Wolves' Wales Under-19 forward Aaron Collins joins League Two Notts County on loan, initially until January.

West Brom sign full-back Allan Nyom from fellow Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

Neil Warnock believes Ross McCormack is not in the Scotland squad because it is difficult to fit the striker into a system.

Sheffield United sign Wolves centre-back Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Burnley left-back Daniel Lafferty on season-long loans.

Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden takes a career-best 5-53 to help bowl out leaders Middlesex at Edgbaston.

West Midlands Police is to recruit 1,150 staff, including 800 constables, as the force commissioner pledges to make the region's streets "safer".

West Bromwich Albion

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Sport Witness are reporting, external that West Brom's attempt to sign Angers centre-back Romain Thomas has failed.

It reports that the French Ligue 1 side pulled the plug on the deal for the 28-year-old centre-back over concerns that they would not have enough time to sign a replacement.

Where does Tony Pulis turn from here?

Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online

Good evening from Local Live for Birmingham and the Black Country

We're back at 08:00 on Thursday with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates throughout the evening.  

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

We've more information about the West Midlands Police recruitment drive - its biggest one in a decade.

More than 1,000 new jobs will be on offer.

And Nick Clitheroe will give us the latest information on football's transfer deadline day.  

Tune into Midlands Today on BBC1 at 18.30.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Tonight the cloud will melt away nicely.

It's going to be a clear, dry night with temperatures dropping as low as 10C (50F).

That should set us up for a summery day tomorrow.

BBC Travel

The M5 is blocked with delays and queuing traffic northbound after J4, A38 (Bromsgrove), because of an accident. Congestion to J5, A38 , BBC Travel news reports.

There's also a lane closed with slow traffic and delays on the M42 northbound between J5, A41 (Solihull) and J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport), because of an incident. Congestion to J3a M40.

And in Penn the A449 Penn Road is closed with queuing traffic southbound at the Wynn Road junction because of an overturned vehicle. Police are directing traffic with diversions in operation - National Express West Midlands bus services 255 & 256 are being diverted.

Brentford sign Rico Henry from Walsall for an initial fee of £1.5m and add Crystal Palace's Sullay Kaikai on loan.

Walsall sign Scunthorpe United left-back Scott Laird on loan until January, following the departure of Rico Henry.

Rico Henry goes to Brentford....but Scott Laird joins on loan from Scunthorpe

BBC Travel

Overnight closures on the Aston Expressway and Spaghetti junction in Birmingham are to continue for an additional two weeks. 

Highways England, external says by extending the work now, more closures should be avoided in future. 

Two narrow lanes on the A38M out of the city will remain in place until repairs are completed. 

The West Midlands Police Federation has questioned the claim that 800 police officers will be recruited over the next three years. 

The Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, has said he's able to start recruiting more than 1,000 officers and staff thanks to efficiency savings. 

But the Federation says recruiting 800 officers will only cover the numbers due to leave the force anyway. 

BBC Sport

You heard the first bit of this two-part special at 16:06. Now it's taken just 20 minutes for the other to be confirmed.

Shortly after Villa flogged Adama Traore to Middlesbrough, the Championship side confirm they've bagged Boro's Albert Adomah.

Middlesbrough sign Aston Villa's Spanish winger Adama Traore on a four-year contract, with Albert Adomah going the other way.

Wolves sign Monaco winger Ivan Cavaleiro on a five-year contract for a reported club-record deal.