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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A man was left hanging by his seat belt for 30 minutes after a crash in Wolvey yesterday.

Three people were hurt in the two-car collision at about 13:30, with a 21 year old having to be cut free from one of the vehicles.

Emergency crews worked to free the 48-year-old man who was left hanging upside down in a BMW. He suffered minor injuries, the ambulance service said.

Three people were taken to hospital.

A tennis fan has painstakingly constructed a replica of Wimbledon's iconic Centre Court using 12,000 toothpicks.

Shaminder Singh, 31, spent about 40 hours a week for ten months putting together his creation at his home in Wyken, Coventry.

Image source, Shaminder Singh

"After finishing work in the morning at 06:00 I just have a couple of hours sleep and then I get back on to this for around four hours and then another four hours later in the day," he said.

Mr Singh hopes to raise money for charity with the model.

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The model-maker has previously built a tiny Old Trafford and a plastic miniature stadium in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

BBC News Travel

Temporary lights stuck on red are causing congestion on the A45 Fletchamstead Highway in Coventry.

The council says it has engineers on site, near to Sainsbury's.

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Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

A warm but fairly cloudy start with some drizzle possible, but brighter spells later with some sunny intervals and highs of 22C (72F).

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BBC Local Live

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Half-centuries from Rikki Clarke and Matthew Lamb help Warwickshire fight back on the first day against Middlesex.

Listen to BBC local radio commentary and follow live text commentary as Warwickshire face Middlesex in the County Championship.

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

Keep an eye out here for more updates and breaking news before then.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

The Sky Blues have agreed a new two-year contract with striker Stuart Beavon.

The club says the new contract sees the removal of the relegation release clause, which existed in the player's original one.

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Concerns have been raised by school and college staff that the so-called Prevent duty, external - part of the government's counter-terrorism strategy - is increasing stigmatisation of Muslim students.

A report, by Coventry, Durham and Huddersfield universities found that the strategy, introduced two years ago, may be making Muslim students feel "singled out" and damaging their willingness to share genuine concerns about extremism.

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The Prevent duty, introduced in July 2015, required "specified authorities" such as schools, colleges, prisons and NHS Trusts to have "due regard to the need to have to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism".

One of the researchers, Dr Joel Busher, from Coventry University, said: "Widespread and sometimes acute concerns about possible feelings of stigmatisation among Muslim students highlight an urgent need for systematic evaluation of how, if at all, the duty has impacted on student experiences."

Find our more from our Reality Check team: What is the Prevent strategy?

Nuneaton News

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Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

We're due a mild night and the weather is forecast to get warmer as the week progresses and temperatures could reach 24C (75F) by Thursday and Friday.

School funding is set to force yet another government rethink.

Two men have been arrested in connection with an assault outside a Nuneaton bar on Friday night, police say., external

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The victim suffered a broken shoulder after being attacked outside Saints No More bar in Newdegate Street at about 23:30.

Two men aged 68 and 21, both from Nuneaton, were arrested in relation to the incident and both have been released while enquiries continue.

Coventry City striker Stuart Beavon signs a new two-year contract with the League Two side.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

This stunning image, taken in Nuneaton, was sent to us by Martin Hajdukiewicz.

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Parents in Warwickshire have been told they could be fined if children are repeatedly late for school, according to a newspaper report.

Schools and councils in Essex, Hampshire and the West Midlands are extending the £60 fixed penalties issued for missing school to include persistent lateness, The Sunday Times says.

Warwickshire County Council's guidance says that if pupils are often late - arriving more than half an hour after the register is taken - families could face financial penalties.

Tom Bennett, the Government's behaviour tsar, said sanctions such as litter collection or the removal of chewing gum could be imposed on pupils, with the fines being a last resort.

The proposed A46 link road scheme is a "positive stepping stone for economic growth" in the region, say business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire.

The ten-year project is designed to bring improvements to the Stoneleigh Junction on the A46 between Coventry and Kenilworth.

Louise Bennett, who heads Coventry and Warwickshire's Chamber of Commerce said the infrastructure overhaul was essential "if we are to deliver on the ambitious plans we collectively have for the future".

A series of public information events, external are being held by Warwickshire County Council.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Coventry Blaze have signed 26-year-old Canadian defenceman Gaelan Patterson to their Elite League roster.

The Saskatchewan native joins the club from Chamonix-Morzine of the French Ligue Magnus.

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