also met her two years ago. and also eight—year—old savvy resource. you're watching bbc news. this is bbc news. i am ben brown reporting live from manchester. 22 people, including children, are now known to have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at the end of a pop concert in manchester. the youngest victim was only eight years old — saffie roussos from lancashire. 18—year—old college student georgina callander also died. scores of others were injured and others are still missing. this is my daughter, olivia. i haven't seen her since five o'clock last night. she was at the ariana grande concert with her friend. i'm worried sick. if anyone has seen her, please contact the police. police say a man set off a homemade bomb in the foyer of the arena.

the prime minister condemned what she called a callous act. the people of manchester and of this country have fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack, an attack that targeted some of the youngest people in our society. police say they know the identity of the suicide bomber. armed police have arrested a 23—year—old man in south manchester. this has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced here in greater manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see. hello from manchester, a city still

trying to come to terms with what happened here when 59 people were killed... 22 people, i'm sorry, were killed, and 59 people were injured, when a suicide bomber detonated a device at the manchester arena last night at a concert by an american singer, ariana grande. the police are saying they are not yet revealing the name of the suicide bomber, although we understand they do have that name. it is the worst terror attack in the uk since the july the 7th attacks back in 2005. let us talk you through what we know about the attack so far. the greater manchester police are telling us they were called to the scene at 10:33pm in the evening. the prime minister called the attack on fans

of the concept here is an act of appalling, sickening cowardice. —— at the concert. the attack happened in the foyer it as people began streaming through the doors at the end of the concert. release say lone male attacker died in the blast and detonated an improvised explosive device —— police say. security has been tightened in the wake of the attack, surrounding streets have been closed off and the station has been closed off and the station has been closed. a warning that this report from richard galpin contains scenes you might find distressing. oh, my god. what is going on? something has happened. what had been a night of joy and elation for thousands of teenagers. oh, my god. turned to absolute panic. everyone‘s heard what they think is a bomb going off. and the only thing now

is to get out of this arena, as fast as possible. it was shocking. just heard this massive bang. then everyone started running towards us, screaming and crying. everyone just trampling over us to get out. i saw parents with kids running out with blood all over them. i picked this lady up who said she was looking for her grand kids, who couldn't find her grand kids, she picked up a young girl on the floor who was covered in blood with parents laying next to them. it is just all bizarre. there's glass and nuts, metal nuts, that have been in the device that have exploded. i can't think of anything else that's got nuts that would be flying around. which way? come on. traumatised and uncertain what to do, many of the youngsters

just keep running. some searching for their parents, who'd been waiting to pick them up at the end of the concert. others looking for relatives and friends who've gone missing and today some families are still trying to find their children. having heard nothing from them since last night's concert. children are amongst the many casualties, all the major hospitals in manchester being used last night to receive the injured and the dead. and this morning, the police confirmed it was a terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber. this has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced here in greater manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see. families and many young people we re see. families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at the manchester arena and have very sadly lost their lives and we believe at

this stage the attack last night was conducted by one man. the priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network. the attacker i can confirm died at the arena. we believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated, causing this atrocity. in downing street, flags are flying at half—mast in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack in britain since the suicide bombings on london transport 12 years ago. all acts of terrorism or cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for its appalling sickening cowardice, deliberately targeting innocent defenceless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives. let us memorable nights of their lives. let us remember those who died and let us us remember those who died and let us celebrate those who helped, safe

in the knowledge that the terrorists will never win. and our values, our country and our way of life will a lwa ys country and our way of life will always prevail. the horror of what happened at the arena last night led to many ordinary people offering to help. taxi drivers providing free lists for those who could not get back home. others offering rooms for anyone needing somewhere to sleep. as for who was responsible for this attack, the police believe they do know the person's identity. and already a 23—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the bombing. also this morning, the first victim has been named. she is 18—year—old georgina callander, on the left, posing with the singer ariana grande who was performing at last night's answered. the children at the concert would never have

imagined they would end up like this, having to escape a terrorist attack, but it is clear they were deliberately targeted and that has provoked shock and revulsion in this country and around the world. richard galpin, bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you the news we we re ijust want to bring you the news we were breaking a few minutes ago about the police operation in fallowfield in the south of manchester. you can see pictures there from the air and we are hearing police carried out a controlled explosion in the fallowfield district, to the south of the city centre, part of the investigation into the bomb attack here at the manchester arena which has claimed 22 lives. a statement from the police, they have executed warrants, one in whalley range and

