That's all for today. Local Live will be back tomorrow from 08:00 with more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

Mark Regan
BBC WM Sport

Aston Villa face West Bromwich Albion in a huge West Midlands derby this evening. There'll be full coverage of that game on BBC WM 95.6FM, with build-up starting at 19:00.

The former Villa striker Peter Withe and ex-Baggies coach Keith Downing will be part of our team.

It will be largely dry overnight with some clear spells. There will be one or two showers across the far north, wintry on hills, but mostly rain and these will ease by dawn.

Temperatures will drop and icy patches will form on untreated surfaces. Feeling breezy with a minimum temperature of 0C (32F).

Ian Winter
BBC Midlands Today

Aston Villa FC take on West Bromwich Albion tonight.

It's a game that not only separates a region but a bedroom of brothers. See my report on Facebook now., external

Ged Scott
BBC Sport

Tonight is the first of two meetings in five days between the West Midlands' two top teams, as they are due to meet again in the FA Cup quarter-final at Villa Park this weekend.

The prize on Saturday is a place at Wembley, but the bigger financial incentive is staying in the Premier League.

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BBC Sport Online will be running a full live text page on the website on tonight's West Midlands derby at Villa Park, from 19:30.

BBC WM

Our top story in the news at 17:00 on BBC WM: Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was attacked with a hammer as he walked home with his girlfriend in Birmingham.

Birmingham Updates

posts, external: RSPCA has launched an investigation after a cat was found hanged in Brierley Hill.

Officers from the RSPCA found the cat hanging from a window frame at a vacant snooker club on High Oak on Friday afternoon.

Read more on BBC News about a protest over delayed compensation for women given unnecessary or incomplete breast operations by a surgeon at two private hospitals.

The protesters at Spire Parkway Hospital, Solihull, are "disgusted" at the "slow reaction to their cases", a legal representative said.

They were among some 700 women treated by Dr Ian Paterson from 1993 to 2012. Spire Healthcare said Mr Paterson was "personally liable" for private claims but it had settled some cases.

Police restraint against a man who sustained a serious head injury during an incident in 2013 was "proportionate and necessary", the IPCC has found., external

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has published a report following the incident in Hockley in June 2013, where a 59-year-old man became unresponsive when he was restrained.

He has subsequently received medical treatment for his head injury. The investigation found no evidence against either of the officers in relation to the injuries the man sustained.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

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Birmingham Airport is branding itself in China as "Shakespeare's airport" to promote links to nearby Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Hainan Airlines is to introduce two weekly flights between Birmingham and Beijing from July.

The flights are expected to carry almost 4,000 Chinese tourists to the UK.

BBC WM

Our top story in the news at 16:00 on BBC WM: It's emerged that the bill for policing last month's EDL protest in Dudley was £321,000.

Dudley Council has already said it cost it £25,000 in staffing and to clean up after event, which happened on 7 February.

Amy Cole
Reporter, Midlands Today

Dozens of women who suffered negligent treatment by a breast surgeon have staged a protest outside a private hospital in Solihull.

Today I've been filming and speaking to some of the campaigners (pictured) who chanted "We want justice".

A year after a review into his actions by the private Spire Healthcare Group, many patients say they are still waiting for compensation.

Charlee Adams' loan spell with Conference side Lincoln City has been cut short, Birmingham City announces., external

Birmingham City Council tweets, external: Payment cards to pay rent, council tax & business rates to be replaced with barcodes on bills & letters. Info here: birmingham.gov.uk/barcode, external

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

If you're wondering what the weather's going to be like over the coming couple of days, you can get the latest forecast on BBC Weather.

You can also get updates by following the team @BBCWeather on Twitter., external

BBC WM

It's emerged that the bill for policing last month's EDL protest in Dudley was £321,000.

You can hear more on this story in our 15:00 bulletin.

An event to look at housing across the West Midlands is being hosted by Wolverhampton City Council today.

Image source, Wolverhampton city council

The Local Government Association event is looking at "collaborative working in the region to address the housing challenge".

Speakers include Sir Michael Lyons (pictured), chairman of the English Cities Fund. You can follow the event via the Twitter hashtag #BuildingBritain, external and see more on Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.

BBC Sport

Wolves welcome back striker Kevin Doyle after he missed the 1-0 win at Cardiff for the birth of his daughter.

Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme and midfielder Tommy Rowe (both metatarsal) remain sidelined. Read more on BBC Sport.

You can hear match updates on BBC WM 95.6FM tonight from 19:00.

Louise Brierley
BBC Introducing

Congratulations to Birmingham's Thai Mason, external, whose song Drunk has been selected for the BBC Introducing slot on BBC 1Xtra in the week starting 16 March.