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Radio 4,13 Feb 2026,45 mins

Planned Manchester attack could have been deadliest in UK history

The World Tonight

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Two men have been given life sentences for planning a gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community. The plot was foiled by an undercover officer, and Greater Manchester Police said if it had gone ahead it could have been the deadliest terror attack in British history. Also on the programme: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tells the Munich Security Conference the rules-based world order no longer exists, and that this has consequences for America, too. And Matt Weston triumphs in the skeleton to win Team GB’s first gold medal at this year’s Winter Olympics.

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