with manchester"." if confirmed as terrorism it would be the worst attack in the uk since the 7/7 london bombings nearly 12 years ago. in other news, four builders had to be taken to hospital and around 50 people were evacuated — after a shop collapsed in bushey in hertfordshire yesterday afternoon. the roof of the old post office on the high street collapsed ataround 2:00. the builders were treated for minor injuries. city—living significantly increases the risk of psychotic experiences in young people — such as hearing voices and paranoia. that's according to a study of 2,000 british 18—year—olds by kings college london. it found those growing up in urban areas were a0% more likely to have had episodes of psychosis than those who lived in the countryside. as many as 30 positive leads have been discovered as a result of investigations carried out on piles of rubbish ‘fly—tipped' under the aao. buckinghamshire county council's enforcement officers having been sifting through the mass of household and b

the prime minister now in manchester, at greater manchester police headquarters.ce is that they have carried out or executed warrants, in local areas of greater manchester at that second location a controlled explosion took place, they have said, all part of the investigation and the horrific attack last night at the manchester arena. greater manchester police has said they will not confirm any names or name of the suspect who is believed to have died in the attack last night. they have said that confirmation will take place once formal identification is completed. this has not yet been confirmed, but the bbc understands that the attacker was british or from the uk. so many messages of condolence as well from right around the world, the latest we are hearing from pope francis. any statement from the vatican says that his holiness pope francis is deeply saddened to learn of the injuries and loss of life caused by this barbaric attack in manchester. he expresses his heartfelt solidarity with the people of manchester and all those affected by the attack and he also p

we're just outside the manchester arena. and manchester victoria station. people. we can hear now from the leader of the lib dems, tim farron. the attack on manchester last night, the terrorist outrage is utterly heartbreaking. it has been made all the more clear to me this morning as they spoke to my kids, all of whom each have a friend or more at the gig last night in manchester, and we know that every terrorist attack on our country is an attack on every single one of us. but this is of a different order. this was a terrorist attack deliberately targeting children, having the time of their lives. it was cowardly, deliberate, beyond wicked and that's why it is right that we should determine that justice why it is right that we should determine thatjustice must be done and we continue to stand up to those who wish to harm our society, to ta ke who wish to harm our society, to take away life, and take away our liberty and our freedom. take away life, and take away our liberty and ourfreedom. but, beyond that, it's so important that we recognise that last ni

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.there, who was manchester's interim mayor for the past two years, before the election of andy burnham, and former police and crime commissioner for greater manchester. thank you very much forjoining us, what are your thoughts on how important it is for the city of manchester to come together tonight with this vigil, and show it will not be defeated by terrorism? you can see behind me there are throngs of people coming out to show their respect to the families of those who died, the goodwill to those who have been injured, but in the end, the resolution that says, we are not repaired to be divided by a people who commit this evil. the murder of children in this city is devastating, but we will stand together, we will comfort the parade, we will work with those who have been injured and we will get through this working together. that is the spirit of manchester. we were hearing from the chief constable, ian hopkins, saying, this is a multicultural city, it has two stay that way, it has t

the manchester royal infirmary. anita, what‘s the latest? manchester royal infirmary.e manchester royal infirmary, where nine of those injured in last night‘s attack are being treated. this is one of the area‘s major trauma centres, along with the trauma centres, along with the trauma centres, along with the trauma centre at salford royal where another six of the victims are being treated for their injuries. we heard a little earlier, in a news conference, that some people are requiring intensive care, that some people will be in hospitalfor requiring intensive care, that some people will be in hospital for what was described as "a long time." and that others will have life—changing injuries. but beyond that, no further detail or specific detail on how many of those injured are children and how many are adults. we do know that 12 children, children under the age of 16, are being treated at the royal manchester children‘s hospital but we know of at least one other child in another hospital, so it is not possible at this stage to give a specific breakdown on those number

