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Thousands take part in Global Climate Strike
Children, students and workers in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston join the global day of protest.
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Video 1 minute 17 seconds
Thousands take part in Global Climate Strike
Children, students and workers in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston join the global day of protest.
Burnley v Norwich City
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Burnley and Norwich City.
Blackburn sign Holtby on two-year deal
Blackburn Rovers complete the signing of former Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby on a two-year contract.
Hospitals using 'emergency' beds to meet demand
In the North West of England, about 200 additional beds were open for use on a single night in June.
Man, 18, admits attempted rape in care home probe
Police were called to a Lytham St Annes care home to investigate an allegation of sexual assault.
Up to 200 jobs go as polyfilm firm closes
The majority of the polythene film manufacturer's 206-strong workforce has been made redundant.
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Video 1 minute 17 seconds
Thousands take part in Global Climate Strike
Children, students and workers in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston join the global day of protest.
Burnley v Norwich City
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Burnley and Norwich City.
Blackburn sign Holtby on two-year deal
Blackburn Rovers complete the signing of former Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby on a two-year contract.
Hospitals using 'emergency' beds to meet demand
In the North West of England, about 200 additional beds were open for use on a single night in June.
Man, 18, admits attempted rape in care home probe
Police were called to a Lytham St Annes care home to investigate an allegation of sexual assault.
Up to 200 jobs go as polyfilm firm closes
The majority of the polythene film manufacturer's 206-strong workforce has been made redundant.
Burnley v Norwich City
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Burnley and Norwich City.
Blackburn sign Holtby on two-year deal
Blackburn Rovers complete the signing of former Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby on a two-year contract.
Hospitals using 'emergency' beds to meet demand
In the North West of England, about 200 additional beds were open for use on a single night in June.
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Severe disruption: M6 Lancashire northbound
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M6 Lancashire northbound severe disruption, after J31 for A59 Preston New Road.
M6 Lancashire - One lane closed and it's very slow on M6 northbound after J31, A59 (Samlesbury), because of a break down. Congestion to J28 (Leyland) and onto the M61 past J8 (Chorley).
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Children, students and workers in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston join the global day of protest.
Police and crime commissioner's plea for 340 new recruits
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) said he has asked the government for an extra 340 police officers as the county's share of the 6,000 additional recruits promised for next year.
The Home Office has pledged to boost policing numbers with 20,000 new officers over the next three years.
Clive Grunshaw told a PCC panel meeting said he has a “massive concern” that the allocation of additional officers could be based on the size of a force’s budget rather than on where officers have been taken from.
He also fears the 14,000 officers to be recruited during the second and third years of the government’s recruitment drive could go to the National Crime Agency or counter-terror policing rather than local forces.
The Home Office has not responded to a request for comment about the issues raised at the meeting.
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