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a paramedic, a young police officer and a junior doctor where given women of the year awards for the exceptional work they did on the breathe taking night which terrified others.
the paramedic Lea Vaughan , the police officer PC Lauren Moore and the junior doctor Naomi Davis all worked the save peoples lives that night.

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A paramedic, police officer and junior doctor who responded in the immediate aftermath of the Manchester bombing are among the incredible emergency service and NHS staff honoured with the 2017 Women of the Year Award.

They were among eight inspiration public service workers to accept the accolade on behalf of their female colleagues, and were commended for their 'remarkable and brave' response to the devastating attack in May .

The award was presented to them by Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, during an event in London on Monday afternoon.

Lea Vaughan is a paramedic who worked as part of the specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) on the night of the atrocity.

Despite knowing the risk of a secondary device, the 40-year-old, alongside two colleagues, continued into the potentially dangerous scene in a bid to reach those severely injured in the Arena's foyer.

Speaking to the M.E.N. Lea, who is due to marry in December, recalled the events of that evening.

"We were surrounded by police sniffer dogs and armed police," she said.

"They were searching for a secondary device, but you didn't think about that at the time, you had a job to do.

"When we got into the foyer, there was another advanced paramedic already in there. Between the three of us we began making our way through the injured, triaging and stabilising patients so they could they be extracted to colleagues in the cold zone, which had been cleared as safe.

"The amount of training that the HART team have to be able to deal with that type if situation is immense.

"That's how we entered, by the book, we didn't think about the risk to us, we just wanted to stabilise patients and get them out of there as quickly as we could.

"We worked really fast, and it wasn't until afterwards you realised the danger you potentially faced."

She added: "I've never dealt with anything like that before. Until then, the most patients I've had to treat at the same time was three.

"We had 26 between the three of us to get out of there.

"I'm a strong believer that you can only deal with that situation once, as a paramedic you will always question your decisions, the treatment you gave, everything you did, asking, was it good enough.

"It will forever play on my mind, that night will never leave me.

"The courage of the patients in there was incredible. They suffered horrific, life-changing injuries, and were so brave when we were having to carry out clinical interventions to stem bleeding and stop catastrophic haemorrages.

"There were a lot of patients next to each other, helping each other, using t-shirts to cover wounds and put pressure on them.

"It was wonderful to see - a horrific situation - but the way they came together was outstanding."

Lea says she was honoured to be part of the emergency services team that night, and that the award has taken her by surprise.

She said: "It came out of the blue.

"I was quite shocked, to me it wasn't one person who stood out, everyone played a part that night and not one part outshone the rest.

"It's very humbling, and I am very proud.

"But it was everyone, it was a team effort, we pulled together and I am hugely proud of the NHS staff, Arena staff and everyone involved that night."

Collecting the award alongside Lea was:

PC Lauren Moore, Greater Manchester Police

Lauren had been a PCSO with GMP, but had recently become a regular police officer.

She had just completed her first 10 weeks training, with May 22 being her fourth shift on A relief.

Lauren was one of the first at scene and through the doors to the Arena station area where she immediately cared for very badly injured people.

Since then she has shown great spirit remaining in work with the welfare support around her.

Naomi Davis, consultant in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery with Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust

Naomi was at home when she heard the news of the attack. By 11.30pm she was at the trust, working non-stop until 4pm the following day.

She not only cared for those injured in the blast, but also their families, and in some cases having to break bad news.

In the weeks following, Naomi with her colleagues continue to look after patients, many of which returned to theatre on many occasions.

Naomi demonstrated great leadership qualities and a level of personal resilience that was remarkable, supporting the teams she works with through a period of unprecedented pressure and challenge.

Debbie Ford, Assistant Chief Constable Greater Manchester Police

Debbie commanded the start of GMP's response to the attack and was initial Gold control.

PC Cath Daley, British Transport Police

Cath was on duty when she heard reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena over the police radio.

