Ariana Grande has cancelled her upcoming UK shows after 22 people were killed by a suicide bombing at her Manchester Arena concert.
The US singer was set to play at London's O2 on Thursday and Friday, but has cancelled those dates and five others in Antwerp, Lodz, Frankfurt and Zurich.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack from the Sky News team
Her management says the Dangerous Woman tour has been suspended "until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost".
"The London O2 shows this week have been cancelled as well as all shows thru June 5 in Switzerland," a statement said.
"We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence.
"Our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together. Thank you."
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Police continue hunt for Salman Abedi's 'terror network'
Police investigating the Manchester Arena attack are looking into a possible "terror network" following the arrest of eight people in the UK.
Greater Manchester chief constable Ian Hopkins said: "It's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating."
Six men were taken into custody after a series of raids across Manchester, Wigan and Nuneaton, Warwickshire on Wednesday.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack
:: Manchester bomber linked to key UK IS recruiter
One of those arrested was the bomber's older brother, 23-year-old Ismail Abedi.
Two men were then arrested on Thursday, one following a search of an address in the Withington area.
A woman who was arrested in connection with the attack, but has now been released without charge.
Meanwhile, the father and brother of the bomber, Salman Abedi, have also been arrested in Libya.
Ramadan Abedi, and 20-year-old Hashem Abedi were arrested by counter-terror police in the capital Tripoli.
:: Who was Salman Abedi?
:: Salman Abedi: Tracing the needle back to the haystack
Hashem Abedi is believed to have known about his elder brother's plot to detonate the nail bomb, and is also suspected of planning to carry out his own attack in Tripoli.
When arrested he is reported to have told Libyan authorities: "I have ideology with my brother … I know everything about my brother, what he was doing there in Manchester."
There was no reason given for the arrest of father Ramadan Abedi, who was detained outside his home.
Before his arrest Ramadan had insisted his son Salman was innocent.
:: UK hits out at US 'leaks' over Manchester inquiry
:: Ariana Grande cancels UK shows after terror attack
He said: "We don't believe in killing innocents. This is not us."
In developments overnight, police carried out a controlled explosion at a property in the Moss Side area of Manchester.
Two other controlled explosions took place earlier in the week as part of the ongoing investigation.
CCTV images have also been obtained by Sky News, appearing to show Abedi buying the rucksack police believe he used to conceal the bomb.
The footage taken from the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester was filmed just three days before the attack.
:: Operation Temperer: What will Army's role be?
:: Theresa May launches her 'war on terror'
After the UK's terror threat level was raised to critical, almost 1,000 military personnel have been deployed at key sights around the UK.
Police have now identified all 22 victims, and the Government has announced that a minute's silence will be held to honour all those affected by the attack.
Meanwhile, Greater Manchester police have warned of fraudulent fund raising pages on the internet, urging well-wishers to only donate to the official JustGiving page.
Greater Manchester chief constable Ian Hopkins said: "It's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating."
Six men were taken into custody after a series of raids across Manchester, Wigan and Nuneaton, Warwickshire on Wednesday.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack
:: Manchester bomber linked to key UK IS recruiter
One of those arrested was the bomber's older brother, 23-year-old Ismail Abedi.
Two men were then arrested on Thursday, one following a search of an address in the Withington area.
A woman who was arrested in connection with the attack, but has now been released without charge.
Meanwhile, the father and brother of the bomber, Salman Abedi, have also been arrested in Libya.
Ramadan Abedi, and 20-year-old Hashem Abedi were arrested by counter-terror police in the capital Tripoli.
:: Who was Salman Abedi?
:: Salman Abedi: Tracing the needle back to the haystack
Hashem Abedi is believed to have known about his elder brother's plot to detonate the nail bomb, and is also suspected of planning to carry out his own attack in Tripoli.
When arrested he is reported to have told Libyan authorities: "I have ideology with my brother … I know everything about my brother, what he was doing there in Manchester."
There was no reason given for the arrest of father Ramadan Abedi, who was detained outside his home.
Before his arrest Ramadan had insisted his son Salman was innocent.
