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The Labour Party has confirmed that Alan Haworth died on holiday in Iceland on Monday morning - Credit: Gov/Wiki

Labour politician Lord Alan Haworth dead at 75

Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar

Burnley Council leader column

Saira Hussain in the House of Lords

Burnley architect's House of Lords honour

James Anderson, owner of Depher CIC in Burnley, which helps people to pay for food and energy. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

House of Lords to honour Burnley plumber at Westminster Palace

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson at the tug-of-war for Macmillan Cancer Support

Pendle MP is a tug-of-war champion

Pupils from Read Primary School enjoyed a trip to the Houses of Parliament

Pupils stage their own political debate after visit to Westminster

WhatsApp could disappear off UK phones if the company do not comply with the Online Safety Bill

WhatsApp could disappear from UK phones over privacy concerns

Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham is urging voters to back the Conservatives at next week's local elections

Burnley MP urges residents to vote Conservative as town goes to polls

Tributes have been paid to award winning therapy dog Jasper who died this week

Staff and patients devastated at news of beloved therapy dog's death

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

A letter from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) to the information commissioner argues TikTok could be in breach of UK law. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs believe TikTok breaches UK law - could be banned

Lady Masham was a near life-long campaigner for disabled rights (Photo: UK Parliament)

Tributes to former paralympian Baroness Masham who has died aged 87

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

Lord Wajid Khan of Burnley receiving the University of Gujrat’s first ever Honorary Doctorate from Pervez Ellahi, the Chief Minister of Punjab

Lord Khan of Burnley's prestigious international honour

Keir Starmer will set out Labour's new vision for the constitutional future of the UK today.

Keir Starmer looks to abolish House of Lords in ‘transfer of power’

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Market Street in Colne

Small East Lancashire towns facing 'disastrous situation' unless more help given

Burnley Mayor Coun. Wajid Khan

Burnley Mayor becomes youngest ever opposition peer in House of Lords

Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street following the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on September 15, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Here’s what you need to know about Boris Johnson’s controversial Internal Market...

Pendle has been praised in the House of Lords

Lord praises Pendle for 'heroic' response on front line of COVID-19 battle

The Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rev Julian Henderson, gives his maiden speech to the House of Lords. Picture courtesy: www.parliamentlive.tv

Lancashire Bishop uses House of Lords speech to urge Government to 'heed the nor...

Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham

Burnley MP wants 'fairer, global system' after MPs pass immigration bill

Thankyou

Journalism, the c-word and a thank you | Jabbering Journo column

Police issued 123 on the spot fines across Lancashire at the weekend for breaking lockdown rules

On the spot fine for breaking lockdown rules issued in Burnley was one of 123 ha...

Firefighters were called to help after the chimney pot at a house in the Ribble Valley became loose in high winds yesterday.

Fire crews called out after high winds dislodge chimney pot at Ribble Valley hom...

Police have thanked a shopper who gave up his own place in a supermarket queue to buy food for an on duty officer

Police thanks to shopper for random act of kindness at Pendle supermarket

A number of countries have already enforced lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how lockdown happened in other countries - and what restrictions Britain...

Coming Up Trumps by Jean Trumpington

Book review: Coming Up Trumps by Jean Trumpington

UFO

Appeal from top UFO investigator

Burnley General Hospital. Urgent Care Unit.

BURNLEY MP GORDON BIRTWISTLE: Keeping an eye on inquiry into East Lancs NHS Hosp...

House of Lords back Jane’s Law following murder of Barrowford nurse

LETTER: We need to get NHS changes right first time

Time for House of Lords to become an elected chamber?

LETTER: Peers get away with cheating tax-payers

LETTER: Abuse of Prime Minister David cameron from House of Lords - not rioting ...

LETTER: MPs get £35,000 after losing job - we get a P45

Your chance to object to sell-off of local woodlands and forest