Manchester

British government says 27 apartment blocks fail fire safety tests

Late on Friday nearly 4,000 residents were forced to leave five tower blocks in north London after firefighters said it was unsafe for them to stay. 

Jun 24, 2017, 15:41 PM IST

London van incident: British PM Theresa May vows to fight terror 'whoever is responsible'

British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight terrorism and extremism "whoever is responsible", after a white van driver ploughed through a crowd of Muslim worshippers near a London mosque on Monday.

Jun 19, 2017, 16:53 PM IST

Prince Harry pays tribute to terror victims

Prince Harry Wednesday paid tribute to victims of the London terror attack as he marked 100 days until the next Invictus Games, after it emerged two Australians were among the dead in the latest British atrocity.

Jun 07, 2017, 09:37 AM IST

Hijab-clad Australia schoolgirls forced to leave expo as people felt threatened

The incident came just over a week after Salman Abedi killed 22 people in the suicide bomb attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert.

Jun 05, 2017, 15:48 PM IST

Manchester Police release man with no charge in bomb inquiry

Ten men are in custody being questioned about possible roles in the blast while six people, including a woman, have been released without being charged.

Jun 01, 2017, 15:42 PM IST

Doctor of Pakistani origin called 'terrorist' in Manchester

A man yelled racist abuse at an NHS surgeon of Pakistani origin who had spent hours working to save lives of those caught up in the Manchester bombing attack.

May 30, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

Britain says some of Manchester bomber's network potentially still at large

Police have arrested a large part of the network behind the bombing, which killed 22 people at a concert hall, and four more men were arrested.

May 29, 2017, 11:48 AM IST

UK spies believe 23,000 terror suspects at large in UK

The UK's terror threat level had been lowered to "severe" from "critical".

May 28, 2017, 14:15 PM IST

British Intelligence identifies 23,000 jihadis in Britain

The bombing at the closing set of pop singer Ariana Grande's concert left 22 persons dead and 59 others injured.

May 28, 2017, 11:41 AM IST

Ariana Grande will return to Manchester for fundraising concert

Undeterred by the severe terror threat and the traumatic attack after her concert, Ariana Grande is all set to return to Manchester.

May 28, 2017, 11:37 AM IST

Police release CCTV pictures of Manchester bomber

The CCTV footage shows 22-year-old Salman Abedi shortly before his suicide attack on an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.

May 28, 2017, 11:31 AM IST

UK reduces terror threat level to 'severe'

Investigators have identified the location where they believe the Manchester Arena explosive device was assembled.

May 28, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

Barack Obama offers condolences to UK's Manchester victims in Prince Harry meeting

Former US president Barack Obama offered his condolences to the victims of the Manchester suicide bombing on Saturday when he met Britain`s Prince Harry.

 

May 27, 2017, 23:27 PM IST

Britain's terror threat level reduced from ''critical'' to ''severe''

Britain`s terrorism threat level has been reduced from "critical" to "severe", Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday.

May 27, 2017, 19:02 PM IST

`Large part` of Manchester attack network held in Britain

Nine suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast, for which the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

May 27, 2017, 10:41 AM IST

Manchester attack probe: 13 people in detention

A total of 11 people are in detention in Britain and Libya over Monday`s suicide bombing on a pop concert in the northwestern English city of Manchester by a British-born man of Libyan origin.

May 27, 2017, 09:15 AM IST

British PM Theresa May warns terrorism ''evolving not disappearing''

Terrorist ideology is "evolving not disappearing", British Prime Minister Theresa May said at the Group of Seven (G7) summit of industrialised nations.

May 27, 2017, 08:38 AM IST

Queen Elizabeth II visits Manchester victims, slams 'wicked' attack

Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday visited the Ariana Grande concert blast victims at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

 

May 25, 2017, 23:35 PM IST

Donald Trump scolds NATO allies, warns of unending fight against militants

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defence and said more attacks such as this week`s bombing in Manchester would take place unless the alliance did more to stop militants.

May 25, 2017, 22:35 PM IST

Bomb disposal unit arrives at Manchester college

An army bomb disposal unit was sent to a college in Trafford here on Thursday.

May 25, 2017, 18:23 PM IST