Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Police hunt for evidence after terror strikes London. MTV will livestream Ariana Grande's "One Love Manchester" benefit concert today. Operation by US-backed Syrian forces to capture Daesh's self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa will begin in days. Christiano Ronaldo is Champions League top scorer for fifth season running.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 4th.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08London police collected evidence after a series of attacks described as terrorism killed six
00:13people and injured 48 others.
00:15The assault began on Saturday night when a van veered off the road and hit pedestrians
00:20on London Bridge.
00:22Police and witnesses said three men fled the van and attacked people at bars and restaurants
00:26with large knives.
00:28Police said officers had shot and killed the three men.
00:32MTV will live stream Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester benefit concert today.
00:37The concert aims to help victims of the May 22nd suicide attack at Grande's Manchester
00:43Arena concert.
00:44Grande will be joined by the Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williams, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry,
00:50Miley Cyrus, Coldplay and other stars.
00:53Proceeds will go to an emergency fund set up by the city of Manchester and the British
00:58Red Cross.
01:00Syria's Kurdish YPG has said an operation by US-backed Syrian forces to capture Daesh's
01:06self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa will begin in days.
01:10The assault on Raqqa will pile more pressure on Daesh, with the group suffering losses
01:15in Syria and facing defeat in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
01:20Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1 on Saturday to become
01:26the first team to retain the European Cup in the Champions League era.
01:31Ronaldo's opener was cancelled out by a Mario Mandzukic strike, but goals from Casemiro,
01:36Marco Asensio and Ronaldo secured Madrid's victory.
01:41Ronaldo finished as the competition's top scorer for the fifth season running, enhancing
01:45his chances of matching Lionel Messi's five Ballon d'Or crowns.
01:51And finally, the weather.
01:52Today's high across the UAE will be 35 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
01:57That's all for now.
01:58Thanks for watching.
01:59And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com