A MURDER investigation has been launched after a 41-year-old man died following a dispute outside a pub in Greater Manchester.

The man, who has not yet been named, was thought to have been in a dispute outside the Red Rose Inn in Newall Green last Friday.

The father-of-three sustained severe head injuries and has since died in hospital. A 53-year-old man was arrested and released on police bail. Police are appealing for witnesses.