Birmingham's clinical commissioning group says it is considering changing its urgent care services to "keep up with growing demand".

Karen Richards, associate director of urgent care for Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group spoke to the city council's health and wellbeing scrutiny committee earlier this week, external with the proposals which include closing centres and extending hours.

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The clinical commissioning group says it over-spent by £11.68m last year "on solutions to try and ease" issues within its urgent and emergency care system.

A formal public consultation could be held in October on the plans., external

BBC Travel

Quinton Road in Selly Oak is closed at the Poole Crescent junction, because of an accident.  

A man has been jailed for producing cannabis on an "industrial scale".

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

There's a warning we could be in for high UV levels today with all the sunny spells forecast.

A woman and man have been taken to hospital after a crash in Edbgaston this morning.

West Midlands Fire Service says crews from Smethwick and Ladywood had to cut free two people from the vehicle on City Road earlier this morning.

The road remains blocked in both directions between Portland Road and Sandon Road.

A third woman was involved in the crash but her injuries are not thought to be serious.

Lichfield Mercury

A Lichfield teenager has praised medical experts who stepped in after her face swelled up, external and she developed a "scary" rash all over her arms and legs.

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Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Reporter, BBC WM

There are fears NHS walk-in centres in Birmingham and Solihull could close, making it harder to access some services. 

The Crosscity Clinical Commissioning Group, external is considering new plans for urgent care, including closing five of the eight centres. 

This isn't the first time walk-in centres have been under threat as there was a similar review back in 2013, but it was decided to put off any changes. 

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The NHS says urgent care options can be confusing for patients at a time when there's more demand than ever and the system needs to be reformed to offer a better service. 

There are six scenarios on the table - one is to close five centres and move three into hospitals.

BBC WM Sport

Stoke boss, Mark Hughes, says he's prepared to wait to sign Albion's Saido Berahino.

Hughes had a £20m offer rejected last month but says he's ready to sit down and talk if the situation changes. 

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Albion start the new Premier League season at Crystal Palace tomorrow - hear full match build-up and commentary on BBC WM from 14:00.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in Dudley yesterday.

Two 18-year-old men were arrested in the town at around 21:20 last night, West Midlands Police said.

Detectives continue to appeal for witnesses.

BBC Travel

Portland Road in Edgbaston is partially blocked in both directions between the B4125 Portland Road junction and the B4182 Sandon Road junction, because of an accident.

Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in the Black Country.

BBC Weather

Another fairly mild start to a pleasantly fine day, with lots of sunny spells. The best of the sunshine will be towards the east of the region. 

Feeling warm in the sunshine with highs of 23C (73F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A bright start to Friday - here's hoping it continues into the weekend.

I'm in the BBC WM newsroom bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says they must be patient in their bid to sign West Brom striker Saido Berahino.

A jury is shown CCTV footage of when masked gunmen burst into a warehouse and shot the manager dead at point blank range.

That's it from us on Thursday. Join us again from 08:00 on Friday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

Also keep an eye out here for any news that breaks this evening.

Birmingham City Council says bin collections missed today are expected to be picked up tomorrow.

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

There's a still a chance of a medal for the Warwickshire archer Naomi Folkard following another win in Rio today. 

Folkard, who is from Leamington Spa, was in dominant form to beat the Brazilian Ane Marcelle dos Santos 6-2. She will now face a quarter final, later this evening.

And we will have more on four plumbers jailed for fraud after targeting vulnerable pensioners.

Join us for more on these stories and more on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.

Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online

Here are some of the stories we are looking at:

 - A football fan told a jury he felt "scared" by youths before two men were beaten, leaving one in a coma

- Man in 40s found dead in suspicious circumstances, police say

- New Wolves coach to make Molineux a "frightening" place for away teams

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Staying dry overnight with some patchy amounts of cloud. 

Some clear spells are likely to develop by dawn. 

Feeling rather mild with lows of 16C (61F).