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
Crewe boss Steve Davis says he will gladly swap good performances for victories.
The Alex are without a win in six league games and have slipped from third to 12th position in the League Two table.
Image source, Rex FeaturesQuote MessageWe've been performing reasonably well, we just need those results - because they'll put us where we want to be."
Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra Manager
Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Crewe Town Council is to discuss backing proposed changes to the HS2 high speed rail route near the town.
The council's been advised to agree to moving the entrance to the tunnel that will run through Cheshire, and relocating the connection between the West Coast Mainline and the high speed line itself further south.
Image source, HS2 LimitedIt's also been recommended to agree to a maintenance depot being relocated to Stone, instead of in Cheshire, despite a loss of new jobs.
Fly-tipper Mark Braddock has been ordered to pay nearly £10,000 after dumping 12 fridges in the countryside before setting them alight. , external
Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Here are a few of the stories we're looking at this afternoon:
- A girl dressed as Paddington Bear presents a letter to Staffordshire County Council asking it to home refugee children
- There's now going to be a "gradual reduction" in community beds at Newcastle's Bradwell Hospital as bosses at the Royal Stoke Hospital say they need more time to find beds for patients
- Princess Anne officially opens a new £6m confectionery factory at the Wrights Pies plant in Crewe
Reaction as Wilfried Bony scores twice in Stoke City's comfortable defeat of struggling Swansea City in the Premier League.
Read MoreKeep your eye out for Staffordshire's Adam Peaty in this video from Team GB
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Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Princess Anne is visiting Wrights Foods in Crewe today as part of the company's 90th birthday celebrations. You can see more pictures on our Facebook page, external
Princess Anne visits Wrights Foods in Crewe as part of the firm's 90th birthday celebrations
Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The names of three soldiers who were executed for mutiny in World War One will be added to the National Memorial Arboretum’s Shot at Dawn memorial.
It currently remembers 306 soldiers shot for desertion or cowardice during the conflict.
Image source, National Memorial ArboretumTwo of the mutineers,Jack Braithwaite, from New Zealand, and Gunner William Lewis, from Scotland, were shot in 1916.
Jesse Short, from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, was executed in 1917.
They were all subsequently pardoned.
A passenger of a taxi had to be cut free after a two-car crash on a notorious accident black-spot near Tamworth, external.
BBC Midlands Today
A campaigner from the West midlands is helping to relocate children from the so-called jungle camp in Calais.
French authorities are preparing to start dismantling the site today. About 7,000 people have been living there.
The UK has begun to accept about 1,300 unaccompanied children.
More on Midlands Today from 13:30 on BBC One.
'Chaotic' scenes at Calais camp clearance
Port Vale defender Ryan Taylor says his move to League One side Port Vale makes him "feel wanted again".
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Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale's new signing Ryan Taylor says he hasn't ruled out a return to playing in the top flight of English football.
Taylor made his Vale debut in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Oxford. He's previously played for Wigan and Newcastle in the Premier League.
Image source, PAQuote MessageI've spent a long time in the Premier League. I'm here until January but I'm looking to the future and I want to push on higher."
Ryan Taylor, Port Vale defender
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A chilly day expected, with some sunny spells.
There's a risk of a couple of showers, but otherwise dry. Highs of 12C (54F).
Charlie Slater has the forecast for the West Midlands
Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Princess Anne is visiting Wrights Foods in Crewe today.
It's to celebrate the company's 90th birthday, and to officially open their new confectionery factory.
She'll sign a special visitors book to commemorate her visit.
Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
A Hanley man has been fined nearly £1,500 for selling cars in the street.
The city council says the prosecution is the first of its kind in Stoke-on-Trent - and related to the sale of two cars on Douglas Street in Cobridge, which locals had complained about.
Image source, GoogleThe authority says it is illegal to leave two or more vehicles advertised for sale parked within 500 metres of each other.
Sarah Robertson
Producer, BBC Radio Stoke
The RSPCA is appealing for information after two dying kittens were dumped in a skip in Staffordshire.
The animal welfare charity was alerted to the little tabby kittens last Tuesday after a woman found them in a skip outside her home in Cornmill Lane in Tutbury.
The male kitten has since died but his sister is now recovering.
Image source, RSPCAQuote MessageThe lady who found them said the kittens were unable to open their eyes and had discharge coming from the nose. They were in a very poor condition."
Laura Bryant, RSPCA Inspector
A motorist has been arrested for drink drive offences, and another person taken to hospital, after a crash in the city centre last night, external.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Dozens of babies in north Staffordshire are sleeping in dangerous conditions because they don't have their own cot, according to a local charity.
The Alice Charity, external in Newcastle says it knows of at least 24 babies and 88 children in need of their own bed.
Quote MessagePeople are leaving them behind after they move house, or being asked to get rid of them when they move - we need them and want to take them."
Sam Warrilow, Spokesperson, The Alice Charity
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes was full of praise for match-winner Xherdan Shaqiri after a much-needed victory at Hull.
After missing some games, Hughes said the Switzerland midfielder had been "really positive" and twice produced a "moment of magic".
"We have been playing well for a number of weeks. We are building performances. From start to finish we were in control," Hughes said.
Potters in total control - Hughes
BBC Inside Out
More than half a million people across the West Midlands are living with type 2 diabetes.
According to figures obtained by the BBC's Inside Out programme, that number is expected to increase significantly over the next 20 years, with experts saying more needs to be done tackle the problem.
Prof Anthony Barnett is calling for legislation to help tackle the rise in type 2 diabetes
A leading health expert, Prof Anthony Barnett, from the University of Birmingham, says government legislation is needed to halt the rise in type 2 diabetes.
See more on BBC Inside Out at 19:30 on BBC One in the West Midlands or afterwards on iPlayer.
