A drive-through coronavirus testing site in the centre of Coventry is to remain until the end of the month.

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The site at Moat Street car park was initially planned for a fortnight - ending on Sunday.

But now the council say the importance of testing means they plan to keep it for at least a couple more weeks.

The rate of people testing positive for coronavirus is rising in the city with 17.5 people per 100,000 testing positive in the seven days up to 11 August.

Staffordshire Police says investigations are continuing into Clare Bell's death.

A man is being treated for serious injuries after falling from a flat's balcony in Coventry.

It happened at a property on Bath Street at about 19:00 on Monday, said West Midlands Police, launching an investigation.

He received urgent trauma care at the scene before being taken to hospital, added the ambulance service.

Musicians, historians and literary scholars hope to find a soundtrack to the world of the Vikings.

People are urged to "play their part" after the spike in Telford and Wrekin.

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Firefighters say three people have been rescued from cars after flash flooding in Warwickshire.

All the drivers were caught out during thunderstorms on Monday evening in the areas of Norton Lindsey, Shrewley and Bearley.

More thundery showers are predicted for this afternoon.

The accused have been in court in connection with two deaths in the aftermath of a robbery.

The men are accused of a burglary offence in relation to an inquiry into two deaths in Brierley Hill.

Jack Willis and Wasps attract praise for their impressive Premiership return on the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

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A crash involving two cars and a lorry is blocking the M6 southbound exit slip road at J16 in Staffordshire.

There's heavy traffic and congestion in the area.

Four people suffered serious injuries when two vehicles crashed in Coventry on Monday.

It happened on Foleshill Road at about 13:50 shortly after Warwickshire Police attempted to stop one of the vehicles, the force said.

Teenage boys and a man from one car received trauma care at the scene before being taken to hospital.

The driver of the second, a woman, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the city's University Hospital.

The case has been referred to the force's professional standards department.

A fruit distribution centre in Coventry remains closed today after a total of 30 staff tested positive for coronavirus.

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Banana supplier Fyffes said it was putting "enhanced infection control measures" in place and stopping normal operations at the site in Walsgrave, Coventry, until Wednesday morning.

An outbreak was reported last week after 10 employees tested positive.

The site at Cross Point Business Park on Richardson Way was set for a "thorough clean", Fyffes said, adding the safety of workers was its "number one priority".

A Spitfire will be flying over NHS hospitals in the West Midlands to thank staff, communities and individuals who helped during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The names of people nominated by the public have been written on to the plane as it takes flight to raise funds for NHS Charities Together.

You'll be able to see the plane shortly before 10:30 over St Cross Hospital in Rugby, followed by hospitals in Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shropshire before it soars over Worcestershire at about 11:20.

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It will be a cloudy day with some scattered showers and highs of 22°C (72°F).

This was the scene in Hereford earlier as taken by BBC Weather Watcher Sunchaser.

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Beavers are to be released in Cheshire almost 500 years after the species went extinct in England.

Almost 400 people have been tested after a spike in the Stoke-on-Trent borough.

Reece Cox has been described as a gentle giant loved by everybody following his death outside a pub.

Some don't know if the rule change means their original university offers still stand.

Warwickshire close day three on 104-6, still 188 adrift of Somerset, after the Birmingham weather ends play early.

The driver of a Mitsubishi Shogun dies after a collision involving two lorries on the M6.