in a poll where reformists were barred from standing. and rock fans from across the uk celebrate at the scaled—down version of the download festival as it goes ahead as a test event. now on bbc news, the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has criticised the security at the venue, concluding actions could have been taken which would probably have meant that fewer people died. in a special programme, �*the manchester arena inquiry: security in the spotlight�*, the bbc�*sjudith moritz looks at the failings that enabled salman abedi to carry out his attack. a warning — you may find some of the details in her documentary upsetting. for the security industry, may 2017 was a watershed moment. the manchester arena

broke the mould, really. it was an attack on kids and people out socialising. a suicide bomber slipped through the nets of police and security. i didn't want to feel let down and i was really let down by them. we live in times where terrorism happens. - it needs to be in the forefront of people's minds. _ now, past weaknesses have been exposed. everyone concerned with security at the arena should have been doing theirjob in the knowledge that the attack might occur on that night. that they weren't. but do those weaknesses still exist? to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and go and stand an event. they badge themselves as security.

it's as far removed from security as you can get. this has to be a wake up. yeah, definitely. definitely. screaming. there's been an explosion at manchester arena. is anybody hurt? yes, loads. they are all around the arena. chaos and devastation for the moments after the bomb. we now have confirmation for the male who had bomb strapped to his body and is detonated behind the arena. to his body and detonated behind the arena. salman abedi murderd 22

and injured hundreds more. the aftermath was horrific, but the story of what happened before the blast is only now being told. ariana grande�*s dangerous woman tour. a hot ticket for thousands of fans. but for the entire time that she was on stage and they were dancing inside the arena, outside, abedi loitered, hanging around and waiting for his moment to strike. the public inquiry has poured over every frame of this cctv footage.

you can see abedi arriving at the train station next door. then he goes to the toilets and he's still lugging his heavy bag around. this is where you can see him in the lift. he seems to be fiddling with the wires of his bomb here. it's chilling to watch it so clearly, the images are so clear. you can see him so well. i just sort of want to reach through the screen and stop him. this was the route abedi took on his final walk down into the crowd. he was said to be on his phone,

smiling as he crossed the floor and detonated his bomb. in total, abedi was in and around the arena complex for two hours and one minute before the explosion. he waited in the foyer for 58 minutes before detonation. how could he be in plain sight for so long? why did nobody in authority stop him? people bereaved and hurt by this want the inquiry to answer those questions. i don't know how close i was to death on the night. i lost a lot of blood. maybe it's good that i have got no memories of it. 0k, and look... that's what we want. keep pushing, push, push, push.

three, two, one, stand up. now walk around. paul price was at the arena. he just survived. there were people further from me who were killed. it's amazing that i'm still here. so, you've gone from there to there now. i had entry wounds through my body. i still have shrapnel in me. i have shrapnel by my spine and pelvis that they just can't get out. the damage to my lower leg was that severe that they had to take about two inches of bone out. i've had leg lengthening to try and increase the leg length. this leg will never be fully functional again. coming to terms with that has been hard. but it's notjust his own injuries that paul has had to cope with. it's also overwhelming grief.

his partner, elaine mciver, did not survive. she was the love of my life. i was the love of her life. for such a long time, i just couldn't talk about it. and i'm ashamed to say it, but the time, remember thinking, if somebody could give me a tablet and i could forget about her, i would be ok. and now, you know, her memory now to me it's the best thing and i love talking about her. elaine was a police officer and her dedication to herjob as a detective constable has given paul a very personal take on the police�*s actions before the bombing. i didn't want to feel let down by british transport police. i wanted to be proud of them because elaine was a police officer and i was really let down by them.

manchester's victoria station is right next to the arena. the two are linked by a bridge. it means that this part of the complex is patrolled by british transport police, with their responsibilities including this public foyer, known as the city room. this is the e—mail that the sergeant in charge of the british transport police officers sent to his team before the concert and he tells them that they have to be available when the audience come in and out, and he says that one of them should be patrolling the city room and he says that meal breaks have to be staggered so there is always somebody at the station. but that didn't happen. of the five officers on shift, the most senior never came to the complex at all. two of them took a two—hour meal break and travelled ten miles to buy a kebab.

meanwhile, chillingly, two of the others walked past abedi as he crossed the concourse. but then, they also went on a break, meaning that when the bomber walked into the city room for the final time, there was not a single btp officer on duty. an hour later, when the bomb exploded, here they are, standing together at the station. the city room was unattended. a lot of information has emerged over the course of the last few months through the hearings. how have you found the process of watching? the inquiry as a whole, it has been hard. btp, after the explosion, there was heroics and they stepped up, but theirfailings before the explosion was unforgivable, as far as i'm concerned.

