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Police stop sharing information about the Manchester bombing

with the US following leaks to the American media.

After pictures appear showing bomb fragments and a backpack,

Britain expresses its anger at the highest level.

I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared

between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure.

In the past hour, police have described recent

arrests as "significant", and said some of the items seized

A minute's silence is held across the country to remember those

The Queen visits staff at the children's hospital,

and speaks to survivors of the attack.

To target that sort of thing, isn't it?

At no point did I see any member of staff cry. They just rose to the

challenge, and they just 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. Having criticised both in the past,

Donald Trump arrives in Brussels Net migration to the UK falls

by 84,000 - most of those leaving 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

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to the BBC News at One. Amidst the suffering and grief

of the Manchester bombing, now a major row between the agencies

whose job it is to investigate it. British police have stopped sharing

information about the attack with officials in the United States

after a series of leaks thought The New York Times published

photographs showing fragments of the bomb and a backpack used

to conceal it. An angry Theresa May says

she will raise the issue He's in Europe visiting Nato

headquarters, as police in Manchester announce further

arrests, and the names At 11am this morning,

much of the country came to a standstill for a minute's

silence as a mark of respect. And the Queen has been visiting some

of the injured in hospital. Let's go live to Manchester

now and Jane Hill. Simon, thank you, and welcome again

to St Ann's Square, where people continue to arrive all the time to

lay flowers and to read the growing number of tributes and signs of

solidarity and defiance that or around the memorial here. It is here

where people observe that minute's silence, which was extraordinarily

moving. We will talk about that later in the programme. Let's begin

with the investigation itself. In the last hour, greater magister

please have described a that have been made in connection with the

network believed to be behind Monday's bomb as significant. Police

also said that some of the items that have been seized in the

subsequent rates are very important. Our first report comes from our Home

Affairs Chris Bond and, Daniel Sandford. Just a warning that it

contains scenes you may find distressing.

Another fast moving police operation in Manchester this morning. Officers

with guns closing of roads around a college in humour. Army bomb

disposal experts were rapidly on the scene, responding to a suspect

package which was later found to be safe. This has been happening for

three days now in Manchester. Heavily armed officers arriving at

the location of the location as police try to manage an ever

expanding investigation. Overnight, there were more raids and more

arrests, including at this house in Withington in South Manchester. At

the moment, eight men or in custody. Most appear to be Libyans living in

Britain. These have been an intense three days for the officers and

staff of Greater Manchester Police, along with the National

counterterrorist policing network, and UK intelligence services. I want

to reassure people that the arrest that we have made significant. And

initial searches of premises have revealed items that we believe are

very important to the investigation. More details of the bomb itself came

out overnight. It appears to have been in a blue carry more backpack,

fragments of which were found at the scene. The bomber, Salman Abedi,

probably bought the backpack on Friday. The details leaked to the

New York Times by the American source suggest the bomb had this

metal initiator and the unusual high current battery. It is thought the

explosive may have been hydrogen peroxide -based, like the ABT. But

the leaking of the forensic pictures has caused furore. Police have

stopped sharing information with the Americans, after what they called a

breach of trust. The Prime Minister will now raise it at the highest

level. Shortly I will be travelling to the Nato summit, where I will be

working with international colleagues on defeating terrorism. I

will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared

between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure. And the new

Manchester mayor expressed his dismay. I made known my concerns

about to the US ambassador. It's not acceptable to me that, you know,

here there is a live investigation taking place, and we cannot have

information being put in the public domain that is not under direct

control of the British police and security services. It seems that

Salman Abedi, the bomber who killed 22 people at the concert on Monday,

travelled from Libya, possibly via Prague to Dusseldorf, where German

police say he was in transit four days before the bombing. He to

Manchester from there. Yesterday, Salman Abedi's father, Ramadan

Abedi, was detained in Libya. A man who knew the father in Manchester

said he definitely had extremist views. Of course, no doubt. He was

very extremist, there is no doubt about that. There is no doubt now

that detectives investigating Monday's atrocity have made

progress. Enough to make them think they are dealing with a terrorist

network. But there are still important blindspots, particularly

around where the bomb was made. And a source said some suspicious

substances or an for. Daniel Sandford, BBC News, Manchester --

some suspicious substances or unaccounted for.

