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Weather: A dry and mild daypublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017
A cloudy, grey start to the day, with hill fog and some patchy drizzle.
Turning gradually drier and brighter as we head through the day with a few sunny spells in northern areas later.
Feeling fairly mild with light winds. Highs of 10C.
Seven charged over series of robberiespublished at 07:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017
Seven men and women from Stoke-on-Trent have been charged in connection with 14 robberies in north Staffordshire.
Staffordshire Police says the majority of the robberies took place at convenience stores and off licences, and all occurred between November 2016 and January of this year.
The seven, who are aged between 18 and 27, are due before magistrates on Thursday.
Cloud and mist forecast for the rest of the daypublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017
Sara Blizzard
BBC WeatherWe're forecast a misty morning and it will remain overcast for the rest of the day.
Temperatures could reach 11C (52F) in places.
Media caption, Sara Blizzard with the West Midlands weather forecast
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterA largely dry and cloudy night with the risk of some drizzle in places and lows of 5C (36F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Share your photos with uspublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Stephanie Barnard
BBC NewsThe BBC Midlands Today team has received some stunning photos this morning of the sun rising.
Here's a small selection, including this one by Graham that was taken in Sutton Coldfield this morning.
Image source, Graham RainbowHere's fog rolling over the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Image source, CliffAnd how about this stunning pic taken from the river bank at Hereford cathedral this morning?
Image source, Thomas SwanTweet @BBCMTD, external or upload your photos to the BBC Midlands Facebook page., external
Weather: Dry with risk of rainpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Skies will be cloudy, with fog likely over the hilltops. Most places will be dry but there is a risk of catching some light rain. Highs of 9C.
Rapist jailed over sex attacks on two womenpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
A rapist from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed over sex attacks on two women.
Myles Tendai Manyika (below, left), 25, from Chatham Street in Shelton, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court yesterday, for which he was given a six-year prison sentence. Earlier in December he was jailed for five years after being found guilty in September of sexual assault by penetration.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceAnother man, 29-year-old Jonathan Jethro Benjamin (above, right) from Croston Street in Shelton, was also found guilty of sexual assault by penetration at a trial in September. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Staffordshire Police said the offences took place in 2015, with the proceedings' outcome able to be made public following Manyika's guilty plea.
Manyika raped one woman and assaulted another who was also abused by Benjamin.
Thousands raised to buy Iron Age goldpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
The jewellery, thought to be the oldest Iron Age gold found in Britain, is at the British Museum.
Read MoreIron Age gold to be displayedpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Ancient jewellery from the Iron Age is to be displayed in Stoke-on-Trent after more than £300,000 was raised to buy it.
Media caption, Slideshow: Iron Age gold jewellery found.
The Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs consist of gold necklaces and a bracelet and are believed to be about 2,500 years old.
The artefacts were discovered by two metal detectorists in a farmer’s field near Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands, last Christmas.
Media caption, Friends dig up Britain's 'oldest' Iron Age gold in Staffordshire
They'll go on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery after its Friends group raised the money with the city council.
Two charged over house fire in which dog diedpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Staffordshire Police has charged a man and a woman with arson following a fire at a house in Stoke-on-Trent in which a dog died.
Emergency services were called to Cumberland Street in Fenton at about 01:30 on Monday and the people inside the semi-detached house were rescued.
Image source, GoogleThere were two dogs at the property.
One died at the scene and the other is being cared for by a local vet.
BBC Weather Watchers on fog patrolpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
It's been another foggy morning today across the North West. While it might make visibility difficult, the BBC Weather Watchers have managed to take some stunning shots of how the weather is around the region this morning and yesterday evening.
Image caption, A bird's-eye-view of Lytham by Mark McNeil
Image caption, Middleton in Greater Manchester by Adele
Image caption, Wilmslow in Cheshire, sunrise by Mandy
Image caption, Toxteth in Liverpool by Sioned
Man admits stabbing surgeon near mosquepublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
A man has admitted stabbing a surgeon outside a mosque in Greater Manchester, but denied trying to kill him.
Dr Nasser Kurdy was stabbed in the neck as he walked to Altrincham Islamic Centre in Hale in September.
Ian Rooke, 29, of HMP Manchester, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and having an offensive weapon in public, but denied attempted murder at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody ahead of a trial in March.
Weather: Fog and cloud to start the daypublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Some dense fog patches in places early this morning.
Through the rest of the day skies will be cloudy, with fog likely over the hilltops.
Most places will be dry but there is a risk of catching some light rain. Highs of 7C.
Fog warningpublished at 07:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Travel could be disrupted by thick fog forming over much of the region, the Met Office is warning.
The yellow warning is in place until 12:00 today, external.
Image source, Met OfficeVideo: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2017
Patches of fog and mist will gradually clear this morning to leave a dry but cloudy day with highs of 7C (45F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Bishop urges council to 'cooperate' over homelessnesspublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe Bishop of Stafford has told BBC Radio Stoke he wants Stoke-on-Trent City Council to meet with churches to try to solve the problem of homelessness in the city centre.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe authority has drawn criticism for proposing cuts of £316,000 to its homeless services budget , externalin 2018/19, rising to £1m in 2019/20.
It was also criticised for proposals which would have seen homeless people face a £1,000 fine if they were found sleeping in tents in the city - plans that were dropped last month.
Quote MessageWe need a lot of different responses, people working together. There's some excellent work that goes on in our city but those groups that are doing that work really do need to cooperate and expect cooperation from the city council."
Rt Rev Geoff Annas, Bishop of Stafford
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017
Staying dry but becoming foggy over night with the chance of some frost developing by the early hours and lows of around 2C (36F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Stoke City fans' anger 'understandable' says managerpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio StokeThe Stoke City boss says anger from his club's fans over a poor run of form is "understandable".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Potters lost 3-0 at home at the weekend to West Ham, their fifth defeat in six matches and have conceded the most goals in the Premier League.
At the final whistle there were chants of "Hughes out" and "sacked in the morning".
Quote MessageThat's understandable. Up to 75 minutes before the second goal, I thought the fans were absolutely magnificent, they were driving us on, totally behind us."
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager
'Nightmare' paddle board commutepublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017
Matt Lee
Reporter, BBC Radio StokeA Cheshire man's arrived for his last day at work this morning after a rather unusual four-day commute - by paddle board.
Kevin Bell set off from his home in the Macclesfield area on Friday morning and got to his office in Stoke-on-Trent this morning, external after paddling 35 miles along a canal.
He's so far raised more than £1,000 for The Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust in memory of his dad and father-in-law., external
Quote MessageFriday when I set off, lovely and sunny, bit icy but I had a narrowboat going ahead of me, breaking the ice, so that was all cool. Saturday, very different. Frozen solid, no boats moving so I had to carry the board half the time which was a nightmare frankly."
Kevin Bell, Paddle boarder
