Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 BST 30 March 2016
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Updates on Wednesday 30 March 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 BST 30 March 2016
Lahore attacks condemned by Coventry community leaderspublished at 17:51 BST 30 March 2016
Coventry's community leaders say the scale of recent terrorist activities around the world is a cause of great concern to them.
The city's Interfaith and Communities Forum has condemned the terrorist attacks in Lahore that targeted Christians on Easter Sunday.
Image source, AFPMore than 70 people died in a public park there.
And Mark Green from Coventry's Barnabas Fund, which supports Christians in persecuted areas, says there's been a sharp rise in social discrimination in Pakistan, alongside bias in the legal system.
Coming up on TVpublished at 17:46 BST 30 March 2016
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayWe will have all the latest on Tata Steel's plans to sell off UK sites and the hunt for a new boss of Aston Villa.
Join us for Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
West Midlands Police officer charged with assaulting a man in custodypublished at 17:36 BST 30 March 2016
A serving West Midlands Police officer has been charged with assaulting a man in custody, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Police Sergeant Jason Hayles, 44, of Erdington, will appear before magistrates tomorrow charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Stechford Police Station in Birmingham on 25 March 2015.
Watch: Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 17:24 BST 30 March 2016
Temperatures are going to come down sharply tonight. Lows of 2C (36F).
Find out more about what is in store for us later in the week.
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands.
Latest: Deadline for travellers to leave; JLR unaffected by Tata Steel sales; Doha flight route beginspublished at 17:04 BST 30 March 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a quick recap of Wednesday's top stories:
- Travellers who moved on to Coventry's War Memorial Park were given until 17:00 today to move off the site
- Coventry-based Jaguar Land Rover is unaffected by plans by Tata Steel to sell off UK plants
- Birmingham Airport has begun flights to Doha in Qatar
Deadline nears for travellers to leave War Memorial Park in Coventrypublished at 16:47 BST 30 March 2016
Navkiran Mann
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireA group of travellers have less than an hour to move out of the War Memorial Park in Coventry.
It is after they parked 12 caravans in the car park over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
The council will seek a possession order to seek their eviction if they miss their 17:00 deadline.
Travel: Kenilworth crash warningpublished at 16:24 BST 30 March 2016
BBC TravelStation Road in Kenilworth is partially blocked near its junction with Waverley Road because of a crash, drivers are warned.
West Midlands economy a 'major pull factor' for Doha flight routepublished at 16:01 BST 30 March 2016
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands TodayBirmingham Airport received another major boost this morning with the start of a new service by Qatar Airways - marked by a traditional water cannon blast.
It will fly eight times a week to the capital of Qatar - Doha.
The airport is now the fourth destination in the UK being served by the airline and the new route strengthens the West Midlands' connections to Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.
The airline's Chief Commercial Officer, Hugh Dunleavy, said the region's economy was "a major pull factor".
New police patrols in Kenilworth having ‘big effect’published at 15:46 BST 30 March 2016
Concerns raised by Kenilworth residents about burglary, theft and speeding are being addressed by new police patrols, external.
Cash pot for Coventry and Warwickshire business bossespublished at 15:31 BST 30 March 2016
Business looking for funding between £25,000 and £75,000 can apply for a new Enterprise Loan Fund launched by Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust, external.
The fund is for businesses that require finance for working capital, refurbishment, property development, machinery or equipment.
Coventry-based Jaguar Land Rover unaffected by Tata sale planspublished at 15:16 BST 30 March 2016
Tata Steel has said it cannot give an "open-ended" commitment to keep steel plants in the UK open, while a buyer is sought.
Tata also owns Coventry-based Jaguar Land Rover but we have been told that is a different part of the conglomerate and not affected.
The Indian company plans to sell its UK steel assets, including the Port Talbot plant in South Wales.
The Business minister, Anna Soubry, has said it could take months for a buyer to be found.
Birmingham to the Middle East within hourspublished at 14:59 BST 30 March 2016
Louise Brierley
Reporter, BBC Midlands TodayDoha is now within seven hours' reach of Birmingham after a new flight route is launched.
Media caption, Birmingham flights to Doha start
Recovering addicts in Warwickshire to get dedicated rehab centrepublished at 14:44 BST 30 March 2016
Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts will soon have the support of a dedicated rehab centre in Warwickshire, external.
Turning the Ricoh Arena yellow to support Marie Curiepublished at 14:23 BST 30 March 2016
Wasps are encouraging everyone to wear yellow to their Aviva Premiership clash on Sunday to support Marie Curie, external.
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End of X postOut and About: Brody Swain meets listeners in Nuneatonpublished at 14:07 BST 30 March 2016
BBC Coventry & WarwickshireOur very own Brody Swain is also joining the Out and About tour in Nuneaton with Midlands Today until 15:00. He'd love to chat.
Cheltenham still hopes to host the Tour of Britain cycle racepublished at 13:46 BST 30 March 2016
Tourism bosses in Cheltenham say they are not giving up hope of being able to bring the Tour of Britain cycle race to the town.
Cheltenham was not chosen to host a leg of the country's biggest professional race this year but has decided to bid again for 2017.
In Stoke-on-Trent last year the tour was thought to have been worth around £600,000 to the local economy.
Cyclist taken to hospital after ‘road rage’ attackpublished at 13:21 BST 30 March 2016
A cyclist was rushed to hospital after being allegedly attacked following a collision, external with a car in south Leamington.
Midlands Today on tour in Nuneatonpublished at 13:01 BST 30 March 2016
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayWe're out on the road in Nuneaton today meeting our viewers. Come and see us if you're there.
Latest: Travellers' deadline to leave; Coventry penalty miss; Rugby raid info appealpublished at 12:46 BST 30 March 2016
Alex Homer
BBC Local LiveHere is a quick recap of Wednesday's top stories:
- Travellers who moved onto Coventry's War Memorial Park have been given a deadline to move off the site later today
- Coventry's manager Tony Mowbray has lamented the missed penalty before defeat to struggling Colchester
- Police appeal for information about an armed raid at a Rugby phone shop
