Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 10 May 2016
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Updates for Tuesday 10 May 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 Wednesday
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 10 May 2016
Police appeal after theft and fraudpublished at 17:58 BST 10 May 2016
Police have issued CCTV pictures of two women, external they'd like to speak to in connection with the fraudulent use of bank cards.
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End of X postCoventry University wins major disaster training contractspublished at 17:53 BST 10 May 2016
Two major contracts with Singaporean government agencies, worth more than £3m, have been won by a team led by Coventry University.
Image source, Coventry UniversityIn one contract, the university's business arm will provide Singapore Civil Defence Force with a simulation training system for fire commanders.
The second is a police-led partnership providing a training model focused on scenarios around crowd control.
Special report: Farmer on why he wants to leave the EUpublished at 17:51 BST 10 May 2016
Patrick Burns
Political editor, MidlandsWith all of Cannock Chase stretching out across the horizon, Lower Drayton Farm in Staffordshire is what's known in the trade as a mixed farm. But there's nothing mixed about farmer Ray Bower's views on the European Union: he says there's nothing to fear from Brexit.
Mr Bower (pictured) says farming alone is no longer enough to pay the bills and has joined the growing number who are convinced it's a case of diversify or bust.
Even those EU farm payments worth up to £3bn a year to British agriculture are seen here as a diminishing asset.
Yesterday, though, in our first special report on this issue, a Warwickshire farmer, Adam Quinney, told the BBC the EU did not deserve the blame for so-called "red tape" which would still be necessary even if Britain voted to leave.
More on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.
Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 17:39 BST 10 May 2016
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC WeatherA mild and damp night in store, with further outbreaks of rain which could be heavy at times.
Feeling warm with lows of 14C (57F).
Stratford killing: Life sentences for two of the four killerspublished at 17:31 BST 10 May 2016
Here's more on our story about jail sentences for the killers of Tristram Wallace.
A Judge at Birmingham Crown Court today sentenced Neil Potter, 36, of Clopton Road, Stratford, to life with a minimum of 18 years and Peter Mallon, 41, of Rumer Close, Long Marston, to life with a minimum of 16 years.
Potter had pleaded not guilty to murder but was found guilty yesterday, while Mallon pleaded guilty to manslaughter but was convicted of murder.
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceImage caption, Clockwise from top left: Neil Potter, Peter Mallon, Donna Windsor, Toney Jelf
Toney Jelf, 39, from Childs Close in Stratford, was sentenced to ten and a half years and Donna Windsor, 37,of Betjeman Close, Stratford, to ten years - each for manslaughter, to which both pleaded guilty. Windsor was found not guilty of murder, while for Jelf, the jury failed to reach a verdict on this charge.
Stratford killing: Four jailedpublished at 17:28 BST 10 May 2016
Four people have been jailed today for the killing of Stratford-upon-Avon man Tristram Wallace.
Mr Wallace, 36, died after being set upon in broad daylight in the town in June 2015. Police called it a "shocking, vicious" and "prolonged" attack that was "unprovoked".
Image source, Warwickshire PoliceImage caption, Tristram Wallace
Latest: Four jailed for Stratford killing; gold medal for Coventry doctor at Invictus Gamespublished at 17:25 BST 10 May 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveHere's a recap of some of our headlining stories today:
- Four people jailed over killing of Tristram Wallace in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Coventry doctor wins gold and silver medals at the Invictus Games
- Leader of Coventry council unveils reshuffled cabinet
Dental regulator prosecutes Coventry woman for illegal tooth whiteningpublished at 17:02 BST 10 May 2016
A Coventry woman has been successfully prosecuted for illegally carrying out tooth whitening, the General Dental Council (GDC) says, external.
Kerrie Jackson, of Bridgeman Road, pleaded guilty to offering the treatment, without being on the GDC's list of registered dental professionals, at Ruby Tuesdays salon on St Nicholas Street.
She was sentenced at Coventry Magistrates' Court on 4 May to a two-year conditional discharge and was ordered to pay costs.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageAnother successful prosecution shows how seriously both the GDC and the magistrates' courts take the illegal practice of dentistry. We hope that Ms Jackson's sentence will act as a warning to individuals who continue to carry out illegal tooth whitening.
