The city council, locked in legal proceedings over the hole, says it aims to stop it getting bigger.

The Bithrey family have travelled from Bedfordshire to Stoke-on-Trent's panto for 18 years.

The drinking fountain was first installed in Stoke-on-Trent more than 160 years ago.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council calls the increase in reports a "win" for its anti-fly-tipping campaign.

A woman in her 80s was confirmed dead at the scene after the fire broke out in Tunstall.

The services can be heard on Christmas Eve with most of them repeated on Christmas Day.

Tributes are paid to Ozzy Savage, 55, who died two days after he was hurt in the collision.

The former industrial site will feature 174 new homes, as well as retail and hospitality businesses.