Birmingham sign Brentford's Jota for a club-record fee, plus Bees full-back Maxime Colin and ex-Blackburn midfielder Jason Lowe.

Championship side Wolves sign midfielder Alfred N'Diaye on a season-long loan deal from Spanish club Villarreal.

Barnsley sign Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner and Swansea City striker Oli McBurnie on loan until the end of the season.

Sunderland sign Marc Wilson, Jonny Williams and Callum McManaman in three late transfer deadline day deals.

Derby County sign Sam Winnall and Maikel Kieftenbeld, while Jacob Butterfield moves to Sheffield Wednesday on loan.

Wigan sign defender Alex Bruce on a deal until the end of the season and Aston Villa goalkeeper Matija Sarkic on loan until January.

Birmingham City Council reneged on a deal which had suspended seven weeks of industrial action.

Blackburn Rovers sign Liverpool defender Sam Hart, while West Brom's Rekeem Harper and MK Dons' Paul Downing join on loan.

League One side Walsall sign Burnley forward Daniel Agyei and Bury winger Zeli Ismail on loan deals until January.

Manchester City end their interest in West Brom defender Jonny Evans after having two bids rejected in the summer.

League Two Wycombe Wanderers sign Birmingham City defender Dan Scarr on loan until 1 January.

Mansoor Mahmood was stabbed outside a Dixi Chicken takeaway on 15 October 2016.

Fulham sign French winger Yohan Mollo on a two-year deal and Wolves winger Jordan Graham on a season-long loan.

Crews were tackling a fire at a suspected cannabis farm in Birmingham.

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We told you earlier about a man who was arrested after a replica gun was pulled on firefighters attending a blaze in Weoley Castle.

West Midlands Fire Service says this evening that the arrested individual has learning difficulties and adds police have released him with a caution.

Police want to trace the driver of a dark-coloured people carrier that is suspected to have hit and fatally wounded a man in Edgbaston.

Taxi driver Mohammed Shezad, whose family described him as a "shining light", died in the early hours of Tuesday.

West Midlands Police says it's likely the people carrier has been damaged to the front.

Image source, Police handout

A man has appeared in court accused of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that left a man with serious leg injuries, police say, external.

The West Midlands force says the 47-year-old, of no fixed address, has also been charged with wounding and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

The shooting happened in Castle Vale on Wednesday 23 August. The victim was 47.

DI Kerrie Martin, from force CID, said: “This was horrific incident, where a man has been shot in the legs and left to crawl to a nearby road to seek help. We are continuing to search for the shotgun that was used."

A man accused of murdering a mother and her teenage son has appeared in court sitting feet away from grieving family members.

Aaron Barley is charged with killing Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and her 13-year-old son Pierce at their home in Stourbridge, West Midlands, on March 30.

Tracey's husband and Pierce's father Peter Wilkinson was in court with daughter Lydia to hear the 24-year-old speak only to confirm his name during a 10-minute hearing at Birmingham Crown Court during which he was not required to enter any pleas.

Judge Mark Wall QC remanded Mr. Barley in custody until a three-week trial due to begin on 3 October.

Image source, Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Any remaining daytime showers will fade away during this evening, leaving a dry night with clear spells for all.

Under the clear skies it will be another chilly night, with a few mist or fog patches possibly forming - lows of 10C (50F).