thanks forjoining us. governments and businesses around the world are anxiously waiting to see if they ll be hit by a second wave of cyber attacks. experts say there could be more disruption as people round the world switch on their computers for the first time on monday morning, although so far only a few cases have been reported in australia and south korea. microsoft described friday s attack as a wake up call. our security correspondent gordon corera has the latest. a cyber attack that spread like wildfire around the world, and may not yet be over. it was launched on friday by hackers whose identity is still unknown. and what has been seen so far has already been extraordinary, say law enforcement. we ve never seen anything like this, unprecedented in its scale. the latest numbers that we re seeing, over 200,000 victims, in over 150 countries, so clearly a global phenomenon. this is what victims have been confronted with, a warning they have been locked out of their compu
way. we do have a busy time coming up around the country this summer period. music festivals are about to start happening, wimbledon injuly, at the beginning ofjuly, will be another important security operation. there are many armed officers. and we will need them all. the metropolitan police and other forces have an increase in armed officers that they have been able to call upon the year or so, specially trained counterterrorism officers to trained counterterrorism officers to train alongside soldiers who can do things like ripping out of helicopters onto buildings. they are trained not just in helicopters onto buildings. they are trained notjust in standard police firearm techniques that military techniques as well, such as laying down suppressive fire so they can deal with a marauding attack when, potentially, many terrorists are large with firearms. they are newly trained in those sorts of techniques. i think the metropolitan police and the other police forces involved w
news form manchester throughout the afternoon. in st ann s square, people continue to come to pay tribute to the people who have died. the other stories this hour. at the g7 summit in sicily, theresa may urges world leaders to discuss fighting online extremism. ben ainslie‘s bid for sailing history gets under way tomorrow, after a delay caused by high winds. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has given a speech this morning, linking british military action abroad to terrorist attacks here at home. mr corbyn said the war on terror is not working and that a different approach is needed. he was speaking as election campaigning resumed after monday s attack in manchester. the conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass and appallingly timed. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the political truce after manchester, ended this morning. but, first, there was a further moment of remembrance. can i ask that we all stand for a moment s silence. and thenjeremy co
custody. we are expecting an update from the chief constable later in the hour. we will bring you all of those developments. at the g7 summit in sicily, theresa may urges world leaders to discuss fighting online extremism. ben ainslie‘s bid for sailing history gets under way tomorrow, after a delay caused by high winds. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has given a speech this morning, linking british military action abroad to terrorist attacks here at home. mr corbyn said the ‘war on terror‘ is not working and that a different approach is needed. he was speaking as election campaigning resumed after monday s attack in manchester. the conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass and appallingly timed. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the political truce after manchester ended this morning. but first, there was a further moment of remembrance. can i ask that we all stand for a moment s silence. and thenjeremy co
stamping it out across the public sector and across society. distressing scenes as paramedics and the emergency services provided first aid. some of the injured are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. police placed several bars in lockdown. people were ordered to lay on the ground as officers checked there were no assailants present. police say that within eight minutes of receiving first reports of the attack they had shot dead the three assailants. senior officers say they believe the incident is under control. a large cordon remains in place. a large cordon remains in the area around london bridge and borough market. there officers on the scene as we still need to carry out a thorough search of the area to ensure that everyone has been accounted for. this is the scene on london bridge. campaigning in the general election has been suspended for today by both the conservatives and labour. it s important to give a message that democracy must prevail. if we allow t