philip, thank you very much, philip norton at old trafford there.y. we know of course there has been the cobra emergency meeting, followed by that very strong statement by the prime minister, theresa may. let's hear more about that from our political correspondent, ellie price. it was a robust statement from the prime minister, probably the takeout price on that was, "enough is enough". she spoke in strong terms about what she feels needs to be done, four main points need to be addressed to deal with the issue of islamic extremism, she talked about dealing with the ideology of islamic extremism in the first place, she talked about dealing with the internet and online internet companies that need to do more in order to deal with some of the terrorist articles that are found on websites in some of these online companies. she also talked about we mustn't forget the fake spaces, she said, in the real world, they need to be difficult and sometimes embarrassing conversations with some of the communities here at home. she also talked about revealing counte

she is outside the old trafford cricket ground in manchesterfor us now.pected to raise about £2 million for the people affected by the bomb attack. we heard from the we love manchester emergency fund and they said they will begin to release that money soon. a flat rate payment for people who have been bereaved, and another four people who have been injured. iwant another four people who have been injured. i want to speak to nicole smith, you were at the concert when it happened so you could get a free ticket today, what was your thought process in deciding whether or not to come because a lot of people find that hard. it was definitely a hard decision. the crowds was one of my main worries. and i was a bit nervous, thinking about the security but at the same time it is quite comforting. overall, i decided to 90, comforting. overall, i decided to go, because i absolutely love concerts, and i don't want one event to stop me from going and doing what i love. plus i need to pay my respects to those who are injured and killed in the event. how difficult was it

frankie mccamley, bbc news, at old trafford. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this lunchtime.oming under increasing international pressure, as he prepares to announce whether he'll pull the us out of the paris global climate change deal. and still to come. commentator: down the track. lovely! bangladesh are turning the screws on england's bowlers at the oval, in the opening match of the champions trophy. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: it looks like antoine griezmann won't be going to manchester united after all. sources say the clubs' interests have cooled. now, we probably all know we should be paying into a pension these days — the picture has changed dramatically since pensions were introduced for men in this country in the early 1900s. as part of our election coverage, we're looking at the bigger picture around the world of work. a report earlier this year suggested that a worker who is under the age of 30 today might not get a pension until they're 70. as the cost of pensions — and the number of pensioners — continues to rise, what will be the impact of living lo

officers, some of them armed, some not, police officers on horseback, sniffer dogs and so on, around old trafford. let's get a sense of what today is like from a former greater manchester police officer, chris horrocks, whojoins me now. i would like to ask you about your personal impressions as you walked down to old trafford today? it is a strange feeling, it is a carnival atmosphere, which is fantastic. the police officers have got a very relaxed demeanour. walking down from the old police headquarters, there was nobody around and then when i arrived here there was a wonderful buzz of anticipation about this great concept. since we have been standing here we have seen police officers go past, some armed, not armed, and there is general cohesion coming togetherfor this armed, and there is general cohesion coming together for this concert tonight. people are standing next to the police officers to have their photos taken the police officers to have their photos ta ken and the police officers to have their photos taken and it is a real understanding about the work that the emergency services have

frankie mccamley, bbc news, at old trafford.sted for driving under the influence, but was not found to have been drinking. he blamed his state on an "unexpected reaction" to a mix of prescription medicine following back surgery. the actor roy barraclough has died at the age of 81. he was best known for playing the rovers return landlord alec gilroy in coronation street, and for performing alongside les dawson. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. i‘ll have it seen to. roy barraclough was alec gilroy for more than 30 years, the tightfisted theatrical agent who ended up marrying bet lynch. elizabeth and alexander... and running britain‘s best—known northern pub, the rovers return. alec was good at looking after the pennies, and a bit short on romance. go on, kiss me. julie goodyear who played his wife said she was devastated, she treasured the laughs they shared. they were, she said, just like a married couple. i can‘t take you anywhere. i nearly had a flush. his other long—running tv role was another on—sc

and the independent pictures singer ariana grande performing at old trafford in the all—star benefittims of the manchester bombing. "manchester's message — we are not afraid." so let's begin. afamiliar a familiarface a familiar face is with us. jonathan charles, managing director of communications at the european bank of reconstruction and development. hello, good morning. yet again, we are discussing a terrorist attack, this time in london, again, let's look at the telegraph ‘s angle. they talk about some the latest development and also some of the security lined with regards to barking in london in particular and some of the detail that is coming through. that is the headline bear, police uncover youtube link to london terror attack, making it very clear as far as the telegraph is concerned, that there is something that links social media to this. obviously we know of the hate videos on social media that are often the cause of radicalisation and they are pointing to that, and planes into the from theresa may, the prime minister, yesterday, in which she said she wanted to close down

