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Wolves confirm that striker Nouha Dicko won't be fit for the start of the season.

Dicko had a staple removed from his knee earlier this month and the club say it'll take another 3 to 4 weeks before he's ready for the first team.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Injuries to the brain are impossible to detect at the scene of an accident. 

The end result is either doctors are over cautious and patients have expensive scans they don’t need or, worse, people who appear fine drop dead a day later from a bleed on the brain. 

Researchers in Birmingham hope to change all that with the first blood test for brain injury. It’s a breakthrough that would revolutionise how people are treated saving money and saving lives.

At the heart is this chip (pictured) - it's silicone with a coating of gold. It's a real working prototype of the detector and is being used with the blood of real patients from the QE Hospital. The eventual aim is to shrink this and create a detector which can be used in an ambulance or even used in a battlefield.

Tamworth Herald

One of Tamworth's main bus routes into Birmingham is to be axed by Arriva Midlands.

Image source, Tamworth Herald

Wolves sign Benfica winger Helder Costa on loan, the Championship club's first signing since their Chinese takeover.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

Plans have been approved to move Lichfield library into an old church in the centre of the city. 

St Mary's is already home to a museum, café and tourist information in the market place. 

A petition set up earlier this year against the plans gained over 2,500 signatures.

A teenager fighting a food phobia with hypnotism says her only lunch used to be lemon curd sandwiches.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

A new blood test to detect traumatic brain injury has been developed by scientists. 

The test can be done by paramedics at the scene of an accident to see if there's any damage and does not require a brain scan.

The University of Birmingham, which developed the test, says it could save the NHS significant sums of money and wants to get it into the market "within three years".

You can read more about this on my blog page and watch BBC Midlands Today.

Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett outlines his rivals' 'massive' buying potential after being outbid for Che Adams.

The BHS in Redditch is due to close this weekend, with all of its staff needing to find new jobs.

The last of the high street chain's other stores are expected to close by 20 August.

Image source, Reuters

BBC Travel

There's a lane closed and slow traffic on the M42 southbound between J5, A41 (Solihull) and J4, A34 (Shirley), because of an accident, BBC Travel news reports. 

Also on the M42 a lane is closed on the exit slip road northbound at J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport), because of a broken down vehicle.

Rail passengers are warned about a revised timetable between Birmingham and Herefordshire and Worcestershire, external over the coming week due to improvement works.

BBC Archive

Sixty seven years ago today, the BBC broadcast its first ever TV weather forecast.

Oh dear it appears not much changes... rain is forecast today and there were showers back in 1949 as well.

Relive the final round of the T20 Blast, as Yorkshire seal a quarter-final spot and Jason Roy hits a century for Surrey.

BBC WM Sport

Wolves are closing in on their first signings since the takeover by Chinese group Fosun. 

We understand three players have had medicals this week.

They are winger Helder Costa and midfielder Pele from Benfica plus defender Silvio from Atletico Madrid (pictured left to right).

Image source, Getty Images

Lichfield Mercury

A Lichfield hotel has pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences after 33 wedding guests became ill after eating contaminated pate., external

Image source, Lichfield Mercury

A woman who booked a dream holiday to Las Vegas, only to discover she had mistakenly booked to fly from Birmingham, Alabama, instead of Birmingham International, in the UK, is being flown to the US city.

The visitor bureau for Birmingham, Alabama, said it would send Richella Heakin and Ben Marlow on a whirlwind tour to experience the American city that floundered their plans earlier this year.

In April, Virgin Holidays offered the couple, from Sutton Coldfield, a five-day holiday to compensate for the mix up.

As an addition, Alabama Tourism offered the couple a guided trip to the city as part of their holiday next month.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM

You’re more likely to have to stand while travelling on a peak-time train in Birmingham than in any other major city in England and Wales outside London, new figures today show.

Between 08:00 and 09:00, on a “typical autumn weekday”, 20% (1 in 5) of standard class passengers on trains arriving at one of the three main Birmingham stations (New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill) are standing. 

This compares with 30% at the major London terminals, but is higher than the equivalent figure for city centre stations in all the other major cities of England and Wales.                       

In the evening, 17% of passengers leaving one of the three Birmingham stations between 17:00 and 18:00 will be standing – that’s the same proportion as London and again higher than any other city in England and Wales.

The Birmingham figures have increased sharply over the past three years.

BBC Weather

A mixture of sunny spells and showers - here's Alexandra Hamilton with your 24-hour forecast.

A man has appeared in court, external after being charged with verbally abusing a woman in Birmingham city centre.

West Midlands Police say they received a 999-call from a woman saying she feared for her safety after a verbal stand-off with a street preacher.

Krissoni Henderson, 31, of Brook Street, Birmingham appeared before magistrates on 6 July and is due to reappear in September.

Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan on a two-year contract.