3 h. ago Inside the nation's new TV addiction: SARAH RAINEY reveals all you need to know about Blue Lights

The third series of the hugely-popular BAFTA-award-winning show, which drew seven million viewers per episode at its peak, started last week and is already receiving rave reviews.

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3 d. ago ITV confirms Trigger Point return in thrilling first look featuring Blue Lights star

Vicky McClure will be returning for a third season of Trigger Point, and fans have just been given a first look.

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4 d. ago Woman dies after being hit by Tesco delivery van on narrow street as driver, 33, arrested

A WOMAN has died after she was hit by a Tesco delivery van in a horror crash with cops arresting the driver. Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to the scene in Bangor, Wales, shortly after midday on Monday. But despite the best efforts of blue light services, the elderly pedestrian was sadly pronounced...

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4 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Blue Lights: With all the coppers pairing off, this is like a soap version of Line of Duty

This time, the undercover bods are desperate to obtain a drug-runner's handset 'with the encrypted messaging app still running'. They hope this will lead them back to Mr Big.

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4 d. ago BBC Blue Lights series 2 recap as cop drama returns for third run

The BBC police drama has gripped viewers far and wide

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4 d. ago Blue Lights star reveals Coronation Street legend's secret role in new series

Blue Lights returns to our screens tonight with its third series - and it turns out that one particular Coronation Street legend has taken on a big role behind the camera

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4 d. ago Blue Lights: which cast members are returning for season three?

The Blackthorn family are returning for another season on Belfast’s streets

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4 d. ago BBC teases 'high stakes and gripping moments' as police drama Blue Lights returns

Blue Lights is returning to our screens, with viewers set to be immersed in a dark underworld of crime

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4 d. ago Blue Lights season three: what has happened in the series so far?

From foiling crime to bringing down drug dealers, the team at Blackthorn station have their hands full

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4 d. ago Blue Lights series 3: who is in the cast and what time does it start? Full details

Blue Lights’ third season is about to begin - but what can you expect? 🚨📺

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1 week ago Father and son pretended to be police using blue lights before kidnapping unsuspecting victim

James Ball senior, 37, and his son James Ball junior, 18, put blue lights on their car to 'impersonate' police officers before they kidnapped and attacked a victim

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2 w. ago ‘The stab vests make us look like Ninja Turtles’: on the beat in Belfast with the Blue Lights cast

As the high-octane Belfast BBC cop drama roars back on to our screens, our man on the ground hits its crime hotspots in an unmarked car and has to make a quick getaway‘Look out, guys, we’ve been spotted,” says our driver, raising his right arm to conceal his face as he steers. “That guy’s a known face in organised crime. We need to get out of here.” As we speed out of a north Belfast estate, he checks the rearview mirror. The pedestrian who spooked him is snapping our departing car with his phone. Once we’re safely out of view, our driver breathes a sigh of relief. “That was a close call. I didn’t mean to scare you but that was a bad boy. And he was definitely taking an interest in us.”As part of our exclusive visit to the set of Blue Lights – which is about to roar back on to BBC One, sirens blazing and bulbs flashing – the show’s creators and police adviser have invited us on a ride-along around some of the locations that inspired the Bafta-winning drama. It’s the first time ...

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2 w. ago Rangers have an imposter in charge as Hotline warns 49ers higher ups playtime is over

Craig Swan hears the fury of the Light Blue legions as fans flood the Hotline to call for Russell Martin to be axed

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2 w. ago Edinburgh armed police swoop on plush neighbourhood as 'males seen in cuffs'

In an image taken from the scene, officers wearing helmets and stab proof vests, had appeared to place two young males in handcuffs on the corner of Hector's Bar.

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3 w. ago Driving instructor shares crucial tip when 'intense' situation happens on road

If you're driving and you spot an emergency vehicle with blue lights flashing, it's important to know what to do as a driving instructor has shared a video about it

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3 w. ago Donald Trump sparks Viagra speculation as he's pictured taking pill at US Open

The US president was spotted at the US Open on Sunday evening with a mysterious light blue pill between his teeth, which sent the internet wild with theories on what it could be

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3 w. ago Tim Dowling: that pained expression is my resting beach face | Tim Dowling

The dog watches anxiously as my wife swims out to sea. At least someone can relate to my holiday state of mindI am on holiday, standing on a coastal headland under a bright blue dome of sky, the wind light and warm, looking at the weather app on my phone. The forecast and the scene are in agreement: it’s a nice day.I scroll through all the locations where I’ve previously felt the need to check the weather – Exeter, Marseille, York – until I get to London, where, it turns out, it’s also pretty nice. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago BBC drops huge update for hit crime drama as they tease the 'gang are back'

Belfast-set police drama Blue Lights is returning for a third series, and has added two new stars to its cast

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