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

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

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

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

we're just outside the manchester arena. and manchester victoria station. we heard earlier from the prime minister. theresa may. she was speaking after a meeting of the government emergency committee cobra and saying how the attack, in her words was appalling, sickening against defenceless young people. we can hear now from the leader of the lib dems, tim farron. the attack on manchester last night, the terrorist outrage is utterly heartbreaking. it has been made all the more clear to me this morning as they spoke to my kids, all of whom each have a friend or more at the gig last night in manchester, and we know that every terrorist attack on our country is an attack on every single one of us. but this is of a different order. this was a terrorist attack deliberately targeting children, having the time of their lives. it was cowardly, deliberate, beyond wicked and that's why it is right that we should determine that justice why it is right that we should determine thatjustice must be done and we continue to stand up to those who wish to harm our society, to

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

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

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

manchester united joined forces with neighbours manchester city to pledge £1 million to a fund set up to help the victims of the attack. the fund has reached almost £3.5 million. walk into greater manchester ‘s tattoo pa rlou rs walk into greater manchester ‘s tattoo parlours now and you might see something like this. the £50 donation will get you this tattoo have been. it is a symbol of manchester designed by sam who has raised over £10,000. it does really well what we are getting across. it's a symbol of strength and unity. jonathan, you've had it done, what do you think. it sums up howl jonathan, you've had it done, what do you think. it sums up how i feel about being from greater manchester, the togetherness that people have shown in the last few days which has meant a lot. it will be something that means a great deal to me for the rest of my life. this is one of many unique fundraising methods going on across the region. this one is another. i've got pies, cookies, water from mcdonald's, is another. i've got pies, cookies, waterfrom mcdonald's, people say, what are you doi

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

theresa may, the prime minister, is in manchester now, meeting the chief co nsta ble of in manchester now, meeting the chief constable of greater manchester police and 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? t

manchester, manchester, manchester! being in manchester, it hits home. and with it being a terrorist attack, i feel like a lot of muslims are getting the brunt of it as well. we're here to show that we care. as muslims, we do care, no matter what these... we don't agree with anything that's gone on at all. you've seen everybody around here, how diverse it is, that's manchester everywhere, isn't it? it's not easy really to deflect anger on a day like this, is it? we're not blaming each other, we want to help each other. anger should be diverted in the right way. to be honest, i've never been to one of these before. you know, my heart's gone out to all the victims and sadly the young kids. everything... it'sjust so sad. some of the voices at tonight's vigil here in central manchester, all of them united in declaring that the spirit of this city is as resilient tonight as it has ever been. there's more coverage on the bbc news channel but, for now, from the heart of manchester, after a harrowing 2a hours for the people of this city, goodnight. hello, there

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

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. let's get the latest now from manchester. a man has been arrested in south manchester as part of the investigations. a property has also been raided. another priority now throw investigators is to find out whether or not the suicide bomber was working alone or whether he was pa rt was working alone or whether he was part of a network that may be planning other attacks. we have the latest on the investigation. a warning, there are flashing images in this report. who was behind this attack on innocence? as the concert ended and the lights came up, as children left for home, music in their ears, smiles on their young faces, who chose that moment to indulge their hateful ideology? there's no need to bunch up and run! take yourtime and exit the building. police are convinced the suicide bomber was salman abedi, but working with the security services, counterterrorism officers are desperate to try to work out if he had accomplices who are still at large. 0ur priority is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or workin

the manchester islamic centre is proud to be part of this great city of manchester. i thank you for attending 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ed thomas, in manchester, right by manchester arena, thank you very much. just to recap that we now know that 19 people have been killed, and around 50 people injured, ina killed, and around 50 people injured, in a suspected terrorist attack at manchester arena. it happened at around 10:35pm local time, following a pop concert by the american singer ariana grande. still with me is our correspondent andy moore. it still seems to be unfolding and this police operation going on into the night. that's right, and just some information from manchester arena. they have issued a brief statement. they say we can confirm there was an incident as people were leaving the ariana grande show last night. the incident took place outside the venue, in a public space. our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims. that is from manchester arena, saying it was actually outside their venue in a public space. and that confirms the reports we have had that it was in the foyer area, but it was in the ticket area, that the people as they we re ticket area, that the people as they were waiting outside the arena,

