"A pound a week": Staffordshire tax rise plan explained (with a little help from The Beatles)...

If you pay council tax to Staffordshire County Council there's a good chance you'll see your bill go up from April -- to the tune of a pound a week for the average household.

The authority has proposed a five per cent rise in the charge -- the majority of which it says is to cover the spiralling cost of elderly care.

The plan will be voted on by councillors next month.

Our Staffordshire Political Reporter EMMA THOMAS explains...