Temperatures across the West Midlands are expected to soar to 33C (91F) today, prompting warnings from health bodies urging people to take care in the sun. 

The hot weather began over the weekend and is expected to continue tomorrow. 

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

More than 1,000 farmers from the Midlands have headed to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show this week, their first chance to gather in numbers since Britain voted to leave the EU.  

I've been speaking to them to gauge what the mood is like among farmers.

You can see my report on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

Water restrictions are not on the cards during the hot weather, say Severn Trent, but the company is encouraging customers to be careful with consumption.

Severn Trent say they've been able to balance out supplies by moving water across the region, helped by last month's rainfall, which filled local reservoirs back up to healthy levels.

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BBC Weather

It looks like it's going to be a difficult night for sleeping - warm and muggy.

What are your tips for sleeping in a heatwave? If you want, check out this article from a couple of years ago when our colleagues looked at tips to tackle the issue.

BBC Weather

The Met Office says hot weather could bring severe thunderstorms to the West Midlands on Tuesday and Wednesday., external

It says there's a risk of flash flooding, frequent lightning, hail and strong winds, with disruption to power also possible. 

BBC Travel

One lane is closed on the M54 Westbounds exit slip road at J2 (Wolverhampton). 

It's due to a broken-down vehicle.

Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today

The parents of a baby girl from the West Midlands who died from an infection contracted during birth want all mothers to be tested for the bug.

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Pippa Griffiths was just a day old when she fell ill with a Group B Strep infection - the biggest cause of meningitis in newborns. 

The NHS currently doesn't offer routine testing for the bacteria - we'll have more on BBC One from 13:30 in Midlands Today.

The parents of a baby girl who died at one day old from an infection contracted during birth want pregnant women to know they can be tested for the bug.

West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge announces he is running for UKIP party leadership

Bill Etheridge becomes the third UKIP MEP to join the race to succeed Nigel Farage as party leader.

A Harry Potter obsessed family has recreated a bit of Hogwarts in the dining room of their family home in Shropshire.

Nearly one month on from that epic referendum result, I've been sounding out opinions in the part of Britain which voted more enthusiastically than anywhere else for the UK to leave the EU.

Rob Mayor
Political Reporter, WM

MEP Bill Etheridge announces he is to stand as leader of UKIP.

The leadership race was sparked by the resignation of Nigel Farage, who quit following the EU referendum vote.  

Many of UKIP's best-known faces have been blocked from contesting the leadership after the Eurosceptic party's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) said all candidates must have been a member for at least five years.  

Shrewsbury Town make their ninth signing of the summer by snapping up ex-Bristol City defender Adam El-Abd.

BBC Midlands Today

We’re celebrating Black Country Day here on Midlands Today and as always would love to hear from you about what makes you proud of to live there. 

The Birmingham Pub Bombings are never far from the headlines, even after four decades, thanks to the families’ campaign for truth and justice. Today we’ve been hearing from Michelle Sealey who was only six months old when two bombs exploded in city centre pubs in 1974. 

Twenty one people died, including her dad Paul Davies who was only 17. Michelle is now supporting campaigners who are calling for answers ahead of new inquests ordered by the coroner. 

And if you’re a Harry Potter fan you’ll be hard pushed to top the Shrewsbury family who have spent thousands turning their home into Hogwarts.

Campaigners demonstrate outside Shropshire Council's offices as councillors back a report calling for a new swimming pool in Shrewsbury.

A listed building which was once the home of the first of Henry VIII's six wives is up for sale in Shropshire.

A former UKIP MEP cleared of expenses fraud brands the police investigation against her a "vanity case".

Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion will face criticism later this week for continuing to hold two council roles.

Despite being elected into the £75,000-a-year job, Conservative Mr Campion is still a Wyre Forest district councillor and a Worcestershire county councillor.

At a meeting on Thursday, Liberal Democrat county councillors will raise concerns about how accountable he can be, when holding all three roles.

Crawley Town sign James Collins after the striker's contract at Shrewsbury was cancelled by mutual consent.