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

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

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

forever manchester. choose love, manchester, thank you. cheering and applause high pressure the poet tony walsh. i will be back in halfan the poet tony walsh. i will be back in half an hour. now, it's time to join the bbc‘s news teams where you are. tonight, manchester is a city in mourning, a vigil held here for 22 victims of a senseless attack at a teenager's pop concert. good evening and welcome to a special edition of north west tonight. victims of the senseless terror attack. among them an eight—year—old girl from lancashire watching a concert for the first time.

we know there is a hotel in manchester taking in children who we re manchester taking in children who were alone and helping them get back in touch with their parents. this was a difficult time for them. we have had a tweet from the north west ambulance service earlier, they said please only call us for life—threatening emergencies at this time due to this issue. 50 people injured. we don't have updates on their conditions. it will be a difficult time for hospitals across manchester. absolutely. we know that testimony from these people inside and outside the venue will be key to piecing together the events leading up piecing together the events leading up to exactly what happened when this explosion detonated. you would have heard we had a number of eyewitnesses on bbc throughout the night describing the scene. some would have said it was quite chaotic, really. we saw people running towards the exits. when there is something like this in a very busy venue, crush injuries can occui’ very busy venue, crush injuries can occur as well. people panic. the climate is that people are worr

i'm joined bya manchester this morning. i'm joined by a couple of guests who have been passing by to pay tribute. susie and her daughter, camille. you have come here, a terrible feeling of sadness but defiance from the people of manchester? completely. it is hard not to meet somebody who has been affected because they know a victim or have a child affected. we live next door to somebody who lives as mac quirk said stepping hill. i dread to think some of the things he had to witness on monday evening. yes, you worry about coming into the ce ntre yes, you worry about coming into the centre but you don't want to be trodden down by this utterly depraved act. we thought we wanted to pay our respects. these big events happening over the weekend. the police doing everything they can. they are 100% confident they are doing all they can to keep people safe. how do you feel walking around the city centre? people safe. how do you feel walking around the city centre ?|j people safe. how do you feel walking around the city centre? i fee

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

go on to win it for manchester, notjust the manchester united, but the manchester. security will be tight. stockholm is still recovering from its own terrorist attack last month. tonight, once again, sport will be put firmly in perspective. in response to monday's terror attack, sporting events and venues are conducting major reviews of security plans. the great city games is due to be held in manchester city on friday and will go ahead, according to organisers. a final decision on the great manchester run on sunday is expected later today. sam allardyce has resigned as crystal palace managerjust days after ensuring the club's premier league survival. allardyce signed a 2.5—year deal last december replacing alan pardew. but he has said in a statement that he has no ambitions now to take another job. two time wimbledon champion petra kvitova could still play at wimbledon this year. she suffered injuries to her hand in a knife attack in december but her representatives says her recovery is on track and could even play at the french open which starts next week. and f

they have got to win it for manchester and make manchester proud. this evening, united fans will unfurl this giant banner here in stockholm's friends arena, the message clear. the man behind the tribute told me how he had been affected by the tragic events of monday night. yesterday afternoon, i found out about an old friend who had an operation on the brain and an operation on his leg. if you are watching, philfrom operation on his leg. if you are watching, phil from runcorn, eve ryo ne watching, phil from runcorn, everyone wishes you all the best. stockholm knows all too well what it is like to come under attack. a memorial to the victims of last month's terrorist atrocity here. the authorities say it's right that the match goes ahead but a significant security operation is under way. the swedish police have considered counter terrorism as part of the planning process throughout, so they already have plans to deal with any threats of terrorism, both here in the stadium, in the city and where we expect most of the fans from ajax and manchester to c

