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  1. Piles of burnt branches and wood lie in a heap in a park. Trees and grass can be seen in the background.

  2. Staffordshire Lord Lieutenant Ian Dudson wearing ceremonial uniform with medla and a black cap with a red band around its rim, is stood in front of a museum display cabinet and a a purple banner for the King's Award for Voluntary Service.

  3. A police car, as viewed from the rear left hand side.

  4. Cheryl Adams, a woman with purple dreadlocks, is wearing a grey T-shirt. She is stood outdoors, with trees and shrubbery in the background.

  5. Jane Ackroyd, stood in her garden, is looking at Percy the peacock who is perched on a tree-stump in front of her. There are bushes in the background and an area of lawn.

  6. Spode Works in Stoke-on-Trent, with two factory buildings, a chimney and a large gateway leading to the site. There are road markings and a zebra crossing and there is a sign outside that says Spode Works.

  7. An artist's impression of the proposed new Ryecroft development. It shows a mainly dark building to the right of a walkway, with trees partly obscuring a building to the left.

  8. 'A kick in the teeth' - Robins

    Stoke City's Ben Gibson and Ben Wilmot looking disappointed after a 6-0 loss to Leeds UnitedPA Media

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins says the side's devastating 6-0 loss to Leeds United is a "kick in the teeth" after a run of successful games.

    Prior to the trip to Elland Road, the Potters had won their past two league games and had not lost in four.

    But their good fortunes had run their course against the top side, with Stoke's shaky defensives being put on full display at Elland Road.

    "We didn't compete. You can lose against anyone and especially to teams at the top of the league and will be in the Premier League next season but we gave them the freedom of the stadium. We didn't lay a glove on them," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "We made mistakes without trying to do something right. We looked fearful to take part in a game that we looked like we didn't belong in.

    "I'm not going to over-react. You don't get too high or too low. I don't have the luxury of dwelling on it, I have to make sure we are back on it on Friday.

    "Anyone who thought we were home and dry that is a kick in the teeth.

    "The performance wasn't befitting of anyone from any team let alone anyone from my Stoke City team."

  9. A close-up image of a woman looking at the camera. She wears a white jumper and a multi-coloured garment on her head.

  10. Burton Albion v Birmingham City

  11. Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

  12. A woman wearing a red patterned jacket and black jeans is stood in an ornamental garden next to a card which is the same height as her. The card resembles a traditional Staffordshire oatcake.

  13. Piroe

  15. A black and white image of a smiling woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a leather jacket and necklace

  16. A man wearing a hard hat and orange high vis jacket stands in front of a JCB digger in a residential street

  17. A crowd of people gathered in front of a stage in the middle of a forest as someone performs.

  18. A duck, close up, showing a yellow, green beak, a green feathered head and then a brown, white and grey body. Behind it is the blurred outline of a forest surface with branches, leaves and soil.

  19. A gate on a road with green hedges on either side and a police car parked on the other side of the entrance. A police officer in a high-vis jacket and black hat can be seen at the entrance near a man with his back to us wearing a brown jacket and green trousers.

  20. A National Highways road traffic officer stands next to a vehicle. He is wearing a high-vis orange and yellow jacket with a mobile phone and body-worn camera.

  21. A view from a motorway camera showing a queue of traffic on the right carriageway and a fairly empty carriageway on the left.

  22. Neil Walker, a man wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt, is stood with Lego models behind him. They are propped up against a green wall.

  23. Dennis Taylor holding the trophy above his head in 1985. He is wearing glasses and a black bow tie and smiling, looking at the camera.

  24. Potters deserved win over Owls - Robins

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    Stoke City players celebrate their first goal in the win over Sheffield Wednesday

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins said his side were good value for their 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

    The Potters moved up to 50 points and have now won three of their past five games.

    "We've still got three games to go and we still want to finish the season strongly," he told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "I think from minute one to the hundredth minute we deserved the win. I thought we played some really good football, backed by a full house - my ears are still ringing.

    "It was a really good day and really well-earned win on the back of a good first goal and a fortuitous second one, although when you need a goal to go in off someone's backside, there you go.

    "We worked hard for it and were made to in the second half. They changed shape and personnel and they tried to lift the ball forward and put us under pressure aerially and we dealt with it."