Hodgson, of Railton Avenue, Blackburn, was found guilty of the rape and one of the sexual assaults. The offences took place more than 20 years ago between 2001 and 2004.

A self-described Nazi on Tuesday became the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute. Jacob Hersant, 25, gave the salute and praised Nazi leader ...

Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs continued their unbeaten start to the season as they saw off the challenge of the New Orleans Saints. Chasing a third successive NFL crown, the Chiefs won 26-13 ...

A man with links to Blackburn and Darwen is a new man on the list of the most wanted in East Lancashire this week.

A car sales company has been given approval to build a new showroom on an 'eyesore' patch of rough grassland provided in stumps up £8,500.

A Burnley grandad who broke his hip in Egypt has landed back in the UK. The family of Geoff, who also has Alzheimer's, said he was immediately taken to Blackpool Hospital and is being assessed to ...

Tributes have been paid to volunteer and inter-faith campaigner whose work ‘epitomised the community spirit of Blackburn’.

"The new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards, delivered by Marketing Lancashire in partnership with Booths, reinforce the significance of this important sector to Lancashire’s continuing economic growth ...

Pupils at a Blackburn primary school have once again been awarded the Eco-Schools’ Green Flag Award with merit. St Francis CE Primary School headteacher James Kewley said he was “thrilled” with his ...

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former president Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene ‘s destruction, offering ...

Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging an earlier ruling which said that members of the public have the right to wild camp in the national park.

The Draconid meteor shower takes place every year and comes from the debris of comet 21 P/Giacobini-Zinner, which orbits around the Sun for six-and-a-half years. The Draconids are sometimes known as ...