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direct to your inboxThe Fire Brigades Union said it would be 'surprised' if the 'failings' of the fire service on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing 'were not replicated' or be even worse in the event of a future terror attack.Andy Dark, the FBU's assistant general secretary, made the comment in his statement to the Manchester Arena Public Inquiry dated January this year.The revelation would cause families bereaved by the suicide bombing 'profound anxiety', the inquiry heard on
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Gallery: Emmerdale spoilers for next week in 19 pictures as Faith Dingle returns and Tracey gives birth (Manchester Evening News)The new sketch also featured cameos from Sting, Brian McFadden, Joe Lycett, Steps and Simon Pegg as well as Emily Atack as their daughter, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes as Cat's parents. The episode once again ended on a cliffhanger at the - second - wedding of Cat and Dec after Simon Pegg objected to the marriage.
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Courteeners frontman Liam Fray is set to launch a new restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.According to Manchester Evening News, the singer plans to open The Smithfield Social at some point next month.
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direct to your inboxThe second in command of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is to quit the brigade - for a top job.Dawn Docx , Deputy Chief Fire Officer, is leaving after landing the post of Chief Fire Officer for North Wales Fire Service.She will be returning to the brigade where she served as Assistant County Fire Officer from 2006-09 and Deputy from 2009-17, before moving to Manchester.While at Greater Manchester she also acted as interim Chief Fire Officer from January 2018 to
direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.
here"We all had one common purpose, which was to help everybody in there as best we could," he said.He told the public inquiry on Thursday: "I don’t know if it was just a personal frustration but going into an incident such as that, seeing the casualties and the type of injuries that the casualties had...certainly I felt the best people in that situation would have been medical experts, paramedics."I don't know the time frame, but it felt like a while before any paramedics were in the City
direct to your inboxClaims of a 'bullying culture' within the fire service at the time of the Manchester Arena concert bombing emerged this week at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.The allegations were referenced as firefighters on the ground on the night had their say for the first time through giving evidence.There were also claims that senior officers were more interested in their own careers and promotion over operational firefighting.Andrew Simister, a watch manger at the city