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It will be a dry and chilly night with some patchy fog and lows of 0C (32F).

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You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Many of you have been getting in touch via the BBC Midlands Facebook site to comment on our story about smear test results being delayed for up to 10 weeks.

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Jodi Burgess posted: "I waited 12 weeks to be told not enough cells collected to then wait a further 10 weeks."With abnormal smears previously this was a long six months wait to hear all ok. Crazy how long the wait is."

Karen Groves wrote: "I’m into week 11 of waiting now and keep being told 'no news is good news'. They’re quick enough to bombard women with letters and further reminders to go in the first place though! Absolute disgrace."

Hannah Parkes commented: "I was told the normal 2 to 3 weeks when had my appt back on the 20th November - rang at new year to be told results are up to 3 months - mine took 2 months in the end and thankfully everything is ok. 3 months wait is a long time if there is something abnormal!!"

Storm Ciara is set to bring strong and possibly damaging winds across the West Midlands.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the region from 18:00 on Saturday to midnight on Sunday.

Its forecast says gusts of between 80 and 100km/h (50-60mph) are likely across inland areas.

Any early mist and fog should clear leaving a dry and bright day with highs of 5C (41F).

It's forecast to be a cold, clear night for most of us and in some places the temperature will drop below freezing.

Temperatures tomorrow will remain cold, and further ahead there's some stormy weather expected at the weekend.

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It's a foggy and misty start to Wednesday across the West Midlands but that should lift over the morning for a bright afternoon.

It's going to start to change though, and a yellow weather warning is already in place for high winds that are due to develop ahead of the weekend.

It will be a clear and dry night with some cloud likely in the early hours with lows of 1C (34F).

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You can find a detailed weather forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

It will be a mostly clear and sunny day with highs of 10C (50F).

It will be a cloudy and misty night with the chance of showers and lows of 8C (46F).

Patchy rain should move away, leaving a brighter day tomorrow.

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You can find a detailed weather forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

It will be a cloudy day with some rain this afternoon and highs of 13C (55F).

It will be a cloudy day with some patchy drizzle and highs of 12C (54F).

Tonight will be cold and largely dry with long clear spells and lows of 0C (32F).

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Wednesday will be dry and fine with long sunny spells and patchy cloud.

You can find a detailed weather forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Wintery showers and ice could lead to travel disruption in parts of the West Midlands, the Met Office is warning.

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A yellow warning is in place until 10:00 for Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire.

It will be a chilly and breezy day with some bright spells and mainly dry with highs of 7C (45F).

It will be a cold and breezy night with some wintry showers and lows of 1C (34F).

There will be sunny spells tomorrow with some showers drifting eastwards.

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You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

From Stoke-on-Trent Live today:

• Part of the D-road to close for two weekends
• Council accused of 'blackmailing' tenants into having solar panels on council houses
• Man slams Sainsbury's after late-night car park repairs keep him awake

People in parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire are being warned of slippery conditions due to ice this evening and overnight.

The Met Office has put out a yellow weather alert which runs from 19:00 until 10:00 on Tuesday.

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It will be a chilly breezy day with sunny spells and highs of 8C (46F).

It will be a cloudy night with the odd clear spell and lows of 4C (39F).

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Saturday will be another mostly cloudy and dull day with the possibility of some sunny spells in the afternoon.

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Staffordshire MPs say they want more investment in local bus services.

They've been discussing the issue in Parliament and the MP for the Staffordshire Moorlands, Karen Bradley described the public transport network as "woeful", with some services only running twice a day.

She said conversations with bus companies and local authorities showed a lack of funding and a lack of profitability were to blame.

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Although considerably better in Stoke-on-Trent, local MP Jack Brereton, who called the debate, said bus services were often "too few, too slow and too infrequent".

He said cuts to services left the most vulnerable in society and those looking for work cut off.

Mr Brereton said opening up old railway stations in the area, taken out of action during the 1960s Beeching cuts, could also help the wider public transport network.

The government says it's committed to making sure there's equal access to services and employment, and good public buses are at the heart of it.

It will be another cloudy misty day with some light drizzle and highs of 9C (48F).

It will be a mild night with areas of fog and cloud with occasional drizzle and lows of 5C (41F).

Liam Ball

Friday will again be mainly cloudy and misty with some fog.

You can find a detailed weather forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Staffordshire Police is one of only four forces in the country to see a drop in overall crime, in the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Between September 2018 and September 2019, they show a 4% fall in the number of recorded crimes, excluding fraud.

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The figures also show falls in the number of burglaries, sex offences, robberies, bike and vehicle crimes and violent crime resulting in injuries.

Temporary Chief Constable, Nick Baker, said he was "delighted" to be one of only four forces in the country to see a drop in overall crime.

The cloudy skies are set to continue tonight with patches of fog forming. Low: 6C (43F).

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Then staying cloudy tomorrow with mist and fog around and a few spots of drizzle later in the day. High 8C (46F).

