One person was seriously injured with several others treated for stab wounds after a suspected terrorist attack this morning at the Arndale Centre in Manchester city centre.

Firefighters are currently still tackling a huge blaze on Saddleworth Moor – hours after it was declared a ‘major incident’.

A Manchester University building on Sackville Street has been evacuated by police after the discovery of a ‘potentially explosive’ chemical.

Bomb was found at Mellor Street, Patricroft

Nearby homes were evacuated