The governments promised all students who achieved the required a level grades will be offered a place at their First Choice University. A prominent critic of the russian government is in intensive care his supporters say hes been poisoned. A man is found guilty of lacing baby food with shards of metal in a plot to blackmail the Supermarket Chain tesco. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Hashem abedi the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been sentenced to at least 55 years injail, for the murder of 22 people. Abedi refused to attend his two day sentencing hearing and face the families of those who died, who gave emotional statements about the impact of the attack in 2017. Number 10 have issued a statment from boris johnson, the Prime Minister, on the sentencing of hashem abedi. Mrjohnson says, the Manchester Arena attack was a horrifying and cowardly act of violence which targeted children and families. Those who were taken from us will never be forgotten, nor will the sp
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the thai government says the entire nation is in grief after a former police officer killed at least 38 people in a gun and knife attack at a nursery. he then killed himself and his family following the massacre in nong bua lamphu province in the north east of the country. most of the victims were children. thailand s king is expected to visit the town of utthai sawan. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is at the scene. and a warning, his report contains some very distressing images. people crying, wailing this is a community now consumed by grief and shock, that children so young had been deliberately killed by a fellow parent. the children were taking a midday nap inside the nursery when the attacker turned up to collect his son, who wasn t there, and then opened fire. translation: it all. went down really fast. he was slashing the knife. he didn t use the gun. he kept slashing in there, it s all by
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60% of those diagnosed are not getting the help they need. new guidance for universities to contact key family members if they have serious concerns about a student s mental health, even without their permission. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. britain could face rolling power cuts this winter if gas supplies run low. that s the warning from national grid, which keeps the lights on in england, scotland and wales. it says in a worst case scenario, households could lose power for three hours at a time if gas supplies run extremely low and the energy crisis escalates. but it s reassured customers this is still thought unlikely . the former conservative energy minister greg hands told us the uk has excellent energy security and excellent energy supply . here s our business correspondent emma simpson. europe s energy crisis has seen gas prices soar, and it s in short supply. the big question is are we going to able to secure what we need this winter? not only to heat our