hello, i'm rajini vaidynathan, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we begin this programme in ukraine where at least 51 people are known to have died in a russian missile strike on a village in the north—eastern kharkiv region. ukraine's interior minister says the attack hit mourners attending a wake at a cafe in the village. a six—year—old boy was among the dead. the un has described the attack as "horrifying". these are the latest pictures from the scene in the village of hroza. footage published by ukrainian police shows a large area of smoking rubble and several bodies being taken away by emergency workers. officials say at least 10 percent of the village's population was killed in the attack. three days of mourning has been declared in the region.

hroza is located more than 30 kilometres — 18 miles — from the front line town of kupiansk, in an area where russian forces have been pushing to recapture territory they lost to ukrainian troops last year. the attack comes as vladimir putin has been speaking at a meeting in the black sea resort of sochi. russia's president again blamed the west for his invasion of ukraine. he said russia didn't start the 20 month long war against ukraine and is trying to bring it to an end. translation: since the beginning of the so-called counteroffensive, | this is the latest data. sincejune fourth alone, the ukrainian army has lost over 90,000 men. these are irrecoverable losses. 557 tanks, almost 1900 armoured vehicles including various classes. is it now convincing we have an understanding, what goes where. we understand what we need to do

or what we need to add. we are calmly working to achieve our goals and i'm sure we will achieve them. meanwhile president zelensky is at a european summit in the spanish city of granada, where the ukraine war is high on the agenda. 47 eu and non—eu leaders have gathered, and with infighting in the us republican party potentially slowing down future aid from washington, the support coming from europe has become even more vital for president zelensky. he made a point of being at the meeting in person — and this is the message he wanted to get across. we must not allow putin to destabilise any other parts of the world and our partners in order to ruin europe's power, we must continue to put pressure with sanctions, politically and economically, so that russia cannot spread chaos. the presence of russia, its military or proxies on the territory of any other country is a threat to all of us. iam sure.

and we must all work together to push russia out of the territory of other countries. 0ur correspondentjames 0ur correspondent james waterhouse has more on that attack. the images being put out by officials are fairly grim even by the standards of the almost daily missile strikes that ukraine it is around the small village of hroza in the north—eastern khakis region. it sits in the northeastern kharkiv region, around 30 kilometers from the front line. 0fficials officials are saying that a majority officials are saying that a majority of people were stood outside for the funeral wake of a soldier which is why so many entries have been sustained from the shrapnel. this is

a place, an area which comes under frequent shelling because of its proximity to the front line. it is around 30 km away. this part of the front line is one of the most volatile —— and volatile. we have not seen anything like this for a long time, such a deadly single strike. in a village with a population of around 300 dozens have been killed. the significance it has not yet been clear i think it is questionable at this stage but we see habitually, civilian areas targeted by russian troops. they are accused of using a short range ballistic missile, notoriously difficult to defend against because of the height and speed in which they fly. but the initial reports as justices something incredibly bleak has happened in north—eastern ukraine. we has happened in north-eastern ukraine. ~ ., ., ukraine. we heard from the un general secretary _ ukraine. we heard from the un general secretary condemning l ukraine. we heard from the un i general secretary condemning the attack strongly. he said that attacks against civilians and

civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international humanitarian law and they must stop immediately. how much is this changing the course of the war as we approach winter? it’s changing the course of the war as we approach winter?— approach winter? it's difficult. if we are talking _ approach winter? it's difficult. if we are talking about _ approach winter? it's difficult. if we are talking about the - approach winter? it's difficult. if we are talking about the course| approach winter? it's difficult. if i we are talking about the course of the war, then that will be determined by what happens on the battlefield. it always distils to that. i mentioned volatility of the front line, this is where russian forces have been for ground. i think it does little on the surface level to change what is happening in terms of the close proximity fighting. ukraine is still undertaking its counteroffensive further south, but the gains are marginal. it is thought to be around 30 km2. it is not clear whether this part of a flexible russian defensive line. they have not been breached in a major way yet. we are a month of of