She rushed to the scene within minutes and discovered Lily Harrison, an eight-year-old girl with life threatening injuries, lying in a car park outside the venue.

Knowing that medical support was some time away and Lily's life was hanging in the balance, quick-thinking Cath made the brave decision to turn a police van into a makeshift ambulance and rushed Lily to hospital where she received immediate medical treatment that saved her life.

Cath then returned to the Arena where she worked tirelessly throughout the night alongside officers and staff to provide lifesaving support to many of the injured victims.

Vicky Wijeratne, junior doctor at Stepping Hill Hospital

Vicky, 25, had been at the Arianna Grande concert with two friends, and had just left the Arena and foyer when the attack happened.

She grabbed t-shirts from stall sellers, and jackets and tights from passers-by to treat the injured coming out onto the streets and stop the bleeding.

Vicky then spoke to the first police officers arriving at the scene, and went back into the Arena foyer where the bomb had detonated.

In the foyer, Vicky helped the severely injured people for 30 critical minutes until the paramedics arrived.

Throughout this time Vicky triaged the injured people, so that on arrival the paramedics knew who they needed to go to first.

She also carried on using t-shirts and other items of clothing to stop people bleeding.

Vicky liaised closely with paramedics to give pain relief to the victims.

She stayed to help treat and care for the victims until 3am, when the final people with the least severe injuries left by ambulance. She wouldn't leave until everyone had been sorted out.

In addition to all of this, Vicky reassured some very distressed and confused children and adults throughout her time on the scene.

Vicky wasn't 'on call'. She wasn't 'doing her job'. She was a true hero that night. An inspiring, selfless, young woman going above and beyond to help save people's lives.

Laura Prescott, Bereavement liaison nurse, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Following the blast, Laura Prescott was one of a team of nurses who were based at a hotel supporting families who were bereaved or still waiting anxiously for news of missing loved ones.

As a young mother, the 34-year-old's story demonstrates some of the challenges faced by women in the nursing and emergency services balancing a vital and professional care role, with the support her own children needed to come to terms with the tragic event.

With many of the families affected by the bomb were from out of the area, they were found rooms at a hotel at Oldham, and this is where Laura and other bereavement nurses were then based for two weeks.

Shoba Manesh, band 5 scrub practitioner in Acute Block theatres at the University Hospital of South Manchester

Shoba was on duty on May 22.

As soon as she heard of the incident, she began to coordinate with colleagues how best to open the theatres in readiness for the anticipated casualties.

She rang her colleagues to bring in extra staff from home, she set up the teams needed, and ensured that the right resources were available in terms of personnel, skill-mix and equipment.

Shoba liaised with the surgeons and anaesthetists and, despite the short notice and high pressure, was able to have three emergencies theatres running fully staffed; with a fourth theatre on standby.

She went above and beyond her expected duty and responsibilities to achieve this, and acted in support of both junior and senior colleagues alike at a time of great stress for all. She was fully professional throughout the night, and we are very proud of her.

Speaking after the awards, Chair of Women of the Year Jane Luca said: "These women represent the remarkable and brave response by the Greater Manchester emergency and medical services to the Manchester Arena bombing in May, and became beacons of their community as they went above and beyond to care for and reassure victims, family members and the public. This award is thoroughly deserved and we salute them all."

Andrea Bonafe, Chief Internal Auditor of Barclays UK, which sponsors the award, added: "We are proud to honour these extraordinary women from the Manchester emergency and medical services, not only for their unflinching critical response to the attack, but also for tirelessly working to protect and care for those affected. They are true heroes and we applaud their bravery and professionalism."

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A paramedic, police officer and junior doctor who responded in the immediate aftermath of the Manchester bombing are among the incredible emergency service and NHS staff honoured with the 2017 Women of the Year Award.

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Millie Robson, Newton Aycliffe girl. A true inspiration!

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A County Durham teenager who was among those badly hurt in the Manchester Arena bombing has told ITV News Tyne Tees she's determined to move on and focus on her future.

It was six months ago that 22 people were killed and dozens more injured in the terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert.

