All nine of Birmingham's Labour MPs have signed a letter to the leader of Birmingham City Council expressing their dismay in the delay in settling the ongoing bins dispute.

The letter describes the council as "an obstacle" to settling the dispute which started back in June and calls proposals to exclude the conciliation service ACAS from the next round of talks "inexplicable".

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The letter calls on John Clancy to end the dispute and that "all parties need as a matter of urgency to focus on the reaching of an agreement which is just and which ensures the provision of that high-quality service that the people of Birmingham are entitled to".

Batsman Ed Pollock and left-arm spinner Sunny Singh both sign one-year contract extensions with Warwickshire.

Some slightly better news coming out of Edgbaston where I'm sure Somerset are keen to get out there and try and wrap up a win against Warwickshire.

Lunch has also been brought forward, so we may yet see some play today.

Ian McDiarmid's latest role tries to uncover the true character of the controversial politician Enoch Powell.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A man's body discovered in Lozells this morning is being treated as "unexplained" by police.

West Midlands Police says officers were called at about 07:30 after a man's body was found in Roslin Grove.

The death is not thought to be suspicious and the man is yet to be identified.

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Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai says the 'global community' must protect Myanmar's Muslim minority.

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A rare collection of items belonging to footballing legend Duncan Edwards, external will go on display at Dudley's new museum after months of talks with Manchester United.

It's not looking very bright at Edgbaston for the final day of Warwickshire v Somerset.

The forecast isn't looking great either, but we'll keep you updated.

Steve Hermon
Journalist, BBC WM Sport

The top sport stories that we're looking at this morning include:

• Albion were among the Premier League clubs that voted in favour of closing the transfer window before the season starts

• Ahead of their trip to Norwich - Blues striker Che Adams has signed a new five-year contract
• The Saddlers are looking to extend their unbeaten run to five matches
• Warwickshire are facing defeat on the final day of their County Championship match against Somerset at Edgbaston

Listen to live BBC local radio coverage of Warwickshire v Essex in County Championship Division One.

Warwickshire's cricketers will be relying on their batsmen, or the weather, to help them get something out of their relegation scrap with Somerset at Edgbaston.

The Bears will resume the final day on 172 for six in their second innings needing 230 more runs for an unlikely victory.

Somerset need just four wickets to claim a second Division One victory of the season.

Yesterday Marcus Trescothick hit an unbeaten 119, giving Somerset hope of avoiding the drop this season.

Two men continue to be questioned on suspicion of terrorism offences after they were arrested getting off a flight at Birmingham Airport yesterday.

The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, arrested the men, aged 29 and 40 as they got off a flight from Istanbul in Turkey.

The older man was taken to hospital for medical assessment, the Met said. The 29-year-old is in police custody in London.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM

Three council by-elections in Hednesford last night produced three different results.

The Conservatives lost two seats on Cannock Chase District Council with the Green Party winning the by-election in Hednesford South., external

Meanwhile, Labour took Hednesford Green Heath, external and the party's overall majority on the council increased from one seat to three as a result.

However, the Staffordshire County Council by-election held at the same time in the same area saw the Tories narrowly hold the Hednesford and Rawnsley seat., external

That result saw the Cannock council leader George Adamson just failing to regain his place on the county council.

The Conservatives retain a large overall majority on the county council.

Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today

Birmingham City Council is pledging not to cut important services as it seeks to fund the city's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Birmingham got the nod ahead of Liverpool as the preferred bidder but it will have to find £170m towards the costs.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a cloudy start, with some rain there's the risk of heavy and thundery showers this afternoon with highs of 18C (64F).

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Good morning from the BBC WM newsroom. A mixed bag of weather this morning - we'll have a full forecast looking ahead to the weekend shortly.

I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather from Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.

If you'd like to get in touch with us, you can tweet us @BBCWM, external or visit our Facebook page, external.

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Marcus Trescothick hits an unbeaten 119 as Somerset move towards a win over Warwickshire on day three at Edgbaston.

Derby County and Barnsley both fail to have deadline-day transfers ratified by the English Football League.

We'll be back with regular updates of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday.

Keep an eye out for here for breaking news before then.