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• Hundreds gather to celebrate the life of Martyn Hett who was killed in the Manchester Arena bomb attack

  28-05-2017 23:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 29 year-old was one of the 22 people killed in the atrocity at the Ariane Grande concert last Monday night
  
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• Corrie stars join hundreds celebrating the life of 'iconic, fun, eccentric, diva' Martyn Hett

  28-05-2017 23:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 29 year-old was one of the 22 people killed in the atrocity at the Ariane Grande concert last Monday night
  
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• Woman arrested in Blackley flat terror raid 'was case of mistaken identity'

  28-05-2017 21:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old was detained at Somerton Court after police blasted their way in
  
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• Tributes paid to leading figure of Manchester's music scene Marcus Intalex

  28-05-2017 21:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 'visionary' DJ and producer was well-respected in drum and bass circles
  
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• Manchester trauma surgeon racially abused on his way to work

  28-05-2017 21:26
  
  Yorkshire-born Naveed Yasi was sworn at and abused by van driver after spending two days operating on victims of Monday’s attackA surgeon who had helped save the lives of victims of the Manchester bombing was racially abused on his way back to hospital, it has been reported. Naveed Yasin, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon – who had spent the previous two days in demanding surgery, was driving back to the Salford royal hospital to continue to help blast victims when a van driver pulled
  
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• Vigil held in Heaton Moor Park for Martyn Hett who died in the Manchester Arena bomb attack

  28-05-2017 20:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Martyn, 29, from Heaton Moor, Stockport, died at Monday’s Ariana Grande concert
  
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• Brendan Foster: "Manchester will not be broken. Manchester ran. And by running Manchester won – again”

  28-05-2017 20:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "By running we win. By running all of you win."
  
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• The tangled web of foreign wars and terrorism | Letters

  28-05-2017 19:51
  
  Associate Professor Jake Lynch and others on the causes of terrorism and possible links to wars of intervention by the westPaul Mason (G2, 27 May) is wrong to claim that the blowback theory is irrelevant in the case of the Manchester attack. Blowback theory is most definitely relevant. It is not confined to “blam[ing] Islamist terrorism directly on western expeditionary warfare”, as Mason incorrectly states. Islamic State germinated in the scorched earth left behind when we removed t
  
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• Goodwill shines amid Manchester’s tragedy | Letters

  28-05-2017 19:50
  
  The leader of Manchester city council, Richard Leese, reflects on the worldwide expressions of support for the city, in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombingOn behalf of the city of Manchester, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those around the country and indeed the world who have stood in solidarity with us in the aftermath of the sickening terrorist attack on Manchester Arena.This has been one of the darkest weeks in the city’s history. But the outpouring of goo
  
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• Sowing the seeds of deadly radicalisation | Letters

  28-05-2017 19:47
  
  Roots of radicalisation | Wars and terrorism | Innocent targets | May’s blame gameThe Russian Afghan war and the arms and money the US gave to the mujahideen, plus our Afghan and Iraq wars, along with the internet as a way of spreading discontent, helped turn a pathetically small number of west-hating malcontents into a growing anti-western movement. Such a movement hates and will attack all western countries, not just those which attacked Iraq etc. We cannot deny our part in radicalising
  
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• Manchester musician Bipolar Sunshine releases song dedicated to victims of terror attack

  28-05-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The song, Tears, vows that the city's grief will only make it stronger and urges people not to let the tragedy divide them
  
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• Read Manchester city centre police inspector's thanks after overwhelming support and kindness

  28-05-2017 18:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The officers have been supported in the days after the Manchester Arena terror attack
  
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• School girl injured in Manchester attack wakes up to phone call from Harry Styles

  28-05-2017 18:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Freya Lewis received a call from the former One Direction singer telling her he loved her
  
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• M60 closed after 'serious collision'

  28-05-2017 18:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The road was closed at around 4.30pm
  
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• First paramedic on scene recalls moment horror of terror attack dawned on him

  28-05-2017 18:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-three Paddy Ennis passed screaming and injured Ariana Grande fans as he made his way towards the blast
  
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• Hero surgeon who spent 48 hours saving people after Arena attack was racially abused on way to hospital

  28-05-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Manchester is better than this,' says Naveed Yasin
  
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• Tragedy seen close up, and at a distance | Paul Chadwick: Open door

  28-05-2017 17:38
  
  The Guardian covered the Manchester Arena bombing with care, but questions remain about the timing of US disclosuresDistance breeds indifference. The further we are from a major tragedy and the less intensely our own families and communities feel its shock and reverberations, the higher our threshold for accounts of the suffering and the weaker our sense of restraint in airing details.Perhaps not a universal or inevitable phenomenon, still I think most people recognise it. Most journalists know
  
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• Donald Trump: Theresa May 'very angry' about Manchester bomb leaks

  28-05-2017 17:35
  
  President tweets about prime minister’s displeasure at leaks to US media of sensitive information about last week’s attackDonald Trump has said Theresa May was “very angry” about leaks to the US media of sensitive information about the Manchester Arena bombing.
  The US president tweeted:British Prime Minister May was very angry that the info the U.K. gave to U.S. about Manchester was leaked. Gave me full details! Continue reading...
  
