A Crewe school, which specialises in educating children with learning needs, is going to be expanded at a cost of £1m.
Cheshire East Council says it means the number of pupils at Springfield School will rise from 132 to 156.
Image source, GoogleThe expansion has been agreed after it was shown the authority needed to provide more places to avoid children having to travel for specialist education.
A body has been found in the Cauldon canal in Stoke-on-Trent.
Part of the canal towpath in Hanley Park has been sealed off after the discovery, just before 06:50, close to the bridge which runs under College Road.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
This morning will be dry and any early cloud should soon start to break.
BBC Weather forecast for Wednesday 11 July 2018
This afternoon will then be dry with sunny periods and only patches of cloud with a light breeze.
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The glue company Bostik is planning to close its sealant department in Stafford.
It says it has decided to consolidate the European manufacturing of certain products.
Image source, GoogleThe Common Road based business says it could affect 32 jobs and is asking for volunteers for redundancy.
Quote MessageLike any successful business, we’re constantly looking at ways of optimising production capacity and improving our operational performance in order to meet our future growth plans. As part of this, the company has decided to consolidate the European manufacturing of certain products, which will lead to the closure of the sealants department at Stafford."
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Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
It's going to be a cool start to the day, but it will warm up later, with temperatures up to around 25C (77F).
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Harry Kane and Harry Maguire are the latest faces to be immortalised in ink ahead of Wednesday's game.
Read MoreA large grass fire at a park in Hanley this afternoon is being treated as arson
It covered an area of around 10,000 square metres at Central Forest Park.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 13:00, and says it is concerning how many fires are being started deliberately, especially in parks where they can easily spread.
Firefighters are tackling what they describe as a "severe" house fire in Hanley.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Century Street just after 16:00 and neighbouring terraced properties were evacuated.
No-one is thought to have been injured.
Cheshire East Council's chief executive Mike Suarez quits after 15-month investigation into his conduct.
Read MoreCloudy through this evening and tonight and a gentle breeze.
Tomorrow will see another day of variable cloud and occasional sunshine. Largely dry for much of the day but a few showers may develop towards the end of the day.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
It will be mainly dry tonight with clear spells and lows of 11C (52F).
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Plans to return live theatre to Warrington for the first time in a generation have moved a step closer.
Image source, LDRSWarrington's cultural commission, set up following its failed City of Culture bid last year, has produced 15 proposals after consulting the public.
Residents felt the town lacked a "cultural identity". Many demanded a new theatre to replace Crosfields Centenary Theatre, which shut in 1991.
The 15 recommendations were backed by Warrington Borough Council on Monday.
"Substantial damage" has been done to Kidsgrove ski centre which was broken into at the weekend.
Two people got into the building on Bathpool Park through a boarded up window and tried to force their way into the safe, police said.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThey had to give up and leave empty handed, but the force said the volunteer-run centre now has a big repair bill.
Residents believe Warrington has lacked "cultural identity" since Crosfields Centenary Theatre shut in 1991.
Read MoreWhile it will be cloudy this afternoon, most places will stay dry.
As the evening approaches, you may catch a few rays.
There'll be gentle winds and highs of 23C.
Poundworld, the struggling discount retailer, will close 25 stores, including the Birmingham Fort Retail Park shop, resulting in 242 job losses, administrators said.
Image source, ReutersThe stores named for closure will operate until 15 July, according to a memo sent to Poundworld staff.
"The administrators have been preparing contingency plans in the event that we are not able to deliver a sale of the business as a whole," the memo said.
Other stores in the area set to shut, are Sutton Coldfield and Crewe, the BBC understands.
Poundworld, the struggling discount retailer, is to close nine stores in the North West, administrators said.
Image source, ReutersThe list of North West Poundworld shops set to close, the BBC understands, are:
Twenty-five stores are set to shut nationwide, resulting in 242 job losses.
The stores named for closure will operate until 15 July, according to a memo sent to Poundworld staff.
"The administrators have been preparing contingency plans in the event that we are not able to deliver a sale of the business as a whole," the memo said.
The retailer has 355 stores and employs 5,100 people across the UK.
Prison inspectors said HMP Oakwood was "not easy to run" but an "impressive institution".
Read MoreA bakery is appealing for the return of a giant teddy bear which was taken after the England game on Saturday.
The 6ft bear, called Barnaby, has sat outside the Bakehouse on Market Street, Stafford, for the last two and a half years.
Image source, GoogleThe owners say it was spotted being taken by a young man who passed the shop with three other men.
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