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The latest news, updates and features on Staffordshire, a county in England's West Midlands. Major cities and towns include Stoke-on-Trent, Lichfield, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton and Tamworth.

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Dangerous drug worth £1.5 million found abandoned in van

UK December 23, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: The remote control of an Amazon fire TV stick is pictured on January 05, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

Full list of areas in the UK targeted in 'dodgy' Fire TV sticks crackdown

Tech December 31, 2025 By Jasper King

FILE PICTURE - CCTV dated August 19, 2024, of a crash on the junction in Cheadle, Staffs. // Britain's most dangerous junction is finally being revamped after 13 terrifying crashes were caught on camera in just six weeks. Shocking CCTV footage captured cars flipping over and lorries ploughing into vehicles as they ignored give way signs. Draycott Cross Road junction in Cheadle, Staffs., was dubbed ?Britain?s most dangerous crossroads?. The cost of the damage came to around ?200,000 and local residents feared the next crash could be fatal. Following a public appeal, Staffordshire County Council agreed to spend ?25,000 on a raft of road safety improvements. The old give way sign will be replaced with a permanent stop sign and the faded road markings will be re-painted. Since a temporary stop sign was installed six months ago, there have been no major collisions, according to councillor Gary Bentley. Photo released 19/11/2025

Is this Britain's most dangerous junction? Crossroads has 13 crashes in six weeks

UK November 19, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Emergency services descended on a North Staffordshire school

Pupils in hospital after being 'exposed to chemical substance' at school

UK November 18, 2025 By Luke Alsford

McDonald's Stafford Trade Centre, Eccleshall Road.

Man dies after 'medical emergency' inside a McDonald's

UK November 18, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Amazon fire stick TV remote in hand

Full list of areas in the UK targeted in ‘dodgy’ Fire TV stick crackdown

Tech January 13, 2026 By Jasper King

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: The remote control of an Amazon fire TV stick is pictured on January 05, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

Full list of areas in the UK targeted in ‘dodgy’ Fire TV stick crackdown

UK November 16, 2025 By Jasper King

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- February 4, 2021: amazon fire tv stick remote in hand with selective focus tv background. During the COVID-19 lockout; Shutterstock ID 1909503313; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

Full list of areas in the UK targeted in ‘dodgy’ Fire TV stick crackdown

UK November 10, 2025 By Jasper King

King Charles in military gear and a photo of the statue

King Charles to lay flowers at UK's first national LGBTQ armed forces memorial

UK October 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- February 4, 2021: amazon fire tv stick remote in hand with selective focus tv background. During the COVID-19 lockout; Shutterstock ID 1909503313; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

Full list of areas in the UK targeted in ‘dodgy’ Fire TV stick crackdown

UK November 1, 2025 By Jasper King

Police at the scene in Corporation Street in Stafford. // A woman has been arrested following the death of two children in Stafford. Police were called to a home on Corporation Street at around 7.30am today (Sunday 12 October) by colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service. Sadly, two children were pronounced dead at the scene. Their next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers at this tragic time. Photo released 12/10/2025

Girl, 2 and boy, 3, found dead in Stafford home named by police

UK October 13, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

SDPD, New Depot , Etruria Office Village, Media Way, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5SY

DPD worker printed fake labels to steal expensive gadgets over Christmas period

UK August 16, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

Kingsmead School Secondary school in Hednesford, England

Mother discovered teacher sending her son, 15, underwear pictures

UK August 14, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Overturned lorry on the M6

Major motorway closed after serious crash involving overturned lorry

UK August 9, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

A sign for The Crooked House pub and the rubble-covered site now after demolition.

Britain’s wonkiest pub still a 'heartbreaking' ruin targeted by thieves

UK August 2, 2025 By Josh Layton

Nicholson War Memorial of Leek in Staffordshire, England

'Fantastic' market town named the UK's cheapest for first-time buyers

Property August 5, 2025 By Jessica Lindsay

Woman nearly hit by car after her flip-flop got 'stuck in molten tarmac'

UK July 13, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Undated handout photo issued by Staffordshire Police of Gregory Twigg, 32, who has been found guilty of the murder of Iraq War veteran Lee Woodward, at Stafford Crown Court. Twigg, landed three "powerful and cowardly" punches on the medically-retired British Army veteran, in an attack in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on the night of June 24 2022, leaving him severely brain damaged, until he died on April 26 2023. Issue date: Thursday July 10, 2025. PA Photo. Twigg, who is already serving an eight-year and three-month prison sentence, after pleading guilty in September 2022 to grievous bodily harm with intent for the attack on Mr Woodward, has now been found guilty of his murder. Photo credit should read: Staffordshire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Man who killed Iraq war veteran with 'cowardly punch' guilty of murder

UK July 11, 2025 By Barney Davis

The damage created by the post-earthquake tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the Japanese main island of Honshu.

Japanese manga comic predicts 'great disaster' coming next week – what could it mean?

World August 13, 2025 By Josh Milton

Ann Espley of Longton who has been waiting nearly 3 months to have her skip removed by Staffordshire Recycling

Gran has had full skip on her driveway for three months - and can't do a thing about it

UK June 16, 2025 By Ryan Prosser