Summary

  • Tristram Hunt: 'Jeremy Corbyn not the reason I'm quitting'

  • Stafford's County Hospital: Consultant-led maternity 'not possible'

  • Baby born in back of police car after breakdown

  • Raccoon dog rescued from trap 'will make a full recovery'

  • Updates from Friday 13 January 2017

  1. Stoke v Man Utdpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2017

    Live BBC Radio 5 live commentary and text coverage as Stoke City take on Manchester United in the Premier League.

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  2. Two-year-old dies suddenly at housepublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2017

    Police say the youngster's death in Stoke-on-Trent was "sudden and unexpected".

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  3. Four-goal strikers, derbies & new jobspublished at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    James Vaughan goes goal crazy, new managers have mixed fortunes in their new jobs and one side makes it lucky 13.

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  4. Burton Albion 0-2 Wigan Athleticpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Defender Callum Connolly scores a brace on his debut as Wigan close the gap to relegation rivals Burton Albion.

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  5. Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Luton Townpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Goals from Jack Marriott and Jake Gray earn 10-man Luton Town a League Two comeback win at David Artell's Crewe.

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  6. 'Deal must be right for Berahino move'published at 18:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Manager Tony Pulis says West Brom will not sell striker Saido Berahino "unless it is right for the club".

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  7. Hughes happy as Stoke get back on trackpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Stoke manager Mark Hughes says he is happy that his side got back on track with a 3-1 win over Sunderland after their exit from the FA Cup last weekend.

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  8. Sunderland 1-3 Stoke Citypublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Three goals in 19 first-half minutes put Stoke on the road to victory against Premier League strugglers Sunderland.

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  9. 'Players must take responsibility not to make mistakes'published at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Sunderland 1-3 Stoke: Players must take responsibility not to make mistakes - David Moyes

  10. Defoe has had five touches so far... three at kick-offspublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Sunderland 0-2 Stoke

    If Sunderland are going to get back into this game they need to find a way of feeding top-scorer Jermain Defoe inside the Stoke area. The former England striker has only touched the ball five times so far, and three of those were from a kick-off.

    Contrast Defoe's touch-map (l) with that with of Stoke's two-goal hero Marko Arnautovic (r) who has been working hard down the left and seeing plenty of the ball inside and outside the box, as well as finding the net twice.

    Jermain Defoe touches (l) and Marko Arnautovic (r)Image source, BBC Sport
  11. No Sunderland goals, no Sunderland pressure...published at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Sunderland 0-1 Stoke

    Sunderland are a goal down and not exactly looking like getting back into the game. With 20 minutes played, they are yet to have a shot at the Stoke goal, or touch the ball in the Stoke area.

    Sunderland (l) Stoke (r)
  12. Team newspublished at 14:35

    Sunderland v Stoke City (15:00 GMT)

    Just the one change for Sunderland as John O'Shea comes back in to replace Javier Manquillo.

    Sunderland XI: Mannone, Love, O’Shea, Djilobodji, van Aanholt, Denayer, Rodwell, Larsson, Borini, Januzaj, Defoe.  

    SunderlandImage source, .

    Stoke boss Mark Hughes makes three changes as Glenn Whelan, Charlie Adam and Joe Allen return to the side. Bojan, Giannelli Imbula and Ibrahim Afellay miss out. 

    Stoke XI: Grant, Johnson, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Whelan, Adam, Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic, Crouch. 

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  13. Should he stay or should he go?published at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Albion's Berahino to Stoke?

    Saido BerahinoImage source, Getty Images

    No transfer window would be complete without a Saido Berahino will-he-won't-he-leave saga.

    Berahino will be leaving - to Stoke - if Mark Hughes has anything to do with it.

    "We are interested in him, as a number of other clubs are," says the Potters boss. "I am hopeful we will be able to get something done."

    Stoke bid for the 23-year-old in the summer, while the Baggies made a third contract offer last month.

    Berahino has not played for the first team since 10 September and was sent to a conditioning camp in France to help him lose weight and regain fitness.

  14. Port Vale P-P Milton Keynes Donspublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2017

    Saturday's League One fixture between Port Vale and MK Dons at Vale Park is postponed because of snow.

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  15. Hunt: Nobody wants this on Friday 13thpublished at 23:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Labour MP Tristram Hunt speaks to the BBC's John Pienaar about quitting his seat in Stoke to become the director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, triggering a by-election.

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  16. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    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. 

  17. Land Rover crashed into garage 'was stolen'published at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Lee Thomas
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

    It's been confirmed a Land Rover that crashed into a Newcastle-under-Lyme garage, causing a fire, was stolen.

    Pool Street GarageImage source, Google

    Staffordshire Police say the blaze happened in the early hours of yesterday morning at Pool Street Garage and spread to damage seven other vehicles. 

    Officers have told BBC Radio Stoke they believe the Land Rover had been deliberately set alight and are now appealing for witnesses.

  18. Husband pays tribute to Jill Sawardpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    The husband of rape campaigner Jill Saward pays tribute to a "loving and caring" woman.

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  19. 'Keep warm' advice issuedpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Public Health England in the West Midlands is warning us to "wrap up warm and keep homes at 18C" - temperatures remain low even if some areas have escaped the worst of the weather.

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  20. Football: Stoke manager Mark Hughes 'hopeful' of signing strikerpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Matt Sandoz
    Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

    The Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says he is "hopeful" of completing a deal for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.

    Saido Berahino in actionImage source, Getty Images

    The Potters bid for the 23-year-old in the summer, while the Baggies made a third contract offer last month.

    Berahino has not played for the first team since 10 September and was sent to a conditioning camp in France to help him lose weight and regain fitness.

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    It's fair to say that we have been looking for a striker who can score 20 plus goals for some time now. They are a little bit scarce on the ground and you have to work hard to get them over the line."

    Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager