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Preston Crown Court.

Paedophile cries as judge at Preston Crown Court jails him for 3 years

A man engaged in sexual conversation online with a girl he believed was 13. Gavin Duckworth exchanged messages with the girl, asking for photographs of her, asking if she was sexually active and attempted to forge a friendship.

Lancashire man caught in sex chat with girl he thought was 13

School WhatsApp groups are an 'essential parenting tool'

Parents rely on WhatsApp groups to stay on top of back-to-school chaos

Watch the moment arsonist Darren Davies was arrested after blowing up Hambleton home over inheritance row

The moment the man who set fire to the family home was arrested

First picture of arsonist Darren Davies, 55 who blew up Hambleton bungalow in Carr Lane after wrongly believing he had lost inheritance

First picture of arsonist who blew up home over inheritance row

Taking a few minutes to arrange your mobile connection before you leave home can make arriving at your destination much smoother.

The phone setup that could save you hours of hassle abroad

Unlimited mobile data can help teenagers stream, browse and stay connected throughout long journeys abroad - and they can get it with Holafly.

The travel tool that could keep teenagers happy on long journeys

Installing a Holafly eSIM before you travel means you can get online almost as soon as you land, helping you avoid the hassle of searching for Wi-Fi or worrying about roaming charges.

Travel trick helps you avoid roaming charges and stay connected abroad

Woman on a smartphone in a snowstorm. Photo: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

How phone signal and WhatsApp is affected by snow

If you’re on your feet all day you need to be wearing something comfy. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: Daughter #2 returns to life on the ocean waves

Elswick sex offender learns his fate after staying at home of mum-of-3 and texting child breaching order

Registered sex offender learns fate after staying at home of mum-of-3

New Text Service for Bereaved Young People

Young people’s bereavement charity launches new text service

Patsy Kensit offers advice for how to erase your ex from your life

Brits spend almost six days a year regretting life choices

Selfdrive is an new app that seeks to transform the way individuals travel

Ad Feature SelfDrive UK: The smarter, cheaper way to get behind the wheel

Capture the magic with a digital wedding guest photo album and guestbook with GuestPix - it couldn't be easier

Capture every wedding photo with GuestPix – no app needed

WhatsApp app on an older iPhone model

WhatsApp has stopped working on these iPhones - full list
WhatsApp has stopped working on many iPhone models this month 😱
Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Lorde has teased fans of a 'new era' for her in 2025 in a new message shared on WhatsApp.

Lorde teases a 'new era' after surprise appearance at Coachella 2025

The row over deleted WhatsApp messages continues to dominate the headlines (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

WhatsApp to get major AI update and you can’t turn it off

Couple surprise wedding guests with WhatsApp invite on the day.

Watch: Couple surprise wedding guests with WhatsApp invite on the day

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary where Dr Boanca abused colleagues, as well as staff at the GMC and agencies.

Doctor who said he 'didn't give a ****' about patients is struck off

WhatsApp scam warning after woman (not pictured) lost £18,000. Photo: IMAGO Images/Cover Images

‘I was traumatised after losing £18k to WhatsApp scam’

Shares range from as little as £25 to £70 and investors can buy up to £10,000 worth of shares.

Ad Feature Gallop into Christmas with the perfect gift for horse lovers

WhatsApp now lets your save drafts of messages - how it works

Woman lost £20k in a sophisticated scam. (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Woman lost £20k to scammers after replying to fake TV licence email

Scary WhatsApp message you need to watch out for

WhatsApp announces changes. (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

WhatsApp is making a major change to the way you add contacts

Robson's Food Store assistant manager Martin Passmoor has been discussing the issue of shoplifting on Chester Road.

Shopkeeper reveals how traders are tackling shoplifters themselves
Shopkeepers in a busy shopping street say they have resorted to ‘policing it ourselves’ after losing faith with the justice system amid the escalating issue of shoplifting.
Neil Fatkin

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been spared jail after admitting to accessing indecent images of children.

Huw Edwards spared jail after accessing indecent images of children

WhatsApp is testing a new game-changing feature. Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images

WhatsApp tests game-changing feature - what to expect

Sajid Ali, 56, the gang kingpin behind a major drug smuggling operation, is facing jail.

£11m cocaine haul smuggled in banana shipment: Drugs kingpin convicted

Retired nurse Margaret Gudgeon, 66, from Waddington in Clitheroe, has been travelling for 10 weeks from Germany, Italy to France and had been in daily contact with her loved ones until recently.

Lancashire woman travelling alone in France loses contact from family

Shipments of cannabis from California were destined for Lancashire but were intercepted by Border Force officers

35-year-old caught smuggling 5 kilos of weed from California to Lancs

Get the latest Lancashire headlines direct to your phone via WhatsApp

AI powered José Mourinho delivers team talk when fans admit mistakes

I want to move to Lancashire, but the estate agents aren’t helping me

Emma found the property in question on AirBnb (Collect/PA Real Life)

Airbnb scammers leave dream £4,000 family holiday in tatters

Rosie Ritchie before and after her surgery Picture: Rosie Ritchie / SWNS

Woman given bag containing stomach after Turkish weight-loss surgery

Whatsapp has introduced a new interface that comes with three new features, one of which is silencing unknown callers (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Whatsapp rolls out new interface that can silence unknown callers

WhatsApp introduces state-of-the-art feature that blocks unwanted calls and texts - here’s how

WhatsApp introduces major feature to address unwanted calls and texts

WhatsApp are set to release a new Twitter-like feature

WhatsApp to add Twitter-like follow feature

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

WhatsApp, said there is a bug affecting Android phones and they don’t secretly record users, following backlash over messenger service ‘accessing microphone at night’

WhatsApp safety concerns as users report app accessing microphone

Social media users have been advised on how to avoid scams on platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp

Most financial scams come through Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

WhatsApp have given users a new Poll feature

How to use WhatsApp’s new poll feature and view results

WhatsApp announces big changes in latest update - what to expect

Action Fraud has issued a warning after receiving multiple reports of attempted WhatsApp account takeover scams.

Breaking WhatsApp is making a major change to voice notes

Action Fraud has issued a warning after receiving multiple reports of attempted WhatsApp account takeover scams.

WhatsApp users warned over surge in account takeover scams

Here’s three ways to read hidden deleted messages on iPhone and Android devices

Three sneaky ways to read deleted WhatsApp messages from a recipient

The Online Safety Bill could force WhatsApp to ease its encryption.

WhatsApp head say chat app could become illegal in the UK

Whatsapp will introduce a new feature called ‘Kept Messages’ to allow users to keep messages saved forever.

Whatsapp users can keep messages forever soon

Whatsapp update: emojis to feature in two new rollouts

Hackers selling database with 500 million WhatsApp phone numbers

WhatsApp issues warning over dangerous ‘clone’ apps

The 3 WhatsApp settings every user should change for 2023

WhatsApp could be upping its game with these four major changes in 2023.

Four big changes coming to Whatsapp in 2023 including new edit trick

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