BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A scheme offering advice to steroid users is being piloted in Leamington , externalbecause of a high demand for syringes.

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The Recovery Partnership says more than half of people accessing their needle exchanges across Coventry and Warwickshire are steroid abusers.

Steve Bliss from the charity says the drugs aren't harmless and more needs to be done to make people understand the dangers.

"Some people using these drugs may need a lifetime of medication or health support," he said.

Land Rovers have been "charming and disarming us for almost 70 years", says motoring journalist Quentin Willson.  

Around two million Defenders have rolled off the production line since 1948 but what do people think of the news they might be reaching the end of the road?

Wasps will welcome Exeter to the Ricoh Arena after beating Leinster 51-10 in the European Champions Cup.   

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Champions Toulon had gone into the final round of games as group leaders, but Wasps leapfrogged them on points scored in their two meetings.

Saturday's game was evenly poised at half-time, with the hosts taking a narrow 15-10 lead.

But Wasps ran in 36 unanswered points in a superb second-half performance.

Coventry Telegraph

London Taxi Company have reaffirmed its commitment to investing £300million into the region despite losing a trademark battle, external with an eco-taxi company over the distinctive black cab design. 

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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

We had a bright start but cloud is coming in and there might be a bit of drizzle. Find out more about what this afternoon should look like. 

Paul Marriott
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are some of the headlining stories this afternoon:

- Campaigners "heartbroken" after Daniel Pelka's memorial cleared

- Steroid abuse service piloted

- Stratford to get new Shakespeare sculpture

BBC Travel

One lane of the M6 northbound is closed for emergency repairs between J2, M69 (Coventry) and J3, A444 (Nuneaton).

More details on BBC Travel.

Angela Sidlow, who tends Daniel Pelka's memorial in Coventry, says she's "absolutely livid" that belongings from the memorial have been cleared away.

"I go two or three times a week," she said, "and the memorial is always kept tidily".

She says the first she knew of the clearance was when a sign was put up on the site on Friday. 

"People keep asking me if the grave's been vandalised - it's been vandalised alright" she said "by the council".

Image source, Nicci Astin

The BBC has asked the local authority for a comment.

Campaigners who tend the memorial to Daniel Pelka in Coventry say they're "heartbroken" that keepsakes, gifts and letters have been cleared from the site without any notice.

Nicci Astin from the group Justice for Daniel Pelka organised the memorial stone at St Paul's Cemetery, Holbrooks, and says "people are angry and upset" there was no notice given by the council. 

Image source, Nicci Astin

We are awaiting a response from the council.

Paul Marriott
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are some of the stories we're looking at today:

- Steroid support service piloted in Nuneaton

- Coventry's Station Tower demolished

- Stratford council meeting to reconsider position on combined authority

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Demolition of Coventry's 15-storey Station Tower next to the railway station has been completed.

Nuneaton News

Staff members at a mental health unit in Nuneaton have hit out at plans to introduce parking charges., external

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Clare Lissaman
BBC News Online

The last of Jaguar Land Rover's classic Defenders will roll off the production line this week, ending 68 years of production - does this mean the carmaker's best off-road days are behind it?

The Defender has evolved, but JLR said it had essentially "changed very little during its lifetime", while vehicle standards had "changed dramatically".

Image source, Jaguar Land Rover

Devoted fans of the model say they are "gutted" about the vehicle's demise.   

BBC Travel

Slow traffic both ways on the A46 Warwick by-pass at Woodloes lane.

More details on BBC Travel. 

Coventry Telegraph

The three judges who will attempt to settle the long-running Ricoh Arena dispute next month have been appointed by the Court of Appeal., external

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One of our BBC Weather Watchers, Chela, posted this stunning picture taken in Stratford-upon-Avon this morning. 

A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Coventry University lecturer near a London Tube station has been released on bail.  

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Daniel Young, 30, was attacked in Kendor Gardens, near Morden Underground station, shortly after 08:00 on Tuesday.  

Paul Marriott
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are some of the main stories we're looking at this morning:

- Needle exchange sees huge increase in steroid users

- Man bailed over commuter stabbing

- Demolition of Coventry's Station Tower complete

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A bright start, but cloud increasing this afternoon bringing some outbreaks of rain.

Services between Nuneaton and Lichfield Trent Valley have just returned to normal after earlier delays, external due to vandalism.