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Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

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

• Dudley's Reanne Evans, the women's world number one, recorded a shock 10-8 victory over Robin Hull in qualifying for the World Championship

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• Wolves striker Nouha Dicko says confidence is growing at Molineux after five wins on the spin
• Walsall's Joe Edwards says the future is bright for teenagers Mitch Candlin and Tobias Hayles-Docherty, after both were named in their first team squad last weekend

Experienced Warwickshire players Jeetan Patel and Ian Westwood sign new contracts with the Edgbaston club.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

It's a prickly subject but the number of hedgehogs in the West Midlands is down by 70% on last year. 

Numbers have been in decline for decades but there was some hope last year with an unexpected boom. 

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Stuart Edmunds, from Shropshire Wildlife Trust, says: "Last year was looking like a really good year for hedgehogs - the numbers were quite high but this year for some reason they have plummeted, with about 70% less recorded than last year."  

BBC News UK

A brother and sister from Birmingham have been charged with terrorism related offences , including distributing an ISIS execution video.

Ummariyat Mirza , 21, from St Agathas Road, is charged with three counts, including buying a knife with the intention of using it to carry out a terrorist act and possessing two documents, the Anarchist Cookbook and the Mujahideen Poisons handbook.

Zainub Mirza, 23, from Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, is charged with five counts of sending links to ISIS beheading and execution videos and other terrorist images.

They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

The arrests were not linked to the recent attack in Westminster.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a chilly start, with some sunny spells, it should be a dry day with highs of 12C (54F).

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Good morning. I'm in the BBC WM newsroom bringing you the latest updates from across Birmingham and the Black Country. 

I'll be here bringing you all the live news, sport, travel and weather as it happens between now and 18:00. 

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The man was swapping rubbish over outside a businessman's home over several months.

The employee concerned no longer works for the company, according to contractor Serco.

Charges include distributing an ISIS execution video and buying a knife to help carry out an attack.

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.

Police are urging music fans, external in the West Midlands to be wary of unauthorised websites selling tickets.

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It follows a social experiment, conducted by the City of London Police and Action Fraud, which saw more than 1,000 people attempt to buy tickets from a fictitious company called 'Surfed Arts'. 

The fake provider was set up as part of a web test to raise awareness of sales scams. 

Around 1,500 people were caught out - including 327 who attempted to buy tickets for a 'sold-out' Iron Maiden show in Birmingham - before being notified it was a police experiment.

A woman has been injured after her car left the motorway and ended up in a holly bush following a collision with a lorry. 

It happened on the northbound carriageway of the M6 Toll between junctions T1 and T2 at about midday.

The woman was removed from the vehicle by emergency services and then taken to hospital after complaining of neck and back pain. 

The lorry driver was unhurt.

A Local Live reader has sent us a picture of a loose sheep disrupting traffic on Belgrave Middleway in Birmingham earlier today. 

Apparently it took three police officers to catch it.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Here's a look at what's ahead on the weather front for the West Midlands for tonight and tomorrow.

You can also get latest forecasts from the BBC Weather website .

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A teaching assistant from Birmingham has won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked for complaining about children being shown a distressing video in class.

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Suriyah Bi was sacked from Heartlands Academy in 2015 after raising concerns about the video - which showed people falling to their deaths during the 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York. 

Ms Bi was fired on the morning she made the complaint and says the reason given for her dismissal was that she was "uncomfortable with the curriculum". She claims her Muslim heritage meant her objection was automatically taken to have been made on "religious grounds" and subsequently took her case to court.

In a statement, the trust that runs Heartlands Academy says although they are "extremely disappointed" in the tribunal's findings, it welcomes news that the tribunal rejected outright "any claims of direct religious discrimination". 

The Birmingham Brummies launch their new speedway season tonight when they face rivals Cradley Heath in a challenge match at Perry Barr. 

The fixture was rearranged after being called off due to wet weather a fortnight ago. 

The Brummies will be at a slight disadvantage with Cradley having had some competitive racing last week with a comfortable win over the Kings Lynn Young Stars in the National League. 

The tapes go up at half past seven.  

Rail passengers travelling to and from Birmingham New Street station are being warned to expect delays.

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A new study has revealed parents are willing to pay up to £52,000 more on a new home to get their children into their state primary school of choice.

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Mums and dads in the West Midlands are being charged the biggest premium - with property near a school rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted costing up to 32 per cent more across the region.