Blackburn with Darwen news

• Accrington Stanley 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

  07-12-2021 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AFC Wimbledon score twice in the second half to come away with a win at Accrington.
  
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• Fleetwood Town 3-0 Bolton Wanderers

  07-12-2021 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goals from Harrison Biggins earn Fleetwood interim manager Stephen Crainey a first win as they beat Bolton.
  
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• Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

  07-12-2021 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunderland claim their joint-biggest win of the season with a 5-0 thrashing of Morecambe.
  
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• Lancashire child rapist jailed after confessing to attack

  07-12-2021 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patrick McCann was convicted at Preston Crown Court of abusing two 12-year-old girls.
  
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• Preston: M6 accident causing delays near exit for M61

  07-12-2021 19:06
  
  AN ACCIDENT is causing delays on a stretch of Lancashire motorway as lanes are closed.
  
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• Jordan Monaghan: jury urged to clear triple murder accused

  07-12-2021 17:59
  
  Jurors have been urged to clear a triple murder suspect accused of “awful allegations” concerning the killing of two of his children and his new girlfriend.
  
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• Covid lockdown quizmaster Jay Flynn given MBE by Prince William

  07-12-2021 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jay Flynn became a sensation during the first Covid lockdown when his virtual pub quiz went viral.
  
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• Paedophile jailed for 15 years for raping girl, 12, and abusing another

  07-12-2021 17:08
  
  A dangerous child rapist who described sex with a 12-year-old girl as 'out of this world' has been jailed.
  
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• Dangerous child rapist said sex with 12-year-old was "out of this world"

  07-12-2021 17:08
  
  A dangerous child rapist who described sex with a 12-year-old girl as 'out of this world' has been jailed.
  
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• Darwen: Jay Flynn receives MBE from Prince William after virtual pub quiz raised millions

  07-12-2021 16:44
  
  A MAN who has fundraised more than £1 million for charity by holding online pub quizzes has said his relationship with quizzing has not changed despite his huge success.
  
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• Ryan Lowe: Preston appoint Plymouth manager, Steven Schumacher takes over at Argyle

  07-12-2021 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End name Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe as their new manager, with Steven Schumacher taking charge of Argyle.
  
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• Child inequalities widen as a result of pandemic

  07-12-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic face poorer outcomes, report says.
  
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• Morrisons offers 10 per cent discount for Blue Light Card members and NHS staff this winter

  07-12-2021 16:30
  
  The discount comes as a thank you from the supermarket to the NHS and emergency services staff.
  
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• Blackburn's AJ Odudu announced for Strictly Come Dancing live tour

  07-12-2021 15:44
  
  NO matter what happens in this weekend’s semi-final, Blackburn’s AJ Odudu will keep dancing next year as she joins the line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing live UK tour.
  
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• Preston buses diverted after brick-throwing attacks

  07-12-2021 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Buses are taking a different route to avoid an area of Preston being plagued by vandals.
  
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• Drivers told to have 'None for the Road' after 13 people killed before Christmas last year

  07-12-2021 14:28
  
  THE potentially fatal effects of driving after drinking or taking drugs is the focus of a new campaign as Christmas approaches.
  
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• Preston stabbing: Man charged after boy, 13, hurt

  07-12-2021 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old boy is found with stab wounds to the leg on a street in Preston.
  
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• Jordan North gives Celebrity Catchphrase winnings to Pendleside Hospice

  07-12-2021 14:13
  
  Radio One DJ Jordan North starred in a special ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ ITV Celebrity Catchphrase – and earned £5,000 for Pendleside Hospice.
  
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• East Lancashire Freight Terminal could be 'game-changing'

  07-12-2021 14:00
  
  A CAMPAIGN has been launched for a ‘game-changing’ billion-pound development which could revolutionise the future of East Lancashire.
  
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• Blackburn man charged as schoolboy stabbed

  07-12-2021 13:49
  
  A man has been charged after a teenage boy was stabbed in the leg.
  
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• Downing Street 'party': If you were handed a Covid fine should you have to pay?

  07-12-2021 13:45
  
  It must be pretty tough for someone who had to pay a Covid fine to stomach revelations that people got together for an ‘event’ at 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Downing Street 'party': If you had to pay a £10k Covid fine, you would want your money back

  07-12-2021 13:45
  
  It must be pretty tough for someone who had to pay a Covid fine to stomach revelations that people got together for an ‘event’ at 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Downing Street 'party': Anybody who was handed a £10k Covid fine should not have to pay

  07-12-2021 13:45
  
  It must be pretty tough for someone who had to pay a Covid fine to stomach revelations that people got together for an ‘event’ at 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Susanna Reid in tears on ITV Good Morning Britain over Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

  07-12-2021 10:45
  
  The show took an emotional turn when Arthur’s grandmother Madeline Halcrow remembered the last time she saw her six-year-old grandson.
  
