Church bells will toll at 10.31pm as survivors mark the fifth anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack
More than 20,000 racers in Sunday's Great Manchester Run are applauding the 22 victims ahead of the starting pistol, while church bells will toll at 10.31pm - the time a bomb was detonated at the Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017.
Ms Lewis, who used a wheelchair for three months and whose best friend Nell Jones, then 14, was killed in the attack, has raised more than £67,000 with her family since the attack. The Labour mayor said in a tweet: "Five years ago, I visited MRI and Wythenshawe Hospital after the Arena bomb and saw the dedicated care NHS staff gave to victims.
Remembrance services will also take place at the Glade of Light Memorial in the city centre, while bells at the nearby Manchester Cathedral will toll at 10.31pm, marking the time of the attack.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the courage shown by people in Manchester in the days following the attack had "touched the world", as he paid tribute to the victims.
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