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  • Stratford's £22m hospital officially opens

  • Updates on Friday 4 August 2017

  1. Three charged following Warwickshire robberiespublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Three people have now been charged in connection with a series of robberies across Warwickshire - a story we brought you earlier - police say., external

    A man aged 26 and a 27-year-old woman, both from Leamington Spa, have been charged in association with a robbery at One Stop shop in Kenilworth on Tuesday 2 August.

    A 24-year-old man from Kenilworth has been charged with robbery following incidents in Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa and Coventry in May.

  2. Overturned caravan on A45published at 14:00 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC News Travel

    There's delays on the A45 and A46 close to Coventry Airport due to an overturned caravan.

    Congestion on the A46 London Road is back to B4082.

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  3. Sales rise for Land Rover and Aston Martinpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Land Rover and Aston Martin saw their sales rise last month.

    The market for new cars in the UK has fallen for the fourth month in a row, according to industry data.

    Jaguar Land Rover vehiclesImage source, PA

    Land Rover saw more than 5,200 cars leave forecourts while Aston Martin almost doubled the amount of cars they sold in July compared to the same month in 2016.

    But Jaguar saw their sales drop by more than 16% with 2,200 cars sold last month.

  4. Two Wasps named included in 37-man England training squadpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    Two Wasps players have been named in Eddie Jones' England squad for the Autumn internationals.

    Joe Launchbury and Nathan Hughes will join the 35 other players for a training camp starting tomorrow

    Joe Launchbury and Nathan HughesImage source, Getty Images

    They face Argentina, Australia and Samoa in November.

  5. Sky Blues prepare for new seasonpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    Coventry City manager Mark Robins says the club must build on the success of their Wembley win in the Checkatrade trophy.

    Mark RobinsImage source, Getty Images

    Tomorrow will see the Sky Blues take on Notts County as their season in League Two gets underway.

    He said it's been a "tough" summer as the club integrates a large number of new players into the group "as quickly as we can".

    But the team's "really looking forward to getting out on the pitch in front of the supporters again".

  6. New hospital opens in Stratfordpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    A £22m hospital has its official opening in Stratford-upon-Avon today.

    Stratford HospitalImage source, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

    The health centre, which has taken three years to build, is twice the size of the town's current hospital.

    It specialises in chemotherapy and opthalmology and includes 43 patient treatment rooms.

  7. Warwickshire sign Australian Sidebottompublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Warwickshire sign former Victoria fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom, who holds a UK passport, until the end of the season.

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  8. T20 Blast: Bears top of the table as they meet Worcestershire Rapidspublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Warwickshire captain Ian Bell hopes his team's form in the T20 Blast can help save their county season.

    The Bears are bottom of Division One of the County Championship, after eight games without a win.

    But they're top of the group in the T20 Blast ahead of their match against Worcestershire Rapids this evening.

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  9. Speedway: Bees lose out to Sheffield at four-team tournamentpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

    Coventry Bees select team came second in the four-team tournament in Sheffield last night.

    Sheffied came in top with Adam Roynon top-scopring for Coventry.

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    The Coventry team is made up of riders who have all appeared for either Coventry Bees or Coventry Storm in recent years.

  10. Cannabis smuggler escapes jail by skin of teethpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Leamington Observer

    A cannabis-user from Leamington who tried to have more than £700 worth of the drug smuggled into the country in a parcel of toys from Canada was caught after customs officers intercepted it. , external

  11. Second arrest after armed robberypublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A woman's been arrested following an armed robbery in Kenilworth on Tuesday, police say.

    One Stop KenilworthImage source, Google

    Cash was stolen from the One Stop on Albion Street during the evening after two men threatened staff with knives.

    A 27-year-old woman from Leamington Spa has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.

    A 26-year-old man from Leamington Spa remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of robbery and remains custody.

  12. Video: Will the weather be any better today?published at 08:20 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Sara Blizzard
    BBC Weather

    A fine day with sunny spells but also a few light showers in places.

    Feeling warm with top temperatures of 21C (70F).

    Media caption,

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  13. Good morning from the Coventry newsroompublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    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, external, or visiting our Facebook page, external.

  14. Clarke & Sibley switch to happen earlypublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Rikki Clarke's move from Warwickshire to Surrey and Dom Sibley's switch in the opposite direction will take place this season.

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  15. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.