Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

For decades it has been thought there were too many hospitals in Birmingham and too much duplication.

A merger or acquisition involving the Queen Elizabeth and Heart of England trusts could help streamline services. 

Clearly, with the need to save hundreds of millions from the health budget, that has concentrated minds yet further. 

There are fears however that Heartlands Hospital, which serves some of the poorest people in Birmingham, could be the loser in such a deal. 

One GP in east Birmingham told me he was extremely worried the more affluent hospitals in south Birmingham, Solihull and Good Hope could be protected at the expense of his patients.   

Read more on this story on BBC News.

BBC Inside Out

Tonight the BBC One in the West Midlands has a Brexit Britain special.

Ayo Akinwolere tries to find out why this was the country's most pro-Brexit region and what leaving the EU will mean for businesses, families and hospitals.  

Keeley Donovan
BBC Weather

This evening should be dry with some sunshine in places before dusk. 

This will lead to a dry and humid night, although it is likely to turn misty with patchy fog forming, particularly on high ground - lows of 18C (64F).

Caroline Gall
BBC News Online

A boy was injured when he became trapped on a baggage belt in the arrivals hall at Birmingham Airport.

Paramedics said the youngster climbed on to the belt on Sunday afternoon, leading to the boy’s father also getting on to try to retrieve him.

An ambulance was called and the child and father were treated at the scene before the boy was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The boy suffered arm and leg injuries and his father a knee injury, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

A woman aged 88 and another, 37, were driven off by the robbers who car-jacked them.

The offenders struck in Stourbridge last night, targeting the Ford Mondeo in which the women had been travelling.

The car was parked at the One Stop shop, Hungary Hill, as occupants used the cash machine. It was just what the robbers - who had raided the store wearing masks and wielding hammers - needed for a getaway when their own car stalled.

The vehicle had gone several yards, police said, external, when the unwanted passengers were spotted on the back seat, before being dumped on the roadside. Police added they were left "terribly shaken" by the ordeal.

Image source, Google

A mother and her two daughters in Wolverhampton have won £100k on a National Lottery draw that celebrated Team GB's Olympic success.

Christine Hudson, 57, and daughters Natasha and Katy, won the money in last month's Lotto Medal Draw.

The winning ticket was cashed in after being hidden under a pillow, in a purse, in a drawer and then a box.

The family says the money will "take the pressure off everyday life".

Image source, Lotto

A British Paralympic fencer might not have made it to Rio without the support of his brother.

BBC WM Sport

The draw for the second qualifying round of the FA Cup has been made, with several of our non-league sides involved. 

Stourbridge face an away trip to Mickleover Sports, Highgate United go to Westfields, while Rushall Olympic will play Kettering Town if they get through their replay. 

Meanwhile, Romulus face a short trip to Sutton Coldfield Town if they can beat Hereford, Halesowen are at home to Belper Town while Tamworth go to Kidderminster.

Armed raiders raiders steal a family car with an 88-year-old woman in the rear passenger seat.

Police officers carrying any kind of weapons should be required to wear body cameras, Telford MP Lucy Allan has told parliament. 

She referred to the case of former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after he was tasered by police in the town last month.

The MP said cameras would be in the interests of both the police and the public.

Home Office Minister Brandon Lewis replied that it was a matter for the police to decide and that it would be wrong for him to comment while an IPCC investigation was ongoing.

The Ordnance Survey's flying unit is in the skies between February and November each year, surveying and capturing about 50,000 images covering Britain's urban, rural, moorland and mountain terrain.

Here's an example of an unusual site that can only be fully appreciated from the air... the team have captured the rugby-themed maize maze at Sandwell Valley Country Park.  

Image source, ORDNANCE SURVEY

See more photos from the air on BBC News.

Daz Hale
BBC WM

Here are some more pictures of the Steven Spielberg set in Birmingham.

A graffiti artist from Australia is busy at work painting futuristic looking murals on the walls around Livery Street, Newhall Street and Lionel Street.

Just a note that if you're trying to drive around that area this week, you won't be able to as they are closed while filming takes place.

It's boom time for Birmingham film-making - it is short-term inconvenience but for long-term gain.

If you see anything - email or tweet us your pictures via @BBCWM., external

A boy is injured when he becomes trapped on a baggage belt at Birmingham Airport.

Traffic has just been released between J3a and J3 of the M6 southbound after being closed to recover a van stuck on the central barrier.

One lane remains shut in both directions as Highways England works to clear debris and assess the barrier for damage.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

And here's another spot of Steven Spielberg in Birmingham.

This footage was filmed on Lionel Street, near Summer Row.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Well we guessed it was only a matter of time before Steven Spielberg was spotted back in Birmingham.

This morning crews were busy setting up.

And if you remember, it was only a couple of weeks ago he was in Digbeth filming his new blockbuster Ready Player One.

Kimberley has just spotted him in the Jewellery Quarter where filming has started in the Lionel Street area. He's even got time for a little wave!

Image source, @KimberleyMDisco

BBC Travel

One lane is closed and there's queuing traffic on the M6 southbound between J3a, at the M6 Toll, and J3, for the A444 (Nuneaton), because of an accident.

More details on BBC Travel.

Aston Villa winger Jack Grealish has pulled out of the England Under-21 squad because of injury. , external

He'll miss their game against Norway on Tuesday, but is expected to be fit for Villa's Championship match against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Plans to merge two hospital trusts in Birmingham will not mean cuts to clinical services, according to the health official who announced the plan.

BBC Travel

Police have reopened the M6 northbound between J4 and J5 and the M42 exit slip road after an earlier incident.