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 restored.
in the next hour, donald trump is on a charm offensive in brussels. having criticised both institutions in the past, the american president is in brussels for talks with nato and eu leaders. this has become the focal point for people. people arriving here all the time to leave flowers and to read the hundreds of tributes that have been left here to those who lost their lives and those who were so badly injured on monday evening. a short time ago the queen visited some of the survivors of monday s bomb attack in hospital. andy moore reports. the queen met dozens of staff who had worked through the night to deal with the victims of the bombing. many of them had volunteered to come in after hearing of the attack. she also met four young girls recovering from the blast, and their parents. well, it s a shock, isn t it? yes, a big shock, a really big shock. for everybody, really. very scary. very wicked. one of the girls she met was 15 year old millie robson, a proud ariana grande
agencies must remain secure. police describe recent arrests as significant and say some of the items seized in raids are very importa nt . in the next hour, donald trump is on a charm offensive in brussels. having criticised both institutions in the past, the american president is in brussels for talks with nato and eu leaders. and net migration to the uk falls by 84,000. most of those leaving the country were eu citizens. the queen has been in manchester today, to meet victims of monday s bomb attack. the queen has been visiting the royal manchester children s hospital where she spoke to some of those wounded in the attack. one woman described the injuries she d suffered after being hit by nuts and bolts. the queen said what she had been through was absolutely dreadful . she also met doctors, nurses and members of the emergency services who responded to the attack. of the 75 people admitted to hospital across the region, 23 remain in critical care. andy moore reports. th
reopens a week after the attack. and a top time for the terriers as huddersfield town get promoted to the premier league for the first time in their history. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: andy murray starts his french open campaign shortly. he s due on court in paris where he ll be hoping to improve his form on clay. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. with just over a week to go to the general election, campaigning is resuming in earnest, after a pause because of the manchester attack. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, campaigning today on the issue of childcare, found himself in a bbc interview unable to provide the cost of a key pledge extending free childcare to all two year olds. meanwhile theresa may, campaigning in the west midlands on brexit, attacked jeremy corbyn on nuclear weapons, the police and dealing with terror. she said she is ready and prepared for brexit negotiations. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. it s the ho
under the paris climate agreement. president trump will make an announcement in the next few hours, but he s facing mounting pressure from the eu and china, to help the world cut greenhouse gases. the boss of british airways parent company, has defended the airline s handling of the recent computer failure, that left passengers stranded around the world. i think the team at british airways has done everything possible to get ba back flying a full schedule as quickly as possible and tickets for the manchester bombing tribute concert, sell out in just 20 minutes. it s five o clock, our top story is that the brexit debate has moved back to the heart of the election campaign, with both labour and the conservatives insisting they offer the best approach to the upcoming negotiations. in a campaign speech in north yorkshire, theresa may said britain could look forward to a brighter future outside the eu. she insisted she had a clear plan for the future unlike labour. jeremy corbyn