Evha Jannath funeral under waypublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
The 11-year-old schoolgirl's coffin arrives at the cemetery.
Summary
Man jailed for causing Kayden Dunn's death
Sports centre to close due to £2.4m repair and maintenance bill
Ceramic firm aims to double staff numbers with £3m investment
Hundreds of police on Cheshire beat without current background checks
Updates from Friday 19 May 2017
Evha Jannath funeral under waypublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Mourners arrive at schoolgirl funeralpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineMore than 100 mourners have arrived at the Saffron Hill Cemetery in Leicester for the funeral of 11-year-old Evha Jannath who died after a fall from a theme park ride.
The accident happened at Drayton Manor last Tuesday.
Your questions: Is Hanley a town or Stoke-on-Trent's city centre?published at 14:19 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveKevin Hall asked on Your Questions: "Why can't we agree on how to describe Hanley/the city centre/Stoke-on-Trent? It is so confusing."
Oh Kevin, you know how to open a can of worms - this all really starts with the city of Stoke-on-Trent beginning as six towns which were then federated into the city in1910.
At that time, all of them fought their corner to be the leading district before eventually it was decided that no town should claim the right to be the leading one.
Image caption, Is this in Hanley or the city centre?
But over recent years, with Hanley gaining the main shopping centre, there were calls in 2009 for Hanley to be officially renamed the City Centre.
The city council now says, while they focus on all six towns, they recognise the "wider role of the city centre" and are happy to call Hanley by that name.
So in answer Kevin, call it both Hanley and the city centre.
If you've got a question about Stoke-on-Trent or Staffordshire to pose, ask us here and your question could be making the news.
Football: 'Critical time' for Port Vale over next season's playerspublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe former Port Vale captain Phil Sproson says he thinks the next month-and-a-half will go a long way to deciding how successful the club will be in the coming season.
Image source, Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesManager Michael Brown is searching for new signings following their relegation to League Two.
Quote MessageIt is a critical time because it will define the start to the season because, at this moment in time, there are agents going all over the country with the players and meeting managers and coaches."
Phil Sproson, Former Port Vale captain
Mental health computer systems restored after cyber-attackpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Alex Seftel
BBC Local LiveThe South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which runs mental health and learning disability services, says IT systems are now back online following the global cyber-attack.
Workers couldn't access computer records, external or landline phones, which use internet access on Friday.
The trust says staff worked "around the clock" to get programmes up and running again.
On Midlands Today from 13:30: WW2 bomb causes travel disruptionpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Nicola Beckford
BBC Midlands TodayOn Midlands Today this lunchtime, we'll have the latest on the World War Two bomb in Birmingham which has been causing huge disruption across the region.
Police have said bomb disposal experts were taking part in a "major, delicate operation" to make the device safe.
We'll have more from 13:30 on BBC One.
Something you don't see every daypublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Wrong kind of snow? Leaves on the line? You've seen those reasons for rail delays, but you don't expect to see this one flash up while waiting for a train.
Image source, Claire FryPolice cuts 'could see low-level crimes not investigated'published at 12:47 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe chairman of the Police Federation in Staffordshire's told BBC Radio Stoke that "low-level" crimes may soon not be investigated because of a lack of money.
Keith Jervis says they would include crimes such as shoplifting and anti-social behaviour and blames cuts in funding leading to a reduction in officer numbers.
Last August, the force said it was launching its largest officer recruitment processes in "many years".
Staffordshire Police has been asked to respond to the union's claims and, when it gets back to us, we'll bring you their response.
Quote MessageI think at our peak we were about 2,400 in number and, at the moment, we are about 1,640 so you can see the massive impact of government cuts has had a knock on effect and that we've had to reduce numbers, we've had to balance the books."
Keith Jervis, Staffordshire Police Federation chair
Train of thought: How to work around rail disruption amid WW2 bomb findpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
If you want to use Cross City services south of Birmingham New Street, you're in luck - and you can also get to Walsall and Rugeley from Birmingham's central rail hub, although not from Aston, where the bomb was found yesterday, or a number of neighbouring stations.
But following on from Monday afternoon, no train service is operating at all between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley - the route runs parallel to the location of the device where the Army is working to make it safe.
Birmingham New Street has shared this handy guide to help get you around, including details of a replacement bus service, although it says, external local buses are experiencing delays.
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End of twitter postFactory roof on fire in Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveThe roof of a factory in Stoke-on-Trent's on fire this afternoon, external.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says two fire crews were called at 11:40 to Brick Kiln Lane, Etruria.
They haven't revealed the name of the factory affected yet but say the incident is ongoing.
