BBC Local Live: Stoke & Staffordshire on Tuesday 31 May 2016

Summary

Rare Chinese cup sells for £3m at auction
Stoke council criticised for rejecting refugee resettlement plan
Tamworth has only one public toilet, BBC figures show
Updates on Tuesday 31 May 2016

Live Reporting

Allen Cook

Travel: Road shut in Congleton due to dangerous buildingpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
BBC Travel
Mill Street in Congleton is shut both ways between the A54 Mountbatten Way junction and the Cross Street junction, because of a dangerous building.
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Parents demand answers after medics leave them 'in the dark' over son's conditionpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
The Sentinel
A hospital has apologised to the parents of a baby after medics left them in the dark over their son's condition., external
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Travel: Large hole reported on Ruskin Road in Crewepublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
BBC Travel
Drivers in Crewe are being warned of a large hole on Ruskin Road.
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Rail improvement work finishes after four yearspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
After four years of work, Network Rail says its improvement works in the Stafford area were finished over the bank holiday weekend.
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News: Council rejects refugee resettlement; '£2m' Chinese cup set for auction; council house consultation endingpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
Phil Bowers
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
This morning's headlines include:
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council, external has turned down a request from a local charity to resettle a Syrian refugee family
- A rare Chinese cup from the Ming dynasty, valued at £2m and donated to Staffordshire University, is being auctioned in Hong Kong this morning
- Consultation ends today on changes to the way council houses are allocated, external in Stoke-on-Trent
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weather todaypublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
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Travel: Breakdown on A38 in Burtonpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
BBC Travel
There's a lane shut on the A38 northbound in Burton near the Branston Interchange because of a broken-down lorry and recovery work.
Welcome to Stoke and Staffordshire's Live coverage for Tuesdaypublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 31 May 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Good morning, hope you had a good bank holiday - it has started off really bright and sunny over Stoke-on-Trent and this was Fegg Hayes just before 07:00.
Will the good weather continue? We'll find out shortly with Charlie Slater and his video weather forecast.
There'll be plenty more updates through the day and you can send comments and pictures by email, Twitter, external and Instagram, external.