Steve Bruce's unbeaten reign as Aston Villa manager continues with a home victory over Cardiff City.

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak makes a string of fine saves to help Birmingham City edge out Brentford at Griffin Park

A much-improved second-half display sees Hull City come from behind to secure a deserved point against West Brom at the KCOM Stadium.

Fernando Forestieri scores his second goal in as many games to set up Sheffield Wednesday's away win against Wolves.

Tributes are paid to an "always smiling" toddler whose mother and stepfather have been accused of his murder.

That's it for today's Local Live updates for Birmingham and the Black Country.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday.

Money raised by the Unite Union branch of Goodyear Wolverhampton will be used to enhance services at the city's Compton Hospice., external

The cash, from a workers' sickness and distress fund, will go towards hospice projects instead as Goodyear closes in December. 

Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport

In the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion are looking to chalk up a third successive win as they head to Hull. 

The last time the Baggies achieved that feat was in November 2012 under the management of Steve Clarke – in fact they won four in a row then. There will be full commentary on BBC WM’s digital radio in the Black Country.

Birmingham City find themselves sitting in the Championship’s play-off places heading down to Brentford. The former Blues striker Dele Adebola joins the team on BBC WM 95.6 FM for the whole game live.

Boss Gary Rowett has a selection quandary at right-back with first-choice Jonathan Spector beginning a three-match suspension.

Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport

Aston Villa’s upturn in form under new boss Steve Bruce will come under the microscope as they host Cardiff City. 

Ross McCormack is available for Villa - follow live coverage on BBC WM digital radio service in Birmingham.

Wolves will be without skipper Danny Batth at home to Sheffield Wednesday. A bumper crowd is expected at Molineux as the club celebrates the 30th anniversary of legends Steve Bull and Andy Thompson joining the club.

Walsall hope to bounce back from their season’s low point when they host Southend at the Banks’s Stadium. 

The Saddlers' 4-0 defeat at Rochdale on Tuesday night caused manager Jon Whitney to warn that none of the players could bank on their first-team spot    

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

From a broken loo seat to help setting up a new mobile phone - two non-emergency calls the ambulance service has received in the last 24 hours.

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There will be a whole host of attractions, external at the switch on of Burntwood's Christmas lights at Sankeys Corner on Saturday 3 December

Image source, Lichfield Mercury

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

A dry night ahead with some clear spells and lows of 5C (41F).

A documentary about a ground-breaking football match 37 years ago will be screened this weekend, external as part of the BBC Black and British season.

Whites vs Blacks is about the day an all-white team took on a side comprised solely of black players in 1979.

It was a testimonial game for West Bromwich Albion's Len Cantello. Some of those who played in the match came together for a recent preview screening.

You can watch the documentary on BBC Two this Sunday at 21:00.

Relive all the action as Wolves beat 10-man QPR to secure their first victory under new boss Paul Lambert.

One of the UK's biggest rap stars Lady Leshurr is inspiring a new wave of MC's from her home city which is hosting a music festival.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Ten people found by police in the back of a lorry after reports of arms hanging out the back say they are from Iraq, Iran, Vietnam and Lebanon, the Home Office says.

Six of the group are to be interviewed by immigration officials while the other four, who say they are minors, will be passed into the care of social services to be age-assessed.

All are male and have been arrested over suspected immigration offences. They were found inside a refrigerated lorry in Wednesbury near the M6 on Thursday.

Two Spanish men, aged 50 and 60, have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration.

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis says striker Salomon Rondon is fitting in better now that his English has improved.

A doctor from Dudley will appear in court charged with 10 counts of sexual assault.

Work to repair the road at Harborne Lane, near Selly Oak, Birmingham, after a water main burst has been continuing overnight. 

Severn Trent Water says it'll take weeks to get back to normal. 

The pipe burst on Thursday, causing a hole in the road.

Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell calls for a House of Commons debate over plans for 6,000 homes on greenbelt land.