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Prevent strategy: report reveals ‘persecution’ fears in Manchester
Last year’s terror attack in Manchester has prompted reflection over how Salman Abedi – born and brought up there – came to be radicalised to the degree that he was prepared to cause such human carnage. A report, published today, paints a damning picture of fear and suspicion between different communities across the city. And…
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Johnny Marr on the Manchester bombing: ‘Amidst the shock and devastation, I knew I was going to be swept on a wave of pride coming from that city’
With his jangly guitar and unique way of playing it, Johnny Marr created the sound of The Smiths. He made the music to Morrissey’s lyrics in a band that defined indie music in the 80s. Since their split, Marr worked with giants from Paul McCartney to Noel Gallagher. But now he’s a solo act releasing…
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Manchester remembers Arena attack one year on
“For those whose lives were lost and those whose lives have been changed forever” – the Dean of Manchester was speaking at today’s memorial service at the cathedral, as the city comes together to mark the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena bomb. Twenty two people were killed in the suicide attack, hundreds more were…
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Manchester bomb survivor slams Andy Burnham over Arena attack
There has been a huge display of unity today across Manchester to support those who were injured or lost loved ones. But there are still serious questions about what happened that night and the immediate response, including from one man who was seriously hurt in the explosion. Martin Hibbert wants to know why the suicide…
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Minute’s silence held for victims of Manchester terror attack
A minute’s silence is held for victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack a year ago.
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Manchester to mark anniversary of Arena terror attack
Tomorrow it will have been a year since the Manchester Arena attack in which 22 people, many of them children, lost their lives. The anniversary will be marked with a memorial service and a concert in the city centre.
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Tributes held at Great Manchester Run almost one year on from terror attack
Survivors of the Manchester Arena attack, along with families of some of the twenty two killed – have urged the public to honour those lost and be part of the solution to terror. In an open letter almost one year after the attack they’ve urged people to take on hatred wherever they find it, as…
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Health update on former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson
The former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson remains in intensive care tonight after he underwent emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. Best wishes have poured in from across the footballing world for the man known simply as ‘the boss.’ Fans have also posted get well messages, one tweeting that he was ‘like an extended…
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Manchester Arena bomb failings
When the suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated his device at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena last May, 22 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. Today it’s been revealed that there was serious confusion among firefighters responding to the attack, which led to a two-hour delay in them reaching the…
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How Manchester is trying to tackle its rise in homelessness
As temperatures plummet across the UK, rough sleeping continues to rise. Manchester alone has seen a 42% increase in the past year. The city’s mayor Andy Burnham is on a mission to tackle it and he’s already pledged to end rough sleeping by 2020. He today launched a new plan to help do that, which…
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Manchester Arena report criticises some media
An interim report into the emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack has criticised some in the media and social media users over the aftermath of the tragedy, saying some bereaved families were approached before they’d known what had happened to their loved ones. But Lord Bob Kerslake, who’s leading the review, also said there…
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Manchester attack could have been stopped ‘had cards fallen differently’
The security services might have stopped the Manchester terror attack if intelligence about the bomber hadn’t been misinterpreted. The independent assessment of that attack, and three others in London, found that MI5 and counter-terrorism officers had not been “entirely blindsided” by the incidents. But it’s also emerged that nine potential terror attacks have been prevented…
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Steve Howe on Manchester attack report ‘cover-up’
Steve Howe’s wife Alison and her friend Lisa Lees died in the Manchester Arena attack, when they went to pick up their daughters from the concert.
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Ben Wallace on Manchester attack report : ‘There is definitely no cover-up’
Security Minister Ben Wallace responds to the Anderson terror report.