A 19 year-old-man has become the second teenager to be arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man in his 70s was stabbed in the village of Orrell

Second teen arrested after pensioner stabbed on motorway bridge

An 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of the attempted murder of a man in his 70s, who was stabbed on a footbridge in Wigan

Teen arrested over pensioner stabbing on motorway bridge 

Armed police swarmed the area after a 'man with a gun' was spotted near schools making 'threats to kill'. The incident forced nearby schools into lockdown.

Teenager charged after 'man with a gun' puts primary schools in lockdown

Man arrested after children told to stay indoors at two primary schools in Orrell area due to reports of a man making threats with a gun

Primary schools in lockdown after reports of man with gun

Two men, 19 and 20 arrested after woman left with critical injuries in e-bike crash in Orrell, Wigan 

Woman left with serious injuries after being hit by e-bike

The search for a murdered teenager was delayed by four hours because there were no available officers, the police watchdog has found.

Police apologise for delay in search for murdered teen

Flowers and messages have been left at Orrell Water Park after an 18-year-old girl was murdered.

Flowers and messages left for murdered teenager

A young woman who was found dead at Orrell Water Park, Wigan, has been named as 18-year-old Ellen Higginbottom.

Wigan murder victim named as Ellen Higginbottom

A murder investigation has been launched after an 18-year-old woman's body was found in Wigan on Saturday morning.

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