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
staff cry. they just at no point did i see any member of staff cry. theyjust rose to the challenge, and they just staff cry. theyjust rose to the challenge, and theyjust kept going. some of those staff describe a night they will never be able to forget. we ll have the latest from manchester, and we ll assess the seriousness of the row between police and us authorities. also this lunchtime. on a charm offensive. having criticised both in the past, donald trump arrives in brussels for talks with nato and eu leaders. net migration to the uk falls by 84,000 most of those leaving the country were eu citizens. shouting please, please, be respectful. angry scenes at ukip‘s manifesto launch, as theresa may is accused of being partly to blame for the manchester atrocity. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. button‘s back. already in practice earlier today ahead of this weekend s monaco grand prix, where jenson button is making a one off return. good afternoon, and welcome to
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
it comes as ukip says theresa may has some responsibility for the manchester bombing. and on newsnight, after a day in which the police say they ve made significant progress in their manchester investigation, jeremy corbyn says the war on terror is not working and we need an effective response that fights rather than fuels terrorism. so what does he mean? we ll be discussing how best to counter radical islamism. good evening and welcome to bbc news. this evening, police investigating the manchester terror attack say they ve found potentially suspicious items after searching a house in wigan. it was the home of one of eight people arrested since the attack on monday night in which 22 people died. also tonight, the head of britain s counter terrorism police has said intelligence about the attack will once more be shared with the us after a row over leaks to the american media was resolved. it follows assurances given by president trump to the prime minister in brussels that the
is it working? or do we need a drastic rethink? we talk to people on both sides of the debate. the bombing has caused upset right across the country, but how do those who have to investigate it and deal with its aftermath cope? chief superintendentjohn sutherland spent years on the front line of policing and will be talking about the toll dealing with such events can take. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11.00 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning, general election campaigning resumes today and ukip will be launching their manifesto. we will be looking at that later in the programme. bbc news has been told that the police have stopped sharing information about the manchester bombing with officials in the united states, following a series of leaks thought to have come from the american intelligence community. last night, the new york times published photographs apparently showing fragments from the bomb and a backpa