Squint and you might just spot it from here... The pink ball is in play.

Everton left-back Brendan Galloway, who can also play at centre-half, joins West Brom on a season-long loan deal.

Here's the latest from the newsroom:

- A builder from Birmingham accused of murdering his partner 35 years ago is remanded in custody at the city's crown court

- More than half a million people across the West Midlands have taken part in clinical trials in the last decade, more than any other region in the country

- West Bromwich Albion and Wolves announce new loan signings 

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

At the official launch of the West Midlands Combined Authority in early July, one of the main architects of devolution, Lord Michael Heseltine (pictured), predicted doom and gloom for any devo deals across the country that hadn't yet gone through. 

He told me that the appetite for the master plan was likely to be much weaker under a new administration, as is being reported today. 

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Both Lord Heseltine and the Chair of the West Midlands Combined Authority, Bob Sleigh, said from a political perspective they weren't overly concerned about anything changing to the devolution deal within our region as pen had already been put to paper, including the issue of a metro mayor.

The role is something that is still being hotly debated, of course, with some saying the role won't carry enough power while others think it an undemocratic idea in the first place.

But there's still an assumption among some that our deal is less significant to the government than the one going forward in Greater Manchester. Could that mean the metro mayor doesn't quite make it to the finish line in the West Midlands?

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Edgbaston has been chosen to trial a day-night match - using pink balls under floodlights - to check suitability for England Tests.  

Evening sessions in the Monday-to-Wednesday Second XI game between Warwickshire and Worcestershire run between 19.30 and 21.30. 

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A 4x4 left the road and ploughed into a house in Wolverhampton.

Dudley Council says it is considering installing speed cameras at a Black Country junction in the hope of reducing the risk of accidents.

The two cameras would be set up on the bend of Birmingham New Road where it meets Woodcroft Avenue in Tipton.

The authority says safety experts have advised them they could reduce the risk of an accident by half. 

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A builder accused of the 1981 murder of his former partner has appeared in court. 

Nova Walsh's body was found in a utility cupboard at flats in Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, near Birmingham city centre. She had been strangled.

Osmond Bell, from Birmingham, was charged earlier this month after a cold case review.

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The 59-year-old was remanded in custody at Birmingham Crown Court, to appear again to enter a plea on 11 November.

He is accused of murdering Ms Welsh in Birmingham on a day between July 25 and August 19 1981. 

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Two lanes are shut on the M6 southbound between junctions 11 and 10a after a crash involving two lorries.

West Bromwich Albion have signed Everton defender Brendon Galloway on a season-long loan.   

Warwickshire's second XI match against Worcestershire is to be played under floodlights with a pink ball. 

The day-night game at Edgbaston is a trial to see whether it'll work for test matches.

More than half a million people in the West Midlands have taken part in clinical trials in the last decade - that's more than any other region in the country.  

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) says 544,115 people have been recruited for "high quality studies" across the West Midlands; 64,278 of whom have participated in the last 12 months.

Drugs firms are choosing this region because of the diverse population, and the number of hospitals and universities involved in medical research. 

NIHR - the research arm of the NHS - says the trials give patients access to new drugs and treatments not available elsewhere within the service. 

Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Benfica forward Ola John join Wolves on season-long loan deals.

Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online

A "removal man" will stand trial charged with theft after a van containing a family's belongings did not arrive at their new home.

Becky Szenk and Mark Higgins hired a man to help them move from their flat in Bilston to the Horse and Jockey pub in Walsall Wood, which they now run.

Lee Green, 32, of Kingston Road, West Bromwich, denies stealing their possessions.

He will begin trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court in the week beginning 13 February 2017.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

An inquest into the death of Dalian Atkinson is set to open in Shrewsbury on Wednesday.

The former Aston Villa striker died shortly after being Tasered at his father's house in Telford last week.

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Two police officers are under criminal investigation after the death of the 48-year-old.

Here's the latest from the newsroom:

- Police appeal for information about a fatal crash in which a four-month-old baby died

- The boss of Warwickshire County Cricket Club says he's delighted Edgbaston has been chosen to trial a day-night game to check suitability for England tests

- Drivers are still being warned about disruption on the M6 in Walsall after a fatal crash on Sunday shut it for 15 hours  

Patrick Burns
Political editor, Midlands

Newspaper reports that Theresa May does not share the former Chancellor’s enthusiasm for elected “metro mayors” come as no surprise. 

As Home Secretary she was responsible for introducing a similar “high profile focal point for accountability” in the shape of the police commissioners, Low turnouts in the first police and crime commissioner elections four years ago were blamed in part on what was seen by some observers as the mere token effort she put into leading it. 

Given the widespread grass roots hostility to metro mayors, there is bound to be speculation that “devo max” will no longer have to involve the elected metro mayor. But the deal already agreed for the West Midlands Combined Authority, which includes such a position, is now so far advanced that it appears nigh on impossible to stop it in mid-stream.

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Labour has selected the MEP Sion Simon as its candidate and the Conservatives are widely expected to unveil the John Lewis boss Andy Street as their official candidate during their annual conference in Birmingham at the beginning of October.