gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. heard, some pictures from the scene of monday's attack have emerged in the american media. in response, the national police chiefs council has issued a statement saying: and the transatlantic row escalated further when greater manchester mayor andy burnham also expressed his firm disapproval of the lea ks. it worries me greatly and in fact i made no move my concerns about it to the us ambassador —— made known. it's not acceptable to me. here there's a live investigation taking place and we cannot have information being put in the public domain that's not in the direct control of the british police and security services. key to the investigation is building up as clear a picture as possible of the bomber, salman abedi. he was born in britain to libyan parents who'd fled their country. we know he went to school in manchester but dropped out of university in salford. we also know abedi had travelled to libya, returning just days before the attack. our special correspondent ed thomas repo

gavin hewitt has this report.the minutes before the silence, thousands headed to the squares, the open spaces, the office doorways, a moment for a wounded community to reflect, to remember, to stand together. in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. applause it was really beautiful, i thought it was so nice, everyone coming here and showing respect. today has been time to reflect and a time of remembrance. and at the same time, to show strength and unity, and our support to loved ones. i have come to pay tribute to those who were so courageous, those who have lost their lives, and those who are still fighting for their lives. during the morning the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital. were you the first one? i was, from the ambulance service. she thanked the medical staff who attended the scene and spoke to some of those wounded. you had enjoyed the concert? it was really good. was it i got to meet her before the concert, she was lovely. in one conversation she described the attack as w

's father and brother gavin hewitt starts our coverage. gavin: late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of the huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. the police believe she stayed there and was recently as a 7:00 monday evening, 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 mask and a machine gun. gavin: to gain access to the apartment, they blew down the door. other police units arrived, looking for any signs of a bomb factory. there have been raids and parts -- in different parts of the city. this one involved armed units. 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 will be aware that the level of activity in the investigation is intense and at a fast pace. is continuing i think it is clear t

the all of the details of day and reaction from the authorities, here is gavin hewitt. 's concertana grande was coming to an end when from the foyer, the sound of an explosion. >> what is going on? >> oh, my god! gavin: there were screams, then running. a crowd of children -- teenagers, parents, all heading for whatever exit they could find. near the entrance, 22 people were killed. around 60 were injured. >> a massive flash, smoke, and me wife down on the floor. she's got bruising. under her chin there, bruised. she has probably broken a femur in her left leg. hot blewing really over us. and then we all dropped to the floor. then i realized once i tried to run back in, i couldn't really hear anything. this year was blocked -- this ear was blocked. it was just really scary. >> all i could hear was screaming, people crying. everyone running everywhere. complete madness. >> this is a public safety announcement. >> everyone cramming through, everyone screaming. [sirens] gavin: the injured were taken to 8 hospitals across greater manchester. some families and friends were sp

gavin hewitt begins the coverage. gavin: in the minutes before the silence, thousands headed to the squares, the open spaces, doorways, a moment for a wounded community to reflect, remember, stand together. gavin: in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. >> it was really beautiful, and i thought it was so nice, everyone coming here and showing respect. >> time to reflect, and a time of remembrance, and at the same time, to show strength and unity and our support to those who have lost their loved ones. >> i have come here to pay to tribute to those who were so courageous that night, those who lost their lives, and those still fighting for their lives. gavin: during the morning, the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital. >> i was from the ambulance. gavin: she thanked the medical staff who attended the scene of the attack and spoke to some of those wounded. queen elizabeth: you enjoyed the concert? >> it was really good. i got to meet her and she was lovely. queen elizabeth: really? gavin: in o

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.ice say their investigation into monday's suicide bombing is moving quickly. security services have been trying to establish whether salman abedi was part of a wider terror network. the bbc‘s mark easton has the latest developments. officer: i'm going to have to move you back, please. move back. this evening, the police hunt for salman abedi's bomb factory took a new turn, the search of a house in wigan suddenly escalated with the discovery of suspicious items and the bomb squad were called to the scene. local families were evacuated as a robot, often used to defuse roadside bombs in war zones, was deployed on a residential home in greater manchester. i share a wall with the guy who was arrested. if there's something inside and my things get destroyed... you're literally in the neighbouring room? yeah. i didn't expect that something of this sort could happen so close to us. it is really shocking. sirens police have described their investigation as fast—moving. this morning, as the coun

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.independent is reporting that police have found more explosives which could be primed for and in and attack. an doan thi huong the line now by the defence responded for the independent —— for an imminent attack —— i'm joined. you wrote this story on the front page of the independent. tell us more. we have been told that the police have found material that can be turned into explosive devices as part of the searches. they found one device which was blown up in a controlled explosion. there is no suggestion that bombs are in place to go off. but what i was told was that they had found material which was worrying in pattern with what they thought they'd find. are you able to say where this material was found?” don't know is the answer. what i do know is i can't be sure. i was told that there was one particular device which was blown up. and the others we re which was blown up. and the others were not completed devices. are you able to say where this material was found? again, knowl can't.

