Wasps' participation in Saturday's Premiership final is in doubt after three more players test positive for Covid-19.

Coventry Live

The Coventry Live headlines today include:

• Coventry's coronavirus cases rocket by more than 700 in just one week, external
• School to close for two weeks due to rising number of Covid-19 cases, external
• Biker left fighting for life after Coventry hit and run, external

BBC Weather Watchers

We've had a flurry of wildlife-themed photos from our local BBC Weather Watchers.

Here are three, from users Anna L in Stourbridge, Dudley, SteveC in Warwick and Step Counter in Bodenham, Herefordshire:

Image source, Anna L

Image source, SteveC

Image source, Step Counter

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Two schools have closed from today for a fortnight after Covid-19 outbreaks at both sites.

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Avon Valley School, Rugby, (pictured), external and North Leamington School,, external said on their websites their positive cases involved staff and students.

They said they would reopen on 2 November and all students should self-isolate for the 14 days.

Children will be taught online and the schools said anyone who struggled to access the work should contact them.

Striker Ivan Toney scores two second-half goals as Brentford record a comfortable home win over Coventry City.

Local people are "extremely worried" following the latest shooting in Coventry, police say.

The National Crime Agency says the 1,000-plant haul in Coventry is among the largest it has ever seen.

Elliott Cuciurean breached an injunction 12 times at a construction site in woods in Warwickshire.

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Pubs, restaurants and bars in Coventry need more financial backing amid fears possible Tier 2 restrictions could lead to further job losses.

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The leader of Coventry City Council, George Duggins, has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak as part of a joint call from West Midlands leaders urging for more financial support for the region’s industry.

Currently hospitality venues in the city must close at 22:00, but should Coventry be placed in Tier 2 then households will be banned from mixing inside.

Councillor Duggins said: “As a group of seven leaders we are writing to Rishi Sunak as we do believe that the hospitality sector although not facing the same restrictions as up north we do believe there should be a package for the sector because of the fact it is struggling at the moment.

Officers handling a convicted terrorist who killed two people had "no specific training", a court hears.

A 92-year-old woman has been attacked in her home in Coventry by three burglars who tried to prise off an engagement ring from her finger.

The men crow-barred open the pensioner's front door in Hockett Street in Cheylesmore on Wednesday afternoon.

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West Midlands Police said they got away with more than £1,000 that she'd been saving to buy a new three-piece suite.

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Coventry could lose around 600 of its car parking spaces.

The city council is proposing closing six of its car parks, after seeing a "massive downturn" in their use, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The head of traffic management at the authority, Greg Payne, said that as a result of the downturn in usage, "we're paying to run and operate a number of car parks".

He said the reduction would still leave about 3,000 spaces in the city, but it had to be "prudent" with council tax payer money.

Wasps flanker Jack Willis is voted players' player of the year at the Rugby Players' Association awards.

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Another 720 places will be created at secondary schools in Coventry between 2022 and 2024, the city council has said.

It is planning to spend £11.9m on the expansion of places and 240 will be ready in time for September 2022.

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Ernesford Grange, Finham Park, Blue Coat, Bishop Ullathorne, Lyng Hall, Sidney Stringer, Westwood, plus a further school to be identified will be the schools to expand in the first wave, in 2022.

The project is funded by £23.7m from the Education Skills Funding Agency in May and the majority of the new buildings will be temporary structures.

Cabinet member for education Cllr Kevin Maton said: “There’s nothing worse than building expensive buildings that then are no longer required in five to 10 years time.”

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More than 200 complaints have been made against companies in Coventry, over claims they broke coronavirus restrictions.

The city council said half the 218 reports it had received since the middle of March related to pubs, restaurants, bars, takeaways, social clubs and nightclubs.

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And about half the complaints were about a lack of social distancing at venues. or about them opening during lockdown.

The council said 10 were still being investigated, but the vast majority were sticking to the rules.

Four Wasps players and three staff members who work in the playing department of the Premiership finalists test positive for Covid-19.

A man in his 70s has been attacked in his home and had a silver cigarette case taken from him.

Warwickshire Police said it happened at a house on Ivanhoe Avenue in Nuneaton shortly after midnight and the victim was left shaken but uninjured.

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing photos of last night's crescent moon, like this one, taken in Penkridge overnight.

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And they've also shared photos of the mist that was around this morning, including this one taken at Wolston in Warwickshire.

Image source, Emma Gillett

A care home is swamped with cards and gifts for a resident turning 100 in isolation from his family.

Nurse Catalina Ferchiu failed to get medical attention for Rachael Smith at a care home in 2018.