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1. 1. Police end the bomb investigation

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 POLICE last week admitted that no-one will face charges for planting the Manchester bomb.

2. 2. The Shopkeeper: 'Bomb ripped my business apart'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 SHOPKEEPER Nick Yardley was 300 yards from the van when it exploded, sending a wall of glass in his direction.

3. 3. The Wedding Couple: Love beats the bomb

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 OF all the many memorable pictures from that day of terror this was the one that seemed to win the hearts of people watching the news of Manchester's anguish.

4. 4. M.E.N Editor: We would not be beaten by bomb

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 June 2006 IT is ten years today since IRA terrorists bombed Manchester. So much has changed since then.

5. 5. The city with a broken heart

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 THE bomb caused millions of pounds worth of damage, and destroyed about a fifth of Manchester's office space.

6. 6. The Office Worker: 'I still find bits of glass in my skin'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 IT is a treasured memento that will always remind Barbara Welch of 11.17am, June 15, 1996, when the bomb went off, badly injuring her. It's the watch she was wearing - and which stopped dead at 11.14am. "It must have been three minutes slow," she said.

7. 7. The Architect: A city is reborn

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 THE council turned to local boy and renowned architect Ian Simpson to redraw the Manchester skyline in the wake of the bomb. His vision defined the city centre for the 21st Century.

8. 8. The Mother: 'Give me back my baby!'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 THAT day of devastation brought an extra nightmare for one devoted mother. Lisa Hughes was famously pictured reaching out for her baby son who was lying shell-shocked in the arms of a security guard just moments after the bomb went off.

9. 9. The Actress: 'My glasses flew and so did I'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 THE bomb left actress Una Stubbs with many frightening memories but hearteningly, one stands out - what she calls "the kindness of strangers".

10. 10. The Bishop: 'They couldn't take our soul'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 June 2006 OLDER people dealt best with the trauma of the bomb, the man who was Manchester's bishop at the time found. Young people had more of a problem.

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