Family, fans and friends arrive for celebration of Jimmy Hill's lifepublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Jimmy's widow Bryony Hill has arrived wearing Sky Blue.
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Updates on Friday 12 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates for Coventry and Warwickshire to resume at 08:00 on Monday
Family, fans and friends arrive for celebration of Jimmy Hill's lifepublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Jimmy Hill celebration: Order of servicepublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Family, friends and fans will round off the celebration with a rendition of the Sky Blue Song.
Friends and colleagues John Motson, Bobby Gould, Greg Dyke and Jimmy's son Jamie will also take part.
Image source, Coventry City Football Club'Jimmy's heart belongs to Coventry'published at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodaySumming up, to me, what the place meant to Jimmy Hill, his widow Bryony says he was "happiest" in the the city and his "heart belongs to Coventry".
Jimmy Hill celebration broadcast livepublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
News crews are in place to offer full coverage of the Jimmy Hill celebration.
The event will be broadcast live on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire in a special programme from 17:00..
Woman dragged into a car prompts major police investigationpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Alice Rosenthal
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireA woman was dragged into a car, apparently against her will, earlier today in Coventry.
Police say they've launched a major investigation after the incident on Foleshill Road, external.
Gordon Taylor: 'Like Godiva, Jimmy will never be forgotten'published at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportChief Executive of the Professional Footballer's Association, Gordon Taylor, will be speaking at the celebration later.
Arriving at the cathedral he told me he'd been struck by the Tennyson poem beside the Lady Godiva statue.
"Reading that poem that Godiva wouldn't be forgotten" he said, "well Jimmy won't be forgotten by Coventry City or by the football world or by the PFA of course for the impact he made when he was a player and on the management committee."
Watch: The Cathedral begins to fillpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
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End of twitter postFans queue for Jimmy Hill celebrationpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Long queues of fans were seen outside the cathedral before the doors opened at 16:30.
Watch: Five essential Jimmy Hill momentspublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
In 1961 Jimmy campaigned to end footballers' wage cap, he also commissioned the first English all-seater stadium, lifted a ban on media interviews, introduced the first electronic scoreboard in 1964 and the first colour match-day programme.
Here's five essential moments in his career.
John Sillett one of first to arrive to celebrate 'a great man'published at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
1987 FA Cup winning manager John Sillett is one of the first to arrive at the Jimmy Hill celebration.
Jimmy had a work ethic that was "out of this world" he said, "he was on the go all the time".
"What a great motivator and a great man".
Coventry pair jailed for 'frenzied knife attack'published at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Two men have been jailed for nearly killing a man during what police describe as a "frenzied knife attack", external at a family barbecue in Coventry last September.
The victim suffered stab wounds to his chest and legs as well as a punctured lung, after being attacked with a double-edged, half-moon shaped dagger, while a six-year-old child watched, police said.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceHamza Mohumed, 24, and 25-year-old Juma Munyankore, 25, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Mohumed, from The Bentree in Coventry was jailed for nine years and four months, while Munyankore, from Middleborough Road, Radford was sentenced to 10 years and nine months.
Jimmy Hill memories: 'Way ahead of his time'published at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireIn this film Andy Dawes from De Montfort University talks about the impact Jimmy Hill’s pioneering ideas had on Coventry City Football Club and Coventry as a city in the 1960’s.
Jimmy Hill: 'The man was simply am absolute genius'published at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Golf commentator Peter Alliss leads these tributes to "absolute genius" Jimmy Hill.
Other contributions from BBC Director General Lord Hall, former colleagues Gary Lineker, Mark Lawrenson, Gabby Logan and Brian Barwick.
Jimmy Hill: Your picturespublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveMy colleague John Bray's been down to the cathedral to watch preparations for this afternoon's celebration.
Image source, John BrayManslaughter charge over man's deathpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
A man has been charged over the death of a 75-year-old grandfather.
Widower William Heathcote was discovered in Pickard Street, Warwick, during the evening of 18 November and was later pronounced dead at hospital.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceSteven Ray Jones, 24, of no fixed address, is charged with manslaughter, conspiring to pervert the course of justice and witness intimidation.
Four more people are accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Manslaughter charge over man's death
A man is charged with manslaughter over the death of a grandfather in Warwick last year.
Read MoreWhat Jimmy Hill means to Coventrypublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Every football club has its legendary figures, from star players lighting up the pitch to illustrious managers masterminding a golden path to silverware. Few, though, are as indebted to one man as Coventry City is to Jimmy Hill.
He changed the club's kit to the now famous sky blue, he pioneered colour programmes, all-seater stadia and other features of the modern game. He also wrote the club song 'Play Up Sky Blues', which echoed around Wembley in 1987 when they famously won the FA Cup.
While the wider football world remembers Hill as a broadcaster and revolutionary football figure, his relationship with Coventry endured throughout the decades, so much so that a statue of him stands outside the club's home ground.
Jimmy Hill's widow thanks fans for 'overwhelming' kindness admiration and affectionpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayWhen I met Jimmy Hill's widow Bryony earlier this week, she wanted to thank everyone who has been in touch since Jimmy died.
Jimmy Hill celebration: Cathedral preparationspublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Crowds attending Jimmy Hill celebration will be invited to sit in one of several "stands" at the cathedral.
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End of twitter postMan jailed for glassing drinker in unprovoked attackpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
A man who police said glassed a fellow drinker in an unprovoked attack at a Coventry pub, has been jailed for six years and eight months., external
Mark Morgan, 42, from Sebastian Close pleaded guilty at Coventry Crown Court to wounding the man in The Jaguar on Corporation Street in September last year.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceMorgan smashed a glass into the side of the victim's face following an argument, and then repeatedly stabbed him with the remaining shards, police said.
Quote MessageMorgan claimed not to be able to remember much about what happened due to the amount of alcohol he’d been drinking that night and has indeed shown remorse for his actions. But his apology offers little comfort to man he attacked, who has been left deeply traumatised by the attack.
Det Sgt Michelle Kiedron, West Midlands Police
Jimmy Hill memories: The first ever 'Sky Blues Special'published at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2016
Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireAhead of the service to celebrate Jimmy Hill's life, Bob Gowlett shares his memories of travelling on the first 'Sky Blues Special' to Preston, with bingo in every carriage.