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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
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Young, inexperienced doctors without appropriate training raced to the scene of the Arena bomb from their homes in Manchester 'Good Samaritan-style' to help the injured, the public inquiry into the atrocity was told.
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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.
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 inboxA police officer 'made circuits' of the blast zone at Manchester Arena to ensure all casualties of the bombing were taken out, the public inquiry into the atrocity heard.Sir John Saunders, the inquiry's chairman, said 'heroic acts' were carried out by first responders in the City Room at the Arena.And he told Greater Manchester Police sergeant Andrew Beasley: "Few of us, I suspect, could have behaved in the way you did."The officer, one of the first at the scene, told the
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 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
direct to your inboxSpecialist response fire crews carrying advanced medical equipment were not sent to Manchester Arena after the bombing, the public inquiry into the atrocity was told.One senior Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service firefighter said frustration among colleagues on the ground at the time 'was the worst I had ever seen at an incident'.Jon Nolan, then a watch manager and the head of one of two Specialist Response Teams (SRTs), said it was the first time his team had 'trained
straight to your inbox every day for freeChris Sutton has rubbished question marks over Bruno Fernandes' contribution in big matches by insisting he's the only player that would get into Manchester City's XI. The Portuguese playmaker has struggled to impose himself against Manchester United 's biggest rivals, compared to his contributions against the 'smaller' clubs in the division.
straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.