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Police launch murder investigation after woman found dead

Afghan Dan

Grime rapper Afghan Dan, who has 80k followers on Instagram, jailed

Jack Caine is being treated in the intensive care unit at Son Espases Hospital

Parents of boy, 13, who had heart attack in Majorca share update

Man's remains found in Lake District - murder arrest made

Blackpool hotel electric shock death - 10-year-old victim named

The 10-year-old had been found unresponsive in the UK seaside town on Sunday - Credit: Google Streetview

Boy, 10, dead after 'high voltage' electric shock at Blackpool hotel

Smoking numbers have gone down - but COPD is on the rise.

UK's smoking hotspots revealed amid grave medical concerns

Preview of the 2023 Blackpool Illuminations with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Pictured is Charlie Halliwell, 6.

Blackpool Lights tickets: do you need to pay to see the Illuminations?

Blackpool Illuminations. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Blackpool Lights switch-on: when is events, who is turning them on?

Jack is currently on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit at Son Espasse Hospital in Majorca as his lungs are not strong enough for him to breath on his own

“We just want him home”: Boy, 13, stranded abroad after heart attack

The Red Arrows have a busy weekend of displays, including the Clacton Airshow

Where to see the Red Arrows performing this weekend

Cost of living: Which UK city is the most & least affordable for food?

North vs South: Which UK has to city fork out most for food?

Two thrill-seekers have taken the ultimate selfie with the red arrows

Thrill-seekers take ultimate selfie up Blackpool Tower with Red Arrows

A mum was left ‘unrecognisable’ after attack

‘Extremely violent individual’ left mum unrecognisable in attack

Charlene Downes went missing in 2003

Parents of missing school girl say they’re being taunted by locals

Coleen Nolan has been fined for speeding in Blackpool

Coleen Nolan fined £900 days after announcing cancer diagnosis

Coleen Nolan has been fined for speeding in Blackpool

Coleen Nolan fined £900 days after announcing cancer diagnosis

‘Do not swim’ warning at 8 UK beaches as E.coli detected in sea. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

‘Do not swim’ warning at 8 UK beaches as E.coli detected in sea

Debbie Leitch, 24, who was born with Down syndrome, was found dead at her family home in Blackpool, Lancashire, in August 2019.

Disabled woman starved to death by her ‘evil’ mum ‘was failed’

Blackpool Zoo is on the lookout for 'seagull deterrents'

Zoo to recruit human seagull deterrents - how to apply

Ahmed Karwan Abdulla, 36, and his three-year-old daughter Dunya were last seen on April 10 in the Promenade area of Blackpool

Police ‘extremely concerned’ for missing dad and daughter, 3

Photos from the ‘holiday from hell’. Picture: Andy Pugsley/ SWNS

‘Holiday from hell’ as family find room covered in mould and toenails

Eleanor Williams. Credit: Facebook

Woman jailed after falsely claiming she was raped by grooming gang

The instructor suffered a sudden fatal heart attack, but the pilot carried on flying (Photo: Stock Adobe)

Pilot carried on flying plane after thinking dead co-pilot was joking

Daniels has become the first openly gay footballer in the English game since Justin Fashanu

Jake Daniels: who is Blackpool FC footballer who has come out as gay

2023 will see the 160th anniversary of Blackpool’s majestic North Pier. The pier opened in 1863 when more than 20,000 people turned up to stroll along its wooden boardwalk.

‘A noise like a train’: minor earthquake strikes Blackpool

Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal perform a waltz in the semi final (Photo: PA)

Explainer How to vote in the Strictly Come Dancing final? Options explained

BBC handout photo of Will Mellor and Nancy Xu during the live show of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire

Glitter, vacuuming and itchy outfits: behind the scenes on Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Kym Marsh has tested positive for Covid (Photo: BBC)

Strictly’s Kym Marsh tests positive for Covid and will miss show

People do best Peter Kay impression - in return for free garlic bread

Tony Adams and professional dancer Katya Jones during Saturday night’s performance (Pic: BBC/Guy Levy)

Tony Adams quits Strictly after injury leaves him unable to perform

Strictly Come Dancing is returning to Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom for the first time since before the pandemic. Credit: Getty Images

Why does Strictly go to Blackpool? Reason explained

Jay Spearing in Liverpool U21s fixture against Rochdale

Jay Spearing: returning Liverpool star featured in U21 fixture

The waxwork of the Queen at Madame Tussauds

London and Blackpool Madame Tussauds puts book of condolences by Queen

Michael van Gerwen beats Gerwyn Price to win third PDC World Matchplay

Wales’ Gerwyn Price is the favourite for the PDC Darts Matchday

PDC World Matchplay Darts quarter final order of play

PDC World Matchplay darts: prize money, betting odds and past winners

PDC World Matchplay darts 2022: TV channel, live stream & players

Helen Wheeler called Blackpool and Birmingham ‘godawful’

Government minister calls Birmingham and Blackpool ‘godawful’

Michael Jeffrey, (top left), Simon Hickinbottom, (top right), Soldon Legdani, (bottom left) Adam Lavelle, (bottom right) have been sentenced for their roles in an attack on a autistic apprentice.

Men jailed for attacking autistic teen with blow torch

Daniels signed his first professional contract in February

Footballer Jake Daniels comes out as gay in ‘landmark’ moment

Mum-of-two Amy Mantle, 33, told of the dangers of lollipops after her two-year-old son Baker choked on one

Toddler was left struggling for breath after he choked on lollipop

Sammy Gray gave birth to her son Walter thanks to an innovative new technology. (Credit: PA/Kelly Couttie Photography)

Cancer survivor, 26, gave birth to son after innovative therapy

Phillip Carey, 48, has been jailed for life after he was caught on camera raping an elderly woman suffering from dementia at a care home in Blackpool, as her horrified family watched helplessly via a spy camera installed in her room

Care worker jailed for life for raping elderly dementia patient

A woman who staged her own kidnapping in a failed bid to con her ex-boyfriend out of £2,000 has been jailed (Lancashire Police / SWNS)

Woman, 20, faked her own kidnap to con ex-boyfriend out of £2k

Paul Turner's daughter had her driving test cancelled because of tiny specks of pencil eraser in the car

Learner driver fails test over pencil rubber shavings on car floor

James Nesbitt in Stay Close

Stay Close filming locations, and who stars in the Netflix series cast

Couriers are going back on strike for better pay and conditions

Staff have reported a significant increase in holiday items left behind at Travelodge hotels across the country

These are the unusual items left behind by guests at Travelodge hotels

Gary Burgess joined ITV in 2011 (Photo: ITV)

Gary Burgess: ITV journalist dies age 46 after cancer diagnosis

Activists ‘occupy’ Just Eat offices over Stuart couriers dispute

Alex Gibson

Chip worker believed to have drowned after entering sea to help woman

Happier times - Jane Ireland with her children, including son Marshall Metcalfe

Mother and son died within just a month of each other

Sarah Dunn

Family’s heartbreak as mum-of-five dies after being let down by medics

These neighbourhoods have the longest life expectancy for women.

15 neighbourhoods in England where women live the longest

The best and worst places to buy a used car in the UK