The UK's terror threat level has been reduced from "critical" to "severe", the Prime Minister has confirmed.
At an emergency COBRA meeting, the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre advised that the UK should return to the second-highest level, which indicates an attack is highly likely rather than imminent.
Operation Temperer, which has seen armed soldiers support police on the streets, will be gradually stood down after the bank holiday weekend.
The terror threat level had been upgraded to "critical" following the Manchester bombing, which killed 22 people on Monday night.
Theresa May said the decision followed a "significant amount of police activity over the last 24 hours". A total of 11 people suspected of having links to the terror attack are now in police custody.
However, the Prime Minister stressed that the "country should remain vigilant" during the hundreds of events taking place over the coming days - including the FA Cup final at Wembley, and the Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham.
The announcement came as an evacuation took place in Moss Side as part of a search linked to the Manchester terror attack.
Greater Manchester Police described the evacuation in the inner-city area as a "precautionary measure to ensure everyone's safety".
A bus was also stormed to detain a 44-year-old man in Rusholme.
Police say they have tracked down a large part of the network linked to suicide bomber Salman Abedi - with "thousands of exhibits" now being examined by investigators.
"I think it is fair to say that there has been enormous progress with the investigation, but there is still an awful lot of work to do," Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said. Sky News
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