:: UK hits out at US 'leaks' over Manchester inquiry
:: Ariana Grande cancels UK shows after terror attack
He said: "We don't believe in killing innocents. This is not us."
In developments overnight, police carried out a controlled explosion at a property in the Moss Side area of Manchester.
Two other controlled explosions took place earlier in the week as part of the ongoing investigation.
CCTV images have also been obtained by Sky News, appearing to show Abedi buying the rucksack police believe he used to conceal the bomb.
The footage taken from the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester was filmed just three days before the attack.
:: Operation Temperer: What will Army's role be?
:: Theresa May launches her 'war on terror'
After the UK's terror threat level was raised to critical, almost 1,000 military personnel have been deployed at key sights around the UK.
Police have now identified all 22 victims, and the Government has announced that a minute's silence will be held to honour all those affected by the attack.
Meanwhile, Greater Manchester police have warned of fraudulent fund raising pages on the internet, urging well-wishers to only donate to the official JustGiving page.
Donald Trump tells Pope Francis: 'We can use some peace'
Donald Trump has met the Pope at the Vatican on the latest leg of his first foreign trip as US President.
The two leaders, who offer starkly contrasting world views, appeared to set aside differences to offer a united message of peace.
During the 30-minute meeting at the Apostolic Palace, the Pope presented the President with copies of his three main teaching documents, a traditional gift for visiting heads of state, and a medal embossed with an olive branch.
Image:After the cameras left the US President had a private meeting with the Pope
Mr Trump received the medal, commenting: "We can use peace". He added he would be reading the Pope's teachings.
As the two men chatted, Mr Trump was heard telling the Pope that it was "a great honour" to meet him.
The Pope was then introduced to the Trump delegation, including Mr Trump's wife Melania, his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, a senior Presidential advisor.
In a light moment, the Pope used his translator to ask the First Lady "What do you give him to eat? Potica (a calorie-laden Slovenian cake)?". There was some confusion as at first many believed he had asked if she fed him pizza.
During the American election campaign, Mr Trump's plan to build a wall on the Mexican border was criticised by Pope Francis as was his pledge to turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees.
"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," the Pope had said. Mr Trump respondent at the time saying it was "disgraceful" for the Pope to doubt his faith.
Image:The President's daughter, Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner were on the visit
More potentially awkward meetings await the President on the next leg of his trip to Belgium where he is attending a NATO summit, meeting the leaders of the European Union as well as the King, Queen and Prime Minister of Belgium.
During the election campaign, Mr Trump declared that the NATO military alliance, of which the United States is a principle member, was "obsolete".
Although he U-turned last month, declaring that the alliance was "no longer obsolete", he has remained extremely critical of most members' refusal to spend the required 2% of GDP on defence.
The two leaders, who offer starkly contrasting world views, appeared to set aside differences to offer a united message of peace.
During the 30-minute meeting at the Apostolic Palace, the Pope presented the President with copies of his three main teaching documents, a traditional gift for visiting heads of state, and a medal embossed with an olive branch.
Image:After the cameras left the US President had a private meeting with the PopeMr Trump received the medal, commenting: "We can use peace". He added he would be reading the Pope's teachings.
As the two men chatted, Mr Trump was heard telling the Pope that it was "a great honour" to meet him.
The Pope was then introduced to the Trump delegation, including Mr Trump's wife Melania, his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, a senior Presidential advisor.
In a light moment, the Pope used his translator to ask the First Lady "What do you give him to eat? Potica (a calorie-laden Slovenian cake)?". There was some confusion as at first many believed he had asked if she fed him pizza.
During the American election campaign, Mr Trump's plan to build a wall on the Mexican border was criticised by Pope Francis as was his pledge to turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees.
"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," the Pope had said. Mr Trump respondent at the time saying it was "disgraceful" for the Pope to doubt his faith.
Image:The President's daughter, Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner were on the visitMore potentially awkward meetings await the President on the next leg of his trip to Belgium where he is attending a NATO summit, meeting the leaders of the European Union as well as the King, Queen and Prime Minister of Belgium.
