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GET THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE MANCHESTER BOMB

To mark the tenth anniversary of the IRA bomb in Manchester, the Manchester Evening News has compiled a comprehensive book taking readers from the day of the explosion through to today, when the city can proudly boast an amazing £90M regeneration.

The city shops and offices were rocked by the blast on 15th June 1996, and this exclusive 120-page book begins with the remarkable evacuation of 80,000 people, and the miraculous story of how nobody was killed with 209 casualties.

There are fascinating eye-witness accounts from members of the public, emergency workers and hospital staff about how they all bravely coped in the aftermath of the bomb and how they remember that fateful day 10 years on.

Chapter two is centred on the police investigation into who was behind the bomb.

The book looks back on the historic decision by the Manchester Evening News to name the prime suspect and there are enthralling exclusive insights from the only two men ever to be arrested over the bombing - former Evening News crime correspondent Steve Panter and police officer Gordon Mutch.

The final chapter charts the rebirth of Manchester and how everybody joined forces to rebuild the city.

It tells of the unique pact between the Labour and Conservative parties to ensure the £90M could be secured for the regeneration of the city centre, including accounts from Prime Minister Tony Blair and local politicians about the importance of Manchester fighting back against the bombers.