- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
- Man accused of starting riots blaze
- PM urges 'thorough' fraud probe
- Fox urges Budget business tax cuts
- UK reporter dies in Syria onslaught
- Private firm to run police station
- Ex-bouncer guilty of Nikitta murder
- Third chance to get Olympic tickets
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Tributes to tragic DJ Jodie
A ‘larger than life’ DJ who pledged to live life to the full after undergoing a heart transplant has died.
Motors workers to talk about memories
Former Leyland Trucks workers are being called upon to share their memories in front of an audience.
Roadworks, roadworks everywhere
“There seem to be diversion signs around every corner at the minute.”
Plans for a two-week Leyland festival
Leyland Festival is set to be a two-week celebration this summer, it has been revealed.
Pub extension to cater for comedy club
A £200,000 make-over at a popular Leyland pub is now underway.
Regional
Equality commission staff to strike
Staff at the equalities commission, including Manchester-based workers, are set to go on strike in a dispute over spending cuts and jobs.
Judges overturn 'lenient' sentence
The Attorney General has won a Court of Appeal bid for an indefinite jail sentence to be imposed in the case of a violent Cumbrian man who launched a "murderous" stabbing attack on his former partner.
Anfield Iron's medals auctioned
Medals won by veteran Liverpool FC footballer Tommy Smith will go to the highest bidder at an auction in Chester.
Prison suicide rate 'too high'
The Manchester prison where a lodger was found hanged in his cell has a suicide rate which has been "too high for too long", inspectors said.
Mother and daughter given Asbos
A Lancashire mother and daughter have been given two-year Asbos after causing "misery" to their neighbours, police have said.
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'Sharp drop' in degree courses
The number of degree courses on offer at UK universities has been slashed by more than a quarter in the past six years, new research suggests.
Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
Tourists face "rip-off charges" being imposed by some travel organisations, according to Which? Travel magazine.
Probe into sex-selection abortions
An investigation into claims that some doctors are granting women illegal abortions based on the sex of their unborn baby has been launched by the Department of Health.
UK urged to support tar sands ban
The UK must not block moves which would effectively ban polluting "tar sands" for use as transport fuels in Europe, green groups have warned ahead of a key EU vote.
GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
GPs have been over-paid millions of pounds for patients who have moved practice, died or been forced to leave the country, according to a new report.
Entertainment
Book review: Jezebel by Eleanor de Jong
Jezebel – most recognise her as the notorious Biblical figure synonymous with power but forever tainted by her reputation as a treacherous ‘painted lady.’ Is her Old Testament story the truth, partly the truth or just a pack of lies?
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Book review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books
Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.
Book review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?
Book review: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.
Book review: The Virgin Queen’s Daughter by Ella March Chase
In the Machiavellian world of the Tudor court, there is always room to take liberties.
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Weather for Leyland
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 4 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: West
