Europa League final TV: will European finals be free to watch in the UK? - top May stories

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 28th Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT

From Europa finals to Retro lunch boxes and Fylde’s charming villages, this was what you were reading in May

Top stories:

Europa League final TV: will European finals be free to watch in the UK? Explained

Lancashire Police break silence on "mystery VIP" escorted around towns and motorways this week

37 amazing pictures of Blackpool Golden Mile and beach just as it was 30 years ago in the 90s

11 things you were probably taught at school which it might surprise you to know are wrong

I'm shocked that Tom Cruise has been to Blackpool - 25 celebrities spotted by you through the years

13 snacks every 80s child wanted in their lunch box, including lost chocolate bar voted nation's favourite

9 playground crazes and toys of the 1990s you'll remember if you went to school back then

The Newton Arms in Blackpool reopens following a full renovation

I just love it there! 18 of the most charming Fylde Coast towns and villages to visit in summer 2025

We've taken on the Regal Hotel in Cleveleys and it's a new dawn for a venue with 'amazing' potential

1. Football viewing

Football fans were able to tune into the Champions League and Europa finals for free. Despite being behind a paywall, non subscribers will still be able to follow along live at home | Michael Steele/Getty Images Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images

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2. Mystery action

Police broke their silence on a mystery convoy escorting a pair of black SUVS around Lancashire | Ross Cooper

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3. Blackpool 1990s

1990s retro was a hit | National World

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4. School was wrong!

Things you were taught at school that are actually wrond - you wanted to read about it | Heritage Images via Getty Images Photo: Heritage Images via Getty Images

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5. Retro celebs

Celebrities you'd spotted in Blackpool were a surprise | AFP via Getty Images

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6. Retro news

Retro lunch boxes - what was in yours? | Various Photo: Various

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