26/05/2017 World News Today

British police believe they have made "immense progress"

in the Manchester suicide bombing investigation with many

They are very significant, these arrests and we are very happy we

have got some of the key players we are concerned about but that is

still more to do. 28 people, including children,

are killed in an attack in Egypt, as gunmen ambush a bus carrying

Coptic Christians. A gun attack on a bus carrying

Coptic Christians in Egypt has left at least 28 people dead,

many of them children. We understand the president said the

Government will take the utmost measures to guarantee the safety of

Christians but a lot of people here do not believe that very much.

Tough talks at the G7 as leaders reach agreement on extremism -

but no deal on climate change as the US mulls over its position.

The BBC gets exclusive access to incredible footage showing what

young Western explorers discovered nearly 100 years ago.

Hello and welcome to World News Today.

Police in Britain say a large part of the network linked to Monday's

terror attack in Manchester has been detained.

22 people died in the attack including an 8-year-old girl

The last of the victims was named this morning,

Our UK Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports.

An already vast investigation is still expanding.

Each day counter-terrorism detectives raid more

properties in Manchester, cutting through the shutters of this

It was run by this man, a cousin of the Manchester bomber.

Forjani was arrested earlier in the week with at least

Police also raided another house in the middle of the night, bringing

the number of people in custody at up to eight, all men,

mostly Libyan and aged between 18 and 38.

They are very significant these arrests.

We are happy we have our hands on some of the key players

There is still a little bit more to do.

The bomber, Salman Abedi, came back to Manchester from Libya last

Renting a flat in this block, he had bought many of the

It was here he spent his last weekend, putting his bomb together,

making the final preparations to attack a concert for teenage

Detectives say they have made very significant finds and crucially

believe they have captured a large part of his terrorist network.

We have hundreds of officers that are

working on this investigation from across the national counterterrorism

police network and we have seized thousands of exhibits which are now

I think it is fair to say there has been enormous

progress with the investigation but still a lot of work to do.

I understand the finds include bomb making chemicals but because of

concerns about what might be still out there, the threat level

The Home Secretary says people can expect

much higher security at the 1,300 events across the country this bank

I hope that they will take comfort from that, be able

to feel more secure because we must not let this terrible terrorist

Let us carry on this bank holiday weekend

Already people getting away for the weekend can expect to find

armed officers patrolling trains outside

As the investigation into Salman Abedi's

atrocity continues, we learn more about his father who was

He is believed to have had strong connections to this man, Abu Qatada,

who was suspected of being a senior Al-Qaeda

This businessman says the bomber's father was always seeing

He was one of his supporters this man told us.

Whenever he went to London, they used to meet up.

Detectives do not pretend to have the full picture yet, they are

growing in confidence but for now, going into one of the most important

weekends of the summer, everyone is nervous.

Daniel Sandford, BBC News, Manchester.

All of those who died in Monday's attack have now been named.

Megan Hurley, who was just 15 years old, is the 22nd victim.

The BBC's Danny Savage reports from Manchester on a community

grieving for lost family and friends.