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.fs here, have expressed fury and astonishment after the publication in the new york times of forensic photographs of the scene, showing bloodstained fragments from the attack. greater manchester's mayor, andy burnham, has also complained strongly. and, infact, i have made known my concerns about it to the us ambassador. it is not acceptable to me that here there is a live investigation taking place and we cannot have information being put put in the public domain that is not in direct control of the british police and security services. the british prime minister is expected to raise concerns over the intelligence lea ks, when she meets president trump at the nato summit in brussels later. our correspondent david willis has more from washington. the fact that this was carried out bya the fact that this was carried out by a suicide bomber and indeed the identity both released here in the us before they were released in the uk causing a lot of concern and the home secretary amber rudd sa

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. let's get the latest now from manchester.the investigations. a property has also been raided. another priority now throw investigators is to find out whether or not the suicide bomber was working alone or whether he was pa rt was working alone or whether he was part of a network that may be planning other attacks. we have the latest on the investigation. a warning, there are flashing images in this report. who was behind this attack on innocence? as the concert ended and the lights came up, as children left for home, music in their ears, smiles on their young faces, who chose that moment to indulge their hateful ideology? there's no need to bunch up and run! take yourtime and exit the building. police are convinced the suicide bomber was salman abedi, but working with the security services, counterterrorism officers are desperate to try to work out if he had accomplices who are still at large. 0ur priority is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. the man named as the suici

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. 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 mo

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. here, have expressed "fury" and "astonishment" after the publication in the new york times of police photos apparently showing bloodstained fragments from the attack. greater manchester's mayor, andy burnham, has also complained strongly. 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. earlier i spoke to our correspondent david willis for the latest. the fact this was carried out by a suicide bomber and indeed the identity of the perpetrator, both being released here in the united states before they were released in the uk, causing a lot of concern. the home secretary, amber rudd, saying it was very irritating and it should not be allowed to happen again. whereupon the new york times published pictures of the crime scene featuring a rather charred remain of the backpack of the suicide bomber. the

gavin hewitt has been speaking to many of those who went to the concert.ng images. ariana grande's costa was coming to an end, when from the foyer, the sound of an explosion. there were screams, then running. a crowd of children, teenagers, parents, heading for whatever exit they could find. 22 people were killed near the entrance. around 60 were injured. suddenly a massive flash and bang. smoke. my wife, i laid her down on the floor. she's got bruising. she had one that slided under her chin, and bruised. she's probably broken a femur in her left leg. something really hot flew over and landed behind me and my sister. we dropped to the floor. my mum told me to run, but i thought they were behind me, so i ran out. then i realised they weren't, so i tried to run back in because i was worried. i shouted for my mum but i couldn't hear anything. my ear is all blocked. it was really scary. all i could hear was screaming, people crying. everyone was running everywhere. it was complete madness. it was like out of a film, everybody cramming through. everybody was s

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.sh police and security services have been trying to establish whether the bomber, salman abedi, was part of a wider terror network. they have arrested eight people so far, which they describe as ‘significant‘. investigators say they've also found ‘very important‘ items during a series of raids. our home editor mark easton reports. officer: i'm going to have to move you back, please. move back. this evening, the police hunt for salman abedi's bomb factory took a new turn, the search of a house in wigan suddenly escalated with the discovery of suspicious items and the bomb squad were called to the scene. local families were evacuated as a robot, often used to defuse roadside bombs in war zones, was deployed on a residential home in greater manchester. i share a wall with the guy who was arrested. if there's something inside and my things get destroyed... you're literally in the neighbouring room? yeah. i didn't expect that something of this sort could happen so close to us. it is really

