Crime

A swoop on rogue drivers in Leyland at the weekend resulted in a haul of offences.

A motorist who reached 144mph during an M6 police pursuit left his female passenger with serious injuries after ploughing across a roundabout and through a stone wall.

A new mum was kicked and punched in a vicious row over a pet cat - while her baby boy was in her arms.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing Preston man who disappeared a week ago.

What do the youngest ever finalist in The Apprentice and a budding teenage thespian who has starred in Matilda on the West End have in common? Supreme talent, indelible passion, and intelligence are all prerequisites for such ventures, but another key thing stands out. They both attended a certain Lancastrian performing arts school. A school with a difference.

Illegal bikers could be snared by invisible dye under a new police crackdown.

Armed police are being deployed to fewer incidents in Greater Manchester, figures reveal.