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  1. School shut after boy's death

    A school close to the spot where a teenage boy was fatally stabbed will be shut today.

    Part of Deedmore Road in Coventry remains closed after the death of 16-year-old Jaydon Washington James on Saturday night.

    St Patrick's Primary School will be shut at the request of police. Nearby Moat House Primary will be open.

    Forensic investigations are continuing.

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  2. Hotel to open at historic ceramic site

    BBC Midlands Today

    It's ten years since ceramic manufacturer Spode went into administration.

    Spode

    The firm had been part of Stoke-on-Trent's industrial heritage for almost 250 years.

    Hundreds of people lost their jobs when the company closed its doors.

    But after a decade, dozens of artists have opened studios at the site and finishing touches are being made to a boutique hotel.

  3. Vigil held for boy killed in stabbing

    More than 200 people gathered for a vigil last night in memory of a teenager who was fatally stabbed.

    Vigil

    Jaydon Washington James, 16, was found in Deedmore Road, Wood End, Coventry, during Saturday night. He died in hospital later.

    Vigil

    Police said Jaydon was attacked while with friends, who were also seriously injured and are in hospital.

    A murder investigation has been launched and West Midlands Police said officers were "following a number of active lines of inquiry".

    Jaydon JamesFamily Handout

  4. Video: Your 50-second weather forecast

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    It will be a mostly dry day with some sunshine and highs of 7C (45F).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  5. Live updates for the West Midlands

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC News

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