Emergency services' music video for Alexpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Emergency staff members give up time to make music video to help Alex Goodwin
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Emergency services' music video for Alexpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Latest: Man hit by train; JLR pulls out of Silverstone talkspublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveThese are some of our headlining stories today:
- Man dies after being hit by train, causing rail delays
- Jaguar Land Rover 'not proceeding' with Silverstone plans
- Coventry City face FA Cup Ricoh replay against Morecambe
Video: What's the afternoon weather got in store?published at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterA dry afternoon in store, with bright spells and highs of 7C (45F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Emergency staff in music video for cancer patientpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Hundreds of emergency staff gathered in Warwickshire to make a music video to help a boy who has cancer.
Alex Goodwin, nine, who has Ewing Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer only found in children, hopes the video will help a fundraising song reach Christmas number one.
His father Jeff, a Warwickshire police officer, roped in colleagues to help.
Rail delays between Rugby and Watford Junctionpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
A safety inspection of the track is causing rail delays of up to 20 minutes between Rugby and Watford Junction, external say National Rail.
Some trains are being diverted via Northampton.
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End of X postMan dies after being hit by train near Birmingham Internationalpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
A man has died after being hit on the railway line between Birmingham New Street and International.
British Transport Police says, external its officers are working to establish the man's identity and inform his next of kin.
The collision caused rush hour disruption for passengers in Birmingham and Coventry, with services still affected.
JLR 'pulls out' of Silverstone dealpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
It's being reported in The Telegraph, external that two potential bidders for the Silverstone Circuit have walked away from talks about buying the venue, which is home to the British Grand Prix.
It's claimed both Jaguar Land Rover and the entrepreneur Laurence Tomlinson have given up on securing deals.
Image source, Getty ImagesCircuit owners British Racing Drivers Club says it won't comment until any potential deal is in place. We've contacted Jaguar and Mr Tomlinson for comment.
Delays on the trainspublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Train services are expected to be delayed for the next hour following a collision between a person and a train near Birmingham International at about 06:50.
The line between Birmingham New Street and International has reopened but the disruption to passengers' journeys at rush hour is continuing throughout the morning as services attempt to get back to normal.
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End of X postWatch: Coventry hosts England win in Four Nationspublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
The Ricoh arena hosted a crowd of 21,009 to watch England's Four Nations clash with Scotland.
England recovered from an awful start to beat Scotland 38-12.
Media caption, Four Nations: England 38-12 Scotland
Collision on A45published at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
BBC TravelAll lanes have re-opened after a collision earlier on the A45 London Road southbound in Ryton-on-Dunsmore.
Two vehicles crashed at Church Road.
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Read MoreRailway lines re-openpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveThe railway line between Birmingham New Street and International has re-opened.
It was closed when a train hit a person near International earlier this morning, causing rush hour disruption for passengers.
Trains are likely to remain delayed for the next hour or so as services settle, but Virgin Trains' 08:50 service to London Euston has set off, calling at all stations - including International and Coventry.
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End of X postTrain delays: Replacement bus service in operationpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveA replacement bus service is running between Birmingham New Street and Coventry after a person was hit by a train near Birmingham International this morning, causing delays that are expected to last until at least midday.
Network Rail in Birmingham says buses will be available outside New Street's main entrance, near the TK Maxx store.
Passengers are being told to follow the hashtag #BirminghamInt, external on Twitter.
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End of X postWatch: Latest weather forecastpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterA cold start to a breezy day with plenty of dry and fine weather with the risk of just a couple of isolated showers.
Highs of 7C (45F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Train delays: Disruption expected to last until 12:00published at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
This morning's disruption to rail services - estimated to last until at least midday - could involve cancellation of trains and delays of up to 90 minutes, external.
The advice to passengers came after a person was hit by a train near Birmingham International.
Railway line closed at Birmingham New Streetpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local LiveAll train lines between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International are "blocked" this morning, Virgin Trains says.
The train operator is warning passengers to expect delays after a person was hit by a train this morning.
London Midland and Chiltern Railway are accepting tickets, external and buses have been requested to operate between Birmingham New Street and Coventry
National Rail says delays are expected to last until about 12:00., external
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End of X postGood morning from the Coventry newsroompublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveI'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Coventry and Warwickshire between now and 18:00.
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