Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC Newsroom Live 20170525

Well, spontaneous and led the applause here in st annes square in manchester, and you mightjust have been able to tell, there was a man towards the back of the crowd in this very bright Manchester Sun here, who said well done, manchester. And then the applause broke out again. And absolutely baking hot day in st annes square, and hundreds of hundreds of people, i cant even calculate, perhaps at least a thousand people have come here to the square for that moment of silence that is marked across the country to remember those who lost their lives. Here, at the Manchester Arena, less than a mile away, people have continued to lay flowers there. Really lovely to meet you. I know you work fairly near here. Explain why you wanted to come here for this moment of silence . We live and work in the city. You dont really know what to do in this situation. If you can doa what to do in this situation. If you can do a small act by being here, it makes you feel like you can contribute. Applause just as you say that, we all came here for the silence but dont not expect the applause, the singing. It can be such a cliche. The notion of the Community Coming together. It is here and you get that sense. Walking down the street this week, there is not that sense of fear, it is a sense of solidarity, defiance and the community. That is what you need to get through a time like theirs. For everyone to come together. How have people been dealing with it. You work here in the city. People are carrying on, what have people been saying to each other, what do you say to your colleagues which marked our people starting to absorb the enormity of what happened which marked it still seems like shop. The enormity of what happened which marked it still seems like shopm is checking in with people. Shock. It has made you realise what a close knit city we are. That has been pretty heart warming. A close knit city we are. That has been pretty heartwarming. Would you echo that in terms of people that you work with, your family . Echo that in terms of people that you work with, yourfamily . Are echo that in terms of people that you work with, your family . Are your family worried about you . Do you have friends and parents saying that they are nervous because you work in they are nervous because you work in the centre of manchester . Other peoples opinions have an impact as well. People are going to be worried. The key is to carry on, you can not let this stop your way of life. I can not let this stop your way of life. Lam proud can not let this stop your way of life. I am proud about the manchester games going ahead as usual, the half marathon. People are 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 perspective, we move on, one person is not reflective of our city. I am not really interested where he has gobbled up. I am interested not really interested where he has gobbled up. Lam Interested In Everyone Else that was involved. Helping the friends and families of those affected in any way. The foodbank, Homeless People running, it is about those people that is who manchester needs to think 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 minutes, we have seen that the Army Bomb Disposal unit, the royal Ordinance Corps, the vehicle has been here. It has left again in the past to mark minutes. Two minutes. The area is still locked down and there is a Flight Exclusion Zone of this area at the moment although i have seen the Police Helicopter above it in the last few minutes. It looks pretty calm on the street but there is some activity going on in the building as part of this investigation. And the white area of streets are sealed off at the moment. The main ring road in Central Manchester, just south of the city centre, completely closed if youre heading out to the west, traffic is congested. I can count about seven or eight Police Vehicles. Inaudible. Intense police activity. It is part of the investigation and were not getting any steer on what is happening here at the moment. There is a large area in lockdown. We have seen the bomb disposal unit. One of those vehicles from that unit has left in the past few minutes. Thank you for that update. Danny will keep us up to date with eddie developments. We have been reflecting and will continue to reflect on the very serious injuries that a lot of people sustained on mondays night attack. Let us talk to our correspondent. 64 people are still being treated in hospital. 20 of them are in a Critical Condition is still, three days on after this attack, we are told. Nine patients are being treated here at manchester royal infirmary. We know that 12 patients are under the age of 16 so they are at the Childrens Hospital next door to this one. Adults are being treated there as well. As the hours go on, we learn more from families about those who have lost their lives this morning. We learned about Adelaide Mciver this morning, about Adelaide Mciver this morning, a Female Officerfrom about Adelaide Mciver this morning, a female officer from cheshire police. Elaine mciver. She was everyones friend and fought for beyond belief. An outgoing personality. She wouldve been devastated by the injury sustained by her partner, paul, and we all wish him a speedy recovery. Despite what happened to her, she would want us what happened to her, she would want us to carry on regardless and not be frightened by fear tactics. She urged us to all rise up against it. This morning we have also heard about another victim, wendy fawell. She was 15 and loss of life. And the young couple, Chloe Rutherford who was just 17 and her boyfriend, liam curry, from South Shields. And 14 year old Eilidh Macleod from scotland. As we learn more about people who lost their lives, there are people in the local community are people in the local community are setting up local Fundraising Pages for the family. The red cross is setting up a fund to support them with Manchester City council. The Manchester Evening News news has set up Manchester Evening News news has set upafund. Manchester evening news news has set up a fund. This is the start of the long road for them physically and emotionally. Let us speak to Catriona Renton at the Manchester Police headquarters. You can see from the microphones but i may be unexpected a statement from Chief Constable ian hopkins. We are expecting a statement. That one minutes silence led by ian hopkins and the reverend Charles Nevin who is the police chaplain. He read a prayer to the gathered people here. There was hundreds of people outside the greater Manchester Police headquarters which has been so deeply affected by the actions that have happened over the past few days. He said that evil arrived in the city on monday. They are here to remember those who died, those in hospital, to give them support, comfort and care. He said that people will hear from different faiths, predictions and cultures, all coming together as one, one manchester. Police officers here are furious about the leaking of pictures to the New York Times. That has led to a stopping of the traffic of information between the force here, doing the investigation, and american Intelligence Services. They say they hope they will able to does that shortly. Concerns that such a Sensitive Information has been looked into the Public Domain, there was frustration earlier when the bombers, His Name Salman Abedi was put into the Public Domain by the us media, just 24 hours after the attack and that caused frustration. The publishing of these pictures that showed fragments of the bomb and appearing to show a rucksack, that has caused consternation and really has led to anger amongst british officials. This is not something they would do lightly. Greater Manchester Police hope they will be able to resume normal intelligence relations with the United States. The Prime Minister theresa may is due to meet with the us President Donald Trump at a nato meeting in brussels later today. This is a fast moving investigation in manchester, they are becoming very used to hearing the sound of sirens here as the police race off to carry out some brains. You heard about danny talking about one early on we are the Bomb Disposal Outfit was sent to at linby street. There has been some controlled explosions over the past few days with eight men in custody, nine arrests across the greater Manchester Police area and warwickshire. One woman was released in the early hours of the morning. It is a fast moving investigation with new lines of enquiry appearing all the time. They require Investigation Meaning that this is an expanding investigation and the need to be able to focus down and find out who exactly is involved in that network that salman abedi is believed to have been in. Catriona renton at greater Manchester Police headquarters. Legacy of can talk to our security correspondent, frank gardner. Speak more about the leak of that intelligence and what you are hearing about that. It is very damaging indeed. It comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name Of Salman Abedi had came out before they were ready for it. Now it is very damaging indeed. It comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name Of Salman Abedi had came out before they were ready for it. Now these very governments Forensic Explosives Laboratory down in kent, it is disrespectful to the families of the victims and is possibly also giving away to the very people they are hunting how much they know. That is why greater Manchester Police have said, that is it, we will not want anything more shared with the americans. This is damaging because Us Intelligence is vast. They have got 16 agencies and a massive intelligence budget, many times bigger than britain. For britain to say that we will not share stuff with you until we can be sure you will not make it, they can retaliate and save fine, we will withhold some stuff too. This is not a great place for two allies, trying to fight terrorism, not a great place to be. The agreement with britain and canada, the us, australia and new zealand, that is based on trust. When one country provides that intelligence, the owner that intelligence is. The people that they are giving it two in that community should not release it without going back to the original supplier, in this case, britain. In that case trust has broken down. Thank you, more from you a little bit later. Were expecting a statement in the next few minutes i believe from the Prime Minister, theresa may, due to make a statement, we are hearing at Downing Street. We will bring you that as 0011 street. We will bring you that as 50011 as street. We will bring you that as soon as that gets under way. If you arejust soon as that gets under way. If you are just joining soon as that gets under way. If You Arejustjoining us on bbc news, just to bring you up to date with everything from here in Central Manchester for now. We ararat st anns square. The police have confirmed that eight suspects remain in custody and that progress is being made in the case. The threat level as assessed by the independent joint Analysis Centre will remain at critical and the public should remain vigilant. I was also briefed oii remain vigilant. I was also briefed on operation temperer. Around 1000 members of the armed forces are assisting the police, providing reassurance ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend of busy events. Shortly, i will be travelling to the nato summit where will be working with International Colleagues on defeating terrorism. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between out intelligence that is shared between our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Tomorrow our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Tomorrow i will be attending the g 7 summit in italy where i will lead a discussion on counterterrorism and on how we will Work Together to prevent the plotting of terrorist activities online and to stop the spread of hateful extremist ideology on social media. I hateful extremist ideology on social media. Lam hateful extremist ideology on social media. I am very grateful for the expressions of support and condolences that the uk has received from International Colleagues in re ce nt from International Colleagues in recent days. 6 7 and nato will enable us to work more closely together as work to defeat the evil of terrorism. Theresa may, explaining that the threat level in this country is to be held at critical. That is the highest level, confirming that the threat level will remain at critical following the attack here at Manchester Arena on monday night. And also saying she will be raising the issue of the leaking of intelligence later on when she meets the american President Donald Trump. You might have seen photographs this morning that were initially obtained by the New York Times newspaper, photographs of the bomb scene, fragments, and that they had been leaked. Lots of anger about that and theresa may has been making it clear she worries that issue when she meets President Trump. We will have more from here in manchester from meets President Trump. We will have more from here in manchesterfrom st anns square later. I will hand you back to the studio. Theresa may making it clear that she will tell President Trump at that summit, that nato summit in brussels later that intelligence that is shared between the uk and us Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Let us go to our Defence Correspondent who is at nato headquarters in brussels. Where the nato leaders meeting is happening. First of all, that conversation thatll have to be had between theresa may and President Trump, about the leaking of information, clearly the uk is extremely angry and concerned about that. What are you hearing about what form that conversation will take place . We have had no details yet, eitherfrom the us side orfrom nato, or the british side as to when that meeting will take place. They will be here for a relatively short period of time before they fly onto the g 7 summit. Apologies. Apologies for interrupting, we are going to the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital where her majesty the queen has just arrived. She will visit and meat, and talk to staff. Peter hunt is there and can tell us more. We are seeing pictures as you say of the queen here at this Childrens Hospital. She has been meeting the chair of the local nhs trust and the chief nurse outside the hospital, talking to the queen as i speak and mike deacon, the chief executive of this hospital. It is a major hospital, not just this hospital. It is a major hospital, notjust in manchester but across the uk and treats 200,000 patients across the year. She will see some of those directly affected by the manchester bombing. She will see four of the patients and one of them is being treated with her mother. She will see them when she goes inside. She will also see those who directly responded, the hospital staff who responded on monday night. She will notjust see doctors, she will see nurses, porters, an entire range of nhs staff that responded when the attack happened at the Manchester Arena. This will be a huge boost for staff and for patients, and families will stop the presence of the queen . think it is very much from the queens perspective. She is 91 and has reigned for many years, had many sad occasions. We could remember when tragedy is that the nation, the queen does arrive on the scene. She has a former constitutional role as a Head Of State, she is the head of the nation, acting as a focal point when times are good and bad. That is very much what she is planning to do here. She has been following what has happened since monday. She has praised the staff in her statement that she issued on monday when she talked about a pAct Of Barbarity and now she wants to find people in person, the people who did respond and helped on monday. She will see four young girls directly caught up in that glass, suffering from a range of shrapnel injuries and the mother of one of those children. We are expecting more images from the visit of the queen later. We are going to return to hulme area of manchester where you are aware that Bomb Disposal Teams have been sent to look at the building. It is possibly a block of flats in the area of linby street. We were first alerted a short time ago by Manchester Police that they havent been called to an incident in the hulme area. That they have been called. There is a huge amount of activity around this area. The number of roads have been cordoned off. The royal Ordinance Corps are at the scene. You can see on the back of the truck to the right of the picture that vehicle is a bomb disposal vehicle. At the moment, beyond the fact that we have been told there is an Incident Investigation of some sort, or the potential incident is being investigated, no more detail has been given to us. I think we can top now to our correspondence danny savage who is at the scene. Danny, we heard from you if while ago, have you been able to learn anything more about what is going on . From what we understand the incident is now over. I overheard a Police Officer having a quick chat with some people who werent part of this block of flats that was searched. From what i understand this is a block of flats just outside Manchester City centre on linby street. It is owned by the Housing Association. There were concerns raised about something inside the block of flats. One of the units in it, earlier today. The area was quickly sealed off with a White Outer Cordon around some of the roads here. That outer cordon has been lifted. There is an inner cordon, the block of flats in question is run by a group called manchester one. Davis tull Police Vehicles in the street. I saw somebody try to walk with the cordon and shouted at by the officers. They are using tape to block off an area about 50 metres long and inside this block of flats. There are normal Police Officers guarding it now, it does not seem like a Military Presence or an armed police presence. Most of those officers have left the scene. The area does seem sealed off. There mustve been great cause for concern at one point for the amount of police that he still and where here earlier. They have gone into a block of flats and a large crowd came looking relaxed, about ten minutes ago. Looking as though whatever they had been in to do was sorted out and was not was not what they were concerned about. Things are stealing down but there isa things are stealing down but there is a small cordon still in place. Scaling down. People living in this block of flats can go back in. Thank you for that, danny savage in hulme. It was a false alarm at that location. We can now speak to doctor david low, a former Counterterrorism Detective and now a lecturer at liverpools saintjohn detective and now a lecturer at liverpools Saint John River s university. It is inevitable in the days after an attack of the type that we have seen at Manchester Arena on monday night that there is a heightened level of concern in an area where an attack like that happens. I suppose the slightly longer term question is how do the authorities keep responding at that sort of level to any potential threats . It appears that the person who could be responsible for putting the bond together on monday is still. Apologies. Problems with that line. We will see if we can get back to him. Let me tell you we are expecting an update from greater Manchester Police imminently on the investigation. The Chief Constable of greater Manchester Police standing outside the building alongside many other staff during that silence at 11 oclock to remember the 22 victims of the bomb. We are expecting an update from greater Manchester Police on that investigation and we will be back as soon as that update happens. The city of manchester is still stunned by the attack and the names of those who died are emerging. The latest names released are those of Elaine Mciver, cheshire Police Officer who was off duty at the arena. Her family says she would want us to carry on and not be frightened by fear tactics. Another victim is 50 year old wendy fawell, a former Primary School teacher from yet from west yorkshire. A short time ago the parents of aileen the cloud have told us she was killed. Eilidh macleod. The family have said herfriend is in hospital. Overnight, it was confirmed that Chloe Rutherford who was 17 and from South Shields and her boyfriend, liam curry, who was 19 and also run South Shields, had died in the attack. They had planned on going travelling together. We now know the names of 18 of the 22 people who died in the attack. Last night the mother of 15 year old Olivia Campbell spoke about her daughter at a vigil. As a family, we are now united and standing strong. I ask herfriends, strangers, united and standing strong. I ask her friends, strangers, relatives, to do the same. Please stay together. Dont let this beat any of us. Please, dont let my daughter be a victim. Olivia campbells mother. Ariana grandes concerts that were due to take place tonight and tomorrow night have been cancelled following the manchester suicide bombing. The us singers dangerous woman tour would be suspended until the 7th ofjune. She wanted to pay proper respects to those lost. A management said, our way of life has been friend but we will overcome this together. The manchester body, salman abedi, was of libyan origin. Yesterday his father who still lives there was arrested by local counterterrorism forces. What has the Libyan Community in manchester made of this . What makes a british born young man commit such an atrocity . Clothes drying on the line, people enjoying