A woman has been arrested after a pedestrian was hit by a car outside a school in Nuneaton.

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The incident happened shortly after two women were in a "verbal altercation" outside Weddington Primary School on Winchester Avenue, at about 15:20 on Wednesday, police say., external

The pedestrian, a woman in her 30s, was seen by ambulance staff and discharged at the scene.

A 47-year-old woman from the town was arrested in connection with the incident and released on bail pending inquiries, said Warwickshire Police.

The government says small football clubs in the West Midlands "won't be forgotten" as they struggle to survive the pandemic.

Concerns were raised in the Commons by the Conservative MP for West Bromwich West, Shaun Bailey whose constituency includes Tipton Town and Tividale football clubs.

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It comes as Premier League chief executive Richard Masters and English Football League chairman Rick Parry have been called before a parliamentary committee "in an attempt to break the deadlock" over a financial rescue package for clubs.

"Covid has exposed many of the fissures in our society and this is one of the deepest and football has been exposed, frankly, as having the economics of the madhouse in many respects," committee chair and Solihull MP Julian Knight told BBC Sport.

He said there were concerns 12 to 15 EFL clubs could go under as a result of the financial crisis caused by coronavirus, which has been worsened by the lack of fans.

The government has made clear it will not provide a bailout to elite football.

BBC Weather Watchers

Some autumnal scenes here from our local BBC Weather Watchers.

These three are from users Jeff in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, Peter Steggles in Condover, Shropshire and Elle Niño in Dorridge, Solihull:

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Shropshire Star

The Shropshire Star's headlines today include:

• Motorcyclist dies after crash involving car and tractor near Market Drayton, external
• Lockdown breaches 'will not be tolerated', warn Shropshire police, external
• Multi-million pound plans to revamp Shrewsbury town centre revealed, external

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

A cafe owner says she "very apprehensive" and just hoping for the best to get through the new lockdown restrictions in England.

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Julie Smith runs Julie's Cafe in Droitwich, Worcestershire, and had to shut for seven weeks in the first lockdown.

This time, with no customers allowed to dine in, she has turned into a takeaway business for food and drink.

"We are just trying our best and hopefully we will get through it the same as we hope everybody else does in the same situation," she said.

BBC Radio Stoke

People are being warned it could take at least a fortnight before it is known if the new lockdown measures cut coronavirus infection rates.

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Dr Richard Harling, director of health for Staffordshire County Council, said it took several weeks during March's lockdown to see an impact from the restrictions.

But he told BBC Radio Stoke he did not think the country was starting from quite as bad a position as earlier this year, however the measures this time were not as tight.

"I hope the virus does come under control and hopefully that happens quickly but we will just have to wait and see," he said.

Under the new restrictions, people have been told to stay at home and non-essential shops, pubs and gyms ordered to close.

Households are also banned from mixing indoors or in private gardens, unless in a support bubble.

An "ugly" stretch of the River Trent has been moved in Stoke-on-Trent to help local wildlife.

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The waterway runs through the city but much of it is hidden behind industrial estates and out of sight of residents.

Described as "hideous" by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, a 500m section has been rerouted by up to 150m from its previous position.

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The new route winds through the site of Stoke City's old ground and the trust said it should be better for brown trout, otters and kingfishers.

Work finished this week on the £900,000 project with a makeshift barrier of rubble removed to allow the water to flow., external

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BBC Radio Stoke

A man has suffered a serious injury in a shooting which police do not believe was a random attack., external

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The 23-year-old was hurt in an alleyway behind Brooklyn Street and Nelson Street in Crewe, Cheshire, on Wednesday morning.

Officers said a gang of people came up to the man and a shot was fired.

The victim needed hospital treatment and has been discharged.

Kelly Iles says Enchanted tea room, which opened two weeks ago, brings "magic" at a difficult time.

Birmingham Live

Some of the Birmingham Live headlines today include:

• Child badly hurt after being hit by car in Erdington, external
• 'Sheer horror' as 155 children found in one B&B in Birmingham during lockdown, external
• Almost 500 Covid patients in Birmingham hospitals as city starts second lockdown, external

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

A Worcestershire tourist attraction has closed until at least spring next year due to the new lockdown.

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Trustees at Avoncroft Museum, near Bromsgrove, said 2020 had been a "terrible year" for them.

Events were cancelled due to the first lockdown and no visitors are allowed under the new Covid measures.

The charity running the museum said , externalit would enter a "care and maintenance situation" until it was safe to reopen.

Avoncroft Museum is a collection of historic buildings from the 1500s until modern times.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a car and a tractor on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

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Emergency services were called to the A53 in Oakley Folly between Market Drayton and Loggerheads at 19:25 on Wednesday.

The motorcyclist died at the scene, said the ambulance service.

The driver of the tractor and car involved were assessed by ambulance staff but both were discharged on scene.

BBC Midlands Today

A brewery said it was "preparing for the worst" as lockdown gets under way in England.

Green Duck Brewery in Stourbridge normally produces the equivalent of 10,000 pints of beer a week and supplies 100 pubs across the West Midlands. But hospitality venues have been forced to close under a second lockdown which started at 00:01 today.

Because of the restrictions, the firm now expects to be producing just 5% of its usual volume of beer and 15 of its workers are being furloughed for the second time this year.

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Alex Hill, its director, said the operation was working under the "worst case scenario" that bars and restaurants may not be able to open for the rest of the year to make sure they are not "caught out" by making too much and having to "pour beer down the drain".

Mr Hill said the ability of pubs to sell takeaway beer during the lockdown meant they may continue to order, but said it all depends on "how safe" people feel in going out.

Businesses and venues are planning for the end of lockdown as the prime minister promises not to extend its end date of 2 December.

One of those readying for Christmas is the Birmingham Rep, which is hosting Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of seasonal favourite the Nutcracker, external from 14 December.

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The theatre is allocating seats in a socially distanced way, grouping families and households together.

However, its plans, like many other businesses, are based on tier two measures returning unedited to Birmingham at the beginning of December.

BBC Midlands Today

A school in Stourbridge is closing to all pupils for two weeks after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary says that due to contact with a number of other members of staff, including senior leaders, the school is unable to remain open.

It will reopen on 17 November.

Stoke-on-Trent Live

The Stoke-on-Trent Live website is covering these stories today:

• Hundreds of NHS staff off work after coronavirus outbreak at hospitals, external
• Well-wishers lay flowers at scene of Stoke-on-Trent crash which claimed life of one man, external
• Publicans contract coronavirus days after customer struck down, external

The streets of Soho were packed while a brawl broke out in Brighton ahead of the new restrictions.

BBC Business News

Millions of the self-employed and small business owners have suffered a trading hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Among them is Julie Headley, who has survived by eating into personal savings and money set aside for next year's tax bill.

She doesn't qualify for self-employed support because profits for the last three years at her dog day care and boarding business, Coventry-based Out of the Dog House, have been "just over" the £50,000 cut-off.

"I keep hearing the chancellor say he's increased support. And all this is in addition to the stress caused for business owners and their families, and the prospect of ruin and poverty."

You can read more on her story here.

People enjoyed one last night out before England went into a second lockdown.

They queued at pubs and ate out at restaurants in Birmingham city centre before doors closed at 22:00 for the month-long measures to reduce coronavirus cases.

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West Midlands Police said there were no significant restriction-related incidents in the city.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Early mist and fog patches should clear leaving a bright day with highs of 11C (52F).