Summary

  • Results coming in across Lancashire's 15 constituencies

  • Labour sees widespread success across the county, reclaiming red wall seats that went Conservative in 2019

  • Labour retains Blackpool South, a seat they lost in 2019 but won back in a by-election two months ago

  • House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle retains Chorley

  • Blackpool North and Fleetwood sees large swing to Labour

  • Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll

  • Live results and reaction from across the UK

Live Reporting

Written by Paul Burnell, edited by Ian Shoesmith

  1. Sex offender jailed for making 'paedophile manual'

    Matthew Matthiason, 39, was previously convicted of making indecent photographs of children.

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  2. Anti-fascists who joined Spanish Civil War honoured

    A memorial in Burnley features the names of the men who went to fight fascism in Spain in the 1930s.

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  3. Prison governor guilty of relationship with inmate

    Kerri Pegg "didn't play by the rules" and began a relationship with a convicted drug dealer.

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  4. Jury out in trial of governor accused of inmate fling

    Kerri Pegg is accused of misconduct in a public office by beginning a relationship with a prisoner.

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  5. 'My 100-mile round trip for life-saving medicine'

    A man who takes Creon says a shortage of the drug is causing stress for him and thousands of others.

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  6. Married waste workers retire after three decades

    Linda and Alan Boyer met after they "locked eyes over a three-tonne pile of asbestos".

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  7. Why are women making journals out of junk?

    Known as Junk Journals, there are more than 400,000 posts of people's creations on TikTok.

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  8. MP calls for action on dump making people 'sick'

    Anneliese Midgley said the Simonswood Industrial Estate was attracting numerous complaints.

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  9. Charge after girl, 3, killed in van and tram crash

    Rawal Rehman is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after Louisa Palmisano was killed.

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  10. Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments

    Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable".

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  11. Stop using seafront hotel for asylum seekers - MP

    Chris Webb says the Blackpool promenade's Metropole Hotel is "wholly inadequate" to house refugees.

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  12. Historic wells were 'Facebook of their day'

    Three ancient wells in Clitheroe are the prime reason the town exists, a campaigner says.

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  13. MP wants to dispel secondary breast cancer myths

    The West Lancashire MP went public with her secondary breast cancer diagnosis earlier this month.

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  14. Potential solution to axed hospital shuttle bus - MP

    Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says he is "hopeful" of a resolution after the bus service was initially scrapped.

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  15. Southport killer was under NHS mental health care

    Alder Hey NHS Trust said Axel Rudakubana stopped engaging with the service in February 2023.

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  16. Free hospital shuttle bus to be axed due to costs

    The service in Lancashire will cease in April after the NHS said its £780,000 cost is unaffordable.

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  17. 'Vital' north west projects get £4.6m boost

    Groups in Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester get a final payout from a £150m government fund.

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  18. Elected mayor system broken and bad for women - MP

    Cat Smith says having an elected mayor in Lancashire could limit leadership opportunities for women.

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  19. Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets

    The vast majority of councils in England believe housing targets are unrealistic, the BBC can reveal.

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  20. Carcinogen found in soil at former chemical site

    Wyre Council's investigation was into the use of Perfluorooctanoic acid between the 1950s and 2012.

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