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Fr Alex Frost of St Matthew's Church, Burnley, which will host the BBC Radio 4 show Any Questions

Burnley church to host live BBC radio show

Schools are under scrutiny over concrete

'Safety first' call over any Lancashire school that may have 'crumbly concrete'

Some Lancashire schools are being inspected because their age puts them at risk of having been built with a type of concrete that can fail without warning

Lancashire schools inspected over concrete collapse concerns 'as a precaution'

Sir Paul McCartney

The Beatles to release ‘final record’, says Paul McCartney

Simon Pegg graduated from the University of Bristol in 1991 with a BA in theatre, film, and television. He transitioned into stand-up comedy before starring in TV comedy series such as Black Books and Spaced. He is perhaps most well-known for his portrayals in the ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ films; Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End.

Simon Pegg discusses struggles with alcohol on Mission Impossible set

BBC Desert Island Discs composer’s house for sale: See inside Eric Coates’ 5-bed house on the market for £775k

Five-bed house belonging to famous English composer for sale for £775k

Rylan Clark has landed a role on long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers.

Rylan Clark set to star in Eurovision-themed episode of The Archers

Rev Richard Coles on Sky Arts Book Club

BBC Radio 4’s Richard Coles ‘forced to quit popular show’

Apple Day at Lotherton Hall, near Leds

From Cox's to Spartan - why we love apples

Journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan will take over from Jeremy Paxman as the host of TV show University Challenge.

BBC University Challenge host revealed as Amol Rajan

Ryanair warns it will cost more to fly to Europe this summer - here’s why

Dogs falling ill with ‘mystery’ vomiting bug - the signs to watch out for

The US has cut the isolation requirement from 10 days to five providing people are not showing symptoms (Photo: Getty Images)

Calls to cut Covid self-isolation to 5 days after US makes rules change

Business leaders have called for further support for the hospitality sector due to concerns that the new Omicron Covid variant led to a drop-off in trade in the run-up to Christmas (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Business leaders call for further support for pubs and restaurants amid concerns...

Half a million birds have had to be culled to prevent the spread of bird flu (image: Shutterstock)

Dozens of bird flu cases recorded across UK amid ‘largest ever’ outbreak

The UKHSA has projected that should Omicron continue spreading at its current rate, there could be between 80,000 to 90,000 UK cases per day by the end of December (image: Getty Images)

UK Omicron Covid cases ‘doubling every three days’ top scientists say

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people not to cancel Christmas parties or school nativity plays this festive period (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson urges people not to cancel Christmas parties or nativities amid Om...

File photo dated 22/12/2020 of a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

Covid-19: How the battle is already underway against Omicron variant

Christmas lockdown should be avoided as Covid winter wave ‘unlikely’ - what Prof...

A Rolls-Royce worker

Rolls-Royce back in profit after difficult period for aviation industry

Students, wearing face masks to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, work on computers in the Social Learning Zone at the University of Bolton (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

University students ‘face lectures ban unless they are fully-vaccinated’

Coronavirus is surging in some parts of the country

'Dangerous' to return to life as normal on July 19, expert warns

Travellers returning to England from holidays abroad are being warned of travel disruption and long queues at airports when restrictions begin to ease (Photo: Shutterstock)

Travellers returning to England warned of “disruption” and long airport queues w...

New Covid cases “could go as high as 100,000” a day after restrictions in England ease on 19 July, said Health Secretary Sajid Javid (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid cases ‘could go as high as 100,000’ a day after restrictions lifted in Eng...

Coronavirus

Cautious optimism as 'race is on' between Covid vaccine and third wave

Scientists have warned more data is needed before restrictions can be lifted (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning June lockdown lifting 'should be delayed by a few weeks' due to signs of...

More than 39 million people have been given a first jab and a further 25.3 million have had both doses

Expert warns jabs giving 'false sense of security' amid calls to delay unlockin...

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...

International travel for holidays is looking increasingly unlikely (Getty Images)

Here's the latest expert advice on booking holidays abroad

A man wearing a protective mask passes by the Coliseum in Rome (Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy is back in lockdown after signs of a 'new wave' of Covid-19 - here's why

Grandparents shouldn’t hug and kiss their grandkids yet - even if they’ve had two Covid vaccine doses (Photo: Shutterstock)

Grandparents shouldn’t hug and kiss their grandkids yet - even if they’ve had tw...

The Prime Minister has urged the nation to be “prudent” by continuing to follow the rules (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson is ‘very optimistic’ all Covid restrictions will be lifted on 21 J...

Boris Johnson has said he is “optimistic” that people will be able to holiday this summer (Photo: Shutterstock/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ summer holidays will be possible this year - what sci...

The Government made limited use of quarantine hotels early in the pandemic, such as this Holiday Inn hotel,close to Heathrow Airport which was block-booked by the Department of Health to use as a quarantine zone in March 2020 (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Anyone returning from these 'red list' countries to the UK will soon have to qua...

Pubs, bars and restaurants should remain closed until May (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pubs and restaurants should stay shut until May - what scientists are saying

Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

‘Worst is yet to come’ for Covid-19 infections - what you need to know

A lack of social distancing in supermarkets is causing concern - how to stay saf...

Anyone arriving in England and Scotland must provide a negative Covid test

Here’s when Boris Johnson is speaking today - and how to watch live

The Government said school reopenings are being kept "under review" amid mounting pressure from teaching unions and health advisers to delays pupils' return to class in January Credit: Jane Barlow/PA

Government to announce decision on delayed school return today

Schools could remain closed in January to bring down Covid infection rates - wha...

Oxford University's AstraZeneca vaccine could be approved ‘just after’ Christmas

Last minute changes to Christmas restrictions could still happen - as fears grow...

Covid restrictions could ease from spring - with hopes that summer 2021 will be ...