Get a latest forecast from the BBC Weather website.

A lorry driver was arrested for dangerous driving on the M6 Toll yesterday, after trying to reverse out of the toll gates and back on to the motorway.

The police said the driver had attempted the manoeuvre after realising he didn't have the correct payment.

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From the Stoke-on-Trent Live website today:

• Long delays and 3 miles of queues on A50 after crash
• Police checking CCTV after 'creepy man' follows women around store in Stoke-on-Trent
• Council names and shames where residents put the wrong rubbish in their bins

Cloudy and misty to start today with fog patches around. It'll then become a cloudy day with the odd bright spell and there could be drizzle this afternoon. High: 10C/50F.

Then some clearer spells this evening but it'll be mainly cloudy tonight with the chance of drizzle and mist spreading across most areas. Low: 6C/43F.

Get a latest forecast for your area at any time from the BBC Weather website.

A boy at a young offenders institution was left to lie on a mattress on the floor of a "filthy" cell for more than 22 hours a day, a report has revealed.

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The chief inspector of prisons in England and Wales, Peter Clarke, said a practice of separating children from their peers at YOIs amounted to "harmful solitary confinement".

He said the policy had "fundamental flaws" and was a risk to mental health.

Inspectors looked at five YOIs, holding about 600 men and boys aged 15 to 18, including Werrington, near Stoke-on-Trent.

The government said it would be making "immediate changes".

Read the full story here.

Two men have been arrested after a police chase on the M6 through Staffordshire and Cheshire.

The vehicle, which had been stolen from the West Midlands last November, was spotted by Central Motorway Police at junction 13 and was followed after it failed to pull over.

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It was stopped by officers after in entered junction 16 and the two men were arrested for theft and dangerous driving.

There will be a few clear spells overnight but mainly it will be cloudy and misty with lows of 3C (37F).

BBC Weather Watchers/Postman Les

Tomorrow is set to be a mainly cloudy and misty day with a few bright spells.

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Early patches of fog will clear to leave a cloudy day with some bright spells and highs of 7C (45F).

After a cold start it will be a dry day with sunny spells and highs of 6C (43F).

Lives will be lost if a town's community ambulance hub is shut, a former paramedic's told the BBC.

West Midlands Ambulance Service wants to remove the response base in Cheadle, Staffordshire, by the end of March.

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Instead, it wants to convert the rapid response vehicle there into an ambulance as it says the current vehicle only attends 2.2% of calls in the area.

But former paramedic Carole Winning told BBC Radio Stoke she believes lives are at stake: "They're saying they'll have an ambulance here but they won't because they're so busy, they'll never get here."

Cheadle Town Councillor Dave Sargeant said it would take longer for ambulances to respond: "You've got areas like Whiston, Ipstones, Foxt. These are difficult places to get to and, if you think of somebody coming from Newcastle to Cheadle, a minimum time to get here, it's going to be 25 minutes."

The ambulance service said it believed the move would save money and would not change the level of ambulance cover in the area, "if anything, this will increase over the coming months".

A police officer's suffered a broken leg after a suspected stolen car smashed into his patrol car, Staffordshire Police said.

The crash happened last night on The Strand, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, when a Ford Fiesta failed to stop for officers.

The force said the car mounted the pavement and hit the police car before driving off. It was later found abandoned.

The officer was taken for hospital treatment and has since been discharged.

It will be a cold night with clear periods and lows of -1C (30F).

A mostly dry and fine day can be expected tomorrow with lengthy periods of sunshine.

BBC Weather Watchers/Steve Blackman

You can find a detailed weather forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

It will be a windy day with some heavy rain at times with highs of 8C (46F).

The dry weather's set to continue tonight which will also see long, clear spells and a light breeze. Low: 3C (37F).

Liam Ball

Tomorrow will start dry and bright but it'll then turn cloudy and windy through the morning with some rain later in the day. High: 11C (52F).

You can keep up-to-date on the latest weather for your area on the BBC Weather website.

River levels across the West Midlands are expected to stay high over the next few days, the Environment Agency has said.

It's still got flood alerts affecting the rivers Severn, Avon, Teme, Lugg, Dene, Leam, Swift, Sow, Penk, Worfe, Tern and Perry.

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More rain is forecast tomorrow and the Environment Agency warned that people in towns and cities may see floodwater rise up through drains.

A few of the early headlines on Stoke-on-Trent Live today:

• Stoke-on-Trent parking charges to increase on 30 car parks and in 50 streets
• Teen girl seriously injured and two more hurt as BMW smashes into traffic lights
• Warning to parents as white van man approaches young girls with cakes after school

It's set to be a dry day with sunny spells and, while breezy, not as windy as yesterday. High: 9C/48F.

The dry weather's set to continue tonight with a lot of clear sky. Low: 3C/37F.

Get the latest forecast for your area at any time from the BBC Weather website.