wind conditions dictate the pace of fighting because once the ground softens and the temperature drops it is him is impossible for heavy armoured vehicles interest to make their way across the difficult ukrainian terrine in large numbers. so it does little to change the course of the war, but this is nevertheless a reality now. what's also interesting about this north—eastern part of ukraine is that people choose to stay, in their thousands. in the tens of thousands. and thousands more moving back there despite the very real risks. ukrainian said to have a background concern where they think one day this could happen close to where i live. in the small village, that has been the case.— live. in the small village, that has been the case. james waterhouse there. earlier i spoke to the military expert and retired colonel brendan kearney who served 31 years with the us marine corps. i got his reaction to this latest attack in ukraine. this was a continuation of what we have seen since this war began.

which is russia going ahead and targeting installations, villages, towns, portions of cities that have no military value whatsoever. a small little village, the only bad part in terms of its fate is that it happens to be close to the front lines. but there is still no reason that it should have been targeted. this is a crime against humanity. that is what the un has been saying as well, colonel. it that is what the un has been saying as well, colonel.— as well, colonel. it does not surprise _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the _ as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the un - as well, colonel. it does not surprise me. the un should| as well, colonel. it does not. surprise me. the un should say it and have set in the past and hopefully they will keep saying it. it does not seem to be impacting putin and his henchmen and the conduct of the war because they continue to do this and it is just a tragedy. but it reflects the true character of russia when it comes to this particular war. it isjust horrible. mil this particular war. it is 'ust horrible.�* this particular war. it is 'ust

horrible. �* , , ., horrible. all this comes as we have been hearing _ horrible. all this comes as we have been hearing once _ horrible. all this comes as we have been hearing once again _ horrible. all this comes as we have been hearing once again from - horrible. all this comes as we have l been hearing once again from putin, what did you make of some of those remarks that we played therefrom mr putin who has been speaking in sochi? ., sochi? the thing that highlighted, that was highlighted _ sochi? the thing that highlighted, that was highlighted to _ sochi? the thing that highlighted, that was highlighted to me - sochi? the thing that highlighted, that was highlighted to me aboutl sochi? the thing that highlighted, i that was highlighted to me about the comment on how russia did not start the war. that light is not based on reality. i don't think there are many people in europe or even honest russians, and they do exist, that would agree with putin's remarks. this man is disingenuous, dissembling the truth and it is just a sad state of affairs that he continues on with making these types of comments. the russian economy is in the tank and he knows it. again, i guess it willjust go ahead and say that everything is ok, maybe that makes everything 0k. say that everything is ok, maybe that makes everything ok. but i think not to those of us who are realists. , , . ., ., . ~ [k ,

realists. this is an attack 18 miles from the front _ realists. this is an attack 18 miles from the front line _ realists. this is an attack 18 miles from the front line town - realists. this is an attack 18 miles from the front line town of - from the front line town of kupiansk were russian forces have been pushing to recapture territories that they lost two for ukrainian troops last year. we are heading into the winter months in ukraine, it has been several months now since the counteroffensive began. where you see things as they are right now, using military experience to assess the situation? the now, using military experience to assess the situation? the weather is still on the side _ assess the situation? the weather is still on the side of _ assess the situation? the weather is still on the side of the _ assess the situation? the weather is still on the side of the ukrainian - still on the side of the ukrainian offensive. they are still aiming to get to the sea of axov which would allow them to cut off the land between the two countries. that is the number one goal —— azov. i think they want to accomplish it before they want to accomplish it before the weather gets bad. so this offensive is moving along, it has had its peaks and values in terms of speed but that is not unusual in military operations. that is the very nature of what the art and

science of war is all about. a man who broke into windsor castle with a loaded crossbow to kill queen elizabeth on christmas day in 2021 has been jailed for 9 years after pleading guilty to treason. jaswant chail, who's now 21, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. he is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. just a few metres from the queen's private apartments, and with his crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when jaswant chail was arrested. seen here moments later, he had used a rope ladder to get into windsor castle on christmas day 2021. when challenged by the armed officers, he said, "i am here to kill the queen." wearing this metal mask inspired by his obsession with star wars, the crossbow he was carrying had to safety catch off. he was a dangerous individual, armed

