i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: the authorities believe the manchester bomber had a network of accomplices. salman abedi's father and brother are detained in libya as police in britain make further arrests. images from the scene of the bombing are published in the american media. angry british authorities say it could undermine the investigation. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: more tributes to the victims of the bombing in manchester. so far, 1a have been named, but police say they know the identities of everyone who was killed. and a moment of silence for the manchester victims at the europa league final between manchester united and ajax amsterdam in stokholm. live from our studios in london and

singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome. police here in the uk say they're investigating "a network" of people in connection with monday night's bombing in manchester which killed 22 people and injured more than 60. the father and a brother of the suicide bomber, salman abedi, have been detained in libya and other arrests have taken place in the uk. meanwhile, british police have condemned the publication by the new york times of leaked photos and information from the scene of the bombing. our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, starts our coverage. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today's operation involved armed units, some wearing military

clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine—gun. i asked him what was happening. hejust said "operations, out!" to gain access to the apartments, they blew down a door. other police units arrived looking for any signs of a bomb factory. there have been raids in different parts of the city, this one involving armed units. the police regard themselves as in a race against time, trying to find other members of the network to prevent further attacks. this was just one of a number of police operations carried out in manchester today. you'll be aware that the level of activity in this investigation is intense and is continuing at a fast pace. i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. and as i've said, it continues at a pace. late afternoon and a new arrest, this time on a street in wigan. a man detained.

police say he was carrying a suspicious package. the uk is now a country on high alert. this was reading this morning. and this the scottish parliament in edinburgh. outside downing street, soldiers were patrolling alongside police. eventually, 3,800 troops will be deployed. elsewhere, the changing of the guard at buckingham palace was cancelled, a nation living with the expectation of an imminent attack. we have now gone to a critical level in terms of the threat. 0peration temperer has now been invoked, and that means there will be additional military personnel coming to backfill the armed police officers so that they can support other areas. all of these special operations are aimed at discovering the circle linked to salman abedi, the manchester bomber. it has become clear that he was part of a terror cell. police today were examining his house in south manchester. abedi may have been the mule, a bomb carrier.

the bomb makers may still be at large. abedi returned to the uk from libya a few days before the attack. abedi worshipped at the didsbury mosque. one of the trustees today condemned monday's attack, although he didn't take any questions. on monday, abedi carried out a suicide attack at the manchester arena. 22 people were killed and 64 injured. today, the new york times revealed pictures from the crime scene in the foyer of manchester arena. the pitcures appear to the remnants of the bomber‘s rucksack, the metalfragments used in the attack, and a possible detonator. british officials tonight expressed astonishment and disbelief that the pictures had been leaked. all day in manchester people have been coming to the town hall to lay flowers and to remember. tonight, manchester is a city that knows there may be people in its midst who planned mass murder and may strike again. gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. the uk's national police chiefs‘ council has issued a statement about the leak of those images in the us media. the organisation says this.

"when trust is breached it undermines our investigations. " this damage is even greater when it involves the disclosure of potential evidence in the middle of a major counter terrorism investigation. and the transatlantic row escalated further when the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, also expressed his firm disapproval of the leaks. it worries me greatly. i made my concerns known to the us ambassador. it is not acceptable to me. there is a live investigation taking place here. we cannot have information in the public domain not in direct control of the british police and security services. a short time ago, i spoke to our correspondent, wyre davies, who is in manchester, for the latest on the investigation. the police here are trying to focus on the investigation which is trying to find the bomber‘s associates. we now know, of course, he more

than likely didn't act alone. he had help in amassing the bomb and putting it together and certainly the technology behind the bomb probably came from elsewhere. so they're trying to find the bomb factory, find the bomb maker, and they're arresting and speaking to the associates of abedi. they've now arrested seven people in total, two more arrests in the last hour or two, both in manchester and further afield towards the uk midlands, towards a town called nuneaton. there are arrests being made but there's also a great deal of frustration that the police here are playing catch up because of all the leaks, especially from american intelligence, in some ways they aren't in complete control of the investigation. we are seeing those images from the bomb itself in american media. those leaks are coming somewhere. what reaction so far to that? incredible amounts of anger,

