Britain equal their tally of gold medals from London 2012 by winning three in 20 minutes on day six of the Rio Paralympics.

Julie Walters has said she feels like a "freak" in modern-day Hollywood because she is one of the few middle-aged actresses not to have had plastic surgery.

Reading stretch their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions after a goalless draw with high-flying Birmingham City.

Walsall goalkeeper Neil Etheridge's fine saves help the visitors earn a 1-1 draw at Bristol Rovers in League One.

Barnsley score four second-half goals to thrash Wolves at Molineux and remain third in the Championship.

Derby have lost a third game in a row, which not many people would have predicted at the start of the season.

To put their start to 2016-17 into context, they're 11 points off the leaders and 10 points behind Barnsley - who have won 4-0 at Wolves.

Birmingham keep a third straight clean sheet in the Championship, as both sides make it three games unbeaten.

We have some intriguing encounters in the second tier to look forward to this evening. Here is what is coming up (all games kick-off at 19:45 BST unless otherwise stated):

• Brighton v Huddersfield
• Derby v Ipswich
• Fulham v Burton
• Leeds v Blackburn
• Norwich v Wigan
• Preston v Cardiff
• QPR v Newcastle
• Sheff Wed v Bristol City
• Wolves v Barnsley
• Reading v Birmingham (20:00 BST)

We're back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out for more updates tonight and see how our football teams - in action later - are doing. 

BBC WM

Aldridge's Ellie Simmonds has won her heat in the S6 400m freestyle - the final is due to take place at 01:00. 

She broke the world record to win gold in the SM6 200m medleys last night to become a five-time Paralympic champion.

BBC WM spoke to Ellie's dad Steve who said he was pleased - and relieved.   

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 A signalling problem, external between Hereford and Great Malvern is causing delays of up to 20 minutes and cancellations to trains between Hereford and Worcester Foregate Street, the National Rail website says.

This is expected to continue until 8pm.

London Midland route between Hereford and Birmingham New Street is affected.

Tamworth Herald

Police have praised members of the public who helped them to apprehend two drunken men , external– one who had punched and smashed a window with his bare fist.

People among a crowd that gathered after a man was attacked by several men filmed "what happened on their mobile phones," police say, external.

A post-mortem revealed the victim - named today as father-of-two Zakir Nawaz, 22 - died from a single stab wound to the chest.

Detective Inspector Shaun Egan of West Midlands Police said: “We understand that Mr Nawaz was attacked by several men and a crowd soon gathered with a number of people capturing what happened on their mobile phones.

“A young man has lost his life and we owe it to his family to find out how and why he died. I would urge anyone who has any information, or possibly even footage on their phone which will help our investigation, to come forward."

Image source, West Midlands Police

BBC Weather

It's still warm and sunny heading into the evening. Expect some rain tonight, though, with a mild low of 16C (61F).

Wednesday will be another very warm day, dry with plenty of sunshine and highs of 27C (81F). 

Laura Mcmullan
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

The farm fire in Rugeley, Staffordshire which has been burning for more than a week and causing concerns among a number of residents will feature on BBC Midlands Today this evening. 

We'll hear from concerned people living in the area and the local fire service about why it's been allowed to keep on burning for days.

Tune in to BBC One from 18:30 for the full story.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM

Among the headlines for Birmingham and the Black Country: 

- Man guilty of killing businessman who was shot dead in warehouse raid

- Police are seeking a "crowd's" mobile phone footage after fatal stabbing

- The number of MPs across Birmingham and the Black Country would drop from 30 to 27 under proposed changes

A man is found guilty of killing a businessman who was shot dead in a botched warehouse raid in Birmingham.

Jurors deliberated for more than three days in a case where Akhtar Javeed was shot at point-blank range during a raid at his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham.

The prosecution claim Mr Javeed was shot by Tahir Zarif, who is believed to have travelled to Pakistan days after the shooting at the victim's catering supplies firm on February 3.

Suraj Mistry, 26, of Laundon Way, Leicester, was cleared of his murder but convicted of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of firearms with intent to cause fear of violence.

Image source, West Midlands Police

A second defendant, Lemar Wali, 19, was cleared of murder and manslaughter but convicted of conspiracy to rob. 

The jury panel has yet to reach a verdict on two firearms charges denied by Wali, of Osmaston Park Road, Derby and will resume its discussions on Wednesday. 

Birmingham City Council, external has said fewer people are calling for help to deal with rats since wheelie bins were introduced across the city. 

New figures suggest rodent control requests are down on last year by between 20 to 30 percent. 

The council says wheelie bins stop waste spilling onto the street, which reduces the source of food available to pests.