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Updates from Friday 4 November 2016
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
Staying dry overnight, but largely clear skies mean temperatures will drop with a widespread grass frost likely by morning.
Lows of 4C (39F).
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
A custody sergeant had a case to answer for misconduct after a man who had taken cocaine died after his arrest, the police watchdog says.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:
An inquest has heard that an 87-year-old motorist was killed in a car accident just two months after a police officer failed to notice that his driving licence had been revoked because he had dementia.
Albert Newman died in a collision in Leicestershire after driving the wrong way along the M42 in Warwickshire and the M1 in October last year.
He'd been reported to the police only two months before by a bank worker who was concerned about his driving.
Image source, @chrisprior123The inquest was told that Warwickshire Police took the first call about a car on the wrong carriageway on the M42, but officers incorrectly recorded the direction he was heading.
The error was put right, but Mr Newman crossed the county boundary into Leicestershire on the A42, where the specialist roads policing unit had finished work for the night.
The inquest continues in December.
The Professional Cricketers Association has tweeted about the death of former Warwickshire seamer Vic Cannings.
According to the club he played 53 First Class games for Warwickshire between 1947 and 1949.
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A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of assault, external after a man suffered a stab wound in Bedworth, police say.
Warwickshire Police say the incident happened in the Miners Welfare Park on Sunday afternoon.
The teenager is currently in custody awaiting questioning, a spokesman said.
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Ghostly-goings on at Leamington railway station have led to it being named one of the UK’s most haunted stations. , external
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A mum-of-two from Stoneleigh has died after being thrown 20ft from a hot air balloon , externalwhile on a family holiday.
Image source, Leamington ObserverVanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:
A police officer failed to ensure a man who died in custody and had taken drugs was been medically examined, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has ruled.
The police watchdog's ruling said Mark Yafai, from Birmingham, told the custody sergeant he had taken cocaine after he was arrested for a disturbance in Coventry in July last year.
He became unwell about two hours later and died. A coroner ruled his death was drug-related.
The IPCC said West Midlands Police agreed with its findings that the sergeant had a case to answer for misconduct. The officer should also have placed him on a higher level of observation.
He has since been spoken to by a senior officer, the watchdog said.
Almost 600 police officers have been assaulted on duty in the West Midlands so far this year, says the Police Federation.
The body's interim chairman is calling on the government to "get tough" on those who attack police officers and other emergency service workers.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe force has launched its own 10-point plan to ensure victims are adequately supported after figures showed there were 586 assaults on officers in the nine months to the end of September this year.
Quote MessageI am deeply concerned that a growing number of people seem to think it’s acceptable to assault police officers - it is not acceptable and nor should it ever be considered so. We are experiencing ongoing cuts to police budgets, our officers are stretched as they try to meet public demand and anything that further impacts on the safety and availability of officers has to be tackled."
Tom Cuddeford,, West Midlands Police Federation
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Sochi Winter Olympian Joel Fearon is targeting a world championship double in 2017 by winning medals in both bobsleigh and athletics.
The Coventry athlete, who switched from athletics to bobsleigh in 2012, became the joint third-fastest Briton over 100m by running 9.96 secs in July.
Joel Fearon targets world championships in both bobsleigh and sprinting in 2017
The Bishop of Coventry is calling for more effort by the international community to stop fighting in Syria and Iraq.
The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth has signed a letter,, external along with the leader and Lord Mayor of Coventry City Council, calling for the use of military force to be the last resort against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and rebels in Syria.
Image source, Diocese of CoventryThe letter calls on world leaders to "find ways to end the carnage that continues" and ensure that humanitarian aid is secured for people, especially in Aleppo and in the Mosul area.
Iraqi forces have entered the eastern outskirts of Mosul for the first time, as they attempt to drive IS militants from the northern city.
Neighbours in two Coventry streets woke up to carnage at the weekend after as many as 60 cars had their tyres slashed. , external
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The organiser of the annual Bedworth Armistice Day Parade has hit out at Fifa after the reports they won't let England or Scotland players wear poppies on their shirts on Remembrance Sunday.
England, Scotland and Wales are in talks with world governing body over whether players can wear poppies on their shirts.
England's match with Scotland takes place on 11 November, when commemorations take place across the United Kingdom to remember the nation's war dead.
Image source, Getty ImagesGil Leach, from Bedworth, said the FA should "show some guts" and tell Fifa they'll pull out of the match if a compromise can't be found.
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More protests against the Sky Blues owners are expected later when the City take on Chesterfield at the Ricoh.
Campaigners from the group Fighting the Jimmy Hill Way are promising a Halloween-themed demonstration, branding the boss of Sisu, Joy Seppala, as a wicked witch.
Recently Sky Blues supporters' groups arranged a march ahead of their home match with Rochdale.
Fans have been stepping up their protest against the club's owners in recent weeks, with the match away to Charlton Athletic on 15 October briefly stopped after toy pigs were thrown onto the pitch.
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
Some bright spells around this afternoon, but feeling colder than recent days with highs of 10C (50F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of our headlining stories:
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a postman whose body was found in a village lane.
David Lamont (pictured), who was 50, was discovered by a member of the public in Corley, Warwickshire, on Sunday, 23 October.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceKamaljit Singh Dhaliwal, 53, of Holland Road, Coventry, appeared at Warwick Crown Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.
He'll next appear on 1 December.
Motorists across Nuneaton and Bedworth who use their phones while behind the wheel are being warned that they will be the focus of a sting to put the brakes on the 'deadly distraction'., external
