Updates on Monday 4 April 2016
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two police officers.
The officers were called to reports of a disturbance in Ascott Close in Bedworth on Monday, police said.
One of the officers suffered a minor face injury the other was uninjured, the Warwickshire force added.
The 35-year-old from the town remains in police custody.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
An 18-year-old man has been charged after a man was attacked during a party in Witherley.
Police were called to a property on Hunt Lane at 23:15 on Friday where they found a 20-year-old man with "serious head injuries".
He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Image source, GoogleThe man, from Nuneaton, was arrested on Sunday and later charged with Section 18 causing grievous bodily harm.
Leicestershire Police said he has been remanded in custody to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
A 17-year-old and a 21-year-old, who were also arrested, have been released with no further action.
A member of the public called police after seeing the woman and a young child be put in a car.
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Cash was seized from the property in Millbeck on Friday, said Warwickshire Police.
The 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
He has been released under investigation.
The supermarket Aldi has said it plans to open 100 new stores by the end of next year.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe retailer, which has its UK headquarters in Atherstone, Warwickshire, is also looking to create 4,000 jobs as part of the expansion.
The coronavirus pandemic has been particularly challenging for discount supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl, the UK head of Aldi has admitted in an interview with the BBC.
Giles Hurley acknowledged his company had not benefited from the boom in online shopping in the way its rivals had - and added that Aldi is now trialling several new concepts, including a rapid delivery service and a click and collect service.
Coventry Live
These are some of the Coventry Live headlines today:
Gillingham sign young defender Declan Drysdale on a season-long loan from Championship side Coventry City.
Read MoreBarnsley pick up their first point of the season against Coventry but are still searching for their first Championship goal.
Read MoreThe number of coronavirus cases in the West Midlands Combined Authority area has gone up by more than 80%, a briefing has heard.
Dr Lola Abudu, from Public Health England, said there were 39,587 cases in the area, with 2,960 over the past week, compared with 1,620 in the previous seven days.
Image source, PA MediaClive Wright, representing the Department of Health and Social Care in the region, said we were at "a pivotal point" with the disease "spreading more rapidly".
There was some good news, with Stoke-on-Trent being removed from the government watchlist.
Mr Wright added that demand for tests was outstripping supply.
Coventry City defender Fankaty Dabo signs a new three-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months.
Read MoreChris Burnham, who was left in a coma after trying to stop a car in Coventry, has returned to policing.
Read MorePolice are still trying to identify four men in connection with a fall from a flat balcony in Coventry last month and have released CCTV images.
Officers were called to Bath Street on 17 August and the 31-year-old man who fell is still in a critical condition in hospital.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceCCTV cameras recorded the four leaving the flats straight after the incident.
Two men, aged 25 and 33, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and have both since been released without charge.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceTwo women have been seriously injured in a two-car crash in Southam this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to Banbury Road at around 13:30 and the driver and passenger had to be cut free before they were taken to hospital.
The man who was driving the other car had relatively minor injuries and was able to get out of his car himself, the ambulance service said.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A trail of lights is going to be created through Coventry, leading through the city to the railway station.
The city council said it would pass through Greyfriars Green and Warwick Row and be ready in time for Christmas.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilWork is also under way to improve the lighting around the city centre, to make it look more attractive and make walking around safer.
It should be complete by December.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilThe BBC Weather Watchers have been reporting everything today.
We've had sunshine in Birmingham and rain in Rushbury.
Image source, Dave Bayley
Image source, Peter StegglesAnd we've even had sleet reported in Royal Leamington Spa and hail in Evesham.
Image source, Weather Woman
Image source, TigerCoventry Live
Here are three of the stories from the Coventry Live website today:
Riyah Collins
BBC News
Three men have been arrested after a police helicopter was deployed in a chase through Solihull.
Warwickshire Police said officers pursued a vehicle suspected of being involved in vehicle crime as it headed towards Warwick at about 22:15 on Wednesday, but it failed to stop.
The car - a Saab - later collided with a police car on the A3400 in Balsall Common and officers arrested a 19-year-old man from Leicestershire, a 24-year-old man from Wigan and a 38-year-old man from Berkshire.
No-one was injured, police said. A number of items including bolt croppers, a hammer, a screwdriver and two drills were recovered by officers.
The men remain in custody on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, and going equipped for stealing.