manchester stood together... manchester stood together. manchester is standing together. sharing, all trying to help. it is wonderful. manchester should be proud. they should be proud, it was quite extraordinary last night, it was good to see so many people came out. you were talking about reaching out. you were talking about reaching out. you were talking about reaching out. you have reached out to an incredible amount of people in recent yea rs. incredible amount of people in recent years. how many people do you think you have spoken to in your tors of the country? well over 30,000. you think it makes a difference? yes, i know it makes a difference. i have personally had m essa g es difference. i have personally had messages back from people, one particularfamily, i messages back from people, one particular family, i can't messages back from people, one particularfamily, i can't mention in any way, shape or form, particularfamily, i can't mention in any way, shape orform, but particularfamily, i can't mention in any way, shape or form, but one particular lad that was on

theresa may, the prime minister, is in manchester now, meeting the chief co nsta ble of in manchesternd other senior police commanders. she chaired a meeting of cobra earlier today and she will be backin cobra earlier today and she will be back in london chairing another meeting of cobra later as well. we will, in terms of international reaction to the atrocity, we will hear from reaction to the atrocity, we will hearfrom readers reaction to the atrocity, we will hear from readers around the world condemning it. the unionjack is flying in half mast at the eu in brussels too. our correspondent, paul adams reports. forensic police at the scene this morning, beginning to answer key questions. how was this attack carried out? what, if any, wider lessons need to be learned? in and around the venue, there will be clues. in london, ministers gathered for a meeting of the government's top security committee, cobra. after the first mass casualty attack in britain for a dozen years, what level of danger does the country now face? the threat level remains at severe. that means a terrorist attack

about as manchester needs to think about as manchester representatives. very much giving up your time to speak to us today. all the best to you. let us turn our attention is to everything that we know so far and the many developments. we learned this morning that police investigating the manchester arena bomb attack have stopped sharing information with the us .we canjoin . we canjoin daniel savage in another part of manchester wielded as police activity. we are in central manchester, just about the main road that runs through the city centre, the main dual carriageway. just south of the city centre in manchester. there is a large area cordoned off with blue and white police tape and numerous police vehicles here at the moment sealing off this area. they seem to be focusing their attention on what looks like an office building to the untrained eye but it could be flats oi’ untrained eye but it could be flats or student accommodation. the police have sealed it off and are looking at it on in the street in manchester. in the last ten or 15 minutes, we have

go on to win it for manchester, notjust the manchester united, but the manchester.es are conducting major reviews of security plans. the great city games is due to be held in manchester city on friday and will go ahead, according to organisers. a final decision on the great manchester run on sunday is expected later today. sam allardyce has resigned as crystal palace managerjust days after ensuring the club's premier league survival. allardyce signed a 2.5—year deal last december replacing alan pardew. but he has said in a statement that he has no ambitions now to take another job. two time wimbledon champion petra kvitova could still play at wimbledon this year. she suffered injuries to her hand in a knife attack in december but her representatives says her recovery is on track and could even play at the french open which starts next week. and finally, riders in the giro d'italia paid their respects to the victims of the manchester attack yesterday. the cyclists held the silence before the start of the 16th stage, and also paid tribute to former motogp champion, am

it's manchester, life goes on. manchester was quiet today.lah, bring them to justice. it's hard. if i had one of the victims' fathers or somebody who's lost their daughter or son in yesterday's attack and i'm saying to him "look, george, alan, whoever, this is nothing to do with muslims", and yet he knows that the person who did it adhered to a so—called faith, it's hard to talk to a person like that and say this is nothing to do with the faith. i'm saying to people publicly and privately, we have to distance our faith from these barbaric terrorists. they're criminals with criminal mindsets. people here already knew what it meant to face and recover from terrorist violence. an ira bomb devastated manchester city centre in 1996. three years earlier in nearby warrington, an ira bomb killed three—year—old jonathan ball and 12—year—old tim parry. tim's father colin became a peace campaigner, but today he was thinking of the inexpressible burden of parents' grief. losing a child is the most awful event in anybody‘s life. there's no easy way to say

forever manchester. choose love, manchester, thank you. cheering and applause high pressure the poet tony walsh. i will be back in halfan the poet tony walsh. i will be back in half an hour. now, it's time to join the bbc‘s news teams where you are. tonight, manchester is a city in mourning, a vigil held here for 22 victims of a senseless attack at a teenager's pop concert. good evening and welcome to a special edition of north west tonight. victims of the senseless terror attack. among them an eight—year—old girl from lancashire watching a concert for the first time. the school announced that georgina callander had been confirmed, that she passed away last night and then tarleton, another one down the road, so within four miles, two young girls have died. the moment a suicide bomber brought chaos and heartbreak to concert—goers on a spring evening. this has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced this has been the most horrific incident we have everfaced in greater manchester and one we all hoped we would never see, families an

