Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Live updates for Coventry and Warwickshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Thursday 14 January 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Watch: Lastest weather for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 17:57
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayClear spells for much of the evening means it will feel cold, with some sleet or snow possible.
Man stabbed to death 'in row over girl'published at 17:52
A teenager out celebrating a friend's birthday was fatally stabbed at a club when a fight broke out after a row over a girl, a court has been told.
Daniel Kirkwood, 18, was found with knife wounds to his neck outside Society Club, in Coventry, last March.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceAt Warwick Justice Centre, five men from Birmingham deny his murder.
Tonight on Midlands Today on BBC Onepublished at 17:47
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayHere's a look at some of the big stories we'll have for you in Midlands Today on BBC One from 18:30.
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End of X postTribute paid to wife of former SDC chairman killed in horse riding fallpublished at 17:37
Tributes have been paid to a “wonderful mother and thoroughly devoted grandmother” who died after a fall while horse riding near Southam. , external
Image source, Stratford ObserverChanges to Coventry junction after series of crashespublished at 17:27
A number of changes are to be made at a new road junction in Coventry following several crashes since it opened.
It follows a review of the way traffic is flowing at the busy junction of Broad Lane and the A45 where a new roundabout was put in at the end of last year.
Lane changes are now to be introduced there, extra signage is to be put in telling drivers where to give way and yellow boxes at the junction are to be extended.
A&E units continue to miss waiting time targetspublished at 17:15
A&E units in both Coventry and Warwickshire are still failing to meet waiting time targets., external
At University Hospital in Coventry 89% of patients were seen within four hours in November - Warwick Hospital performed better with 93.7%. That's compared with a national target of 95%.
Image source, UHCW NHS TrustIt was a similar picture across England, with many hospitals failing to hit waiting time targets.
Headlines: Murder trial hears accounts of stabbing and go-ahead for student accommodationpublished at 17:05
Here's another look at our top stories:
- Court hears accounts of Daniel Kirkwood murder
- Student accommodation for Coventry approved
- Leamington's pump room gardens awarded £1m
Police issue appeal for missing teenagerpublished at 16:50
Police have issued an appeal for missing Blackpool teenager, Kye Albelda, , externalwhose last address was in Warwickshire.
Image source, Lancashire PolicePolice say it's been a number of days since the 14-year-old went missing and they're getting increasingly worried about him.
Student accommodation given go-aheadpublished at 16:33
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LivePurpose-built accommodation, to house nearly 600 students, external, has been passed by the city council's planning committee.
Three tall buildings and a series of 21 town houses will front on to the London Road at junction 4 of the Coventry ring road.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilBanned items lead to dip in recycling ratespublished at 16:13
Latest figures do not make for great 'green' reading as Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has seen a reduction in the amount of recyclable waste left on the kerbside., external
Travel: Severe delays on M1 southboundpublished at 16:05 GMT 14 January 2016
BBC TravelAn accident has closed two lanes of the M1 southbound in Northamptonshire at J15a, A43.
Tailbacks are reported to be around seven miles.
Daniel Kirkwood murder accused 'spotted with knife'published at 15:48
Kevin Reide
Midlands TodayA man matching the description of one of those accused of murdering Daniel Kirkwood was seen at a nightclub carrying a knife, a jury has heard.
A DJ at Coventry's Society nightclub told the trial at Warwick Crown Court a man matching Tobijah Thompson's description picked up a knife from the dance floor before running towards Daniel Kirkwood and friends shouting "come on, you can have it".
Five men deny murdering the 18-year-old after a fight broke out at the nightclub in March.
The trial, expected to last six weeks, continues.
Watch: Leamington Spa restaurant bans mobilespublished at 15:28
Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporterA restaurateur from Warwickshire is warning diners to dump their mobile phones or be shown the door.
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End of X postLatest: Eyewitness accounts of Daniel Kirkwood stabbing and Leamington park awarded £1m grantpublished at 15:12
Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThese are our headlining stories in the Coventry newsroom:
- Court hears graphic accounts of Daniel Kirkwood murder
- Pump Room Gardens in Leamington awarded £1m
- Leamington restaurant bans mobile phones
Appeal for people to pay their respects to RAF veteran at funeral servicepublished at 14:51
People in Tamworth and North Warwickshire are being urged to pay their respects to an RAF veteran who sadly passed away at Christmas, external - with no friends or family confirmed to be attending the funeral.
Image source, Atherstone & Coleshill HeraldCourt hears accounts of Daniel Kirkwood murderpublished at 14:19
Kevin Reide
Midlands TodayA jury has heard graphic descriptions of how Coventry teenager, Daniel Kirkwood, was stabbed to death at a Coventry nightclub.
Five men on trial at Warwick Crown Court deny murdering the 18-year-old as he celebrated a friend's birthday in March 2015.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceOpening the trial, Prosecution Barrister Michael Burrows QC, described how trouble started when one of the five defendants, 24-year-old Tobijah Thompson of no fixed address, took exception to one of Daniel Kirkwood's friends chatting to a girl in Coventry's Society nightclub.
The court was told various witness accounts, including one from a bar worker who described the scene as "mad".
Your pictures: Winter in Coventrypublished at 13:58
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveIt's a lovely bright afternoon in Coventry, Trevor Sutton has sent us this picture he took today in the city centre.
Image source, Trevor SuttonIf you'd like to send us your pictures of the local area you can email, tweet us @BBCCovWarks , externalor message via Facebook, external.
Hunt for man who followed woman homepublished at 13:41
An investigation has been launched in Atherstone, external after a woman was allegedly followed home by a man in a car.
Image source, Atherstone & Coleshill HeraldPump Room Gardens awarded £1m lottery grantpublished at 13:20
Leamington Spa's Pump Room Gardens has received nearly £1m in funding. , external
The cash has come from the Heritage lottery fund.
The group says the money will help with a major restoration of the gardens and an enhanced programme of events.