one in an four were they say a controlled explosion took place. —— one in fallowfield. terrifying accou nts one in fallowfield. terrifying accounts have been emerging throughout the day in manchester. the people have been talking about the distress as they were separated from loved ones. they sought nuts and bolts from the blast flying through the air. danny savage reports on those caught up in the attack. again, you may find some of the images in this report distressing. this is my daughter, olivia. i have not seen her since 5.00 last night. she was at the ariana grande concert with her friend. i'm worried sick. if anybody has seen her, contact the police, even if you think you have seen her, just let the police know, please. an appealfrom a desperate mum. charlotte campbell hasn't heard from her daughter, olivia,

who was at the concert last night. her family has been out searching for the teenager for hours. i need my daughter home. i need to know where she is. on the wards of numerous hospitals across manchester, the casualties have been treated and the bereaved are being comforted. we saw families crying and shaking. we weren't sure what happened. we thought it was a balloon that had popped. or possibly a wire or something. we didn't think it was an explosion. the minute we heard the bells, we ran up to our hotel. outside city centre hotels, survivors recounted the horror of what happened inside the arena. towards the last song, she let a load of helium balloons down, quite large. a bang happened. we thought — i mean, we looked at each other

and we were like, no, no, it can't be something that you see on the news, that doesn't happen to people like us. it's the balloons. everyone calmed around us and all of a sudden, everyone started screaming and running in every direction. there was one girl there, she tumbled over the seats. she went over about three seats. it was awful. she went with such a force. on social media, numerous appeals soon appeared for concert—goers to contact home. deborah hutchinson from newcastle wrote, "my daughter, courtney boyle, and partner philip have gone missing in an attack in manchester. please share and help find them, i need them home safe." people who were there tried to offer help online, too. sharing pictures of missing people. people who need help, who have nowhere to sleep, need food and water. trying to get awareness out for people willing to help. a picture of chaos and panic emerged. i heard an explosion, i was like, we need to run, we started running

all the way down to the doors to the exit. all i heard was people screaming and crying and running everywhere. it is hard to imagine a softer target for this attack. so many of the teenagers and children who were there last night were given tickets as a christmas or birthday present. thousands of teenagers and young people have gone to school this morning knowing of a friend or a friend of a friend who was at the concert last night and now numerous families are having to arrange the funeral of a son or daughter, who went out yesterday evening, so excited ahead of that concert. danny savage, bbc news. it really is heartbreaking when you hear the ages of some of those caught up in the explosion, in particular the eight—year—old girl who died in the blast. 59 people

injured as well as those casualties, some with life—threatening injuries, we have been told by the prime minister, being treated at hospitals in and around manchester. my colleague, annita mcveigh, is at manchester royal infirmary. thank you. nine people being treated here at the manchester royal infirmary, but eight hospitals across the area in total involved in caring for the victims of last night's attack at the manchester arena. we heard a short while ago that some of the people injured have very serious injuries in deed, they are requiring intensive care, we we re are requiring intensive care, we were told they will be in hospital for a long time and some of them have injuries that will have huge implications for their lives. we heard, as i mentioned, from the chief officer of the greater manchester health and social care partnership and also from the medical director of the north west

ambulance service which sent 60 ambulances along with some very highly specialised crews to the scene of the attack last night in an effort to stabilise the injured at the scene before transporting them to the eight hospitals. the doctor said that if ever you wanted to see the nhs in operation, last night and this morning, that was the time to experience it. from the most dreadful of nights and mornings, he said, we also saw some of the best greater manchester has to offer in terms of the response from people and the emergency services, members of the public, they were queueing up to donate blood and so on. the doctor from the ambulance service was able to give us this update a short while ago. the hospital behind me received nine patients, patients we took by ambulance, there were also walking wounded. another trauma

centre received six patients. while manchester children's hospital received the most, 12 patients. university hospital south manchester received six patients. a hospital in stockport received six patients. bolton hospital received eight patients. royal london hospital received seven and north manchester five patients. there were a good number of walking wounded. as yet, we do not have a detailed breakdown of who is injured in terms of numbers of adults and children, we know 12 children under the age of 16 are being treated at the royal manchester children's hospital. are being treated at the royal manchester child ren's hospital. at least one other child is at another hospital. we do not have the detailed breakdown or of course the precise nature of the injuries suffered yet. i also mentioned to you a moment ago the fact people we re you a moment ago the fact people were queueing up to donate blood and

i spoke a little earlier to jane green, chief nurse from nhs blood and transplant, who expressed her thanks. but she said they wanted to try to manage the response a little more now and to get the message across they do have sufficient supplies of blood to meet their needs at the moment but they have asked people who have appointments over the next few days, registered donors, to keep those appointments, particularly if they are 0 negative. that is the latest we have from manchester royal infirmary in terms of the response of hospitals across the area and that ambulance service across the area to last night's events. back to you. the prime minister is now in manchester. she has been meeting the chief constable of greater manchester police and other senior police commanders as they carry out