yes, we're in manchester by the manchester arena. we're in manchester arena.be a minute's silence held at buckingham palace in attendance the queen and duke of edinburgh. the prince of wales, and the duchess of cornwall. silence is the national anthem plays applause so the royal family there, leading a minute's silent at buckingham palace. coming out and pausing at the top of the steps to the garden and then

there's been an attack in manchester. a change to normal lessons. because there's more security and you canjust feel more safe... these 11—year—old pupils have been given the chance to talk about what happened at the manchester arena. all over the uk, teachers are trying to explain to their students what happened on monday night, and many schools here in manchester have been offered extra counselling to help children over the next few days. i would say to parents and caregivers, just be there, try to keep their routine as normal as possible, and listen — if they want to ask the same question over and over again, that's absolutely fine. just answer it. just be there, and try to keep them calm. many children here have spent the day sharing their worries. i was quite scared because, like, in case it would actually happen closer, even more closer, to us. erm, i always speak to an adult about any worries that i have — mainly my mum. but if, like, maybe she's not available or it's late at night and i didn't want to wake her up

it's manchester, life goes on. manchester was quiet today.ation. allah, we ask that you allow the perpetrators of this evil action, allah, bring them to justice. it's hard. if i had one of the victims‘ fathers or somebody who's lost their daughter or son in yesterday's attack and i'm saying to him "look, george, alan, whoever, this is nothing to do with muslims", and yet he knows that the person who did it adhered to a so—called faith, it's hard to talk to a person like that and say this is nothing to do with the faith. i'm saying to people publicly and privately, we have to distance our faith from these barbaric terrorists. they're criminals with criminal mindsets. people here already knew what it meant to face and recover from terrorist violence. an ira bomb devastated manchester city centre in 1996. three years earlier in nearby warrington, an ira bomb killed three—year—old jonathan ball and 12—year—old tim parry. tim's father colin became a peace campaigner, but today he was thinking of the inexpressible burden of parents‘ grief. losing a

hugh pym is at the manchester royal in the. what is the manchester royal in the.official at north west ambulance service and a senior health official here in greater manchester summing up the nhs response across the region. those 59 patients are spread across eight hospitals, nine are here at manchester royal. we asked how many of them were children, how many were adults. they were not able to confirm that, or say much more but we know 12 are at royal manchester children's hospital and there is at least one of the trial at another hospital. they pay tribute to the emergency services in what they said was a terrible night for manchester. they expressed their condolences for the bereaved, but said there had been a veryjoined up plan put into action. they had, in effect, written the plan beforehand. they talked of getting documents out and enacting it very quickly in terms of coordinating ambulance help from other parts of northern england, getting doctors and

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

chris buckler in manchester. both the conservatives and labour have been focusing on national security today in the election campaign. the home secretary, amber rudd, reaffirmed that the conservatives would set up a commission to promote british values and tackle extremism, while labour wants to recruit 1000 security experts in addition to 10,000 extra police. security experts in addition here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. in the aftermath of such an atrocity, inevitable questions about how to stop something like this happening again. the actions of this man, salman abedi, forced a pause in the election campaign. salman abedi, forced a pause now preventing others like him is part of the debate. the home secretary said today the government had for the first time used powers to prevent suspected terrorists returning freely to the uk. suspected terrorists 0n the manchester attack, she said police and security services were working at full tilt. she said police and security with questions about who kne

ed thomas, in manchester, right by manchester arena, thank you very much. just to recap that we now know people have been killed, and around 50 people injured, ina killed, and around 50 people injured, in a suspected terrorist attack at manchester arena. it happened at around 10:35pm local time, following a pop concert by the american singer ariana grande. still with me is our correspondent andy moore. it still seems to be unfolding and this police operation going on into the night. that's right, and just some information from manchester arena. they have issued a brief statement. they say we can confirm there was an incident as people were leaving the ariana grande show last night. the incident took place outside the venue, in a public space. our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims. that is from manchester arena, saying it was actually outside their venue in a public space. and that confirms the reports we have had that it was in the foyer area, but it was in the ticket area, that the people as they we re ticket area, that the people as they were waiting outside the arena, or peop

