An hour of international an hour of international news from the bbc. News from the bbc. We start in the us state of georgia. The School Shooting there. A 14 year old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering two classmates and two teachers at his high school. This is the boy, colt gray. Arrested shortly after the shooting on wednesday. Today, he was in court in person, here with the blonde hair. He didnt enter a plea. Murder and cruelty to children. Hes accused of giving his son a weapon despite knowing that he was a threat to himself and others. He appeared separately and was told the charges against him, if hes convicted, could total 180 years in prison. Take a listen. For Felony Murder in the second degree, the maximum penalty for each count is up to 30 years� imprisonment. For felony involuntary manslaughter, of course again there are four counts, the maximum penalty for each of those offences is ten years� imprisonment. For the eight Felony Cruelty to children counts, the maximum penalty under the law for each of those eight counts is ten years� imprisonment. For a maximum total possible penalty for the charges that you currently are facing of 180 years� imprisonment. The case has received a lot of attention. Speaking at a rally in arizona on thursday, the republican nominee for Vice President , jd vance, spoke about the School Shooting. This is what he had to say. What is going to solve this problem, and i really do believe this, is, look i dont like this, i dont like to admit this, i dont like that this is a fact of life but if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realise that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security in our schools so that a person who walks through the front door. L applause. Weve got to bolster security so that if a psycho wants to walk to the front door and kill a bunch of children, i theyre not able to. And again, as a parent, | do i want my Kids School to have additional security . No, of course i dont. I dont want my kids to go to school in a place where they feel like youve got to have additional security, but that is increasingly. The reality that we live in. 0ur Correspondent Gary 0� donoghue sent this update from outside the courtroom. This was an Arraignment Hearing for both the son and the father. They didn� t enter any pleas today, but they will be back in court in december. And essentially they were told their rights. And it was. There was an extraordinary moment where the 14 year old boy, colt gray, was brought into court, and thejudge told him that he could face the Death Sentence, and then he had to be recalled by thejudge because thejudge had made a mistake. As a juvenile, someone under 18, and although he� s being tried as an adult, he cannot face the Death Sentence because of a Supreme Courtjudgment back in 2005. So something of a bit of a Slip Up by the judge there. There was very few other details. The boy sat there. He nodded a few times. He was shackled, of course, as was his father when he appeared. The father is facing some 1a separate charges, and for the first time, a parent is not only facing Manslaughter Charges for the actions of their child, the alleged actions of their child, but in this case also second Degree Murder charges. And that is a significant escalation in holding parents to account. And really, the background to this is that the evidence that� s started to emerge, all that will have to be examined in a trial, of course, is that there were warning signs to do with this boy, the alleged shooter, the alleged gunman. And that the father allowed him, in the words of the prosecutors, to have access to a firearm so that will all be tested in the coming months in trials. We don� t know yet whether they� ll be tried together or tried separately, but it is a sign, i think, particularly over the last year or two, that parents are being held more to account for the actions of their children. We had one case last year where a six year old took a handgun into school and shot their teacher, and the mother of that six year old is now in jail for two years. Let� s speak to a reporter at the atlanta journal constitution, jeremy redmon, who� s been covering this story. Thanks for coming on the programme. This is getting clearly a lot of attention around the world. What� s been the focus there . Around the world. Whats been the focus there . Around the world. Whats been the focus there . Yakima ust on the focus there . Yakima ust on the Court Case i the focus there . Yakima ust on the Court Case today the focus there . Yakima just on the Court Case today with the focus there . Yakima just on the Court Case today with the i the Court Case today with the first the Court Case today with the first court the Court Case today with the first Court Hearings for the son first Court Hearings for the son and first Court Hearings for the son and the father drew a lot of attention today. Obviously this has of attention today. Obviously this has rattled students and parents this has rattled students and parents as well and its also making parents as well and its also making waves in the president ial election here in the united states. And president ial election here in the united states. The united states. And ust