Rob Mayor
Black Country Political Reporter, BBC WM

The Liberal Democrats' candidate to become the first elected Mayor of the West Midlands says she doesn’t think people voting to leave the EU in this region "thought through all the implications of a very complex set of factors".

Launching her campaign, Beverley Nielsen put keeping access to the EU single market a core part of her strategy, arguing that jobs in the region depended on it. Voters in the council areas which will elect the Mayor returned a majority to leave in the EU referendum in July. 

Ms Nielson also announced a £1bn "human goldmine" fund to help young people into work with measures like free bus travel for the under-25s and a regularly-published scorecard on her performance if elected in May.  

Andrew Street is running for the Conservatives, Sion Simon is the Labour candidate, James Burn is running on a Green party ticket and Pete Durnell represents the UKIP bid.

Coventry Telegraph

A 91-year-old great grandad has been forced to move out, external of his flat of 30 years because of the “squalid living conditions”. 

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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Samoan centre Alapati Leiua  will join Bristol Rugby next season says Wasps.

The player, with 11 caps for his country, has been at the club for three seasons but has been plagued by two serious knee injuries.

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George Eliot Hospital was forced to issue an alert last week declaring it was unable to deliver comprehensive care, according to NHS figures., external

The figures show the hospital also had to declare further alerts during the week.

Labour councillor for Coleshill North, Adam Farrell, said it was  a "terrible situation for the NHS".

The hospital has been approached for a statement.

A Radio 1 Teen Hero, who raised over £20,000 for charity, has died after living with cancer for five years.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Richard Salt used Your Questions to ask about the "destruction of Coventry's medieval buildings" and whether the city has as many left as Warwick.

David Fry, historian and author of The Coventry We Have Lost, said contrary to popular belief, not much medieval architecture was lost during the Blitz.

The plans to demolish and redevelop the city centre - known for its half-timbered houses and clusters of close-knit streets - were drawn up before the First World War and began in the 1930s.

Much more of the city's heritage was lost in the post-war period of regeneration and "especially the construction of the ring road", he said.

But the city centre still boasts around 30 to 40 medieval buildings, much more than Warwick.

Stratford Herald

A decision on whether to give the go ahead to build a 75 unit two-bed extra care accommodation scheme, on the former Marie Corelli School playing field, in Stratford-upon-Avon, will not be made until the end of February.  , external

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Students have gathered at the University of Warwick to protest against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Mr Trump has halted the entire US refugee programme for 120 days, and suspended all nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries as well as banning Syrian refugees from the US.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Some brighter spells around this afternoon, but cloudy skies persisting with highs of around 7C (45F).

Five people, one in a serious condition, were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the A46 last night, says the ambulance service., external

Among them were two teenage girls.  

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It happened southbound at Warwick, just before the Birmingham Road junction, at about 19:35. 

The occupant left in a serious condition was a woman, aged 29.

Organisers of the Earlsdon Festival say this year's May Bank Holiday event is in doubt due to a lack of organising volunteers.

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Last year's festival only went ahead after help from the local rotary club.  

The event regularly attracts up to 10,000 people since it returned to a high street site in 2011.  

A meeting is behind held, external this evening to decide its future.

Coventry Telegraph

The BBC has issued an apology after a caller to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire's breakfast show was quizzed on his preferred method of suicide.  , external

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Stratford-upon-Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi said it would be "completely wrong" to cancel President Donald Trump's visit to the UK amid the petition against it.

The Conservative MP said the "special relationship" with America was "wide and deep" and it would be "right to welcome him to our country, but have a robust and honest debate".

Mr Zahawi was speaking to BBC Coventry & Warwickshire as he explained how he reconciled his stance on immigration ahead of last year's EU referendum and his assessment of the US's new immigration policy, which bars his entry, as "cruel".  

He said: "We've had state visits from President Putin and other heads of state who we may not agree with their policies.

"We are so close to the United States, we have a unique position where we can influence President Trump, much more so than any other country in the world."

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

A woman has died after being hit by a car in Barby, near Daventry.

The crash happened at about 11.30 on Friday, at the junction of Kilsby Road and Nortoft Lane.

Police say a grey Vauxhall Insignia, driven by a 54-year-old man from Rugby, hit 32-year-old Anna Hodgkins, from Barby, who died hours later in hospital.

Northamptonshire Police is appealing for witnesses.

Members of the Musicians Union will hold a protest outside a touring version of Dirty Dancing when it opens at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, later.

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They're criticising the production for cutting musicians and using a recorded backing track.

The show's producers say the show is a "new concept" and "designed to fit into every size theatre stage", and due to constraints "can only house five musicians".   

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Following reports of disruption at Sixfields on Saturday, we've heard police were also called to O'Neills pub in the Drapery in Northampton half an hour before kick-off due to three flares being set off inside.

The pub was evacuated as a precaution. Police say nobody was believed to have been hurt and nobody was detained in connection with the incident.

O'Neill's said the pub closed until about 16:00 to allow smoke to clear and it then "traded as normal for the rest of the day".  

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A Coventry fans' trust says disruption at Saturday's defeat by Northampton was caused by "frustration and desperation".

Warwick Courier

An 18-year-old Kenilworth man has avoided jail after admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old girl and taking indecent pictures of her., external

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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Stratford-upon-Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi says there is "massive difference" between finding his "ban" from entering the United States "cruel" and his stance on immigration ahead of last year's EU referendum.     

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order halting the US refugee programme for 120 days, indefinitely banning all Syrian refugees and suspending the entry of all nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. He said it was designed to boost the homeland safety of Americans.

Mr Zahawi, Conservative, who was born in Baghdad, Iraq, said the move left him "banned" from the US.

Ahead of 2016's EU Referendum, Leave voter Mr Zahawi called for tighter border controls, citing safety fears.

Saying there was a "massive difference" between the two, he said: "Controlling our borders in the UK and having people come to the UK with a visa is very different to banning people on nationality or religion.

"America, like us, has rules around discrimination, I don't think taking back control of our borders and our sovereignty and having a different relationship with Europe ... can be, in any way, described as discrimination."

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday, he described Mr Trump's policy as "cruel" and he felt "discriminated against". 

Coventry Telegraph

Dog owners who fail to scoop the poop in Nuneaton and Bedworth could be hit with an even bigger fine.  , external