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Immersive light event coming to Heaton Park this winter shares exciting preview
A new immersive light event, Northern Lights Manchester is heading to Heaton Park this winter
Blackburn Rovers' decision on outcast player after revealing Championship squad
Blackburn Rovers have left two spaces available for free agents
Calling all budding journalists - Newsquest's Young Reporter Scheme returns
Budding reporters once again have the chance to join Newsquest’s Young Reporter Scheme.
Police confirm woman's body found in Whitworth during early hours of Sunday
A woman was found dead in Whitworth during the early hours of Sunday, police have confirmed.
WATCH: Shocking moment car speeds wrong way down busy motorway
Dashcam footage shows the shocking moment a car speeds the wrong way down a busy motorway.
Gang who boasted about importing drugs from USA jailed
Zack Higginson and Andrew Taylor filmed themselves bagging up the drugs from the USA and delivered of them in parcels to other members of the Organised Crime Group (OCG).
Lancashire Telegraph's parent company celebrates digital audience success
The owner of the Lancashire Telegraph, Newsquest Media Group, is celebrating a new record in digital audience
Blackburn Rovers' January dilemma grows as plaudits continue
Connor O'Riordan continues to impress for Doncaster Rovers during his loan from Blackburn Rovers
Expect delays at Blackburn's busiest junction near town centre
A four-way traffic management system is in place at Barbara Castle Way and Preston New Road
Droylsden 2-1 Colne: Battling Reds beaten on the road
Colne suffered a narrow defeat at Droylsden on Saturday despite a stirring second half fight-back. The Reds conceded twice in the first half but took the fight to their opponents after the interval and had them hanging on in the closing stages.
‘Wrong flag’: Blackburn spoof video ridiculing flag painters goes viral
The TikTok video by film-maker Aeman Afzal was filmed in Shadsworth and begins with a man claiming he was ‘taking his country back’.
Adapted E-scooter capable of hitting speeds of 90mph seized
Police have aksed residents to report nuisance vehicles such as e-bikes, e-scooters, or quads in public areas.
UK and World News from Sky News
'Chipocalypse Now': Trump threatens 'war' on Chicago in immigration crackdown
Donald Trump has signalled his intention to send troops to Chicago to ramp up the deportation of illegal immigrants - by posting an AI-generated parody image from Apocalypse Now on social media.
Brixham residents 'don't trust the drinking water' a year after disease outbreak, MP says
A Devon MP says her constituents "still don't trust the drinking water" a year after the cryptosporidium outbreak - after it was announced South West Water is being taken to court.
Labour consider using military barracks to house small boat migrants - as almost 1,100 arrive in one day
Defence Secretary John Healey has told Sky News the government is considering using military barracks to house asylum seekers, as 1,097 people arrived in the UK on small boats on Saturday.
Labour set to 'move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks'
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is reportedly set to unveil plans to move asylum seekers being housed in hotels to barracks at former military bases, as the government seeks to toughen its immigration policies.