During the election campaign, Mr Trump declared that the NATO military alliance, of which the United States is a principle member, was "obsolete".
Although he U-turned last month, declaring that the alliance was "no longer obsolete", he has remained extremely critical of most members' refusal to spend the required 2% of GDP on defence.
Revamped Nokia 3310 mobile phone goes on sale in the UK
A retro revamp of Nokia's famous 3310 handset has gone on sale today, retailing for around £50.
The phone can be bought from high street retailers including Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse, but some have already sold out.
The device, which first came out in 2000 and was discontinued five years later, was known for its long battery life, indestructible nature and popular Snake game, with 126 million units produced.
The updated version has a battery that lasts a month on standby mode - defined as the amount of time a fully-charged phone can be left on waiting for a call or text message - compared to around 11 days in the original.
It also offers modern upgrades including a 2 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot to help with storage.
Image:HMD Global boss Arto Nummela unveiled the phone at the World Mobile Congress in February
When the new model was first unveiled in February, HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, said it would be aimed at those looking for a second or so-called "burner" phone to make calls and send texts.
It offers 2.5G connectivity, meaning the user can only get basic internet on the handset, and there is no Wi-Fi.
The phone comes in several colours including red and yellow and also boasts a colour screen - including an updated colour version of the much-loved classic Snake game.
Image:The Nokia 3310, introduced in September 2000, was one of the brand's most successful models
Nokia once dominated the mobile phone market but was overtaken by Apple and Samsung as its popularity waned.
In 2014, Nokia sold its ailing handset operations to Microsoft for $7bn.
HMD, a new company led by ex-Nokia executives and backed by Chinese electronics giant Foxconn, took over the Nokia feature phones business in December.
It struck a licensing deal that gave it sole use of the Nokia brand on all phones and tablets for the next decade.
The phone can be bought from high street retailers including Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse, but some have already sold out.
The device, which first came out in 2000 and was discontinued five years later, was known for its long battery life, indestructible nature and popular Snake game, with 126 million units produced.
The updated version has a battery that lasts a month on standby mode - defined as the amount of time a fully-charged phone can be left on waiting for a call or text message - compared to around 11 days in the original.
It also offers modern upgrades including a 2 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot to help with storage.
Image:HMD Global boss Arto Nummela unveiled the phone at the World Mobile Congress in FebruaryWhen the new model was first unveiled in February, HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, said it would be aimed at those looking for a second or so-called "burner" phone to make calls and send texts.
It offers 2.5G connectivity, meaning the user can only get basic internet on the handset, and there is no Wi-Fi.
The phone comes in several colours including red and yellow and also boasts a colour screen - including an updated colour version of the much-loved classic Snake game.
Image:The Nokia 3310, introduced in September 2000, was one of the brand's most successful modelsNokia once dominated the mobile phone market but was overtaken by Apple and Samsung as its popularity waned.
In 2014, Nokia sold its ailing handset operations to Microsoft for $7bn.
HMD, a new company led by ex-Nokia executives and backed by Chinese electronics giant Foxconn, took over the Nokia feature phones business in December.
It struck a licensing deal that gave it sole use of the Nokia brand on all phones and tablets for the next decade.
Theresa May launches her 'war on terror' after Manchester attack
It was George W Bush who first used the phrase "war on terror", after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. It was also used by Tony Blair.
In 2005, launching an anti-terror plan a month after the 7/7 London bombings, the then prime minister said: "Let no one be in any doubt that the rules of the game are changing."
Now, in a dramatic late-night statement inside 10 Downing Street after the Manchester bomb attack, Theresa May has both declared war on terror and changed the rules of the game.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack from the Sky News team
:: Manchester attacker named by authorities
Putting armed troops on the streets and deploying them at major events like this Saturday's FA Cup Final is a declaration of war against terrorists who want to kill and maim sports fans or concert goers.
And raising the threat level from "severe" to "critical" - meaning the threat of another terrorist attack is seen as imminent - means the Prime Minister has spectacularly changed the rules.
