Vintage cars in 3,000-mile rally

Twelve old Nissans and a vintage Ferrari are leaving Stoke-on-Trent for a 3,000-mile road trip to raise money for a hospice.

A group of businessmen and women are taking part in the third annual Z Ball rally which starts at Trentham Gardens and goes through France and Italy.

The drivers, who plan to return on 9 June, are hoping to raise £20,000 for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

They will go to Paris, Lyon, Monte Carlo, Geneva and the Alps.