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22 people - including children - have been killed after a man

detonated a bomb at the end of a pop concert in Manchester.

A suicide bomber detonated a device last night.

The explosion happened in the foyer of the Arena,

as people made their way out after a performance

by the American singer, Ariana Grande.

We heard this bang and everyone just stopped, there was silence and then

there was panic and everyone was sprinting up the stairs trying

to jump over the barrier onto the floor.

Thousands of children were at the concert.

The Prime Minister has condemned what she called a "callous" act.

This attack stands out for its appalling,

sickening cowardice - deliberately targeting innocent,

defenceless children and young people who should have been enjoying

one of the most memorable nights of their lives.

The first victim has been named as college student

student Georgina Callander, who was 19.

This is my daughter, Olivia, I havent seen her

She was at the Ariana Grande concert with her friend.

If anyone has seen her, please contact the police.

We will bring you the latest from here in Manchester on the BBC News

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to the BBC News at One from Manchester, which has

experienced the UK's worst terrorist attack since the July 7th

attacks in London in 2005. 22 people have been

killed, and 59 injured - They are now being treated at a

number of hospitals in and around Manchester. They were among

thousands of people who had come to the concert of Ariana Grande and at

the end of the concert at around 10.30 last night, the explosion went

off. Let's talk you through what we know so far.

Greater Manchester Police were called to the Arena at 10.33pm.

The Prime Minister called the attack on fans at an Ariana Grande concert

here an act of "appalling, sickening cowardice".

The explosion happened in the Arena's foyer last night,

as people began streaming through the doors at the end of the concert.

Police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, detonated

Security has been tightened in the wake of the attack.

Surrounding streets were sealed off and nearby Victoria station closed.

A warning that this report, from Richard Galpin, contains scenes

Oh my God. What is going on? Something has happened. What had

been a night of online elation for thousands of teenagers. Oh, my God.

Turned to absolute panic. Everyone's heard what they think is a bomb

going off. And the only thing now is to get out of this Arena, as fast as

possible. It was shocking. Like, just heard this massive bang. Then

everyone started running towards us, screaming and crying. Everyone just

jumping over us to get out. I saw parents with kids running out with

blood all over them. I picked this lady up who said she was looking for

her grand kids, who couldn't find her grand kids, she picked up a

young girl on the floor who was covered in blood with parents laying

next to them. It is just all bizarre. The glass and nuts, metal

nuts that have been in the device that have exploded. I can't think of

anything else that's got nuts that would be flying around. Which way?

Which way. Come on. Traumatised and uncertain what to do, many of the

youngsters just keep running. Some, searching for their parents, who'd

been waiting to pick them up at the end of the concert. Others looking

for relatives and friends who've gone missing and today some families

are still trying to find their children. The family of Olivia

Campbell Hardy have heard nothing from her since she went to last

night's concert She was at the concert. She's just seen the support

act and said she was having an amazing time and thanking me for

letting her go. She was with her friend Adam. Adam was found, he is

in hospital. But Olivia has not been found yet. I'm at home phoning

everybody, hospitals, police, all these centres that are the children

have been put in. Her dad is actually in Manchester looking for

her. I've got friends out looking for her. I've got people I don't

even know out looking for her. Social media has been wonderful. I

don't know what I would've done without them. It's made it so aware

that she's misand there's -- missing and there's thousands of people who

know she's missing, have seen her picture and there are people out

looking for her that I don't know. I can't thank these people enough for

giving their time up. Children are amongst the many casualties. All the

major hospitals in Manchester being used last night to receive the

injured and the dead. And this morning, the police

confirmed it was a terrorist attack, carried out by a suicide bomber.

This has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced here in

Greater Manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see.

Families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at the

Manchester Arena and have sadly lost their lives. We believe at this

stage that the attack last night was conducted by one man. The priority

is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a

network. The attacker, I can confirm, died at the Arena. We

believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he

detonated, causing this atrocity. In Downing Street, flags are flying at

half-mast in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack in Britain

since the suicide bombings on London Transport 12 years ago.

All acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people. But this

attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice. Deliberately

targeting innocent defensive children and young people, who

should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their

lives. Let us remember those who died and let us celebrate those who

helped, safe in the knowledge that the terrorists will never win and

our values, our country and our way of life will always prevail. The

horror of what happened at the Arena last night led to many ordinary

people offering to help. Taxi drivers providing free lifts for

those who couldn't get back home. Others offering rooms for anyone

needing somewhere to sleep. As for who was responsible for this attack?

