Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A man's body has been found on Cannock Chase and is being treated as unexplained by police. , external

Image source, Google

Staffordshire Police say the 67-year-old was found on Tuesday afternoon in woodland near to the Ansons Bank car park, Camp Road, Brocton. 

They say he's yet to be formally identified and officers are trying to work out his last movements before his death.

BBC Travel

Two vehicles have crashed on the A34 London Road in Stoke-on-Trent, partially blocking it northbound.

It's between the junctions of The Avenue and Occupation Street.

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This morning's headlines include:

- A man from Stafford is jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to 13 sexual offences, external

- Firms moving to a new "enterprise zone" along the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent, external have told BBC Radio Stoke its creation had no bearing on their decision to relocate 

- Stoke City have made a bid in the region of £13m for Liverpool's Wales midfielder Joe Allen  

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A man from Stafford has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 sexual offences. , external

Martyn Talbot, 37, from The Drive, Doxey admitted the charges at Stafford Crown Court.

They included rape of a child under 13, three counts of making indecent photographs of children and seven counts of committing an act outraging public decency. 

Staffordshire Police say he was first arrested in August 2015 after what they've called an incident at the Asda on Lammascote Road, Stafford. 

He was sentenced yesterday at Stafford Crown Court to 13 years in prison and one year on extended licence, made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the sex offenders register for life.

James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News

Firms moving into the new Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone along the A500 have told BBC Radio Stoke it had no bearing on their decision to relocate. 

Stoke-on-Trent City Council says it wants to create 9,000 new jobs on the brownfield land by offering business rate discounts to new firms. 

Image source, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership

But just 250 new jobs have been earmarked since enterprise zone status was granted last year.

In one instance, safety barrier maker Q-Railing wants to move from Etruria to the zone in Tunstall but told me it was the location, not tax breaks, that influenced their decision. 

Liz Ellis
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke

The RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, external opens to the public today. 

Thousands are expected to visit the event between now and Sunday after RHS members got to see the show yesterday.    

The Sentinel

Red-faced council staff have apologised to the grieving family of a 92-year-old woman, external - after her ashes were put in the wrong grave.

Image source, The Sentinel

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This morning's first batch of headlines include:

- Firms moving to a new "enterprise zone" along the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent, external have told BBC Radio Stoke its creation had no bearing on their decision to relocate 

- Staffordshire County Council has signed an agreement which could pave the way for control over local rail services to be devolved from the government, external to the West Midlands

- Stoke City have made a bid in the region of £13m for Liverpool's Wales midfielder Joe Allen

Tom Rostance
BBC Sport

Stoke City have made a bid in the region of £13m for Liverpool's Wales midfielder Joe Allen.

The 26-year-old, who has one year remaining on his contract, is also a target for the Potters' Premier League rivals Swansea City, whom he left to move to Anfield in 2012.

Image source, Getty Images

Despite starting only eight league games last season, Allen was named in the Euro 2016 team of the tournament., external

Allen, who is on holiday, wants his future resolved this summer.

BBC Travel

A lane is shut on the A50 eastbound between the Blythe Bridge roundabout and Uttoxeter because of an accident. 

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

You can also get weather forecasts for your part of Staffordshire or Cheshire from the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Well thankfully a cooler night did mean a better night sleep for me and we've woken up to mostly blue skies over Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

We'll have a weather forecast from Alex Hamilton shortly and through the day there'll also be news, sport, travel and other updates for Staffordshire and Cheshire.

If like me you like taking pictures of the area, share them with me on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke, external or use Instagram (with the tag #bbcstoke), external.

Stoke make an offer worth £20m to Premier League rivals West Brom for striker Saido Berahino.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning. 

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

This evening on BBC Midlands Today we'll hear from an inquest into the deaths of five men who were killed after a wall collapsed on them in Birmingham. 

Image source, PA

We'll also hear a warning from police in the region of the dangers of carrying replica guns in public - and about one of the wonders of the West Midlands. 

All those stories and much more on BBC One from 18:30. 

Sarah Robertson
News Editor, BBC Radio Stoke

A man's been attacked in a Stoke-on-Trent park by three men who kept assaulting him even as he lay on the floor. , external

Image source, Google

Staffordshire Police say it happened in Hanley Park last Thursday after the 28-year-old victim had been chatting to two women. 

The force say shortly after that the three attackers came up and assaulted him.

Express and Star

South Staffordshire College and Walsall College could join forces as part of a "merger opportunity", it has been revealed. , external

Image source, Express and Star

BBC Weather Watchers

The sunshine's brought out plenty of great pictures from our BBC Weather Watcher volunteers.

Here's a couple from user On the Moor in Biddulph and Shane's place in Fazeley, Staffordshire.

Image source, Shane's place

Image source, On the moor

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A midwifery company serving south Cheshire has been suspended from offering a home birth service while its safety procedures are reviewed.

NHS South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, external (CCG) says it is checking the services of One-To-One (North West) Ltd, external, which has a base in Crewe - the company receives NHS funding. 

The CCG stresses that ante and post-natal care isn't affected by the review - BBC Radio Stoke has approached One-to-One for a response but they haven't come back yet.

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

I took a tour of some of RHS Flower Show Tatton Park this morning before it officially opened today to RHS members.  

The five-day event is expecting thousands of visitors between today and Sunday.