some afternoon sun. It could be any street in any city in britain. But this was home to the manchester bomber, salman abedi. I think they should regret what their son did. Younes bazza is an a e consultant. He knew Salman Abedis father, went to the same mosque and is appalled by what happened. We cant express how we feel very bad about this, innocent People Killed for non reasons. Younes said he liked abedis father and had no suspicions about him or his family. I have to say hes a good man and all in the Manchester Community they know him and they give him full respect. We now know that abedis father has been arrested in libya and concerns were raised about abedi some years ago but still there are some huge unanswered questions. How is it possible that someone who was born here, who went to school and university here could end up blowing themselves 7 exactly the same question was first asked 12 years ago after thejuly the seventh attacks when britain saw its first home grown suicide bombers. Three of them came from leeds and were clear what motivated them was the war in iraq. In the summer of 2005, i spoke to a group of young muslim men in leeds who, while condemning the attacks, spoke candidly of anger about the way fellow muslims were being treated around the world. It doesnt help when these americans and these english are going into our muslim countries and killing our brothers and sisters. Its not nice. These fundamentalist groups are brainwashing these kids, look at what theyre doing, theyre killing your brothers and sisters and the only way you can get back at them is to kill yourself. Today there are no British Forces fighting in iraq and afghanistan, so what is the motivating grievance now . At the University Salman Abedi briefly attended in salford, experts say it is too simple to draw a Straight Line between British Foreign policy and extremism. Suicide bombers, they say, are in the grip of a psychotic delusion. Theyre sucked into this Terrorist Cult Ideology that actually has nothing to do with those concrete circumstances. So you can have a very much protectionist withdrawn Foreign Policy and it probably makes no difference to people that get sucked into those ideologies, they will still try to attack humanity and they will still try to make a name for themselves in the belief they will get to the Promised Land eventually. Even if conflicts do end in iraq and syria, and thats a big if, they will always be those who are attracted to twisted, dangerous ideologies. Graham satchell, bbc news. Just a reminderfor you just a reminder for you that the incident investigated in Central Manchester has been declared a false alarm. Police and Bomb Disposal Experts were called there are a little earlier this morning to a block of flats which we understand is owned by a local Housing Association on llambi street. For a time it was a scene of intense activity. Thankfully whatever was theissue activity. Thankfully whatever was the issue there has been declared a false alarm and as our correspondent was saying, he is expecting roads that have been cordoned off in the area, although some police tape is in this picture, hopefully those roads would be reopened very soon. Just looking elsewhere in the city, this is greater Manchester Police forces headquarters. We saw the Chief Constable taking part in that minute silence at 11 oclock to remember the 22 victims of monday nights bombing at the majesty arena. We are expecting an update from the police on their investigation. Manchester arena. Eight people so far are detained in connection with this investigation. We will be back there at Police Headquarters when that happens. For obvious reasons, Health Workers and ambulance staff have been too busy to talk about what happened on monday night. One of the many hospitals involved in treating the victims is Stepping Hill Hospital and some staff have been reflecting on their experiences. I was given a message saying there was a Major Incident and they were asking for help. I have the radio 1 andl asking for help. I have the radio 1 and i heard the words come incident and i heard the words come incident and manchester. Found out it was a Major Incident that happened i ran into work. I have contacts through social media initially that something had happened in manchester. I wasnt aware of what had gone on. 20 minutes later, i got a call to say we had a first Walk In Patient and they had come through from the incident which may does trigger a Major Incident. When i arrived, the level of professionalism i saw amongst my colleagues was phenomenal. There was an airof colleagues was phenomenal. There was an air of seriousness, professionalism and a need to focus. You can see that amongst all of the staff here, everyone of them. What we saw on the night was real determination and resilience, teamwork. The staff coming up with what was required to deliver the best care for these patients. what was required to deliver the best care for these patients. I was inundated with messages from the team. Cani inundated with messages from the team. Can i come in . Do you want me in . Back home from many professionals. They were offering to come and support us. We did take a bana fairfew. Come and support us. We did take a ban a fair few. It happened locally and we knew there were chances we would know people were involved. Where this happened is something familiar to us. We have a sense of identity with manchester. It feels personal. At no point did i see a memberof personal. At no point did i see a member of staff cry. They rose to the challenge and kept going. I am proud with the way they responded. The challenge and kept going. I am proud with the way they responded coordinated effort was what we saw and we should be proud of the cat that was given to these patients. we nt that was given to these patients. went home and cried a lot and you wa nt went home and cried a lot and you want to hug your nearest and dearest. It is the day after when feelings settle in. Just want to focus on the good things that i saw, the good care that i saw and mat speaks about the night, not the bad things that went on. Stat that Stepping Hill Hospital reflecting on that experience. We have had nhs england, an update on the numbers of people who have been treated who are being treated at eight hospitals across manchester following the attack on monday night. Nhs england is saying 116 people have received Inpatient Care in relation to this attack. 75 people have been admitted across eight hospitals including 23 patients who are currently in Critical Care, says nhs england. They say it is important to note 23 people in Critical Care are not the same as saying 23 critically or patients. Many have discharged all of the patients they had but go on to list the hospital currently still treating patients including Stepping Hill Hospital. We saw some of the staff there in that last report talking about their experiences and 14 at the Royal Manchester and is where the queen is currently visiting 19 at the adjoining manchester royal infirmary. That is the latest from nhs england. A reminder that greater Manchester Police headquarters, we are expecting a statement, an update on the investigation. We will be back there and expect that very soon. Now, the time is approaching 11 45am. Let us talk about politics although staying with manchester because Ukips Paul Nuttall has described the decision to launch his pa rtys manifesto as described the decision to launch his partys manifesto as a message to terrorists that they will not win. He said there was no Magic Formula to turning back the tide of radical is lambert said it was a cancer that needs to be cut out. He said ukip would increase Police Officers, troops and border guards. He added the parties have been too cowardly to the problem. Action needs to be taken across many policy areas and it will take time to make progress. They are no doubt, the problem will not be solved if politicians are too cowardly to confront or even identify where the problem lies. Moreover, without the political will to take difficult decisions, challenge communities and secure our borders, things are only going to get worse. He was critical of the governments underfunding of the police. Theresa may has been talking about the investigation into the attack this morning. That followed a Cobra Meeting and she said the threat level remains a critical and the public should remain vigilant. She was speaking at Downing Street after that meeting. I havejust was speaking at Downing Street after that meeting. I have just chaired a meeting of cobra where i was updated on the extraordinary response of the police and Emergency Services to mondays horrific attack. The police have confirmed that a suspects remain in custody and that progress is being made in the case. The threat level, as assessed by the independent joint terrorism Analysis Centre, will remain a critical and the public should remain vigilant. I was also briefed on operation temperer. Around 1000 members of the armed forces are assisting the police, providing important reassurance ahead of a Bank Holiday Weekend busy events. Shortly i will be travelling to the nato summit where i will be working with International Colleagues on defeating terrorism. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Tomorrow i will be attending the g 7 summit in italy where i will lead a discussion on counterterrorism and on how we will Work Together to prevent the plotting of terrorist attacks online and to stop the spread of hateful extremist ideology on social media. Im very gratefulfor the expressions of support and condolences that the uk has received from International Colleagues in recent days. G7 and nato will enable us recent days. G7 and nato will enable us to work more closely together as we work to defeat the evil of terrorism. To reason may speaking after that Cobra Meeting. A minutes silence has been held across the uk in memory of the 22 people who were killed in the manchester suicide bombing. We can cross back now to jane hill who is in manchester. An incredibly moving a few minutes. The reaction of the crowd immediately afterwards. I cant overstate how incredibly moving that was. It is almost difficult to talk about because hundreds of people came here for the silence. People wanted to be together up and down the uk. What we didnt expect was the applause that followed and it was sustained and there was almost an affection to it. It was extraordinarily moving. A lot of people in tears and i cant overstate how many people just keep coming here, streaming through this square. Lots of people laying flowers. You can get a sense from mat with our camera shot. This bed of flowers keeps growing. Today, it keeps on growing and lots of balloons and tributes. In the last hour, i was struck by the two pink balloons off to my right which have arrived here this morning marking the number 22. They are there because someone wanted to remember the fact that 22 innocent people lost their lives on monday night. An act as simple as going to a Pop Concert Cost them their lives. I think that is why we had such an extraordinary outpouring here in the last hour or so when people came from their homes, their workplaces here in Central Manchester manchester to come together to remember those that lost their lives. There is the huge number of people who are really very badly injured as well. Scores of people injured as well. Scores of people injured and we know 20 people are still in Critical Care. That is how it is being described by medics. People with very serious injuries indeed, particularly of course because the bar was packed with nails, Shrapnel Wounds are very serious. That is what medics have been explaining. There are people who have very bad injuries and are still being looked after in a number of hospitals around the city. Also here today, as we have been hearing within the last hour, the queen has come to manchester and she has been visiting patients at the Childrens Hospital. That, of course, the fact that it Childrens Hospital was chosen, it reminds us of the demographic of that arianna regret Ariana Grande concert. This is a 23 year old singer. If you look at her core fan base, it really is very young people indeed. In particular young people indeed. In particular young girls, some of them teenagers, some of them younger. That is the group that in particular made up her fan base and mat has added to the revulsion of what happened here on monday night. That concert that everybody knew would be attended by young people in particular and by their mums and dads. Best is what is so shocking. The investigation is continuing and we have heard of the raid in another part of manchester. That is now over and the leak of intelligence also on the political angle which is causing a lot of consternation. In the last hour, to reason may reminding us that the threat level in this country remains at critical and stop we are keeping an eye both on the investigation here in manchester and on the Human Response to it will stop we will keep you up to date with any developments. Thank you very much. Some news from Manchester United and Manchester City Football Clubs who have together pledged £1 million to the we love manchester emergency fund. That is for the dependence of the 22 people on monday night and the 22 people on monday night and the 64 people who were injured. Many of them critically. That £1 million donation increases the combined total so far to more than £3 million. A short while ago we brought you some pictures of her majesty the queen arriving at the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. We have some images of her inside now meeting staff. Many of whom have been working tirelessly since monday night and the early hours of Tuesday Morning to help the injured. Peter hunt is there. We know some children in the hospital that are in Critical Care at the moment. Those images show the reason why the queen came here. Acknowledging the work of some people who responded on monday night, to acknowledge what they did and thank them. She wants to thank a wide range of staff, notjust doctors, nurses, but the porters here on monday, the whole range of staff who came to respond to that attack. This is a Childrens Hospital, Major National Childrens Hospital, Major National Childrens Hospital that treats people across the uk and was here to look after those children here on monday. Initially they had 34 people here and as well as children, five were adults because what they try to do was keep mums and dads with their children side by side in bed is next to each other as they recover from their injuries. Many of them shrapnel injuries. That number has reduced and there are 14 children left here been treated in this hospital and four are in Critical Care. The ones not in Critical Care, four young girls will be meeting the queen around now. One of them, her mum is being treated there and she will also meet the queen. Thank you very much. We are going to move away from our coverage for a few moments and takea from our coverage for a few moments and take a look at the Business News now. The uk economy grew at a slower rate than previously forecast, according to official figures. The office for National Statistics revised down Economic Growth for the first three months of the year to 0. 2 , thats down from 0. 3 . The ons says Household Spending also slowed. Oil prices have risen again ahead of an opec meeting thats expected to extend output cuts into 2018. The cuts in production are designed to limit supply, and boost prices. Brent crude is back above 54 a barrel, thats up 16 from the lows it hit at the start of the month. The number of cars made in the uk fell by almost a fifth in april, with the later easter break blamed for the drop. The society of Motor Manufacturers and traders said just over 122,000 cars were built in april, thats down 18 compared with the same month last year. I will hand you back to a neater. We are bringing you these latest pictures from outside the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital where the queen is and hasjust manchester Childrens Hospital where the queen is and has just completed her visit saying a final goodbye better staff at the end of that visit. The applause for her present there which is much easier rated as there which is much easier rated as the staff continue to care for some very ill children injured in monday nights attack. We heard from owl royal correspondent, peter hunt, that the queen was meeting four young girls hurt on monday night who are currently well enough to talk to her. She met those four girls. A brief visit from the queen but one that will undoubtedly be appreciated by the staff and patients there. Peter hunt keeping an eye on this for us. Peter. It is striking there isa for us. Peter. It is striking there is a large crowd here because this visit was conducted in secrecy because they didnt want to disrupt the operation of the hospital if people knew in advance. Once a car arrives, a crowd gathers and they are very excited crowd and were pleased to see her inside as we are seeing on these images. She met the staff, a Cross Section of the people who worked on monday. She saw a wide range of staff, notjust doctors, nurses, but porters, the backroom staff, the phlebotomists. This is a major Childrens Hospital notjust the manchester but across the uk. On monday night it was here for the children caught that Ariana Grande concert. 34 people were brought here. Some adults were here that will hurt with their children next to each other. That number has reduced a matter of 14 people left inside this hospital. Four are critical. The queen met four young girls and the mum of one of those girls. There was a pretty immediate statement from Buckingham Palace in the wake of the attack expressing the wake of the attack expressing the queens shock and sadness. We saw the Minute S Silence at a garden party but what difference does her presence here make to the people she has met today . You can see from the response of the crowd outside how delighted they worth to see her here. The hard pressed act staff will be appreciative of the fa ct staff will be appreciative of the fact she has come to express bank. She talked of her gratitude towards the nhs staff and talked about this being an Act Of Barbarity. Here in person, she is responding in meeting those affected by what she called an Act Of Barbarity and thanking them. She is the Head Of State as we know. She is the Head Of State as we know. She is the Head Of State as we know. She is acting in a head of nation which is a focal port at times that are good and at times which are bad. Focal point. Are good and at times which are bad. Focal point. The headlines coming up focal point. The headlines coming up in focal point. The headlines coming upina focal point. The headlines coming up in a few moments. In a moment, we see up in a few moments. In a moment, we see say goodbye to view was on bbc two. But first, the weather. We have sunshine across parts of the uk at the moment. It is going to be a hot afternoon and for many of us, clear blue skies. This is the picture in devon. Some Fair Weather Cloud Building here and there. We have a bit of fog around the irish sea coast. For most of us, lots of sunshine and turning hot this afternoon. Maximum temperature is getting a bit of a mid 20s. There will be few locations getting up to 29 celsius. This evening tonight, it will stay clear and another warm and muqqy will stay clear and another warm and muggy night. No lower 14 to 17 celsius. Into friday, there would be more sunshine around. A Thundery Breakdown for more Western Parts on saturday. This is bbc news. The queen is in manchester visiting children caught up in the attack and talking to some of the doctors and nurses that treated them at the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. A minutes silence has been held across the uk in memory of the twenty two people who were killed in the attack. A large scale police and Army Operation including Bomb Disposal Teams has ended in manchester. Police investigating the attack have stopped Sharing Information with america after a series of intelligence lea ks. Theresa may will raise the matter with President Trump. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Good afternoon from manchester. You join us at st anns square which has become the focus for people to come and reflect on the events in the city over the past few days. 22 People Killed on monday night. Many more injured and in hospital. The queen has been visiting the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital where medics battled to save the life of children. 12 under the age of 16 life of children. 12 under the age of16 are life of children. 