In a moment, we'll be live at the Nato meeting in Brussels,

and we'll have more from Germany on those reports that Salman Abedi

was in Dusseldorf just four days before the attack.

First, let's get the latest on the investigation

with our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sandford.

Lots happening, Daniel. Explain what is significant as far as you are

concerned? Well, I think the most important thing is that sense that

you got from Chief Constable Ian Hopkins just before we came an air

of some confidence about this investigation now for a couple of

days, it felt like they were not sure whether they had started making

progress. I think they now do feel they are making progress. It is

quite something for a Chief Constable to come out and say the

arrests are significant that items that were very important to the

investigation had been found. Of course, it has been by this row with

the Americans, the withdrawal of cooperation of this investigation

with the Americans. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, says she hopes that

will soon resume. Of course the questions for the intelligence

services about whether they missed the opportunity to stop Salman

Abedi. He was reported many, many times by members of the public who

were worried about his extremist views. A security source today

pointing out that he had been one of a larger pool of subjects of

interest at one point. But then that had been assessed that perhaps it

wasn't something to focus on at that time. This process of deciding who

to focus on inevitably relied on difficult professional judgments. It

is now inevitably a question of going back and looking at those

judgments and trying to work out where Salman Abedi was missed.

Daniel, thank you. Let's talk to our North America editor Jon Sopel.

There is going to be that meeting later, John, between Theresa May and

Donald Trump. The Prime Minister making it very clear that she was

angry about the leaking that has gone on. Yes, I think at the moment,

Downing Street and the White House are trying to sort diaries to fix a

time when that meeting can take place. It may not happen today, it

may happen tomorrow in Sicily at the G7. Theresa May will make clear her

displeasure. I suspect Donald Trump will say something to be a fact of,

welcome to my world, this is what I am up against on a daily basis with

our own intelligence services leaking against me, and giving

information out like you. I suspect Donald Trump may be sympathetic and

-- like it is candy. He might use it for his battle with American

intelligence services. I spoke to somebody senior a few moments ago,

they are well aware just how angry the British are about this. I'm

being told that at the highest levels between MI6, MI5, the NSA,

the CIA, you know, the links continue with the exception of staff

to do with the Manchester investigation. But at a lower level

I think it may be that the police may well have stopped sharing

information with their counterparts. It's also worth saying, there is a

very different culture in America about the handing out of

information. I think in Britain we are much more obsessed about the

secrecy of an investigation. I think in the US it is of an surprising

just how much information is given out very quickly indeed, and it may

be that whoever leaked this detailed material to the New York Times may

have thought, you know, I'm not doing anything wrong or unusual in

doing so. There are interesting. Thank you, Jon Sopel in Brussels.

Let's had to Berlin and talk to Damian

McGuinness. Damian, we have been getting more information in the last

little while about Salman Abedi's movements just in the days running

up to be a tax top law that's right, Jane. German police within the last

hour have confirmed that he was indeed in Germany four days before

the attack. He was in Dusseldorf Airport in transit. It appears he

did not leave the security transit zone. He was transferring from a

flight, possibly from the Middle East, according to various different

media reports. It seems he flew straight from Dusseldorf to

Manchester. German police have also confirmed they have been

investigating closely with British intelligence services. That is what

German officials have told us at the BBC. They have also said that so

far, they have no evidence indicating that the attacker had any

links to German Islamist is. That is important, because the area,

Dusseldorf, where that area is, is known to be a region where there are

suspected Islamist extremist cells. In fact, the Berlin Christmas market

attacker, Anis Amri, he had links to extremists in this region. That was

a big worry. Police say that is not on the cards, he had no links with

people in Germany. Now the next stage is to look at whether he had

any other links elsewhere and wet this support network was. Of course,

that's what people want to know now -- where this support network was.

