An unusual rescue for Merseyside Fire and Rescue today.

They are currently in Liverpool city centre after a seagull trapped its wing on a ledge in Church Street.

Former Salford Red Devils owner Dr Marwan Koukash agrees to write off debt owed to him by the Super League club.

Harley Davidson riders have hit the road to remember the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack.

Eight-year-old Saffie Roussos was a big fan of the iconic motorbike.

More than 3,500 singers came together in Manchester last night to lead a chorus of amateur voices in a mass sing-along to remember the victims of the Arena attack.

Twenty-two people died and hundreds more were injured when a bomb was detonated outside an Ariana Grande gig exactly one year ago yesterday.

Manchester Together, in Albert Square, featured songs by some of the city's favourite musicians including Oasis; whose songwriter Noel Gallagher appeared on the video screen with a message, to introduce their track Don't Look Back In Anger.

"If you look closely, I shall be miming along with you" said Noel.

The mass singalong followed a memorial service at Manchester Cathedral, which saw Prince William join political leaders and the families of the victims.

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Ariana could not make it but posted another message of support (below), which included a video of fans singing her new track No Tears Left To Cry.

Also last night, the BBC broadcast a documentary chronicling the events of the tragic evening, as told by those who were there.

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Members of the Manchester attack survivors' choir have been explaining (below) how singing together has helped them to cope with the trauma.

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The Duke of Cambridge has added a handwritten message to one of the "Trees of Hope" in Manchester in memory of those who died in the arena terror attack.

Prince William was in the city for the first anniversary of the bombing and joined families of victims at the Manchester Cathedral service.

The "Trees of Hope" trail allows people to write tributes and messages of love and support to victims on the anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack.

Messages on specially designed tags can be attached to 28 Japanese maple trees from Manchester Victoria station to St Ann's Square until 27 May.

It's looking like a beautiful day in Manchester...after last night's events to remember the arena attack victims.

People have been leaving tributes in St Ann's Square on the first anniversary of the suicide bombing which killed 22 people, many of them children.

Flowers, messages and balloons were placed here after last night's commemorations which concluded with a mass singalong in Albert Square.

This morning, people are stopping to read messages tied to 28 Japanese maple trees as part of the "Trees of Hope" trail.

The tree trail will run until 27 May.

Widness Vikings winger Ryan Ince signs a two-year contract with Super League side Widnes Vikings.

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Liverpool and Roma have been charged by Uefa following crowd disturbances at the sides' Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield last month.

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Liverpool have also been charged with setting off fireworks and throwing objects.

The Reds won the first leg 5-2 but the match was marred by violence before kick-off with nine men arrested.

Two Italian men were charged on 26 April after Liverpool fan Sean Cox was left seriously injured.

Ariane Grande has tweeted a message to her fans on the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack.

She posted a video of a group of girls singing her latest song No Tears Left To Cry with the message "so wish I was there with you all today".

Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds injured when a bomb was detonated at the end of her concert on 22 May 2017.

A series of memorial events took place across Manchester yesterday to mark the anniversary.

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The youngest victim of the Manchester attack, Saffie Roussos, was a big Harley Davidson fan.

Thousands gathered for a sing-along event on the first anniversary of the Manchester attack.

A cathedral service and a national minute's silence have marked one year since the Manchester attack.

That brings our live coverage to an end on the day Manchester marked the first anniversary of the arena bombing.

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This page will now return to publishing the latest from other stories across the North West, as well as further updates from events in Manchester.

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The Albert Square event has drawn to a close with popular songs from Ariana Grande and Take That, and messages of thanks for the sing-along's organisers, choirs and presenters.

Grande, of course, tweeted a message for Manchester earlier:

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A video message from Noel Gallagher introduced the moment many had been waiting for - a sing-along rendition of the Oasis classic Don't Look Back in Anger.

The singing was loud and proud, much as it was during the Great Manchester Run at the weekend.

Celebrated Manchester poet Tony Walsh has taken to the stage and, in a break from tradition, called for a "minute's noise".

Whipping the crowd into raptures of cheers and applause, he told them: "You can't stop the sound of love."

David Lambert, from Lincoln, took his son Mackenzie to the Ariana Grande concert to celebrate his 14th birthday.

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You can feel the emotion from the crowd as each choir sings. It feels like a privilege to be here to witness the event as it really does show the city's soul - using music to help to heal.

With the Worker Bees choir performance of Fix You, particularly, many members of the crowd were left in tears.

Meanwhile, a number of balloons have been released into the sky. It looks like they're from just outside Albert Square.