The police believe they do know the person's identity. And already, a

23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the bombing. Also

this morning, the first victim has been named. She's 18-year-old

Georgina calendar, on the left in this photograph. Posing with the

singer, Ariana Grande, who was performing at last night's concert.

The children at the concert would never have imagined he they'd end up

like this, having to escape a terrorist attack. But it's clear

they were deliberately targeted and that has provoked both such and

revulsion in this country and around the world.

Terrifying accounts are emerging from concert goers, as they tried

You can just see the stairs there, that many people ran down, after the

explosion went off at about 0.30 last night. People have been talking

-- 10.30 last night. People have been talking about how they got

separated from their loved once and the desperate search for loved once

who are missing. Also talking about how they saw the explosion and saw

nuts and bolts flying through the air. Danny Savage reports and you

may find some pictures in the report distressing.

This is my daughter owe livia. I have not seen her since 5.00 last

night. She was at the Ariana Grande concert with her friend. I'm worried

sick. If anybody can seen her, contact the police, even if you

think you have seen her, just let the police know, please. An appeal

from a desperate mum. Charlotte Campbell hasn't heard from her

daughter, Olivia, who was at the concert last night. Her family has

been out searching for the teenager for hours I need my daughter home. I

need to know where she is. On the wards of numerous hospitals across

Manchester, the casualties have been treated and the bore received are --

bereaved are being comforted We weren't sure what happened. We

thought it was a balloon that had popped. Or possibly a wire or

something. We didn't think it was an explosion. The minute we heard the

bells we ran up to our hotel. Outside city centre hotels,

survivors recounted the horror of what happened inside the arena.

Towards the last song she let a load of helium balloons down, quite a

lot. A bang happened. We thought - I mean we looked at each other and we

were like, no, no, it can't be something that you see on the news,

that doesn't happen it people like us. It's the balloons. Everyone

calmed around us and all of a sudden, everyone started screaming

and running in every direction. There was one girl there, she

tumbled over the seats. She went over about three seats. It was

awful. She fell. On social media, numerous appeals soon appeared for

concert-goers to contact home. Deborah Hutchinson from Newcastle

wrote "My daughter, Courtney Boyle and partner Philip have gone missing

in an attack in Manchester. Please share and help find them, I need

them home safe." People who were there, tried to offer help online,

too. Sharing pictures of missing people. People who need help, who

have nowhere to sleep, need food and water. Trying to get awareness out

for people willing to help. A picture of chaos and panic emerged I

heard an explosion, I was like - we need to run, we started running all

the way down to the doors to the hoe tempt all I heard was people

screaming and crying and running everywhere. It is harder to imagine

a softer target for this attack. So many of the teenagers and children

who were there last night were given tickets as a Christmas or birthday

present. Thousands of children and young people have gone to school

this morning, knowing of a friend or a friend of a friend who was at the

concert last night and now numerous families are having to arrange the

funeral of a son or daughter, who went out yesterday evening, so

excited, ahead of that concert. Danny Savage, BBC News.

We now know, 22 people killed, 59 injured. The injured are being

treated at a number of hospitals in and around Manchester. The Prime

Minister has been praising the work of paramedics, doctors and nurses as

they try to care for those people, many of them with life-threatening

injuries. Let's get the latest now

from Stepping Hill Hospital Our Health Correspondent

Dominic Hughes is there. What is the picture there? Good

afternoon, Ben, we know a fleet of 60 ambulances, drawn not just from

Greater Manchester, from the north West Ambulance Service but

neighbouring services in the Midlands and North Wales, ferried

the 59 most seriously injured people to eight homingts in the Greater

Manchester area, including major trauma centres at Wythenshawe and

Manchester Royal Infirmary but so many people were badly injured other

hospitals took them. Here at Stepping Hill nine people were

admitted with major trauma injuries. We know at least one was a child.

Three of those people were still being operated own this morning, so

they are in, still, a very serious condition. But here at the hospital,

we've heard stories of staff coming in overnight to help out E and to

help out in operating theatres and we know that the hospital actually

had to turn some staff away because the next couple of days are also

going to be challenging for the NHS across the region but we do know

that they say they have enough blood from blood donation centres to treat

all those who need it. So they are asking people to think carefully

before they go to A While services are operating as normal,

they will be under bigger pressure. Thank you very much, Dominic.

