Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A misty start here in Birmingham but it's set to clear later. We'll have a full forecast shortly.

I'm back in the 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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John Egan's late strike earns Brentford a draw after Jonathan Kodjia scored with a stunning shot for his first Aston Villa goal.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

A fire in a flat in Billesley started because a phone was left charging. There was an electrical fault and a blaze started, said firefighters.

A man has been arrested for being in possession of a knife in a public place.

Schools in Frankley sent out text alerts after a man was spotted acting suspiciously.

Balaam Wood Academy messaged parents: “There have been reports of an adult male acting suspiciously in the locality. To reassure you, we will have a staff presence at the end of the day.”

A 53-year-old man from Rubery was arrested and charged. He will appear before Birmingham Magistrates later this month.

Express and Star

A mother of three who told 'significant lies' to illegally pocket more than £22,000 worth of benefits has been spared jail for the sake of her children., external

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

This evening's headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country:

- The family of killed businessman Akhtar Javeed plead for information about the alleged killer

- A teenage boy has died days after he fell down stairs at a Birmingham school in a wheelchair 

- The number of people without jobs and looking for work increased in the West Midlands by 17,000 to 176,000 between May and July, external, official figures show

BBC Weather Watchers

Crepuscular Rays - a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in clouds - have been snapped in Brierley Hill by BBC Weather Watcher, Mark the Spark and in Bilston by El Numbre. 

Don't they look gorgeous?

Image source, Mark the Spark

Image source, El Numbre

Names in frames in race to be Midlands 'metro mayor'.

The family of killed businessman Akhtar Javeed plea for information about the alleged killer.

Tamworth Herald

A firefighter has stepped in to help raise funds for his former rugby club's pitch repairs after they were vandalised., external

A boy in a wheelchair dies after falling down stairs at a Birmingham school, police say.

The detective leading the case of businessman Ahktar Javeed's killing has said the robbery that resulted in his death was "carefully planned". 

The jury heard how Dutch national Sander van Aalten was a former 'disgruntled' employee of Mr Javeed's and drew a plan of the warehouse for his co-conspirators so they knew exactly where to go once inside. 

Image source, West Midlands Police

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

A full investigation will be carried out after a child in a wheelchair died falling down a school's steps, a council chief said.

The child was a pupil at Mayfield School in Wheeler Street, Newtown, where the incident happened last Friday.

Image source, Google

BBC Weather

Today's balmy weather won't last for long - the Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain for tomorrow. 

Thundery showers which may lead to torrential downpours across the area, with the risk of frequent lightning.

Umbrellas at the ready, folks. 

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

A child in a wheelchair died after falling down a flight of stairs at a Birmingham school, police said.

Officers were called to Mayfield School in Wheeler Street, Newtown on Friday to reports a pupil had been hurt.

The child has since died from his injuries, West Midlands Police confirmed.

"His death is not being treated as suspicious and has been referred to the coroner," a spokesman said.

Wolves boss Walter Zenga accuses his players of giving up during the shock midweek 4-0 home defeat by Barnsley.

Thousands of historic buildings and monuments are at risk of being lost through damage or neglect. Jules Hudson tours sites in the West Midlands to assess the level of damage, to ask what's key to helping preserve or restore them and ask if some merit the cost and effort involved. Many walking through Bubbenhall village in Warwickshire may not know about the scheduled ancient monument under the earth because even signs of it are only visible for two weeks in the year but experts say it's key to understanding our ancestors. He travels to Fazeley near Tamworth which has clusters of Grade 2 listed buildings but some have been destroyed by fire and others virtually abandoned by owners who can't afford the development work. He helps assess one of the buildings with experts from English Heritage who want to produce a database on the state of Grade 2 listed buildings. Jules also explores nearby Middleton Hall which was so neglected it was used as a motorbike track. Volunteers set up a trust and have spent 35 years bringing it back into use. However, they say their work is still not done.

Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.

One of the first black women to be ordained in the Church of England has called for a national day of remembrance for slavery.

A card game based on Top Trumps is being re-launched in primary schools by West Midlands Police. , external

Image source, West Midlands Police

Cop Swaps is based on neighbourhood police officers in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham and it's hoped 6,000 pupils will take up the game. 

Each card includes a rating, based on rank, police power and speed and a safety or anti-violence message that children will need to remember to win the card.