Two minutes' silence marks day of national remembrance
Men jailed after M6 'heroin cloud'
Police apologise for tweeting during two-minute silence
War memorials given listed status to mark WW1 centenary
Ex footballer Alan Hudson taken ill in hospital
Port Vale must 'kick on and have a good month'
Updates on Friday 11 November
One of Amazon's main UK distribution centres is damaged in a fire believed to have been started deliberately.
Read MoreAlex Jones scores a late winner for Port Vale against Fleetwood before both teams have a player sent off.
Read MoreLeague Two leaders Plymouth Argyle set a club record of seven successive away wins after coming back to beat Crewe.
Read MoreAn outbreak of norovirus forces a hospital to close three wards.
Read MoreTwo drug dealers who flung heroin out of their car on to a motorway as they fled from police are jailed.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.
Whatever you have planned this weekend have a good one.
On Midlands Today this evening we'll have powerful scenes from Armistice Day services across the West Midlands, as well as an update on Children in Need.
That and more on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.
Join Nick Owen on BBC One at 1830
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
This evening will stay dry and rather cloudy but wet and windy weather will arrive overnight including some heavy bursts of rain.
As a result, it'll be less cold than last night - lows of 4C (39F).
Tomorrow will be dull and damp for much of the day.
Fire crews have attended the site of a former rubbish blaze in Staffordshire.
Crews were called to Oak Tree Farm, Rugeley, this morning, after one of the stacks was disturbed and smoke was released, more than two months after the fire started.
Quote MessageThe stack that had previously been capped was disturbed overnight and a small section, away from the main pile, began to release smoke again. A digger will return to the site tomorrow to re-cap the stack, which should take one day to complete."
Rob Barber, Deputy chief fire officer
The fire - made up of 1,000 tonnes of waste, mainly shredded wood - started at Oak Tree Farm in Rugeley on 5 September.
Dashboard camera footage captured by Staffordshire Police officers shows a cloud engulfing the southbound carriageway of the M6 in July last year, shutting a stretch near Staffordshire.
On Friday, two men from Birmingham were jailed for three years for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
Heroin thrown on to motorway during 130mph M6 police chase
Two dogs have been poisoned in a popular recreation ground., external
People across the country paused at 11:00 to remember the nation's war dead.
People gathered at war memorials and in schools, offices and other public places across the UK paused for two minutes to commemorate the moment the guns fell silent for peace at the end of World War One, on 11 November 1918.
Hundreds gathered in Stafford town centre.
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Norovirus has affected the Royal Stoke University Hospital, leading to the closure of three wards.
Health bosses are asking people who think they may have symptoms of the winter vomiting bug to stay away, to help stop its spread, external.
Emyr Phillips, Associate Chief Nurse, said the disease was "more contagious than the common cold and can be more severe for vulnerable patients".
Figures released yesterday by NHS England showed the Royal Stoke University Hospital had one of the poorest performing A&Es in the country, in terms of waiting times.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Two men have been jailed for three years each after throwing a package of heroin out on to the M6 motorway in July.
Kasar Jehangir and Adil Aftab, both from Birmingham, admitted possession with intent to supply Class A drugs at Birmingham Crown Court.
Staffordshire Police say the men were arrested in July after following a car travelling over 120 mph and weaving in between lanes.
After an unmarked police car tried to pull-over the driver, a 34g package of heroin was thrown out of the car window, causing clouds of brown dust, officers said.
The M6 southbound was closed around junction 12 while the drugs were recovered.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceThe names of people who lost their lives in both world wars have been read out on the platform at Stoke-on-Trent station this morning.
A two-minute silence was observed across the country at 11:00 this morning to mark Armistice Day.
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Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Three hospital wards at the Royal Stoke University Hospital have had to be closed due to the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.
University Hospitals of North Midlands is advising any visitors if they feel unwell and suffering with diarrhoea or vomiting not to visit.
A spokesman for the hospital says 77 beds have had to be put out of use on the wards while the three wards are cleaned.
BBC Radio Stoke
Legendary Stoke City and England midfielder Alan Hudson has been taken to hospital in London, suffering with chest pains.
The 65-year-old's family are said to be with him.
Image source, Getty ImagesHudson, who also played for Chelsea and Arsenal, made over 100 appearances for Stoke between 1974 and 1976.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
The top stories for Stoke and Staffordshire this lunchtime include:
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Three former service men stood solemn and still next to the war memorial in Hanley at 11:00.
More than 100 people gathered outside the Town Hall to remember servicemen and women killed in battle. Passers-by, people on the way to the shops, a woman pushing a pram stopped in their tracks by the echo of silence in the town, still.
It felt a poignant moment and a reminder that many people who fought in WWI and WWII are no longer alive.
