All news by author: Jon Macpherson

Mother Tracey I'anson was admitted to Royal Preston Hospital for what she believed was a chest infection or cough caused by her 10-a-day smoking habit - but it turned out to be a rare blood condition

Stephen Pennington is a registered sex offender who was jailed in 2009 for the rape of a child. He was jailed again last year and is now being recalled to prison, Lancashire Police said

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES: Amy Youll, 31, has been banned from keeping animals indefinitely and handed a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 24 months after RSPCA officers found decomposing pets in her home

A medical professional at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and is in custody for questioning. He has been suspended by the health trust

Mum-of-two Nicola vanished while walking her dog by the river in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, close to two weeks ago on January 27

Police have released CCTV of the terrifying incident in an effort to trace the man walking the dog after he fled the scene