The pair, wielding a knife and meat cleaver, escaped with hundreds of pounds in cash.

Wolves sign defender Roderick Miranda from Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Birmingham City will sign goalkeeper David Stockdale from Brighton and Hove Albion once his contract expires on 1 July.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates and breaking news before then.

Express and Star

Supermarket bosses accused of flouting opening times, external are hoping to extend a shop’s hours under new plans.

Walsall striker Andreas Makris will return to Cyprus less than a year after becoming the Saddlers' club record signing.

BBC WM Sport

Walsall have confirmed that their record signing Andreas Makris is returning home to Cyprus, external after one season at Banks's Stadium.

The 21 year old scored only one goal in 35 first-team appearances for The Saddlers.

Makris has agreed a three-year contract with Apoel Nicosia.

The fee has not been disclosed, but is reported in the Cypriot media as being about 200,000 euros.

Ian Winter
BBC Midlands Today Sport

• It takes too long
• It costs too much.
• It's too exclusive

Three problems identified by England Golf as it seeks to encourage more people of all ages to enjoy a round of the sport.

The sports body has gathered at Birmingham's Villa Park today to consider a wide range of new initiatives to grow the game.

And how's this as an alternative to the traditional version?

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a dry evening with some sunshine for many, a fine night will follow. A mild night ahead with lows of 11C (52F).

Tomorrow will be dry with plenty of sunshine on offer for all of us.

BBC News Travel

Signalling work means there will be no trains at Worcester Foregate Street on Sunday, 25 June and Sunday, 2 July.

Buses will call at all stations between Worcester Shrub Hill and Herefor, externald, external.

All trains between Birmingham and Worcester will start and terminate at Worcester Shrub Hill.

Cannock Mercury

Three brothers are among five men who have been convicted, external for their part in a conspiracy to commit burglaries and robberies across the West Midlands, including a heist at a Burntwood bank.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM Sport

Wolves' team boss Peter Adams says skipper Freddie Lindgren is the best rider in the world at the moment.

The Swede posted a 15-point maximum in last night's 54-39 win over Leicester, external, despite being out for three weeks with a knee injury.

Image source, Wolverhampton Wolves

Meanwhile, the Birmingham Brummies are sending a patched-up side to the Isle of Wight in the National League this evening. , external

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A notorious family of travellers who have threatened, intimidated, external and caused criminal damage across Sandwell have been banned from setting up unauthorised encampments anywhere in the borough.

There are calls in the West Midlands for the government to show commitment to re-investing in policing.

The West Midlands Police Federation chairman Tom Cuddeford, external, who represents the force's constables, sergeants and inspectors, says Prime Minister Theresa May must act.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Last week during the general election campaign, Theresa May insisted the UK's largest police force, the Met Police, was "well-resourced" as Labour warned cuts to police numbers were a danger to the public.

With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.

Tamworth Herald

Two GP practices in Tamworth have been praised , externalin recent reports from the Care Quality Commission.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

In a letter to Birmingham City Council, Ofsted says improvements are being made to the authority's children's services which were once branded a "national disgrace" and consistently rated "inadequate".

The correspondence has been published on Ofsted's website, external. Key points include:

• Leaders and managers have worked hard to make a range of necessary improvements, but "substantial further progress is required before services are consistently good".
• In children’s welfare referrals to the department's advice and support service (CASS), most are dealt with promptly
• Staff morale is "generally good"

The council has responded to the feedback,, external acknowledging more work needs to be done to lift the inadequate rating.

Here's the timeline of events which led to the department's decline.

Express and Star

Bill Etheridge says he will make another bid for UKIP leadership, external - but only if he can't persuade Nigel Farage to return to the fold.

James Fanning
Reporter, BBC WM

A trader in Wolverhampton says he fears for his businesses over roadworks along Bilston Road.

Tram track maintenance work is being carried out by Midland Metro Alliance and is scheduled to take at least six months. , external

Sunil Kanda, director at Tintcentres.com told me: "Every single customer has been 45 minutes late because of the roadworks because it says the road is closed.

"It has a big effect on us. A lot of money is lost for us. I don't know how we're going to survive for six months. If anything I'll have to fork out my own money to survive. No businesses will be able to take this."

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

This monitoring report from Ofsted, external feels like it marks the beginning of the end of the dark tunnel that children's services in Birmingham has been in for so long.

Inspectors carried out the visit on which it's based its findings in May, after the department was once again found inadequate in November - albeit with some improvement.

But now, with a shadow voluntary trust in place, and staff reportedly seeing a rise in morale, it seems that a knock-on effect may finally be making it through to the children of the city.

The government watchdog says that there has been significant progress made in the protection of children at risk of sexual exploitation, that joint working with the police is better, and that more children are being dealt supported without delay.

It also repeatedly mentions an improvement in "management oversight" - spelling out where Ofsted and others who were brought in to monitor the failing service saw the problems in the first place.

It’s not yet time for celebration, as this report makes clear there's still substantial, further progress to be made before delivery is consistently good - but cabinet member Brigid Jones (pictured) says it's solid proof that the department is on its way to that key move up the Ofsted rating scale - and making sure all children in Birmingham are safe.