People queued to buy friends and remembrance of strangers. It was

inconceivable to try and understand how hard the families are feeling,

especially with the children. It is shocking. I have been a

Coronation Street Superfund... 20 menu called Martin was murdered on

Monday night. The outgoing Coronation Street Superfund was well

known online. As these possibilities got less and less you still had some

hope there would be something and when they got the call that

confirmed he had died in this explosion it is indescribable, your

world just collapses. The final and 22nd victim was named today, 15 old

Megan Hurley. Her brother was also seriously injured. A note on the

family business only hints at the enormity of the tragedy. A picture

of a horror which faced responders has also emerged. On the right is

paramedic Adam Williams who is worried about the long-term effect

on him and his colleagues. That is a big concern for us all, possibly

myself, there will be some permanent scars they are. Emotionally. And I

do worry my colleagues will suffer the same. There was a sombre and

respectful atmosphere here. It may be four days since the atrocity but

that is the blink of an eye and people are trying to come to terms

with what happened and coming to pay their respects. 22 lives lost,

countless others changed for ever. Families left with just memories of

those who will never come home. There has been another attack

on Coptic Christians in Egypt. Masked gunmen opened fire

on a bus in the Beni Suef At least 28 people have been killed,

- including children, as they were travelling

to a nearby monastery. The Coptic Christian community,

which makes up about 10% of Egypt's population,

has suffered several major attacks The BBC's Sally Nabil filed this

report from Minya province. I'm in front of a local hospital,

the closest to the accident scene. Just a short while ago we saw some

coffins of the victims coming out of this hospital and a lot of people

here were very angry and they kept chanting,

"With our heart and soul we will sacrifice "for

the sake of the cross." The people here are disheartened,

they are very angry with the Government and say

the authorities should do more This is the second big

accident to hit Christians I spoke to some of the people here

who lost some of their relatives and they hold the Government

accountable for what happened and say the Government

is not doing enough. I have just came back from the crash

scene and it is literally I spoke to some locals

and they told me the accident, or the attack, happened at around

8:30am and the police arrived three We have seen some forensic experts,

we have seen a lot of police. They were quite tough with us,

and they said no filming is allowed. We understand the president said

the Government will take the utmost measures to guarantee the safety

of Christians, but a lot of people here do not believe that very much,

given the fact that attacks targeting Christians have become

more frequent than ever. At least 80 people are thought

to have died in Syria following what activists claim

was a US-led coalition airstrike. The attack is said to have taken

place in the town of Al Maya-deen, The Syrian Observatory

for Human Rights claims the victims are relatives of members

of the so-called Islamic State group The Observatory says it's

the second strike on the town after more than a dozen people

died on Wednesday. Donald Trump is taking

part in his such meeting in Sicily, with heads

of the world's major economies. He's not the only new

leader at the table, it's a first for the French

President Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister

Theresa May as well. But he may face the toughest

debate on issues including And after Monday's deadly

attack in Manchester, Mrs May has urged the group to do

more to tackle extremism. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James

Landale reports from Sicily. Over the centuries, this ancient

hilltop in eastern Sicily has been But the players on this

stage are facing a very modern challenge: The threat

of global terrorism. Theresa May told her G7

colleagues that they had to do more to combat the spread

of extremism online. By making internet companies

develop new technologies to identify and take

down dangerous material. And in the margins, the Prime

Minister had a private meeting with the new French president,

where they discussed the recent attacks

in The incident shows why

it's so important for us And I look forward to the

opportunity now to speak directly with you, but of course, but also

the discussions here more widely at the G7 about how we can work further

to defeat the terrorists. We will be here to

cooperate and do everything we can to increase this cooperation

at the European level. In order to do more and work

with you against terrorism. summit, and the fear

amongst his fellow leaders would walk his own path on issues

such as trade and climate change. But the Italian hosts

were doing everything they could

to keep the summit together and heading

in the same direction. And on counterterrorism,

some said they were impressed by Mr

Trump's determination. I totally agreed with him

when he said that the international community, the G7,

the United States, Europe, should be tough, even brutal,

vis-a-vis terrorism and Isis. This afternoon, the G7

will issue a statement condemning the Manchester bombing

and agree to step up the fight Theresa May will leave early this

afternoon so that she can continue to deal with the reality

on the ground at home that has been We can now speak to James

Landale in Taormina. It is a beautiful backdrop, we have

had the usual divisions but there has been some agreement.

Yes, there has been some unity, specifically over dealing with

terrorism. The some have issued a detailed action plan of what they

think they can do collectively to try and tackle what they see as a

threat to every country. They have agreed a whole package of measures

and will put more pressure on internet companies to develop new

technology to identify, remove and block extremist material that could

be seen to foster hatred but also material that is used to organised

terrorist plots. The big question will be how the internet companies

respond and can we actually put pressure on these companies to make

a difference? They also agreed to do more to tackle the problem of

foreign fighters. Now so-called Islamic state is losing territory in

Syria and Iraq, it means they say this thread is evolving with more

foreign fighters coming back to other countries and what more can

the G-7 countries do to share expertise and help countries in the

region identified these people, gather evidence and share

intelligence. They also agreed to do more to tackle terrorist financing.

So they have agreed a fee packaging. We sought one relationship that

seemed to be blossoming with two particular world leaders.

The interesting thing about this summit is it is a new eraMac because

four of the seven leaders are here for the first time, one was

Emmanuelle Macron and he got on very well, apparently with the Canadian

Prime Minister. A lot of photos of them engaging together has led a lot

of people to say this is the diplomatic bromance of the summit.

But it illustrates the purpose of these events which is to give

readers an opportunity to engage without the usual encumbrance of the

officials and things that come with other summit so they can have the a

few private moments to sit around a table and develop those kind of

relationships. Those that will matter in the future when, for

example, they might disagree, it means they have that personal

relationship which they do not have at the moment because many of them

are new on the international stage. Thank you, James. You will bring us

the two from the summit tomorrow. For the meantime, thank you. -- day

two. We heard James talking about Theresa May talking about what

happened in Manchester. The pop star Ariana Grande who was performing

when that happened, Ariana Grande has said her heart, prayers and

deepest condolences are with the victims and she added she will

return to the city for a benefit concert. Ariana Grande speaking out

about what happened. We had one tweet from her after the event but

this is her saying her heartfelt prayers and deepest condolences for

the victims of the Manchester bombing and she will return to the

city for a benefit concert. We will bring you any more details, if we

get them. Let's take a look at some of

the other stories making the news. Of violence is escalating in the

Central African Republic. The latest bloodshed took

A day after being charged for assaulting a journalist,

Republican Greg Gianforte has won a special congressional election

Mr Gianforte is a firm supporter of President Trump.

He allegedly grabbed Ben Jacobs by the neck with both hands

Sir Cliff Richard and British Police have settled a legal fight

over reports naming him as a suspected sex offender.

The singer sought damages from the police, and from the BBC,

over media coverage of a police raid on his home in 2014.

