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The Latest Breaking News from Lancashire

Pizza Hut administration: the 68 restaurants that will close

US company Yum! Brands appoints FTI as administrators to oversee deal that will preserve 1,276 jobs

The Guardian - UK

Regulators overlooking toxic Pfas found around Lancashire chemicals plant

Exclusive: Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire Man, 20, Found Dead in Dubai Hotel After Swallowing Cocaine Packets That Leaked Inside Him

A 20-year-old man from Lancashire died in a Dubai hotel after swallowing cocaine packets that burst inside him. Four people in the UK have been charged over his death and are due in court later this month, in a case highlighting Dubai's tough anti-drug laws.

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County Championship 2025 awards: the final word on the season

A bumper year for the unfancied East Midlands when Surrey were surprisingly knocked off their gilded throne

The Guardian - UK

Why you don’t have to block roads or glue yourself to buildings to be a climate activist

“Get a job!” shouted yet another driver going past me in the sweeping rain outside Preston New Road fracking site, on another bitingly cold winters day. Recipients of these outbursts were mostly retirees like the Nanas of Lancashire (a group of women from the northern shire of England who had…

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Will Jacks handed surprise Ashes call-up as England overlook Rehan Ahmed and Chris Woakes for Australia

Jacks appears to have got the nod ahead of Ahmed and Liam Dawson as back-up to lead spinner Shoaib Bashir, while fast bowler Mark Wood is fit to return

The Independent UK

Jay Slater sent warning to friend in haunting final Snapchat message

The 19-year-old from Lancashire was reported missing after attending a nightclub in Tenerife last June

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Salt’s fine form adds flavour to question of who opens for England at T20 World Cup

Lancashire opener’s explosive hitting is making him undroppable in the shortest format despite the claims of Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith

The Guardian - UK

Somerset win Vitality Blast after beating Hampshire in final

Will Smeed struck a brilliant 58-ball 94 in the final.

The Independent UK

$Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows$

Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows

Exclusive: Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seats

The Guardian - UK

‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex-prison officer

Elias Morgan shot Lenny Scott outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

The Independent UK

EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028

The Guardian - UK

Two UK nuclear power stations given further one-year extensions

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in County Durham are now expected to generate electricity until March 2028.

The Independent UK

Former inmate guilty of murdering prison officer in Lancashire revenge killing

Elias Morgan, 35, shot former HMP Altcourse officer Lenny Scott four years after a row over an illicit phone

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Evening Standard

Former inmate found guilty of ‘revenge’ killing of prison officer

Lenny Scott, 33, was shot by Elias Morgan, 35, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

The Independent UK

Moment Lancashire man arrested after abusive messages sent to England footballer Jess Carter

Police have released footage showing an arrest of a man from Lancashire as part of an investigation into abusive social media messages which were sent to Jess Carter.

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over online abuse directed at England’s Jess Carter during Euros

Suspect, 59, from Lancashire bailed as police say more arrests expected over ‘appalling’ racist abuse

Evening Standard

Indoor cricket domes to be built in Luton and Lancashire as £1.5m funding confirmed

The second dome will have a key focus on women and girls' cricket

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The Independent UK

New cricket domes promised to open up the sport

The year-round facilities will open in 2026 in Luton and Lancashire.

Evening Standard

Shear delight for teenager who took sheep to collect GCSE results

Milly Johnson, 16, brought her ‘best friend’ Kevin with her to Tarleton Academy in Lancashire on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Jacob Bethell to become youngest man to captain England in Ireland series

Bethell will lead England in three T20s with regular white-ball skipper Harry Brook rested

Evening Standard

Pregnant care home worker lost unborn baby after hit-and-run collision

Renju Joseph was hit by a car estimated to be travelling at between 58mph and 71mph in wet conditions in Lancashire.

The Independent UK

Woman killed by falling tree branch ‘while walking with child’ in country park

The woman was struck by a falling tree branch in Blackburn's Witton Country Park, Lancashire, on Monday

AAP

Aussie veteran batters make hay on county circuit

Veteran Australian international batters Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb have been in the runs in English cricket's premier 50-over competition.

International Business Times UK

Lancashire Police Sells Seized Bitcoin, Gets £500K Windfall But Draws Social Media Flak, Not Praise

Lancashire Police gained £500K from selling seized Bitcoin, but social media reaction questions transparency, timing, and use of the funds.

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