We are getting more information by the hour and the day about exactly what happened in manchester. Much of the focus on salman abedi, this young man who appears to have been the suicide bomber. The more we learn, the more you learn, does it seem to you this fits a familiar template or does this in any way seem different from europes other mass murders of recent times . I think it fits a familiar template but it is changing. You know, terrorism is not always the same. And within that sort of Third Generation jihadism that we have witnessed over the years, of course. Of course as a frenchman, what happened in manchester reminds us of the bataclan Music Hall Attack On 13th November 2015. But there it was a whole group of people who were largely organised, who had come back from syria through belgium, and you know, there were a number of people, the attacks took place in many places, they were coordinated, the stadium of france, in the sidewalk cafes, this is a loner. He acted alone. Maybe
But then takes them to task over defence spending. And. A race in montana turns ugly. The republican candidate is charged with assaulting a reporterjust hours before the vote. Hello, i am Christian Fraser, in london. Katty kay is in new york. Were learning a bit more about Salman Abedis movements before the Manchester Attack. Last week we know he travelled through dusseldorf airport, he was in transit, but where was he coming from and who supplied him with the bomb . Are others still plotting . Authorities are trying to answer those questions. There is a lot of sensitive material that still needs analysing and guarding. The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police, ian hopkins, said that leaks in the United States have caused distress to the families of the victims. But he also said progress is being made in the investigation. The arrests have taken place in manchester, wigan and nuneaton, and we are now carrying out associated searches in relation to those arrests at a number of a
The Snp Manifesto calling for a second Scottish Independence referendum at the end of the Brexit Process. Rolf harris says hes relieved after being formally cleared of indecently assaulting three teenage girls. The mother of zookeeper rosa king who was killed by a tiger says she loved herjob and wouldnt have done anything else. The bbc understands that Arsene Wenger is to sign a new two Year Contract with arsenal a formal announcement is expected tomorrow. And back in the top flight after 45 years Huddersfield Town will celebrate promotion to the Premier League with an Open Top Bus Parade later. Good afternoon. In the last hour it has been announced that the american singer Ariana Grande will return to manchester this weekend for a Benefit Concert would nearly two weeks after her gig was attacked in the city killing 22 people. She will bejoined for the the city killing 22 people. She will be joined for the temporary concert bya be joined for the temporary concert by a host of stars. It
Penalties for corruption. And the town of tadcaster in North Yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. Good morning. Its friday 3rd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. First to paris where there has been an attack at the Louvre Museum in the heart of the city. Its been described the french Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature. Police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground Shopping Area outside the museum. A soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. The backpacks did not contain any explosives. A huge Security Operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. Its the latest Security Alert in a city which has become well used to them. The Louvre Museum houses some of frances most famous works of art, and is one of pariss most iconic landmarks a place which is a must