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Two sisters smile as they sit on a carved wooden bench. The sister on the right has her hand placed on the hand of her sister. Two carved owls can be seen at either end of the bench. A plaque can also be seen on the bench.

Drowned sailor's memorial bench 'a place to reflect'

Haydn Griffiths drowned in July 2022 and since then his family have campaigned on water safety.

Kerri Pegg sits on a dark sofa with grey walls covered in bird stencils and laminate flooring

Moment prison governor arrested for inmate affair

Kerri Pegg was arrested in her Wigan flat after having an affair with a Liverpool drug boss.

A mug shot of Nadeem Begum. He is staring into the camera, is wearing a black jumper, and has a long brown moustache.

Man murdered daughter-in-law in family home

Mashal Ilyas was found unconscious in October 2024, with her cause of death given as asphyxiation.

A slightly pixelated image of a young man with dark hair. He is sitting smiling in a restaurant and wearing a dress shirt.

Engineer crushed trying to move machine - coroner

Connor Borthwick, 22, was trying to move the machine in an act which had not been risk-assessed.

A police mugshot of Louisa Tunstall. She has long blonde hair and is staring, expressionless, at the camera

Driver on nitrous oxide hit woman and flipped car

Louisa Tunstall, 19, is jailed for 20 months after the crash in which a pedestrian was badly hurt.

Nadeem Begum is looking slightly upwards in this police mugshot. He is bald and has a long black moustache. He is wearing a dark-coloured top.

Man found guilty of murdering daughter-in-law

Mashal Ilyas was murdered six months after flying to the UK to get married, a court hears.

Large plume of dark smoke rises above a blue warehouse with trees in the foreground

Thick black smoke across borough after fire

Images being shared across social media show the scale of the smoke coming from the scrapyard.

Police officer dressed in black wearing a peaked cap with black and white checked headband.

Entire borough under police order for 24 hours

Greater Manchester Police says the order will prevent a planned meeting of cars.

A 16th century manor house is surrounded by overgrown trees and shrubbery. A lot of its windows are broken.

Plans to restore and convert 16th-century manor

A developer has announced plans to restore Winstanley Hall in Wigan and convert it into homes.