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• Martin_Spinks published Jack Butland: Stoke City's top brass standing firm on sale...

  23-06-2017 23:30
  
  Stoke City have issued a `hands off Jack Butland' warning to the likes of Arsenal. The Gunners are being linked with the England goalkeeper after reports they were lining him up as the long-term replacement for 35 year-old Petr Cech. Stoke's hierarchy are braced for such stories, but insist there is no plan whatsoever to part company with Butland this summer. The point was stressed during Thursday's transfer summit meeting between chairman Peter Coates, vice chairman John Coates, chief...
  
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• Martin_Spinks commented Jack Butland: Stoke City's top brass standing firm on sale...

  23-06-2017 23:30
  
  Stoke City have issued a `hands off Jack Butland' warning to the likes of Arsenal. The Gunners are being linked with the England goalkeeper after reports they were lining him up as the long-term replacement for 35 year-old Petr Cech. Stoke's hierarchy are braced for such stories, but insist there is no plan whatsoever to part company with Butland this summer. The point was stressed during Thursday's transfer summit meeting between chairman Peter Coates, vice chairman John Coates, chief...
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Staffordshire Police arrest more than 50 people during Operation...

  23-06-2017 22:01
  
  More than 50 people across Staffordshire were arrested yesterday in police crackdown on wanted suspects. Starting at 4am, around 90 police officers devoted the day to tracking the suspects across the county as part of Staffordshire Police's Operation Justice. In total 58 people were arrested and six were interviewed voluntarily for offences ranging from cocaine supply to theft. Arrests in North Staffordshire included: A 23-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent arrested on suspicion of taking...
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Police step up patrols at places of worship in run up to Eid...

  23-06-2017 21:48
  
  Police in Staffordshire say they will continue to patrol near places of worship following the terrorist attack at Finsbury Mosque in London. One man was killed and number of others injured during the attack in the early hours of the morning of Monday June 19. Following on from the attack, the fourth terrorist incident in the UK this year, Staffordshire Police announced they were working with faith leaders – particularly as Eid celebrations get underway to mark the end of Ramadan, the...
  
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• Crewe crane collapse: Killed men identified

  23-06-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two men had been working on the building site when the crane collapsed on Wednesday.
  
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• Andrew Dobson jailed for 'child-like' sex doll import bid

  23-06-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police described the doll - ordered online from Hong Kong and intercepted at East Midlands Airport - as "obscene".
  
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• MikeBaggaley published Tom Pope on Port Vale: Why I'm glad to be reunited with Rob...

  23-06-2017 18:00
  
  You see, I told you there were signings on the way! Our transfer activity really did swing into action this week, and I will be pleased to saying hello to a couple of familiar faces when we report back for pre-season training on Thursday.I played with Joe Davis at Vale of course, but also know our new keeper Rob Lainton, having been with him at Bury for the last couple of years.Fans will look at his recent record and see he has not played that many games, but he's had a couple of injuries he...
  
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• PeteSmith published Tickets go up for sale for Stoke's clash with Champions League...

  23-06-2017 17:51
  
  The game was only confirmed this morning but tickets are already on sale for Stoke's pre-season clash with Monaco.The two clubs will meet for the first time since 1975 when they go head to head in the Festival de Football des Alpes in scenic Martigny, Switzerland, on Saturday, July 15 (5pm).The match will take place at the multi-sports Stade d'Octodure, with mountains towering in the back drop.Read more: How Stoke are hoping for hat-trick over French championsTickets are priced from 25CHF, about
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Trentham High School put on lockdown after incident involving car...

  23-06-2017 17:38
  
  A school was placed on lockdown this afternoon after an incident in which two men acting suspiciously turned up outside – in a car with the number plates taped over.Police were called to Trentham High School shortly before 3pm today and searched the area.Students were allowed to leave the school at around 3.45pm.A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said the car was a blue Ford Fiesta, and the two men inside were believed to be in their late teens.She said: "We received a report of two...
  
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• Becky_Loton published VIDEO: Takeaways given a food hygiene rating of one in Staffordsh...

  23-06-2017 17:16
  
  A cheeky takeaway is always a tasty treat, but do you know how your favourite scored in the latest food hygiene inspections? We've scoured the food hygiene ratings across all our local authorities including Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford to find those which need 'major improvement'. These ratings have been given over the past eight months (from November 2016). See if any of your locals made the list…
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• PeteSmith published Steve Lewis receives Olympic upgrade – five years after the...

