elaine mciver spent more than 20 years working for cheshire police, her collea g u es working for cheshireiends came into work to learn that they had lost one of their own. cheshire‘s chief co nsta ble of their own. cheshire‘s chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. constable opened a book of condolence for the officerlj constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. i think it's rocked the core of the organisation in all salts of different ways and we're really touched by the outpouring of support from the wider police family, other organisations we work with and m essa 9 es organisations we work with and messages from the public of cheshire, which has been really warming at such a difficult time. so many communities are reft. in bury, north of manchester, hundreds turned out tonight, riding in convoy into the city centre. they came to remember theirfriend, the city centre. they came to remembertheirfriend, 0livia campbell, and her family remembertheirfriend, 0livia campbell, and herfamily came too, taking comfort from the tributes left to all of the victims.

she spent more than 20 years working for cheshire police, her colleagues and friends came into work tot one of their own. cheshire's chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. it has rocked the core of the organisation. we have been touched by the outpouring of support from the wider police family, from other organisations, and messages from the public of cheshire, which has been really warming at a difficult time. so many communities are bereft. north of manchester, hundreds turned out in bury, writing in convoy into the city centre. they came to remember theirfriend olivia campbell and her family came as well, taking comfort from the tributes left for all of the victims. 22 killed, more than 100 injured. we know their names and their harrowing stories. but we will never understand their terrible, unfathomable loss. today, police in manchester condemned the continuing leaks in the united states of information about their investigation into monday's attack. the publication of images by the new york times of the scene of the attack prompted greater manchester police to

elaine mciver spent more than 20 years working for cheshire police, her colleagues and friends came intopened a book of condolence for the officer. i think it's rocked the core of the organisation in all sorts of different ways and we're really touched by the outpouring of support from the wider police family, other organisations we work with and messages from the public of cheshire, which has been really warming at such a difficult time. so many communities are bereft. in bury, north of manchester, hundreds turned out tonight, riding in convoy into the city centre. they came to remember their friend, olivia campbell, and herfamily came too, taking comfort from the tributes left for all of the victims. 22 killed. more than 100 injured. we know their names and their harrowing stories. but we will never understand their terrible, unfathomable loss. judith moritz, bbc news, cheshire. australia's indigenous leaders have gathered at the sacred landmark of uluru to decide how the country's first inhabitants should be recognised. they are preparing to deliver a statement of their findings. one

she spent 20 years working for cheshire police. to work to learn that they'd lost one of their own. cheshire's chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. elaine, from all i've heard, embodied all the best traditions about the police service. somebody who cared about community and cared about victims. she left a lasting impression on those who met her, both professionally and in victims of crime she helped. the injured, so many injured, have so much to come to terms with, too. is the families can barely take it all in. this is such a hard time for us. all in. this is such a hard time for us. i had to come. at the i didn't know what to do. i don't know where kaymer what to do. ijust knew something told me to come here. and the injured have so much to come to terms with two. 15—year—old laura anderson has had surgery to remove shrapnel from her leg and shoulder. my ears went muffled. i saw everyone was rushing around me. i was screaming. i felt pain in my legs then, i think. 22 killed, more than 100 injured. we know

elaine mciver, who was a police officer in the cheshire police officer in the cheshire police force,a bombing was apparently leaked to us media. president trump is in brussels today, ahead of a nato summit, where he's been meeting european council leader donald tusk. the prime minister is expected to raise the issue of the leak with him at that summit later. with us now is damian grammaticas. there is a lot of anger in the uk about this leaking of intelligence. yes there is, it is something theresa may will be expressing the donald trump we understand when they meet at nato headquarters this afternoon. the name of the suicide bomber was released. the pictures from the attack scene were released, all from american sources, information that had come from uk police. we know that uk police in manchester say they are not sharing any more information. that is not something that has come from the government itself, and the wider intelligence sharing doesn't seem to be affected. but the concern is this could be having an impact, the leaks could be having an impact, the leaks could well be ha

that is why cheshire police have been brought in. the investigation has been launched. ause extra distress to families and the parents of these babies are being supported. we've heard indirectly from one of those families through their solicitors, but we can't name them, we don't know the name, but we're told this particular family feels the death of any child is a tragedy. but their tragedy has been exacerbated by the fact there are questions still left to answer. so they welcome the news there is going to be a police investigation and they hope it will come in time, provide the answers they want to. judith moritz there in chester. the former entertainer rolf harris will be released on bail from stafford prison tomorrow. he's still on trial at southwark crown court, accused of indecently assaulting three teenagers between 1971 and 1983. he denies all the charges against him. 0ur correspondent, helena lee, was in court and sent this update. judge deborah taylor has told the jury at southwark crown court, that rolf harris is going to be released from stafford prison on ba

