Body found in Wigan canal

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall, 18, has pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults, relating to 13 girls between 1967 and 1986. The youngest victim was nine years old.

Hall entered the pleas at Preston Crown Court last month but they can only be revealed today after reporting restrictions were lifted.

An investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in a canal in Wigan.

Shortly before 7am this morning, Greater Manchester Police were called following reports that a body had been seen in the canal in Abram close to the Dover Lock Inn on Warrington Road.

On arrival at the scene, police officers discovered the body of a man.

Inquiries are ongoing to establish the identity and of the circumstances surrounding the death.