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  • Updates from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September

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  1. Play abandoned at Edgbaston

    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.

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  2. Pool plan is lunar sea

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

    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".

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  3. First class 'stadium' hopes to have world record licked

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

    Miniature stadiumSharminder 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.

    12,000 toothpicks were used to build the model

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

    Miniature stadiumSharminder Singh

  4. Arrest over attempted kidnap of girl, 10

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

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  6. Coventry athletes in Toronto for Invictus Games

    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".

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    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.

  7. Man arrested over attempted abduction of child

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

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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.

  8. The jumble sale with frills

    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.

    Costume items on saleGetty Images

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

    Sir Patrick Stewart's guide to RSC costume sale

  9. Man injured in Nuneaton assault

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

    Police car

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

  11. Warwickshire v Hampshire: Rain could scupper start

    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.

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  13. Aldi UK sales up but profits down

    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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  14. Patel still in the hunt for MVP title

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

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  16. Premiership: Exeter Chiefs 31-17 Wasps

    BBC Sport

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

    Henry Slade of Exeter Chiefs holds off Jimmy Gopperth of WaspsGetty Images

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

  17. Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands

    Alex Hamilton
    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).

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  18. Live updates for Coventry and Warwickshire

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    Welcome to our live service for Monday.

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

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