notjust from the police, but uk politicians. the first big leak for example was the naming of the bomber himself. now, the police behind me at greater manchester police headquarters wanted to keep that name out of the press and public domain because they felt to have revealed that name would have alerted his associates. yet the name was leaked from american intelligence sources via american media and the police here had no choice but to reveal the name before they wanted to. and now, these imagees, these crucial images, of the bomber‘s apparent equipment, the detonators, his modus operandi, they appear to have been leaked from intelligence that was shared by the uk and americans and it's made its way into the american media. british politicians and british police are incredibly angry about that. wyre davis outside the greater manchester police headquarters. key to the investigation

is building up a clear picture of the manchester bomber. it's thought salman abedi, who was born and raised in britain, returned to the uk from libya just days before the attack. our special correspondent, ed thomas, reports now on his background and what may have motivated him. suicide bomber, salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city of his birth. now investigators surround his home. like everyone here, wanting answers. suhaib knew abedi. he'd watch him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusting to be honest. speaking as a muslim. and a libyan as well. to us, obeying the law of the country is the most priority number one. that's what the prophet teaches us. and some talk of erratic behaviour, of abedi chanting in the street. he was shouting out the koran in arabic.

you see, i don't know their language. the bbc has been told a black flag with islamic writing hung outside his home. many had no idea what it meant. i remember seeing some sort of flag outside. was it islamic writing on it? i didn't really look at it. it was just... was it english writing? no. a community worker who didn't want to go on camera has told us that two separate people who knew salman abedi at college rang police several years ago. they said he was supporting terrorism and had expressed a view that being a suicide bomber was ok. greater manchester police will not comment on those claims. and what about the manchester bomber‘s family? this is his brother, hashem, now under arrest in libya for supporting so—called islamic state. then there's abedi's father, ramadan, affiliated to extremists, the libyan islamic fighting group. on his facebook page, he praised fighters in syria

linked to al-qaeda. today he gave an interview in libya minutes before he was detained, defending himself and his son. translation: salman doesn't belong to any organisation. i know this about him. he doesn't hide it from me. i always discuss things with him. i'm sure and i believe that salman would not do such a thing, but there are hidden hands behind us, security organisations, in order to harm the libyan community, especially the youth. salman did not travel to syria. the evidence is that i have seen his two passports and he never hides anything from me. he did not travel to syria. there was no apology. before he left south manchester, we're told he would sometimes lead in prayers in this mosque. he's there all the time when the prayers are happening. he's a guy who announces it, like, "allahu akbar. " police now want to know if anyone else knew what salman abedi and his father's beliefs. salman abedi's father, he was well known in the mosque? oh, yeah, everyone knew him.

everyone from our age... a good man? he's a good man. hayel khazaal is close to the trustees at didsbury mosque. he had no idea of the family's extremist links. we know he is connected to extremist fighters in libya, groups close to al-qaeda. right. to us, they did not show it to us. is that a problem, though? that people like yourself, good people, don't know who they are with? no. we go back again, the mosque trustees have to do more about that. leaders of communities have to sit together. a lot of thought needs to be done in this mosque. tonight, didsbury mosque said salman abedi was a coward whose crime had no place in their religion. a man willing to kill in the city

that was once his home. ed thomas, bbc news, south manchester. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: philippine president, rodrigo duterte, warns he may widen martial law as the security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. also on the programme: the pope and the president. donald trump visits the vatican for what he calls "the honour of a lifetime." but the two haven't always been friendly. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting, which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot. as the liverpool fans

broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people and the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri, why? this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. more details emerge about salman abedi — the man behind the manchester bombing. his father and brother are detained in libya — as police make further arrests. images from the scene of the bombing

are published in the american media. angry british authorities say it could undermine the investigation. so far — 14 of the 22 victims of monday's bombing have been identified — they include 15—year—old olivia campbell. the police say they know the identities of everyone who was killed — but among those not named so far is an off—duty policewoman who was at the concert. her husband and two children survived but they're being treated for injuries. our special correspondent allan little has been finding out more about some of the victims. as their names emerged today, one thing was inescapable. the extreme youth of so many. there is a special anguish in this. the carefree tenderness of the lives lost. olivia campbell from bury was 15. her family spent yesterday frantically searching for her. they learned early today

that she had died. her mother, charlotte, posted this message on facebook. saffie roussos was eight. she went to tarleton community primary school in lancashire. this morning, her classmates at assembly sang, don't stop believing. her mother and sister are still in hospital. she was loved by everyone. her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly. saffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair. saffie comes from a close, loving family and we can only imagine what they're going through. marcin and angelika klis, from poland, lived in york. this photograph was taken shortly before the attack. they had come to collect their daughters from the concert. their girls lost both parents in an instant. i've been a deirdre

