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A man and woman were found dead with stab wounds in their Blackburn home on Hardman Street, leading to a murder investigation. A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder while police cordoned off the area and conducted inquiries. No wider threat to the community has been identified.

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Whitbread has announced the closure of nearly 200 restaurants across the UK, including 106 Beefeater locations on Thursday and 89 Brewers Fayre branches on Monday. This decision is part of a strategic shift to focus on an integrated food and beverage offer, as detailed by CEO Dominic Paul.

Frances Connolly launched the 60 for 60 Challenge at Middlesbrough Velodrome, urging seven athletes to collectively run, swim, and cycle 60 miles to raise funds for her charity, the PFC Trust. This initiative honours her 60th birthday and supports local causes in the North East of England.

Friday’s front pages have a variety of different stories as their leads. Two domestic stories feature across several of the papers. According to several papers, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is in peril as the Scottish Greens say they will back a no-confidence motion against him. The world’s first “jab to stop skin cancer” is another popular story on the front pages, with the personalised vaccine being tested on UK patients. 

Elsewhere, various celebrity stories and football make the front pages. 

The UK back pages all lead on Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Brighton to move them within a point of the top spot – and with a game to spare.

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