An eviction of travellers from outside a Nuneaton school is under way, said police.

The council, which owns the site on The Dingle, in the town, "requested police assistance to resolve the situation", said Ch Inspr Dafydd Goddard.

"The decision was made based on a number of factors, including the disruption to the local community due to the proximity of the encampment to a local school", he said.

Camp Hill Primary has been closed until further notice.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Animal rescue officers called to deal with a lizard at a house in Coventry made a surprising discovery.

Image source, RSPCA

“It was around seven inches long and about two inches wide. It was protruding from the edge of the bed and it wasn’t moving at all," said RSPCA officer Vic Hurr.

"As it wasn’t very light, I got out my torch to see better and that’s when I realised it wasn’t a lizard at all… it was a pink stripy sock."

Image source, RSPCA

“I advised the young girl whose bedroom it was to tidy her room and to take care of her socks, but not before reminding her that another one will turn up soon, as they are usually in pairs," she added.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

BBC documentary-makers are calling for people to take part in in an event at Coventry Cathedral celebrating the power of the Moon.

Collaborating with the Festival of Imagineers and the Museum of the Moon, they're asking for 100 people, who love the Moon or may have lunar tales, to take part in the filming of the show called Wonders of the Moon.

You can register here for the event, external, on Thursday 28 September.

Efforts to evict a group of travellers from land outside a Nuneaton school goes to court today.

The borough council is applying to move them on after they set up camp on the Dingle near Camp Hill Primary.

The school has been closed until further notice.

A message on the school website said the decision had been taken to "safeguard our pupils, staff and families".

Coventry Telegraph

Jaguar has announced it is to launch the world’s first international racing championship for production-based electric cars , externalwith all the vehicles taking part made in Coventry.

The first students are starting a four-year engineering degree at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology.

The £15m institute, set up by Sir James Dyson, is based at Dyson's campus, in Wiltshire, and is a partnership with the University of Warwick.

Image source, Dyson Institute

More than 850 people applied for 25 positions, so the firm increased its intake to 33 due to the "exceptionally high-calibre of the candidates".

Lord Bhattacharyya, chairman of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick, said he wanted to help "develop a pool of talent" with the Dyson partnership.

Warwickshire resume on seven without loss, chasing 168 to make Essex bat again, on day three of their County Championship match at Edgbaston.

The visitors declared on 369 yesterday.

Image source, Getty Images

If Lancashire lose at Somerset, Essex will be crowned champions for the first time since 1992 with victory, with Warwickshire edging closer to relegation.

Play is due to begin at 10:30 and you can follow updates here.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

After a showery start for some there should be some brighter spells before the rain returns this afternoon.

We can expect top temperatures of about 17C (63F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Welcome to our live service for Thursday.

We'll bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates throughout the day.

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.

The officer was filmed mocking Black Lives Matter at a house in Coventry.

A policeman is filmed telling a man: "You would be the first one I'd shoot if I had a gun."

Essex are on the verge of their first County Championship title since 1992 after a fine batting display against Warwickshire.

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.

Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

Police are investigating after a video of an officer heard to make racial comments to a member of the public in Coventry was posted on social media.

The officer, who has "already expressed remorse", has been removed from front-line duties , externalpending further assessment, West Midlands Police said.

Join me for BBC Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

There will be further showers this evening, though the winds will be lighter than last night. Lows of 8C (46F).

Thursday will be breezy and cool again. There will be a few heavy showers around but these will be less frequent than they have been in recent days. Highs of 16C (61F).

The Prime Minister Theresa May says the Commonwealth Games could present "a unique opportunity for the West Midlands".

Birmingham won the right to be named the UK's perferred bidder for the games and now goes up against Kuala Lumpur to stage the event.

If successful, Coventry's Ricoh Arena will host the netball competition.

Coventry Telegraph

An inmate at a prison near Rugby has claimed his partner was refused visitation - over her summer dress, external.

BBC Midlands Today

Latest unemployment figures show the number of people out of work across the West Midlands fell by 2,000 in the three months to July.

A total of 164,000 were out of work. Nationally the number of jobless now stands at 1.46 million - its lowest level since 1975.

About 750 victims of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson are to be paid compensation from a new £37m fund.

Image source, PA

Private healthcare firm Spire has agreed to pay £27.2m, with £10m coming from Paterson's insurers and the Heart of England NHS Trust.

Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent in April after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.

In August, he had his 15-year jail term increased to 20 years after the Appeal Court ruled his term was too lenient.

The payments concern patients treated at private Spire Healthcare hospitals in the West Midlands, who Paterson worked for when he carried out hundreds of botched operations.

Coventry Telegraph

Coventry’s biggest sporting clubs are mourning the loss of a “truly wonderful” man following the death of Gerry McManus, external.