Funeral of Coventry woman who died working in Cyprus
Renewed CCTV appeal over assault
Eels get special 'ladder'
'Inadequate' health body told to improve
'One in five' killed or seriously injured on roads is over 60
End of the line for 'longest' bus route
Updates from Friday 22 July 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Another warm and sunny day ahead of us. Look out for a few showers this afternoon.
Highs of 28C (82F).
Weather for the West Midlands.
BBC Travel
On the M6 in Warwickshire, an accident on the southbound carriageway between J2, for the M69 (Coventry) and J1, at the A426 (Rugby), is causing delays.
We're back with the usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather updates on Wednesday.
If you see stories you think we should be covering, email us, tweet us, external or reach us on Facebook, external.
Listen to live BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentary as Northamptonshire host Birmingham in the T20 Blast
Read MoreWe're back from 08:00 Wednesday with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates during the evening and into the morning.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
The results of a year-long trial tackling the problems caused by parents parking illegally outside schools has been released., external
In the course of a year, Coventry City Council says it's issued more than 1,000 fixed penalty notices, during the 12-month trial of an enforcement camera car.
Richard Lee and Keresley Grange were two primary schools singled out as places where motorists regularly and persistently park in breach of the restrictions.
The council's now looking at whether to make the camera car a permanent fixture.
A drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in prison, external after being found guilty of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and money laundering.
Reggie Fowell-Boston, 30, of Ashwood Court in Rugby was jailed following a three day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
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BBC Midlands Today
The law's being changed today to make it illegal to sell or lend zombie knives.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has been campaigning for the law change for the past year.
The knives can be up to two feet long and have names such as Z Killer and Death Dagger.
Anyone who now breaches the ban faces six months behind bars and a fine.
The deaths of soldiers in World War One were broken to their loved ones in writing - but some families received devastating letters and telegrams when their fathers, sons and brothers were very much alive.
Read MoreA former county cricketer took his own life, an inquest has heard.
Tom Allin, 28, who had played for Warwickshire, died months after suffering serious leg injuries in a head-on car crash.
His body was found in Devon shortly before 9pm on January 4 this year and police later recovered three suicide notes at his home written to family and friends.
The fast bowler was on the books of Warwickshire for six years before returning to his native Devon in 2013. Since then, he worked as a professional cricket coach.
A muggy night in store with temperatures set to drop to around 23C (73F).
Steve Jackson from Bablake Weather Centre says this could nevertheless break Coventry's record for the warmest night since 1892 - when the city fell to a temperature of 19.8C (68F).
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We've put some lovely pictures of people enjoying the sunshine across Coventry and Warwickshire on our Facebook page., external
Kevin Reide
Midlands Today
A Government scheme to help Syrian refugees settle in the UK has been launched today - with Coventry chosen as a pilot city.
The new scheme , externalwill enable community groups to take on the role of supporting resettled refugees in the UK.
Coventry has taken in more than 100 refugees since last March and the government is now asking organisations and individuals who want to help, to come forward.
A replacement bus service will operate between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester for nine days from 30 July as Network Rail closes the line to try to improve the reliability and punctuality of trains in the area.
As well as a new track layout through Banbury station and modern signalling being installed, the investment is also providing infrastucture for a new depot south of Banbury.
Image source, Network RailA weather warning for thunderstorms across the West Midlands, external is in force from 17:00.
The Met Office says while most places will miss the worst, it's warning of localised flash flooding, lightning, hail and strong winds.
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It's looking pretty hot in Weather Watcher Turnip61's garden in Bedworth.
A thug punched a driver's side window of a car, external, causing the glass to shatter and narrowly avoiding injuring a couple inside the vehicle near to a Nuneaton supermarket.
Eight people have been sentenced, external after victims were conned out of more than £31,000 in a fraud scam say police.
The men were sentenced at Warwick Crown Court after committing 64 offences in Warwickshire and 17 in Staffordshire between October 2014 and January 2015.
Victims receive phone calls informing them their bank card has been used fraudulently and they are tricked into handing over their details.
Police say the seven men and one 16-year-old boy targeted the elderly and vulnerable and the fraud had a "devastating" impact on the victims.
Ian Winter
BBC Midlands Today Sport
How are the Warwickshire men's county bowls team coping on the hottest day of the year?
They're playing Somerset in Leamington Spa this afternoon.
You can see my report on Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.
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Two men arrested on suspicion of raping two teenage girls , externalthey met at a Coventry park have been re-bailed by police.
