Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live page is covering these stories today:

• Drug dealing friends ordered to repay some of their ill-gotten gains, external
• Firefighters tackling holiday lodge fire, external
• More than 3,200 say 'no' to homes plan on community fields, external

Four fire engines are tackling a fire which has destroyed a holiday lodge in Cheshire.

Image source, Cheshire Fire Service

The fire service says the blaze was "well developed" when crews arrived on Back Lane, Eaton near Congleton at 04:33., external

They say the fire at the single-storey wooden lodge is ongoing.

People affected by child sexual abuse in Telford will begin speaking to the Truth Project , externalfrom today.

It's an arm of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and will be in the town for three separate weeks from now until July.

Telford and Wrekin Council's cross party special advisory group will begin process of commissioning an independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation at a meeting tomorrow.

Alexis Jay, chair of the inquiry, encouraged victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to participate in the project, promising people would be "heard, recognised and respected".

Now the most talked about name in fashion, Clare Waight Keller from Givenchy describes the dress in detail.

Meghan Markle's wedding dress is designed by Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller

Rail passengers are reporting delays and cancellations this morning after new timetables were introduced.

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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) rescheduled every service on its Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern franchise as part of an overhaul billed as the biggest in the UK.

The operator apologised after it cancelled dozens of trains, hours after its new timetable began on Sunday.

It has confirmed disruption is continuing on Monday morning.

A new sculpture of Aethelflaed, an Anglo-Saxon queen, will be officially unveiled today in Tamworth.

This year marks the 1,100th anniversary of her death and a number of events have been planned in the town.

Aethelflaed, Alfred the Great's daughter, ruled the huge kingdom of Mercia for seven years until her death in 918 in Tamworth, which at the time was one of the main power-bases in the country.

The 6m steel figure, affectionately named Our Aethel, has been installed on the Offa Drive/Saxon Drive roundabout outside the railway station.

BBC Sport

Ellen White ensured that she ended the season as the WSL's top scorer, taking her tally to 14 as she helped Birmingham City draw with Reading.

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Brooke Chaplen gave Reading an early lead as she powered home after being released by Remi Allen.

But White proved how deadly she was when she rounded goalkeeper Grace Moloney to roll the ball home after a long ball from Charlie Wellings.

Moloney made an excellent save to deny Lucy Quinn a second-half winner.

Officers investigating the death of a man who was shot in the chest said "hours" of CCTV have been gathered, along with forensic material.

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Abdul Rahman suffered fatal injuries in Stratford Place, Highgate, Birmingham, on Tuesday evening.

He managed to walk to paramedics, who were treating a patient near Belgrave Interchange in Balsall Heath, police said.

He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead by doctors early on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing, West Midlands Police said.

Military personnel from across the UK are hoping to break the world record for a long-distance relay.

They will gather at RAF Cosford, home to the RAF School of Physical Training, today to run a 100 x 10km relay.

The current record, set by a USA team in 2015, stands at 69 hours, 6 minutes and 52 seconds.

Image source, RAF

The first leg in the 1,000km relay is due to start at 13:00 and each athlete will take the baton 25 times around the 400m track at the base, before handing it on to the next runner.

This year marks the centenary of the RAF.

A man was left with serious facial injuries after being assaulted in Telford in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Officers were called to Church Street, Wellington, shortly after 03:30.

Express and Star

Here are some of the stories making the headlines on the Express & Star website this morning:

• Revealed: Shocking figures behind Wolverhampton's childhood obesity problem, external
• Work to combat congestion at one of Black Country's most notorious roundabouts finally agreed, external
• Dudley bus station redevelopment finally moves forward as plans are submitted, external

Teenagers at the Discovery Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, which has introduced free sanitary towels, tackle the stigma around "that time of the month".

Flights from Birmingham Airport were among the most delayed in the UK, analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data suggests.

Planes left 18.2 minutes late on average, the fifth worst in the country, with London Luton, Gatwick, Jersey and Durham Tees Valley named ast the worst.

The top performers were Heathrow - flights were 11 minutes late - Leeds Bradford, Belfast City and London City.

Scheduled and charter flights, but not cancelled services, from the 25 busiest airports were examined in the study.

A campaign has been launched to save one of Birmingham's most famous recording studios.

Artists such as Duran Duran, Slade and UB40 have all recorded at Highbury Studios, now known as Rains.

The Kings Heath building's up for sale but the current owner wants to crowd fund to set up a social enterprise and save it for the next music stars.

BBC News Travel

A lorry fire is causing congestion on the M6 southbound in Staffordshire, between junctions 10A and 10.

Image source, Highways England

One lane is closed just after the entry slip road from M54.

Fire officers are at the scene to dampen down the vehicle, said Highways England.

There are now delays of about an hour on the M42 southbound after a five-car crash between J6 and J5, close to Birmingham Airport.

Emergency services are on the scene.

All vehicles have now been moved off the carriageway shoulder, Highways England says, and all lanes have reopened.

However, queues are backing up to J10.

Image source, Highways England

Rugby will benefit from 35 additional train services a week from today - helping to connect the town to the North West and London.

Virgin Trains is putting on more than 16,000 extra seats per week.

The new services are expected to strengthen links with the capital and will also offer a direct service to Blackpool using electric Pendolino trains.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Some warm sunny spells today but with the growing chance of a sharp shower breaking out and highs of 22C (72F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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