Coventry Blaze assistant captain Kevin Noble, along with four former players, have successfully graduated from the Coventry University Business School with masters degrees.

The club has had a partnership with the university since 2002, allowing players to combine studying with ice hockey.

The club said the partnership proves crucial to their recruitment process and has allowed many players to enhance their career prospects once their skating days are over.

Two people were treated by ambulance crews at the scene of the serious fire in Nuneaton this morning.

The blaze happened at an industrial unit on Tuttle Hill.

A man believed to be in his 40s was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation and discharged at the scene.

A woman, also around the same age, was treated for the effects of shock.

We told you earlier how a cordon was put in place around the site and a nearby school evacuated.

A cyclist was seriously injured when his bike crashed with a Land Rover on Buckle Street, Honeybourne, police say., external

The 16-year-old was taken to hospital with a head injury after the crash on Thursday at about 13:20.

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There will be no lessons at Camp Hill Primary School for the rest of the day following a nearby fire this morning, the local authority says.

Children at the site were taken to a church and community centre, although the school is no longer within the exclusion zone imposed by police following the blaze at Tuttle Hill Industrial Estate in Nuneaton.

The school will remain open as a rest centre for those children whose parents have not been able to collect them, the council says.

Emergency services were called to the fire at about 09:00.

Warwickshire's, external sport director Ashley Giles says only hard work will get the Bears out of Division Two of the County Championship next season.

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The Bears' relegation should be confirmed today after they were beaten by an innings and 56 runs against Essex yesterday.

Giles told the BBC: "It's going to take some hard work and we need guys who are truly on board for that hard work because if anyone thinks it's just going to be easy jumping back up from Division Two, they've got another thing coming."

He is hoping former captain Ian Bell [pictured above] will stay at Edgbaston and put a difficult season behind him next year.

The government's Attorney General is considering whether tougher penalties are needed to stop people jeopardising criminal trials by posting comments on social media.

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Jeremy Wright, the Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam, has asked judges, lawyers, police and victims' groups to submit evidence about their experience of legal cases, rulings and investigations being affected by online messages in England and Wales.

He said there was already some evidence that comments - on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter - had undermined legal proceedings.

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BBC Local Live

A local community centre and church are being used as a base for children from Camp Hill Primary School which was evacuated after a nearby fire this morning.

A school statement sought to reassure parents that children were taken there "as a precaution" and that all children were safe.

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BBC Local Live

The police cordon around the fire at Tuttle Hill Industrial Estate is being downsized, police say, meaning that Camp Hill Primary School - evacuated this morning - no longer falls within the exclusion zone.

Warwickshire County Council says it is not yet sure whether the school will re-open today.

Camp Hill School in Nuneaton was evacuated due to the fire on Tuttle Hill Industrial Estate, police said.

Officers co-ordinated the evacuation after being called to the site at about 09:00.

Pupils had only just returned to school after it was closed for two days when travellers moved onto nearby land.

Residents of two homes close to the blaze have also been asked to leave.

Fire crews and police are at the scene of a large fire at a garage on Tuttle Hill Industrial Estate in Nuneaton.

There are road closures in place and police are asking people to avoid the area.

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Ten seconds is all a thief needs to break into a car – that is the warning from police as they revealed car crime rose by over 20 per cent in Warwickshire during the summer. , external

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Police commissioners are warning that the number of police officers working in the Midlands could be reduced by almost a hundred to fund a pay rise.

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It's estimated a total of 97 posts could go between the West Midlands, West Mercia and Warwickshire forces.

Earlier this week the government confirmed officers would get a 1% pay increase and a 1% bonus.

The Staffordshire force is considering using its reserves.

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South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Ophthalmologist Gary Misson has been recognised for his extensive work improving the sight of people who suffer from eye conditions., external

Police are urging people to hand in firearms, external.

The West Midlands force hopes its Gun Surrender project "will stop unused shotguns or antique firearms - often World War relics gathering dust in loft spaces - from potentially falling into the hands of criminals".

Police say people can hand in any firearm - including handguns, shotguns, rifles, BB guns, imitations, ammunition or antiques - without fear of being prosecuted for gun possession. Guns can be surrendered anonymously but the history of live weapons handed in will be checked for any evidence of criminal use.

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The campaign allows people to surrender weapons at a police station or to request an officer to collect them.

It comes after a 34-year-old man was shot dead in Hockley, Birmingham, on Wednesday night.

The last West Midlands Police firearms surrender in July 2014 saw the seizure of 131 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.

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Train services to Birmingham through Coventry are disrupted following an overnight fire at a factory in north-west London.

There are currently no services on London Midland and Southern between Milton Keynes Central and Euston.

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There are currently no direct trains to London Euston from Birmingham. Some Virgin trains are expected to run, but Network Rail says, external they will terminate before Euston.

Tickets are being accepted on Chiltern Railway services via Birmingham between Coventry and Reading.

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After a chilly start it will be a bright day with sunny spells with the chance of a few showers this afternoon.

Feeling cool for September with top temperatures of 16C (61F).

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A crash involving a stolen car pursued by Warwickshire Police is referred to an independent watchdog.

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Sir James Dyson said 27% of the graduates enrolled in his privately funded university are women and he vowed to boost the number of female engineers.

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The billionaire founder of Dyson plans to drive the number up to 50% in coming years, as part of his crusade to tackle Britain's dearth of engineering talent.

The student engineers have begun a four-year degree, during which they will be mentored by Dyson's scientists and engineers who will teach alongside academics from Warwick University.