Summary

  • London Midland staff vote over strike action

  • Coventry people join in Trump protest

  • 'Armed robberies' arrest

  • JLR crash amputee speaks

  • Bees deadline speeds into view

  • Search for HS2 train-builder

  • Updates from Friday 20 January 2017

  1. Coventry City 0-1 Fleetwood Townpublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2017

    Cian Bolger's last-gasp goal gives Fleetwood victory at League One's bottom club Coventry.

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  2. Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    That's all from us on Local Live today. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

    Keep an eye out here for breaking news in the meantime.

  3. Champions Cup: Haskell re-joins the startling lineup for Zebre clashpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    England international James Haskell is named in the starting lineup for Sunday's Champions Cup match in Parma, Italy.

    The side take on Zebre in the final match in the pool stage.

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  4. Metro Mayor candidate launches his campignpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Patrick Burns
    Political editor, Midlands

    The Labour MEP Sion Simon has formally launched his campaign to be elected West Midlands "Metro Mayor" in just over three months. 

    He told an invited audience at a training centre in Wolverhampton that, if elected, he would fight for fairer Government funding for the West Midlands, compared with Scotland, Wales and even other regions of England. 

    West Midlands Metro Mayor candidate, Labour MEP Sion Simon
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    I've been campaigning for seven years and throughout that time, my single clear message has been 'we need to take control back from London because they've let us down'."

    Sion Simon, West Midlands Metro Mayor, Labour candidate

    See my report on BBC One Midlands Today at 18:30.

  5. Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    Watch out for some overnight frosts this weekend as temperatures fall, with lows of -1C (30F) tonight.

    Media caption,

    Latest forecast for the West Midlands

  6. Table in list of 'national treasure' artworks that have left UKpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A rare Italian table top, which until last year graced the interior of Warwick Castle, is included on a list of "national treasure" artworks that have left the country.

    Grimani table topImage source, DCMS

    The £3.5m Grimani pietre dure table top went abroad in 2016, despite the government placing a temporary export bar, external on it so a UK buyer could be found.  

    Originally from Florence, it was brought to England by the 3rd Earl of Warwick in the 19th Century as part of his decoration of the castle.   

    Over the past five years, 41 "national treasure" artworks with a combined value of around £278m have gone abroad.

  7. Council approves JLR expansionpublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Plans for a major expansion of Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Coventry, external have been given the go-ahead by the City Council. 

    Proposed expansion of JLR siteImage source, Ridge

    The firm intends to build a new engine design plant on 60 acres south of its existing site at Whitley. 

    In a statement the company said it was "delighted" at the decision.

    The site is an expansion of the existing research and testing facilities as the company develops new battery powered and hybrid technologies.

  8. Latest: Brandon stadium row; London Midland staff vote on strike actionpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    If you missed any of our coverage today, here's a recap of the main stories:

  9. Speedway: Deadline looms for Coventry Beespublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    The deadline expires today for Coventry Bees speedway team to reach a deal that will allow it to race in the Elite League in the coming season. 

    Brandon stadium

    It's been set by sports governing body the BSPA which says it can't be extended.    

    There have been doubts over the Bees' future at Brandon amid a row over their use of the stadium.

  10. Latest: Amputee fights for compensation over JLR plant injury; DSC Group moves from Stratfordpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:

    • Man seeks compensation after losing leg in crash at JLR 
    • DCS Group moves to Banbury from Stratford-upon-Avon
    • IPCC launches investigation after roadside arrest
  11. Investigation after roadside arrestpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    An investigation into the use of force used by police officers against a member of the public has been launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

    Hillfields community centreImage source, Google

    It follows an incident where a man was treated for a knee injury after he was arrested for motoring offences in Victoria Street last month. 

    He was eventually released without charge.

    The IPCC would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, near the Hillfields Community Centre at around 02:10 on 4 December. 

  12. Man dies in A429 crashpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A man died and another was injured in a collision between a van and a car on the A429  yesterday, says the Ambulance service., external

    The crash happened just after 17:15, south of Ettington.

    The driver of the car died at the scene, and the van driver, a man believed to be in his 40s, was taken to hospital suffering a suspected broken pelvis.

  13. Video: Coventry joins in Bridges Not Walls movement as Trump takes officepublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    Coventry people have joined those nationwide who are unfurling banners on bridges ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

    The gesture is being made by those aligning themselves to a movement called Bridges Not Walls.

    Participants are making their peaceful pledge - to "build bridges, not walls" - following an election campaign from Mr Trump that featured controversial statements about Muslim and Mexican people, plus an episode in which he appeared to mock a disabled reporter. 

    Media caption,

    The banners unfurled on bridges pledge a message of peace as Donald Trump takes office

    The banner was displayed in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral before being taken to the bridge over the ruins of the old priory.

  14. DCS Group moves to Banburypublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    DCS Group is moving its headquarters to Banbury, creating a potential 220 jobs.

    The company, which is behind brands such as Gillette, Colgate and Unilever, will move from Stratford-upon-Avon to the former Hella building on Noral Way.    

    Lynn Pratt, Cherwell District Council's lead member for estates and the economy, said: "We are happy to have helped facilitate this move, which will return the former Hella building to use. 

    "Cherwell has resisted pressure to allow housing to be built on the site, insisting that it be used to provide employment."

    Denys Shortt, founder and CEO of DCS, said: "We are very grateful to Cherwell District Council for their help having found our new site in Banbury. 

    "They have been very positive regarding the jobs that we will bring to the area and fast to respond to planning applications and any queries we have had."

  15. Twentieth Century buildings 'at risk'published at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Some of Britain's best examples of 20th Century architecture are in danger of being lost forever as towns and cities are redeveloped, it is being claimed.

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  16. Man arrested following armed robberiespublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Alec Blackman
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A man's been arrested on suspicion of robbery after shop staff were twice threatened at gunpoint in the county. 

    The first robbery saw cash and cigarettes taken from the BP shop on Stratford Road, Warwick, when staff were threatened with a firearm, police say., external

    In the second, staff were threatened with a gun and cash was stolen from the Heart of England Co-Op on Church Road, Long Itchington.

    A 29-year old man from Leamington Spa has been released on police bail.

  17. Man's 'stressful life' since losing leg in crash at JLRpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    The worker who lost a leg after vehicles crashed at Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) plant in Solihull says "it is stressful having to rely on others".

    Mark Widnall's leg was crushed in the collision in February 2015, according to union Unite whose legal services team has been fighting for compensation on his behalf. On Thursday, JLR was fined £900,000 in connection with the crash.

    JLR plant in SolihullImage source, Google

    Unite says Mr Widnall, 59, from Coventry, has had to move house to accommodate his needs after his injured leg was amputated above the knee.

    He said: “This is the first stage [JLR's fine] in drawing a line under my accident but I have been left with a prosthetic limb which means I can’t do things I used to do, like going out dancing."