26/05/2017 North West Today

The police investigation into the Manchester arena

bombing gathers pace, as their searches continue,

Tributes to Megan Hurley, the last of the 22 victims named

Teaching children to cope, pupils in our region being offered

help dealing with their emotions following Mondays attack.

Eight people are now being held by police in the wake

The latest arrest came this morning in the Moss Side area of Manchester.

Police also raided a takeaway shop in St Helens as part

Our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest, is at Greater Manchester

So Dave, tell us more about what's been happening this morning.

And what's been going on in St Helens?

Right from the off, the police made it clear that they were convinced

that the bomber was not acting on his own when he decimated the bomb.

They are convinced others supported him. The activity we have seen over

the past few days is then following up on that enquiries to dry and fine

out weather network might be. Police arrived in Dorset Avenue around two

o'clock and arrested 830-year-old man. At the same time, there was

activity in a -- a 30-year-old man. If there is any connection between

the arrest and that property, there is no knowledge at this stage. The

police are not giving the media a running commentary on what they are

doing and why they are doing it. Local people did tell us that they

believed it was being run by two brothers Libyan descent and they

said that it would remain closed from Tuesday onwards. We also heard

that there was a third address in Moss side that is being searched as

we speak. No more details about that as -- at this time. What has been

going on in St Helens? In St Helens, the police raided a takeaway shop

near the town hall. They cut their way through a shutter to get in

there and searched the property. The owner said he rented it out to two

men of Libyan descent who lived in Manchester and they had operated it

as a pizza place for about 12 months. They told him two weeks ago

that they were shutting up shop because he could not -- they could

not make enough money. They first heard about this this morning and

went round to the property and found the police had taken many items. The

police said they had taken airline tickets and things like that. What

you think about this sort of thing happening here? Very shocked. As it

stands, eight people are being held now.

And more details have been emerging about the bomber

Yes, those eight include a 30-year-old man that was arrested in

Moss Side. A 22-year-old from Nuneaton, 28 from Blake. Three

people arrested in Fallowfield. Of course, those who have been question

include the brother of the bomber. All of that going on at the moment.

A woman of a 16-year-old boy who were arrested earlier this week were

released earlier. And it is important to make clear that just

because somebody is arrested, does not mean that they will be charged

with anything. The final victim of the Manchester

Bombing has been named as a 15-year-old school

girl from Merseyside. Tributes have been paid to

Megan Hurley who died in the attack. Meanwhile, vigils were held

around the north west - as a mark of respect for those

who lost their lives. Tributes left outside her families'

shop, 15-year-old Megan Hurley has been named as the 22nd victim

of Monday's terror attack. She was a pupil at Halewood Academy

in Knowsley - this was the scene Megan's parents had bought

the concert tickets as a birthday Today the mother of Martyn Hett,

who was 29 and from Stockport, He was an icon. He was iconic. I am

so against tatties, but I have decided any few weeks, somewhere on

my body, I am going to have the word iconic tattooed in memory of him.

That is really important to me. I don't know where, but I will do it.

He was an icon. He was a diva. He worshipped Devers. He was a diva

himself. Absolutely. In Lancashire, hundreds gathered

for a vigil last night at Worden Park in Leyland,

home to the youngest victim Saffie Roussos and where another

victim Georgina Callender studied. While in Whalley, hundreds more

people remembered Michelle Kiss at a tribute organised

by her husband, Tony, Tonight around 2,000 people

are expected at a vigil in Royton to remember friends Alison Howe

and Lisa Lees, who were waiting There will be tight security

at Manchester's Great It's the first major event taking

place in the city centre It'll see professional athletes

competing at various locations over Including, the Great

Manchester Run. Really important to see Manchester

coming together and moving on. I think that we do need to wake up

every day and go back to our jobs, go back to these events and make

sure that we don't let things like the events

of Monday hold us back. All week schools across the north

west have been holding special lessons and assemblies to help

pupils deal with the enormity Monday's attack has left

thousands of people, particularly children traumatised

and feeling vulnerable. Our Health Correspondent Gill

Dummigan has been looking at what's Four days on from this and the shock

and grief is as raw as ever. Christina and Olivia

were among the thousands Emotionally, it's

a different story. I've been crying every

single day since I went to school on Tuesday

and I couldn't... I got sent home at break time

because I couldn't cope. Around 20 pupils from this Salford

school were at the concert. They've spent the week holding

special assemblies and events. Love is in the end

the most important thing. Some children have been very

tearful, some children have been kept off school by their parents

until they can find a bit more of an This school counsellor

says pupils have Not feeling safe in

coming to school even. They were even saying

that they were frightened that Counselling charities have been

bringing in extra staff The Tim Parry Jonathan Ball

Foundation for Peace Started They go around the world offering

support to victims of terrorism. In the early stages, it's really

about acknowledging that this These are very simple

things that we as human Liam Gallagher's announced he's

going to play a solo gig in Manchester next week -

with all proceeds going to the families of the victims

of the Manchester bomb attack. The gig takes place next

Tuesday at the 02 Ritz. Money donated for the families has

so far raised over ?4million. The high pressure that has

been in charge of our weather for the last few

days is about to move. Low pressure is bringing some

thundery showers with Do take extra care in this

afternoon, we are expecting high UV levels, do cover up

and grab that suncream. We will continue to see high

temperatures up to 27 Celsius, We are expecting a clear night

tonight, but it will be feeling very muggy indeed with lows

of only around 14 Celsius, but it is as we go through because of the day

tomorrow, we have got a yellow weather warning out for rain

and that is because we are expecting those thundery showers to start

to work across the region. That is it from me for now. We will

be back at X 30. Roger Johnson and I will bring you all the latest from

the ongoing investigations. They hope you can join us then.