Eid al-Adha is right around the corner as mosques across the country get ready to host the special prayers.
06.06.2023 - 16:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has told a public inquiry the force has learned lessons from its failures at the 2017 terror attack at Manchester Arena.
Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods said the attack was now 'in the DNA' of the force, but it was now 'far better prepared' since changes introduced by him and Chief Constable Stephen Watson.
The inquiry has found a series of failings in three damning reports in the wake of the May 2017 terror attack. Suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed himself and 22 innocents when he detonated a huge improvised device in his backpack as concert-goers were leaving an Ariana Grande gig.
The first of three inquiry reports, published in June 2021 by inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders, found 'serious shortcomings' by the venue's owners SMG, their security contractor Showsec and British Transport Police (BTP). Sir John ruled the terrorist should have been identified that night and, had he been, 'the loss of life and injury is highly likely to have been less', a conclusion that angered families of those who died.
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Sir John's second report ruled one of those who died, John Atkinson, could have survived if the emergency services response had been better. It also highlighted a series of failures by the emergency services on the night of the attack. Mr Atkinson wasn’t tended to by any paramedics in the foyer where the bomb went off and his early care was left to former pizza shop boss Ronald Blake, who held a makeshift tourniquet fashioned from his wife's belt and folded t-shirts for almost hour.
Partly because of austerity cuts, Greater Manchester Police failed to keep up-to-date plans in place for major
Eid al-Adha is right around the corner as mosques across the country get ready to host the special prayers.
Staff working at a mental health unit experienced ‘racism’ both from patients and fellow colleagues, a new review has revealed.
Over the coming months, the makeup of a small suburb of Greater Manchester on the border between Wigan and Salford could become drastically different.
The weather really hasn't been able to make its mind up in recent weeks. From hot sunny days to thunder and lightning without a moments hesitation.
A manipulative bully who vowed his ex-girlfriend would be the ‘next Katie Piper’ is amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
It sometimes feels like you can’t walk even five minutes through Manchester city centre without coming across at least one Greggs on your travels.
A dispersal order has been issued around Audenshaw Reservoir in a bid to stop people from swimming in the water.
Almost 10,000 cops across the country were victimised and discriminated against by the police 'union' in a row over pension arrangements, a tribunal has found.
A university student had his ear 'bitten off' as he tried to save his younger brother who was being attacked by a thug outside a concert.
With house prices continuing to rise amid the cost of living crisis, househunters who are in search for an affordable home may be finding it difficult. According to Rightmove, the average price of a home across Greater Manchester is currently £260,200, which has jumped up in the last month alone.
It took three years and cost the public purse £32m. The Manchester Arena Inquiry finally came to a close on Wednesday, but instead of back-slapping and congratulations for a job well done, there was palpable frustration and fear that this vast and expensive effort may, in some respects, have been in vain.
Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack today called on the government and police to act to ensure lessons are learned after the long-running public inquiry into the atrocity came to a close.
Thousands of people are 'exposed to danger' because healthcare provision at major events is 'unregulated', the Manchester Arena Inquiry heard today.
A Greater Manchester Police PCSO is accused of exchanging confidential information for a sexual favour from a woman he met on the beat, a court has heard.
A beautiful hilltop house that boasts unrivalled views across a National Trust park has come on the market and it is the dream family home. Found near the charming Cheshire village of Disley which sits just a stone's throw away from Greater Manchester, the six-bed property is on the market for a sum of £2,000,000.
When it comes to planning days out, you can’t beat a leisurely stroll around a country estate or stately home. Whether it's admiring the flora and fauna of a walled garden, deer spotting in rugged open grounds, or exploring a grand old hall, there’s plenty of places to visit.
The switch from the office to working from home during the Covid pandemic has forced the council to cash in on a vacant office building in Wigan.
Police have increased their powers in a section of Greater Manchester after 'multiple incidents of violent disorder'.
A teenager collapsed after just one puff of a vape purchased on Manchester's 'counterfeit street', an Oldham headteacher has warned.
It's been a glorious bank holiday weekend with Greater Manchester basking in sunshine. The rest of the country has also enjoyed similar sunny scenes, with Sunday (May 28) being the UK's hottest day of the year so far.