police, the mayor of manchester and the leader of manchesterhere there should bejoy sought to instil fear, where there should be joy and young people should be joy and young people should be joy and young people should be coming together in celebration. i would like to convey my deepest sympathies to the prime minister and the british people. today, we mourn with you. tomorrow we will work side—by—side with you to fight back against those who seek to fight back against those who seek to destroy our way of life. they underestimate hours and your resilience. these cowardly attacks will only strengthen our commitment to work together to defeat the perpetrators of such vile acts. those words from the european commission president, jean—claude juncker this morning. louise is outside manchester arena. but now the news, travel and weather where you are watching. good morning from bbc london news. in the wake of suicide bomber in manchester last night in which 22 people were killed, the metropolitan police have said there will be more officers on the s

the days ahead. later today i will travel to manchester to meet the chief constable of greater manchester police, ianurnham. 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 that 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. for while so often we experienced the worst of humanity in manchester last night, we also saw the best. the cowardice of the attacker met the bravery of the emergency services and the people of manchester. the attempt to divide us 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 slaughter, but of the ordinary men and women who put concerns

she then made her way to the town hall in manchester to sign the town hall in manchester to sign theof condolence. i mentioned the vigil which is taking place at six o'clock. the mayor was talking about that, a vigil being held to show respect and solidarity. it is due to start in 45 minutes in the city's albert square. my colleague danny savidge is there to do tell us how the preparations for that are coming along. we are still 45 minutes away from this vigil beginning outside the city town hall. it is already filling up with lots of people. there are lots of people with posters with "i love manchester" written on them. lots of people are in shock about what happened last month. let's talk to katrina. she is 16 and was at the concert last night. she is a super fan when it comes to ariana grande. where were you and what happened? fan when it comes to ariana grande. where were you and what happened ?m was the end of the concept and i was on the third row down from the stage. as soon as the lights came up after the concert, there was like a bomb sound. let me interrupt you as we go to

that's the great spirit of manchester, the spirit of britain. 0ne great spirit of manchester, the spirit summer where there will be lots more concerts and music festivals will be starting to worry whether their children and their young people can be safe this summer. what can you do to reassure people that people will be safe going to concerts and festivals this summer? well, the police and others, will, of course, be looking at the security of venues to ensure that people can continue to ensure that people can continue to enjoy summer events feeling secure and enjoy those events. what is clear is that we are ensuring that the resources are available for the police in order to be able to do the police in order to be able to do the job that they need to do. this was a horrendous attack, absolutely horrific. barbaric in its nature but what i'm also clear about is that we will not let the terrorists win. 0ur values will prevail. the prime minister, theresa may, talking to us just earlier this afternoon while she was visiting the police headquarters here. we are hoping at 4.30pm, we will get

andy burnham, the mayor of manchester. ll bring you more as soon as we have it. lets hear now from the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. supporting people during the night, any support needed by any of our services must be given and we must support those people who have suffered so much, those families who've lost young ones, those families who still don't quite know what is happening with their own children. this is the most terrible and traumatic time. in these circumstances we have to come together. city and the community comes together in solidarity and strength, so we carry on, we don't allow these attacks and these people to divide us or prevent us from leading the decent lives we all want to leave. i spoke to the mail manchester come andy burnham overnight and he sent out a strong statement saying that —— mayor. and also cities across the world have sent their solidarity to manchester date as indeed myself. your message to the families? i'm terribly sorry and sad for you. there can be nothing worse than losing a child in

for oui’ on the attacks in manchester. for ourforeign viewers, on the attacks in manchester. wers, from me on the attacks in manchester. for our foreign viewers, from me and the team, goodbye. good morning. the drive—in continues this week. wednesday was quite a quiet day with lots of sunshine across england and wales. by the end of the day, we saw some coastal experian in mind, first thing this morning, a very muggy start. they will climb very rapidly indeed today with lots of sunshine coming through. eventually, that coastal fog will lift and as we go into the afternoon. it is going to be a hot date the somme. into the mid—20s. we could see 28 degrees. it is going to feel quite hot indeed. across the south—west on the coast and inland, with a bit more shelter, high 20s not out of the question. the better day to northern ireland and western scotland. little in the way of cloud around. up to 25 degrees into kaleidoscope. we do it all again on friday. a warm start, a warm day getting hotter. by the end, the risk ofa getting hotter. by the end, the risk of a few sharp showers. i