talk us through i the united states. And ust talk us through some h the united states. And just talk us through some of. The united states. And just| talk us through some of the details that stood out to you in this initial hearing in court. , in this initial hearing in court, in this initial hearing in court. , court. Sure. So first, your correspondent court. Sure. So first, your correspondent is court. Sure. So first, your correspondent is right. I court. Sure. So first, your. Correspondent is right. This court. Sure. So first, your correspondent is right. This is the first correspondent is right. This is the first legal case of its kind the first legal case of its kind irr the first legal case of its kind in georgia involving a Father Kind in georgia involving a father and son. Its pretty remarkable, but this case parallels one earlier this year in pontiac, michigan, where the first parents convicted in a massive first parents convicted in a massive School Shooting works and if massive School Shooting works and if at massive School Shooting works and if at least ten years in prison and if at least ten years in prison. The judge in that case put it prison. The judge in that case put it to prison. The judge in that case put it to what he said were missed put it to what he said were missed Opportunities Byjames missed opportunities by james and Jennifer Crumbly missed Opportunities Byjames and Jennifer Crumbly in failing to prevent their teenage son from to prevent their teenage son from possessing a gun and killing from possessing a gun and killing four students three years killing four students three years ago. The sun in this case in georgia years ago. The sun in this case in georgia faces life in prison and in georgia faces life in prison and a in georgia faces life in prison and a pretty remarkable that you have and a pretty remarkable that you have a 14 year old young man, you have a 14 year old young man. In you have a 14 year old young man, in this Court Hearing wearing man, in this Court Hearing wearing a man, in this Court Hearing wearing a greenjail uniform, wearing a green jail uniform, shackled wearing a greenjail uniform, shackled. He nodded silently to the judges questions. The father the judges questions. The father came in moments later, faced father came in moments later, Faced The father came in moments later, Faced The same judge. He appeared to be rocking back and forth appeared to be rocking back and forth nervously, inaudibly you can hear forth nervously, inaudibly you can hear what sounds like he was can hear what sounds like he was crying during the proceedings. No police were ended proceedings. No police were ended as your Correspondent Mention ended as your Correspondent Mention. The sum of face additional charges, by the way, the District Attorney announced after the District Attorney announced after the the District Attorney announced after the Hearing Today most of the Grand Jury meets in october, and interest in the next october, and interest in the next hearing will be in december for them. ,. , december for them. Jeremy can we Ust December for them. Jeremy can we just what december for them. Jeremy can we just what do december for them. Jeremy can we just what do we december for them. Jeremy can we just what do we know december for them. Jeremy can we just what do we know about| we just what do we know about the gun, the weapons involved here in terms of ownership . Yakima so we don� t know Him A Yakima so we dont know him a lot this yakima so we dont know him a lot. This was some of the unanswered questions, write, about unanswered questions, write, about this case. What were the motives about this case. What were the motives of the suspect . What kind motives of the suspect . What kind of motives of the suspect . What kind of gun that he used . The authorities have now said it was authorities have now said it was an authorities have now said it was an Ar 15 style platform rifie~ was an Ar 15 style platform rifie~ we was an Ar 15 style platform rifle. We dont know who made it. Rifle. We dont know who made it georgia rifle. We dont know who made it. Georgia has a very alarms firearms it. Georgia has a very alarms firearms manufacturing industry here~ firearms manufacturing industry here We Firearms Manufacturing Industry here. We dont know if it was made here. We dont know if it was made in here. We dont know if it was made in the state. The other thing made in the state. The other thing is made in the state. The other thing is how did he get the gun . Thing is how did he get the gun . Sounds like from the reporting that the father may have reporting that the father may have given it to him. And how did he have given it to him. And how did he get have given it to him. And how did he get into school and how many did he get into school and how many rounds were fired . We just dont many rounds were fired . We just dont have many rounds were fired . We just dont have answers to a lot of these dont have answers to a lot of these questions yet. Dont have answers to a lot of these questions yet. 0k, jeremy Thank Ou these questions yet. 0k, jeremy thank you very these questions yet. 0k, jeremy thank you very much these questions yet. 0k, jeremy thank you very much looking thank you very much looking through that, thank you. Mr; through that, thank you. My pleasure to kenya, where at least 17 boys have been killed in a fire at a primary boarding school. 