Covid-19 infections 'appear to be 'plateauing'
Teenager guilty of right-wing terror offences
Hotel manager fined £10k over '200 at funeral'
Gender-fluid worker awarded £180k over harassment
Covid-19: Licence suspended and bar investigated
Flash floods warning for weekend
Updates on Friday 2 October
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BBC News
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The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.
Read MoreThe Victorian Society releases its annual list of 10 important buildings most at risk of being lost.
Read MoreWomen's FA Cup holders Man City will face Arsenal or Tottenham in the semi-final if they beat Leicester in the quarter-finals.
Read MoreBirmingham City boss Carla Ward criticises the "ridiculous" three-day gap between the Women's FA Cup quarter and semi-finals.
Read MoreDan Hardeman of Telford is the millionth young person to be supported by the Prince's Trust.
Read MorePolice were called to the venue in Solihull because social distancing was not being observed.
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The body of a man recovered from water at Shrawley, near Worcester. is believed to be that of a man who had been reported as missing.
The body was found in the River Severn on Friday.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but officers strongly believe it to be of a man last seen in Great Witley, police said.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Sean Coughlan
BBC News, education correspondent
Universities in England could finish face-to-face teaching early this term so any students having to self-isolate could return home for Christmas.
Image source, Peter ByrneBut Gavin Williamson rejected calls to switch all teaching to online.
The latest estimate suggests 49 UK universities have had Covid cases so far this term - up nine since Monday.
Labour accused Mr Williamson of being the "invisible man" who had failed "to get to grips with the situation".
Mr Williamson, the Conservative MP for Staffordshire South told the House of Commons that universities could move to online-only learning before term would usually end - so that students in local Covid outbreaks would have time to isolate and still be able to travel home at Christmas.
You can read more on the story here.
Norbury Hill has an asking price of about £200,000 and goes to sealed bids on Wednesday.
Read MorePort Vale’s Academy has closed after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.
Image source, Port Vale Football ClubThe precautionary measure, for 14 days, does not affect the first team or other operations, the club has said.
It has notified the EFL of the stops and will be rearranging under-18s and under-16s fixtures.
Three returning players, David Amoo, James Gibbons and Tom Pope will play for the side in a friendly against Accrington later.
A police vehicle has been taken off the road for staff to deal with a "disgusting" act of vandalism.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceGraffiti was daubed on the van while parked outside the Warwickshire force's Leamington Spa station on Newbold Terrace on Sunday night.
The same vandalism was discovered by officers earlier today on the Queen Victoria statue in The Parade, police said.
“This is a disgusting act of vandalism," said Sgt Trent McMurray.
"At a time when my team are working hard to protect people in Leamington during the pandemic, it is really disappointing to be treated in this way; it’s clear some people have no respect for society."
Chester Zoo says it cannot access government funding which was meant to cover its Covid-19 losses.
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BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester
Hereford FC fans will not be able to attend this weekend's FA Cup visit to Gosport after the Football Association confirmed that the match will be for home fans only.
The Bulls' chairman Andrew Graham said it was disappointing but not surprising - and asked fans not to travel to Hampshire for the game.
The two teams are meeting on Saturday in the second qualifying round of the competition.
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Loan sharks who use threats of violence are among the criminals using the Covid-19 crisis to prey on the vulnerable, Sandwell Council has warned.
The violent thugs who lend money at extortionate interest rates is just one of many scams conmen and fraudsters are using.
Image source, PixabayTrading Standards officers are asking residents to be on their guard after reports of criminals stealing or extorting money from vulnerable people.
They include conmen offering to do the shopping for elderly people before taking their money and never returning.
Another scam are fake charity collectors who claim donations go to developing a Covid-19 ‘vaccine’.
A child sex abuse charity is one of eight set to benefit from a slice of £2.4m from the government.
Image source, GoogleSafeline in Warwick supports victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
The two-year funding will go towards services such as support lines, digital counselling and training.
The other seven charities to receive the funding are National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), Mosac, Mankind UK, Rape Crisis England and Wales, The Survivors Trust, Victim Support and Barnardo's.
Coventry Live
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St Nicholas Park in Warwick is to host the start and finish of the 2022 Commonwealth Games road cycling races.
About 160 cyclists are expected to take part in the men’s and women’s road race events.
The full route is yet to be determined.
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Earlier, it was announced that West Park in Wolverhampton will be the setting for the start and finish of the cycling time trial.
A Birmingham City University (BCU) student has described paying £9,000 in tuition fees as feeling "like a "bank robbery".
Image source, PA MediaFirst-year student Horoon Irshad from Alum Rock is isolating after being told he could have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.
He said students had become "fearful" due to the incidents of coronavirus.
"How are we meant to concentrate on our studies - fulfill the £9,000 university fee and still attain the same quality of education - without feeling that fear?
"I think £9,000 for me to be going in twice every two weeks and then online lectures - whilst I appreciate every universities efforts to deliver those - I think that £9,000 just for me feels like a bank robbery," he added.
In a statement BCU said it has put in place a contact tracing system which is working as planned and it will support all students who have to isolate.
Quote MessageWe have committed to face-to-face teaching and we know from feedback that the majority of students are delighted to be back on campus with access to university facilities, and we recognise what a tough time it has been working and studying from home.
Birmingham City University statement