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Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘I fully trust the chairman of the inquiry’, says mum of one of the victims.
We spoke to Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett was killed in the Manchester Arena attack, she campaigned for Martyn’s Law to help ensure better protection against terrorism in public places.
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Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Intelligence work is difficult’, says security expert
We spoke to Dr Samantha Newbery who leads the Terrorism and Security department at the University of Salford.
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Manchester Arena inquiry: MI5 missed chance to prevent attack
The MI5 chief has apologised over the failure to prevent the Manchester Arena attack – after the inquiry into the atrocity found the agency had failed to act on key intelligence received months earlier.
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Manchester Arena bombing: concerns over government’s attitude towards Libyan militant group taken off the banned list
A solicitor acting on behalf of families murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing says it’s “extraordinary” that the government had said it would be “inaccurate and inappropriate” to link a previously banned terror group to the attack.
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Manchester United bid: Glazers won’t care who owns club, claims New York Times journalist
We spoke to the New York Times reporter Tariq Panja, who is co-author of the book ‘Football’s Secret Trade’ and first of all I asked him what we know about Sheikh Jassim?
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Who is in the race to buy Manchester United?
The race to buy Manchester United is heating up after at least two bidders registered their interest ahead of a soft deadline.
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Manchester Arena bombing: Emergency services mistakes ‘must never happen again’, says victim’s mother
We were joined by Kim Harrison, a lawyer for the family of John Atkinson, who as we have been hearing would likely have survived had it not been an inadequate response from emergency services, and Figen Murray, the mother of Martyn Hett.
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Emergency services issue apologies
In response to today’s report, a press conference was held by the emergency services, a chance to recognise and apologise for the huge failures at Manchester Arena.
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Manchester Arena bombing: Inquiry criticises emergency response failings
In Manchester, people are trying to make sense of a devasating report into how the emergency services responded on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing . Twenty two people died, hundreds of others were left injured. The report found the emergency services made mistake after mistake and that one of the victims, John Atkinson,…
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham calls for government action after Avanti West Coast cuts rail services
His criticism came after last night’s resignation of Avanti’s Managing Director.
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Manchester protesters call for energy bill freeze and minimum wage hike
There won’t be many in the country who would take issue with Boris Johnson’s warning that there’ll be ‘tough months’ ahead.
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Manchester airport boss steps down after weeks of chaos
The boss of Manchester airport is stepping down after weeks of chaos for passengers – with long queues at check-in and security.
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MI5 knew about Manchester arena bomber’s support for ISIS before attack
Secret evidence showing just how much MI5 knew about the Manchester arena bomber Salman Abedi has been heard at the public inquiry into the atrocity.
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Councils call for Government to halt financial support for Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone
Councils in Greater Manchester have asked the government to pause the next phase of financial support for the area’s Clean Air Zone to allow for a “fundamental review”.
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Covid: Care homes hit by staff shortages in Manchester
The current wave of Covid has forced around half of the care homes in Greater Manchester to stop accepting new residents due to staff shortages.