Worries about the impact of the planned new high-speed rail link on Warwickshire , externalwill be discussed at the House of Lords later.

Warwickshire County Council will appear before the HS2 Lord's Committee after it put in a petition for changes to legislation.

The first stage of HS2 is due to run from London to Birmingham and cut through part of Warwickshire.

You can watch the debate here, external.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

These are some of the stories we're looking at today:

- Lords debate about HS2 impact on Warwickshire

- RSPCA say pets abandoned so owners can go on holiday

- Barber helps to raise suicide prevention awareness

A mattress and cardboard boxes were among furniture left on a lane in Great Packington, Warwickshire.

North Warwickshire Borough Council is asking if anyone can provide any information.

Leasing council-owned land and a motion condemning racism, xenophobia and hate crimes are on the agenda of today's full council meeting , externalin Coventry.

You can watch the meeting live online here, external: 

Disruption to services through Coventry station is expected to last until 15:00 says Network Rail., external

There are delays of around 20 minutes to services to, from and through the station.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) needs to remain a priority for all partners, the chair of Coventry's safeguarding children's board, has said.

The board's report into the sexual exploitation of five children found the girls were exploited, intimidated and subjected to "appalling violence".

Janet Mokades said the review "reveals the failure of key services" but also considers recent changes in practice and "hails improvements" in the investigation of CSE.

More than 700 pets were abandoned by their owners in the West Midlands last year, the RSPCA says. 

Reasons are thought to include owners failing to find anyone to look after their pet while they are away on holiday. 

Supt Simon Osborne said: “People often think that Christmas is the time we see the most abandoned animals - but it is actually the summer".   

Image source, RSPCA

BBC Travel

Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Coventry, the Network Rail website says, external.

This is causing delays of up to 60 minutes to journeys to, from and through the station. Some trains will be diverted via Stafford.

Disruption is expected to continue until 15:00.

All rain lines in and out of Coventry are currently blocked.

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A barber has joined a collective of men's hairdressers trying to help raise awareness about the prevention of suicide.

The "Lions Barber Collective"  trains hairdressers to "recognise, talk, listen and advise" clients about mental health when they're in the chair.

Matt Robinson, who runs Mr Robinson's in Rugby, says you can easily spot someone who needs to talk.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

The mixture of showers and sunny spells continues this afternoon with a gentle wind and top temperatures of 18C (64F). 

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A woman has been treated for a broken foot following a non-stop collision in the town.

It happened i Nuneaton on Avenue Road, outside the Esso garage, last Friday night, but the car drove off without stopping.

Nuneaton News

A woman has breached a suspended sentence she was given for driving dangerously, external after her boyfriend jumped into her car with cash he had stolen from a charity stall.

Warwick Council says it's reviewing the frequency of bin clearing in the district and recent complaints from residents in Heathcote will inform it.

Residents from the village, near Leamington, say overflowing bins, cleaned every fortnight, are a health hazard.

Stratford Observer

Two people had to be cut from cars after a crash in Studley, external.

The smash happened on The Slough at about 8.30 on Monday, leaving three people injured and two needing to be cut from the vehicles – a Seat and a Rover.

Image source, Stratford Observer

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

The Coventry Bees' fightback proved to be in vain as they slipped to an agonising 46-47 defeat against King's Lynn at Brandon last night.

The Bees were 16 points down after heat 5 and fought back needing a 5-1 maximum in the last race to win.

Image source, Jeff Davies

Stratford Observer

Police are appealing for information after two sheep were killed and stolen , externalnear Stratford.  

Relive live text and BBC local radio commentaries from Tuesday's matches in the County Championship as they happened.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

These are some of the stories we're looking at today:

- A Conservative West Midlands MEP says there's no need for a general election after Theresa May becomes PM

- Coventry's children's safeguarding chief hails improvements in preventing child sexual exploitation

- Members of 'Barber collective' in Warwickshire help raise awareness for the prevention of suicide

Paul Marriott
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze in a lorry cab on the M40 this morning.

The vehicle caught fire between junction 12, at Gaydon, and 11, at Banbury, on the southbound carriageway at 05:37.