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Family lose "fearless" toddler daughter - 3 years after death of son

Pregnant women and vulnerable people have been warned after dangerous bacteria was been found in a type of cheese

Warning for pregnant women after deadly bacteria found in cheese

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions

Findings of a clinical trial involving a new Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab have been published

New Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab hailed ‘momentous’ by experts in trial

A six-year-old pupil from Ashford Church of England School has died after falling ill with Group A streptococcal infection.

Six-year-old child died in a Strep A outbreak at school

Almost four in 10 Brits aged over 65 find it difficult to have conversations abo...

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity

The first signs of scarlet fever can be flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature, a sore throat and swollen neck glands. A rash appears 12 to 48 hours later which looks like small, raised bumps and starts on the chest and tummy before spreading

Scarlet fever outbreak confirmed at Lancashire nursery

These are the latest Covid cases in each area of Lancashire

How many Covid cases have been recorded in Lancashire in the last 24 hours

Hundreds of alcohol deaths in Lancashire during pandemic

Soaring number of booze related deaths in Lancashire a "devastating increase"

New data suggests the STI is on the rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

What you need to know about flesh eating STI donovanosis - and how it’s treated

More than 35,000 women miss vital breast cancer screenings in Lancashire

Tens of thousands of Lancashire women miss vital health test

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home?

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home?

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant been found in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant are in UK - and its effect on vaccine...

The devastating cost of Covid in our care homes has been revealed fully for the first time

"Every death is a tragedy": How almost 1,000 care home residents died of Covid-1...

Morecambe are preparing for life in League One in 2021/22 Picture: Stefan Willoughby

Morecambe chief believes their season ticket target can be met

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Heat-health warning issued as temperatures set to soar across England

Lancaster University.

Lancaster University students forced to isolate after Covid cases at grad ball h...

Record high flu jab rate among over-65s in Lancashire

Record high flu jab rate among over-65s in Lancashire

Public Health England figures show 177 cases of the Delta variant had been recorded in Lancaster by June 16.

More than 100 further Delta variant cases identified in Lancaster

A waiting area at the vaccination centre in Blackpool's Winter Gardens.

Everyone aged over 18 in Lancashire can book Covid vaccine from today

Every adult in England will be able to book their Covid-19 vaccine from today (Getty Images)

All adults in England can now book their Covid-19 jab - here’s how to get your a...

Public Health England figures show 72 cases of the Delta variant had been recorded in Lancaster by June 9 - 61 more than the 11 cases recorded the week before.

Dozens of further Delta variant cases identified in Lancaster

This map shows how many covid cases are near you as 21 June set to be delayed

The Delta Covid-19 variant is now thought to be dominant in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Delta Covid variant is now ‘dominant in UK’ - and poses greater risk of hospital...

The scenes in Blackpool during May Bank Holiday weekend

Covid cases increased by 692 in Lancashire over the May Bank Holiday weekend

A new Covid variant first detected in Thailand has now been identified in the UK (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Thai Covid strain found in the UK - but is it as infectious as the Indian va...

Covid-19: 99,470 people have had coronavirus in Lancashire

Covid cases in Lancashire to hit major landmark

Surge testing has been under way in parts of Bolton since 7 May (Photo: Getty Images)

Where India variant is dominant in UK - amid concerns lockdown could be extended

Health officials have designated the Indian variant as a “variant under investigation” (Photo: Getty Images)

77 cases of a new Indian Covid variant found in the UK could be ‘cause for conce...

Locking down streets could be the way forward when it comes to containing outbreaks of Covid variants (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Entire streets could be locked down to stop spread of Covid variants, says exper...

Is your area among the worst affected? (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right n...

A new Covid-19 variant has been listed as a 'Variant Under Investigation' (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Covid-19 strain declared as ‘Variant Under Investigation’ - what we know so ...

16 cases of the new variant have been identified in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists are tracking another new Covid variant in the UK after 16 cases found

A further 1.7 million people were advised by the Government to shield earlier this month, with hundreds of thousand now invited to receive a Covid vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

600,000 more people who were shielding have been invited for a Covid vaccine

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma...

Covid-19 case rates have dropped across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid cases have dropped in nearly 95% of the UK - here’s how regions compare

Olly Alexander stars in It's A Sin

TV drama It's a Sin offers hope over HIV testing rate in Lancashire

Infection rates have fallen across all age groups and regions. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus infections are now highest among 30 to 39 year olds in England

Have you got what it takes? (Photo: BBC)

TV quiz show Pointless is looking for new contestants - how to apply

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant has mutated again - here’s what scientists are saying

Case rates have dropped to their lowest levels since the end of last year (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid levels are at lowest in 2021 for most of England - the regions compared

Matt Hancock will lead a coronavirus briefing today - here's when

The daily testing of secondary school pupils and staff in England has been temporarily paused, due to concerns over the new variant (Photo: Shutterstock)

Daily Covid tests for secondary school pupils and staff in England have been pau...

This is when schools could reopen in England - and what you need to know about e...

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