merchandise, that is where this explosion happened, and that confirmation in the last few minutes from manchester policehey are treating this as a terrorist incident. ed thomas, in manchester, right by manchester arena, thank you very much. just to recap that we now know that 19 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 w

we will hear from manchester police as soon as we can. we heard someone shouting. sirens. ying down. there is a lot of detail still to come to light. but right now, standing so close to this place. u nfortu nately we lost standing so close to this place. unfortunately we lost the connection with ed thomas outside manchester arena. just to reiterate, we heard from greater manchester police there isa from greater manchester police there is a second suspect device near where the first explosion occurred. journalists have been moved away from the scene and have been told that a controlled explosion is imminent. so, there are many things going on, many scenes of investigation, it seems. andy moore is still with me. it seems to be unfolding and continuing to do so. yes, it often happens in circumstances like this that there are reports of second suspect devices. sometimes they turn out to be genuine, sometimes they turn out to be people fearful. visy that is understandable in circumstances like this. i think a picture is emerging now, clearly, that the explosion was outside the a

they are treating it as manchester police. they are treating itasa manchester police. reating it as a terrorist incident unless they get information otherwise. they say 19 people have been confirmed dead, umm, 50 people injured. we heard from british transport police that the explosion happened in the foyer area. we heard from manchester arena themselves, they say the explosion happened in a public space outside their venue. we have heard from eyewitnesses in the immediate aftermath of the explosion that they could see nuts and bolts on the floor. we don't know if that was debris from the explosion or if it was some sort of shrapnel involved in the explosion. the arena has been cleared, but police are still at the scene carrying out a controlled explosion, as we saw and heard. and ambulance staff are still dealing with casualties. thank you for the moment, andy. rebecca baty was an eyewitness at the event. she spoke to the bbc soon after the first reports. myself and my friends were in the arena at the time. we were sort of at the other side of the arena to where the, s

manchester arena. we are getting here some more lines. british transport policewith emergency services in attendance. there are transport problems out of the area as well. emergency services are on the scene. greater manchester police are saying at this stage, and this is a good half an hour since this happened, they have not given any more clarification, just saying that they are attending an incident, and they are attending an incident, and they are advising people not to head to that area where all of this is taking place. as i say, local lines from out of manchester's victoria station is blocked. chris wood is a problem. the suggestion is people are still tried to get away from that area. —— so transport is a problem. of an hour since we got the first reports from greater manchester at police say they responded to an incident. —— half an hour. they are responding to a large bang according to local people and eyewitnesses that manchester arena. we'd go to the weather, but we will bring you more on this feeding. more sunshine and rising cambridges as well. it w

that is the chief constable of greater manchester police. t he said it was a cancer that needs to be cut out. he said ukip will beef up troops and border guards. he said he believed other parties have been too cowardly to address the problem. there is no formula to turning back the tide of terror. action needs to be taken across many policy areas and it will take time to make progress. be are no doubt, the problem will not be solved if politicians are too cowardly to confront or even identify where the problem lies. moreover, without the political will to take difficult decisions, challenge communities and secure our borders, things are only going to get worse. news coming in and fred talbot has been convicted of a string of historical such offences on boys during trips to scotland when he was a teacher in the 1970s and 80s. fred talbot can put it —— convicted of a string of historical sex offences against boys during trips to scotla nd against boys during trips to scotland when he was a teacher in the 1970s and 80s. we will bring you more de

in the last few minutes, greater manchester police have given this statement. ent as we currently know them. at around 10:33pm we received reports of an explosion at manchester arena, in the city centre. this was at the conclusion of the ariana grande concert. currently, we have 19 people confirmed to have lost their lives in the explosion, and around 50 casualties that are being treated at six hospitals across greater manchester. my thoughts are very much with those that have been injured and lost their lives and their loved ones at this terrible time. we are doing all that we can to support them. officers from greater manchester police and emergency services are working at the scene, and are supporting those affected. we are to automating the operation here at greater manchester police headquarters. an emergency number is available for all those concerned about their loved ones, or anyone who may have been in the area. the number is 0161856 91100. we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have further information. we are working closely

