Summary

  • Girl, 4, hurt in dog attack

  • Two severely injured in explosion

  • 'Key witness' sought to machete attack

  • Lift shaft death fall 'misadventure'

  • Chip shop staff threatened with 'sword'

  • Updates from Friday 28 July 2017

Live Reporting

  1. Travel: Recovery work on M6 after caravan overturns

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    One lane remains closed on the M6 northbound for recovery work after a caravan overturned when it crashed with a car.

    There's queuing traffic between Corley Services and M6 J3A for the M6 Toll, with congestion back to J2.

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  3. Travel: Overturned caravan on M6

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    An overturned caravan is causing congestion on the M6 northbound between Corley Services and J3A for the M6 Toll.

    Highways England says there's congestion back to J2.

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  4. Watch: Your 50-second weather forecast

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    A cloudy and breezy day with some bright spells mixed with scattered showers and highs of around 20C (68F).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  5. Good morning from the Coventry newsroom

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Coventry and Warwickshire between now and 18:00.

    If you'd like to get in touch with the BBC Local Live team, you can do so by emailing us, tweeting @BBCCovWarks, or visiting our Facebook page.

  6. Our coverage across the day

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

    Keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

  8. New form of plastic made in Coventry helps people with limb conditions

    A Coventry firm has created a new, world-first form of plastic that they claim could revolutionise the way limb conditions and injuries are treated.

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    torc2 Ltd - based at the Bilton Industrial Estate - has developed the new material which is not only flexible and durable but can be re-shaped at temperatures safe for patients.

    The compound was originally designed to replace Plaster of Paris casts but is instead being adapted for use as supports for the treatment of cerebral palsy, hip dysplaisa and idiopathic toe walking.

  10. Cricket: Clarke to leave Warwickshire at end of season

    Warwickshire all-rounder Rikki Clarke is to leave Edgbaston at the end of the current season, the club has announced.

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    The 35-year-old is to join Surrey on a two-year-deal following the expiry of his contract.

    He joined the Bears from Derbyshire in the 2008 season and has won all domestic competitions with the club.

    I’ve had nine very good years at Warwickshire and would like to thank everyone there – but I’m really excited to be coming home to Surrey.

    Rikki Clarke, Outgoing Warwickshire all-rounder

  11. Norovirus outbreak over at Warwickshire hospital

    Friends and relatives of patients in Stratford Hospital's Nicol Unit are being invited to visit again after an outbreak of norovirus.

    Visiting hours were suspended but it has now been resumed.

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  12. Weather: A dry night, but more rain tomorrow

    Shefali Oza
    BBC Midlands Today

    Most of us will have a dry night, but we've got more rain forecast for tomorrow.

    Weather forecast for the West Midlands

  13. Watch: Peanut the puppy finds a home

    Marian McNamee
    Reporter, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A ten-week-old puppy has been rehomed after it was found abandoned by a roadside in Berkswell.

    The Dogs Trust charity in Kenilworth was alerted to Peanut's plight by a member of the public.

  14. Birmingham v Lancashire

    Listen to live BBC local radio commentary of Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning in the T20 Blast.

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  15. Disability cricket: The Warwickshire team given a cricketing chance

    A disability cricket team from Warwickshire is preparing to take on the national side.

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    The Warwickshire Super 9's will face the England physical disability team at Alcester and Ragley Cricket Club on Sunday July 30.

    The side go into the fixture after suffering a loss to Derbyshire earlier this month.

  16. Decline in heating oil thefts

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Shropshire

    The number of thefts of heating oil in the West Mercia and Warwickshire police areas has been falling over the past three years, figures have revealed.

    They dropped from 149 in 2014 to 39 last year, with the majority of those thefts reported in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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    That trend ended in the first six months of 2017, with 48 thefts being reported to police so far this year.

  18. Aston Martin chief: Government 'must support' car industry's electric move

    The chief executive of Warwickshire-based car giant Aston Martin says the government needs to support the automotive industry's move to electric engines.

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    Andy Palmer told the Financial Times that part of the industry "could be destroyed" if the assistance provided is insufficient.

    The move is all part of a bid to tackle air pollution.

    If the government is going to legislate then they have to assist as well, otherwise they will destroy part of the industry.

    Andy Palmer, Chief Executive of Aston Martin

  19. Top ballet job for acclaimed city dancer

    Kevin Reide
    Midlands Today

    An acclaimed dancer from Coventry has been appointed as the lead principal dancer for the English National Ballet.

    Aaron Robison

    Aaron Robison began dancing as a pupil at the city's Pattison's Dance Academy.

    The 31-year-old is now returning to the UK after stints in both Spain and the USA.

    To do ballet you have to be extremely dedicated and disciplined because of the amount of effort it requires to get it to a high standard.

    Aaron Robison, New lead principal dancer for the English National Ballet

  20. Cricket: Warwickshire announce new signing

    The Bears have announced that Adam Hose has signed a three-year-contract.

    The batsmen joins the side from Somerset Country Cricket Club.

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