The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

Police are unsure if the victim was struck by one or two cars travelling at speed through Coventry.

Officers appealed for witnesses to the crash which killed a 17-year-old trainee electrician.

A Beastly milestone, a case of mistaken identity and a few old flames among things you might have missed in the EFL.

Amadou Bakayoko's late double secures a fine Coventry comeback away from home against Charlton.

Gloucester climb up to fourth in the Premiership with a bonus-point 35-21 victory at Wasps.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans to create extra secondary school places in Coventry at a cost of £26m are being drawn up by the city council.

A report said it was necessary to meet future demand, with an extra 240 Year Seven places potentially created by September 2019.

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The proposal will go before the council's cabinet for discussion early next year.

The council has already secured £13.84m from the government and is expecting to receive further allocations.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It's expected to be a cloudy night with patchy light rain and drizzle, with lows of 9C (48F).

Coventry Observer

These are some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Observer website today:

• Concerns over public health and inequality sparked by new report, external
• Former army sniper supports war veterans through podcast, external
• X Factor champions announced for Christmas lights switch-on, external

Drugs believed to be heroin and crack cocaine have been seized after a raid on a house in Stratford-upon-Avon, police said.

A 46-year-old women, men aged 35 and 53 and a 16-year-old boy were all arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply after the raid on a property in Masons Way on Thursday.

All four have been released under investigation, said Warwickshire Police.

A blade concealed in a walking stick, a machete and zombie knives have all been handed in at police stations across Warwickshire, during an initiative to help tackle knife crime.

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A total of 157 knives were surrendered during the week-long amnesty, said Warwickshire Police. , external

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Knife surrender bins were placed at four stations across the county from 18 September.

England's Sian Massey-Ellis is appointed as an assistant referee for the Women's Champions League final on 24 May.

Fire and ambulance staff, along with student paramedics and council workers, are taking part in an emergency training exercise at a tower block in Coventry today.

It's set to test the response of the emergency services to a major incident.

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More than 100 student volunteers from Coventry University will act as evacuees or casualties, and be moved to a local rest centre.

The university's high-tech simulation centre will be used by West Midlands fire incident commanders, and other emergency services, to help in the scenario.

Those studying forensic investigation at the university will also be involved in the exercise.

Members of the public are being told not to panic if smoke is seen from a high-rise building in the city.

Coventry Live

Some of the main stories on the Coventry Live website today are:

• Plans approved for major new development, external
• Man who tried to kidnap 10-year-old girl is jailed, external
• Driver spotted breaking the law in church car park, external

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

Any early areas of mist and fog will clear leaving a dry and fine day, with highs of 19C (66F).

Sixteen-year-old Leo Mandella's colourful style has attracted more than 700,000 fans on Instagram.

Fashion-conscious Leo Mandella, 16, has amassed a worldwide following with his streetwear styles.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis

Coventry City Council hopes to make an estimated £675,000 by selling off derelict, overgrown and surplus land for development.

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A list of eight sites have been identified for disposal, most to be sold at auction or direct sale with prior planning consent to make purchases more attractive, a council meeting has heard.

Some of the sites, which the council says are subject to fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour, have been identified as suitable for housing developments.

A Minor Land Disposals report was brought to cabinet on Tuesday with sites to be sold including the former Afro Caribbean Youth Centre in the city centre.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It should be a mainly dry night, with some mist and shallow fog patches towards tomorrow morning with lows of 13C (55F).

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Coventry City Council is spending almost £17,000 on an "economic engagement" visit to China, in a bid to win hundreds of millions of pounds of investment for the city.

Six representatives will be sent on the five-day trip on 13 October to build trade links, meet with potential investors and promote the city, it said.

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The group will visit Shanghai, Jinan, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Beijing, meeting automotive firms Geely, Guangzhou Automotic, Shangai Auto City and EV100.

Andy Williams, head of economic development, told a meeting, external the country's investment's were currently "very significant" in the area, and further investment could be in the "upper hundreds of millions".