in the south—east. but areas of low pressure start to turn things more unsettled again in the north and the west as we move deeper into the week. so, i think by the end of the week, all areas will be turning cooler and more unsettled with wet and windy weather spreading in at times.

joining us from new york, thank you. this is bbc news, the headlines: ukraine's president zelensky has told the bbc that he echoes president biden's warning that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to armageddon. he's urged russians to stand up against the war. it comes as ukrainian troops continue making steady progress in reclaiming land occupied by russian forces. this year's nobel peace prize has been split three ways — to recognise human rights work in belarus, russia and ukraine. it's been awarded to the jailed belarusian activist — ales bialiatski — the banned russian rights group — memorial — and the ukrainian centre for civil liberties.

the king of thailand has visited survivors of a knife