Hundreds gathered in Liverpool to remember the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
Several families from Merseyside had been caught up in the chaos as 22 people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the city’s Arena on Monday night.
Young children were among those who lost their lives leaving the venue following a concert held by Ariana Grande while a further 59 were injured.
Liverpool paid a number of tributes to the victims of the attack as a book of condolences was opened at the Town Hall for people to leave their messages.
Flags across the city were also lowered to half-mast while the Town Hall, Cunard Building and St George’s Hall were lit up in red, white and blue in solidarity.
A minute’s silence was observed at a vigil held in Williamson Square, where flowers and candles were placed alongside goodwill messages written in chalk.
The Liverpool City Region’s new metro mayor Steve Rotheram was in attendance at the gathering after his daughters had escaped unharmed from the concert.
He said: “I’m here to show solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Manchester tonight.
“But I’m also here with my wife and two children who were at the concert.
“We had sleepless hours last night as we tried to find them and one or two grey hairs.
“The turnout is great, it’s not an organised event is it, it’s just spontaneous, it’s just people coming to show they’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Manchester.
“There’s a lot more that unites us rather than divides us as somebody once said.”