Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds injured when a suicide bomb was detonated after a concert at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017.

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Salman Abedi detonated the home-made device in the arena's foyer as crowds were leaving a performance by US singer Ariana Grande.

The victims included eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos from Lancashire and Coronation Street super-fan Martyn Hett.

Hundreds of people injured in the attack with scores needing hospital treatment.

Some of the most seriously injured survivors are still being treated, with specialist help being provided by a "world-class" centre used by elite sports stars.

The Kerslake Report into the emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack is to be published at 12:00.

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Analysis of the report and reactions to it will appear on this page over the next few hours.

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Greater Manchester Police have offered a £10,000 reward leading to the arrest of a man wanted for a stabbing and a kidnap.

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Bradley Ward, 21, is being sought in connection with a kidnapping in Miles Platting in October 2016.

He is also wanted for a stabbing in Newton Heath in August 2017 where a man was also threatened with a firearm.

Ward, of no fixed address, is known to have links to Moston and Blackley.

Liverpool's Croxteth Hall and Country Park has been chosen to host the BBC's first ever outdoor children's festival - with 45,000 people expected to attend.

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The CBBC Summer Social will take place over three days in August, and is being described as a "Glastonbury for children".

The city council hopes the money generated from the event can play a "huge" part in the future of the site.

Last week, the authority announced it had decided to make a U-turn on its plans for the estate, cancelling plans to find a private company to run it and instead preferring to keep it in council hands.

The festival will feature music from several international acts and live performances of shows from the channel.

More than 150 patients of a disgraced breast surgeon who botched hundreds of operations are at the heart of an independent inquiry, officials say.

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Ian Paterson, 59 and of Altrincham, was convicted of multiple charges of wounding with intent and had his jail term increased to 20 years by the Court of Appeal.

Now, the terms of reference of the independent inquiry, external following his conviction have been published.

The inquiry team has met more than 150 patients and their families.

A new staging of Anthony Burgess' acclaimed and controversial A Clockwork Orange is to use compositions created for it by the literary figure, which will be the first time the songs have been used in a UK production, its director says.

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Burgess adapted his novel for the stage in 1986, 24 years after it was originally published and 15 after it was propelled into the public eye by Stanley Kubrick's film version.

Violent and dystopian, the story follows teenager Alex in his incessant drive for enjoyment at all costs - and the punishment he receives as a result.

While adapting it for the stage, the Mancunian polymath also wrote songs and music - which Liverpool's Everyman Company will include in their production.

Director Nick Bagnall said it will help create "a real ‘horror show’ of a night for our audience".

He said:

The production opens at the Everyman Theatre on 14 April.

BBC Sport

The BBC will broadcast both of this season's Women's FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in the competition's 48-year history.

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The first semi-final between Everton and Arsenal at 12:30 on 15 April will be shown on the BBC Red Button service, online, and on BBC iPlayer.

Chelsea and Manchester City will play live on BBC 2 in the second fixture at 15:30 on the same date.

The Women's FA Cup final will take place at Wembley on 5 May.

Two boys have been charged with attempted murder over an attack on a man at an Oldham tram stop.

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A 49-year-old man was knocked out after being set upon by a group at the Freehold stop in Chadderton on 8 March, police say.

Two 15-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with attempted murder, assault and attempted assault.

A third 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault and attempted assault.

all three are due to appear before Tameside magistrates later.

A fourth boy, also aged 15, remains in police custody for questioning.

Police officers should be prevented from accessing people's personal mobile phone data without a search warrant, a privacy campaign group has said.

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At least 26 police forces in England and Wales have begun using new technology to extract data from phones.

And Privacy International said there had been no public debate about the rapid rollout of this practice.

But former Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy said requiring a warrant in each instance was "just not practical".

"In lots of cases, officers need to be able to access what is on a mobile phone very very quickly and to be able to know whether they can arrest the offender to protect the public and to stop other crimes in action," he said.

• An independent report into the emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack will be released today
• Plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of Lancaster city centre are withdrawn due to the cost to the taxpayer, the city council says
• Apolice inspector who was found guilty of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a lake will be sentenced later

A section of roadworks on the M55 between Blackpool and Preston will be lifted over Easter to ease congestion, Highways England (HE) says.

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The three-mile stretch near Junction 3, near Kirkham, is one of a number of routes across the UK undergoing major improvement work.

National data from HE shows drivers travelled more than 1bn miles (1.6bn km) in the week leading up to Easter last year, which spurred the decision to remove the roadworks.

BBC Weather

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A Grade I-listed timber-framed country house in Cheshire's been badly damaged by a fire at the weekend. , external

Firefighters were called to Haslington Hall in Haslington, on Saturday.

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Today, Cheshire Police said the site had suffered extensive damage and the cause was still under investigation.

The force says there was a "lot of activity" at the site the day before the blaze and they're appealing for witnesses.

They also say two trailers full of "event gear" were stolen.

That's it from us for another day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday with more news, sport, travel and weather updates for the North West of England.

In the meantime, look out for updates from our colleagues across the BBC, which will be published here automatically.

BBC Weather

Broken cloud and some blue skies this afternoon, before rain moves in overnight. Lows of 6C.

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The parents of a toddler fighting a decision to switch off his life support have taken their case to Europe after exhausting all legal avenues in the UK.

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Alfie Evans has a mystery illness and his parents Tom Evans and Kate James want to take him abroad for treatment.

The European Court of Human Rights confirmed it was considering the case and a request to halt the withdrawal of treatment.

Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital say more treatment is futile.

Two police officers suffered minor injuries serious injuries when their van overturned after crashing in Southport last night.

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The vehicle collided with a taxi at the junction of Portland Street and Cemetery Road.

The officers and the taxi driver were treated for whiplash and bruising.

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• A blaze at a school in Leigh was most likely caused by electric solar panels, the fire service says