with a crossbow that was loaded, and it is only as a result of the protection officers on duty on the day who dealt want to so calmly and professionally that he was stopped and nobody was hurt. he was arrested right by the george iv gate that leads to the most secure section of windsor castle. windsor great park is open to the public, but chail had made it over the fence and right up to the gateway leading to the queen's private apartments. jaswant chail had been planning his attack four months, at one point trying to join the grenadier guards in an attempt to get close to the royal family. he is now having treatment for psychosis at the high security broadmoor hospital. but thejudge decided he had been planning the assassination before his illness. he had conceived of killing the queen earlier in 2021 when he was not psychotic. he took steps to try to get closer to his target, and to learn useful skills

when again he was not psychotic. chail said he wanted to avenge a massacre in 1919, where british troops killed hundreds of indian protesters. the bullet holes can still be seen to this day. in a journal he plans to e—mail to his sister, he wrote, "i am not a terrorist, i am an assassin, a sikh, a sith," another reference to his star was obsession. "i will go against the odds to eliminate a target that represents the remnants of the people who desecrated my homeland." chail spent the weeks before his arrest talking to an artificial intelligence character, sarai, he had created on the ai chat bot replica. he talked about his plan to kill the queen, and she seems to encourage him, telling him he was wise and very well trained. the judge decided that, by the time chail arrived in windsor, he was suffering from psychosis, but because we have been

planning to kill the queen before his illness, he sentenced him to nine years in prison. daniel sandford, bbc news, windsor. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. voters are heading to the polls in scotland's first recall by—election. the ballot in rutherglen and hamilton west was triggered, when constituents voted to remove former snp mp margaret ferrier, after she was found to have breached covid rules. a total of 1a candidates are standing for election to the commons, polling stations close at 10pm. new draft health guidance says, doctors should ask people with mental health problems about their gambling habits, to identify if they need help. the guidance says gps should also discuss software, that limits online gambling, as well as talking therapy at an early stage. a recent review found that around 300,000 adults in the uk are problem gamblers. rents in britain have reached their highest level on record. the property portal rightmove says prices outside london rose 10 % in the last year, with the average tenant now paying

£1,278 a month. the number of renters chasing each property has risen to 25 from 20 five months ago, and six in 2019. you're live with bbc news. scientists say last month was the world's hottest september on record by a huge margin. the european union's climate service says the rise is being driven by greenhouse gas emissions and the el nino weather event. this pushes warm water to the surface of the pacific ocean, trapping more heat in the atmosphere. take a look at this graphic. it shows that last month was almost a whole degree warmer than the average september temperature between 1991 2020. they say 2023 is now "on track" to be the warmest on record. the data, from the copernicus climate change service, shows that the month had the biggest jump from the long term average in records dating back to 1940.

september's high mark comes in the wake of the hottest summer on record in the northern hemisphere, where soaring temperatures show no signs of relenting. these rises have driven heatwaves and wildfires across the world this is greece where wildfires are still burning. that, of course, after the hottestjuly on record and the hottest august on record. globally, it was a summer of scenes like this in canada which has endured a historic fire season. just today, officials on the spanish island of tenerife told around 3,000 people to leave their homes due to wildfires. the measure which at this stage is described as precautionary comes after a fire which originally began in mid august, flared up again. these figures have startled climate scientists, incuding zeke hausfather, who wrote on x that, "this month was, in my professional opinion, absolutely gobsmackingly bananas'.

