Live updates for Coventry & Warwickshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Friday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

Tonight, it's set to be cloudy but increasingly clear - lows of 10C (50F) but possibly lower in the rural areas.

Then tomorrow, another cloudy and cool day with some occasional bright spells. Highs of 15C (59F).

The maternity team at George Eliot Hospital has been shortlisted for an award, external in recognition of the support it gives to parents suffering the loss of their babies. 

Image source, George Eliot NHS Trust

The hospital was nominated by Scot and Claire Barlow, who've been fundraising for them following the care they received after the loss of their daughter Ariana.

Navkiran Man
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Travellers who've settled on Jubilee Sports Centre car park have been given until 08:00 tomorrow morning to move on, external.

A separate notice was also served by police to travellers at Ash Green School in Coventry, who have now left the site.

The luxury car firm wants tobuild a new hub at the 1,000-acre site, externalwhich will eventually become home to engineers, designers and product development experts, who are currently spread out across the company’s bases at Gaydon, and at its HQ in Whitley in Coventry.

Image source, Getty Images

Warwick Courier

A mother-of-two avoided having to undergo serious heart surgery, external by losing eight-and-a-half stone in just 15 months.

Jack Dowling
BBC News Online

Proposals to join the West Midlands Combined Authority were rejected by 30 votes to 20 at the Shire Hall in Warwick.

Image source, Google

There was concern among Warwickshire councillors that Birmingham's issues would be prioritised over the other authorities.

The minister for small business, industry and enterprise, Anna Soubry, said: "This way of working is a new way of working and the idea that one place will dominate is absolutely not the way it will be."

Alex Homer
BBC Online

Teachers at Coventry's Blue Coat academy, that was found to have a £1.4m shortfall earlier this year, have gone on strike on the second day of the new term.

Jane Nellist, joint secretary of Coventry NUT, said the strike was "regrettable".

"Our members, who would much rather be teaching their pupils... would call off their action if the school agreed to reverse the disputed policies," she said.

Interim head teacher Francis Peacock said he hoped for a "swift resolution" and discussions for a negotiating committee as requested by the NUT had begun.

The outcomes of today's planning meeting at Coventry City Council, external are being live-tweeted.

Councillors will also determine whether the former Allied Carpets showroom in the city centre will be redeveloped for student accommodation.

The MP for Stratford says images of the body of a three-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on a beach in Turkey, should "make us all ashamed". 

His tweet goes on to say 'We have failed in Syria'. 

The MP who's an Iraqi immigrant came to the UK with his family aged nine after fleeing Saddam Hussein's regime.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

There's queuing traffic on the exit slip road on the M6 southbound at M1 J19 for the Catthorpe interchange.

More on BBC Travel.

Police are trying to trace a woman in connection with an alleged assault, external where a shopper was verbally abused and then spat at in the Walsgrave area of Coventry.

Image source, West Midlands Police

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council tweets details of a tour celebrating 40 years of the Anker Morris Men.

BBC Weather

Expect cloudy skies with some isolated showers across Coventry and Warwickshire this afternoon.

It will stay mostly dry overnight with bits of cloud around. 

There will be some clearer spells, which means temperatures could fall, and it will stay breezy.

Former £5m striker Lee Hughes has joined National League North club Worcester City, at the age of 39.

Image source, Kidderminster Harriers

He began his career with the Harriers in 1995 before making his name at West Bromwich Albion.

It led to his biggest career move, when he joined Coventry City for £5m in 2001, but it was only to last a year.

Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Warwickshire county councillors have voted against joining the West Midlands Combined Authority.

They've decided to continue to explore a closer working relationship between just Coventry and Warwickshire. 

Council leader Izzi Seccombe said: "In a nutshell we've agreed that we will not be going to a combined West Midlands authority, we want to build on the success of the last few years. We will not walk away from Coventry."

Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Coventry Bees speedway are assured of their Elite League play-off place but will be without Joonas Kylmakorpi for them. 

The Swede has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after a crash in Denmark. 

The Bees beat Swindon 47-43 last night with guest Max Fricke top-scoring with 10 points. 

Sian Grzeszczyk
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today

Councillors in Warwickshire have voted to reject joining a West Midlands combined authority, opting instead to strengthen ties with Coventry.

You can see my full report on Midlands Today at 13:30.

The Red Ensign will be flown at various places across the region today to mark Merchant Navy Day. Coventry City council tweets their support. 

Stratford Herald

Work has restarted building 80 homes, external in Wellesbourne after the council halted work issuing a Temporary Stop Notice.