Crystal Palace 4-1 Stoke Citypublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 18 September 2016
Crystal Palace thump bottom side Stoke City to claim successive Premier League wins for the first time since December 2015.
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Dozens of senior jobs 'at risk' as university plans restructure
Charity blames homelessness rise on council cuts
Police officer 'knocked unconscious' in stone-throwing incident
Football: Diouf and Johnson back for Stoke City
Updates from Friday 16 September
Crystal Palace 4-1 Stoke Citypublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 18 September 2016
Burton Albion 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albionpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 17 September 2016
Brighton need a late Tomer Hemed penalty to get past a dogged Burton Albion side in the Championship.
Read MoreJailed ex-club boss must pay back £1.3mpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
A former nightclub boss jailed for plotting to break a drug baron out of custody is ordered to pay back more than £1.3m in criminal gains.
Read MoreUniversity puts 81 jobs at riskpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Eighty-one jobs are at risk at Staffordshire University.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening.
Watch: Stoke and Staffordshire's weekend weather forecastpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayYou can also keep up-to-date with the latest on the BBC Weather website.
Media caption, Shefali Oza
BBC Weather Watcher pictures: Leek and Madeleypublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
The BBC Weather Watchers don't just update us with their local forecasts - they also upload pictures of how things look in their area.
These two are from users Videoman in Leek and Young Ted in Madeley
Image source, Videoman
Image source, Young tedFootball: Port Vale's Smith deal applauded by former skipperpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe former Port Vale captain Phil Sproson has told BBC Radio Stoke he thinks Nathan Smith's new contract is great news for all concerned.
Image source, Port Vale FCThe highly rated 20-year-old defender (pictuerd) signed a new three-year-deal at Vale Park yesterday.
Quote MessageI think it's sensible for both Nathan and massively sensible for the Vale because there's probably no doubt about it. As Norman (chairman) rightly said, he's probably been on buttons."
Phil Sproson, Former Port Vale captain
On Midlands Today from 18:30: Undercover cycling protection and a homeless rowpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayOn Midlands Today this evening, see how police in part of the region are going undercover to catch motorists putting cyclists at risk.
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End of twitter postWe'll also have more from the Stafford charity which was banned from giving tents to homeless people but today denies claims it was creating a "tent community".
Plus looking ahead to a big weekend of sport and with your latest weather forecast, all on BBC One from 18:30.
Fish stocks checked after sewage polluted River Trentpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
BBC Radio StokeThe Environment Agency's been checking fish stocks on the River Trent, external today after more than 15,000 fish died from sewage pollution.
Image source, Environment AgencyLast Friday the agency said a "large stretch" had been affected and workers had been treating the water.
The cause of the problem is still being investigated, the spokesman said.
Vandals' attack on Burntwood cricket club 'mindless' - chairmanpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Vandals have once again damaged the pavilion at Burntwood St Matthews Cricket Club, external in what has been described by the chairman as a "mindless" act.
Image source, Lichfield MercuryRevised train timetable after landslide disruptionpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Train passengers are being warned there'll be a revised timetable tomorrow for London Midland and Virgin Trains services.
Birmingham New Street says it's down to disruption caused by a landslide today near Watford Junction.
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End of twitter postYour pictures: Birds in flightpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveA little theme here from your photos - birds in flight in Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Firstly, from Chris Hollingworth at Apedale Country Park, here's a side-on view of this bird in the air.
Image source, Chris HollingworthWhile Kath Dawson snapped this pigeon taking off in Tittensor woods in Staffordshire.
Have you got a pictures to share of Staffordshire and Cheshire? Send it in on email, tweet @BBCRadioStoke , externalor put it on Instagram, adding the tag #bbcstoke so I can find it, external.
Image source, Kath DawsonSchool invites medal winning para-canoeist to inspire studentspublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Matt Lee
News Editor, BBC Radio StokeTrentham's bronze medal winning para-canoeist Ian Marsden has been invited to a school to inspire Stoke-on-Trent students.
Media caption, Ian Marsden's son cheered his dad on to Paralympics bronze in his canoe.
Teachers at the Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy let pupils, including Ian's son Joshua, off class to watch him in action yesterday.
Quote MessageIan's always welcome here, he comes in quite often, stays in touch with our PE department. He's an inspiration to all our students, we will definitely be having him into our school."
Ben Grange, Vice-principal, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
News: University changes 'not about saving money'; charity blames homeless rise on council cuts; police officer knocked out in disturbancepublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThis evening's headlines include:
- A restructuring of Staffordshire University, which is putting 81 senior roles "at risk", is not about saving money, according to its vice-chancellor
- A Stafford charity, which was banned from handing out tents to homeless people, says an increase in rough sleepers in the town is partly caused by council cuts
- A police officer was knocked unconscious, a second suffered leg injuries and two others received minor injuries in an incident in Blythe Bridge last night
Charity blames homelessness rise on council cutspublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Laura Mcmullan
Reporter, BBC Midlands TodayA Stafford charity, which was banned from handing out tents to homeless people, says an increase in rough sleepers in the town is partly caused by council cuts, rather than anything it's done.
Staffordshire Police ordered the House of Bread not to give out tents after claims it was creating a "tent community".
Image source, House of BreadThe organisation says it has so far given out about a dozen tents to people claiming they have nowhere to live but will now stop.
In a statement, House of Bread claims an increase in homelessness is down to the withdrawal of the Rough Sleeper Programme.
The BBC has approached both Stafford Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council for a response.
Employers to benefit from university restructuring, Vice-Chancellor claimspublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveStaffordshire University claims overhauling its structure will benefit the local area by providing "a highly skilled, relevant workforce".
The changes mean 81 senior, non-teaching jobs are at risk although the university's Vice-Chancellor says new roles will be created.
Image source, Staffordshire UniversityThe restructuring will see subjects grouped within the university in six "schools" such as a School of Digital Technologies and a School of Law, Policing and Forensics.
Because of this the university claims students will get "high level skills" for employers in the region.
Quote MessageA good example is that we have really strong partnerships with Staffordshire Police and our forensics education and we also work with the police and law enforcement from our law school so we're bringing law, policing and forensics together."
Professor Liz Barnes, Vice-Chancellor, Staffordshire University
Sewer collapse shuts A50 in Cheshirepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA sewer collapse has closed the A50 in Church Lawton this afternoon, external, Cheshire East Council says.
Image source, GoogleIt's happened between the junctions of Congleton Road North and Knutsford Road.
The council says work by United Utilities to fix it could take up to five days and a diversion has been put in place., external
Football: Diouf and Johnson back for Stoke Citypublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Dan Pallett
BBC Midlands Today Sport
Image source, Stoke City FCAt his press conference today, as well as saying he won't appeal against a Football Association charge for misconduct, Stoke City manager Mark Hughes updated reporters on some team news.
He confirmed that Senegal striker Mame Biram Diouf and England full-back Glen Johnson are both back in contention for this weekend's match.
Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri is still out of action though.
New arrival brings joy to couple after sad loss of baby Rubie to meningitispublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
The parents of a baby girl who died after contracting meningitis are preparing to take on their second charity trek as they welcome a new addition, external to the family.
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