yet. in downing street, with a pretty big crowd of protesters who have gathered outside the gates, chris is still with me. this note of defiance, that has come through loud and clear tonight from downing street, at one stage today people were talking fairly confidently about the prime minister actually going? about the prime minister actually auoin ? ~ about the prime minister actually oiiin ? . ., , about the prime minister actually oiiin?. ., ~ ., going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i was - on the six o clock news, i was anticipating there was a possibility, nothing more than that, that within a couple of hours there might have been a lectern just behind us with the prime minister preparing to come out and offer his resignation. that was a view articulated by plenty o
has been named as 22 year old salman abedi. the big question for investigators was he working alone? one man has been arrested in manchester. the flag at half mast over downing street. election campaigning has been suspended for the day. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for its appalling sickening cowardice deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless young children. at four o clock this afternoon, the queen led a minute s silence at buckingham palace. we ll be hearing from the fans youngsters who will remember last night for all the wrong reasons. it had been building up for years. when we booked the tickets it was so exciting, but it s turned into the most traumatic thing. this is the scene right now at albert square a vigil to remember the dead and show solidarity. with many people still searching for missing loved ones, we ll have the latest. and in other news tonight, the actor sir roger moore has died at t
he s understood to have been born in manchester to a family of libyan origin. police and security services launched a wide ranging investigation, as the prime minister shared the outcome of the latest meeting of the cabinet emergency committee. it is now concluded, on the basis of today s investigations, that the threat level should be increased, for the time being, from severe to critical. among the thousands of fans at the arena last night, there were many who d been looking forward to the concert for a long time. it had been building up for me, for like years. since we got the tickets, it was so exciting. it s turned into like the most traumatic thing. we ll be reporting on the remarkable strength of spirit among the people of manchester and how the community has responded. and we ll talk to people who attended tonight s vigil in the heart of the city, where they heard a message of strength and solidarity. and in other news tonight the actor sir roger moore has died at t
messages of defiance yesterday, another clear message, huge praise for the works of the emergency services and medical staff.. good morning it s thursday, the 23rd of march. the other main headlines on the westminster attack this morning: police say they believe they know the attacker‘s identity and that he was inspired by islamist ideology. parliament will operate as normal today in a show of defiance. the prime minister is expected to make a statement to the commons. we are live at westminster. lots of activity still going on this morning. let s go to carole with the weather. a wet start to the day but generally speaking and improving weather day. more detail in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. we are here in the aftermath of the terror attacks were five people died and a0 people injured some suffering what has been described as a catastrophic injury after a man drove a axa vehicle into the crowd and went on to stab a policeman who later died. five people