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.correspondent david willis and women police chiefs have expressed here in astonishment of —— of the publication of photos. the fact this was carried out by a suicide bomber and indeed the identity of the perpetrator, both being released here in the united states before they were released in the uk, causing a lot of concern. the home secretary, amber rudd, saying it was very irritating and it should not be allowed to happen again. whereupon the new york times published pictures of the crime scene featuring a rather charred remain of the backpack of the suicide bomber. the british government is livid and counterintelligence said these partnerships around the world had helped deter these attacks in the past. they went on to say this: so, they are clearly angry in the uk and there is a feeling that this could compromise a long—lasting intelligence sharing agreement between the us and the uk. it will make for an awkward and perhaps even tense meeting later today when president trump and the

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. as clear a picture as possible of the bomber, salman abedi, and his background. he was born in britain to libyan parents who had fled their country. we know he went to school in manchester, but dropped out of university in salford. we also know abedi travelled to libya, but returned just days before the attack. our special correspondent, ed thomas, has spent the day in south manchester, where salman abedi grew up. suicide bomber salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city of his birth. now investigators surround his home. like everyone here, they want answers. this man knew abedi. he had watched him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusting, to be honest. especially for a muslim. and a libyan as well. to us, obeying the law of the country is the most priority number one. that is what the prophet teaches us. some talk of erratic behaviour, of abedi chanting in the street. he was shouting in arabic. the bbc has been t

gavin hewitt, bbc news.ter when she announced that the terror threat level has been increased to critical, that is the highest level, she made that statement in the past half hour or so in ten downing street. let's talk about that decision. we talk to our security correspondent at m15 headquarters in central london and our political editor in downing street. gordon, first of all, talk to us about this decision to raise the threat level and what that means in practical terms. yes, the threat level and what that means in practicalterms. yes, the announcement was made based on intelligence from the joint terrorism analysis centre, which is based here in m15. it is only the third time ever that the threat level has gone up to its highest level has gone up to its highest level and the first time in ten yea rs. level and the first time in ten years. now why has it happened? well a source i've been speaking to has said all day the focus of the investigation has been — did salman abedi act alone or was he part of a

gavin hewitt, bbc news, london.am, a large bomb from the second world war has been safely detonated. images taken by police show how the explosion was controlled using several tonnes of sand. the discovery of the bomb has caused days of traffic problems in the city. scientists from different parts of the middle east, including iranians, israelis and palestinians, have been meeting in jordan for the opening of a new international research centre. the sesame project is a particle accelerator that acts as an extremely powerful microscope. it can study everything from cancer cells to ancient artefacts. the laboratory is designed to encourage collaboration between countries in the region — whether or not they have stable diplomatic relations, as our science editor david shukman reports. in the dusty hills ofjordan a gleaming new research centre many thought would never happen. the sesame project brings together scientists from countries you'd normally think of as enemies and today they were celebrating the opening of the

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.llenge in the early stages of the investigation is to create a comprehensive profile of the bomber, salman abedi. it's known he was born here in manchester to libyan parents who came to britain as refugees from the regime of colonel gaddafi. abedi was, for a period, a student at the university of salford. it's also known that he'd travelled to libya and returned a few days before the attack. our special correspondent ed thomas reports now on the bomber, 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, they want answers. this man knew abedi. he had watched him come and go from manchester to libya. now he can't believe what his neighbour did. unbelievably disgusting, to be honest. especially for 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. some talk of erratic beh

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.neous round of applause. the loudest applause of the evening for the emergency services. it is worth remembering, talking about the bravery of the emergency services, last night, as people were fleeing from the arena, the paramedics and police officers we re the paramedics and police officers were running towards it. at that point, they would not have known if there was a secondary device that had been planted. so extraordinary bravery from the emergency services, that must be committed. gavin spoke a little about the victims. let me just reiterate that the first victim to be named was georgina callander, and a tenure of student coming here, and a tenure of student coming here, and a tenure of student coming here, and a big fan of ariana grande. you would have seen that intergraph at issue posted on sunday. and the youngest to be named so far was saffie roussos, at just youngest to be named so far was saffie roussos, atjust eight years old, from lancashire. they were among the thousand

