A former councillor denounced the vandalism of the Barr Beacon War Memorial, with police seeking a suspect driver.

A former councillor has condemned the vandalism of the Barr Beacon War Memorial, calling it a "mindless desecration," as police seek a driver linked to the incident. In related news, a 37-year-old man from Walsall has been charged after allegedly pointing a gun at police, and the opening of the Wednesbury-Dudley tramline has been delayed until next year. Birmingham received £1.4 million to combat winter homelessness, while Severn Trent distributed free water-saving devices in Staffordshire amid dry weather. A 500-year-old church in Wolverhampton unveiled restored stained glass windows, and a Walsall resident protested a £200 parking fine at a McDonald’s.