12 under the age of 16 are amongst the casualties. They were taken to hospital by Air Ambulance following mondays attack. A minutes silence has been held across the uk in memory of the 22 victims of the concert attack. And for many of us who were affected. Andy burnham was among mayor of manchester, who observed the silence. People have been coming here all day, leaving cards, messages, flowers, at this square. It has become the focal point for tributes this week. Let us talk to peter hunt. So striking about the queen wanted to visit, in particular, the Childrens Hospital. Yes, she issued that statement in the immediate aftermath of the attack. She praised the staff and said the attack was an Act Of Barbarity and what we are seeing now is her coming in person to express that thanks to the staff and to thank them for the work they did on monday night. She was keen that he saw a Cross Section of those who responded, as was her staff, at this hospital and other hospitals. It was doctors, nurses, backroom staff, porters. All of those who worked on monday and she also sought four young girls who were injured in the attack and the mother of one of those girls. We will have more from you later. Thank you for now. Peter hunt, the royal correspondence following that visit by her majesty, the queen. We are expecting a News Conference from greater Manchester Police in the next little while. It might come quite quickly, we are told. There has been an operation in hulme, in manchester, in the last few hours. There was an Army Bomb Disposal team at an alert in hulme, south of the city centre where we are. We are hoping for more details about that from greater Manchester Police. Quite the a lot of roads we re police. Quite the a lot of roads were closed in that area following the discovery of a suspicious package. Our correspondence danny savage was following all of that, explain what we now . There was a read about it a couple of hours ago. A ride. There was a point cordon pleased initially alongside mancunian way, a busy double carriageway. The area was sealed off over a wide range. That outer cordon has been lifted, about 45 minutes ago. We are down to a narrow cordon outside this block of flats. Officially, the police say they are here because of the report of a suspicious package, that has been dealt with andy cordon has been lifted, things are returning normal. Eyewitnesses did tell the bbc that they saw one man being arrested at they saw one man being arrested at the scene but the police have not confirm that. We may get more detail from the News Conference from greater Manchester Police shortly. We think there has been an arrest and a suspicious package here. Locals are waiting to get back in. Look at this block of flats behind me, we understand it is Housing Association run by a group called one manchester. There are some residents on their balconies. Police here under the impression that people are still here. Let us get the very latest from greater Manchester Police headquarters. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Ian hoskins, Chief Constable. I want to give you an update regarding this incident in manchester. This continues to be a fast moving investigation and there has been a significant amount of activity taking place throughout the night and this morning. I want to give you and this morning. I want to give you an update in relation to that progress of the investigation. You will be aware that officers are currently responding to an incident in hulme and manchester. A suspicious package has been now deemed safe and the cordon has been removed. Can i stress at this stage that the incident is not necessarily linked to the wider investigation and that i hope that people will understand that we will always take reports such as this very seriously. In relation to the full investigation, we currently have eight mac people in custody. That is in relation to the attack on monday. The e mail that was arrested yesterday has been released without charges. The arrests have taken place in manchester, wigan and nuneaton. We are carrying out associated searches in relation to those arrests at various addresses. These have been a tense three pays for the staff of greater Manchester Police along with the Terrorist Policed and network. I want to assure people that the arrests that we have made are significant. Initial searches of premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. These searches will take several days to conclude. As you would expect, there will be some localised destruction around those premises. However, it is vitally important that we continue those searches and do them very thoroughly. Alongside the investigation as i said yesterday, we have a team of specially trained Family Liaison Office rs specially trained Family Liaison Officers working with the families who had victims lose their lives in the attack. The Family Liaison Office rs the attack. The Family Liaison Officers shared last night the fact that intelligence has been leaked and published in the New York Times. It is absolutely understandable the distress and upset that this caused to those families who are already suffering as everyone can imagine. A statement was issued last night by the national counterterrorist Police Network. I do not wish to add anything further to that. Nor do i wa nt anything further to that. Nor do i want to comment on Information Sharing Relationships with international partnerships. It will ta Ke International partnerships. It will take several days before a formal identification of the victims can ta ke identification of the victims can take place. We are however assisting those families who wish to make tributes to their loved ones. It is not a formal identification, i want to be clear, it is something that we have agreed we can do with the families. We know how important it is to those families that you are publicising their tributes to their loved ones and i thank you for doing that. We have been overwhelmed with support from members of The Public Andl support from members of the public and i asked for patience to continue from our local Kind Communities here in manchester as we carry out there and searches. As the incident this morning in hulme, it is important that people continue to be vigilant and report any concerns that they have to the anti terror hotline on 0800 789 321. They can also use 999. Some interesting pieces of information coming from greater Manchester Police. Logically that piece of information that the arrests that have been made are significant. Particularly that piece of information. Eight people are still in custody, following on from everything that happened here on monday night. A reminder that the woman who was arrested has been released without charge but still we have eight people in custody. The police saying that those arrests, they consider them to be significant. The searching and the searches carried out, though searches have revealed items that are important to the investigation. That is very interesting. And the word about the operation, south of the city in hulme. The police saying thatis the city in hulme. The police saying that is not necessarily linked to the wider investigation. One other point that is very striking given all the news we are talking about this morning, the photographs that have emerged of some of the evidence in this case, he said i would comment on the issue of Sharing Information with our international counterparts. We have already heard from theresa may on that in the last couple of hours. Very stern words, saying that she will be raising the issue with President Trump because she will be meeting him later today in brussels. Let us hear some of that statement from the Prime Minister. I have just chaired the meeting with cobra when i was updated on the extraordinary response of the police and Emergency Services on mondays horrific attack. The police have confirmed that the suspects remain in custody and that progress is being made in the case. The threat level as assessed by the gtech will remain critical and the public should remain critical. I was also briefed on operation temperer. The armed forces are assisting the police, providing the issue and is ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend of busy events. Shortly, iwill the Bank Holiday Weekend of busy events. Shortly, i will be travelling to the nato summit where i will be working with International Colleagues on defeating terrorism. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Between our Law Enforcement agencies must remain secure. Tomorrow, i will be attending the g 7 summit in italy where i will lead a discussion on counterterrorism and on how we will Work Together to prevent the plotting of terrorist attacks online and to stop the spread of hateful extremist ideology on social media. Lam very extremist ideology on social media. I am very grateful for the expressions of support and condolences that the uk has received from International Colleagues in re ce nt from International Colleagues in recent days. The 6 7 and nato will enable us to work more closely together as we work to defeat the evil of terrorism. The Prime Minister speaking at number ten in the last couple of hours. She will then be heading to the nato meeting in brussels. Let us go there and join our defence corresponded. Talk us through what might be discussed, jonathan. So much annoyance and anger at the leaking of intelligence here. Certainly from theresa may, you are right. The Secretary General of the Nato Alliance was trying to stay out of any argument. He said it was a bilateral issue, stressing that intelligence shared, there must bea that intelligence shared, there must be a basis of trust. He will talk about Intelligence Sharing between nato countries in the fight against terrorism. The specifics of the meeting here were arranged around Donald Trumps concerns about nato and they have came up with an agreement to boost the alliances evidence efforts to tackle terrorism. With nato becoming a former member of the anti Islamic State coalition and also about how much money that nato countries spend on defence. They will work towards that 2 ago even know that only five of them at the moment out of 28 do that. The key will be that meeting between theresa may and donald trump. We do not have the time for that. Donald trump will not be giving a Press Conference here. He will say some words as he unveils a statute to 911, the only time that nato has invoked article five. One for all, mutual defence. That will tie donald trump to the Nato Alliance. He has expressed doubts in the past. I do not think he will discuss that issue. Even though what theresa may has said has strike a chord with donald trump. He has expressed concerns about us agencies leaking information. Information against him but he believes it is damaging against him. Well he criticise us agencies on this particular issue . That is another issue and it is difficult to predict what donald trump will say. More from you later in the day once that gets under way. Thank you very much. Talking about the bilateral issues that we are focused on, particularly here in manchester and also the broader nato meeting later today. That issue of intelligence, i can also talk to michael clarke, the former director general. The former head of the Royal United Services institute. He joins us from central london. What went through your head when you saw those photographs in the New York Times of evidence from a blast in manchester . It was 24 hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, said it should not happen and will not happen again. Then it happened again in an even more egregious way. Arguably, the first week was more important to the investigation. Leaking the name