Updates on Friday 16 December 2016
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Warwickshire's Boyd Rankin, along with Stuart Thompson and Andrew Balbirnie, are back in the Ireland squad for the Desert T20 tournament in the UAE.
The Irish have named a 14-man panel for the round-robin competition in which eight associate countries are playing.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
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A car was deliberately set on fire in the Foleshill area of Coventry overnight, says the fire service.
Crews were called to the blaze in Almond Tree Avenue at 01:58.
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Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter
It's a cloudy and foggy start for some, with rain moving in during the morning and highs of 10C (50F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
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Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
A "bleak" employment landscape, with not enough graduates choosing to stay here, and higher than average numbers of black and Asian people out of work - that's the finding of a new report published today ahead of the election of a West Midlands mayor in May 2017.
The winner will lead a combined metropolitan authority - similar to the one created in Greater Manchester - and will include Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The report from the Resolution Foundation sets out many of the challenges, external facing the mayor as they lead.
Four parties have nominated their candidates:
I'll be live on BBC One from 18:30 with more on this story.
Young people in Warwickshire are continuing to take psychoactive drugs, despite a new law banning the substances formerly known as "legal highs", police say.
The Warwickshire and West Mercia forces are rolling out a campaign to highlight the dangers.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceA mountain of dumped rubbish discovered in the North Warwickshire countryside has hit a Nuneaton businessman in the pocket., external
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Clare Lissaman
BBC News Online
London Midland has apologised for cancelling the last two trains between Birmingham and Leamington Spa on Saturday night
The cancellations meant people enjoying the city’s German market, concerts and festive parties were unable to get trains at 23:00 and 23:40 to stations including Solihull, Dorridge and Warwick.
A spokesman said the issue was caused by a “lack of train crew”, adding replacement coaches had been provided to take people by road to all stops on the affected route.
The Government wants to get "the best deal" for the UK's automotive industry when it negotiates the withdrawal from the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis says.
He chaired a meeting on the priorities for the sector with bosses from manufacturers including Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover and Nissan.
Image source, PAFollowing the event, Mr Davis said: "The UK's automotive sector is one of the most productive in the world and we want to see it go from strength to strength."
Offa House, a former retreat in Offchurch, is to be sold by the Diocese of Coventry, the Bishop of Coventry has said., external
Having decided not to pursue the property as short-term accommodation for refugees or asylum seekers, the Bishop, "with a heavy heart", said to reopen the house would not be the "best strategic use" of the church's "limited resources".
Image source, Diocese of CoventryQuote MessageI know that this decision will be met with disappointment and sadness. Offa House holds a very special place in the hearts of many people in the village of Offchurch and hundreds of people across the whole Diocese of Coventry and beyond. It is always hard to let go of a much loved friend."
Bishop of Coventry
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A generally mild and cloudy night with patchy rain and hill fog for some - lows of 7C ( 45F).
Charlie Slater with the West Midlands weather.
A report into the future of Wellesbourne airfield suggests the council could be priced out of a purchase if the site's "£100m" potential for new housing is taken into account.
Stratford District councillors have today voted to try to buy the site to preserve its aviation use and safeguard jobs - applying to make a compulsory purchase order (CPO) if necessary. It followed last week's application to the authority over plans to demolish some buildings there.
The report into purchasing the site, external says if the land is valued for use as an airfield the price tag could be in the region of £5m. But should the Land Tribunal valuation take its potential for housing into account then the price could go up to more than £100m - making a CPO unaffordable.
The report adds there is no guarantee that a CPO process would be successful.
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The officiating of high tackles in rugby is starting to become "a bit of a joke", says Wasps boss Dai Young.
In November officials clamped down on any contact with the head or neck area.
Young's comments came after Wasps debutant Kurtley Beale was shown a yellow card in their European Champions Cup win against Connacht on Sunday.
Image source, Getty ImagesOne man's been arrested after a collision involving five vehicles on Albany Road last night, police say.
The road was closed for a number of hours while emergency services attended the scene.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceInterim manager Mark Venus calls Coventry City "a sorry football club" after their fifth straight league defeat.
Read MoreStaff shortages at a privately-run youth jail are undermining its stability, an Ofsted report has said. , external
The findings follow an inspection at the Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre near Rugby.
Image source, Google EarthMTCnovo took over management of Rainsbrook from G4S in May and inspectors criticised "poor and problematic" arrangements when the management transferred.
"Of greatest significance, the inherited staffing arrangements led to too few staff transferring to the new provider in order to ensure continuity of care for the young people within the centre," the report said.
The statue in Dunchurch has been dressed as the Pokemon character Pikachu for its festive make-over.
As the video below explains, it is not the first time it's happened.
A statue in Warwickshire is secretly dressed up by locals at least once a year
Wasps and England star James Haskell has taken to social media, external to deny a series of bizarre ‘fake news’ rumours.
Image source, Coventry Telegraph
