ELECTRONIC dance duo Basement Jaxx are set to dedicate one of their songs to murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough on their UK tour.

The group will perform Do Your Thing, which was Jane's favourite song and was played at her funeral, as part of their set list, which will see them take to the stage at 10 venues across the country.

Jane, who was from Barrowford but worked at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, was 26 when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend Jonathan Vass in 2010 while he was on bail after being arrested for raping and assaulting her. He was jailed for a minimum of 30 years.

John Clough, Jane's father, said the band heard his daughter's story after they were contacted by Louise Brown, who had been working with the family at a fundraising event for Pendle Domestic Violence Initiative.

The two-day karaoke extravaganza was organised by the mum-of-two, a health and social care professional from Brierfield, to take place at the town's Liberal Club in October and included the release of balloons to recognise the number of people killed in a domestic abuse situation every year.

Almost £1,000 was raised.

Louise asked Mr Clough what Jane's favourite song was and when he told her it was Do Your Thing, she played it as the balloons were let go.

This prompted her to see if the group could do anything else to help.

After receiving the request, Basement Jaxx sent Louise a message back saying they would be delighted to highlight the case before they played the song.

Mr Clough said: "They were touched by Jane's story and they agreed that they would dedicate the song to her on each night of the tour.

"It was so lovely, I could have cried. It was a really emotional thing."

Basement Jaxx rose to popularity in the 1990s and are most famous for tracks including Oh My Gosh, Red Alert and Where's Your Head At?

Their 2014 tour will see them perform in major cities including Sheffield, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle.

Mr Clough and his wife Penny have been given four complimentary tickets for the gig at the O2 Apollo theatre in Manchester on December 6.

He said it was excellent Jane's story would reach such a huge audience, with thousands of people expected at each of the shows.

Mr Clough added: "It will be very emotional when they play the song, but it is such a lovely gesture.

"It is such a lovely thing for them to do and well really appreciate it.

"When we were going through Jane's belongings after she died, there were quite a few Basement Jaxx CDs amongst her collection.

"She would have been thrilled about this and I am just hoping she is having a boogie when they play the song.

"Jane will be with us in spirit.

"The group can never know how much we appreciate what they are doing."

Money can still be donated to the PDI by sending an email to louisebrown1969@gmail.com