Ex-Manchester City scout Barry Bennell is jailed for four more years after further convictions.

BBC Weather

We could have some rain showers this morning, but they should clear up by midday and temperatures are expected to rise to about 14C (57F).

But we are forecast rain for the next two days.

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Philip Taylor was based at Cannock as a probationary constable before leaving Staffordshire Police.

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A farmer says he wants the government to ensure all food imported into the country after Brexit conforms to the same standards as produce made here.

Richard Bower has 150 cattle on his farm at Penkridge, Staffordshire, and exports some of the beef to Germany.

The government has set up a new commission to advise ministers on future trade deals.

"The commission shows the government is listening so we are very, very happy about that," Mr Bower said.

"But we need to make sure it has got some teeth and actually we do want it enshrining in law that food imported into this country is produced to the same standards that we produce it to."

BBC Radio Stoke

The Church of England needs to listen better to victims and survivors of sexual abuse, the Bishop of Lichfield has said.

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A report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said the Church had failed to protect children and had a culture where abusers "could hide".

The Church defended alleged perpetrators instead of protecting children and young people from sexual predators, the report said.

The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave said he felt a deep sense of shame reading the report.

"It underlines the need for a complete change in our culture and a change in our focus.

"Our priority needs to be not our reputation, it needs absolutely to attend seriously to every complaint which that is brought to us."

BBC Radio Stoke

A large outbreak of Covid-19 has been linked to inmates who've tested positive at Stafford Prison.

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The infection rate in the town has risen from 47.3 per 100,000 in the week up to 26 September to 101.3 by 3 October.

Staffordshire County Council hasn't said how many inmates tested positive but the prison outbreak accounted for a third of cases in the borough.

The Ministry of Justice said it had “robust and flexible” plans in place to keep prisoners safe.

A 16-year-old is charged with murdering Matthew Dale, described by his family as kind and heart-warming.

A campaign to get a national memorial paying tribute to miners is "well on the way" to its target, supporters say.

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Chase Arts for Public Spaces (Chaps) began fundraising after being given permission to build the monument at the National Memorial Arboretum last year.

The group says it needs to raise £100,000 and from having £20,000 in July, the fund now stand at £80,000, including a £20,000 donation from the National Union of Mineworkers.

Sponsors have also been found for 20 of the 22 plaques in the memorial's design.

Chaps hopes the National Miners' Memorial will be unveiled next June or July at the Alrewas site.

Crewe confirm two more positive coronavirus tests, to add to two from last week which prompted Saturday's postponement against Oxford United.

More heavy rain is one the way it looks.

Drivers along with bus and train passengers are being warned of travel disruption tonight and tomorrow morning.

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A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office, external from 21:00 until 09:00 on Thursday.

Flooding of a few homes and business "is likely", it said.

BBC Weather

A dry and bright to start Wednesday before turning cloudier this afternoon. Brisk winds to begin, before they ease with highs of 15C/59F.

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Rain is expected to develop this evening from the west and it could be heavy at times before turning to showers overnight, with the risk of a thunderstorm. Low: 11C/52F.

You can keep up to date on forecasts for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

Stoke City centre-back Bruno Martins Indi joins Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar on a season-long loan.

Matthew Dale was reportedly stabbed in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, during the early hours of Monday.

An orangutan is born at Chester Zoo, months after its mother's pregnancy tests came back negative.

Labour MP Mike Amesbury opposed the proposal to convert his office building into 113 flats.

The venue is updating disability training after staff embarrassed a woman with cerebral palsy.

Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran says "action is required" to avoid a local lockdown.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

From the Stoke-on-Trent Live website:

• Coronavirus hits another Staffordshire school as children told to self-isolate, external
• Police probe after postman accused of 'sexually assaulting' woman on his round, external
• More than 140 arrests made in two weeks as Staffordshire Police crackdown on criminals, external