John, Paul, George and Ringo signed their monikers on a scrap of paper at a small gig in January 1963.

Sussex and Worcestershire draw after the final day of their Division Two game is abandoned without a ball being bowled.

A water main has burst in Birmingham, flooding Broad Street.

Severn Trent Water said a third party damaged a nine-inch pipe under the road.

A spokesperson said a team was at the site assessing the damage and the best way forward.

It apologised to customers without water or with low pressure.

Three people have been taken to hospital, one in a potentially serious condition, after two cars were involved in a crash in Sutton Coldfield.

Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service

One of the cars ended up in the front garden of a house, with debris strewn over about 150 yards said the ambulance service.

Paramedics were called just after 02:00 to Chester Road in the Boldmere area.

A teenager was treated for multiple injures and was taken to hospital along with a man in his 20s.

A man in his 40s from the other car was treated for non-life threatening injuries and also taken to hospital.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is one of four players nominated for the Players' Player of the Year by the Professional Cricketers' Association.

Coventry Live

Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Live website today include:

• Updates: Police officer hit by car in hit-and-run, external
• Pensioner told he couldn't get on a bus because he was carrying a picture, external
• Suspected chop shop shut down in Coventry, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Here are three of the stories being covered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in Staffordshire today:

• A petition, signed by 552 people, is calling for the installation of CCTV and improved fencing at trouble-plagued Clough Hall Park, in Kidsgrove, as well as a warden to lock the gates at night. It follows complaints about teenage drinkers, gangs, arsonists and speeding drivers.
• The Horse Fair roundabout in Rugeley, which was damaged by a car nearly a year ago, will be repaired "as soon as possible", the Staffordshire County councillor responsible for roads has promised.
• Stone Town Council is revising Plan Headstone - its guidelines for what should happen in the event of a Royal death, and hopes to have new plans prepared "shortly".

People in Market Drayton are being warned that some fake £20 notes are doing the rounds.

West Mercia Police is advising people to check the serial number, but you might also want to check the spelling of the word "pound" on the notes - because it's spelled "poond" on these notes.

Image source, West Mercia Police

A man was taken to hospital suffering a cut to the head after being attacked outside a mosque in Dudley.

The victim, in his 50s, is believed to have been struck with a knife on Talbot Street, Lye, just before 18:00 on Wednesday, police said.

The attackers, two men, then left the scene in a car, said West Midlands Police.

The victim's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said West Midlands Police.

Among users' complaints is that poor service means by the time they get anywhere it is already time to leave.

Faisal Islam
BBC Economics Editor

UK firms present at a meeting in Coventry with no-deal Brexit minister Michael Gove this week have denied his claim that industry told him it is "ready" for no-deal Brexit.

Image source, AFP

In the resumed Commons session, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said: "The automotive sector, who I met this week, confirmed that they were ready, the retail sector said they were ready."

Three attendees at the relevant meeting told the BBC this was not an accurate reflection of Monday's meeting with manufacturers.

It was held at the National Automotive Innovation Centre on Monday afternoon and attended by Warwickshire-based Aston Martin, the British Ceramic Confederation, Ford, Make UK, Toyota and the SMMT.

"I was at the meeting. There's no way that is the message he could have gone away with," said one business leader.

You can read more on the story here.

A huge crowd gathered to hear a surprise gig by Craig David at Birmingham's New Street Station this morning.

Craig took to the stage under the train timetables to sing his new release Do You Miss Me Much.

Performances are set to take part across the West Midlands as part of BBC Music Day, which is celebrating the power of music to change lives.

Image source, Christian Dyson

Image source, Christian Dyson

Image source, Christian Dyson

Image source, Christian Dyson

How painting and drawing is helping those in recovery feel hopeful about the future.

The police have been asked to investigate a threatening letter sent to the home of Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Shrewsbury.

It called Dr Laura Davies at "dishonest liar" and said failure to meet a list of demands "may result in you being tied up and having rocks thrown at you".

She hasn't speculated about the motivation behind the letter, or who sent it and tweeted "I’m not sure whether to be amused or intimidated by this. Worrying that they have my home address though."

Some members of the Shrewsbury Labour Party attempted to get her to stand down in June, because of her stance on the local hospital and claims she wasn't doing enough campaigning locally.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live headlines this morning include:

• Couple in four-week race to organise Cyprus wedding after losing £15,000, external
• Police officer injured in Coventry hit-and-run - what we know so far, external
• MP reveals death threat as furious MPs round on Boris Johnson over abuse, external

Stephanie Mountford, 58, described Stoke-on-Trent's bus services as a 'waste of time'.

The Roundabout Appreciation Society has released its list of top roundabouts from across the UK.

Craig David has been telling BBC WM about his belief in the power of music, after his performance at Birmingham New Street this morning.

The theme of this year's BBC Music Day is wellbeing and how music brings us together and has a positive impact.

"The duty of care you have as an artist is so important because then you start to think about the lyrics you're saying and what kind of feeling do you want to give your crowd," he said.

"I just want to give people that positive energy through mine."

BBC Radio 5 Live

The BBC is running a series entitled We Are Stoke-on-Trent, a project with people in the city to tell the stories that matter to them.

Keith Bott is director of the Titanic Brewery which brews four million pints of beer a year in Stoke-on-Trent and runs 13 pubs in Derbyshire and Staffordshire

He told BBC 5 Live’s Wake up to Money: “We’ve examined our business and looked very carefully at the problems likely to arise [from Brexit]. About 98% of our production is sold in the UK, and 94% of ingredients come from within the UK, so the effect of Brexit immediately is relatively small.

"Our issue is what’s going to happen to consumer confidence, what’s going to happen to the economy, how the world’s going to turn post-Brexit and also the failure of government over the period of time that we’ve been looking at Brexit to deal with domestic issues.

"So, within our business we pay 3% of turnover in business rates, that’s in comparison with Amazon who pay less than 1%. Is that a fair taxation system? That’s been off the radar, we haven’t had a chance to deal with that because the politicians have been tied up with Brexit. How do we go forward? How do we make sure our business is sustainable and we can continue to grow, and invest in Stoke-on-Trent?"

Here are some more photos from Craig David's performance at New Street Station.

He's certainly drawing a crowd.