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Residents in the area say drones are often spotted making drop-offs at HM Prisons Wymott and Garth in Ulnes Walton, near Leyland

Concerns over death of 'polite' inmate suspected of £500k drone racket

Police have closed the Eastbound on slip and the Westbound off slip at junction 3 (Bickerstaffe) of the M58 due to a huge fire at a commercial building in Ormskirk.

Motorway mayhem as fire shuts lanes while emergency services descend

Six fire engines are currently in attendance at a commercial building fire on Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk.

Firefighters rush to tackle four single-storey units blaze

The DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo includes the lightweight 4K drone, DJI RC controller and three batteries for extended flying sessions

The DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo has dropped to £359 for Prime members

Review: DJI’s new mini power station perfect for campers and creators

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

DJI Neo mini drone price crashes to £125 in rare Amazon deal

The A77 drone has a folding design and a 4K camera aimed at helping beginners capture sweeping views.

Amazon’s top drone deal flies for ages say amazed buyers

Police footage has captured the dramatic moment officers chased down a drug smuggler on the M6 in Lancashire

£300k prison drone drug smuggling gang brought down after M6 chase

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

DJI Neo self-flying drone drops to £143 in rare Amazon deal

A 39-year-old man from Derbyshire was arrested and taken into custody

Police capture drone loaded with drugs buzzing around prison grounds

Residents in the area say drones are often spotted making drop-offs at HM Prisons Wymott and Garth in Ulnes Walton, near Leyland

Residents capture video of 'drugs drones' making drop-offs at prisons

Fire at White Lund Industrial Estate in Morecambe, Lancashire.

Watch: Thick black smoke billows from massive Lancashire blaze

Camping is enjoyed by more people than ever in the UK

Camping kit list: Tried and tested camping tech for outdoor adventures

The Innovation Centre at Sci-Tech Daresbury

Sci-Tech Daresbury growth takes flight with arrival of Drone Simulation and NDT ...

Drug dealer lobs bin bag of heroin over fence during police raid

Drug dealer throws £10k cocaine over a fence as cops raid home

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb
This is the moment a teenager unwittingly discovered a live WW2 bomb packed with 250kg of explosives on a riverbed - before crashing his underwater drone into it.
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Liam Ainslie reached speeds exceeding 130mph in a stolen car during a police chase on the A19.

Fleeing car thief gets outwitted by drone after 130mph police chase

Brian Fletcher went missing in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon

Drones and search dogs out for man who went missing at beauty spot

Two men were arrested after a drone was spotted flying close to HMP Wymott in Leyland

Two men arrested after drone spotted flying near prison

Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a "threat to national security", a watchdog has warned

Drones could lift inmates out of jails to escape, prison officers say

It's been a huge year for testing tech

Top 10 tech of 2024: Our reviewer’s favourite gadgets of this year

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

Check out the unbelievable new price of this DJI self-flying drone

Some unexpected items on the middle aisles as part of Aldi's early Black Friday Specialbuys event

Aldi early Black Friday Specialbuys include a TV and drone

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

We test a bargain drone that flies itself and follows you around

Anker's Prime Charger can hurl out a massive 240 watts across its six ports

We test the cleverest desktop charger on the market

Suspects located by drone in dark undergrowth.

Watch: Suspects located by drone in dark undergrowth

Two men were arrested after police investigated reports of a drone flying near Leyland's HMP Wymott

Car flips onto roof during chase after reports of drone near prison
Two men were arrested after a car crashed during a chase as police investigated reports of a drone flying near a prison in Leyland.
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Fascinating footage shows police training drone pilots - in a children's soft play centre.

Watch as drones fly through soft play area during police exercise

The drones and self-flying aircrafts will be able to hold heavy loads of fire retardant.

Lancs Fire Service trial firefighter drones seen to be ‘game-changing’

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze in Yorkshire

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze

Basking shark spotted off the coast of Scotland in Ayrshire

Terror as paddleboarder crosses paths with '10 metre' shark

Apple AirPod Pros are among the best early tech deals in Prime Day. Photo: Ming Yeung/Getty Images

8 fantastic early Prime Day gadget deals, according to out tech expert

The Jackery Explorer 100 Plus

This is one of the first gadgets I'll pack when I go camping this year

Millionaire Graham Wildin, 70, continuously defied court orders to knock down his illegal 10,000sq/ft leisure complex - and has even served jail time over it.

Roof gets torn off giant illegally-built man-cave

A man who made thousands of number plates to sell to criminals to use on cars involved in crimes ranging from attempted murder to burglaries has today been jailed for more than three years.

Watch: Fake number plate crook wanted by police hides out in his shed

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Smoke at Warbreck House in Blackpool earlier today

Breaking Major Blackpool Road closed due to another fire at Warbreck House

Alannah and Mila with the team from Drone To Home who used their drones to help find her.

Watch: Drone finds missing dog - and captures emotional reunion

Drone pilot and dog handler link up to arrest a suspect.

Watch police drone pilot and dog handler find suspect

A 45-year-old man was arrested after a drone was seen flying over the walls of HMP Wymott near Leyland on Friday (March 15)

Drone seen flying over prison walls with suspicious package

Giles Dalby has been convicted in court after crashing a drone at a live music concert.

Drone crashes into stage at beach concert

Lancashire photographer Greg Wolstenholme is nominated for the British Photography Awards but he needs your vote

Photographer up for British Photography Awards - but he needs your vote

Father’s Day UK gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

Father’s Day UK gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

The ‘drone’ sightings at Gatwick Airport on Sunday may have been party balloons. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Gatwick ‘drone’ may have been party balloons

Gatwick Airport was forced to close and planes diverted after a suspected drone was spotted near the runway on Sunday. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Gatwick Airport forced to close over suspected drone near runway

An easyjet flight was involved in a near miss with an illegal drone

Breaking UK easyJet flight in narrow miss with illegal drone at 5,000ft

Video from Avon and Somerset Drone Team shows stranded dog's tail wagging with joy as fire crews abseil down to recuse him from a cliff face

Video shows moment a dog was saved from cliff face

North Korea ‘greatly satisfied’ with underwater attack drone tests able to cause ‘radioactive tsunami’

North Korea test underwater drone with nuclear capabilities

Ikea automated drone

Ikea launch automated drones working in stores

Snoop Dogg will go on stage in Leeds this year

Watch as Snoop Dogg was greeted at airport by Still D.R.E. on bagpipes

The US military has released dramatic footage of a Russian jet crashing into one of its drones over the Black Sea, after the Kremlin's denial that its SU-27 clipped the propeller of the drone

Video of Russian jet crashing into US military drone released

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea after dumping ‘environmentally unsound’ fuel (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

Loading up the Holland's pies on the drone for delivery (photo: Ben Frith)

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a pie!

Father’s Day UK 2022 gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

Father’s Day UK 2022 gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

Drone's eye view of crews fighting the blaze (Image: Lancashire Fire and Rescue).

Eye in the sky guides fire crews fighting blaze

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