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

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 A person has sadly died after a lorry smashed through the central reservation on the M6 motorway earlier this afternoon. Here's everything we know so far.
• 🔵 A Preston man is among nine people that have been arrested by the National Crime Agency for people smuggling. Read the full story here.
• 🔵 A fire at the Grade II-listed St Joseph’s Orphanage in Preston is being treated as arson, say police.

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