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

network of the manchester bomber. believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today's operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine—gun. i asked him what was happening. hejust said "0perations, out!" to gain access to the apartments, they blew down a door. 0ther police units arrived looking for any signs of a bomb factory. there have been raids in different parts of the city, this one involving armed units. the police regard themselves as in a race against time, trying to find other members of the network to prevent further attacks. this was just one of a number of police operations carried out in manchester today. you'll be aware that the level of activity in this investigation is intense and is continuing at a fast pace. i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. as i said, it continues at a pace. late afternoon and a new arres

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

more now on the manchester attack. . well, 12 years ago the focus was on beeston in leeds, where the extremists who carried out the 7/7 london bombings grew up. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has been speaking to muslims there to gauge their response to what's happened in manchester. friday prayers at a mosque in leeds. a city with its own experience of british—born extremism. they are doing the exact opposite to the language of the koran. they are causing damage inside our societies. it was from the beeston area of leeds that mohammed sidique khan emerged to plant death and destruction in london on the 7th ofjuly, 2005. his brother—in—law, ahmed patel, says the tragedy in manchester suggests little has changed. he asked us not to show his face. what have we been doing since 7/7, for 12 years? why do we have another terrorist attack in the uk after 12 years? in fact, local government and community leaders have committed significant resources to addressing the issue of extremism among young muslims. as

manchester for safety. he cannot believe that salman abedi came from the libyan community in manchester. some are angry, wondering why did he do that. it is not in our name. chanting when libyans took to the streets of manchester to celebrate the fall of colonel gaddafi ali's daughter was a toddler know she is a young mancunian. my daughter said, i'm a mancunian. my daughter said, i'm a mancunian. i said, ok, mancunian. my daughter said, i'm a mancunian. isaid, ok, you are. salman abedi do not fit in. this seems to be an emerging subculture among young individuals mainly from second—generation, not the first or the third, second generation who don't feel they belong here, they feel there is no future for them. current strategy is not working so what is to be done? it's important not to see this as the problem of one community or one faith or one religion. this is a british problem. these individuals are born here. they are being raised here. here in cheetham hill we are less than two miles north of the arena. the libyans we have spoken to living here don't want to come on, and you can see

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

the game goes ahead. manchesterter attack were in their minds and their hearts. before flying out, the players held a minute's silence. tonight, the whole stadium will do so, in memory of those who died. words do not really do justice for how we all feel. we're numb. the events were sickening. all of our thoughts at the moment are with the victims and the families affected by it. tonight promises to be an emotional occasion. what was originally just a football match has become an expression of sporting solidarity. manchester united supporters here now want to win not just for their team but for their city. but their mood is muted. a lot of us have friends that were either nearby or actually at the concert, in some cases. it's not want you want to hear. we came out here to have a party and enjoy the football but it has affected the occasion a little bit. we are here to play a game of football and hopefully go on to win it for manchester, notjust for manchester united, but for manchester. security will be tight. stock

during the morning the queen visited the royal manchester children's hospital. you the first one? i was, from the ambulance service. she thanked the medical staff who attended the scene and spoke to some of those wounded. you had enjoyed the concert? it was really good. was it i got to meet her before the concert, she was lovely. in one conversation she described the attack as wicked. a big shock. very wicked. another patient spoke about her shrapnel wounds. dreadful, absolutely dreadful. mine has gone through 15 centimetres at the other side. i am due in surgery later on this afternoon. 75 people are still in hospital, some of them will need reconstructive surgery. today was a reminder of what unites people, a determination not to allow monday's bombing to define this city and its communities. even while people are still seeking cancers as to how a young man born here could carry out such an attack. this evening, hundreds of people were still laying flowers, a day of solidarity after the deliberate targeting of children and teenagers. gavin hewitt, bbc news, ma

