Woman, 18, arrested over terror offences
Increased security for Godiva Festival
Sex attacks investigated
Updates from Friday 7 July 2017
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The University of Warwick has posted this dramatic picture of storm clouds over its campus on Twitter.
There's a weather warning for rain in place for Coventry and Warwickshire this afternoon, with lightening and hail possible.
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A young Coventry couple who targeted railway station car parks to steal the expensive spare wheels from the rear doors of Land Rovers have appeared in court. , external
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A lorry is stuck and blocking Church Lane in Arley, say police, after failing to see bridge restriction signs.
Officers are at the scene.
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A broken down train between Leamington Spa and Banbury is blocking the rail line towards London.
Service running through these stations could be delayed for up to 30 minutes, and disruption to services is expected to last until around 14:45.
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Emergency maintenance work is to be carried out on West Gate in Warwick, says the county council.
Temporary traffic lights are in place at the junction of High Street, Bowling Green Street and Leycester Place until Saturday for scaffolding to be installed.
Image source, Warwickshire County CouncilA redundant manufacturing site in Coventry could be the location for 55 apartments, external in a riverside setting.
The Sky Blues will have seven players fresh from their academy in the squad for the coming season, the club says., external
Image source, Getty ImagesTom Bayliss and Jordan Ponticelli had already signed their professional contracts before Christmas.
hey'll be joined by defenders Reece Ford, Jak Hickman, Chris Camwell and Jordan Thompson along with midfielder Kyle Finn.
The quality of care homes and care services has been revealed in a report by the Care Quality Commission today.
In the West Midlands, 81% of adult social care services are rated as good, which puts the region second nationally.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe report outlines what the CQC has found from over 33,000 inspections of over 24,000 care homes, home care agencies and other services across the country.
Nationally, inspectors have found that one in four adult care services in England is not safe enough.
The charity, Age UK, says for many families, choosing care is like playing Russian roulette.
Police are trying to trace a man they would like to speak to, external after a Nuneaton woman was dragged out of her bed and attacked in the Queen Elizabeth road area of the town.
A man was also assaulted and had to be taken to hospital after three men entered the property in November of last year.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceOfficers have launched a search for Matthew Gane, 36, who, they believe, has connections to the Nuneaton, Bedworth and Coventry areas.
A drug dealer who used a hallowed-out roll on deodorant to stash heroin and crack cocaine to sell in Nuneaton has been jailed., external
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A bench has been dedicated to the Coventry schoolgirl who died after being hit by a skip lorry last October.
The memorial to Sophia McDonald has been placed at a primary school she attended, Saint Peter and Paul in the Walsgrave area of the city.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe seven-year-old died after being hit by the slow moving lorry as she crossed a road in Coventry.
Head teacher at the school, Kevin Shakespeare, said it was a place for pupils to sit, chat and remember their former classmate.
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BBC Local Live
A "wet house" should be introduced in Coventry for people with alcohol problems, a councillor says.
An American concept, a wet house is a place where people with serious alcohol problems can go to drink in a safe environment.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilFigures in the city's three-year Alcohol and Drug strategy show that hospital admissions for alcohol in Coventry is "significantly" worse than the national average, although similar to comparable areas of deprivation.
Councillor Ed Ruane, talking about the strategy review, said a safe place for problem drinkers to go could deliver a saving for police and cut hospital admissions.
"A place where people can go and drink, but also help them in terms of their recovery" could form part of the strategy to tackle problem drinking, he said.
On our front page this week: When it comes to acrobatics routines a Nuneaton dance school is officially the best in the world., external
Image source, Nuneaton NewsThe RSPCA says it has no doubt the same person is behind all three shootings.
Read MoreWarwickshire need to take eight wickets on the final day against Middlesex to claim their first County Championship win of the season.
The visitors need just 198 to win it themselves.
Stand-in captain Jonathan Trott made 99 to give the Bears a fighting chance yesterday.
Action gets back under way at 11:00 at Edgbaston, for all the live scores, click here.
On our front page this week: Friends of a Rugby family with a disabled 11-year-old son are appealing to the community to help renovate their home to make it more suitable., external
Image source, Rugby AdvertiserA man has died after a crash on the M45 near Rugby this morning, say the ambulance service.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceThe eastbound carriageway remains closed after a car collided with the central reservation at Dunchurch at around 04:30.
Ambulance staff said he was taken to Coventry's University Hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The Met Office say isolated thunderstorms today could bring intense downpours, bringing the threat of sudden flooding of roads and homes.
Heavy rainfall is likely to be isolated though, with many places staying dry.
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After a warm and bright start to the day there's the chance of thunderstorms which could bring heavy downpours.
In between any rain will feel very warm in the sunshine with highs of 28C (82F).
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