Now, over to the Philippines, where the government says the city

of Marawi has been invaded by foreign fighters

For more than two days, the Philippine military have been

conducting airstrikes in the city of Marawi,

which sits on the southern island

Our South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head

Marawi is this a city of around 200,000 people in a Muslim area of

Mindanao, traditionally Muslim, and the surrounding

stronghold for one of the most militant Muslim groups.

There are many different and groups fighting

These conflicts have gone on for a very

long time and it is often very complicated and confused

The reasons the Government is talking about foreign

fighters as they say a number of those killed

among the insurgents, they have identified Indonesians and

And certainly these groups are groups have

pledged allegiance some time ago to the so-called Islamic state,

so the Philippines Government is

But this did start, really, as a botched operation

to try and capture a very well-known insurgent leader.

They got much more resistance than expected and they kind of lost

control of the town, and I suspect this reference to foreign fighters

and a foreign invasion is in some ways the Philippines Government

covering up for the fact they have had a much bigger fight on their

There has been foreign fighters before in the

southern Philippines because it is so lawless

it is a good place for local jihadists to go to train,

It does not necessarily mean you have actually got an

Islamic State army that has real links to Syria operations.

One must be a bit careful about interpreting what

To the US now, where, for the first time,

the FBI's investigation into links between President Trump and Russia

appears to have gone right inside the White House.

His son-in-law and close advisor, Jared Kushner, is being looked

at for meetings he attended last December with the Russian

ambassador Sergei Kislyak, and a leading Russian bank.

Mr Kushner's not suspected of any wrong doing, but investigators

believe he has information relevant to their inquiry.

Jared Kushner, seen here at his father-in-law's side,

at a time when Donald Trump's faith in certain

members of his inner circle is thought to be waning,

the influence wielded by members of the first

At the age of 36, Jared Kushner is the

Jared Kushner is reported to have caught the attention of the FBI

because of his meetings with this man, Russia's ambassador to the US,

He is also thought to have met with a head of a Russian bank

that was subject to sanctions imposed by

Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law, is under...

We are learning Jared Kushner is under FBI scrutiny.

Since it was reported last week by the Washington Post that a senior

member of the Trump administration had been drawn into the Russia

inquiry, this city has been agog with rumour and speculation.

The person we were referring to last week is Jared Kushner.

We have done more reporting to lock down that that person

It was this man, Donald Trump's former National

Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, who was seen as the prime focus

He was forced to resign after making misleading

statements about the extent of his ties to the Russian ambassador,

The suggestion that Jared Kushner might

also have information of interest to the FBI is significant because

it potentially places the Russia inquiry not only at the doorstep

of the White House but in the Trump family circle itself.

Responding to the allegations, Jared Kushner's lawyer,

But whether it's Russia or anybody else, my total priority,

believe me, is the United States of America's.

President Trump has denied any suggestion of collusion

between the Kremlin and his campaign but as it grows in size and scope,

the Russia inquiry threatens not only to dominate

the headlines here but to overshadow the legislative agenda

At least 91 people have died in Sri Lanka after monsoon rains

Officials say more than 100 people are still missing.

Military units with boats and helicopters are helping

Manivannan Thirumalai is the editor of the BBC Tamil and has been

giving us more information about the situation in the country.

They started the day before yesterday, we have been told.

Torrential downpour in the southern and western provinces

The meteorological Department has forecast another 24 hours of rain so

it has been a consistently serious rainfall.

91 people have so far been killed, ten people are missing.

It is happening because Sri Lanka has consistently been

These are sensitive environmental issues.

Not enough attention is paid to these issues.

With these early monsoons, when the early monsoons can

of the deforestation that has happened in the country.

BBC News has been given exclusive access footage taken by young

adventurers exploring parts of the world that were completely

These remarkable films, from the frozen mountains

in the Himalayas to the searing Libyan Desert, have not

seen the light of day for nearly a hundred years.

This report by our Science Correspondent, Pallab Ghosh.

This is the first ever view of Mount Everest from the air.

It was shot in 1933 by a group of pilots who risked

their lives to help create an aerial map of the mountain.

The film is part of the Royal Geographical

It includes the very first attempt to climb to the

The climbers are treated to a ritual dance at a Tibetan monastery.

aprons made from a lattice of human bones.

His daughter recalls how her father filmed the expedition.

He had a purpose built tent he'd taken with

And at night, using water from the glaciers and

yak dung as a source of heat, he processed

Conservation specialists are painstakingly restoring 138

films of some of Britain's greatest explorations frame by frame.

One of them is of a young army officer

crossing the vast expanse of the Libyan Desert by motorcar.

Ralph Bagnold and his friends drove thousands of miles

for weeks on end into the blistering heart of the Libyan desert.

His son has read stories about these incredible expeditions,

but it's the first time he's seen them.

He even wrote a scientific papers about how sand moves.

His research is helping space agencies to this day, to develop

rovers that can drive across the surface of Mars.

To see this film makes me feel very proud of him.

We can all now relive these extraordinary adventures,

stories from a bygone age when the world held so many mysteries.

are amazing to think those films have not been seen for 100 years.

You can get in touch with me on social media. For now, thanks for

watching. Goodbye. Hello. This hot and dry sunny

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