the attack. three more arrests in manchester, meanwhile in the hospitals around the greater manchester area 20 peopleattack and 22 killed. we welcome viewers from bbc world at this point and just to recap news coming into us from the government that the terror threat level has been raised to critical, meaning that another terror attack could be imminent, in the words of the home secretary, amber rudd. that terrorist threat level raised. and you around albert square in manchester you can see people over the iraq continuing to bring flowers. trying to make sense of what happened, the fact that so many of the victims of this attack were so young and more than one of the fatalities being named but the youngest we now was just eight years old, saffie roussos, a primary schoolgirl and people just crouching, really, standing, laying flowers, thinking about the horror that has come to the city of manchester. let's go to my colleague sophie who is at the manchester royal infirmary this morning where, sophie, some of those who were injured being treated but as i was saying, many hospitals around the greater ma

jeremy corbyn has insisted his speech was not in relation to the manchester pack. out the situation existing in libya and other countries. the attack was awful but what i said was we must be serious about the situation existing in libya and other countries and a sensible government would also look at the international situation and ungoverned spaces are a danger to us all. we have to deal with radicalisation by building strong communities and the community spirit in manchester was a very interesting. the whole city is grieving for the dead but they came together in albert square to show amazing solidarity and that is very important and building that cohesion in communities but it is also about what happens in other parts of the world and so the question of libya isa world and so the question of libya is a serious one. there are huge spaces with effectively no government and the un has tried and i want us to put all our effort to try to build a process in libya where people can lead secure lives and the refugees can also gain some safety. what will ultimately return

the attack happened at manchester arena. biggest indoor concert venue it is the biggest indoor concert venuein it is the biggest indoor concert venue in the uk. earlier today, three men were arrested in fallowfield, in the south of manchester. there was a controlled explosion in a house in the same area yesterday. there was also another arrest in wigan. and we have an update on the last few minutes. a woman has been arrested following an armed raid in blackly comic in the north of manchester. the source of that story is the greater manchester police. —— blackley, in the north of the city. salman abedi's are very much part of the investigation. yesterday we reported the arrest of this man in south manchester. he has now been as identified as salman abedi's brother. it's understood his other brother and father have also been arrested in libya. christian fraser is live from manchester. do we know any more doing any more about the arrests? the focused and light is bent on... i'm sorry, i can't hear you, and people can't hear you

the public to remain vigilant. esyllt carr, bbc news. back to manchester. ey is at the city's cathedral where prayers are being said for the victims of the attack this morning. tell us more about what has been happening. it has been very sombre here. people are arriving for two services that took place this morning. one smaller one and a bigger one a little later on. we're only a couple of hundred meters away from where the attack took place, just on the street next to us there are still called in place. this cathedral was closed for a number of days as police investigated. that has now reopened. a lot of people here coming to pay their respects. a book of condolence also opened for people to offer their support to the families of the victims. we were told that this was a normal service taking place. a number of confirmation is happening this morning, but it got off to a very different start. today we remember megan hurley. elaine mclver. courtney boyle. philip tron. wendy foul. aileen mcleod. sorrell leczkowski. chloe rutherford. liam curry. michelle kiss.

i am proud about the manchester games going ahead as usual, the half marathon. still going at them doing it, i am proud of manchester for that. still going at them doing it, i am proud of manchester for thatm still going at them doing it, i am proud of manchester for that. it is so proud of manchester for that. it is so striking reading the messages, the word of solidarity, you see it again and again. defiance, in a very positive way. it is echoing what you are both saying. at times like this you need to stand together. you realise you are in it together. everybody is going through the same thing but you get that sense of community and everybody pulling together to pay their respects. do people reflect on the man who committed this atrocity? the fact that he was born here, he has relatives here. do people think about that, the fact he is from this city? | about that, the fact he is from this city? i have not heard back yet. the timing for questioning and reflecting comes later and it comes from officials and people dealing with it on the ground. from our perspec

