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

Oliver alerted his father when he smelled smoke while he was outside playing in the garden.

Officers wish to identify a man in connection with early-hours blazes on two roads.

Teams of three rather than four on-call firefighters have been sent to incidents during a trial scheme.

A fundraiser has received orders for his Staffordshire-themed poppies from the USA and South Africa.

Several residents have been taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, police say.

A 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of arson are released.

Kelvin Knapper is presented with an award for his five-decade career as the fire service also marks its 50th year.