Goals from captain Luke Chambers and Freddie Sears give Ipswich victory over Burton.

BBC WM

Authorities are continuing to monitor the site of a fire in Staffordshire which has been burning for more than a month. 

The stacks of wood waste at Oak Farm in Slitting Mill Road, Rugeley, have been capped with soil to reduce the amount of smoke. 

Cannock Chase District Council is checking air quality on a daily basis.

The fire service said it was alerted to the fire on 5 September.

BBC Sport

The search is on to find the 2016 Midlands Sporting Unsung Hero. 

We're looking for those inspirational characters who get others into sport. 

Visit BBC Sport for details of how to nominate. The closing date is 23 October. 

Once Unsung Heroes from across the UK have been shortlisted, one will be chosen as the overall winner to be announced at the SPOTY awards in Birmingham.

Here's last year's winner, football coach Damien Lindsay from Northern Ireland.  

BBC Midlands Today

More than £5.5m was raised in memory of Stephen Sutton - the Staffordshire teenager who recorded his battle with cancer that killed him aged 19.

Now his mum has helped keep his fundraising legacy alive.

Jane Sutton has just climbed Kilimanjaro for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity for which she’s an official ambassador.

Image source, Teenage Cancer Trust

Jane Sutton will be live on BBC Midlands Today from 18:30 to tell us more.

A man is charged with murder after his former housemate died from his injuries following an attack in an alleyway.

Two men are charged after allegedly shining a laser at a police helicopter while it was involved in a search for a missing person in Stoke-on-Trent.

Two cyclists smash their way into a flooded car to rescue three elderly passengers after it got stuck in a ford.

Joe Allen scores twice as Stoke record their first league win of the season with a comfortable victory over bottom side Sunderland.

The new manager bounce and a strange choice of colours by Burton's social media team are among five things you may have missed in the EFL.

Substitute Alex Kiwomya rescues a point for Crewe as they held Notts County to a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane.

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes picks our Joe Allen and Marko Arnautovic for particular praise after seeing his side extend their unbeaten run to three Premier League games following a 2-0 win over Sunderland.

Dan Burn twice clears off the line as Wigan Athletic and Burton Albion share the spoils at the DW Stadium.

On-loan Ethan Ebanks-Landell scores twice as Sheffield United cruise to a comfortable win against Port Vale.

Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton and Sunderland winger on Final Score

Oh Joe Allen - what a signing he has been. Although Stoke haven't been playing particularly well, today he has been right at it, he has got himself in goalscoring positions, and taken them really well. 

Julian Hudson in Norwich: A message to the Sunderland board: Do you know Big Sam is out of work? I hear he works wonders with clubs in relegation trouble.  

Phil:  Please let the season end now. Please let us go down, Sunderland has a terminal illness. Abject, overpaid, irresponsible players and officials. Hold your heads in shame.

Harry Cross: If Joe Allen scores a hat-trick I promise to grow my hair like his.

Kaushik Gorai: Joe Allen for only £13m. ONLY mistake Klopp made until now. Easily worth £25m or even more.  

Giddie: Not to go overboard but Joe Allen for Ballon d'Or   

Sue Smith
Former England forward on Final Score

Joe Allen is on fire! He is not only scoring goals, it's his work rate from midfield and that link-up play he has got. That was a good quality finish. 

That was like a centre forward's finish, just low into the bottom corner. 

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