Fifteen-year-old Millie Robson from Newton Aycliffe still has shrapnel in her legs, but has mostly recovered from her physical injuries.

She said it's a daily battle to distract her mind from the memories of what happened.

Fortunately, it's been a very busy few months for her, as Helen Ford reports:

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A County Durham teenager who was among those badly hurt in the Manchester Arena bombing has told ITV News Tyne Tees she's determined to move on and focus on her future. It was six months ago that 22 people were killed and dozens more injured in the terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert.

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Manchester Arena terror attack - in pictures

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At 10.31pm on Monday night suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device in the foyer of Manchester Arena.

The devastation caused by the bomb - which contained nails, screws and bolts - was horrific.

Twenty two people were killed and 120 injured - many of them teenagers and children.

Just hours earlier thousands had turned up to the Arena to watch American pop sensation Ariana Grande.

Doors opened for the sell-out concert at 6pm with many of the 21,000 fans given tickets for the show as birthday and Christmas presents.

But just as Ariana finished her encore a bomb went off in the venue's foyer, near Victoria train station.

GMP immediately received reports of an explosion and closed off roads in the area as armed officers, paramedics and uniformed police rushed to the scene.

There was confusion as to what had just happened - but shortly after midnight the scale of the incident was starting to become apparent.

Police confirmed there had been 'a number of fatalities and several injured' and declared a major incident.

A bomb disposal unit arrived and a controlled explosion was carried out in Cathedral Gardens. Fear gripped the city.

At around 1am police confirmed that 19 people had been killed and another were 50 injured. The blast was being treated as a terrorist incident.

Facebook quickly switched on its 'safety check' feature so those caught up in the incident could let people know they are safe.

But many were missing.

The M.E.N. was inundated with requests to share appeals of those missing from concerned family and friends.

Many of these would soon be reunited with their loved ones - however 22 sadly would not.

Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed the explosion was being treated as "an appalling terrorist attack".

All General Election campaigning was suspended.

At 6am on Tuesday council leader Sir Richard Leese said there was no intelligence to suggest a further threat to Manchester - but there would be a heavy police presence across the city.

Shortly afterwards Chief Constable Ian Hopkins confirmed 22 people were killed - including children - and that the attack was carried out by a lone suicide bomber.

By 11am the Prime Minister had chaired an emergency Cobra meeting. She said the bomber had been identified by security services and that the "callous" attack was "among the worst terrorism we have experienced in the United Kingdom".

Police made their first arrest in connection with the incident, a 23-year-old man in Chorlton.

Shortly after midday the first victim was then named. This was 18-year-old Georgina Bethany Callander. She had been enjoying the concert with her friends at the time of the blast.

The Queen released a statement expressing her "deepest sympathy" to all those affected by the explosion, and added that the whole nation had been shocked by the "death and injury" caused by the bomber.

Armed police patrolled the streets and many who lived and worked in the city centre felt uneasy.

The Arndale centre was evacuated, causing panic, as police investigated a suspicious item. More cordons were placed around the city centre and dozens of armed officers arrived at the shopping centre as hundreds of people fled the building.

Thankfully it was a false alarm.

Throughout Tuesday afternoon more victims were sadly named including eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos - the youngest victim of the attack. She had been at the concert with her mum Lisa Roussos and sister Ashlee Bromwich when the explosion happened.

Twenty six yar-old John Atkinson, who had been leaving the Ariana Grande concert at the time of the explosion, was also named as having died.

Armed officers started carrying out raids on addresses across the region as the investigation into the bombing began.

Counter terrorism officers blasted there way into a house on Esmore Road, Fallowfield - a property where the suicide bomber, who had still not been named, was thought to have lived.

At the same time a flat on nearby Carlton Road in Whalley Range was raided.

Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Manchester and visited the GMP headquarters in Newton Heath for a meeting with Chief Constable Ian Hopkins.

Speaking after her meeting, she condemned the attacks as being "absolutely barbaric".

