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  • Updates on Monday 4 April 2016

  1. Suspect arrested over body in freezer is bailedpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    A man arrested after a body was found in a freezer has been bailed, police say.

    The remains of an elderly man were found inside the appliance at a waste management centre near Coventry.

    West Midlands Police said the 50-year-old man had been released pending further inquiries into the discovery at a recycling centre in Exhall.

    The suspect, who is believed to be known to the victim, was detained on suspicion of murder in the Derby area on Tuesday, police said.

    Colliery Lane in Exhall, WarwickshireImage source, Google
  2. Brian Blessed backs zoo fundraising appealpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The actor, writer and television presenter Brian Blessed has lent his support to Twycross Zoo, in Leicestershire, which has been struggling financially since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

    In a video recorded to back the zoo, Blessed - who calls himself an "animal lover" - says "without your help Twycross Zoo could close".

    CEO Dr Sharon Redrobe said: "Covid-19 has been the worst crisis we have faced in our 57-year existence.

    "Every day that we are open, we are slowly clawing back the uncertainty that lockdown has caused but, by no means, are we out of the woods."

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  3. Two released on police bail after murder arrestspublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    Two suspects arrested on suspicion of the murder of a woman in Leamington Spa have been bailed.

    The 54-year-old victim was found with serious head injuries at a property on Valley Road in the Lillington area shortly after 02:30 BST on Monday.

    Warwickshire Police said the 15-year-old girl and a 28-year-old man had been released on police bail.

    Valley Road, LillingtonImage source, Google

    Two men from Maidenhead, aged 23 and 57, who were also arrested on suspicion of murder, remain in police custody.

    Ch Insp Caroline Corfield has appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

    “A number of inquiries are currently ongoing and we would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident or may have CCTV or dashcam footage to please make contact," she said.

  4. New health centre approvedpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    Plans for a multimillion-pound health centre in the Foleshill area of Coventry has been given the go-ahead by councillors and could be ready by next spring.

    Patients and staff at the former Livingstone Road surgery in Foleshill have had to use demountable buildings, which two years ago were declared unfit for purpose.

    NHS uniformImage source, Getty Images

    The new £3.3m development will house a GP practice including five consulting rooms and two treatment rooms.

  5. Storm Francis brings down treepublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    BBC Weather Watchers

    BBC Weather Watcher Violet1953 has shared this image of a large tree down in the Lillington area of Leamington Spa.

    It "narrowly" missed houses and cars, Violet1953 said.

    Tree down in LillingtonImage source, violet1953

    Storm Francis has been lashing the UK with "unseasonably" strong gusts of nearly 80mph (129kph) and heavy rain.

  6. Sale beat Wasps to go third in tablepublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    Luke James scores the Sale try at the Ricoh Arena as Steve Diamond's side end Wasps' winning run to go third in the Premiership.

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  7. National Express to take over bus servicespublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    The firm will take over the routes between Coventry and Rugby, previously run by Travel De Courcey

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  8. Man's body found inside freezer at recycling sitepublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    The appliance had been thrown out by a housing association during a house clearance, police say.

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  9. Murder arrest after body found in freezerpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body inside a freezer at a Warwickshire recycling unit.

    West Midlands Police said the remains of an elderly male were found at the Colliery Lane site at Exhall last Friday.

    The freezer had been taken to the tip by a housing association after a flat clearance in Birmingham, the force said.

    A post mortem examination is set to take place tomorrow.

    The force said it believed the arrested man, 50, was known to the deceased.

  10. Further murder arrests over woman's deathpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    Police say there are now four people in custody following the discovery of a body in Leamington Spa.

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  11. Your photos: Wet weatherpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Rain is set to cause some problems for travel today, with flooding expected on roads.

    But the owners of this canal boat in Warwickshire are unlikely to care.

    These photos were shared by the BBC Weather Watchers this morning in Warwick and Madley.

    Warwick canalImage source, NB Adagio
    MadleyImage source, Ella Mentry
  12. Protesters try to stop HS2 contractors from felling treespublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 24 August 2020

    BBC Midlands Today

    Protesters have once again tried to prevent contractors for the HS2 high-speed rail project from felling trees along the route.

    SceneImage source, HS2 Rebellion/Facebook

    They have been out at the Fosse Way near Offchurch in Warwickshire today.

    An HS2 spokesperson said the rail project would ultimately be "a cleaner, greener way to travel" and would help in the "fight against climate change".

    "We’d urge environmental groups to help us in getting people out of their cars, off planes and onto low-carbon, high-speed rail," they added.

  13. Pub doorman 'stable' after brick attackpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 24 August 2020

    A pub doorman is in a stable condition in hospital after he was attacked with a brick while he worked.

    West Midlands Police said a car pulled up outside The Oak Inn in Coventry at about 00:45 on Sunday and a man got out to hurl the object.

    The Oak InnImage source, Google

    The doorman, 28, was struck in the head and had to have emergency surgery.

    Police added no arrests have been made and the investigations were ongoing.

  14. Family-run bus firms facing financial hardshippublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 24 August 2020

    Travel de Courcey in Coventry and Warwickshire's Johnsons Coaches are among those affected.

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  15. Murder arrests after fatal 'disturbance'published at 13:53 British Summer Time 24 August 2020

    A girl, 15, and a 28-year-old man are held on suspicion of murder after a woman's death in Lillington.

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  16. Pub doorman 'fights for life' after brick attackpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 23 August 2020

    The 28-year-old has surgery for a head injury sustained while working in Coventry, police say.

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  17. Ex-Tory campaigner sentenced over child imagespublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    "Disgraced" Mark Lerigo is given a suspended jail term for downloading 1,500 images.

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