Local Democracy Reporting Service

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.

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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.

Coventry Live

Here are three stories from the Coventry Telegraph's website:

• Jaguar Land Rover offers voluntary redundancy to some staff, external
• Universities reveal number of students and staff with coronavirus, external
• New walk-in testing site being prepared, external

Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton are in the "high category".

West Midlands Metropolitan Mayor Andy Street has said he is "very disappointed" with restrictions on different households meeting in pubs and restaurants in certain parts of the conurbation, which he says is not supported by the latest data.

The Conservative mayor said the bulk of transmission in the West Midlands is in "household settings.... and stricter measures for the hospitality sector will not solve that".

He said councils across the region were unanimous in their support for keeping the current restrictions - whereby visiting someone's house is banned, but you could meet them in a pub - and urged the government to reconsider.

Household mixing indoors will be banned in Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton from Wednesday - residents in Dudley and Coventry will still be able to socialise outside of their homes.

A nine-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was hit by a motorcycle outside a country park.

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Warwickshire Police said the boy was hit on the main driveway at Coombe Abbey, in Binley, just before 14:00 on Sunday.

He was taken to hospital by ambualance but has since been discharged, the force said, adding that he was "thankfully not seriously injured".

Police are appealing for witnesses and are "actively trying to locate" the motorcyclist, who is believed to have left the scene with another biker.

Anil Vegad was found stabbed at his home in Coventry in June.

Warwickshire Police said it responded to 36 reports of coronavirus restrictions breaches over the weekend, including a number of house parties.

The force said fines had been issued to homeowners in Bedworth, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton and Rugby after revellers were found gathered in homes.

Those found in breach of restrictions are facing fines of up to £200.

Officers are also investigating reports of shop workers and customers not wearing face coverings and a group of more than 20 people sitting together at a restaurant in Rugby.

Coventry Live

Some of today's top stories from Coventry Live include:

• Sunday League footballer suspended for playing game after testing positive for Covid-19 - but told no-one, external
• Police move in as 150 revellers gather outside bars after 10pm curfew, external
• Covid-19 infection rate rises again in Coventry and Warwickshire, external

Retail space has been hit hard in Coventry according to a new study which has found about 300,000 square metres of retail space was lost in England and Wales in the past year.

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Boodle Hatfield, a private wealth and property law firm which conducted the research, told the PA news agency the decline had been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Manchester was found to have lost the largest amount of retail space, followed by Kingston upon Hull, Coventry Sheffield and Peterborough.

"The retail landscape is continuing to contract with more and more space being taken out of use," Simon Williams, from the firm, said. "The more severe the lockdown rules the faster this decline."

A 27-year-old man who died in a crash in Berkshire earlier this month has been remembered as "bright, happy, thoughtful and caring" by his family and friends.

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Oliver Williams, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was killed in a crash on the A34 in East Ilsley on 2 October, Thames Valley Police said.

The force issued a statement on behalf of his family which said the software engineer had led "such an exciting life, achieving so much".

He was a young patron of the Royal Shakespeare Company, his family said, and a much-loved member and "mascot" in his work at a video games company in the town.

Wasps reach their first Premiership final since 2017, scoring five tries to beat Bristol 47-24 in an exciting semi-final.

West Midlands Police is receiving about 200 calls a day about non-compliance of Covid-19 restrictions, it's emerged.

Calls include breaches of the rule of six, or people not wearing face masks, and Waheed Saleem, deputy police crime commissioner, said "more and more" was being expected of officers as the pandemic continued.

With Bonfire Night and Halloween approaching, he urged people to stick to the national rules and local restrictions and called on people to "think twice" about trick or treating.

He said about £10m had been spent so far on "Covid-related costs" and although the force would receive some money back from government, "it won't cover all costs" and next year's budgets were now being assessed.

Police shared a video of the moment shocked officers discovered £30,000.

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Parts of original 19th Century cobbled paving that used to form a Coventry street have been uncovered by workers.

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Council contractors discovered the cobbles, from Smithford Street, below the current flooring in the Upper Precinct this week.

The cobbles are thought to date to between the 1850s to 1900. It is the second historical find hidden underneath Upper Precinct in recent months after workers stumbled upon a tiled mosaic from the old White Lion pub in March, which is believed to be around 150 years old.

Patricia Hetherton, cabinet member for city services, said it was really special to uncover "another piece of the city’s history – especially one that pre-dates the Blitz bombings".

The paving will move to a new, as of yet undecided, home.

Police arrest a man on suspicion of money laundering after finding a safe in a car in Coventry.