Fallen Somme soldier remembered 100 years on
War memorial gains listed status
Thousands attend Armistice Day parade
Updates from Friday 11 November 2016
BBC Sport
Wasps centre Elliot Daly is set to be given his first international start when England host South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.
Daly, 24, has won five caps as a replacement, but is now set to start at outside centre against the Springboks.
Image source, Getty ImagesMark Allen is through to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions snooker at the Ricoh Arena.
He won a final-frame decider against Mark Selby to win 6-5.
Later two former World Champions meet when Shaun Murphy takes on John Higgins and they're followed by Judd Trupp against Anthony McGill.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Some of our main stories today are:
The Bishop of Coventry will lead a ceremony to dedicate a tree at Coventry's War Memorial Park to a city soldier killed in World War One.
Joseph Turton Cleaver was killed on the first day of the Somme 100 years ago.
His story was uncovered by BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's Vic Minett when she visited the battelfield in June.
You can hear the service on Vic's show from 09:00 this morning.
A new HIV screening test, which uses a simple mouth swab instead of needles to draw blood, will be used in Coventry.
The test takes about 20 minutes and indicates whether a person may be a carrier.
Coventry has the highest rate of infection in the West Midlands and the aim is to take the new test into communities where people are more likely to have the disease.
Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter
After a chilly start, it should be a bright day with some sunny spells but there's a risk of showery outbreaks at times.
Highs of around 11C (52F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Good morning from the Coventry newsroom.
We'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather between now and 18:00.
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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
What better way to finish the day than with this great shot of the sunset taken at Tile Hill in Coventry.
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Jenny M.
Image source, Jenny MThere have been a spate of thefts and a break in overnight in Nuneaton.
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It was taken in Bishop Itchington.
Image source, Steve CWardens who help some of the most vulnerable people across Nuneaton and Bedworth could be axed., external
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
Tonight will be dry for most, but we could see some showers.
By dawn, clear spells mean it will be cold. Lows of 3C (37F).
BBC Midlands Today's Shefali Oza has your forecast
Police are reminding motorists not to use their mobiles while driving.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
These are some of the stories we are looking at today:
- Two men who forced their way into a house and robbed the occupants are being sought by the police
- Coventry City Council says there will be a review of taxi ranks in the city following concern raised by drivers
- A West Midlands MEP is helping thalidomide victims access a "survivors fund" in Germany, where the drug was made
Police are on the hunt for two men who forced their way into a house in Rugby yesterday evening, external.
It happened on Polo Drive in Cawston at about 19:15 when the men threatened the occupants demanding to know where valuables were kept.
They made off with a wallet which was later recovered.
Find out what Rugby’s unique new attraction looks like, external – organisers hope it will bring in sport fans from around the world.
Image source, Rugby Borough CouncilA full review of taxi ranks is to take place in Coventry.
The news follows a meeting between taxi drivers and Coventry City Council earlier today after drivers asked for the reinstatement of a taxi rank on The Burges.
The rank was closed eight years ago but taxi drivers are still using it.
Quote MessageIt wasn't a straightforward situation where... you can just reinstate the rank on the existing facility because that's not feasible. There is a demand from the public in terms of taxi ranks in that area and so we're hopeful that we can come to some sort of logical conclusion."
Alan Lewis, Unite union
Thousands of poppies will be dropped in the West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry on Friday, as a bugler sounds the Last Post.
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Survivors of the drug thalidomide, who're campaigning to access a 'survivors fund' in Germany, are being supported by the West Midlands Conservative MEP, Daniel Dalton.
The Thalidomide Trust wants the Berlin government to acknowledge their condition because it "prematurely ended court action" in the 1970s which would have helped those affected in the UK.
The drug was used to combat morning sickness in pregnant woman and was developed and manufactured by a German pharmaceutical company.
Image source, Thalidomide TrustQuote MessageWe need to shame the German government into allowing British survivors access to these funds. They have an obligation for their actions of almost 40 years ago."
Craig Millward, Survivor
