Wasps have named their side to take on Leinster Rugby in a European quarter final decider at the Ricoh Arena tomorrow.

After a £5m investment by Coventry City Council, the new Edgewick Primary school has been officially opened.

The school building has doubled in size and now has a capacity of 420 pupils, plus a nursery. 

New Warwickshire captain Ian Bell has told the BBC he is determined to force his way back into the England set-up.

The batsman, who has played 118 Tests for England, was dropped for the current tour of South Africa after a poor run of form. 

Coventry Telegraph

A young driver was on his mobile phone to his girlfriend and had a defective headlight, external when he ploughed into a jogger on a poorly-lit road, killing him instantly, a court heard.

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Nuneaton golfer, Andy Sullivan is in top form at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, external.

Fog delayed the start this morning, but after hitting -10 he's at the top of the leaderboard.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Proposals that would have turned a Coventry street into a smoke-free zone have been rejected by the city council, despite a 300-name petition in favour.

Residents in Hall Lane, near the University Hospital, called on the authority to stop staff and visitors lighting up outside their front doors after the hospital introduced a no-smoking policy on its grounds.

The council said introducing a Public Space Protection Order to prevent smoking in the street was not practical.

In a statement, the hospital say they "have no formal powers over what happens past our boundary" but are working to see how they can "tackle the problem". 

Yesterday, figures released by the motor industry revealed Jaguar Land Rover had overtaken Nissan to become the UK's largest car manufacturer.

Find out what went into JLR's record-breaking year.

Staff at Brantano shops in Central Six in Coventry and Hatton Village near Warwick face an uncertain future today - after news that the discount shoe retailer's gone into administration.  

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Administrators from PwC are now running the Leicestershire-based business, which they said would trade normally while they sought a buyer. 

Alice Rosenthal
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are some of the stories making the headlines today:

- Plans submitted for Coventry city centre regeneration

- Special meeting to be held on Heart of England Co-op closures

- Andy Sullivan leads pack in Abu Dhabi

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

A brighter afternoon in store for many of us, but remaining breezy.

There are reports of people on the M6 northbound between J3 A444 (Nuneaton)  and M6 J3a causing disruption.

Drivers are advised to approach with caution.

Plans have been submitted for the regeneration of an area of Coventry city centre around Hales Street adjoining the River Sherbourne.

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Plans include opening up the river in Palmer Lane as well as the creation of restaurants and cafes which will front onto a new square.

Ian Bell's Test career is probably over following his decision to captain Warwickshire, Michael Vaughan believes.

Ex-England captain Vaughan says the demands of the job, coupled with England's good form, make it unlikely Bell can ever get back in the squad.

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Kenilworth Weekly News

A young man has told a jury he grabbed a knife as he fled from his mother’s home near Warwick , externalbecause he feared her partner was going to kill him.

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A queue is building to get tickets for a service honouring football pioneer Jimmy Hill.

William Gowlett, 80, from Coventry, will attend with his son.

"Jimmy Hill was everything to Coventry City, without a doubt people wouldn't have heard of us if he hadn't come," he said.

"I'll always remember going on the Sky Blue Special to Everton playing bingo - that was something he started, and they're big things for a lot of people.

"When we played Wolves and got promoted it was one of our biggest days."

Coventry Telegraph

Three brave police officers rescued an elderly woman from her smoke filled home, external by following the sound of her cries for help.  

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Paul Marriott
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are some of our main stories today:

- Council rejects smoke-free zone around hospital

- City centre regeneration plans unveilled

- Second arrest in Tube murder

 This radar picture shows the bands of rain on their way in.    

Tickets for the Jimmy Hill celebration are available from the Butts Park Arena ticket office from 10:00 this morning.

Rob Hammond, a Coventry fan for more than 50 years, was first in the queue for tickets, and said he was “very pleased” to book his seat at the memorial for the Sky Blues’ former manager.

He brought the club back from the bootstraps and made them into the household name,” he said.

“I’ve lived through the dark days, then Jimmy Hill came along and revolutionised Coventry.”

Stratford Observer

This week's front page: Hatton murder trial, stab victim died after row court told., external

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