UK spy chief sorry for failing to stop Manchester concert bombing – inquiry
London, UK Reuters The head of Britain’s security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a “significant” opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester. Twenty-two people – the youngest aged eight – died and more than 200 were […]
Rough sleeping falls in England – but “damning” rise in London
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of people sleeping rough in England fell in 2018 for the first time in a decade to 4,677, the British government said on Thursday, after pledging to end the problem by 2027. Yet numbers were up 16 per cent in England’s three largest cities – Birmingham, Manchester and London – […]
Outrage grows among church leaders over Manchester attack
Outrage continues to grow over Monday night’s suicide bomber attack at a Manchester stadium with the Conference of European Churches and the World Council of Churches issuing a joint statement strongly condemning the explosion which left 22 dead and scores more wounded. Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, described the attack […]
Call for Manchester churches to open doors to people looking to pray after explosion killed 22
The Anglican Bishop of Manchester has urged churches in the city to open their doors on Tuesday in the wake of Monday night’s explosion outside a concert venue that left 22 people dead and some 59 injured. Speaking to Premier News in the UK, the Rt Rev David Walker said he hoped churches would make […]
Updated: 22 killed and 59 injured after man believed to have detonated explosives at UK concert
Last updated: 4.30pm, 23rd May, 2017 Some 22 people have died and at least 59 others have been injured following an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in the UK city of Manchester on Monday night. Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said it is believed a man detonated an improvised explosive device outside […]