Travel: Congestion on A518 in Staffordpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 1 July 2016
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There are delays this morning on the A518 Weston Road eastbound in Stafford between the junctions of the A34 Queensway and the A518 Weston Road.
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Stoke Labour MP calls for Corbyn to 'resign immediately'
Judge demands review into abortion clinic death case
Plans to reopen Stafford school delayed again
Updates on Thursday 30 June 2016
Travel: Congestion on A518 in Staffordpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 1 July 2016
Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 07:40 British Summer Time 1 July 2016
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Port Vale sign Roda JC striker Ciciliapublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
League One Port Vale sign striker Rigino Cicilia from Dutch side Roda JC on a two-year deal.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow when we will in part be reflecting the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme.
Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
On Midlands Today this evening: Reflecting on the Somme centenarypublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayTomorrow morning marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme in World War One.
Media caption, Allan Little looks at the enduring significance of the Battle of the Somme
All this week we've been reflecting the stories connecting the West Midlands to one of the bloodiest battles ever fought.
This evening we'll be live at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire where they're staging a candlelit vigil - join us from 18:30 on BBC One.
Football: Crewe boss to rank players in training 'league table'published at 17:51 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio StokeCrewe Alexandra's manager Steve Davis is to introduce a league table that will determine how his squad is performing during pre-season training.
Image source, crewealex.netThe results will be published to the players and there will be a group structure to it.
Quote MessageSometimes when you put an emphasis on a league table and you get the top one who's the best and the bottom one who's the worst, I think it makes people push themselves as hard as they possibly can."
Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra manager
Police patrols stepped up after crime at parkpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Patrols at Uttoxeter's main park are to be stepped up after complaints, external of anti-social behaviour.
Image source, Uttoxeter AdvertiserFootball: Burton keeper pens new dealpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveGoalkeeper Stephen Bywater has signed a new one-year deal with Burton Albion.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe former Rams keeper arrived at the Pirelli Stadium in January to provide cover for Jon McLaughlin.
Watch: Tonight's weather update for Stoke and Staffordshirepublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayThe BBC Weather website has the latest forecasts for Staffordshire and Cheshire if you want the latest information at another time.
Rail passenger satisfaction downpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Passengers using CrossCountry trains through Staffordshire say the service has got worse in the past 12 months.
An annual survey by the transport watchdog Transport Focus, external found an overall drop in satisfaction on the route from a heady 96% to 80% over the last year.
However, there was improvement on some other routes operated by the firm.
Virgin Trains satisfaction figures for the London to Manchester route were down from 94% to 90%.
Meanwhile, London Midland customers think the company has improved, especially the stations they are responsible for.
Ruth Smeeth: MP 'receives apology' from anti-Semitism chairpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio StokeRuth Smeeth's tweeted this afternoon that she'd had an apology from Shami Chakrabarti, the chairwoman of Labour's inquiry into anti-Semitism.
It comes after the Stoke North Labour MP says she was "verbally attacked" at the event and has called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign for not intervening.
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End of X postNews: Labour MP calls for Corbyn to 'resign immediately'; judge wants review into abortion clinic death case; school reopening delayed againpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThis evening's headlines include:
- Stoke North Labour MP Ruth Smeeth has called on leader Jeremy Corbyn to "resign immediately, external" after saying he did not tackle a comment made to her during the unveiling of a report into anti-Semitism in the party
- A judge has called for an urgent review of the decision to charge medics - including a Stoke-on-Trent nurse - over the death of a woman at an abortion clinic in west London
- Plans to reopen a Stafford school, which shut after a number of pupils fell ill following a chemical leak, has been delayed again
Heartbreak as Tamworth family's puppy put to sleep after assaultpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
A Tamworth family has been left devastated after their puppy was viciously attacked at their home, external – resulting in it being put down.
Image source, Tamworth HeraldWatch: Plans to reopen Stafford school delayed againpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio StokePlans to reopen a Stafford school, which shut after a number of pupils fell ill following a chemical leak, has been delayed again.
About 20 children were affected at Flash Ley Community Primary School and Nursery in Stafford in October amid reports of a mystery smell.
An investigation did conclude that work to floor ducts last summer led to high levels of the chemical formaldehyde, Staffordshire County Council said.
However county councillor Ben Adams says it's taking longer than expected to make the site safe and they won't have it ready by September.
Analysis: Criticism of 'all lane running' motorway planspublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Richard Westcott
Transport correspondentMore now on the story we told you earlier, that plans to turn more motorway hard shoulders into permanent driving lanes have been criticised by a Commons committee.
To give you an idea of what we're talking about - you might have already driven on something called a "smart motorway". It's where they open the hard shoulder to traffic when it's really busy.
Image source, PA"All-lane running" is different. It's where the hard shoulder will be open all the time, and for governments it's a cheaper way of increasing road capacity without laying down more tarmac.
But some loud voices, including the RAC and AA, say they're not convinced the current design is safe.
One motoring expert described it to me like this. Smart motorways have a belt and braces for safety. "All-lane running" takes away the belt and half the braces.
MEP 'expenses fears raised with UKIP'published at 16:24 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
A former aide to an ex-UKIP MEP raised fears her expenses claims were being inflated six months before going to police, a court hears.
Read MoreFour jailed for burgling over 100 homespublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Four men have been jailed after a spate of burglaries across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, North Wales and Staffordshire.
Gytis Dambaokas, Tomas Juospaitis, Grazvydas Kasarauskas and Giedrius Batutis, all of no fixed abode, targeted 120 properties which saw them escape with jewellery with an estimated value of £200,000, police say.
Image source, West Mercia Police"These offences were undoubtedly concerning for the individuals targeted by this group of men, who gave no thought to the concern and distress they inflicted on their victims as they proceeded to ransack their homes," Det Sgt Andrew Chatting said.
All four - pictured above - were each found guilty of conspiracy to burgle at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
- Gytis Dambaokas, 30, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison
- Tomas Juospaitis, 31, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
- Grazvydas Kasarauskas, 34, was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
- Giedrius Batutis, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Judge demands review into abortion clinic death casepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
Clark Ainsworth
BBC NewsA judge has called for an urgent review of the decision to charge medics - including a Stoke-on-Trent nurse - over the death of a woman at an abortion clinic in west London.
Image source, PAAisha Chithira, 32, from Ireland, died after the procedure at the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing in January 2012.
Dr Adedayo Adedeji, along with nurses Margaret Miller and Gemma Pullen, from Stoke-on-Trent, were initially accused of manslaughter by gross negligence, but charges were dropped
Judge Nicholas Cooke QC demanded a review into what "went wrong". All three defendants had always denied the charges against them.
Woman taken to hospital after car comes off the A38 near Burtonpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
A woman has been taken to hospital after her car came off the A38 and ended down an embankment. , external
Image source, WMAS/Burton MailTravel: Crash on A500 in Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 30 June 2016
BBC TravelThere's been an accident on the A500 D Road in Stoke-on-Trent at the Sideway roundabout.