the french international returned to old trafford in a world record transfer fee of $115 million havingrld governing body also say that no disciplinary proceedings have been opened against manchester united. to cricket where anil kumble has stepped down as india's coach following their defeat to pakistan in the icc champions trophy. he hasn't travelled with the team to the west indies for their upcoming one day international series. the 46—year—old former indian captain, took charge lastjune, and led his country to an impressive 12 victories from 17 tests, with just the one loss also coaching india to one day series victories over new zealand and england. but there has been friction between kumble and captain virat kohli which it's believed helped hasten his departure. staying with cricket and it's a huge month ahead for england's women who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup glory — that was eight years ago, but she believes the class of 2017 could repeat that feat as the tournament get

a mellow moment as you read joining us here at the old trafford cricket ground.imagine how the crowd sang along to those familiar songs from such familiar artists. those familiar songs from such familiarartists. robbie those familiar songs from such familiar artists. robbie williams‘ angels was a really striking moment. but then that was followed a few moments later by pharrell williams and miley cyrus singing happy. he went from something very emotional to pure pop one. as you mentioned, inafew to pure pop one. as you mentioned, in a few moments we are expecting to cre on a grand day for herself. we are told that her producers are coming on the stage first of all —— to cre on a grand day herself. the crowd showing their appreciation as niall horan finishes his songs. and of course it‘s been ariana grande and her producers who have been instrumental in pulling together this absolutely stellar line—up for tonight in such a short space of time. and it was ariana grande‘s manager who talked earlier today about the greater berbers of this concert tonight. —— the grea

assistant manager at manchester united, ended around a year ago whenjose mourinho took over at old traffordolly foster, he's considering his options carefully. you get linked all the time, i mean, as far as you get linked all the time, i mean, as faras i'm you get linked all the time, i mean, as far as i'm concerned, it's what i've always said, just waiting for that right club, waiting for that moment. could sunderland be the right club? again, as a footballer, you get used to rumours, you get used to your name being linked. over the last year, i have been linked to a lot of clubs. but again it is just waiting for the right club, what you feel would be right for you, especially for me being my first job. it's been a dramatic day at the french open, where the defending men's champion, novak djokovic, survived a scare to book his place in the fourth round. he started well against argentine diego schwartzman but an error—strewn performance saw him gift the world number 41 the set 7—5. djokovic bounced back to take the second 6—3, but the third went the way of schwartzman. djokovic wasn't havin

. ♪ >>> today crews set up the stage at emirates old trafford in manchester, and security is alreadyplace. you can see warning signs are posted and personnel are scen ♪ father help us >> and while the black eyed peas have officially joined the lineup, wele've arned that fergie will not be there. >> she is no longer part of the group. a source tells "e.t." fergie is still in the family but is focusing on her solo project. ♪ >> and today, more british acts were confirmed. girl group little mix and singer robbie williams will perform. the former take that frontman joining his old band, a fitting reunion for a city still healing. ♪ >> take that was recruited because they are a manchester band. >> and we've learned among the attack survivors attending sunday's benefit are several members of this local school choir, who will also take the stage with ariana grande during the show. >> we want to do as much as we can. ♪ i give you all of me >> i can't imagine what it feels like for the families of those wh today on "good morning britain," john legend reached out to families of the 22 killed,

you are talking about the capacity of 26,000 people at old trafford.l be security parameters, given that there is a testimonial match at old trafford football ground for michael carrick. that means the area around there, there will be high—profile policing in those areas. the public should know that there is justification for that. it is damp public reassurance, for confidence. the ticket allocations are horrendous and shame on those people who got involved with that because they are stopping genuine people and survivors from going and celebrating the concert and remembering those who died and who are injured. thank you for that, chris horrocks. less than a week to go until the general election, with wales as one of the key battle grounds. labour won 25 of the a0 seats in 2015, with the conservatives in second on 11. let's get the latest on how voters are feeling and cross to newport and speak to our correspondent tomos morgan. it has been a closely fought battle here. last year at the people of wales had two elections, putting in the eu referendum, bu

