A permanent memorial to the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings is to be placed at New Street Station.

Two bombs exploded in the city centre in 1974, killing 21 people.

A grove of trees with stainless steel leaves will be created, featuring the names of all the victims.

Artist Anuradha Patel describes the sculpture as an "oasis in an urban jungle".

It will be unveiled next week.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

Early mist and fog should clear leaving a cloudy day with some sunny spells and highs of 14C (57F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC News

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Warrington Wolves sign versatile back Jake Mamo from Super League rivals Huddersfield on a one-year deal.

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Thursday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

We've had some fine weather today, but it's going to be misty and murky over the days to come.

Members of the public are being invited to share opinions on the designs, external for three new railway stations in Birmingham.

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People can have their say at a series of exhibitions showcasing the initial designs for the planned stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell or by taking part in an online survey.

Under the proposals, the Camp Hill line would reopen to passenger services for the first time since World War Two.

Feedback from residents and commuters would help shape the final designs ahead of them being submitted to Birmingham City Council for planning permission, West Midlands Combined Authority, external said.

It added it expected construction work could start in 2020, with a view to getting the stations open by the end of 2021.

The first drop-in session is on Monday at The Hub, Hazelwell.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Ten major shopping areas in Birmingham are set to be transformed over the coming years, the city council, external says.

It has declared the projects are worth more than £2bn in potential investment.

The outer city areas were identified in a new vision passed by cabinet on Tuesday.

They include Sutton Coldfield, Perry Barr, Bordesley Green, Coventry Road, Stechford, Meadway, Erdington, Northfield, Stirchley and Alum Rock Road.

The "urban centres framework" will "guide investment and development decisions" in future years, according to the council which says it will also be used to secure funding from various sources including the government, local enterprise partnerships, West Midlands Combined Authority and developers.

With the cold weather approaching, Telford and Wrekin Council is starting to recruit snow warden volunteers to keep footpaths and other important sites clear this winter.

It is also making contact with the snow wardens who signed up last year.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

Volunteers are kitted out and trained by the council and people are being asked to go to its website to sign up., external

Work starts this week on refurbishing three houses at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford to accommodate A&E doctors.

The emergency unit is set to close overnight temporarily from 5 December, due to staff shortages, particularly middle-grade doctors and specialist nurses.

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However, in a bid to boost recruitment, Telford and Wrekin Council proposed a community-led effort to refurbish properties on the site, with the aim of renting them out for free as an incentive for new doctors.

Council leader Shaun Davies has previously called for tradespeople to help refurbish the three homes in a DIY SOS-style plan.

Since then, about 20 individuals and organisations have offered their services, labour or expertise for free, or offered to make a donation.

The killers of their father Jason Spence have not been found 16 years after the shooting.

BBC WM Sport

European champion Laura Muir has confirmed she'll be returning to the West Midlands to compete in the Muller Indoor Grand Prix, external next year.

The event at Arena Birmingham in February is one of the major dates in the international indoor athletics calendar.

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Muir won European Championship gold at 1500m, World Indoor silver (1500m) and bronze (3000m), as well as the Diamond League 1500m crown.

Her outstanding season in 2018 began with the two medals at the indoor championships at the Birmingham venue.

Health and Safety Executive expert Martyn Ostcliffe says a wall at the site was "not safe".

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Tonight will be a dry night with clear spells and easing winds, turning misty in places later in the night.

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The Christmas lights are being turned on in Shrewsbury at 18:30.

Choirs, a lantern parade, and a number of other performances are taking place alongside the switch-on, which coincides with the start of late-night shopping.

Crewe Chronicle

Here are three of the stories making the news in the Crewe Chronicle today:

• Campaign launches to clampdown on domestic violence, external
• Crewe police officer urges communities to report drug dealing, external
• Booming tourism is now worth a massive £3.5bn, external

This portrait, by Warwickshire artist Darren Baker, was commissioned by the Prince's Trust and is due to be put on show tomorrow.

It was painted to mark his 70th birthday and features thousands of brush strokes - to represent those helped by the Prince's Trust.

Darren, who lives in Barnacle, near Coventry, painted the Queen's official portrait back in 2011 and has been asked to do a number of other royal paintings.

A husband and wife have been fined £1,250 plus costs for having an overgrown and untidy garden.

Image source, Telford & Wrekin Council

Glenville Charles Davies and Marion Kathleen Davies were fined for the state of the property they own in Wellington, Telford and Wrekin Council said.

It is the second time in the last three years that a prosecution has been brought against them for the same offence, the council said.

Mr Davies, who was present at Telford Magistrates' Court was fined £500, while his wife, who did not attend, was fined £750.

Tom Cooke
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, external is celebrating coming top of a National Centre for Diversity, external poll of NHS trusts.

The National Centre for Diversity recently carried out a survey of 41 NHS organisations at board level.

The Coventry and Warwickshire trust was found to be top for understanding and delivering on equality, diversity and inclusion in their organisation.

It's Children in Need day on Friday and we'd love to know if you are planning anything.

Schools and workplaces are getting in on the fun and we'd love to hear your plans.

Over the last year, £63.3m of funding was awarded to charities and projects across the UK, improving the lives of an estimated 580 000 children and young people.