Coventry City move to within touching distance of Championship survival after beating Stoke City in an entertaining game.

Police say Susan Bailey used the money to "live the high life" including paying for holidays.

Murtaza Nazir, 26, was shot in Birmingham in what police described as a planned attack.

A Coventry MP has called on the government to "make history" by making the UK the first country in the world to ban the importation and sale of fur.

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Taiwo Owatemi, the Labour member for Coventry North West, said Brexit allowed Britain to put an end to "double standards" as an independent trader.

She said the UK had been the first country to ban fur farming more than 20 years ago, but, due to being an EU member, had continued to import and sell the products.

"But now as an independent trading nation we have the opportunity to eliminate that double standard and once again to make history by becoming the first country in the world to ban the importation and sale of fur," she said.

The Fur Trade (Prohibition) Bill was listed for a second reading tomorrow, but is unlikely to become law due to a lack of parliamentary time.

Isabelle Boshell died in hospital four days after being hit by a car driven by Ola Onubogu.

Fire crews in Coventry spent last night searching a storm drain after reports of "noises" coming out of it.

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West Midlands Fire Service said specialist rescue teams were deployed to the drain in the Chapelfields area.

However after a "significant search" crews concluded there was nobody in the drain.

Warrington Wolves assistant coach Lee Briers is to leave the club at the end of the season, ending an association of 25 years.

A taskforce has been set up after figures showed seven babies in 1,000 die in Birmingham.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire will be the backdrop for the return of the BBC Two series Hospital, which documents the impact of the pandemic on the NHS.

The six-part documentary series will air on BBC Two in the spring.

The BBC said the programmes would be "driven by the everyday, personal experiences of workers and patients alike," and explore "unprecedented times" in the NHS.

"This is undoubtedly a vital time in the history of the NHS, with the UK’s entire health system coming together to respond to and recover from arguably the greatest challenge it has ever faced," UHCW chief executive Prof Andy Hardy said.

"We are honoured to be able to share a look inside this momentous journey with the public.”

England opener Dom Sibley is to miss Warwickshire's next two County Championship games with a fractured finger.

The two men were the suppliers behind the largest ever land-based cocaine seizure in the UK 2019.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after a raid on a property in Cannock.

Staffordshire Police said it spotted a suspicious blue BMW on Matlock Drive at 13:15 BST.

After its occupants were found at the rear of a property a 52-year-old man from Burntwood was detained and found to be in possession of heroin and crack cocaine.

He has since been issued with a conditional caution.

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Officers then forced entry into the property, where cash, phones, drugs, bladed articles and 24 cannabis plants were found and seized.

Three men, aged 45, 47 and 52, all from Cannock, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and have been released under investigation as inquiries continue.

A heart in the sky has been drawn for a baby girl with an aggressive form of leukaemia.

Eight-month old Azaylia Cain is the daughter of ex-Coventry City player Ashley Cain and partner Safiyya Vorajee, who have been told her cancer cannot be treated.

Pilot Mark Jeffries said he was struck by Azaylia's story after his father also died of the disease in 1986 and decided to raise awareness through his sky art in the air above Azaylia's Nuneaton home.

He said it took "careful planning and proper preparation", adding: "What's satisfying is to know how much joy it brings to people".

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

The changes today are fairly obvious - it's cloudier, damper and also cooler.

Expect a little bit of rain but a lot of cloud throughout the afternoon, with temperatures around 12-13 C.

But never fear - there's more sun on the way tomorrow to look forward to.

BBC Midlands Today

A Worcestershire father who spent 70 days in intensive care with Covid-19 says he feels like he's been given a "second chance at life".

Forty-three-year-old James Stevenson, from Kidderminster, was in hospital for 100 days after getting the virus in December.

At one point his condition got so bad doctors told his partner Kate to come in and "say goodbye".

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Mr Stevenson is urging people under 50 to get vaccinated.

"I was having a niggling feeling in the back of my mind that I wasn't going to get home, so I'm over the moon," he said.

"Just thankful that I am here, I've got a second chance at life."

A lorry has overturned on the M6, closing a section of the road northbound, between junctions 15 and 16.

The lorry was transporting 35 tonnes of cargo which needs to be removed before it can be righted and recovered, Highways England said.

Overnight roadworks between junctions 14 and 15 were also over-running, but those northbound lanes are now open

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River, Beau and Leo were born 10 weeks early at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

A man says £120,000 for his four-bed semi is not enough to buy a similar property in Birmingham.

Davinder Prasad, 70, is self-isolating in Coventry after returning from Delhi six days ago.

A judge accused Tesco of playing "Russian Roulette" with customer safety by selling out-of-date food.