28 May, 2017
Remnants of a backpack used by Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi.
A counter-terrorism force detained the father, Ramadan Abedi, outside his home in the Tripoli suburb on Wednesday, while the bomber's younger brother Hashem Abedi, was arrested on Tuesday. The BBC said Manchester Police hoped to resume normal intelligence relationships soon but is now furious.
In more developments of the Manchester bombing which left 22 dead on Monday, police investigating the attack have reportedly stopped sharing information with the USA after there had been leaks of evidence and information to the media. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to raise the issue of the leaks with President Donald Trump in Brussels later.
The decision to stop sharing police information with USA agencies was an extraordinary step for Britain, which is usually at pains to emphasize its "special relationship" with the United States. -British defense and security partnership is built on trust.
Britain's National Counter Terrorism Policing said the U.S. leaks undermined trust between the two countries' intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
The New York Times defended its decision to publish detailed images of the Manchester Arena crime scene following Monday's terror attack.
British ministers and security chiefs have been dismayed by leaks in the US media which police fear could hinder a hunt for a possible bomb-maker still at large.
"The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling", Trump said in a statement released after he arrived in Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit, also attended by May.
Mr McCaul said evidence so far suggests "we're not dealing with a lone wolf situation", adding: "There's a network - a cell of ISIS-inspired terrorists".
The New York Times said it did not publish the story lightly.
Britain's terror alert level was raised to critical during a massive counter-terror operation - meaning another attack is "imminent" - as six suspects were held in raids, says the Scottish Daily Express.
In Manchester's St. Ann's Square, where a sea of floral tributes grew by the hour, a crowd sang the hometown band Oasis' song "Don't Look Back in Anger".
Medics, who battled to save the lives of children caught up in the atrocity, told the queen as she toured the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital how they worked tirelessly through the night.
"It's terrible. Very wicked, to target that sort of thing", the 91-year-old monarch told 14-year-old Evie Mills and her parents.
The 23-year-old singer's scheduled concerts in Europe - including two in London's O2 Arena as well as all others until the one planned for 5 June in Switzerland - have been cancelled as Grande wanted to pay "proper respects to those lost", reported The Guardian.
