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meeting of the cabinet s 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. we ll 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 pontiff‘s 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 night s attack, ahead of tonight s 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 night s bomb attack at the manchester arena. people have been coming here all morning ....
seen across greater manchester will have seen a across greater manchester will have seen a significant increase in the number of armed officers on mobile patrol and at static points across the city. we have been supported by forces from across the north west and beyond and this forms part of oui’ and beyond and this forms part of our well tried and tested plans for any major terrorist attack. obviously with the announcement from the prime minister last night of the increase in the threat level to critical, you will be aware that the military are supporting policing gci’oss military are supporting policing across the country under the codename operation temperer. this is about the military being used to guard iconic sites and other sites outside of london and across parts of the north. this frees up armed police officers to then give the police service capacity to deploy them to places like manchester as pa rt them to places like manchester as part of our plans for k ....
tributes are being paid to the victims of monday night s attack. the suspect, salman abedi, a 22 year old born in manchester to libyan parents had been known to security services. it is said it is unlikely he was acting alone. the terror threat alert has been raised to critical, its highest level. more rate of taken place across the city today as police continue their investigation. so far, four people have been arrested, one is the suspect‘s older brother. the bbc understands the bomber is thought to have detonated a device built by someone else. the terror threat alert indicates further attacks may be imminent. hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect key sites across the country, including downing street. an off duty female police officer was among the 22 killed in the attack. husband is critically ill and their two children were also injured. we will have all the latest elements in manchester and reaction, but first this report. of those killed in the atta ....
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. it s 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. we re in st ann s square, which has become the focal point for the city s tributes following monday s terror attack. let me give you an idea of some of the things people are writing and saying. this t shirt says, to all who lost their lives, evil will never beat manchester. we will stand togethe ....
level is raised to critical the highest there is. good evening and organ to manchester, we are in the saint ambrose marco square in the heart of the city. there are a growing number of flowers being laid. there are plenty of places to put them and this is just plenty of places to put them and this isjust one plenty of places to put them and this is just one of them. also thought of heartfelt messages and talk messages left on the floor. i m looking at the manchester love hearts, messages of solidarity and sympathy with those who were killed. we now know the identities of sympathy with those who were killed. we now know the identities 01:14 who we re we now know the identities 01:14 who were killed including an off duty policeman who was in the foyer when the bomb went off. we are learning about the bomber, salman abedi. he was 22, enrolled at salford university and there have been a rest here and in libya. let s tell you about the key developments. officers here in th ....