we are also hoping to hearfrom manchester police as we get them. s. let me give you a sense of where this happened. i am right and of manchester. the hind me is manchester arena. i have been there, like many thousands of other people, with my children to concerts. people come from all over the north—western manchester arena, to see whoever it might be. but from scunthorpe, from birmingham, everyone comes to this place, and it is a family friendly arena as well. that is what is really striking, and we know... inaudible. sadly, as you can see, we are losing the line to the wheeze. we will try and get back to louise as soon as we we will try and get back to louise as soon as we possibly can. she is outside manchester arena, where just to confirm, 22 people are now known to confirm, 22 people are now known to have died last night, 59 injured, after a terrorist attack. police suspect it to be a suicide bomber. 0ne suspect it to be a suicide bomber. one man they say was involved. he was acting alone. he let off an improvised explosive device and greater m

manchester police say they have made significant arrests in connection to monday's attack. held across the uk to remember the 22 victims. there have been more raids as police hunt the network that supported the suicide bomber. eight people are now in custody. the arrests that we have made are significant and initial searches of premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. leaks of the investigation to us media are causing a serious row between the two countries. manchester police are no longer sharing information with america. as the last of the victims are identified, the queen visits manchester's child ren's hospital to meet some of the injured.

commanders here. senior police commanders greater manchester police and other senior police commanders the investigation into the atrocity last night at the manchester irina that left 22 people dead —— manchester arena that left 22 people dead and 59 people injured. the prime minister's already described it as a "callous" attack on defenceless people. we know that many of the people killed and injured were young people. two of those who've been named were eight years old and 18 years' old. just giving you an idea of the ages of those who were only at manchester arena when the suicide bomber detonated his device. well that's the latest from here in manchester city centre. more throughout the day on bbc news. but now, it is time for the news iam i am annita mcvey continuing our coverage of the manchester attacks. a short time ago dr david ratcliffe from the north west ambulance service gave this update on those who were being treated... 59 people being treated at eight hospitals around manchester including nine here at the manchester royal infirmary and 12 children at the manchester chil

running soon. >> we certainly haven't seen it here, the casualties will be released by greater manchester police and as you mentioned, manchester arena and the largest indoor arena in europe opened in 1995 and has house to 21,000 people according to his web site and is exceptionally popular sporting and concert venue. ariana grande's record label says everything was okay but obviously the video posted on twitter showed fans screaming and running out of the venue. isabel hodgins was at the concert at manchester arena. she joins us now live on the phone. thank you for talking to us. what a difficult evening for everybody. >> martha: we are going to continue to monitor this. james was here with us this evening on another story pretty is the former director of the cia. thank you very much for being here and for rolling with it in this breaking news story that we have. we did this feel like to you this point? >> first impressions are often wrong when things like this. but it could've been a balloon, which is something that's floated around. to have panic and people killed and others injured based on

manchester? we got a sense when we heard from the police chief in that last clip that this is a fast moving situationrterrorism operation now under way, notjust on the streets of manchester, where they will be collecting evidence, they will be speaking to witnesses, they will be presumably interviewing people at the arena to find out did they see anything suspicious, what was the sound of this device like, that will be happening in manchester. in westminster, in london, the prime minister will be holding this emergency meeting of top security officials in the next couple of hours, at 9am, and that is when they will look at what should the response be to this? do we need to up response be to this? do we need to up the terror threat level, do we need to review security, at big arenas, football grounds. they will be looking at all possibilities and what should happen next. and no doubt they are co—ordinating with their partners in the us. we heard from the department of homeland security that they have no indication that any eminent attacks are coming on any of their music venues, but obviously we don't

police. manchester victory station is nearby. so to police forces nearby.witnesses have spoken about a helicopter overhead. it was a very large response by the emergency services. “— it was a very large response by the emergency services. —— two police forces. we a re emergency services. —— two police forces. we are seeing pictures of the arena being emptied in panic and confusion. we believe the arena itself is now clear. emergency services are dealing with the casualties at the scene. it looks a casino in absolute panic. there were sounds of this explosion. nobody was quite sure what was happening. people in the arena were talking about a bomb. it obviously engendered a lot of fear. people wa nted engendered a lot of fear. people wanted to get out as soon as they could. a lot of young people they are, some of them perhaps not with their guardians, on their own. we had reports of fights and scuffles and people being injured as they attempted to get out of the arena. we are seeing some pictures now, it appears, maybe this is the foyer area or even the stati