so that Manchester Police had to announce Salman Abedis name. 12 24 hours before they wanted to. It was serious. We had a big operation underway. It was clear to anybody looking at the first factor, the explosion, this was likely to be more than one persons plot. The fact they had to release his name, they are for tipping off anybody who was close to him, before they could get round what was likely to be his network, was serious. The photographs are more emotionally worrying. Certain things can be interpreted from those photographs was the most important one. It is interesting that you think that forced the police you into doing something as much as 24 hours earlier than they wanted to. In the nature of this investigation, iam assuming in the nature of this investigation, i am assuming that an awful lot could be achieved in 24 hours. Presumably, there will be huge anger that happened. I know for a fact there was huge anger that happen. Generally, there are two phases. The first phase is when the police want to keep everything to themselves so they can get around as much as they can in the plot. They can contain what they think the plot may be in that first phase. They wanted to last about one week but it lasts about 48 72 hours before by a process of production the Preston Parker to it as they are Interested In. Then the second phase begins when the Police Release as much as they can to the public because the public are helpful and can send in snippets of information which allows them to reconstruct some of the deeper background of a suspect or network at the other Interested In, going back six months. This it is a lwa ys going back six months. This it is always two phases. A phase of great secrecy and then a phase of working on their lawn with public engagement. The modern press either, in particular the United States, the first phase as a matter of days long is now just a first phase as a matter of days long is nowjust a matter is of being hours long. The relationship between the police and the agencies, and the press in the United States who are more aggressive in britain. The press in britain are deferential towards the police and Security Services, and let them get on with theirjob. And accept what they services, and let them get on with their job. And accept what they are told at the time they are given out. In the United States, the press or friend sick and pushy. The press are more forensic and closer to the agencies. Can i ask you as well for europe take form that the reports that over the last few days, suggestions that some people in the community did, perhaps in a few yea rs community did, perhaps in a few years ago, a few days ago, did try to alert the authorities about the man who committed this atrocity. What is your take on that . The question is always raised about 72 hours into these investigations, could it be prevented . Generally, the answer is no. For all we know, it could not be prevented. In this case, the amount of evidence that has came out in the last 24 hours, increasingly makes independent a nalysts increasingly makes independent analysts think it could be prevented. In this case, there was a lot of evidence that salman abedi and his friends and family were known to different parts of the Security Services and Police Networks, it was a failure to join the dots. At the moment, on the basis of the evidence, it might well be the case that something could have been done. Michael clark, thank you very much. Our correspondent Catriona Renton is at greater Manchester Police headquarters. We have had that briefing in the last 20 minutes also, katrina. Some interesting comments about the arrests that have been made. What is your take on that . The Chief Co Nsta Ble, your take on that . The Chief Constable, ian hopkins, given that statement about 20 minutes ago. He did make some significant points in that statement. He was talking about the eight people in custody. There had been nine arrests but a female was released in the early hours of the morning with no charges. He said these arrests had been significant. That was an unusual thing for the Chief Constable to save at this stage of investigation. He said eight and had been recovered that we re eight and had been recovered that were important to the investigation but would not give any detail. Said that items. He also talked about the leaks from the American Media showing the photographs of the suspected fragments of the bomb, and also a rucksack. He was not speaking about that in terms of Intelligence Sharing with partners, he would not be commenting on that, but what they did say that this caused distress to the families who are already suffering terribly and he would not be commenting on those arrangements. Today we understand that greater Manchester Police are furious about those leaks. Manchester police are furious about those lea ks. It Manchester Police are furious about those leaks. It is something that has caused them great concern. The National Counterterrorism police have said it is in breach of what should be happening. It could jeopardise what could happen with the investigation as we have heard all morning. This information, we know that privately in the greater Manchester Police, they are furious about that happening. We have also heard that they do hope to be able to resume the usual Intelligence Sharing networks as soon as they possibly can. We understand that theresa may will raise that issue with the president of the United States, donald trump, latertoday with the president of the United States, donald trump, later today in brussels. This is a very fast moving investigation, Significant Developments overnight. There are now eight people in custody and as the Chief Constable said, these are significant arrests. Clearly people who are important to finding out what was surrounding salman abedi and what led to that horrific incident here in manchester on monday night. Thank you for now. As the sun beats down here at st anns square, people arriving all the time. There really has been a stream of people all day here. All ages, all colours representing the diversity of this city who want to pay tribute, who want to come and read the messages that have been laid here over the course of the week and continue to be laid down. Balloons, teddy bears, messages and cards. Many flowers. Just peoples way of showing respect and solidarity. That is a word you will read a lot on the messages here, showing solidarity. This city coming together despite the atrocity of monday night. We will have more from here in the next little while. Back to the studio. As the debate and the Investigation Continues into how this attack and this attacker got through, some interesting statistics coming to us through from security officials. They have updated figures on the number of terror plots in the uk that have been foiled. They say since 2013, 18 plot have been thwarted. Interestingly, that includes five since the westminster attack in march. Five Terrorist Plots have been disrupted in the uk since the 22nd Of March alone. Since 2013, a total of 18 plots have been thwarted. That is coming to us from Frank Gardiner and danny shaw. The names of the victims of mondays attack continued to emerge. They are Elaine Mciver a cheshire Police Officer who was off duty at the arena. And 50 year old wendy fawell, a former Primary School teacher from otley, west yorkshire. Her son, adam, said herson, adam, said she her son, adam, said she was a wonderful woman. The parents of Barra Teenager Eilidh Macleod have confirmed she has died. The 14 year old had been unaccounted for since monday night. In a statement they say words cannot express how we feel at losing our darling eilidh. Her friend, 15 year old Laura Macintyre is in hospital in a serious condition. Ajust giving page set up to support the families has raised nearly £20,000. Overnight it was confirmed that Chloe Rutherford who was 17 and from south sheilds, and her boyfriend liam curry aged 19, also from south sheilds had died in the attack. They had planned on going travelling together. Last night, the mother of 15 year old Olivia Campbell spoke about her daughter at a vigil in bury. She had appealed for years about her daughter before discovering she was amongst the dead. As a family, we are united, were standing strong. I ask her friends, strangers, relatives, to do the same. Please stay together, dont let this beat any of us, please, dont let my daughter be a victim. Applause. Well said applause. Ariana grandes concerts at londons O2 Arena On Thursday and friday have been cancelled following the manchester suicide bombing. A statement said the us singers dangerous woman tour would be suspended until 7th june. It added that grande wanted to pay proper respects to those lost. Grandes management said our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together. Over the last few days, Health Workers and ambulance that have been too busy to talk about what happened. At one of the many hospitals involved in treating the victors is stepping hill and some of the staff have been reflecting on the staff have been reflecting on the experience. The victims. First i knew is i got a phone call in the early hours of the morning and reallyjust giving the simple message that there had been a Major Incident, that they were asking for help. I was in bed asleep, i had the radio on and i must have just registered the words incident and manchester. Found out it was a Major Incident that had happened, so the next thing i did was ring in work. I had contact with social media initially that something had happened in manchester but i wasnt aware of what had gone on. 20 minutes later i got a calljust to say that weve had a first Walk In Patient whod come through from the incident, which made us then trigger a Major Incident. When i arrived the level of professionalism i saw among my colleagues was phenomenal. There was an air of seriousness, professionalism, a need to focus and you could very much see that amongst all of the staff here, every one of them. What we saw on the night was real determination, resilience, team work. Staff really coming up with what was required to deliver the best care for these patients. I was inundated with messages from the team, can i come in, do you want me in . That came from health care systems, nurses, allied health professionals, doctors, offering to come in and help to support us and we did take up an offer of that. It happened locally, we did know that we could know people involved in it. The explosion happened somewhere familiar to all of us, we all have a sense of identity with manchester and of course it feels personal. At no point did i see any member of staff crack, Theyjust Rose to the challenge and they kept going. Im very proud of the way they responded. The co ordinated effort across the whole of manchester was