Police release footage showing the moment a teenager drives a car at her ex-boyfriend.

BBC CWR

City of Culture bosses in Coventry have said due to coronavirus restrictions there may be more changes to the year of planned events.

Image source, Coventry City of Culture Trust

The city's stint as UK City of Culture, originally set to start in January, has been pushed back to May.

The City of Culture Trust's chief executive Martin Sutherland told BBC CWR the celebrations would start then but the team was working on "alternative plans".

The producers were working hard to adapt "what is our ambition for those events," he said, "to ensure we deliver against those promises but ensuring also the event is delivered safely, securely and appropriately."

GPs in England receive doses of the Oxford Covid jab as medics warn of "stretched" wards.

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have been out capturing some stunning images of today's frost.

These were taken in Wolverhampton by Les at Large; at Ludlow Castle by Joyinmylife; and at Warwick Racecourse by Raymondo.

Image source, Les at Large

Image source, Joyinmylife

Image source, Raymondo

Councils are warning about a new coronavirus vaccine scam that's doing the rounds.

People are being reminded not to hand over bank details to anyone offering the vaccination.

'World's unluckiest' criminals dial 999 by sitting on a phone and alerting police who see a movie link.

Dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze in a 14th-floor flat in September.

We have some further information regarding the armed police incident in Leamington Spa we told you about earlier.

Warwickshire Police said officers were called to reports of a disturbance at an address on Windmill Road at about 11:15. A part of the route was cordoned off.

A man has been detained and is assisting officers with their inquiries, a spokesperson said.

Officers remain at the scene, the force adds, although it is not yet clear whether they are armed.

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A lot of you wanted to have your say about West Midlands Ambulance Service experiencing its busiest day of calls on record.

On Monday, the service said it dealt with 5,383 calls in 24 hours and added Covid-19 and winter weather had resulted in hospitals being "extremely busy".

On the BBC Midlands Facebook page, Linda Ann King posted:, external "They do a wonderful job in difficult circumstances throughout the year but none more so than in this pandemic. They are all so amazing and very special people."

Gemma Mills added:, external "It is not all Covid, I bet a lot of those were accidents because of the black ice today."

This comment came from Bee Rin, external: "Thanks to all paramedics. I genuinely think that they have the hardest job in the world. Massively underpaid and overlooked profession."

Linda Brush typed:, external "Called them for my elderly mother this morning. Totally amazing ladies."

Armed police are at a road in Leamington Spa.

These images were taken on Windmill Road, where officers have cordoned off a section of the route.

We'll bring you more details when we have them.

Lydia Baya is given more than three years over the incident following a row with an ex.

The vehicle was allegedly hit seven times on New Year's Day, West Midlands Police say.

The eyes of the world have been trained on Washington since yesterday when protesters entered Congress and disrupted a vote to ratify the outcome of November's Presidential election.

The vote has gone ahead and Joe Biden, now certified as winner, will become President of the United States later this month.

Former Stoke-on-Trent MP Gareth Snell tweeted at 23:00 last night a local connection to the iconic building, saying the floor tiles were made in the city.

Mr Snell prefaced the information with "interesting fact".

But while some were intrigued by the local link to Washington, others queried the tone and timing, given an episode in which four people died and questions have been raised over the future of American democracy.

One Twitter user remarked: "Want me to do any facts about Stoke anyone, lift the mood a bit?" Another suggested the tweet was Alan Partridge-like.

But the information sent other users to Google as they tried to learn more of the tiles' history.

Mr Snell later tweeted, in reference to loss of life: "This is incredibly sad. The real life consequence that shows how dangerous conspiracy theories and the politics of hate can be."

Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News

Birmingham could run out of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday and hasn’t received any stocks of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a letter sent to the health secretary Matt Hancock.

The letter says there is “currently no clarity on when further supplies will arrive”.

It has been signed by the Labour Leader of Birmingham City Council, Ian Ward, and two Birmingham MPs - Liam Byrne, who’s Labour’s candidate for West Midlands mayor, and Conservative Andrew Mitchell.

They go on to criticise a lack of clarity over the vaccination programme, and say “it remains unclear who is responsible for overseeing the vaccination programme in Birmingham, and whom we should hold accountable for progress and delivery”.

Birmingham Live

Some of today's Birmingham Live headlines include:

• Snow forecast to hit West Midlands by Met Office as weather warning issued, external
• Driver arrested after travelling nearly 300 miles from Birmingham to Glasgow, external
• Vaccine rollout fury - no sign of new jabs and existing stocks 'will run out tomorrow', external

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice, external has been extended across the West Midlands.

Image source, Met Office

While ice is expected to be the most widespread hazard, snow is likely in places too, the Met Office says.

Freezing fog patches are also likely to persist and may prove an additional hazard.

The warning is in place from 14:00 today until midday on Friday.

Wolves recall Italian striker Patrick Cutrone from his 18-month loan spell at Fiorentina to bolster an attack hit by injuries.

BBC Shared Data Unit

People with non-visible disabilities such as autism or Parkinson's disease face a "shocking disparity" when applying for a Blue Badge permit, a BBC investigation has found - with Coventry named among the areas where it's most prevalent.

Scores of councils have lower approval rates for non-visible disabilities applications compared to those for physical impairments. James Taylor, from the disability charity Scope, described it as "shocking".

The BBC Shared Data Unit obtained Freedom of Information Act (FOI) responses from the 216 upper-tier councils across the UK.

Of the 109 authorities who gave full responses, eight out of 10 had higher approval rates for people with physical impairments. For ten of those councils, including Coventry, the difference was greater than 50 percentage points.

Sources say the illness has reduced the amount of available call handlers at a record busy time.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis

Bin collections in Coventry could be delayed due to staffing issues down to Covid-19, the council warned.

Image source, Coventry City Council

A number of workers are shielding from the virus in line with government guidance and others are currently self-isolating.

The city council asked for patience from residents if their bins are missed on regular collection days as a result.