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

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

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

in manchester, uk where the manchester arena tonight housed an ariana grande concert. and so they had a capacity crowd. 21,000 fans, mostly given her fan base, young women and girls. a lot of them had family with them. but it was 21,000 happy people in the north of england. the house lights came up the minute the last note of the encore had been played. ariana grande got safely off stage when there was -- >>> hi, this is richard lui in new york city with breaking news coming out of manchester, england. this as we're getting a report directly from the law enforcement there. let's listen in. >> lost their lives. our thoughts are with those 22 victims that we knew know have died. the 59 people who have been injured and their loved ones. we continue to do all we can to support them, and they are being treated at eight hospitals across greater manchester. as you'll appreciate, this is a fast-moving investigation, and we have significant resources deployed to both the investigation and the visible patrols that people will see across greater manchester as they wake up to the

this is for manchester. after what had happened, the coming give this performance, this is for manchester. it was emotional, especially for the players. you could see that beforehand. it shows that we can come together as a nation and show oui’ spirit. watching fans back in manchester were delirious with joy as the goals went in after two days of tragedy and reflection. as you would expect, emotions were high as the club was handed a first—ever title in this competition. the great manchester run will go ahead this sunday after security talks. the largest te n sunday after security talks. the largest ten kilometre run in europe had over 35,000 runners last year and they will also be a half marathon this time. greater manchester police and the city councillor dorey said the great city games could take place in manchester on friday evening and they have given the go—ahead for the great run with additional security expected to be enforced. chelsea and arsenal have cancelled players will be true parade foll

mark easton, bbc news, manchester. more from manchester injust a minute. you can also keep uptodate on this story on the bbc website. there is a live page following all the important information from police and officials. it has regular updates of the casualties, as well as eyewitness accounts. visit bbc.com/news. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a p

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

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

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

gavin hewitt, bbc news, manchester. as wejust heard, some pictures from the scene of monday's attack have emerged in the american media. in response, the national police chiefs council has issued a statement saying: and the transatlantic row escalated further when greater manchester mayor andy burnham also expressed his firm disapproval of the lea ks. it worries me greatly and in fact i made no move my concerns about it to the us ambassador —— made known. it's not acceptable to me. here there's a live investigation taking place and we cannot have information being put in the public domain that's not in the direct control of the british police and security services. key to the investigation is building up as clear a picture as possible of the bomber, salman abedi. he was born in britain to libyan parents who'd fled their country. we know he went to school in manchester but dropped out of university in salford. we also know abedi had travelled to libya, returning just days before the attack. our special correspondent

at reports of an explosion police were called to manchester arena near manchester train station. we now know a single terrorist detonated his improvised explosive device near one of the exits of the venue, the time and place for max ma'imum carnage. the explosion at a pop concert attended by many families and groups of children. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on people. this attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice. deliberately targeting defenseless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives. as things stand, i can tell you in addition to the attacker, 22 people have died and 59 people have been injured. those injured treated in eight different hospitals across greater manchester. many are being treated for life threatening conditions. we know among those killed and injured were many children and young people. we struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage. but we can continue to re

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

more now on the manchester attack. we heard earlier in the programme about a mosque in didsbury, attended by the bomber salman abedi. 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 l

he flew to manchester from there. yesterday, salman abedi's powder, ramadan abedi was detained in libya. this man who knew the father in manchester said he definitely had extremist views. of course, no doubt. no doubt about that. there's no doubt now that detectives investigating monday's atrocity have made progress but enough to make them think they are dealing with the terrorist network but there are still important blindspots, particularly around where the bomb was made and a source said some sisters pleasures su bsta nces said some sisters pleasures substances are unaccounted for. —— some suspicious substances. in a moment we'll speak to catriona renton, who's at greater manchester police headquarters, but first let's cross to our washington correspondent nick bryant who'll give us the latest on the diplomatic fallout from the leaks about the investigation. what sense are you getting as to whether there is concern for you are or do people not consider it particularly surprising. give us your take on how this h