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Different decisions could have stopped Manchester Arena attack, senior MI5 officer says
A senior MI5 officer has told the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing that different decisions could have stopped the atrocity from happening – although he said the judgment made not to put the attacker Salman Abedi under investigation had been “sensible” at the time.
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Conservative party conference kicks off in Manchester as PM grilled over supply chain issues
As the Conservative conference gets underway in Manchester, Boris Johnson has told haulage companies that the solution to the shortage of HGV drivers is increasing their pay rather than more immigration.
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Greater Manchester Police ‘failed to make significant improvements’, watchdog says
Greater Manchester Police has faced criticism for the last four years over the way it responds to vulnerable victims of crime like domestic abuse victims. Last year it emerged the force had failed to record 80,000 crimes. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary warned of continuing problems, saying the force routinely failed to attend incidents quickly…
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Manchester Arena Inquiry: Suicide bomber Salman Abedi ‘should have been identified as a threat’
On the 22nd of May 2017, Salman Abedi walked across the foyer of the Manchester Arena towards an exit door with a bulging rucksack. As thousands left the concert hall, many to greet parents there to collect them, at 10.31pm he detonated his shrapnel-laden device. Could he have been spotted and challenged before then? The…
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Manchester United fans protest against club’s owners ahead of rescheduled match
Thousands of Manchester United fans are protesting against the club’s American owners at Old Trafford.
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‘All parties culpable on social care’ – Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
We spoke to Andy Burnham, who was re-elected Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester by a landslide last week.
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Andy Burnham is re-elected as Greater Manchester mayor
Liz Bates joined us from Birmingham to tell us the latest there.
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Understand fans’ ‘frustrations’, ministers say after Manchester United protest
Fans’ frustration towards some football clubs and their ownership needs to be understood, ministers conceded today – after last night’s violent scenes outside Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground.
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Manchester United v Liverpool postponed after protesting fans invade the pitch
Manchester United’s potentially title-deciding home game against Liverpool has had to be postponed, after hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at Old Trafford a couple of hours before kickoff.
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Manchester drinkers take advantage of lockdown easing
Pubs across the country have certainly been busy today and we are at one outdoor venue in Manchester.
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Local leaders disappointed as Greater Manchester remains in tier 3 Covid restrictions
In Greater Manchester, there’s huge disappointment that the strict Covid restrictions they have been living with for months are not being changed – even though infection rates have fallen significantly.
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Brother of Manchester Arena bomber admits role in planning attack, inquiry told
Hashem Abedi was jailed for the murder of the 22 people who died in the bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.
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Mayor of Manchester worries about tougher lockdown restrictions over Christmas
Earlier we spoke to Andy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester and I asked him if the government had consulted him on their plans.
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Manchester university forced to apologise and remove campus fences after student protests
Manchester University has apologised and promised an inquiry after protesting students pulled down security fences that had been put up round halls of residence as the lockdown began. The university said the fences were to help avoid the “mixing of households”. But students say that their anxiety levels are bad enough as a result of…
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Manchester Arena steward says attacker’s behaviour didn’t raise suspicions beforehand
A steward who saw the Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi three times in the run-up to the explosion says the attacker’s behaviour didn’t raise any suspicions until minutes before the bombing.