Fire service 'sorry' for two-hour delay getting to Manchester Arena terror attack but police were 'silent'

in Miles Platting just after 7pm this evening (Wednesday).

Manchester city centre tonight. Emergency services descended on Anaconda Cut on Greengate near the banks of the River Irwell in Salford.Police said they were called to the apartment block just after 9:45pm after reports a stabbing.

Salford council, has been recognised for her work supporting the development of services for children and young people across Greater Manchester.

A Manchester councillor who was hospitalised with coronavirus at the peak of the pandemic has been awarded an OBE for his services to local government.Luthfur Rahman - executive member for culture, leisure and skills - has been awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.It comes during a difficult year for the father-of-four, in which he lost his mum and found himself in hospital with Covid-19 facing the prospect of intensive care.He has dedicated the award to his mother and father and tweeted

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the public inquiry into the atrocity heard opening statements on behalf of counter terror cops, Greater Manchester Police (GMP), British Transport Police (BTP), North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) as well as the venue operator SMG and the security and stewarding contractor Showsec.It heard that: As the hearing resumed in Manchester, Matthew Butt QC, representing National Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters, admitted the organisation 'was not aware of Abedi or any of the intelligence that

hereA series of arrests and drug seizures were made across the north.'County lines' is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries and usually by children or vulnerable people who are coerced into it by gangs.The 'county line' is the mobile phone line used to take orders of drugs.Arrests were made in Preston, Sheffield, Leeds and Lancaster.BTP said a new taskforce aimed to tackle drugs on the railway network, and protect

a curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for Manchester pubs.

hereIt meant passengers on some trams had to be evacuated while services through the area were suspended.A rescue truck was sent to remove the stranded vehicle.The drama began at around 5pm and the vehicle was removed at around 8pm.Pictures from the scene showed officials helping a motorist from the stricken car before the car was removed.Manchester Metrolink tweeted: "There is a disruption on the Airport line due to a car blocking the tracks.

A 10pm curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for pubs and bars in Greater Manchester, operators have warned.Hospitality businesses are bracing for the opening time limit to be introduced across the region, as similar restrictions come into force elsewhere in England.As well as being a further blow to already financially stricken sector, industry leaders fear it will only shift the problem elsewhere, leading to more day drinking, house parties and large crowds leaving venues at the same

Manchester Evening News."Ever since the Government lifted lockdown it has been so busy. Everyone was so nice before but now it's become quite nasty."A lot of the calls I take are from elderly people who can't travel far or are desperate for a test."You can hear the distress they are in by their voice.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 18, currently stands at:Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths and they do not include deaths in care homes or

rate in the country with more than 200 cases per 100,000 people.Despite this, symptomatic residents in Bolton and across Greater Manchester say they have struggled to get tested.M.E.N readers have tweeted about their struggles to book a test on the government website.One woman, who lives in Abbey Hey, Gorton, was told to head to Bolton for a test, despite living in Manchester and not being able to drive.Meanwhile, two Bolton locals say they were both told to drive to Burton-on-Trent for

straight to your inbox Crystal Palace will be without defensive quartet Gary Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt, James Tomkins and Nathan Ferguson for the trip to Manchester United on Saturday. Palace got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start last weekend with a 1-0 victory over Southampton courtesy of a fine Wilfried Zaha volley, despite suffering an injury crisis in defence.