🔵 Lancashire set to rival Spain weather

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🔵 A fugitive who escaped from police on Thursday during a trip to Preston from a secure unit is still being hunted by officers, and is thought to be on the loose in North Lancashire.
🔵 Lancashire could be set to bask in some Mediterranean-style weather this week, with temperatures warmer than parts of Spain being predicted by the Met Office.
🔵 What do you know about the history of Preston’s famous Flag Market? Here are 35 retro photos of the iconic marketplace across the decades.

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	Fugitive who gave police the slip wanted still missing in Lancashire

	Shaun Paul Smith who gave police the slip on Thursday is now thought to be on the loose in East Lancashire.

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