the investigation into what happened here last night. that is taught that doctor samantha newbury from the university of salford, a lecturer in contemporary intelligence studies. this manchester arena behind us, such a soft target for this attacker. we know there are security checks for people going into the arena, we do not yet know whether thatis arena, we do not yet know whether that is still the case for people entering at the end of the show which seems to be what has happened in this case. even if security is very tight, there is of course going to be crowds of people coming up at the end into an area which is much harder to protect. the attacker must have known many of his victims were going to be very young people, one of the fatalities as young as eight yea rs of the fatalities as young as eight years old. yes, that is a very unusual aspect for this attack and what makes it particularly shocking. so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility for this attack. do

you attach any credibility to that? we know in the past they kind of jump we know in the past they kind of jump onto any bandwagon and claim responsible at you for an attack they did not know anything about in advance. they have motive for doing that. hopefully it will become clearer. the authorities will release information on this individual‘s motivations and whether they really were attached orjust inspired by so—called islamic date oi’ inspired by so—called islamic date or something else. the key question for the police is whether it was an attacker acting alone, putting together this home—made suicide bomb, or was acting with others. what is your sense on that? to put together and expose the device of that kind might require help. together and expose the device of that kind might require helpm does seem that help would have been required to build a device that complex. a lot of that information is available online, despite the

authorities working hard to take that kind of thing down, but to what extent this person was tied into other people, whether inspired by what other people were saying online oi’ what other people were saying online or in person, whether they work actively involved in a terrorist organisation, we will find out. the worst attack on british soil since 7/7, 2005. the intelligence services have foiled so many plots. they have said many times that they cannot foil them all. absolutely. we should remember they do a fantasticjob in preventing plots and the actions are in quite an advanced stage of planning and then also stopping people becoming radicalised in the first place. but there are instances where attacks are still able to happen. we do not know yet the identity of the attacker, but the police say they do know it but they do not want to release it at the

moment. yes, it remains to be seen who this person was. at this time, i think, yes, we want to know what happened and why and understand the person's motivations, but it is good to focus on the victims and families and survivors at this time as well. thank you very much indeed for being with us. i will hand you back to the studio in london for some breaking news. thank you. within the last few minutes, it has been announced the formerjames bond actor sir roger moore has died at his home in switzerland after a short battle with cancer. his family have just made the announcement on twitter short time ago. an actor of considerable renown but also latterly in his life, a unicef ambassador, as well as being an author. he was working on his 90th birthday book, he brought a book out

when he was 80. on october 14, when he will turn 90, he was writing a book to celebrate that. it is with a heavy heart, they say, we must announce our loving father, sir roger moore, has passed away after a short but brave battle with cancer. beloved by which he was surrounded in his final days cannot be quantified in words alone. the affection are father felt buoyed him hugely and kept him busy working into his 90s through to his last appearance in november on stage at the royal festival hall in london. the capacity crowd, it says, cheered him on and offstage, shaking the very foundation of the building. just a short distance from where he was born. the statement ends, thank you for being you and for being so very special to so many people, our thoughts must turn to supporting

christina, his wife, at a difficult time, in accordance with our father's wishes, there will be a private funeral in monaco where he also had a home. a difficult past yearfor also had a home. a difficult past year for sir also had a home. a difficult past yearfor sir roger moore. also had a home. a difficult past year for sir roger moore. his wife, christina, her daughter died last year of cancer. certainly, a death that hit him and her very hard. if you are just that hit him and her very hard. if you arejustjoining, sir roger moore has died in switzerland after a short battle from cancer. he was 89 years old. starred in the persuaders with tony curtis. of course, it is his role as james bond in those movies which he will be

best remembered for. we will be talking more about his life. his father was a policeman at the magistrates' court in london. roger moore going into acting through rada and a number of stage roles as well before being spotted as a potential movie star. as i was saying, it was his role in unicef, which he was particularly proud of, in recent yea rs. particularly proud of, in recent years. there is the tweet from his family. they say, we are all devastated. roger moore, 89 years old, has died after a short battle with cancer. we will have much more on that breaking story later on. let us on that breaking story later on. let us go back to ben in manchester. simon, thank you. 22 people now

known to have died in the manchester arena last night after the explosion, 59 are still being treated in hospital. some of them with life—threatening injuries. theresa may, the prime minister, is in manchester now, meeting the chief co nsta ble of in manchester now, meeting the chief constable of greater manchester police and other senior police commanders. she chaired a meeting of cobra earlier today and she will be backin cobra earlier today and she will be back in london chairing another meeting of cobra later as well. we will, in terms of international reaction to the atrocity, we will hear from reaction to the atrocity, we will hearfrom readers reaction to the atrocity, we will hear from readers around the world condemning it. the unionjack is flying in half mast at the eu in brussels too. our correspondent, paul adams reports. forensic police at the scene this morning, beginning to answer key questions. how was this attack carried out? what, if any, wider lessons

