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and the health secretary, jeremy hunt, are chairing a meeting of the emergency response committee, cobra, this morning, to discuss the handling of the cyber attack, which hit parts of the nhs in england and scotland on friday. dozens of hospitals in england and scotland have been forced to cancel some operations and appointments today, and some gp surgeries are still experiencing problems as staff begin a new working week. lincolnshire hospital said all tests, and routine surgeries have been cancelled. meanwhile microsoft said governments around the world should treat the attacks as a ‘wake up call‘ blaming them for storing data on software vulnerabilities which could then be accessed by hackers. it s thought over 200,000 computers have been affected worldwide with russia hardest hit. in the past half hour the national crime agency has tweeted this saying if you re a victim of #ransomware do not pay! there s no guarantee that access to your files will be res ....
has described the blast as a barbaric act. police say they are working to establish exactly what happened. we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have further information. this is clearly a very concerning time for everyone. on breakfast this morning, we will bring you the latest from the scene, and reaction to what could be the uk s worst terror attack since the 7/7 london bombings. good morning, it is tuesday 23 may. the news we are waking up to this morning: an explosion at a concert venue in manchester, packed full of children and families, has claimed the lives of at least 19 people. theresa may has paid tribute to the victims, and will chair a meeting of the government s emergency committee later this morning. the metro mayor of manchester, andy burnham, has called it a terrible night for our great city. we will be getting a further statement from andy burnham at around 7:30am this morning. we will be live with louise at the scene in a mo ....
arrangements for 1,300 events have been reassessed. all 22 victims have now been named most recently, tributes have been paid to 15 year old megan hurley from merseyside. good morning. it s saturday 27th may. also ahead, world leaders at g7 talks, agree on measures to tackle terrorism but they re still struggling to reach a deal on climate change. and good morning from wembley where they are giving the grass a final trim on fa cup final day. frilly managers, it is double or quits. chelsea s conte going for the double. could it be arsene wenger‘s last game in charge of arsenal? in scotland, celtic are going for a domestic trouble. trouble. and the age of the great adventurers revealed we take a look of the rediscovered footage filmed by explorers in the early decades of the 20th century. and darren has the weather for the bank holiday weekend. thank u. good morning. we still have some warm sunshine to come this weekend but the heat and humidity has already giv ....
casualties taken to six different hospitals. there were reports of people being thrown over london bridge as that vehicle was driven at high speed. police river patrol boats looked for casualties in the water. this is one of the cordons being set up. there will be a cobra meeting, but theresa may, the british prime minister, has already said this is a potential terrorist attack. it comes not many days after the manchester attack were 22 were killed in the explosion at the magister arena but in this attack it appears to be a number of men in that vehicle in that white van, driving across london bridge, and then getting out of the vehicle and carrying out a knife attack. number of eyewitnesses have said they saw these men getting out of the van, many of them with knives, one in particular with a long knife. it appears that the police have apprehended one or more of the casualties, we have been seeing a picture of one of the suspects, one of the suspected assailants, lying ....
talks begin today to take britain out of the european union, we ll be there live throughout the morning. and while the politicians are talking, iam and while the politicians are talking, i am at smithfield markets in manchester to find out what businesses want from the negotiations. as police release the first pictures from inside the charred remains of grenfell tower, a nationwide minutes silence will take place this morning to remember those who lost their lives. in sport, the american brooks koepka equalled the tournaments lowing lowest winning score to take his first major. and carol s got the weather. today, for many of us, hot and sunny. temperatures peaking around 33 celsius in the south. in the north, at different story. there is a weather front producing thick cloud and some drizzle. i will have more in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. one man has been killed and eight people have been taken to three separate hospitals after a van drove ....