Summary

  • Father found in fire-damaged car after fatal house fire

  • Man jailed after fatal Stoke-on-Trent crash

  • Missing Stone man: Canals and waterways being searched

  • Man still in hospital a fortnight after being attacked by burglars

  • Updates from Friday 28 October

  1. Stoke City 3-1 Swansea Citypublished at 22:38 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2016

    Stoke striker Wilfried Bony scores twice - his first goals for the club - as they comfortably defeat his former club Swansea.

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  2. West Ham v Stokepublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2016

    Follow live text and radio coverage from the Premier League as West Ham host Stoke at the London Stadium.

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  3. Wait for answers over firework deathspublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2016

    The families of two men killed in a blaze at a fireworks warehouse have said they are still without answers two years on.

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  4. Hughes has helped Allen hit goal trailpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2016

    Welshman Joe Allen says he has received scoring tips from Stoke boss Mark Hughes before playing against Swansea City.

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  5. Man accused of teen hit-and-run deathpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2016

    A man is charged with killing a teenager in a hit-and-run crash.

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  6. House blaze children were siblingspublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 29 October 2016

    Two children who died following a 'suspicious' house fire were brother and sister, police say.

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  7. Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Port Valepublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 29 October 2016

    Bolton score three goals in nine first-half minutes against Port Vale to extend their winning run to six matches.

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  8. Leyton Orient 0-2 Crewe Alexandrapublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 29 October 2016

    Goals from George Cooper and Harry Davis earn Crewe a first win in seven league games at Leyton Orient.

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  9. Leeds United 2-0 Burton Albionpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 29 October 2016

    Goals from Chris Wood and Souleymane Doukara give Leeds United victory against Burton Albion in the Championship.

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  10. Man arrested over hit-and-run crashpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 29 October 2016

    A suspected hit-and-run driver is arrested in connection with a crash that killed a teenager.

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  11. Search for missing man seen near railwaypublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Family are searching for a missing man who it is feared may have taken a harmful substance.

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  12. Boy and girl die after 'suspicious' firepublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Two children die after a house fire, while their father is found seriously injured in a burnt-out car.

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  13. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 October 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.

    Plus don't forget that the clocks will be going back on Sunday, 30 October at 02:00.

  14. Bogus carer 'stole money' off elderly womanpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    BBC Radio Stoke

    An elderly woman in Burton's had money stolen off her by a woman she thought was her carer. , external

    Staffordshire Police say last night the victim let her into her Calais Road home believing she was there as her carer. 

    Calais RoadImage source, Google

    But, when the genuine one turned up and challenged her, the woman left the house. 

    Officers say later on they found cash had been taken from the home.

  15. Football: Manager after reaction from Crewe to end winless runpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Graham McGarry
    Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    Crewe Alexandra's boss Steve Davis says he's expecting a reaction from his players when they take on Leyton Orient tomorrow. 

    Leyton Orient signImage source, Pete Norton/Getty Images

    The Alex suffered their first league defeat of the season at home last week and are on a run of seven games without a win.   

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    I think we've still started well, I think our performances have still been good. We've got to do a little bit better everywhere - score more goals, look more dangerous, be more clinical and not give teams opportunities through silly decisions around the box."

    Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra's manager

  16. Children's mother working with police investigating suspicious firepublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    Police say they are working with the mother of two children who died following a suspicious blaze at a house in Hamstead, Birmingham, to find out exactly what happened in the lead up to their deaths.

    Det Ch Insp Martin Slevin, leading the investigation, said: "At this stage we're still trying to establish what exactly took place. 

    "The mother of the children is helping the police to try and give us that information and is being supported by specially trained officers."

    A man believed to be the father of the deceased children is in a serious condition in hospital following a car fire in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

    Officers have urged anyone who saw a black Vauxhall Insignia in the Hamstead area at about 03:00 on Friday to get in touch.

  17. On Midlands Today from 18:30: Car fire linked to fatal house firepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Mary Rhodes
    Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

    On Midlands Today this evening we'll have more on the news that a man found in a fire-damaged car in Staffordshire is believed to be connected to a fatal house fire in Birmingham. 

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    West Midlands Police say they think the man, who is critically ill after extensive burns, is the father of two children who died after the blaze in Hamstead.

    Our reporters will have the latest from across the region on BBC One from 18:30.

  18. People 'lucky to escape' after front door arsonpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Lee Thomas
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    People in a house were lucky to escape unhurt, say police, after their front door was set on fire.

    Cheshire Police say the arson attack in Crewe happened yesterday at 01:19 on Capesthorne Road. 

  19. Men in balaclavas rob storepublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Allen Cook
    BBC Local Live

    Three men in balaclavas have robbed a shop in south Staffordshire of cash and cigarettes after, external bursting into the store. 

    Spar shop in BrewoodImage source, Google

    According to Staffordshire Police, the staff were just about to lock up last night when it happened. 

    Officers say they left in a "dark coloured saloon-type car", driven by a fourth man.

  20. Police cordon extended around house fire scenepublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 28 October 2016

    Bob Hockenhull
    BBC Midlands Today

    The cordoned-off area at the scene of a house fire which ended in the deaths of a boy and girl has been extended.

    Police are treating the circumstances surrounding their death as suspicious and are no longer looking for anyone else in relation to the blaze after a man, believed to be the children's father, was found with serious injuries in a car fire in Staffordshire.

    It is thought a woman seen screaming at the scene in Holland Road, Hamstead, is the children's mother.

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