Vincent Kompany says Man City have "a once in a lifetime opportunity" to win the title against Man Utd on 7 April after restoring their 16-point lead at Stoke.

Two intruders were wrestled to the ground after breaching the show arena at the NEC in Birmingham.

Allen Cook
BBC News

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning this evening for heavy rain., external

It covers parts of the West Midlands including Staffordshire and Warwickshire:

Image source, Met Office

The Met Office says the heavy rain could lead to more surface water flooding.

Kenilworth School's under 15s are preparing for a trip to Twickenham after making it to the National Schools Rugby final.

Bride-to-be Meghan Markle told a group of Stoke-on-Trent pupils and their principal she was "very excited" about her forthcoming wedding following a service to mark Commonwealth Day in London.

Schoolchildren from Thistley Hough Academy were among those invited to the event attended by the Queen at Westminster Abbey today.

Prince Harry and Meghan spoke to the youngsters who had earlier been in the congregation.

Their principal Holly Hartley said: "She was saying what a lovely service it had been and her first service at Westminster Abbey. We congratulated her on her engagement.

Image source, Reuters

"She was delighted and said she was 'very, very excited' she stayed chatting with us for quite a while - what a lovely, lovely lady."

Ms Hartley added: "She said what a lovely day she'd had and we had a little joke about the rain, as we had to brave the rain earlier."

"She said it was great to see people from all over the world so well represented at the service."

BBC Business News

The official receiver to Carillion has said 78 more workers will lose their jobs this week.

It will bring the total number of people forced out of work by the crisis at the company to 1,536.

The Wolverhampton-based firm went bust in January.

Image source, Carillion

However, 305 employees who work on facilities management, defence and construction contracts have been found employment with new suppliers, the receiver said.

It means 8,521 jobs have now been saved.

The receiver added: "Discussions with potential purchasers for Carillion’s remaining contracts are continuing."

Two men have been arrested after drugs were found at two properties in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent.

A 36-year-old man was also wanted for a previous offence of criminal damage, while a 44-year-old man is being questioned in connection with a cannabis cultivation on Argyll Road.

Two further arrests were made by UK Immigration, Staffordshire Police said.

Daniel Browne says he received more than 100 abusive comments while manning his stall.

BBC Sport

World Taekwondo says it is looking to get the sport included at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Image source, Getty Images

Taekwondo will not feature in April's Games, but the sport's governing body has created a working group to liaise with the event's officials.

"It would be an honour and a realisation of a dream for taekwondo to be included," World Taekwondo president Chungwon Choue said.

World Taekwondo says the sport is played in 88% of Commonwealth nations. Lutalo Muhammad (left) won bronze at Rio 2016

BBC Weather

The wet weather will ease from this evening, with some patchy mist and fog overnight. Lows of 4C (39F).

BBC Entertainment and Arts

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One has dazzled critics at the South by South West (SXSW) festival, with one calling the film "a mesmerising blockbuster".

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Part of the film was shot in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, which doubles for the film's futuristic vision of Columbus, Ohio.

Set in the year 2045, the film unfolds in a dystopian world whose inhabitants take refuge in a virtual reality game.

Ready Player One, released in the UK on 28 March, was premiered on Sunday at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas.

Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC News

The role of deputy police commissioner in Cheshire is to be deleted, a year after a row broke out over the woman currently doing the job.

Councillors had previously criticised Sareda Dirir's alleged lack of experience and questioned her suitability for the role.

Commissioner David Keane said she had been an asset to his team, which is being restructured.

Sheffield United move back to the top of the Championship as two Billy Sharp goals help them see off Burton Albion.

The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash on the M42 near Bromsgrove on Friday remains seriously ill in hospital, say police., external

It happened on Friday night after an Audi hit the central reservation between junctions one and two on the westbound carriageway.

Another driver, in a Ford Focus, stopped on the hard shoulder to help and was hit by a BMW.

The driver of the Focus required surgery for serious injuries, police said.

Claims girls as young as 11 were sexually exploited over decades should be investigated, MP says.

Joanne Writtle
BBC Midlands Today

The first all female rowing trio to make it across the Atlantic have been telling their highly emotional stories.

Sharon Magrath and Di Carrington, from Shropshire, and Elaine Theaker, from south Wales, took 60 days to cross the ocean.

Ms Carrington became the oldest woman to cross the ocean by rowing aged 62 and they set a record for the fastest female trip across it.

They filmed their epic journey which you can see parts of on Inside Out West Midlands on BBC One at 19:30 and afterwards on the BBC iPlayer.

Flooding has hit in Solihull, with Henwood Lane, Hampton in Arden currently impassable.

Solihull Fire tweeted, external to say no one is trapped, but one driver was rescued and is being looked after crews.

Image source, Solihull Fire

Image source, Solihull Fire

Sima Kotecha
Midlands Correspondent, BBC News

West Mercia Police has issued a statement responding to allegations about sex abuse made in a national newspaper, saying it was "aware of all the crimes mentioned".

Assistant Chief Constable Martin Evans, said: "We are aware of all the crimes mentioned in the Sunday Mirror article and none of it is new information."

The investigation , externalclaimed hundreds of girls were abused in Telford, Shropshire, dating back to the 1980s.

League One club Walsall sack Jon Whitney as manager after two years in charge.

Allen Cook
BBC News

The heavy rain today, following a pretty soggy few weeks in Staffordshire, has brought flash flooding this afternoon in the Burton area.

Elton Adams tweeted this photos from the Rolleston area, external, showing water covering roads in the village:

Image source, Elton Adams

Image source, Elton Adams

While Claire Redfern shared this photo, also taken in Rolleston:

Image source, Claire Redfern