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Popular apps and websites have stopped working amid a technical problem at Cloudflare. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Full list of apps and websites affected by Cloudflare outage

DownDetector has recently seen a huge spike in problems with major apps including Twitter and Facebook. (Photo: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)

Major social media app goes down for users

Man arrested after police dog ‘sniffed him out’ in Southport woodlands

The M60 in Greater Manchester is closed in both directions between J11 (Eccles) and J12 (M602) due to a Greater Manchester Police incident.

Breaking Road closure on M60 due to police incident - here's the details

Users of social media site X (formerly Twitter) are currently unable to access the service.

Twitter hit by outage as users unable to use social media site

Scary stats show two in five Brits believe doom-scrolling is self-care

Russian state media fell for an outrageous April Fools joke that Britain was buying a new aircraft carrier and would name it HMS Prince Andrew.

Russia media falls for April Fool's gaffe involving Prince Andrew

Victor Meldrew who was known for his moaning. Photo: BBC

Blaise Tapp: ‘I don’t believe it’ why do people feel the need to moan so much?

Coronation Street star Sam Aston and his skating partner Molly Lanaghan have been crowned winners of Dancing On Ice 2025.

Readers react to Lancs Sam Aston being crowned Dancing on Ice champion

From Twitter to X (Pic: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

Major social media platform X hit by outages - latest

Robert Smith has revealed over the weekend he is to leave X/Twitter, but will be on other social media platforms such as BlueSky.

Robert Smith and Michael Stipe leave social media this weekend

Take a look at the 21 Lancashire celebrites with the most X/Twitter followers

21 Lancashire celebrities with the most X/Twitter followers

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton being interviewed about their new Inside No. 9 project. Credit: BBC/Red Studios

Lancashire TV star Steve Pemberton announces new Inside No. 9 project

MMA Fighter Connor Hitchens from Preston has died suddenly in Blackpool aged 27

Coroner to probe death of Lancashire MMA fighter and dad aged 27

Steve Pemberton and Nicola Thorp are amongst those leaving X for Bluesky. Credit: Getty

Lancs celebrities leave X for new social media site but what is it?
Millions of people - including some Lancashire celebrities - have left X, formerly known as Twitter for a new social media site.
Aimee Seddon

Bluesky has added millions of users in just a week. Photo: IAN LANGSDON/AFP via Getty Images

What is Bluesky? Why people are joining and how to sign up

Marques Brownlee. Photo: Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images for Samsung Galaxy Creators Collective

YouTube star apologises for 'inexcusable and dangerous' driving

Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown will address an audience at Lancaster University

Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown struck with 'serious illness'

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Canal charity calls on families to help keep canals in the North West plastic-fr...

Sir Ian McKellen - pictured just yesterday at a West End theatre- went out partying on Saturday night. Credit: Getty

Legendary Lancs actor Sir Ian McKellen gobsmacks gay nightclub goers

Ryan Bradsaw from Blackpool chats to us after being evicted from the Big Brother house.

I'm gutted to be out, I had a great time and don't regret a thing

Meet the Big Brother housemate Ryan from Blackpool. Credit: ITV

Everyone's saying same thing about Big Brother's Ryan from Blackpool

PC Jonathan Hodgson created a Twitter account (now known as X), under a fake name, which he used to publish sexually explicit images of himself.

Police officer set up fake account to send explicit images of himself

Halifax and Lloyds online banking down for thousands of customers

Rainbow Hub's Vicki Cunningham with David Dempsey left and James (Kirky) McCulloch

Burscough Football Club chooses Rainbow Hub as their charity partner

Staff at Burnley pub The Royal Dyche will be given the chance to step away from the bar tomorrow to try for tickets for the much awaited Oasis reunion gig next year

Staff at Burnley pub can 'call time' in scramble for Oasis reunion tickets
A jokey tweet by an award winning Burnley pub landlady has gone viral.
Sue Plunkett

New Order's show this evening in Cardiff has been cancelled over safety concerns regarding the weather conditions at Alexandra Head.

