The Latest Breaking News from MI5

Council tax rise confirmed in Wigan after four hours of debate

Council tax in Wigan will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote in Wigan Town Hall

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

'We will never forgive you': Mum of South Shields Manchester Arena bomb victim Liam Curry blasts MI5 for failures

Four people from the North East were among the 22 killed when suicide bomber Salman Abedi struck at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in 2017

Chronicle Live · Mar 2, 2023

MI5 ‘profoundly sorry’ for not preventing Manchester Arena attack

Director general Ken McCallum spoke after the inquiry found the bombing might have been prevented if MI5 had acted on key intelligence

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

MI5 boss ‘profoundly sorry’ at failure to prevent Manchester Arena attack

Ken McCallum apologised after the public inquiry into the May 2017 atrocity.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Manchester Arena terror attack inquiry finds bombing 'might have been prevented'

An inquiry into the 2017 bombing at an Ariana Grande concert has found that intelligence should have been acted upon about suicide bomber Salman Abedi.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

Manchester Arena bombing: MI5 says sorry for 'significant missed opportunity to take action'

The security service said it deeply regretted intelligence was not obtained'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

'Shame on you all': Devastated families of the Arena bombing victims speak out

'Forgiveness will never be an option for such evil intentions and those that played any part in the murder of our children will never ever get forgiveness from top to bottom, MI5 to the associates of the attackers.'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 2, 2023

MI5 boss 'profoundly sorry' after failure to stop Manchester Arena bomber

Manchester Arena Inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders released his findings on Thursday, which determined MI5 officers failed to take appropriate action on two key pieces of intelligence received in the months before the attack

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

MI5 missed chance to prevent concert attack, UK inquiry says

An inquiry has found that Britain’s domestic intelligence agency didn't act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

How family and Libya conflict radicalised Manchester Arena bomber

Parents’ extremist views and civil war in the country of their birth set Salman Abedi on path to terrorism

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023