Salman Abedi was able to carry out bombing because of security failings at Manchester Arena, inquiry told

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he's still "following" the career of Erling Haaland after a failed attempt to bring him to Manchester United last year.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's interest in Watford's Ismaila Sarr last summer failed to materialise into a loan move due to a disagreement over whether there should be an option to buy, according to the player's agent.United were keen on signing a right-winger in the summer, with Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho their main target, but when it became clear that a move for Sancho wouldn't be feasible, United considered other options, including Sarr.

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direct to your inboxThe delay in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bomb attack meant 'vital assistance to the dying was denied them', the inquiry into the atrocity has heard.Regular fire engines loaded with one stretcher each and specialist fire service vehicles each with five stretchers, as well as firefighters trained in treating blast injuries, took two hours to get to the Arena after Salman Abedi detonated a huge bomb in his backpack as mainly young concert-goers were leaving an

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

direct to your inboxA botched terror training exercise which foreshadowed delays in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bombing was a 'disaster', the public inquiry into the atrocity has been told.The emergency services took part in a huge terrorism training exercise, in which a suicide bomber scenario was played out at the Trafford Centre in May, 2016, a year before the real attack at the Arena.But Greater Manchester Police failed to alert fellow blue light colleagues about the

direct to your inboxThe Home Secretary has slammed the 'appalling situation' at GMP and vowed to 'hold everybody to account' for the force's failings. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday Priti Patel said a 'force improvement plan' had been put in place in the wake of a damning inspection report in December.

direct to your inboxThe police watchdog warned GMP a key post in dealing with any terror attack could be 'overwhelmed' with work in the event of any terror attack just a few months before the Arena atrocity.It also outlined concerns over how prepared unarmed officers and control staff were if there was a marauding terror attack in the city.The fears were said to have been reported to an assistant chief constable of the force on November 3, 2016, following a week-long inspection of GMP's

direct to your inboxManchester United Women manager Casey Stoney lamented her side’s missed chances as they were beaten 2-0 by Reading in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League. Two goals in two minutes from the visitors ensured they claimed all three points as United suffered their first home defeat since January 2020.

direct to your inboxThe country's top counter-terror police officer has sent his sympathies to those left bereaved and injured by the 'horror' of the Manchester Arena suicide bomb attack, saying he thinks of the victims everyday.Neil Basu, the Metropolitan Police's Assistant Commissioner for specialist operations and the national lead for counter-terrorism policing, spoke before giving evidence at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.And he went on to describe dealing with an incident of

direct to your inboxEvaluation of a major counter-terrorism training exercise held a year before the Manchester Arena bombing raised 'significant issues', the public inquiry into the atrocity heard evidence could show.Exercise 'Winchester Accord' was held overnight on May 9, 2016 - a live exercise involving the scenario of a marauding terrorist firearms attack on the Trafford Centre.Paul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, said it formed part of a national programme.The exercise, he said,

direct to your inbox A woman from Manchester says she has been waiting over six months for a holiday refund from Teletext Holidays. Tanya Rowe from Fallowfield paid £1,284.75 for a trip to Kusadasi in Turkey with her mum as a family break away.

direct to your inboxThe firm which provided stewards and security during the Manchester Arena terror attack has mounted a robust defence of its actions at the public inquiry into the outrage following stinging criticism from the families of victims.Showsec admitted it had failed to produce an adequate risk-assessment or check bags in accordance with the rules at the venue by the time of the attack but stressed these had not caused the bombing.The families who lost loved ones have told the

direct to your inboxThe operators of Manchester Arena say it was 'inherently unlikely' CCTV personnel monitoring the City Room foyer area 'would have paid any particular regard' to Salman Abedi on the night he killed 22 people there with a bomb.Andrew O'Connor QC, representing SMG at the public inquiry into the atrocity, said there was 'nothing about Salman Abedi's dress or conduct on any of his visits to the City Room that would have made it even reasonably likely that a CCTV operator would

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.

Dancing On Ice bosses have been urged to fire Rufus Hound from the show following shocking claims he made about the Manchester Arena attack. Survivors of the terrorist attack and MPs spoke out against the comedian competing on the hit ITV show.The 41 year old had previously posted comments on Twitter implying that he thought then Prime Minister Theresa May had been behind the cruel tragedy in order to help the Conservatives win the ongoing general election.

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

“Their memories will endure and Manchester will never forget them.