Updates on Thursday 5 May 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 Friday
That's it for live updates for Coventry and Warwickshire this afternoon.
My colleague Alex Homer will be back from 22:00 bringing you comprehensive coverage of the local and police and crime commissioner elections as the results come in overnight.
He'll be bringing you live text updates for the West Midlands on our dedicated BBC News live page between 22:00 and 08:00 on Friday.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
We'll have reporters in Coventry, Nuneaton and Rugby as part of our coverage of the local and police and crime commissioner elections.
You can follow live text coverage of the West Midlands results between 22:00 and 08:00 on our dedicated BBC News live page.
The University of Warwick says its ranking in the top 100 most powerful global university brands is "welcome recognition of our staff and students".
It's been placed in the 81st-to-90 band following votes by almost 10,000 academics for Times Higher Education.
Image source, University of WarwickQuote MessageWarwick’s place as one of the world’s top 100 universities is welcome recognition of the dedication of our staff and students and our standing as a globally connected university with a reputation for excellence.”
Professor Stuart Croft, University of Warwick Vice-Chancellor
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
A largely dry evening and night in store, with lows of 9C (48F).
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of our main stories today:
- Polls will close at 22:00 in the local and police and crime commissioner elections
- 'No jobs to be lost in Coventry' as Severn Trent teams up with Stoke-on-Trent company
- Hundred-year-old Atherstone woman models in Vogue
A teenager arrested after a Coventry mum died in a crash has been bailed by police once more, external.
Chris King
Reporter, Midlands Today
There's been reassurance that no jobs will be lost as Coventry-based Seven Trent Water teams up with another utility company for the services it offers business customers.
From next year, Severn Trent will be working with United Utilities on the joint venture called Water Plus.
Some Severn Trent staff in Coventry are being given the option to work for the new company, which will be based in Stoke-on-Trent, but if they decide not to take the option, they're being told their jobs are safe.
Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live
If you're voting in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections today, you might want to watch this little video, produced by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
It explains how the votes will be counted.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
We bought you a story yesterday about a police appeal to return a stolen memory stick containing family photos to its owner.
Warwickshire Police says it's managed to track them down and thanks everyone who helped, external.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceA carer who ‘played a game’ of pretending to be an old woman’s adopted daughter cruelly fleeced the 91-year-old out of more than £80,000., external
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of the stories we're looking at today:
- 'No jobs to be lost in Coventry' as Severn Trent teams up with Stoke-on-Trent company
- University of Warwick in world's 'top 100'
- Police release images after large-scale fight in Coventry
A man has been charged in connection with an incident that took place at the Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre, external last year.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Dog owners have been sharing their images of pooches waiting patiently for their humans to exercise their democratic right using the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations.
Debbie Larner tweeted this picture of her dog Jake waiting for her to cast her vote at the Standard, Tile Hill Lane in Coventry.
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BBC Travel
There are delays and cancellations on London Midland between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley due to a faulty train.
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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
John Fleck's been named as the Sky Blues player of the Year.
The midfielder also picked up the Players' Player and the Former Players Association's Player of the Year prizes at the club's awards ceremony last night.
Adam Armstrong was named Young Player of the year and his strike at Millwall was picked as Goal of the Season.
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The warm temperatures today mean that UV and Pollen levels are expected to be high across Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Coventry City Council has drawn up an infographic showing details of the local and police and crime commissioner elections in the city., external
Image source, Coventry City CouncilA 100-year-old woman has made history by becoming the oldest model to feature in Vogue.
Bo Gilbert, who lives in a housing facility in Alcester, Warwickshire, was chosen by Harvey Nichols for a special campaign to celebrate the magazine's 100th anniversary.
The University of Warwick has been named among the top 100 universities in the world when it comes to "global reputation".
The US continues to dominate the Times Higher Education (THE) world reputation rankings, external, although ten in the UK make the list, with Warwick tying with other institutions to place between 81st and 90th.
Cambridge and Oxford remain in the top five, while Harvard in America takes the top spot.
Image source, University of WarwickPolice want to trace more than 10 men, external in connection with "large scale violent disorder" in Coventry city centre.
They say one man was knocked unconscious during the brawl on Corporation Street and Cross Cheapings on Saturday 20 February around 06:40.
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