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  1. Lightning bolt over Birmingham

  2. A street with shops along the left and flood water pooling outside.

  3. Nikki Twemlow wearing a green dress and a lanyard as well as glasses on top of her head, is standing beside a playing pitch

  4. A side by side image of worried looking Mark Robins and a dejected Nuno

  5. Steve Speed is wearing a blue football top is standing by the side of a football pitch. There are tall trees and parked vehicles in the distance behind him.

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  7. A purple sky with a long line of forked lightning. The street below is dark with street lights glowing

  8. Two houses, with collapsed roofs, can be seen behind metal fencing. There are gardens in the foreground and a telegraph pole.

  10. A man wearing a white and red sports top is holding a yellow ball with blue and red stripes. He is looking at the camera whilst sitting in a wheelchair inside a sports hall with a blue floor.

  11. Two houses, with collapsed roofs, can be seen behind metal fencing. There are gardens in the foreground and a telegraph pole.

  12. A Staffordshire Police emblem on the window of a police vehicle which features a crown and a Staffordshire Knot. There is a yellow high visibility section of the vehicle on the left hand side of the image.

  13. Positives for Stoke despite cup loss

    Mark Elliott
    BBC Radio Stoke commentator

    Stoke City's Robert Bozenik points to the crowd in celebration of his goal against Hull City in the EFL Cup on TuesdayGetty Images

    Despite a good start from Hull, Stoke spent much of the first half in the ascendancy and deserved to take the lead through a well worked goal from Robert Bozenik, but conceding just before half-time robbed them of their momentum and they didn't ever really get it back.

    The Premier League visitors weren't great, they'd made eleven changes but missed several chances in a poor spectacle of a second half before sneaking through on penalties.

    The big positives for Stoke came in the form of minutes for players who have been on the fringes of things so far and an impressive debut from teenager Laurence Giani.

    The 18-year-old full back kept things simple in the early stages before growing in confidence and showing more of the ability that's earned him international honours with Italy at youth level.

    He looked strong enough and calm enough to provide a realistic option in a problem position for Stoke due to injuries and has been training with and around the first team for some time.

    The likes of Djibril Soumare, Ben Pearson and Bozenik will benefit from the game time they got against Hull but attention will quickly turn to what feels like a far bigger game at Wolves in the league.

    Stoke travel to Molineux searching for a first Championship point of the season in a campaign that needs a big performance and result to give it the kick start they need.

  14. A black-framed noticeboard at Newcastle-under-Lyme Crematorium in Bradwell. There is gold lettering on a panel above the noticeboard, and there are trees and bushes in the background.

  15. A man wearing glasses and a dark blue jacket is looking at the camera. He is standing outside a glass-fronted building with ornamental pottery works on shelves in the window.

  16. 🎧 'Do you want to be here?'

    The latest episode of BBC Radio Stoke's A Cold Wet Tuesday Night podcast is out now.

    Lucas Yeomans, Matt Sandoz and former Stoke City striker Louis Moult discuss Stoke's defeat at Southampton plus transfer talk for the final week of the window.

    Listen above or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.

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  17. A photo of a man and a woman smiling together. The man is bald and is wearing a pink top. The woman has ginger hair with a fringe and is wearing a blue denim jacket.

  18. An area of burned earth with green trees in the distance. There is a blue sky with clouds.

  19. A purple and white bus with "7 Kidsgrove" on the screen at the top drives towards us along a road.

  20. Stoke results will change - Johnson

    Johnson: 'It's going to be a fight, it's going to be a battle'

    Stoke City can turn around their disappointing start to the Championship season and climb the table, says new signing Ben Johnson.

    The 26-year-old full-back joined the Potters from Ipswich Town last week on a season-long loan and made his debut in a 3-1 loss at Southampton on Saturday.

    Stoke have lost both their opening games but Johnson, who won promotion with Ipswich last season, believes fortunes can change quickly.

    "We're in a tough league - last year at Ipswich we didn't win in the first three games and we're in the situation here," Johnson told BBC Radio Stoke.

    "Last season we didn't play great in a lot of the games, it was a grind with teams making it difficult for us to play and teams will do the same here.

    "Results will change, we're going to go a goal down or a goal up and it's how we manage the games - once we get a lot of the lads back from injury that will make a big difference to the squad and the confidence of everyone."

    The defender was the second Ipswich player to move to Stoke last week with striker George Hirst signing for an undisclosed fee and Johnson believes he will prove his worth.

    "I've known him for a couple of years now - he was fantastic last season in his contribution in getting Ipswich promoted and he's an excellent signing for Stoke so let's hope we can get him up and running as soon as possible because he's not really had a pre-season," he added.

    Listen to more Stoke City interviews and content on BBC Sounds.

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  21. Gossip: Stoke reject bid for winger Thomas

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    Stoke City have rejected a bid from Hull City for winger Sorba Thomas. The Potters have turned down an offer in the region of £7m for the 27-year-old Welsh international. (Hull Live)

    Find more of Tuesday's EFL gossip here.

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