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.x investigation that greater manchester police will amount to. and at the fast moving investigation. we have at the wigan arrest and a raise close to piccadilly station in the business district of the city. —— a raid. a number have also gone on in chilton and fallowfield. and in prestwick, danjohnson and fallowfield. and in prestwick, dan johnson is there. this is the scene of the latest police search. officers arrived at 6:30pm. they said about 45 officers came here in a fleet of police vans desert the flat within the tower block. they moved the door in and use specialist equipment using a jamming device which was also used by the team that arrived here just over an which was also used by the team that arrived herejust over an hour ago, toward an hour and a half ago. this is the latest scene on the east side of manchester. right out on the eastern edge. the hub and searches across the city today. this is now an investigation that is spreading overseas, involving different countries as

just as thousands of fans were leaving the manchester arena. 0ur chief correspondent gavin hewitt has — and a warning, there are distressing images. ariana grande's concert was coming to an end when from the foyer the sound of an explosion. there were screams, then running a crowd of children, teenagers, parents, all heading for whatever x that they could find. near the entrance, 22 people were killed. around 60 were injured. a massive flash, a bang, smoke. my wife, i had to lay her down on the floor. she has bruising there. she has probably broken her femur in the left leg. something hot flew over us and landed behind my mother my sister and i. and we all dropped to the floor but then my mum told me to run. i tried to run back in but i was worried that i could not hear anything because this year was blocked and it was just really scary. all i could hear was screaming, people crying. it was complete madness. it was like something out of a film. everyone was screaming. people had cuts on their arms and legs. the injured were taken to eight hospitals across greater manchester. some fami

more on all of that in a moment, but first our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports on the minute'sas united the people of manchester with the rest of the country. in the minutes before the silence, that yous, thousands headed to reflect, to remember, to stand together. bell tolls. bugle sounds. in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. applause. it was really beautiful andi applause. it was really beautiful and i thought it was so nice eve ryo ne and i thought it was so nice everyone coming here and showing the respect. today's been a time to reflect and a time of remembrance and at the same time to show strength and unity and our support to those who have lost their loved ones. you had enjoyed the concert? it was good. i got to meet her before the concert. she was lovely. really? during the morning the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital and spoke to some of the wounded. in one conversation she described the attack as wicked. very wicked. another patient spoke about her shrapnel wounds. mine's gone through 15 centimetres out the other side. i'm due in su

our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. london — a fast—charging, global city.e uk. even the politics are different, registering some of the strongest support for remaining in the eu. but running through london is a faultline between those living well off the global economy and those left behind. take housing. london average house price is coming in at 475,000, that's twice the uk average. lucian cook from the property group savills sees a great divide. if you look at what's happened in london, it's dislocated itself from the rest of the uk for a prolonged period. that means london faces a series of housing challenges that are more acute than the rest of the uk. it's about building enough housing stock. if you look at london, particularly in the lower tiers of the market, we are not building nearly enough housing stock. along the river are new developments where half the flats are foreign—owned. it is a city of extraordinary wealth, with public sector workers squeezed over places to live. amina works in the nhs as a paediatric nurse. she lives with her four chil

but first, our chief correspondent gavin hewitt on the minute's silence that united the people of manchesterthe rest of the country. in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. it was really beautiful, i thought it was so nice, everyone coming here and showing respect. today has been time to reflect and a time of remembrance. and at the same time, showing strength and unity, and our support to loved ones. showing strength and unity, and our support to loved oneslj showing strength and unity, and our support to loved ones. i have come to pay tribute to those who were so courageous, to pay tribute to those who were so courageous, those who have lost their lives, and those who are still fighting for their lives. given the morning the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital. were you the first one? yes. she thanked the medical staff who attended the scene and spoke to some of those wounded. you had enjoyed the concert? it was really good. i got to beat her before the concert, she was lovely. in one conversation she described the attack as wicked. big shock. very wicked. anot

the bbc‘s special correspondent gavin hewitt filed this report a short while ago.cert was coming to an end when from the foyer the sound of an explosion came. there were screams, then running. a crowd of children, teenagers, parents heading for whatever exit they could find. 22 people were killed near the entrance. nearly 60 were injured. suddenly a massive flash and bang. smoke. my wife, i laid her down on the floor. she's got bruising. she had won that slide it under her chin, and bruised. she's probably broken a femur in her left leg. something really hot flew over and landed behind me and my sister. we dropped to the floor. i thought they were behind me, so i ran out. then i realised they weren't, so i tried to run back in because i was worried. i shouted for my mum but i couldn't hear anything. my ear is all blocked. it was really scary. all i could hear was screaming, shouting. everyone was running everywhere. it was complete madness. before the night was over, the police knew they were dealing with an attack by a suicide bomber with a home—made explosive dev