By late afternoon hospital chiefs said almost 120 people had been injured in the attack. Paramedics treated 60 walking wounded in the city centre on Monday night, on top of the 59 serious trauma victims being treated in hospitals.

At this time news outlets over in America started to name the bomber as 22-year-old Salman Abedi.

He is thought to have been born in Manchester and was of Libyan descent. He had been a student at Salford University and studied a business and management course but dropped out.

It was the first of a number of intelligence leaks in the US that would infuriate the government and police chiefs over the coming days.

Chief Constable Ian Hopkins confirmed the name shortly afterwards and called for Greater Manchester to stand together against hate crime.

At 6pm thousands of people gathered in Albert Square to hold a peaceful vigil of solidarity.

Jeremy Corbyn, Sajid Javid, Amber Rudd and Andy Burnham were among those to take to the stage alongside faith leaders as councillor Eddy Newman, Lord Mayor of Manchester, praised the incredible turnout.

Shortly after 9.30pm on Tuesday night Theresa May addressed the nation and raised the UK terror threat level from severe to critical. This meant a further attack may be imminent.

The Prime Minister said that investigations were continuing into whether or not the suicide bomber was working alone.

However she said there was a possibility of a wider group of individuals linked to the attack 'which we cannot ignore'.

By Wednesday morning several more victims had been named.

These included schoolgirl Megan Hurley from Merseyside and 15-year-old Olivia Campbell from Bury.

Parents Alison Howes, 45, and Lisa Lees, 47, from Oldham, and Angelika and Marcin Klis - who had all been waiting to collect their children in the foyer - were also killed.

Martyn Hett, 29, from Heaton Moor, was also named as a victim.

Shortly after Home Secretary Amber Rudd confirmed Salman Abedi was known to intelligence services "up to a point", and he had recently returned from Libya.

A senior NHS official also said that 20 of the 64 people being treated in hospital are critically injured.

As GMP announced that they have made three more arrests in south Manchester, police and what are though to be special forces are seen carrying out a raid at a block of flats on Granby Row in Manchester city centre.

At midday Nell Jones, 14, from Goostrey, and school receptionist Jane Tweddle from Blackpool are then named as the latest victims of the attack.

The Manchester Evening News then reveals that police believe the man who made the Manchester Arena bomb is still at large. Four people at this stage are in custody in connection with the attack.

Speaking in Libya, the father of the Manchester Arena attacker denies his son is linked to militants.

Ramadan Abedi says he spoke to his 22-year-old son, Salman Abedi, five days ago and he was getting ready to visit Saudi Arabia and sounded "normal." He was arrested shortly afterwards.

Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of the Manchester attacker, is also arrested in Tripoli on suspicion of Islamic State links.

At around 5pm there are more dramatic scenes, this time in Wigan, as armed police arrest a man on Upper Dicconson Street. The suspect was believed to have been carrying a package and GMP confirm the arrest was made in connection with the Manchester suicide bomb attack.

While this is happening, a multi-faith vigil is held at St Ann's Square. Faith leaders held hands and paused for a moment of silence in a show of defiance.

Singer Ariana Grande, who flew back to the US following the attack, then suspended her current tour. She had been due to perform at the O2 Arena on Thursday and Friday.

Armed police are then seen carrying out another raid, this time in Blackley.

At around 7.20pm dozens of officers are seen at a block of flats at Broadmoss Drive. Police confirm one woman was arrested in connection with the Manchester attack.

Shortly afterwards GMP say a man in Nuneaton was arrested. At this stage the total number of arrests since the attack was seven.

In the early hours of Thursday more raids are carried out,

GMP confirmed a search of an address had taken place at Lindum Street, Moss Side, although there were no reports of an arrest.

A man was however arrested following a raid at a property on Egerton Crescent, Withington.

Police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing also announce that they have stopped passing information to the US following a major evidence leak in the New York Times.

