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Manchester Area reopens after terror attack.
Nearly four months after the Manchester bombing which killed twenty two people, survivors and their families have returned to the scene for a special concert, raising money for a permanent memorial to the victims.
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Funeral held for youngest Manchester victim Saffie Roussos
The funeral for the youngest victim of the Manchester bombing has taken place in the city’s cathedral. Eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, from Leyland in Lancashire, was among 22 people killed in the explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena in May. Her funeral had to be delayed until her mother, injured with Saffie’s sister…
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Manchester International Festival launches
In celebration of a beautiful city and the people who make it special: Manchester’s International Festival has just opened tonight – kicking off with a live performance show featuring taxi drivers who rushed to help on the night of the Manchester terror attack.
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Manchester music fans: ‘I still feel safe’
In the midst of this latest tragedy, it’s important to remember that less than two weeks ago, 22 people lost their lives in the Manchester suicide bombing. Tonight the US star Ariana Grande will be back in the city for the One Love Manchester concert. Her manager says it now has a “greater purpose”, and…
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Ariana Grande to return to Manchester
The US singer Ariana Grande will return to Manchester for a tribute concert on Sunday, joined by a host of global stars. Proceeds will go to the emergency fund for the victims of last Monday’s bomb attack at the end of Grande’s concert at the Manchester Arena. News of the concert comes as the police…
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MI5 review procedures for dealing with warnings after Manchester attack
MI5 is carrying out a review of its procedures after concerns over security and reported intelligence blunders surrounding the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi. In the campaign against terrorism it is one of the most difficult questions: when do the authorities act on the flood of information about potential extremists. We now know that members of…
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Tributes paid at Great Manchester Run
Tens of thousands of people took part in the Great Manchester run today. Organisers of the annual run had been overwhelmed with people wanting to take part. It began with a minute’s silence for the victims of Monday’s terror attack, then they set off along streets packed with crowds – everyone determined to demonstrate their…
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Amber Rudd’s warning on Manchester
British police say they have arrested a 14th suspect in connection with the Manchester attack. 12 people are now in custody as the hunt for accomplices behind the atrocity continues and the Home Secretary warns the terror network could still be at large. Amber Rudd said the militant Islamic State group was trying to “weaponise”…
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Manchester student: ‘reports of verbal attacks on Muslims’
Annesa Rameh, who lives in Manchester, is of Libyan heritage – and is at university studying to be a doctor.
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Manchester attack: police say there will be more arrests
In Manchester, police say there will be more arrests and more raids as the huge investigation into the suicide bomb attack continues. But the UK’s terror threat level has been reduced and troops will gradually be withdrawn from the streets by midnight on Monday. We are live from the city.
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Tributes to Manchester terror victims
In the last hour, the American singer Ariana Grande, who was performing at the Manchester Arena on the night of the bomb attack, has said she will perform for a benefit concert in the city to raise money for the attack victims. No date has yet been set. Tonight thousands have attended a vigil in…
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Police identify ‘large part’ of Manchester terror network
The police have identified a “large part of the network” linked to the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi. They said some of their arrests – eight since Monday – are significant, as are the materials that have been found in their searches. But the UK terror threat is to remain at critical for the time being,…
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Manchester A&E director on enormous challenge faced by NHS staff
Of the 116 people hospitalised after the Manchester attack, 75 are being treated in hospitals around Greater Manchester. Twenty-three of those are in critical care, including five children. A large proportion are being treated at the Royal Manchester Infirmary. I went along to join staff as they observed this morning’s silence and to speak with…
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Manchester police: ‘significant arrests’ made following Arena attack
Despite the leaks, in Manchester the investigation into the attack is continuing apace. There were more arrests overnight and several properties are still being searched. In America renewed reports suggested the bomber may have travelled to Syria.
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Trump condemns Manchester investigation leaks
The police themselves have been angered by the behaviour of their US colleagues after yet more information from the Manchester investigation was leaked to the American media. Speaking at the Nato summit in Brussels, President Trump promised to prosecute whoever was responsible. That’s before he chastised an assembled group of Nato leaders for not paying…
