Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Live updates for Coventry and Warwickshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Thursday 19 November 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
City of Culture: Winning team offeres advice to Coventrypublished at 17:50
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThe consultant who was behind the first UK City of Culture programme has been in Coventry today to explain how it was done.
Coventry is entering the race for the title in six years time - if successful it could bring around £80m into the city's economy.
Shona McCarthy, who helped deliver Derry-Londonderry's City of Culture two years ago, offered advice to arts and culture groups involved in the Coventry bid.
Coventry City agree Joe Cole loan extensionpublished at 17:45
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportCoventry City have confirmed that on loan Aston Villa midfielder Joe Cole has extended his stay at the club until January.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 33-year-old will not be in the squad to face Gillingham at the Ricoh on Saturday.
Ben Turner's loan deal from Cardiff has also been confirmed, he will be eligble to play at the weekend.
Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 17:31
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayA few showers continuing into the evening, before they die out leaving a dry clear night.
Mercury Music Prize: Coventry University graduate tells of his inspirationpublished at 17:20
BBC Entertainment and ArtsFormer Coventry call-centre worker, Obara Ejimiwe, aka Ghostpoet, has been speaking about the inspiration for his Mercury-nominated album Shedding Skin, ahead of tomorrow's awards.
Image source, PIASThe title track of the album is sung from the point of view of a homeless man.
"I'd observed how people react around the homeless and they're ignored," he said.
"It's almost like they're not part of society. But every single one of them has their own story. They're all sons or daughters."
Vandals strike on train lines near Coventry for second time this weekpublished at 17:10
Passengers travelling between Coventry and Birmingham on Thursday morning were forced to catch later services or had to wait longer for theirs to arrive, external after a bike chain was wrapped around overhead wires in Hampton-in-Arden.
Image source, Coventry TelegraphHeads: Ian Bell 'gutted' to be dropped and fox rescued from slurry pitpublished at 16:59
Tom Cooke
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThese are the headlining stories at 17:00:
- Ian Bell says he's 'absolutely gutted' to be dropped by England
- A fox has been rescued from a Warwickshire slurry pit
- Hollywood visual effects artist honored by Coventry University
Coventry honorary degree for Hollywood special effects supremopublished at 16:47
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveOscar-nominated visual effects artist, Christopher Townsend, known for his work on Iron Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean, has received an honorary degree from Coventry University.
Image source, Coventry UniversityHe graduated from Coventry Polytechnic in 1988 with a degree in graphic design, and received an honorary directorate of arts in recognition of his outstanding visual effects work.
Quote MessageThis is where I set out on a journey that would eventually lead to Hollywood - in fact the degree course I studied here was one of the early adopters of computer graphics, which of course play a big part in visual effects – so I’m very happy to be returning to collect this award
Christopher Townsend
Weekend weather warning issuedpublished at 16:31
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind for the Coventry and Warwickshire , externalarea starting at 21:00 on Friday night.
Image source, Met OfficeIt says a swathe of gale force winds, accompanied by a band of rain and snow, will move across the region overnight, clearing on Saturday.
Ian Bell "gutted" to be dropped by Englandpublished at 16:14
The Warwickshire batsman says he's "gutted" not to be selected for the South Africa tour, but looking forward to a family break.
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End of X post 3Rescue operation to save fox from Atherstone slurry pitpublished at 15:58
Warwickshire firefighters were called in to help rescue a fox which had become stuck after falling into a Severn Trent slurry pit.
Image source, RSPCAThe Alpha Watch team from Atherstone used an extended pole and net to help the RSPCA rescue the fox, bringing her to safety.
After recovering overnight at a local wildlife centre, the fox has been released back into the area.
Ian Bell dropped: Is his career over?published at 15:45
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said: "Given South Africa's status it's a big call to drop Ian Bell, but he's scored only two hundreds in his last 28 Tests.
"He confirmed to England managing director Andrew Strauss yesterday that he wishes to fight for his place, but at 33 it seems more likely that his career is now over."
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End of X postAston Martin could move headquarters from Warwickshire to Birminghampublished at 15:29
Aston Martin could move its Warwickshire-based headquarters to Birmingham, external as plans to create a major new manufacturing site gather pace.
Image source, Coventry TelegraphTravel: Car on fire M6 southboundpublished at 15:14
BBC TravelSlow traffic and one lane closed on the M6 southbound around J1 for A426 because of a car fire.
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End of X postLatest: Ian Bell dropped from England tour and Sky Blues extend Joe Cole loanpublished at 15:00
Tom Cooke
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireThese are our headlining stories this afternoon:
- Warwickshire's Ian Bell dropped from England's South Africa tour
- Coventry City agree extension to Joe Cole loan, external
- Fire service called to help rescue fox from Atherstone slurry pit
Stratford AC’s juniors stay third after superb team effortpublished at 14:51
Stratford AC’s junior athletes remain in third place in the West Midland Young Athletes Cross Country League following the second meeting of the season, external at Wolverhampton.
Image source, Stratford HeraldMotorcyclist thrown from bike escapes serious injurypublished at 14:36
A motorcyclist escaped serious injury following a crash on the A439 Warwick Road in Stratford earlier, say the ambulance service., external
Image source, WMASDespite the rider being thrown 30ft (9m) from his machine, they say he was only treated for a slight chest injury.
Trainee police officer gives her account of the tragic Coventry bus crashpublished at 14:14
A West Midlands Police trainee has spoken out about her experience of being one of the first officers on the scene of last month’s tragic city centre bus crash. , external
Image source, Coventry TelegraphWeather: Brighter after rain clearspublished at 14:01
Heavy showers should ease this afternoon, leaving some brighter spells later.
A clear quiet night ahead with light winds, but feeling a chilly.
Bell dropped for England's tour of South Africapublished at 13:44
BBC SportOnly two England players in history have won more Test caps than Bell, who is eighth on their all-time run-scoring list., external
He has averaged 25.95 in 13 matches in 2015, compared to a career average of 42.69, and has not made a century since April.
Image source, Getty Images"Ian Bell has been an outstanding player for many years and undoubtedly still has plenty to offer England in the future," said national selector James Whitaker.
"It was clearly a difficult decision but he has struggled for runs in recent series and we felt that it was the right time for him to take a break and spend time working on his game out of the spotlight."
