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Paul Britton

10.31pm - a time forever etched into Manchester's memory

It's a time etched into the memory of all Mancuians.

At 10.31pm, on May 22, 2017, a bomb was detonated in the foyer area of Manchester Arena.

It was the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the July 7 London bombings of 2005.

The attack claimed 22 lives.

Top row: Elaine McIver, 43, Saffie Roussos, 8, Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, Eilidh MacLeod, 14, Chloe Rutherford,17, Liam Curry, 19, Courtney Boyle, 19, Philip Tron, 32; middle row: Nell Jones, 14, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, 15, Megan Hurley, 15, Georgina Callander, 18, John Atkinson, 26, Martyn Hett, 29, Kelly Brewster, 32, Angelika Klis, 39; bottom row: Marcin Klis, 42, Michelle Kiss, 45, Alison Howe, 45, Lisa Lees, 43, Wendy Fawell, 50 and Jane Tweddle, 51 (GMP/M.E.N.)

John Atkinson

Courtney Boyle

Philip Tron

Kelly Brewster

Georgina Callander

Olivia Campbell-Hardy

Liam Curry

Chloe Rutherford

Wendy Fawell

Martyn Hett

Alison Howe

Lisa Lees

Megan Hurley

Nell Jones

Michelle Kiss

Angelika Klis

Marcin Klis

Sorrell Leczkowski

Eilidh MacLeod

Elaine McIver

Saffie-Rose Roussos

Jane Tweddle

Tributes today at Victoria station (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)

Many thousands of other lives were left shattered and forever changed.

They will always be remembered.

Tonight, at precisely 10.31pm, Greater Manchester and the rest of the country will come together once more to pause and remember on the third anniversary of the attack.

Although this year we will be apart due to the coronavirus lockdown, Manchester will still stand together.

Candles will be lit at home in tribute.

Manchester Victoria today (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)

Social media channels have been filled with tributes honouring those who lost their lives - and those still struggling to rebuild their lives - throughout the day.

Manchester bees decorate people's homes and public gardens.

At 10.31pm, a special recording of Manchester Cathedral's bells tolling 22 times in memory of those killed will be broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester.

Services of remembrance held at Manchester Cathedral have been streamed live over Facebook.

At Manchester Victoria railway station today, a minute's silence was observed at 2pm.

The public stood in silence, and flowers and tributes were placed on the station's concourse.

And a special United We Stream event, involving a performance from the Survivor's Choir, will also be held this evening.

The day - and the exact time - will never be forgotten in Manchester.

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