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Nearly fifth of UK loses out on adequate flood protection
News Opinion
Due to climate change and deteriorating existing flood defences over 200,000 properties are now at greater risk than ever
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Asylum-seeker family being kicked out of North Stafford Hotel plead with Home Office to stay in Stoke-on-Trent
Politics
Abdelkader Mokhtari - who faced imprisonment in Algeria - says his children go to school in the Potteries and his wife has health issues
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Asbestos-related cancer victims forced to turn detective to prove their case
Health
Leading personal injury expert says rules penalise people with 'wrong type of cancer'
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Newcastle named as one of the best places to retire in the country
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Residents are said to be among the happiest in the country
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I've always hated sport but now I rarely miss a match - and it's changed my life
Things to do in Stoke-on-Trent
Hannah Hiles now has a passion for football after a lifetime of indifference to all forms of sport.
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I'm breathing a sigh of relief after the exhaustion of summer holidays
Real Life
Hannah Hiles finds herself longing for the halcyon days of her own childhood summer hols
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I have almost as much contempt for those hospital bosses as I do for Lucy Letby
NHS
Apparent failure to act upon the most serious allegations imaginable is surely unforgivable
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The least we should be able to expect if we can't choose who comes into our home
NHS
The jobs some sex offenders are able to do despite their convictions will surprise many people
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The three-shoe rule and my other tips on travelling light and cheap
Your Money
Seasoned traveller Flora Byatt's tips for anyone jetting off for a holiday this summer
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Those who say Stoke-on-Trent has a 'low vibe' are talking pure rubbish
Things to do in Stoke-on-Trent
National poll puts our city bottom in six of nine categories, but we beg to differ
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Have your say: Is eating cold oatcakes a 'hanging offence'?
Eating out in Stoke-on-Trent
Few things get a Stokie more stirred up than the correct oatcake etiquette...
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BBC's 'Across the UK' plans risk redrawing local news landscape for the worse
BBC
The corporation's 'enormous and unique power' could bring about demise of more local news titles
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Could AI answer our questions better than 'robotic' Suella Braverman? We put it to the test
Politics
We pit Home Secretary against ChatGPT to see whether robots pose a risk to her job
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Ending no-fault evictions could see things get worse before they get better
property news
Will end of Section 21 evictions be a crisis of its own making?
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Harry and Meghan: Will they ever reconcile with the royal family?
Prince Harry
Harry used his book to express his love for his family and said he believes they can be reunited - but only if they can "take accountability"
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'The loss of Wade Ceramics is a terrible blow for the ceramics industry in Stoke-on-Trent'
Wade Ceramics
Dave Proudlove – Founder of development and regeneration advisers URBME says the loss of Wade is awful news for all affected
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Call to rename 'scary' maths leads to these wacky suggestions
Education
But how the subject is taught is the real key to transforming people's math skills
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A grimacing Prince Charles, the lip reader and the schools bill
Education
The plans affecting academy trusts were unveiled in the Queen's Speech
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Plans to transform the way teenagers take GCSE and A-level exams
Education
Paper-based exams could be replaced with online assessments pitched to each student's ability level
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Delve into the world of serial killers at this event in Staffordshire
Education
Academics are also trying to understand the psychology of crime
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Detention or exclusion? Here's what would happen if Boris Johnson was a Stoke-on-Trent school pupil
Education
Efforts to defend the Prime Minister haven't gone down well in school staffrooms
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Scientists try to solve mystery of this bizarre 300-year-old mummified mermaid
Education
It is one of several mummifications being analysed by academics
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Global guidelines on remote patient care will cut waiting times
Staffordshire University
The author is professor of clinical biomechanics at Staffordshire University
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Thousands of pupils to be offered free school trips by train
Education
Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent, in Tunstall, is one of the first schools to benefit
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Johnson Tiles factory set to close with 105 job losses ending 123 years of history
Johnson Tiles in Tunstall will instead become a standalone business with all production outsourced
Royal Stoke ordered to make change after coroner called in over patient death
Stoke
There are concerns that vital instructions to GPs may be overlooked - putting patients at risk
Scene of carnage as police arrest BMW driver after Fenton two-car smash
Staffordshire Police
A 25-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, has since been arrested on suspicion of drug driving
'Dishonest' Staffordshire woman swindled £634k from will beneficiaries
Courts
Laurna Porter enlisted her friend, Julie Atkins, to launder the money which was set to got to charities and relatives of the deceased
Mass Longton street fight ends in young woman's stalking arrest
Staffordshire Police
Police were called out to Lightwood Road in Longton
DWP
DWP benefit that few know about leaves gran £4k a year better off
Yvonne Bailey, 78, says it has made a 'huge difference' to her life
Mum 'madly in love' with man who 'stalked her for months' in Tesco
Tesco
Charlotte Robertson, 43, was working on the tills at a Tesco store when she met Glen, 47, who visited the supermarket every day in the hope of seeing her again
New tourist tax for holiday hotspot and everyone over 12 will have to pay
Traffic & Travel
The new tourist tax has been introduced in one of the most beautiful parts of Europe - and it applies to people staying in caravans and camping
Drayton Manor confirms opening date for new rollercoaster
Things to do in Staffordshire
The Wave, formerly known as Shockwave, will be opening at Drayton Manor theme park in Staffordshire later this month - and it's been updated to be more accessible for all
State Pension age will rise to 68 'within 10 years' and 'won't come back down'
DWP
The State Pension age is set to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, with another rise to 68 is planned for between 2044 and 2046
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Employment
Johnson Tiles factory set to close with 105 job losses ending 123 years of history
Johnson Tiles in Tunstall will instead become a standalone business with all production outsourced
Royal Stoke ordered to make change after coroner called in over patient death
Stoke
There are concerns that vital instructions to GPs may be overlooked - putting patients at risk
'Dishonest' Staffordshire woman swindled £634k from will beneficiaries
Courts
Laurna Porter enlisted her friend, Julie Atkins, to launder the money which was set to got to charities and relatives of the deceased
Scene of carnage as police arrest BMW driver after Fenton two-car smash
Staffordshire Police
A 25-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, has since been arrested on suspicion of drug driving
Mass Longton street fight ends in young woman's stalking arrest
Staffordshire Police
Police were called out to Lightwood Road in Longton
DWP
DWP benefit that few know about leaves gran £4k a year better off
Yvonne Bailey, 78, says it has made a 'huge difference' to her life
Mum 'madly in love' with man who 'stalked her for months' in Tesco
Tesco
Charlotte Robertson, 43, was working on the tills at a Tesco store when she met Glen, 47, who visited the supermarket every day in the hope of seeing her again
New tourist tax for holiday hotspot and everyone over 12 will have to pay
Traffic & Travel
The new tourist tax has been introduced in one of the most beautiful parts of Europe - and it applies to people staying in caravans and camping
Drayton Manor confirms opening date for new rollercoaster
Things to do in Staffordshire
The Wave, formerly known as Shockwave, will be opening at Drayton Manor theme park in Staffordshire later this month - and it's been updated to be more accessible for all
State Pension age will rise to 68 'within 10 years' and 'won't come back down'
DWP
The State Pension age is set to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, with another rise to 68 is planned for between 2044 and 2046