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Updates on Friday 17 March 2017
A council's crackdown on litter-bugs, external has been branded 'ridiculous' - after an animal-lover was fined when she put bread out for birds.
Image source, Getty ImagesA signalling problem, external near Hamstead is causing disruption to rail services between Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham New Street.
Trains may be delayed by up to 40 minutes and road transport will shuttle between Rugeley Trent Valley and Hednesford.
The disruption is expected to continue until 11am.
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Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live
A man found dead in Milton yesterday has been named.
Kevin Pickstock, 53, from Smallthorne was found in the canal near Redhills Road on Monday afternoon. It's believed he'd been in an accident and there's not throught to be any suspicious circumstances.
His family have been informed.
More than 3,500 people and businesses in Staffordshire were victims of cyber crime last year, according to new figures.
Action Fraud says most of those were related to online banking, but scammers also conned one Stoke-on-Trent pensioner out of £150,000.
Image source, ThinkstockThe county's police and crime commissioner, Matthew Ellis, wants more done to tackle the problem and believes accountability among the authorities is the first step.
Broken paving slabs in Stoke-on-Trent are being replaced two years after they were laid.
The streets in the centre of Hanley were fitted with new paving and stone seats, to make it look more streamlined, as part of a major renovation of the area.
The slabs have since cracked and sunk under the pressure of traffic.
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BBC Midlands Today
"It's just not safe enough for inmates" - that's the damning conclusion of a report into Swinfen Hall young offenders institute in Staffordshire, released by the chief inspector of prisons.
The Category C prison near Lichfield holds more than 600 young men aged between 18 and 25.
The report says the prison has deteriorated since its last inspection three years ago with rising levels of violence and squalid living conditions.
A new governor has now been brought in and more staff are to be recruited.
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
After a cloudy start, a few brighter intervals are possible; feeling mild with highs of 14C (57F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area here.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Welcome to the Local Live service for Staffordshire and Cheshire on Tuesday morning.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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New prisoners at Swinfen Hall did not feel safe on their first night in prison, the report said.
Read MoreWe'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.
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Stoke City duo of Glenn Whelan and Jonathan Walters have been named in the Republic of Ireland squad to face Wales in a World Cup qualifier .
The Irish host Wales on 24 March before a 28 March friendly with Iceland.
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Image source, GoogleCigarettes have been stolen by thieves who forced their way into a Tesco store in Cannock., external
Staffordshire Police say they got in in the early hours of this morning to the Heath Way branch.
Officers say, as well as the cigarettes, the men got away in a car with other high-value items.
A number of site inspections found dog faeces in the rear garden of the property, the council say.
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Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale's caretaker manager Michael Brown says he's still taking advice from his former managers, as he tries to guide the Vale to safety.
Image source, Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesBrown is in his first season as a manager, having taken over from Bruno Ribeiro at Vale Park just after Christmas.
Quote MessageI spoke to Neil Warnock who sort of explained the importance of the game. He also said 'make sure you tell the players to try and enjoy the game' and it was a message that whenever there was pressure on me, try to create a relaxed atmosphere and he was the master at that."
Michael Brown, Port Vale caretaker manager
A brazen Tamworth gang member has been jailed for eight years after his crew was caught on camera slicing through a metal shutter with an angle grinder , external - during a botched Black Country burglary.
Image source, WMP/Tamworth Herald
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening - more fly-tipping as around 200 tonnes of commercial rubbish has been dumped on private woodland.
Fly-tippers drove lorry-loads of waste on to the Enville Estate on Tuesday afternoon.
We'll have the full story including the cost of clean-up from 18:30 on BBC One.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
A man's believed to have suffered an electric shock during a fire at a haulage firm in Crewe this morning.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service says it , external was called to a blaze involving burning cables at GIST Logistics, Quakers Coppice at 10:38.
It says firefighters lifted floor tiles to deal with the smoking cables.
North West Ambulance Service say the man didn't need hospital treatment.
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Crewe Alexandra manager says he'll be happy if his side beat Crawley tomorrow despite their performance in losing to bottom club Newport County at the weekend .
David Artell
The Alex boss was fuming as his side let a 1-0 lead slip at home to let the visitors win 2-1 on Saturday.
But he's told BBC Radio Stoke if they win at Crawley they'll have taken six points from a possible nine and boosted their survival hopes.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
After a bright, sunny day today, here's how tonight and tomorrow are shaping up.
You can also keep up-to-date with the latest forecast at the BBC Weather website .
Alex Hamilton
The managers of the Enville Estate, just off the Bridgnorth to Stourbridge Road, say it will cost at least £10,000 to clear up a large pile of rubbish dumped on its land.
The Country Landowners Association, which represents landowners in rural England and Wales has called for more legal action to prevent fly-tipping in the region.
A large pile of rubbish could cost the Enville Estate over £10,000 to clear up
