i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's presence.ring? i dread the thought in two, three, four years' time, for saffie's life to be remembered as a two—minute silence. in a church service. i want to celebrate my daughter, she was full of life, she loved music. i want to put on a concert for the world to stop and listen. i see it as the modern—day live aid. the stage is set, we've got a venue, old trafford cricket ground, and the date is 19th august, 2018. i want the biggest names in music. chris martin, bono, ed sheeran, this is your world, this is what you do for a living. i hope it will never happen to you in your lifetime, to be sitting where i am. i'm pleading with you, to get some names and help me put this concert together. it's been done for one love. this isn't one love again? no. one love was to raise awareness that terrorism is not accepted, it was to raise money for us, the 22, and the injured and what happened on that night. so that was our fund. this concert is not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of futu

i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's presence. i want to celebrate my daughter.lp him stage a benefit concert at old trafford because there's no specific state funding for terror victims. this concert‘s for us. ——this concert‘s not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of future attacks. we are all really shocked at the lack of support from our government. so there's no government support? nothing. you're turning to charity? yes. when it happened, it wasjust a really scary experience. ii—year—old ava wasn't directly caught in the blast, but still struggled emotionally afterwards. she's one of hundreds of traumatised children to be supported by the warrington peace centre. we have been talking about different coping techniques. it's like always good experiences coming here. it's helped a lot? yeah. ava and her mum have also found solace in music. the manchester survivor's choir is giving them strength. everyone singing here survived the bomb. singing together with other people who understand what you're going through, is a positive message instead of se

you start forgetting bits and i dread that — i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's's no specific state—funding for terror victims. this concert‘s not for us. i want to be there to support victims of future attacks. we're all really shocked on the lack of support from our government. so there's no government support? nothing. your turning to charity? yes. when it happened, it wasjust a really scary experience. 11—year—old ava wasn't directly caught in the blast, but still struggled emotionally afterwards. she is one of hundreds of traumatised children to be supported by the warrington peace centre. we have been talking about different coping techniques. it's like all these good experiences coming here. it's helped a lot? yeah. ava and her mum have also found solace in music. the manchester survivors' choir is giving them strength — everyone singing here survived the bomb. singing together with other people who understand what you're going through, it's a positive message, instead of seeing the negative in the world. it's not just about the choir — the people here kno

i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's presence. i want to celebrate my daughter.for terror victims. this concert‘s for us. this concert‘s not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of future attacks. we are all really shocked at the lack of support from our government. so there's no government support? nothing. you're turning to charity? yes. when it happened, it wasjust a really scary experience. 11—year—old ava wasn't directly caught in the blast, but still struggled emotionally afterwards. she's one of hundreds of traumatised children to be supported by the warrington peace centre. we have been talking about different coping techniques. it's like always good experiences coming here. it's helped a lot? yeah. ava and her mum have also found solace in music. the manchester survivor's choir is giving them strength. everyone singing here survived the bomb. singing together with other people who understand what you're going through, is a positive message instead of seeing the negative in the world. it's not just about the choir. the people here know how it

eight—year—old saffie rose—roussos, 14—year—old nelljones and 15—year—old megan hurley.friends together to pay a musical tribute to all of those who lost their lives a year ago. goodnight. # somewhere over the rainbow, way up high # there's a land that i've heard of once in a lullaby # somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue # and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true # someday i'll wish upon a star # and wake up where the clouds are far behind me # where troubles melt like lemon drops # way above the chimney tops # that's where you'll find me # somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly # birds fly over the rainbow # why then, oh, why can't i? # somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly # birds fly over the rainbow # why then, oh, why can't i? # if happy little bluebirds fly # beyond the rainbow # why, oh why, can't i? that was a special edition of north west tonight. on bbc news, we're marking one year since the suicide bombing at manchester arena. beyond 100 days will be starting on bbc four at 7. here, anita mcveigh will continue coverage of tonight's

eight—year—old saffie roussos was the youngest victim of the attack.roaches, her father has told the bbc that he wants her life to be remembered with a special concert. judith moritz has been hearing from andrew roussos, as well as from others affected by the tragedy, about how they are coping one year on. losing your eight—year—old child is, it's changed life for ever. it'll never be ok again. at night i couldn't sleep, like crowds, loud noises, ijust hated. this experience has brought us all together. it's the psychological part that's been the hardest, i think. devastation caused in seconds has changed lives for ever. children traumatised, survivors recovering, families broken. like that of little saffie roussos, the youngest child to die. her parents are still reeling. how has this year been? dreadful. you know, having a child that young and losing her in such a way, we'll never be ok. this concert‘s not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of future attacks. we are all really shocked at the lack of support from our government. so there

