That's it for live updates today. We'll be back with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country from 08:00 on Wednesday.

Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today

It's a sheet of cardboard - nothing particularly significant about that - but primary school supply teacher, Elliott Lord, had an idea - to build fold-up beds for homeless people to sleep on (pictured). 

He tested out the design in Wolverhampton, where at a local soup kitchen he got plenty of takers. 

He insists he'll make no money and it's not a business. I'll have more on tonight's Midlands Today.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Largely cloudy this evening with occasional blustery showers, these heavy at times and pushed along by a brisk north-westerly wind. 

Becoming mostly dry later in the night with some clear periods developing with lows of 4C (39F).

Tomorrow will be a bright and breezy during the morning with spells of sunshine though becoming cloudy during the afternoon with outbreaks of rain.  

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

Birmingham City Council has elected a new leader, so I decided to find out more about him and what people in the city think about the job that awaits him.

John Clancy, Labour councillor for Quinton, beat closest rival Penny Holbrook in Monday night's ballot.  

A man from Walsall drowned while trying to rescue his daughter from a river in Cumbria, an inquest has found.

Dean Price went into the River Esk after his seven-year-old daughter, Delilah, slipped and fell into the water on 30 June.

The 32-year-old, from Walsall, got into difficulties and disappeared. His body was found hours later following an extensive search of the river.

The South Cumbria coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.

BBC Sport

Midfielder Jordan Graham says a five-match loan spell at Oxford was a vital step towards his debut for Wolves.

Image source, Empics

Graham, 20, returned to Wolves at the end of October after a month with the U's and was named in the starting line-up for Saturday's draw at Ipswich.

"It was a great loan for me because I feel I really improved and matured," he told BBC WM 95.6.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

A close call for a man that's been waiting in the wings for more than a decade - John Clancy has finally become leader of the Labour group after five attempts and by just one vote. 

He’ll officially become leader of Birmingham City Council on 1 December when the vote is ratified at full council.

He's no stranger to working in the public sector - an English teacher for many years, he also had a spell as a solicitor, as well as a business lecturer. 

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The top stories in the newsroom this evening include: 

- Ex-minister Liam Byrne has called for more to be done to help children whose parents are "hazardous drinkers" after speaking publicly about his father's fight with alcohol addiction

- A father from Walsall drowned while trying to rescue his daughter from a river in Cumbria, an inquest has found

- Birmingham City Council has elected a new leader - with the winning contender clinching the position by a single vote

Ex-minister Liam Byrne has called for more to be done to help children whose parents are "hazardous drinkers" after speaking publicly about his father's fight with alcohol addiction.

The Labour MP is urging people to "break the silence" about the issue, a taboo subject he says must be tackled.

Image source, PA

He told the BBC it "hurts like hell" to talk about his father, who died in the run-up to May's general election.

Children at risk must be identified and adults given the right help, he said.

The business lobby group, the CBI, says the investment by Jaguar Land Rover on the i54 business site will "unlock further growth" in the West Midlands - the company is set to hire hundreds of new workers as it plans to double the size of its Staffordshire factory. 

BBC Travel

South Parade in Sutton Coldfield is closed near the A5127 Lower Queen Street junction because of an accident.

Last night John Clancy was elected as the new leader of Birmingham City Council.

Photographer Jas Sansi took this photo, external after Mr Clancy saw his wife following the announcement.

Image source, Jas Sansi

Last night he tweeted:

A man has died after suffering head injuries at an entertainment venue in Oldbury.

The 49-year-old was hurt at the Samsons Banqueting Suite in Rood End Road, in the early hours of Sunday.

He was taken to hospital but died on Monday, police said. A post-mortem examination is taking place on Tuesday.

Two men were arrested on Monday evening and are helping police with their enquiries, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.

Hilary McConnell
Producer, BBC Midlands Today

We’ll have more on the news about £0.5bn investment in the JLR engine plant at the i54 in Wolverhampton. 

And our reporter Ben Godfrey is finding out more about the Wolverhampton man who’s created a cardboard bed for the homeless (pictured).

We'll also be meeting our first finalist for the BBC's Sport Unsung Hero awards. 

Join us for those stories and more on BBC One at 18:30.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The top stories we are looking at for Birmingham and the Black Country include:

- Hundreds more jobs are set to be created following a £0.5bn expansion at Jaguar Land Rover's engine plant near Wolverhampton

- A pensioner from Tamworth says she's had to cancel her holiday this weekend after having £900 stolen from her handbag

- John Clancy has narrowly won the vote to become the leader of Birmingham city council

Richie Anderson
BBC WM

A few months ago Birmingham Dogs Home, external moved to a new home.

They used to be in Birmingham city centre but they out grew their premises and are now re-located to Catherine-De-Barnes. In 2014 the charity rescued 3,600 stray dogs. 

I went to meet Fella, Flash, Sid, Buffy, Cassie and Suggsie.

Sara Cox, Jo Whiley, Annie Mac, Charlie Sloth and more will run a festival of free live gigs and music workshops in Birmingham ahead of the BBC Music Awards.  

Lady Sanity, God Damn, EKKAH, VITAL and Boat To Row are among the local artists to feature in the workshops, held in the week leading up the event.

A Pakistani teenager with terminal cancer has fulfilled a dying wish - he's met Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. 

Anwar Ullah, 17, was flown to Birmingham to meet the inspirational teenager, who was shot by the Taliban. 

Local business leaders have welcomed Jaguar Land Rover's plans to double the size of its Staffordshire engine plant.

The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership said it was a vote of confidence in the area.