what we saw and i think we should be very proud of the care that was given to these patients. I went home and cried a lot. You want to hug your nearest and dearest. It was the day after really when feelings settle in. Just want to focus on the good things that i saw, the good care that i saw and that for me speaks about the night, not the bad things went on. These are some pictures that we have seen from the hospital where her majesty the queen has been talking to staff. Meeting four girls injured in monday nights attack. They were well enough to speak to the queen and talking to those children and theirfamilies. All the and talking to those children and their families. All the children being treated there. The queen issued words and had a moments silence at the garden party yesterday. Now she has come to see some of those people injured in monday nights attack. She met four girls who were well enough to speak to her but a number of other children in the hospital are currently described as being in Critical Care. There are some children there who are in a very serious condition. The Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, serious condition. The Royal Manchester child rens hospital, one of eight hospitals that has been treating more than 60 people wounded. My my daughter has just gone down to theatre. This is the mother of one of the girls injured who was also in the same hospital. Letsjust listen. She has a couple of operation. It means such a lot that you have come today. What happened to you . I had some Shrapnel Wounds. Nuts and bolts. I am due in surgery later on this afternoon. Feeling 0k about it because when you see these young children, you think that you need to get a grip and battle on. They are inspiring. It is splendid, isnt it . It is very remarkable. They are very strong. Local shops have been contributing food and toiletries. Absolutely phenomenal. hope the surgery goes all right. Thank you. That woman telling the queen how she appreciated the visit. Another one of four injured children there who the queen met also when she visited the queen met also when she visited the hospital a short while ago. hope it wont take long for you to mend. The queen saying she hopes it wont take too long for her to mend and feel better. Do you want to tell me what happened to you on the night . I have very few holes in my legs and i had a cut on my eye. Compared to other people, i am quite lucky rarely. Where were you when it happened . I was in there for ea and meeting my dad because he was picking up me and my friends. Then went off behind me. What do you remember hearing . Remember the explosion and my ears were ringing fair ages. There was screaming and things like that is. It must have been really scary. Really scary that have to get through it. What did you do straight after that . My dad ran over to me and pick me up. We tied jumpers around the wounds in my leg and we ran outside. A lot of the paramedics were outside and strainers strangers were helping us. It must have been so scary. What did you remember seeing . We were at the top of the stairs and my partner, she saw it. People started running towards us. The next thing, this boom went and it was surreal. It wasjust quiet this boom went and it was surreal. It was just quiet and i this boom went and it was surreal. It wasjust quiet and i ran down, picked her up and we ran up the top in case there was Something Else going to go. We actually ran into a dead end just to get out of the way. There was a man standing two feet from me with his face bleeding. A young girl, whatever happened to her leg. I took myjumper off and tied it round to stop the blood. I picked herup and told it round to stop the blood. I picked her up and told her to look at me and not and not to look at anybody else. There was carnage and bodies and staff. We got outside and carried her away from it. Her friend was with her. She had an operation. She is home now. You met Ariana Grande before the show . she is home now. You met Ariana Grande before the show . I want tickets for me and laura to meet her. She was really nice and lovely. Going from one thing to the complete opposite. It was mad. It was a nightmare. All she was bothered about was if Ariana Grande was all right. Whether people were more injured than her. It shows what she is like. You are amazing. That is really brave of you. How much does it mean for the queen to come here and meet you . She is lovely and it was mind blowing. Didnt expect it. You had a chat with her. She said she liked Ariana Grande. You had a chat with her. She said she liked Ariana Grande you had a chat with her. She said she liked Ariana Grande. A young girl talking about how amazed she was to see the queen today at the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital and reliving the terrible experience of monday night. Talking about how she was injured, how her parents picked her up and ran with her to safety, used their clothing to try to tend to the wounds on her legs before getting outside, where they we re before getting outside, where they were helped by paramedics and by strangers who wanted to do what they wa nted strangers who wanted to do what they wanted to do and what they could to assist. Dramatic to hear. That material just coming assist. Dramatic to hear. That materialjust coming into us from the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital where we saw a few minutes ago those pictures that were sent to us of the queen. She met four girls who had been injured but were well enough to speak to her. Many other children being treated at the hospital unfortunately not well enough to have been visited by the queen. Let us return now to manchester and my colleague, jane hill, is that. People continued to arrive and lay flowers, to read the numerous m essa g es flowers, to read the numerous messages which are of solidarity. If you look at one close by here, evil will not beat manchester and that is a theme and a sentiment that you really do see time and again in the m essa g es really do see time and again in the messages that have been left here. Also big, bright balloons making the number22, to also big, bright balloons making the number 22, to reflect and remember the 22 innocent people who lost their lives here at the Manchester Arena on monday night. We can talk to peter hand because he has been following that visit of her majesty the queen. Peter hunt. She visited the Childrens Hospital because we know those who have been injured have been taken to a wide variety of hospitals but she chose to visit the Childrens Hospital specifically. It was striking that the children you saw there, two of them were still wearing the Ariana Grande t shirts stole one of them told the queen how she had won a competition and had met her heroine on the stage before the start of the concepts. She had that memory before the memory of what happened afterwards. The queen disgust is the woman the queen discussed with her the merits of the singing of Ariana Grande. She met ev mills who is 14 and from harrogate. She was given a birthday present and the queen said to her, it is dreadful, very wicked to target that sort of thing. Another mother saw the queen and her child at the time was in surgery still being operated on and recovering from her injuries. That mother said the queen, how much it meant to her that the queen had troubled and bothered to come and visit here in hospital. The queen commented on how impressive she thought it was and how manchester has responded in a united fashion since the attack on monday. You get the sense of that response here where we are at st andrews square. Earlier on today, i was talking to a doctor and a nurse. Iam assuming i am assuming the queen wanted to hear from i am assuming the queen wanted to hearfrom some of i am assuming the queen wanted to hear from some of the medics themselves about their experience and their response. She was determined to. She expressed in her statement after the attack about how it had been an Act Of Barbarity and wa nted it had been an Act Of Barbarity and wanted to thank the Emergency Services stop here was her attempt to do it in person and acknowledge the work that they did and she and hospitals, not just the work that they did and she and hospitals, notjust here, they were determined to meet a wide range of people. Doctors, nurses, phlebotomists, drivers, porters, cleaners, all of those people who have been involved. One of them told her how they had practised for this and how the reality works like clockwork. She said how impressive it was that they have practised in advance. Thank you very much. The queenjust ended that advance. Thank you very much. The queen just ended that visit in the last few moments. Thank you peter hunt. Meeting some of the children so very badly injured. We know there are 60 people still in hospital and 20 we know, 20 are still in a Critical Condition. The nature of the bomb and the wait was packed mean some people have sustained some very, very serious injuries indeed. Distressing stories that have been emerging since monday night. We heard a minutes silence here in the square and across the uk. Remembering the 22 people who died and the many others who are affected. Among those observing that silence was the mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, whojoins me now in the square and beverley hughes. Thank you so much for being with us. I will ask both of you for your reflections. I dont think i have ever experienced anything so moving. Your thoughts when we had the silence and then round of applause. I completely agree. This city keeps on rising to this incredibly incredible response we are seeing. So emotional, so difficult for everybody. Also the burst of song, dont look back in anger, a song from the city. We are seeing the best of way to manchester and it is a truly remarkable thing. Your thoughts on that. It was profoundly moving and the spontaneous singing spoke so powerfully of what the people of manchester are feeling. I think they are sombre, in grief with the families but also defiant and looking forward. I was able to read some of the messages from where i was standing and they were all in that vein. Love triumphs, we stand together. Very big message from one of the masks of the Muslim Community. That is the message that we and manchester want us want to send to the city of manchester and the rest of the world. It would take you all day to read the messages that there is that sense of defiance and using that word in a positive way. That is manchester and how people are. That is the character of the people and the place. Not in a bad way, just in a proud way. There isa mix bad way, just in a proud way. There is a mix of emotions right now. Some are feeling anger. We are going to do everything to support the police and Security Services, to hunt