LIVE as Boggart Hole Clough closed off by police in Stuart Everett murder investigation - updates

A woodland and park area in north Manchester is cordoned off by police this morning as part of an ongoing murder investigation.

Boggart Hole Clough in Blackley is currently closed off to members of the public. All entrances to the park area are reportedly taped off.

Officers are on the scene. GMP have said it is in relation to the Stuart Everett murder investigation. The 67-year-old is believed to have died at an house in Winton, Salford, at the end of March, before his remains were found in a Salford nature reserve days later.

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Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes from GMP’s Serious Crime Division and Senior Investigating Officer, said: "The scenes that we will be searching over the coming days have come to our attention through some exceptional detective work conducted by the investigation team.

"We know there will be some disruption to the local community as a result of searching other locations, but it is so important that we do this, we need to be able to provide Stuart’s family with the information they need to process this news.

"Our investigation is ongoing, we still have a lot of work to do and I hope the public can see the dedication and compassion that continues to be shown across the force by officers and staff who are either keeping the scene secure, searching for evidence or investigating this behind the scenes – we all have our part to play in getting justice for Stuart’s family and every search we conduct is one step closer to finding answers for them."

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GMP said the searches