More than 600 people are interested in buying rundown homes in Stoke-on-Trent for £1 each, the city council has said. Thirty-five derelict homes, mainly two-bedroom terraced properties, will initially be sold off in the Cobridge area, with a further 89 to follow. Under the £3m project, the local authority is offering loans of up to £30,000 to help complete essential repairs on the houses...