manchester united joined forces with neighbours manchester city to pledge £1 million to a fund set upthe victims of the attack. the fund has reached almost £3.5 million. walk into greater manchester ‘s tattoo pa rlou rs walk into greater manchester ‘s tattoo parlours now and you might see something like this. the £50 donation will get you this tattoo have been. it is a symbol of manchester designed by sam who has raised over £10,000. it does really well what we are getting across. it's a symbol of strength and unity. jonathan, you've had it done, what do you think. it sums up howl jonathan, you've had it done, what do you think. it sums up how i feel about being from greater manchester, the togetherness that people have shown in the last few days which has meant a lot. it will be something that means a great deal to me for the rest of my life. this is one of many unique fundraising methods going on across the region. this one is another. i've got pies, cookies, water from mcdonald's, is another. i've got pies, cookies, waterfrom mcdonald's, people say, what are you doing, you are not

at 10:33 last night, the police were called to reports of an explosion at manchester arena in manchester city center, near victoria train station. we now know that a single terrorist detonated his improvised explosive device near one of the exits of the venue. deliberately choosing the time and place to cause maximum carnage and to kill and injury indiscriminately. the explosion coincided with the conclusion of a pop concert, which was attended by many young families and groups of children. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for it's appalling, sickening cowardest. deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives. as things stand i can tell you that in addition to the attacker, 22 people have died and 59 people have been injured. those who were injured are being treated in eight different hospitals across greater manchester. many are being treated for life threatening conditions. and we know among those killed and injured were many chi

later today i will travel to manchester to meet the chief constable, the mayor of greater manchester, and members of the emergency services who have come to manchester's aid in its moment of need. and the general election campaign has been suspended. i will share another meeting of cobra later today. at terrible moments like these it is customary for leaders, politicians and others to condemn the perpetrators and declare that the terrorists will not win. but the facts the we have been here before and the fact that we need to say this again does not make it any less true. while we experience the worst of humanity in manchester last night, we also saw the best. the cowardice of the attacker met the bravery of the emergency services and the people of manchester. the attempt to divide us with countless acts of kindness that brought people closer together, and in the days ahead, those must be the things we remember. the images we hold in our minds should not be those of senseless slaughter but of the ordinary men and women who put concerns about their own safety to one side and rushed to h

"manchester united" is the fitting response to a vicious attack on fair manchester city.rth alive and well, a lot of resilience onshore. all political campaigning has been postponed and might be so for several days to come but theresa may has been to manchester to meet greater manchester police and hear first hand how the investigation is going. tonight she went back to downing street for a cobra meeting. let's bring in alex forsyth, we saw pictures of the foreign secretary leaving a short while ago, any update on what was discussed? not so far, we know this was the second meeting today of the government ‘s emergency cobra committee, the first took place early this morning when the magnitude of what had happened in manchester became clear. again the prime minister came back to downing street and around 8pm chaired another meeting of the government ‘s emergency committee. what would have been discussed what would have been discussed was the progress of the investigation taking place in manchester. theresa may and amber rudd meeting with greater manchester police earlier on

it was very emotional what happened in manchester. this is for manchester.manchester. it was emotional. especially for the manchester people, you could see that before the game as well. the whole city and the whole of europe, it shows that we can come together asa it shows that we can come together as a city, as a nation and show our spirit, that we are not going to be beaten like that. long queues have formed in central moscow of orthodox christians wishing to venerate a rib of st nicholas — who was the inspiration for the legend of santa claus. the rib has been sent to russia on loan from italy. this is the first time in almost 1,000 years that the relic has left the city of bari. from the russian capital, steve rosenberg reports. in moscow this week, they are queueing for miracles. young and old have come to pay homage to russia's most cherished saint. for this is the rib of saint nicholas, the wonder worker, the saint who inspired the legend of santa claus. the rib is on loan from italy after a historic agreement between the pope and the patriarch and th

