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Crewe manager David Artell says every player in the squad needs to play their part, if they're going to have a successful season.

Chuma Anene scored twice against Eastleigh last night, despite starting on the bench and Artell told his players: "You're going to be needed, so be ready."

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Artell also said it was unrealistic to think they could go through the season with no more than 13 contributors and expected up to 20 to play a part at some time or another.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are three of the stories from the Stoke Sentinel's website today:

• Police cordon off street after double stabbing, external
• Parents panic as popular children's soft play centre closes, external
• £100k trail of destruction left behind by mini twister, external

BBC Weather Watchers

Here are some more wintery photos from the BBC Weather Watchers:

These ones were taken near Longnor, Norton-in-Hales and Birmingham.

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Rob Flello, the former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South who wanted to stand for the Liberal Democrats, is now suing the Lib Dems and saying the party has discriminated against him.

He was deselected 36 hours after being chosen as the Lib Dem candidate and alleges it was because of his religious beliefs and views on same-sex marriage and abortion.

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A Liberal Democrat spokesperson told the BBC: "We have members from a wide range of faith and belief backgrounds, and, being liberals, we believe that we should be tolerant and respectful of those who may not share our views.

"As with other political parties we do not whip our MPs on key matters of conscience and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, in Mr Flello’s case it was his activities on social media, tweeting or re-tweeting items that were well beyond the values of the party."

Kathleen Salmond and Kevin Flanagan killed Lisa Bennett, dumped her body in a bin and claimed her benefits.

BBC Radio Stoke

A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man and woman suffered stab wounds in an attack in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Staffordshire Police said the pair had been taken to hospital after the attack in Grosvenor Road at about 22:20 GMT on Tuesday, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The force said it had sent armed officers to the scene, which remains sealed off.

The arrested man is known to the victims, police added.

Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp describes Jim Smith, who died at the age of 79 on Tuesday, as a "great football man".

Gareth Stevens died trying to avoid hitting a car on a country road in Oxfordshire, an inquest hears.

More roads than usual will be gritted around Telford tonight, to make sure people can get to polling stations.

Telford and Wrekin Council said it wanted to make sure access to stations was as safe as possible.

The council said it would be gritting an extra 25 roads and 38 car parks for polling day.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Last month there was a 13% fall in the number of people visiting a Shrewsbury shopping centre that was bought by Shropshire Council in January 2018.

The local authority bought the Pride Hill centre, along with the Darwin and Riverside centres, for £51m, with the aim of generating an income and giving the council more control over town centre redevelopment.

The fall is in comparison to November last year and council said: “Overall Shrewsbury is performing comparatively well on trading and footfall, but we have to respond to market changes and consumer trends.”

Three 18-year-olds have been jailed after luring men on false dates to rob and target them with homophobic abuse.

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Muhammad Umar, of Denville Crescent, Bordesley Green; Mohammed Sohail Khan, of George Road, in Birmingham; and Qaasim Ahmad, of Heather Road, Small Heath; created fake Grindr profiles and attacked four men over three months.

Umar and Khan admitted conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to rob at the start of their trial and were jailed for 15 and 17 years respectively.

Ahmad was found guilty by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court of conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to falsely imprison and conspiracy to burgle and was jailed for 17 years.

Worcester News

Here are three of the stories from the Worcester News today:

• Worcestershire Parkway delayed again, external
• Huge drop in number of children arrested, external
• March through streets to highlight safety concerns, external

Ipswich Town and Coventry City are charged by the Football Association after a melee involving players during Saturday's game.

BBC Midlands Today

Then you might be in luck as an historic Black Country police station is to be sold at auction today.

Image source, Bond Wolfe Auctions

Old Hill Police Station, in Cradley Heath, also contains a former magistrates' courtroom, for an extra touch of floor and order.

The site in Halesowen Road is going under the hammer later with a guide price of £250,000.

Ospreys backs coach Matt Sherratt is to rejoin Worcester Warriors for the 2020-21 season as successor to Neil Doak.

A man suffered a serious head injury when he was attacked in Kidderminster after watching the Anthony Joshua boxing match on Sunday.

West Mercia Police said he had been assaulted after leaving a bar in the Comberton Hill area at about midnight and needed urgent medical treatment.

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As a result of his head injuries, the victim, in his 30s, is unable to be sure where the assault happened or provide further information or details.

Coventry Live

Here's a look at some of the top stories in the Coventry Telegraph today.

• 'Twisted' rapist who spiked victim's drink jailed, external
• Suspected drink-driver found in crashed car covered in sick, external
• The moment callous drivers flee scene of hit-and-run, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for a 150-bedroom hotel next to Coventry's Ricoh Arena are now expected to be submitted in the new year.

In July, Coventry City Council gave Wasps Holdings Limited a new long lease for one of the car parks at the stadium to allow the hotel to be built, on the condition plans were submitted by November this year.

That deadline has expired, but the cabinet member for jobs and regeneration Jim O’Boyle said the lease had now been extended to the end of February, to give Wasps more time to put the application together.

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It was originally thought the hotel might be ready for Coventry’s year as the UK City of Culture in 2021, but this now appears unlikely.

You can see the strip of land where the hotel would sit, to the left of the stadium in the photo above.

An unclaimed lottery ticket worth £1m may be hiding "down the back of the sofa" in Coventry, organisers said.

The National Lottery said the winning ticket had been bought in the city but the prize remained unclaimed after the draw on 26 November.

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Organisers are urging players in Coventry to check their tickets - the winning code is XPSS 54050.

“We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and we’d be delighted to unite them with their winnings," Andy Carter, from the National Lottery, said.

"This amazing prize could really make a massive difference to somebody’s life."

"Nelly" had recently had puppies but was in such a bad state she will have to have a leg amputated.