  23-06-2017 17:14
  
  Pole vaulter Steve Lewis has finally received his upgraded certificate for the London 2012 Olympics. The 31-year-old has now officially finished fourth at the Olympic Stadium after the disqualification of Russian drugs cheat Dmitry Starodubtsev. Starodubtsev was stripped of his fourth place in October last year after doping samples collected in London tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. He was found to have taken turinabol (dehydrochlormethyltestosterone) and was given a...
  
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• ChrisTravers published Nantwich wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O'Brien targets Ireland Test...

  23-06-2017 17:09
  
  Niall O'Brien says he's had a career re-think after Ireland were granted Test match status. Ireland – along with Afghanistan – were this week granted full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which means they are now eligible to play Tests. Ireland have been an associate member since 1993 and have played international one-day and Twenty20 matches, as well as featuring in World Cups. Meakins batsman Peter Wilshaw hits record individual score in Phoenix 15 League...
  
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• laura_james published Want to work at Stoke City or Port Vale? There's jobs available...

  23-06-2017 17:05
  
  Ever dreamed about working at the football club you have followed since a young age? Well NOW is your chance. Stoke City and Port Vale are recruiting for a number of jobs at the bet365 Stadium and Vale Park. Stoke City's latest vacancies will be showcased at an open day taking place at the Premier League club's ground on Thursday, July 6. The recruitment event – staged in partnership with AMB Catering Solutions – will run between 6pm and 8pm. Job-seekers can learn about all...
  
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• The Sentinel published RECAP: Pupils were locked down after 'threat' to Trentham High...

  23-06-2017 16:40
  
  Pupils were put on 'lockdown' at a Stoke-on-Trent high school after being tipped-off about a threat.Staffordshire Police are heading to Trentham High after a 'threat' was made to the school.Two men were reported to be acting suspiciously outside - in a car with the number plate taped over.Parents have been alerted to the incident at the Allerton Road school this afternoon.UPDATE:High school locked down after men seen acting suspiciously in carThe school statement says: "The school is...
  
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• The Sentinel published LIVE: Pupils in 'lockdown' at Trentham High School after 'threat'...

  23-06-2017 16:40
  
  Pupils have been put on 'lockdown' at a Stoke-on-Trent high school. Staffordshire Police are heading to Trentham High after a 'threat' was made to the school. Parents have been alerted to the incident at the Allerton Road school this afternoon. Read more: Double death latest: Police name man and teenager 'crushed to death' after crane collapsed The school statement says: "The school is currently in lockdown. "All of the pupils are safe and the police are on their way. There...
  
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• PeteSmith published Date for Port Vale's League Cup tie v Leeds United confirmed and...

  23-06-2017 16:32
  
  Port Vale have penned a couple of dates in the diary this afternoon.The Valiants have confirmed their Carabao Cup first round tie against Leeds United will take place at Elland Road on Wednesday, August 9 (7.45pm).It is the sides' first meeting since 2008, a thrilling 3-3 draw in League One. Read more: Port Vale boss Michael Brown weighs up transfer optionsThe League Two clash with Chesterfield at Vale Park has been switched to Friday, March 30 2018 with a 3pm kick-off. The league game had been.
  
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• woodhouse67 commented Big Issue: Is Theresa May's proposal on EU nationals what Leave...

  23-06-2017 16:29
  
  Theresa May says three million EU citizens living in the UK will be allowed to stay after Brexit. But, asks John Woodhouse, does that marry up to the Brexit many voted for?"No-one," says Theresa May, of the sizeable number of EU citizens living in the UK, "will face a cliff edge." Instead, proposes number ten, a new "UK settled status" would guarantee EU migrants the right to stay post-Brexit – so long as they have lived here for five years. As part of that...
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Man in black car seen talking to children near Burnwood Community...

  23-06-2017 15:56
  
  Parents have been warned after a car driver was seen talking to children near a primary school.A man in a black car was allegedly seen stopping and talking to two children near Burnwood Community School in Chell Heath earlier this week.A number of parents have contacted the Sentinel expressing their concerns after being contacted about the incident.Police say they are in contact with the school and believe it may have been an innocent conversation – but urged anyone with information to...
  
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• PeteSmith published Stoke's Charlie Adam reveals how he met Liverpool boss in pyjamas...

  23-06-2017 15:54
  
  Charlie Adam had such a surreal first meeting with his hero Kenny Dalglish that he ended up asking his agent what had happened. Adam became a prime target for then-Liverpool boss Dalglish due to the game-changing form he was showing in Blackpool's only season in the Premier League. It was a chase, he has now revealed, which involved biscuits, pyjamas and golf. Read more: Charlie Adam prepares to fight off competition for Stoke midfield spot Adam said: "I went to meet Kenny...
  