she spent 20 years working for cheshire police. arn that they'd lost one of their own. cheshire's chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. elaine, from all i've heard, all the best traditions about the police service. somebody who cared about community and cared about victims. she left a lasting impression on those who met her, both professionally and in victims of crime she helped. the injured, so many injured, have so much to come to terms with, too. 15—year—old laura anderson has had surgery to remove shrapnel from her leg and shoulder. my ears went muffled. i saw everyone was rushing around me. i was screaming. i felt pain in my legs then, i think. 22 killed, more than 100 injured. we know their names and their harrowing stories, but we will never understand their terrible, unfathomable loss. judith moritz, bbc news. one of the children killed in the attack was 14—year—old sorrell leczkowski from leeds. the head teacher of the school where she was a pupil said she was a confident teenager who was an "asset" t

that's why cheshire police have been brought in. the investigation has been launched. the police lightly. they know it will cause extra distress to the families of these babies and they are being supported. we have heard indirectly from one of those families, through their solicitor, we cannot name them and we don't know the name of them, but we are told this particular family feels the death of any child is a tragedy, but their tragedy has been exacerbated by the fact there are questions still left to answer, so they welcome, they say, the news that there will now be a police investigation, and they hope that will in time provide the answers they want. we will look at the weather now. we have had a chain in whether type over the past few days. it was warm and humid yesterday. we have had thunderstorms. today a mix of sunshine and showers for host. many northern and western parts seeing showers. towards the south—east, more persistent rain creeping in will stop this is how things are looking in conway. —— conwy. northern ireland, the odd heavy burst of rain. towards the

yes, we understand that the hospital here called in cheshire police, raising concerns about the deaths 2015 and 2016. the police tell as their investigation will look in total at 15 deaths. they focus in particular on eight. they will review the deaths of another seven babies and they'll also look six babies who came very close to death, but survived. now, there have been previous reviews into the neonatal unit at the hospital. one, which was published earlier this year, found that staffing levels we re year, found that staffing levels were inadequate. it made 24 recommendations. crucially, it couldn't find any reason, anything which linked the deaths. the hospital has said that lest questions unanswered. it still has 1 cent. that's why they've spoken to the police, called in. they say the hospital did not take the decision to call the police lightly. they know it will cause distress to the families and they are supporting the pa rents of families and they are supporting the parents of the babies concerned. one extra thing we have learned in the last few minutes. one of the families co

flowers have been laid at cheshire police headquarters for elaine. nised crime unit. she spent 20 years work ing for the police her colleagues and friends came into work to learn they had lost one of their own. there was a book of condolence opened for the police officer. elaine from all i have heard, embodies all the best about the police service and she cared about the community and victims and left a lasting impression on those who met her. the families of those killed can hardly take it all in. last night one mother shared her grief at a vigil to mark the loss of her daughter, 0livia. a vigil to mark the loss of her daughter, olivia. it is such a hard time for us. i had to come. i didn't know what to do. i don't know where to be. i don't know what to do. i just knew... something told me i had to come here. and the injured, so many injured, have so much to come to terms with. 15—year—old laura has had surgery to remove shrapnel. my ea rs went had surgery to remove shrapnel. my ears went all muffled and i could see everyone rushing around. i think i

they are elaine mciver — a cheshire police officer who was off duty at the arena.arra teenager eilidh macleod have confirmed she has died. the 14—year—old had been unaccounted for since monday night. in a statement they say "words cannot express how we feel at losing our darling eilidh." her friend, 15—year—old laura macintyre is in hospital in a serious condition. ajust giving page set up to support the families has raised nearly £20,000. overnight it was confirmed that chloe rutherford who was 17 and from south sheilds, and her boyfriend liam curry — aged 19, also from south sheilds had died in the attack. they had planned on going travelling together. last night, the mother of 15—year—old olivia campbell spoke about her daughter at a vigil in bury. she had appealed for years about her daughter before discovering she was amongst the dead. as a family, we are united, we're standing strong. i ask her friends, strangers, relatives, to do the same. please stay together, don't let this beat any of us, please, don't let my daughter be a victim. applause. well said! app

elaine mciver was an off—duty cheshire police officer.y, she was described as "everyone's friend, the best we could ever have wished for". those people and all 22 who died, and all of those who remain badly injured in hospital, continue to be remembered here at this square in manchester, people arriving here co nsta ntly, manchester, people arriving here constantly, laying flowers and reading the tributes. a lot of people in tears and a lot of people expressing solidarity. the police investigation continues. for now, from manchester, back to you, simon. after a warm welcome in the middle east, and a "fantastic" visit with the pope, us president donald trump faces a tougher agenda today as he meets leaders of nato and the eu — both organisations he has criticised in the past. nato says it will become more involved in the fight against so—called islamic state militants, but the president is likely to face pressure on trade and environmental concerns. let's go live to brussels and our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas. a busy schedule

