Summary

  • Coventry hosts Rio fan zone

  • Wasps training base: Sky Blues vow to 'continue fighting'

  • No new speed cameras for Coventry

  • Leamington Spa's Olympic archer

  • Updates from Friday 5 August 2016

  1. Fire safety concerns at £380m hospitalpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A £380m hospital built ten years ago is not fit to prevent a fire from spreading, a safety review has revealed.

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  2. Olympic pool at leisure centre approvedpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A £17m Olympic-sized swimming pool and sports village looks set to be built at a leisure centre in Coventry.

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  3. Slavery arrest as 10 found in warehousepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A man is arrested on suspicion of slavery offences after 10 people, including a baby, were found in a Coventry warehouse.

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  4. Child neglect case court papers lodgedpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A man who said he suffered serious neglect at a children's home in Ireland is hoping to have his case heard at the European Court of Human Rights.

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  5. Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    A little bit of thin cloud will come in tonight, and things will be fairly warm too.

    Lows of 15C (59F).

    Find out more.

    Media caption,

    Charlie Slater has your weather forecast

  6. Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    A mainly dry, fine and sunny day with plenty of sunshine and light winds (and some cloud for further northern parts). 

    Highs of 23C (73F).

    Find out more.

    Media caption,

    The latest weather for the West Midlands

  7. Bell joins Perth Scorchers for Big Bashpublished at 05:32 British Summer Time 30 August 2016

    Warwickshire and former England one-day batsman Ian Bell signs for the Perth Scorchers in the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 league.

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  8. Patel bowls Bears into One-Day finalpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 29 August 2016

    Jeetan Patel takes five wickets to help Warwickshire beat Somerset by eight runs and set up a One-Day Cup final with Surrey.

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  9. Highlights: Patel inspires Warwickshire to One-Day finalpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 29 August 2016

    Spinner Jeetan Patel takes five wickets to help Warwickshire beat Somerset and set up a One-Day Cup final against Surrey.

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  10. MPs' help sought in Apple laptop fightpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    A father calls on MPs to help force computer giant Apple to unlock his murdered son's laptop.

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  11. Warwickshire v Middlesex - day fourpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Follow live text and radio commentary from Edgbaston as Warwickshire face Middlesex in the County Championship.

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  12. Monday's non-league footballpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Listen to live BBC radio commentary from Monday's action in the National League and National League North.

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  13. Trott can be Bears Cup match-winnerpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 28 August 2016

    Jonathan Trott could prove the key man again for Warwickshire in Monday's home One-Day Cup semi-final against Somerset.

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  14. Coventry City 1-1 Northampton Townpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Marcus Tudgay scores the equaliser as Coventry come from behind to earn a point against Northampton.

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  15. Man held after woman stabbed at housepublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    A man has is arrested after a woman is stabbed in the neck, back and abdomen at a house in Warwickshire.

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  16. Notts post 400 again in win over Bearspublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Nottinghamshire pass 400 for a second consecutive match as they beat Warwickshire by 36 runs in the One-Day Cup.

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  17. Coming up on TVpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Elizabeth Glinka
    BBC Midlands Today

    Claims that the A&E department at a new West Midlands hospital is to be scrapped before it has even opened have been dismissed as "complete nonsense"  

    We look at the great Bank Holiday getaway and the situation on the roads.

    And we hear the latest in the Birmingham pub bombings families' battle for answers 

    Join us for the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.

  18. Borthwick & Stoneman earn Durham drawpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Scott Borthwick and Mark Stoneman share a 151-run second-wicket stand to earn Durham a draw against Warwickshire.

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  19. Coventry re-sign Newcastle's Bigirimanapublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 26 August 2016

    Coventry City re-sign midfielder Gael Bigirimana from Newcastle United on a deal until the end of the season.

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