Damian McGuinness, thank you. At 11am this morning,

a minute's silence was held across the country for those

affected by the attack. Greater Manchester's Mayor,

Andy Burnham, was among those hundreds of people observing

the silence in St Ann's I can't overstate how incredibly

moving those few minutes were. Our correspondent

Sarah Campbell reports. Remembering the children,

teenagers, mothers, fathers, relatives and friends

who lost their lives. As we come from different faiths,

different traditions, different cultures, we come as one

to declare that we are Manchester and we will continue

to be that Manchester, and so we ask your blessing

upon this time and we ask for your love and support on those

who suffer, that they will know that, above all, lies

the everlasting arms of God. The applause in St Ann's Square

in Manchester lasted for a minute We are Manchester through

and through, and we wanted to make sure that we were here today to show

the people of Manchester that we not only stand with you, we are part

of you and we are with you. When something really bad happens,

everybody needs to just stick together and do what they can to get

everybody who's affected, and I just can't imagine

what they are going through. My daughter spent last night crying

because she was so fearful I came to show my children

that we are here not just to grieve but to celebrate,

to celebrate what is in the hearts So many people didn't return

home on Monday evening. The names of three more of Monday's

victims were released today. Eilidh MacLeod was 14

years old and from Barra She was at the Ariana Grande

concert with a friend, who is still in a serious

condition in hospital. Wendy Fawell was 50 years old and

from Otley in West Yorkshire. Wendy's son Adam Fawell said

the family were "devastated", saying his mother was a wonderful

woman and she'll be sadly missed. Courtney Boyle was 19

and from Gateshead. She was at the concert

with her stepfather, Courtney's mother said

they were now both her angels Elaine McIver was an off-duty

Cheshire police officer. In a statement from her family,

she was described as "everyone's friend, the best we could ever

have wished for". Those people and all 22 who died,

and all of those who remain badly injured in hospital, continue to be

remembered here at this square in Manchester, people arriving here

constantly, laying flowers and reading the tributes. A lot of

people in tears and a lot of people expressing solidarity. The police

investigation continues. For now, from Manchester, back to you, Simon.

After a warm welcome in the Middle East,

and a "fantastic" visit with the Pope, US President Donald

Trump faces a tougher agenda today as he meets leaders of Nato

and the EU - both organisations he has criticised in the past.

Nato says it will become more involved in the fight

against so-called Islamic State militants, but the President

is likely to face pressure on trade and environmental concerns.

Let's go live to Brussels and our Europe Correspondent,

A busy schedule. It is, and some tricky issues to

navigate. To give a sense of that, we have two US president in Europe

today, former president Barack Obama has been in Berlin, and European

leaders saw eye to eye with him on many issues. New President Donald

Trump, they are grappling with how to deal with him. In this first set

of meetings in Brussels today, one EU official said it was cordial but

cool. Arriving at EU HQ a few minutes

late, Donald Trump. He has questioned the EU's future,

celebrated its opponents. So he seemed in no hurry to start this,

his first visit to Brussels. And it was always going to be an awkward

beginning. Donald Tusk, for his part... Has listed the new US

administration as a threat to the EU. These are leaders with widely

differing visions of the world. A US president sceptical about free trade

and fighting climate change, the EU side keen to impress the importance

of the Atlantic alliance, the value of western countries working

together. We have covered a lot of countries, a lot of leaders. Mr

Trump said he had met some great leaders on his trip. Apparently, he

mentioned the size of his election victory. But it seems there was

little warmth in this meeting. Look at the body language as they left.

Awkward. A sign there was little real agreement behind closed doors.

The US president did no press conference, so it was left to the EU

Donald to make his own solar statement, and hint how wide the

differences are. Some issues remain open, like climate and trade, and I

am not 100% sure that we can say today, that Mr President and myself,

that we have a common position, a common opinion about Russia.

Meanwhile, in Berlin, a very different reception. Mr Trump's

predecessor. One of my favourite partners throughout my presidency is

sitting next to me today, Chancellor Angela Merkel. She has done an

outstanding work. EU leaders are certainly more with the last

president Ben becomes -- than the current one. They want to act on

valued principles, not just interest. What we expect is that, at

the Nato meeting, things perhaps slightly more on the same page,

particularly when it comes to the joint effort to combat terrorism.

