Summary

  • Intelligence sharing between the UK and the US resumes after row

  • Police search a property in Wigan following an assessment by a bomb disposal team

  • Police say they have made "significant" arrests - eight people are still in custody

  • Raids on properties have yielded "very important" items, police say

  • The Queen has visited victims at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

  • A national minute's silence has been held to remember victims

  • Suspected suicide bomber is UK-born Salman Abedi, 22, of Libyan origin

Live Reporting

Megan Fisher and Paul Gribben

  1. Troops at Parliament

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  2. Greater Manchester Police: All victims' families contacted

    Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, said: "I would like to confirm that we are confident that we have now spoken to all the immediate families of those who sadly died in Monday's attack and they are all now being supported by specially trained officers."

    He also confirms that one of the victims was a serving police officer.

    He continues: "Due to the number of victims Home Office post-mortems are likely to take between four and five days. After this we will be in a position to formally name the victims with guidance from the coroner.

    "We have also spoken to all of the families and all of those who are currently lying injured in hospital and are doing all we can to support them.

    "You will be aware that the level of activity in this investigation is intense and is continuing at pace.

  3. Former Army chief insists troops are there to 'reassure'

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    Lord Dannatt

    Lord Dannatt, a former head of the British Army, tells the BBC it is "unusual" to see armed soldiers on the streets of the UK outside Northern Ireland.

    The former chief of the general staff adds that, when soldiers deploy, "we do so in co-operation with the police but crucially, led by the police".

    The public should see their presence as reassuring rather than alarming, he says, insisting that they "operate under strict rules of engagement".

  4. Armed Forces to support police under Op Temperer

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  5. IS victim's brother urges those affected to reach out

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    The brother of murdered aid worker David Haines, Mike Haines, told the BBC: "This was such a cowardly act, to target women and children."

    He urged "every family affected and anybody who witnessed this event to reach out, there are many organisations that can help, so please reach out to them and talk to them".

  6. How the world paid tribute to Manchester attack victims

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    From Dubai, to Geneva and Berlin - this is how the world has marked the Manchester bomb attack.

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  7. Manchester travel: Ongoing disruption

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  8. Terror victims were waiting for daughters

    Marcin and Angelika Klis took a picture of themselves together in Manchester shortly before the attack.

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  9. International reaction to Manchester attack

    World leaders have sent support to the UK after the Manchester attack.

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  10. More from the Scottish Parliament

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  11. What can be done to make public spaces safe?

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    Is there any way of protecting crowded public spaces from terrorists?

    By Dr Brooke Rogers, of King's College, London, looks at what counter-terrorism experts consider when they talk about protecting crowded places

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  12. Nicola Sturgeon briefs Scottish Parliament

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  13. Rio Ferdinand: 'I fell in love with Manchester'

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    Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand, who is in Stockholm for tonight's Europa League final, has been speaking to BBC Radio 5 live.

    Floral tributes to victims of Manchester attackPA

    Talking about the Manchester attack, he said:

    I am obviously devastated, Manchester’s somewhere I’ve made home for 12 years, nearly 13, my kids were born here, made many friends there, still in contact with many of them.

    The character of the city has never been the question, as soon as I got to Manchester I fell in love with the place, the people, the community, the vibe of the city and that is a representation of not just Manchester but England.

    If this had happened in any other city in England I think it would be the same solidarity, the same coming together, the same outcry because in this country we got people who show a sense of unity when the chips are down."

  14. 'Sign of the times'

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  15. Catholic Church in Scotland: This is a time of terrible anguish

    Eilidh MacLeod (right) remains unaccounted for. Her friend Laura MacIntyre (left) is in hospital with serious injuriesFacebook

    Eilidh MacLeod (right) remains unaccounted for. Her friend Laura MacIntyre is in hospital with serious injuries

    The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Brian McGee, has travelled to Barra to visit the families of Eilidh MacLeod and Laura MacIntyre.

    Both teenagers attended the concert at Manchester Arena on Monday night.

    Laura, 15, is in hospital with serious injuries, while her friend Eilidh, 14, is still missing.

    The bishop said: "This is a time of terrible anguish for the MacLeod and MacIntyre families. Spending time with the relatives of both girls was a reminder of the human cost of acts of terror.

    "Such acts leave families broken, lives scarred and innocence destroyed. My thoughts and prayers are with the families at this traumatic time."

  16. Girl recovering after more than 10 hours of surgery

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    The family of a girl who was badly hurt in the Manchester attack say she is recovering after 10-and-a-half hours of surgery.

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    In a statement on the Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School website, where Freya Lewis is a year nine pupil, they say they would like to thank people for their messages of support, describing them as "breathtaking".

    Fellow Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School pupil Nell Jones, who was also in year nine, was among those killed in Monday's attack.

  17. Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw posts tribute to Martyn Hett

    The breakfast show DJ has just posted this touching tribute to Martyn Hett.

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  18. Friends pay tribute to Martyn Hett

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    Friends have paid tribute to Martyn Hett, who is confirmed to have died in Monday's suicide attack in Manchester.

    Martyn was attending the Ariana Grande concert with his friend Stuart Aspinall, but left his seat toward the end of the show.

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  19. Police Federation responds to military deployment

    Steve White, chairman of the federation representing rank-and-file officers in England and Wales, said:

    As always, the response of emergency workers in the face of adversity has been second to none. The welcome support of the military to free up armed officers and offer public reassurance will no doubt be managed in the same professional, resolute way. But, as welcome as this is, we cannot avoid the reasons it is needed at all. There is no ignoring the fact that we, the police, simply do not have the resources to manage an event like this on our own."

  20. Euro final will be 'difficult' for young Reds after attack

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    Pundit and former Manchester United defender Phil Neville has said the young players who grew up in Manchester will find tonight's Europa League final difficult after Monday's terror attack.

    Neville says young Man Utd players will find Euro final "difficult" after terror attack.