and we are expecting to hear from greater manchester police. —— so hear from greater manchester policea may, and she says that the police are treating the incident as an appalling terrorist attack. and she goes on to say that they are working to establish the full details of the manchester blast. andy houli was in manchester arena, near the blast. —— holey. andy houli was in manchester arena, nearthe blast. —— holeylj andy houli was in manchester arena, near the blast. -- holey. iwas andy houli was in manchester arena, near the blast. -- holey. i was near the box office when it happened. i was waiting for my family to come out. i was talking to one of the girls, talking about this situation. and then the door flung open. but because she had the door open, we got thrown forward, through the door. towards the arena. the explosion was behind us and force us forward. but everyone who was ten or 15 people in this, they all injured. asi 15 people in this, they all injured. as i said before, that there were about 2030 people injured. there was so about 2030 people injured. there was so much c

i have been here today at greater manchester police. hey and the security services are working, obviously, to identify whether there was a wider group of people involved in this particular incident. i mean we've now had the name of the youngest of the people who have died, a young eight—year—old girl from lancashire. that really is completely horrendous, isn‘t it? that really is completely horrendous, isn't it? it is an absolutely barbaric attack that has taken place. to kauft young lives in this way —— cut off young lives in this way —— cut off young lives in this way, it is devastating. 0ur thoughts and prayers must be with their families and friends at this horrendous tragedy that has taken place. i'm very clear that the police and security services have the resources they need to ensure they continue their investigation. i would like to thank those involved, the police and other emergency services for the way they responded to this terrible incident. i have just been hearing of police officers who were off duty turning up, wanting to

greater manchester police say that a number of people have been killed and others injured in an explosion her agent has reported that she is ok. my agent has reported that she is ok. my colleague, andy moore, a u are with me and it was a horrific night for anyone there? yes. and he was an update from the northwest and the liz truss. they are saying on twitter thatjudah liz truss. they are saying on twitter that judah the incident liz truss. they are saying on twitter thatjudah the incident in manchester, please only call them for very serious incidences —— ambulance trust. they don't want to deal with anything unless it is an absolute emergency. it is worth reporting on what manchester police have said in a brief statement. —— they are saying on twitter that you too be. they mention casualties, but also mentioned a case of the bureau been set up. it says there that there was one explosion. someone witnesses have said to. but according to the police, it is a single explosion. we heard from the british transport police, talking about an explosion in the and area, confirming what andy said a

manchester police confirmed there are fatalities. s an explosion at ariana grande's concert in manchester. the northern u.k. city. police and helicopters are being flown in. and all roads into the arena have been blocked off and trains as well. the f.b.i. says it has been made aware of reports of a possible bombing in manchester, u.k. this is one of the most frustrating incidents i have ever had to report. because there are so few facts available. we are told by the manchester police that there are injuries, that there are fatalities. that it is a serious incident. they do not describe the incident. they do not have a number of fatalities, they do not have a number of injuries. it is very disturbing. the first responders, law enforcement agencies and police in manchester are terriblably beset upon to come up with public information at a time when it's most desperately needed by the people of manchester as well as all around the world watching whether on sky news or fox business whatever network. joining me now, co-host of "the five,"

the police -- the manchester police are terrific. there's a lot of extremist activity in manchester. they will have informant networks where as soon as they get a photo off cctv, they can go into the networks. the british security service has a broader responsibility. you have to determine whether other people are communicating or were involved in this. you have to have the immediate investigation what happened in manchester, which will be supported by security services outside the manchester police and then the expanding investigation. broader uk cell going back to was somebody overseas involved in this or just radicalizing this individual. >> we are minutes away from a press conference from manchester police. we have talked about the attacks around there in paris, about the difficulties that french intelligence faces, certainly belgian intelligence, lack of coordination we have seen. where do the british stand in relation to that? >> reporter: there's excellent coordination between mi5 the domestic security service and on the other

later today i will travel to manchester to meet the chief constable of greater manchester police in hopkins. the mayor of greater manchester, and members of the emergency services who have come to manchester's aid in its moment of need. and as i announced last night, the general election campaign has been suspended. i will chair 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 the terrorists will not win. but the fact that 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 often saw the best. the cowardest of the attacker met the bravery of the emergency services and the people of manchester. the attempt to divide us met 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 clouter, but the ordinary men and women who put concer

