this is bbc news, i m reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at five: the national grids warns that households in britain could be without power for up to three hours at a time this winter if gas supplies run extremely low. a special report on one family s experience of living with dementia, as new research suggests that nearly 60% of those diagnosed are not getting the help they need. a gunman shoots at least 38 people dead at a nursery school in northern thailand. some of the victims were as young as two. i think more than anything else, there is a sense of total disbelief about what could have driven this man to carry out such a desperately cruel act. new guidance for universities tells instutions
he is expected to travel to the area where the shooting happened on friday. global leaders have also been offering their sympathies to the families of the victims of this morning s attack. uk prime minister liz truss tweeted. .. meanwhile, many questions remain aboutjust how such a horrendous act could be committed. here s jonathan head again. there is a lot of activity now, a lot of people have come down volunteering to try to help the families of those affected by this. there s an awful lot of police around, but i think more than anything else, there is a sense of total disbelief about what could have driven this man to carry out such a desperately cruel act. nobody really has any answers at this stage, it came completely out of the blue.
and he attacked them there. and after leaving the school, he also hit several people in his vehicle as he drove out of here, he opened fire on some of them as well before going back to his home, volunteering to try to help the families of those affected by this. there is an awful lot of police around, but i think more than anything else, there is a sense of total disbelief about what could have driven this man to carry out such a desperately cruel act. nobody really has any answers at this stage, it came completely out of the blue. thailand is not a stranger to gun crime, but killings on this scale involving children is something pretty much unheard of. everybody is looking for answers, and they will of course go back through the life of the attacker to see if they can find clues there. but for now, we are simply left absolutely stunned and disbelieving about what took place here.