As of 06:00 BST today, 116 people had received NHS inpatient care in relation to the Manchester bomb attack.

Of these, 75 people had been admitted across eight hospitals. Twenty-three are currently in critical care.

Theresa May has said the threat level will "remain at critical", following a meeting of the government's emergency committee, Cobra.

Speaking inside Number 10 she said: "I have just chaired a meeting of Cobra where I was updated on the extraordinary response of the police and emergency services to Monday's horrific attack.

"The police have confirmed that eight suspects remain in custody and that progress is being made in the case but the threat level, as assessed by the independent joint terrorism analysis centre, will remain at critical and the public should remain vigilant."

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Launching its election manifesto in central London, the party's leader, Paul Nuttall, began by addressing the attack in Manchester on Monday night.

"The vast majority of the Muslim population of this country are peaceful people and a great asset to our society," he said.

"The fact that this Islamist terrorist targeted a concert which was primarily attended by children and teenagers simply proves that there is no depth to which these evil and warped individuals will stoop."

Following the attack at the Manchester Arena, some people with tickets to upcoming events around the country have contacted the BBC about the difficulty of deciding whether they should still go.

Sarah emailed to say that she was considering whether to attend a gig in Coventry.

Ian contacted the BBC to say that his daughter is also worried about attending her first concert.

Greater Manchester Police have at a college in Hulme.

The force said it was too early to say whether the alert was linked to its investigation into the Manchester bomb attack. It said several roads were closed and officers were "currently assessing the situation".

Crowds held a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the Manchester bombing.

It ended when spontaneous applause broke out from the crowd.

Medical staff at Stepping Hill Hospital have been speaking about working to treat the victims of Manchester's bomb attack.

This is the scene in Manchester as people arrive to remember the victims of Monday's bomb attack.

St Ann's Square in the city has become a focal point for tributes.

A national minute's silence will be held at 11:00 BST

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The husband of Lisa Bridgett, a woman from Gwynedd, Wales, who was badly injured in the Manchester Arena attack, has said the fact she was talking on her phone may have saved her life.

Steve Bridgett has been at his wife's bedside in hospital in Manchester and posted an update on Facebook, thanking people for their messages.

She suffered multiple injuries after being struck by shrapnel from the bomb and underwent surgery on Tuesday.

Mrs Bridgett lost the middle finger of her left hand, which was struck by a steel nut which then went through the mobile phone she was holding up to her ear.

The nut entered through her cheek and came to rest within her nose.

"The fact that she was on the phone at the time probably saved her life," said Mr Bridgett.

"The nut has hit her phone which has more than likely not only diverted it, but also slowed it down considerably," he said.

The Army has also been called to the college in Trafford, Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police have warned people to be aware of fraudulent websites raising money for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.

The official appeal, by the Manchester Evening News, has raised more than £1.2m so far.

Officers from Greater Manchester Police are responding to a call they've received from a college in Trafford.

The following roads are currently closed - Mancunian Way, Limby Street and Jackson Street.

We'll bring you more information on this as soon as we get it.

Police have raided a flat occupied by a Libyan family as part of the Manchester suicide bomb probe.

Neighbours said the operation took place in the early hours of Thursday on Egerton Crescent in Withington, south Manchester.

A man and woman are said to live there, with twin boys aged about four and an elder daughter.

There will be extra armed support for Radio 1's Big Weekend in East Yorkshire, Humberside Police has confirmed.

More than 50,000 people will gather at Burton Constable Hall, near Hull, on Saturday and Sunday for the two-day music festival headlined by Katy Perry and Kings Of Leon.

Assistant Chief Constable Andy McDyer said it was "unlikely" there would be a military presence at the event.

Everyone that enters the site will go through two rounds of airport-style security searches, police said.

All festival-goers will have to travel on official shuttle buses or park-and-ride schemes. Nobody will be allowed to travel by car or on foot.

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BBC Local Live

The Nuneaton terror arrest was "scary, just like something in a film", said eyewitness Stacey Clarke.

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"I've never seen armed police before, and got two children at home, and for it to be so close, it was just quite scary," she said.

"I'm a bit anxious", she went on, "but at least now we know the town is being watched."

A 10-year-old girl from Teesside who was at Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester on Monday has written the star a letter.