Francesca Keen, Head of Illegal Practice, GDC
Travel: M42 northboundpublished at 16:44 BST 10 May 2016
BBC TravelOne lane is blocked and there's slow traffic on the M42 northbound between J6, A45 (Birmingham Airport) and J7, M6 because of a broken-down vehicle.
Kenilworth School still in academy conversion talks despite Government u-turnpublished at 16:31 BST 10 May 2016
Kenilworth School is still in talks to convert to academy status despite the Government announcing they will no longer force all school to become academies, external.
Number of under-fives with tooth decay 'improving'published at 16:19 BST 10 May 2016
The number of five-year-olds with tooth decay has dropped to its lowest level in almost a decade, latest figures from Public Health England show.
In the West Midlands region, 23.4% of five-year-olds suffer decay, down from 26% in 2012 and 28.9% in 2008.
Image source, Public Health EnglandNationally, figures have dropped to the lowest level in almost a decade, but health experts say more steps must be taken to help youngsters look after their teeth.
Investigation launched following vehicle fire in Cawstonpublished at 16:00 BST 10 May 2016
Police were called out to Cawston in the early hours of this morning after receiving reports that a vehicle was on fire., external
Image source, Rugby AdvertiserLatest: Four guilty of Stratford killing; Coventry doctor wins gold at Invictus Gamespublished at 15:47 BST 10 May 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveThese are our headlining stories this afternoon:
- Four people guilty of killing a man in Stratford-upon-Avon, external
- University Hospital's Dr Jen Warren wins gold and silver medals at Invictus Games
- Coventry woman prosecuted for illegal tooth whitening
Invictus Games: Coventry's Jen Warren scores gold and silverpublished at 15:33 BST 10 May 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveA doctor from University Hospital in Coventry is celebrating after winning two medals at the Invictus Games.
Anaesthetist and former Army Major Dr Jen Warren (pictured right) won gold in the 1HB1 hand bike time trial, as well as picking up silver in the 1HB2 category.
She wrote on her Facebook page, external "now need an ice bath"
Image source, Getty ImagesEdgbaston play called offpublished at 15:17 BST 10 May 2016
Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportPlay has been abandoned for the day in the match between Warwickshire and Somerset.
Somerset lead by 317 runs with Warwickshire 4 for 0 at the close of play.
Image source, Warwickshire Cricket ClubWarning over phone scammer claiming to be policemanpublished at 15:03 BST 10 May 2016
Three people in Warwickshire were targeted by fraudsters over the phone in the space of a few minutes this afternoon, external.
The scam - in which a man purporting to be police called elderly women to say they'd been victims of bank fraud - did not claim any victims, but officers are warning people to be on their guard.
In a call to one woman, aged 73, the man lied that someone had tried to use her bank card at an Apple store and advised her to call 999, which she did, and spoke to a woman claiming to be a Warwickshire Police officer - who then passed her to the original caller.
Minutes later, a woman in Stratford and another, aged 86, in Wellesbourne were similarly targeted. All saw through the ruse.
'I have no intention of sitting at home in my rocking chair' says ousted council leader Ann Lucaspublished at 14:40 BST 10 May 2016
Former Coventry council leader Ann Lucas has opened up about her time in charge of the authority, external after being ousted by Labour colleagues.
Image source, Coventry TelegraphMP says three in four disabled people in Coventry overturn benefit knockbackspublished at 14:14 BST 10 May 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveThree quarters of disabled people in Coventry who are turned down for a disability benefit end up winning on appeal, one of the city's MPs has told parliament.
The allocation of Personal Independence Payments - or PIPs - has proved controversial, with the previous Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigning over cuts to their funding.
Labour MP for Coventry North East Colleen Fletcher says the data for Coventry shows the system isn't functioning properly.
Image source, Colleen FletcherQuote MessageThese figures clearly demonstrate the flawed and draconian nature of the original refusal decision made by the DWP.
Colleen Fletcher, MP
Next in Leamington town centre is set to closepublished at 13:42 BST 10 May 2016
Major high street retailer Next will close its store in the Parade in Leamington with the premises set to be refurbished and used for a combination of purposes., external
