Chris King
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This evening, our top stories include:

- A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, external after the death of a man found in an alleyway in Crewe

- The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers has been closed after reports debris fell from a carriage

- An academic at Staffordshire University has been awarded a European prize for her work investigating Nazi-German terror in camps, external and at massacre sites across the continent

Sarah Robertson
Producer, BBC Radio Stoke

Work's due to start to repair floors at a Stafford primary school which has been shut since last year, after high levels of formaldehyde were discovered. 

About 20 pupils fell ill at Flash Ley Community Primary School and Nursery in October 2015 amid reports of a mystery smell.

Image source, Google

Staffordshire County Council say air testing at the site has revealed some areas are below levels set by the World Health Organisation so workers will start filling in flooring ducts from Monday. 

The authority says once air quality in the rest of the school meets health standards, remaining work will be carried out so pupils can return. 

Children have been taught in the meantime at nearby schools.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

An academic at Staffordshire University has been awarded a European prize for her work investigating Nazi-German terror in camps, external and at massacre sites across the continent. 

Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls, Associate Professor of Forensic Archaeology and Genocide Investigation, has examined extermination and labour camps in Poland, Serbia and Germany.

Image source, Staffordshire University

She has been awarded the European Archaeological Heritage Prize 2016 at a ceremony in Lithuania at which she was praised for her "crucial insights" into "some of the darkest moments of our history". 

In reply, Dr Sturdy Colls said during her work she had met many survivors and descendants of the Holocaust and "it is for them that I do this work".

A road closure's going to be in place tonight and tomorrow on Mountbatten Way in Congleton, Cheshire East Council says.

Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man found with serious injuries near a store died.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

This lovely photo shows part of Loynton Moss nature reserve in Staffordshire and was taken by Ed de Quincey who shared it via Instagram, external.

Image source, Ed de Quincey

Also shared through Instagram is this picture from Paul Guest, which he says shows the heather in full bloom over "the approaches to Hen Cloud and the Roaches".

As well as using that site, you can also send in your pictures of Staffordshire or Cheshire by email or tweet them to @BBCRadioStoke, external. 

Image source, Paul Guest

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JCB will undertake a fresh attempt to break the world diesel land speed record - if the time set by the digger giant 10 years ago is ever beaten., external

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Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, external after a man found in Crewe with serious injuries in an alleyway died. 

Cheshire Police say they were called to reports the victim had been discovered unconscious off Edleston Road - the 51-year-old died in hospital a short time later.

The force arrested a 20-year-old man this morning on suspicion of murder. 

They now say they've also arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder and a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender. 

BBC Travel

The A5127 Birmingham Road in Shenstone near Lichfield is closed in both directions between the Mill Lane junction and the St John's Hill junction because of an accident.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

More than 30 passengers were stuck on the Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers for at least half an hour today, witnesses reported. 

A spokeswoman for the resort said there had been a "temporary stoppage" but none of the 32 people suffered any injuries.

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Liam Dennett, 33, from Cheltenham was in the queue for the ride at the time and says he would not go on the ride after seeing what happened. 

"My son still wants to go on it, but I wouldn't go on it personally now," he told the Press Association. 

An Alton Towers spokeswoman says the ride is staying shut while their technical team investigates.

Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Crewe Alexandra's striker Daniel Udoh says the EFL Trophy will help him become a better player.

Image source, crewealex.net

Udoh, who came to the club from non-league football, scored his first goal for the club in midweek but is yet to feature in the league this season. 

He told BBC Radio Stoke that the trophy matches will give him a chance to prove himself.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Hundreds of people have turned out for a hustings by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Stoke-on-Trent this afternoon. 

They gathered outside the Intu Potteries shopping centre in Hanley.

Mr Corbyn is in the city as part of his campaign to retain the leadership of the party.

His rival Owen Smith spoke to supporters at Middleport Pottery over the weekend. 

The result of the two-way contest is due to be announced at a special Labour conference on 24 September.  

BBC Travel

The A511 Tutbury Road in Burton is shut at the Beamhill Road junction because of a shed load.

It's on the roundabout.

Chris King
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

This afternoon's headlines include:

- A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man found in an alleyway in Crewe

- The Smiler rollercoaster at Alton Towers has been closed after reports debris fell from a carriage, 14 months after it crashed leaving five people seriously injured

- Four libraries in Staffordshire could see their opening hours reduced if no-one comes forward to manage them, the county council, external is warning

Trentham para-canoeist Ian Marsden has tweeted that his journey to the Paralympics in Rio is under way, as the team prepare to fly to Rio tomorrow morning.

The 44-year-old is one of four picked for the GB Para-canoe team - read more about his journey from powerlifting to the Paralympics on the BBC website.

Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

More firefighters are to be recruited in Cheshire, external in the first drive of its kind in the area in six years.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service hasn't revealed how many vacancies it's hoping to fill, but said it would focus on attracting more applicants "from black and minority ethnic communities".

Image source, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

The campaign is set to start on 12 September.

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Plans are afoot for improvements for passengers using the West Midlands rail services, external, after Bill Cash MP presented a petition in the House of Commons.

Other visitors to Alton Towers witnessed the ride come to a halt with passengers on board.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Alton Towers said the ride was stopped to "investigate claims a piece of debris that had fallen from a carriage".

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The theme park said the safety of visitors was its "priority" and the ride would remain closed "whilst the resort’s technical team investigate the matter". 

Several people were left stuck on a ride at Alton Towers this morning, just over a year after a crash that left five people seriously injured.

The Smiler ride was evacuated at about midday, and a spokesperson said there were no injuries from the "temporary stoppage".

The ride reopened in March, nine months after the crash that led to two women needing leg amputations.

Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, which owns the theme park, admitted a breach of health and safety rules over last year's incident. 

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