BBC Two

A farmer from Herefordshire is hoping a new BBC series will help her find love.

Wendy Scudamore is starring in Love in the Countryside, which begins on BBC Two tonight.

The 60-year-old mother-of-four from Kentchurch has struggled to meet a new partner as she says her social circle is too small and working from home makes it difficult to meet new people.

The show will also feature a 33-year-old farmhand from Worcestershire who says he loves "being outdoors, even when it rains".

BBC Midlands Today

The Archbishop of Canterbury is visiting Coventry as the diocese celebrates its centenary., external

The visit is a homecoming for Archbishop Justin Welby, who spent 15 years in the diocese from 1992 to 2007.

He'll be attending a number of events across the city and Warwickshire over the next four days, culminating in a festival at Coventry Cathedral to mark the centenary.

BBC Business News

Stoke-on-Trent is among the towns and cities in the UK with the lowest wages, according to research on the BBC website.

The average weekly wage for the country is £539 and workers in 15 of the country's largest towns and cities - defined here as built-up urban areas with 135,000 or more people, external - earn more than that.

In contrast, workers in the 48 other towns and cities of this size earned less than the national average.

In Stoke-on-Trent, the average wage is £455 and just 6% of jobs in the city are in high-income senior management roles.

Express and Star

The Express and Star goes with these main stories today:

• Rise in number of cancelled operations at hospital, external
• Talks begin over health visitor and school nurse jobs axe in Staffordshire, external
• Former Helix factory earmarked in plans for new waste depot, external

BBC WM Sport

Walsall gained the point they needed to secure their League One status with a 1-1 draw at Bradford City.

Image source, Getty Images

The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire in May 1985 and both captains laid wreaths.

Walsall took the lead in the 22nd minute with a smart, opportunist goal from Erhun Oztumer before Bradford equalised on the stroke of half-time.

Fire crews from two counties , externalwere needed to put out a lorry fire on the M5.

Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service

The blaze broke out on the northbound side between J7 and J8 near Evesham at around 17:00. , external

The fire service says the contents of the trailer had caught fire and, after they first tackled it, they moved it to a safe place off the motorway.

Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service

BBC Midlands Today

A number of people have been arrested following reports of trouble in Birmingham city centre, external last night involving large groups of youths.

Buses were diverted to avoid the area.

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Police say they used dispersal orders to deal with "numerous disorders, external" at Dale End.

Such orders enables police to "move on" groups of two or more people who may cause "harassment, alarm or distress".

The force hasn't yet revealed what exactly happened or what the people have been arrested on suspicion of.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

After a couple of pretty dry days this week, it's a wet start for the West Midlands and here's a look at how long that'll continue:

You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Welcome to our live service for Wednesday.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter, external and Facebook, external.

Theresa May says Tory councils "cost you less" as Jeremy Corbyn attacks tax rises and budget cuts.

All your questions answered about the local elections on Thursday 3 May in England.

Pete Lymer used sexual innuendos, including "big breasted birds", on a blackboard outside his shop.

There was a "high chance" a blood test would have found the eight-year-old's illness, an inquest hears.

A terminally ill man should have the right to decide when he dies, the Court of Appeal hears.

Walsall gain the point they need to secure their League One status with a 1-1 draw at Bradford City.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Cigarettes, alcohol and scratch cards have been stolen from a shop in Telford., external

Image source, Google

Offenders forced their way into Finger Road Stores, Dawley, on Sunday night, police said.

The West Mercia force said the culprits caused damage to the store before making off with the goods.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Vandals are being blamed for a fire which has destroyed a large part of a park's boardwalk.

Image source, Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council said it happened yesterday afternoon at Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Park.

The authority said about 80m (262 feet) of the boardwalk was burnt in the blaze which it said was started deliberately., external

Police say they are investigating.

Andrew Easton
Presenter, BBC Hereford and Worcester

Three teenagers have hospitalised after taking prescription epilepsy drugs.

Image source, PA

The trio, in their mid to late teens, from Droitwich, took carbamazepine, known as Tegretol, that had not been prescribed to them.

Detectives say the three were taken into hospital at the weekend and one had to be put into an induced coma but all have now been discharged.

A man from Droitwich has been arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug and is in custody.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke City defender Erik Pieters says the team can't look any further ahead than Saturday's game against Crystal Palace.

Image source, Getty Images

With just two games of the Premier League season to go, the Potters are three points from safety.

Their last game is away to Swansea but, if Stoke fail to beat Palace, their relegation would be almost a certainty.