need to be learned? in and around the venue, there will be clues. in london, ministers gathered for a meeting of the government's top security committee, cobra. after the first mass casualty attack in britain for a dozen years, what level of danger does the country now face? the threat level remains at severe. that means a terrorist attack remains highly likely. but the independent joint terrorism analysis centre which sets the threat level on the basis of the intelligence available to them will continue to assess this throughout the day and in the days ahead. not since 2005 and the attacks of 7/7 have the authorities had to deal with something on this scale. plenty of plots have been foiled in the years since and counterterror police are still making arrests at an average rate of one a day. but the public perception of the threats we face has changed. four years ago, fusilier lee rigby was hacked to death near a london

barracks, and two months ago, an attacker using a car and a knife killed five people in westminster. last night's atrocity was more sophisticated. this attack does involve someone being able to get hold of explosives, or make explosives. turn them into a belt and then make the effort of putting bolts and things in that in order to kill people and then has used it at one of the most effective times. so, this is a much more professional style of attack. does this mean big venues up and down the country need better protection? there's no evidence yet that last night's attacker passed unchallenged through security, but some concertgoers have voiced concerns. a few people we spoke to, friends that we met before and after the gig, they said their bags were not checked. usually, i am quite a regular gig goer and i am used to getting my bags checked for security purposes. but there was none. we just went straight in.

a brief moment of panic this morning outside manchester's arndale centre. shoppers said they heard a bang. the danger, if any, passed, but the arndale has been targeted twice in the past. in 1996, it was wrecked by an ira bomb. and eight years ago, a plot involving a car bomb and suicide vests was foiled. a pakistani student was convicted in the us in 2015. investigators at the arena will want to know how and where the attacker obtained the ingredients for his bomb and crucially, was he acting alone or part of a cell? in london, the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, said more officers have already been put on duty, the impact of last night's attack will be felt right across the country. paul adams, bbc news. we are going to talk to a couple of

oui’ correspondence now. we are going to talk to a couple of our correspondence now. eleanor garnier in downing street. and katrina at the headquarters of greater manchester police. that is where the prime minister arrived a short time ago to talk to the chief co nsta ble short time ago to talk to the chief constable about what happened here last night. that is right. the prime minister is currently meeting with the chief and stubble, ian hopkins. —— the chief constable, ian hopkins, and the home secretary, amber rudd. we are expecting them to come out shortly. what we know so far, in this fast moving investigation, a 23—year—old man has been arrested in connection with this investigation. we expect other arrests to happen today. they controlled explosion has happened in the fallowfield area of south manchester and we have had the names of two of the victims, saffie roussos, eight, a pupilat

names of two of the victims, saffie roussos, eight, a pupil at tarleton community primary school, and georgina callander,18,a student at runshaw college. we have been told that art other children among the dead and i2 that art other children among the dead and 12 of the 59 injured at hospitals across greater manchester are children. this is a fast moving investigation. key to this is to find out if the attacker who died at the scene was working alone or as pa rt the scene was working alone or as part of a network, and crucial to establishing that is to find out where and how the bomb is made and to see if that could connect him to other people or establish whether he was working on his own. andy burnham, the metropolitan mayor of greater manchester, was also here earlier today, and he said that the city will not be seated and he urged people to come to the vigil this evening at 6pm in albert square in

central manchester —— will not be defeated. the police are working ha rd to reassure defeated. the police are working hard to reassure members of the public in the greater manchester area, there is an increased visibility, increased police presents, to reassure people the police are working to support them. a greater number of police officers involved in the investigation and we understand the uk counterterrorism network is involved in supporting the greater manchester police with the greater manchester police with the investigation. the public have been asked for their help will stop if they have seen anything suspicious, they have been advised to report it to the anti—terror hotline. we have a numberfor that, 08 00 329 321. if people have recorded any images or footage that would be of use to the police, they are also asked if they can send that to uk police image appeal .co .uk. we expect to be able to update you

from what has happened in the meeting in there with the prime minister, the home secretary and the chief constable soon. thank you very much indeed. catreena renton reporting from greater manchester police headquarters. lian rugani eight is at —— eleanor garnier is at downing street. earlier on, theresa may said general election campaigning is suspended with agreement from other party leaders. she also chaired the meeting, with the government emergency committee cobra? yes, having been updated overnight, theresa may chaired a cobra meeting, an emergency meeting of senior ministers, police and security officials, they would have discussed the latest in the investigation and

