Leamington Observer

Some of today's headlines on the Leamington Observer website are:

• Plans for transport hub at railway station welcomed, external
• Rare moth returned to Butterfly Farm, external
• MP writes about Brexit concerns in Westminster diary, external

A scheme to plant a community orchard at Coventry's 14th Century medieval monastery has been praised in Parliament.

During questions to environment ministers, Coventry North East MP Colleen Fletcher highlighted the creation of the orchard which has been started within parkland at The Charterhouse in the city.

Schoolchildren and adult volunteers spent two days planting the orchard, the Labour MP said, "as part of a larger renewal and restoration project".

Environment Secretary Michael Gove thanked the MP for a reminder of "what young people can do to inspire us about the future of nature".

A moth stolen from a wildlife centre in Stratford-upon-Avon has been returned

Image source, Stratford Butterfly Farm

Stratford Butterfly Farm said it was alerted to the theft of the female Atlas moth when a woman posted on social media, earlier this week, that she had taken a cocoon from the farm.

Image source, Stratford Butterfly Farm

Warwickshire Police confirmed it had returned the moth today, and said a 19-year-old woman from Birmingham had been given a community resolution.

The farm thanked everyone that had been involved in its safe return.

These graphs show how recorded crime has risen across the West Midlands region in the last year.

In all there were 446,822 recorded crimes (excluding fraud) in the year ending June 2018, a rise of 7%.

Some forces saw falls in certain crimes, such as a 10% drop in sexual offences reported in Warwickshire and a 13% drop in thefts in Staffordshire.

However, there were also big rises - a 30% rise in recorded homicides across the region, a 30% rise in robberies in Staffordshire and a huge 41% rise in stalking cases in the West Midlands force area.

Crews are expected to remain at the scene of a fire that has ravaged a trampoline park, for the rest of the day.

Image source, Warwickshire Fire Service

Image source, Warwickshire Fire Service

Red Kangaroo trampoline park was empty at the time the fire broke out and the company praised emergency services for getting to the scene "promptly" after being contacted by their security company.

"The support received from the emergency services and the local community has been fantastic and we are very thankful for the actions and goodwill already received," it said.

Customers with future bookings will be refunded, it said.

A trampoline park, destroyed in a severe fire overnight said it hopes to reopen next year.

Image source, Warwickshire Fire Service

Up to 70 firefighters were called to the Red Kangaroo park, in Exhall, after fire broke out at about 02:00.

A statement from the company said the building would require "compete replacement" and likely to remain closed for at least six months.

"Please keep an eye on social media and our website for updates on when we will reopen next year," it said.

The business opened in February of this year, and was targeted by burglars after less than a week, who stole catering equipment and ransacked the business.

Up to 70 firefighters have been battling the blaze at the family attraction.

Coventry Live

Some of today's headlining stories on the Coventry Live site are:

• Red Kangaroo trampoline park destroyed by fire, external
• Hooded thug assaults man in unprovoked street attack, external
• Drug addict attacked mum and partner with lump hammer, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

The number of murders in the West Midlands region rose by almost a third in the 12 months to the end of June, according to the latest crime figures. , external

The Office for National Statistics says there were 79 homicides in the year, up 30% on the year before, with West Midlands Police dealing with the majority, 42.

The figures also show the number of recorded violent offences rose by 12%, there was a 21% increases in robberies and sexual offences were up by 12%.

The West Midlands region also saw one of the biggest rises in cases of death or serious injury from unlawful driving, up 56% on the previous year to 92 cases.

The only categories in which there was a percentage fall in the figures for the region were for drug offences, down 10%, and bicycle thefts, down 9%.

BBC Weather Watchers

Morning mist was visible in Shropshire this morning, as seen in this picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher Gorgina Eley in Buildwas.

Image source, Georgina Eley

This was the sunrise over Whitley, Coventry, taken by Chris OB.

Image source, Chris OB

And this early morning scene was taken by Jamie Cashmore in Coventry.

Image source, Jamie Cashmore

A fire at a trampoline park in Exhall, Warwickshire, has been safely extinguished, said Warwickshire fire service.

Image source, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Crews remain on site after being called to the fire at Red Kangaroo on School Lane at about 02:00 today.

At its height up to 70 firefighters were at the scene, with crews being brought in from the neighbouring West Midlands service.

Britain's farmers should no longer get "privileged" access to low-skilled, low-paid workers from the EU after Brexit, according a top government adviser.

Fruit, vegetable and other plant farming brought in a combined £268m to the West Midlands economy in 2016.

Alan Manning, who chairs the Migration Advisory Committee, said fruit and vegetable growers would probably "go backwards".

Image source, PA

But it would not be the "end of the earth" for the UK economy as a whole.

Local farmers have been vocal in challenging the government to make sure the sector has access to workers, particularly seasonal pickers, in the interest of the economy and food security.

This footage of a severe fire at a trampoline park was taken by Exhall resident Matthew Cairns shortly after 02:30.

About 20 firefighters remain on site, at the Red Kangaroo trampoline park after the fire broke out.

School Lane, at the junction of Coventry Road, is expected to remain closed throughout the morning.

Police were led on a long chase overnight, taking in three force areas, before a crash in Warwickshire.

Image source, West Midlands Police

West Midlands Police said its officers chased a car for more than 30 minutes from Lichfield in Staffordshire all the way to Coleshill.

What's more they said his "poor dog" was in the car with him.

A man is now in custody.

Wasps forward Nathan Hughes won't be named in Eddie Jones' England squad after being banned for six weeks for punching.

Image source, Getty Images

Hughes's absence means England are without their two first-choice number eights, with Billy Vunipola injured.

Hughes, 27, had already missed one game, having being put under a temporary ban pending Wednesday night's delayed decision for punching Gloucester's Lewis Ludlow.

The Fiji-born forward will miss the first Test against South Africa on 3 November as well as matches against New Zealand and Japan on the following weekends, but he will be available for the final game against Australia on 24 November.

More than 50 firefighters were called to deal with a blaze at a trampoline park in Exhall, Warwickshire overnight.

Image source, Matthew Cairns

The fire is now contained, said Warwickshire fire service, but four engines remain on site.

School Lane remains closed at the junction of Coventry Road.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It should be a dry and partly cloudy day with some sunny spells and highs of 14C (57F).

Wasps and England flanker Nathan Hughes is banned for six weeks for punching and will miss the first three autumn internationals.

The inmates were wrongly freed within three weeks but the Ministry of Justice said it was "extremely rare".

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

The weather's likely to stay mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells across the West Midlands - here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking:

If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest weather for your area, head to the BBC Weather website.