Aston Villa sign Stoke City midfielder Glenn Whelan for £1m and bring in free-agent defender Chris Samba

Britain's Adam Peaty appears to have done everything there is to do in 100m breaststroke - but he still wants more.

Veronika Pugaciova was hit by a car as she left a van, police say, as investigations continue.

West Ham agree a £24m fee with Stoke City for the signing of Austria forward Marko Arnautovic.

Burton Albion sign former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Hope Akpan on a one-year contract.

Cheshire East Council says such objects "could easily" distract motorists.

A man alleged to have set fire to a hospital is charged with the manslaughter of a patient.

Port Vale sign Burton Albion winger Marcus Harness on a season-long loan.

Two polar guides have been married in the first official wedding ceremony in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT).

A video of a man throwing a flip flop off a 15th floor hotel balcony and getting it to land inside a rubber ring below has been viewed millions of times.

Tom Sylvester and Julie Baum were lawfully married at the Rothera Research Station.

Simon Hillier, 41, and Stewart Staples, 57, died in a fire at SP Plastics in 2014.

A man is charged following an altercation with several members of the public in Staffordshire.

A man was arrested following an altercation between him and several members of the public, police say.

Coventry, Paisley, Sunderland, Swansea and Stoke-on-Trent will compete for the title.

The 14-year-old died when her school minibus collided with a bin lorry in Birmingham

Eight-year-old Junior James Wyatt's egg scheme lays him £100 a week and more than 30 customers .

Kamran Hussain denied publishing sermons encouraging terrorism and supporting Islamic State.

Stoke reject a bid from West Ham for Austria forward Marko Arnautovic, who has three years left on his contract with the Potters.

Johnathon Allison is accused of breaching a restraining order and remains under investigation for murder.