Thai School Shooting Tops a Heavy News Day

A 14-year-old student in Thailand shot his grandparents dead at home, then killed five teachers at his school, leaving seven dead in the day's most disturbing story. Britain had grim news of its own: an 11-year-old girl was found dead at Gore Water in Midlothian, Scotland, after a search launched a day earlier. New figures showed obesity in England has doubled since 1993, leaving roughly seven million more adults obese than if rates had held steady. Against that backdrop, six-hour London-Stirling trains ran with no working toilets after a fault, forcing longer station stops. Diplomatically, Spain threatened Italy with retaliation after Rome refused to lift border controls imposed following migrant crossings near Ceuta. In Washington, a US appeals court blocked Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, ruling the decision belongs to Congress, not the executive. Sport filled out the rest of the day: Wales's new home shirt divided fans, some calling it the worst kit in team history; the Scottish FA called a crisis summit on football's future; and FIFA's Gianni Infantino faced fresh scrutiny over power and private jets after the World Cup investment plan collapsed. Andrew Flintoff stepped down as England Lions cricket coach, Irish chain Supermac's won its UK trademark fight against McDonald's, and producer William Orbit, known for work with Madonna and U2, died at 69.