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  1. A police car is parked outside the drive of a dormer bungalow. There is a van and car parked on the drive, with police tape across the entrance. Blue sheeting hangs above the door of the property

  2. Simon Tagg, a man wearing a navy blue coat, is standing outside a large set of green gates at the entrance to a landfill site. There is signage on fencing to the side of the gates which indicates the site is hazardous.

  3. Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Steve Watkins is stood under a wooden trellis with a red ribbon attached. He is holding a pair of scissors, and is cutting the ribbon.

  4. Port Vale manager Darren Moore looks on from the touchline during a game

  5. Rob Barber, chief fire officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, is stood against a wood-panelled wall in his uniform.

  6. The front of a school building with a mix of facades - some wooden slatted with large windows and some stone and brick - and a driveway leading up to it. There are blue bollards directly in front of a brown reception area. A sign at the entrance reads Congleton High School Main Entrance.

  7. A crowd of protestors stand outside a red-brick building holding up various placards.

  8. A Staffordshire Police crest on the rear window of a police car. The vehicle has yellow high visibility panels.

  9. Three men in sports clothing in a wood-floored sports hall, all reaching for an orange ball on the ground

  10. A woman with short white hair wearing a white t-shirt has her arm out. Another woman, with longer silver-blonde hair, a brown jumper an cheetah-print leggings is wrapping a black tourniquet strap around her arm

  11. Cars stopped on a motorway with people standing outside their cars, at night

  12. 🎧 Stoke performances getting fans to dream big

    A Cold Wet Tuesday Night: 'It's tantalizing'

    "We are quickly approaching the halfway mark of the season and it's not just the top six, they [Stoke] are second.

    "I know Ipswich will have a say in that, they've got a game in hand and look like the team that are making a bit of a move but Stoke are finishing in the top six."

    Lucas Yeomans and Stoke City commentator Mark Elliott dissect a fantastic 3-0 performance against Charlton Athletic that sees them up to second on the Championship table and get a little carried away dreaming of a promotion-contending season.

    Listen to the full episode of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night and more Stoke City content on BBC Sounds.

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  13. 'Bozenik shows Stoke's genuine strength in depth'

    Mark Elliott
    BBC Radio Stoke commentator

    Stoke City's Robert Bozenik during the warm-up before the 3-0 win over CharltonGetty Images

    Robert Bozenik did not even need to think when asked what he needs to do to take his game to the next level.

    "Goals, goals, goals," was the reply.

    Making a rare start for Stoke in place of the rested Divin Mubama, Bozenik was singled out by his manager Mark Robins for praise despite leaving Tuesday's 3-0 win over Charlton without adding his name to the scoresheet.

    He came close, firing just wide from the edge of the box in the second half but his work-rate and hold up play were superb.

    Bozenik has never been prolific but has been working with Robins - a former forward himself - to improve his strike-rate.

    Off the pitch, he says he has settled in well, sharing a commute with international team-mate Tomas Rigo from an area they both share with Burnley goalkeeper and fellow Slovakian Martin Dubravka.

    On it, against Charlton he showed he can offer plenty to Stoke's season.

    They have long had competition for places all over the pitch and Tatsuki Seko, Steven Nzonzi and Eric Bocat came in as Robins made four changes to his side and did well.

    That has helped put them in a great position in the Championship table and now for the first time since arriving from Boavista in the summer, Bozenik has had a big part to play in a significant game.

    With Mubama, the fit-again Sam Gallagher and Bozenik to choose from, Robins has options in the one area that had looked light.

    Stoke have genuine depth and a real chance at getting themselves to January in a position to make a run at promotion to the Premier League.

  14. A man stands next to a large road sign which says welcome to Congleton town. He is holding a calendar, which has bins of Congelton on the front.

  15. 'Not our best performance but well-deserved'

    Listen to Mark Robins' post-match interview after Stoke's 3-0 win over Charlton

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins says his side probably played better in the Championship defeats to Leicester and Coventry than they did in the 3-0 win over Charlton on Tuesday night.

    But the 55-year-old believes the victory was "well-deserved" and is delighted the Potters have moved into the automatic promotion spots.

    "It probably felt like we were comfortable," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "We were in front early after two minutes, followed that up and then we were three-up in the first half.

    "They had a real go at us. We kept things simple because that was what got us the goals.

    "I think it was well-deserved and just reward, really, because the three performances we have had over the last three games, this, Coventry and Leicester - it probably wasn't our best performance of the three.

    "We've ended up getting three goals, conceding none and winning three points. So, happy days, because I think this moves us up to second."

  16. The back of an emergency call handler can be seen. He has brown hair and is wearing a green shirt and a headset. In front of him are computer screens showing digital images that have been blurred out.

  17. A single storey grey building, with graffiti on the walls, and the edge of the roof exposed on one side.

  18. Sorba Thomas celebrates goal

  19. A man with very short grey hair and a long grey beard. He is wearing black glasses, a dark grey t-shirt and blue jeans. He is holding a small black labradoodle puppy. There is another black puppy is resting its head on his leg. A woman is sitting next to him with a grey and silver bob and black glasses. She is also holding a black puppy, and there is a light brown one next to her, lying down.

  20. A green cushion with dozens of rings sitting in it, some with colourful jewels. Around it are various ring boxes containing jewellery. They are all inside a glass cabinet with wood surround.

  21. A close-up of a man's face. He has cracked lips, and is looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a dark top.

  22. Port Vale boss Darren Moore claps the crowd at the end of a game

  23. A woman with long dark hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a hooded netball top, and is stood in a sports hall

  24. Semi-detached houses with bay windows sit behind neatly trimmed hedgerows. A sign on a concrete post on a green in front of the houses says Mount Road.