A plan to possibly refund motorists fined for driving through bus-only junctions in Coventry has been thrown out.

A motion from the city's Conservative councillors, calling for the move, was defeated at a full council meeting. 

They wanted drivers who had been fined to be contacted - because the warning signs for the junctions weren't in the right place - and refunds might be due.

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BBC Midlands Today

Nearly half a million children in the West Midlands are to be offered free flu vaccinations this winter.  

The Stay Well This Winter, external campaign is the biggest-ever flu programme seen in the region.

This winter the programme will be extended to children in school year three (seven and eight-year-olds).

It means in total, across the country, there are four million children eligible this year for the vaccination, which is given to them via a nasal spray rather than an injection.  

Chief medical officer Prof Dame Sally Davies said: "Flu can be much more dangerous for children than many patients realise and when children get flu they tend to spread it around the whole family."  

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

The top stories in for Coventry and Warwickshire this morning include:  

- Plans for Coventry City Council to contact around 13,000 fined drivers over potential refunds have been thrown out by councillors

- The government's confirmed it's to push ahead with HS2

- A planning inspector is in Coventry today looking at a draft local plan which could see 3,000 new homes in the Kerseley green belt

BBC Sport

Coventry City midfielder Ben Stevenson has signed a new four-year deal with his home-town team.

The academy product, 19, joined the Sky Blues at the age of nine and his new contract runs until June 2020.

"Everybody here looks forward to helping Ben continue his progression," said caretaker manager Mark Venus., external

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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

A 94-year-old photographer who has documented the arrival and lives of South Asian immigrants to Coventry since the 1950s is being exhibited in the city for the first time.

About 70 photographs taken by Maganbhai Patel - better known as Masterji - between 1951 and the 1990s will be shown at The Box, Fargo Village, in November., external

Image source, Maganbhai Patel

Masterji moved to Coventry from Surat in 1951 and worked in the city's GEC factory.

During his early years in England he used a Box Brownie to take photographs of friends.

Image source, Maganbhai Patel

Exhibition curator Jason Tilley said: "The work of Masterji is of huge significance not just for Coventry but the UK, because it’s a window into the lives of people as they arrived here and the image they wanted to send home."

Coventry Telegraph

A new report out today has revealed that Coventry City Council had to issue 80 fixed penalty notices last year, external - fourth highest of any council. 

A former Coventry children's home worker, jailed for child cruelty, has died in prison.

Kenneth Owen, 71, was serving a sentence of four years and four months at Oakwood Prison after being found guilty of five cruelty charges whilst working at Wisteria Lodge.

Image source, West Midlands Police

The Prison Service said Owen, of Boston in Lincolnshire, died in hospital last Wednesday. 

His death was not suspicious, there will be an independent investigation.  

BBC Weather

Some misty patches possible for a time this morning on a mainly dry day with the risk of just a few showers. 

A mix of sunny spells and plenty of cloud will see the temperatures up to 13C (55F).  

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for Wednesday. 

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Midfielder Ben Stevenson signs a new four-year deal at Coventry City, his hometown team.

New political battle lines to be drawn between Erdington and Islington

A mediator could be brought in to try and secure the future of crisis-hit Coventry City Football Club, the sports minister tells MPs.

Live updates have now ended, but keep an eye out for more news, sport and travel into the evening and early morning.

We'll be back with you from 08:00.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

Patchy cloud is forecast overnight with the possibility of some showers and lows of 10C (50F).

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

MP for Nuneaton Marcus Jones is calling on Warwickshire County Council to reject plans for an 80-space car park, external near Bermuda Park station when it meets today.

The station opened in January this year as part of a £13.6m investment to improve rail services between Coventry and Nuneaton. 

The council should "rethink proposals", he said, which will "jeopardise important employment land".

Current owner of the land UPS objects to council proposals for a compulsory purchase order, saying it is planning to create up to 150 new jobs at the site.

Alice Rosenthal
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A person was airlifted to hospital after falling down a lift shaft in Warwick, says the ambulance service, external.

It happened at about 13:30 in Haywood Road. 

The annual Mop Fair, in Stratford-upon-Avon, has started with some road closures in the town centre, external.

Coventry Telegraph

A Coventry man has admitted owning two fighting dogs who were shot dead by police during a dawn raid, external in the city.  

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:

• Minister considers bringing in mediator to settle Sky Blues dispute
• Two men who raped girls in Nuneaton and Bristol in the 1980s have been jailed
• Nuneaton MP's plea to scrap car park plan