Updates from Friday 15 July 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There'll be a mixture of sunshine and showers today, and it'll be a little breezier than it was yesterday too.
A few showers may be heavy for a time, but they'll be fairly short lived - highs of 17C (63F).
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Another day of mild summer sunshine ahead of us, according to the weather forecast.
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The trade in fake goods is putting hundreds of jobs at risk, experts warn, as a BBC investigation shows the extent of the black market in England's biggest cities.
Read MoreDevelopers for a £60m shopping complex to be built in Wolverhampton are selected by the city council.
Read MoreWe're back from 08:00 with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates this evening and into the morning.
Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today
A £55m retail complex, complete with hotel, mulitscreen cinema and restaurants will be built in Wolverhampton.
This is the vision of Westside, intended to be a gateway into the city centre.
Developers Urban & Civic hope to breathe new life into the area the old market once stood which has been widely criticised for empty shops.
It's hoped Westside will be completed in two phases, by 2022. See more on Midlands Today on BBC One at 18.30.
BBC Travel
A lane is blocked and there's slow traffic on the M6 southbound between J3a M6 Toll and Corley Services, because of an accident involving two cars, BBC Travel says.
There's also a lane blocked on the A38(M) Aston Expressway outbound in Birmingham at A38, Dartmouth Circus, because of a broken down vehicle.
Dan Pallett
BBC Midlands Today Sport
What a slick announcement.
And what a day for Wolverhampton's Kristian Thomas.
Not only is he in the team - he's the men's captain.
He's immensely proud and aged 27 is now vastly experienced.
But with that comes pressure and Team GB will be aiming for the medals at Rio 2016.
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Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC WM
A supermarket worker from Wolverhampton has won £1m on the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker.
Image source, EuromillionsAmanda Lewis from Featherstone says she was in a complete daze after realising she'd scooped the big money prize.
The 49-year-old says she's thinking about buying a car each for her twins, who are 21, as well as taking her husband Barry on holiday to Cyprus.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceBBC Travel
There's queuing traffic on the M6 southbound between J9, A461 (Wednesbury) and J8 M5, because of an earlier broken down vehicle, BBC Travel reports.
Traffic is also slow between J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) and J4a M42, because of an accident earlier on.
The Film Festival returns to Central Square in Brindleyplace, external between Tuesday 12th and Thursday 21st July.
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Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
After years of campaigning and months of last minute delays, rail travellers in Bromsgrove are finally able to use their new railway station.
I've been at the station this morning filming for Midlands Today - you can see more on BBC One at 18:30.
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
No play is possible on day three at Edgbaston between Warwickshire and Hampshire because of rain.
Read MoreGreat news - The Wolverhampton gymnast Kristian Thomas has been selected to compete for Team GB at the Rio Olympics.
Thomas was a member of the men's team that won bronze in London four years ago.
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Walsall sign teenage centre-back Theo Vassell from Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal with the option of a further year.
Read MoreA local history centre is shut, external due to water leaking through the ceiling.
The centre, in Walsall, alerted people earlier that it was temporarily closed until further notice.
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BBC Sport
The start of day three of Warwickshire's County Championship match against Hampshire at Edgbaston has been delayed by rain.
Warwickshire are due to resume on 131 for 3 - that's 400 runs behind the visitors in their 1st innings.
Meanwhile Worcestershire are taking on Northamptonshire at Wantage Road in Division 2.
Ball-by-ball commentary continues online on BBC Sport.
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David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
For four years now I've driven past East End Food's shiny new offices in Aston and wondered what was going to fill the huge empty space in the lobby.
Well, now we know - it's a massive urban farm. Three storeys of crops of vegetables and herbs on massive rotating trays that revolve round artificial light.
You can see more on Midlands Today, BBC One at 18:30.