manchester run. sarah smith reports. armed police on the streets of hull. curity at the festival taking place here this weekend has been reassessed, as it has at hundreds of other events. the operation in manchester may be making good progress, according to counter—terrorism detectives, but the threat level remains at its highest. as well as radio 1's big weekend in hull, extra security will be in force at the fa cup final at wembley, the scottish cup final at hampden park, and sporting events in liverpool and manchester. in the city centre, the floral tributes keep coming. police have praised the spirit of the people. and they want to assure everyone that progress is being made. so much has been achieved in that period of time. it is at huge pace. we have made huge grounds in terms of the investigation, but there is still a lot of work to do. officers and other agencies are working with us around the clock to make sure we do that. the arrests keep coming. three more in the city overnight. locations being searched around manchester include a flat in this blo

manchester. in the abedi household goes by, police used explosives to gain access and search for clues. his plot. from manchester, abedi is believed to have recently gone to libya, a failed state. today the french interior minister said that war—torn syria was also a country he had probably spent time in. increasingly, investigators have come around to the conclusion that the bomber, abedi, was not working alone. he was simply the mule carrying the device that was designed a bell for him by somebody else. that bomb maker would still be at large, which is why the uk terror threat level has been raised to critical. -- threat level has been raised to critical. —— designed a bomb for him. the security forces are working with the police and other intelligence forces to trace every possible connection that abedi had in this country and abroad. this is what we know about haka. he was born in manchester in 1994, of libyan pa rents in manchester in 1994, of libyan parents from tripoli. he dropped out of salford university and he was already known to the security services. in fact, the individual

tonight at six: manchester police have made significant arrests. e raids today — eight people are now in custody, as police try to hunt down the suicide bomber‘s network of associates. the arrests that we have made are significant and initial searches of the premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. the last of the victims has been identified — ten teenagers and children amongst young lives cut short.

then we have an update from greater manchester transport police. manchester transport police. are of an incident at manchester and arena. they say they have offices at the scene. they say they have offices at the scene. network rail talk again of an incident, unspecified, near the station. they say trains may be delayed and are also talking about lines blocked. it is a very confusing picture that we have from several official sources that there is an incident of some sort going on in the area but we do not know the cause. on social media, there seems to be pictures coming out suggesting there is quite a lot of confusion with inside the arena. definitely. there is a lot of fear, his terrier and panic. whether that is justified, whether that is just loud bangs being heard and people reaching the wrong conclusion, we don't know. —— hysteria. again, we don't know. —— hysteria. again, we don't know. —— hysteria. again, we don't know if it is the case that it was in people ‘s minds, they were fea rful was in people ‘s minds, they were fearful something had happened inside the arena.

we heard from greater manchester police today.r, that the really critical question they were trying to establish because they almost immediately said they were able to identify the attacker salman abedi, himself, so the focus very quickly turned to whether or not he was acting as an individual or whether he was part of a wider network, we saw the police activity that took place in and round manchester which very much focussed on that, because the crucial question is, of course, is there a continued threat from anybody that may or may not have been operating with him and what we heard very clearly from the prime minister, theresa may, in the statement that she just made then, thatis statement that she just made then, that is not a possibility they can rule out at this time, that there is a possibility that salman abedi was operating as part of a wider network, and so, one must assume that fed into the decision that has been reached by the government this evening, to increase the threat level to critical, from severe, we don't know

manchester. as wejust heard, some pictures from the scene of monday's attack have emerged in the american media. in response, the national policeuncil 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 reports now on the bomber, his background and what may have motivated him. suicide bomber salman abedi, an extremist who attacked the city

police. we are at the cordon not far from manchester arena. these are the steps up to the arena. activity. we understand they are going to move the cordon to get the roads around the centre reopened, but around manchester and certainly in london, we are starting to see a much more visible presence of the security, the threat level, of course has been increased to critical and we are seeing the deployment of soldiers, 984 deployed so far, but many more at their disposal. let's cross to norman smith who is in westminster. thank you very much indeed. we have seen thank you very much indeed. we have seen soldiers outside parliament including paratroopers being brought in by buses to replace police officers, who normally guard parliament. we've also seen soldiers at the gates of downing street, part of this process of using the mulltry to —— military to enable police officers to take part in the counter—terrorism operation. i'm joined by the defence secretary, sir michael fallon. this is a fairly significant development. what actually are these troops going to be doing? well, at the r

