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Coventry City defender Jordan Turnbull is to join Partick Thistle on a season-long loan, the club said.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 23 year old will join the Scottish Premiership side after agreeing terms with the club.
Turnbull joined the Sky Blues for an undisclosed fee last summer.
There's still time to take part in the online survey to help choose the design for a new bandstand, external at War Memorial Park in Coventry.
Image source, Friends of War Memorial ParkThe Friends of War Memorial Park have asked architecture students at Coventry University to come up with some ideas and there is now a short-list of four designs.
Today is the last day of voting.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a day of sunshine and showers, here's how the weather's looking for tonight and tomorrow across the West Midlands.
You can also keep up to date with the latest forecasts for your area on the BBC Weather website.
Charlie Slater
Riyah Collins
BBC West Midlands
Spit and bite guards will be issued to 4,500 West Midlands Police officers over the next three months.
Campaign groups say the hoods - to be worn by suspected offenders - are degrading.
Image source, West Midlands PolicePolice say the guards are medically certified and guarantee no mouth or airway blockage
The force said that in 2016, 231 officers in the region were spat on, leaving them at risk of diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis.
Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said: “The introduction of spit guards has been a difficult, but necessary decision to protect our officers.
“The police protect the public, it is therefore important we protect our officers."
Our BBC Weather Watchers have been busy this weekend taking pictures across the region.
Dammo took this stunning scene at Coughton Court.
Image source, DammoThis picture of the canal in Lapworth was taken by Fraser.
Image source, FraserNo MPs in Coventry or Warwickshire employ a member of their family, although one in five MPs continue to do so.
Image source, PAOf the 589 returning MPs, 122 have declared the employment of a relative in the latest Register of Members' Financial Interests., external
None of the 61 new MPs who secured their seats at the general election on 8 June are allowed to employ a family member.
Campaigners say there needs to be a clear end date for the practice for all MPs.
As many as 10 men from Coventry - one as young as 19 - lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele. , external
New boy Adam Hose scored 76 - including five sixes - as the Bears beat Lancashire in the T20 Blast.
Image source, Getty ImagesIan Bell's side chased down 176 to win by five wickets - leaving them level on points at the top of the group with five matches to play.
The victory takes the Bears level on points with Yorkshire at the top of the North Group, where they are joined by Derbyshire, who beat Leicestershire by seven wickets in a low-scoring game.
A large amount of cash was stolen from the safe of a shop during an armed robbery in Warwick this weekend, police say., external
Image source, GoogleA man armed with a large blade entered the rear of the One Stop on Chase Meadow Estate at about 06:15 on Saturday during a delivery.
The delivery driver was threatened along with a member of staff before the assailant made off with the cash.
Three people had to be cut free after a crash involving two vehicles on Napton Road, Stockton, yesterday.
It happened at about 12:15.
An 18-year-old driver suffered multiple fractures and a couple, thought to be in their 60s, suffered minor injuries.
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One man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a lorry on the M40, says the ambulance service.
The southbound carriageway remains closed between junctions 12 and 11.
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The Sky Blues beat Nuneaton Town 2-1 in their final warm-up match before the new season starts this weekend.
Stuart Beavon and Jodi Jones scored the goals at the mini tournament at Liberty Way.
Manager Mark Robins welcomed the result but said "what really matters" is the team's performance in the League.
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Quote MessagePre-season is all about learning your strengths and finding about what your attributes are and as these players play together more often they will grow a knowledge of each other’s game and hopefully the chances that come along will be converted."
Mark Robins, Coventry City manager
Prank callers are putting lives at risk as police have noticed a rise in hoax 999 calls made from a Nuneaton community., external
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Police have closed the M40 in both directions between J12 B4451 and J11, A361 to allow the air ambulance to land after a serious crash.
Traffic is being diverted away from the area.
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Radomir Kos sent us this picture taken at Baddesley Clinton.
You can see this and others from around the region on our Facebook gallery., external
Image source, Radomir KosA woman was threatened with a gun and assaulted during a robbery in Warwick, police say., external
Image source, GoogleThe shop worker at Warwick Lighting in Smith Street was forced to open the till by a man wielding a hand gun at about 15:20 on Friday.
The offender made off with cash and the woman sustained minor injuries.
Birmingham Bears captain Ian Bell says Adam Hose's 76 off 43 balls against Lancashire is the club's best-ever debut.
Read MorePolice in Nuneaton say, external they have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to trace in connection with their investigation into a robbery.
A man was threatened with a blade and had his wallet stolen in the Aldi store car park just off Kingswood Road, Nuneaton, at about 12:45 yesterday.
Image source, Warwickshire Police
Image source, West Mercia PoliceFive men were jailed in connection with the death of Jesse Richards, in Cleve Prior, and were collectively sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.
Jesse, who was originally from Gloucester, was killed in an attack over a drugs debt.
His body is thought to have been taken by his attackers to Warwickshire where it has remained hidden.
Quote Message"I know nothing will bring my son back to me but I appeal to the public and ask they put themselves in my shoes. My son has been taken from me in the most violent way, eight years on and I still have not been able to lay his body to rest. I don't know where he is and the pain of not being able to visit his resting place is too much to bear
Lucy Richards, Mother of Jesse Richards
The number of dedicated traffic police officers has fallen by nearly a third over 10 years, an investigation by the Press Association has revealed.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe West Midlands had the most cuts outside of London, with numbers falling by 52% from 384 in 2007 to 186 today.
Experts have questioned how new laws, such as the ban on using mobiles while driving, can be enforced with 30% fewer officers dedicated to policing roads.
