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A500 police chase as boy, 15, among five teens arrested
Police were pursuing a 'stolen' Nissan Micra


New Royal Stoke A&E phone line - number and how system works
It follows complaints about the old system

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Paramedics assess three casualties from Stoke-on-Trent crash
They included a teenage girl


Boy in Royal Stoke with 'serious injuries' after air ambulance lands
The alarm was raised last night


Five defendants in North Staffordshire courts this week
They've all appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre or Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court


Police find banned driver - with 18 points on their licence
Their vehicle has been seized


Armed police smash way inside address
Police have made an arrest


Tragedy as two women die in Snowdonia wild swimming pools
Police are appealing for witnesses


Gamer, 20, forced to give up his Xbox as police find 'children's underwear'
Reece Millgate was caught with child abuse images


Seething Sophie slams Butlin's over 'scummy' pram incident
The disabled mum was left struggling to get back to her apartment with her 10-year-old daughter and son, 4, after someone took the stroller from outside the swimming pool


Meet Sainsbury's Alison whose voice you just can't miss
Here's the face to the voice!


Mum suing council over freak bin injury has had to quit job
She's now stuck at home


DWP tells grieving mum who cared for daughter for 33 years to 'get a job'
Tracy Hailwood is mourning the loss of Stacey


Social care for 4,200 adults in Stoke-on-Trent is officially 'good'
The Care Quality Commission has praised Stoke-on-Trent City Council's community lounges, but concerns have been raised over long waits for home adaptations


Dad-of-nine caged after sexually assaulting schoolboy in allotment shed
The boy was walking home from school when the predator pounced


Family funeral firm's 'toughest ever job' as director Cynthia to be laid to rest
Cynthia Williamson, from Williamson Brothers Family Funeral Directors, was well-known for supporting families struggling with grief


Ex-soldier jailed after Hanley riots 'latest victim of two-tier justice system'
A fund-raising appeal has been launched for the family of Ricardo Ferranti


Martin Lewis says up to 400,000 homes could get massive council tax refund
Eligible households could snag a huge backdated payout


'I visited tourist hotspot where two Brits died - what I witnessed horrified me'
One Youtuber branded it the 'worst holiday resort'