The Prime Minister has chaired a meeting with Cobra in Downing

Street. We gather there will be another meeting later today. She is

travelling to Manchester with the election campaign suspended. She is

travelling to meet Greater Manchester Police and other senior

police commanders. She has described this as a callous, terrorist attack.

Paul Adams has this report. Forensic police at the scene

this morning, beginning What, if any wider lessons

need to be learned? In and around the venue,

there will be clues. In London, ministers gathered

for a meeting of the government's top security committee,

Cobra. After the first mass casualty attack

in Britain for a dozen years. After the first mass casualty attack

in Britain for a dozen years, what level of danger does

the country now face? That means a terrorist attack

remains highly likely. But the independent

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre which sets the threat level

on the basis of the intelligence available to them, will continue

to assess this throughout the day Not since 2005 and the attacks

of 7/7 have the authorities had to deal with something

on this scale. Plenty of plots have been foiled

in the years since and counterterror police are still making arrests

at an average rate of one day. But the public perception

of the threats we face has changed. Four years ago, Fusilier Lee Rigby

was hacked to death near a London barracks and two months ago,

an attacker using a car and a knife Last night's atrocity

was more sophisticated. This attack does involve someone

being able to get hold Turn them into a belt and then make

the effort of putting bolts and things in that in order to kill

people and then has used it at one So, this is a much more

professional style of attack. Does this mean big venues up

and down the country There's no evidence yet that

last night's attacker passed unchallenged

through security, but some A few people we spoke to,

like friends that we met before and after the gig,

they said their bags Usually, I am quite a regular

gig goer and I am used to getting my bags checked

for security purposes. A brief moment of panic this morning

outside Manchester's Arndale Centre. The danger, if any, passed,

but the Arndale has been In 1996, it was wrecked

by an IRA bomb. And eight years ago,

a plot involving a car bomb A Pakistani student

was convicted in the US in 2015. Investigators at the Arena

will want to know how and where the attacker obtained

the ingredients for his bomb and crucially, was he acting

alone or part of a cell? In London, the Metropolitan Police

commissioner, Cressida Dick said more officers have already been put

on duty, the impact of last night's attack will be felt

right across the country. talk to Vicki Young in Downing

Street and Daniel Sandford he is at Greater Manchester Police

headquarters. Daniel, so-called Islamic state claiming

responsibility, what more do we know about the attack and whether it was

the work of one man or perhaps unorganised group, and organise

sell? First of all we have to set aside

the claim of responsibility by Islamic State. They have had a

tendency to do that regardless of whether or not they have been

involved in recent years. At this point there appears to have been one

attacker who was carrying and explosive device and he was killed.

Police now need to find out where it was made because once they have

found back, they can work out whether he made the device by

himself or whether he was assisted by others in making the device. But

then opens up a wider network. We know there are expected to be a

number of arrests. At 23-year-old was arrested in South Manchester not

that long ago and that is part of arresting known associates of the

man. Police have identified who they believe who the bomb was because he

was carrying a form of ID on him, so it didn't make it too difficult for

them. It sounds like they are fairly sure now, from what Theresa May was

saying, who that was. One tragic bits of news now, we understand the

youngest person this bomber killed was of primary school age, possibly

seven or eight years of age. Horrendous that one of the victims

could have been that young. This is an massive, National

counterterrorism police operation and at the moment we are only in the

foothills. Indeed, thank you. We know many of the fans at the concert

were very young indeed. Let's go to Vicki Young in Downing Street. The

Prime Minister making her way to Manchester this afternoon to

coordinate with police commanders? That's right, she has been dealing

with the practicalities, we know she was kept up-to-date overnight with

what was going on. This morning she chaired that emergency meeting with

other senior Cabinet colleagues, senior police officers and

intelligence officers. Looking at the practicalities of those who are

injured and of course, discussing the ongoing threat. But I think at

times it is not just about the practicalities, people do look to

the Prime Minister to try and encapsulate how the nation is

feeling at the time of shock. We could hear that in her speech today,

the anger, the defiance saying our values will prevail in the end. We

will try and stop these terrorist attacks, but she is also aware she

is not the first British Prime Minister to stand here and have to

react to this kind of atrocity. I think she was trying to talk about

the emotion, the scale of this because of the way it seemed to be

targeted at young children, calling it a sickening cowardice. She also

want to offer hope to people in despair, don't just envisage those

awful scenes of carnage, but think about the positive side, the help

from the emergency services, the people of Manchester. She wants to

hold onto that as well. We are in the middle of the general election

campaign, that been suspended. There are no discussions as to when that

will resume at the moment. It seems too soon to get back into the cut

and thrust of the general election campaign. Vicki Young, thank you.

