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  1. Street view of the site on an industrial estate with neon gates and a large grey metal-clad building in the background.

  2. A woman wearing sunglasses and dressed in white with a long, flowing, ankle-length floral overshirt with bright, bold, orange and pink flowers on it sits on the bonnet of a vintage black car with a large chrome grille smiling in the sunshine

  3. Head and shoulders of Nelson Mandela sitting in a gold fabric chair with his right hand touching his cheek as he smiles. He has white hair and is wearing a cream and gold shirt with a bold swirl pattern

  4. Ella is standing in her graduation gowns next to Salford Quays. She is holding flowers in one hand and waving her other in the air. She has a joyful smile.

  5. Smoke can be seen billowing off moorlands after a fire quickly spread in the area. Patches of burnt grass be seen on the moorlands.

  6. Lorraine and Gigi

  7. Dave Fishwick stands smiling widely with his arms outstretched to the sides/ He has very short dark hair and is wearing a blue checked suit jacket and a white shirt

  8. A side-on shot of Mitch Stanley bowling for Lancashire in the Championship

  9. Defender Esteve leaves Burnley to join RB Leipzig

    David Anderson
    BBC Sport England

    Maxime Esteve in action for Burnley back in May during their unsuccessful Premier League relegation fightShutterstock

    Maxime Esteve has left Burnley after two and a half years

    Former France Under-21s defender Maxime Esteve has left Burnley to join Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

    Burnley have agreed a reported fee of £27.3m for Esteve, two years after they paid Montpellier £10.2m to make his loan permanent.

    Esteve, 24, was a big success at Turf Moor and key to their 2024-25 Championship-winning campaign under Scott Parker, playing all 46 league games.

    The 6ft 4in centre-half initially joined Burnley on loan on transfer deadline day on 1 February 2024, under then manager Vincent Kompany, and made 100 appearances for the Clarets.

    Burnley rewarded him for his progress with a five-year deal 12 months ago, but following their third relegation in five years from the Premier League, Esteve heads to a team who finished third in the German top flight last season.

  10. Generic shot of a Lancashire road sign, in red with white lettering saying Lancashire, The Red Rose County

  11. Head and shoulders shot of MP Chris Webb in Blackpool. He has short dark hair and a beard and is wearing a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and burgundy tie. He is standing outside with hotels and Blackpool Tower in the background.

  12. Close up of a brown cow being judged at an agricultural show. It has a red rope off a dark harness which is being held by a woman in a white coat with dark hair tied back who is looking to the right

  13. George Balderson batting for Lancashire in the T20 Blast. He has his bat held out and his eyes shut

  14. Tutonda signs for Accrington from Rochdale

    David Tutonda playing for Morecambe against Doncaster Rovers in 2025Shutterstock

    Congolese defender David Tutonda has joined Accrington Stanley from Rochdale on a one-year deal.

    Tutonda, 30, came through the youth system at Cardiff City and has played for clubs including Gillingham, Morecambe and Barnet.

    Stanley boss John Doolan told the club website: "David is someone we've been looking at a while. He is a very good player, very experienced and knows the league well."

    A previous move to Stanley fell through and Tutonda said: "That was an opportunity I missed, so I'm glad it's come back around."

  15. Pamela Gwinnett's mugshot. She has brown hair piled up on her head and is wearing a grey sweatshirt

  16. Police custody image of Shabir Ahmed who has a grey receding hair and moustache. He is wearing a black top.

  17. Galatasaray confirm Ugochukwu loan from Burnley

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    BBC Sport England

    Lesley Ugochukwu in action for Burnley in April during their unsuccessful Premier League relegation fightShutterstock

    Lesley Ugochukwu began his career at Rennes

    Galatasaray have confirmed former Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu has joined them on loan from Burnley in a deal that could eventually be worth £25.5m.

    The Turkish club said in a statement that they have agreed to pay a £3m loan fee this season for the Clarets' record signing.

    They also have the option of making the deal permanent next summer for another £22.5m or his transfer becomes obligatory if Ugochukwu makes 25 appearances.

    Burnley need to sell after being relegated from the Premier League and Ugochukwu flew into Istanbul from Paris on Monday night on a private jet to complete the deal.

    The former France Under-21 international has passed a medical and Galatasaray say he has agreed a contract worth £2.25m a year.

    Ugochukwu, 22, told Galatasaray's YouTube Channel: "I'm proud to be here. I'm very happy. I've come to a very big team. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to play for big clubs. Coming to this big club completes this happiness for me. I can't wait to meet our fans and get to know everyone."

    Burnley paid a club record £25m for Ugochukwu when they signed him and Armando Broja from Chelsea last summer in a combined deal worth £45m.

    Ugochukwu, who spent the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Southampton, made 35 Premier League appearances last season under former manager Scott Parker in their unsuccessful campaign to avoid relegation.

  18. A woman in her early 30s with long, wavy brown hair and wearing a black sleeveless dress, stands in front of a window smiling at the camera.

  19. An image of a Lancashire flag flying. The flag is yellow with the Lancashire Red rose on it.

  20. Anita Ashcroft, wearing a dark blue dress with small white spots, poses for a photo high above a stunning valley

  21. Len Curtis, with white hair and a white shirt, poses for a photo with workmen repairing the home in the background

  22. Blackpool goalkeeper Franco Ravizzoli wearing a black Blackpool football team top standing behind the goal at the training ground on a sunny day. He is laughing.

  23. 'Burnley fans will be underwhelmed'

    Unsworth: 'It's a wonderful opportunity'

    It took several months for Burnley to move on from former boss Scott Parker to new head coach Nicky Hayen, but it's not just the timing that's bothering former Clarets defender David Unsworth.

    After several linked names appeared to fall through since Parker's departure in April, including Wales boss Craig Bellamy, Unsworth has concerns that Hayen's appointment may be a shot in the dark.

    "There's been no communication behind it and that's the disappointing thing for me," the 52-year-old said.

    "It's been poorly planned out and to take so long is not ideal. I'm sure the Burnley fans will all be sat feeling underwhelmed at the moment.

    "The time and the choice and the names that were linked with the job, or turned down the job, this one just feels like have they just made a quick decision on who is available, if he's the only one available."

    Listen to Unsworth's full reaction above or on BBC Sounds here

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