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Wolves left it until the 92nd minute to score in last night's 1-0 Europa League victory against Slovan Bratislava.
A header from Raul Jimenez in added time was the only goal of the match.
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves are second in Group K with nine points, five ahead of Bratislava in third with just two games remaining.
Nuno Espírito Santo's side need just a point to progress to the next round.
The games come thick and fast for Wolves as they return to Premier League action on Sunday when they host Aston Villa.
BBC News Travel
Over running engineering works at Coleshill Parkway are affecting rail services between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton.
CrossCountry tickets are being accepted on East Midlands Railway, Virgin Trains, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern services.
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Flooding has closed part of the A428 Coventry Road in Long Lawford, Warwickshire.
Image source, Stagecoach MidlandsWater has gathered under the railway bridge between Lawford Heath Lane and Coronation Road / School Street.
Some bus services are unable to serve nearby Church Lawford.
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BBC Weather
Any early rain and showers should clear leaving a drier afternoon with highs of 8C (46F).
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BBC News
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Lewis Bailey, 15, put together Proud To Be Different at a working men's club.
Read MoreNorthern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is expected to be in charge of Stoke City for Saturday's Championship game against Barnsley.
Read MoreThe 36-year-old man died at the scene in Rowley Regis at about 17:05 GMT on Thursday.
Read MoreThey had an axe, a blowtorch, pliers and petrol in the boot of their car.
Read MoreRoger Godsiff was banned from standing again by Labour's National Executive Committee.
Read MoreRoads in Poynton which was badly affected by floods in July have surface water but they remain open, say police.
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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.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis
Work has begun to restore a 600-year-old former monastery in a bid to turn it into a major tourist attraction in time for Coventry's tenure as UK City of Culture in 2021.
Image source, Historic Coventry TrustContractor Splitlath has now started its £4.1m work to restore the Grade I listed 14th Century Carthusian Charterhouse.
It will see the main monastery buildings repaired, including the roofs, structural and building fabric repairs, conservation of 15th and 16th Century wall paintings, reconstruction of two monks’ cells, and construction of a new conservatory cafe.
Image source, Historic Coventry TrustA new 134-space car park is also due to be completed in December, to be followed by a new crossing on London Road to create a link to the nearby London Cemetery.
BBC Sport
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish is "very close" to making the England squad, according to head coach Gareth Southgate.
Image source, Getty ImagesLast month, the 24-year-old said he wanted to get in the national team after an impressive start to the Premier League season.
He wasn't named in the latest squad for England's two Euro 2020 qualifiers this month.
But Southgate said he rated him as a "very good" player and had been keeping a close eye on him this season.
"The reality is he's up against Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
"If we have any issues with the squad I wouldn't hesitate to call him up. He was very close and just has to keep playing the way he is."
BBC Midlands Today
A replica of one of the first cars manufactured in Coventry, has been unveiled at the city's transport museum.
The Riley was made by an automotive firm founded by Percy Riley, while he was still a schoolboy in the 1890s.
The vehicle's a crucial part of Coventry’s motoring heritage and it was a proud moment for Percy's descendants.
With the year well into autumn now, plenty of photos are coming in from our local BBC Weather Watchers of leaves on the ground.
These three are from users Mikes Lens in Hereford, Elle Nino in Solihull and Tay in Newport, Shropshire:
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Image source, TayA life-size Lego model of a suffragette will go on show at the University of Worcester next week.
Image source, UK ParliamentThe model's called Hope and was built from 35,000 pieces of Lego for Parliament in 2018 to mark 100 years since the first British women won the right to vote.
I'll be placed in the main reception at the St John's Campus for a month from Tuesday.
Image source, UK ParliamentElection officers have hit back angrily at calls from the education secretary for general election polling stations not to be placed in schools.
Gavin Williamson said he had written to council leaders, urging them to avoid disruption to school nativity plays and Christmas concerts, which could clash with the 12 December election day.
Image source, Getty ImagesJess Phillips, Labour candidate for Birmingham Yardley, tweeted , externala parent had contacted her to say a primary school's been forced to call off its fundraising Christmas fete in order to be a polling station. The news split opinion on social media.
Election officers have responded to the education secretary to express their "extreme disappointment" and said in many places there weren't alternatives.
The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA), which represents returning officers. told Mr Williamson his letter demonstrated a "complete lack of knowledge and understanding".
The AEA said a winter election brought added problems and laid the blame in sourcing polling stations at Parliament's snap decision to hold an election.
Coventry City Council said it had to confirm bookings by the end of last month in order to get polling cards printed and none of the schools due to be used had Christmas clashes.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
It will be a chilly evening with clear periods and lows of 2C (36F).
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