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Notorious TikTok ‘Benefit Queen’ Jailed After Flaunting Life Abroad

Ellis Matthews, a 32-year-old British mum from Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, has been detained in Thailand after a police raid at her home in Pattaya.

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Molten soot and deafening jackhammers: life as a Lancashire boiler scaler

Letter: Mike Harding responds to a photo essay about the county’s old cotton mills and recalls the worst job he has ever done

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Dolphins centre's rise to stardom poles apart from rest

Herbie Farnworth's rise from Lancashire village to one of the world's best centres has a lot to do with six training poles, a lifelong mentor and a big dream.

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Desperate Plea for Mum, 36, Denied NHS Treatment After Rare Diagnosis!

Friends and family of Lancashire mum Victoria Haworth have come together to raise funds for her cancer treatment.

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Watch Preston North End vs Burnley: Free UK stream & global TV options for Lancashire derby in FA Cup

All the information you need on how to watch Preston vs Burnley online, on TV, and for free, as the FA Cup 5th round throws up a Lancashire derby on March 1.

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‘It’s quite incredible’: the Lancashire village with five Michelin stars

Aughton, near Ormskirk, has been called Britain’s culinary capital and become a global destination for foodies

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Lancashire want to rival United and City as sporting attractions in Manchester

RPSG Group have agreed to pay around £80million for a 70 per cent share of Manchester Originals.

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Who is Ashley Dalton? Starmer appoints new health minister as WhatsApp row rocks Labour

Ashley Dalton was elected MP after winning the October 2023 West Lancashire by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour’s Rosie Cooper

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London leaver: 'We've made more friends in three years in Lancashire than we did in 10 in Twickenham'

Why one family swapped their south-west London home for one twice the size in rural Lancashire

Evening Standard

Kay Burley: The journalist who was the face of Sky News from the start

Raised in Wigan, Lancashire, Burley’s parents worked in a cardboard factory and she attended Whitley High School.

Evening Standard

Teenage British time-trial champion dies after training ride collision with car driver

360Cycling “absolutely heartbroken” after death of 18-year-old Aidan Worden in Darwen, Lancashire

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Lloyds Banking Group: Full list of where branches will close

The company said it will shut 136 branches across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland by March next year.

The Independent UK

Axel Rudakubana’s journey to Southport attack mapped out

On 29 July 2024, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana left his family home in Banks, Lancashire and using a fake name ordered a taxi to Southport.

The Independent UK

Who is Axel Rudakubana?

Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana was born in Cardiff after his parents came to the UK from Rwanda, but later moved to Banks in Lancashire.

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Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty on first day of trial

The 18-year-old, of Banks, Lancashire, was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday.

Evening Standard

Teenager accused of Southport knife attack to go on trial

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial charged with the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire man found guilty of assault after partner’s suicide

Ryan Wellings also guilty of controlling behaviour but cleared of manslaughter of Kiena Dawes, who left note saying she was ‘murdered’

The Guardian - UK

Jimmy Anderson plans to play on for Lancashire in 2025 county season

Anderson has not played competitively since a Test against West Indies in July 2024 but talks over a county deal are understood to be under way

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Ben Stokes left out of England squad for Champions Trophy but Joe Root returns under Brendon McCullum

McCullum will take charge of white-ball side for the first time as England travel to India

The Independent UK

Joe Root back in England ODI squad after a year away but Ben Stokes misses out

Stokes had said he was open to returning to the ODI team but suffered a hamstring problem in the Test series victory over New Zealand

The Independent UK

Andrew Flintoff calls up 16-year-old son Rocky for England Lions tour

Flintoff’s son, Rocky, joins the 16-man squad for the January tour of Australia

International Business Times UK

Small Lancashire Town Battles Ex-Asda Tycoons Over Plans to Turn Green Fields Into Muslim Cemetery

A Lancashire town is opposing wealthy ex-Asda tycoons' plans to build a massive Muslim cemetery on greenbelt land.

Evening Standard

100th banking hub launches to help protect cash access

The hub in Darwen, Lancashire, enables customers of different banks to carry out transactions in a single space.

Evening Standard

‘Fairy tale turned to nightmare’ for young mother who took own life, court told

Ryan Wellings is accused of the manslaughter of his partner, Kiena Dawes, who killed herself on a railway line in July 2022.

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A photographic study of a family hi-fi store is a vivid portrait of a small business

Fashion photographer Nik Hartley looked behind the scenes at Wilkinson’s Hi-Fi, a longstanding part of its Lancashire community.

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