the chief constable of greater manchester police is ian hopkins. have faced in greater manchester and one we all hoped we would never see. families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at the manchester arena and have very sadly lost their lives. 0ur have very sadly lost their lives. our thoughts are with those 22 victims we now know have died. the 59 people who have been injured and their loved ones. we continue to do all we can to support them and they are being treated at eight hospitals across greater manchester. as you will appreciate, this is a fast—moving investigation we have significance resources deployed to the investigation and the visible patrols people would see across greater manchester as they wake up to the news from the events of last night. this will include armed officers and more than 400 officers have been deployed on this operation throughout the night. the prime minister, theresa may, has suspended election campaigning and is currently chairing a meeting of the government's urgency cobra committee. she said her

is being reduced from critical to severe, following significant progress by police in their investigation into the manchestero longer regarded as "imminent", but remains "highly likely". soldiers who have been assisting police, will be withdrawn from the streets from midnight on monday. overnight police in manchester made two more arrests. they are now questioning 11 men over the attack by salman abedi at manchester arena on monday. from manchester our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. another morning in manchester, another area of the city evacuated. this is a terrorism investigation that is not yet over. this time it was moss side. police had been searching here for some time, and this morning roads were closed off again and the bomb—disposal team arrived. they're trying to work out where the bomb was made, where its components stored, and that means there is a constant risk. the investigation is now focusing on who abedi knew, resulting in more arrests. about three o'clock, we heard a blast... a blast this morning as police in cheetham hill blew open this door in yet another raid. local peop

greater manchester police are treating this as a terrorists incident until they know otherwise. you are right to say that as of the most recent twitter feed from the police department, 19 people have been confirmed killed. 50 others have been injured. ofphen: there was a report an explosion as concertgoers at this area the -- this arrieta grande a concert. say they heard a loud explosion, expected to be a bomb as authorities are treating this as a possible terrorist incident. it happened at 10:35 p.m. monday night in the u.k., so 3.5 hours ago is when police were called, so witnesses say they were filing out of the manchester arena and this is what one actress who was at the concert, isabel hodgkins, who told sky news that it smelled of burning and there was quite a lot of smoke as we were leaving. we have another statement from the british transport police on their website saying emergency services are at the scene and we are working to establish more information regarding the equation and we will provide further updates as soon as possible. again, police say the explosion happe

we are going to leave that report, going to the gym constable of manchester police. challenging week. as people now, eight individuals in custody, between 18 and 38. still 12 locations across greater manchester being searched. that activity is going to continue throughout the weekend. the cordon remains in place outside manchester arena. i am asking people to the patient with us asking people to the patient with us as we conduct searches. we have got hundreds of officers working on this investigation, from the counterterrorism network and we have seized many exhibits, being assessed. enormous progress has happened in the investigation but still one of a lot of work to do. —— an awful lot. we have seen the best from people, in manchester, coming together to support each other since those horrific events on monday evening. i have been inspired by the determination, solidarity and characteristics of the diverse city. i want to thank the people and businesses of manchester who have welcomed the extra police officers, providing them with support and refreshments. manchest

the police are working hard to reassure members of the public in the greater manchester area, there islice are working to support them. a greater number of police officers involved in the investigation and we understand the uk counterterrorism network is involved in supporting the greater manchester police with the greater manchester police with the investigation. the public have been asked for their help will stop if they have seen anything suspicious, they have been advised to report it to the anti—terror hotline. we have a numberfor that, 08 00 329 321. if people have recorded any images or footage that would be of use to the police, they are also asked if they can send that to uk police image appeal .co .uk. we expect to be able to update you from what has happened in the meeting in there with the prime minister, the home secretary and the chief constable soon. thank you very much indeed. catreena renton reporting from greater manchester police headquarters. lian rugani eight is at —— eleanor garnier is at downing street. earlier on, theresa may said general election campaigning is

