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16:00, 10 AUG 2026
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Watch as WW2 bomb explodes in Staffordshire quarry
WW2
The deadly device had been lying dormant for decades
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'Controlled explosion' destroying World War Two bomb in Staffordshire quarry tonight
WW2
You've been warned!
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Live updates as police put up large cordon as 'WW2 explosive' found in Staffordshire quarry
Staffordshire Police
The site has been evacuated with bomb disposal experts called in
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What happens if you refuse UK conscription amid growing fears of WW3
Vladimir Putin
If World War 3 breaks out, there are likely to be ways to legally avoid being called up to fight for the UK
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Centenary mural with faces of 100 Stokies unveiled today - here's who's on it
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
The public can view it from tomorrow
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King Charles to address nation at 7.30am tomorrow in historic move
King Charles III
The King and Queen will be in Staffordshire
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Emergency alert test 'one of the biggest public safety exercises' in UK history
UK & World News
The drill is taking place soon
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The 149 Stoke-on-Trent soldiers honoured in new memorial - full list
WW2
These brave men laid down their lives in some of history's darkest days
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War memorial plaques unveiled as sacrifice of 149 'forgotten' soldiers finally honoured
Fenton
95 men from World War One and 54 men from World War Two are now remembered at Fenton Town Hall
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Stoke-on-Trent beacon among 1,000 lit across UK to remember VE Day
WW2
On May 8, 1945, then Prime Minister Winston Churchill took to the airwaves to announce Nazi Germany had unconditionally surrendered
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VE Day 80th anniversary beacons being lit tonight - all 8 North Staffordshire locations
WW2
To mark the milestone, a series of beacons will be lit across the country - here's where in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
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Entrepreneur builds 1.8m Stoke-on-Trent property empire after chance encounter in Lidl
Armed Forces
Jon Simpson, from Longton, was gifted a property after helping out a WW2 veteran during the Covid lockdown
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80 years on: Heroic story of Burslem's Jack Baskeyfield who fought Nazis alone
WW2
It was 80 years ago this weekend
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Spitfire simulator unveiled at Potteries Museum - how to book
Spitfire
Experience being a WW2 fighter pilot
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Quarry extension approved at WW2 Wellington bomber crash site
Weston Coyney
Archaeological investigations have found that it is 'unlikely' that there are significant remains of the aircraft at the site near Weston Coyney
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War veteran, 98, oldest person to win Postcode Lottery - scooping 685k
Armed Forces
Bernard Botting is celebrating
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Remarkable story of the 100-year-old who went from war-torn Germany to Leek
Leek
Hildegard Naden has told her incredible life story as she becomes a centenarian
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William Hill under fire as punter waits for 8.7k winnings
Armed Forces
Luca Brecel won the 2023 World Snooker Championship
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Blind Wayne to take on clifftop trek years after being given four days to live
Meir, Meir Heath and Meir Park
Wayne Pugh is trekking across a cliff to raise money for a guide dog charity
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Sculpture of iconic Spitfire set to take pride of place on 43 million link road
Etruria
An artwork depicting the iconic fighter plan will take pride of place on a roundabout on Etruria Valley Link Road
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Things you only know if you grew up in Stoke-on-Trent
Way We Were
We asked the question, and here's what you came back with
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'A true gentleman' - Normandy veteran Eric Edwards honoured at military funeral
WW2
Family and friends packed St Giles Church in Newcastle
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Rock stars and royalty all turn out for popular scarecrow festival
Mow Cop
Residents in Mow Cop and surrounding areas are taking part
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Wartime camp cat sketches by unknown soldier set to sell for thousands
Newcastle-under-Lyme
They were inherited by Richard Minton, from Newcastle, whose uncle was friends with the artist
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