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Johnny Vegas’ hugs sculpture part of ceramics biennial display

Just Be There was made with the help of Stoke-on-Trent residents and in collaboration with sculptor Emma Rodgers.

Evening Standard

Family pays tribute to ‘beautiful’ woman found stabbed in house explosion

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Stoke Newington on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Woman found stabbed in house explosion ‘gave her life to helping the vulnerable’

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London, just before 5am on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Woman stab victim in house explosion had ‘boundless optimism’, say charity

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard

"Lemmy was one of us." Motörhead's legendary frontman Lemmy honoured with statue in the town where he was born

Lemmy immortalised with 2.25m bronze-cast statue in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, England

Metal Hammer

‘It’ll be solemn, enshrining his ashes’: statue of Lemmy to be unveiled in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent

Cast in bronze by sculptor Andy Edwards and containing the legendary Motörhead frontman’s DNA, the effigy underscores the West Midlands’ rock heritage

The Guardian - UK

‘It brings out the evilness inside you’ – the ‘horrible’ drug linked to sexual exploitation in a deprived city

IN FOCUS: Ben Bryant spent five months exploring the impact of synthetic stimulant ‘dust’ on Stoke-on-Trent, where women report incidents of rape and users trade sexual acts for the drug

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‘I think I showed I could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke many times. It was very windy there and the fans were always behind us – it was a loud stadium’: Xherdan Shaqiri busts the Stoke City myth

The Swiss playmaker spent three years debunking the saying that flair players could not perform in Stoke's exacting conditions

FourFourTwo

Lionel Messi just answered if he can do it on a cold, Tuesday night in Stoke after playing in -17 degrees temperature

Lionel Messi came up trumps on Wednesday night in extreme conditions, dispelling Stoke theory expertly

FourFourTwo

“You’re Slash! From Stoke! I’m from Stoke!”: How the Guns N’ Roses legend bonded with Robbie Williams by covering Queen classics

Plus: Slash on his new TV series - based in Bristol!

MusicRadar

Pottering in the Potteries: exploring the museums and ceramics studios of Stoke-on-Trent

As a new series of The Great Pottery Throwdown hits the screens, an honorary Stokie explores Josiah Wedgwood’s legacy and the six towns – and gets some clay on her hands

The Guardian - UK

The ultimate gambler? How Denise Coates became Britain’s richest woman

She is the mastermind behind Bet365, the company that made it possible to gamble online any hour of the day or night. With a family fortune of £7.5bn, she pays her taxes and donates to charity. But is there a wider human cost to her huge success?

The Guardian - UK

Little Dumpling King, Stoke-on-Trent: ‘Huge, banging flavours’ – restaurant review

From the loud music to all the crispy chilli oil, Little Dumpling King is punching well above its weight

The Guardian - UK

Meet The International Soccer Star Who's Just Qualified As A Golf Professional

Peter Odemwingie, the former Stoke, West Brom and Nigeria soccer player, is now a qualified PGA professional. He tells us about his unlikely journey from kicking a ball to hitting one...

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Guitar World

“The producer showed me a great recording trick – he covered my pick with a thin layer of paper. The sound was pure Bowie”: He played with John Squire and KT Tunstall. Now George Vjestica is exploring his experimental side as one of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds

You may not know him at first glance, but the work of Stoke-on-Trent native George Vjestica has probably appeared on some of your favorite albums and movies

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up has failed in my home town of Stoke-on-Trent. For hope there, look to the arts

Projects across the Potteries are bringing energy and optimism to a city still reeling from decades of decline, says Guardian culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

João Pedro and Brighton put their foot down to avoid FA Cup shock at Stoke

João Pedro scored twice as Brighton came from behind to win 4-2 at Stoke in the FA Cup third round

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 5: more UK towns with hidden histories

From the home of the original Super-Tramp to the country’s only polycentric city, we find reasons to visit places where few choose to alight

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The Independent UK

Stoke-on-Trent should become UK video games industry hub, says MP

Conservative former minister Jonathan Gullis said he was willing to ‘kick down’ any door needed to make the plan a reality.

Daily Mirror

'I had a good job and home but now live in a tent after becoming addicted to new drug'

Simon from Stoke-on-Trent has told how he is now living in a tent after losing "everything" including his home and job after becoming addicted to a dangerous new drug

The Independent UK

Woman charged with murder as ‘wonderful’ boy and ‘ray of sunshine’ sister found dead at home

Ethan John, 11, and Elizabeth John, 7, were both found with ‘significant injuries’ inside a home in Stoke on Monday

Liverpool Echo

Girl, 7 and boy, 11 die in Stoke home as woman arrested in murder probe

Officers found the children unresponsive in a house in Stoke

Manchester Evening News

Brothers steal high-value cars in crime spree across three counties

Samuel and Thomas Eddleston brothers took 11 of the vehicles from Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Daily Record

Scot jailed as £1 million drug gang busted with guns and ammunition

Glaswegian William Brown, 31, Lee Moore, 48, Charles Dodkins, 29, Daniel Snowdon, 42, appeared at Teesside Crown Court near Stoke, charged with drugs and weapons offences.

Daily Mirror

Life in street with yobs, drug dealing, 2am rows, fires and vomiting neighbours

Neighbours of King Street in Stoke say they have suffered through five years of anti-social behaviour, including people vomiting from the second floor of a home, fires and drug deals

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