Our Security Correspondent Gordon Corera has been

A wide-ranging investigation, not just in Manchester but around the

United Kingdom, what else are you hearing about the investigation? It

is this urgent need to find out whether this individual acted alone

whether he was part of a network. A key aspect of that will be trying to

locate where the device was May, trying to find a bomb factory and

understand if other bombs could be up there. That is vital for the

security services to know whether the threat that sits, if there is a

remaining threats potentially from other people and devices. The threat

level has not gone up to critical, which means they don't have hard

intelligence of another imminent attack. If they did have that, they

would have gone too critical. But they are trying to bottom out the

network of this individual, if one exists, or understand how he came to

manufacture and develop this device. That will mean very urgent work by

MI5 and the police. We are likely to see more arrests, more raids today

as they try and answer those questions. Gordon, thank you very

much indeed. We can hear now from Jeremy Corbyn, who has been

expressing his sympathy for the victims and his admiration for the

security services. We must support those people who have suffered so

much, those families who have lost Young ones, those families who still

don't know what is happening with their own children. This is the most

terrible and traumatic time. In these circumstances we have to come

together. In these circumstances, a city and a community comes together

in solidarity and strength. So we carry on and we don't allow these

attacks and these people to divide us, or prevent us from leading the

decent and normal lives we all want to lead. Five

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Leaders from around the world have condemned the attack.

Flags are flying at half mast in Downing Street,

and at the European Union headquarters in Brussels.

All election campaigning has been suspended today

as a mark of respect, including the postponing

of the Scottish National Party's manifesto, which was due to be

Our Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, reports.

Paris and St Petersburg, now Manchester. Today it was

Manchester's turned to share solidarity with the people of

Britain. On the later stage of his tour of the Middle East, President

Trump said what he called the wicked ideology behind terrorism had to be

completely obliterated. So many young, beautiful, innocent people

living their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. I won't call them

monsters, because they would like that term. They would think that's a

great name. I will call them, from now on, losers. Because that's what

they are, they are losers. The President's spokesman said he had

telephoned Theresa May to express his condolences, the first of many

world leaders to make similar calls. The newly elected president of

France, and manual macro, also spoke to the Prime Minister and offered

her all means of cooperation to help Britain in the fight of terrorism.

In Berlin, the union flag was at half-mast at the British Embassy.

And Germany's Chancellor offered her support and sympathy.

TRANSLATION: This suspected terrorist attack will merely

strengthen our determination to continue working together with our

friends in the UK to combat those who plan and carry out such

despicable acts. People in the UK can rest assured Germany stands

shoulder to shoulder with them. In Brussels, flags at the European

Commission and here at the European Parliament were also lowered out of

respect to the victims. The president of the European Council,

Donald Tusk, tweeted. My heart is in Manchester. Our thoughts are with

the victims. Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his deepest sympathies. In

a telegram to Theresa May, President Putin offered to step up pressure's

counterterrorism cooperation with Britain and other leaders around the

world offered their condolences and support. Japan's Prime Minister said

this week's G-7 meeting in Italy would show their determination to

stand up to terrorism. The president of Japan said China stood with

Britain at this time. And in Canberra, the Prime Minister there

condemned what he called a vile attack directed at teenagers. This

is an attack on innocence. This surely, there is no crime more

reprehensible than the murder of children. This is a direct and

brutal attack on young people everywhere, on freedom everywhere.

It was a message that echoed around the world, on social media.

We were hearing from Daniel Sandford, the tragic news that what

we think is the youngest victim of the attack was just eight years old.

Saffy Rusoss, who was from Lancashire. A primary school child

from Lancashire has been named the second of the fatalities, after this

atrocity at the Manchester Arena. 59 injured are still being treated in

various hospitals in Manchester and around Manchester. Hugh Pym is at

the Manchester Royal in the. What is the picture there? We had a briefing

from a senior official at North West Ambulance Service and a senior

health official here in Greater Manchester summing up the NHS

response across the region. Those 59 patients are spread across eight

hospitals, nine are here at Manchester Royal. We asked how many

of them were children, how many were adults. They were not able to

confirm that, or say much more but we know 12 are at Royal Manchester

Children's Hospital and there is at least one of the trial at another

hospital. They pay tribute to the emergency services in what they said

was a terrible night for Manchester. They expressed their condolences for

the bereaved, but said there had been a very joined up plan put into

action. They had, in effect, written the plan beforehand. They talked of

getting documents out and enacting it very quickly in terms of

coordinating ambulance help from other parts of northern England,

getting doctors and nurses into hospitals. There were 60 vehicles

deployed with paramedics, about 300 staff were involved overnight. They

said some of the 59 are seriously ill. They wouldn't say how many.

