Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

It will be a dry evening, with some clear spells and winds continuing to ease. However, cloud will increase from the west overnight to bring some light rain later, mainly in the north.

Tomorrow, will be mostly dry and bright after patchy rain clears in the morning.

BBC WM Sport

Wolves speedway are hopeful Swedish star Freddie Lindgren will be fit to face Leicester tonight.

Whilst the Brummies are still without their number one rider Jack Parkinson-Blackburn for tonight's meeting at Kent.

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Two men have denied murdering a father-of-one in broad daylight in a Black Country town centre., external

Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online

Bas Javid, the Police Commander at Solihull Police shared a letter on his Twitter account , externalthat had been sent in by a member of the public praising Solihull officers.

The author of the letter said they had been "compelled to put pen to paper to praise all of those involved in keeping our country safe".

The letter noted two officers in particular who were patrolling at a shopping centre and were "engaging in conversations".

The letter added the officers were "polite and friendly".

Image source, West Midlands Police

Bas Javid said it was "so pleasing to get such nice letters of appreciation from the public. Makes it all so worth while! Thank you."

Police say the arrest is not connected to the Manchester or London attacks.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A dog's been rescued after getting trapped for over an hour in a fox hole.

Staffordshire Fire Service says Scramble the spaniel got stuck on farmland off Chaseley Road, Rugeley this morning.

They say two of their crews spent 15 minutes digging him out before a reunion with his owner Sarah.

West Midlands Police said the arrest of a man on suspicion of terror offences was "pre-planned and intelligence-led", adding "there was no threat to the public's safety".

A 27-year-old is currently being questioned by the West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit and a Walsall address is being searched.

"The arrest is not connected in any way to the Manchester or London attacks," a force spokesman said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.

West Midlands Police say the arrest is not connected to the Manchester or London attacks.

The 27-year-old was arrested in Walsall on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.

The address is being searched and police are questioning the suspect.

Preet Gill, the first female Sikh MP will start work today as the Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.

There has been a lot of media attention around Preet Gill and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi - the first turban-wearing Sikh MP.

The Sikh Federation said the two new MPs will "make the Sikh community proud" and have "so much to offer".

BBC WM

A music studio in Birmingham which was used by bands including UB40 (pictured performing on Top of Pops in 1980) and Duran Duran has re-opened following a £40,000 renovation.

Highbury Studios in Kings Heath is under new ownership and will be known as Rain Studios, external.

Chris Poole is the director of Rainbow Colours and says he's purchased the studio to maintain the building's music heritage.

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BBC Weather Watcher Di's walk sent in this picture from Sutton Coldfield of a lovely little bird sat on a branch.

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If you have a picture you'd like to share, you can send it in here.

A 19-year-old man with learning difficulties had his hat stolen on a bus after a member of a group showed him "what appeared to be a knife" tucked in his waistband, West Midlands Police said.

Officers released CCTV footage after the incident on the number 11 bus in Harborne at around 0815 on 10 May - and are appealing for information.

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Once the victim handed over his hat, the suspects (pictured) got off the bus and ran off, "somewhere in the vicinity of Court Oak Road," a police spokesman said.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

A lorry's hit a bridge in Lichfield and overturned.

Staffordshire Police says it happened just after 12:30 today on the A5127.

Image source, Google

The force says the road's been blocked after the collision and they're working with the fire service and Network Rail to get it moved.

They say the lorry driver only suffered minor injuries.

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West Brom and Birmingham City both feature in today's BBC Sport transfer gossip:

West Brom and Newcastle are both keen on Celtic's 26-year-old Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths, according to the Daily Mirror, external.

A resourceful Birmingham City fan drew the club's new away strip with felt tip to make sure he was the first to wear it - and fooled fellow supporters, as reported in the Birmingham Mail, external.

BBC Midlands Today

Businesses in the West Midlands have described the General Election as a "big disappointment" as the government heads towards Brexit negotiations.

A snap poll of 700 members of the Institute of Directors found a "dramatic drop" in confidence following the hung parliament.

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There's a concern the political uncertainty could be "disastrous" for the economy.

Our reporter Ben Godfrey has been to one company in the Black Country to gauge reaction and will have more on BBC1 from 13:30.

West Midlands Fire Service is using people’s smartphones to stream live footage of fires

Alex Lester
Presenter, BBC WM

England footballing history was made yesterday, saying goodbye to the 50 years of hurt!

England's under 20s side won their World Cup, the country's first World Champions since 1996, they beat Venezuela 1-0 in Sunday's final.

Supporting the team all the way, even getting a winner's medal was the under-20s kitman Pat Frost, who is from the Black Country and used to work at West Bromwich Albion.

Image source, AFP

Mark Lobel
BBC political reporter

Nick Timothy, one of Theresa May's closest advisers stood down at the weekend after the Conservatives failed to win a majority of MPs in the general election

Labour claims he and colleague Fiona Hill "took the fall" for the prime minister.

The bearded Brummie is the son of a steelworker, who went to grammar school and joined the Conservative Party at the age of 17.

Image source, EPA

He is credited with influencing the PM's views on social mobility and the need to put the Conservatives "at the service of working people".

His ambition to be a Conservative MP was reportedly thwarted by David Cameron, following a row over special advisers being asked to canvass in a by-election.

Mr Timothy wrote as he announced his resignation, he had helped win "more than 13.6 million votes, which is a historically high number, and more than Tony Blair won in all three of his election victories", only to be thwarted by "an unexpected surge in support for Labour".

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Congratulations look to be in order for the Stoke City footballer Saido Berahino.

Image source, Instagram

The former West Bromwich Albion striker, who joined the Potters earlier in the year, posted a picture of a sparkly engagement ring with the words, external "always and forever".

While his reported girlfriend, Stephania Christoforou, put a picture of her ring on Facebook and added, external "Mrs Berahino to be..... Happiest person on the planet right now".

A partially sighted man fell on to the tracks while trying to board a train in Birmingham on Sunday.

The passenger, believed to be in his 40s, became trapped between the train and the platform at the city's New Street station at about 09:15.

Engineers isolated the charge of the electric train before six firefighters lifted the man away from the line.

He was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. Network Rail said an investigation was under way.