A teenage burglar who stole a car from the drive of a house, was caught after crashing it into a bus.

Christopher Legg, aged 18, of Buile Hill Avenue, Little Hulton, pleaded guilty to burglary, driving while disqualified, driving with excess alcohol and no insurance and aggravated vehicle taking when he appeared at Bolton Magistrates' Court.

He asked for 11 other charges to be taken into consideration.

The teenager, who admitted drinking on a night-out with friends before breaking into the house in Park Road, Westhoughton, in the early hours of Tuesday, January 9.

While the homeowner and his family slept upstairs, Legg stole a watch and the keys to a Vauxhall Polo car parked in the drive. He drove off in the car but collided with a bus in Salford Road, Bolton.

The bus driver heard a loud bang but thought he had gone over a pot hole. When he returned to his depot he discovered damage to the rear of the bus.

Police officers alerted by the sound of the crash arrested Legg when they found him parked nearby, trapped in the damaged Polo and banging on the window.

Legg, who the court was told has a £200-a-day cocaine habit, was remanded in custody until sentencing at Bolton Crown Court on January 31.