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WWE legend William Regal on his northwest roots, upcoming Manchester show and bringing AEW to the UK

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, the 'Gentleman Villain' opened up ahead of a sold out show at Gorilla

'My 50th year at the Labour conference - and for my sins I will be back again'

This is the beating heart of honest, awkward, idealistic, funny, cynical, romantic British politics, writes Paul Routledge as he recalls half a century of long speeches, block votes and late nights drinking

Schoolfriends recreate Blackpool Pleasure Beach photo 45 years on

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Elsie Peters and Doris Cook, both 62, have been friends since they met at the age of seven.

The UK earthquakes linked to fracking

Risk of earthquakes relating to fracking has been raised as an issue as the practice is allowed again

Hen do revellers 'all dressed as a penis' caught illegally mingling in Blackpool car park

An investigation has shed light on some of the cheeky antics that have caught the eyes of the law during pre-wedding booze-ups across the country

Weight loss coach shares Aldi’s best low-calorie weekly shopping list essentials

Neil Scurrah, 41, a weight loss coach from Blackpool, has lost over 18 stone by following a calorie controlled diet.

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Ayrshire girl to get dream Blackpool trip after devastating brain tumour diagnosis

Wee Ava was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour this summer.

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Terrified Blackpool tourists flee as horse bolts down busy road and injures woman

Panicked visitors to Blackpool's promenade were able to capture the moment on video.

Odyssey of the overlooked: a journey around Black Britain

Photographer Johny Pitts and poet Roger Robinson wanted to use their art to reflect on the experiences of Black Britons. So they rented a red Mini Cooper and set off clockwise around the coast

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$‘We will oppose this’: Truss fracking plans met with anger and dismay in Lancashire$

‘We will oppose this’: Truss fracking plans met with anger and dismay in Lancashire

Preston New Road activists promise to regroup to fight Cuadrilla until fracking in UK is banned for good

The Guardian - UK

$Anti-fracking campaigners ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again$

Anti-fracking campaigners ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again

Protesters previously spent 1,000 days outside the Cuadrilla fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool.=

Evening Standard

$Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again$

Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again

Protesters previously spent 1,000 days outside the Cuadrilla fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool.

The Independent UK

Dad found dead after woman he allegedly attacked with hammer called 999

Graham John Kent, from Blackpool, choked on his own vomit after allegedly hitting his girlfriend over the head with a hammer as police waited to storm the room he was in, an inquest heard

‘The glitter ball wouldn’t fit through the door of Blackpool Tower Ballroom’ – how we made Strictly Come Dancing

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The Guardian - UK

‘After the first episode, people complained: “This isn’t Come Dancing.” I had to go on Points of View to defend it’

'Biblical' swarm of flies descends on Blackpool seaside tourists as they yell in fright

Visitors to the Blackpool Air Show had to fashion impromptu swats after a swarm of sandflies descended on the seafront, with one tourist comparing it to the Ten Plagues of Egypt

Thousands throng the promenade as Blackpool illuminations switched on

Designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen pulled the lever following a star-studded party at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

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Which are the ‘best’ UK cities for Gen Z to work in?

New research weighs up factors such as average flat rent, internet speed, salaries and number of restaurants to determine the ‘best’ UK cities for 18 to 24 year olds.

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'Biblical' swarm of flies descend on Blackpool tourists

The incident took place in Blackpool this summer

Blackpool Illuminations 2022: Switch on time, start and end date and everything you need to know

The countdown is on for one of the biggest nights in Blackpool’s events calendar - here’s everything you need to know

Shark washes up on UK beach sparking debate - but experts insist it's not unusual

Anna Cullen visited the North Shore of the beach on Sunday and posted an image of the creature's skull after she discovered it on the North Shore of Blackpool Beach