Central Stoke On Trent

Stoke-on-Trent City Council say they don't have enough money in the budget to permanently fix the problem

A man killed in a car crash had sent 'threatening messages' to his ex-girlfriend - one of the eight people accused of killing him, a murder trial has heard.

This is the moment a man was arrested for his involvement in a plot to blackmail two Stoke-on-Trent brothers, demanding £300,000 from their family.