BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Thursday 14 April 2016

Summary

Updates on Thursday 14 April 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Mum's terror as road rage motorist attacks her home with golf clubpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
The Sentinel
A woman has told how a motorist smashed his way into her home with a golf club, external after a road-rage dispute descended into violence.
Image source, The Sentinel
Family of seven children missing for almost a week in Stokepublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Concern is growing for a couple and seven children from Stoke-on-Trent who've been missing , externalfor nearly a week.
Image source, Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police say Adriana Tulejova and her seven children haven't been seen since last Friday.
Officers say the family are thought to have left the city with the children's father Imrich Bartek and have connections to Rotherham and Sheffield.
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Our concerns for this family grow as the days go by. One of the children, two-year-old Adrian has disabilities and may need care."
Det Ch Insp Ricky Fields, Staffordshire Police
Travel: Break down on M6 near Essingtonpublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
BBC Travel
A lane is shut on the M6 southbound between junctions 10a and 10 in Staffordshire because of a broken down vehicle near Essington.
News: Rail hub could bring thousands of jobs; family missing for almost a week; calls to suspend home building planspublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The main stories this morning include
- Thousands of jobs could be created at a new rail hub in Gailey
- Concern is growing for a family from Stoke-on-Trent who've been missing , externalfor nearly a week
- Some Staffordshire Moorlands councillors say plans to build 4,000 new homes, external over the next 15 years should be suspended
Travel: Slow traffic on A500 in Stoke-on-Trent and Audleypublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the A500 northbound in Audley between the Audley turn-off and Crewe.
There is also slow traffic on the A500 D Road southbound in Stoke-on-Trent between the Hanford Interchange and the M6 junction.
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather this morningpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
You can also use the BBC website to find out the latest weather forecast for your area.
Good morning - join us for today's live coverage for Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 14 April 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
We are back to damp, grey starts to the day in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent I'm afraid this morning.
However there's a rumour it may brighten up a little as the day goes on - a full weather forecast to come along with plenty more updates throughout today.
Want to have your say? You can and you can send in your pictures of Staffordshire or Cheshire - use email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram for photos, external.