All students are offered free train tickets to a university open day, after fears of excessive cost.

Melisa Birkinshaw, 22, admitted perverting the course of justice by helping killer Tyrone Andrew.

The 17-year-old stabbed Sidali Mohamed during a fight in Birmingham.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Monday.

BBC Sunday Politics

Concerns about attitudes in the Conservative Party to Muslims and whether children will go hungry over the school holidays are topics for Sunday Politics Midlands this weekend.

On BBC One from 11:00, Patrick Burns will be examining the issues in special reports.

He'll also be joined in the studio by Conservative MP for Redditch, Rachel Maclean; the Labour MP for Stoke North, Ruth Smeeth; and Mohammed Amin, former Chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Christian Barnett

Several libraries in Worcestershire could become self-service, with staff numbers cut under plans to save £800,000.

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Worcestershire County Council has pledged that no branches will close but is looking to save money.

Almost £4m has been cut from the library budget since 2011 and the plan is to save another £800,000 by 2021.

The authority's plan would see some of the county's smaller libraries become self-service during certain periods of the day, with visitors letting themselves in and out.

Shrewsbury sign defender Donald Love on a two-year deal after his release by fellow League One side Sunderland.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

Starting off dry with clear spells tonight, here's the rest of the forecast for the West Midlands:

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

Allen Cook
BBC News

"A complete surprise" is how Hereford and Worcester Fire Service has described a threat of strike action from its crews.

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The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has said it'll consider the move if firefighters in Herefordshire and Worcestershire aren't put back on their old contracts.

It claim the fire service has forced crews to do work outside their contracts and put new recruits on new contracts without discussions.

But the fire service said it had been trying to make changes since 2017 to make more firefighters available for work such as crewing fire engines.

It's blaming the FBU for failing to reach agreements and is urging them to not strike but refer the issues to the independent arbitration service Acas.

Five breweries from the West Midlands are in the running to be named a British champion next month.

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The Campaign for Real Ale has revealed the 71 contenders vying to be named Champion Beer of Britain on 6 August. , external

The local five are:

• Titanic Brewery, Stoke-on-Trent
• Byatt’s Brewery, Coventry
• Holden's Brewery, Dudley
• Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury
• Three Tuns, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Two horse race meetings in Worcester have been cancelled because of the affects of the flooding last month.

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Heavy rain saw parts of Worcester Racecourse underwater for eight days. , external

The British Horseracing Authority says, while there's been racing since then, the track's not recovered as much as it wanted. , external

It has abandoned the meetings on 18 and 25 July and it's hoped the course will be ready for an event on 30 July.

BBC Weather Watchers

We've had more blue skies across the West Midlands with fluffy white clouds around - at least, that's what our local BBC Weather Watchers have been sending us today.

These three are from users Clearview in Ludlow, Shropshire, Poetic Verse in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and Willow 54 in Hereford:

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In speedway, the Birmingham Brummies will have only four of their usual line-up on duty for tonight's visit to the Glasgow Tigers, external in the Championship.

Tero Aarnio and Ashley Morris are already out through injury and the Brummies' number one Adam Ellis has had to withdraw from the meeting for personal reasons.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Campaigners say they feel let down over efforts to bring a surgical robot to the county's hospitals.

Image source, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

In 2014, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust launched, external the £1m Rory the Robot appeal to get the equipment, primarily to treat prostate cancer.

But, after five years and with more than £450,000 raised, there's no prospect from NHS managers of the robotic surgery arriving soon.

The trust's admitted it's frustrated at the delays, blaming changes in NHS guidelines, but is still committed to getting it and promises the money is ring-fenced.

Geese found dead in a park pool are to be tested to find out they died.

Sandwell Council has sealed off the pool at Smethwick Hall Park with an eyewitness telling the BBC up to nine of the birds may have died over 10 days.

Image source, Mandy Hall

A moorhen and raven were also found dead, with two other geese being removed by the RSPCA for testing.

Yesterday, the Environment Agency revealed that the pool was being monitored for pollution, but Severn Trent said levels had improved considerably and that it was confident that the deaths were "unconnected".

Today, the government said it was unlikely that avian flu was to blame.

Tests are being carried out on the water and the council says work will be carried out to improve the pool.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Worcestershire's head coach Alex Gidman says he is trying his "absolute utmost" to prepare the players before their matches.

The Pears are without a County Championship win in their last four matches and are currently ninth out of the 10 teams in Division Two.

The side is back in action tomorrow against Durham at Chester-le-Street.

BBC News Travel

A lane's shut on the M6 southbound this evening due to a vehicle fire.

Highways England's said it's happened between J3A to J3, near Nuneaton:

BBC News Travel

A warning if you're driving on the M5 and M6 tonight:

Joshua Juggan is ordered to serve 10 years imprisonment for the offence committed last year.

BBC Shropshire

A group of yarn-bombers have struck again in a Shropshire town.

Image source, Alison Utting

Woolly creations have appeared this week in the small square on Cross Street, Ellesmere.

They're created by the Ellesmere Yarn Bombers, who keep their identity secret and add that it's been planned for a year.

Local primary school pupils and beaver scouts were also involved in making them.

Image source, Alison Utting