she spent 20 years working for cheshire police.'d lost one of their own. cheshire's chief co nsta ble one of their own. cheshire's chief constable opened a book of condolence for the officer. elaine, from all i've heard, all the best traditions about the police service. somebody who cared about community and cared about victims. she left a lasting impression on those who met her, both professionally and in victims of crime she helped. the families of those killed can hardly ta ke families of those killed can hardly take it all in. charlotte campbell shared her grief at a vigil to mark the loss of her teenage daughter, olivia. this is such a hard time for us. olivia. this is such a hard time for us. i had to come. i didn't know what to do. i don't know where to be. i don't know what to do. ijust knew, something told me i had to come here. the injured, so many injured, have so much to come to terms with, too. 15—year—old laura anderson has had surgery to remove shrapnel from her leg and shoulder. my shrapnel from her leg and shoulder

police in cheshire have launched an investigation following a number of deaths of babies at the countess at the hospital between june 2015 and june last year. our correspondentjudith moritz is at the hospital. the hospital here tell us they called in the police because of concern about a number of deaths of premature babies at the neonatal unit here, in particular, 15 babies. cheshire police say that they will focus on eight babies and review a further seven and look at six small infants who came very close to death here but who survived. their investigation is just underway but the hospital has said that it has called the police and it took that decision after a lot of thought, did not take it lightly, reason it done so, previous independent clinical reviews into this hospital and into the neonatal unit, but the reeve use couldn't find any reason why all of these deaths happened, or were unexplained. the hospital wants to rule out the fact, the possibility, that these babies died of a natural causes, that is why it has brought the police in. —— but the reviews. they know that it will ca

elaine mciver was an off duty cheshire police officer. 's friend, the best we could ever have wished for". as we've been reflecting in terms of the continuing police investigation, as we had, police described those arrests that they've made a significant. several members of salman abedi's family are among those taken into custody and it's emerged that two people who knew the bomber had previously made calls to an anti—terrorist hotline. it has raised questions over how the authorities treat intelligence from within the community and how they work with civil society organisations to try to combat radicalisation. welljoining me from birmingham now is jahan mahmood, a former adviser to the government's prevent counter—terror programme. he now runs a community group which tries to combat terrorism. first of all, i wonder what goes through your mind when you hear those suggestions, people telling us in the community that albeit a few yea rs in the community that albeit a few years ago that people had reached out about this man, that they did ha

elaine mciver was an off duty cheshire police officer.ement from her family, she was described as "everyone's friend, the best we could ever have wished for". the head teacher of a school in leeds has been paying tribute to one of the victims. the whole school community is saddened and shocked. our thoughts and prayers are with herfamily our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends at this very difficult time and with the families of others who have lost their lives or been injured. she was simply a delightful student and as her grandfather said yesterday, she was happy. grandfather said yesterday, she was happy, creative and confident. she had a great group of friends, enjoyed her studies, she was an asset to our little high. we cannot understand why this has happened but we are grateful to the council, police and other external agencies who have been in to support our young people and staff, many of whom have been devastated. it is one day at the time but i am phenomenally proud of the way everyone in school has come togethe

police in cheshire are investigating the death of a number of babies at one of its main hospitals. arlier. the police said they are going to look at 15 deaths. they will focus on eight and they will review another seven. they will also look at six babies who came very close to death. all of them having been here at the cou ntess them having been here at the countess of chester hospital. the hospital have told us there have already been a number of independent reviews into the neonatal unit here. in fact, one of those reviews, which was published earlier this year recommended 2a improvements. it talks about inadequate staffing levels, but it also said it couldn't find anything to link these individual deaths. so the hospital felt there was still questions to be a nswered felt there was still questions to be answered and in particular, the hospital says they wanted to rule out any unnatural causes. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: former fbi director robert mueller has been appointed to investigate claims of collusion between russia and donald trum

police in cheshire have started an investigation following the deaths of a number of babies at the countesscern about the deaths of eight babies betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. it will also review the deaths of a further seven babies, as well as six who became seriously ill during the same period. tributes have been paid to the former first minister of wales and labour mp, rhodri morgan, who has died at the age of 77. he led the welsh government for almost a decade until his retirement in 2009. labour colleagues have described him as a unique populist intellectual and a father figure for wales. political parties suspended election campaigning in wales today as a mark of respect. the former first minister of wales, rhodri morgan, who has died at the age of 77. let's go back to our main story now, and to george. welcome back to halifax. one of the key themes of the conservative manifesto is fairness across the generations. so, the guarantee of a minimum rise in pensions has gone and the elderly being cared for in their own homes will now see the value of their home count towards the cost of t