to meet the chief co nsta ble, to manchester tonstable, and other senior commanders and air of greater manchester, andy burnham, and other civic leaders as manchester tries to come to terms with this appalling tragedy in which 22 people have lost their lives. we know that to them we re their lives. we know that to them were aged just eight years old and 18 years old, and that many of those at that concert last night we young people, some of them at primary school. some at secondary school. others were students. the prime minister is here after chairing a meeting of cobra, the government emergency committee in london, first thing this morning, where she conferred with mi5 and senior police leaders in london with the intelligence picture surrounding this attack and there will be another meeting later on. i think we can now hear from another meeting later on. i think we can now hearfrom her, theresa may, after the suspension of election campaigning. she is in manchester after meeting the chief constable. this is a terrible day, prime

we have the ajax fans who were singing. manchestersure what they we re sitting down, not sure what they were supposed to be doing. it was only when the match began and the players arrived and the minute's silence the place but the fans started to come alive. the banner branded with those words, manchester, a city united, summed up how those fans are feeling. it brought everyone together. those we re brought everyone together. those were incredible scenes and then a tweet from manchester city, obviously coming from manchester, you will know people are in two camps, and this was a night when both teams came together, which was summarised by that tweet last night. this is a situation where football can bring people together. that banner that was in the crowd last night really summed up how people felt. there was just a perfect example of a city, and how football really ca n example of a city, and how football really can bring people together in a situation like this. thank you very much, holly. police investigating the manchester arena b

danny, people have been talking about the manchester spirit, the spirit of manchester. ammed in here to listen to the archbishop of york, andy burnham, the mayor of manchester has been talking. we will stand together, is the message, whatever our background and religion, can you not defeat us because love is always stronger than hate. the crowd are clapping and cheering that message of devie anscombing forward. this is the town hall, there are thousands of people. the city centre seemed quieter during the day. it filled up this evening as thousands of people have come into here to listen to what the city leaders have to say. the message is to be detypifiant. what has happened won't break this city. people are here with that message, we love manchester, and they will continue to do so. george. thank you. we can hear the applause here in our live position tonight. by midday the police had arrested a man in connection with the attack. he's thought to be from chorlton, in south manchester. the priority for investigators is to find out if the suicide bomber was working alone,

the course of today. our correspondent dan johnson is in moss side in manchester. entre of manchester, people are making a point of being seen to come together. some might call this defiance, but staging the great manchester run less than a week after the bomb attack that left so many families grieving, is about something more simple. it's an attempt to return to normality. however, for the moment, this is the new normal. armed officers and extra security a very visible presence on the streets, to try to offer reassurance. but inevitably, they are a reminder of the attack on the city. i was a bit nervous. i am here with my husband, if anything else could have happened, i've got children at home. i did think twice, i'm not going to lie, but i'm here. originally it was to run for us, but not now, it's to run for manchester. the yellow, the ribbon is for that. we've just got to do it. we just can't let them win. and on shirt, after shirt, people are showing support for the families of the 22 people who were killed at the manchester arena. bells toll along the race rout

the race route. and at services nearby in manchester cathedral. we remember megan hurley, elaine mciver, courtney boyle, philip tron... there, the names of each one of the 22 people killed on monday were read out. chloe rutherford, liam curry... 0n shirt after shirt, people wore yellow ribbons to show solidarity and sympathy for theirfamilies. we weren't going to come today but we thought we're not going to let them win. we're going to come and have a great day despite everything that's happened. lay some flowers. the kids are going to have fun. trying to move on in manchester does not mean forgetting. and this is a city still in need of support and reassurance. 0ur correspondent dan johnson sent us this update from moss side after the first raids this afternoon. this is the property that they were searching this afternoon, it was quite an intense raid, they blew the door in on that house back there. detectives and forensic teams were here for some hours this afternoon, and three men were arrested but we heard later they had been, in the words of t