the manchester games starting soon, at the city centre, the great manchester run, and the concert atound. as well as the start of ramadan, many from the muslim community on the streets, taking places of worship. all of these events a re places of worship. all of these events are going to be taking place, and additional officers, including a significant number of armed officers are going to be present on the streets, patrolling. members of the public can expect to see additional security checks at some locations, and we would ask that patient, br ensuring everybody can enjoy these events safely. manchester has come together this week. the public have seen that compassion. it is important that we continue to stand together in greater manchester. particularly, standing together against some of the hate filled views we've seen from a small minorty. that has got no place in manchester. sadly, we have got an increase of hate crime reports, from 28 to 56. we cannot directly link these to the events of monday night but we are continuing to monitor the situation and support communities. i hav

scene of manchester arena. walking around inside their colleagues of greater manchester police. the fire and rescue service. they are urging people to avoid the area. we know that the services have been suspended as well because this incident has happened very close to the mainline, just by the arena. people being asked to stay away from the arena, understandably people are worried. we are told the greater manchester police, i haven't seen numbers yet. that will of course be over great concern to many thousands of parents because this is a big arena. it can house more than 20,000 people. at that concert was well attended we understand. so can potentially be a lot of people pretty worried about what's happened to their loved ones, hopefully they've all managed to gather themselves and call their families to let them know they're safe. people that are a bit short. should be up and running soon. >> we certainly haven't seen it here, the casualties will be released by greater manchester police and as you mentioned,

to make greater manchester to make greater manchester police. piece together what exactly happened there at manchester arena, some positive news about the community spirit which has been on display they are in manchester, stories of cab drivers turning off the meters, hotels taking in confused and injured people. yes, we are hearing that all the time. this is footage from a phone. this came from somebody who said he went out for catfood. he went to find bottles of water to hand out to people, just to help. we have seen again and again tonight. there was a man with two young girls, ten, and 12. he did not know what was going on. he was not from manchester. and a man approached him and said he would take him home. he was not a taxi driver or looking for money. he just wanted to help. we have seen a lot about. people handing out those those bottles of water, because there are so many people here who cannot understand what has happened here, tonight. to give you a sense of the operation with the pelissier, we have seen two helicopters circling the c

manchester showed the way. manchester student together, important... manchester showed the way.hey are showing the way. the vigil, so moving. so many different cultures there. all sharing, all trying to help. it's wonderful. manchester should be proud. good to talk to him a little bit earlier. interesting to watch last night here in manchester at albert square hundreds of people came together for the vigil. there will be another vigil this evening. as you walk around the city, lots of flowers seem to be left in different positions. i'd say churches, outside poignant positions around the city. you see candles and flowers being laid. the manchester evening news appeal, which has been launched for the victims on just giving has reached £1 million already, within just over 36 hours. an million pounds for the victims of the bombing on monday night. lots to talk about, particularly about the hotels in manchester, that did such a sterling job helping out with lots of people who were lost or who didn't have a phone to call home or just wanted some work to shelter in the panic. adrian el

the manchester islamic centre is proud to be part of this great city of manchester.ng and listening. reporter: did salman abedi pray here? welcome to our world viewers who are joining us. we have been listening to fawzi haffar who is a trustee at the manchester islamic centre and did bury mosque. this is the mosque that reports say that sal salman abedi, acontinueded did bury mosque. there were reports that he called the prayer at that mosque, but the trustee saying at no point had he worked at the manchester islamic centre. those reports, he said, are not true, but condemning in the strongest terms the atrocity that we had here on monday evening. "it shocked us all." the cowardice has no place in our religion. he mentioned that there were concerns in the muslim community that there might bea in the muslim community that there might be a backlash, verbal abuse or hate crimes, those, he said, must be reported to the police. we are at the cordon not far from manchester arena. these are the steps up to the arena. there is a bit of police activity. we understand they are