joining me now is our climate editor, justin rowlatt. a lot to cheer through there. the hottest september on record. haw hottest september on record. how siunificant hottest september on record. how significant is _ hottest september on record. how significant is that? _ is very significant. september this year was 0.93 celsius hotter than the average. that is almost a whole degree celsius. you have to remember that this is an average around the whole globe. meteorologist say normally, they would expect the difference between years to be a fraction of a degree. so it really is a significant margin. it comes after the hottest summer ever experienced by the northern hemisphere. injuly but saw the hottest day ever recorded and highest week at the july pimp hottest highest week at thejuly pimp hottest month. highest week at the july pimp hottest month. climate scientists said thisjuly is probably the hottest month for years so that is before the last ice age and they are now predicting 2023 will be the hottest year ever beating 2016. so

this is a really serious warning that the activities of human beings on earth, the production of carbon dioxide is really fundamentally beginning to change our climate. in a very profound way and we should take heed of that warning and think about how we need to change our behaviour. if about how we need to change our behaviour. ., , about how we need to change our behaviour-— behaviour. if that is not changed significantly. _ behaviour. if that is not changed significantly, our— behaviour. if that is not changed significantly, our will— behaviour. if that is not changed significantly, our will going - behaviour. if that is not changed significantly, our will going to i behaviour. if that is not changed| significantly, our will going to be sitting here month after month us, saying this is the hottest and this is the hottest, what can change the course? indie is the hottest, what can change the course? ~ ., is the hottest, what can change the course? ~ . ., ., ., course? we have had a whole series of records this _ course? we have had a whole series of records this year. _ course? we have had a whole series of records this year. records - of records this year. records are not normal. 0ur climate should not break records list of what can we do? we pointed out el nino which is helping drive records up so this probably is, began, a couple of months ago so it is not at its peak so it has not deliver the maximum amount of heat to the atmosphere. so it plays a role, but small role. this year, next year we expect to be even hotter. 0nce this year, next year we expect to be even hotter. once that withdraws, temperatures should fall back a bit. as much as there is, carbon dioxide

levels are rising and continue to rise as well as this record temperature we have had. a record yearfor temperature we have had. a record year for carbon temperature we have had. a record yearfor carbon dioxide, temperature we have had. a record year for carbon dioxide, button, temperature we have had. a record yearfor carbon dioxide, button, the international energy agency which is a global energy watchdog said last month, that on the basis of its estimates, our use of fossil fuels, coal, gas, oil, are likely to peak in 2030. that is good news. it means we have years of increase in carbon dioxide emissions which will continue to change our climate, but after that, the trajectory should be downwards. which means we are moving the right direction, producing admissions at last. but climate scientists would say, absolutely not fast enough. that is certainly the strong message we got from the un when they did what they call their global stop take looking at all commitments countries have made in said, it is not enough to avoid really serious impacts. coming up now to in another _ really serious impacts. coming up now to in another climate - really serious impacts. coming up| now to in another climate summit, another cop summit down the line,

will this record summer send a shot with two world leaders when they sit around a table and try to come up with targets? i around a table and try to come up with targets?— with targets? i have been interested in climate for _ with targets? i have been interested in climate for long _ with targets? i have been interested in climate for long enough _ with targets? i have been interested in climate for long enough to - in climate for long enough to remember 20—30 years ago, people used to say, maybe we will have to wait until the effects of climate change are so tangible that people will begin to take action. while those tangible effects are happening now and one hopes that people will look at the world and say, these changes are something we really must, as a species, addressed before we can threaten our existence. and clearly the existence of lots of other species on earth. at the moment, we are not seeing the kind of fundamental change that we need. but let's hope people will look at this and cope with ambitious plans to check their economies, the to go to check their economies, the to go to the uae which is causing this latest climate conference. pare to the uae which is causing this latest climate conference. are there re . ional latest climate conference. are there regional disparities _ latest climate conference. are there regional disparities in _ latest climate conference. are there regional disparities in this? - latest climate conference. are there regional disparities in this? you i regional disparities in this? you and i both lived in india and work

