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Gordon Banks's daughter says tributes to the former England goalkeeper made his family very proud.

It will be a largely dry morning with showers developing into the afternoon and highs of 9C (48F).

Gordon Banks's daughter says worldwide reaction to his death has provided "comfort" to the family.

First-half goals from Daniel Powell and John-Joe O'Toole extend Northampton's unbeaten run to five games in League Two.

Stoke City end a six-game winless run as play-off chasers Nottingham Forest are punished for two moments of slackness.

A goalless draw between Burton Albion and Walsall satisfies few at the Pirelli Stadium as both sides struggle to find a winner.

Notts County are forced to settle for a point in their crunch relegation clash against Port Vale after a tense encounter at Meadow Lane.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It should be a cloudy night with some rain and lows of 5C (41F).

The Rugby Football League approve the Widnes takeover but a 12-point penalty for entering administration is still imposed.

A series of raids have been carried out and four people arrested, following a number of tractor thefts.

Staffordshire Police officers led raids in Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Walsall yesterday morning and recovered farm equipment, believed to be stolen.

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Last month, six tractors worth more than £100,000 were taken from a site at Yoxall in Staffordshire and the recovered machinery is thought to have been taken from farms in Coven and Nottinghamshire.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

Here are three stories from the Stoke-on-Trent Live site today:

• Nude swimming session is coming to Stoke-on-Trent, external
• Teenagers arrested after petrol bomb thrown, external
• Gordon Banks family gives fans chance to attend funeral, external

A petrol bomb is believed to be been thrown during a large street fight in Newcastle-under-Lyme earlier this week, Staffordshire Police has said.

Officers were called to Cedar Road in Crackley on Tuesday evening to reports of a disturbance involving between 15 and 20 people, but no-one was injured.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Four local teenagers aged between 15 and 18 have been arrested on suspicion of arson and released while investigations continue.

Sex offenders are grooming children on Instagram more than on any other online platform, a charity has found.

Police in England and Wales recorded 1,944 incidents of sexual communication with children in the six months to September 2018, the NSPCC said.

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West Mercia Police recorded 140 offences with the Staffordshire force recording 85.

West Midlands and Warwickshire forces recorded 48 offences each during the 18-month period.

Instagram was used in 32% of the 1,317 cases where a method was recorded, Facebook in 23% and Snapchat in 14%.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry Ashdown

Tourist numbers increased in the Potteries following Stoke-on-Trent’s bid to be named UK City of Culture bid, councillors have been told.

The attempt, which saw the area miss out on the 2021 title to Coventry, has left a positive legacy in North Staffordshire, said a council report.

The report delivered to councillors on Thursday revealed an increase in day trips and overnight stays in 2017 – in comparison to the previous year.

In total £361,000 was spent on the bid, which included a public consultation, public surveys, bid writers’ fees, the bid submission event in Hanley’s Albion Square, and a concerted marketing campaign.

Purple patches continuing, pink walls vanishing and a pot of gold appearing were among five EFL things you might have missed on Saturday.

Storm Freya will bring strong winds which are likely to bring travel disruption to the West Midlands with possible dangerous conditions, external late Sunday into Monday.

Image source, Met Office

The yellow weather warning for wind is in place from 15:00 on Sunday until 06:00 Monday, said the Met Office.

Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible, it said.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

It will be a fairly cloudy day with some drizzle and highs of 11C (52F).

Building apprenticeships are highly male-dominated, but some young women are bucking the system.

Steve Walters says the club told him he waited too long to report abuse by Barry Bennell.