barlow super fan. she's always been my favourite character. this is martyn hett speaking to the bbc in 2015. he was 29, gregarious, full of enthusiasm. a friend wrote, "our wonderful, iconic and beautiful martin didn't survive — he left this world exactly how he lived, centre of attention." kelly brewster was 32 and from sheffield. she died shielding her 11—year—old niece from the blast. her partner, ian winslow, wrote, "kelly really was the happiest she'd ever been. we had so many things planned together." georgina callander had adored ariana grande since childhood and had met her. she was 18 and a second year children of health and social care, planning a career committed to helping others. john atkinson, who was 28 and from bury, also studied health and social care. "one in a million," his friends said. "loved by so many. a true gentleman."

jane tweddle—taylor was a school receptionist and a mother of three from blackpool. she was waiting for a friend's daughter. "she is irreplaceable," her colleagues said, "bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous." neljones was 14 and described by her teachers as "a bright and popular pupil, always smiling. it feels like the school has lost a sister, they said, not a classmate." sorrell leczkowski was also 14 and from leeds. her mother and grandmother were injured, her grandmother critically. her sister survived without injury. michelle was married with three young children. herfamily issued a statement saying, family was her life, she has been taken from us in the most traumatic way imaginable. friends lisa lees and allison howe were waiting for their 15—year—old daughters. both girls survived the blast but their mothers died side—by—side. look into these faces and youth

and optimism beam back at you. children, young parents, leading normal, blameless lives. alan little, bbc news. in other news: there've been two explosions at a busy bus terminal in the indonesian capitaljakarta. two suspected suicide bombers killed three police officers guarding a parade — ten other people were injured in the blasts which went off about five minutes apart. a police spokesman said the suspected bombers were male — and their identities would be released later. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial aus a us warship sales within ten miles of artificial islands built up by china in the south china sea. officials say it is the first such action under president donald trump. the officials, who spoke on

condition of anonymity, said the ship was travelling close to the spratly islands in a challenge to china's territorial claims. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the whole country — as security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao — which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and has warned he was willing to use similar methods against the extremists. in this oath of office, which i promised to god and to the people, that i will

protect and defend the country. and indistinct. if i think that you should die, you will die. if you fight us, you will die. if there is an open defiance, you will die. and if it means many people dying, so be it. let's bring you up today with the latest leg of donald trump's first foreign trip as president. as he arrived in belgium he was faced with several thousand protesters. earlier president trump met with the pope and vowed to use his presidency to promote peace across the world after describing his meeting at the vatican as ‘inspirational‘. ever so slowly, and flanked by the swiss guard, the leader of the world's pre—eminent superpower walked through

the vatican to meet the leader of one of the world's pre—eminent religions. and were there ever two more different people? pope francis, with just the merest hint of a smile. president trump, beaming. they sat across from each other in the pontiff's study, as though one was going for a job interview. but there were lighter moments. as melania trump was presented, the pope wanted to know, "do you feed him lots of potica?" — a slovenian cake. her facial expression suggested she hadn't expected that as a question. the president gave the pope bound copies of the works of martin luther king. the pope gave the president some of his encyclicals, including, pointedly, one on the environment and the dangers of global warming. after two world leaders have had a difficult discussion their normal mantra is "there is more that unites us than divides us." that may well be true but make no mistake — the divisions between the pope and president trump are significant. during the election campaign,

when pope francis visited the us—mexico border, he said that people who choose to build walls and not bridges weren't christian. he actually said that maybe i'm not a good christian, orsomething! it's unbelievable! donald trump said those comments were disgraceful. and in february, just after donald trump had tried to introduce his travel ban from six mainly muslim countries and suspended the refugee programme, the pope tweeted, "how often in the bible the lord asks us to welcome migrants and foreigners, reminding us that we too are foreigners!" the visit concluded with a tour of the sistine chapel, and the awe—inspiring lastjudgement by michelangelo. the vatican said the discussions had been cordial, a connection has been made. the president and first lady have now arrived in brussels ahead of tomorrow's nato summit. yes, he's warmed to the organisation, but his determination to get member states to cough up more money is unchanged.

