FIREFIGHTERS were needed to cut an embarrassed 13-year-old girl out of handcuffs last night.

The girl, who has not been named, was out with friends in Hillfield Drive, Tonge Moor, when the cuffs were fastened around the teenager's ankles at around 8pm.

She had been shackled for 10 minutes when her friends realised they could not find the keys. The fire brigade was then called to help.

Firefighters from Bolton North cut the uninjured girl free.