A Wigan boy of two drowned in a hotel swimming pool just a few feet away from his mother as she lay sunbathing in the water during a family holiday in Tunisia, an inquest heard today.

Title win would make Manuel Pellegrini the top boss this season as he has markedly improved City.

Wigan ensured their dream of an instant return to the top flight remained alive last night after securing their place in the playoffs with a 1-0 away win at relegation-threatened Birmingham

The 20-year-old beat off competition from England internationals Dean Ashton, David Platt and Danny Murphy to scoop 35% of the votes in a fan poll

On the agenda this week the team discuss the huge Premier League clash between Manchester City and Liverpool at Anfield and decide whether it will decide the destination of the title

Wigan face Premier League Arsenal in semi-finals on Saturday, the Championship club having mounted an incredible defence of their FA Cup title

Martin Thomas has been charged after police found a four-month-old girl unconscious and not breathing and an address on Beech Hill Avenue on February 21

Wigan’s remarkable surge towards successive FA Cup wins receives backing from council as town’s streets now sport a fresh lick of blue paint

An Oldham murderer – obsessed with a notorious racist killer – is at large after vanishing while on home leave from jail.

Nigel Williams, 50, of Bradshaw Street, Orrell, is due to appear at Wigan Magistrates Court on Tuesday April 8.

John Whaite is set to release his second literary offering tomorrow