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

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 The trial date of two men in Blackpool accused of the sexual assault and murder of a 13-month-old baby boy they were attempting to adopt has been set. Both of the accused were remanded in custody.
• 🔵 Two pedestrians were injured in a hit-and-run in Lancashire after a car mounted the pavement and struck the victims before driving away from the scene.
• 🔵 Sunloungers and sunscreen at the ready as Lancashire and large parts of the UK look set to experience weather and temperatures better than Ibiza later this week.

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