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

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 A man in his 80s has been left fighting-for-his-life in hospital after becoming trapped ‘underneath the cab of an articulated lorry’ at the M6 motorway services.
• 🔵 A man in his 40s who suffered serious burns after a suspected gas explosion at a home in Lancashire has been named locally.
• 🔵 Are you considering opening or taking over a business in Lancashire? Here are 17 local businesses available to buy right now, including premises in Preston and Lancaster.
• 🔵 Has your little one taken a huge step into primary school or high school this week? Here are 25 adorable back-to-school pictures parents have sent in capturing the big day.

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