and there s a renewed call for pregnant women to be vaccinated, as rising numbers of those hospitalised spark a major concern. the bbc s told the government will scrap plans for a high speed train line between the east midlands and leeds. and adele tells ophrah she had terrifying anxiety attacks after her divorce and she was embarassed her marriage broke down. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. as the investigation into the explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women s hospital continues, the uk s terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe meaning an attack is highly likely. yesterday s explosion has been declared a terrorist incident by police, though counter terror officers said they don t yet have a clear idea of a motive for the attack. four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the incident. a male passenger in the cab who has not yet been named by police was killed in the blast. officers believe he ha
and everyone screamed. and everyone was just still. everyone was just a bit like. what was that? and all the stewards were just a bit like what s going on? no one really knew what was happening. and then we just heard people screaming and shouting run , and everyone was running, flooding back into the arena from that one exit in the corner which was leading to the train station, i think. and then it was just like a massive stampede of people. that s when we kind ofjust saw. everything. what could you see? there were a lot of huddles of people. there was someone on the floor and loads of people around them. i remember seeing a little girl. i think she was with her parents. she was sat outside the stairs of the arena and she had, like, a big gash on her chin and blood was coming down her clothes and she was just screaming and her parents were crying. as we were walking further and further, there were blue lights everywhere. there were police and ambulances everywhere. did
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
Prince Harry has lost his bid to oveturn a ruling that saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a "working royal" - a move which his legal team declared "unlawful and unfair"