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A couple of bits of gossip in the newspapers today that may interest Stoke City fans.

Firstly, according to the Daily Telegraph, Stoke City want to sign Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph, 27, external, (pictured) and are prepared to offer £12m for the player who cost City £8m from Aston Villa two years ago.

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Meanwhile, French website SFR Sport says the Stoke midfielder Giannelli Imbula, 24, is set to join Toulouse on loan. , external

Of course this all comes just days before the window shuts at 23:00 on Thursday.

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A duo with eight children between them currently call subways below the A34 home. They tell John Woodhouse of an uphill struggle to find the building blocks of a better future. , external

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Hull City sign Burton Albion midfielder Jackson Irvine for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

Hazel Morgan
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

Travellers are back on a field in Newcastle-under-Lyme near Wolstanton High School, the 11th time such an incident's happened in the past two years.

Last month, Staffordshire County Council, which owns the land, put up 26 concrete bollards and earth mounds.

The authority said it was designed to prevent people getting on to the land, known locally as Baldies Field.

However, yesterday afternoon, a small number of caravans turned up and managed to get on the land.

The county council says it'll ask them voluntarily to leave and, if they don't, then take legal action.

Jennie Aitken
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City's move to its new stadium 20 years ago has, since then, boosted Stoke-on-Trent's economy by over £130m, a local finance expert claims.

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The club's marking two decades at the Bet365 Stadium today after making the move from the Victoria Ground on 30 August 1997.

Since then, as well as football matches, the site's hosted pop concerts and visits by the likes of Pele, Desmond Tutu and Muhammad Ali.

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Defender Sam Stubbs has joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan from Wigan Athletic until January.

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The 18-year-old, son of ex-Everton, Celtic and Bolton defender Alan Stubbs, made his professional debut for Wigan in the Carabao Cup earlier this month.

Stubbs signed a first-team contract this summer, but will stay with Crewe until 10 January.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A disturbance on one of the wings at Featherstone Prison has been "resolved" says the Ministry of Justice.

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Staffordshire Fire Service says one crew and an officer attended the prison at 20:20 and stayed on site for more than four hours after trouble broke out.

No injuries to staff or prisoners have been reported.

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There's been violence overnight at HMP Featherstone in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Fire Service says it sent one unit to the scene last night and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says it involved a small number of inmates in one wing of the jail.

The MoJ's warning that inmates who take part in prison violence will face extra time behind bars.

In October last year, an inspection at HMP Featherstone found a "shocking worsening in standards" and that violence against staff had increased.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A wet start for some of us - here's how the rest of Wednesday is looking.

You can also find updated weather forecasts at any other time via the BBC Weather website.

BBC News Travel

A signalling issue's delaying services towards Rugeley, London Midland says.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Morning everyone, it's a drizzly start in Stoke-on-Trent at the BBC Stoke headquarters in Hanley.

BBC Weather Watcher Thornhill Watch took this photo in Hednesford:

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We'll have a full look at the day's weather shortly and there'll be updates on Wednesday's news, sport, travel and more through the day for Staffordshire and Cheshire.

You can share your photos of the area and I'll feature as many as I can - do that via email or Instagram, adding the tag #bbcstoke, external to show you agree to share them.

Wigan Athletic defender Sam Stubbs joins League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan until January.

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 before then.

Two cats have died after being poisoned with anti-freeze in a village.

They both died earlier this month after ingesting the substance near Van Diemans Road in Wombourne, Staffordshire, near Wolverhampton.

The RSPCA says it doesn't know whether the animals were deliberately poisoned but is asking owners to look out for symptoms, which include vomiting, sleepiness, uncoordinated movement and/or difficulty breathing.

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Stoke City's under-23 side play Blackburn Rovers in the Checkatrade Trophy tonight. Kick off at Ewood Park is 19:45.

Port Vale begin their campaign with an away tie at League One club Oldham Athletic. Vale boss Michael Brown says he's unsure whether the home side will treat the competition seriously.

David Artell's Crewe side face Newcastle United's under-23's. Artell told BBC Radio Stoke the tournament that can bring many rewards to a club like Crewe.

There is coverage of all three games on BBC Radio Stoke, with all the build-up beginning in Sport at Six.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

Cloud will thicken overnight with outbreaks of rain arriving during the early hours.

This will then become heavier and more widespread towards dawn - lows of 12C (54F).

Tim Wedgwood
BBC Local Live

You're being reminded to store your bins away after a number of wheelie bins were set alight, external last night in Crewe.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue say one crew was called out to Newton Street in the town at around 23:30.

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Firefighters are urging anyone with any information about the spate of fires to talk to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or to Cheshire Police on 101.

Chris King
South Cheshire reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Crewe Market Square played host to an international pavement art festival over the bank holiday weekend.

Here are just a few of the pictures which hopefully weren't affected by the early morning drizzle.

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One of North Staffordshire’s biggest hotels can once again serve alcohol after the lifting of a three-month booze ban, external.

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Research by the National Farmers' Union suggests just 6% of farmers have access to superfast broadband.

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It's a difficulty faced by many people living in rural communities although efforts are taking place to improve things.

In Staffordshire - £32m is being spent on improving rural broadband, connecting almost half a million homes.