A TEENAGE boy has been arrested outside a Widnes school brandishing a knife.

The 17-year-old was caught by police outside SS Peter and Paul Catholic College on Highfield Road shortly after 2.15pm today.

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: “We received a report that a youth with a knife was outside the school.

“A 17-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested a few minutes later.

“He has been charged with possession of a bladed article.”