greater manchester police were running the initaljoint response. cknowledge and apologise for failings by greater manchester police. the inquiry has heard there was a catastrophic breakdown in communication. failure to establish effective inter—service communications was unacceptable and we apologise for this unreservedly. only three paramedics made it in to the blast zone, and it was two hours before the fire service arrived — after the last casualty had been taken out. the inquiry is due to begin hearing evidence about saffie, so the roussos family are returning to manchester. got your stuff packed, xander, that you want to take? chargers, phones. dreading it. really don't want to go. it's giving me sleepless nights, it's made me anxious. it's a horrible, nervy feeling. going to court will be the hardest. going through my statement. i know it's going to be emotionally draining but just keep saying, "it's for saffie," obviously, and i've got to do it. hi, pete, nicola. how are you? very well. nice to see you both. nice to see you too. after you giv

greater manchester police were running the initaljoint response. ne, and it was two hours before the fire service arrived — after the last casualty had been taken out. the inquiry is due to begin hearing evidence about saffie, so the roussos family are returning to manchester. got your stuff packed, xander, that you want to take? chargers, phones. dreading it. really don't want to go. it's giving me sleepless nights, it's made me anxious. it's a horrible, nervy feeling. going to court will be the hardest. going through my statement. i know it's going to be emotionally draining but just keep saying, "it's for saffie," obviously, and i've got to do it. hi, pete, nicola. how are you? very well. nice to see you both. nice to see you too. after you give your evidence then we go straight to start the evidence of the people that were there who tried to help. stating the obvious, this is very difficult territory for you, i'm very aware of that. evidence disclosed to the roussos' legal team raised questions about whether saffie could have survived the bombin

think that the number of police officers in wales is broadly similar to the number of police officers in greater manchester. heddlu cymru or police wales would be the third largest force in england and wales, according to the latest home office figures. we asked the other welsh police forces about their views. north wales police did not respond while gwent police did not wish to comment. south wales police did not wish to comment either but when asked about the idea this morning, the police and crime commissioners, alun michael, told the bbc the idea was stupid. a former police constable of gwent police who now lectures in policing told me that he welcomed the debate but thinks a merger is unlikely in the short term. i don't think there is a will or aspiration to do this, possibly amongst the other forces and elsewhere, so i think at the moment it will not happen but i think it is an issue that will be discussed and it has been rightly raised by richard lewis. policing isn't devolved in wales. the home office told us the existing police force structure in wales ensures everyone has a direct say on policing