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Updates on Friday 21 July
A man from Tamworth has been charged with attempting to meet a boy under 16 following grooming.
He was arrested in the Hockley area of Staffordshire on Friday night, external following reports of a disturbance involving several members of the public.
The 49 year old is due before magistrates in Cannock today and also faces a charge of assault.
Stoke City is backing plans to build 100 executive houses on green belt land., external
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Sarah Robertson
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
The owner of a fireworks warehouse which exploded in 2014 and in which two men died is due to appear in court this week, charged with manslaughter. , external
Employee Simon Hillier, 41, and customer Stewart Staples, 57, died in the fire at SP Plastics in Stafford in 2014.
Image source, JodiphotographyRichard Pearson, 43, of The Woodlands, Rowley Park, Stafford, who owned the firm, has been charged with two counts of gross negligence manslaughter.
He's due to appear before magistrates in Cannock on Wednesday.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A man's been charged with three counts of sexual communication with a child. , external
The 44-year-old from Burton was taken into custody on Saturday evening.
He's set to appear before magistrates in Cannock later today.
BBC Business News
The final route of the HS2 high-speed rail link to northern areas, including between Crewe and Manchester, will be announced today.
The decision over its route through the north of England has been delayed for several years due to a series of disagreements, the most controversial of which has been which route it should take through Sheffield.
Image source, PATransport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "As well as providing desperately needed new seats and better connecting our major cities, HS2 will help rebalance our economy."
But critics say the £56bn project will damage the environment and is too expensive.
The first trains are not expected to run until 2026.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a slightly cooler start to the day, it will be warm and sunny with plenty of sunshine and highs of 25C (77F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC News Travel
Drivers on the M6 northbound in Cheshire are facing delays this morning due to emergency repair work on the carriageway between junctions 16 and 17 near Sandbach:
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Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Hello everyone, hopefully you had a good weekend - it's started sunny with mostly blue skies over Stoke-on-Trent including the BBC Stoke headquarters.
This was Shelton just before 07:30:
We'll have a full weather forecast for today shortly and there'll be updates on the day's news, sport, travel and more through Monday.
I'll also have more of your photos of Staffordshire and Cheshire so keep sending them in on email or, for Instagram users, put them there and add the tag #bbcstoke, external to show you agree to share them and so I can find them.
