Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, has said that America takes "full responsibility" for and "regrets" the leaking of information from the Manchester bomb attack.

A major transatlantic row erupted between the US and British authorities after a host of sensitive information - including photographs from the scene of the attack - was leaked to American news outlets in the wake of Monday's attack.

Speaking during a snap visit that was his first official trip to the UK in a bid to repair relations, Mr Tillerson said: "This special relationship that exists between our two countries will certainly withstand this particular unfortunate event."