Heidi Booth
Journalist, BBC Radio Derby

Earlier on in the week we told you about Twycross Zoo moving their Asian elephants elsewhere.

Twycross will now begin a year-long training programme to teach the herd to walk into a transport crate.

It's hoped they will breed and ensure the survival of the species.

Image source, Twycross Zoo

Today I caught up with the zoo's director of life sciences, Dr Charlotte Macdonald.

She said: "They are very attractive animals - because we have two females of reproductive age, plus a young female calf who will then become a breeder in the future.

"I think actually a few zoos will want to take them".

Coventry Telegraph

Fears Coventry City could leave the city again are growing after Ricoh Arena landlords Wasps insisted they would not budge over the decision , external to pull out of lease talks.  

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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Hurdler Andrew Pozzi will go for gold at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade today. 

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Pozzi, from Stratford-upon-Avon, is favourite to lift the 60m title having set the three fastest times in the world so far this year. 

The 24-year-old has been hampered by injury in his attempt to win medals at previous championships.

Leamington Observer

A care home nurse who lied about giving a dying resident painkillers has been suspended, external .  

BBC Sport

Wasps centre Kyle Eastmond will miss the rest of the Premiership season after tearing an Achilles tendon on Sunday.  

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Eastmond will be out for six months after having surgery on the injury, which he suffered in the first half of the win over Gloucester on 26 February.

The 27-year-old made 16 appearances for Premiership leaders Wasps this season, scoring two tries.

Coventry Telegraph

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Coventry schoolboy Daniel Pelka , external , murdered by the people who should have loved him the most.  

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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

A three-month trial allowing holders to renew their Blue Badges online, external  begins in Warwickshire today.

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About 750 people taking part will be asked to prove their identity and eligibility using  a new government verification tool., external

The team behind the project says it's the first time a local authority will be able to access central government data to carry out real-time checks.

BBC Travel

Trespassers on the line could delay services between Nuneaton and Coventry, says London Midland.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Council leaders in the West Midlands will be asked to agree a salary of £79,000 a year for the region's first elected mayor.

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Voters in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Solihull will elect a Metro Mayor on 4 May. 

An independent panel has suggested the winner should be paid around £4,000 more than an MP. 

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Rain moving in this morning means it will be a thoroughly wet day with lots of showers and highs of 9C (48F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Good morning from the Coventry newsroom.

I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Coventry and Warwickshire between now and 18:00.

If you'd like to get in touch, email ,  tweet, external  or  visit our Facebook page, external .

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday.

Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

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Warwickshire Police have been recognised as being good, external at reducing crime and keeping people safe.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Here are the top sport stories we're looking at this afternoon;

• Coventry City say their accounts show how committed they are to their academy 
• Nuneaton Town have sold midfielder David Morgan to National North leaders AFC Fylde for what's been described as a "five figure fee"
• Wasps centre Kyle Eastmond has been ruled out for the rest of the season

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Apart from a little showery rain, it should be dry this evening and for much of the night with clear spells.

However, it will turn cloudier towards dawn with some rain reaching southwestern parts, with lows of 4C (39F).

Tomorrow, after a dry start in the north, the rain in the south will spread to all parts through the morning.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

It's not all negative comments we've had on social media about Coventry's bid to become the UK City of Culture in 2021.

Claudia Temple posts:, external  If talent of our young people is anything to go by, we should win by miles.  

Join the conversation on the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Facebook page. , external

Navkiran Mann
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Coventry City Football Club has published accounts showing a profit of £600,000 in the year up to May 2016. 

The club says the profit, external is due to the sale of players, otherwise the business would have led to an operating loss of about £1.9m. 

The team are currently facing the prospect of relegation to League Two, which the club says will have a "material impact on revenues".  

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Eleven towns and cities have announced that they are all bidding to become the UK City of Culture in 2017 - three of them are the Midlands - Coventry, Hereford and Stoke-on-Trent.

Which town/city do you back though? What a dilemma to face, especially for one man 

Just look at some of the messages Robert has been receiving from the Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry City of Culture teams though...

Bravo! Now only five more months until the shortlist is announced. This could get interesting - "My town is better than yours" - anyone?

Leamington Observer

The DVLA have been clamping down on untaxed cars in Warwick district.   , external

It might not be the end of the line for the speedway team Coventry Bees, as representatives look into ways of saving the club. , external

Last week the club was told by the British Speedway Promoters' Association that it would not be allowed to race in 2017.

The Bees were due to ride in the Premiership, the top flight of British speedway, but have been unable to agree a deal to stay at their Brandon home.

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Although an agreement was in place to stage some meetings in Leicester, the BSPA say they are not satisfied that Coventry could fulfil a full season.