Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

The government has called a meeting with the police and the Football Association in the wake of allegations that junior players were sexually abused at professional clubs. 

It says it is writing to all sports governing bodies telling them to improve efforts to protect children.

The culture secretary and Staffordshire Moorlands MP, Karen Bradley, has been speaking in the Commons.

Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis acknowledged his side produced a "bad performance" in their 4-0 defeat by Colchester on Saturday.

BBC Radio Stoke Sport

National League side Chester have appointed former Stoke and Scotland international striker Chris Iwelumo as assistant to manager Jon McCarthy.

Iwelumo scored once in 10 games for Chester before retiring after a career which saw him play for 19 different clubs, including Stoke City, Wolves, Colchester, Burnley and Watford.

Image source, Rex Features

Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC News

Bentley has revealed it would like to permanently close off Pyms Lane outside its Crewe headquarters. It's part of huge expansion plans.

Three years ago Bentley's parent company, Volkswagen, promised its future to Crewe, meaning a huge expansion of the site. 

The firm says a new link-road should be built to the north of the site. Land it wants to take over includes the nearby council recycling centre and the CHK Engineering premises.

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Bentley says this would be a £40m investment, housing over a thousand engineers. It also wants to open a museum in its new complex.

The Sentinel

A council has been forced to bring in a security guard, external at one of its customer service centres – after staff were threatened by members of the public.

Image source, The Sentinel

Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

This sunset was taken in Warmingham, Cheshire by Andy Lloyd who shared it on the BBC Radio Stoke Facebook page, external.

Image source, Andy Lloyd

While this picture of Staffordshire beauty spot The Roaches was taken by Cliff Salt.

If you would like to see a photo you've taken of Staffordshire or Cheshire featured on this page in the future, send it in on email or put it on Instagram, external.

Image source, Cliff Salt

Express and Star

More than 150 phone boxes in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be scrapped – including dozens of the iconic red landmarks.

BT Group has begun a 90-day consultation period, external, which is due to end in January, to determine which of the 171 phone boxes may be taken out of use.

Image source, Express and Star

Emma Thomas
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A judge at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court has jailed a man for six years for sex offences , externalagainst two girls.

Dean Goodwin, 27, of Lennox Road, Goms Mill was given the sentence after pleading guilty to eight counts of sexual activity with a child and two of child abduction.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here are this lunchtime's top stories:

- The former Crewe Player, Andy Woodward, says it takes "real men" to speak out against abuse in football - responding to comments made by former world darts champion Eric Bristow

- Staffordshire County Council says gritters were out last night as temperatures fell as low as -6C in some areas

- Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty has been announced as one of the nominees for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Alex Kiwomya and James Jones score to secure Crewe a much-needed win over Morecambe.

BBC Radio Stoke

The former Crewe Player, Andy Woodward, has told BBC Radio Stoke that it takes "real men" to speak out against abuse in football. 

It comes after the former darts world champion, Eric Bristow, suggested footballers who'd been victims of child abuse were not "proper men."

We've made contact with Eric Bristow who has declined the offer to respond.

Hear the interview in full on BBC Radio Stoke tomorrow morning on Morgan In The Morning - from 07:00 to 10:00. 

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Staffordshire County Council has told BBC Radio Stoke it's fully prepared for the cold weather. 

Gritters were out last night as temperatures fell as low as minus six, external in some areas.

Image source, Getty Images

Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty has been announced as one of the nominees for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

It is the third time Peaty, from Uttoxeter, has been nominated. 

Mum Caroline said her son's Sports Personality of the Year award nomination is "deserved".

Image source, Getty

The winner will be announced in Birmingham on 18 December.  

John Acres
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Do take care if you're out and about this morning. There are still problems on the roads. I took this picture about 20 minutes ago on the A34 near Scholar Green.

BBC Radio Stoke

Sky have dropped Eric Bristow as a contributor following comments he made about child sex abuse on social media. 

The 59-year-old, who lives in Leek, questioned on Twitter why victims did not "sort out" their abusers "when they got older and fitter."

He suggested football abuse victims are not "proper men" - and added darts players were "tough guys" and footballers were "wimps."

Barry Bennell, the former Crewe Alexandra football coach at the centre of a sex abuse scandal, is still in hospital after being discovered unconscious. 

The 62-year-old convicted sex offender was named last week by several former footballers who allege he abused them when they were children. 

Five police forces are now investigating claims of historical abuse.

Paul Stewart, David White, Steve Walters and Andy Woodward have gone public with their ordeals, waiving their right to anonymity as sex abuse victims  

BBC Sport

Eric Bristow, the former darts world champion, who now lives in Leek, has suggested football abuse victims are not "proper men".

The 59-year-old questioned on Twitter why victims did not "sort out" their abusers "when they got older and fitter". Bristow, who was made an MBE in 1989, said darts players were "tough guys" and footballers were "wimps". 

He added the victims should not be able to look themselves in the mirror for not "getting their own back" on their abusers in adulthood.

Image source, Getty Images

One of the ex-players, Steve Walters, said he was "disgusted", external by Bristow's remarks.  

BBC Weather Watchers

More of your amazing pictures.  Thank you to BBC Weather Watchers JR for this picture of Gnosall and to Sky Watcher for a frosty one of Wybunbury.

Image source, JR (top) / Sky Watcher

Lee Blakeman
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

The top stories for Stoke and Staffordshire this morning include: 

• Barry Bennell, the former Crewe Alexandra football coach at the centre of a sex abuse scandal, is still in hospital after being discovered unconscious 
• Health campaigners have criticised plans to continue to outsource Staffordshire's cancer and end of life care 
• Stafford College is to spend about £3.5m on a new science and technology centre which is due to open next year 

BBC Sport

Last night the 16 contenders for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award were revealed.

Two Midlands Olympic gold medallists have made it onto the shortlist, including Warwickshire showjumper Nick Skelton - nominated after winning individual gold at the age of 58. 

Staffordshire's Adam Peaty is on the list after becoming Britain's first male swimming gold medalist in 28 years.

Here's the full run down of contenders...

You can watch the awards, which are this year being hosted at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, on Sunday, 18 December on BBC One - find more details on BBC Sport.