Not the greatest of starts to a new cricket season, but hey, that's never stopped us. Any rain, though, and it might be a different story.

BBC Weather tweets an Edgbaston picture from Peter Bear Lowe.

Amy Cole
BBC Midlands Today

A mental health trust in the Black Country which was criticised last year following an inspection has now been rated as "good" for the quality of care it delivers. 

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The Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership provides care to about 560,000 people, including children. 

The Care Quality Commission, external  said considerable improvements had been made and praised the trust for providing safe and responsive services. 

The trust says it's worked hard to to make improvements. 

You have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands - here are some of our answers.

Birmingham is hosting the biggest business and investment forum between the UK and Qatar today.

The event looking at investment and regeneration opportunities is being held at the International Convention Centre.

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A 21 year old from Birmingham has been charged with drugs offences in Stratford-upon-Avon - he's accused of supplying heroin and crack cocaine between September and November last year, police say. , external

He's due to appear before Warwickshire magistrates next month.

Royal Sutton Coldfield Observer

A man has died following an accident on a busy Midlands motorway., external

BBC WM Sport

Our top sport stories that we're looking at this morning include:

• Cricket bosses in England and Wales have revealed plans for a radical shake up of the game - with a new city-based Twenty 20 franchise competition
• Warwickshire begin a warm-up match against Northamptonshire at Edgbaston this morning
• Wolves defender Kortney Hause started as England Under-21s continued their preparations for this summer's European Championship with a convincing win over Denmark yesterday

An amateur photographer is making his name photographing buildings.

BBC News Travel

A slow morning on the southbound M6 between junctions 10A (M54) and 9 (Wednesbury).

The northbound is also very slow in the roadworks area around junction 7 and 6, as well as the M42 southbound which is struggling between 10a and junction 9 at Coleshill and Curdworth.

Elaine Muir
Journalist, BBC Shropshire

Shropshire patients needing a neurology specialist will have to go to Wolverhampton for treatment from today. 

It's a six-month measure to clear a backlog and only affects new patients. 

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It's the second department at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SATH) to have to transfer patients elsewhere because of consultant shortages.  

The new £1 coin is released today.

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It was designed by Walsall teenager, David Pearce - his entry was chosen out of 6,000 others.

The round £1 will be legal tender alongside the new 12-sided coin until 15 October.

The public are being urged to use their current £1 coins or bank them before they lose their legal tender status.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a dry start with some mist and fog around, it should be a cloudy day with some sunny spells and possibly a few showers later.

Top temperatures should be about 15C (59F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

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English cricket's new eight-team, city-based Twenty20 tournament moves a step closer as the ECB reveals further details.

Dr Ian Paterson said he was not motivated by financial gain.

A newly-opened pub changes its name after a threat from lawyers of a craft beer producer.

That's it from us on Monday. Please join us again from 08:00 on Tuesday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

Keep an eye out here for breaking news before then.

BBC WM Sport

Wolves get ready to put their foot down for the start of their season tonight with a Premiership shield meeting at home to Poole.

Wolves will be without Adam Skornicki due to a shoulder injury.

Aussie rider Sam Masters is confident they've got a team capable of defending the league title.

You can hear coverage online from 18:00.

Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today

Twenty churches in Birmingham say they want to raise £100,000 to help feed starving people in Africa. 

Proceeds will be handed to the charity Christian Aid.  , external

Earlier this month the UN warned that the world was facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945 , with 20m people facing the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria.

Walsall Advertiser

Britain's longest married couple, who wedded in Walsall, say the secret of their long life together is a hot meal every night.   , external