as well the current level of terror threat across the uk, which still remains at severe. i think theresa may, when she came into the street and gave a statement after that emergency meeting, she reacted to the harsh realities of what has happened. yes, with sadness, but anger too, saying it was "a callous terrorist attack", an act of sickening cowardice with young people having been deliberately and indiscriminately targeted. she also touched on how did court it is to ta ke touched on how did court it is to take him what has actually happened, the emotional side and the scale of what has happened. she says that the country spirit will not be broken, it must take on and defeat the ideology behind the attack, saying that there would be difficult days ahead but britain's spirit will never be broken, terrorists will never be broken, terrorists will never win and our way of life will a lwa ys never win and our way of life will always prevail. she thanked

emergency services in manchester, who reacted quickly to the attack. she also praised the public in manchester who had gone to help in various different ways. we know that campaigning in the general election has been suspended, we do not know yet when it will resume. i do not think there are discussions yet as to when it will resume. it is far too early to go back to the cut and thrust of the general election campaign. yes, theresa may is with amber rudd, the home secretary, in manchester now and she will be coming back to london to chair another emergency committee of those senior politicians, senior police officers and security officials too, where they will be updated on the latest in the investigation. allen, thank you very much indeed for being with us. i am joined in manchester outside of the manchester arena where this triple atrocity happened

last night by colonel richard kemp, who knows all about cobra, the government's emergency committee —— terrible atrocity. you are ahead of their cabinet office international terror is to team, what will they be discussing at a cobra meeting like this morning? the key issue is whether we will see further attacks. it is possible that this attack, like the 7/7 attack, are connected to other networks and attacks which is the most important thing. there are issues like trying to identify those members of the network, if it isa those members of the network, if it is a network, involved in this. making arrests and searching premises. as for issues like dealing with casualties, political handling and media handling, these are all discussed, and discussion with allied intelligence agencies as to how they may help us. the prime minister has two coordinate that intelligence coming from different sources? she has a lot of stuff you

can do that but she will attend a number of cobra meetings and update and make decisions as to how the process goes forward. and one of the key questions for police and intelligence services, was this bomb acting alone? a lone wolf? or part ofa acting alone? a lone wolf? or part of a wider group out there? that is a key question. without having any inside information, my guess is that this was not a person acting alone. he may well have carried out this bombing alone but i assume he had a network that was directing him and possibly making the explosive. putting together a bomb that works like this is not an easy process. it requires a degree of expertise, you cannot simply learn it off the internet unless you are very lucky. internet unless you are very lucky. ina internet unless you are very lucky. in a sense it is very different to the westminster attack where we saw this attack are driving a higher car

at pedestrians? it is very different altogether. it may or may not be particularly sophisticated, it looks that way, it's self detonated on the individual, packed with not only home—made explosives, to get that mixture right is difficult, but with males to make the carnage even greater, —— but with nails. males to make the carnage even greater, -- but with nails. we have from eyewitnesses that there were nuts and bolts flying through the air, it was designed to hurt and main notjust ordinary civilians but young civilians, younger than teenagers, just going to a pop concert? of course, we find it shocking but maybe we should not find it shopping when we look at what islamic state do and what islamic state inspired terrorists have done elsewhere, like at the bata cla n have done elsewhere, like at the bataclan theatre where they were targeting a slightly older audience in that case. but they take no

attention except for the horror that they can grab, theyjust want to kill as many as they can in the most horrific way. and so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility but they often do. it does not necessarily mean that they knew about it in advance? it doesn't, they will probably claim either way. my guess is that this person was at least inspired by islamic state, even if not specifically directed by them. colonel richard kemp, thank you for joining us in manchester. we can now go to emily winterbotham, a senior research fellow at the royal united services institute in london. they are asked for your thoughts, emily, and whether you think that this was a lone attacker who prepared a suicide bomb by himself, or was working with other people? it is difficult to know, the police are trying to establish that but what would history teach us about

that? ido that? i do think that it is important to say that we are in the early stages ofan say that we are in the early stages of an investigation. it is important not to speculate but as your previous speaker did say as well, the fact that it was a suicide attack does indicate a high level of sophistication, compare to other attacks that we have seen, most recently with the westminster attack, which used a vehicle. it potentially implies that there were more than one, where there was more than one person, at least, if not a bigger network involved. and clearly, this was a soft target? not only civilians, as we were discussing, but very young civilians. the attacker must have known that our young people at that concert last night? yes, clearly the attack was designed to target a soft location. i think going back to your previous question as well in terms of looking back at history, the

attack was reminiscent of the attacks in paris on the bataclan theatre. the attacker, or attackers, had been aware of who was actually inside of the building. and what about police priorities? their priorities are clearly to establish that, if there was a cell involved in this, that remaining members are not still at large and potentially dangerous, and potentially capable of carrying out further attacks? that is the first priority of police in any kind of attack that occurs, to try and attack who the —— to try and identify who the attacker was and identify who the attacker was and his background, and identify any links with other individuals or groups of individuals, they clearly have been trying to do so in manchester today. we heard reports of possible arrests and of control destinations, which reflects the

fa ct destinations, which reflects the fact that they are exploring other avenues to pin down whether this was the work of one man or one man part ofa the work of one man or one man part of a network. —— controlled destinations. emily winterbotham, thank you very much for being with us. john cameron from the children's charity the nspcc is with us now. so many of these victims were young and so many people at the concert was young, they may have survived that they will still be traumatised by what they saw, heard and witnessed? very much so, let me express my deepest sympathies for all of those affected by this tragic incident. at childline, we've had a number of children calling us, on the nspcc helpline, we have had pa rents the nspcc helpline, we have had parents calling us. both are very concerned about their own safety. it has a huge impact on the emotional well—being of children across the country. children are saying to us on childline they are worried about

their own safety and older children are coming to us saying that they have tickets for various music events, what should i do? what should i look out for? what can i say to my parents? parents are in a very difficult situation because they want to make sure their children can go and enjoy themselves but they also worry for their safety. at the nspcc and childline, we are providing advice to parents and children who have worries about terrorism, and are seeking to provide support to them and reassurance. and, i suppose, some of these young people at that concert may be traumatised for months or even may be traumatised for months or eve n yea rs may be traumatised for months or even years ahead, especially those who witnessed the explosion and saw the casualties? indeed, it's important that local services on the ground make sure that they have provisions available for some

probably long—term support for these children and indeed adults as well who are traumatised by this. i cannot emphasise enough that it is important for everyone listening to this programme now and in future, if you have any worries whatsoever about your children's you have any worries whatsoever about your child ren's anxieties you have any worries whatsoever about your children's anxieties when these events occur, you can call the nspcc helpline which is free, confidential and 2a hours. you can get advice from councillors and importantly, for those children worried about their in safety and the impact it will have on them witnessing these kinds of events, it is important to talk to your parents and trusted adults, and come through to childline. we are here to support you and it is important that children who are directly affected by these events, or indirectly, that they get the fullest support possible so that they can move on from these tragic incidents. possible so that they can move on from these tragic incidentsm possible so that they can move on from these tragic incidents. it does seem, john cameron from the nspcc,

utterly un—thinkable. but it seems that this attack was not only a terror attack on a concert hall but an attack where the attacker knew that the victims were young, and we re that the victims were young, and were teenagers, or even children at a primary school. children like this are deeply affected. adults are equally affected but for children, they have their whole lives ahead of them. there have been a number of young people whose lives have been lost. the opportunities for them to grow and become successful adults and enjoy life has been taken from them in this particular incident. what we need to remember is that children are very fragile, and while they have the capacity to recover, they have the capacity to recover, they have the capacity to recover, they have support from their loved ones and from their teachers and other adults coming into contact with them. a very strong message is to try and have conversations with your children about this. a lot of

children will remain quiet because they feel they are unable to talk about it. bring it up gently and don't make the issue too complicated. most importantly, provide them with reassurances that those authorities out there, seeking to protect us all across the uk, are doing their very best to help and support us. john cameron from the nspcc, thank you very much for being with us. that's the latest from here in manchester where we now know that 22 people have died in the manchester arena behind me last night, and 59 were injured. they are still being treated at eight hospitals in and around the city of manchester. some of them, according to the prime minister, have life—threatening injuries. let me hand you back to simon in the studio. studio: ben, thank you. another breaking story now, former james bond actor roger moore has died at the age of 89. mick hynes

looks back at his life. mr bond... james bond. he was an unlikely bond. he hardly looked like a ruthless operator licensed to kill but with a touch of self—parody, bond films were always most fun when roger moore was playing the lead. feast form iis! roger moore was playing the lead. feast form 11s! he started out impossibly handsome, as a male model and bit part actor. his first brush with fame came when he married dorothy squires, a huge star on both sides of the atlantic. his first big break came in the television series ivanhoe. ivanhoe made him a pin—up, a heart—throb. but, as an actor committee seemed a little wooden. —— he seemed a little wooden. that was until the saint. it was in that that