70 children still missing. The school is in the Central Highlands of the country, around 150 Kilometres North of the capital nairobi. These pictures show the devastation from the fire, which broke out at around 11pm in the boys dormitory, housing more than 150 students. Some families are still waiting to hear if their children are among the dead. Kenya� s Deputy President was at The School and gave this update. We still have 70 kids that are unaccounted. Now, that does not mean that they have perished or they� re injured. The word is that they are unaccounted for. We are praying and hoping for the best, and this is where i need to make an appeal. When this incident happened, some parents came here and took away their children, and they have not filed this report. I am appealing to each and every parent who took their child from here to report the same. We� ll give a number that is here by the International Red Cross and The School, so that we know where that child is. 0ur senior Africa Correspondent Anne soy is in nairobi. The Deputy President spoke a short the Deputy President spoke a short while ago appealing to people short while ago appealing to people who may have taken chiidren people who may have taken children away from The School to make children away from The School to make sure they are added to the camp to make sure they are added to the camp because it was late in the camp because it was late in the evening that they started trying the evening that they started trying to account for every child trying to account for every child. Enough at least 70 at the time child. Enough at least 70 at the time the dippy president made the time the dippy president made the address had not been accounted for. They explained that some parents had common taken that some parents had common taken their children without reporting. Some neighbours had also given refuse to some of the children who ran away as a result the children who ran away as a result of the children who ran away as a result of this incident. So there result of this incident. So there is result of this incident. So there is still confusion on that there is still confusion on that front. A very unorganised way as that front. A very unorganised way as you can imagine for a Parents Way as you can imagine for a parents who have not been reunited parents who have not been reunited with their children. The reunited with their children. The kenyan red cross set up contact the kenyan red cross set up Contact Tracing Desk and has been Contact Tracing Desk and has been taking those details. Thanks been taking those details. Thanks to and for that. Next, forces in israel are reported to a shot dead an american activist in the occupied west bank. Ayesha eygi it is of Circus Dissent and was taking part in disruption in beita and the turkish government described the death as a murder carried out by the netanyahu government. The White House says it is deeply disturbed by the incident and is seeking information from israel. The american Topical Matt said he did for the death and said the us would do what is necessary. The military says it is investigating. Mike thomson is our correspondent injerusalem. The young american activists had been part of a local campaign which demonstrates quite regularly against the expansion of settlements in the west bank, and it� s reported by local media that israeli police troops opened fire, live fire. They also used Stun Grenades and Tear Gas to try and stop the protests continuing, and during that, she was hit in the head by a bullet taken to a hospital in nearby nablus, but died later. The Israeli Military have acknowledged that live fire was used, but they say stones had been hurled at their troops. They were threatening them, particularly by one instigator. They called it one person, the instigator of it all. Shots were aimed at that person, but there� s no clarity on who that person was. And, as you said earlier, The American government has said that it� s deeply disturbed about what� s happening, as well as the ambassador to israel. And they� re seeking information about exactly what did happen. But the israelis have not actually said that they did this. They say they� re looking into it to try and find out what happened that caused this death. Thanks to mike for that. Still to come, a big win for a small country as we hear from eight supporter of simmering up after a first ever tentatively. And we speak to somebody who Cast Puffins and will ask them why. Around the world and across the uk, this is the World Today on bbc news. This is bbc news. Here, a british man has been jailed for nine years for trying to burn down a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers. Thomas birley, who� s 27 and from swinton, has received the longest sentence so far for anyone involved in the unrest which swept across the country after the fatal stabbings in southport injuly. Sheffield Crown Court heard how more than 200 Asylum Seekers and staff were trapped in the building and thought they were going to burn to death. Danny savage reports. It