British police investigating the Manchester suicide bombing said they had lifted a cordon and allowed residents to return home on Thursday (May 25) after bomb disposal experts were called to an address in the nearby town of Wigan.

The bomb disposal units had earlier been called to the scene after police said potentially suspicious items were found.

Television footage showed a large bomb disposal van in a street in Wigan that was cordoned off by police tape. Police declined to comment.

British police said earlier on Thursday that they had raided a house in Wigan which was being searched in connection with Monday's (May 22) bombing which killed 22 people and injured more than 100.