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  • Updates from Monday 5 March to Sunday 11 March 2018

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  1. Speed cameras make return to city's roads

    Alec Blackman
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    New speed cameras have returned to two roads in Coventry.

    Speed cameraPA

    The city council's cabinet met yesterday to finalise the plans for average speed cameras in Ansty Road and London Road.

    A report by the authority says while the total number of accidents in Coventry's falling, the number of people killed or seriously hurt on main roads is rising.

    It goes on to say it anticipates the maintenance of the cameras will be paid for by a share of the revenue from speed awareness course fees.

  2. Nick Drake enters folk hall of fame

    The singer-songwriter will be honoured at the Radio 2 Folk awards next month.

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  3. Wolves report £23m losses in 2016-17

    Wolves report a pre-tax loss of more than £23m for 2016-17, their first season under Fosun International's ownership.

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  4. Man in court charged with grandmother's murder

    Monica Rimmer
    BBC News

    A man's appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of his grandmother, who was stabbed to death at her home.

    Anne JamesFamily Handout

    Anne James, 74, was found collapsed at her home in Walsall on 28 February.

    Her grandson Greg Irvin, 25, from Walsall Wood, was charged with her murder and appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

    He's been remanded into custody to reappear at the same court next month.

  5. Patients and staff return to hospital ward after fire

    Patients and staff have been allowed to return to their ward after a fire at University Hospital Coventry earlier.

    The hospital said the fire was in an outbuilding next to its maternity unit in the west wing.

    Fire engines

    West Midlands Fire Service remains at the scene and will be carrying out investigations into the cause of the fire, which was in an extractor flue from a boiler room.

  7. Warning of more snow

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    There could be more snow later in the week for parts of the West Midlands.

    Area covered by weather warningMet Office

    The Met Office has a yellow weather warning out for sleet and snow for higher areas and some lower ground from just after midnight tonight, through to 11:00 tomorrow morning.

    The area covered includes large parts of the West Midlands and it says some roads and railways could be disrupted.

    Some parts of Herefordshire are still covered in snow after the last fall.

    Hegdon Hill, Herefordshire was still covered in snow on MondayMatt Clarke

    Hegdon Hill, Herefordshire was still covered in snow on Monday

  8. Hospital says fire was 'small'

    University Hospital Coventry says the earlier boiler room fire only affected a small number of patients and that there have been no injuries.

    It said the fire was in an outpatient building, adjacent to the west wing of the hospital.

    West Wing of hospitalGoogle

    The evacuated patients were taken to other parts of the hospital.

  9. Video of fire at hospital

    Here is some more video of the fire in a boiler room at University Hospital Coventry.

    This was shot by Haroon Memi.

    It appears the fire is now out, but West Midlands Fire Service remains at the scene.

  10. West Midlands Police officer in corruption probe

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    A serving West Midlands Police officer's among three men who've been arrested this morning.

    The force says the trio have all been detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

    It says the 38-year-old officer, based at Birmingham East, was arrested at his home by their counter corruption team.

    The other two men, 28 and 32, from Balsall Heath and Perry Barr, along with the officer, are now in custody.

  11. Hospital fire thought to be near mother and baby unit

    Joshua Cook
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    The boiler room fire at Coventry's University Hospital is thought to be near the mother and baby unit.

    West Midlands Ambulance Service says it has been carrying out evacuations, but nobody has been hurt.

    University Hospital CoventryGoogle

  12. Video of hospital fire

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

    This video of the fire at University Hospital Coventry has been shared on Twitter by Phil Lindley.

    West Midlands Fire Service says it was called out at about 08:30 and has eight fire engines there, plus a hydraulic platform.

    People are being advised to avoid the area.

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  13. Games organisers seek 2,022 dancers

    Organisers of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games are seeking 2,022 people to join a mass dance.

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  14. Fire service says hospital being evacuated

    West Midlands Fire Service says the fire at the University Hospital Coventry is in an extractor flue in a boiler room.

    It also said a phased evacuation is taking place and no injuries have been reported.

  15. Fire breaks out at hospital in Coventry
    Breaking

    Eight fire engines have been called to University Hospital Coventry.

    There's no indication yet where the fire is or how bad it is or if there are any injuries.

    We're waiting for more details.

    Hospital fireLauren Duggan

  16. Vesty to join Saints as attack coach

    Sam Vesty is appointed as Northampton Saints attack coach a day after his departure from Worcester is announced.

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  17. Loss of £23m revealed by Wolves in latest accounts

    BBC WM Sport

    Wolverhampton Wanderers have announced a pre-tax loss of £23m for the past financial year.

    Flag at WolvesGetty Images

    The club says that's mainly down to increased spending on players, their wages, restructuring the club and investment in facilities.

    In the previous financial year, Wolves made a profit of almost £6m and this was their first season without "parachute payments" from the Premier League following relegation in 2012.

    The side are currently top of the Championship by three points as they target a return to the top flight.

  18. Championship defeats for Blues and Burton, but Villa win

    BBC Sport

    Garry Monk's first game as Birmingham City boss ended in defeat by his former club Middlesbrough at St Andrew's.

    A 1-0 defeat meant the Blues failed to climb out of the Championship's relegation zone and are still two points behind Barnsley just above them.

    Garry MonkGetty Images

    Garry Monk

    Burton Albion also remain rooted in the wrong end of the table following their 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford.

    But, at the promotion end of the Championship, Aston Villa kept up their push for a top-two finish with a 3-0 victory at bottom side Sunderland to stay third.

  19. Dry start but flood alerts still in place in four counties

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    Despite the dry start to today for much of the West Midlands, there are still eight flood alerts in place across the region.

    Flooding in Frome Valley, HerefordshireEnvironment Agency

    Flooding in Frome Valley, Herefordshire

    There are two each in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire with the Environment Agency saying they mean flooding is possible.

    The agency does say river levels are not expected to rise any higher and should, in most cases, fall through today.