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Updated 18:35, 28 Mar 2026

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Top story: A woman who was taken into custody is being tested for coronavirus as Three police officers are in self-isolation

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Avanti West Coast strongly advises customers to travel only if absolutely necessary on upcoming strike days, as the company prepares to operate on a significantly reduced schedule

Avanti West Coast strongly advises customers to travel only if absolutely necessary on upcoming strike days, as the company prepares to o…

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and necessitating the removal of one of its eyes

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and necessitating the removal of one of its eyes

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and nec…

Following an incident at Waterworld in Stoke on Trent this afternoon, two patients were taken to hospital and a number of other people were assessed on the scene.

Following an incident at Waterworld in Stoke on Trent this afternoon, two patients were taken to hospital and a number of other people we…

A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been sent to prison for concealing cocaine in a kitchen stove extractor fan

In Stoke-on-Trent, cash and drugs worth more than £70,000 were found and led to the arrest of a man

Police are investigating reports three ducklings were killed when they were run over by a van after other traffic had stopped to let them pass

Police are investigating reports three ducklings were killed when they were run over by a van after other traffic had stopped to let them…

A man has been jailed for stalking and harassing a victim after sending them hundreds of messages and emails over a six-week period

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend – (ID 523630)

After two years of setbacks inflicted by the global pandemic, the Great British Spring Clean is back in full swing – and National Highways is urging road users to help slash litter levels by saving it for the bin

A “ruthless” double-killer has been jailed for a minimum of 38 years for the murder of two pensioners in Staffordshire

A man has died in a crash on the M6 motorway after a car being pursued by police collided with his vehicle

A woman has been jailed for 27 months after admitting arson at a property in Stoke-on-Trent

Detectives are investigating after two 13-year-old boys were shot at in Norton, Stoke-on-Trent

Man jailed for 12 years for sexual activity with children in Staffordshire

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for 38 months for manslaughter following an incident where a man died in a Longton street

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Stoke-on-Trent

A convicted paedophile is behind bars over ‘appalling’ sex offences his wife helped him carry out

A man from Cobridge has been jailed after he was caught with thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs in Stoke-on-Trent

The officers, PC Kristian Avons and Sgt Amos Durose, were only saved from severe injury themselves thanks to their stab vests and showed …

The officers, PC Kristian Avons and Sgt Amos Durose, were only saved from severe injury themselves thanks to their stab vests and showed tenacity, dynamic thinking and outstanding police work during the terrifying ordeal

A woman who was taken into custody is being tested for coronavirus as Three police officers are in self-isolation

A teenager has admitted raping and murdering an 18-year-old woman after she was stabbed eight times in the back in her own home

Terror Suspects Nazam Hussain been recalled to prison

Avanti West Coast strongly advises customers to travel only if absolutely necessary on upcoming strike days, as the company prepares to operate on a significantly reduced schedule

Avanti West Coast strongly advises customers to travel only if absolutely necessary on upcoming strike days, as the company prepares to o…

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and necessitating the removal of one of its eyes

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and necessitating the removal of one of its eyes

Officers are appealing for information after a cat was shot in the head with a pellet gun in Stoke-on-Trent, causing brain damage and nec…

Following an incident at Waterworld in Stoke on Trent this afternoon, two patients were taken to hospital and a number of other people were assessed on the scene.

Following an incident at Waterworld in Stoke on Trent this afternoon, two patients were taken to hospital and a number of other people we…

A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been sent to prison for concealing cocaine in a kitchen stove extractor fan

In Stoke-on-Trent, cash and drugs worth more than £70,000 were found and led to the arrest of a man

Police are investigating reports three ducklings were killed when they were run over by a van after other traffic had stopped to let them pass

Police are investigating reports three ducklings were killed when they were run over by a van after other traffic had stopped to let them…

A man has been jailed for stalking and harassing a victim after sending them hundreds of messages and emails over a six-week period

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend

Drivers are collectively planning an estimated 21.46m leisure journeys by car this weekend – (ID 523630)

After two years of setbacks inflicted by the global pandemic, the Great British Spring Clean is back in full swing – and National Highways is urging road users to help slash litter levels by saving it for the bin

A “ruthless” double-killer has been jailed for a minimum of 38 years for the murder of two pensioners in Staffordshire

A man has died in a crash on the M6 motorway after a car being pursued by police collided with his vehicle

A woman has been jailed for 27 months after admitting arson at a property in Stoke-on-Trent

Detectives are investigating after two 13-year-old boys were shot at in Norton, Stoke-on-Trent

Man jailed for 12 years for sexual activity with children in Staffordshire

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for 38 months for manslaughter following an incident where a man died in a Longton street

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Stoke-on-Trent

A convicted paedophile is behind bars over ‘appalling’ sex offences his wife helped him carry out

A man from Cobridge has been jailed after he was caught with thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs in Stoke-on-Trent

The officers, PC Kristian Avons and Sgt Amos Durose, were only saved from severe injury themselves thanks to their stab vests and showed …

The officers, PC Kristian Avons and Sgt Amos Durose, were only saved from severe injury themselves thanks to their stab vests and showed tenacity, dynamic thinking and outstanding police work during the terrifying ordeal

A woman who was taken into custody is being tested for coronavirus as Three police officers are in self-isolation

A teenager has admitted raping and murdering an 18-year-old woman after she was stabbed eight times in the back in her own home

Terror Suspects Nazam Hussain been recalled to prison