was one of the most notorious events of the nationwide civil unrest over the summer the attack on a hotel at Housing Asylum seekers in South Yorkshire. A mob targeted police and those inside. Ajudge today described this as an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. One of them was Thomas Birley, seen here at the time. He was filmed throwing a bin at officers. And then stoked the fire in a burning Wheelie Bin rammed against one of the hotel exits. He today received the longest Prison Sentence yet for anyone involved in rioting. The judge directed Withering Criticism at birley as he was sentenced this afternoon. Your conduct and the conduct of that mob has Cast A Dark And Ugly Stain across the reputation of rotherham and South Yorkshire. Those in the hotel were terrified by what occurred outside, and when the building was entered coupled to the fire, which was deliberately started they thought they were about to die. You and many like you were intent on spreading a hateful message of violence and racism. Further details of what it was like for staff in here at the time were also heard today. They barricaded themselves into what was described as a Panic Room in the kitchen area, pushing freezers against the door, fearing the mob would get them. It wasn� t the only case relating to the wider unrest today. The oldest person to be charged, 81 year old keith edwards, pleaded not guilty to threatening behaviour at a protest in nottingham. And rickyjones, a Labour Councillor since suspended, denied encouraging violent disorder at a protest in london. But in relation to the hotel attack, thejudge called Thomas Birley a Dangerous Offender who would serve nine Years Injail and a further five years on licence, the stiffest sentence so far of those convicted and jailed. Danny savage, bbc news, rotherham. Almost 1 00 people have been arrested so far for their part in the riots earlier this summer. The large numbers being sent to jail has added yet more pressure on the Prison Population in england and wales, which reached record levels yet again today. There are now more than 88,500 prisoners. That� s up by more than 1000 since the riots began. Indeed, half of the new prisoners are linked to the riots. There are just over 1000 places left in prisons before they reach full capacity. And that� s why the government� s temporary early Release Scheme begins next week. Some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences to ease the pressure. 0ur senior Uk CorrespondentSima Kotecha reports. Hmp pentonville. Laughter. This week, we went inside Hmp Pentonville in london. Threes, fours, get your meds . One of england� s most crowded and dangerous jails. So they� ve just jumped on the netting. Prison officers are running up the stairs to try and get them down. What the staff are saying is that it can turn really quickly. A quiet moment can become chaotic within a matter of seconds. As one Prison Officer said, it� s like the flick of a switch. Banging on door. We saw the pressures facing staff and governors as they tackle drugs, Self Harm and violence. The system is run at a 99. 9 j constantly, and when you run at that kind of High Levelj of output for a sustained period of time like We Havel done, you know, people get tired, systems get frayed, you know, and that does cause problems. Next week, the government will release thousands of inmates early to make more space. The hope is that that will alleviate some of the pressure. Following the bbc� s rare access to pentonville, the Prime Minister said he was alarmed by the state of the penal system. No Prime Minister should be in the position of having to concern him or herself with are there enough prison places. So we� re doing what is necessary. We� ll turn it around. We� ll make sure the prisons we need are built, but i� ve been truly shocked by what i� ve found in relation to the state of our prisons. Some of those working in jails say they� ve been at a Crisis Point for a while now. The bbc have done my members absolute justice. Pentonville is a replica of lots ofjails up and down the country. Im not saying everyjail, but lots ofjails of that ilk. But there are concerns early releases will mean more danger on the streets, with some preferring to keep offenders behind bars for as long as possible. Sima kotecha, bbc news. 0ur political Correspondent Leila Nathoo is in westminster. Ian watson is in westminster. What are the choices here politically . Politically . None are politically politically . None are politically palatable. | politically . None are politically palatable. The Prime Minister has a scheme getting going on tuesday but puts it as an absolute crisis in the prisons. Some i think there is an absolute Prep Crisis already. It is one unpalatable option he is going to take most of another photo thatis to take most of another photo that is can you send half the Prison Population to a country that has capacity to take them such as estonia where prisons are only half full. Dentistry was made today this was considered by the former government but is not something which the current government has got any plans to do. And no announcements on this are expected. There are longer term plans which labour have and in the autumn we are going to get a ten Year Plan for prisons. 