Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

The strong winds have been the main weather talking point this morning and here's what's ahead for this afternoon.

The BBC Weather website also has updated forecasts throughout the week for Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Port Vale caretaker boss Michael Brown's hopes of becoming manager depend on his results, says chairman Norman Smurthwaite.

Victoria Derbyshire

Stoke-on-Trent pop star Robbie Williams's management team is placing tickets directly on to resale ticketing websites at higher prices, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found.

Ie:music put tickets for Williams's 2017 tour on Get Me In and Seatwave - in one case for £65 more, before fees, than a similar ticket on Ticketmaster.

The company has previously called on the government to take stronger action against resale sites.

Ie:music has not responded to repeated requests for a statement.

Ticketmaster, which owns Get Me In and Seatwave, said the tickets - which it describes as "platinum" tickets - on the sites were "priced according to demand, in consultation with our clients, the event organisers".

Bradford City sign Birmingham striker Alex Jones for an undisclosed fee following the end of his Port Vale loan.

The Sentinel

Transport giant First Potteries has increased its fares, external - with pensioners and the disabled among the hardest hit. 

Image source, The Sentinel

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A couple of builders have been thanked by police in the Staffordshire Moorlands for helping clear a road after a tree fell across part of it.

Image source, Staffs CBB chair

It had happened outside the Blacksmith Arms in Kingsley Holt this morning. 

Staffordshire Police say the builders were on their way to work and stopped, clearing the road with chainsaws., external

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Here's the stories making our headlines this morning:

- Strong winds have been causing disruption on the roads, external across Staffordshire and Cheshire this morning

- Stoke-on-Trent singer Robbie Williams's management team is placing tickets directly on to resale ticketing websites at higher prices, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found

- A 78-year-old woman's suffered what paramedics are calling, external a "potentially serious head injury" after being hit by a car in Tamworth

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

A Staffordshire market has been cancelled today because of the danger from high winds.

The Charter Market in Leek has operated for more than 800 years.  

Image source, Google

But with winds of 25mph forecast, it will not take place today on Market Place on health and safety grounds. 

The indoor markets are unaffected. 

Network Rail say their "chainsaw gang" is on site in Shenstone near Lichfield this morning to clear a tree that's come down on overhead cables.

Rail services have been disrupted this morning.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

There are strong winds around already this morning and here's a look at the rest of the morning.

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

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Strong winds are causing disruption this morning on roads across Staffordshire and Cheshire. 

Image source, Thornhill Watch

BBC Radio Stoke has received reports of trees falling on routes including Hassall Road in Alsager, Pool Street in Fenton and on Ashbourne Road in Cheadle. 

BBC Weather forecasts say the winds are expected to continue for most of the day, with gales over higher ground.  

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Our main headlines this morning include:

- Strong winds have been causing disruption in Staffordshire and Cheshire overnight and are affecting a number of roads this morning, due to fallen trees

- There's been criticism of plans to cut NHS fertility treatments, external across Cheshire 

- Stoke-on-Trent pop star Robbie Williams's management team is placing tickets directly on to resale ticketing websites at higher prices, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found

Rail services on the Cross City route between Birmingham and Lichfield are being disrupted because of a tree on the line.

Bus services are accepting train tickets to help commuters.

BBC Travel

There are a number of roads affected by fallen trees this morning:

- There's one partially blocking the A513 Main Road westbound in Milford near Stafford

- A lane is shut on the A38 northbound in Lichfield at the Old London Road junction, due to a fallen tree

- One's also partially blocking the B5032 Ashbourne Road westbound in Cheadle at the Thorley Drive junction

You can see if your route is affected this morning with the BBC Travel website.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Morning everyone, it's a very windy start to the day in Stoke-on-Trent and there's broken-up cloud in the skies overhead.

We'll have a look at this morning's weather forecast shortly and there'll be news, sport, travel and other updates through the day.

You can also send in your pictures of Staffordshire or Cheshire to be featured - do that via email or, if you use Instagram, put them there with the tag #bbcstoke, external.

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

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

This is how it's looking for the next few hours.

Blustery conditions for the next few days. Noticeably cooler too.

A few showers here or there this afternoon with the wind picking up later tonight.

Highs tomorrow of around 10C (50F).

Two "police incidents" are causing traffic delays on the M6 around Staffordshire.

A stretch of the motorway was closed both ways between junctions 13 and 14 (Stafford and Stone respectively), Central Motorway Police Group said - an "incident" since "cleared", according to Highways England which says traffic has been released in both directions. 

Delays, however, are expected.

Highways England has also highlighted delays in connection with a "police incident" on M6 northbound between junctions 12 and 13.

Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

Headteachers at a number of Cheshire East schools have met with the Government to express concern about the level of funding they're to get under a new formula.

Cheshire East Council says it was hoping local schools would get a better deal after a number of years of what it calls 'poor funding'. 

The authority says Schools Minister Nick Gibb has agreed to look at the issue.

Image source, Cheshire East Schools

Ros Chimes
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Leek's Charter Market won't be happening tomorrow because of predicted high winds.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council says health and safety risks have put paid to Wednesday's outdoor event.