he first developed the classic roger moore screen character. smart, sexy, half humorous. he went on to star in the persuaders with tony curtis, mixing action and laughs once more. i will buy you one! in blue? we played it tongue—in—cheek. i play most heroes tongue in cheek, because i really don't see myself as a hero. although i play it as if it is all a joke. his tongue was never more firmly in his cheek than when he played james bond. is there time before we leave ? played james bond. is there time before we leave? for lesson number three? absolutely... in the end, he gave up acting for charity work as a

goodwill ambassadorfor gave up acting for charity work as a goodwill ambassador for unicef. it earned him his knighthood, but he could still make headlines, like when his third marriage broke up. i think he is attempting re—entry, sir. but this is how we will remember roger moore. suave, sophisticated, and not remotely sirius. let's speak to david sillitoe, our a rts let's speak to david sillitoe, our arts corresponded. andrew lloyd webber said "farewell, dearest roger". and also, "i loved the bones of him", from his niece. a lot of people grow up with him? he is my james bond, a lot of people grow up with him? he is myjames bond, it does not matter on your age. aged 11 or 12, when you go to the cinema and you see james bond, he is forever yourjames bond. remember, when he took the role on, you think of it as something that

goes on and on forever. and is reinvented. you wonder, what comes after sean connery? what could you do with it? he brought something to the role, some wit and charm, some suave. always the perfect english gentleman. you can pretty much say that he was a successful in the box office as sean connery. considerably more so, the number of people who went to see those seven movies. he was 58 when he finally realised that he was a bit too old for this carry on. but he's thought of as slightly ridiculous. that is the joy of it. you can follow the plots and enjoy the action but throughout it there is that knowing wink, even when you are young and watching, there is enormous pleasure there. it is what he brought through the persuaders, and if you've watched television over the last 50 years, the uber

watched a lot of roger moore, haven't you? and even after he gave up haven't you? and even after he gave up on the james bond films, he appeared in other films. up on the james bond films, he appeared in otherfilms. some successful, others not. but his role in unicef, he was in the public eye right until the end? very much so. and i think he rather enjoyed the unicef role more than he did the guns and action of pretending to be the great action hero. i don't think he isa the great action hero. i don't think he is a man with any affection for guns and explosions at all. but more affection for the good he could do asa affection for the good he could do as a goodwill ambassador around the world. to meet him was to know that he had so much charm. he was a pleasure to. he radiated that goodwill on screen as well, both as a unicef ambassador and as i —— as an actor. and he was

self—deprecating? he would have a joke and usually at his expense? yes, he got a seven year contract from mgm. he said that he had a three letter designation at the end of mbg, which he said was" no bloody good"! he always knew what he was good"! he always knew what he was good at —— mbg. he knew that he was good at —— mbg. he knew that he was good at —— mbg. he knew that he was good at projecting charm and character. he looks as though he has come from privilege, a posh background. anything but. he was born in stockwell, his father was a policeman. i love the story that his dad got him his first work on set, when a film director had been robbed and his dad was dealing with the man and his dad was dealing with the man and said, my son is an aspiring actor, would you give him a chance? that was his first screen appearance. the war interrupted when

he went to rada. he had been an actorfor a long time. even before james bond. when we look atjames bond, it is towards the end of his acting career. for many people, they will remember the saint and the persuaders, and will remember maverick. it's a lot of film and tv history in all of this. a sad day, thank you very much, david sillitoe. bbc news, let's get more on our main story, let's go back over to ben in manchester. yes, this is a city trying to come to terms with the enormity of that atrocity last night where 22 people died and 59 were injured. theresa may, the prime minister, was here this afternoon meeting the chief co nsta ble of this afternoon meeting the chief constable of greater manchester police and talked about the cowardice of the attack are being met by the bravery of the emergency services and of the people of

manchester. our correspondent dan johnson reports on a city trying to pull together. manchester streets, busy with shoppers. some shocked, many sad, but also determined to show that this city is not afraid. they are proud to have the way that the people he responded. absolutely defiant. there is nobody in this world that would be able to keep us away from the centre of manchester. from its vibrancy and metropolitan feeling. it is fantastic. no amount of evil will ever dampen any good thought that there is about manchester. greater manchester's new mayor shared their pride and defiance. i want it thank the people of manchester. even if the minute after the attack, they opened their doors to strangers and drove them away from danger. they gave the best—possible, immediate response to those who seek to divide us. and it'll be that spirit of manchester that will prevail and hold us together. there were so many

offers to donate blood, this morning they had to turn people away. obviously, with the tragedy that has happened, if we can help in that way, that would be beneficial. so, it would be nice, you know, to do something to help. i really wanted to come down and see if i could help at all. such a massive tragedy. an overwhelming response on social media. i thought i would come down and try to give blood. do my bit. last night, an instinctive reaction from the city's cab drivers, not to run from danger but to help others find their families and offer them lifts home. i have just come down to see if anyone needed a lift home f they were stranded or lost or anything. as a good citizen, it's the time where everyone needs to come together.