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

there are hundreds of them in manchester, as it is one of them in manchester, as it is one of the mostched cities in the most closely watched cities in the uk. that will be looked over. police are also going through media feeds. they are trying to find any clues that could help them understand what is happening thank you very much indeed, ed thomas in manchester. police are appealing for any information. they gave a press conference earlier which gave very little information, we have to say, but called for people to give information. i can confirm the details of the incident last night. at around 10:33pm we received calls ofan at around 10:33pm we received calls of an explosion in manchester arena in the city centre. this was in conclusion of the ariana grande concert. currently we have 19 people who have lost their lives in the explosion. there are around 50 casualties being treated at six hospitals across greater manchester. our thoughts are very much with those who have lost their lives at this terrible time. we are doing all we can to support them. we are working to support those a

forever manchester. choose love. manchester, thank you. incredibly moving and you heard the applause for tony walsh. we'll talk to him after ioam here in albert square. you can see behind me possibly people stopping to look at the tributes as they go about their daily business, but mostly in the square, it's journalists from all over the world, television trucks, and reporters from everywhere to be honest. we're going to talk now to phil and kim dick. they were listening to tony walsh. kim and phil were waiting in the foyer of manchester arena for their daughter and granddaughter who had been at the concert on monday night. phil and philand kim, phil and kim, good philand kim, good morning to phil and kim, good morning to you. good morning. the bomb went off yards from where you were standing as you were waiting for your daughter and granddaughter. what do you recall about what you saw and what you heard? it wasjust. .. we we re what you heard? it wasjust. .. we were laughing and waiting for our children to come out, all happy to tell us a

this is for manchester.ened, over there, we've come and given this performance, this is for manchester. everybody in manchester, this is for us. it was very emotional because of what happened in manchester. it was showing people how we are still united. a very emotional night, to be honest with you. i'm still feeling that. sorry, i can't speak. it shows that we can come together as a city and a nation and show our spirit, that we'll not be beaten like that. in other news, the ukip leader, paul nuttall, will unveil his party's manifesto today, marking a return to campaigning for the general election. mr nuttall said further delay would let the terrorists win. he said ukip will, in his words, ‘identify the problem' in communities in a way that other parties are unwilling to do. all the other parties are resuming their national campaigns tomorrow — but some local activities such as delivering leaflets will begin again today. with us now is our assistant political editor norman smith what do expect from ukip tod

be a manchester, was said to be a manchester united football fan.ther he was part of a wider conspiracy or acting alone and the fa ct conspiracy or acting alone and the fact that the intelligence agencies and the police believed he was not acting alone is why the terror threat level has been raised. let's go to the middle east corresponded quentin somerville who is in libya. there are reports that this man may have travelled to libya before the attack. that's right, unconfirmed reports, suspicions that not only did he travelled utility but he also travels to syria. what we do now is that many libyans have made that journey, something wakefield have thousands libya ns travelled journey, something wakefield have thousands libyans travelled to syria, they started doing that during the 2013, when the war was at its height. they were battle hardened fighters, many of them fought against carol qaddafi and took those skills were sent to the one in syria and in a short space of time libya became a southern compass point for the so called islamic state. not

they have got to win it for manchester and make manchester proud.re however, that if ever the city needed a performance to be proud of, it was no. both teams taking their place in the centre circle is football paid its respects. silence. the silence was quickly followed by applause. cheering and applause. if united felt the pressure, it did not show. paul pogba's deflected shot giving his side the start they had grave. manchester united lead. the sense of release obvious, although managerjose—maria remained unmoved. not so for those in the stands, nor those watching back in manchester. a route moment of celebration in a week of unimaginable pain. too often this season unimaginable pain. too often this season united have sat back and defended leeds, this time they are extended. henrikh mkhitaryan, despite having his back to goal, brilliantly flicking home. united we re brilliantly flicking home. united were two up and comfortable. ajax we re were two up and comfortable. ajax were kept at bay. wayne rooney granted a late appearance as questions over h

he was brought up in manchester.escribed as gullible and someone who turned to religion five years ago. it is nabi discovered he has recently travelled to countries where islamic extremists are based. todayit today it was revealed that dangers we re today it was revealed that dangers were flagged up years ago. the decision was taken to raise the terrorist threat level to critical. this means another attack could be in and. it gives the authorities the power to deploy thousands of troops across the country. some are already in place, guiding downing street, whitehall, and around westminster. whilst we are at critical and there is the possibility of a further attack, we want to be able to support the public as best we can and protect them as best we can, and we believe we need more armed officers on the streets. submitting military colleagues and what i would call static posts in this case, the palace of westminster, allows us to put police officers with firearms in greater numbers across the uk. put police officers wi

