Around the web: Concern over changes to police fundingpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
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Updates from Monday 18 January to Sunday 24 January
Around the web: Concern over changes to police fundingpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
West Brom: Club will 'make 250 inquiries' in Januarypublished at 09:25 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
´óÏó´«Ã½ SportSam Allardyce says West Brom will make "maybe 250 inquiries" during January before hopefully signing "three or four good players".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Baggies won 3-2 at Wolves on Saturday but with Brighton defeating Leeds, they are six points from Premier League safety.
Allardyce, who was appointed as manager on 16 December, said he wanted signings "who can go straight into the first team - or at least not take very long before they can because we need that boost".
The impending exit of playmaker Filip Krovinovic, a loan signing from Benfica that former boss Slaven Bilic pushed through, will create some space on the West Brom wage bill.
But with no additional income from the club, Allardyce will have to wheel and deal in the market, which he says he is "very adept in".
Your photos: Stunning sunrisepublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
We had a great sunrise this morning across the West Midlands, by the look of the photos coming in from our ´óÏó´«Ã½ Weather Watchers.
These are just three of them, from users Ejbvisuals, in Broome, Worcestershire; Hazelnut, in Penkridge, Staffordshire; and Liam Ball, in Dawley, Shropshire:
Image source, Ejbvisuals
Image source, Hazelnut
Image source, Liam BallCritical care wards full in some English hospitalspublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
Rob England
´óÏó´«Ã½ England Data UnitTen hospital trusts across England consistently reported having no spare critical care beds in the most recent figures available.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey 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.
Weather: Turning cloudy with rain laterpublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
It'll be bright at times this morning but will turn mainly cloudy for most parts of the West Midlands later on. It will be mostly dry and breezy with a high of 7C (45F).
Image source, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Weather Watcher Billington_PhotoImage caption, This morning in Leek, Staffordshire
This evening it should stay cloudy and breezy with some showers moving in from the south west. The rain will turn persistent in the first half of tonight before easing. Low: 6C (43F).
You can stay up-to-date with the latest weather forecast for your area by going to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Weather website.
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
Allen Cook
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