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    Fire raging in a house.

  2. Fire and smoke from a fire near homes in Stoke-on-Trent

  3. Robins happy for Stoke fans to 'reach for stars'

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins watches from the dugout. He is wearing a dark blue club tracksuit.Shutterstock

    Mark Robins was appointed Stoke City manager in January 2025

    Stoke City boss Mark Robins said he does not want to dampen down expectations fans might have this season and believes "anything is possible" heading into a new campaign.

    The Potters embark on their ninth attempt to return to the Premier League since they dropped out of it in 2018 and have invested heavily on and off the field in a bid to significantly improve on last term's 17th place.

    "I think the Championship looks really strong," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke in the build-up to Saturday's opener at Swansea City.

    "It remains to be seen, but on paper it's really strong. Teams are spending, teams have got different capabilities now and you've got to keep up with that, you've got to try to surpass that.

    "It remains to be seen what we can do, and where we can be, but there's no dampening any expectation. We're part of it. Anything's possible at this stage."

    Stoke started last season strongly before their campaign was ultimately ruined by persistent injuries across the squad and Robins has previously highlighted the importance of the revamped medical department under Damian Roden.

    Robins is confident players will be available and "at the right level to perform" during the season and has underlined the importance of trying to enjoy it.

    "That's the job really in amongst all of the stuff that goes on around it, which is the white noise," he said.

    "But we just focus on what we do and remembering why you do it because you love it - and also other people love it and they want to come and watch you because they've got that excitement for anything's possible.

    "So we've got to do that. We've got to, at this stage, reach for the stars."

    Johansson 'epitomises everything good'

    Robins has also explained his thinking behind replacing Ben Wilmot as captain with goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.

    "This isn't something being taken away from him [Wilmot]. The reason I gave him that was to try and give him some confidence in terms of his communication and leadership which he's taken on and you can see there's a difference," he said.

    "I thought Ben had done really well in the circumstances last season and captained us to a really good start.

    "Viktor is somebody who epitomises everything that's good. This isn't a criticism of Ben by any stretch.

    "Viktor's somebody who is vocal in the dressing room, he's vocal in meetings and demonstrates the sort of characteristics that you want from a captain of Stoke City."

    Robins: 'At this stage, reach for the stars'

  4. Amelie is on the left, wearing a white top. She has shoulder-length dark fair and sunglasses on top of her head. Liv is in the middle and is wearing a grey bolero top over a black top. She has long black hair. Vik is on the right, wearing a white top. Her blonde hair is in a single plait over her right shoulder.

  5. A large red brick building with multiple sections set back from one another and a ramp to the right side. There is a sign above the glass entrance doors which reads Prince of Wales Centre. The section to the left of the entrance has a number of archways containing colourful murals.

  6. 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.

  7. Miles is stood at the observatory site with a man working on the ground in the background. He is wearing a checked shirt and glasses and is holding a metal pole. A very rundown and dirty dome can be seen behind him.

  8. A mugshot of a man with short brown hair, a brown beared and a black top.

  9. ceramics

  10. A sprinkler with water coming out of it attached to a long yellow pipe on a lawn in summer.

  11. A young man with dark hair and a dark blue t-shirt smiles as he points behind him while standing on a beach.

  12. A man and a child watching a partial solar eclipse at Keele university on 29 March, 2025. They are wearing special glasses and are sat on a bench and there is part of what looks like an empty bench next to them. There is grass in the background.

  13. A group of people sit in a circle on chairs inside a sports facility, taking part in a discussion or meeting in a large open indoor space.

  14. A woman with black hair is wearing safety goggles along with a white lab coat and green plastic gloves. She is working in what appears to be a laboratory.

  15. A man with black hair and a dark shirt stares at the camera while in front of a light grey background.

  16. A man with short grey hair and a beard sitting on a dark grey sofa with a dark blue shirt and one bare leg up on a stool with a silver crutch beside him

  17. The backs of four figures wearing blue protective jackets and helmets can be seen. They are standing in brown, parched looking grass as smoke can be seen the other side of them.

  18. A charred tree sits in ground which is burnt and covered in rubble. In the background, green fields can be seen.

  19. A white cat is looking at the camera as she is being hugged by a woman with grey hair. The woman is wearing a dark-coloured jumper.

  20. A man with black hair and a dark shirt stares at the camera while in front of a light grey background.

  21. An aerial photograph of a large wildfire on an area of grassland. There are two fire engines in the bottom left hand corner of the image. There is a huge plume of smoke stretching from the right hand side of the image across the park.

  22. A man wearing a red and white tracksuit is seen smiling while holding a bronze medal. He is stood indoors in a brightly-lit sports arena.

  23. Alex Griffiths and his wife Danni both wear dark glasses and hats in a selfie

  24. A girl wearing a denim jacket is sitting next to a man wearing a white t-shirt. He has a beard and tattoos. Both are holding a drink in a glass. They are in what appears to be a restaurant with other people sitting at tables behind them.