people crowded into the old trafford cricket ground and people such as the beeb, justin bieber and many other acts gathered on the stage to help honor the fans. the fans arrived under heavy security, but they were determined to show solidarity with the bombing victims. >> it is so great to celebrate manchester, and such an amazing way way. >> and it is being broadcast across the globe, and awe all of the proceeds will go to the emergency fund set up by the city of manchester, and also, the british red cross. >>> the north carolina republican party convention this weekend doubled in support for show of president trump. kellyanne conway, and the president's daughter-in-law were featured speakers there, and both of the women made comments critical of the media. >> stay strong, and you have come this far, and you can't let it get undone by the people who are nay-sayers and the critics. >> we are seeing the mainstream media going against the president and the party and doing everything they can to stop him. >> and also at the spotlight, former governor pat mckichory w lost to a democrat in n

we will be back with you later, but for now, thank you for that, at old trafford, the location where this evening. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning... six people have been killed and more than 30 injured in central london in the second terrorist attack to hit the uk in two weeks. some of the later editions of the newspapers have coverage of that. the observer here this morning has a headline about twin terror attacks. the prime minister has abandoned campaigning. she will return to london to chair a cobra emergency committee meeting in response to the attack. the picture there is pixelated but it is thought to be one of the attackers who you heard, earlier, was wearing a fake suicide bomb vests. police have made that clear. 0n the front of the sunday telegraph you see a picture there of a normal saturday night out in london bridge. the area is quite popular on saturday nights with bars, festivals and all sorts of events taking place. a busy area known for a good number of tube stations and over overg round known for a good number of tube stations

let's go to old trafford because annita mcveigh is there.ould you describe the mood? oh, ido how would you describe the mood? oh, i do apologise. apparently we have just lost the line to annita that concert is definitely going ahead tonight and the organisers made that announcement earlier. i hope that we can head back to hear about the preparations. you will not be surprised to hear that there is more security than ever at that venue. we will hear more from manchester later in the hour. in terms of what is happening here in london, let's hear more from the commission up of the metropolitan police, cressida dick. she updated journalists at scotland yard on the investigation earlier today. last night we saw another appalling and tragic incident in london. something we hoped we would not see again. obviously my thoughts are with all of those affected. those injured, and the families of those innocent people who died whilst out enjoying a saturday night in our capital. in the early hours of this morning, i visited one of the hospitals where the

they arejust old trafford cricket ground.e concertgoers to filter through. 50,000 people will be at this concert tonight. this concert will be many things. it will be an act of remembrance first of all for the 22 people who died at manchester arena two weeks ago. it will be an act of solidarity with their families and with the survivors of that suicide bomb attack. it is also going to be an act of celebration, people enjoying music, the very reason they went to manchester arena in the first place. it is going to be an act of collective defiance, people saying, we are going to go out and enjoy music and we are going to carry on. there is a huge security operation around this concept. you can see on the other side of the road some armed officers amongst people proper number of voices, supporting greater manchester police. the assistant chief co nsta ble police. the assistant chief constable said this morning we are deeply saddened to hear about last night's horrific attacks. but he was asking people here, while being watchful,

the event at old trafford on sunday will raise money for those affected by the bombing.cket and the opening match in the champions trophy, where favourites england are taking on bangladesh at the oval. eoin morgan‘s team won the toss and chose to —— chose to field. john watson is there. will they be regretting that decision?” watson is there. will they be regretting that decision? i think england will be quite relieved. bangladesh only made 305—6. at one stage it could —— they could have been posting a score close to 330. that would have put england under real pressure. the damage was done by camier iqbal, who made a sensational score of 128, his ninth odi century coming off 124 balls. 11 fours and 16. mushfiqur made 79. that partnership put bangladesh on their way. but when they were dismissed, two more wickets followed. liam plunkett the standout performer. he made 4—59. a very reasonable return as he continues to cement his reputation as one of england‘s standout one—day bowlers. in reply, england needed to score quickly. they failed to do so. jason roy went for just

particular, above all, for an extraordinary tribute concerts taking place in manchester at the old traffordtwo weeks after the attack in which 22 people were killed. it was her concert then and she led the tributes. it was a star—studded event in manchester. they came to dance, to sing and to remember. she was the artist they most wanted to see and the voice they'd waited to hear. # midnight shadows when finding love is a battle...#. she was joined by children from a manchester school. crowd sing: # you are my everything...#. there were tears and hugs and then ariana grande revealed that she had met the mother of one of the teenagers who died at the arena. i had the pleasure of meeting olivia's mommy, a few days ago, and as soon as i met her i started crying and i gave her a big hug, and she said that... "stop crying because olivia would not have wanted me to cry," and then she told me that olivia would have wanted to hear the hits. many of the injured were determined to be here, defiant despite memories which are still fresh. security was tight, visible and everywhere. we heard the, like,

