BBC Weather

It'll be a damp and grey start to the working week. 

Outbreaks of mostly light rain will linger through the day but it should dry up in the west by the late afternoon. It'll be chilly in the east too - highs of 19C (66F).    

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

Wolves boss Walter Zenga says his players restored their honour after beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. 

That result came just four days after the 4-0 home humiliation by Barnsley and Zenga's promised his team won't get carried away.

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Four men are due to stand trial in February accused of planning to carry out a terror attack. 

Naweed Ali, 28, Khobaib Hussain, 24 - both of Sparkhill in Birmingham - and Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 37, - both of Stoke-on-Trent - are charged with preparation of terrorism. 

The men appeared at the Old Bailey earlier via videolink from Belmarsh prison and sat in a row chatting to each other before the start of the hearing.

Judge Mr Justice Saunders was forced to mute the feed as the defendants could be heard joking and laughing as they tried to adjust the camera angle. They each held their hand up in answer to their names. 

The trial, which will take place before a High Court judge, was provisionally set for 27 February and is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. 

All four were remanded into custody and will next appear in court on 19 December for a plea hearing.

Relive the action from day one of the final week of the County Championship as Middlesex, Yorkshire and Somerset go for the title.

Paul Gascoigne has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation at Dudley Magistrates' Court for making a racist comment at his An Evening With Gazza show in Wolverhampton last November.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated abuse after a "joke" he told during a show.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is met by autograph hunters as he arrives at court accused of making a racist remark.

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Albion moved into the top half of the Premier League with a 4-2 win against West Ham on Saturday. 

After the abuse he received last week and the speculation over his future, Baggies boss Tony Pulis sounded emotional in his post-match interview, saying: "If people want to criticise, let them criticise. As a manager if you can't accept that you shouldn't be managing."

Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporter

Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harrassment after a "joke" at an event last year.

The former England footballer was accused of using "threatening or abusive words or behaviour" during An Evening With Gazza show in Wolverhampton last year.

He appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court this morning.

The M5 is blocked northbound at J2, A4123 (Oldbury), because of an accident.

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Relatives of a 30-year-old man found collapsed in his prison cell are demanding a full inquiry after medics told them he is now "severely brain damaged, external". 

BBC cameras filmed the moment police arrested a suspected fly-tipping gang in Birmingham.

Campaigners calling for answers over the death of ex-Villa striker Dalian Atkinson will meet with MPs in Birmingham today. 

The 48-year-old died after being tasered by police in Telford last month - the circumstances of which are currently being investigated. 

More than 100 people marched through Telford on Saturday, an event organised by Birmingham community activist Desmond Jaddoo. 

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The top stories for Birmingham and the Black Country this morning include:

- Ambulance crew 'hurting' after death of paramedic who was washed up on a beach in Devon

- Wolves boss Walter Zenga says his players restored their honour after beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday

- Campaigners calling for answers over the circumstances surrounding the death of ex-Villa striker Dalian Atkinson will meet with MPs in Birmingham today

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Warwickshire made short work of claiming the ninth Lord's triumph in their history with an eight-wicket One-Day Cup final destruction of Surrey.

Surrey were bowled out by the Bears for just 136 as they suffered a second successive Lord's cup final defeat.

Captain Ian Bell said "I can't compliment the bowlers enough, I thought they were outstanding through this competition, but to get to the final and produce the goods is brilliant".

West Midlands Ambulance Service staff have paid tribute to a former paramedic whose body was found washed up off the Devon coast at the weekend. 

Thomas Hodgson, 42, from Walsall, who was based at Willenhall, was about to start work in the south-west. 

The father of two went missing while visiting Brixham on 11 September.  

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Normal service has resumed on services in and out of London following a derailment near Watford on Friday, says Network Rail.

Route managing director, Martin Frobisher, said engineers had made "good progress" over the weekend, clearing debris off the tracks and removing damaged trains from the tunnel. 

Services in the Midlands were disrupted for hours on Friday, with further unrelated incidents adding to the problems. A line through Warwickshire was affected by a fallen tree, while in Birmingham, issues with overhead wires meant evening rush hour delays. 

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cooler week ahead with temperatures in the mid-teens.

Here's Charlie with your 50-second forecast.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

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