Updates on Friday 29 April 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Live updates for Staffordshire and Cheshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather, after the May bank holiday.
Kevin Reide
Midlands Today
About 6,000 children are born in the UK each year with a syndrome without a name - a genetic condition so rare that it's often impossible to diagnose.
Now doctors here in the Midlands are leading the way by offering help and support to thousands of families who are desperate for answers.
I've been at the first clinic for such children and you'll see my report on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.
Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A footpath in Stafford has been closed because of a number of trees that are considered to be a danger to the public., external
Stafford Borough Council says around 130 "crack willows" that line the Pearl Brook Pathway near the Kingsmead Local Nature Reserve are due to be felled.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryThe authority says they're in poor condition.
However the council says the work won't be carried out until the end of the bird nesting season in September.
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis has told me he's grateful the club's board has backed him.
It followed a fans forum at Gresty Road.
Chairman John Bowler promised to match this season's budget in 2016-17, despite the relegation.
Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A Staffordshire firefighter who went to help a man who'd been stabbed, external has been commended for his bravery by the fire service.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceStaffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says Matthew Owens was at a music event in Blackpool last year when he gave first aid to the man.
The service says he had to continue giving the man chest compressions when his pulse stopped as paramedics had been delayed, due to reports of men with knives in the area.
Quote MessageHis actions undoubtedly helped to save this gentleman’s life and deserve to be recognised."
Neil Pederson, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Station Manager
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Just had to share with you this fantastic sunset photo taken by the ever-snapping Jon Kelso in Barlaston - wonderful colours.
Image source, Jon KelsoIf you've got a photo of Staffordshire or Cheshire to share you can do that by sending it in on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram, external.
Lisa Teanby
Journalist, BBC News
A woman's been sprayed in the face with an "unknown substance" in a doorstep robbery in Burton.
Staffordshire Police, external say she'd placed an advert on Gumtree about selling two mobile phones.
However when two men came to her home on Wednesday afternoon they sprayed her in the face and then stole the phones.
The force says the woman's been left with discomfort in both eyes.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
These are among the top stories for Staffordshire and Cheshire this evening:
- The family of a Burton man say "no punishment" will ease their sorrow on the day the four men who killed him were jailed
- The price Market-Drayton based Muller pays farmers for their milk is to fall again in June, external
- A woman's been sprayed in the face with an "unknown substance" in a doorstep robbery in Burton, external
BBC Travel
The A500 D Road in Stoke-on-Trent is partially blocked northbound at the Basford roundabout, because of a broken down vehicle.
Congestion is back to the Hanford Interchange.
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale's manager Rob Page says he hasn't completely ruled out making the play-off places in League One.
The Vale are currently five points behind sixth-placed Barnsley with just two games to go in the season.
High level routes in east of Cheshire are going to be gritted tonight, the local council says.
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Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
The BBC weather website also has the latest forecast for you at any time.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is blaming injuries for his team not hitting their "best form" more often.
He's been speaking at his press conference today ahead of the Potters game at home to Sunderland tomorrow.
Sick thieves are believed to have targeted the Tamworth grave of a baby boy , externalbefore devastated relatives marked the anniversary of his death.
Image source, Tamworth HeraldThe stories of 20 Newcastle-under-Lyme landmarks are featured on a new mobile phone app.
The Heritage Trail allows people to watch a video about each landmark by scanning a picture in a booklet - Glen James (in video) helped research, write and produce the videos.
The St Giles Heritage Project, external is a collaboration between the church and Staffordshire University. , external
It's hoped that it will encourage young people to learn more about local history.
BBC Travel
A lane is shut on the M6 northbound between junctions 12 and 13 near Cannock because of a broken down vehicle.
Pete Morgan
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke
A Cheshire girl who urgently needs a double-lung transplant is awaiting treatment.
Elle Grace Morris from Wrenbury has cystic fibrosis and created a list of 10 wishes she wanted to do before, external her 10th birthday in January.
They included being a princess for the day and making a music video.
Now her mother Becky told BBC Radio Stoke she's been put on a transplant list by Great Ormond Street Hospital and it's now "a waiting game".
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Stoke City defender Marc Muniesa says they have to work harder as a team to get them out of their worst run of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Potters can still break their Premier League points record but have made life harder after three consecutive four-goal defeats.
Muniesa says they are looking to turn things around against Sunderland this weekend.
Quote MessageWe could do better as a team - we could defend better altogether, attack altogether and then, in the set pieces, we are not doing good things, so we have to be tighter to our opponents."
Marc Muniesa, Stoke City defender
A warning if you're planning on travelling on the trains over the bank holiday weekend.
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
The community of Burton has been thanked by Staffordshire Police, external for helping them jail four men over the fatal stabbing of Tomasz Bachta.
The force's investigating officer, Det Insp Dan Ison said people in the area provided "critical information" that helped to get the convictions.
He added that it had been a "challenging and complicated investigation".