grande, justin beiber, coldplay, and katy perry are all performing tomorrow at manchester's old traffordet ground. roxana saberi tells us security is heightened. >> reporter: as crews set the stage for sunday's concert in manchester benefiting victims of last month's terror attack, social media is lighting up with photos of ariana grande paying a surprise visit to victims of the blast. >> we just really, really good with them, really brilliant. >> reporter: eight-year-old lily harrison is recovering from a spinal wound. her father says the pop star made his daughter feel like a rock star. >> as a parent it just really, really made it for us. you do get goosebumps thinking about it. >> reporter: the deadly suicide bombing at grande's may 22 performance is intensifying security concerns at concerts across the world. in germany, a terror threat shut down a music festival on friday, sending thousands of fans home. the event resumed on saturday after a thorough sweep of the venue. >> all metal objects are out of your pockets, please. >> reporter: concert-goers are also seeing stepped up secur

she will perform at the old trafford cricket ground alongside other big names including take that, katyeber. and those at her gig were offered free tickets. lily expressed a wish to go. we didn't force it. we said if you want to go, we will make sure you get tickets. but if we get to the venue or we are on the way there and you say you don't want to go, we are more than happy to bring you home. it's whatever she wants. last night, an emotional robbie williams dedicated his classic song angels to the victims. st ann's square has become the focal point of tributes in the city. manchester city council said this may be the last weekend the flowers remain here. it says it will now consider setting up a permanent memorial. the police investigation continues as they try to trace the bomber salman abedi's last movements. they have arrested another man, who is being held on suspicion of violating anti—terror laws. the victims were offered this moment of comfort by superstar ariana grande. it has been shared with more than 100 million of her followers on instagram. anisa kadri, bbc news. at least

head to manchester to take pa rt they will head to manchester to take part in that concert at old traffordber those affected by that manchester bombing. here is their main singer, will i am. i have been living up in manchester for the past five years, and i play with my best friends in the black eyed peas all the time, so imagining something like that to happen at a concert, it isjust heartbreaking, like that to happen at a concert, it is just heartbreaking, for the like that to happen at a concert, it isjust heartbreaking, for the fans, the concertgoers, for the band, i just can't imagine what ariana grande felt leaving the stadium, with all the families and the victims. just people coming together for music to enjoy life. so to see something like that happen, itjust breaks my heart into a thousand billion pieces. will i am will be with the black eyed peas tomorrow, and i think that isa eyed peas tomorrow, and i think that is a sportsday first, having will i am on the programme! another exclusive. he told our sports correspondent richard conway that fergie is not leaving the band! i imagi

it has been described as a ring of steel around old trafford cricket ground with police brought in from humberside. the armed police, not your normal site at a pop concert. the fans have been queueing up since 9am and many have said the families begged them not to come after the events in london last night but they said they wanted to be here, as an act of solidarity to ariana grande and to not let them win. we have heard from ariana grande's manager and he it has been an incredible achievement to get this cake together 13 days since that concert at manchester arena. to put into context the achievement, at live aid in wembley stadium in 1985, there we re in wembley stadium in 1985, there were 20 acts crammed into ten hours and today there are 11 acts in just three hours. it will be a real achievement to get them all on

we can talk to our correspondent at the old trafford cricket ground. that. what can you tell us about that. what can you tell us about the ticketing process?m about that. what can you tell us about the ticketing process? it has been difficult for them, although all the tickets were sold out within about 20 minutes, the regular £40 tickets, of course thousands had been put aside for people at the original ariana grande concert last monday when the bomb attack happened. some of them though bought those from another site, a resale site. th they went on—— when they went online to register, their ticket reference was not being recognised. the agency involved said that has now been solved. but there isa that has now been solved. but there is a backlog and so not everybody woke up today and got the ticket that they were expecting on an e—mail. what ticket master have said is they will extend the registration deadline until 2 o'clock this afternoon. but many people have told us they're too upset too take up the offer and won't be coming here on sunday. that is