forever manchester. choose love, manchester. thank you.that this man salman abedi who was 22 years old himself went into an area of the arena where he knew there would be lots of children, he must have known that at a concert like this there would be lots of young people, so indiscriminately attack last night and that is what has appalled people. as the stories come out over the course of the next few days there will be heart—wrenching stories of children with parents out for an evening at the concert, an evening many of them had been looking forward to four weeks, possibly months and it ended in such tragedy. we are getting the names of some of those killed. georgina callander, an 18 —year—old who was studying health and social care at runshaw college in lancashire. you might have seen a picture of her today alongside ariana grande, she was looking forward to coming here and posted the image on her instagram on sunday. at eight years old saffie roussos was the youngest person known to have been killed in the attack so far. they were among

here is the manchester united line—up.l, blind, wayne rooney, he will start on the bench. kick—off at 7:45pm. it will be significant both on and off the pitch for manchester united. remember, you can follow that on radio five live. that's it from sportsday. we will leave you with some of those tributes, messages of support, solidarity and condolence for manchester from within the sport. 26 degrees and temperatures will write higher, peaking on saturday. across scotland, the best of the sunshine was across eastern areas. we did have more clout in western areas, and across northern ireland fairweather cloud but not very much of that. cloud retreating to the northern isles. going through the english channel, moving into northern ireland in south—west scotland. a warm and muggy night ahead. temperatures rising in the sunshine, light winds, grey around the irish sea and more clout up towards the northern isles. in the south—west, the breeze will freshen throughout the day so it will feel warmer round the coast near devon and co

chanting: manchester! being in manchester, it hits home.f muslims are bearing the brunt of that as well, and we are here to show that as muslims we do care, no matter what these...and we do not agree with anything that has gone home at all. you've seen everbody around here, how diverse it is — that's manchester everywhere, isn't it? it's not easy really to deflect anger on a day like this, is it? we are not blaming each other. we want to help each other. anger should be diverted in the right way. to be honest, i have never been to one of these before. you know what i mean? my heart goes out to all the victims, and sadly, the young kids. it is just so sad. that was huw edwards visiting people who attended the memorial of those who attended the memorial of those who were killed on monday. the prime minister gave information that a further attack could be imminent, that information was released on tuesday. we have a live page on our website. the latest developments are look at their european front pages of newspapers —— the. many of those news

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester.s evening, police investigating the attack say they've found what they called potentially suspicious items at a property in wigan. earlier, they said the arrests they had made so far were significant. since the suicide bombing on monday night the police and security services have been trying to establish whether salman abedi was part of a wider terror network. our home editor mark easton has the latest on the investigation. 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

forever manchester. choose love, manchester, thank you.ster is a city in mourning, a vigil held here for 22 victims of a senseless attack at a teenager's pop concert. good evening and welcome to a special edition of north west tonight. victims of the senseless terror attack. among them an eight—year—old girl from lancashire watching a concert for the first time.

this is for manchester, this.d over there, come and get this performance, this is for manchester, this. everybody in manchester, this is for us. am proud to be a mancunian. very touching. everybody taking part in a minute's silence, virtually. very touching moment. for the whole city and the whole of the uk, really — it shows that we can come together as a city, as a nation, and show our spirit, that we are not going to be beaten like that. manchester united have confirmed that there will be no victory parade but the streets of the city will be packed tomorrow for the great city games. double paralympic champion johnnie peacock will be among the stars racing there. this event happens every year. thank you forjoining us. when you heard the news of the tragedy did you worry that the racing wouldn't take place? to be honest it was not my first thought. pure devastation after the events, after a day or two idid think after the events, after a day or two i did think about the great city games but from my perspective th