let's go to katrina renton at greater manchester police headquarters. cording to police in connection with this investigation. we understand that a man was arrested in wigan this afternoon in connection with that horrific incident that happens in manchester on monday night. a man was carrying a package which is currently being assessed by police. there were three arrests overnight, following raids. there were links to an address to where the bomber originally lived, and we understand his brother has been arrested. the 23—year—old arrested yesterday was also his brother. his younger brother, the younger brother of salman abedi has been arrested in libya. he is being held in tripoli. thank you, katrina renton. there's a lot of forensic work going on here in the arena in the 48 area. —— in the foyer area. they are collecting the foyer area. they are collecting the fragments. we've heard from frank gardener, al security correspondent, we think that salman abedi was only the mule. we now speak to a former counterterror officer who worked for the met police in

greater manchester police had this statement.ncident as we know them. at around 10:33pm, we received reports of an explosion at manchester arena, in the city centre. this was at the conclusion of the ariana grande concert. currently, we have 19 people confirmed to have lost their lives in the explosion, and around 50 casualties that are being treated at six hospitals across greater manchester. my thoughts are very much with those that have been injured and lost their lives, and their loved ones, at this terrible time. we are doing all that we can to support them. officers from greater manchester police and emergency services are working at the scene, and are supporting those affected. we are automating the operation here at greater manchester police headquarters. an emergency number is available for all those concerned about their loved ones, or anyone who may have been in the area. the number is 0161856 9a00. we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have further information. we are working closely with na

we have the news briefing from greater manchester police earlier. ty correspondent is following this in london. so many strands to this. initial thought about the police telling us here in manchester that information, materials, they have seized, very significant. and the rest are very significant. and the rest are very significa nt. what is significant. and the rest are very significant. what is your reading of that sort of language? that is encouraging that letters cut to the chase. unless there is some wonderful news that we have not yet been told they have not found bomb yet. any further explosive devices or the person who they think has built the device that killed 22 people in manchester on monday night. that is the key thing. that is why this country is still at critical threat level. as the live they find it and they think they have neutralised the immediate threat we will go back to severe. as long as we are critical it means another terrorist attack could be imminent. it does not mean it is inevitable but it could be. that is the key indica

m some ways it has been as successful and rapid period of four greater manchester police. ven arrests and those have taken place in manchester and further afield, including, of course, one of the brothers of the honours. we do not know how central or they are. police want to get hold of whoever supplied and made the bomb. that is the critical thing. we now know he was not at the laing, part of what police have described as a network. while that network is still potentially operational, that is why we have added increased levels of security with armed police in some cities of the uk even soldiers. there is a lot of tension but the one thing police are really angry about and the british government, this leak of information about the case from american intelligence sources. this is shared information, information routinely shared between allies and some of this information has been finding its way to the american press and that has angered police in the uk. how much harder for the investigation when there are unverified reports like that? for the investigation when there are u

manchester. so far, 1a have been named, but police say they know the identities of everyone who was killed. and a moment of silence for the manchester victims at the europa league final between manchester united and ajax amsterdam in stokholm. live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome. police here in the uk say they're investigating "a network" of people in connection with monday night's bombing in manchester which killed 22 people and injured more than 60. the father and a brother of the suicide bomber, salman abedi, have been detained in libya and other arrests have taken place in the uk. meanwhile, british police have condemned the publication by the new york times of leaked photos and information from the scene of the bombing. our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, starts our coverage. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today's operation i

officerfor 17 thoughts of chris horrocks, a police officer for 17 years with greater manchesterstages and is trying to amass such a crucial information. one of the first things you learn is about the first things you learn is about the importance of securing evidence and preventing the tampering of the evidence and making sure the evidence and making sure the evidence chain remains intact until the prosecution proceedings. this is unbelievable. the 21st—century, we area unbelievable. the 21st—century, we are a trusted ally who are supposed to be the leaders in the world of intelligence, and if it proves that it has come from them, they have created a dreadful problem for the investigation team. it was the revealing of his name that was the more problematic element? it seems that greater manchester police had wa nted that greater manchester police had wanted to keep that quiet for a bit longer? absolutely. at the time of the initial investigation, starting off, it will have been treated as a major incident and then very quickly that will have been moved up scale toa that will hav

