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Kenneth Ashcroft obituary

Other lives: Financial manager and director at a number of Britain’s best known companies

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 21: two northern powerhouses on the rise once more

Preston and St Helens were heartbeats of the industrial age, but their power faded. In the last of our series, we discover how their legacy is finally being celebrated

The Guardian - UK

The North is in ascendancy – here are the places to visit this summer

From cutting-edge food festivals to expansive coastal walks, travel expert Chris Moss lists the 10 best spots in northern England to explore this year

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When is the next bank holiday as Starmer drops hint if England win World Cup

The Prime Minister spoke ahead of England’s quarter-final clash with Norway

Evening Standard

Danny Murphy gives fresh update on viral Bob the Cat World Cup story

Danny Murphy gave a fresh update on Bob the Cat while carrying out his BBC commentary duties for Spain vs Portugal on Monday evening. Murphy’s story went viral when he revealed earlier in the tournament that he had a pet cat called Bob in his younger years, only for the…

The Independent UK

Danny Murphy provides update on Bob the Cat after viral story was left on cliffhanger

Former England midfielder and BBC pundit Danny Murphy provided an update on the fate of his missing cat Bob after a video of him sharing details of his disappearance went viral earlier this week. Murphy shared the story while commentating on Norway against Ivory Coast on Tuesday. During the game,…

The Independent UK

Person dies and child in hospital after train crashes into car

Trains between Preston and Blackburn have been cancelled until 2pm

The Independent UK

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New London to central Scotland train service to launch

Rail firm says its West Coast Main Line operation between Euston and Stirling will ‘offer low-cost fares and attract more people to train over air and road’

Evening Standard

Brentford 3-0 West Ham, Newcastle 3-1 Brighton: Premier League and EFL – as it happened

West Ham suffered a survival setback, Newcastle got a welcome win and Ipswich returned to the top flight

The Guardian - UK

The Preston model is not likely to unravel just yet

Letters: Gerrard Raven thinks Andy Beckett is worrying unnecessarily, while Misia Newsome says Barnsley has been regenerated by an effective council. Plus a letter from Austen Lynch

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

This new low-cost train service will connect London and Scotland for less than €35

Budget rail company Lumo has announced that tickets are on sale for journeys between London Euston and Stirling this summer.

Euronews

From food to transport, how cities are rewriting the climate playbook

What if tackling sky-high energy bills, unaffordable housing and the daily cost of getting to work could also help solve climate change? One of the world’s leading thinkers on urban sustainability says the two challenges share the same solutions – and cities across Europe are already testing them.

Radio France Internationale

New budget train service to connect London and Scotland for under £30

Tickets are now on sale for the low-price West Coast Main Line journeys

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‘Weird and bizarre’: Jack Whitehall condemned for ‘classist’ jokes at Brit Awards in Manchester

Comedian also cracked jokes about Alex Warren, Mark Ronson and people from Preston

The Guardian - UK

‘A safe space to come and just be’: the radical, utopian return of Britain’s youth clubs

After a decade of austerity closed more than 1,000 centres, the government has promised £500m to renew youth services. We tour a glossy new venue in Preston – and a girls-only one in London

Evening Standard

‘Frustrated’ father who killed crying baby jailed for nine years and 11 months

Peter Sayle pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the death of six-week-old Huxley in Preston in June 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Two men found guilty of Manchester plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’

Preston court finds Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein guilty of preparing acts of terrorism after buying AK-47s from undercover officer

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The Independent UK

Rail passenger offered £10k compensation for 18-minute train delay

Exclusive: John Wareing, who travelled from Preston to London, inadvertently entered the incorrect fare

The Guardian - UK

Probation officers in England and Wales to be given self-defence training after stabbings

Exclusive: Pilot schemes for bodycams, knife arches and metal detectors in probation offices also approved after attacks in Oxford and Preston

Evening Standard

Euston chaos as 'do not travel' warning issued with signal fault wrecking travel plans for thousands

A ‘do not travel’ warning has been issued by Avanti West Coast for all routes between London and Manchester, Liverpool, Holyhead and Preston

International Business Times UK

Multi-Name Fugitive on the Run: Lancashire Police Hunt for Drug and Violence Suspect in Local Incidents

Lancashire Police are urgently searching for 32-year-old Imtiaz Hussain, wanted in connection with two GBH assaults, a knifepoint robbery and a drug-related court failure, with the public warned not to approach him and to call 999 with any information.

Evening Standard

Train customers warned not to travel north of Preston after derailment

The 4.28am Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston came off the tracks near the village of Shap, in Cumbria, on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Four suffer minor injuries after train derailment in Cumbria

Paramedics assessed 87 people after the Glasgow to Euston Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks near the village of Shap on Monday morning.

The Independent UK

Will my train be cancelled following Cumbria derailment?

‘Do not attempt to travel north of Preston today’, said Avanti West Coast

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