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Summary
Plans for Coventry's 20-storey tower block approved
Driver left hanging as car overturns
Teenager bailed for Syria-related terror offences
Heritage motorcycling brand to be revived
Updates on Thursday 1 October 2015
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: A dry chilly nightpublished at 17:59
Lovely evening sunshine will be followed by a chilly, dry night with light winds.
Clear skies overnight will allow patchy mist and fog to form reform before morning, with a low of 9C (48F).
Then tomorrow, another day with plenty of sunshine - however, again, there will be some mist and fog first thing that could be stubborn to clear. Highs of 15C (59F).
Watch: Heritage motorcycles make a Coventry come-backpublished at 17:54
Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireAndrew Longfield is bringing back the famous Coventry Francis Barnett motorcycle brand. He's gone into production with 500 battery powered bicycles.
He's gone into production with 500 battery powered bicycles.
You can watch my report here, external:
Coventry Telegraph: Warwick University makes world top 100published at 17:48
Coventry Telegraph
University of Warwick leaps 23 places to be ranked 80th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, external2015-16.
Sky Blues: Burge still in doubt for weekend fixturepublished at 17:33
Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportSky Blues manager Tony Mowbray is expected to make a late decision on the fitness of goalkeeper Lee Burge ahead of this weekend's League One match at home to Shrewsbury.
Image source, EmpicsThe 22-year-old has been struggling with a bug but Mowbray has no concerns about giving understudy Reice Charles-Cook a league debut if Burge is ruled out.
Travel: Slow traffic on A5 after accidentpublished at 17:23
BBC TravelCongestion both ways on the A5 after an accident on Watling Street in Dordon and the junction with Long Street.
More details on BBC Travel.
Latest headlines for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 17:00
Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThese are the main headlining stories:
- A 20-storey student block has been given the go ahead by Coventry councillors, external
- Wasps lock Joe Launchbury gets England World Cup start
- A warning for people returning from the Hajj about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Watch: Life in Keresley End since the pit closurepublished at 16:41
Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands TodayI've been to the village of Keresley End, 18 years after the closure of the Coventry Colliery with the loss of 1,300 jobs.
Media caption, Bob Hockenhull visits Keresley End.
Former miner Pat Purdy says since the mine's gone they've lost many amenities, and it's up to the younger residents in the village to revive the atmosphere it once had.
Coventry student tower block given go-aheadpublished at 16:23
A development including a 20-storey tower block, for student accommodation, has been given the go-ahead by Coventry councillors.
Image source, Simpson Haugh & PartnersThe mixed-use development, close to the Belgrade Theatre, will also feature residential flats, restaurants and retail.
Atherstone & Coleshill Herald: Woman used WW1 shell for vase for 30 yearspublished at 16:01
Atherstone & Coleshill HeraldAtherstone woman Kathryn Rawlins had a shock this week, when she discovered that the "vase" she had been arranging flowers in for the last 30 years was a wartime shell!, external
Image source, Atherstone HeraldYour pictures: Autumn at Coombepublished at 15:47
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveThis lovely autumnal scene taken in Coombe Country Park was sent to us by Trevor Sutton.
Image source, Trevor SuttonWe love to feature your photographs of the local area.
You can email them to us, tweet us on @BBCCovWarks, external or message via Facebook, external.
Weather: More sunshine aheadpublished at 15:23
We should have plenty of widespread blue sky and sunshine in the afternoon and highs of 18C (64F).
Then a clear and cool night with further mist and fog patches developing and lows of 6C (43F).
Latest headlines for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 15:07
Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireHere are some of the stories we're looking at this afternoon:
- Coventry teenager questioned by counter-terrorism police
- Wasps lock gets first England World Cup start
- Planners consider Coventry's tallest building
Wasps lock to start for Englandpublished at 14:50
Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportWasps lock Joe Launchbury will get his first Rugby World Cup start in England's potentially decisive match against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe replaces the injured Courtney Lawes in one of three changes to the 15 that lost to Wales.
Health warning for people returning from Hajjpublished at 14:27
Peter Wilson
BBC Midlands TodayPeople returning to the West Midlands from the Hajj are being warned to keep an eye out for the signs of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
Image source, APThere hasn't been a confirmed case in the region since 2013 but several cases of MERS have been seen in Saudi Arabia recently.
Symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath and if untreated it can be fatal.
Grass cutting fire on London Road Coventypublished at 13:57
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End of X postKenilworth Weekly News: District set for 7,000 new homespublished at 13:40
Kenilworth Weekly News
Warwick district will take on 40 per cent of the 17,800 new houses which Coventry can not find , externalland for after council leaders agreed to spread the builds across Warwickshire.
Teen arrested in connection with terrorism probepublished at 13:15
Qasa Alom
BBC Midlands TodayA 19-year-old man arrested in Coventry by counter-terrorism police has been released on bail.
He's been questioned on suspicion of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism. The arrest is linked to the case of three men from Coventry who travelled to Syria in March last year.
Find out more on Midlands Today from 13:30 on BBC One.
England U-21 squad named for Ricoh matchpublished at 12:58
Dan Freeman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportI'm at the Ricoh Arena, where Gareth Southgate has just announced his squad for the Under-21 Championships qualifier against Kazakhstan.
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End of X postLatest headlines for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 12:40
Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThese are the main stories this lunchtime:
- Coventry councillors are meeting to discuss a tower-block development at Belgrade Plaza
- A driver was left hanging by a seatbelt after a crash on the M69 yesterday
- A teenager's been questioned in connection with terrorism-related offences