this is not the only sporting event taking place in manchester, organisers have also said the great manchester chance for the people of manchester to come out and say, we shall not be afraid, life continues as normal. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. apologies. we are three minutes late. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the ever punctual journalist james rampton and lucie fisher, senior political correspondent at the times. have to make sure he's got his prop. 0therwise have to make sure he's got his prop. otherwise we will get marched off the set! need to make sure by raman has his eponymous pen. theresa may will put the manchester attack at the centre of her general election campaign, according to the financial times. mrs may is also featured on the telegraph's front page after she criticised jeremy corbyn's comments linking british foreign policy with uk terror attacks, saying mr corbyn was ‘making excuses' for terrorism. mrs may, who is attending the g7 summit, said voters faced a choice betwee

that ongoing security operation has tied up the city of manchester. the whole center of manchester this morning is on a lockdown. people waking up trying to go about their lives in as normal way as possible but in a state of deep shock after this tragic event. >> thank you very much, mark phillips. officials estimate 20,000 people were leaving the arena as the blast went off. most in the crowd were young teens and women. we want to take you now, though, to israel where president donald trump is visiting bethlehem. schedule to meet with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas but he has some remarks to make now. let's listen in. mahmoud abbas is speaking right there. as soon as president trump makes any comments we'll take threw. as i was saying most of the people in the crowd were women, teens and children and some of the attendees were parents to pick up their children as they were leaving, leaving entire families rocked by this carnage. >> we were on the side street and next thing a big flash, a big bang. a big flash. and then a woosh of air and just th

that we now face in the wake of the manchester atrocity, not just the scale the wake of the manchesterresources being made available, but the very fa ct being made available, but the very fact that we are seeing troops deployed. this lunchtime, we actually saw para troopers in their red berets, elite troops, arriving in parliament presumably to replace the armed police who normally provide a security force, and i have to say, i am never seen armed soldiers at westminster and i assume later on today they will be posted at the gates where there are normally police officers very often just guiding tourists. now we will have some of britain's most elite soldiers there. that presumably will be replicated at key installations not just around the be replicated at key installations notjust around the capital but around the uk, so at airports and nuclear plants, ge energy terminals, that sort of thing, to release the police so they can take part in the broader security operation. the other thing which probably underlines just how seriously ministers now view the ongoing threat is the fact that

events at the manchester arena behind me. other than that, they are not going beyond what the link might be. another arrest that is taken place in a different part of central manchester, the oldest of these central shopping precincts. one man arrested after a panic among the crowd. police never confirming nor denying. yes, this man was arrested, it said on twitter. to tell usot decided more which points to the fact there is a lot of uncertainty and fear, stoking anger or provoking if too much is said. at the moment, very much on the edge after the events last night. the suicide bomber into rhythm of manchester arena, the concert by arrieta grind date, the american popstar -- every on a grand day, the american -- ariana grande, the amerco popstar whose fans are young. the 22 people who lost their lives were actually children. little by little, stories emerging all those children were, how much they loved going concerts and we can only begin to imagine the sadness, detracted, the overwhelming sense of grief. anchor: indeed. and

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 concerns about their own safety to one side and rushed to help. or the men and women of the emergency service

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

speaking at the vigil we also heard from the bishop of manchester david walker. n see behind me. this is an unbelievable turnout tonight, it shows that they are the very few but we are the many, we are manchester. applause. as a small boy i passed this town hall every school day on my way from home to my education and it symbolised all that was great about this city, it symbolises the unity we have had ever since we first were a city. a unity that has been strengthened by our diversity, we are the successful world city we are because people have come from all parts of the world and we have welcomed them and they have made their homes here and they have become manchester too. applause. we will pull through the events of last night because we will stand together, stand together whatever our background, whatever our religion, whatever our beliefs or our politics, we will stand together to say that this city is greater than the forces that align itself against it and as we say that we are sending a signal not just to manchester but across the world, that you cannot de

