Meeting of the cabinets emergency committee, cobra, the third in the past 2a hours. Good progress with the operation has been made with a number of arrests made over night, and that will continue. We have now gone to a critical level in terms of the threat. Well have all the latest live with huw in manchester. The other headlines this lunchtime. President trump meets the pope at the vatican and receives a signed copy of the pontiffs views on Climate Change. And profits at Marks And Spencer fell by almost two thirds last year, following a costly business overhaul. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Manchester united fans pay tribute to the victims of monday nights attack, ahead of Tonights Europa League final in stockholm. Good afternoon from Albert Square in the heart of manchester. This is where thousands gathered last night for a vigil, to remember the victims of monday nights bomb attack at the manchester arena. People have been coming here all morning to leave messages. Let me
It triggers the deployment of troops to key public locations. Also on The Programme tonight President Trump goes to the vatican to see the pope. Its their first face to face meeting. Donald trump calls it the honour of a lifetime and vows to use his presidency to promote peace. Five people travelling in the same car are killed in a collision with a lorry on the m6 motorway in staffordshire. And taking a plunge the high street giant Marks Spencer sees its profits drop by two thirds. Coming up in sportsday later on bbc news, manchester are united in sweden. We look ahead to what will be an emotional Europa League final against ajax in stockholm. Good evening from manchester. Were in st anns square, which has become the focal point for the citys tributes following mondays 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
The identities of everyone who was killed. Tonight in st anns square in the heart of manchester, more tributes are being left for the victims, their families and friends. And in Tonights Europa League final, a minutes silence led by the players of Manchester United. Also on tonights programme, President Trump goes to the vatican to see the pope. Its their first face to face meeting. Donald trump calls it the honour of a lifetime and vows to use his presidency to promote peace. And coming up later in the hour on sportsday on bbc news, well have the latest reports, results and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening from manchester, where police have confirmed theyre investigating a network of people in connection with the bombing at a Concert On Monday Night in which 22 people were killed including children and young people and dozens injured. More of the victims have been named during the day, and more details have emerged about the Suicide Bomber, 22 year old salman abedi, a
tweeting this morning whether that momentum will comeback here back to work in washington. turning back to terror and the manchester attack we are learning more about the attack and terrorist, uk police released images, surveillance images from the arena the night of the attack. we re getting a closer look at this man, 22-year-old salman abedi, who is dead, he killed 22 in the arena that night, wounded 120 others, prime minister theresa may urging britain to remain vigilant as we learn more. what is the broader message we take away in aftermath of that brutal attack, steve? i am afraid to say, i don t think it is particularly reassuring one. rounds of manchester the wons of manchester are present and main in the uk is there over
militant islamist jihadis in the uk, they are only able to keep track of about 3 thousand, they actually put that information out there. i think that is just not good enough. when we hear politicians say we re doing everything we can to fight terrorism that is simply not true. we continue to be concerned about our risk here at home, you raise that point about the fact that, abedi of known to authorities there. we heard this story before. with attacks here at home. how does this change the way we approach our security, and how do we prevent this from happening again. this is the big question. i think that here in america, it seems that this whole issue has been taken more seriously for longer in particular in light of 9/11, where there is a reexam nation of now we handle the threats that puts america in