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Lyon's Lancashire stint cut by two matches

English county Lancashire have said that star Aussie Nathan Lyon will not be available for the full season as Cricket Australia seeks to limit his workload.

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Lady Henig obituary

Historian and deputy speaker of the Lords who chaired the Security Industry Authority

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Jenna Coleman To Star In BBC Studios' Crime Thriller The Jetty

Discover Jenna Coleman's captivating performance as rookie cop Ember Manning in The Jetty, a crime thriller series set in Lancashire, exploring complex the...

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Canal boats’ green image goes up in smoke

Letters: Frank Keightley responds to a travel article about narrowboating in Lancashire with a cautionary word about wood burners and diesel engines. Plus a letter from Prof John Whitelegg on other sources of particulate pollution

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EuroMillions: Winners of £61million jackpot initially thought they'd won £2.60

The lucky couple won a share of the £123 million jackpot, with another winning ticket having been bought in Spain

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Joe Lycett talks to Gary Lineker about his World Cup pitch poo

It’s part of the comedian’s campaign to stop water company sewage leaks. Plus, the Hairy Bikers look west to Lancashire for culinary inspiration. Here’s what to watch this evening

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What happened at Morecambe Bay? Lancashire cockle tragedy remembered 20 years on

Lancashire Police fear that gangs are still running riot, two decades after tragedy

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Lancashire police chief retires weeks after criticism over Nicola Bulley case

Chief constable Chris Rowley will step down from the role in March after a 31-year career with the force

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Blackpool Tower 'fire' is actually just orange netting, police confirm

LANCASHIRE Police have confirmed that there was no fire at Blackpool Tower when attending the scene.

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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

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‘Fire’ at Blackpool Tower turns out to be flapping orange netting

Police arrest man on suspicion of breaching the peace after footage appeared to show landmark in flames

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Police reveal 'flames' seen at reported Blackpool Tower fire was orange netting blowing in wind

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service rushed to scene following reports of blaze, but have since confirmed there was no fire

Evening Standard

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

‘Textile zombie’ v fossil fashion: the battle to clean up the clothing industry in 2023

There was a huge rise this year in hyperfast fashion, with its huge carbon footprint and terrible waste. But from jeans grown in Lancashire to the popularising of repairs, it’s not all bad news

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Two men seriously hurt as McLaren car crashes into home then catches fire

The car crashed into a lamppost and then a home in Lancashire early on Saturday

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Lancashire back plans for external investment into The Hundred but not extension

Consultations over changes to the ownership model are ongoing between the England and Wales Cricket Board, the 18 first-class counties and MCC.

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Nicola Bulley police chief dies unexpectedly at his home aged just 50

Tributes have been paid to Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson

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The Victorian myth of the self-made millionaire

Letter: Most of the Lancashire mill owners came from wealthy backgrounds and, as today, this powerful class created the myth of meritocracy to justify itself, says David Kennedy

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Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon outlines Lancashire goals after signing for 2024 season

Lyon has plenty of experience in England and appeared for Worcestershire in 2017

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Nathan Lyon: Australian spinner joins Lancashire for 2024 county season

Lyon will be available in all formats across the whole campaign as he makes his first county return since 2017

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Lancashire sign Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon for 2024 season

Lyon has plenty of experience in England and appeared for Worcestershire in 2017.

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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

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A moorland walk to the UK’s best gastropub – the Parkers Arms, Lancashire

A hike in Bowland fell country is the perfect starter to a feast of award-winning modern British classics in a rural inn

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Nicola Bulley diver Peter Faulding claims he found body ‘after six minutes’ as he hits back at criticism

Police felt some of Mr Faulding’s behaviour and activities ‘caused challenges to investigation’, finds report

The Independent UK

Disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was ‘unnecessary’ – police chiefs

Lancashire Police was criticised over the way it made public details of missing Ms Bulley’s medical situation amid a media frenzy earlier this year.

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