Summary

  • Latest headlines on Friday 11 January:

  • BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry dies aged 51

  • 'She made the sun shine': Tributes flood in for Dianne

  • Motorist driving at 123mph told police: 'I want a kebab'

  • Owners of dog found with matted fur given 15-year pet ban

  1. Families' anger at 'faulty' food voucher codespublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Lancashire County Council say they are "urgently investigating" issues affecting a small number of families.

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  2. Warwick team triumph in University Challenge finalpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Warwick University defeated opponents from Cambridge's Magdalene College in the BBC Two quiz show.

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  3. Could Leicester's miracle inspire Warrington?published at 13:07 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Warrington coach Steve Price uses Leicester's 5,000-1 Premier League triumph as inspiration ahead of the Super League Grand Final.

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  4. Five-minute breast cancer treatment 'great'published at 11:00 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Paula Lamb says being one of the first patients to receive the new treatment "feels amazing".

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  5. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  6. How indoor gardening has helped during lockdownpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 5 April 2021

    The hobby has proven popular during the coronavirus pandemic as people spend more time at home.

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  7. 'My heartache after my fiancé died suddenly at 31'published at 00:11 British Summer Time 5 April 2021

    Danielle Riley shares her grief after losing her partner Andy to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.

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  8. Woman sexually assaulted while walking homepublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 3 April 2021

    The victim was attacked by two men near to the tunnels under the M60, police say.

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  9. Prince Charles narrates poem for Easter servicepublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 3 April 2021

    The reading of a verse written by poet Gerard Manley Hopkins will be played at Stonyhurst College.

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  10. Cracking down on the coronavirus rule breakerspublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 3 April 2021

    The BBC joined Lancashire Police as they broke up gatherings breaching lockdown rules.

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  11. Woman, 107, writes poem to celebrate birthdaypublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Marjorie Hodnett says "life is for living" and adds she has "enjoyed a long and very happy life".

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  12. Calls for memorial to Fisherman's Friend tycoonpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse has been hailed a "true pioneer" who helped "put Fleetwood on the map".

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  13. Daffodil farm raises £80k for cancer charitypublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    The family-run business is raising the cash in memory of a friend who died of the disease.

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  14. Woman stabbed her grandad to death in his own homepublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Elizabeth Birtwistle will be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric unit for killing Raymond Conlan.

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  15. 'Violent bully' guilty of missing woman's murderpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Alan Edwards is convicted of murdering his partner Susan Waring, whose body has never been found.

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  16. PC's assault charge dropped after car thief arrestpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Prosecutors ruled PC Saul Hignett "used reasonable and necessary force" during the arrest.

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  17. Fish killed in 'devastating' pollution incidentpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    An investigation is under way to establish how the lake in Newton-le-Willows was polluted.

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  18. New police chief wants better community linkspublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Lancashire's new chief constable Chris Rowley wants to be "accessible, visible and responsive".

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  19. Fisherman's Friend tycoon and philanthropist diespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse spread the lozenge's appeal around the world but never forgot her Lancashire roots.

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  20. On-the-run drug dealer found in Spanish strip clubpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Dominic McInally had been a fugitive for six years when he was captured in Marbella, police say.

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