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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

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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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

The Guardian - 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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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.

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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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The Guardian - UK

Looms with a view: a tour of Lancashire’s former mill towns

Visit the region’s old mills, as well as its museums, galleries and parks, in the buildup to this year’s British Textile Biennial

Manchester Evening News

Woman dies after falling ill at Restricted Forest Festival

The woman was pronounced dead at Royal Blackburn Hospital on Sunday following the festival

Daily Record

49-year-old arrested as police find drugs worth £98,000 during raid

Police targeted the properties and Blackburn and Whitburn last week

Daily Mirror

Huge fire with 'series of explosions' forces terrified residents to flee their homes

Residents were forced to flee their homes amidst a series of terrifying explosions when a fire broke out at an industrial site in Blackburn, Lancashire

Daily Mirror

Boy, 14, died of natural causes after 'chokehold' at Lewis Capaldi's old school

Hamdan Aslam died of natural causes after an incident at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday. The teen was rushed to hospital but tragically passed away

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian school pals leave heartbreaking tributes to Hamdan Aslam following shock death

Hamdan Aslam, 14, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday afternoon after falling unwell during his lunch break at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian.

Daily Record

School pals of tragic teen Hamdan Aslam leave heartbreaking tributes following shock death

The 14-year-old was rushed to hospital after falling unwell during his lunch break at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon.

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