Schoolchildren and pensioners become pen pals and share heartwarming stories

As part of our Weatherwatch series, Des has been meeting our regular weather photo contributors, this time from Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.

Weatherwatch: Des Coleman at Cannock Chase

It comes after a fire over the Bank Holiday weekend spanned 15 hectares - about the size of 21 football fields, in Cannock Chase.

Crews battle a fire in woodland believed to have started by a 'camp fire'

A 97-year-old woman from Germany has travelled to the UK to visit the grave of her husband, who died fighting in the Second World War. 


People are being invited to learn more about the role Cannock Chase had in housing and training soldiers during the First World War. 


Campaigners at an event to protect in Staffordshire highlighted concerns around fracking, badger culling and other issues in the region.

A remembrance service was held in Staffordshire today to mark the anniversary of the massacre of more than 20,000 prisoners of war. 