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.

Alice Rosenthal
BBC WM

The Odeon Cinema, at Five Ways in Birmingham, is provoking anger among religious groups by opening on Christmas Day.

The city centre cinema is one of 20 Odeons around the country to treat 25 December as a regular trading day.

Bosses say watching a film is a popular activity on Christmas Day and staff who volunteer will be paid extra.

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The new government-appointed trust which will provide children's social care services in Sandwell could be up and running by summer 2017. 

The government announced plans in October to introduce an independent trust to run the area's children's social care services following back-to-back poor Ofsted ratings.

Sandwell Council says significant progress has been made on the proposals and a report is set to go before the council's cabinet next week.

The breadth of amazing sporting talent in the West Midlands will be celebrated tonight.

There will a celebration of our Olympians at the West Midlands Community Sports Awards.

We’ll also find out who’s won the BBC Unsung Hero and Power of Sport Awards – along with awards for coaches, community projects and clubs across the region.    

Be Active, BIG Birmingham Bikes, Engage!, Real Girls, Run for Joel and The Core Skate are all shortlisted in the community project category., external

A senior councillor is cleared of any wrongdoing after an allegation he urged his authority to buy back his mother's previously council-owned home.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

This evening and night will stay dry for all, with long clear spells again in the south of the region, bringing frost and some fog. Lows of -6C (21F).

Two teenage boys who drowned while swimming in the sea disappeared minutes before a lifeboat could reach them, an inquest hears.

BBC Midlands Today

A school in Birmingham is trying to tackle obesity by buying healthy food and selling it on to parents. 

Hillstone Primary, in Shard End, set up the scheme because of concerns about increasing numbers of overweight children. 

The school's chef is putting together food boxes which can feed a family of four for a week for £1 per meal.

Recipes include shepherd's pie, sausage casserole and chicken burritos.  

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Images have been released of two vehicles which police say were involved in an incident which led to a policeman being hit by a car. 

According to Staffordshire Police, a "suspicious" lorry was pulled over on the A5 between Wall Island and Weeford Island and the driver got out and ran off.

Image source, Staffordshire Police

They say he was chased by their officer who was then attacked with a tree branch, leading to the officer stepping into the road and being hit by a car. 

The second image is of a Ford Fiesta which the force say the suspect escaped in after carjacking it - it was later found abandoned. 

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Significant delays remain on the railway line between between Wolverhampton and Birmingham due to overhead line problems.

Some services have been cancelled and others diverted, causing severe congestion.

If your journey is delayed by more than 30 minutes don't forget to Delay Repay your ticket via your train operator.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Wow - here's a stunning sunset over Birmingham this afternoon - an array of purples, blues, pinks and yellows.

Image source, Lissey Boult

Train delays caused by leaves on the line could be avoided if a new, low-cost sensor developed at the University of Birmingham is used on railway networks.

Walsall moved to within three points of the play off places in League One after beating Sheffield United 1-0 last night.

Image source, Rex Features

Amadou Bakayoko's winner was his seventh goal of the season.

Great Barr Observer

A power cut blitzed Great Barr and Kingstanding – with approximately 1,600 homes affected., external

Police are appealing for witnesses after an officer was left with serious injuries following an attempt to stop a suspicious HGV in Tamworth.

The driver of the HGV got out after a chase along the A5 near Lichfield yesterday evening and confronted and threatened the officer with a tree branch. 

The injuries happened when he stepped back to avoid it and was hit by another vehicle.

The officer is in hospital with serious leg and chest injuries and is said to be a stable condition.

After the officer was struck, the lorry driver made off in stolen car which was later found abandoned in Pelsall, Walsall.

The suspect is described as slim, white and about 6ft tall (1.8m). He wore dark clothing.

Chris Blakemore
BBC WM

A tribute's been unveiled at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, in Wednesbury, West Midlands, in memory of former pupil Joel Richards.

Image source, St Mary's Catholic Primary School

The 19-year-old student, who studied at the University of Worcester, was killed in a terror attack in Tunisia in June 2015 alongside his uncle and grandad.

Joanne Writtle
BBC Midlands Today

The level of support from people across Staffordshire for a police officer who's been seriously injured on duty have been "overwhelming", the force says.   

Staffordshire Police say the 39-year-old, from Tamworth, was hit by a car while being threatened by the driver of a stolen lorry on the A5 near Lichfield last night. 

Ch Insp Jason Nadin (featured in video) says the officer has serious chest and leg injuries and is waiting on further checks to work out whether they will be life-changing.  

Mikey Burrows
BBC WM Sport

Wolves' Jack Price says he's confident they have enough quality to fight relegation.

A nine match win-less run has seen Wolves only out of the relegation places on goals scored, but Price says they know what they have to do at QPR tomorrow night to start winning again.

Image source, Getty Images

If you're travelling between Birmingham and Shrewsbury on the trains it's bad news, warns London Midland.

The train operator is warning of signifcant delays to its services due to overhead line problems at Smethwick.

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