with the regional governor blaming russia. a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output. the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer after a bbc investigation reveals he d been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. breaking news to bring in the last few minutes. police say that at least 20 people are dead, many of them children following a mass shooting at a preschool in north eastern thailand. the report said the attack took place at a childcare facility in non bua lam phu province. a recently dismissed police officer are said to have stormed the building and open file before escaping while some victims are said to be stabbed. the investigation is under way at the moment to try to find the attacker and the report are still coming in of this, there had been reported by the news agencies and all the agencies have been alerted to take action an
where her majesty will invite her to form a government. liz truss will be the 56th prime minister of the united kingdom the third female occupant of number ten. she has promised to tackle the energy bill crisis in her first few days in office. her plan to be revealed on thursday is likely to include a freeze in bills. canadian police say one of the two men charged in connection with ten fatal stabbings has been found dead. the other is still on the run. good morning from downing street where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the country s new prime minister, following her election yesterday as leader of the conservative party. the man she ll take over from, borisjohnson, is now on his way to balmoral to meet the queen and formally resign from office. earlier this morning, here in downing street, he delivered a farewell speech extolling his own record as prime minister and calling on the conservative party to get behind his successor. l
end of all military operations. a prominent critic of the president we ll be speaking to the human rights advocate, bianca jagger. a show of solidarity for salman rushdie authors gather in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was attacked. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in virginia. el shafee el sheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. el shafee elsheikh had always described himself as a simple iis is but that wasn t true. a trial lasting two weeks here a part of a cell of the nicest beetles due to their english accents. isis beatles the group rain of terror left the world reeling in nara. he was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot
we ll be speaking to a nuclear expert. ongoing rail strikes affect train services in england, scotland and wales with more disruption expected in the coming days. the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. welcome to abc news. the uk is facing a public health emergency, because people are having to choose between heating and eating this winter, due to soaring energy prices. that s according to the nhs confederation, which represents employers in the health service. ministers say millions of the most vulnerable households are being given £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. for category two reponse times for emergency calls in england which includes strokes and heart attacks there s been a sharp increaase this year to nearly one hour on average last month. the target, as you can see here, is 18 minutes. the nhs confedera