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Live updates as fire breaks out in building next to A34
Three fire engines are at the scene

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Warning as Stoke-on-Trent house fire leaves dog needing oxygen
Firefighters have pinpointed the cause of the blaze


Man who cut down Sycamore Gap tree finally says why he did it
The pair have both been jailed

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Mum's vaccine plea as baby hospitalised with measles
There has been a sharp rise in cases


Man with Stoke-on-Trent links wanted as police investigate rape and fraud
Members of the public are being urged to report any sightings


DWP could give four million households a £725 boost next year
If a Bill is passed, the Universal Credit standard allowance could rise above inflation


Huge chain with Potteries Centre shop could close third of stores
The news comes after River Island announced its Potteries Centre branch will shut for good


Robbie Williams' heartbreak as he admits 'mum doesn't know who I am anymore'
Robbie Williams spoke about his parents at a gig in Germany


Police statement as car careering into Stoke-on-Trent wall caught on dashcam
Police and paramedics were sent to the scene


Environment Agency declares Stoke-on-Trent drought despite day of rain
It has been the driest spring since 1893


Two women in Royal Stoke after being 'seriously injured' in two-car smash
An air ambulance was sent to the scene


Shop-smashing yob bit and kicked police officers in Stoke bedlam
A security guard was also assaulted


Three-vehicle A500 smash sparks delays
Officers removed debris from the carriageway


Woman 'stabbed dad-of-6 in heart on Christmas Day over Tinder profile', court told
Kirsty Carless, 33, denies murdering Louis Price in his parents' home


Two men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree


A500 live updates as crash blocks D-road
Drivers on the D-road face delays this afternoon


Police hunt arsonists after Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot goes up in flames
Officers are appealing for CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage as they try to trace the suspects


Hero Stoke-on-Trent police officers save lives of man and woman
They acted quickly


58 vehicles stopped and three arrests in new Stoke-on-Trent sting
Police were camped out at Festival Park


'Danger driver' left passenger needing surgery after 100mph Staffordshire chase
The 21-year-old ploughed into a tree
