Updates on Friday 9 December 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Your lunchtime headlines:
- Almost £400,000 in wrongly paid fines is still sitting in Coventry City Council's bank account
- Police say that over 500 car crimes have been committed in Warwickshire in just over a month
- A campaign has been launched to raise £25,000 to revitalize the Rugby Football Museum
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
The Sky Blues manager, Mark Venus, says he'll pick his strongest possible side for tonight's Checkatrade Trophy match against Crawley Town.
City will be missing Jamie Sterry (pictured), Dion Kelly-Evans and Ben Stephenson for the gamne at the Ricoh.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe game kicks off at 19:45 - all the build-up and post-match analysis from 19:00 tonight on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.
Shelley Phelps
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, Political Reporter
Plans for major changes to the way the local health and care services operate in the future, known as Sustainability and Transformation Plans, are being examined by the council today.
Professor Hardy told the committee the STP won't be put into action all at once, but will done more slowly in "separate work streams".
Plans to merge all stroke services across Warwickshire into one single unit in Coventry will take up to two years, according to Andrea Green, from Coventry & Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A mild day ahead - well above average temperatures with highs of about 13C.
Charlie Slater with this morning's weather for the West Midlands.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Nuneaton Town beat FC United of Manchester 5-1, to set up a clash with Stockbridge Park Steels in the next round of the FA Trophy.
Leamington beat Dunstable in the Southern League Premier Division to stay top of the table.
Rugby Town are out of the Birmingham Senior Cup, after losing 3-0 to Wolves at Butlin Road.
There's been a spike in car crime, according to Warwickshire Police, with 535 incidents reported to them between 30 September and 2 November., external
The hardest hit areas are Nuneaton, Arbury, Atherstone and Leamington.
The force says it has stepped up police patrols.
Quote MessageDon't leave valuables in your cars, make sure its locked and don't leave the keys in easily accessible places in your home. When de-icing your car in the mornings don't leave it with the keys in the ignition.
Inspector Matthew Pyatt, Warwickshire Police
A 93-year-old Kenilworth war veteran who survived the D-Day landings, external was honoured at a special ceremony held at Kenilworth Castle on Tuesday, 6 December.
Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Your headlines this morning:
- Almost £400,000 is still in Coventry City Council's bank account after drivers were wrongly fined for using bus lanes in the city
- Figures obtained by the BBC show that five local MPs have been physically attacked at work
- Coventry jewellers, Olivers, has re-opened this morning, 24 hours after an estimated £100,000 worth of stock was stolen
This stunning picture was taken by eskimoden in Bidford-on-Avon.
The temperature was recorded at 10C (50F), so quite a mild morning.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
A campaign to re-vamp the Rugby Museum in Rugby been launched.
A crowdfunding page has been set up, aimed at raising £25.000 thousand pounds for the museum on St Matthews Street, where William Gilbert made the first balls for the game (pictured).
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
A Coventry jewellers re-opens today, the day after an estimated £100,000 of stock was stolen.
Olivers in Shelton Square was raided in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The skies will tend to slowly cloud over during the afternoon and it will feel mild with highs of 13C (55F).
Police officers in West Mercia will begin wearing body cameras next year after the police and crime commissioner agreed to spend £1m on the scheme.
The £1m is a joint investment with the Warwickshire PCC for the West Mercia and Warwickshire forces, with West Mercia putting up 69% of the cost.
West Mercia Police says firearms officers and those carrying Tasers will be first to receive the new cameras, before they are rolled out across the rest of the force.
Quote MessageI have seen first-hand the benefits these cameras have and have led the push for their introduction. I am pleased to have reached this milestone and will continue to hold the chief constable to account to ensure the cameras are introduced on time, on budget and then used appropriately across the force
John Campion, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner
The man leading the plan to cut more than £260m from local NHS spending, external has admitted he can’t “offer any guarantees” amid fears for the future of services
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
The top stories for Coventry and Warwickshire this morning include:
BBC Midlands Today
An investigation by Midlands Today has revealed that at least three quarters of the MPs in our region have been abused or threatened while doing their job.
Out of the 63 members of parliament, 49 were abused on social media, 41 were threatened in person and five have been physically attacked.
The research was done following the murder of the Yorkshire MP, Jo Cox, six months ago.
Welcome to the Local Live service for Coventry and Warwickshire on Wednesday morning.
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The director of Rogue One is hoping to use Star Wars to help educate people about Angelman Syndrome, which affects his niece.
Read MoreGareth Edwards, director of the latest Star Wars movie, has produced a film to promote awareness of a rare genetic syndrome his niece was born with.
Read MoreThe director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story took time out to invite his niece Ella Court - who has a rare genetic disorder - and her family to the set to make a special film.
Gareth Edwards, from Nuneaton, used the opportunity to raise awareness of 14-year-old Ella's condition Angelman syndrome and the charity Assert, for which he is patron.
His sister Lisa had always said that when her "little brother" became famous he could get "on board and raise the profile".
