Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 07:36 BST 11 July 2016
Latest weather for the West Midlands
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Updates on Friday 8 July 2016
Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 07:36 BST 11 July 2016
Dawson century puts Hampshire on toppublished at 18:46 BST 10 July 2016
Liam Dawson's maiden first-class century of the season puts Hampshire in firm control over Warwickshire on day one.
Read MoreLily Allen denies having to sell her housepublished at 13:30 BST 10 July 2016
The singer says she is selling her house but is denying it's because she needs the cash to pay off a tax bill.
Read MoreChampionship & T20 Blast - Middlesex on toppublished at 10:36 BST 10 July 2016
Re-live all the action in Sunday's Championship and T20 Blast games, as Liam Dawson hits a century for Hants as Glos go top of South Group.
Read MoreWarwickshire v Hampshire - day fourpublished at 10:24 BST 10 July 2016
Listen to live BBC local radio commentary as Warwickshire face Hampshire in the County Championship.
Read MoreBlades sign O'Connell and Fleckpublished at 18:56 BST 8 July 2016
Brentford defender Jack O'Connell and Coventry midfielder John Fleck sign for Sheffield United on three-year deals.
Read MoreDonations to repatriate holiday reppublished at 18:40 BST 8 July 2016
Donations have been made to help repatriate the body of a holiday rep who died in Cyprus.
Read MoreFirst Wimbledon champion rememberedpublished at 18:10 BST 8 July 2016
The first woman to win the Wimbledon ladies singles championship, Maud Watson, has been praised for changing women's sport.
Read MoreOur coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 BST 8 July 2016
We'll be back with you from 08:00 on Monday with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Have a great weekend.
Watch: Latest weather for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 17:57 BST 8 July 2016
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayDry through the evening, with some clear intervals before patchy rain moves in from the west.
Feeling muggy with lows of 15C (59F).
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands
Warwickshire village remembers first Wimbledon winnerpublished at 17:37 BST 8 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LivePeople living in the Warwickshire village of Berkswell are remembering local girl and first ever winner of the Wimbledon women's singles title.
Maud Watson beat her sister Lilian to win when the event was first introduced to the Championships in 1894.
But the recent closure of the village museum has seen the break up of a collection of Maud Watson memorabilia.
Patients escape injury after A45 crash - but ambulance not so luckypublished at 17:22 BST 8 July 2016
An ambulance had to be taken out of service after being involved in a crash while attending a different accident on the A45 in Coventry this morning.
The driver of a car that had crashed into a lamppost was being treated in the back of the ambulance when a second car crashed into it - damaging the rear door.
Two crew members and the two drivers of the cars all escaped injury.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceEx-detective cleared of stealing £113,000published at 17:01 BST 8 July 2016
BreakingAn ex-detective has been found not guilty of stealing £113,000 from the former Warwickshire police headquarters.
Paul Andrew Greaves, 57, from Carlton, Nottinghamshire, was accused of stealing the sum after it disappeared from a cellar at the site described by his defence as a "shambolic" security measure.
Image source, PAThe money was found to be missing two years after it was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act, with Mr Greaves' barrister Brian Dean saying Warwickshire Police had thrown "the kitchen sink" at its former employee due to its embarrassment over the misplaced money.
Jurors deliberated for seven hours before clearing the 57-year-old of a single count of theft.
Ricketts signs new Sky Blues dealpublished at 17:00 BST 8 July 2016
Coventry City defender Sam Ricketts has signed a new one-year deal with the League One club.The 34-year-old made 46 appearances for the Sky Blues last season, after joining from Wolves in summer 2015.
Image source, Rex Features"League One will be extremely competitive next season and Sam will play a vital role in leading the team," Coventry boss Tony Mowbray said.Ricketts joins Marcus Tudgay in signing a new short-term deal with the club this week.
Latest headlines: Fundraising site set up for Coventry woman's funeral; and councillor 'had blank cheques signed'published at 16:40 BST 8 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveThese are some of the headlining stories in Coventry today:
- Crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for funeral of woman killed in Cyprus crash
- Coventry's deputy leader questioned by police over Townshend fraud allegations
- Sky Blues defender Sam Ricketts signs new one-year deal
Andy Sullivan tied fourth at Scottish Openpublished at 16:33 BST 8 July 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportNuneaton's Andy Sullivan is just two shots off the lead after nine holes at the Scottish Open.
New Zealand's Danny Lee is currently leading at Castle Stuart, external.
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End of X postTravel: A45 accidentpublished at 15:58 BST 8 July 2016
BBC TravelAn accident is blocking one lane of the A45 in Coventry westbound, between the Stonebridge island and Birmingham Airport.
Trott appointed vice captain of the Bearspublished at 15:52 BST 8 July 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportJonathan Trott has been named as vice captain for first-class cricket and batsman William Porterfield named vice captain for limited overs cricket at Warwickshire.
Trott made his First Class debut for the Bears in 2003 and has gone on to make 150 appearances to date, scoring 9,784 runs, including 24 centuries.
Image source, Warwickshire Cricket ClubDJs back crowdfunding campaign for funeral of woman killed in Cyprus crashpublished at 15:34 BST 8 July 2016
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has backed a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the funeral of a Coventry woman who's died in an accident in Cyprus.
The campaign for Lydia Lewinson's funeral has currently raised £8,925 after being launched just 24 hours ago.
Birmingham DJ Russke also tweeted, external: "R.I.P Lydia who sadly lost her life today in Ayia Napa, was lovely to meet you , rest easy"
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End of X postMan admits firing shotgun at parked car in Holbrookspublished at 15:11 BST 8 July 2016
A Foleshill man has pleaded guilty to firing a sawn-off shotgun, external at a parked car in Coventry.
