A Coventry shopkeeper has lost his licence to sell alcohol after being caught selling illegal cigarettes to a child, the city council say.

Trading standards sent a young volunteer, fitted with a recording device, into Qadz Local, Heath Road, to ask for "cheap cigarettes".

Trading officers moved in when a shop assistant offered the child illegal cigarettes for £3 without asking for proof of age.

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They found "a tray full of cigarettes" which were foreign labelled or without the appropriate health warnings in English, a council spokesman says.

Shopkeeper Mohammed Naseer Qadiri, 33, "was unable to offer any explanation for the sale or show he had proper control over activities taking place," according to the council.

His alcohol premises licence was revoked by the Licensing and Regulatory Sub–Committee.

The investigation took place after reports children had been seen smoking outside the shop.

Coventry Telegraph

A suspected dealer was clocked by cops putting something down his trousers - which turned out to be a children's plastic chocolate egg stashed with Class A drugs., external

A grateful ex-patient of Warwick Hospital has thanked staff by donating a £2,000 leg press, external to its physiotherapy department.

Alan Johnson was treated by the hospital's pulmonary rehabilitation service earlier this year.

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"The pulmonary rehabilitation course helps people manage their lung conditions by increasing overall fitness," South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust said.

Hearing the team needed the new equipment, Mr Johnson asked his masonic lodge for help and also received money from Warwickshire Masonic Charitable Association and the Round Table.

Mr Johnson and his wife Hilary also gave £200 to the fund, the trust added.

Medics and academics in Coventry and Warwickshire are to lead a nationwide study to find out if delivering bigger babies earlier will prevent serious complications in birth.

A baby which is larger than predicted by a mother’s size can cause complications.

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A main problem can be delivering the baby’s shoulders after the head has come out, Warwick University experts say.

Prof Siobhan Quenby said as well as being “extremely traumatic and painful for the mother”, babies can be born with conditions such as Erb’s palsy, where the baby’s neck nerves are damaged.

Samuel (pictured) was larger than expected, at 9lb 14 oz (4.48kg), when he was born in 2004.

His mother Jackie said the birth was "agony" and Samuel, now 13, still suffers from Erb's palsy and may have an operation soon.

Some 4,000 pregnant women are expected to take part in the trial over three-and-half years.

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New accommodation for 187 students has been officially opened in Old Town, external.

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Our BBC Weather Watcher, Melanie, has taken this beautiful picture of leaves in Wolston, Warwickshire.

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A 40-year-old Coventry man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old girl in the Radford area of the city of Sunday.

On Sunday, a 22-year-old man was arrested for the same offence over the incident.

West Midlands Police say this man has been released, "pending further investigations".

Fresh signs will be installed on Coventry's ring road telling drivers about lower speed limits during roadworks on the 40-year old structure.

There had been suggestions of cutting the limit to 20mph but Colin Knight, assistant director of highways in the city, said there were better ways of improving safety.

He said the council was faced with a "big balancing act" as it aimed for safety and kept the traffic moving, while also ensuring the work was completed in a "timely manner".

Work on the ring road, costing about £6m, is halfway through and is set to end in April.

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A member of the public intervened when a girl, 10, was grabbed as she pushed her bike along a road.

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Warwickshire's Chris Woakes has been included in the 16-man Ashes Test squad.

England, who were whitewashed 5-0 on their last tour of Australia, are looking to defend the Ashes which they regained on home soil in 2015.

The series begins in Brisbane on 23 November.

An ex-police officer has appeared before magistrates charged with historical sex offences, including raping a girl.

Timothy Lively, 58, appeared at Warwickshire Justice Centre accused of the alleged rape as well as 15 counts of indecent assault, a serious sexual assault and indecency with a child.

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His lawyer indicated not guilty pleas to the court on Mr Lively's behalf.

Mr Lively, of Old School Mead, Bidford-on-Avon, who served the county's police force in the 1970s and 1980s, was granted unconditional bail to appear at the same court on 27 October.

Police said the charges relate to offences alleged to have taken place in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1970s and 1980s.

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

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• The Sky Blues beat Swindon 2-1 at the County Ground to go fourth in the League 2 table

• Warwickshire take a 72-run lead into the third day's play of their county championship match against Hampshire after 20 wickets fell on the second day

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A Kenilworth chef will be showing off his skills alongside one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, at the Solihull Food Festival this weekend.

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Arsonists came onto a family’s drive near Ufton and set one of their cars on fire in broad daylight on Sunday morning., external

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnap after an incident involving a 10-year-old girl, external, police say.

West Midlands Police says it had reports of a man taking hold of the girl's arm as she walked walked in Poole Road, Radford, Coventry, at 16:15 on Sunday.

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The girl managed to struggle free as a member of the public intervened and escaped with minor grazes having fallen to the floor.

A 40-year-old Coventry man was arrested in the Tile Hill area of the city and a vehicle suspected of being used during the offence was seized, a spokesman said.

Nicola Beckford
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

Motorcycle thefts in the West Midlands have risen by more than half in the first six months of this year, according to the Motorcycle Action Group.

The number of bikes stolen between January and June increased by 51% compared to same period in 2016.

Riders are being warned the rise could be due to vehicles being stolen to carry out crime.

In the last three years 400 robberies by riders were recorded.

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Council cuts have left hundreds of special needs children, external without transport to Coventry schools.

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Did you know that today is National Fitness Day? It's a scheme that aims to get the whole nation moving a bit more at home and in the workplace.

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BBC Weather

It's been a murky start to Wednesday for many of us, here's how the rest of the day is looking across the West Midlands.

You can also stay up to date with the latest forecasts by heading to the BBC Weather website.