It will be a cloudy day with showers - some of them heavy and thundery.

There's the possibility of sunny spells between the rain later, with highs of 22°C (72°F).

Crowds lined the streets for stage five of the Tour of Britain, saying it was a "real spectacle" .

The partner of a gay man from a religious family who killed himself is trying to spark change.

Some residents return home following evacuations due to gas canisters at the metal works.

Found in St Martins, near Oswestry, the cause of the man's death is not yet known, say police.

Paramedics arrived to find the cancer patient wearing his coat, with a bag packed for hospital.

Bodycam footage captures the not-so-high-speed chase across the park in Birmingham.

Mark Savage
Music reporter, BBC News

Birmingham musician Laura Mvula will perform at the Mercury Music Prize later, and is vying for the trophy after her third nomination.

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After releasing two Mercury-nominated albums - 2013's Sing To The Moon and 2016's The Dreaming Room - Laura Mvula was unceremoniously dumped by Sony Music, who informed her of their decision by forwarding an email that was just seven lines long.

She subsequently said it was "a hard thing to make sense of and to come back from", but, earlier this year, she bounced back in style, with her triumphant, joyous, liberated third album, Pink Noise.

She is up against favourites Arlo Parks and Sault.

You can read more about the nominees here.

John Trotman, twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, has got behind the controls once more.

Noel Brown, from Birmingham, said he had been left distressed by the repeated cancellations.

The scuba diving pair took inspiration from an underwater wedding in Don't Tell The Bride.

Walsall Council pledges to resettle 120 Afghan families as part of the government scheme.

Residents and drivers in parts of the West Midlands are being warned there could be flooding today due to thunderstorms.

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The Met Office has, external a yellow warning in place until 20:00 on Thursday.

It says downpours could lead to some flooding, making driving conditions difficult.

A court rejects autocorrect as the excuse for the message about West Bromwich Albion's Romaine Sawyers.

A woman and two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man suffered several stab wounds in Warwick.

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The victim, in his 40s, was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening, police said.

Officers were called to reports of a disturbance at a property in Willow Drive shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old woman was arrested at the scene, and two men aged 28 and 33 were later stopped in a car in Banbury Road.

A 39-year-old man from Coventry was also arrested on suspicion of affray.

Drugs were also seized during his arrest, said Warwickshire Police.

The patient is among a number who have contacted the BBC about problems accessing dental treatment.

Express and Star

From the Express and Star today:

• Man charged with Wolverhampton Asda murder as victim's heartbroken family pay tribute, external
• Ambulance chiefs apologise for 999 calls backlog amid surging demand, external
• Car driver dies after crash with coach near Himley, external

A car driver has died in a crash with a coach in Staffordshire.

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It happened on Tom Lane, Bobbington, near Wolverhampton, on Wednesday, the ambulance service said., external

The victim was found by paramedics in a critical condition and died at the scene.

They said the man driving the coach was checked over and discharged.

The victim is named by police as Martin Latham whose family say they are heartbroken.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Mark Cardwell

Artworks at Birmingham's Museum and Art Gallery are at risk as water is leaking into the building, a report says.

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The museum has applied for £5m worth of government funding to fix the issues, which has seen more than 47 areas affected by water leakage due to broken and blocked drainage.

Other damage to the flagship building which holds the world's leading collection of Pre-Raphaelite art includes out-of-action lifts, missing flashings and tiles and damaged mortar, pipework, windows and roof-lights.

The museum is currently closed for rewiring works, which are not due to be completed until 2023-24, and the council recommended the repairs take place while it remains closed to the public.