the latest at manchester royal infirmary. e attack. he's thought to be from chorlton, in south manchester. one of the priorities for investigators is to find out if the suicide bomber was working alone or was part of a network that might have been planning other attacks. that is why they have raised the threat level to critical tonight. our home editor, mark easton, is at the greater manchester police headquarters in the city centre tonight. the report does contain flash photography. who was behind this attack on innocents? as the concert ended and the lights came up, as children left for home, music in their ears, smiles on their young faces, who chose that moment to indulge their hateful ideology? there's no need to bunch up and run. take yourtime and exit the building. police are convinced the suicide bomber was salman abedi and they are desperate to find out if they have accomplices still at large. our priority along with the police counterterrorist network and our security partners is to continue to establish whether he w

more now on the manchester attack. british—born islamist terrorists. 12 years ago, the bombers were led by a gang who grew up in the beeston area of leeds. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has been there to gauge the response to what's happened in manchester. what have you been doing since 7/7? why do we have another terrorist attack in the uk after 12 years? this man, ahmed patel, was related to mohammad sidique khan, one of the ringleaders who left the city of leeds to plant death and destruction in london on the 7th ofjuly 2005. we come to a critical point... he asked us not to show his face. yes, we do condemn terrorism, but not loud enough, and only when something happens. these people are members of leeds' muslim youth group. they offer voluntary service to the community and believe their faith inspires their action. for me, as a muslim, i feel outraged that someone would use the name of my religion to justify carrying out these acts. this is spreading and doesn't look like stopping any time soon

and fight strong in the manchester spirit way. l and we are going to try and do our best to make manchester proud. did you have difficult conversations with your family about wanting to take part? presumably they are concerned? yes, they are quite concerned, but i think they also respect and understand our reasons why we feel even more determined to try and prove to manchester that we can carry on the best we can. anthony is standing next to you, in charge of security there at the emirates old trafford cricket ground where the concert is on saturday. what extra security have you implemented there in light of what has happened in the city? we have been planning for this event for over six months and we already have robust security plans in place. we do this on a regular basis. we have a few answers every year, we have international cricket, so we are year, we have international cricket, so we are used to put it on large—scale so we are used to put it on la rge—scale events. as so we are used to put it on large—scale events. as part

you have the manchester police confirming that there are a number of fatalities. you put these two together, one doesn't necessarily lead to the other because we are also getting eyewitness reports that when this loud bang happened and people who live next to the arena could hear it outside, they said it was one loud bang, others say two loud bangs. there was absolute panic. you know the climate the way it is in europe. the united states when you hear a loud explosion, you tend to panic and run for the nearest exit. we do not know if the fatalities being confirmed by the manchester police are in relation to something that exploded and hit people or the panic and maybe these people were trampled. so are still waiting to get that. keep in mind, this things it's about 21,000 people, arianna ground it, she's got one of the top selling albums in the country. this thing was jampacked. this was right at the end of the concert so they may have been some people leaving but for the sake of argument, the better part of 15 to 20,000 people were inside the serena at the time of

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

side as part of an ongoing search linked to the manchester bombing. armed police will be on duty at high profile events around the uk over the bank holiday following the manchester arena concert attack. british airways apologises to passengers who are experiencing delays. new revelations about president trump's son in law, jared kushner, and his alleged involvement in secret dealings with russia. leaders of the g7 leading industrial nations fail to reach agreement on climate change at a summit in italy. deep concern as one nhs trust considers reducing the number of children diagnosed with autism. also in the next hour... all to play for in the all—london fa cup final. arsenal last did it three years ago. now chelsea are hoping to do the double. and dateline london assesses president trump's first overseas trip. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. british airways is apologising to customers are facing delays following what the airline is calling an it outage. our correspondent is following events. what do we kn