Some are in intensive care and they say some may be in hospital for a

long time yet and they made a sort of plea, if you like, to local

people that these hospitals will be under a certain amount of pressure

and strain in the days and weeks ahead and people should respect that

before going to A and only do that if they particularly needed it.

Well, part of the tragedy of what happened here last night at the

arena is that there were so many young people there at that concert

by Ariana Grande and the singer, who has so many young fans, has tweeted

that she is "broken", "from the bottom of my heart." The Manchester

Arena is the biggest pop venue of its kind in the city. It has a

capacity of 21,000. Some of the biggest names in pop and rock

perform here. Our entertainment correspondent reports now on the

response to the tragedy here of the entertainment and music industry.

It was a situation with which any parent could identify.

Dropping your children off at an event they've been looking

forward to for months and coming back to pick them up

They'd come to see Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour but ended up

Members of an audience which became the target of a terrorist attack.

The singer made her name as a children's TV star

and still attracts a very young, predominantly female fan base.

Many in the crowd were pre-teens, some as young as seven or eight.

Entertainment stars expressed their horror at the night's event.

It shocks me every time we hear this sort of news,

that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there

will be so many children at this concert tonight.

We'll all go to bed holding our little ones even

Last year, Time Magazine named Ariana Grande as one of the 100 most

influential people on the planet, highlighting her 150 million social

media followers and the role it plays in attracting her young fans.

It was with a tweet she communicated after the attack,

From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so, sorry,

Now the world of music is using the same platform

to voice their support, both for her and the

Taylor Swift says she is offering her thoughts and prayers and tears

for all those affected by the Manchester tragedy.

Harry Styles described himself as "heart broken"

A sentiment shared by Katy Perry who says she is broken hearted

for the families and broken hearted for Ariana Grande.

And those stars can picture exactly where the attack took place

because the Manchester Arena is the second-largest indoor

music venue in Europe, and their world tours

Tomorrow night Take That were due to play the first of three

Harvey Goldsmith, the promoter behind Live Aid says last night's

attack has huge implications for the live music market.

The most vulnerable point is on the exit and, therefore,

I presume all the arenas and promoters together will review

how to deal with people leaving concerts but if it's outside

the concert area, the arena itself, where the concert takes place,

if it is on the way out, it is very difficult to do much more

It is believed that Ariana Grande will cancel the remaining

European dates of her tour, which was scheduled

The former child star is now having to deal with the most

Manchester is a city still coming to terms with lasts night. Theresa May

has paid tribute to the city. She said this morning, the cowardice of

the attacker was met by the bravery of the emergency services and of the

people of Manchester. Dan Johnson reports now.

Manchester's streets, busy with shoppers. Some shocked, some sad but

determined. Absolutely defiant. There is nobody in this world that

will keep us away of coming to the centre of Manchester, it's vibrancy,

it's Metropolitan feeling, it's fantastic, no amount of evilness

will ever, ever dampen any good thought there is about Manchester.

