this morning (monday 17th), 5.18-5.23am on bbc world service radio, and 6.11-6.14am, 7.09-7.12am, and 8.00-8.02am, on bbc radio 4

newsday (presented by karnagie sharp) includes and today (presented by nick robinson and justin webb) leads with …

“Counter-terrorism officers have arrested two teenagers in Manchester as part of an investigation into hostage-taking in a synagogue in the United States.

The man who carried out the attack, Malik Faisal Akram from Manchester, was shot and killed after a ten-hour standoff with police in Texas.

All hostages escaped unharmed.”

including contributions from …

• jonathan greenblatt, anti-defamation league

• bbc reporter sophie long

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• bbc reporter dave guest