liverpool won the match 3—0. and manchester manchester and has a big affinity with the city and its people. england defeated south africa by 72 i’u ns england defeated south africa by 72 runs in the first one—day international. the tourists are ranked number one in one—day cricket that they could not stop england reaching a total of 339 46. the captain scored a century. south africa began strongly in reply but collapsed and were all out forced to hunt and 67. the series continues in southampton. -- all —— all out for 267. -- all out for 267. a good day at the office for us, playing against an extremely strong south african team, putting in an all—round performance. it was brilliant. we we re performance. it was brilliant. we were trying to do the basics well. jenson button says he feels no pressure ahead of his 1—off return to formula 1 in the monaco grand prix. mikataryan retired at the end of the season last year that he is —— but he is replacing fernando alonso for one race. i am excited to drive the new cars, it is quite di

discover the network of the manchester bomber. the police believe she stayed there and was recently as a 7:00 monday evening, the night of the attack. today's operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. >> got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a mask and a machine gun. gavin: to gain access to the apartment, they blew down the door. other police units arrived, looking for any signs of a bomb factory. there have been raids and parts -- in different parts of the city. this one involved armed units. police regard themselves as in a race against time, trying to find other members of the network to prevent further attacks. this was just one of a number of police operations carried out in manchester today. >> you will be aware that the level of activity in the investigation is intense and at a fast pace. is continuing i think it is clear that this is a network we are investigating, and it continues at a pace. gavin: late afternoon and a new arrest, this time on a street in wycombe. a ma

the manchester united and ajax players observe a minute ‘s silence to remember the victims of the terroristack on monday. manchester united won the final, 2—0 and confirm their place in next year ‘s champions league. hello there and welcome to the programme. we begin with the news that manchester united have won the united league after defeating ajax in stockholm. it was played in the backdrop of the tragic events in manchester less than 48 hours beforehand. our sport editor was in sweden for the match which saw manchester united claim their second major trophy of the season. after the dreadful events on monday evening which is always going to be an occasion charged with high emotion, especially for manchester united. for their fans, thousands emotion, especially for manchester united. for theirfans, thousands of whom who are coming in support of their but also in remembrance of the victims who had been affected by the atrocity back in manchester. also for the players, because they know that this team is a world—renowned symbol of the city of manchester. the result of this evening had in so

sport is ingrained within the culture of manchester. r united's executive vice—chairman ed woodward said the club was "numb" after the attack. united flew out to sweden on tuesday still reeling from the atrocity. there are likely to be many flags and banners in support of the people of manchester at the game. one in particular will be unfurled across the united fans section, reading: "manchester — a city united, hashtag pray for manchester" the game itself is likely to be played in a sombre atmosphere. words do not do justice full how we all feel. we are numb. all our thoughts are with the victims and families affected. we got here and thatis families affected. we got here and that is all we were talking about. we went over to meet with uefa and went through different things we can doa went through different things we can do a round of the game and i am pleased to say they have accepted we could wear black arm bands and we will do a minutes silence. sam allardyce has resigned as crystal palace manager days after ensuring the club's premi

in the royal manchester children's hospital, emergency department in the royal manchester child ren'seived a total of 55 patients over monday evening and monday night from the bomb explosion in the city centre. just under half of those were children. like the rest of the nhs, we have practised and trained forjust such a major incident and that has helped enormously. this was a terrible incident for the people involved, and challenging for those tasked with dealing with the aftermath. i am enormously proud of all our staff who have risen to those challenges magnificently. they have worked tirelessly, with the care, compassion and skill that we knew they would, and i thank them from they would, and i thank them from the bottom of my heart for that. many of the injuries were horrific and potentially life changing for patients involved. as well as the physical support for patients, we are also providing emotional support for them and their families. are also providing emotional support for them and theirfamilies. as of this afternoon, there are 32 patients still in hospital, receiving tre

network of the manchester bomber. ieve he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today's operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine—gun. i asked him what was happening. hejust said "operations, out!" to gain access to the apartments, they blew down a door. other police units arrived looking for any signs of a bomb factory. there have been raids in different parts of the city, this one involving armed units. the police regard themselves as in a race against time, trying to find other members of the network to prevent further attacks. this was just one of a number of police operations carried out in manchester today. you'll be aware that the level of activity in this investigation is intense and is continuing at a fast pace. i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. and as i've said, it continues at a pace. late afternoon and a new ar

