The Nubian Times - May 2018 Edition

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Coronation Street has unveiled a tribute to superfan Martyn Hett as part of its new set. Martyn was one of 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. He was later buried in a Corrie themed coffin. The 57-year-old soap revealed its new set extension, including a specially commissioned mosaic covered memorial bench dedicated to the 22 victims. The bench will have pride of place in the urban garden in memory of superfan Martyn and all those who lost their lives. Martyn’s family were the first people to see the new set last week during a private visit. The late PR worker became famous online for his viral video, “The Audrey Roberts Noise”, referring to the inquisitive “Hmmm?” the character often concludes her sentences with. Audrey herself – star Sue Nicholls – was there to cut the ribbon on the new set. The moment was pre-empted by a rendition of “The Audrey Roberts Noise”. Series Producer Kate Oates said: “The Victoria Street extension represents an exciting chapter in Corrie history: an amazing new stage, full of dramatic potential. “Our amazingly talented design team have created

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everything from scratch – but it still manages to have the feeling of always having been there, just around the corner.” Martyn was buried in a funeral service themed around the hashtag #bemoremartyn, which social media users to share the 29-year-old’s life.

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No Tears Left To Cry alludes to the attack. It also emanates the resilience and optimism of her One Love benefit concert, held just two weeks after the atrocity. “Ain’t got no tears left to cry,” she sings in the single’s soaring chorus. “So I’m loving, I’m living, I’m picking it up.” Produced by Max Martin, the song transforms from its sombre, gospelinspired introduction into a summery pop banger. It combines Grande’s emotional vocals with a light-footed dance beat.

Lyrically, Grande resolves to overcome fear and hatred “even when it’s raining down”. “We’re way too fly to partake in all this hate,” she sings. “We out here vibin’.” At the end of the music video, a worker bee - the symbol of Manchester - flies towards the camera, in homage to the city. The 24-year-old has been teasing the song on social media since 17 April, when she tweeted a teardrop emoji followed by a message telling fans, “missed you.” Subsequent messages contained the title in an upside-down, back-tofront font; and the single’s artwork - a greyed-out photograph of Grande, with

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Ariana Grande has returned with her first new music since the bombing that killed 22 people outside her Manchester Arena show in May 2017.

a rainbow smudged across her eyes. Speaking earlier this year, Grande’s manager, Scooter Braun, said the star had “cried for days” over the loss of life in Manchester.

Manchester science centre awards £100,000 to local healthcare initiatives

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Health Innovation Manchester has awarded almost £100,000 in funding to three local organisations. The organisations are developing digital healthcare solutions aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of citizens. The projects being funded include an initiative to improve outcomes for patients at high risk of complex wounds. There is also an app to prevent falls amongst older people by encouraging them to exercise. Also included is a digital platform aimed at identifying and reducing the risk of obesity in children and young people. To be awarded funding, organisations were required to demonstrate collaboration with NHS or social care partners and, potentially, academic or other industry partners. Health Innovation Manchester is an academic health science centre that works with local universities and care providers in Manchester to drive new technological development. Chief executive Ben Bridgewater said it was “vital that innovative digital products are brought to market quickly and efficiently” so that health and social care could meet the demands of modern patients.

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Ban on home deliveries of knives after surge in stabbings

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Anyone buying a knife online will be banned from having it sent to a residential address, under a government crackdown following a surge in street stabbings. New legislation, to be brought forward within weeks, will also make it illegal to possess zombie knives and knuckledusters in private – or any knife on further education premises. Rapid firing rifles will be banned and the legal definition for threatening someone with an offensive weapon changed to make prosecutions easier. The measures – which also include a ban on acid sales to under-18s – will all be included in a new “serious violence strategy”, to be launched by the home secretary, Amber Rudd, on Monday. It follows six shootings and stabbings in London in the past week alone and more than 50 murders in the capital in just the first three months of the year. The strategy will mark a “major shift in the government’s response to knife crime and gun crime”, Ms Rudd will argue, while striking “a balance between prevention and robust law enforcement”. “This government has always stood for law and order and to tackle violent crime effectively, robust legislation and powerful law enforcement must be in place,” the home secretary said.









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