the btp officers on duty that night had since been commended for their heroism. but their behaviour before it has been condemned. the inquiry has found there was no justification for the absence of any officer in the room. both the force and some individual officers bears responsibility. i individual officers bears responsibility.— individual officers bears responsibility. individual officers bears resonsibili . ., ., responsibility. i have not looked for blame anyone, _ responsibility. i have not looked for blame anyone, but - responsibility. i have not looked for blame anyone, but where i responsibility. i have not looked - for blame anyone, but where having considered the evidence, i considered the evidence, i considered individuals have fallen below a proper standard in carrying out their important roles in protecting concertgoers. i have said so. everybody concerned with security at the arena should have been doing theirjob in the knowledge that a terrorist attack might occur on that night. they

weren't. 22 might occur on that night. they weren't. , ., ~ ., weren't. 22 lives were taken that niuht. children, teenagers, mothers and fathers. it's a senseless loss. for theirfamilies following the enquiry, it's been chattering to discover if more that had been done, their loved ones may not have died.— ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak — ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak comes _ ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak comes to _ ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak comes to anger. - ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak comes to anger. we - heartbreak comes to anger. we entrusted — heartbreak comes to anger. we entrusted the safety of our loved ones _ entrusted the safety of our loved ones into — entrusted the safety of our loved ones into agencies who had a duty of care to _ ones into agencies who had a duty of care to protect them. this inquiry has rightly— care to protect them. this inquiry has rightly found that we were failed — has rightly found that we were failed on — has rightly found that we were failed on every level. as has rightly found that we were failed on every level.- has rightly found that we were failed on every level. as well as the police. _ failed on every level. as well as the police, there's _ failed on every level. as well as the police, there's been - failed on every level. as well as. the police, there's been damning criticism of the private companies responsible for security at the arena. the venue was operated by a company called smg. it contracted security

for events to showsec, both admit some failings and say they've learned lessons. central to it all is what happened in the city room prior to the explosion. an hour before the concert ended, whilst the audience was still inside the arena, here is abedi walking in. he goes straight to the stairs and up to a hiding space he checked out out of site on a balcony. the inquiry heard that members of the public did notice him. i that members of the public did notice him-— that members of the public did notice him. ., , . , notice him. i thought suicide bomber straightaway- — notice him. i thought suicide bomber straightaway- my _ notice him. i thought suicide bomber straightaway. my heart _ notice him. i thought suicide bomber straightaway. my heart was - notice him. i thought suicide bomber straightaway. my heart was racing. i straightaway. my heart was racing. but only— straightaway. my heart was racing. but only one — straightaway. my heart was racing. but only one of— straightaway. my heart was racing. but only one of them, _ straightaway. my heart was racing. but only one of them, a _ straightaway. my heart was racing. but only one of them, a dad - but only one of them, a dad collecting his daughter, stopped to challenge abedi. i

collecting his daughter, stopped to challenge abedi.— collecting his daughter, stopped to challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doinu challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and — challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and did _ challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and did he _ challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and did he know— challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and did he know how - challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing and did he know how bad l challenge abedi. i asked him what he j was doing and did he know how bad it looked in sitting there. first he said he was waiting for somebody, and then hejust said he was waiting for somebody, and then he just kept asking after everything he said, hejust kept asking what the time was. ichris asking what the time was. chris wilde went _ asking what the time was. chris wilde went to _ asking what the time was. chris wilde went to find _ asking what the time was. chris wilde went to find a _ asking what the time was. chris wilde went to find a police - asking what the time was. chris wilde went to find a police officer but there were none, so he told a steward and assume something will be done. i steward and assume something will be done. ., ., ., ., , i was telling him not to worry, i will look into it _ and i will report it. the steward was mohammed agha, who was manning these fire doors. he didn't not seem that interested. it was as if he had more important things to deal with, but in no way do i blame him. he did tell a colleague, kyle lawler. they both looked at abedi. he was watching us watching him.

kyle lawler says he tried to radio for help, but couldn't get through. he walked off, seemingly unconcerned six minutes later. the bomb exploded. both of the stewards were teenagers, employed by showsec, which provides event security and hundreds of venues throughout the uk. the inquiry heard that stewards are largely casual workers paid a low wage. i'll never forget when ijoined, one of the senior managers said when ijoined, don't expect much from these people because if they weren't here, they would be flipping burgers. john lavery served as a police officer for 30 years and then went to work for showsec. john wasn't on shift of the night of the attack,

but he was in the city room as a supervisor the week before. he said blame shouldn't be laid on individual stewards. because of a lack of training, you know, they don't think or use their initiative, some do and some are very good at theirjobs, but there is a gap there, a massive gap. some very young... some are young, inexperienced and have never seen angry people in their lives. difficultjob for them. so, what training do they get? we have learnt that it is often done in their own time and online, we have learnt that it's often done in their own time and online, without supervision. terrorists, like all criminals look at the world a little terrorists, like all criminals, look at the world a little differently from you and me... this video is designed to train security staff to spot potential terrorists. where we see an iconic building, part of our history, they see a target to attack. it was part of the training for

the stewards at manchester arena, but not all remember seeing it, and some click through important modules on their phones in seconds. showsec say that if any individual stewards failed on the night, away from showsec, enquiries now shone a light on other parts of the security industry in general. to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and go and stand at an event. they badge themselves as security, it's as far removed from securities you can get. from security as you can get. john told the enquiry about his experience with a company unrelated to showsec. training standards are low. the course i was on was a disgrace. the trainer, quite openly, was saying, you know, "if you're going to hit somebody, make sure you take them up a back "alley where there are no cameras."

that's assault. it's outrageous. absolutely outrageous. guys, just show us in your bags. all right, great, thank you, cheers. so, how do you know whether you're at a venue which is taking security seriously like this one? are standards the same everywhere? there are some places where they have security outside and people are always watching what's going on, but there also places that don't really take it as seriously. just arms out of the front pocket. if you go out to a bar or venue, you may have security checks, especially if, like this one, it's staffed by guards who are licensed by the security industry authority. is that enough to prevent terrorists targeting places like this? do you feel safe generally when you go out and about? yeah, i mean, obviously it is an important thing, it's an important thing, people want to feel safe. a lot of it has perhaps

recently been overshadowed by everything else that's going on. i think there's people behind the scenes working very hard to stop something like that happening again, as well as they can do. all right, guys, we got to book him. just wait there second. i've got a teenage daughter, a teenage son, i wouldn'y a teenage son, i wouldn't be supporting them going to concerts and that kind of thing right now because of the manchester bombing and that kind of thing. it still worries you? yeah, absolutely, totally. for me, it's current. it is an uncomfortable reality that globally, terrorism is part of modern life. clear the area now! in the uk, 2017 was the worst year for terror attacks in recent memory. westminster bridge. gunshots. london bridge. there was a white van that came speeding over, probably about 50 miles an hour. finsbury park. parsons green.

and manchester. manchester arena broke the mould, really, it was an attack on children. it was an attack on people out socialising, it was a point at which we realised that the state could no longer be responsible for keeping people safe. nick aldworth remembers all of the attacks first—hand. in 2017, he was a counterterrorism coordinator for the met police, and then became the national leader. he's now a security consultant. i think they are all pockets of excellence, there is no doubt about that, and i go to certain places and i see top quality security delivered. but on an equal, possibly greater basis, i see substandard security delivered. what state is the security industry in today? could this happen again? i think almost certainly terrorism attacks will happen again, and i think that when you're being told that an attack is highly likely and

it doesn't happen, what do you think maybe it won't happen, that becomes a game of russian roulette, because you're absolutely right, it is not you're absolutely right, it's not likely to happen to you. five chambers of that revolver are going to be empty, but one of them isn't, and somebody will get the chamber with a bullet in it. i think with the british public can't be is consistently confident that they are safe and secure. is it that it, then? maybe it's impossible to keep everyone safe. no—one wants their personal freedom to be restricted, but as long as there's a terror threat, there will be a need for protection. with that in mind, for the last nine months, the public inquiry has been looking into what went wrong in manchester so that improvements can be made.

criticism has been leveled at those responsible for security. the police, the arena operators, smg, and showsec. the bereaved families have been going to court, listening to evidence and keenly waiting for the report on security. yesterday was yet another difficult day in court. it was really difficult to hear some of the witness statements. figen murray has been following the inquiry and keeping a video diary. going to court daily at the moment. trying my best, anyway. i feel totally exhausted from the inquiry. this is her chance for some answers. her son, martyn hett, was murdered at the arena. we've had a good night and it's been a great atmosphere! martyn was larger—than—life.

darling, if you can't have a glass of prosecco when you're waiting at the tube station, then when can you? massively into coronation street and pop culture, that's how he came to be at the arena to watch ariana grande. his mum feels his absence every day. his loss has changed her life completely. before the attack, she was a therapist. now, she's a campaigner. what do you think he would make of all this? he would find it very amusing that his six—year—old that his 60—year—old mother as an activist. he would. 0n the other hand, he would hopefully be very pleased that after him dying, i would do that for him and in his name and just try and stop other families from feeling this. he would be very proud. i hope so, i hope you would be.

