29 May, 2017
Armed police officers and soldiers were deployed at soccer matches, concerts and other big events.
British police investigating the lethal concert bombing in Manchester say they have made two more arrests.
At an emergency COBRA meeting, the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre advised that the United Kingdom should return to the second-highest level, which indicates an attack is highly likely rather than imminent.
As a result, soldiers who have been assisting police, would be withdrawn from Britain's streets from midnight on Monday.
Britain's senior counter-terror officer said "immense" progress had been made in the probe into the associates of suicide bomber Salman Abedi and a "large part" of his suspected network had been dismantled.
Two men aged 20 and 22 were held on suspicion of terror offences after officers used an explosive device to gain entry to the property, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
Another place searched was an apartment in a Manchester high-rise that British media say was rented by Abedi in the months before the attack.
And later on Saturday morning, GMP said they had been carrying out searches at a third address in Cheetham Hill and a further property was being searched in Moss Side.
Despite the country being placed on critical alert, police have urged people to go out and enjoy themselves.
"Our priorities are to understand the run-up to this awful event and to understand if more people were involved in planning this attack". Photos showed an army bomb-disposal unit at the property. Mohammed El-Hudarey, a friend of the landlord, said after Abedi moved out about six weeks ago there was a strong smell of chemicals and debris, including metal rods and cut-up fabric.
More than 1,000 armed police are on standby as major spectacles, including the FA Cup Final at Wembley and the Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham, are expected to draw tens of thousands of people into public spaces on Saturday.
Before kickoff, Prince William laid a wreath in memory of the victims alongside Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
In the note, Grande also praised her fans for their response to the incident, which left 22 people dead and more than 60 injured, including several children and teens. Police searched the building and found nothing suspicious.
Manchester is slowly returning to normal, though the damaged arena and adjacent Victoria train station remain closed.
She encouraged her fans to not "operate in fear".
'The only thing we can do now is choose how we let this affect us and how we live our lives from here on out'.
"I'll be returning to the incredibly courageous city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honour of and to raise money for the victims and their families", she continued.
"We've seen compassion but it is important that we continue to stand together here in Greater Manchester, particularly standing together against some of the hate-filled views that we have seen from a very small minority of the community that have no place here", he said.