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• Terrified families watch in horror as two homes are destroyed in arson attack

  28-05-2017 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A fire is believed to have been started in a wheelie bin on Woodstock Street in Oldham
  
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• Hundreds of people queue for Manchester bee tattoos in Chorlton

  28-05-2017 16:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People have been waiting in line at Sacred Art since 4am today to support victims of the Manchester bombing
  
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• Great Manchester Run goes ahead amid tight security after attack

  28-05-2017 16:09
  
  Armed police line route from city centre day after 50,000 people attend Courteeners concert over bank holiday weekendThe city of Manchester has pushed ahead with a bank holiday weekend packed with major events, refusing to allow Monday night’s terror attack act as a deterrent. On Sunday morning, tens of thousands of people travelled to central Manchester to watch 40,000 runners – including elite athletes, amateurs and children – take part in the Great Manchester Run.Continue re
  
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• Great Manchester Run starts with minute silence for attack victims

  28-05-2017 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A poem was read to runners by Mancunian poet Tony "Longfella" Walsh before they set off.
  
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• Live: Explosion heard and armed police seen in Moss Side as house raided

  28-05-2017 15:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents have reported an explosion in the Quantock Close area
  
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• Man City's WSL 1 title hopes dented

  28-05-2017 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The WSL 1 Spring Series title race swings into Chelsea's hands as they thrash Liverpool 7-0, while rivals Man City lose.
  
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• Manchester attack: £13k raised 'to buy 999 staff a drink'

  28-05-2017 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edmund Hall said he wanted to thank emergency services staff who had a "shift from hell" after the bombing.
  
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• Chief Constable Ian Hopkins enjoys a warm Manchester welcome as officers praise 'humbling' Mancunian spirit

  28-05-2017 14:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  People were hugging officers and taking selfies
  
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• Great Manchester Run: Thousands take part amid heightened security

  28-05-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A minute's silence for the victims of Monday's terror attack was held before the run.
  
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• Rowetta belts out stunning Manchester attack memorial rendition of 'You've Got The Love'

  28-05-2017 14:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Manchester born singer closed the Andrew Marr Show with her amazing voice backed only by a string quartet
  
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• Super League: Wigan Warriors v Wakefield Trinity (Mon)

  28-05-2017 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Wigan Warriors face Wakefield Trinity in Monday's Super League match at DW Stadium (15:00 BST).
  
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• The Coral's Bill Ryder-Jones and Kate Nash to play fundraising gig in Manchester for bombing victims

  28-05-2017 14:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jimmy's NQ on Newton Street will host the show in aid of the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund tonight
  
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• Greater Manchester Run 2017: Check your time in the 10K and Half Marathon here

  28-05-2017 14:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  How did you do?
  
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• Super League: Leigh Centurions v Castleford Tigers (Mon)

  28-05-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Leigh Centurions face Castleford Tigers in Monday's Super League match at Leigh Sports Village (16:00 BST).
  
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• Suspected Islamist terrorists barred from UK return as police hunt Manchester network

  28-05-2017 14:16
  
  UK home secretary confirms temporary exclusions in use for first time and warns Manchester network ‘may still be at large’Suspected Islamist terrorists are being prevented from returning to the UK for the first time, the home secretary has disclosed, as she warned that members of the Manchester bomber’s terror network could still be at large. As questions continue over how the intelligence services failed to monitor the movements of attacker Salman Abedi, Amber Rudd refused to
  
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• Suspected Islamic terrorists barred from UK return as police hunt Manchester network

  28-05-2017 14:16
  
  UK home secretary confirms temporary exclusions in use for first time and warns Manchester network ‘may still be at large’Suspected Islamic terrorists are being prevented from returning to the UK for the first time, the home secretary has disclosed, as she warned that members of the Manchester bomber’s terror network could still be at large. As questions continue over how the intelligence services failed to monitor the movements of attacker Salman Abedi, Amber Rudd refused to r
  
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• Super League: Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils (Mon)

  28-05-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Warrington Wolves face Salford Red Devils in Monday's Super League match at Halliwell Jones Stadium (15:00 BST).
  
