Coventry - still motoring along?published at 03:26 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
It's 10 years since mass car production ended in Coventry. How is the city's automotive industry, once the most productive in the UK, moving forwards?
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Updates on Friday 9 December 2016
Coventry - still motoring along?published at 03:26 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Coventry's car-making heyday rememberedpublished at 03:26 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2016
Ten years after the last Peugeot rolled off the production line at Ryton, Coventry, here's a look-back at some of the classic cars manufactured in the city.
Read MoreSouthend United 3-1 Coventry Citypublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016
Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge has to go off injured as they suffer defeat by Southend at Roots Hall.
Read MoreParents' hopes for missing daughterpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016
The parents of Nicola Payne say they still have hope of finding their daughter as they mark the 25th anniversary of the teenager's disappearance.
Read MoreCity to be transformed by '£100m' boostpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
A cash boost of almost £100m has paved the way for the redevelopment of Coventry city centre.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.
Grant of nearly £100m approved for developmentpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
West Midlands Combined Authority has approved its biggest slice of devolution funding to date - almost £100m for a city centre development in Coventry, the city council, external said.
The council added that this cash from the combined authority effectively gives it the go-ahead for the £360m City Centre South scheme. Plans include a retail, residential and leisure scheme.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilThe development (illustrated above and below) will sit between the Upper Precinct, Greyfriars Road and Warwick Road and connects up with Bull Yard, where it picks up the new boulevard connection to the railway station.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilWriting residency offered by university to young award-winnerspublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Allen Cook
BBC Local LivePrize-winning young writers are going to be offered a 10-week residency, external by the University of Warwick.
Image source, University of WarwickThe university says it's now a partner in the annual Sunday Times/Peter Fraser and Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award.
The award is given to the best work of published or self-published fiction, non-fiction or poetry by a British or Irish author aged between 18 and 35.
From next year the university says it will offer the residency alongside a one-day festival.
Weather: A mild night with some rainpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Rebecca Wood
BBC WeatherThere's going to be some rain about tonight and it will continue tomorrow.
It should be another mild night though, with temperatures as high as 11C (52F) in places.
'Lucky' driver escapes injury after HGV crashpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
The fire service says a car driver was "lucky" to walk away from a crash with an HGV near Dunton Island today.
They were called to the collision near Curdworth around 11:30.
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThousands apply to join police forcepublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
More than 3,200 people have applied to join West Midlands Police, the force says., external
They're taking on 1,150 staff, including 800 officers, ending a five-year recruitment freeze.
During the two-week application phase the force received a total of 3,266 submissions from members of the public, and 118 from current staff and the region's Special Constabulary.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceA&E demand 'at high levels' at Coventry hospitalpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
BBC Coventry & WarwickshirePeople are being urged not to go to the Accident and Emergency department at Coventry's University Hospital unless their condition is urgent or life-threatening.
Image source, GoogleThe trust running the hospital says demand at the unit has been building over several days.
It says staff have been working to free up beds and give safe care but that there are still high numbers of people turning up.
Latest: Council considers airport JLR expansion plan; killer stepfather died of heart attack; fat causing floodingpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireToday's headlines include:
- City council considers airport for part of the site of Jaguar Land Rover's proposed new electric car plant
- A man convicted of murdering his four-year-old stepson in Coventry died in prison from a heart attack, an inquest has heard
- The problem of fat clogging-up drains is causing parts of Coventry city centre to flood, says Severn Trent
Double drugs raid in Nuneatonpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
A double drugs raid took place in Nuneaton, external leading to the discovery of a cannabis factory in production and another that had been dismantled.
Image source, Nuneaton NewsIce hockey: Blaze look for another home victorypublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
BBC SportCoventry Blaze, external take on the Dundee Stars, external at the Skydome tomorrow evening, looking for a win to climb up the Elite League table.
They are on a run of four wins out of five at home and their opponents are just two points and two places above them.
Image source, Getty ImagesFace off is at 19:00.
County Council approve plans for improvement works to A46published at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Leamington ObserverProposals to carry out improvements to the A46 near the University of Warwick and Stoneleigh Park have been approved by Warwickshire County Council. , external
Brother and sister chosen for cycle speedway squadpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Brother and sister Josh and Sam Marsh, from Coventry Cycle Speedway Club, have both been chosen for the Great Britain cycle speedway squad for next year's world championships in Australia.
The sport involves four riders going head-to-head over four laps of a short oval dirt-track on bicycles which don't have brakes.
Half of people believe fake factspublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Many of us are prone to "remembering" events which never actually happened, according to research by the University of Warwick., external
In a study on false memories, Dr Kimberley Wade finds that if we're told about a completely fictitious event from our lives, almost half of us would accept that it happened.
Image source, University of WarwickQuote MessageThe finding that a large portion of people are prone to developing false beliefs is important. We know from other research that distorted beliefs can influence people’s behaviours, intentions and attitudes."
Dr Kimberley Wade, University of Warwick
Zero food hygiene restaurants and takeaways in Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
We have rounded up all the food establishments in Coventry and Warwickshire to help you make an informed decision of where you should eat - and where you should avoid, external.
M42 consultation launchedpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016
Road bosses are asking drivers for their opinion on how to upgrade junction 6 of the M42 motorway, external.
Highways England have come up with three options and will be consulting with motorists, residents and business owners for the next seven weeks.
It will involve a dual carriageway to either the east or west of Bickenhill, with the aim of improving traffic access to Birmingham Airport and the NEC, as well as preparing for the planned HS2 rail link.
Image source, Highways England
