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
Martin Winch
BBC Local Live
Five Warwickshire players are in England's 15-man visually impaired squad for the forthcoming Blind Cricket Twenty20 World Cup in India.
England captain Luke Sugg explains how the game differs to the conventional one.
Warwickshire players have been selected for the blind cricket World Cup
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Three people were treated for multiple injuries in a two-car collision in Nuneaton last night, says the Ambulance Service.
Two suffered serious injuries in the crash which happened shortly after 21:50 near to the Griffin Inn.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
A bright and sunny afternoon in store with blue skies and highs of 5C (41F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
An ATM skimming device was recovered from the Co-op store in Cressida Close, Warwick Gates, yesterday., external
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
An emaciated dog with rotting flesh found wandering in a country lane near Warwick has been put down, says the RSPCA which is investigating.
Image source, RSPCAThe German Shepherd, nine, had a severely matted coat and difficulty standing. His claws had grown to three inches.
An RSPCA spokesperson said: "We are really keen to find out how Jake came to be how he was, and whether he was callously dumped. He was suffering a great deal when he was found."
Warwickshire Trading Standards is inviting drivers to have the quality of their car service checked free of charge. , external
The row is over the "proposed imposition" of security contractors on trains.
Read MoreThe search for a company to design, build and maintain high speed trains for the proposed HS2 rail network has been launched.
Up to 60 trains will be needed and the contract to build them is worth more than £2.5 billion.
Construction work on phase one from London to Birmingham through Warwickshire is planned to start in the spring.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the project should be given royal assent in the next month.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Among our headlining stories this morning:
Leamington Observer
On our front page this week: Pollution-choked Warwick and Leamington could soon see the introduction of Boris bikes. , external
Image source, Leamington ObserverLucy Martin
BBC Weather
A cold and frosty start for some, with a sunny day to follow and highs of 5C (41F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
London Midland says it has "no intention" of removing conductors from trains.
The statements comes as the RMT announced it was balloting its members on whether to take industrial action over the matter.
Image source, London MidlandThe rail company said they introduced the additional security contractors "based on freedback from front-line staff and passengers".
"We have made it clear to the RMT from the very beginning that this is about the safety and security of our colleagues and customers," London Midland said.
Conductors on London Midland are voting on whether to take industrial action in a row over the company's decision to put external security contractors on trains "by imposition and without agreement", the RMT says.
Image source, Hyperen at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0The rail union said the ballot of 523 conductor members opened yesterday and concludes on 2 February.
In a statement the union said the company had "failed to respond to our questions, proposals and suggestions that would have averted the need for a potential breakdown in industrial relations".
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All lanes have just re-opened on the M6 northbound between Corley Services and J3a after an earlier accident involving three vehicles.
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BBC Local Live
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The worker became trapped between two cars on a production line.
Read MoreThat's it for Thursday's updates.
Join us again from 08:00 on Friday but keep an eye out here for breaking news in the meantime.
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
Jaguar Land Rover has been fined £900,000 after a worker lost a leg following a car crash.
NHS prescriptions drugs are being wasted "on an industrial scale" in the West Midlands, health officials are warning. They are concerned some repeat prescriptions are being dispensed unnecessarily.
And if you're a Strictly fan and your Saturday nights have become a little bleak without it, then we have good news - the world of sequins and samba has landed in Birmingham.
We will have more on these stories and others on the Midlands Today so join us at 18:30 on BBC One.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
We're still covered in a blanket of cloud at the moment but temperatures will fall as the cloud moves overnight.
Lows of 2C (36F).
Shefali Oza with the weather forecast for the West Midlands