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The 138-year-old theatre helped launch careers of many northern English actorsArts bodies have decried the “devastating” news that one of Britain’s oldest theatres, the Oldham Coliseum, will close in two weeks after being stripped of its government fun…
DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at riskAn internal Department for Transport briefing on the HS2 project has admitted delays to the high-speed railway will increase costs,…
Powerful voice of Tory backbenchers says he will no longer contest Altrincham and Sale West seatSir Graham Brady, whose role as chair of the Conservative party’s 1922 Committee saw him usher three prime ministers out of Downing Street in four years, is…
Suella Braverman told MPs draft legislation, named after Manchester Arena terror attack victim Martyn Hett, will be published in springA draft bill, dubbed “Martyn’s law”, aimed at forcing all venues to draw up plans to prevent terror attacks and ensur…
People who lost loved ones and their representatives speak out as MI5 is accused of a ‘devastating’ failureFamilies of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack accused MI5 of a “devastating” failure after an official inquiry found the spy agency had …
Two pieces of pre-attack intelligence cannot be made public but it would be unwise to be overly critical of reportIn a frustrating final report, the chair of the Manchester Arena inquiry half gets at the truth. Tasked with answering the most important …
Parents’ extremist views and civil war in the country of their birth set Salman Abedi on path to terrorismMI5 missed ‘significant opportunity’ to prevent Manchester Arena bombingAlthough Salman Abedi was born in Manchester, on New Year’s Eve in 1994, h…
Report into atrocity concludes failure to act on intelligence means ‘realistic possibility’ to stop plot was missedThe failure of MI5 to act swiftly on crucial intelligence was a “significant missed opportunity” to take action that might have prevented…
Victim’s mother expects ‘catalogue of mistakes’ to be exposed in Sir John Saunders’ report on 2017 atrocityThe mother of a victim of the Manchester Arena attack has said she expects “a whole catalogue of mistakes” to be laid bare when a landmark report…
Martin Hibbert, who was paralysed in 2017 atrocity, speaks out before inquiry publishes final reportA man left paralysed by the Manchester Arena attack has said he wants the truth and not “excuses” from MI5, as it faces damning criticism from an inquir…