Graffiti has been daubed on rocks at a Staffordshire beauty spot.

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Rocks at The Roaches, near Leek, were damaged at some point between 17:00 GMT on Saturday and early Sunday morning, said Staffordshire Police.

The force is asking for anyone with information to come forward.

BBC Weather

It will be a mild and cloudy day with brisk southwesterly winds and a few showers before heavier rain moves in later, with highs of 11°C (52°F).

Warren Bridgen was diagnosed with depression after the pandemic forced the shop he works in to shut.

Days after the birth of his first child, Owen Murray was told the cancer he has is terminal.

Sandwell public health director Dr Lisa McNally also condemns vaccine sceptics amid social media abuse.

Keelan Wilson, 15, was stabbed more than 40 times in a planned attack in Wolverhampton.

Police have described the killers of 15-year-old Keelan Wilson as a "pack of animals".

Hull City sign Birmingham City midfielder Dan Crowley on loan until the end of the season.

Aaron Wilson died in hospital days after he was trapped between cars in a crash in Coventry.

There are very few spare beds for the most seriously ill patients in parts of the country, the NHS says.

Usain Salt, Professor Chris Gritty and Snowbi-Gone Kenobi are three of the names of Warwickshire's new gritters.

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Like many local authorities, the county council asked the public in October to pick names for its new vehicles., external

As well as the pun-heavy names, the council will also name two more vehicles after "particularly poignant" suggestions.

One will be Charlie Boy in memory of a boy who died from childhood cancer in 2017 and another, Grey13 Hero, after a former county council worker.

The pensioner is left with life-threatening injuries and a man is charged with attempted murder.

Birmingham Live

From Birmingham Live:

• Birmingham and West Midlands hit by two-day weather warning from Met Office, external
• Jaguar Land Rover workers redeployed after surge in Covid cases sees 'hundreds' off sick, external
• Teacher with cancer says she 'could die' as Birmingham treatment delayed, external

The £200 levies follow arrests in the city centre during a demonstration by about 150 people.

BBC Weather Watchers capture an incredibly colourful start to Monday.

BBC CWR

A council is being called on to buy and convert a former Ikea store into a sports and leisure centre.

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The Swedish brand announced the closure of the city centre branch in Coventry last year and said it aimed to sell the building.

Councillor Mattie Heaven said, with the Fairfax Street sport centre now shut, the city council should consider the old Ikea store as a leisure venue.

The authority said it welcomed the idea but it was unlikely the site's use would be changed from retail.

These four lads had no idea their picture would still be trending two years later.

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

Some train services have been cut in the West Midlands due to fewer passengers using them and more staff being off work for Covid-related reasons.

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Operator West Midlands Railway said, external the changes, from today, would include fewer trains on Birmingham Snow Hill lines on weekday afternoons and none between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton via Coventry.

The firm said the new lockdown meant fewer people were travelling to work, while there were more of its own staff self-isolating or shielding.

Express and Star

From the Express and Star today:

• Domestic abuse services blow as police cash directed to hate crime, external
• More than 1,500 attacks on police in West Midlands during Covid-19 pandemic, external
• Tettenhall headteacher calls for clear plan to ensure level playing field for pupils, external

Rob England
BBC England Data Unit

Ten hospital trusts across England consistently reported having no spare critical care beds in the most recent figures available.

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They include University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals.

It comes as hospital waiting times, coronavirus admissions and numbers of patients requiring intensive care are rising.

The total number of critical care beds available across all England's acute trusts is 5,503, with 4,632 in use on 10 January.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust said it had "significantly" more patients in hospital with Covid-19 than in April last year.

The trust has 147 critical care beds available across its hospitals, all of which were full as of the latest figures.