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  1. Reece Hutchinson in action for Crewe

  2. Preston North End's Milutin Osmajic celebrates

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    The Manxman ferry, which is red, white and black and has Steam-Packet.com on the side, sailing in Douglas Bay with a headland behind it. The sea around it is choppy.

  4. Custody image of Nicholas Stubley who has grey hair and is wearing glasses and a grey and white shirt.

  5. Tyson Fury takes a selfie with four men. He is wearing a camouflage-patterned jacket and dark cap. Three of the men behind him wear white campaign t shirts while one wears a Khaki t-shirt. They stand at the top of a mountain.

  6. A police mugshot of Ryan Wellings who has short brown hair and a short brown beard, and a tattoo covering most of the front of his neck.

  7. Burnley agree fee for Chelsea midfielder Ugochukwu

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Burnley have agreed a fee to sign midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Chelsea on a permanent basis.

    The 21-year-old is expected to sign a five-year contract having been given permission to complete a medical at Turf Moor.

    Ugochukwu has been considered surplus to requirements this summer as Chelsea look to sell multiple players in their so-called "bomb squad" - a group of players including England internationals Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell - training separately from Enzo Maresca's first team.

    Meanwhile, Burnley are also in advanced talks to sign striker Armando Broja from Chelsea, which could be the third move between the two clubs after defender Bashir Humphreys also moved on a permanent basis for £14m.

    Ugochukwu spent two seasons at Chelsea making 15 appearances in all competitions during his first season before joining Southampton on a season-long loan in his second campaign.

    The France Under-21 international joined Chelsea in 2023 from French club Rennes in a £23m deal.

  8. 'Only missed five games since I was born in 1996' - fan stories

    A black banner that reads My Club My Passion in white block capitals. On the right hand side, a dark-haired woman raises her fists to her shoulders in celebration in front of a yellow background

    We know the relationship between a football fan and their club is a special one so, as we gear up for the new season, we asked you to share why you fell in love with Burnley and some of your favourite moments supporting them.

    Here are some of your submissions:

    A man in a yellow and black Burnley kit holds a baby in a Burnley strip

    Bradley: I am a proud Burnley season ticket holder. Since being born in 1996, I have only ever missed five games (don't ask me the reasons why - I still haven't forgiven my mum!) My first-born Alfie Alan Brown is named after a Burnley player from my Grandad's era and I can't wait for him to join me at some of the games this year. My favourite ever game has to be beating Manchester United 1-0 in August 2009. My favourite players are super Robbie Blake and Brian BEAST Jensen, both of whom sent me a video message on my wedding day in 2023. I am proud of my football club and hope Scptt Parker and the lads can achieve great things this year. I'm a forever optimist and would love to see us recreate the Sean Dyche era and stay up for several years.

    Raymond: I was a nine-year-old East End schoolboy in 1961 when Spurs played Burnley. All my classmates were rooting for Spurs - so I chose Burnley. We lost 3-1 and I remember Danny Blanchflower sending Adam Blacklaw the wrong way from a penalty. I've been an avid Burnley supporter since and I have enjoyed the highs and lows of supporting a 'community based team'.

    A selfie of a man with glasses and a Burnley cap, wearing a white Burnley away shirt

    John: I am an American season ticket holder and I fly over one or two times a month for matches. It all started in a pub in 2003 in London when some folks told me about the the club and the town and I fell in love. It's not always been easy (Burnley never make it so) but I bleed claret and blue.

    Send your pictures and stories here

    A claret banner with HAVE YOUR SAY written in white block capitals. On the right side, is a Burnley crest on a yellow background

  9. Blackburn's glass fronted bus station on a cloudy day showing a blue single decker bus parked at the front of the bus lanes.

  10. Thomas Dures mugshot - he wears a grey hoody - has brown hair with a sweeping fringe and blue eyes

  11. A man, whose long wavy blonde hair obscures his face, empties waste in a white plastic carrier bag into a grey wheelie bin

  12. Street view image of the Westby Street and Bannister Street junction There is a large white house of the corner with bow windows nd double yellow lines round the junction

  13. Black and white image of Sir Ernest Marsden, who is wearing a pair of spectacles, looking at the camera as he poses while sitting by a scientific machine.

  14. Black and white photo from about 1912 of the four-funnelled ship on water. it has balck hull and white cabins above.