A grant of £56,000 pounds has been awarded to Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park in south Warwickshire.

It's been given by Arts Council England to help improve the way it communicates and engages with current and potential visitors. 

Compton Verney is aming to become a place for everyone using the building and the parkland.   

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Compton Verney Director Dr Steven Parissien said: "This goal will be achieved by opening the landscape to the public all year round from 2017, and will be supported by our new Welcome Centre, the restored Chapel, our hugely diverse landscape-based activity programme and our exciting new art commissions for the park".   

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Police investigating the suspected attempted murder of a man in Leicester have arrested a man in Coventry., external

The 22-year-old was detained last night and is still in police custody following the shooting in Green Lane Road in March.

BBC Travel

There's two lanes closed on the M42 northbound at J4, A34 (Shirley), because of an accident, BBC Travel news reports.

Congestion on M40 North to J16, A3400 (Henley-in-Arden) and to J3, A435 (Portway).  

A man's been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. 

The 22-year old was in a car stopped by Leicestershire police at the junction of Walsgrave Road and Binley Road in Coventry yesterday evening. 

It's after a man was shot and injured in Leicester in March. 

A 21 year old man and two teenagers aged 16 and 13 have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs.

Two Amur leopards - believed to be the world's rarest big cat - are born at Twycross Zoo.

The wife of a Coventry man who survived prostate cancer, external says making men aware of the symptoms is more effective than regular testing.

Mel Davis was diagnosed after going to his doctor with back pain.

Both his younger brother and father died from the disease.

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These are our main stories this morning: 

- Two men have been arrested in Coventry on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences 

- A meeting takes place today calling for the resignation of a Coventry councillor for comments he made on social media that he "did not believe in multiculturalism"

- Plans to build more than 9,000 homes in north Warwickshire could be a "recipe for disaster"       

Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. , external

The men, aged 38 and 40, were detained in Coventry under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of financing terrorism. 

Counter Terrorism officers are searching properties and say the arrests are part of a continuing investigation.

Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A Coventry councillor who quit the Conservative party after saying people who did not speak English should "go home" is facing more calls to resign. 

Glenn Williams resigned from the Tories three weeks ago after a document was leaked of an exchange on social media with another councillor in which he said he did not believe in multiculturalism and that the controversial politician Enoch Powell was a "personal hero".

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Although he is no longer a member of the Conservatives, he remains an independent councillor for the Bablake ward. 

Now the leader of Coventry City Council and others have called an extraordinary meeting calling for his resignation from the council. 

Today's meeting is also to re-allocate Mr Williams' seats on the planning and health and scrutiny committees with immediate effect.

Coventry Telegraph

A retrial has been ordered in the case of three men accused of gang-raping a woman they met outside the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. , external

The judge in the trial at Coventry Crown Court called a halt to proceedings after it was revealed evidence was being mistranslated to the jury. 

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

These are the main stories we are looking at this morning: 

- There are concerns plans for more than 9,000 homes in north Warwickshire "could spell disaster"

- A meeting takes place today calling for the resignation of race-row councillor Glenn Williams, after he said he didn't believe in multiculturalism 

- The wife of a Coventry man who survived prostate cancer says making men aware of the symptoms is more effective than regular testing.

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Proposals that could see 9,000 new homes built in north Warwickshire could "spell disaster for the area", according to the Labour leader at the borough council. 

The North Warwickshire Local Plan, a blueprint for future development of the area, is going out for public consultation, with councillors meeting today to discuss potential development sites.

But Adam Farrell, the leader of the opposition at the borough council, says the infrastructure needed for the houses is not in place.

BBC Travel

There's slow traffic on the A46 southbound in Coventry at Tollbar island, in the roadworks area.  

We'll bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Coventry and Warwickshire throughout the day.

We're back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.  

Hundreds of Shakespeare experts from around the world are celebrating the playwright at a congress in his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Unipart says its new contract to provide fuel rails to China is partly down to its collaborative project with Coventry University - the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME).

The components it will now supply are said to provide greater fuel efficiency and 'cleaner' motoring. 

England captain Alastair Cook has praised Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes - describing his form this summer as "fantastic".Woakes has 18 wickets in the Pakistan series as he heads into the third Test at Edgbaston, his home ground, on Wednesday.Cook also highlighted the positive role played by the Edgbaston crowd, calling the atmosphere "sometimes riotous".  

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Work has started on the new Kenilworth railway station which is due to open in 2017.

A new passenger service from Coventry to Leamington should start later next year.

The new station site at Priory Road was originally used as a railway station from 1844 to 1965.

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