Watch ITV Evening News live as a vigil is held for the victims of the synagogue attack in Manchester.
Tributes have been paid to the two victims who were killed in the attack today were named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.
The Rabbi, who led Thursday’s Synagogue service in Manchester, has spoken to ITV News of the shocking moment the attacker attempted to force his way inside the building.
In his first interview since the attack, Rabbi Daniel Walker described the "very, very brave men" who helped him hold the doors as Jihad Al-Shamie repeatedly tried to get inside while brandishing a knife and shouting threats.
A day after the attack, members of the Jewish community are being urged to take safety precautions.
The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity whose mission is to protect Jews from terrorism and antisemitism, has issued new guidance following the attack.
CST said it was working with police to “to ensure security at synagogues, and in the wider Jewish community, is as strong as it can be over the coming days and weeks”.
In other news, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury has been announced today as Dame Sarah Mullally.
Speaking in Canterbury Cathedral, she said, "I intend to be a shepherd who enables everyone’s ministry and vocation to flourish, whatever the tradition.
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