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Five people have been arrested for suspected drugs offences by officers acting on a warrant at an address in Leamington Spa.

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Suspected class A drugs were seized from the property on Gordon Street during the raid at about 09:50.

Four men aged from 21 to 50 were arrested along with a 50-year-old woman.

They all remain in custody, said Warwickshire Police.

James Rowley admitted manslaughter and dangerous driving over Joe Higgins's death.

Eviction hearings will now resume in courts in England and Wales - but the most serious cases will be given priority.

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A backlog has built up during a six-month ban on proceedings in place during the coronavirus outbreak.

A 26-year-old tenant from Warwickshire, who asked to remain anonymous, told the PA news agency she was given notice by her landlord, but said she has found it difficult to find a new home as she is a DSS tenant - meaning she is receiving benefits.

That is despite so-called "No DSS" letting bans being ruled unlawful by court.

She said she had found a property but it was only available in November, meaning she hads over a month in which her current landlord would be able to apply for a court ruling to have her forcibly removed.

"I am remaining anyway, because I'm not intentionally making myself homeless... but that will leave me liable for a lot of court fees and does risk me being told by the courts to leave with two weeks' warning," she said.

A year group at a Coventry school has been asked to self-isolate, the city council has confirmed.

Blue Coat School has asked all year eight pupils as well as a number of contacts in year 12 to stay at home from today, following a positive test, it said.

“The school has robust procedures in place and has taken all of the necessary steps working alongside the council’s education and public health teams as well as Pubic Health England,” it said in a statement.

A childcare exemption introduced by the government has been welcomed by an MP who raised the issue in Parliament.

The new rules introduced over the weekend prohibit people in affected areas from meeting other households.

And restrictions had meant a family could only form a support bubble with a single grandparent, not two.

But after complaints from parents, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said people looking after children under 14 or vulnerable adults would be exempt.

Saqib Bhatti, Conservative MP for Meriden, whose constituency was affected by the local restrictions, tweeted it was "fantastic news".

Two year groups at a primary special school in the West Midlands are continuing to isolate after two members of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

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A first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in a staff member at Langley School, on 4 September.

A second member of staff was subsequently diagnosed, and after discussions with Public Health England (PHE) the school took the decision that years five and six should be sent home to self-isolate until 23 September.

It's thought the cases are not linked, and both are thought to have caught the virus via community transmission, said PHE.

People in affected areas will be allowed to look after children from outside their households.

Police investigating the shooting of three men in a Coventry street want to trace a taxi seen in the area at the time.

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Extensive trawls of CCTV footage showed the silver Peugeot Tepee in Far Gosford Street at about 22:00 on Thursday, West Midlands Police said.

Officers believe the taxi driver could have valuable information.

The victims were less seriously injured than initially thought and one remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Families in the West Midlands say they are "over the moon" at the news that restrictions on families providing childcare will be lifted.

Earlier Health Secretary Matt Hancock said an exemption would be put in place that would allow those doing informal childcare - often grandparents - to continue doing so.

Michelle McDaid, a mother-of-two from Solihull, relies on her parents to care for her younger son Alfred, two, while she works.

"It is amazing, it will make my life so much easier," she said.

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She said her children and their grandparents had "missed each other terribly" since the restrictions were put in place.

She had been working over the weekend in order to free her usual working days to look after her son.

"It has been a juggling act this past week trying to fit work in where I can," she said.

Amanda Leek, 52, from Sandwell, who cares for her five-year-old grandson after school, said it was "fantastic".

"My daughter had made arrangements at work," she said.

"But it was looking into long term and how we were going to cope, there was just no way around it."

However, Mrs Leek was worried about any possible nationwide restrictions being brought in which might affect the over 50s, but said she would be "keeping her fingers crossed" that would not be the case.

Birmingham City sign former Athletic Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose on a free transfer.

The government has announced it will be lifting restrictions on families providing childcare - introduced as part of measures aimed at reducing coronavirus rates.

Households in Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell have not been able to mix since last Tuesday, with the measures set to be introduced in Wolverhampton tomorrow.

Concerns had been raised that grandparents in particular would not be able to help with childcare arrangements within those local lockdown areas.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had heard the "concerns about the impact of local action on childcare arrangements".

"So, today I'm able to announce a new exemption for looking after children under the age of 14 or vulnerable adults where that is necessary for caring purposes.

"This covers both formal and informal arrangements.

"It does not allow for play-dates or parties, but it does mean that consistent childcare relationship that is vital for somebody to get to work is allowed."

Officers are investigating a suspected arson attack at a park in Rugby.

It's believed the fire was started in a wheelie bin that had been placed in the middle of a wooden play area at Millennium Park in the town.

Officers patroling the area discovered the fire in the early hours of Sunday.

The fire caused "extensive" damage, said Warwickshire Police.

Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings signs a contract extension with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.

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Shrewsbury Town are being praised for the way they handled the weekend's crowd-test game.

The club was one of seven across the English League to be allowed to pilot a crowd of 1,000 - the first time fans have been admitted since Coronavris struck back in March.

Season ticket holder Nathan Rowden said the atmosphere was a little "odd" initially, but fans in the ground were "perfectly spaced out".

"It was very, very subdued but then some clapping started and there was some chanting - it was very small, but there was some atmosphere coming into it as the game went on."

Wolves are in talks with Barcelona over a £30m deal for Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo.

Fenton Manor sports complex is among four venues being used to help boost national capacity.

A man has suffered serious injuries after being stabbed in Oldbury.

The man was treated at the scene in Kempsey Close shortly before 20:20 on Sunday, the ambulance service said.

A second man was also taken to hospital suffering minor injuries.