Police stop sharing information about the Manchester bombing with

the US after leaked pictures appear in American media showing bomb

fragments and a backpack. And coming up: A royal visit

to some of the injured Coming up in sport at half-past:

Ahead of this weekend's Manchester City Games,

featuring Olympians Greg Rutherford and Asha Philip, Philip tells us

we can't live in fear ahead Net long term migration -

that's the number of people coming to the UK minus the number of people

leaving - fell to below a quarter That was driven by an increase in EU

citizens leaving the country. The Office for National Statistics

said the change was driven by "a statistically significant"

increase of 40,000 people There was a 36% increase in EU

citizens leaving. On these latest numbers, the rise in

population due to immigration is still more than double what the

government target is, but they show it dropped substantially in 2016

compared to the year before. Fewer people are coming to the UK and more

are leaving. To arrive at a net immigration number, you take the

number of immigrants arriving in the UK, 588,000, down more than 40,000,

and take away the number of emigrants leaving, which was

339,000, which is up about 40,000. That leaves net immigration of

248,000, down by a quarter. We are determined to make sure we continue

to overall reduce the debt migration number but also to continue to get

the brightest and best for our economy. We asked EU immigrants is

they put more work leaving. We are scared about Brexit and don't know

what is going on. I think it's a sign that the economy in other

countries is getting better. So they don't need to be abroad, because

most people prefer to be in their country. I was speaking to him

yesterday and telling him I'd like to go back, because I don't really

feel safe here. I don't know what's going on. I think it's got to do

with the uncertainty about the Brexit situation. People are not

sure what the terms will be for immigrants. Two years ago, each ?1

you earned would exchange for more Polish or Czech Republic currency

then it would work here. But as the value of the pound has diminished,

so has that attraction. What was especially notable was the number

coming from the EU eight countries, those like the Czech Republic and

Poland that joined the EU in 2004. The number arriving was down a

third, 8000. The number leaving, up by more than half to 40 3000. The

difference, net migration to the UK from those countries, was 5000, the

lowest it has been since they joined the EU. EU numeric aid tapping

coming to the UK in large numbers since 2004, and it seems evident now

that some of those may be starting to go elsewhere. Today we learned

the economy, on revised estimate, grew by 0.2% in the first three

months of the year, a sharp slowdown than previously estimated. What we

don't yet know is whether or not slower immigration played a role.

There were angry scenes at Ukip's manifesto launch,

as party leaders accused Theresa May of being partly to blame

The party's deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans said Mrs May "must

She cited Mrs May's failure to curb immigration,

the scrapping of stop and search powers, and cuts to police numbers.

Reporters were shouted down as they sought to challenge party

From Westminster, here's our political

Ukip back in campaigning mode after the Manchester attack.

Lighting candles, they say, is not enough.

Instead, an accusation that the Prime Minister must

bear some responsibility for what happened.

Theresa May has allowed jihadists who fought alongside Islamic State

She has failed to stop extremists spreading hatred

On her watch, even non-EU migration spiralled out of control and let

Paul Nuttall promised his party will cut out what he called

He later clarified he was not blaming Theresa May but said her

This is the Home Secretary who cut the number of police officers,

cut the number of border guards, cut the number of prison officers.

I am sorry, it isn't a good record at all.

As for blaming her personally for the attack, absolutely not,

What I am saying is that the politicians in this country

are too cowardly at the moment to actually face up

Ukip used this manifesto launch to push the integration agenda,

to try to persuade almost 4 million people who backed them last

time to stick with them and to win new support.

They are promising more troops, more police, cutting the overseas

aid budget to fund the NHS, a ban on the full face veil

The message is that Ukip are prepared to do and say

And on Brexit, a pitch to still play a role.

Ukip is the country's insurance policy and if the government begin

to backslide, during these negotiations, then it must note

After a dismal performance in the local elections

and a depleted roster of Parliamentary candidates,

Ukip has a struggle on its hands to prove it remains relevant.

Our assistant political editor, Norman Smith, is in Westminster.

As manifesto launches go, how did it go? Well, all the mainstream parties

are having a restrained, low-key we start campaigning, precisely not

what happened at the Ukip launch, which turned out to be a highly

charged, emotive occasion, in part because of their decision to put

confronting radical Islam at the heart of their manifesto. That was

always going to be controversial, in part because of the language a --

the language they used, talking about turning back the tide, cutting

out the cancer. We saw journalists shouted down, but above all, the

accusation that Theresa May was in part to blame for the Manchester

atrocity, because she hadn't curb immigration and she had cut police

numbers. We know Ukip are looking for a new identity. They have always

courted controversy. Some supporters will say they are just telling it as

it is, but I suspect many people will think it is just inappropriate

to be making those sort of arguments in the wake of such an atrocity.

