susannah, see you in a few minutes' time. three men arrested in connection with the suicide bombing that killed 22 people have been released without charge. 16 arrests have been made since the attack. 11 people remain in custody. earlier, ariana grande announced that she'll perform in the city on sunday at a benefit concert for the victims and their families. she'll be joined by other musicians including justin bieber and coldplay. but some of those affected say they think it is too soon. danny savage reports from manchester. # got to have it. # i want you, you...#. she's the global superstar who the victims of the manchester bombing had gone to see. after the attack, ariana grande quickly returned to her home in the states, saying her heart was broken. but tonight she announced this — the one love manchester benefit concert this sunday. free tickets will be offered to those who were at the arena last week. # tell me what you wanna drink...# she won't be performing alone, justin bieber is alsojoining her. # when i look in you

we turn to susannah george of the associated press, in baghdad. susannah, thank you for joining us. these attacks are clearly targeting places where many are geared, right? what can you tell us about the bombings? >> in the aftermath of the bombings, there was a lot of anger. some of that anger was to the militants that carried out the bombings, that deliberately targeted targets where there were children and families, but there was a lot of anger at iraq's political leadership, who many iraqis hold responsible for the security failings that allowed these bombs to get into central baghdad. this is not the first time that we've seen these large-scale bombings during ramadan. last year a large truck bombing in the same neighborhood in karrada killed hundreds of people. that was the largest single attack in baghdad since the 2003 overthrow of saddam hussein. and afterward, iraqi security officials pledged to revamp the security of the district of baghdad. they increased checkpoints. they increased security checks. but the attacks have continued. >> brown: so is there a fear or a sense

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i'm susannah streeter.te we'll take a snapshot of the chinese economy, but first, in a few hours time, the latest official statistics are expected to show that india has retained its crown as the fastest growing major economy in the world. economists are predicting that india expanded at an annual rate of 7.1% in the first three months of the year. now, this compares with growth of 6.9% for china. the resilience of the indian economy will come as welcome news to prime minister narendra modi, following the country's landmark demonetisation programme. towards the end of last year, the government removed some 86% of banknotes from circulation, in a bid to crackdown on corruption. this led to widespread disruption and queues outside banks and cashpoints, but the shock announcement seems to have had limited impact on growth. and there could be yet more good news for the indian economy — in a months time, consumers are set to benefit from a major tax reform. from july i, all purchases will fall under a single goo

this is business live from bbc news with aaron heslehurst and susannah streeter. france gets ready for macron economics. but does the new president have the right formula to bring back jobs and growth? live from london, that's our top story on friday 19th may. never mind 100 days — how about 100 hours? french president emmanuel macron has been in the job for five days, but he's already got his work cut out ahead of the parliamentary elections in june. we take a look at what he hopes to achieve. plus — nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade—old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. and, as always, we bring you the latest action on the markets — we'll find out why the markets have pushed aside, for now, the trump slump. and we look back at the past week in business, when us markets had their worst day since november, and the economy was the main focus in the uk election. that's all with our business editor, simonjack. we always want to hear from you. it's easy to get in touch with the programme — just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and wel

this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter and sally bundock. microsoft points the finger at governments — as companies are warned more cyber—attacks could be on the way. live from london, that's our top story on monday 15th may. europol says the cyber—attack has affected 150 countries so far, but what can be done to stop the hackers? we'll hear from the boss of a leading internet security firm. also in the programme, we'll take a look at china's plans to revive an ancient trade route. president xi pledges billions to rebuilt ports, roads and rail networks. this is the situation with markets in central europe. particularly, cyber security stocks are doing well this morning. sally. and following that cyber—attack, today we want to hear from you — have you been affected — what changes are you making as a result? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. microsoft says a huge global cyber—attack, which has hit more than 150 countries since friday, is a wake—up call. a huge number of companies were targeted in

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and susannah streeter. retaining its crown, india is on track to remain the fastest—growing economy in the world. why from london, it's our top story today on wednesday the 31st of may. india removed nearly 80% of bank notes from circulation but it hasn't so notes from circulation but it hasn't so far dented growth. we'll explain what happened and get the latest figures from the indian government a little later today. one leading charity says half of all gamers have been harassed or received threats. markets are looking like this. the pound has fallen sharply after fears that the conservatives might not get the majority in the general election that many are thinking may happen. hi claire castle may be better known as the filming location for down to gnabry but it's also home to europe's most successful horse racing ownership company. we'll get the inside track with harry herbert. and it's been revealed the bank of england's staff have been studying dr seuss to brush up on communication skills because he has

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susannah, patricia, dr. avis, we're [ inaudible ] >> first of all, there are two mikes.now what to do. i am so curious what you think, just your personal thoughts on this google fiasco. if you don't know what i'm talking about, they patted themselves on the back for closing their pay gap and now they're being sued or investigated by -- nobody knows what i'm talking about? okay. you know what i'm talking about, don't you? >> well, you know. it's a shame because the reality is this issue around pay equity is something that is a huge problem that we face and it's pervasive. unfortunately, it's not just a google thing. it's an everybody thing, and the problem is that it just got worse. this person at 1600 pennsylvania avenue just signed a piece of -- an executive order which actually rolled back an order that president obama had in place which required, at least, government contractors to report how they paid women and people of color so that -- and everyone, and it required transparency with regards to pay, and that's really what it will take for us to be able to attack pay

joining me now, director and fellow of new america, susannah heading a group of north americans in the city of oslo last week. first up, on saturday, the chief north korean diplomat you met on sunday said talks could happen under the right conditions. explain what that means, because after this meeting we then find out about this missile test. >> reporter: well, i think the chief nuclear negotiator for the north koreans seems to be echoing from what we heard from the new president of south korea, president moon, and trump himself that all sides now appear to be open to talks if the conditions are right. the question is, what are those conditions? how do we figure out what's going to work for all sides? i myself am not surprised by this test. it's one of the biggest bargaining chips they have is their testing program. they're certainly not going to give it up before they get to the table. in fact, they're going to make every effort to advance their program as far as possible so when they do get to the table, in their minds they'll be negotiating from a position of strength. >> suzanne,

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