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• MaryannAstle published Video: Aerial images of North Staffordshire and South Cheshire

  23-06-2017 15:49
  
  Life always looks different from up above – take a look at our video which shows how vast swathes of land have changed in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire since 1997.Our special 'eye in the sky' video will take you through Cobridge, Etruria, Meir, Newcastle and Chatterley Valley. We also have a look at Port Vale's home in Burslem and at the Alexandra Stadium in Crewe. If you're in the mood for some more flashback images – you'll find a video showing the changing face of Hanley.
  
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• Tom_Burnett published Firefighters tackle blaze at disused house on Audley Road in...

  23-06-2017 15:46
  
  Firefighters tackled a blaze at a disused house in the early hours of the morning.Two fire engines from Crewe, one from Alsager and one from Staffordshire were called to the fire, at a detached property on Audley Road in Alsager at 4.33am today.A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A fire in the roof space of a large disused property required firefighters to attend and use a main water jet to extinguish the flames. "Crews stripped tiles from the roof to access the...
  
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• ChrisTravers published Peter Wilshaw hits record individual score in Meakins' Phoenix 15...

  23-06-2017 15:32
  
  Peter Wilshaw produced an astonishing batting performance in Meakins' Zone B victory over Newcastle & Hartshill. Staffordshire batsman Wilshaw blazed 160 off just 54 balls as Meakins amassed 209-3 from their 15 overs. It is the highest individual score in the history of the competition, eclipsing the 124 not out made by Spencer Byatt for Little Stoke against Wedgwood last summer. Wilshaw hit 12 fours and 15 sixes as he dominated the Meakins innings, with opening partner Karl High...
  
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• RichardAult published What were the top toys and games of the 1980s?

  23-06-2017 15:16
  
  Richard Ault looks at the toys and games that were a hit with children in the playgrounds of Stoke-on-Trent in the 1980s...It seemed there was almost always a spotty teenager on Blue Peter who could complete a Rubik's Cube in less than 30 seconds. But as I never managed to complete the puzzle – without taking off and rearranging the stickers –that might just be imagination reminding me of my failure. Read more: WATCH: Shops in Hanley in 1960s, 1970s & 1980s The Rubik's...
  
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• Snapchat map update raises child safety worries

  23-06-2017 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An update to Snapchat lets people search for schools and see pictures posted by children inside.
  
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• Facebook plea floods Lee Rigby charity with volunteers

  23-06-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plea help to finish a refuge for veterans and service families is shared thousands of times.
  
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• Hugh Grant offers £1,000 for return of WW2 veteran's medals

  23-06-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hugh Grant offers £1,000 for the "safe return" of blind WW2 veteran Alfred Barlow's medals.
  
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• Port Vale chairman Tony Fradley to discuss club sale with owner Norman Smurthwaite

  23-06-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Port Vale chairman Tony Fradley is to meet with owner Norman Smurthwaite to discuss any potential sale of the club.
  
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• Dave_Knapper published Biddulph Youth Orchestra prepares for latest concert at Victoria...

  23-06-2017 14:35
  
  Music fans are being invited to the latest offering from talented young performers. Members of the Biddulph and District Youth Orchestra will stage their latest concert on Saturday evening at the town's Victoria Centre. The session,which will get underway at7.30pm, will also see pupils from Biddulph High School link up with the orchestra as part of an evening of music and song. Committee member Alison Williamson aged 46, of Biddulph, said: "There will be something for everyone and we have some..
  
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• Becky_Loton published Relax in cinema's new luxurious leather recliners after refurb -...

  23-06-2017 14:22
  
  Love movies? Well now you're guaranteed the best seats in the house at this cinema after its extensive refurbishment. Vue in Newcastle has replaced all its seats with luxurious padded leather recliners – at no extra cost to customers. The Newcastle branch is just the third in the UK to make the dramatic change. So to mark the occasion, Vue recruited Clayton's very own strongman Eddie Hall to carry the 'last seat in the house' into the venue.Read more: VIDEO: 'World's longest' inflatable...
  
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• PeteSmith published Stoke City archive: A 42-year wait to complete hat-trick over...

  23-06-2017 14:20
  
  Stoke will be re-establishing 40-year-old links as they get reacquainted with AS Monaco this summer. The two sides met twice in the mid-1970s, either side of Stoke's massive challenge for the league championship title in 1974/75, thanks in large to a well-connected Geneva-based Potter called Fred Tinsley. It gave Tony Waddington a chance to rub shoulders with the rich and famous – including use of a yacht to travel to games in style – and also get a greater insight into...
  
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• The Sentinel published Here's how to get £13 off an England football kit - but you...

