That's it for Local Live for today - thanks for your company.

Don't forget, before we return at 08:00 tomorrow, you can follow the Sky Blues v Crewe game on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, and get post-match reaction on Shane O'Connor's breakfast show in the morning.

A consultation is underway in Nuneaton over plans to allow motor vehicles access to a bridge over the A444 which is currently only used by cyclists and pedestrians.

The idea is to create a link between West Nuneaton and the Griff Roundabout, external, although some locals are opposed to the scheme.

A number of public events will be held next month.

BBC Weather

Staying rather cloudy and it could get murky in places by dawn, especially over hills where there may also be some fog.

Some breaks developing in western parts later in the night.

It will be a dry and bright start tomorrow with some sunny spells, but it will cloud over during the morning, with outbreaks of rain spreading in from the southwest later on.

BBC Travel

One lane is blocked on the M42 southbound at junction 3a (M40) because of an accident and recovery work. More details on BBC Travel.

Vic Minett
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Warwick boxer, Molly Perkins, is in Hungary fighting for England in the European Championships.

Image source, Rick Perkins

I caught up with her earlier today and you can listen to my interview about how her preparations are going.

Chiltern Railways tweets, external: Travelling on Sunday 23 Aug? The line is closed between Banbury & Warwick Parkway all day. http://ow.ly/R0cpT , external

A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a swan in Nuneaton, Warwickshire Police say.

Image source, Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary

The bird's body was found floating on the Coventry Canal near the Cat Gallows bridge on Sunday.

The un-named man has been bailed pending further enquiries.

Victoria Bourne
Journalist, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Here are the headlines this afternoon on Local Live:

• A court has heard a man from Tile Hill, accused of murdering one of his secret lovers, had a very complex love life

• A Coventry man has appeared before magistrates, with nine others, charged in connection with a child prostitution sex ring

• A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a swan in Nuneaton

Young Alcester musician, Jack Blackman, has beaten off competition to appear on the same bill as Blues luminaries Courtney Pine, Coco Montoya and Avery Sunshine.

Image source, OLIVER FOXLEY

The 21-year-old will appear at the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, external in Lancashire over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Coventry City tweets, external: We are expecting a big walk up tonight - great support again from the #skybluearmy - so get there early if you can! #pusb

The club also tweets, external: BREAKING: @Lawton_05 moves to @Official_NTFC on loan. More details here - http://bit.ly/1WC0KZq, external #PUSB

Richard Williams
Reporter, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

Maxine the lurcher is one of dozens of would-be pets at the Dogs Trust in Kenilworth, external I've met this morning.

Behaviour expert, Naomi Dunlevy, told me she was surprised the near five-year-old hasn't been re-homed because "she absolutely loves people".

Coventry Telegraph

Police are investigating an arson attack which saw three cars set on fire, external in the same Coventry street.

A community festival is to be held at Fargo Village to celebrate the development's first anniversary in Coventry.

Image source, Fargo Village

Organisers say they will use the event, on Saturday 26 September,, external involving 50 musicians and dancers, to launch a new performance space called The Box.

Sarah Falkland
BBC Midlands Today presenter

Birmingham Crown Court has heard very intimate text messages between Sameena Imam and Roger Cooper, one of the two brothers accused of murdering her.

According to the prosecution, Ms Imam was clearly very much in love with this man.

She was aware he had a long-term partner but she wasn't aware he was also sleeping with another Costco employee, the court heard.

Mr Cooper and his brother David deny murder.

Warwickshire CCC tweets, external: Huge game for us tomorrow after yesterday's win. Who's coming to Edgbaston? http://edgb.cc/54PAQ, external#YouBears, external

Richard Williams
Reporter, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

I've been out to the Dogs Trust, external in Kenilworth to meet Maxine, a lurcher who hasn't had the best of luck finding a new owner.

The lurcher has been seen by 15,000 visitors looking for a potential new pet, and 5,000 other dogs being re-homed during her stay.

Victoria Bourne
Journalist, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Here are some of the stories we're looking at in the Coventry newsroom:

• A jury has heard a man from Tile Hill, accused of murdering his secret girlfriend, let his brother buy chloroform online

• A man from Coventry has appeared in court, with nine other men, accused of being involved in a child prostitution sex ring

• A motorist is being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the death of a pedestrian

BBC Travel

There's queuing traffic and delays on the A5 in Grendon Common at the Grendon junction because of horses on the road.

There are already roadworks in the area.

The Football Association tweets, external: .@Luke_Downes10 scored an extra-time winner as @CoventrySphinx beat Lye Town in an @Emirates #FACup replay on Monday: http://the-fa.com/MyY9gW, external

Sarah Falkland
BBC Midlands Today presenter

I'm at Birmingham Crown Court where two brothers are accused of murdering Sameena Imam, who worked at Costco in Coventry.

Image source, West Midlands Police

The court has heard that in the early hours of 4 December, Roger Cooper, Ms Imam's secret lover, drove to Leicester to visit his brother and that shortly after that visit David Cooper, his brother, made a search on the internet for chloroform.

The prosecution said Roger Cooper had been very careful not to get his hands dirty, and had left his brother to do this search.

Significantly, four days later David Cooper purchased 200ml of chloroform from eBay. Both men deny murder.