Recent content by Nitsche

Yeah, it sounds like the helicopter crashed very close to a police car with two officers in who went over to try and smash the windows and rescue those on board but were pushed back by the flames and explosions (Sky News had video of the officers being pushed back by a small explosion on their...

The Met spokesman confirmed earlier that while the LFB have reached the top floors and conducted an initial search, there will be a long, difficult and much more thorough search alongside the recovery phase in the coming hours and days.

Fifteen/sixteen hours later and smaller fires are still re-igniting. The scale is almost unbelievable.

National minute of silence to be held at 11am tomorrow to remember the victims.

For anyone commuting in Manchester, it's expected that Victoria will be closed the whole of Tuesday if not for longer. I imagine much of the City will be on lock-down also.

GMP confirm it wasn't a second device.

Worth noting that controlled explosions on secondary suspect devices are common after these sorts of incidents. It is a precaution and not a confirmation that there was a second device.

The number of ambulances still coming and going from the scene is awful, several hours after the incident. The Arena owner's are saying it occurred in a public area just outside the arena (but presumably still inside the arena/station complex).

GMP: 19 dead.

NBC are citing British police sources as saying at least twenty dead. Course, we await further confirmation from GMP.

Looks bad, bomb squad have arrived on scene. Local NHS trust asking people only to use them in a genuine life threatening emergency, they are very stretched. Transport Police also saying it was in the foyer.

I'll be travelling round Europe at the time, so I'll make sure to pack at least four England shirts and three flags, just because it's inevitable that we will it now.

Arsenal fans just wouldn't have him, and I suspect their board is fully aware of that.

Confirmed by Perez.

Pretty much the whole Kirkstall area, including all of the Kirkstall Road was under water today. Unbelievable, really! http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2015-12-27/watch-incredible-drone-footage-as-kirkstall-road-in-leeds-becomes-a-river/ All just a 10 minute walk from my house...