A new two-part documentary special about the Manchester Arena bombing is to begin airing on ITV next week.
Featuring what are being described as “emotional contributions” from the families of the 22 victims who tragically lost their lives on 22 May 2017 when a British-born terrorist detonated a home-made bomb in the foyer of the Manchester Arena, Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing will air to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack that shocked the nation to its core.
ITV explains that the new documentary special will air across two nights, and uses new revelations to piece together the chilling timeline of that day, and explores how the truth of what happened that night is finally emerging.
Made by Label1, the makers of twice BAFTA-nominated and RTS Award winning series Hospital, the documentary will reveal how multiple opportunities to stop the bomber in his tracks were tragically missed.
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A new two-part documentary special about the Manchester Arena bombing is to begin airing on ITV next week / Credit: ITV Pictures
The films will provide wider context to the attack and present two polarising worlds that tragically collided, ITV explains in the description of the show, one of “innocent young fans attending a concert by American pop superstar Ariana Grande”, and the other of “a radical Islamic extremist who had grown up just miles from his eventual victims”.
ITV continues: “The programmes delve into the role of MI5 and the emergency services, hearing directly from those there on the night and examining why decisions taken left victims helpless inside.”
Viewers will get to watch revealing CCTV footage of the suicide bomber, which follows his steps in the days, hours, and minutes leading to the attacks, all while family and friends of the victims recall their stories and how one night changed their lives forever.
The documentary will feature “emotional contributions” from the families of the 22 victims / Credit: David Dixon (via Geograph)
The first episode, which is to air on ITV on Monday 11 April at 9pm, will showcase two worlds colliding, with a countdown of the hours leading up to the bombing and a story that begins nearly a quarter of a century earlier..
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The second episode, which is airing on Thursday 14 April at 9pm, then takes over from where the last show left off.
The second hour-long episode will re-live the final minutes and seconds in the run up to the detonation and its aftermath to unravel the emergency services’ response through the eyes of the victims and those first on the scene.
Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing will air on ITV from Monday 11 April at 9pm.
Drama Call opening first-ever flagship shop in Manchester
Danny Jones
Streetwear superstars Drama Call are opening their new flagship store and first-ever permanent site in Manchester city centre this weekend.
Expect massive queues and lots turning up wearing the increasingly recognisable starry logo.
Already a much-loved brand not just here in 0161 but across the nation at large, the native independent business turned street-style favourites and UK fashion phenomenon are no strangers to HUGE pop-ups in their hometown.
However, they’ve never had a mainstay location anywhere in the country, let alone Greater Manchester – well, until now, that is…
Credit: Press shots (supplied)
Debuting in the Northern Quarter this Sunday, the venue located on Tib Street will effectively serve as Drama Call‘s new HQ.
The local label has done everything from popping up vans with Manc rapper Aitch to collaborating with Man United for multiple limited edition collections, so it only felt like a matter of time before they’d make a big brick-and-mortar splash in our fair city.
Most notably, they’re also taking over the same unit as the Sheep Shop, a former skate shop and legendary urban clothing tastemaker of the 90s; they were one of the first places in Britain to stock famous names like Stüssy, Supreme, Carhartt, The North Face and many more.
With that in mind, it feels only fitting that they carry on the trendsetting tradition from the same premises, and just spitting distance from the likes of Note, as well.
And that’s not all, either: before the full launch, they’ll also be holding an exclusive cash-only shirt swap event, where a limited number of certain collector’s items will be sold for as little as £10.
Other things to note are the additions of signed vinyls by homegrown artists such as the aforementioned Aitch and even The Smiths.
In fact, the store will also feature strictly Mancunian exclusives, too.
Everything from polo shirts and tees to branded mugs, matchboxes and other accessories will be available in-store only.
NQ is bound to be buzzing across launch weekend, with doors officially opening to the public on Sunday, and we wouldn’t be surprised if you see people camping outside the front well ahead of time.
What a moment the Manc shopping scene is having right now.
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Andy Burnham explains why Number 10 North is so important as it officially ‘opens for business’
Emily Sergeant
Andy Burnham has explained his key reasons for launching Number 10 North as it officially ‘opens for business’ this week.
You may remember that earlier last month, Andy Burnham revealed he had intentions to create a Number 10 North if he was to become Prime Minister, with the new base expected to be a ‘dominant driver of the UK’s economy’ once it was officially up and running… and now, fast forward to today, Number 10 North is officially ‘open for business’.
Operating from Heron House in Manchester city centre, as previously reported on, Number 10 North will be the Government’s new ‘situation room for growth’.
It also brings the ‘levers’ of local economic growth and devolution together under one roof for the first time ever.
Number 10 North has officially ‘opened for business’ / Credit: gov.uk (via Wikimedia Commons)
With the Prime Minister expected to work from Number 10 North each week, so that decisions about the country’s economic future will no longer exclusively be made in Westminster, and with other ministers also working from there on a regular basis, the Government says the move underlines its determination to ‘do things differently’.
Now that Number 10 North has officially opened, Andy Burnham and his fellow ministers have explained why this move is so important for not just Manchester, but the north as a whole.
“For 40 years, power and resources have been sucked into the centre, and too many communities have felt forgotten, without the attention and investment they deserve,” explained Andy Burnham.
“Number 10 North will change that by putting more power into every postcode across the entire country. It will be the situation room for making Britain better, the place we use to get power out of Westminster, into the hands of people at a local level, so that they can turn things around.
“The days of Whitehall resisting devolution are over, for good.”
First Secretary Louise Haigh added: “Today marks a fundamental re-balancing of where power sits in our country. Number 10 North has been set up to drive economic growth in every postcode and put power in the hands of every community.
Emily Sergeant -
7th April 2022 
