WARRINGTON’S Luke Littler has been featured in a list of the UK’s ‘top-25 inspirational young people’.

Darts star The Nuke, a former Padgate Academy pupil, features in the inaugural Young Power List compiled by the Sunday Times.

The national newspaper says the list is for ‘overachievers under 30’, and it is made up of people across the arts, business, science, sports, politics, activism, tech and beyond.

The top 25 across the UK and Ireland were chosen by editors at the Sunday Times who were impressed by their ‘determination to excel in their field, unexpected advantages of youth and inexperience and unwavering passion that motivates them all’.

Hannah Swerling, commissioning editor of the Sunday Times, said: “The Young Power List celebrates hard work and ingenuity in its many forms.

“It features rising stars in entertainment, sports men and women dominating their field, entrepreneurs changing the world for the better, tech trailblazers, a political powerhouse and many more.

“The 25 young people on the list demonstrate that success can take many forms and remind us that the best journeys begin with hope, excitement and a sense of limitless possibility.”

The listing for Luke The Nuke reads: “Littler began playing darts when he was 18 months old on a magnetic darts board.

“By the age of eight, he was using a full-height board and throwing from the official 7ft away – and then there was no stopping him.

“He reached the final of the World Darts Championship and went from being relatively unknown to one of the biggest names in darts.

“In March, he won his first European title on his debut at the Belgian Darts Open after hitting a nine-dart finish – the perfect score for a single game.”