By John Hudson: The British National Party (BNP) have lost all five of their seats on the Stoke-on-Trent council.

By James Drakeford: In a stunning landslide victory, Labour has won control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

The Labour Party gained 34 of the 44 seats available, while the British National Party (BNP) has lost all five of its seats.

The Liberal Democrats are also no longer represented in the city – they lost both of their seats.

By Steven Sutcliffe: A new community fire station has been given the Royal seal of approval after being officially opened by Prince Edward.

Sandyford Community Fire Station has been designed to provide a range of facilities for the local community and charities, and includes a meeting room, gymnasium and dedicated area for student firefighters to use.

And it was this multi-purpose access that impressed the Earl of Wessex during his visit, with more than 20 organisations including Age UK, North Staffordshire Cancer Support and Scouts now using Sandyford on a regular basis.

By Rachel Wood: Stoke City football fans of the past have been recreated in clay by a Staffordshire pottery company.

To celebrate the club’s success in the FA Cup, Burslem Pottery designers Steven Shaw and Tracy Bentley have created a limited edition vase and figure of a man wearing a Stoke City Wembley scarf.

By Tom Shingler: Slash has confirmed the date of his first ever concert in Stoke-on-Trent.

The former Guns and Roses guitarist announce on Twitter that he will be performing in his home town on July 18.

The concert is one of four dates in the UK as part of his European tour.

By Tom Shingler: Commuters are facing delays of up to 60 minutes on train lines between Tamworth, Derby and Stoke-on-Trent.

The problems are expected to clear by 11am, when emergency engineering work is completed around the Peartree area, but knock-on delays can still be expected

CrossCountry train passengers have been told they can transfer to East Midlands Trains, First Transpennine Express, Northern Rail and East Coast services on “reasonable routes”.

By Tom Shingler, Rachel Stretton & Matt Richardson: A man has been arrested over the death of driver in a five-car pile-up on the A500.

The 31-year-old, from Stoke-on-Trent, was held after the crash yesterday morning (May 3).

The 40-year-old man who died was also from the Stoke-on-Trent area, but his identity has not been released.

By Tom Shingler & Rachel Stretton: A man has died after a five-car collision on the A500.

The northbound carriageway was closed after the accident at 8.30am this morning (May 3).

A spokeswoman from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “A driver had to be removed from his car and full resuscitation attempts were carried out. Unfortunately nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”

By Matt Richardson and Elliot Richardson: Hundreds of Stoke City supporters lined Britannia Stadium to secure FA Cup Final tickets.

The club’s supporters were left to scrap for just 25,082 tickets allocated to them for the game against Manchester City despite selling out their 34,000 allocation for the semi-final.

The Wembley showpiece on May 14 marks the greatest achievement in the club’s 148-year history.

By Sam Fitch and Josh Hoare: Stoke-on-Tent city council are leading the way in energy saving by fixing solar panels to the roof of Civic Centre.