those who were injured being treated but as i was saying, many hospitals around the greater manchester policet is right, we know that 64 people are being treated for injuries at eight hospitals in the greater manchester police the, i am at manchester royal infirmary where nine victims of the attack are being treated here but just the right of me is the royal hospital and 12 children, those under 16, hospital and 12 children, those under16, are hospital and 12 children, those under 16, are being treated there. much has been made of the mancunian spirit over the last 48 hours, manchester is getting on with its business but of course for the 22 people, the families of the 22 people, the families of the 22 people who died, this attack will never be over. nor will it be for a very long time for some of the people who have been treated in hospitals around manchester. a little earlier we had from the chief officer of great amount to the health and social care partnership anti—gay marriage to speak to journalists and said that the many people who are being treated in —— health and social care partner

greater manchester police hope to resume normal intelligence sharing relationship $0011. rom the manchester bombing was lea ked from the manchester bombing was leaked to the us media. president trump is in nato today where he has been meeting donald tusk. the prime minister is expected to raise the issue with him at the summit later. meanwhile... two more men have been arrested in connection with the manchester bombing. one was detained following searches of an address in the withington area of the city, while another was arrested in a part of greater manchester that was not disclosed. the new arrests bring the total number of people being held to eight. the suspect‘s older brother is among those in custody in manchester. two other members of his family have have been detained in libya. ariana grande's concerts at london's o2 arena on thursday and friday have been cancelled following the manchester suicide bombing. a statement said the us singer's dangerous woman tour would be suspended until 7th june. it added that grande wanted to pay "proper respects to those lost". gra

tonight at six: manchester police have made significant arrests. a minute's silence has been held across the uk. bell tolls hundreds gathered in manchester, remembering the 22 victims of the concert bombing. more raids today — eight people are now in custody, as police try to hunt down the suicide bomber‘s network of associates. the arrests that we have made are significant and initial searches of the premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. the last of the victims has been identified — ten teenagers and children amongst young lives cut short. so you had come especially for the concert? yes, it was my birthday present. the queen visits manchester's children's hospital — she met some of the injured and the staff treating them. we'll have the latest on the diplomatic row between america and the uk over leaks about the investigation. also tonight: here's one way to take centre stage — donald trump on the charge over nato countries' defence budgets. don't you understand english? please, please, please, please

we are co—ordinating the operation here at greater manchester police headquarters. biggest venue, with a capacity of about 18,001; concerts. many of those attending last i were children. i was near the box office in the foyer when it happened, waiting for me family to come out. i was talking to one of the girls, who was talking to one of the girls, who was talking to one of the girls, who was talking about florida and out. -- 18,000 was talking about florida and out. —— 18,000 for. and then the tour opened. when the door opened, we got flung forward through the door. towards the arena. —— door. —— that. everyone who was seven 01’ towards the arena. —— door. —— that. everyone who was seven or 15 feet behind us got injured. at least 60 ambulances were sent to the venue with the injured taken to hospitals right across the city. hours later, ariana grande tweeted these words... the singer was not heard in the incident. when she walked on stage, she left behind a venue filled with euphoria. moments later, it was transformed into a scene of multiple deaths. greg dawson, b

we understand that the bomb disposal squad are at a property in manchester helping the police there. , a street has been evacuated. that was another location where somebody was arrested. we also understand that that another property in manchester is currently being searched. a very fast moving investigation with new leads and links coming in all the time. the police have said to expect these searches to take several days. they've asked the public to bear with them on this because these searches are very important. what are they looking for? they are looking for components that would have been used to make a bomb or chemicals, elements that would help them discover what else is out there. that is the idea that is coming forward this evening. while there is an enormous sense of progress, there is also a much larger sense of doubt around the bigger picture. what else is out there? that is what police are trying to find out now. who created the bomb that salman abedi carried and who else is out there may have components? are there other bombs there. they need to find that. there is no sig

greater manchester police said they are making good progress. is we are in a critical state of alert and police still need and want to find those people who may have helped the bomb procure the bomb, set up the bomb, delivered the bomb, and until that network of people is found, this critical state of alert, having these hundreds of armed policemen and women on the streets of manchester, soldiers in other cities as well, armed police on public transport, on trains for the first time, there is still a lot of tension here and until that network is found and neutralised we will remain in this position. we have also heard overnight that greater manchester police have restarted their cooperation with american authorities, exchanging some of this very sensitive information they hope might help them achieve a breakthrough in the case. that cooperation had stopped because of excessive lea ks on cooperation had stopped because of excessive leaks on the american side. greater manchester police felt it was actively disturbing and damaging their inquiries. a

