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BIZARRE: Wigan - What They Never Told You

Crowds line the streets of Wigan to say farewell to Sir Billy Boston

Warriors chief executive Kris Radlinski delivered a touching eulogy at the Brick Community Stadium.

The Independent UK

Loan stars: Premier League youngsters to watch in the EFL

From Maynor Figueroa’s son Keyrol at Wigan to Spurs’s Irish forward Melia at Lincoln and Stockport keeper Whatmuff, we look at nine to keep an eye on

The Guardian - UK

Wigan remember ‘legend’ Sir Billy Boston ahead of Hull KR match

Rugby league’s first knight died at the age of 92 on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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Burnham pays tribute to ‘giant of a man’ Billy Boston after rugby league great’s death

Burnham paid a touching tribute to Billy Boston following the news of his death

The Independent UK

Rugby league great Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92

Boston grew up playing rugby union before switching codes to sign for Wigan in 1953 at the age of 19.

The Independent UK

Prime minister Andy Burnham ‘heartbroken’ after death of rugby league legend Billy Boston

Sir Billy Boston, the Wigan Warriors legend who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92

The Guardian - UK

Four arrested over 25,000-tonne illegal toxic waste dump blighting local community

The huge toxic waste dump is to be cleared with central government footing the bill

The Independent UK

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Why do some foods taste good and others taste horrible?

Have you noticed that something you find absolutely delicious might taste disgusting to someone else? Well nine-year-old Leo from Wigan in the UK wanted to know why that is – and why our taste for certain foods changes?

The Conversation

Burnham wins key UK poll, paving way for bid to challenge PM Starmer

WIGAN — Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election on Friday, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Bangkok Post

High-stakes byelection in Makerfield could hold keys to No. 10

LONDON: Voters in Makerfield in Wigan, Greater Manchester, potentially hold the keys to No. 10 when they vote in a high-stakes byelection on Thursday.

The Times of India

Fact check: Immigration falling under Labour and fake Makerfield image

A round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection

Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come

The Guardian - UK

EU row breaks out at top of Labour as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks

The Wigan MP rebuked Wes Streeting’s plans for a return to the EU

Evening Standard

‘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

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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

Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

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