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Around 2,500 posts will have to be cut across the force in the next five years, West Midlands Police says.

Police chiefs say they are expecting to have to make saving, externals of more than £130m by 2020.

A review of how the force will police in future is due to submitted in October.

More cloud and showers, some of which will be heavy and possibly thundery later in the day. Feeling rather cool, with temperatures remaining below the average. Highs of 17C (63F)

Tonight there'll be more outbreaks of showery rain, easing later and becoming largely dry. Lows of 10C (50F). More from BBC Weather.

Coventry Telegraph

John Lewis and House of Fraser in talks to open Coventry city centre store, external.

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BBC Midlands Today

Attacks on West Midlands Ambulance Service workers rose by nearly a third over the past three years, with dozens being spat at.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Here's the latest stories we're looking at in the newsroom at the moment:

• A man has been rescue from inside a bin lorry after he was tipped into it having fallen asleep in a bin

• Thousands of jobs are to be cut in the West Midlands Police force, according to the chief constable

• Weather: Tonight will be cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain across the area

WMAS tweets, external: BBC Crimewatch - attacks on emergency service staff. See how @OFFICIALWMAS, external teaches staff conflict management…

Shuttle buses will be running to the third Ashes Test which starts at Warwickshire's Edgbaston ground, external tomorrow.

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They will run fromBirmingham coach station and Moor Street and New Street railway stations.

Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC News Online

Read more on BBC News about a man, aged 30, who is being treated with minor injuries after he was tipped into a refuse lorry having fallen asleep in a bin.

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Emergency services carried out what they called "a logistically difficult rescue" in Avenue Road in Nuneaton.

Steve Elliker, head of security and safety at West Midlands Ambulance Service says it may consider giving body cameras to ambulance staff to protect staff.

A Freedom of Information request by the BBC shows over the last three years there have been more than 600 cases of workers being kicked, punched, head-butted, sexually assaulted and spat at in the region.

The service says it already has CCTV in its ambulances to reduce the number of attacks on staff.

Coventry Telegraph

A Coventry mum left her two-year-old with a group of drunken teens, external so she could buy more booze

Coventry FC WM Police tweets, external: Safe journey to all #CCFC, external fans heading to @CambridgeUtdFC, external tonight. Officers from WMP will be there tonight in attendance #pusb, external

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

West Midlands Ambulance Service releases a photo of the rescue, external from the back of a refuse lorry, after a man fell asleep in a bin and was tipped into the back of it.

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The ambulance crew say the man was treated for minor injuries at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

Here are some of the latest stories making the news:

• A man has been taken to hospital after being trapped in the back of a bin lorry in Nuneaton

• West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner says £130m of cuts will dramatically change the force

• The number of reports of attacks on ambulance workers has risen by a third over the last three years

Events and festivals in Warwickshire are being offered a share of a £75,000 grant fund, external by the county council.

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Warwickshire County Council says it wants to ensure the "potential is fully exploited" of events like the Godiva Festival (pictured above) which attract visitors to the county.

Councillor Philip Johnson, says: "Events and festivals play a key role in attracting visitors, getting them to stay longer and to return, thus generating more money and jobs for the local economy."

Coventry City Council tweets, external: Head into Broadgate today for Sports Week from 10am-4pm. Have a go at all sorts of sports and fun activities! http://socsi.in/sports-week_ROxut …, external

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

A man who was rescued from a bin lorry this morning is being treated in hospital with minor injuries.

West Midlands Ambulance Service says, external the man was rescued through the top of the vehicle after he was tipped into the truck from a bin he was sleeping in.

A spokesman says it was a "logistically difficult operation", as the rubbish had to be moved to be able to reach the man, using scaffolding and ladders.

Police community support officers (PCSO) across the West Midlands have been summoned to a meeting today where the full scale of the cuts they face will be laid out. , external

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Dozens of the region's 600 PCSOs are expected to be told their positions will go - and that's on top of an anticipated loss of 2,500 police and support staff.

Last year, West Midlands Police announced the closure of 41 front desks across the area, including Coventry Central and Willenhall police station, in a bid to save £3m.

Want to enjoy the sea without the travelling this summer?

The Beach is coming to Coventry city centre in August so kids can enjoy the sunshine (hopefully!), sand and games.

Pop along to Shelton Square, external between 1-9 August for this free event.

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People living in the Hillfields area of Coventry say prostitution in the area is getting worse.

Police are now taking more steps to tackle the issue - giving sex workers two chances to change before they're charged.

One woman who lives in the area says she's noticed an increase in the past eight years.