  23-06-2017 13:52
  
  If you are a fan of the England football team then here's a great offer you simply can't refuse!Our national team may not have another World Cup qualifier game until September 1 when they play Malta away, but this offer is one you need to snap up this weekend.Read more: Pervert, 49, locked up after importing sex doll - that looked like a childQuidco have teamed up with The Sentinel to offer this deal, where customers can purchase the England kits online with a £13 bonus.Join Quidco for...
  
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• hparker1 published Wistaston pervert, 49, locked up after importing sex doll - that...

  23-06-2017 13:50
  
  A pervert has been sent to prison for attempting to import a sex doll – that looked like a child.Andrew Dobson has been locked up for two years and eight months in what is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.The 49-year-old had purchased the disturbing mannequin from Hong Kong so he could satisfy his own twisted urges.But Chester Crown Court heard border force officials at East Midlands Airport intercepted the package addressed to Dobson to discover the obscene child-sized doll..
  
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• Martin_Spinks published Delilah Stoke City podcast: Jimmy Greenhoff reveals how Bally...

  23-06-2017 13:45
  
  Stoke City legend JIMMY GREENHOFF, a sprightly 71 earlier this week, visited The Sentinel offices for our latest Delilah podcast and reminisced about an outstanding career taking him from Leeds to Birmingham and on to his beloved Stoke City. Today he reveals how his career might have been sidetracked from the Victoria Ground...Jimmy Greenhoff's Stoke City career might have been over before it had even begun. He was all set to sign for the club in 1969 when Everton, Alan Ball included, tried to..
  
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• The Sentinel published POLICE UPDATE: 'Suspicious' incident at Biddulph's Woodhouse...

  23-06-2017 13:35
  
  Police have revealed a 'suspicious' incident at a school was sparked by a workman collecting a skip.Officers were called in after concerns were raised at Woodhouse Academy, in Biddulph, at 9.10am today.Staff contacted parents to alert them to the incident and confirmed that the children were all safe.Read more: Police called to 'suspicious' incident outside schoolA Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We received a call reporting a man acting suspiciously. The incident involved a...
  
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• Dave_Knapper published VIDEO: Actress Rachel Shenton showcases The Silent Child at...

  23-06-2017 13:32
  
  TV star Rachel Shenton is hoping to take her movie about the struggles of a deaf girl to international film festivals to help raise awareness.The Silent Child, which features her home village of Caverswall along with St Filumena's Primary School and Longton Park, tells the story of Libby and the challenges she faces growing up in rural England.Twenty-eight-year-old Rachel, who plays the social worker able to reach out to Libby through sign language, was inspired to make the 20-minute production.
  
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• MikeBaggaley published Port Vale boss Michael Brown weighs up transfer options

  23-06-2017 13:27
  
  Michael Brown isn't putting a number on how many more signings he wants – saying that will all depend on which players become available.The Vale boss made his sixth close season signing on Thursday when he recruited 19-year-old left back Graham Kelly from Sheffield United, joining fellow recruits Tom Pope, Rob Lainton, Sam Hornby, Joe Davis and Cristian Montano.Brown will bring in more players, but has to fit them within his budget. So, if two or three experienced players become available.
  
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• The Sentinel commented Hotpoint urges people with same fridge-freezer model that started...

  23-06-2017 13:02
  
  Customers in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire who have the same model of fridge-freezer that is believed to have started the Grenfell Tower fire are being urged to get in touch with Hotpoint as soon as possible.Police said the Grenfell Tower fire- which claimed the lives of 79 people- started in a faulty fridge and the cladding and insulation on the block has failed safety tests.Video: M6 crash leaves car wedged under lorry - occupants walk away with minor injuriesHotpoint has urgently...
  
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• Becky_Loton published Gin Festival Stoke is happening tonight - and here's what their...

  23-06-2017 13:00
  
  Who doesn't love a cheeky gin and tonic?The spirit has shaken off its shady reputation of 'mother's ruin' to become the trendy drink du jour. And now there's even a Gin Festival coming to Hanley's Victoria Hall, for your drinking pleasure.The fabulous theatre will be filled with more than 100 gins, including exclusive brands not available elsewhere. Gin Festival's in-house spirits expert, Tom Grummett, is delighted be bringing the event to Stoke-on-Trent for the first time.Read more: Paperchase.
  
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• MaryannAstle published Video: Changing face of Hanley over the decades and how it...

  23-06-2017 12:48
  
  It's time to take a trip down memory lane and have a look at how Hanley has changed over the years. Take a look at our video above and you'll see Hanley how it used to be - and how it compares to now. If you're in the mood for some more recent nostalgia you can also find a video showing 27 shops and clubs in Hanley from the 1990s that are no longer with us by clicking here.Watch the video above and then share some of your memories of the city centre in the 60s, 70s and 80s in the comments...
  