trying to come down to help the people get home, free of charge, without worry being paying to get home. this city has felt destruction before. an ira bomb exploded at the arndale shopping centre in 1996, injuring hundreds of people, just yards from last night's attack. this post box was about the only thing that survived. the city centre has been rebuilt around it, but it is a reminder of the strength and resilience of the city and it is that same spirit that people are relying on here today. and this evening, people will come together in the city centre to show their support in a vigil. tough, gritty resolve is a natural response here, but it's certainly being tested. danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, manchester. let's get the latest on the casualties who are being treated at eight hospitals in and around manchester. our health corresponded dominic hughes is at stepping hill hospital, one of the hospitals

treating those who are injured. what is the picture there? then, you were talking about the scale of the attack last night. you can see that by the nhs response. a fleet of 60 ambulances responded to this emergency. notjust from ambulances responded to this emergency. not just from the north—west of england but support from north wales, the midlands and yorkshire, they have ferried the 59 worst injured people to hospitals around greater manchester. here at stepping hill hospital they had nine major traumas are omitted. three of those people were still being operated on this morning, early this morning. some hours after the attack happened. of those nine, one of those was a child. three people were still being operated on, obviously ina very still being operated on, obviously in a very serious condition. we also know there were many people who arrived at a&e having managed to drive back from the centre of manchester to stockport in the south—east of manchester. they

arrived at a&e to be treated for minor cuts and bruises. as a result many minor cuts and bruises. as a result ma ny staff minor cuts and bruises. as a result many staff came in when they heard what had happened, in the middle of the night, to help out in a&e and operating theatres. so many staff turned up that they had to turn some way, they know that the coming days will be busy. we heard in dan's report that the blood banks are full but they say that if people could think carefully before going to accident and emergency, that would help. dominic, thank you very much. dominic, thank you very much. dominic hughes reporting there. the manchester arena behind me is the biggest concert venue around manchester with a capacity for 20 1000. performing last night, the singer ariana grande. she has tweeted after the attack here that she was broken, from the bottom of her heart. take that have announced

they are postponing their plan show tonight in liverpool. colin paterson, of entertainment corresponded, reports. it was a situation with which any parent could identify. dropping your children off at an event they've been looking forward to for months and coming back to pick them up a couple of hours' later. they'd come to see ariana grande's dangerous woman tour but ended up being the ones in danger. members of an audience which became the target of a terrorist attack. the singer made her name as a children's tv star and still attracts a very young, predominantly female fan base. many in the crowd pre—teens, some as young as seven or eight. entertainment stars expressed their horror at the night's event. it shocks me every time we hear this sort of news, that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there will be so many children at this concert tonight. we'll all go to bed holding our little ones even tighter this evening.

last year, time magazine named ariana grande as one of the 100 most influential people on the planet, highlighting her 150 million social media followers and the role it plays in attracting her young fans. it was with a tweet she communicated after the attack, simply saying, "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so, so, sorry, i don't have words." now the world of music is using the same platform to voice their support, both for her and the city of manchester. taylor swift says she is offering her thoughts and prayers and tears for all those affected by the manchester tragedy. harry styles described himself as "heart broken" over what happened. a sentiment shared by katy perry who says she is broken hearted for the families and broken hearted for ariana grande. and those stars can picture exactly where the attack took place because the manchester arena is the second—largest indoor

music venue in europe, and their world tours all take them there. tomorrow night take that were due to play the first of three homecoming gigs in the venue. now it's a crime scene. harvey goldsmith, the promoter behind live aid says last night's attack has huge implications for the live music market. the most vulnerable point is on the exit and, therefore, i presume all the arenas and promoters together will review how to deal with people leaving concerts but if it's outside the concert area, the arena itself, where the concert takes place, if it is on the way out, it is very difficult to do much more than has been done now. it is believed that ariana grande will cancel the remaining european dates of her tour, which was scheduled to reach london tomorrow. the former child star is now having to deal with the most adult of situations. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown

reporting live from manchester. where 22 people are now known to have died after a man detonated a suicide bomb here at the manchester arena. police say the man set off a home—made bomb in the foyer a of the building, as the concert there was ending. the youngest victim was only eight years old. saffie roussos, who came from lancashire. 18—year—old couege came from lancashire. 18—year—old college student georgina callander also died. scores of others were injured, and others are still missing. this is my daughter, olivia. i haven't seen her since 5pm last night. she was at the ariana grande concert with her friend. last night. she was at the ariana grande concert with herfriend. i'm worried sick. if anyone has seen