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

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🚨 Police have launched an appeal, and local residents have spoken of their shock after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head, leaving him with 'significant injuries'.
• 🚨 Lancashire Police have warned members of the public not to approach a Preston-linked man who has absconded from prison.
• 🔵 Returning this year to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Preston’s Caribbean Carnival is set to be the most impressive edition yet - here are a few fabulous images of last year’s festival.

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