0f a ten Year Plan for prisons. Of course they have to increase capacity and find the resources to do so. But also the Prisons Minister before he was appointed made it very clear he thought far too many people were being sent to prison in the first place and more should be done on rehabilitation. So it could be that we seep again very difficult politically sensitive things to do but perhaps we could see a change in sentencing with more of us is on rehabilitation in the longer term. That is not stopped the immediate crisis which the Prime Minister says he has inherited and that does mean that he is having to spend some time now reassuring people that those who will be relationally next week or not the most high risk offenders guilty of sexual or violent crimes. I think quite simply he uses the Phrase A often that it� s about taking difficult decisions in this time the decisions in this time the decisions definitely are difficult and it is not hyperbole. Difficult and it is not hyperbole. Difficult and it is not h erbole. , difficult and it is not h erbole. ~. , hyperbole. 0k, thank you for that. Let� s speak to the Vice President of the prison governors� association, carl davies, who contacted our correspondent Sima Kotecha prior to the filming of the investigation. Thank you for coming on the programme. Why did you get in touch . Irate programme. Why did you get in touch . ~. ,. , touch . We have been raising the issues of Prisons Touch . We have been raising the issues of prisons and touch . We have been raising the issues of prisons and Prison Issues of prisons and Prison Capacity issues of prisons and Prison Capacity and running out of Space Capacity and running out of space in capacity and running out of space in prisons for it feels like space in prisons for it feels like decades. The issue we have raised like decades. The issue we have raised most recently is not about raised most recently is not about overcrowding, is purely about about overcrowding, is purely about running out of space. And the significant impact that would the significant impact that would have on the wider criminal would have on the wider Criminaljustice System. Everybody keeps talking about the early Release Scheme thats going the early Release Scheme thats going to the early Release Scheme thats going to reduce overcrowding, but what going to reduce overcrowding, but what its going to do is its going to stop prisons from biocking its going to stop prisons from blocking their gates and the wider blocking their gates and the wider Criminaljustice System from wider Criminaljustice System from rounding to a halt. So you thinkthat from rounding to a halt. So you think that scheme from rounding to a halt. So you think that scheme is from rounding to a halt. So you think that scheme is not think that scheme is not enough . Think that scheme is not enou~h . � ,. Enough . After next tuesday, we exect to enough . After next tuesday, we exoect to see enough . After next tuesday, we exoect to see a enough . After next tuesday, we expect to see a reduction enough . After next tuesday, we expect to see a reduction in expect to see a reduction in the overall population, Prison Population, of anything between 16002000 population, of anything between 1600 2000 prisoners. At the moment. 1600 2000 prisoners. At the moment, well, this week, the prison moment, well, this week, the Prison Population peaked at around Prison Population peaked at around 80 8000, 777. On friday, public around 80 8000, 777. On friday, public statistics does not take into Account Releases which take into Account Releases which take place thursday which encompass friday releases. Prisoners dont get released routinely On A Friday any more, so they routinely On A Friday any more, so they can routinely On A Friday any more, so they can access rehabilitative services were asked rehabilitative services were asked if rehabilitative services were asked if they were released on asked if they were released On A Friday. Asked if they were released On A Friday, they could not access probatiOn A Friday, they could not access probation is easily, housing, Faciiities Probation is easily, housing, facilities as easily. So whilst 2000 facilities as easily. So whilst 2000 prisoners seems a lot, it will reduce the risk of running out of will reduce the risk of running out of space, the number of prison out of space, the number of Prison Cells across the estate, are in Prison Cells across the estate, are in an Prison Cells across the estate, are in an uncredited say capacity, about 77,000 or 78. 