Play at Edgbaston has been abandoned for the day as Warwickshire were due to take on Hampshire.

The club says the Bears have lost more than 500 overs in Championship Cricket this year due to rain, with only four games unaffected this season.

A giant replica of the moon has been installed at Coventry Sports Centre swimming pool as part of this year's Festival of Imagineers., external

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the Museum of the Moon installation features detailed NASA lunar imagery and will bathe the pool and swimmers in "moonlight".

A miniature sports stadium has been submitted to Guinness World Records judges as the smallest ever replica to be made from a postage stamp.

Image source, Sharminder Singh

The tiny replica of Manchester United's Old Trafford is the work of Sharminder Singh from Coventry who recently built a replica of Wimbledon's Centre Court using 12,000 toothpicks.

The model maker had previously built a plastic miniature stadium in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

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A man "pulled up alongside the child" and "tried to force her into the car", police said.

Coventry Observer

After one of his friends had taken his father’s car and crashed it, a university student hatched a plot to get another friend to take the blame. , external

Coventry athletes Dr Jen Warren and James McGill have taken part in the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto.

Launching the Games, Prince Harry told the audience he wanted the world to be inspired "by the spirit of those who wear the uniform".

Former Army Major, Warren is vice-captain of the UK Armed Forces Team after winning eight silver medals and old gold in the games last year.

A man attempted to abduct a ten-year-old girl in the Radford area of Coventry yesterday, say police, external.

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She was walking with her bike when she was targeted by a motorist. A member of the public managed to intervene to free the girl on Poole Road at about 16:15 and the offender drove off.

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of attempted kidnap.

DI Stuart Bell from West Midlands Police said investigations into the incident were "ongoing" and he commended the "quick-thinking actions of the members of the public" who made sure the child was safe.

The Royal Shakespeare Company said it sold "the majority" of items in its costume sale on Saturday.

Around 10,000 items of clothing worn by actors over the decades were bought by more than 1,700 visitors; some of whom camped overnight to be among the first in the queue.

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Hollywood star and RSC veteran Sir Patrick Stewart gave BBC News a tour of the costume sale and shared some of his memories.

A man was left with serious injuries to his face after being attacked by two men in Nuneaton on Saturday, police say, external.

The 26-year-old was walking on the bridge behind Fever Nighclub in the town centre, near Bond Street, when the assault took place.

Coventry Observer

A bus driver is facing a likely prison sentence following the death of a young man he hit while on his route earlier this year. , external

Warwickshire are due to take on Hampshire at Edgbaston today in the final game of the County Championship, but it looks like rain could scupper those plans.

Stratford Observer

On Monday the lights in the building will be dimmed and sounds in the building turned down for the first UK-wide Autism Hour , external

BBC Business News

Budget grocer Aldi says its sales growth accelerated in the UK and Ireland by 13.5% in 2016, to a record £8.7bn.

But the firm, which has its UK headquarters in Atherstone, saw its operating profit fall by 17% and its gross profits fall by 7%.

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Warwickshire spinner Jeetan Patel still has a chance of beating Samit Patel to retain his overall MVP title.

Leamington Observer

A campaign has been launched to cut the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on the region’s roads., external

BBC Sport

Wasps slipped to successive defeats against Exeter yesterday having lost their long-unbeaten home record last week to Harlequins.

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Exeter returned to the top of the Premiership table after beating Dai Young's side 31-17.

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BBC Weather

After a wet start to the day, rain should become lighter and patchier as the day goes on with top temperatures of 18C (66F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

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