Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Clear spells will develop tonight which could lead to patchy mist and fog forming, especially in the south. 

It will stay largely dry but it will be chilly in rural spots with lows of 4C (39F).

Tomorrow any fog will be slow to clear in the morning but it will clear through the day.

An MP is calling for all political parties to work together to campaign for the expansion of Birmingham Airport.

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant says he brought the issue up in Commons yesterday after the government backed a third runway at Heathrow, but didn't get much of an answer. 

Rail services between Birmingham and Bromsgrove will be affected over the next couple of weeks while improvement works are carried out.

Network Rail reminds passengers to check before they travel online on its journey planner., external

Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport

The Brummies need to overturn a 13-point deficit, external against Eastbourne tonight in the second leg of the National League Grand Final. 

You can hear the whole meeting online and on BBC WM Digital Radio from 19:00.

Stourbridge News

Angry parents are urging schools across the borough to sign a petition to block Dudley Council’s, external “unpopular” plans to axe lollipop patrols.  

BBC Sport

As a player with five first-class centuries to his name, it is no surprise Keith Barker is still a regular supplier of runs down the Warwickshire lower order. 

But his sporting career could have turned out so differently...

This lifelong Manchester United fan has played cricket against Joe Hart, shared the same football pitch as Vincent Kompany and, on some cold mornings, he can still feel the damage a slightly mistimed Lee Cattermole challenge once did to his ankle in his early days at Blackburn.

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"I remember when I was five my brother grabbing my taking me into living room, moving the coffee table to one side and telling me he was going to teach me the 'step over'," he said.

"I started playing for Huncoat United at nine. I played left wing when I was growing up, a left wing who never tracked back," he grins. "But I was still scouted by Blackburn and I ended up signing a contract there."

Olivia Morley
Journalist, BBC WM

A former police officer who worked undercover and helped bring members of Birmingham's Burgar Bar Boys to justice, said more than 90% of informant money is for information about drugs offences.

Neil Woods said: "A large proportion of that is actually just the larger organised crime groups getting rid of smaller rivals. 

"We're actually paying for expanding the business model of the bigger gangsters."

He was speaking as it was revealed more than £1m has been spent on police informants by West Midlands Police over the last five years.

There's major disruption at London Marylebone rail station due to the broken rail we reported earlier.

Services may be delayed by up to 50 minutes, revised or cancelled, the Network Rail website reports, external.

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The station is used by Chiltern trains serving Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa and Warwick.

Disruption is expected to continue into the rush hour.

A silent auction, raffle and collection will be held at Friday's basketball game between the Worcester Wolves and Newcastle Eagles to raise money in memory of a student killed in the Tunisian terror attacks of 2015.

Joel Richards, who was 19 and from Wednesbury, died near Sousse alongside his uncle and grandfather.

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A charity was set up in conjunction with Victim Support by his mother and brother.

All funds raised at the basketball event will go to supporting families affected by violent crime, including those affected by terrorism.

How would you save £13.5m from a council budget? 

It's the question being asked by Wolverhampton City Council as it seeks to make cuts in order to make savings. 

Council tax could be raised by 3.99% as part of the consultation which is being called "‘Delivering what matters with less."

A series of public meetings will be held to give more information and there is an online survey to fill in.

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The public meetings will be held on:

• Bob Jones Community Centre, Blakenhall - November 3
• Bert Williams Leisure Centre, Bilston - November 10
• Bantock Park Tractor Shed, Bradmore - November 24
• Low Hill Community Hub, Wolverhampton - December 1

A debate is due to be held in the Commons later, external on the issue of legal aid for the families of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings. 

Families are still waiting to find out what kind of financial assistance they'll get ahead of a fresh inquest into the deaths. 

Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips is due to raise her concerns later.

In September, The Home Office said it was looking at a funding request for the families ahead of inquests into the 21 deaths.

Meanwhile, the families are being recognised with a special award from the human rights group Liberty, for their fight for justice, later.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A 21-year-old man is in a "stable" condition in hospital after he was stabbed multiple times on a street in Birmingham on Monday evening. 

The stabbing took place in Raddlebarn Road in Selly Oak, Birmingham, at about 18:40. 

On Monday, emergency services said the man was being treated "with life-threatening injuries" after he was stabbed "multiple times". 

A spokeswoman for the force say no arrests have been made and this stage and inquiries are on going.

Olivia Morley
Journalist, BBC WM

A former undercover detective for West Midlands Police says he paid an informant £15,000 which resulted in him seizing a tonne of cannabis.     

Ronnie Howard, who worked for the force for 30 years, said: "He gave us information over a period of 12 months which resulted in us recovering £3m worth of cannabis."

I'm told by police that informants are often criminals themselves who in the past have helped police out for cash incentives.

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A former undercover West Midlands Police detective has revealed he once paid £15,000 to a police informant.

Express and Star

A woman who suffered from drink problems died after a fall in her garden. , external

Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Port Vale want to sign on-loan striker Alex Jones from parent club Birmingham City on a permanent deal, Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite says.

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Jones, whose loan deal runs out in January, has scored eight goals so far this season and is currently the club's top goalscorer.

After eight increasingly successful years at Edgbaston, the last six of them as an automatic Bears first-team choice, Keith Barker, could have a big decision to make. 

England or West Indies?

"I've been asked it a lot over the years," the left-arm all-rounder told BBC Sport. "Would I play for England or the West Indies? But nothing has been approached to me about it."

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But there is another option open to this Lancastrian son of a West Indian, whose godfather is the great Clive Lloyd. Could he really play for the Windies?

"I'd be open to it obviously," said Barker. "But it would be a possible lifestyle change. I'd probably have to up and move. I couldn't just walk straight into the squad. You have to play so many games - and I'd have to perform in them too.

Get Inspired
Get Inspired

The BBC and partners are calling on the people of Birmingham to donate their used and unwanted sports kit and equipment to help encourage physical activity in the city. Find out how you can be part of it.

Bromsgrove station shuts while £100m of improvements to the tracks are carried out.

Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport

Solihull Moors lost for the third game in a row against the National League leaders Forest Green last night.