The RSPCA's trying to find the person who abandoned a family of nine rabbits in a crate in Sutton Coldfield.

They were dumped on Withy Hill Road in the early hours of Monday morning, with two rabbits dying shortly after being found.

Rachel Butler from the charity says many rabbits are dumped because owners can't cope when they have big litters.

BBC WM

Police investigating the death of a man in Birmingham have charged a teenager with murder.

Twenty-year-old Joel Richards was taken to City Hospital on Sunday with stab wounds and died from his injuries.

A 17 year old - who can't be named for legal reasons - was arrested on Monday and is due to appear in court this morning.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Here's how today is shaping up, find out if you can leave the coat behind at home.

You can also keep regularly up-to-date with the latest forecasts by heading to the BBC Weather website.

The snap general election caught many by surprise, particularly those MPs who had just become parents.

Instead of maternity leave, these new mothers now find themselves out on the hustings, canvassing voters, debating opponents and promoting their parties, all while caring for their babies.

Emma Reynolds, Labour's candidate in Wolverhampton North East, described how people react to seeing her with Theo, who was born just four days before the election was called.

And in Morley and Outwood, Conservative Andrea Jenkyns explained how eight-week-old Clifford has given her a spring in her step, despite an unfortunate incident before meeting the prime minister.

Morning.

We'll have a weather update for you shortly and then get stuck into the news.

The snap general election caught many by surprise, particularly those MPs who had just become parents.

Just two points separate WSL 1's top four sides ahead of the final day, as Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all win.

Joel Richards died from stab wounds after he was left outside a hospital in Birmingham on Sunday.

Warwickshire's ex-England Test fast bowler Boyd Rankin is in line to make a first start of 2017 following a back injury.

The pair wanted to claim insurance payouts totalling almost £140,000.

Warwickshire and Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin will miss the rest of the 2016 season after breaking his leg.

Warwickshire award three-month deals to Grant Thornton and Mitchell Spencer, their first professional contracts.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.

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BBC Weather Watchers Elle Niño and outwiththedog have sent in these lovely pictures from Solihull and Sutton Coldfield.

Image source, Elle Niño.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport

A lot of rumours are flying around - and the transfer window is a month away from opening yet.

Latest to reach me with BBC Sport is former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher possibly joining Stoke.

Image source, Getty Images

Fletcher has been outstanding since joining West Brom in January 2015.

His contract is up and Baggies boss Tony Pulis said he wanted Fletcher to stay.

Watch this space for if this turns into a reality for Stoke fans.

Pupils from Wilson Stuart School will be representing Warwickshire at Lord’s on June 9 at the Lord’s Taverners Table Cricket Final, externals.

They will compete with nine other schools in a competition organised by the Lord’s Taverners, the youth cricket and disability sports charity.

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Played on a table tennis table with side panels and sliding fielders, a ball launcher, weighted plastic ball and wooden bat, table cricket enables young people with severe physical and learning disabilities to enjoy cricket and represent their school on a competitive basis, the charity says.

Refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council have started voting in an industrial action ballot.

They are accusing the council of "financial mismanagement" and an overspend £9.7m.

A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council said: "As has been widely reported, the council needs to save £171 million by 2021 and this is a challenge being faced by all service areas within the council.

"In terms of waste management, pressures and demands on the service continue, and mean we have to find ways of saving in the region of £10m more on an annual basis.

"Doing nothing is simply not an option. We need to offer our services in a more productive, effective and efficient way.

"For some staff this could mean taking up a different role, and there are sufficient vacancies within the new structure proposal to ensure that all affected staff have this opportunity. We are also looking at how we can make promotion opportunities available for those potentially affected."

The ballot for strike action closes on 14 June.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Here are six of the photos picked out from the many we've had sent in the past few weeks, taken across Staffordshire and Cheshire.

You can share your photos of the area on email or, if you use Instagram, put them there, external and add the tag #bbcstoke to show you agree to share them.

BBC Midlands Today

A Birmingham mother, whose son went to Syria and was killed fighting for so called Islamic State, says more needs to be done to prevent other young people from being radicalised.

The West Midlands is second only to London for the highest number of terrorist arrests, but what sort of impact will the threat of extremism here have on next week's general election?

Our special correspondent Peter Wilson will have more on BBC1 from 18:30.

BBC Politics

In the run-up to 8 June's general election, the BBC has been sharing voters' thoughts.

The BBC's election panel in England is made up of voters with a range of political views drawn from across the nation.

Today it's been asked about tackling crime - in particular, if we need more prisons or fewer.

Here are views from around the region: