A few of the headlines From the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:
In the papers: Arrest after homophobic pub assault
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Scrapping HS2 rail project 'would be a disaster'
But a farmer who has lost land to the project says he feels the scheme will not go ahead in full.
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Scrapping HS2 rail project 'would be a disaster'
But a farmer who has lost land to the project says he feels the scheme will not go ahead in full.
Illegal immigrants nail bar employer jailed
Thi Mai Anh Ha is jailed for employing illegal workers at a nail bar in Stoke-on-Trent.
Ambulance service rated 'outstanding'
West midlands Ambulance Service is the only one in England to receive the highest rating.
'We are better connected with cows than people'
Meet the identical twins whose autism helped forge a passion that led to a career in farming.
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Ambulance service rated 'outstanding'
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Praise as ambulance service rated 'outstanding'
Allen Cook
BBC News
West Midlands Ambulance Service has been praised for bringing in new treatments and its training of staff as it was rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission watchdog for the second year running.
It is the only ambulance service in the country to get the highest rating, following the inspections in April and June.
The trust looks after 5.6 million people in the region and the CQC praised it for its innovations, patient transport services and its work with universities to train paramedics.
It also commended the ambulance service for training staff to deal with childbirth emergencies
The trust was however told to make improvements in 15 areas including the temperature at which medicines are stored at and making sure vehicles are consistently kept clean.
Why you might want to take an umbrella today
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
We could be in for a spot of rain this morning with a cloudy start, here's the full forecast:
You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by going to the BBC Weather website.
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