Manchester attack: Latest on police investigation

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

Woman murdered in 2013 among fake missing Manchester pleapublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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A photo of a teenager murdered in 2013 has been circulated in a fake list of those missing after the Manchester explosion.
The mother of Jayden Parkinson said she was unhappy her daughter's image had been posted alongside images of other people alleged to be missing. Jayden, 17, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend in Oxfordshire.
"She was killed almost four years ago not last night, not happy," Samantha Shrewsbury tweeted.
"Why is my MURDERED daughter's picture being used in a collage of pictures of children missing dead after last night terror attack?" she asked.
Star's trademark symbol given a makeoverpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
An Instagram user has turned the bunny ears often sported by Ariana Grande into a symbol of mourning. The attack came at the end of one of her concerts.
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Liverpool mayor's daughters witnessed bomb attackpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
The newly-elected Metro Mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotheram, has told BBC News of his relief that his children came home safe after witnessing last night's Manchester bomb attack.
The 55-year-old father-of-three said: "The phone call I got from my wife... were some of the longest seconds of my life."
Manchester to pay tribute in vigilpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
Manchester will stand united in a message of solidarity, sympathy and support to all those affected by last night’s attack, the city's council says.
The vigil in Albert Square will get under way at 18:00 with faith, council and civic leaders involved.
David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester, and members of Greater Manchester Police will be joined by a number of other local dignitaries.
PM visits children's hospitalpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
Theresa May has visited Greater Manchester Police Headquarters and Manchester Children's Hospital this afternoon - in what Downing Street described a "private visit".
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Prince William 'shocked and saddened'published at 16:31 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
The Duke of Cambridge has sent a message of condolence
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Election campaigning 'suspended until further notice'published at 16:30 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
Norman Smith
Assistant political editor
Downing Street has confirmed election campaigning is suspended until further notice.
A spokesperson added that the prime minister was kept updated "through the night" about the Manchester attack and phoned Jeremy Corbyn at around 04:00 BST to brief him.
Theresa May will still attend the G7 and NATO summit later this week. At G7 she will take "a leading role" in counter terrorism session, Downing Street says.
Police believe 'no unaccompanied children' in hotelspublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
This comes after reports of children left stranded after last night's attack.
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Manchester children on why city is specialpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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Wigan family hand out food to Manchester emergency sevicespublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
A family from Wigan handing out refreshments to emergency services is just one of the acts of kindness emerging in the wake of the Manchester attack.
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A family from Wigan came to Manchester to hand out food and drink to emergency services
Queen pays respectpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh observe a minute's silence for the Manchester attack at a garden party this afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
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Manchester says: 'We Stand Together'published at 16:11 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
In response to the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, Mancunians and people around the world joined in an online show of unity.
Hashtags including "Pray for Manchester", "Stand Together" and "We Stand Together" were used millions of times and climbed up Twitter's list of top UK trends.
"Pray for Manchester" alone was tweeted more than 1.8 million times by Tuesday afternoon.
Many of the messages included pictures of the scene of the attack and pleas from people looking for loved ones, but there were also messages of solidarity and defiance.
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'Avoid driving in Manchester this evening'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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Update from south Manchesterpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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Queen to observe minute's silence at Buckingham Palace garden partypublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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At this afternoon's Buckingham Palace garden party the Queen and her guests will observe a minute's silence for the Manchester attack.
Peace campaigner offers victims supportpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
Colin Parry's son was killed by an IRA bomb
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A peace campaigner whose 12-year-old son was killed by an IRA bomb 24 years ago has offered to help families bereaved in the Manchester bomb attack.
Colin Parry's son Tim was one of two children killed in 1993 when the IRA bombed the nearby town of Warrington.
Mr Parry helped to set up a peace centre in memory of both boys.
He said he will be offering its support services to Manchester families going through "the most unimaginable horror any parent can ever countenance".
Sporting events review securitypublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
In addition to extra armed officers being deployed at Wembley and Twickenham this weekend, other sporting events and venues are conducting major security reviews.
A statement from European football's governing body Uefa said there was "currently no specific intelligence" to suggest Wednesday's Europa League final in Stockholm between Manchester United and Ajax could be a target for further attacks.
"Uefa has been closely working with local authorities and the Swedish FA for many months and the terrorist risk had been taken into account since the very beginning of the project," it said.
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Wembley will host the FA Cup and play-off finals this weekend
Kim Kardashian West on 'senseless' attackpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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United Nations: We must stand togetherpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
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Ariana Grande T-shirts 'used as bandages'published at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 May 2017
Darren was at the concert with his 20-year-old disabled son. He went back in to help the wounded...
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It was just carnage. I didn't even think, I just wanted to help. There was a lot of people running away but towards the end of it there was people still shouting for help and stuff. I was just grabbing T-shirts off the walls, Ariana Grande T-shirts and just tried to make these bandages.