some areas — presents politicians with a unique set of challenges, as our chief correspondent gavin hewitt strongest support for remaining in the eu. but running through london is a faultline between those living well off the global economy and those left behind. take housing. london average house price is coming in at 475,000, that‘s twice the uk average. lucian cook from the property group savills sees a great divide. if you look at what‘s happened in london, it‘s dislocated itself from the rest of the uk for a prolonged period. that means london faces a series of housing challenges that are more acute than the rest of the uk. it‘s about building enough housing stock. if you look at london, particularly in the lower tiers of the market, we are not building nearly enough housing stock. along the river, a new development where half the flats are foreign—owned. it is a city of extraordinary wealth, with public sector workers squeezed over places to live. amina works in the nhs as a paediatric nurse. she lives with her four children in a one—bedroomed flat in south london. you do get demotiv

our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports now on the attack — a warning, there are distressing imagese's concert was coming to an end when from the foyer the sound of an explosion. they were screams, sound of an explosion. they were screams, then running a crowd of children, teenagers, parents, all heading for whatever x that they could find. near the exit, 22 people we re could find. near the exit, 22 people were killed. around 60 were injured. a massive flash, smoke. my wife, i had to lie her down on the floor. she has bruising there. she has probably broken her femur she has bruising there. she has probably broken herfemur in she has bruising there. she has probably broken her femur in the left leg. behind me, my mum and my sister and we all dropped to the floor but then my mum told me to i’ufi. floor but then my mum told me to run. i tried to run back in. i could not really hear anything because my ears we re not really hear anything because my ears were blocked and it was just really scary. all i could ears were blocked and it was just really scary. alll could hear ears were bloc

gavin hewitt has this report.tes before the silence, thousands headed to reflect, to remember, to stand together. bell tolls. bugle sounds. in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. applause. it was really beautiful and i thought it was so nice everyone coming here and showing the respect. today has been a time to reflect and a time of remembrance and at the same time to show strength and unity and our support to those who have lost their loved ones. you had enjoyed the concert? it was good. i got to meet her before the concert. she was lovely. really? during the morning the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital and spoke to some of the wounded. in one conversation she described the attack as wicked. it was a big shock, a very big shock. very wicked. another patient spoke about her shrapnel wounds. mine's gone through 15 centimetres out the other side. i'm due in surgery this afternoon. 75 people are still in hospital and some will need reconstructive surgery. today was a reminder of what

our first report tonight on the attack and its aftermath is from our chief correspondent, gavin hewitted scenes that some may find distressing. ariana grande‘s concert was coming to an end when from before jaeger sound of an explosion came. —— when from the fourier and the sound of an explosion came. —— the foyer. there we re explosion came. —— the foyer. there were screams, explosion came. —— the foyer. there were screams, then running. a crowd of children, teenagers, parents heading for whatever exit they could find. 22 people were killed near the entrance. nearly 60 were injured. suddenly a massive flash and bang. smoke. my wife, i laid her down on the floor. she's got bruising. she had won that slide it under her chin, and bruised. she's probably broken a female in her left leg. —— brokering a femur. something really hot flew over and landed behind me and my sister. we dropped to the floor. i thought they we re dropped to the floor. i thought they were behind me, sol dropped to the floor. i thought they were behind me, so i rang out. then i realised they weren't, so i tried to run

our first report tonight on the attack and its aftermath is from our chief correspondent gavin hewittn running. a crowd of children, teenagers, parents heading for whatever exit they could find. 22 people were killed near the entrance. nearly 60 were injured. suddenly a massive flash and bang. smoke. my wife, i laid her down on the floor. she's got bruising. she had won that slide it under her chin, and bruised. she's probably broken a femur in her left leg. something really hot flew over and landed behind me and my sister. we dropped to the floor. i thought they were behind me, so i ran out. then i realised they weren't, so i tried to run back in because i was worried. i shouted for my mum but i couldn't hear anything. my ear is all blocked. it was really scary. all i could hear was screaming, shouting. everyone was running everywhere. it was complete madness. before the night was over, the police knew they were dealing with an attack by a suicide bomber with a home—made explosive device packed with metal fragments. it was a deliberate attack on children and young people, timed just