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

the manchester home, the family, and the need to know why. children to fight on the front line in libya. his son hashim, suspected of supporting so—called islamic state. and then, salman abedi, the suicide bomber who murdered in his own city. i met him at a mosque, and we just prayed, and that was it. he stayed after for a bit, extra 5—10 minutes. this is his friend. they played football together, supported manchester united. now, he is too scared to show his face and says, over the past six months, salman abedi changed. there was something up. you could tell that there was something up with him, like, something was bugging him. then it came to a point where he didn't want to listen to music anymore, didn't think about girls. if there was a nice track on, i'd be like, oh, this is a good song. he'd be like, nah, man, turn it off. shouldn't listen to music, it's the devil. he goes, even if you're to do bad stuff, and like sell weed or do whatever, like, even drink alcohol, as long as you're praying, just pray and just keep it up, ‘cause you sti

they are the people of manchester. r arena could have happened anywhere and that the people in any city, town or village in britain, would have responded in exactly the same way. it is these people who are the strokes and the heart of our societies. —— strengths. they are the country we love and seek to serve. that is the solidarity that defines the country. i meet this on the street every day, but human warmth, the basic decency and kindness. it is our compassion that defines the britain i love. and it is compassion that the bereaved families need most of all. at this time. to them, i say the whole country reaches out its arms to you and will be here for you, notjust this week but in the weeks and years to come, as the trauma will never wholly disappear. terrorists and their atrocious acts of cruelty and depravity will never divide us. they will never prevail. applause they didn't in westminster two months ago, they didn't whenjo cox was murdered a year ago, they didn't in london on 77 and the awe—inspiring response of

back to our main story, and the manchester attack. itals on monday night across greater manchester put the health service under intense pressure, but off—duty medical staff rushed in to help those already on duty treat the injured. our reporter, sima kotecha, has been speaking to one of the nurses who worked through that night. sirens when we found out it was a children's concert, it was... i'm a mum and i've got kids, daughters etc, we've been to concerts, we've been to the men. and to know that they were frightened, to know that people were lost, to know that my colleagues in the emergency services that were on the scene, to see what we saw by the time they came here, to know that they were dealing with that at the scene, it makes your blood run cold. charlotte was on duty the night a bomb ripped through manchester arena. she was working at stepping hill hospital, one of eight in the region that took in patients. myjob on that night is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the patients and staff, ensuring everybody had what they need

we have the vigil in manchester earlier this evening, a vigil in birmingham for the victims of the manchesternterrupted after a man apparently armed with a large knife and a baseball bat was detained nearby. this has just baseball bat was detained nearby. this hasjust come into baseball bat was detained nearby. this has just come into last in the last few minutes. at a vigil in memory of those that died at the manchester arena last night, a vigil in birmingham, was wrapped interrupted after a man armed with a large knife and a baseball bat was detained, we assume by the police, was detained. —— was interrupted. i would like to start by offering my sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones. we now have a tea m have lost loved ones. we now have a team of specifically trained family liaison officers working with families and supporting them, there has been speculation in the media and social media as to the names of some of the victims. let's get the latest on the investigation into the attack now — we'll go over to our correspondent daniel sandford at greater manchester police headq

the cordon. this is manchester arena behind us. with the railings alongside them, that leads up to the arena and we're told by the police here that the police, the forensic officers, are still on site as you'd expect them to be because as daniel said no stone will be left unturned in this investigation and so they will be looking for any fragments of that bomb and anything that points toa that bomb and anything that points to a signature or identifier in that bomb that would give them a lead in their investigation. so perhaps that forensic work will continue perhaps forensic work will continue perhaps for a few days yet. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. of those killed in the attack on monday night, more have been named including olivia campbell, who was 15 years old. herfamily including olivia campbell, who was 15 years old. her family have been desperately searching for her, hoping she was still alive. amongst the other victims was kelly brewster from sheffield whose partner said he and their daughter, like everyon