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‘Starmer is doing nothing, but Burnham is for the people’: Makerfield voters pin their hopes on the ‘King of the North’

ON THE GROUND: Andy Burnham intends to stand to be the next MP for Makerfield, but would its voters welcome the ‘King of the North’? Dan Haygarth finds out

The Independent UK

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth

The Guardian - UK

Woman retains flatpack world title after building bedside table in eight minutes

Flatpack World Championships winner Hayley McAuley, from Wigan, said ‘I can’t quite believe I’ve done it again’.

Evening Standard

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Farage accused of handing over Reform competition prize to couple he has already been pictured with

The Reform UK leader announced the winner of the controversial competition on Thursday

The Independent UK

‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield

Many in ‘red wall’ seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour – and its leader

The Guardian - UK

Fumes, rats and maggots: peer urges Environment Agency to clear illegal dump in Wigan

Shas Sheehan challenges refusal to remove 25,000 tonnes of waste causing ‘grave environmental hazard’ near school

The Guardian - UK

Wigan lottery winner, 80, helped build counterfeit drugs empire, court told

John Eric Spiby is one of four jailed for being part of gang running operation worth up to £288m

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King’s private estate owns part of Wigan site that has become ‘UK’s worst illegal waste dump’

Duchy of Lancaster claimed it is exempt from cleaning up the site, due to an ancient feudal law

The Independent UK

Plymouth had UK’s steepest rise in house prices in 2025

Average property price in city rose by 12.6%, while Stafford and Wigan also had double-digit growth

The Guardian - UK

EA to spend millions clearing Oxfordshire illegal waste mountain in break with policy

Announcement draws anger from Labour MP over refusal to remove tonnes of rubbish dumped near school in Wigan

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste

Exclusive: ‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England

The Guardian - UK

I stayed in one of Wetherspoon’s award-winning hotels – here’s what I really thought

As Premier Inn is overtaken by Wetherspoons in an influential hotel ranking, Simon Calder checks in

The Independent UK

Luke Littler hits out after being denied entry for Players Championship

The world champion had to withdraw from Wednesday’s tournament in Wigan after arriving late due to traffic

The Independent UK

Luke Littler misses Players Championship in Wigan after being caught in traffic

The reigning world champion has already qualified for next month’s finals in Minehead.

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Evening Standard

Man accused of planning to shoot Jews praised Paris terror attacks, trial told

Walid Saadaoui, of Abram, Wigan, denies preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

The Independent UK

Luke Littler’s hot streak continues as he wins Players Championship 32

Littler toppled Dennie Olde Kalter 8-2 in the final in Wigan.

The Independent UK

Luke Littler suffers shock defeat to Beau Greaves in World Youth Championship

Littler congratulated Greaves after a stunning upset, which came just 24 hours after the 18-year-old thrashed Luke Humphries to win the World Grand Prix

The Independent UK

Tom Davies: Hull KR’s band of Wigan-born ‘country bumpkins’ can win Grand Final

Along with Joe Burgess and Oliver Gildart, Davies is one of three members of the Rovers squad who were born in Wigan.

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The Independent UK

Leigh Leopards refusing to play Super League semi-final over ticket dispute, claim Wigan Warriors

Wigan insist they have offered Leigh a generous ticket allocation for the match on Friday

Evening Standard

Police watchdog probing death of man in custody

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

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

Inquest hears how boy, 15, collapsed after kickboxing bout

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

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

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