We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning. 

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Here's how tonight and tomorrow is looking - to get a latest forecast at another time, head to the BBC Weather website. 

Lichfield Mercury

A Lichfield toddler, who bravely battled a terminal illness, sadly died yesterday, external “gaining her angel wings" surrounded by her loving family.  

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James Bovill
Staffordshire Political Reporter, BBC News

Several Staffordshire and Cheshire firms are among nearly 200 companies named and shamed on the government's latest list of companies who have not been paying workers the National Minimum Wage(NMW), external. 

The wage is £6.70/hour for people aged 21 or above - all of them have been paid back

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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy list includes: 

- Voyage 1 Ltd, Lichfield, Staffordshire, owed £5,337.73 to 3 workers 

- Catering Academy Ltd, Tamworth, Staffordshire, owed £4,220.48 to 1 worker 

- Silverdale Care Homes Ltd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, owed £2,590.99 to 1 worker

- Mr Thomas Till and Mrs Pauline Till, trading as Misters of Stafford, owed £1,254.76 to 1 worker 

- KAB Development & Construction Ltd, Sandbach, Cheshire, owed £2,815.51 to 1 worker 

Rachael Connors
Reporter, BBC News Online

The first black footballer to play for Liverpool and a former Stoke City player has turned down an MBE nomination, saying it would be "a betrayal" to Africans who suffered at the hands of the British Empire.

Howard Gayle, 58, was born in Toxteth and made his Reds debut in 1977. He later played in 1987 for the Potters.

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He said he had to decline the nomination, for his Show Racism the Red Card campaign work, as his ancestors would be "turning in their graves".

The Cabinet Office said it did not comment on individual cases.

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

The Rio Olympics are proving to be a great place to be if you're a Staffordshire athlete. 

Joe Clarke from Stone won gold in the kayak slalom event last night at his first Olympic Games.  

It follows Uttoxeter's Adam Peaty's success in the pool on Monday, when he won gold for the 100 metre breaststroke. 

We'll be toasting the continuation of the Staffordshire success story at Rio 2016 on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

Lee Blakeman
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Now to look at the big stories this evening:

- Olympic gold medallist Joe Clarke thanks the people of Staffordshire for their support  

- Four people have been arrested after a man's suffered serious head injuries , externalin an attack in Burton  

- A Staffordshire woman says she's delighted people have supported her appeal to raise enough money to buy a wheelchair for her paralysed dog Millie

Graham McGarry
BBC Radio Stoke Sport

Winger Jerome Thomas says the Port Vale squad have been forced by their manager to rewatch the first half of their EFL Cup loss at Carlisle United. 

The Vale, who are in League One, lost 2-1 to the League Two side in the first round of the competition.  

People living in Joe Clarke's hometown of Stone in Staffordshire have paid tribute to their Olympic gold medallist.

BBC Travel

The A50 is partially blocked eastbound between the Blythe Bridge roundabout and Uttoxeter, because of an accident involving a lorry and a car.

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

The Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has admitted he wants to sign the "outstanding" Saido Berahino from West Brom.

He's been speaking at his press conference ahead of the Potters first game of the new Premier League season when they're away at Middlesbrough.

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He said: "We have an interest in him because he is an outstanding, young talent. 

"We felt that there was the possibility that he could be leaving the club and we have made bids. 

"It needs a lot of parties to come together and agree all aspects of the deal before that happens. We aren't in that position at the moment, but we will remain patient."

BBC Radio Stoke

A scooter ride who crashed into a tree in Cannock has died, external, police have confirmed today. 

Staffordshire Police say Daniel Harper, 19, from the Bilston area, hit the tree on the Mill Green Nature Reserve area, Lichfield Road, on Sunday. 

Image source, Staffordshire Police

He was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham but died there. 

His family have appealed for information following his death, saying Daniel "will be missed by all that knew him, he will be in our hearts forever".

Chris King
Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Four plumbers from a firm in Birmingham, who have been jailed for over-charging elderly and vulnerable people in Staffordshire, have been called "scandalous".

Staffordshire County Council say Plumb-Tech charged one couple, external around £900 for changing a tap - almost nine times the going rate.  

The authority says it's found 14 elderly victims who were affected between March 2014 and January 2016. 

Sandra Stirzaker (featured in video) says she got them in to fix a leaky tap and was quoted £1,300 for the work.

The four plumbers pleaded guilty between them to 14 charges of fraud by false representation at Stafford Crown Court and were jailed for sentences of between nine and 32 months.

Uttoxeter Advertiser

Adam Peaty's parents may not have been able to see their son win gold in Rio were it not for a broken washing machine., external

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John Acres
BBC Radio Stoke

A Staffordshire woman says she's delighted people have supported her appeal to raise enough money to buy a wheelchair for her paralysed dog Millie.

The four-and-a-half-year-old dachshund had operations this year to remove six discs from her back and now can't move her back legs.

Nikki Williams from Smallthorne set up a crowdfunding page to raise £350 to pay for a dog wheelchair and has now passed her target after several donations.    , external

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

Four people have been arrested after a man's suffered serious head injuries , externalin an attack in Burton.

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It happened at around 06:30 today in the Sainsbury's car park and the victim's been taken to hospital. 

Staffordshire Police say the quartet were arrested on suspicion of serious assault.

Crewe Chronicle

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Crewe and left with serious injuries.  , external

Emma Thomas
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

The Mayor of Stone says they are already working on giving Olympic champion Joe Clarke a special welcome back when he returns to his hometown after winning gold.

Clarke secured victory in the kayak K1 gold after starting his career with the Stafford and Stone Canoe club.

It's already been announced by Stafford Borough Council that he's going to be given the Freedom of the Borough., external

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Nine men have been charged with drugs offences, external, following raids in Crewe and Newcastle-under-Lyme  

Cheshire Police say they were all arrested yesterday as part of an operation targeting organised crime. 

They're all due to appear before magistrates in Crewe, charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. 

Joanne Writtle
BBC Midlands Today

A court's heard from football fans in the trial of five teenagers accused of an "unprovoked" attack on a Watford fan following a Wolves match in March last year. 

Today the trial heard that as Nic Cruwys walked back to the train station in Wolverhampton after the match on 7 March 2015, it is said that he was attacked by a group of youths.

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One witness described seeing Mr Cruwys come under attack along with another man and then, later, seeing Mr Cruwys lying unconscious on the ground with blood coming from his nose. 

Four 19-year-olds, including one from Staffordshire, and a 15-year-old deny grievous bodily harm with intent. The trial continues.