Top stories of the week

The UK has weathered its wettest February on record after three successive storms brought heavy downpours and flooding.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced that they are expecting a baby and that they have got engaged.

Aimee Williams took her romance with childhood sweetheart Lewis to new heights today and popped the question on a rollercoaster.

Young people have the wrong idea about golf and it’s time to change their minds, say Chorley Golf Club.

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A rabbit was dumped in a plastic box in a Lancashire layby and left in the rain and snow, the animal charity RSPCA said.

Leap Year Day only happens every four years. So February 29 is four times as special for those celebrating birthdays, weddings and other anniversaries.

Two lanes of the M6 had to be closed near Preston this morning following a collision.

A campaigner who fought against rejected plans to build more than 900 homes to the north of Preston has said she “cannot understand” why the government will not defend a court case that could see the proposals put back on the table.

Saturday is train operator Northern's final day before its routes are brought under public control.