John Acres
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

A centre for recovering drug addicts and alcoholics in Newcastle-under-Lyme will close in a few weeks due to funding shortfall. 

Managers at BAC O'Connor says it has lost half of its funding from Staffordshire County Council's Better Care Fund.

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People who have been treated at the centre have told BBC Radio Stoke they "owe their lives to the centre" and can't believe it may shut. 

More than 30,000 people have signed a petition, external opposing the cuts to drugs and alcohol services in Staffordshire.

The county council says it was left with £15m less in its own budget and had no choice but to review the funding.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales

The Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says Wilfried Bony scoring goals for them was "written in the stars" after their 3-1 win over Swansea. 

The former Swans striker scored his first goal for the Potters before Wayne Routledge headed the visitors level in a frenetic first half in which the hosts hit the post three times.

The volume of Stoke chances eventually told as visiting defender Alfie Mawson turned Ramadan Sobhi's shot into his own net, and Bony then nodded in a third after Joe Allen's shot was saved. 

Mark Hughes' side are now 12th in the table after a fifth match unbeaten in the league.

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

The headlines this morning include:

- A centre for recovering drug addicts and alcoholics in Newcastle-under-Lyme will close in a few weeks due to funding shortfall

- Police say they've had several unconfirmed sightings of a Stone man who's been reported missing for a week now , external

- Jeremy Hunt has accepted an invitation from Stoke-on-Trent MP to visit the Royal Stoke University Hospital and see the "crisis" there

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Find out if the grey skies will continue this morning in my video weather forecast.

You can also, at any other time, get the latest weather forecasts from the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Welcome to Tuesday everyone and, so far, it's looking like being a grey day - this was the sky just before 07:30 over the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent.

We'll find out how the rest of the day's weather will look shortly in our video forecast and there'll be news, sport, travel and other updates through the day.

They'll include pictures sent in by you of Staffordshire and Cheshire so keep them coming in on email or put on Instagram (with the tag #bbcstoke if you agree to share), external.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes says ex-Swansea players Joe Allen and Wilfried Bony came back to "haunt" their former club in Monday's Premier League win.

Swansea City manager Bob Bradley says his side "lack confidence" after their 3-1 Premier League defeat at Stoke City.

Mark Hughes says former Swansea City players Joe Allen and Wilfried Bony came back to "haunt" their former club, with the pair combining for two Bony goals in a 3-1 Stoke City victory.

Bob Bradley says his side "lack confidence" after Swansea City were beaten 3-1 away at Stoke City.

Bob Bradley says his side "lack confidence" after Swansea City were beaten 3-1 away at Stoke City.

An inquest jury has been asked to decide whether a man who collapsed in a police cell should have been taken to hospital when arrested.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

A chilly night tonight, with lows of 6C (42F).

The fog's set to return in the morning, but once that clears there should be brighter skies.

Maximum temperature: 12C (53F).

Police are expecting an increased number of calls tonight as people go out trick-or-treating for Halloween.   

They've shared these contacts in case of concerns.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has pledged to visit the Royal Stoke University Hospital's A&E unit to see the situation for himself.

He was responding to concerns from local MP Tristram Hunt in parliament today about emergency provision in the area. 

Mr Hunt said he had concerns "for some time" about the situation at the Royal Stoke and neighbouring trusts.

Sunday was the third busiest day of the year for 999 calls, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service, external.

In total, the Trust received 3,591 emergency calls across the region, compared with 3,154 the weekend before.

Managers blamed a combination of Halloween, Diwali, a payday weekend and an extra hour, due to the clocks going back.

They praised staff who "worked incredibly hard to ensure patients continued to receive excellent care".

Only New Year's Day and 19 July, when temperatures soared, were busier.

Alice Bentley
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

The search is continuing for a burglar who stole the rings from a pensioner's fingers, external in Trentham. 

It happened just a week ago in the 98-year-old victim's own home. 

She's been left with bruising and her family say it's affected her appetite.

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An eight-year-old boy who died in a house fire is named as Lucas Carter.

More fog on the way tomorrow morning.

James Watt
Presenter, BBC Radio Stoke

Olympic gold medalist Joe Clarke is doing really well with his training, according to his latest coach. Nothing new there but this is a totally new discipline for him, external.

He's going to be tripping the light fantastic with professional dancer Janette Manrara on the Strictly Come Dancing Children in Need special on Friday 18 November.