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
BBC Travel
Virgin Trains West Coast is reporting delays between Nuneaton and Lichfield Trent Valley due to a speed restriction because of high track temperatures.
The line between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester North will be closed from for nine days , externalfrom 30 July for an upgrade to the track.
Network Rail says the £76m investment will result in a "more reliable" and "modern" system that will be controlled from the West Midlands Signalling Centre in Birmingham.
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Seven men and a teenage boy have been sentenced for conning their elderly and vulnerable victims , externalout of more than £31,000.
Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Some traders in Stratford-upon-Avon look set to cash in on the hot weather today.
Adam Lucock, from Barry the Butcher in the town, says he expects to shift more than 2,000 burgers and sausages as people fire up their barbecues.
Russell Saunders, from Jack's Corner newsagents near Bancroft Gardens, said he was struggling to keep up with demand.
West Midlands Ambulance Service has issued a warning to take care in the sun, external, with temperatures set to go above 30C today.
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Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporter
A former children's home manager has gone on trial at Warwick Crown Court accused of 23 separate charges of indecent assault and cruelty.
Robert Brown, from Caister-on-sea, in Norfolk, ran the Manor Court Children's home in Nuneaton in the 1970s.
The 68-year-old denies the charges, relating to eight children who were in the home in the 1970's.
In a bid to encourage more volunteer lock keepers, the Canal and River Trust is holding a taster course at Hatton Lock , externalin Warwickshire tomorrow.
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Coventry city centre is currently 30C (86F), the same temperature as Cairo.
You can find out how hot is really is using the BBC's tool to see how the temperature where you are compares with cities around the world.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Some of our top stories include:
- Temperatures could reach 33C (91F) today
- Eight sentenced after fraud scam
- Former West Midlands MEP cleared of fraud says the case has killed her political career
A grant totalling almost £300,000 has been secured to help keep military veterans away from criminality. , external
Close economic links should be forged between mid and west Wales and the West Midlands, according to Wales' economy secretary.
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A broken down vehicle is blocking two lanes of the M42 southbound between J4, at the A34 (Shirley) and J3a, for the M40.
More details here.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
An area of Stratford-upon-Avon was evacuated yesterday after an unattended suitcase was reported in Henley Street.
Police say they closed Mansell Street, Guild Street and part of Birmingham Road while explosives experts examined the luggage.
It turned out not to be suspicious.
Yep you read that right - according to BBC Weather it will be hotter in the Midlands than Hawaii, Jamaica and the Maldives.
But wait - it'll start cooling down tomorrow so don't cancel your holiday just yet.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
"Extensive investigations and inspections" have been done to track down the source of a swarm of flies affecting houses in Brinklow near Rugby, the borough council says.
It has been looking at "stockpiles of treated sludge, treated sewage and slurry spreading" as well as working with farmers to ensure the "ploughing in of manure" as soon as possible after spreading.
But a statement issued by the council goes on to say the environmental protection team has no control over such practices unless it can be "proven there is a link between a specific nuisance and a specific premises".
It has served a notice on one property thought to be the source of swarms.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of the headlining stories today:
- Council serves abatement notice on property thought to be source of swarms of flies
- Health warnings issued as temperatures soar on hottest day of the year
- Unattended suitcase prompted evacuation of streets in Stratford, external
Adrian Goldberg
Presenter, BBC WM
A former UKIP MEP for the West Midlands says she hasn't worked since losing her seat two years ago because she was accused of expenses fraud.
It took four years to bring the case to court and Nikki Sinclaire was cleared of the charges last week.
Quote MessageI feel quite angry that two years of my professional life has been stolen and seemingly there is no way that I can have any redress about that and that is not fair
Nikki Sinclaire, Former UKIP MEP
A victims' charity raises concerns about an increase in the number of criminal cases dropped in England and Wales due to lack of evidence.
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BBC Breakfast
Carol Kirkwood is in Stratford-upon-Avon for us this morning where, she says, temperatures could reach 35C (95F), making it as warm as the hottest day of the 1976 heatwave.
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