Wasps run in six tries as they crush Newcastle Falcons and move up to sixth in the Premiership table.

Lincoln surrender a half-time lead as Coventry triumphed after a pulsating League Two encounter at a packed Sincil Bank.

Darren Cumberbatch became ill after being arrested by police in Nuneaton and later died.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

There will be some cloud around tonight, but also some clear spells meaning pockets of frost in places with lows of 2C (36F).

Tomorrow any patchy showers should clear leaving some bright spells.

Andrew Thomas McIntosh, 54, has also been charged with drink-driving.

The murals, which are believed to have been protected by Shakespeare's father, are to be displayed.

BBC Sport

Solhull Barons will look to continue their climb up the NIHL North 1 table and could close the gap on the group at the top, when they host Blackburn Hawks on Sunday.

They are on a run of four league wins and beat the Hawks 2-1 when they last met at the start of the month.

Image source, J&K Davies

Telford Tigers will also hope to improve their league standng with matches against the division's two bottom-sides, the Dragons and the Lions.

Coventry Blaze host the Guildford Flames in the Challenge Cup tomorrow, before travelling to face Edinburgh Capitals in the Elite League on Sunday.

Coventry City loan striker Kwame Thomas to National League neighbours Solihull Moors until 6 January.

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was discovered at a house in Knightcote, near Southam in Warwickshire, external.

The body of the woman, thought to be 56, was found last night with facial injuries.

The 54-year-old man has also been charged with driving above the alcohol limit.

Coventry Observer

Here are some of the stories appearing in this week's Coventry Observer:

• Top TV drama scriptwriter Andrew Davies backs our George Eliot campaign, external

• Coventry's 'fake population growth' as birth rates fall and green belt released, external
• Historic child sex offences quadruple in Warwickshire, external

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A scheme to retrain social workers who've left the sector, and bring them back into the profession, is being launched in Coventry.

The Local Government Association's (LGA) Return to Social Work scheme will look to retrain experienced social workers for both adults and children.

The LGA said it's looking to recruit 100 former workers into "critical roles" for people who have left or taken a break from social work practice.

Council spending on social workers from agencies has doubled in the past four years, figures show.

Coventry Telegraph

Here are some of the stories making the headlines on the Coventry Telegraph website today:

• Plans for £22m student village in Canley are approved, external
• Driverless cars used on public roads in Coventry for the first time, external
• 80-bed hotel approved for second phase of Belgrade Plaza development, external

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving several vehicles on the A45, Dunchurch Highway in Coventry.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service

Fire crews also attended the incident which happened shortly before 11:00.

The driver of one vehicle, a man in his 40s, suffered a head injury, and the driver of a second car, in his 20s, had abdominal injuries, the ambulance service said.

The road remains closed southbound around Pickford Way, Parkhill Drive and Broad Lane.

Joshua Cook
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Dogs who undergo operations often need blood transfusions, just like humans. But finding enough donors can be difficult.

Last year, national canine blood bank service Pet Blood Bank UK sent out more than 5,000 units of blood, but the charity said demand for blood continues to grow.

We meet some of the doggie donors giving blood in Coventry.

Lilly, whose mum has fibromyalgia, helps with jobs around the house as well as caring for her parent.

Neil Vann welcomed a six-month jail term given to the man who assaulted him.

Driverless cars have been tested on roads around Coventry as part of a trial of the autonomous technology.

Image source, UK Autodrive

Project director Tim Armitage hailed it as a "major landmark" in the race to develop and introduce autonomous cars on to the UK's roads.

The UK Autodrive project vehicles are a partnership between Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors who are testing to make sure the cars can stop and indicate without human input.

Project partners are also exploring the benefits of having cars that can “talk” to each other and their surroundings - connecting to traffic lights and emergency vehicle warnings.

Image source, UK Autodrive

Further trials are scheduled to take place in Coventry and Milton Keynes early next year followed by a final series of open road demonstration events in both cities during the second half of 2018.

Naomi Coleman, deported from Sri Lanka for having the tattoo on her arm, was told to "burn in hell".

Today's Children in Need day.

Many schools and workplaces across the country will be raising money for charity - let us know what you're doing.

Last year there was a record number of donations, with more than £60m raised nationally.

Much of that is spent on projects in the UK, including a respite centre in Coventry for children who help look after ill family members.

Children in Need will peak with tonight's show on BBC One from 19:30.

Among other things Blue Peter presenters from the past 60 years will be taking part in a Strictly Come Dancing special and performances from Rita Ora and The Vamps.

There will also be a sneak peak at the Doctor Who Christmas special.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

After a chilly start it should be a bright and sunny day with some scattered cloud and highs of 9C (48F).