Moors Murderer dies: Former journalist 'haunted' by tape recording of victimpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Matt Lee
Breakfast Producer, BBC Radio StokeA former journalist and historian from the Staffordshire Moorlands says he's still haunted by memories of a tape recording of one of the Moors Murderers' victims pleading for her life.
Ian Brady, who tortured and killed five children with Myra Hindley, has died.
Media caption, Daniel Sandford looks back at the revulsion caused by Brady's crimes
Both were jailed in 1966 and, during their court appearances, the tape recording was played of Lesley Anne Downey pleading for her life as she was sexually abused.
Doug Pickford from Grindon says he was a cub reporter at the time and covered some of the court proceedings and searches on the moors for the Stockport Advertiser.
Quote MessageThe couple recorded the death of a poor girl. It does, it stays with you especially the music they decided to play over it which was Little Drummer Boy. Well, I can't hear it now."
Doug Pickford, Former journalist
Football: Stoke boss rues team's failure over 'key moments' in seasonpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says his team haven't been good enough at key points in their season.
Image source, Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesStoke can't finish in the top-half of the Premier League following Saturday's 4-1 defeat to Arsenal.
Quote MessageKey moments in games, key moments during the season, we just didn't quite do the right things to have an impact on the opposition. It's a disappointment but we've still got one more game to go, we'll give it a good go."
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager
Shuttle service running between Sutton and Lichfieldpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Fifth British Ceramics Biennial for Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Lamont Howie
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeOrganisers of the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) claim it's a massive benefit to Stoke-on-Trent.
The six-week event showcases the work of national and local ceramic artists with over 100 artists involved this time in exhibitions and events across the city.
Image source, Joel Chester FildesThis year's biennial will be the fifth time it's been held and begins on 23 September and runs until 5 November. , external
A report commissioned by the BCB found that their event in 2011 had 32,000 visitors and generated more than £2m for the local economy.
Quote MessageIt's about getting really good messages out there about Stoke, what's going on, what's exciting about what's going on. It's this kind of renaissance of interest in ceramics, it's part of all of that."
Barney Hare Duke, British Ceramics Biennial Artistic Director
Funeral for girl killed in theme park ride fallpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineThe funeral takes place today of Leicester schoolgirl Evha Jannath, who died after falling from a ride at Drayton Manor Park.
The 11-year-old was on a school trip last week when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride.
Her funeral is being held at a cemetery in Leicester this afternoon.
Image source, Jannath familyGerman bomb packs 130kg of 'high explosives' - Army majorpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Major Mike Luedicke is the deputy commander of the Army's UK bomb disposal unit. He's coordinating the operation to make safe the World War Two bomb uncovered in Aston yesterday - a find that has closed a major road network in Birmingham and disrupted rail travel between the city and Lichfield.
He told BBC WM the disposal team thinks it has identified the type of ordnance with which it is dealing.
"In this particular case, we are very confident this is a classic Second World War German air-drop bomb - it’s called an SC250; 250kg in weight, 130kg of high explosives."
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceToday's pick of your photos of Staffordshire and Cheshirepublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local LiveA couple of photos from our audience now and these two have come from, firstly, Peter Cooke in Hanley and Angela Breslin at Trentham Lake.
If you've got a photo to share of Staffordshire or Cheshire, you can get it to us via email or put it on Instagram, external, adding the tag #bbcstoke to show you agree to share it.
Image source, Peter Cooke
Image source, Angela BreslinFamily's joy as girl, 3, given cancer all-clear after Florida treatmentpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
A mother has told how her six-month 'living nightmare' is now over after medics gave her 'amazing' daughter the cancer all-clear. , external
Image source, The Sentinel'Wall being built around bomb'published at 09:06 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
We've been telling you this morning about possible day-long cancellations of Cross City line services between Birmingham and Lichfield following the discovery of a World War Two bomb at a site in Aston parallel to a stretch of the route.
National Rail has been updating its information, external and reporting details of the operation to make safe the device.
According to its website the "unexploded bomb needs to be safely detonated and in order to do this, a wall needs to be built around the bomb first.
"This is expected to take a number of hours to build and once the bomb has been safely disposed off [sic] the infrastructure in the area then needs to be carefully checked before the line can reopen."
Image caption, The Army on Monday travels to the scene on a route otherwise closed to traffic
Public inquiry into £90m link road planspublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 16 May 2017
Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeA public inquiry into Congleton's planned new link road opens today. , external
People can voice their concerns and objections at Congleton Town Hall with the inquiry expected to run until next Wednesday.
Image source, Cheshire East CouncilCheshire East Council says the £90m proposed highway will be 5.5km (3.4miles) long and is aimed at cutting congestion in the town which they claim is hampering growth. , external
If it gets the go ahead, the authority says it would join the A534 Sandbach Road with the A536 Macclesfield Road.
