A post mortem examination is due to take place today on a man who died in hospital days after being arrested, investigators say.

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Police attended a Nuneaton property earlier this month after receiving calls about Darren Cumberbatch, 32, who was on the premises.

There, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is investigating the death, he became unwell. He was taken to George Eliot Hospital where he died nine days later.

Warwickshire Police said it had referred the death to the police watchdog and was providing full support to investigators.

Atherstone & Coleshill Herald

Motorists wondering what the 'offal' smell was as they travelled along the A5 towards Nuneaton should note a lorry load of animal remains had spilled onto the road., external

The cost of holiday childcare has risen by more than 82% across the West Midlands since 2010, Labour has said.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said the situation was made worse because incomes had fallen in real terms over the same period.

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Nationally there has been a rise of 50%, according to Ms Rayner.

The Tories said Labour had "blundered" because the party was in charge of childcare in Wales, where they said rises had been double the national average.

Coventry Telegraph

A Nuneaton mum is calling for speeding drivers to slow down after distressed children watched a car run over a cat close to a primary school. , external

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BBC Local Live

A box in which a puppy was abandoned at the roadside had wood placed on top to stop it getting out, the Dogs Trust says.

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The 10-week-old terrier cross, named Peanut by the charity, was discovered by a member of the public on the A446 in Berkswell after crying was heard coming from the box.

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She's now being looked after at the Trust's rehoming centre in Honily.

The West Midlands' police and crime commissioner says people want to see "tough measures" taken against three men filmed racing at up to 134mph (215km/h) who were spared jail yesterday.

Following the trio's sentencing - six-month prison sentences suspended for two years - David Jamieson told BBC Radio Four's PM programme: "I think we need a much stronger effort from government on road safety.

"But we also need the courts backing us up and doing what ordinary people want, actually to see tough measures taken against people like this. These particular people could be back on the road again driving in 12 months after their ban."

The race happened in wet and dark conditions on a Birmingham dual carriageway in March.

Midlands correspondent Phil Mackie said the BBC understood West Midlands Police was unhappy with the the sentence.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

The Sky Blues continue their run of pre-season friendlies tonight.

Coventry head to Derby to take on non-league Mickelover Sports at the Don Amott Arena.

They'll be hoping to replicate their decisive victory against League One side MK Dons at Liberty Way last week.

Leamington Observer

The founder of Leamington’s Community Arts Workshop has been jailed for sexually abusing a young boy in the mid 1980s. , external

The Birmingham Bears face T20 Blast North Group leaders Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road this evening.

The Bears have won three and lost three, including a home defeat to the Foxes.

Bears coach Jim Troughton says they'll be looking for more of the same from Ed Pollock, who made 66 on his debut in the win over Derbyshire.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a cloudy start it should be a dry and clear day with sunny spells and top temperatures of 22C (72F).

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BBC Local Live

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

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She was charged with being concerned in the commission or preparation of acts of terrorism.

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Warwick Art Centre is to temporarily lose its White Koan - installed in 1972 - while it tours the university campus during redevelopment of the site.

The piece of public art that has its own Twitter and Facebook accounts and is rumoured to be, among other things, the nose cone of a failed Apollo mission and controlled and owned by a high priestess - has initially been moved to Gibbet Hill.

The art centre's 20:20 Project will see the venue redeveloped over the course of three years, with a full programme of events and shows taking place within a temporary theatre - The Goose Nest.

Three Coventry primary schools are to get new buildings to help meet requirements for nursery provision, says the city council.

Modular classrooms are to be provided by the council at Mount Nod, Sacred Heart and St Gregory's primary schools, at a cost of around £800,000.

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The council said the buildings would help the city meet requirements following the national introduction of 30 hours of free nursery provision for all three year olds.

Councillors will consider the nursery provision report, external at a meeting on 1 August.

BBC Weather Watchers

Here are two pictures from our BBC Weather Watchers.

It's been a bit of a grey day, but that didn't stop Outwiththedog from sending in this snap from Wishaw.

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Dammo sent us this one from Birmingham city centre.

If you have a picture you'd like to share, you can send it in to us here.

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BBC Weather presenter

We're forecast another mild night and tomorrow we'll have more of this light cloud, with some sunshine around.

Proposals for a National Battery Prototype Centre, developed by Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), could be a step closer after the government announced a shake-up of energy generation rules.

Business Secretary Greg Clark outlined details of a competition for innovation in battery technology, which he says will help make the UK a world leader in battery design and manufacture.

You can see what WMG's plans are on BBC One at 18:00 with reporter Richard Westcott.

An Audi A3 may have been set on fire deliberately in Leamington Spa on Saturday, police say, external.

The fire service was called to the scene on Mill Road at about 02:00 and is urging any witnesses to come forward.

Leamington Observer

Warwickshire County Council has pledged its support to the ‘Integrated Risk Management Plan’ which sets out the areas of work which Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, external intend to develop over the next three years.