Kevin Pashby
BBC WM

Dozens of landlords have been fined under new rules forcing them to carry out immigration checks on tenants.

New figures show that 62 landlords were issued with fines in the first eight months after the Right to Rent scheme was rolled out across England last year.

The policy was initially trialed in Birmingham and the Black Country before being adopted nationally. Landlords falling foul of the rules face fines of up to £3,000.

New Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp says he has no "magic wand" to help the struggling club avoid relegation.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles admits that his ageing Bears squad is already facing a relegation "scrap" after making an awful start to the season.  

With two games fewer this summer, in the reduced eight-team top flight, but still two relegation places to fill, simply staying up is every side's first priority, but with just three bonus points earned from their first two games, the Bears are already playing catch-up.  

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"Staying in Division One is a good target for us," Giles said.  

"That's where we have to aim, whether there's still some hangover from issues last year, we've got to forget about that. It's about fronting up. We're in a scrap now.  

"We've been rocked by Surrey and now by Yorkshire. We can't go on getting beaten up. Nobody enjoys that.

"It's pretty painful. I'm not sure you could get a much worse start to the season. With the line-up we have, we should be doing much better."

Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon Nadhim Zahawi, external says Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election is the right one. 

All the latest on Theresa May's announcement.  

Sam Francis
BBC News, London

Londoners work an average of 100 hours a year more than the rest of the UK, according to new data.

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures, external show the average working week in London is 33 hours, the longest since the 2008 financial crisis.

The average working week in the UK - including part-time work - is 31 hours, according to the figures.

The West Midlands' average working week has meanwhile shot up by nearly a day from 2008 to 2016 - to 31.5 hours from 30.7.

Birmingham Mail

A gaming fan sparked an armed police alert, external at Birmingham Airport – when he walked through the busy passenger hub clad in black and toting a fake rifle and ammunition.  

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Harry Redknapp's appointment as Birmingham City's new manager was announced just 16 hours after Gianfranco Zola's resignation - the former Spurs and West Ham boss has told Talksport his deal is until the end of the current season.

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Redknapp, who has also managed QPR and Portsmouth and will be assisted by former Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill, told Talksport: "My wife said to me 'are you mad or what'? But I get fed up sitting around doing nothing.

"It's a real challenge. I'll come and live up there until the end of the season and if I keep them up then I'll sit down and talk about next season.

"It's not really a risk. They have won two out 22. I haven't got a magic wand.

"I'm not going to turn them into Real Madrid. We need a win."

Birmingham City appoint Harry Redknapp as their new manager following the resignation of Gianfranco Zola.

Children say what they would do if they became mayor of the West Midlands for the day.

Express and Star

"We just miss them so much. We were really happy. Now our lives have got a huge hole in them."

The heartbreaking words of devastated father Peter Wilkinson who has spoken for the first time since his wife and son were stabbed to death, external at their home.

Birmingham City has appointed the former Tottenham, West Ham and Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp as manager.

Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles admits that the Bears are facing a relegation 'scrap' after an awful start to the season.

Kevin Pashby
BBC WM

Work begins this morning on major roadworks on one of the West Midlands' busiest road junctions. 

Restrictions will be in place on the raised area of the M5 at J1 at West Bromwich to where it joins the M6 - which will mean disruption for commuters.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a chilly start, sunshine will turn a little hazier later in the afternoon as a veil of cloud moves in from the northwest. 

It will be a dry day with light winds across the board - highs of 12C (54F).  

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Gianfranco Zola has resigned as Birmingham City manager following Monday's home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion.

The 50-year-old Italian was in charge for just four months, during which time the team won only twice in 24 games.

The 2-0 loss to Burton left them 20th in the Championship table, just three points above the relegation places with three games remaining.

Blues fans... is the move too little too late? Or will a new manager mean you avoid the drop? Email us your views.

Alex Homer
BBC Local Live

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