Emmerdale star James Sutton had too much energy to burn, writes Andy Richardson. His mother, Jeanette, put him on the path to a life on the stage.
A driver died when his car crashed into a tree after veering off a notorious stretch of road near Gnosall.
A sea captain from near Newport has helped in the rescue of an Italian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean after it was attacked and seized by pirates.
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