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  • Updates from across the week

  1. Kevin Howells's team of the seasonpublished at 23:46 British Summer Time 26 March 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live's Kevin Howells chooses his County Championship team of the season

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  2. Coventry City 1-0 Bristol Roverspublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2017

    Coventry defeat play-off chasing Bristol Rovers to record back-to-back league wins for the first time in five months.

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  3. Our coverage this week....published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    That's it from us on Friday. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates.

    Any breaking news will be posted here in the meantime. Enjoy your weekend.

  4. Video: Students run cafe for Red Nose Daypublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    The pupils of Baginton Fields School have been getting into the spirit of Red Nose Day and raising money for good causes.

    We hope you all enjoy your Red Nose Day.

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    Pupils have been running a cafe

  5. Disabled man attacked and left on the floorpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A disabled man was physically and verbally assaulted in Nuneaton in what police are investigating as a hate crime.

    Larch CloseImage source, Google

    The man, in his 20s, was spat at and attacked by a group of men as he entered an alleyway that joins Larch Close on Sunday, 12 March, police say.

    The victim was left on the floor as the men left the area around 09:20.

  6. Watch: Weather for this evening and the weekendpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Weather

     It will be dry, clear and cold tonight with a touch of frost , particularly in rural areas. 

    We may see a few mist and fog patches forming by dawn in places. Lows of  2C (36F).

    Media caption,

    Rebecca Wood has your forecast

  7. Banned driver 'out for a laugh' during police pursuitpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A banned driver said he was "out for a laugh" on his birthday after a high-speed police chase saw him drive the the wrong way around roundabouts and into oncoming traffic through Coventry, police say.

    Tony BerrillImage source, West Midlands Police

    Tony Berrill, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 months after admitting changes of dangerous driving and driving without a licence.

    The 24-year-old eventually ditched the car in Tiverton Road, Coventry, and fled, but his movements were monitored by the police helicopter and officers picked him up in Sewall Highway.

    Media caption,

    Banned driver jailed after police chase caught on camera

  8. London terror attack: Police receive flowers in sympathypublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    Flowers continue to be laid at police stations in thanks and sympathy after the London attack. 

    West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson tweets this picture of flowers left by a police colleague.

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  9. 10K reward offered for information on stolen 'irreplaceable jewellery' published at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Leamington Observer

    A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered, external for the recovery of ‘irreplaceable items’ stolen during a burglary near Kenilworth.  

  10. Attack victim told he would never walk again is to run marathon published at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A man who broke his spine jumping out of a window to escape robbers is to run the London Marathon after being told he would never walk again.

    Steven SmithImage source, Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation

    Steven Smith, 57, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was attacked on holiday in the south of France in 2011 and has recovered enough to walk with the aid of a stick.

    He now aims to complete the marathon in 14 hours raising money for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.

    "I won't be training too much. I think I've only got one marathon in me and don't want to run out of steam too early," he said.

  11. M6 reopens after bridge repairs closurepublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    The motorway is now fully open but long delays remain, Highways England say.

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  12. Two lanes closed after another M6 crashpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A two-car collision has closed two out of four lanes on the M6 southbound between junctions seven and six.

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  13. M6 fully open after vehicle firepublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    A vehicle on fire on the southbound carriageway of the M6 has been extinguished and all lanes have reopened around the incident, between J3 and J3a.

    Highways England says congestion is now easing in the area.

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  14. Sixth-form closure decision reversedpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    The decision to close a Warwickshire sixth-form college has been reversed, said the head, because it could possibly cost more money than it would save.

    Trinity SchoolImage source, Google

    Trinity School, in Leamington Spa, was under threat of losing it's sixth-form provision due to falling pupil numbers and the government's funding formula, said school governors.

    Head teacher Chris Gabbutt said they'd now put in place a "viable plan" to maintain the sixth-form provision and he was "absolutely confident we can put together a curriculum model that will be very attractive".

  15. Wasps Rugby team news: Haskell back in the starting line-uppublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Geoff Foster
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    England international James Haskell is back in the Wasps side for Sunday's fixture at the Ricoh Arena against Worcester Warriors. 

    Danny Cipriani and Dan Robson pair up at half back, with Robson set to make his 100th Premiership appearance.  

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  16. Travel: Vehicle fire causing further problems on M6published at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    One lane of the M6 southbound has been closed between J3a, for the M6 Toll, and Corley Services due to a vehicle fire.

    Traffic was already slow due to an earlier crash.

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  17. Travel: M6 in Warwickshire now open after severe crashpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    BBC News Travel

    All lanes have reopened on the M6 southbound between junctions three and two after an earlier collision involving two lorries and a car.

    Highways England says travel time through the site is currently more than an hour, with heavy traffic also reported on the northbound stretch of the motorway.