Let's return now to our top story - and a short time ago the Queen

visited some of the survivors of Monday's bomb attack in hospital.

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,

Yes, a big shock, a really big shock.

One of the girls she met was 15-year-old Millie Robson,

a proud Ariana Grande fan, still wearing the singer's T-shirt.

I got to meet her before the concert as well, and she was lovely.

She won a competition for her and her friend

But by the time she left, a crowd had gathered.

There was a spontaneous round of cheering and applause.

Many health workers and ambulance staff have been working flat out

since they got the call on Monday night.

One of the hospitals involved in treating the victims

is Stepping Hill in Stockport, and some of the staff there have

had time now to reflect on what they have seen

I had contact through social media initially that something had

happened in Manchester but I wasn't aware of what had gone on.

20 minutes later, I got a call just to say that we'd had a first walk-in

patient from the incident, which made us then

It was quite clear that this was significant and a horrific

The evil that visited us that night caused this horrible thing,

When I arrived, the level of professionalism that I saw

amongst my colleagues was phenomenal.

There was an air of seriousness, professionalism, a need to focus.

What we saw on the night was real determination,

resilience, teamwork, staff really coming up

with what was required to deliver the best care for these patients.

I was inundated with messages from the team -

That came from health care assistants, nurses,

allied health professionals, doctors, consultants,

We all knew there were chances that we would know

This explosion happened in somewhere familiar to all of us.

We all have a sense of identity with Manchester.

At no point did I see any member of staff crack.

They just rose to the challenge and they just kept going.

I'm very proud of the way they responded.

And you want to hug your nearest and dearest.

It was the day after really when feelings settled in.

I just want to focus on the good things that I saw,

the good care that I saw, and that for me speaks

Remarkable people who did a remarkable job at Stepping Hill in

Stockport. Let's have a look at the weather.

It is warm and sunny out there. Many pictures coming in the sunshine.

This one from Swanage in Dorset, unbroken sunshine. Not so much in

the central Midlands and central Wales, with some fair weather clouds

bubbling up. But the temperatures continue to rise. For the more than

half of Scotland, in fact, most of Scotland seem unbroken sunshine, but

it wasn't like that earlier, with a bit of low cloud and sea mist around

the north-west corner. That has mainly burnt off and you can see

some fair weather cloud developing in the Midlands. For this afternoon,

it is looking hot and sunny across the board. A warmer day across

Scotland and Northern Ireland than yesterday and we could see highs in

Scotland reaching 28, maybe 29, which is also the case for England

and Wales. We could see highs around the high 20s Celsius for north-west

England, the Midlands and the north-west corner of London. Always

cooler in eastern coastal areas, because of an onshore breeze. If it

is too hot for you in land, just go to the coast. A lovely end to the

day with lots of sunshine. This evening and will be clear, dry, warm

and muggy, with the buildings exhorting all of the heat. Larger

towns and cities will be uncomfortable. Into Friday, a very

warm start and temperatures shooting up through the day. Once again,

plenty of sunshine. A bit of a breeze in the far south and

south-west and maybe one or two showers or storms in the far west of

Northern Ireland, and the temperatures up to mid to high 20s

Celsius. Northern Scotland, maybe the Midlands, could see 30. Heading

through Friday evening and overnight, we begin to see a change.

This area of low pressure and this weather front will bring a line of

showers and thunderstorms on Friday night and into Saturday morning into

the south and west. That continues to morph -- to move north and east

on Saturday morning, with torrential downpours and frequent lightning.

Into the afternoon, confined to northern and eastern parts but, to

the south, a fine afternoon, sunshine and quite hot in the

south-east. For Sunday, we could see some thunder in the south-east

again, so some showers or storms. Further north and west, a slightly

cooler and fresh appeal. We think that's what could happen into bank

holiday Monday, with the south-east remaining warm and humid, longer

spells of rain or some storms. A reminder of our main

story this lunchtime. Police stop sharing information

about the Manchester bombing with the US after leaked pictures appear

in American media showing bomb fragments and a backpack.

That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me.