Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It should be a dry but rather cold night with some long clear spells and lows of -2C (28F).

Unite union's members will walk out after a dispute in 2017 led to waste piling up in Birmingham.

Shrewsbury steward Loviu Ngozulu is thanked for helping a disabled Luton fan out of his wheelchair to celebrate his side's goals.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

The Stoke City manager Nathan Jones says he thinks new signing Danny Batth will be an excellent captain for the club.

Image source, Stoke City

Having signed last week, the 28-year-old skippered the side on his debut in the 2-0 defeat at Hull on Saturday.

The match also saw fellow new signing Sam Vokes make his debut.

Jones told BBC Radio Stoke about Batth: "He's a leader and we need that, same with Sam Vokes, they're both good, experienced players."

England and Lions star Elliot Daly is to leave Premiership club Wasps at the end of the season.

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is covering these stories today:

• Stalker sent intimidating WhatsApp messages, external
• SAS families 'reluctant to report domestic abuse', external
• Uni head is guest speaker at business forum, external

Turkmenistan Airlines has been grounded after Europe's air regulator suspended permission for it to fly.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Talks are going to be held over the number of free-to-use ATMS in part of Stoke-on-Trent.

Image source, PA

The Labour MP for Stoke North, Ruth Smeeth, has raised the issue in the House of Commons after she says charges were introduced for three machines in her constituency.

Link, which oversees cash machines, has agreed to look at the area while the government says it will keep an eye on the issue.

A meeting of students at the University of Warwick was being held today to discuss rape threats made to students in a group chat.

Image source, The Boar

Two students were originally banned for 10 years over that group chat - but their ban has been reduced after they appealed and they will now be allowed to return later this year.

A petition calling for the boys not to be allowed back on campus has been signed by more than 64,000 people.

Representatives from the Students Union are asking for a meeting with the university's Vice Chancellor, university paper The Boar reports. , external

Vice Chancellor Professor Stuart Croft released a statement on Friday , externalsaying that despite calls the group chat participants will not be banned from campus.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Joe Sweeney

Villagers in Wolverhampton have voted overwhelmingly to keep an historic paddling pool open – despite calls to turn it into an outdoor gym instead.

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Following development work carried out in the area which saw funds being left over, the council launched a public consultation offering two alternative proposals – to repair and revamp the Tettenhall pool, or to build outdoor gym equipment at the site.

The pool, first shown on a map in 1613, was a former duck pond and it was converted into a paddling pool at the expense of the Graham family, the owners of the Express & Star newspaper.

Specialist contractors will now carry out the repair work needed on the water treatment mechanisms, said the council.

With temperatures set to drop overnight councils are preparing to treat icy roads.

Here are the plans from some of our councils:

BBC Shropshire

An award-winning athletics club says it's going to have to close.

Bridgnorth Athletics Club's told BBC Shropshire that a lack of volunteers to take the group forward means it has no option but to draw a line.

In 2016, it was named club of the year at the England Athletics Awards. , external

The club adds that it will try to transfer its members to other Shropshire teams.

Port Vale appoint former Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town boss John Askey as their new manager.

Coventry Observer

Some of the Coventry Observer headlines today are:

• Boy, 15, stabbed in Coventry city centre, external
• Fraudster jailed following string of bank cons, external
• Homeless women treated to confidence-boosting makeover, external

Liberty says at least 14 forces have used or intend to use crime-prediction software.

Birmingham City Council is urging Unite the union to continue talks in an attempt to resolve a dispute that has led to some workers taking strike action.

Workers are to strike two days a week, after a three-month walkout in 2017 that led to waste piling up in the streets.

Howard Beckett, the union's general secretary, said the council had "created this dispute, so it's up to the council to resolve this dispute".

"Please put yourselves in the shoes of my members and understand why we've had to take this action, and please blame the council for it," he added.

"We would urge Unite to continue talks as we want to resolve this matter, so citizens get the refuse collection service they rightly expect and deserve," a council spokesman said.

Worcester re-sign Leicester lock Graham Kitchener for the start of the 2019-20 season, on an undisclosed-length deal.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Residents in Tamworth and Lichfield are being told they'll have to get up even earlier to put their bins out on their collection day. , external

The councils for both areas, which have a joint waste service, says they want bins out by 06:30 from 26 February, rather than 07:00.

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The authorities say the change is so collections can start earlier to avoid rush hour, and finish in the light by 15:30 for safety.

But, before people go changing their alarm clocks, they do say residents can still put them out the night before.

BBC Weather Watchers

After the snow and frost, the weather's turned milder in the West Midlands and our BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos.

These three have been sent in today by Videoman in Leek, Staffordshire, Ken M in Lydbury North, Shropshire and Suttonwalker in Sutton Coldfield:

Image source, Videoman

Image source, Ken M

Image source, Suttonwalker

The Health and Safety Executive and police are investigating the death at a factory on Saturday.