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• Machete attack: Police want to trace movements of white van

  07-12-2021 10:45
  
  Police want the publics help in helping to piece together the movements of this truck after a machete attack in Accrington.
  
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• Showcase Cinema is selling private screening in the UK

  07-12-2021 10:40
  
  Guests will be able to take over the cinema screen and bask in complete comfort as they enjoy a movie of their choice.
  
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• New Omicron variant travel restrictions in effect from today - the list in full

  07-12-2021 10:40
  
  From Tuesday December 7 there will be new travel restrictions added to enter the UK
  
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• Ashes: James Anderson misses first Test against Australia

  07-12-2021 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's James Anderson is rested for the first Ashes Test against Australia, with Ollie Pope preferred to Jonny Bairstow in the 12-man squad.
  
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• Android users issued scam warning with banking details at risk

  07-12-2021 10:38
  
  The scam is designed to steal the person’s online banking information.
  
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• Face mask rules ‘to stay until new year’ as Omicron variant cases rise

  07-12-2021 10:32
  
  Health Secretary Sajid Javid cautioned the variant was spreading within communities, rather than just being linked to international travel.
  
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• Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio mocks Boris Johnson police photo

  07-12-2021 09:48
  
  THE creator of Line of Duty has poked fun at Boris Johnson after he donned police gear for a press photo shoot.
  
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• Storm Barra to batter Lancashire with disruptive winds, heavy rain and snow

  07-12-2021 08:35
  
  Storm Barra will hit the UK and Ireland with disruptive winds, heavy rain and snow today according to the Met Office – threatening more chaos as some households continue to struggle without power in the wake of Storm Arwen.
  
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• Sir Lindsay Hoyle to be awarded honorary doctorate by UCLan

  07-12-2021 06:15
  
  The Speaker of the House of Commons is being awarded an honorary doctorate.
  
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• Prolific drug user died of overdose while his housemate thought he was asleep

  07-12-2021 06:15
  
  An amputee and prolific drug user was found dead on a chair after his housemate thought he was asleep.
  
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• Madrasah pupils travel on Ewood Express to cheer on Rovers

  07-12-2021 06:01
  
  Students from Madrasah Zeenatul Quran travelled on the ‘Ewood Express’ to cheer on Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• 'Iconic' landmarks feature in charity's new Backing Blackburn campaign

  07-12-2021 06:01
  
  A charity has launched a campaign to bolster support for Blackburn to become a city.
  
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• Wayne and Koda win Lancashire Telegraph Community Heroes 'environmental worker' award

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  TODAY we announce the winner of the environmental worker of the year award in the Lancashire Telegraph Community Heroes Awards 2021 - kindly sponsored by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
  
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• Remembering when high rise living came to Blackburn

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  One of the new tower blocks in Queens Park, Blackburn, changing the skyline as it nears completion in May 1966. You can see the newly-landscaped Queens Park itself with the terraced houses and mills chimneys of Blackburn in the background
  
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• Racist passenger tried to pour beer down throat of Asian taxi driver

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  A PASSENGER who got into a row with an Asian taxi driver grabbed him from behind, covered his eyes and tried to pour beer down his throat as he was driving.
  
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• Pregnant woman was spitting blood after attack by Blackburn partner

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN assaulted his six-months pregnant partner when she stopped him having a go at her friends.
  
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• Letter: There's no need for stores to open on Boxing Day

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  THERE is a cogent case for retail closure on Boxing Day which in Germany they more accurately refer to as “Second Christmas Day”.
  
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• Launch of Blackburn-based Sales Geek's London operations

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  Blackburn-based training company Sales Geek has opened its first operations in London.
  
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• Lancashire's most wanted men this December

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  THREATS to kill, assault and burglary are just some of the reasons four men find themselves among this week’s most wanted.
  
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• Edgworth: The White Horse pub to re-open after £500k makeover

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  THE refurbishment of a derelict village pub is set to begin under new leadership.
  
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• Earby man accused of trying to steal diesel from car

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN who got up at 4am to go to work looked out of his kitchen window and saw someone interfering with a nearby car.
  
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• Dozens of children hit by drivers in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  Dozens of children hit by drivers in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Dozens of children hit by drivers in Blackburn with Darwen

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  DOZENS of children were hit by drivers on the borough's roads over the last four years.
  
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• Dozens of children have been hit by drivers in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  Dozens of children have been hit by drivers in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• 'Despicable act' of vandalism at Mill Hill bowls club leaves members worrying over repair costs

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  Ignorant vandals have trashed a bowling green lawn by riding across it on quad bikes.
  
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• Darwen: ASDA shoppers bemoan nuisance children as one arrested for carrying knife

  07-12-2021 06:00
  
  A CHILD was arrested for carrying a knife after shoppers complained of anti-social behaviour last night (December 6).
  
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