out there, it is incredibly odd and that's an unseasonable to ranchers and south asia and we have now see what has happened in europe this summer but are there parts the world that are seen greater increases? the arctic that are seen greater increases? tue: arctic region that are seen greater increases? tte: arctic region are that are seen greater increases? t'te: arctic region are dramatically that are seen greater increases? tte: arctic region are dramatically seen greater increases. high altitude alpine regions are seeing big increases. he has seen big changes increases. he has seen big changes in antarctica. we have seen the lowest sea ice level ever recorded in the antarctic survey changes there as well. the changes depend on where you are in the world. some pieces are more protected. where in the uk for example, as a maritime nation, it is less threatened by climate change than other places. but, the overall impact of climate change, will drive changes for everybody regardless of how you are affected. citizens and we should all be concerned of.— be concerned of. thank you very much for “oininu be concerned of. thank you very much forjoining us- — be concerned of. thank you very much forjoining us. president _ be concerned of. thank you very much forjoining us. president biden - be concerned of. thank you very much forjoining us. president biden has- forjoining us. president biden has approved the construction ofa of a section of border wall in southern texas in an effort to stop illegal aggression. around 32 km

will be built in stark county on the border with mexico they have been more than 2115 crossings in the area this year —— starr county. but it is a major u—turn by president biden who criticise his predecessor for his wall policy. donald trump posted he opiates joe his wall policy. donald trump posted he opiatesjoe biden's policy. more details. he opiates joe biden's policy. more details. u, , . details. here we can see the current barrier between _ details. here we can see the current barrier between the _ details. here we can see the current barrier between the us _ details. here we can see the current barrier between the us and - details. here we can see the current barrier between the us and mexico. | barrier between the us and mexico. here, if we zoom in, we can see the new proposal by biden. a 20 mile stretch of wall in southern texas. it is completely contradicting what he said in 2020 when he was running for election. he said in 2020 when he was running for election-— for election. there will not be another foot _ for election. there will not be another foot of _ for election. there will not be another foot of wall _ for election. there will not be i another foot of wall constructed in my administration. number one. us my administration. number one. customs and my administration. number one. it’s customs and border patrol my administration. number one. its customs and border patrol protection defending the move saying they will only using funds already allocated in 2019 to help with the construction of the border barrier. what is behind joe biden's decision? he has been grappling with a rise in

illegal migrants crossings in the us. this year along with a 245,000 crossings in the rio grande valley, the area where he wants to build this new section of the wall. mexico's president said in the last week alone, there were 10,000 order arrivals every day and september is expected to break records. this is putting a huge strain on us cities. new york declared a state of emergency last year because of an influx of migrants. here are some workers building temporary accommodation to house those asylum—seekers. in fact the city's america believes they could be spending $12 billion over the next three years. so presidentjoe biden is facing difficult politics. here is facing difficult politics. here is a correspondent from chatham house. . ,., . , ., , house. recent politics in the house were any number—

house. recent politics in the house were any number of— house. recent politics in the house were any number of issues - house. recent politics in the house were any number of issues are i house. recent politics in the house i were any number of issues are coming up were any number of issues are coming upend— were any number of issues are coming up and certainly border security has been _ up and certainly border security has been a _ up and certainly border security has been a long—standing one. it is not because _ been a long—standing one. it is not because of— been a long—standing one. it is not because of that pressure to keep the government funded —— it is now because — government funded —— it is now because of— government funded —— it is now because of that pressure. government funded -- it is now because of that pressure. building the bulb is one _ because of that pressure. building the bulb is one of _ because of that pressure. building the bulb is one of a _ because of that pressure. building the bulb is one of a trump - because of that pressure. building l the bulb is one of a trump signature policy but for the biting and nutrition this is a real first. policy but for the biting and nutrition this is a realfirst. tote nutrition this is a real first. we can now cross _ nutrition this is a real first. we can now cross left to washington and speak to her correspondent barbara platt usher. this all comes a year off from another presidential election, is this a coincidence? tt election, is this a coincidence? it may or may not be but it certainly is in the area where president biden is in the area where president biden is probably most vulnerable or at least a big vulnerability of his. this is something that the republicans really push. a big issue for them, republicans really push. a big issue forthem, border republicans really push. a big issue for them, border security. he republicans really push. a big issue forthem, bordersecurity. he has been coming under intense pressure about it because of the high numbers that have been crossing over in the past year, especially. he has even come under criticism from democratic mayors who say that they do not resources to deal with the influx.

