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Luke Humphries battles past Dimitri Van den Bergh to reach Blackpool semis

A stunning 164 finish from the world champion helped him win five straight legs to complete a 16-10 victory.

The Independent UK

Four-year-old rescued from Blackpool blaze by neighbour with bat

Boy and younger brother, whose parents died in the house fire, remain in hospital

The Guardian - UK

Man and woman in 20s die in Blackpool house fire as two children taken to hospital

Lancashire Police keeping ‘open mind’ as to cause of blaze

The Independent UK

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Blackpool: Parents killed and two children injured in house fire

One child is ‘in a very poorly condition’, Lancashire Police say

Evening Standard

Luke Humphries lays down marker on opening night of World Matchplay in Blackpool

Humphries is aiming to become just the fourth man to win the World Championship and World Matchplay in the same year.

The Independent UK

Father’s double tragedy as son killed in parking row attack two months after wife dies from cancer

Anthony Harley’s father saw his son die following the attack in Blackpool - exactly two months after losing his wife of 57 years

The Independent UK

‘Times have changed’: is the writing on the wall for the British seaside postcard?

The Guardian - UK

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Ben Stokes lights up Blackpool on Durham return: county cricket – as it happened

England’s Test captain thrilled Stanley Park on his county comeback but Keaton Jennings helped Lancashire hold firm

The Guardian - UK

Desperate Tories left in disarray as Labour celebrates seismic swing

Rishi Sunak’s government tries to limit the damage as the Conservatives’ worst fears prove correct in the English local elections

The Guardian - UK

Labour Demands UK Election After Routing Tories In Local Polls

Britain's Labour party on Friday urged beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election, after making huge gains in English polls that included a seat in parliament.

International Business Times

Local elections: the Tories’ heavy council losses explained - The Standard podcast

Jitendra Joshi and Rachael Burford discuss the Conservatives' significant losses in the local elections and Labour's success in the Blackpool South by-election.

Evening Standard

Blackpool verdict looks like electoral death sentence for Tories

Full results likely to point to potential drubbing for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives at the general election

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool byelection shows Labour is back in Brexit-voting areas

Result indicates sizeable Westminster majority, while Sunak has failed to recover ground since taking over from Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK

Is Reform UK on the rise? Blackpool’s soup kitchen candidate will find out

Chris Webb is expected to win Blackpool South for Labour but eyes are on the fortunes of Mark Butcher, who works with the poor and insists he is ‘not a politician’

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Blackpool rock maker leads crusade to protect British seaside staple

Stanton & Novelty is one of 10 Blackpool businesses that handmakes UK rock, but cheap imports and MP scandals are frustrating attempts to gain geographical protection

Evening Standard

Blackpool Tower Circus: Families watch in horror as acrobat injured in high wheel accident

The performer dropped ‘several feet’ and injured his wrist before crowds were evacuated

The Guardian - UK

‘Grave challenge’: Blackpool rock makers fear for seaside staple’s future

Manufacturers call for geographic food name protection in face of threat from cheap Chinese imports

The Guardian - UK

One in 52 Blackpool children in care as poverty soars in north of England

£25bn of public money would have been saved between 2019 and 2023 if north had same care entry rates as south, report says

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The Guardian - UK

‘Dirty rotten scoundrel’: Blackpool voters dismayed by Tory MP Scott Benton

The run-up to a byelection triggered after the local MP was caught in a sting reveals an electorate with little faith in the main parties

Louder

Blackpool post-rockers Blanket return with third album Ceremonia

UK post-rockers and Prog Award nominees Blanket will release their third album Ceremonia in March

International Business Times UK

10 Places To Buy A Cheap House In The UK: London, Bristol Not On The List

London has been ranked as the most expensive city in the UK for first-time home buyers, with it costing an average amount of over half a million pounds.

The Guardian - UK

Whoopee cushions and Houdini’s cell: Blackpool’s new museum celebrates its rowdy heritage

Showtown depicts the outrageous past and present of entertainment industry in ‘Lancashire riviera’

The Guardian - UK

Tories may face Blackpool byelection as Scott Benton loses suspension appeal

MP for Blackpool South, who offered to lobby for gambling industry, loses appeal against 35-day Commons suspension

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Hills of California; Metamorphosis; Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex in the City – review

Dreams of fame trap and inspire in Jez Butterworth’s female-centred, Blackpool-set new play; Lemn Sissay takes a personal approach to Kafka; and the Sex and the City creator is full of unsurprises

The Independent UK

EastEnders’ Cheryl Fergison posts sincere Blackpool Tower tribute after netting ‘fire’ blunder

Heather Trott actor asked her followers to ‘forgive me for being passionate about the Blackpool Tower’ after reported blaze turned out to be nothing of the sort

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