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

that's our reporter there live in manchester.e: superthin solidarity for the people of manchester from around till world following monday's deadly attack. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlin

i'm jane hill live in manchester. the headlines at 3pm: the queen visits royal manchester children's hospital, where staff battled to save the lives of children caught up in the manchester attack. to target that sort of thing... it is awful. a minute's silence is held across the uk in memory of the 22 people who were killed in the bombing. after photos showing debris from the manchester suicide bomb are leaked to american media, theresa may promises to act. i will make clear to president trump that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure. police describe recent arrests as "significant" and say some of the items seized in raids are "very importa nt". in the next hour, donald trump is on a charm offensive in brussels. having criticised both institutions in the past, the american president is in brussels for talks with nato and eu leaders. and net migration to the uk falls by 84,000. most of those leaving the country were eu citizens. the queen has been in manchester today, to

it's one of the proud parts of manchester, huge arena and is right next door to manchester's main train station. manchester is a major city in the north of england which is home to hundreds of thousands of people. the concert venue was packed with lots and lots of teenagers and young people, some parents taking their kids the concert. coming from far and wide all over will, by all and counts brought that horrible conclusion. >> tucker: you're looking at live pictures from sky news in great britain of the scene outside of the arena in manchester. on the phone now with jake wall simons who was a daily mail reporter. reminding us that the scene of this is right in the center of that famed industrial center and it is over apparently a rail hub, kids of this concert not exactly sure have many have perished but a significant number. is this train still shut down in manchester? >> on total lockdown. ten past one in the morning as well, it would've been during the day but manchester city is on lockdown, certainly the area around the arena is on lockdown. they're stopping anyone from passing thr

last night as manchester city, last night as manchester united won, manchester city tweeted that.ol to unite people and this was the case last night. thanks very much, sally. you will be aware that over the past few days the names of those caught up few days the names of those caught up in the manchester attack have urged. 22 victims. so far 16 have been identified but police say they know the names of all those killed. the latest to be identified are 17—year—old chloe rutherford and her boyfriend liam curry aged 19, who were both from south shields. our reporter tim muffet reflects on some of those who lost their lives. lisa lees and alison howe had gone to collect their daughters from the concert. both daughters survived the attack. lisa and alison were killed. devastated friends have been paying tribute. she was just the best one out of us all. she kept us grounded. she was just amazing. it must be very hard to take in, this. it doesn't seem real yet. it's not sunk in. she was very selfless, did everything for us. everyone in brighton who knows us, knows all of us and they all

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 a

manchester police.out the death toll and the victims. the death toll is still at 22. 59 people are being treated in hate hospitals in the greater manchester area. —— eight hospitals. the death toll might rise. let's tell you a little about the sequence of events last night. police were cold to the venue at 10:33pm last night. as people were leaving, the excursion happened in the foyer, connecting to victoria rain station. casualties were treated in eight hospitals. in fact, casualties were treated in eight hospitals. infact, 60 hospitals, not just hospitals. infact, 60 hospitals, notjust in hospitals. infact, 60 hospitals, not just in manchester, hospitals. infact, 60 hospitals, notjust in manchester, but from northern wales, as well, responded. many of those, as i say, are still being treated in hospital, tonight. 0ur being treated in hospital, tonight. our first being treated in hospital, tonight. 0urfirst report comes being treated in hospital, tonight. our first report comes from gavin hewitt. i sho

we have also got on sunday manchester is coming together for the manchester run.f the council and andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, have stood up and said, we wa nt manchester, have stood up and said, we want everything to go on as normal as possible we cannot do normal as possible we cannot do normal because of the backdrop of that but i am delighted that said court is here because you have the chairman and he is seeing the sport of athletics is standing alongside manchester and seeing let's bring normality to this great sporting city. it is a great sporting city and what we are seeing tonight is everything sport needs to embrace which is innovative formats. we are past the point where you just automatically assume people are going to come and watch your sport just in stadiums. you have to take it into the streets and this is where brendan and the guys have done a good job. it is the future of athletics. it is making it more accessible to local people. it is encouraging young people to be able to get any way far closer to the action than often they a

good evening from manchester. ann's square, which has become the focal point for the city's tributes following monday's terror attack. let me give you an idea of some of the things people are writing and saying. this t—shirt says, to all who lost their lives, evil will never beat manchester. we will stand together, god bless. another one talks about rip manchester's angels. that's a phrase we have come to know. and over there, hashtag we stand together. how many times have we seen that on social media over the last couple of days. so as the people of manchester come to terms with what's happened, a clearer picture is emerging of the man responsible for monday's atrocity which left 22 people dead and dozens more injured — 20 of them in a critical condition. today, police confirmed they were investigating a terror network following the attack by 22—year old salman abedi. he was known to the security services — albeit "up to a point", according to the home secretary. because of fears of a wider network connected to a