000 capacity, about 77,000 or 78,000 spaces. At the moment, we are 78,000 spaces. At the moment, we are at 78,000 spaces. At the moment, we are at 88,521 this morning. What we are at 88,521 this morning. What pressure does that put on or how does that change the day to day working life of staff working in these prisons . I think the short Video Clips which i think the short Video Clips which she was able to present yesterday, which is being shown widely yesterday, which is being shown widely on yesterday, which is being shown widely on media today, really illustrates the Conditions Prison illustrates the conditions Prison Officers work in an prisoners Prison Officers work in an prisoners live in in prisons, Just Prisoners live in in prisons, just like prisoners live in in prisons, just like a prisoners live in in prisons, just like a tent in vail. Its really just like a tent in vail. Its really difficult to try and articulate the people what challenge working in an overcrowded prison is like. Because overcrowded prison is like. Because most people have never experienced prison. Whilst there experienced prison. Whilst there are lots people locked up in prison there are lots people locked up in prison at the moment, very few people have experienced it. An analogy i would use is consider an analogy i would use is consider the impact if a School Classroom consider the impact if a School Classroom was overcrowded to the same classroom was overcrowded to the same level of a prison. Penton the same level of a prison. Penton built, whilst overcrowded, over 130 overcrowded, over 130 overcrowded, the 600 Prisoners Iiving overcrowded, the 600 Prisoners Iiving in overcrowded, the 600 prisoners living in overcrowded prisoners there. Living in overcrowded prisoners there. And living in overcrowded prisoners there, and he saw the chaotic periods there, and he saw the chaotic periods during that day. Gk, periods during that day. Ok, im so periods during that day. 0k, im so sorry periods during that day. Ok, im so sorry but periods during that day. Ok, im so sorry but we periods during that day. Ok, im so sorry but we are periods during that day. Ok im so sorry but we are right i� m so sorry but we are right up i� m so sorry but we are right up at being out of time at the end of the programme. Thank you very much for coming on and talking us through that. This is bbc news. Hello there. We had some enormous contrasts in Weather Fortunes across the uk on friday. Many of you saw some warm afternoon spells of sunshine, felt quite humid and temperatures surged as high as 28 Degrees Celsius in cambridge. That was one of the highest temperatures. It was pretty hot elsewhere in East Anglia and also the North West of the uk, west through in dumfries and galloway. Ten degrees above average, and 27 degrees here set a new Temperature Record for september at this particular site, with records going back 40 years. In the south, different story. Cloud and rain once again worked its way in, and have been totting up all of those rainfall totals both through thursday and friday. In farnborough, in hampshire, we� ve recorded 56mm of rain. That� s only three millimetres away from the entire average rainfall for september we would normally expect, so it� s been nearly a month� s worth of rainfall that� s come our way. Now, looking at the Weather Picture overnight tonight, it turns murky again with low cloud becoming extensive. Some Mist And Fog patches with that, spots of drizzle. But finally the Weather Fronts in the south will give up the ghost. The rain will ease off in intensity. Just a few patches of damp and drizzly weather left over. 0n into the weekend, the same area of low pressure that brought the soaking to the south is still going to be bringing the threat of heavy, thundery showers or some longer spells of rain to england and wales. And it� s going to be a murky start to the day for many. Watch out for these showers as they work into parts of eastern england. They could be quite heavy through the morning. Elsewhere, a few thundery showers could pop up into the afternoon. Hit or miss in nature, but one or two of those could be quite intense. Scotland and Northern Ireland, The Cloud will tend to thin and break with sunshine coming through, and it should stay dry here. We� ll have some of the highest temperatures in the uk again across North Western areas. For sunday, it� s a case of showers or some longer spells of rain, probably some thunderstorms mixed in. We might see some localised Surface Water Flooding from some of the heaviest downpours across england and wales, and again Hit Or Miss in nature in terms of how much rain that we get from this system. Scotland and Northern Ireland having the drier weather, but probably turning a bit cloudier. The Jet Stream next week is going to change. It� s going to pull in a slab of colder airfrom the North West, and with that will come some rather unsettled and showery weather conditions. Temperatures dropping across the board, and some chilly nights developing from midweek on. This is bbc news, the headlines. A11i year old boy appears in court charged with murdering two classmates and two teachers in a shooting at his high school. A man who stoked the fire outside a South YorkshireHotel Housing Asylum seekers is jailed for nine years. We� re on the ground in sudan with a special report, as the United Nations warns of Human Rights violations and War Crimes officials in paris confirm they will name a Sports Venue after the olympic runner, rebecca cheptegei, who died in hospital following an attack by her partner and good news in northumberland in the uk as a Puffin Population is declared stable after fears about Bird Flu we� ll be speaking to a puffin ranger. To china now and the country has announced that it� s ending the practise of allowing children to be adopted overseas. At least 150,000 chinese children have been adopted abroad in the