BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A mediator has been appointed to oversee talks in the long-running legal row over the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

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The owners of Coventry City, Sisu, were granted permission to appeal against the city council's sale of its share of the stadium's operating firm ACL to Wasps Rugby Club.

But the three parties involved were instructed by the Court of Appeal to hold mediation talks in a bid to resolve the dispute.

In a statement, the council said a confidentially agreement was in place and no further details would be made available.

Express and Star

Some of the headlining stories on the Express and Star website today are:

• Busy street cordoned off by police after shop front comes loose, external
• Sex fiend who attacked runner in Sandwell Valley jailed
• Conman tries to rent out house that doesn't belong him

There are problems on the rail line between Birmingham and Lichfield.

Advice on how to safely clear snow and ice from footpaths and drives is being given out by Shropshire Council, external.

Key points include not using too much salt (a teaspoon per square metre is enough), not to use hot water (which will freeze) and to pile snow at the edge of the footpath closest to the road.

The authority also says there is no law preventing you clearing away snow and that if an accident does occur outside your property it is "highly unlikely that you would be sued" as long as you are careful and don't do anything to make the footpath more dangerous than it was before.

BBC Weather Watchers

BBC Weather Watcher Sarah, in Redditch, said her 14-month-old kitten Cooper didn't get very far in the snow before deciding to come back in.

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It's looking pretty cold in Wolverhampton this afternoon, as shown here by gunnercon.

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And here's a snowflake captured by Kingfisher Whisperer, in Coventry.

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A Sainsbury's store in Coventry remains closed after a fire earlier today, which is being treated as arson.

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Work is continuing to assess the damage at the store in Fletchamstead Highway, said the company, which happened just before 11:00.

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It confirmed all staff and customers were evacuated safely.

BBC Midlands Today

This week BBC Midlands Today is looking at what can be done to tackle plastic waste.

The programme's been talking to people who've got some tips for you. Today it's Tom Pell, from The Clean Kilo in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Environment Correspondent David Gregory-Kumar will have more on BBC One West Midlands at 18:30.

Alfie Dingley's mother Hannah Deacon said she was desperate to see the government act quickly to give him access to the medical cannabis trial that she said had improved his condition while being treated in the Netherlands.

The six-year-old can suffer up to 30 violent seizures a day, due to a rare form of epilepsy.

"It's not something any mother or father should have to go through," Ms Deacon said.

"He's a very brave, strong litle boy, but his body won't last forever if he keeps getting injected with steroids every week."

Image source, MAGGIE DEACON/PA WIRE

Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

The weather isn't the only thing that's freezing today - Stoke City has decided to freeze season ticket prices.

It means they will cost the same next season as they did a decade ago.

The club's chief executive Tony Scholes said the club wanted to keep football affordable and reward loyal fans.

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Supporters will be able to watch football from £294, regardless of what division the club is in next summer.

A clothes rail was on fire when West Midlands Fire Service arrived at the scene.

More than 600 athletes are gathering in Birmingham for the World Indoor Championships, which start in the city this evening.

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Twenty six gold medals will be on offer to competitors from 144 countries at Arena Birmingham over the next four days.

It's the first time the World Indoors has been held in Britain, since it was staged at the same venue 15 years ago.

Here former hurdler Colin Jackson, has picked out the races he is really looking forward to.

Eight people were killed on the M1 shortly after David Wagstaff's lorry ploughed into a minibus.

Actor and comedian 'Sideman' created his own version of the Nike London advert to showcase Midlands talent.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

There's another cold night in store, with temperatures struggling to get above -3C (27F) and it will feel much colder than that in the wind.

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers are sharing lots of brilliant snow photos today and we want to show you some of the best ones.

These pictures were taken in Shropshire this morning.

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Under-fire Birmingham boss Steve Cotterill sees Hong Kong-based chairman Zhao Wenqing's visit as 'supportive'.

A former soldier who used to live in Stoke-on-Trent has appeared before the Old Bailey on terrorism charges.

James Matthews is accused of attending a training camp run by militia fighting the Islamic State group in February 2016.

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The 43-year-old, who now lives in east London, spoke only to confirm his identity and British nationality.

He's previously indicated he'll plead not guilty to the charges an wads remanded in custody to appear again in May.

The Sentinel

Here are some of the headlines from the Sentinel, which not surprisingly is featuring a lot of snow news.

• Weather warning in force, external as 'Beast from the East' and 'Storm Emma' meet
• Bus routes affected by snow in North Staffordshire, external
• Stoke City to freeze season ticket prices, external

BBC Sport

Kidderminster Harriers have decided not to hang about to see if the weather improves this weekend and they've postponed Saturday's game against York City.

The club tweeted to say that with temperatures below freezing at Aggborough at the moment and not forecast to rise above that before kick-off, they wanted to "prevent any unnecessary inconvenience to supporters".

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The club said the game would now be played on Tuesday 13 March at 19:45.

A murder investigation is under way after the discovery of Anne James's body at home.