down and Security Services, to hunt down and hold to account those responsible and we will do that. They have made incredible progress. Were working on every level but it is, alongside the investigation and the action to get to those who did this act, it is important at the same this act, it is important at the same time that the feelings of the people come through. This is a city of true solidarity and it makes his feelings known and stop are people having to reflect on the fact that this was perpetrated by someone born in this city . That is very difficult for people to take. The way i would ask people to think about that, there are extremists in every community now and every part of the world and they dont represent us, they dont represent the Muslim Community here. They are terrorists and criminals and they have to be isolated. Terrorism was to create a cycle of violence, of recrimination. We must not fall into that trap. Greater manchester is saying quite defiantly, we will not be the end and we wont go into that trap dust we will stand together whatever it ta kes. We will stand together whatever it takes. We hear reports of people in the community few years ago who raised concerns about this man. With your home office background, what goes through your mind with that, that it would appear that some people did try to bring those alarm bells . I understand the Security Services through the hotline got concerns expressed from two individuals about the person who is allegedly detonated the bomb. They assessed him five years ago. Thought he was periphery and did not surface again. He didnt come on the radar screen in the interim period but nonetheless, there will be a thorough investigation of what the Security Service new, what they did them and whether more should have been done. The other message is that from talking to people, they readily understand that not every single individual who might be of some level of concern can be rigorously surveyed and monitored. The resources needed for that would be impossible, albeit that we may need more resources. You could never put that level of operation in place. There will always be a risk but the questions have to be asked about this incident and they will be asked. There will be at the appropriate time. Questions have to be asked about the American Government and american Security Services. Weve had leaks out of america all week. I raise my concerns privately with the acting ambassador but they continued again la st ambassador but they continued again last night. This is material i would think quite distressing for the families to see in the Public Domain. The fact that people not responsible for this investigation are leaking information, it is wrong, arrogant and totally disrespectful to the people of manchester. I want to put a message to the American Government that they must make this stop immediately. Thank you very much for being here. The square here is a focal point in the centre of manchester and people of all ages arriving here all day. The flowers and the tributes keep on growing here. We will have more from here at one oclock. Back to you. In the past half an hour, the Chief Co Nsta Ble of the past half an hour, the Chief Constable of greater Manchester Police, ian hopkins, gave an update on the investigation. He said the arrests made so far with significant. This continues to be a very fast moving investigation and there has been a significant amount of activity taking place throughout the night and this morning. I wanted to give you an update in relation to that and the progress. You will be aware that officers currently responding to an incident in manchester, a suspicious package has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been removed. Can i stress that the stage that the incident is not necessarily linked to the wider investigation. I hope that people will understand that we will always ta ke will understand that we will always take reports such as this seriously. In relation to the full investigation, we have eight people in custody in relation to mondays attack. A female that was arrested yesterday has been released without any charges. The rest have taken place in manchester wigan and nuneaton and we are now carrying out associated searches in relation to those arrests to number of addresses. These have been an intense three days for the officers and staff of greater Manchester Police as well as the Police Network and uk Intelligence Services were stopped i want to reassure people that the rest that we have made significant and initial searches of premises have revealed items that we believe are very important to the investigation. The searchers will ta ke investigation. The searchers will take several days to complete. As you would expect, there will be some localised disruption in and around those premises. However, it is badly important that we continue those searches and do it very thoroughly. Alongside the investigation, we have a team of specially trained Family Liaison Officers working with the families of those who tragically lost their lives in mondays attack. Last night, the Family Liaison Officers shared with those families the fact that intelligence had been lea ked the fact that intelligence had been leaked and published in the eu in the New York Times. It is absolutely understandable the distress and upset that this caused to those families who are already suffering as everyone can imagine. A statement was issued last night by National Counterterrorism Police Network and ido Counterterrorism Police network and i do not wish to add anything further to that at this stage. Nor will i be commenting on Information Sharing Arrangements with our international partners. It will take several days before formal identification of the victims can ta ke identification of the victims can take place. We are assisting those families who wish to make tributes to their loved ones but i need to be clear that isnt a formal identification, it is something the coroner has agreed that we can do with families. What i would say is i know how important it is to those families that you are publicising their tributes to their loved ones andi their tributes to their loved ones and i thank you for doing that. We have been overwhelmed with support from members of the public and i would ask the patients to continue from our local communities here in Greater Manchester as would carry out those searches and this investigation. As this mornings incident has shown, it remains important that people continue to be vigilant and report any concerns that they have to the anti terror hotline on zero 800 789 321 or use 999. That is the Chief Constable of greater Manchester Police. Politics now but still thinking about manchester. Ukips paul nuttall has described the decision to launch his partys manifesto as a message to terrorists that they will not win. Mr nuttall said there was no Magic Formula to turning back the tide of radical islam, but he said it was a cancer that needs to be cut out. He said ukip will beef up troops and border guards. He said he believed other parties have been too cowardly to address the problem. There is no formula to turning back the tide of terror. Action needs to be taken across many policy areas and it will take time to make progress. Be are no doubt, the problem will not be solved if politicians are too cowardly to confront or even identify where the problem lies. Moreover, without the political will to take difficult decisions, challenge communities and secure our borders, things are only going to get worse. News coming in and fred talbot has been convicted of a string of historical such offences on boys during trips to scotland when he was a teacher in the 1970s and 80s. Fred talbot can put it convicted of a String Of Historical Sex Offences against boys during trips to Scotla Nd Against Boys during trips to scotland when he was a teacher in the 1970s and 80s. We will bring you more detail on that later. One other piece of news to bring new. Migration to britain fell significantly last year, figures show. Net Long Term International migration to the uk was estimated to be 248,000 in 2016, a fall of 84,000 compared to 2015. The office for National Statistics said the change was driven by both a rise in the number of people leaving the country, mainly European Union citizens, and a fall in the number of people arriving in britain. This is good news and the figure has come down and we have to continue to reduce the overall net migration number but attract the brightest on the best and support our economy. We are still protecting university applications, Business Applications and over all, this is a good results. In a moment, we will have the news but first, the weather. It is looking hot and sunday sony over the next couple of days. This afternoon, it is hot and sunny across the board. We do have some low cloud around the irish sea coast which has mostly burnt away now. A little bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up for england and wales. A much hotter day to come across scotla nd much hotter day to come across scotland and northern ireland. We could see highs of 29 celsius across the north west corner. Widely across the north west corner. Widely across the big 20s. Cooler across eastern coast because of financial breeze. Further inland, it will be hot and sunny. Temperatures up to 29 celsius. For this evening, sunny. Temperatures up to 29 celsius. Forthis evening, it sunny. Temperatures up to 29 celsius. For this evening, it is a fine end to the day overnight. Fine with clear skies. Low cloud scraping the north sea parts of scotland. Temperatures around 14 celsius tonight and an uncomfortable night tonight and an uncomfortable night to come. Friday, temperatures shooting up through the day. Just an outside chance of showers pushing into the far south west late in the day. Temperatures around 28 celsius. High pressure begins to ebb away and this area of low pressure spreads in. During the course of friday night into saturday morning, we have some showers and thunderstorms pushing up from their south west and some of those could be intense. The thunderstorms and showers will move northwards through the day to become confined to eastern areas and we could have some very heavy downpours. Further south, a fine afternoon to come. Feeling warm in the south east. Sunday looks like we could have a thundery plume returning. Chances of thunderstorms. Further north and west, slightly cooler with sunshine and showers. We think that is how it is looking into bank holiday monday. We could see some heavy showers across the south and south east where it will remain warm and humid. On the. After pictures appear showing bomb fragments and a backpack, britain expresses its anger at the highest level. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our