00:00This is your morning update for Tuesday 5th August 2025, brought to you by The Express and Star.
00:10Crooked House two years on, campaigners renew vow but express concern over land near to the famous pub.
00:18Two years ago to the day, the Crooked House pub was ravaged by fire and then destroyed by a bulldozer two days later.
00:25Leading player in theft from Memorial Garden in Smithwick escapes justice.
00:33A man said to be the leading player in the theft of ornaments stolen from a Memorial Garden dedicated to a teenage girl from Smithwick made a dramatic bid for freedom on the day he faced justice.
00:48The sentencing of a Staffordshire couple who ran filthy and rancid puppy farm has been delayed again.
00:55A Staffordshire couple who ran a rancid puppy farm and money laundered their ill-gotten gains have had their sentencing at court delayed.