he really wants to persuade nato members to step up and fully meet their obligations under burden sharing. the 2% of gdp was a target they all agreed to. i think you could expect the president to be very tough on them. on the streets, thousands turned out to protest at donald trump's arrival. feminists, immigration campaigners, trades unions. welcome to europe, mr president. jon sopel, bbc news, brussels. the south korean leader has arrived ata the south korean leader has arrived at a court in seoul to attend her second trial o'bree corruption scandal. she was impeached in march over accusations that she allowed a close friend to extort money from companies in return for political favours. the victims of monday ‘s attack in manchester are being remembered. there has been emotional scenes in the swedish capital stockholm

ahead of the europa league final between manchester united and dutch side ajax. the players held a minute's silence ahead of the game to remember the victims of monday's attack. as well as the fans inside the stadium, there were also several thousand watching on big screen back in manchester. united won the final 2—0 and many of the players took to social media afterwards to dedicate the win to the people of the city and those affected by monday's attack. in his tribute, managerjose mourinho said afterwards he would return the trophy if it would bring back the victims. our sports editor dan roan reports from the swedish capital. manchester united had a huge responsibility coming into this game this evening. the atrocity on monday evening had rented the result of tonight ‘s final here in stock on almost irrelevant. and, yet, the human value of the occasion had been elevated. the players were fully aware that their club as a

world—renowned symbol of the city of manchester. they knew they had an opportunity to give some back. they had a job to do here and they truly delivered. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. india's gender divide. we'll be looking at why fewer women in urban areas are entering the workforce despite having one of the largest populations in the world. we'll leave you with images of some of the tributes — in flowers, words and gifts — collected in st ann's square in the heart of manchester, brought here by an endless stream of people during the day, all wanting to express their sympathy and solidarity at the events of monday evening. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. good morning.

wednesday was a dry, settled, sunny day for most of us and we have some weather watchers pictures which help to illustrate that point, as you can see in worcester, with blue skies and sunshine, and also in the london area. these two places were the hotspots through the day, with 26 celsius. it's worth just pointing out though, in wednesday's satellite picture we had some cloud up into the far north—west and by the end of the day we also had some sea fog through the irish sea. now that is going to be a bit of a nuisance over the next few hours and linger during the early morning. it is going to be a pretty muggy start to the day as well, temperatures widely into the mid—high teens. so there's only one place for those temparatures to go, when we get that sunshine coming through. the fog will take its time to clear but it will do so and as we go through the morning, it will be a beautiful picture. a little bit of fairweather cloud developing into the afternoon, which may well be welcome news as those temperatures continue to climb. it is going to be a hot day in the south—east. one or two spots generally

into the mid 20s, maybe as high as 28 degrees and not much of a breeze either. a noticeable breeze down towards the south—west and into south wales, but head further north ans west, again, we could see temperatures into the high 20s not out of the question. northern ireland and western of scotland, a better day in comparison to yesterday and there'll be more sunshine and more warmth as well. 25 for glasgow. we do it all again on friday. that south—easterly breeze driving that heat further north. by the end of the day though, signs of a few showers gathering into the western part of northern ireland but it looks as though in sheltered areas of scotland, in the north—west, we could see temperatures into the high 20s. somewhere like inverness could see 29, maybe 30 degrees. widely a very warm if not hot day across england and wales as well. that's worth bearing in mind as well if you have any time outside, the uv level are going to be pretty high across the country, very high in the south—east, and certainly worth bearing in mind. as we move out of friday, into saturday, we still keep the heat but there is a potential for these showers that i pointed out in northern ireland to become fairly widespread into the far north—west.

some of these heavy and thundery as well. so the potential for some sharpish showers, a fresher feel here, but we still keep the heat. 28—30 degrees not out off the question into the south—east corner. it is bank holiday weekend this weekend so it is going to be a hot and humid start but it looks as though that thundery breakdown will arrive and then behind it somewhat fresher conditions look likely to follow on. take care. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our main story: after a series of raids, police in britain say they're making progress with their investigation into the manchester bombing that left 22 people dead. they believe a network was behind the attack. more details have emerged about salman abedi, the suicide bomber. his father and younger brother have

been detained in libya. they're believed to have connections to extremist groups. images have been released in the american media showing details of scene of the bombing, that angered the british government which says it could undermine the investigation. and tributes have been paid to those killed and injured. a moment of silence was held at the europa league final in stockholm between manchester united and ajax amsterdam. fans held up signs saying "united we stand." manchester went on to win. those are the headlines. and the top story here in the uk: the conservatives and labour have said that national campaigning