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Police investigate after brick attack on Aston Villa bus after win at Burnley

A brick was thrown at the windscreen from a footbridge on the M65 in Lancashire.

The Independent UK

Aston Villa team bus attacked after Burnley win as brick hurled at windscreen on motorway

Lancashire Police are appealing for potential witnesses after incident on the M65 as Unai Emery’s side travelled back from Turf Moor on Sunday

Evening Standard

80-year-old pen pals finally meet after lifetime of letters

Two 80-year-old pen pals who have been writing to each other since 1955 have finally fulfilled their dream of meeting in the flesh. Patsy Gregory, from Hoghton in Lancashire, travelled nearly 4,000 miles to meet Carol-Ann Krause, from South Carolina, whom she began corresponding with as a 12-year-old Girl Guide.…

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United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer

Company breached three-year rolling limit on abstraction licence at Fylde aquifer in 2018

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Ben Stokes’ return to edge out Harry Brook from England World Cup squad

Ben Stokes has been named in the 15-player group to face New Zealand in four World Cup warm-up games in September

The Guardian - UK

Two men arrested after death of baby boy in Lancashire

Baby taken to Blackpool Victoria hospital in ‘unresponsive’ state on 27 July and later pronounced dead

The Guardian - UK

Police dog shot dead after attacking handler during search for missing person

‘We have been left devastated by what has happened,’ says force chief

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Police dog shot dead after mauling handler during search for missing person in Lancashire

The police officer handling PD Jax remains in hospital with a serious leg injury

Evening Standard

Man ordered not to approach Matt Hancock

Geza Tarjanyi, of Leyland in Lancashire, is a former DJ and children’s entertainer.

The Independent UK

Britain’s world championship triathletes cannot train in Irish Sea due to pollution

Great Britain’s team forced to practice in pool ahead of competition in Spain amid high sewage levels off coast of Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules

Midwives at Royal Preston hospital failed to accurately monitor Jayden Astley’s heart rate and fabricated notes after birth in 2012

The Guardian - UK

Politicians must be brave on 20mph speed limit

Letters: John Rigby explains how a determined York council managed to reduced accidents in the face of driver hostility. Plus letters from Richard Toon and Peter Taylor

The Guardian - UK

‘Loving and funny’ teenager killed in Lancashire double stabbing named

Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed in Ormskirk just after midnight on Saturday

The Independent UK

Teenager dies after double stabbing in Lancashire

Two nineteen-year-old boys have been arrested in relation to the crime

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Kent slip into relegation zone after being thrashed by Nottinghamshire

Bottom side Northamptonshire batted out for a draw against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire police driver investigated over collision with boy, 11

Criminal investigation under way after child seriously injured by driver responding to emergency call

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Notts demolish Kent and Lancs draw with Northants – as it happened

Plus, on the field, Yorkshire’s match against Durham was a washout but, off it, the former were hit with a 48-point penalty

The Independent UK

‘Sick’ scammers use pictures of Nicola Bulley on fake dating profiles

Nicola Bulley disappeared in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, while walking her dog

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County cricket: Cook garnishes Essex’s delicious day against Kent

Alastair Cook cemented Essex’s dominance at Chelmsford while Leus du Plooy and James Rew fell short in the race to 1,000 runs

The Guardian - UK

Ashes series heads to Old Trafford seeking a perfect pitch amid the noise

Rain and a lack of recent first-class cricket at Lancashire’s home means the jury is out on what surface awaits on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Essex beat Lancashire after wicket halts record run chase – as it happened

Rolling report: Essex finally prised out Rob Jones with only 10 balls remaining, snatching victory by 46 runs, while there was also a thrilling draw

Daily Mirror

Boy filmed hurling cat off cliff into quarry 'did not commit a crime', police say

Lancashire Police have given an update on a video that has been shared on social media showing a youth appearing to throw a cat off a cliff and into a quarry in Carnforth

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Dan Lawrence lights up Blackpool with century – as it happened

The Essex batter hit a timely 135 to send a message to England selectors, while Durham continued their march towards promotion

Daily Mirror

Boy 'hurls cat off quarry ledge as it plummets into water' in sick video

Lancashire Police told Mirror the force is investigating a video, circulating on social media accounts like Twitter, which shows a young man hurl a cat off an abyss at a quarry

Daily Mirror

Drug dealing gangsters snared by cops - thanks to a can of Stella and a ham sandwich

Lancashire Police caught a gang of drug dealers after an investigation into the use of the encrypted EncroChat network - two people were jailed and officers are still looking for two more

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