Woman, 78, shot in head with air rifle
Girls commended for bravery after knife attack
Man jailed for attempt to import drugs through airport
Dyson's plan to tackle skills shortage
Coventry's central role in Four Nations
Updates from Friday 4 November 2016
Newcastle United loanee Jamie Sterry has been given the go-ahead to represent the Sky Blues in the FA Cup on Sunday.
But City will have to travel to Morecombe on Sunday without suspended midfielder Gael Bigirmana and Lewis Page and Dan Agyei, who aren't eligible.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
David Reid was one of two readers who got in touch using Your Questions to ask: "Why does Warwickshire have a bear chained to a staff on its coat of arms?"
Well the County Records Offices says the coat of arms, granted to the county council in 1931, is "composed of various elements" from the Warwickshire's past and present.
Image source, Warwickshire County CouncilUnfortunately there's no exact answer, as, they say, the origins of the "bear and the ragged staff" are lost in the distant past, but the bear's been associated with the earls of Warwick since around the 14th Century.
You can find some great history of the bear in their article here, external.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:
A 78-year-old woman is shot in the head with an air rifle as she made her way to work in Coventry.
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Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A dry and bright afternoon in store, with some sunny spells and highs of 10C (50F).
Weather for the West Midlands.
A nine-year-old cancer sufferer is using the power of social media to raise £120k for treatment.
Read MoreThe chairman of Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick says he wants to help "develop a pool of talent" with the Dyson partnership, which is to open an institute to train engineers - offering degrees from the university.
Lord Bhattacharyya said it was "vital that in order for UK companies to be competitive they must have the right people with the right skills".
The £15m institute will be based at Dyson's campus in Malmesbury in Wiltshire and will offer a four-year University of Warwick engineering degree.
A 78-year-old woman was shot in the head with an air rifle by an assailant in a passing car, police say.
It happened in the Tile Hill area of Coventry on Saturday - one of two air rifle shootings that day.
The pensioner was targeted as she walked to work on Station Avenue at 06:30, while a man, 33, was shot in the ribs earlier in the day - again from a car - in Lower Eastern Green Lane.
Coventry air rifle shooting of woman, 78: Police release CCTV images
Police believe the same car may have been used in a petrol theft, also on Saturday, at a BP garage in Finham. Officers think the vehicle was stolen and had stolen plates - taken from a car in Coventry the day before.
CCTV footage recorded at another petrol station has been released of three people police want to trace in connection with the attacks.
The figures emerged in a Coventry City Council report, external looking at the financial impact of accommodating unaccompanied child refugees fleeing the war-torn Middle East .
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Tony Fenner and Cliffie Hodgson are back in the Coventry Rugby starting side for their match against Blaydon at the Butts Park Arena tomorrow.
Jimmy Litchfield and Tom Poole come into the forwards with Tom Jubb coming in at blindside flanker.
Rob Know starts on the wing while Rhodri Adamson gets a run at half-back.
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Leamington Observer
A homeless man fears he could face jail as police clampdown on begging in Leamington town centre. , external
BBC Three
The FA Cup is back, with the first round kicking off on Friday with a clash between Eastleigh and Swindon Town.
Over the years, BBC cameras have picked up some beautifully bizarre moments - including the moment Wembley-bound Coventry City players met a bride before the final in 1987.
Press Association
Unite is urging its members at Jaguar Land Rover to accept an "exceptional" two-year pay deal.
The union says the proposed agreement is worth 3.5%, plus a £750 bonus in year one and an inflation-proofed retail price index plus 0.5% rise in year two.
Image source, Getty ImagesAround 22,000 workers at sites in Coventry, Castle Bromwich, Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton will be balloted, with a "strong" recommendation to accept.
Unite national officer Roger Maddison said: "This is an exceptional pay deal for an exceptional workforce recognising their skills and continued hard work in making JLR a world-beating car maker.
Coventry City Council is set to consult on plans to shave £600,000 of spending from the authority’s education travel assistance budget., external
BBC Sport
International rugby league expands into uncharted territory in Coventry on Saturday - with the help of one of England's top rugby union sides.
By taking the Four Nations to the Midlands, Wasps - a club with a previously nomadic existence and now owners of the Ricoh Arena - helped England win the right to host rugby league's World Cup in 2021.
The Ricoh Arena has only staged one previous rugby league match - an English third-tier game between Coventry Bears and Keighley Cougars, which attracted a crowd of 1,097.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Demonstrators are holding a protest over plans to build 1,500 new homes on farm land near Rugby.
A petition, signed by more than 1,000 people will be handed in to Rugby Borough Council.
Image source, GoogleThe council is running a consultation exercise on plans for a new garden village, external at Lodge Farm, to the south west of the A45, opposite Onley prison.
But local people say the plans are unsustainable.
Paramedics were pelted with eggs, external as they tried to help a man who had collapsed on Halloween.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
The Coventry Bees speedway team will be allowed to ride at Brandon Stadium for at least one more year, after agreeing a deal with its new owners.
There's been speedway at the stadium since 1928 but the land's been sold for development.
The deal could be extended for another two years, allowing the Bees more time to look for a permanent home.
Inventor Sir James Dyson is to open his own institute to train engineers, who he says are badly needed if UK companies are to remain competitive.
The Dyson Institute of Technology, opening in autumn 2017, will create home-grown talent, says Sir James.
The degrees will initially be awarded by the University of Warwick, with Dyson applying for powers from the Department of Education to create a fully-fledged university.
BBC Business News
A new rail franchise combining the current InterCity West Coast main line with HS2 high-speed services has been announced by the government.
Image source, PAThe new franchise will be called the West Coast Partnership and is scheduled to start on 1 April, 2019.
The operator will be responsible for services on both the West Coast Main Line from 2019 and running the initial HS2 services in 2026.
