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The Latest Breaking News from Wigan

Police watchdog probing death of man in custody

Ellis Rocks was found unresponsive on the floor of a cell in Wigan.

Evening Standard

Kickboxer, 15, had fought man, 34, week before fatal bout, inquest hears

Alex Eastwood collapsed after a kickboxing match in Wigan and died three days later.

The Independent UK

Father describes how son, 15, died during a kickboxing match: ‘It felt like a lifetime’

‘I would just like people to remember him as a wonderful, beautiful son’

The Independent UK

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Inquest hears how boy, 15, collapsed after kickboxing bout

Alex Eastwood died in hospital three days after the event last summer.

Evening Standard

‘It’s a cliché, but it really was like telepathy between us. He was intelligent, he was a lethal finisher, and we knew where the other one would be all the time': Championship cult hero highlights relationship with lethal strike partner

Championship strike partners might be a thing of the past, but 20 years ago one duo hit it off prolifically

FourFourTwo

Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs

Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair flight stuck circling Wigan for almost an hour before diversion back to Manchester

The plane had been due to fly direct to Agadir in Morocco

The Independent UK

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Gang who posed as electricity workers to power cannabis farms jailed

The firm was registered on Companies House and both McGinn and Roberts had LinkedIn profiles.

The Independent UK

Ton average not enough for Luke Littler as Gerwyn Price claims title in Wigan

The 18-year-old has suffered defeats in five matches this year now despite averaging over 100.

The Independent UK

Luke Littler suffers third-round exit from Players Championship One in Wigan

Joe Cullen proved too strong for the teenager, landing eight 180s in a commanding 6-3 victory

The Independent UK

Carragher gains citizenship to play for shock European nation

Jamie Carragher and his son have both been granted citizenship to a European country

FourFourTwo

Firm shuts 'remote' Scottish factory and moves production to England

A FIRM has announced plans to close its factory in north east Scotland, claiming its "remote" location has made it unviable ...

The National (Scotland)

Why has Kay Burley quit Sky News? Presenter says goodbye after 36 years

The Wigan-born presenter has covered some major news stories, including the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and 9/11

Evening Standard

Kay Burley: The journalist who was the face of Sky News from the start

Raised in Wigan, Lancashire, Burley’s parents worked in a cardboard factory and she attended Whitley High School.

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Six-month-old girl dies after being hit by vehicle in multi-storey car park

Flaviu Naghi, 33, from Wigan, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and without insurance.

The Guardian - UK

The road from Wigan: a walk along Greater Manchester’s new 200-mile green trail

The GM Ringway is an extraordinary new circular route that takes in industrial heritage, countryside, towpaths and hills. Here’s how one 10-mile section shapes up …

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England's NRL stars shine in win over Luai's Samoa

England went head-to-head with Jarome Luai's Samoa in a dramatic pre-match challenge at Wigan before outplaying the visitors 34-18 in the first Test.

The Independent UK

Shaun Wane had ‘difficult conversations’ before naming England squad

Elliot Minchella is a notable absentee.

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Uncapped Wigan duo Junior Nsemba and Liam Marshall named in England squad

Nsemba and Marshall are joined by Warriors team-mates Ethan Havard, Luke Thompson and Harry Smith in the 24.

Evening Standard

Horror as two-year-old boy dies in 'fireplace accident' in Wigan

A large police presence remains at the scene

The Independent UK

Luke Littler lands another title with Players Championship victory in Wigan

The 17-year-old secured his ninth PDC title of 2024.

FourFourTwo

Ranked! The 50 greatest 'Barclaysmen' in Premier League history

The Premier League's streets will certainly never forget this half-century of cult heroes, who we still adore almost two decades on

The Guardian - UK

British swimmer claims women’s record for fastest Lake Geneva crossing

Sam Farrow, from Wigan, says she is in ‘complete shock’ after swimming 45.2-mile length of lake in 22h 48m

The Independent UK

England to face World Cup conquerors Samoa in two-Test series this autumn

The matches will take place at Wigan on October 27 and Leeds on November 2.

The Guardian - UK

Father of Brianna Ghey killer Eddie Ratcliffe jailed for sex offences

Kyle Ratcliffe, 36, from Wigan, sentenced to 15 months for exposure and taking indecent image of a child

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