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• MaryannAstle commented Video: Changing face of Hanley over the decades and how it...

  23-06-2017 12:48
  
  It's time to take a trip down memory lane and have a look at how Hanley has changed over the years. Take a look at our video above and you'll see Hanley how it used to be - and how it compares to now. If you're in the mood for some more recent nostalgia you can also find a video showing 27 shops and clubs in Hanley from the 1990s that are no longer with us by clicking here.Watch the video above and then share some of your memories of the city centre in the 60s, 70s and 80s in the comments...
  
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• hparker1 published Crewe crane collapse: Police name man and teenager 'crushed to...

  23-06-2017 12:43
  
  Police have named two men who were killed when a crane collapsed on a building site.Rhys Barker, aged 18, and David Newall, aged 36, had been working on the construction site in Crewe when the accident happened.Post mortems carried out yesterday concluded that both men died from crush injuries in the incident, which happened in Dunwoody Way at around 4.30pm last Wednesday (June 21).Rhys was from Castleford, while David lived in Bradford.Read more: Crewe Crane Collapse: Investigation continues...
  
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• woodhouse67 published Travel: John Woodhouse finds more to stunning Stratford than the...

  23-06-2017 12:42
  
  AFTER a 30 year break, and clutching a dusty copy of Othello, John Woodhouse reacquaints himself with the Bard's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon.THE last time I went to Stratford-upon-Avon was on a school trip. I took a few bottles of home brew on the coach and things got a bit messy. Still to this day I'm not overly sure what happens in Othello. A lot of fuss over a hanky I seem to recall. I hadn't returned since, and, not being Shakespeare's biggest fan – why the bloke couldn't just...
  
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• LouiseElliott published Video: Crash on the M6 leaves car wedged under lorry - the...

  23-06-2017 12:31
  
  This footage of an accident on the M6 yesterday shows the incredible escape of three people - with their car wedged firmly under a HGV.The driver and passengers were just inches from death after their car ended up trapped under a flat bed lorry.Read more: Police called to 'suspicious' incident outside schoolThe horrific incident happened yesterday on the M6 Toll southbound, just before the junction for the M6, reports the Birmingham Mail.According to paramedic Rob Moore on Twitter, the three...
  
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• LouiseElliott commented Video: Crash on the M6 leaves car wedged under lorry - the...

  23-06-2017 12:31
  
  This footage of an accident on the M6 yesterday shows the incredible escape of three people - with their car wedged firmly under a HGV.The driver and passengers were just inches from death after their car ended up trapped under a flat bed lorry.Read more: Police called to 'suspicious' incident outside schoolThe horrific incident happened yesterday on the M6 Toll southbound, just before the junction for the M6, reports the Birmingham Mail.According to paramedic Rob Moore on Twitter, the three...
  
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• kawales published Stoke City to play Champions League semi-finalists as part of...

  23-06-2017 12:31
  
  Stoke City are to play Champions League semi-finalists AS Monaco in a high-profile friendly match in Switzerland next month. The match, part of the Festival des Alpes, will be played in Martigny on July 15 (4.30pm).It will be the third match of Stoke's summer programme and will follow their clashes with Neuchatel Xamax (July 10) and Young Boys Bern (July 13) in the Uhrencup tournament.Read more: Stoke City transfer news LIVE: No go on Gibson, no deal for Shaqiri, what next for bet365...
  
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• ChrisTravers published Staffordshire Development XI cruise to victory over Shropshire at...

  23-06-2017 12:26
  
  Staffordshire Development XI eased to a six-wicket win against their Shropshire counterparts at Wrekin College. Staffs made the ideal start to the 50-over encounter after Dan Richardson's two early wickets reduced the home side to 2-2. However, after seven overs the rain fell and caused a two-hour delay, which forced the match to be reduced to 42 overs per side. Danny Brierley wants Meakins to put pressure on Porthill Park in NSSCL Premier Division Shropshire regrouped and managed to put...
  
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• The Sentinel published Personally Speaking (Mo Chaudry): 'I took a risk on Eddie Hall...

  23-06-2017 12:05
  
  Three years ago I attended a charity football and darts event at what is now the bet365 stadium. During the interval, a strongman made a guest appearance and I sat transfixed and completely in awe.I had grown up surrounded by stories of strongmen. My father had become a famous strongman in the 1950s. From a humble background, my father had joined the Pakistan army; largely for the free healthcare that it would offer to my family.During the monsoon season, the commanding officer became isolated..
  
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