Greater Manchester's new mayor shared their pride and defiance. I

want it thank the people of Manchester. Even if the minute after

the attack, they opened their doors to strangers and drove them away

from danger. They gave the best-possible, immediate response to

those who seek to divide us. And it'll be that spirit of Manchester

that will prevail and hold us together. There were so many offers

to donate blood. This morning they had to turn people away. Obviously,

with the tragedy that has happened, if we can help in that way, that

would be beneficial. So, it would be nice, you know, to do something to

help. I really wanted to come down and see if I could help at all. Such

a massive tragedy. An overwhelming response on social media. I thought

I would come down and try to give blood. Do my bit. Last night, an inp

stintive reaction from the city's cab drivers, not to run from danger

but to help others find their familiar lane it offer them lifts

home I have just come down to see if anyone needed a lift home f they

were stranded or lost or anything. As a good citizen, it's the time

where everyone needs to come together. Trying to come down to

help the people get home, free of charge, without worry being paying

to get home. This city has felt destruction before. An IRA bomb

exploded at the Arndale shopping centre in 1996, injuring hundreds of

people, just yards from last night's attack. This post box was about the

only thing that. The city centre has been rebuilt around it, it is a

reminder of the strength and resilience of the city and it is

that same spirit that people are relying on here today. And this

evening, people will come together in the city centre to show their

support in a vigil. Tough, gritty resolve is a natural response here,

but it's certainly being tested. I'm joined by our correspondent

Robert Hall who has been following developments. We have named today

what of the fatalities Georgina Callender on

left, believed to be 18 and Saffie Roussos, just eight, it is

heartbreak the age of victims. I can read you a statement from Chris

Upton, the headteacher at the primary school, she said "She was a

beautiful girl, loved by everyone. Her warmth and kindness will be

remembered fondly." Briefly, something else that is happening as

we stand here. The police operation, we have been talking about it. We

know that the police knew the identity of attacker, bebelieve he

may be British-born, certainly a British resident. There are a number

of police operations under way. We understand a number of arrests and

we understand there are more to come. Statement from the police imnt

na. We have been hearing -- imminent. We have been hearing about

the extraordinary response here in Manchester of the emergency service,

paramedics, ordinary members of the public coming to help those lost or

stranded. Theresa May talked about it. People coming together. People

coming out of hotels and buildings to care for the injured and help

them out, to get the children to places of safety. Taxi drivers

driving from as far away as Liverpool to take people home. That

spirit is spreading on into the city. I think we'll see it again at

the vigil at 6.00pm tonight in the main square. A vigil to remember the

victims this evening, full coverage, of course on BBC News. Let's pause

now and get a look at the weather prospects with Nick Miller.

Dry settled weather across the UK as the high pressure is established.

Temperatures set to go up as the week goes on. Not everywhere seeing

the sunshine. Cloud across South Wales and south-west England where

for some it is damp and drizzly. It is misty and murky in places. Cloud

will increase in Northern Ireland and Scotland and in western Scotland

we'll see outbreaks of rain. At 4.00pm, plenty of cloud in

south-west England and Wales. Inland it might break up a bit, and get a

bit brighter. Around the coast staying misty and murky. Some sunny

spells in the south-east. Across north Wales, the Midlands, parts of

East Anglia into northern England some of us seeing sunshine,

temperatures into the low 20s. Increasing cloud for Northern

Ireland and Scotland where we have a good deal of sunshine around. From

that cloud, across western parts of Scotland, eventually seeing

outbreaks of rain, for northern and eastern Scotland the odd shower

showing up for a time. Overnight, mainly west Scotland where we'll

continue with outbreaks of rain and so much patchy fog and fog around in

some areas. Tomorrow if you start with cloud, you may brighten up and

seeshine, if you start sunny you will see patchy cloud building. The

vast majority will be dry although still some outbreaks of rain in

north-west Scotland heading through the Northern Isles. In the sunshine

it'll feel warmer, compared with today. Temperatures widely I think

in the 20s, some spots into the mid-20s, as I mentioned earlier, the

temperatures head up further as we go through the rest of the week,

until at least the start of the weekend, with plenty ofshine. I

shall show you the picture for Thursday. Here it is, a good deal of

sunshine around. A little bit more humid, though, the temperatures just

creeping up. A little bit further and some spots edging into the upper

20s. Upper 20s for Friday and into at least the start of the weekend,

near 30. Perhaps above for a time, this area of high pressure pushes

away to the east, we drag in warmer air from the continent. More

humidity with that. That is, in theshine which will lead it

temperatures soaring. Again into the start of the weekend, temperatures

at 30, perhaps above but uncertain, showery, under thisry breakdown, an

uncertain showery thupdry coming in from the west at some stage through

the weekend. We'll keep you updated. Here is the forecast for where you

are and where you are going, as ever. Nick, thank you. Let me show

you live pictures of the Prime Minister arriving here in

Manchester. She's going to be talking to the Chief Constable of

Greater Manchester Police and other senior police commanders here.

Greater Manchester Police and other senior police commanders here. They

will carry out the investigation into the atrocity last night at the

Manchester Irina that left 22 people dead -- Manchester Arena that left

22 people dead and 59 people injured. The Prime Minister's

already described it as a "callous" attack on defenceless people. We

know that many of the people killed and injured were young people. Two

of those who've been named were eight years old and 18 years' old.

Just giving you an idea of the ages of those who were only at Manchester

Arena when the suicide bomber detonated his device. Well that's

the latest from here in Manchester City centre. More throughout the day