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• Family release heartbreaking pictures of police officer killed in Manchester Arena attack

  28-05-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The family of Elaine McIver, from Frodsham, said their 'love for her is indescribable and the loss incomprehensible'
  
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• Manchester attack survivor braved Take That arena gig just days after atrocity

  28-05-2017 13:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dad Keman Allen says attending the Liverpool Echo Arena concert was the 'biggest step I could take'
  
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• Pals of tragic Olivia Campbell organise touching tribute to those affected by Manchester Arena terror attack

  28-05-2017 13:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Friends of the 15-year-old were joined by 250 netballers for a minute's silence before a tournament in Gorton
  
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• Manchester attack: Islamic community organises 'peace walk'

  28-05-2017 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds are expected to march through Manchester in solidarity with the families of the terror attack's victims.
  
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• Boy, 16, attacked with knife in Manchester 'hate crime'

  28-05-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old managed to escape the "shocking unprovoked attack" without serious injuries.
  
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• Amber Rudd: Manchester terror network members ‘may still be at large’ – video

  28-05-2017 12:22
  
  Further members of a terrorist network suspected of carrying out Monday’s bomb attack at the Manchester Arena could potentially still be at large, the home secretary has said. Eleven people have so far been arrested in connection with the attack, which left 22 people dead and dozens more injuredMembers of Manchester bomber network ‘may still be at large’Continue reading...
  
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• Members of Manchester bomber network 'may still be at large'

  28-05-2017 11:28
  
  UK home secretary Amber Rudd says operation to hunt down other members of Salman Abedi’s network still at ‘full tilt’More members of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi’s terror network could still be at large, the home secretary, Amber Rudd, said as the operation to hunt them continued at “full tilt”. Rudd said “potentially” other members of Abedi’s group could still be free and “we can’t be entirely sure that [the operation] is close
  
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• Family of 14-year-old Nell Jones pay emotional tribute to schoolgirl who 'loved life'

  28-05-2017 11:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The teenager from Goostrey was confirmed dead after the bomb attack at the arena 36 hours after her family launched a desperate search to find her
  
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• Manchester attack: CCTV shows bomber before arena blast

  28-05-2017 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Images released by police show Salman Abedi wearing a backpack last Monday.
  
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• In France, we live, laugh and marry as before but as we raise our glasses we are less certain of the future… | Elise Vincent

  28-05-2017 10:00
  
  We have reluctantly grown used to both the presence of troops and the threat of terror attacksThey appeared on our streets much as on yours, almost overnight. In the UK, you call it Operation Temperer. Here in France, the authorities preferred Sentinelle. Two codenames, but the same result: the sudden irruption of soldiers in uniform and bearing arms in our peaceful, western existence.For you, it took the terrible day of 22 May in Manchester for the decision to be taken. Here, it was the killing
  
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• How Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was radicalised by his links to Libya

  28-05-2017 10:00
  
  The 22-year-old was influenced in part by the people who formed the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, a little-known al-Qaida affiliate outlawed in 2004“Whoever played with his mind, as he saw the kids coming out [of the arena] – all the happy faces – he should have changed his mind.” Those were the words late last week of Hisham Ben Ghalbon, a proud Manchester resident, a Libyan and a man, like so many others, wondering how what happened at the Manchester Arena ever came to
  
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• 40,000 pound the streets for Great Manchester Run and half-marathon - live updates

  28-05-2017 09:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The runners will take on the annual 10k, mini race and half-marathon, supported by thousands of proud Mancunians determined to pack the city centre to cheer them on
  
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• Manchester Attack: Family's tribute to 'just lovely' Nell

  28-05-2017 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nell Jones' family says she was their "world" and "always put everyone else before herself".
  
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• The race to find the Manchester terrorist network

  28-05-2017 08:00
  
  With dawn raids, multiple arrests, bomb disposal squads and armed patrols, security services battled against the clock to find Salman Abedi’s accomplicesShortly before 11am on Saturday, military bomb disposal experts swooped on a terraced house in Manchester. Such sights are the new reality, as the city begins adjusting to life on the front line of the war on terror. Even as daylight broke over Manchester Arena on Tuesday following the attack, investigators had concluded that the suicide b
  
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• ‘On Barra, in the Western Isles, no one has been untouched by Eilidh’s death’

  28-05-2017 08:00
  
  The murder of 15-year old Eilidh MacLeod touched the worldIn a dark week, a small symbol of light and hope twinkles defiantly in the west. It’s to be found in Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, where a continent ends and an ocean begins. The light is from a single candle and it gently illuminates a framed picture of Eilidh MacLeod and Laura McIntyre, two young local girls who travelled south to Manchester last week to see a pop concert. Laura, 15, remains there still, her injuries from the bomb
  
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