By Thursday morning all 22 victims of the attack are named. Tributes pour in for young couple Liam Curry, 19, and Chloe Rutherford, 17; Cheshire police officer Elaine McIver; Eilidh MacLeod, 14; Wendy Fawell, 50; Courtney Boyle, 19; and Philip Tron, 32.

At around 10.30am on Thursday officers and armed forces are called to an area near Castlefield Campus, on Limby Street, Hulme. There were fears over a suspicious package but it is deemed safe.

At 11am a minute's silence is then held across the county in memory of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack.

Shortly afterwards The Queen makes a surprise appearance in Manchester as she visits the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, meeting staff and people injured by the attack.

On Thursday afternoon 10 people were still critically ill in hospital.

Later in the evening the bomb disposal squad was called out again; firstly to an address on Egerton Crescent in Withington and then to a property in Wigan which was being searched by police following an arrest a day earlier.

In the early hours of Friday morning a man was arrested in Moss Side and police searched an address in St Helens, Merseyside.

Hours later Fade'Away barbershop on Princess Road, Moss Side, was raided and cordoned off.

On Friday afternoon the UK's top counter-terrorism officer, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, said police had "got hold of a large part" of the terror network they believe suicide bomber Salman Abedi had been part of.

He said "immense progress" has been made, but added that more arrests were likely to take place in the coming days and weeks.

The Chief Constable of GMP, Ian Hopkins, confirmed on Friday afternoon that 12 locations across Greater Manchester are still being searched, and that eight men aged between 18 and 38 remain in custody. A 16-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman have since been released without charge.

He said that thousands of items of significance to the investigation have been seized by police and are currently being assessed.

Hours later Ariana Grande tweeted a statement saying she is going to return to Manchester next week to hold a benefit concert for the families of those who died and the injured.

At the same time Oxford Road was closed down by armed police who stormed a bus to arrest a man.

Over the police carried out a series of raids and made a number of arrests as the investigation continued.

Two men aged 20 and 22 were held on suspicion of terror offences after officers used an explosive device to gain entry to the property on Brideoak Street in Cheetham Hill on Saturday morning.

Hours later streets in Moss Side were evacuated and cordoned off as officers searched a property on Boscombe Street.

Just before midday Prime Minister Theresa May lowered the UK terror threat level from critical to severe.

In the evening 50,000 people attended Old Trafford cricket ground to watch The Courteeners - with security at the show extremely tight.

GMP also released a new picture of suicide bomber Salman Abedi - showing CCTV images of him in the moments before the attack.

Police released the picture as they continued to appeal for information on his movements before the attack.

On Sunday afternoon another explosion was heard in Moss Side as armed officers raided another property - this time on Quantock Close.

At around the same time a 25-year-old man was arrested in the Old Trafford area.

In the evening two further searches were carried out at addresses - one on Grandale Street in Rusholme and another on Searby Road in Gorton where a 19-year-old man was arrested.

There was more police activity in the early hours of Monday morning.

A 23-year-old man was arrested following a raid in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.

There were also raids in Chester and at an address off Montcliffe Crescent, Whalley Range.

On Monday afternoon officers started searching a waste disposal site in Pilsworth, Bury, for a blue suitcase which was used by Abedi.

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was known to police as a petty teenage crook

At the same time armed officers stormed the number 43 bus on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme.

A cordon was later put up around Oxney Road and Dagenham Road off the Curry Mile and forensics officers with police dogs were seen entering a property.

At 10.31pm, exactly one week on from the moment of the attack, hundreds of people gathered in St Ann's Square for a vigil - which had become a memorial site in the days following the bomb.

The next morning Victoria station reopened to the public - more than one week on from the bombing.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Transport Secretary Chris Grayling were among those to lay wreaths as the stationed opened in the early hours of the morning.

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What happened in the Manchester terror attack: Everything we know so far

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At 10.31pm on Monday night suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device in the foyer of Manchester Arena. The devastation caused by the bomb - which contained nails, screws and bolts - was horrific. Twenty two people were killed and 120 injured - many of them teenagers and children.