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  1. Andrew Mulloy, wearing an orange t-shirt and blue fleece jacket, is smiling at the camera while standing in his garden.

  2. David Collinge with grey hair wearing a navy blue polo top and zip up knitted jumper standings in a textile factory with rows of large reels of blue cotton. He is smiling.

  3. Heckingbottom on disappointing defeat at leaders Coventry

    Heckingbottom: 'They've earned their luck'

    Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom conceded his side were outplayed by the "hunger and drive" of Championship leaders Coventry City on Wednesday.

    The Lilywhites trailed 2-0 at the break and then found themselves 3-0 down early in the second half, after a penalty award which was hotly disputed by his team.

    They have now won just one of their last 11 league games.

    Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire: "We knew it was going to be a difficult place to come because they are really at it and they didn't disappoint.

    "They were really hungry from minute one, how they competed when they lost the ball. We weren't brilliant with the ball all night but I thought we were a bit loose early on with their pressure.

    "With the first goal, you can say they've earned their luck but the second goal we are disappointed with.

    "We lost three first contacts, really, in the box, Dan [Iversen] makes a good save, but that hunger and drive is why they are up there and scoring all the goals.

    "And, listen, it's not a penalty. Their lads have said that. That sort of took the game away from us.

    "I felt good about the second half, we thought we'd get that little bit of luck, and that made it a tough night.

    "We felt we had one at the other end but it didn't come."

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    The Manxman ferry, which is white, red and black, moored in Douglas Harbour in front of the Manannan fast craft, which is the same colours. It is dusk and the lights on Douglas seafront behind are beginning to glow.

  5. Stock shot of a Lancashire Constabulary police car.

  6. An image of elderly protestors outside Longridge Hospital. They are holding placards saying "when is our hospital reopening."

  7. A street party in Morecambe. Hundreds of people are seen along the street whilst a large shrimp puppet is held up.

  8. A monkey at Chester Zoo sitting on a wooden post with a rainbow in the sky behind it.

  9. A smiling Ashley Dalton, with short grey hair and a red jacket, waves to the crowd after her election win

  10. Kieron is a man in his 30s with brown hair and a brown beard He is photographed wearing a grey and red striped jumper over a white t-shirt. He is sitting on a park bench in front of a green bush.

  11. A blue and a yellow water slide next to each other opening into a pool at the Sandcastle. There is a big loop of the blue slide at the top and the yellow one is seen further in the distance.

  12. External view of the entrance to Pendle Rise shopping centre. It has a square glass entrance saying Pendle Rise in blue above the doors and a Wilko store to the left. People are walking towards the entrance

  13. We are up against it - Heckingbottom

    'In certain ways we are up against it, and we have to battle and fight. We need everyone to do that' - Heckingbottom

    Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's visit to league leaders Coventry City (20:00 GMT).

    Here are the main talking points:

    • Callum Lang has strained his hamstring whilst recovering from a knock and is unlikely to feature until after the international break. Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire that due to "his history, it would be too risky" for him to return sooner.

    • Lewis Gibson has torn a shoulder muscle making him "a doubt" for the matchday squad. Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen returned to training fully this week. He is "fit and available" so could travel to Coventry.

    • The Championship "is a hard league, an unforgiving league" which is why Heckingbottom says North End have slipped down to 13th in the table after dropping too many points in a five-game winless run.

    • He cites "conceding too many goals" as the key reason Preston have fallen away from the play-off spots.

    • Their next opponents Coventry City are "a dangerous team", he says. "They've got firepower, they're never out of it. They win games when they're not playing well because they have that firepower."

    • Heckingbottom's message to fans is "to stay with the team". "We are up against it and we have to battle and fight," he adds. "We need everyone to do that, we need the fans to do that as well.

    Listen to the full interview with Paul Heckingbottom and more North End on BBC Sounds.

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  14. Kyle Walker in action for England against Senegal in June 2025

  15. A Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet at BAE Systems in Warton stands outside a grey warehouse with concertina doors and a red-and-white BAE Systems sign.

  16. 'A rare moment of hope and positivity this week'

    Natalie Bromley
    Fan writer

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    A rare moment of hope and positivity this week, in an otherwise miserable season: the Burnley board announced the season ticket packages for next year. And my goodness, did they get it right.

    As well as still being one of cheapest prices in the Premier League, there are two major headlines. The first is that the club are investing in youth, protecting the next generation of Clarets with a massive 70% discount for all fans under the age of 21. This is a serious investment from the board, costing what we believe to be several hundreds of thousand pounds, and succeeds in prioritising those fans who will take us into the next chapter of our history.

    The second is that all season ticket holders will also attend the first domestic cup home draws in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup at no additional cost. Talk about value! And as someone who still believes in the magic of the cup, and who was gripped to the Wrexham v Chelsea tie this last weekend, this ticks a lot of boxes for me.

    Even the club's harshest critics were quick to praise the board for what they had produced. It felt, for the first time in a long time, that a paying fan was being put front and centre again. Which doesn't always feel the case in football these days.

    There is a really big game happening at Turf Moor this weekend, but it's not the men's seniors v AFC Bournemouth. Burnley FC Women face Wolverhampton Wanderers in one of the biggest games of their history.

    Just two points separate these two teams: win, and the Clarets take the advantage at the top of the league with promotion to WSL2 likely and just three games to go. As we celebrate IWD, it feels right to acknowledge the work Lola Ogunbote and the club have done to build our women's team, and promotion to the second tier feels fitting reward.

    Good luck Burnley FC Women.

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    Find more from Natalie Bromley at No Nay Never podcast

  17. Generic view of dirty-looking run down houses and flats by a strip of grass

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    The Manxman ferry, which is a large white ferry, with a large wave crashing across the bow in choppy seas.

  19. Road surface in need of repair at a crossroads in Lancashire.

  20. An image of William Banks, standing in the entrance to the alley way, there is a silver coloured metal gate behind his left shoulder and a silver coloured industrial bin with a black lid over his right shoulder. William is a balding man with a beard, he is smiling and wearing blue rimmed glasses. He is wearing a green jacket over a blue checked shirt.

  21. Father and son Steve and Ollie stand next to each other. Steve has short, cropped grey hair and a beard. He is wearing a grey hoodie. His son Ollie wears a black baseball cap and a black round-necked top.
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