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Father admits manslaughter of three-month-old son

Gareth Stark, from Stafford, will be sentenced at a later date after admitting his guilt over the ‘truly tragic’ death.

Evening Standard

Plymouth had UK’s steepest rise in house prices in 2025

Average property price in city rose by 12.6%, while Stafford and Wigan also had double-digit growth

The Guardian - UK

Woman held over deaths of two young children detained under mental health laws

Meraj Ul Zahra, aged two, and Abdul Momin Alfaateh, aged three, were pronounced dead at a house in Stafford on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

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Community ‘really sombre’ after two children pronounced dead, neighbour says

Ben Lowe came to lay flowers in memory of two-year-old Meraj Ul Zahra and three-year-old Abdul Momin Alfaateh who died on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Police name girl, 2, and boy, 3, found dead in Stafford home

Woman, 43, remains in custody after Meraj Ul Zahra and Abdul Momin Alfaateh found unresponsive with injuries

The Guardian - UK

Two children who died in Stafford murder investigation named

The youngsters were pronounced dead at a house in Stafford on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

Murder arrest made following deaths of two children at home

Two children were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services

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Police name two children found dead inside family home as woman, 43, arrested on suspicion of murder

Meraj Ul Zahra, two, and Abdul Momin Alfaateh, three, were pronounced dead at a property in Stafford

Evening Standard

Man and business charged over 27-tonne mound of waste that blocked road

The 20-metre-long pile of rubbish was left along a road in Staffordshire in January.

The Independent UK

Queensland Labor expels MP after LNP raises domestic violence allegations

Member for Stafford Jimmy Sullivan responds with defiant statement accusing Labor MPs of ‘cheap political move’ against him

The Guardian - AU

‘Government pays!’: hereditary peer faces questions over expenses claim for business trip

Earl of Shrewsbury offers to reimburse taxpayer over use of first-class ticket and his ‘erroneous’ claims

The Guardian - UK

Beloved Mum 'With Heart of Gold' Found in Critical Condition and Dies at Home

Tragedy struck in Staffordshire on Wednesday, January 29, when Pippa Lewitt, 46, died shortly after being rushed to hospital.

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Young driver and two passengers died after he ‘lost control of car and hit tree’

Three teenagers were killed in the crash after a house party in Staffordshire in May last year.

Evening Standard

Man charged with breaching restraining order as police investigate woman’s death

Philippa Lewitt, 46, died in hospital after police were called to an address in Staffordshire by the ambulance service on January 29.

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The Independent UK

Woman pleads not guilty to murdering 'well-loved' father-of-six on Christmas Day

Kirsty Carless appears at Stafford Crown Court with murder trial set for summer

The Independent UK

Woman denies murder of ‘well-loved’ father-of-six on Christmas Day

Kirsty Carless, 33, appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to murdering Louis Price, 31.

Roll Call

Swinging for the fences in Virginia swing seat race - Roll Call

STAFFORD, Va. — Rep. Abigail Spanberger has held Virginia’s 7th District seat for three terms, outlasting other Democrats elected to swing seats in the 2018 “blue wave” with her reputation for bipartisanship. But with Spanberger leaving the House as she makes a 2025 gubernatorial run, both parties are invested in…

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Stafford flat

Wayne Bond, 44, appears at hearing via videolink after Staffordshire police responded to reports of a death

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The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to focus on Midlands in plan for new towns

Planning experts are considering areas near Nottingham, Stafford and Northampton for housebuilding drive

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The flowering blackthorn is a plant of glorious contrasts

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Now is its time to shine, and having no leaves yet, it is purest black and white, spines and stars

The Independent UK

Soldiers reveal what on the run terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife is really like

The former soldier had serving at a military base in Stafford before he was arrested on terrorism charges

Manchester Evening News

East Staffordshire local council elections 2023 results in full

East Staffordshire Borough Council seats were up for grabs in the areas including Anglesey, Bagots & Needwood, Blythe, Branston, Brizlincote, Burton & Eton, Crown, Dove, Heath, Horninglow & Outwoods, Shobnall, Stapenhill, Stramshall & Weaver, Stretton, Town and Winshill

The Guardian - UK

‘All I know is it won’t be Tory’: local elections anger and apathy in Stafford

Outlook mixed in ‘blue wall’ town, with many turning away from Tories – but not necessarily towards Labour

Irish Mirror

Child airlifted to hospital and fighting for his life following incident at trampoline park in Stafford

Paramedics administered advanced life support on the boy at AIREA51 jump park in Stafford Park, Telford

Daily Mirror

Horror M6 crash sees lorry sliced in half before bursting into flames

Emergency services rushed to the scene on the M6 in Staffordshire after a lorry was sliced in half and burst into flames after crashing between Junctions 12 and 13

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