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Three arrested in murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day following bar row

Kirk Marsden, 37, was struck outside The Gate Street Bar and Grill in Blackburn and later died

The Independent UK

Third person arrested after man fatally hit by car in Blackburn on Christmas Day

Kirk Marsden, 37, died after being struck by vehicle outside Gate Street Bar and Grill after reports of incident at venue

The Guardian - UK

Third arrest in murder probe after man hit by car on Christmas Day

Kirk Marsden suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.

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Murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day

Kirk Marsden, from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.

The Independent UK

Blackburn: Murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day

Kirk Marsden, from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser

Evening Standard

Badenoch warns of ‘devastating’ impact of Reeves’ ‘farm tax’ on rural economy

Conservative leader will compare warning that changes could lead to 125,000 job losses to ‘the entire population of Blackburn’

The Independent UK

‘A few players have scored a hat-trick against Manchester United in the Premier League, but I was first. And let’s face it, it’s a lot easier to do it these days!’: Manchester United stunned by winger in 2006

Manchester United saw a player first hit a hat-trick against them in the Premier League in 2006

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‘We want change this time’: voters on their new independent MPs

Former Labour-voting constituencies such as Blackburn are in uncharted waters. What do their residents think?

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t take us for granted’: Muslim voters send message to Labour over its Gaza stance

Labour lost seats including Jonathan Ashworth’s in Leicester, where angry voters say they felt ignored

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity Big Brother host AJ Odudu says she's 'not allowed to make mistakes in the way others are'

The Blackburn-born star says she feels pressure to be the ‘ready made package’

Evening Standard

Strong R sound of some Lancashire accents in danger of dying out

Study finds rhotic speech that survives in pocket of east Lancashire around Blackburn becoming less common

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire accent may be lost ‘in the next few generations’, study suggests

The ‘strong r’ is becoming rare among younger generations in the North West, researchers have found.

The Independent UK

Explosion rips through Blackburn home as man rushed to hospital

Sudden blast sent bricks and broken glass flying into street on Sunday night

The Independent UK

Blueberry pastries in Warsaw, 80p samosas in Blackburn – the best things we ate in 2023

From Andi Oliver’s fire-roasted vegetables in Stratford-upon-Avon to Tomos Parry’s cheese on toast in Puglia, cooks and food writers remember this year’s highlights

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‘Stripped to the bone’: Lancashire courts in chaos as Raac adds to crisis

A day at Blackburn magistrates court highlights the confusion after closures in Blackpool and Preston

The Guardian - UK

Britons who died in Egypt had room next to one fumigated for bedbugs

Blackburn inquest hears how John and Susan Cooper became fatally ill after adjacent hotel room was treated with chemicals

The Guardian - UK

Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success

Blackburn’s Moshin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket promising investment to make it the UK’s second-largest chain, but the pandemic and cost of living crisis meant it did not go to to plan

The Guardian - UK

Man sentenced to life in jail for murdering woman on her doorstep in Blackburn

Charlotte Wilcock was smoking a cigarette by her front door when she was subjected to a brutal attack by Anthony Stinson

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The Independent UK

Man jailed for life for killing stranger in her home while baby slept upstairs

Anthony Stinson attacked Charlotte Wilcock as she sat on the doorstep of her house in Blackburn, Lancashire, in March.

The Guardian - UK

Broken roads and broken necks: life in pothole Britain

There are an estimated 2m potholes in the UK – and the problem is only getting worse. What does this tell us about the state of the country?

The Independent UK

Blackburn Rovers: no evidence shirt sponsor encourages children to vape

The football club defended its deal with Totally Wicked, which sees the vaping brand’s logo featured on its players’ shirts.

Daily Mirror

Asda bosses enjoy flash cars and private jets as drivers suffer at the pumps

A neighbour in Blackburn – where the Asda owners live at mansions in a gated complex – told how they spotted Zuber Issa in a black Rolls Royce and Mohsin at the wheel of a top-of-the-range Land Rover

Manchester Evening News

Feet-loving pervert told 'boy' he would 'make him a man' - and asked him to take his school shoes to a meeting

Peter Cumberland said he wanted to kiss his feet - and asked him to bring his school shoes to a meet

Daily Record

Talented pupils bring ideas to life in book and magazine

Students from Connolly School Campus in Blackburn and Burnhouse Skills Centre in Whitburn worked with The Book Whisperers

Daily Mirror

Devoted mum dies aged 32 after medical emergency at Restricted Forest music festival

Friends and family have paid tribute to mum-of-one Stephanie Thorpe, 32, after she fell ill at the music festival in Blackburn and died later in hospital

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