Summary

  • Murdered toddler serious case review delayed

  • Hole opens in road in Longton

  • JCB boss backs EU Leave campaign, although PM describes his views as 'an exception'

  • Cancer drug campaigners fear prospect of postcode lottery

  • Updates on Thursday 9 June 2016

  1. Your photos: Sunshine among the cloudpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    BBC Weather Watchers

    We've had some brighter spells mixed in with the cloud this morning, as far as we can tell from photos sent in by BBC Weather Watchers.

    Here are three of them from users Videoman in Leek, Staffordshire, Willow 54 in Hereford and David 007 in Kinver, Staffordshire:

    LeekImage source, Videoman
    HerefordImage source, Willow 54
    KinverImage source, David 007
  2. Road cordoned off after Longton stabbingpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke

    A road remains cordoned off after a man's death in Stoke-on-Trent.

    Lightwood Road, Longton

    Staffordshire Police said officers were called to Lightwood Road in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent shortly after midnight on Monday.

    A 23-year-old man had reportedly been stabbed and was taken to hospital by paramedics but died en-route, the force said.

    A 16-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, it added.

  3. Man guilty of stab murder after 'debt row'published at 18:38 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    Richard Street, 30, will be sentenced with another man who earlier admitted murdering Anas Chergat.

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  4. Murder arrest after man dies following stabbingpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    A 16-year-old remains in police custody after the incident on Lightwood Road, police say.

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  5. Covid-19: New test centre as infection rate risespublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke

    A new walk-through Covid-19 test centre is due to open today in Crewe amid rising infection rates in Cheshire.

    Staff at a test centreImage source, PA Media

    Cheshire East Council said, external people would have to book appointments in advance for the site on the car park on Chester Street.

    On Thursday, the area was put on the coronavirus watchlist as an "area of concern".

    The infection rate for Cheshire East rose from 41.1 people per 100,000 in the week to 22 September to 56.0 for the following week.

  6. Stoke earn late draw with Birminghampublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 4 October 2020

    Nick Powell rescues a point for Stoke City with a late equaliser in a drab home game with Birmingham City.

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  7. Nurse learns sign language to help deaf patientspublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 4 October 2020

    A nurse is learning British Sign Language (BSL) for deaf patients at County Hospital in Stafford.

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  8. Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouthpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    A hat-trick from ex-Burton midfielder Marcus Harness sees Portsmouth to their first league win of the campaign.

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  9. Oxford v Crewe off after Covid-19 casepublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    Oxford United's League One match at home to Crewe Alexandra is postponed after a visiting player tests positive for Covid-19.

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  10. Reward offered over birds of prey poisoningspublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    Peregrine falcons and a buzzard have been found to be illegally poisoned by the same pesticide.

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  11. Morecambe 1-0 Port Valepublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    Adam Phillips scores the only goal of the game, his third of the season, as Morecambe beat Port Vale in League Two.

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  12. Road closed after death of manpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    A section of the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent has been closed for several hours today, after the death of a man.

    The westbound carriageway has reopened but it remains closed eastbound between Longton and Normacott.

    Staffordshire Police carImage source, Staffordshire Police

    Staffordshire Police said officers were called out to an area near Longton at 09:00 and officers are still at the scene.

  13. Reminder after military shell delivered to police stationpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    People are being reminded not to bring potentially explosive devices in to police stations after someone brought a military shell to Leek police station yesterday afternoon.

    Army bomb disposal experts were called to the office on Fountain Street when the object was found in a garage during a house clearance and dropped off in the yard.

    Leek police stationImage source, Google

    A cordon was set up as a precaution, but the shell was found to be safe.

  14. Flat death mystery substance investigatedpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke

    Investigations are continuing into a unknown substance found at a flat in Burslem where a man was found dead on Tuesday.

    An Army bomb disposal unit was sent to the property on Federation Road when the body was found, but Staffordshire Police said the death of the 31-year-old was not being treated as suspicious.

    FlatsImage source, Google
  15. Three quizzed in drugs supply probepublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    BBC Radio Stoke

    Three men are in custody in connection with a police investigation into serious and organised crime in Crewe and Nantwich.

    Cheshire Police said they're aged 16 to 32, and were arrested following raids in Stockport.

    Cheshire Police sign

    All are being questioned on suspicion of supplying heroin and crack cocaine.

  16. Woman with cerebral palsy removed from ridepublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 1 October 2020

    Hannah Cheetham was upset and embarrassed at being removed from a ride at Alton Towers.

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  17. East Cheshire becomes 'area of concern'published at 17:28 British Summer Time 1 October 2020

    Crewe, Nantwich and parts of east Cheshire have been added to the government's list of "areas of concern", because of coronavirus.

    It means local authorities there are expected to take extra action to stop the spread of the virus, which may include the targeting of high-risk groups or extra effort to get the social distancing message across.

    NantwichImage source, Cheshire East Council

    If the situation in the Cheshire East council area worsens, the next step would be to declare it an area of "enhanced support", and then an "area of intervention".

  18. School testing service can't keep up with demandpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 1 October 2020

    BBC Radio Shropshire

    A fast-tracking service to test pupils for covid symptoms at the Haberdashers' Adams grammar school in Newport has been stopped, because it can't cope with the demand.

    Children have been told they'll no longer get tested through the school and the scheme will be for staff only.

    Adams Grammar SchoolImage source, Google