we will look to hear more from the manchester city police. t's have a look at what's been happening in markets. a risk off atmosphere in markets, partly to do with these headlines out of manchester, partly other factors. guy johnson is standing by. guy: it is always difficult to draw a line between these incidents and what's happening in the market. that thisuld dictate is unlikely to last. one area where you may see a slightly longer-term effect, and this is already an area under some strain, is the british consumer. u.k. consumer confidence has started to fade of light. inflation has started to push higher. we are trying to figure out what the brexit story is ultimately going to mean. i would argue that the one area where you may see an effects may be retail sales, consumer confidence. it's these kinds of areas. sentiment is an issue right now in the u.k., and this is something that i think will probably be a factor in that. keep an eye on this data. this is a slow-moving story but pretty germane. let's move on from the u.k. it is hard to dr

we are coordinating an operation in the greater manchester police headquarters. an emergency number is available for all those concerned about anyone who may have been in the area. -856-9400. is 0161 we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have other information. withe working closely national counterterrorism police -- the u.k. intelligence partners. this is a concerning time clearly for everyone. become aing all we can working with local and national agencies to support those affected. as we gather information about ast happened last night -- you will understand we are still receiving information and updates that will provide further details when we have a clearer picture. i want to thank people for their support. our last them to remain vigilant. if they have concerns, please report them to the national antiterrorist hotline. 800-789-0321. 0 it's important here manchester avoid the area around manchester arena, so emergency current services can continue to effectively deal with the incident. thank you very much. >> i was the chief cons

greater manchester police are working with the national counter—terrorism policing network, with interpolplanned mass murder in manchester. 0ur priority, along with the police counter—terrorist network and our security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. almost exactly a year ago, police and emergency services in manchester held a training exercise forjust this kind of terrorist incident. for a number of years, the threat level has been set at severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. the prime minister said today that that is now under review. understandably, the city is nervous, people on edge. but there is a determination not to be cowed by terror. "manchester united" is the fitting response to a vicious attack on fair manchester city. mark easton, bbc news, manchester. the spirit of the north 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 ho

stay with bbc news for all the developments from manchester, where police patrols have been stepped upluding the deployment of armed officers. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one from manchester, which has experienced the uk's worst terrorist attack since the july 7th attacks in london in 2005. 22 people have been killed, and 59 injured — they are now being treated at a number of hospitals in and around manchester. they were among thousands of people who had come to the concert of ariana grande and at the concert of ariana grande and at the end of the concert at around 10.30 last night, the explosion went off. let's talk you through what we know so far. greater manchester police were called to the arena at 10.33pm. the prime minister called the attack on fans at an ariana grande concert here an act of "appalling, sickening cowardice". the explosion happened in the arena's foyer last night, as people began streaming through the doors at the end of the concert. police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, detonated an improvised explosive device. security has

all the major hospitals in manchester being used last night to receive the injured and the dead. the policet was a terrorist attack, apparently being carried out by a suicide bomber. this has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced here in greater manchester, and one that we all hoped we would never see. families and many young people we re see. families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at the manchester arena and have sadly lost their lives. we believe at this stage, the attack last night was conducted by one man. the priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network. the attacker, i can confirm, died at the arena. we believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated, causing this atrocity. the police investigation has moved quickly to date, with raids in south manchester including one where a controlled explosion was carried out. and earlier, a 23—year—old man was arrested in the city in connection with the attack. in downing street, flags are flying at half—mast in the aftermath of the worst terroris

this is elsmore wrote in the follow your district of manchester. police other parts in the south of the city. to call it a fast—moving police investigation may seem like a cliche, but that is exactly what it has been. this morning at 11 o'clock in chawton, we saw a 23—year—old man arrested. then this afternoon in the past half—hour, police named the bomber as salman abedi, who is 22, just the latest part of this investigation. this street in fallowfield one of several that received an unexpected visit from arned police this morning as the investigation into last night's outrage gathered pace. just heard a big, like, boom, it was like a muffled boom and then we ran outside and everyone on my avenue came out in a panic, because we have a lot of kids that are in the school across the road. that bang was later confirmed by the police to be a controlled explosion. i was shaking. everyone was panicking, i seen them all running out and there were police and forces running down this way. the police had quickly identified who they believed was responsible for the