Bedworth pub brawl leaves man in hospitalpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
A brawl at a Bedworth pub left a man , externalwith head and face injuries.
Summary
Woman, 18, arrested over terror offences
Increased security for Godiva Festival
Sex attacks investigated
Updates from Friday 7 July 2017
Bedworth pub brawl leaves man in hospitalpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
In pictures: Godiva Festivalpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireRecord crowds took to Coventry's War Memorial park for the this year's Godiva Festival, with performances from The Stranglers, Example & DJ Wire and the Darkness across the weekend.
Abdul Khan, from the city council, said the festival had "once again shown that it continues to grow each year".
“Thank you to all those who played their part, including sponsors, partners and staff, to ensure Godiva Festival continues to be the UK’s biggest free family music festival," he said.
Laura McMillan, Coventry City of Culture Trust Manager, said: “Bidding for UK City of Culture, you have to show your city has the capacity to hold large scale events and with 179,000 visiting Godiva this year, Coventry has it covered.”
You can find more pictures and interviews with some of the artists on our Facebook page., external
Rescue dog with mended heart to star in TV showpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Remember Molly, the "broken-hearted" dog who had life-saving heart surgery?
Well she’s about to star in a TV show. The five-year-old terrier, who was rescued by the RSPCA in Coventry, was fitted with a pacemaker after vets discovered her heart wasn’t beating properly.
Image source, RSPCAShe’s now living with Amanda Hull, a foster carer in Coventry, who called her, “a sweetheart”.
Molly will star on The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies on 11 July at 20:00.
Council will not be testing cladding on Warwickshire schoolspublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Wimbledon 2017: Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke begin next roundpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
After Saturday's heroics, watch Jay Clarke and Marcus Willis' next match in their Wimbledon doubles adventure here: http://bbc.in/2uHOY70 , external
Their game against Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic has just started on court 14.
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End of twitter postChannel 4 tweet sees mayor accused of Birmingham biaspublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has denied favouring Birmingham over Coventry after a deleted tweet attracted criticism. , external
Jobs for the girls: Apprentice hoping to inspire others to engineeringpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Martin Winch
BBC Local LiveA young female apprentice at Aston Martin in Warwickshire is hoping to inspire the company to attract more women into the industry.
Seventeen-year-old Luca Fremantle got her position after attending Coventry's WMG Engineering Academy.
Media caption, Luca Freemantle is encouraging other women to get into engineering
Hillfields community centre secures £75k towards refurbishmentpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
A community centre in Hillfields secured £75,000 towards its refurbishment – which includes an accessible kitchen. , external
Wimbledon 2017: Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke stun defending doubles championspublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
BBC SportBritain's Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke stunned defending men's doubles champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon.
Media caption, A 'special moment' as Jay Clarke and Marcus Willis knock out the defending champions
The 26-year-old Warwick player and 18-year-old Clarke registered an entertaining 3-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-3 win over the French duo.
The British pair sent down 18 aces and hit 26 winners as they outmuscled their opponents.
Willis became a Wimbledon favourite last year after winning six matches to qualify before losing to seven-time champion Roger Federer on Centre Court in the second round.
Tattooist raises money for Manchester terror attack victimspublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Leamington ObserverA tattooist in Leamington has thanked kind-hearted residents, external for helping him raise money for victims of the Manchester terror attack.
Youth arrested for carrying a knife at Godivapublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
A teenager's been charged with carrying a knife at the Godiva Festival, police say.
The 16-year-old was arrested on Saturday evening after several reports of someone carrying a weapon.
He was charged with possessing a blade in a public place and bailed to appear before Coventry Youth Court later this month.
Police crackdown on drivers using mobile phonespublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
About 1,000 people have been stopped for using their phones while driving over the past six months, police in West Mercia and Warwickshire say.
They are running a week-long crackdown, targeting drivers who use their phones.
Earlier this year, the penalty for those caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving doubled from £100 to £200 and from three to six points.
Image source, ThinkstockQuote MessageWe are urging people to think about the consequences of their actions and ask themselves how they would feel if they caused a collision and injured, or killed, somebody else simply for the sake of making a call, reading a text message or checking social media."
Ch Supt Stephen Cullen
The Darkness light up the Godiva Festivalpublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Coventry's three-day Godiva festival attracted record crowds, say the organisers.
Around 179,000 attended the event at the city's War Memorial Park this weekend.
Rock band, The Darkness headlined the festival, one of the UK's biggest free music events.
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End of twitter postVideo: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 10 July 2017
Mel Coles
BBC Weather presenterAfter a bright and clear start it will become cloudier with the chance of some showers this afternoon and highs of 21C (70F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Birmingham & Derbys win: T20 Blast round-uppublished at 22:49 British Summer Time 8 July 2017
Ian Bell stars as Birmingham beat Notts at Edgbaston, while Derbyshire make it two wins from two in this season's T20 Blast.
Read MoreRecords, a tie & 78 sixes - T20 Blast round-uppublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 7 July 2017
The opening round of the 2017 T20 Blast sees Yorkshire make a record 227-5, a thrilling finish at Chelmsford and a tied match.
Read MoreOur coverage across the daypublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 7 July 2017
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.
Wrong way M40 drunk driver is jailedpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 7 July 2017
Police say it is a miracle no-one was injured as he drove the wrong way for ten miles.
Read MoreCheckatrade Trophy fixtures announcedpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 7 July 2017
Martin Winch
BBC Local LiveThe Sky Blues will play Shrewsbury Town and Walsall when they begin their defence of the Checkatrade Trophy next season.
Image source, PAThe three teams are in Group E of the Northern Section of the competition and will be joined by an under-21 team from either a Premier League or Championship club.
But we'll have to wait until Wednesday next week to find out who that fourth team will be, when the group-stage fixtures are announced.
Hot weather causes a range of extra 999 callspublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 7 July 2017
Andy Giddings
BBC ShropshireThe police say calls about anti-social behaviour, noisy neighbours, dogs stuck in cars and people playing in dangerous water make up the bulk of their extra calls in hot weather.
The Warwickshire and West Mercia forces say they took more 999 calls this morning than on New Years Eve and believe the hot weather is the cause.
And the call-handlers say that when it's warm alcohol is quite often cause anti-social behaviour and disputes between neighbours.
