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Updates on Friday 28 April 2017
BBC Midlands Today
New figures obtained by the BBC show there were nearly 400 acid attacks in the West Midlands in the last thee years.
Staffordshire Police recorded five while West Midlands Police recorded 372 attacks.
Across the UK, more than 400 people were hurt so badly they were admitted to hospital after being attacked with acid or other corrosive substances.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Plans have been approved to turn a former Stoke-on-Trent school into a new housing development.
Dunedin Homes & Developments Ltd from Birmingham put in proposals with the city council to build 26 homes , externalon the site of the old St Dominic's School in Hartshill, which closed in 2009.
Image source, GoogleConcerns had been raised to planners, including claims access to the site was too narrow and the development would bring more congestion to Hartshill road.
But officials with the council said the proposals would bring "high quality housing" to the site and recommended conditions to improve pedestrian and highway safety - councillors agreed and backed the plans.
Plans have been revealed to turn the gridlocked A500 and A50 into the country's, external first 'smart' trunk roads in a bid to cut jams.
Image source, The Sentinel
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Stoke City striker Peter Crouch has told BBC Radio Stoke he feels he's still got unfinished business at the football club.
Image source, Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesThe former England striker received a civic honour from the Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor this week, in recognition of his 100 Premier League goals.
Crouch has one year left on his contract and says he'd love to win a trophy for the fans.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Drivers could see the M6 through Staffordshire and Cheshire sponsored by Manchester United, under a plan to make money to spend on the country's roads.
The £250,000 Wolfson economics prize for this year is looking for the best suggestion on how to solve the problem of the UK's overcrowded roads.
Image source, GoogleThe president of the AA Edmund King's submitted plans which include seeing sports clubs, supermarkets and other firms buy the naming rights for major roads.
He says it would give the companies an incentive for them to ensure they are pothole-free.
The deadline for submissions for the prize was 2 March, 2017 and they'll now be examined by a panel of experts, including former chancellor, Alistair Darling., external
Previous topics have been how to safely dismantle the eurozone, and how to deliver a new garden city.
Owen Bradley
BBC Radio Derby Sport
Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough says he has full confidence in goalkeeper Stephen Bywater.
The 35-year-old made his first league start for the club in the win over Leeds on Saturday.
Image source, Rex FeaturesBurton will secure their Championship safety if they get a point at Barnsley at the weekend.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceA halogen heater left next to a chair is being blamed for a fire, external that badly damaged a house in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says it's "lucky" people in the property on Sneyd Avenue got out unharmed on Saturday morning.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThey say they believe the heater accidentally started the fire in a study on the first floor.
Fire crews say the blaze caused "significant fire damage" to the roof and first floor.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
After a cool start to the day, with some bright patches, cloud will thicken with outbreaks of mainly light and patchy rain and highs of 12C (54F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Good morning, it's turned cloudier over Stoke-on-Trent and was a bit frosty to start with, as BBC Weather Watcher Paulus's World found in Hanley with their dog:
Image source, Paulus's WorldA full weather update will be along shortly for you and we'll have Staffordshire and Cheshire's news, sport and travel updates through the day.
There'll also be a showcase of more of your pictures so keep sending those in on email or, if you use Instagram, put them on there with the tag #bbcstoke, external to show you agree to share them.
Matthew Hanley, 22, and Connor Allsopp, 20, accessed customer's information during the cyber attack.
Read MoreA school says if every parent paid £60 per term per child, it would have an additional £196,000.
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.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
There have been plenty of comments on the BBC Radio Stoke Facebook page to news of repairs to the paving in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
The city council says it's making temporary repairs in Albion Square ahead of an event this weekend and says some damage has been caused by lorries driving on pedestrianised areas.
On the Facebook page, John Cartlidge posted, external: "If it had been done right in the first place, it wouldn't need repairs."
While Lisa Birks added, external: "Not been down two minutes. Spend the money elsewhere instead of Hanley all the time."
And Tina Molloy wrote, external: "That's what happens when buses, cars and lorries drive over it, it should have been a pedestrian-area only."
BBC Sport
News that Grimsby Town fans are paying for a Mariachi band for their final away game due to an inflatables ban has brought back memories of Stoke City fans getting involved with starting this trend.
Barnet said on Monday "inflatables will not be allowed into the ground" for Saturday's League Two game.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe craze of taking inflatables to football ground took a real hold during the 1988-89 campaign.
Stoke City supporters took 3,000 blow-up Pink Panthers to Manchester City that season, external, after Blues' fans had visited them with thousands of inflatables in various styles.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
We're forecast a real mixture of weather tonight and tomorrow, including everything from warm sunshine to snow.
Shefali Oza with the weather forecast for the West Midlands
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening, we'll hear how a couple from Lichfield fear they may have been caught up in a suspected parking scam.
It's after they entrusted their car to a meet-and-greet company while they were away on holiday.
We'll hear just what happened and their shock on BBC Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.
Graham McGarry
Crewe Alexandra commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Crewe Alexandra manager David Artell says his players must stay motivated as the League Two season comes to an end.
Image source, Nathan Stirk/Getty ImagesThe Alex are now mathematically safe from relegation with just two games remaining.
Quote MessageIf they think they're on holiday already then they'd best get ready, it's as simple as that. It's no different, saying we've got nothing to play for - well we've got six points and two or three league places to play for."
David Artell, Crewe Alexandra manager
Another BMW has been stolen from Lichfield as the spate of prestige and high performance car thefts continues., external
Image source, Lichfield MercuryMatt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross has pledged his full support for manager Mark Hughes.
Image source, Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesThe Potters have lost five of their last six games in the Premier League but Shawcross insists that Hughes is still the right man for the job.
Quote MessageHe's a great manager, he's shown it over the last 15-20 years. I don't think he's ever finished outside the top 10 when he's had a full season so he's a top manager. If you got rid of him, who would you replace him with, he's the best man."
Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City captain
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Two men from Tamworth have admitted their parts in a £42m hack of the TalkTalk website.
The telecommunications firm said the hack in October 2015 saw nearly 160,000 of its customers' personal details accessed.
Image source, ReutersToday Matthew Hanley, 22, of Devonshire Drive, pleaded guilty to hacking into the website between 18-22 October.
The court heard he also gave hacking data to another man and gave TalkTalk customer details to Connor Allsopp, 20, of Coronation Street for fraud use.
Allsopp admitted supplying a TalkTalk customer's details for fraud and as well as files for hacking.
Reports for both defendants were ordered by the judge, with sentencing adjourned until 31 May.