they packed in the old trafford cricket ground for what was truly an emotional evening, headlined, as mentioned, by ariana. ♪ ♪ >> and i think the kind of love and community that you're displaying is the medicine that the world now. >> and a day after attacks in london, they continued on with the efforts there and held such an incredible event. so many artists kicked in their support or were there in person to play and sing along with ariana. justin bieber among them, he delivered an emotional set. ♪ ♪ >> god is in the mix, no matter what's happening in the world, got is in the mix. >> a side of justin bieber you don't often get to see her hear. b -- or hear. over $12 million was raised. that figure is expected to grow even further. back to you. >> quite a show. what else do you have coming up tonight on access hollywood? >> we're talking about bill maher, should he be fired in the aftermath of his provocative statement on friday. he used the n word, he's apologized for scheduled. his next show to air on friday. we do expect he will have some comments on that as well. >>> plus, halle

incredible show of strength, unity and defiance is underway by the people of manchester at the old trafford can't show you video of the concert just yet, we have to wait until it's over, but police say they have heavily-armed officers and extra security checks at the concert. everyone has been searched. people were asked not to bring bags, and there was a manchester united soccer match that took place today with an additional 70,000 people nearby. at this concert 50,000 people in attendance tonight, many young girls and their parents. fearless people who despite last night's terror attack, despite evil showed up tonight in honor of love and in defiance of hate. a big moment so far, arkansas january a that grande has performed, and she continues to perform for the first time in manchester since the suicide bombing at her concert two weeks ago there killing 22 people and injuring 100 others, more than 100 others. many in attendance tonight were there that night and other performers include miley cyrus, the black-eyed peas and coldplay. listen to will.i.am talk about what this concert means to

hit the stage for a benefit concert to more than 50,000 people that crowded into manchester's old traffordricket ground last night. there you see ariana grande, justin bieber, coldplay, miley cyrus. among the others joining the singer on stage for emotional performances. the concert, of course, raising money for the victims of the suicide bombing at the previous concert on may 22nd that killed 22 people. >>> today marks the fourth day of jury deliberations in the penalty phase of the sierra lamar murder case. last month jurors found antolin garcia-torres guilty of first-degree murder. he could receive the death penalty. the jurors is asking jurors and the jurors were told he never revealed where lamar's remains are located. >>> happening today. talks of easing traffic congestion on highway 101 will kick into high gear in redwood city tonight. this is the caltrans map of the worst bottlenecks in the morning. you're thinking to yourself i already know this. caltrans is considering several options to ease that pain on the freeway. that includes creating a toll lane, a toll for solo drivers an

tonight she's holding a tribute event with other acts at manchester's old trafford cricket ground. us. yes. they are still arriving. 50,000 people coming to this concert to see ariana grande alongside other acts, including tay that, justin bieber and coldplay. a lot of excitement here. it will be focused on worldwide and broadcast to 50 countries across five continents. before it gets under way, there will bea before it gets under way, there will be a minute's silence to honour the victims so the reason is not forgotten. injured but defiant and determined to be here. caught in the arena attack. many have returned to see ariana grande sing once again. oh, my god. the memories of that night are still fresh. 14—year—old natalie harrison was filmed, caught up in the panic after the explosion. today, natalie and her mum came to the concert but it wasn't an easy decision. it's been a traumatic time. the only thing i would say is, for me, it's a bit too soon. ifeel i'm onlyjust coming to terms with what's happened. coming back today, and does it feel? , how does it feel? it's exciting bec

quite an evening at the old trafford cricket ground. time for a look at the weather. happy with the forecast. plenty of rain. we saw sunshine across the kent coast still, but most of us have been greeted by cloudy skies and heavy rain accompanied by strong to gusty winds as well. they are heaviest and most persistent rain across north—west england. a lot of surface water and spray associated with this and with the gusty winds as well. it could make for some tricky driving conditions during the early evening rush hour. tune into your bbc radio station. the winds gusting to gale force. a wet and windy night for all of us, maybe just northern ireland and western fringes seeing the best of the drier weather. so we start off on tuesday morning with some brightness out into the south—west, but there will be some wet weather around across the south and the east and that's going to be the story as we go through the day. so generally speaking, it looks as though we will see some wetter weather. into northern ireland, a brighter start to the morning. the heaviest of the rain lo

apparently it's happening at what we call the old trafford cricket ground in manchester. it is not obviously at the manchester arena. we understand that there are huge numbers of police, as you've been saying, deployed. they expect about 50,000 people there today. people going in and out are going to be checked, searched. and they say that people are already turning up, like bands, this morning to do sound checks. this is an extraordinary act of defiance and solidarity in manchester going on as already and right now they're still searching, still looking around for what may or may not have been a bigger plot here in london. >> yeah, that's right. as we say, it was already going to be this extraordinary act of defiance. all of that organization that you've just summed up there is absolutely true, both in terms of the logistics of getting all of these acts set up and ready to go within a secure environment. as 50,000 people attend, they will be searched individually, each of them. people attending are asked not to bring bags along because that's going to slow down the proce

weeks since the attack on manchester arena and tonight thousands of music fans will head to the old traffordt in aid of the victims. the event will be headlined by ariana grande in herfirst performance since that night as phillip norton reports. security was expected to be tight anyway, but i imagine it's even tighter now. yes, indeed. throughout the last couple of hours, we see many security staff arriving for their shifts so loud. i've been in there when the final preparations we re there when the final preparations were being made and security was incredibly tight. anyone entering the site was body searched. sniffer dogs checked vehicles who were bringing equipment in and out. the police have said they are confident in the security measures that are in place for this event. that is a roadblock just the of place for this event. that is a roadblockjust the of me down here. those road closures are expected to increase throughout the day as we get nearer to the day as we get nearer to this concept. there are effectively putting in place a ring of steel around this cricket ground. police are a

the event at old trafford on sunday will raise money for those affected by the bombing. owns british airways, willie walsh, has finally spoken about last weekend's computer failure that disrupted tens of thousands of passengers, admitting it damaged the company. some breaking news to do with the concert on sunday in aid of the victims of the manchester bombing. we arejust victims of the manchester bombing. we are just hearing that as well as being the host broadcaster for international television and radio, bbc one, radioi, international television and radio, bbc one, radio 1, radio 2, international television and radio, bbc one, radioi, radio 2, bbc international television and radio, bbc one, radio 1, radio 2, bbc radio 15 live, bbc world service, bbc radio manchester and commercial radio manchester and commercial radio will be covering the event live. bbc one coverage beginning at 6:55pm. alljoining togetherfor a simulcast programme. let's get the sport. good afternoon. lots going on this afternoon. andy murray is through to the top —— third round of the french open.

jonathan vigliotti is in manchester at the old trafford cricket ground where the benefit took place.han, good morning. >> good morning. many of the concertgoers at last night's event survived the arena attacks two weeks ago. i spoke with two young girls outside these gates as they were waiting to get through security and told me they had butterfly this is their stumpf. the fear of another was on everyone's mind. as you can imagine security here was tight but ultimately those i spoke with chose to come out to stand united together. ♪ >> reporter: uplifting pop had a defiant undertone. the more than 50,000 singing fans refusing to let their fears get the best of them. >> the kind of love and unity that's here, the medicine the world really needs right now. ♪ break free >> reporter: ariana grande said the joyous atmosphere was intentional. the mother of olivia campbell told the pop star her daughter would have wanted to hear the hits. singer robbie williams who grew up near manchester chased lyrics to his hit song "strong." that empowering note was echoed by katy perry. >> love conquers

as we know, sunday's show will be headlined by ariana grande at old trafford cricket ground and she'll the love by black—eyed peas a spokesperson from ticketmaster has told us... "we have set aside tickets for the 111,200 people who were at the ariana grande concert to attend one love manchester for free. more than 25,000 people applied for them. we are doing everything we can to ensure that tickets go to the actual fans and not the opportunists or touts who have also been applying for free tickets". it is so sad. you think all of these people are trying to take advantage of what has happened. is it clear how they will verify who was and was not their? if you were at the concert on the 22nd of may you were given a couple of days to register details and had to have verification of the ticket you had and which site you bought it from whether ticketmaster, or others, they took the details and verified them and thatis the details and verified them and that is how they know who was at the concert and who was not. people have either clearly tried to copy other people'sdetails, or they have p

the event at old trafford on sunday will be broadcast on bbc one and raise money for those affected byan astonishing line—up. we have the likes ofjustin bieber, miley cyrus, katy perry, take that, the black eyed peas also confirmed they will be performing. tony walsh, they will be performing. tony walsh, the poet, who read the manchester pairing the day after the attack, he has also agreed to perform, there will be a performance from a local school choir and there were rumours of other artists like madonna, races, a big rumourabout of other artists like madonna, races, a big rumour about them reforming because the black eyed peas, one of them accidentally mentioned them in at wid but there is no confirmation, we expect other surprise names to be announced as the days go on. tickets go on sale, those who were at the concert a week last monday will get a free ticket, we are told... if they registered by 10pm last night. what about measures being put in place to stop tickets being resold on the secondary websites for a profit? this is an offshoot a lot of people are worried about, website