Two people needed emergency treatment after their motorbike was involved in a crash with a car in Nuneaton yesterday.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it happened near Bridge Street at 16:45 and the man and woman suffered "serious injuries".

The police were first on the scene and were giving first aid when the ambulance arrived.

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Drivers are being warned of long delays on the M6 this morning after a lorry fire near Nuneaton.

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The vehicle was completely destroyed in the blaze at about 04:15 on the southbound side between J3A and J3. Two lanes remain closed.

Highways England said there was more than five miles of congestion with delays of up to 45 minutes by 07:30., external

It added emergency resurfacing work would be needed on the motorway , externaland drivers should consider alternative routes.

More than 100 engineers are expected to move to the site, the car maker says.

Despite restrictions being eased, many firms have been unable to fully restart operations.

Coventry's Ricoh Arena has been chosen to host a Rugby League World Cup game next year.

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Organisers anticipate that the tournament will be the biggest ever staged in the event's 67-year history.

Coventry is set to host the current men's World Cup holders, Australia, in a match against Scotland planned for October 2021.

The council says it'll be a great opportunity to showcase the city.

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New railings have been installed at a Coventry park just a day after an unauthorised traveller encampment left.

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The railings at Top Green park in Earlsdon were put up by Coventry City Council.

An unauthorised encampment was on site for most of last week and left on Sunday.

People must wear face masks and book online from 1 August, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust says.

Championship-bound Coventry City agree to re-sign versatile Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Ryan Giles on a season-long loan.

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From Coventry Live:

• Labour leader Keir Starmer: Jaguar Land Rover cannot be allowed to fail, external
• Nuneaton rapist found sleeping in tent by homeless charity, external
• OAP duped by cruel fraudster who stole his jewellery, external

Coventry City announce plans for a new stadium on land owned by the University of Warwick on the south-west edge of the city.

The family of Briya Kaur Gill say she "touched the hearts" of everyone she met.

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Some of the Coventry Live headlines include:

• Coventry bar goes into administration, external
• Tributes left for toddler who died following collision in Leamington, external
• Three children and 80-year-old woman seriously injured in road smash, external

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Here are some of the great photos our local BBC Weather Watchers have been taking across the West Midlands.

These three are from users Poetic Verse at The Roaches, Staffordshire, Skye in Clee Hill, Shropshire and Alison S in Warwick:

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The "unacceptable" attack put the officers at risk of coronavirus, Warwickshire Police said.

They will be in Birmingham, where 30,000 more are claiming unemployment benefits than in February.

A medieval silver coin in Stoke-on-Trent and prehistoric tools in Shropshire are some of the archaeological finds made in back gardens during lockdown, the Press Association has found.

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With metal detecting banned out and about for several weeks, people turned to "digging up their flowerbeds", according to one expert.

Peter Reavill, a finds liaison officer for Shropshire, told PA he'd seen tobacco pipes, pieces of pottery and prehistoric flint tools from people's gardens.

While they may not be valuable treasure, they often say something "very interesting about the local history", he said.

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As well as the coin, tools, pipes and pottery, other finds included a rock with script in Coventry, thought to be from the 4th Century, and a post-Medieval snake-form belt hook in Herefordshire.

The British Museum said people should get in touch with their Portable Antiquities Scheme about objects they find.

A woman arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a three-year-old girl died in Leamington Spa, has been released under investigation, police say.

The girl suffered serious head injuries when she was hit by a Skoda Citigo in Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa, on Friday evening. She died on Saturday.

A woman, 32, from the town was arrested at the scene, Warwickshire police said.

Officers are appealing for the driver of a silver or blue Mazda and urged any witnesses to the crash at about 17:45 to contact them.

A driver is arrested after the girl died having suffered serious head injuries in Leamington Spa.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after officers raided an address in Nuneaton.

Class A drugs were seized from the property on Atherstone Road on Wednesday, said Warwickshire Police., external

A 16-year-old boy was charged with supplying heroine and crack cocaine as well as possession of criminal property and threatening a person with a blade.

A 59-year-old man from Nuneaton was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and an 18-year old man from West Bromwich was arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of drugs.

The theatre says it has listened to local black artists who want to see the term eradicated in the industry.