More time for runners to enter half marathon
Blue badge verification trial launches
West Midlands mayor's salary to be agreed
Wasps centre out for rest of Premiership season
Updates from Friday 3 March 2017
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Shops are being boarded-up and schools are closing in the town of Atherstone ahead of the annual ball game.
It's one of three yearly Shrovetide football matches that have been played for hundreds of years.
Here we find out what the games are all about:
What is Shrovetide football and what does it means to English communities?
Residents in areas ridden with crime are being urged by police to report any incident , external - no matter how small.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Coventry Bees rider Danny King admits it will be difficult to find alternative clubs after the Bees were expelled from speedway's Elite League.
Image source, Jeff DaviesThe Bees have had their licence withdrawn just before the start of the season over concerns that they wouldn't be able to complete the campaign, and King says it's a big blow for the Bees line-up.
An elderly man was left trapped in a car following a crash in Barford. , external
Emergency services were called to a crash on the Barford Road at around 8.30pm on Sunday.
There's a yellow weather warning for ice this morning, so expect a chilly start with showers expected later - highs of 7C (44F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area here.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Welcome back to our familiar blend of news, sport, travel and weather updates.
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Kombat Breakers dancer Leeroy Bailey, 35, denies cruelty to a child by exposing him to alcohol in 2016.
Read MoreThat's it from us on Monday. Please join us again from 08:00 on Tuesday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.
Keep an eye out here in the meantime for any breaking news overnight.
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A chilly night is expected, with some showers turning icy into the early hours and lows of -1 (30F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area here.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Coventry City manager Russell Slade insists his team haven’t given up and will continue to fight for League One survival. , external
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
A jury at Warwick Crown Court heard the prosecution claim Leeroy Bailey had "supplied" a vulnerable teenager with alcohol, allowing a situation where there was "significant potential" for the boy to have ended up with "alcohol poisoning".
Opening the case against Bailey, Jonathan Eley, said the "victim was not used to drinking, and had a reaction".
Image source, PAThe prosecutor added: "The teenager would not know what his limits were, would not know how strong alcohol - like vodka - was and could easily overdose on alcohol that evening whilst in the care and responsibility of Leeroy Bailey."
Bailey denies a charge of child neglect and the trial is expected to last two days.
Michelin star chef Glynn Purnell may have helped put Birmingham on the culinary map but those areas covered by a West Midlands elected mayor - and the fact there is an election at all - seem to be far less clear to voters.
Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell dishes up voters 'in dark' over mayoral election
He has been quizzing commuters about what they know of the vote for the person to run a newly created combined authority - or "super council".
He found people who were "in the dark" about the process in May, saying: "No one seemed to have a clue about the election or the fact that we're getting an elected mayor."
For the full story, watch Inside Out on BBC One in the West Midlands at 19:30 GMT on Monday 27 February, or catch up afterwards on iPlayer.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
The work of pioneering electronic musician Delia Derbyshire is to be celebrated in the city on what would have been her 80th birthday.
Coventry Cathedral will host the event on May 5, external , including guest appearances from Dr Peter Zinovieff who engineered early synthesisers, and Pete Kember - the artist known as Sonic Boom - who was one of the last to work with the artist.
Founding member of the Specials, Jerry Dammers, will play at DJ set and Circle of Light, a colour film shot in 1972, to which Delia scored the soundtrack, will also be screened.
Image source, Coventry City of Culture TrustEvent organiser Sarah Morgan is also asking for anyone with information, photos or documentation of her life in Coventry to come forward to "help build a better picture of her time here".
A man was found with serious head injuries lying in the road near Henley-in-Arden after a suspected assault, say police.
Image source, GoogleThe 21-year-old from Coventry was found by a member of the public at around 18:05 yesterday near to Elmhurst Farm on Wawensmere Road, Wootton Wawen, and was taken to hospital.
Det Insp Jon Belcher said the force is "keeping an open mind" in their investigations but are "considering the man being assaulted elsewhere before being dumped" in Wootton Wawen.
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Drivers are being warned to expect tricky conditions during rush hour tomorrow morning by the Met Office, with icy weather set to last into Tuesday.
Image source, AppyIppyThere have already been snow showers today in parts of the region and the Met Office says there'll be more tonight - it has issued a yellow weather warning. , external
Forecasters say temperatures could dip below freezing point and there could be snow over hills.
Jeff Davies, the official photographer for the Coventry Bees for the past 33 years, say's he's "absolutely devastated" at the news the team won't race this year.
Image source, Jeff Davies'Mr Coventry Speedway' Nigel Boocock and son Darren, with promoter Charles Ochiltree
"For the country to lose it's most iconic club is shocking" he said.
The club, which first started in 1928, will not be allowed to race in 2017, the British Speedway Promoters' Association has announced.
Image source, Jeff DaviesLeague Cup winners 1985, with captain Tommy Knudsen holding the trophy
"We're determined to bring Coventry Bees back next year" Jeff told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, "we've already got meetings in place".
Image source, Jeff DaviesCoventry Bees racing at Brandon Stadium
Jeff has kindly shared some of his pictures from over the years, which you can find on our Facebook page., external
BBC Travel
London Midland , external say travellers to and from Kidderminster are being affected by a faulty train.
The 16:23 Kidderminster to Stratford-Upon-Avon will be started from Birmingham Snow Hill instead, and the 15:09 Dorridge to Kidderminster was terminated at Birmingham Snow Hill.
A car driver had to be freed by crews after suffering a tyre blow-out and ending up on the embankment of the M40, says Warwickshire service.
There was no serious injures as a result of the crash yesterday between junctions 12 and 11.
Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue ServiceA father says his young daughter has been left having nightmares after their home in Coventry was burgled. , external
BBC Inside Out
Thousands of people are carrying driving licences that have expired.
A BBC investigation found 180,892 in the West Midlands are carrying the out of date cards.
Image source, PAPhoto card licences need to be updated every 10 years, at a cost, but it seems many people in our region are not aware of that.
It means people across the West Midlands could collectively owe £180m in fines - £1,000 per licence out of date.
You could also face an extra fine of £1,000 if the address on your licence is not correct – although in reality, very few people are prosecuted.