UK music giants forced to cancel show over safety concerns

Rachel Chinouriri attends The Ivor Novello Awards 2022 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 19, 2022 in London, England.

UK singer 'deeply saddened' as she's forced to cancel tour dates

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have announced their split this week after five years together.

What we know so far about Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury shock split

Freddie Flintoff pictured in a BBC handout photo Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams On Tour. Credit: BBC/South Shore

Viewers all say same thing about Freddie Flintoff after new show airs

L: Echoes of the Bunneymen on the Conti stage. R: Will Sargent (Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist) with Tony Cornwell

"Top night": Echo and the Bunneymen star raves about Preston gig

Blackpool born presenter was replaced on her Radio 2 Breakfast show by Scott Mills today and Gaby Roslin on Friday. Credit: Getty

Concern grows for Zoe Ball as she misses Radio 2 show again

Former footballer Joey Barton is set to appear in court over tweets directed at female football pundit Eni Aluko

Ex-Fleetwood Town manager charged over tweets about football pundit

Online trolls targeted the families of Nicola Bulley and Jay Slater

We're calling on PM Keir Starmer to stop online trolls in their tracks

23 pictures from PGHS prom

23 pictures from Penwortham Girls' High School's 2024 prom

Chocolate lovers are flying to Dubai for a viral chocolate bar. (Stock images for illustrative purposes by Getty/ATTA KENARE/GUILLAUME BAPTISTE/GIUSEPPE CACACE)

The viral chocolate bar that has Brits flying to Dubai to try out

Marcus Wareing

Lancs' celebrity chef serves up new cook book of his top French dishes

Spanish search and rescue teams have gathered again in Tenerife for the sixth day of the hunt for Lancashire teenager Jay Slater (Credit: James Manning/PA Wire)

Spanish search teams gather for sixth day of hunt for Jay Slater

MMA Fighter Connor Hitchens from Preston has died suddenly in Blackpool aged 27

Tributes to Lancashire MMA fighter & father after shock death aged 27

Andi Peters has faced some backlash following a comment he made to Ranvir Singh. Credit: Getty

GMB presenter criticised for fat shaming comments to Ranvir Singh

(Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

Breaking Banking app goes down

Potholes

Racing car boss claims council "must be on drugs" over pothole plan

Korean Billy on his YouTube channel explaining Lancashire words and phrases

YouTube sensation Korean Billy makes "surreal" visit to Preston

Sir Lindsay Hoyle pictured with his late father (left) announced the sad news of his passing earlier today (Sunday) on Twitter.

Breaking Sir Lindsay Hoyle left devastated after dad passes away

Comedian Dapper Laughs aka Daniel O'Reilly. Credit: @dapperlaughs/X

Comedian delivers message to heckler forced to leave his Lancs show

Chorley star Steve Pemberton is hoping to auction off Taskmaster merchandise for Derian House Children's Hospice. Credit: Getty and @SP1nightonly on Twitter

Taskmaster star from Chorley to auction off show merchandise

Kevin Pietersen wades in on Kate Middleton rumours. Credit: X/Kevin Pietersen/PA Wire

KateGate: Penwortham popstar 'sees Kate Middleton most days'

Greggs is the latest store to be hit by IT outages, with the chain forced to close store this morning. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Greggs shuts stores

The crash on the roundabout at Edith Rigby Way, near the M55 in Preston. Picture credit: Lancashire Police

Driver captured by police dogs after fleeing scene of crash

The M65 eastbound was closed between junction 2 and junction 3 overnight due to a collision.

Serious crash closed parts of the motorway for 12 hours

Actress Amy Nuttall is releasing a song in memory of her mother. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Lancashire actress to release first single for heartbreaking reason

The identity of Love Island star's Blackpool based ex-girlfriend has been revealed. Credit: ITV/Getty

Messy Mitch from Love Island's secret Blackpool ex revealed

Love Island star Mitch says he is hoping to get back with an ex from Blackpool. Credit: ITV

Who is the Blackpool ex that Love Island star Mitch is chasing?

This was how we covered Sir Tom's death

How the news broke of Sir Tom Finney's death 10 years ago