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Welcome to your daily round-up from the Lancashire Post.

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 'I was murdered' - These were the final words of a vulnerable 23-year-old woman who killed herself after leaving a note accusing her ex-boyfriend of a catalogue of abuse, Preston Crown Court has been told.
• 🔵 An investigation is underway after an ambulance exploded into flames outside a property in Accrington.
• 🔵 The eagerly-awaited re-opening of a popular Italian restaurant in Lancashire, will sadly not happen before Christmas, as previously hoped, according to its owners.

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