1) Fire crews facing violence (Express and Star)Attacks and threats of violence and verbal abuse of firefighters in Staffordshire are continuing to rise. Staffordshire Fire Authority?s scrutiny and performance committee will be asked on September 3 to back new measures aimed at reducing violence and aggression towards crews.2) Why happiness is a postcode lottery (Independent) They're both in Wales, they're both predominantly hilly areas, and in fact they're next door to each other; but in terms of human happiness, they could not be more different.
3) Coach crash kills one (ITV.com)One man died and three people are critically ill after a coach carrying 70 passengers plunged down a steep embankment. The man, a 26-year-old from Poland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Alton, Staffordshire, close to the Alton Towers theme park.
4) One dead in bus crash (ITV.com)One man has died and more than 60 people have been injured in a crash between a bus and a car in Staffordshire. The double decker reportedly hit a car in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, on the bridge over the River Churnet, and plunged down a steep embankment.
5) One dead and dozens injured in coach crash (EveningTimes Online)A man died and three people were critically ill today after a coach carrying more than 70 passengers plunged down a steep embankment. The man, a 26-year-old from Poland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Alton, Staffordshire, close to the Alton Towers theme park.
