Regional police. Manchester Victory Station is nearby. So to Police Forces nearby. Eyewitnesses have spoken about a helicopter overhead. It was a very large response by the Emergency Services. it was a very large response by the Emergency Services. Two Police Forces. We a re Emergency Services. Two Police Forces. We are seeing pictures of the arena being emptied in panic and confusion. We believe the arena itself is now clear. Emergency services are dealing with the casualties at the scene. It looks a casino in absolute panic. There were sounds of this explosion. Nobody was quite sure what was happening. People in the arena were talking about a bomb. It obviously engendered a lot of fear. People wa nted engendered a lot of fear. People wanted to get out as soon as they could. A lot of young people they are, some of them perhaps not with their guardians, on their own. We had reports of fights and scuffles and people being injured as they attempted to get out of the arena. We are seeing
For theresa mays Minority Government, mps will vote on the queens speech later. In half an hours time the culture and Media Secretary will announce whether 21st Century Fox will be allowed to takeover sky. The deal would give Rupert Murdoch total control of the broadcaster. And Dame Katherine grainger, the incoming chair of uk sport, says she has huge concerns about Athlete Welfare. I think there is huge concerns, without a doubt, no one is pretending there isnt. Good morning. Its thursday 29th july. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A retired Court Of Appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, will be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they dont expect to be able to confirm the final number for at least another six months. This morning the Prime Minister theresa may released a statement on the appointment of sir Martin Moore Bick to lead the inquiry. T
It is 8am in singapore, Midnight In London and 8 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung. And as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. The journalists. Our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their tens of thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un, celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, anywhere else, raise barely a murmur. In pyongyang, it is met with rapturous applause. It might seem like an ext