After considering the circumstances of the breach, police said councillor Mutton was given a warning.

Coventry Live

The Coventry Live website's top stories today include:

• Coventry City given major Ricoh Arena return boost, external
• Senior Coventry councillor resigns from cabinet role after breaking Covid quarantine rules, external
• Restaurant fined for breaching 22:00 curfew, external

A 16-year-old is charged with murdering Matthew Dale, described by his family as kind and heart-warming.

Remembrance Sunday parades have been scrapped in Birmingham and Walsall due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Image source, Birmingham City Council

In Birmingham, the city council said, external there would be no public event in the city centre, but people could watch a live-stream of a scaled back service from the city's cathedral on 8 November.

Smaller services will be held in Walsall, but the local authority said parades through the town wouldn't take place.

Councillor Garry Perry said they had been waiting for government guidance but "we could not hold off the decision any longer".

A campaign to get a national memorial paying tribute to miners is "well on the way" to its target, supporters say.

Image source, Chase Arts for Public Spaces

Chase Arts for Public Spaces (Chaps) began fundraising after being given permission to build the monument at the National Memorial Arboretum last year.

The group says it needs to raise £100,000 and from having £20,000 in July, the fund now stand at £80,000, including a £20,000 donation from the National Union of Mineworkers.

Sponsors have also been found for 20 of the 22 plaques in the memorial's design.

Chaps hopes the National Miners' Memorial will be unveiled next June or July at the Alrewas site.

George Tweedie died from a blow to the head before being found in a burnt-out car in Buxton.

Crewe confirm two more positive coronavirus tests, to add to two from last week which prompted Saturday's postponement against Oxford United.

Worcester News

The Worcester News has these stories today:

• Neighbours in row over controversial plan to make workshop taller, external
• Aggressive street drinker banned from Worcester, external
• Shopper disgusted by ‘human waste’ in Worcester alleyway, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis

A near tripling in the rate of new coronavirus cases in Coventry in a month is "alarming", according to the city council's leader.

Image source, Google

The latest figures for the seven days to 3 October show 98.8 new cases per 100,000 people compared with 33.65 for the first seven days of September.

The government is expected to confirm a new "three-tier" approach to Covid-19 restrictions soon with 100 per 100,000 cases triggering tighter guidelines.

Nearby areas including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Solihull have already had new lockdown measures such as banning households from mixing.

Coventry City Council leader George Duggins said it was important residents help avoid any localised restrictions as he feared there was “no clear pathway out”.

Sale Sharks' rearranged Premiership match with Worcester Warriors on Wednesday is called off.

Sean Coughlan
BBC News family and education correspondent

People living in a city are no less likely to help a stranger than in a town or village, according to research published by the Royal Society.

Image source, Danny Lawson

Psychologists from University College London carried out experiments such as pretending to drop things and seeing if anyone came to help.

Nottingham was the place with the greatest amount of sociable behaviour, with positive results from places including the Warwickshire village of Polesworth.

Birmingham was middle ranking in the experiments.

More heavy rain is one the way it looks.

Drivers along with bus and train passengers are being warned of travel disruption tonight and tomorrow morning.

Image source, Met Office

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office, external from 21:00 until 09:00 on Thursday.

Flooding of a few homes and business "is likely", it said.

A charity that will work with businesses to match rough sleepers with stable jobs has been launched in Birmingham, ahead of World Homeless Day on Saturday.

Standing Tall will also provide accommodation to support them into independent living.

The charity is looking to partner with 20 businesses in the city over the next 12 months.

The employee's salary will be covered by funding from the firm itself, crowdfunding from the public and other businesses, but the company will employ them directly after the first three months.

Image source, Standing Tall

The charity has been founded by Christy Acton (pictured), who was at social care agency Father Hudson’s Care heading up Tabor House in the city, which offers shelter and supports people to move away from the streets.

Helen Bushby
Entertainment reporter

We should all look up, look outside and put our phones down, according to gardener Monty Don.

The dulcet-toned presenter of BBC Two's Gardeners' World thinks we are "becoming divorced from nature" and wants people to see the wildlife, nature and the environment on their doorstep.

Don's latest book, My Garden World, is a homage to the Herefordshire countryside on his doorstep and his farm on the Welsh borders.

You can read more about it here on the BBC website.

BBC Radio WM

Birmingham rock legend Tony Iommi has paid tribute to his "really great friend" Eddie Van Halen.

Image source, Getty Images

The revered guitarist and co-founder of rock band Van Halen has died the age of 65. He'd been having treatment for throat cancer.

Black Sabbath guitarist Iommi tweeted, external "I’m just devastated to hear the news" and added "Eddie was one of a very special kind of person".

The human sculptures will eventually be part of a free-to-visit tour across the UK.

BBC Midlands Today

Worcester Warriors will find out this morning if their final game of the season can go ahead today despite opponents Sale having 19 positive cases of coronavirus.

Image source, Reuters

Worcester had been due to play Sale on Sunday but it was delayed because of the high number of positive tests.

The entire Sharks squad was tested on Tuesday and Sale say if they feel it is unsafe to play, the fixture will not go ahead "in order to ensure the health and safety of all concerned".

Results from further tests will be known later this morning and Worcester say they won't play unless they are completely satisfied it is safe to do so.

BBC News Travel

Train passengers are being warned of disruption this morning to services between Birmingham and London Euston.

A signalling fault at Leighton Buzzard had forced services to be cancelled in and out of Euston. , external

Network Rail said, external the problem had been fixed and lines reopened just after 08:30.

But National Rail Enquiries said Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services between Birmingham and London could still be cancelled or delayed until at least midday., external

Express and Star

The Express and Star is covering these stories today:

• Wolves and Albion fans arrested for racist chanting last season, external
• Crackdown on dangerous parking outside Dudley schools, external
• Worcester University chosen to lead on Dudley university development, external

BBC Weather

A dry and bright to start Wednesday before turning cloudier this afternoon. Brisk winds to begin, before they ease with highs of 15C/59F.

Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Liam Ball

Rain is expected to develop this evening from the west and it could be heavy at times before turning to showers overnight, with the risk of a thunderstorm. Low: 11C/52F.

You can keep up to date on forecasts for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.