Only 24 hours earlier, after an embarrassing General Election U-turn on social care, the Prime Minister was being denounced as "weak and unstable" by opponents who were ridiculing her "strong and stable" boast.
Yet after a frenetic day which saw her chair two Cobra meetings, meet police chiefs and visit injured children in hospital in Manchester, the Prime Minister could not have acted more decisively or swiftly.
:: Desperate search for Manchester attack missing
In 2005, launching an anti-terror plan a month after the 7/7 London bombings, the then prime minister said: "Let no one be in any doubt that the rules of the game are changing."
Now, in a dramatic late-night statement inside 10 Downing Street after the Manchester bomb attack, Theresa May has both declared war on terror and changed the rules of the game.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack from the Sky News team
:: Manchester attacker named by authorities
Putting armed troops on the streets and deploying them at major events like this Saturday's FA Cup Final is a declaration of war against terrorists who want to kill and maim sports fans or concert goers.
And raising the threat level from "severe" to "critical" - meaning the threat of another terrorist attack is seen as imminent - means the Prime Minister has spectacularly changed the rules.
Only 24 hours earlier, after an embarrassing General Election U-turn on social care, the Prime Minister was being denounced as "weak and unstable" by opponents who were ridiculing her "strong and stable" boast.
Yet after a frenetic day which saw her chair two Cobra meetings, meet police chiefs and visit injured children in hospital in Manchester, the Prime Minister could not have acted more decisively or swiftly.
:: Desperate search for Manchester attack missing
Manchester attack: Up to 3,800 troops will be deployed on streets
Up to 3,800 soldiers will be deployed on the streets in the wake of the Manchester terror attack, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
The heightened security response after Britain's worst terror attack since the 7/7 bombings in 2005 comes as investigators race to determine whether attacker Salman Abedi acted alone or was part of a wider group.
Ms Rudd earlier told Sky News the 22-year-old suicide bomber, who was born in Manchester and was of Libyan descent, was known "up to a point" to the intelligence services.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack from the Sky News team
The heightened security response after Britain's worst terror attack since the 7/7 bombings in 2005 comes as investigators race to determine whether attacker Salman Abedi acted alone or was part of a wider group.
Ms Rudd earlier told Sky News the 22-year-old suicide bomber, who was born in Manchester and was of Libyan descent, was known "up to a point" to the intelligence services.
:: LIVE: The latest updates on the Manchester attack from the Sky News team
Four found dead in tent at highest camp on Mount Everest
Four bodies have been found inside a tent at the highest camp on Mount Everest.
Officials said the four bodies were found by a team who were there to recover the body of Slovak mountaineer Vladimir Strba, who died over the weekend.
The identities of the other dead climbers in the tent are still unknown.
Ang Tshering Sherpa, the president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said conditions on the mountain were windy on Tuesday.
He said Mr Strba's body has been brought down to Camp Two at 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) and is expected to be brought down to base camp later on Wednesday.
Six climbers have already died attempting to reach the 8,850m (29,035ft) summit of the world's highest mountain during this climbing season
The climbing season ends this month.
Officials say a typical death toll for that time would be around six.
The Nepalese Tourism Department issued a record 371 permits this year to people hoping to scale the mountain.
The high number this year is likely because many people were unable to climb in 2014 and 2015, when avalanches disrupted the climbing seasons.
Officials said the four bodies were found by a team who were there to recover the body of Slovak mountaineer Vladimir Strba, who died over the weekend.
The identities of the other dead climbers in the tent are still unknown.
Ang Tshering Sherpa, the president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said conditions on the mountain were windy on Tuesday.
He said Mr Strba's body has been brought down to Camp Two at 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) and is expected to be brought down to base camp later on Wednesday.
Six climbers have already died attempting to reach the 8,850m (29,035ft) summit of the world's highest mountain during this climbing season
The climbing season ends this month.
Officials say a typical death toll for that time would be around six.
The Nepalese Tourism Department issued a record 371 permits this year to people hoping to scale the mountain.
The high number this year is likely because many people were unable to climb in 2014 and 2015, when avalanches disrupted the climbing seasons.
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