Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Our headlines to get you updated this lunchtime:

- It's been revealed the two people released on bail after a five-year-old boy died in a suspected drowning at a water park were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence  

- A man injured in a crash in which another man died is in a critical condition in hospital, the ambulance service says, external

- A Stoke-on-Trent bodybuilder and former Mr Universe contestant has been jailed for 12 months for falsely claiming disability benefits

Port Vale manager Bruno Ribeiro wants to make ex-Nottingham Forest and Doncaster striker Nathan Tyson his 13th signing.

Egyptian winger Ramadan Sobhi is Stoke's first summer signing after joining from Al Ahly for a fee that could rise to £5m.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City have made their first signing of the summer.

Egyptian teenager Ramadan Sobhi arrives from Al Ahly on a deal worth £5m.

Image source, Stoke City FC

The 19-year-old has been capped six times for his country. 

Chief executive Tony Scholes said:, external “He’s a special young talent who is excited about the prospect of making an impact in the Premier League and we’re looking forward to giving him that platform.”

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

On Midlands Today this lunchtime, we'll feature a new football team which has been created in Staffordshire for youngsters with cerebral palsy.  

It's the idea of an eight-year-old who is passionate about the game and who was diagnosed with the condition as a toddler. 

We'll have the full story from 13:30 on BBC One.

What weather's in store for us over the coming 24 hours? Better get those umbrellas out.

A former Mr Universe contestant who said he had a bad back is jailed for falsely claiming disability benefits.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

It's been revealed the two people released on bail after a five-year-old boy died in a suspected drowning at a water park were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. 

Charlie Dunn, from Tamworth in Staffordshire, was pulled from the Blue Lagoon at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on Saturday afternoon. 

He died later in hospital and a man and woman were arrested.  

The park reopened on Sunday, with owner Nigel Riley describing the incident as "dreadful". 

Witness Olivia Quinn (featured in video) said the scene at the water park was "horrific".  

A father has set up a team for his football-mad son who has cerebral palsy.

Raj Kaur Bilkhu
Broadcast Journalist

A man injured in a crash in which another man died is in a critical condition in hospital, the ambulance service says. , external

The collision happened after a driver who was being pursued by West Mercia Police was in collision with another car on the A53 near Newcastle-Under-Lyme. 

He died in the crash - West Midlands Ambulance Service says a second man suffered multiple injuries and is critically ill in hospital. 

It also says a third man had facial injuries and was taken to hospital, while a man in the second car had a minor knee injury.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

The BBC Weather website can also keep you updated with the latest forecasts for Staffordshire and Cheshire.

BBC Travel

There's been a crash on the A500 in Nantwich, which is closed between the Sainsbury's roundabout and the A534 Crewe Road junction.

Stoke City are prepared to be patient in their attempts to sign Saido Berahino and Joe Allen, says manager Mark Hughes.

BBC Travel

The A518 Newport Road in Stafford is partially blocked southbound at the Station Road junction because of a broken down lorry.

Congestion is back to the Kingsway junction.

A Stoke-on-Trent bodybuilder and former Mr Universe contestant has been jailed for 12 months for falsely claiming disability benefits.

Malcolm Sherratt, 64, of Arbourfield Drive, said he had a bad back but was secretly filmed by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators working out in a Hanley gym.

The DWP says for eight years he claimed more than £46,000 in benefits, telling authorities he needed help cooking, getting dressed, washing and going to the toilet and that he sometimes needed a wheelchair or sticks.

But it says records showed he worked out twice a day and officials filmed him lifting weights.

At Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Sherratt was jailed for 12 months after admitting two counts of false representation and three counts of making a dishonest representation.

Dog walkers in the east of Cheshire are being warned to keep their dogs under control if taking them around Tegg's Nose Country Park,, external Macclesfield.

Cheshire East Council says workers are bracken spraying there today and tomorrow.

The Sentinel

Dad-of-two Matthew Walters may never walk again after breaking his neck, external while on his best friend's stag do.

Image source, The Sentinel

Tom Rostance
BBC Sport

Stoke-on-Trent darts player Phil Taylor called Michael van Gerwen 'the greatest' as the Dutchman beat Taylor 18-10 to retain his World Matchplay title in Blackpool.

Van Gerwen, 27, lost the first leg but dominated the rest of the match to beat 15-time champion Taylor and secure the £100,000 prize money.  

Image source, Getty Images

"Darts has changed and this man [Van Gerwen] is the greatest as far as I'm concerned," Taylor told Sky Sports.

Taylor, 55, has won 16 world titles and is widely considered the best ever.

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are some of the main stories we're covering this morning:

- A driver who was being pursued by police died after a crash with another car in Staffordshire  

- Two people arrested after a five-year-old boy from Tamworth died in a suspected drowning at a water park have been released on police bail

- A football match has taken place in Macclesfield to raise money for charities that helped a community following the Bosley wood mill tragedy

BBC Travel

A lane is shut on the M6 northbound between junctions 18 and 19 because of a broken down camper van in the roadworks area.