i hope so, i hope he would be. the campaign comes from deep and personal experience. i just assumed that since the arena attack, security is going to really high in public places. and then a year and a bit later, i went to theatre in manchester for the first time and there was seemingly apt that no security. —— absolutely no security. nobody even checked our tickets. i sat there during the concert and was distraught, really. i was crying at one point. nobody checked us and it was upsetting. i didn't expect that. i genuinely expected security, massive security, actually. currently, there's nothing in law which forces venues including those like manchester arena to put counterterrorism measures in place. the ironic thing is, in any big venue, you have to provide public toilets, there's laws on how hot

the food has to be, yet there's no laws on security and that just can't be right. the idea for martin's law was born. a legal duty for venue owners to risk assess their premises and put appropriate security and planning in place to cater for the possibility of an attack. people need to be able to go about their business and enjoy the freedom this country offers in a much safer way. it doesn't mean you can stop every terrorist attack, but it means that the government is trying to do their best to keep the public safe. we live in times where terrorism happens. it needs to be in the forefront of people's mind. campaigners for martyn's law say it needs to become immediately active. public inquiry has back the introduction. i think this is so necessary and i

cannot think of a law that will change everything so dramatically that... those left behind want to stop anyone else experiencing pain like theirs. a failure to act because there is, and a combination of all those i failings made it so easy for them to do this. - you want it to never happen again. they'll say that we will learn from this, i don't know. - for the security industry, this is a crossroads moment. i hope that the recommendations, and i hope it's for the benefit of the industry. this has to be a wake up? yeah, definitely, definitely. these findings are not the end of this inquiry. every moment of the emergency services response is

now being examined. later this year, we will find out exactly how each of the 22 victims died, and if any could have been saved. and with the bomber dead and his brother behind bars, we'll learn what the security services knew about the threat they posed. bbc news, can i ask you a few questions please? those who are closest to them will be ordered to come to court and answer questions. four years after that night at manchester arena shattered so many lives, there's still a long road ahead.

hello there. over the last few days, we had a real deluge of rain across parts of the south of england. the wettest place was 0diham in north—east hampshire, picking up 72 millimetres of rain over the last three days. that compares with the month average of 48 millimetres. it's been wetter over the last three days than the amount of rain we normally see all month. not been like that everywhere. across northern england, wales and scotland, it's been a dry month so far. edinburgh picking up five millimetres of rain so far this month. today, it's been cloudy, but we have had some breaks in the cloud. topsham in devon had a little bit of sunshine coming through.

some scattered showers in scotland in particular, but now looking down towards the south, where we're looking at the next batch of thunderstorms developing across northern france. these will cross the channel. a prolonged spell of heavy rain working into parts of south—east england, really anywhere east from the isle of wight across hampshire into south—east england and east anglia, in for a real soaking. given how wet the weather has been recently, the rain could bring localised surface water flooding where it's heaviest. temperatures tonight on the mild side, 9—13 for most of us. tomorrow, any rain to start the day across eastern areas of england will tend to clear away further east as the day goes by. we'll be left with a lot of cloud, a few showers for scotland, this time moving into parts of northern ireland. a few cloud breaks again. northern ireland, south—west scotland and northern england and north—west wales the favoured spots for seeing those. temperatures are similar to today, but a bit cooler around the eastern coasts where we'll have onshore wind starting to develop. into monday, low pressure

still to the south of the uk, still threatening rain across southern areas, but this ridge of high pressure builds further north and we'll have much more in the way of sunshine developing across most of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, probably the north midlands and north west wales as well. that just leaves the far south where we will continue to have thicker cloud running in, threatening rain at times. that rain could potentially also affect southern parts of wales. there's a little uncertainty about that. the rain will clear out of the way and both cardiff and london will brighten up through wednesday, and indeed tuesday seeing a bit of sunshine. scotland and northern ireland, there will be some rain on the way towards the end of the week.

this is bbc news. the headlines at six... a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. if it wasn't for the vaccine, we would definitely be seeing a wave that is going to be even bigger than the wave we had in winter but because of the vaccine, that is doing the heavy lifting, that is what is doing as much as possible to protect us at the moment. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is under way: i certainly believe it is the third way. we are seeing the number of cases going up quite consistently now. and the beginnings of a rise in hospitalisations. i think we are all very optimistic that this will be different from the previous waves.

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