among those were colleagues of elaine mciver, the off—duty police officer from the cheshire force whor today and also the family of georgina callender, who brought flowers and balloons to remember their daughter, and released 18 yellow balloons. she was a second—year student in lancashire. she tweeted before the ariana grande concert she was so excited to see the american star. these families obviously devastated to come here, looking for some comfort and support from the many people who have joined together across the city to support them. police in the american city of portland say two men were killed when they tried to stop a man racially abusing two teenage girls who appeared to be muslim. the incident happened on a commuter train on friday afternoon. the mother of one of the two girls told the local publication the 0regonian, that the attacker was saying that portland police have named the suspected killer as jeremyjoseph christian, and published a photo of him. half a million people have been displaced and more than 120 killed, in severe floods in sri lanka — the worst flooding

among those work colleagues of elaine mciver the off—duty police officer from the cheshire force who evening. her collea g u es lost her life on monday evening. her colleagues came earlier today and also the family of georgina callender who brought flowers and balloons to remember their daughter and released 18 yellow balloons. judging that was a second—year student in lancashire. she tweeted before the ariana grande concert she was so excited to see the american star. these families obviously devastated to come here, looking for some comfort and support from the many people who have joined together across the city to support them. i am joined by two people doing just that throughout the day. they are both from mothers against violence. pauline, tell me what you have been able to offer people today? we have offered people comfort. give them a hug and talk to them. just do the people who have had friends or know someone, to give them our condolences. our heartfelt condolences. our heartfelt condolences. tell them about the service we have to offer, should they need it. that service is

the colleagues of elaine mciver, who was an off—duty police officer at the ariana grande concert. she was in the cheshire to page appear to to her. her partner was seriously injured and owner2—mac children were also hurt. this is of course the 22 victims —— her two children were hurt. 116 people have been treated in hospital since monday night. 63 people are still in eight hospitals across the greater manchester area. 20 of them in critical care. as we were saying, this is one of the busiest days of the year, the may bank holiday, big events the year, the may bank holiday, big eve nts o n the year, the may bank holiday, big events on all of the uk, not least you in manchester as we have been saying. extra police and security staff have been drafted in. my colleague reports. they're on hand for photos, but the armed police out on the streets are there to protect and reassure the crowds who've turned out for the bank holiday weekend. shoppers mixed with hen parties in manchester as the threat level was lowered. itjust made you feel much more secure be quite honest having that so, yes, i think only sort of

police officer was among those killed. the bbc understands she was from the cheshire force. in hospital and their two children have also been injured. they also said that all the victims's families have been informed of what has happened to them and specialist police are supporting those families of those who sadly died. in terms of keeping the city going, there is a very visible police presence today. we have seen armed police patrolling round here throughout the day. the chief constable has said no military personnel are here in manchester, but what is happening in the army being able to free up officers means things like the manchester games and the manchester ten k can go ahead, trying to keep some semblance of normality in this city while the investigation continues. thank you. let's talk more broadly about the response we have had across all agencies and in government to the attack. joining me now from westminster is the chair of the intelligence and security committee and former attorney general dominic grieve. it is good to have you with us. thinking of the increase o

also colleagues of the 43—year—old police officer who was off duty at the ariana grande a concert on monday night. she tragically lost her life. she was in the cheshiresly injured her two children were also hurt. this is, of course, the 22 victims who died but there are those injured and are still in hospital. with the update you with that. 116 people treated in hospital since monday nights, 63 are still in hospital and 20 of them are in critical care. this is one of the busiest days of the year, the may bank holiday, big events all over the country, not least in manchester, extra police and security have been drafted in. my and security have been drafted in. my colleague reports. they're on hand for photos, but the armed police out on the streets are there to protect and reassure the crowds who've turned out for the bank holiday weekend. shoppers mixed with hen parties in manchester as the threat level was lowered. itjust made you feel much more secure be quite honest having that so, yes, i think only sort of five days after something critical‘s happened in manchester, to reduce it so quickly, there's still a lot of investigation going ahead. there

police investigation. they hope that will intime provide the answers that they want. judith mortgages reporting from cheshirest him. the judge, deborah taylor, charges against him. thejudge, deborah taylor, sold the jury thejudge, deborah taylor, sold the jury here at southwark crown court told the jury that rolf harris will be released tomorrow. he was convicted and sentenced in 2014. she told the jury, the fact that she has given him bail does not have bearing on the decision to be made in due course. she told the jury that rolf harris has been appearing during the trial via a videolink, that he will now appear in person for the remainder of his trial from monday. rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges. these are historical allegations between 1971 and 198 p, all relating to three victims, three alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 16. now the court is hearing evidence today from the second of those alleged victims. she claims he assaulted her ata victims. she claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge when she was 16 years old. so the trial here continuing. but to