so it is something that he has to think about going forward. what he has said is that, there is money earmarked by a congressional committee to build this part of the border wall before he came to power. he is trying to get them to change and cancel that and as needed somewhere else and that has not happened. us officials say that they have to spend it. but there is no question that the political climate has put mr biden under pressure to try to address the border. coincidentally or not, as senior officials in mexico today to meet with high officials there to talk about how to deal with border issues. this will come up, the president of mexico already said he's not happy with the move saying it is contrary to what mr biden had proposed. he had attributed it to pressure from extreme right wing political groups. whatever the case, do something that people hear about a right to a lot over the next year. thank you very much for bringing us

up thank you very much for bringing us up to date. a reminder top story before we go. a russian strike in ukraine has killed at least 51 people according to officials who say that a six—year—old boy was amongst those killed when the attack happened at 115 local time. more on that story and the rest of the days news on the bbc news website. stay with us here on the bbc. hello. much of europe is seeing some significant 0ctober heat at the moment and the uk no exception — things are going to be warming up over the next few days. it was a bit of a mixed picture on thursday. here was some sunshine in cornwall, but further north many of us had more cloud and outbreaks of rain, so keswick, in cumbria, a fairly drizzly story a little bit earlier on on thursday. the next few days, yes, some rain around, mainly towards the north, but i think we're all going to notice that the temperatures will be gradually rising, especially through the

course of the weekend. for the rest of the evening and overnight, we've got some wet weather through parts of wales, the midlands. later in the night, more rain into parts of northern ireland and southern scotland, as well. either side of that, some clearer, drier weather and it's going to be a mild night, much milder than last night across scotland with lows between about ten to 15 degrees to start your friday. that's more typical of daytime temperatures this time of year. through the day on friday, some more wet weather for northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england, as well. further south across england and for much of wales a predominantly dry day. some mist and some low cloud, particularly around coats and hills towards the west. sunny spells, but cooler conditions across the north of scotland, so the mid—teens here, but 22 or 23 degrees possible down towards the south—east. heading on into the weekend we've got this frontal system, and it's going to be really slow moving, bringing some rain on saturday. that divides the cool air across the far north of scotland to the much warmer, humid air that's going to be piling in from the south. saturday, plenty of dry, sunny weather for much of england,

wales, northern ireland too. a bit of cloud and mistiness. for scotland, it is going to be pretty wet under that rain. there could be some localised flooding. temperatures for most of us 19 to 25 degrees or so, but only around ten to 15 with the cooler air and the rain across parts of scotland, so a day of real contrast. we've still got this front with us into sunday, but it starts to lift a bit further north and it will tend to turn a little bit lighter and patchier through the day. still some rain in the far north across parts of scotland on sunday, but for the rest of the uk another fine, dry day with autumn sunshine around. probably not quite as warm as saturday, but still temperatures up to about 23 degrees in the south—east, typically the mid—teens, though, across parts of scotland. so the outlook — lots of dry, warm weather for parts of england and wales over the next five days or so. a few showers further north, but temperatures for all of us will be above average for the time of year. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. a russian rocket strike kills at least 51 villagers attending a wake in ukraine's kharkiv region. a man who threatened to kill the queen with a crossbow is jailed for nine years — the first person convicted of treason in the uk since 1981. rishi sunak defends his plan to ban

smoking for young people. a drone attack in syria is thought to have killed a hundred people. the attack was thought to be launched from north of homs. drones carrying explosives targeted a graduation ceremony. that is according to the syrian 0bservatory for human rights. the army blame terrorist groups backed by known international forces. 0ur correspondent has been following the story. a very big occasion, big graduation ceremony for syrian officers going through the academy. a large number of people power. as you mentioned, the defence minister was there, the families were there and also there were a lot of high—ranking army

officials, so it was quite a