you start forgetting bits and i dread that — i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie'sold trafford, because there's no specific state—funding for terror victims. this concert‘s not for us. i want to be there to support victims of future attacks. we're all really shocked on the lack of support from our government. so there's no government support? nothing. your turning to charity? yes. when it happened, it wasjust a really scary experience. 11—year—old ava wasn't directly caught in the blast, but still struggled emotionally afterwards. she is one of hundreds of traumatised children to be supported by the warrington peace centre. we have been talking about different coping techniques. it's like all these good experiences coming here. it's helped a lot? yeah. ava and her mum have also found solace in music. the manchester survivors' choir is giving them strength — everyone singing here survived the bomb. singing together with other people who understand what you're going through, it's a positive message, instead of seeing the negative in the world. it's notjust about the c

i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's presence.ee, four years' time, for saffie's life to be remembered as a two—minute silence. in a church service. i want to celebrate my daughter, she was full of life, she loved music. i want to put on a concert for the world to stop and listen. i see it as the modern—day live aid. the stage is set, we've got a venue, old trafford cricket ground, and the date is 19th august, 2018. i want the biggest names in music. chris martin, bono, ed sheeran, this is your world, this is what you do for a living. i hope it will never happen to you in your lifetime, to be sitting where i am. i'm pleading with you, to get some names and help me put this concert together. it's been done for one love. yes. this isn't one love again? no. one love was to raise awareness that terrorism is not accepted, it was to raise money for us, the 22, and the injured and what happened on that night. so that was our fund. this concert is not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of future attacks. speaking to some of

the youngest victim just baked, saffie roussos, who died alongside teenagers —— the youngest victim,ght. alongside them, it is estimated more than 800 people suffered physical injuries as a result of the suicide attack, some of those life changing, and deep psychological trauma. later on this afternoon, at manchester cathedral, there will be a national service of commemoration. it will remember the victims, theirfamilies commemoration. it will remember the victims, their families and friends, it will remember the first responders and medical teams, the councillors, communities, so many people who came together, notjust in the immediate aftermath of the attack, but in the long, hard months since. there will be a nationwide minute's silence at 2:30pm and the service will be attended by fitzwilliam and theresa may. —— prince william. in a moment, i will be talking to the first paramedic on the scene at the manchester arena on the scene at the manchester arena on the night of the attack, but before we go toa the night of the attack, but before we go to a report from our correspondent, i

the father of saffie roussos, he says he wants a type of live aid concert where money can be raised fornd let's celebrate life. fiona, thank you very much, fiona trott speaking to us from manchester cathedral. alex brown, who's 21, was at the concert that night. she suffers from post—traumatic stress disorder as a result of what happened and has been getting support from bee happy 2gether, a charity set up by a mother who was also at the concert to help young people affected by trauma. it was the most amazing concert ever, and then we leftjust after the last song. we were about in the middle of the arena, and we walked around to the exit for the victoria station which then leads into the foyer. we were still on the concourse at the time, and then i don't really remember many people around us but then i just saw like, a massive fireball and i don't remember hearing anything either. then just saw something fly through the air, landed next to chris, and i knew that that person had definitely been really close to it because the way they looked, and later on we found out that it was actually

that the names of the 22 who died, including the youngest of those who was only eight years old, saffiein england are to be given new powers to curb the use of wood burners to heat homes. the idea is part of a new clean air strategy — which aims to reduce the amount of harmful particles in the air that can cause serious health problems. greater legal protection could be given to police drivers who are involved in a road crash during a pursuit under plans by the home office. the reforms — which would affect forces in england and wales — follow concerns among officers that they risk prosecution for careless or dangerous driving if they chase criminals at high—speed. i think the main thing to get across is that police officers will always operate within their training and within the law. and what it will mean is, they will have the confidence that when they are discharging their duties, they're going to be judged against somebody with the same amount of training, knowledge and skill that one of their colleagues will have, rather than a member of the public. a murder investigation's started